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1 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) apertar o cinto -
2 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) apertar o cinto -
3 worth
[wə:Ɵ] 1. noun(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) valor2. adjective1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) equivalente2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) digno de•- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun(a highly respected person.) notabilidade- worthily- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth* * *[wə:θ] n 1 valor: a) preço, custo. b) qualidade. c) conceito. d) mérito. e) importância, significação, excelência. f) utilidade. 2 propriedade, riqueza, bens. • adj 1 que vale, valedor. 2 que merece, merecedor, digno. 3 equivalente a. 4 que tem o preço de. 5 que vale a pena. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando. a book worth reading um livro digno de ser lido. a man of great worth um homem de grande valor, de grandes méritos. an hour’s worth of work valor equivalente a uma hora de trabalho. a shilling’s worth of cheese queijo por um xelim. a week’s worth of food alimento suficiente para uma semana. for all one is worth com o máximo esforço. he is said to be worth hundred pounds a month consta que ele tem uma renda mensal de cem libras. he’s worth his weight in gold ele vale seu peso em ouro, seu valor é inestimável. he took him for all he was worth fig ele sangrou-o, fê-lo pagar excessivamente. I tell you that for what it is worth digo-lhe isto com reserva. it is worth it! vale a pena! it is worth its price vale o preço. not to be worth a bucket of warm spit não valer nada. not to be worth the paper it’s written on ser sem valor, não ter o menor valor. not worth mentioning a) indigno de ser mencionado. b) insignificante. of little worth de pouco valor. she died worth a million ela morreu deixando um milhão. this guy doesn’t sing worth a damn/ a shit sl esse cara não conta nada. to be worth valer. it is worth little/ much/ nothing / vale pouco/muito/não vale nada. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth ten shillings to him / vale-lhe dez xelins. to be worth doing, to be worth while doing valer a pena. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth doing / vale a pena fazê-lo. the risk is worth taking / vale a pena correr o risco. to judge people by their worth julgar as pessoas pelo seu valor. to make life worth living valer a pena viver. -
4 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) empurrar2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) pressionar3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.)4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.)5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.)2. noun(quick and busy activity.) actividade- hustler* * *hus.tle[h'∧səl] n 1 situação ou sentimento de excitação, atividade ou confusão. 2 pressa. 3 diligência, atividade. 4 energia, ambição. • vt+vi 1 apressar. 2 empurrar(-se), acotovelar(-se). 3 forçar. 4 ser muito ativo, diligente. 5 sl ganhar dinheiro por meios desonestos. the hustle and bustle a grande atividade. they hustled it through eles conseguiram seu intento. -
5 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) empurrar2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) forçar3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.)4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.)5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.)2. noun(quick and busy activity.) atropelo- hustler -
6 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) viver2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) sobreviver3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) morar4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) viver5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) viver•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) sustento- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) vivo2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) directo3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) activo4) (burning: a live coal.) aceso2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) ao vivo- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *live1[laiv] adj 1 vivo. 2 ativo, esperto, aceso, pronto para agir. 3 ao vivo (transmissão). 4 carregado com eletricidade (como um fio). 5 que não explodiu ainda (como uma granada). 6 vivo, brilhante (cor). 7 fig eficaz, cheio de energia, de interesse atual. 8 em estado natural. • adv ao vivo.————————live2[liv] vt+vi 1 viver, existir. 2 subsistir. 3 morar, habitar. 4 ganhar a vida. she lives by sewing / ela ganha a vida costurando. 5 gozar a vida. 6 nutrir-se. to live and let live ser tolerante, cuidar da própria vida e deixar os outros em paz. to live away viver alegre e despreocupadamente. to live by/on one’s wits viver de expedientes. to live down fazer esquecer um delito por uma vida impecável. to live from hand to mouth ter apenas o suficiente para as necessidades indispensáveis à vida. to live in morar no emprego. to live it up viver à larga, viver de forma intensa. to live off viver à custa de. to live on viver de. to live out a) sobreviver. b) morar fora do emprego. to live through superar, sobreviver. to live to a great age atingir uma idade avançada. to live up to a) viver à altura de. b) cumprir o prometido, corresponder às expectativas. -
7 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) viver2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) sobreviver3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) morar4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) viver5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) viver•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) meio de vida- live-in - live and let live - live down - live in - out - live on - live up to - within living memory - in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) vivo2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) ao vivo3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) em atividade4) (burning: a live coal.) aceso2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) ao vivo- lively- liveliness - livestock - live wire
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