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[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) tacha2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) alinhavo3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bordada4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) rumo2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pregar2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) bordejar* * *tack1[tæk] n 1 tacha, preguinho de cabeça larga. 2 alinhavo. 3 Naut curso de um navio em relação à posição das velas. 4 Naut movimento em ziguezague, cruzeiro. 5 curso de ação, direção, conduta. 6 escota, corda, cabo. • vt 1 pregar com tachas. 2 alinhavar. 3 ajuntar, adicionar, incluir. 4 Naut cruzar, manobrar, mudar de rumo ou curso. 5 fig mudar de conduta ou política. on the wrong tack no caminho errado. to be on the port (starboard) tack ter o vento de bombordo (estibordo). to change tack tomar nova direção, mudar o curso. to get down to brass tacks chegar ao ponto essencial da questão, encarar os fatos. to go off on a new tack tomar outro rumo.————————tack2
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