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1 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) cavilha2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) cabide3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) mola2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) prender- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
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- take down a peg* * *[peg] n 1 pino. 2 Tech pega. 3 espicho. 4 cavilha. 5 cravelha. 6 prendedor de roupas, pregador. 7 pretexto, desculpa. 8 grau, medida (de estima, etc.). 9 sl perna-de-pau. 10 pequena estaca. 11 Brit drinque, aperitivo. • vt+vi 1 cavilhar. 2 marcar com estacas. 3 pregar (sola em sapatos). 4 restringir, confinar. 5 fixar, determinar (preços). 6 laborar, labutar. 7 coll atirar, arremessar. 8 prender (roupas no varal). 9 categorizar, identificar, reconhecer. a peg to hang a nagging on um pretexto para resmungar. to be a square peg in a round hole destoar, ser um peixe fora d’água. to come down a peg ceder, mudar de tom, abrandar. to have a peg to hang things on ter um bode expiatório. to peg away coll agir ou trabalhar diligentemente. to peg down fixar com pregos. to peg out a) marcar com estacas. b) sl falhar, fracassar. c) sl morrer. to take someone down a peg or two fazer alguém abaixar um pouco a crista. -
2 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) pino2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) cabide3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) prendedor de roupa2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) prender- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two - take someone down a peg - take down a peg -
3 fasten
(to fix or join (together): Fasten the gate!; She fastened a flower to the front of her dress; He fastened his eyes upon her face.) prender- fastener* * *fas.ten[f'a:sən; f'æsən] vt+vi 1 firmar, fixar, segurar, pregar, parafusar, cavilhar. to fasten with pegs, rivets or screws / prender com pinos, rebites ou parafusos. 2 atar, prender, ligar, apertar, amarrar. it fastens with a button / isso se fecha com um botão. 3 trancar, aferrolhar, fechar bem. to fasten the door / trancar ou aferrolhar a porta. 4 firmar-se, pregar-se, prender-se, fixar-se, endurecer. the plaster has fastened / o gesso endureceu. 5 agarrar-se. he fastened on to me ele grudou em mim, não me deixou em paz. to fasten up abotoar, fechar. to fasten your attention on, to fasten upon concentrar o pensamento em alguma coisa, não conseguir pensar em outra coisa a não ser. to fasten the eyes (up) on something / cravar os olhos em alguma coisa. to fasten one’s hopes (up) on something / pôr as esperanças em alguma coisa. to fasten the crime upon someone / imputar o crime a alguém. -
4 mallet
['mælit]1) (a type of small wooden hammer: We hammered the tent pegs into the ground with a mallet.) marreta2) (a long-handled wooden hammer for playing croquet or polo.) taco* * *mal.let[m'ælit] n 1 malho, maço. 2 bastão para jogar pólo. -
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[tent](a movable shelter made of canvas or other material, supported by poles or a frame and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs: When we go on holiday, we usually sleep in a tent.) tenda* * *[tent] n 1 barraca, tenda. 2 Med mecha de gaze, dreno. • vt+vi 1 acampar em barraca ou tenda. 2 cobrir com barraca. oxygen tent Med tenda de oxigênio. to pinch one’s tent estabelecer-se, fixar residência, instalar-se. to take down one’s tents mudar-se, ir embora. -
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['mælit]1) (a type of small wooden hammer: We hammered the tent pegs into the ground with a mallet.) marreta2) (a long-handled wooden hammer for playing croquet or polo.) malho -
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[tent](a movable shelter made of canvas or other material, supported by poles or a frame and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs: When we go on holiday, we usually sleep in a tent.) tenda, barraca
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