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1 poke
[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) espetar2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) fazer um buraco3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) projectar(-se)2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) cotovelada- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into* * *poke1[pouk] n saco, cartucho.————————poke2[pouk] n 1 empurrão, cutucada. 2 Amer vadio, ocioso. 3 espécie de canga para impedir que o animal atravesse cercas. • vt+vi 1 empurrar, cutucar. 2 esmurrar, socar. 3 remexer, esquadrinhar. 4 atiçar (fogo). she is a bad poke ela é fleumática. to poke about escarafunchar. to poke fun at zombar de, ridicularizar. to poke off andar a esmo. to poke one’s nose into other people’s affairs meter o nariz onde não se é chamado. -
2 poke
[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) enfiar2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) furar3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) projetar-se2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) cutucada- poker- poky - pokey - poke about/around - poke fun at - poke one's nose into -
3 fun
(enjoyment; a good time: They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun!) divertimento- funny- funnily
- fun and games
- for fun
- in fun
- make fun of* * *[f∧n] n 1 brincadeira, graça, galhofa, pilhéria, gracejo. I do not see the fun of it / não vejo graça nisso. 2 pândega, divertimento, diversão, prazer. it was great fun / foi muito divertido. 3 coisa ou pessoa divertida ou engraçada. • adj divertido, engraçado • vi coll brincar, gracejar, divertir-se. for fun, in/ for the fun of it por brincadeira, por prazer. they made fun of him ridicularizaram-no. to have fun divertir-se. to make fun of, to poke fun at fazer troça de, caçoar de, zombar de, ridicularizar. -
4 dig
[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) cavar2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) cavar3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) espetar2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) alfinetada- digger- dig out
- dig up* * *[dig] n 1 ação de cavar, escavação. 2 empurrão. 3 observação sarcástica. 4 cutucão. • vt+vi 1 cavar, escavar, cavoucar, revolver a terra com enxada ou pá, trabalhar com enxada ou pá, tirar cavando, obter alguma coisa cavando. 2 abrir caminho cavando, furar, trespassar. 3 Amer sl labutar, trabalhar ou estudar arduamente. 4 empurrar, impelir com força, fincar. 5 indagar à procura de informações. to dig a hole fazer um buraco (na terra). to dig a pit for armar uma cilada. to dig at fazer uma observação sarcástica ou mordaz. to dig dirt sl fofocar, falar mal da vida alheia. to dig for cavar na terra buscando alguma coisa. to dig in a) entrincheirar-se, cavar trincheiras. b) trabalhar com afinco. to dig into trabalhar arduamente. to dig oneself in a) tomar aposentos, alojar. b) recusar mexer-se ou ceder. c) fazer-se indispensável. to dig out a) tirar, retirar cavando, desenterrar. b) obter por indagação. c) sl dar o fora, sair subitamente. to dig through abrir caminho, trespassar, furar. to dig up a) escavar, tirar cavando, desenterrar, revolver a terra. b) obter por indagação, trazer à luz. to dig your heels in bater o pé, recursar-se a mudar de idéia. -
5 jab
[‹æb] 1. past tense, past participle - jabbed; verb(to poke or prod: He jabbed me in the ribs with his elbow; She jabbed the needle into her finger.) espetar2. noun(a sudden hard poke or prod: He gave me a jab with his finger; a jab of pain.) espetadela* * *[dʒæb] n 1 golpe, facada, pontada, estocada. 2 Brit coll injeção para prevenir doença. • vt+vi picar, furar, ferir com a ponta de, apunhalar, espetar, esfaquear, saquear. to jab at bater repetidamente. -
6 dig
[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) cavoucar2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) cavar3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) cutucar2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) cutucão, alfinetada- digger- dig out - dig up -
7 jab
[‹æb] 1. past tense, past participle - jabbed; verb(to poke or prod: He jabbed me in the ribs with his elbow; She jabbed the needle into her finger.) espetar2. noun(a sudden hard poke or prod: He gave me a jab with his finger; a jab of pain.) cutucão, pontada -
8 pig
[piɡ] 1. noun1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) porco2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) porco•- piggy2. adjective(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) de porco- piglet- piggyback
- pigheaded
- pigheadedness
- pigskin
- pigsty
- pigswill
- pigtail
- pigs might fly* * *[pig] n 1 porco. 2 leitão, bácoro. 3 carne de porco. 4 coll glutão. 5 coll porcalhão. 6 ferro-gusa. 7 lingote de metal. 8 sl depr tira (policial). • vt+vi 1 viver como porco (viver amontoado e em más condições de higiene). 2 parir (porcos). I gave him a pig of his own sow paguei-o com a mesma moeda. in pig prenhe (porca). pigs might fly coisas incríveis podem acontecer (indicando incredulidade quanto ao que acabou de ser dito). to bleed like a pig sangrar abundantemente. to buy a pig in a poke comprar nabos em saco. to drive one’s pigs to the market roncar. to make a pig of oneself comer ou beber demais, empanturrar-se. to make a pig’s ear fazer malfeito. to pig it viver em uma vizinhança suja. to pig out comer demais, empanturrar-se. when pigs fly nunca, quando as galinhas tiverem dentes. -
9 prod
[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) espetar2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) incitar2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) espetadela* * *[prɔd] n 1 picada, aguilhoada. 2 cutucão, cotovelada. 3 incitamento, estímulo. 4 aguilhão. 5 sovela. 6 broca. • vt 1 picar, aguilhoar. 2 cutucar. 3 estimular (into, para). -
10 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) criar raizes- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer* * *root1[ru:t] n 1 raiz. 2 qualquer coisa com forma ou função de raiz. 3 causa, fonte, origem. he is the root of our misfortunes / ele é a causa da nossa desgraça. 4 parte ou ponto essencial. he went to the root of the question / ele foi ao fundo da questão. 5 Math raiz. 6 nota fundamental ou tônica. 7 Phil raiz (de uma palavra). 8 fundamento, base. 9 antepassado, linhagem. • vt 1 arraigar, lançar ou criar raízes. 2 radicar, fixar, consolidar, enraizar. 3 erradicar, extirpar, arrancar (up, out, away). 4 originar-se. root and branch completamente, totalmente. the root of all evil a origem de todos os males. to take root, to strike root criar raízes (também fig).————————root2[ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.————————root3[ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você. -
11 prod
[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) cutucar2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) incitar2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) cutucada -
12 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raízes2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) enraizar- root crop - root out - take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolver
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