pull someone's leg

1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) perna

2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) perna

3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) perna

4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa

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[leg] n 1 perna. 2 pata. 3 pé (de mesa, cama, etc.). 4 cano (de bota). 5 parte de roupa que cobre as pernas. 6 suporte. 7 trecho de um percurso. 8 caminho percorrido por um veleiro sem mudar o velame. 9 Geom cateto. 10 Sport primeira partida ganha, quando uma segunda é necessária para decidir a disputa. • vi correr, andar depressa. bandy legs/ turned in legs pernas arqueadas. not a leg to stand on sem base, sem argumento, sem defesa. to be on one’s last legs a) estar à beira da ruína. b) estar em estado de exaustão extrema. c) estar à beira da morte. to feel/find one’s legs a) aprender a ficar em pé ou a andar. b) aprender a se virar sozinho. to get on one’s legs levantar-se. to give a leg up dar uma ajuda, dar uma mão. to leg it ir a pé, correr. to pull one’s leg fazer alguém de tolo, passar trote em alguém. to shake a leg a) correr, apressar-se. b) dançar. to show a leg levantar-se (da cama). to stand on one’s own legs ser independente. to take to one’s legs sair correndo.

1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) puxar

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) chupar

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) dirigir-se (para)

1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) puxão

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atracção

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influência

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- pull apart / to pieces

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[pul] n 1 puxão, tirão. 2 arranco, arrancada. 3 força de tração. 4 atração, atrativo. 5 trago, gole, sorvo. he took a pull at the bottle / ele tomou um trago da garrafa. 6 tragada. 7 vantagem. she has a pull over him / ela tem uma vantagem sobre ele. 8 pop remada. 9 esforço. 10 puxador, maçaneta. 11 Amer influência. 12 Mech tração. 13 Typogr prova. • vt+vi 1 puxar. I pulled him by the hair / puxei-o pelos cabelos. 2 arrastar, rebocar. 3 colher (frutas ou flores). 4 tirar, remover. 5 depenar. 6 sl roubar, furtar, trapacear. 7 esbaganhar (linho). 8 arrancar, extrair (dentes). 9 granjear, obter. 10 tragar, sorver. 11 rasgar, romper, dilacerar. 12 sl prender, deter. 13 sl varejar, dar uma batida. 14 sl sacar, tirar. he pulled a pistol / ele sacou de um revólver. 15 sofrear, refrear (cavalo de corrida). 16 Typogr imprimir provas. 17 remar. 18 conduzir em barco a remos. 19 ser equipado com remos. 20 Sports distender. 21 esticar, estirar. 22 sl fazer, realizar, executar. 23 aspirar, chupar. 24 sl prender, ser levado para a prisão. a pull boner dar uma rata, dar uma mancada, cometer uma gafe, errar. pull the other one, it’s got bells on conta outra. to pull about puxar de um lado para outro, judiar de. to pull a face amarrar a cara, mostrar que não gostou pela expressão do rosto. to pull a fast one passar a perna em alguém. to pull apart 1 romper. 2 romper-se. to pull away 1 remover. 2 retirar-se, sair. to pull back 1 retroceder, recuar. 2 não cumprir promessa feita, não cumprir a palavra empenhada. 3 gastar menos dinheiro, economizar. to pull down 1 demolir, arrasar. 2 fazer baixar. 3 enfraquecer. 4 humilhar, abater. to pull in 1 dirigir um veículo em direção a um lugar e parar. 2 entrar na estação e parar (trem). 3 Brit capturar (bandido). 4 coll ganhar muito dinheiro, juntar. 5 atrair grande número de pessoas. to pull off 1 despir, tirar. 2 descalçar. 3 conseguir, obter sucesso. 4 dar partida (carro), sair. 5 sair da estrada (carro). to pull on 1 vestir, pôr. 2 calçar. to pull oneself together readquirir o domínio de si mesmo, reanimar-se, recompor-se, controlar-se. to pull out 1 tirar, arrancar. 2 sair da estação (trem). 3 sair de um lugar (carro). to pull over encostar ao meio-fio, desviar o carro para a margem da estrada. to pull round convalescer, restabelecer-se, recobrar os sentidos. to pull through 1 tirar de dificuldades. 2 sair-se de aperto, livrar-se. 3 conseguir, ser bem-sucedido. to pull to pieces 1 despedaçar. 2 criticar impiedosamente. to pull together cooperar, colaborar, juntar forças. to pull up 1 levantar, erguer, içar, alçar. 2 arrancar, extirpar, desarraigar. 3 prender, deter. 4 censurar, repreender. 5 fazer parar. to pull up stakes coll levantar acampamento.

1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) puxar

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) tragar

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) arrancar

1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) puxão, tragada

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atração

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influência

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- pull apart / to pieces

1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) perna

2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) perna

3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) perna

4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa

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