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1 red-herring
red-her.ring[red h'eriŋ] n 1 arenque defumado. 2 aquilo que serve para desviar a atenção do assunto verdadeiro, desvio, digressão. to draw a red-herring across the track procurar desviar a atenção. -
2 red herring
1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) pista falsa2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) pista falsa* * *red herringa) arenque defumado. b) tentativa de desviar o assunto. -
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4 red herring
1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) despistador2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) pista falsa -
5 to draw a red-herring across the track
to draw a red-herring across the trackprocurar desviar a atenção.English-Portuguese dictionary > to draw a red-herring across the track
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6 red
[red]noun, adjective1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) vermelho2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) ruivo3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) comunista•- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
- catch red-handed
- see red* * *[red] n 1 cor vermelha ou qualquer cor semelhante (ocre, almagre). 2 rubor, vermelhidão. 3 pessoa, animal, vestimenta ou qualquer objeto vermelho. 4 político ultra-radical. 5 comunista, esquerdista. 6 anarquista. 7 índio americano. • adj 1 vermelho ou de cor semelhante (escarlate, encarnado). 2 ruivo. bright red vermelho vivo. dark / deep red vermelho escuro. in the red Amer estar endividado, estar perdendo dinheiro, estar no vermelho. like a red rag to a bull provocativo, provocante, que induz à cólera. red as a beetroot vermelho como um pimentão. the reds comunistas. to grow red corar. to paint the town red sl fazer uma farra, cair na gandaia. to see red a) coll enfurecer-se. b) fig ter sede de sangue. to turn red avermelhar, corar. -
7 herring
['heriŋ]plurals - herring, herrings; noun(a small, edible kind of sea fish.) arenque* * *her.ring[h'eriŋ] n Ichth arenque. red herring a) arenque defumado. b) tentativa de desviar o assunto. to throw a sprat to catch a herring sacrificar pouco para ganhar muito. -
8 red
[red]noun, adjective1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) vermelho2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) ruivo3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) comunista•- redden - reddish - redness - redcurrant - redhead - red herring - red-hot - Red Indian - red-letter day - red tape - be in the red - catch red-handed - see red -
9 fish
plurals; see fish* * *fish1[fiʃ] n 1 peixe, pescado. 2 reforço. 3 Mech tala. 4 Naut lambareiro. • vt+vi 1 pescar. he fished something out of the water / ele puxou qualquer coisa da água. 2 buscar. 3 lançar a isca, pesquisar, procurar obter. 4 descobrir. fish and chips peixe frito com batatas fritas (comida típica inglesa). fried fish peixe assado. he drinks like a fish ele é um beberrão. there are other fish in the sea esta pessoa ou coisa não é a única no mundo, existem outras que podem dar mais certo. to be neither fish, flesh, fowl, nor good red herring não ser nem peixe nem carne, não ter opinião pró nem contra, não se definir. to feed the fishes estar mareado. to feel like a fish out of water sentir-se fora de seu elemento (ambiente). to have other fish to fry ter outras coisas mais importantes a tratar. to fish for compliments pescar elogios. to fish in troubled water pescar em águas turvas, usar de uma situação difícil para tirar proveito próprio. to fish somebody up salvar alguém de afogamento.————————fish2[fiʃ] n Amer sl 1 prisioneiro. 2 pessoa boba, vítima fácil. 3 mulher heterossexual. 4 mulher promíscua. 5 um dólar. fish or cut bait decida-se. fish skin 1 nota de um dólar. 2 preservativo. fish trap boca. -
10 there are other fish in the sea
there are other fish in the seaesta pessoa ou coisa não é a única no mundo, existem outras que podem dar mais certo. to be neither fish, flesh, fowl, nor good red herring não ser nem peixe nem carne, não ter opinião pró nem contra, não se definir.English-Portuguese dictionary > there are other fish in the sea
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