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1 red rag
red rag[red r'æg] n sl língua. -
2 a red rag to a bull
a red rag to a bullcoll irritante, provocativo. -
3 like a red rag to a bull
like a red rag to a bullprovocativo, provocante, que induz à cólera. -
4 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. -
5 rag
[ræɡ](a piece of old, torn or worn cloth: I'll polish my bike with this old rag.) trapo- ragged- raggedly
- raggedness
- rags* * *rag1[ræg] n 1 trapo, farrapo. 2 termo depreciativo ou humorístico para roupa, cortina de teatro, nota de dinheiro, etc. 3 sobra. 4 pano de pó, pano de limpeza. 5 sl absorvente feminino, toalhinha higiênica. 6 sl menstruação. 7 Brit coll jornal de pouca importância, jornaleco, pasquim. a red rag to a bull coll irritante, provocativo. rag-and-bone man Brit coll indivíduo que percorre as ruas com uma carroça, comprando e vendendo coisas usadas. the glad rags as melhores roupas. to feel like a wet rag coll sentir-se muito cansado, estar um trapo.————————rag2[ræg] n 1 pedra granulosa. 2 telha grande de ardósia (também chamada de ragstone).————————rag3[ræg] n 1 ato ou ação de ralhar, repreensão. 2 conduta de desordeiro e barulhento. • vt 1 ralhar. 2 atormentar. 3 divertir-se à custa de outrem. to loose one’s rag coll perder a paciência, sair do sério. to play a rag on pregar uma peça em.————————rag4[ræg] n abbr ragtime. • vt sl tocar no estilo ragtime.
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