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1 to bark up the wrong tree
to bark up the wrong treeAmer malbaratar seus esforços ou energias.————————to bark up the wrong treefazer queixas, acusar erroneamente. -
2 bark
I 1. noun(the short, sharp cry of a dog, fox etc.) latido2. verb1) (to make this sound: The dog barked at the stranger.) ladrar2) (to utter abruptly: She barked a reply.) berrarII 1. noun(the covering of the trunk and branches of a tree: He stripped the bark off the branch.) casca2. verb(to take the skin off (part of the body) by accident: I barked my shin on the table.) esfolar* * *bark1[ba:k] n 1 casca de árvore. 2 córtex, córtice. 3 casca de curtume. 4 casca de quina. 5 coll pele. • vi 1 curtir. 2 descascar, descortiçar. 3 cortar um anel em volta de uma árvore. 4 esfolar, escoriar. 5 cobrir com casca. to bark up the wrong tree Amer malbaratar seus esforços ou energias.————————bark2[ba:k] n 1 latido, ladrido. 2 som agudo e curto. • vi 1 ladrar, latir. 2 troar (canhão). 3 clamar, vociferar. 4 emitir som agudo. 5 sl apregoar em voz alta (camelô, mascate). 6 coll tossir espalhafatosamente. to bark at the moon ladrar à lua, clamar em vão. his bark is worse than his bite cão que ladra não morde.————————bark3[ba:k] n 1 Poet navio, barco. 2 Naut barca: embarcação de três mastros. -
3 tree
[tri:](the largest kind of plant, with a thick, firm, wooden stem and branches: We have three apple trees growing in our garden.) árvore- treetop- tree-trunk
- tree line* * *[tri:] n 1 árvore. 2 tronco. 3 Mech coluna. 4 árvore genealógica, desenho ou diagrama em forma de árvore. 5 objeto ou peça de madeira (cabide, forma de sapato). • vt 1 colocar sapato sobre a forma. 2 fazer (um animal) refugiar-se em árvore. 3 fig embaraçar alguém. family tree árvore genealógica. tree of knowledge Bib árvore da ciência do bem e do mal. tree of life a) árvore da vida. b) Bot tuia. to be at the top of the tree estar na frente, estar entre os primeiros. as the tree is, so is the fruit a) conforme a árvore são os frutos.b) fig filho de peixe, peixe é. up a tree em dificuldades, em aperto. to be treed estar apertado, estar em dificuldades. to bark up the wrong tree fazer queixas, acusar erroneamente.
См. также в других словарях:
bark up the wrong tree — {v. phr.}, {informal} To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. * /If he thinks he can fool me, he is barking up the wrong tree./ * /He is barking up the wrong tree when he blames his troubles on bad… … Dictionary of American idioms
bark up the wrong tree — {v. phr.}, {informal} To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. * /If he thinks he can fool me, he is barking up the wrong tree./ * /He is barking up the wrong tree when he blames his troubles on bad… … Dictionary of American idioms
bark up the wrong tree — To act, speak, proceed, etc under a misapprehension, mistakenly to take inappropriate action • • • Main Entry: ↑bark … Useful english dictionary
bark\ up\ the\ wrong\ tree — v. phr. informal To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. If he thinks he can fool me, he is barking up the wrong tree. He is barking up the wrong tree when he blames his troubles on bad luck. The… … Словарь американских идиом
bark up the wrong tree — verb To do, believe, or pursue something wrong or inappropriate; to take the wrong approach; to follow a false lead; to blame or rebuke the wrong person. If youre lookin for somebody who gives half a shit about what youre sayin, youre barkin up… … Wiktionary
bark up the wrong tree — look in the wrong place, do not expect it If you expect money from him, you re barking up the wrong tree … English idioms
bark up the wrong tree — make a wrong assumption about something The police are barking up the wrong tree in their investigation of that person … Idioms and examples
bark up the wrong tree — vp Make a mistake, error. If you think I m going to help you, you re barking up the wrong tree. 1830s … Historical dictionary of American slang
bark up the wrong tree — (Colloq.) Mistake, err, make a mistake, be in the wrong box, on the wrong scent, or on the wrong track … New dictionary of synonyms
bark up the wrong tree — make an error; make a claim to the incorrect person … English contemporary dictionary
bark up the wrong tree — phrasal to promote or follow a mistaken course (as in doing research) … New Collegiate Dictionary
