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1 to be between the devil and the deep sea
to be between the devil and the deep seaestar em dilema.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be between the devil and the deep sea
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2 between the devil and the deep blue sea
between the devil and the deep blue seaentre dois fogos, entre a cruz e a caldeirinha.English-Portuguese dictionary > between the devil and the deep blue sea
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3 sea
[si:] 1. noun1) ((often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface: I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; ( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.) mar2) (a particular area of sea: the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.) mar3) (a particular state of the sea: mountainous seas.) mar•- seawards- seaward
- seaboard
- sea breeze
- seafaring
- seafood 2. adjectiveseafood restaurants.) marisqueiro- seafront- sea-going
- seagull
- sea level
- sea-lion
- seaman
- seaport
- seashell
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- seaside
- seaweed
- seaworthy
- seaworthiness
- at sea
- go to sea
- put to sea* * *[si:] n 1 mar. 2 oceano. 3 movimento das ondas. 4 algo vasto como o mar. at full sea na maré alta, fig no auge. at sea no mar, em alto-mar, fig confuso, desnorteado. by sea por mar, via marítima. by the sea perto do mar, na costa. choppy sea mar crespo. the high seas o alto-mar. to be between the devil and the deep sea estar em dilema. to go to sea tornar-se marinheiro. -
4 between now and then
between now and thennesse ínterim. between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost/gate-post) entre nós dois, em segredo. between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place entre a cruz e a espada. -
5 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) diabo2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) demónio3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) estafermo4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) pobre diabo* * *dev.il[devəl] n 1 diabo, demônio, satã, satanás, gênio do mal, belzebu, anjo decaído, espíríto das trevas. 2 pessoa má, malvada, perversa, cruel, espírito maligno. 3 homem destemido, audaz, enérgico, intrépido, esperto. 4 Tech abrideira, máquina usada na indústria de fiação. a lazy devil um preguiçoso. a lucky devil um felizardo. a poor devil um pobre diabo. between the devil and the deep blue sea entre dois fogos, entre a cruz e a caldeirinha. like the devil extremamente, excessivamente. the devil! o diabo! the devil and all muita confusão, barulho. there is the devil to pay vai haver o diabo, haverá muitas preocupações no futuro. to go to the devil a) arruinar-se, levar o diabo. b) ir para o diabo! to play the devil fazer mal a. to raise the devil armar barulho, fazer confusão. to talk of the devil falar do diabo e apontar o rabo (aí vem a pessoa da qual estamos falando). what the devil! que diabo! com o diabo! -
6 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre•* * *be.tween[bitw'i:n] prep entre: 1 no espaço que separa. 2 de um a outro. 3 em comum, em conjunto. 4 no meio de. 5 no intervalo de. 6 envolvido em. • adv 1 no meio, em posição intermediária. 2 no intervalo. 3 a intervalos. between and between nem um nem outro, por partes iguais. between cares and tears entre cuidados e preocupações. between night and morning na aurora. between now and then nesse ínterim. between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost or gate-post) entre nós dois, em segredo. between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place entre a cruz e a espada. between the lights à meia-luz. between whiles a) a intervalos. b) durante intervalos. few and far between raras vezes. in between no meio. something between uma coisa intermediária.
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