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1 to cast pearls before swine
to cast pearls before swinejogar pérolas aos porcos, perder tempo. -
2 don’t cast pearls before swine
don’t cast pearls before swinenão atire pérolas aos porcos.English-Portuguese dictionary > don’t cast pearls before swine
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3 cast
past tense, past participle; see cast* * *[ka:st; kæst] n 1 lance, lanço, arremesso. 2 trajeto, distância do arremesso. 3 jogada (dados) ou número jogado. 4 lance ou jogada (de rede, anzol). 5 molde. 6 fundição: a) ato de fundir. b) quantidade de metal fundida de uma só vez. 7 matiz. 8 cálculo, computação. 9 aparência, aspecto. 10 arranjo, disposição. 11 olhar ligeiramente estrábico. he has a cast in his eye / ele é vesgo. 12 pregueado. 13 ejeção, dejeção (casca de inseto, vômito de ave de rapina). 14 isca (pesca). 15 Theat distribuição dos papéis, elenco. 16 Med atadura rígida para imobilizar parte do corpo. • vt+vi 1 lançar, atirar, arremessar. they cast dice / eles jogam (ou lançam) os dados. 2 emitir, expelir, deixar cair, perder. 3 parir, dar cria (prematuramente). 4 derrotar, derrubar. 5 computar, calcular, somar. he cast his accounts / ele fez seu apuramento de contas, seu balanço. 6 arranjar, dispor, distribuir. 7 modelar, moldar, fundir. 8 Theat escalar artistas, distribuir os papéis. the play is well cast / o elenco da peça é bom. 9 projetar, delinear, esboçar, traçar. 10 empenar-se, torcer-se (madeira). 11 lançar a linha para pescar. • adj 1 fundido. 2 fig inflexível, rígido. 3 abandonado, rejeitado. his body was cast up onto the shore seu corpo foi lançado na praia (na maré alta). she cast a spell on me ela me enfeitiçou. to be cast away Naut soçobrar, naufragar (também fig). to be cast down estar abatido, perturbado. to be cast in the same mould ter os mesmos padrões, características. to cast about, to cast around 1 jogar ou lançar em redor. 2 pensar, meditar, planejar. 3 procurar. to cast a glance, to cast an eye over dar uma olhadela, dar uma espiada. to cast anchor Naut lançar ferro. to cast aside abandonar, rejeitar, pôr fora. to cast a vote ( a ballot) dar o voto, votar. to cast away descartar-se, livrar-se completamente, jogar fora, desperdiçar. to cast down 1 subjugar, humilhar. 2 abaixar (os olhos). to cast in one’s lot with participar da mesma sorte com. to cast lots, to draw lots tirar a sorte. to cast off 1 deixar cair, perder. 2 expulsar, rejeitar. to cast off stitches matar pontos de tricô. to cast off the bow line desamarrar a corda que prende um barco. to cast on montar pontos de tricô na agulha. to cast one’s mind back remeter a mente ao passado, voltar -se para o passado. to cast one’s net wider ampliar o ponto de vista. to cast out expulsar, banir. to cast pearls before swine jogar pérolas aos porcos, perder tempo. you cast that in my teeth! você diz isto em minha cara! -
4 swine
1) ((plural swine) an old word for a pig.) porco2) ((plural swines) an offensive word for a person who behaves in a cruel or disgusting way towards others.) porco* * *[sw'ain] n pl 1 porco, suíno. 2 pessoa suja ou desprezível. don’t cast pearls before swine não atire pérolas aos porcos.
См. также в других словарях:
cast\ pearls\ before\ swine — • cast pearls before swine • cast one s pearls before swine n. phr. literary To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won t understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won t appreciate pearls. Often used in negative sentences. I… … Словарь американских идиом
cast pearls before swine — phrase to offer something good or helpful to someone who does not value it Thesaurus: to offer something and offerssynonym Main entry: pearl * * * cast pearls before swine see ↑pearl • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cast pearls before swine — If you cast pearls before swine, you offer something of value to someone who doesn t appreciate it swine are pigs … The small dictionary of idiomes
cast pearls before swine — ► cast pearls before swine offer valuable things to people who do not appreciate them. Main Entry: ↑pearl … English terms dictionary
cast pearls before swine — or[cast one s pearls before swine] {n. phr.}, {literary} To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won t understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won t appreciate pearls. Often used in negative sentences. * /I won t waste good… … Dictionary of American idioms
cast pearls before swine — or[cast one s pearls before swine] {n. phr.}, {literary} To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won t understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won t appreciate pearls. Often used in negative sentences. * /I won t waste good… … Dictionary of American idioms
cast pearls before swine — If you cast pearls before swine, you offer something of value to someone who doesn t appreciate it swine are pigs . (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cast pearls before swine — waste something valuable on someone who doesn t appreciate it Giving her the gold earrings was casting pearls before swine … Idioms and examples
cast pearls before swine — literary to offer something valuable to someone who does not understand that it is valuable. Giving him advice is just casting pearls before swine. He doesn t listen … New idioms dictionary
cast\ one's\ pearls\ before\ swine — • cast pearls before swine • cast one s pearls before swine n. phr. literary To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won t understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won t appreciate pearls. Often used in negative sentences. I… … Словарь американских идиом
cast/throw pearls before swine — to give or offer something valuable to someone who does not understand its value • • • Main Entry: ↑pearl cast/throw pearls before swine see <sup>1</sup>PEARL • • • Main Entry: ↑swine … Useful english dictionary
