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1 nut
1) (a fruit consisting of a single seed in a hard shell: a hazel-nut; a walnut.) noz2) (a small round piece of metal with a hole through it, for screwing on the end of a bolt to hold pieces of wood, metal etc together: a nut and bolt.) porca•- nutty- nutcracker
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- in a nutshell* * *[n∧t] n 1 noz. 2 porca (de parafuso). 3 sl cachola. 4 fig problema difícil. 5 sl louco, maníaco. • vi 1 colher nozes. 2 procurar nozes. a hard nut to crack um osso duro de roer. a tough nut pessoa difícil. can’t do it for nuts sl é impossível. for nuts Brit coll nada, de jeito nenhum. it is nuts for him é um grande prazer para ele. off his nut louco, embriagado. to be nuts on ser louco por. to do one’s nut ficar furioso. -
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[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) concha2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) esqueleto3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) projéctil2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) descascar2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardear•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *[ʃel] n 1 casca, concha, carapaça, casco (de um animal). 2 casca, cápsula (que cobre semente). 3 parte externa, aparência. 4 Amer barco de corrida, muito leve. 5 forma para pastéis ou bolos. 6 cartucho, granada, bomba. 7 madeiramento, armação, estrutura (de casa, de navio). • vt+vi 1 tirar de casco, de casca, de concha, descascar. 2 sair, cair da casca. 3 separar trigo das espigas. 4 bombardear. to come (ou crawl) out of the shell, to be brought out of the shell sair da casca, começar a ficar mais amistoso e menos tímido e reservado. to retire (ou crawl) into the shell fechar-se em conchas, tornar-se tímido. to shell off descascar-se, escamar-se. to shell out 1 gastar (dinheiro), contribuir. 2 sl pagar, Braz enfiar a mão no bolso.
См. также в других словарях:
off one's nut — See: OFF ONE S HEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
off one's nut — See: OFF ONE S HEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
off one's nut — (informal).See mad sense 1. → nut * * * phrasal : crazy we re all rude to each other and if we weren t we d go off our nuts H.E.Bates * * * off one s nut (informal) Mentally unhinged, crazy … Useful english dictionary
off one's nut — adj mad, crazy. These phrases are all elabo rations of the well established colloquial ism, off one s head (heard since the mid 19th century). The terms are some times extended to mean intoxicated by drugs or drink, more usually denoted by… … Contemporary slang
off\ one's\ nut — See: off one s head … Словарь американских идиом
off one’s nut — 1. mod. crazy; out of one’s head. □ Shut up! You’re off your nut! □ Don’t pay any attention to her. She’s off her nut. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Those guys are really off their nuts! □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
off one's nut — adjective insane Syn: off ones rocker … Wiktionary
off one's rocker — or[off one s trolley] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not thinking correctly; crazy; silly; foolish. * /Tom is off his rocker if he thinks he can run faster than Bob can./ * /If you think you can learn to figure skate in one lesson, you re off your… … Dictionary of American idioms
off one's rocker — or[off one s trolley] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not thinking correctly; crazy; silly; foolish. * /Tom is off his rocker if he thinks he can run faster than Bob can./ * /If you think you can learn to figure skate in one lesson, you re off your… … Dictionary of American idioms
off one's trolley — See: OFF ONE S ROCKER … Dictionary of American idioms
off one's trolley — See: OFF ONE S ROCKER … Dictionary of American idioms
