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I noun(powdered tobacco for sniffing up into the nose: He took a pinch of snuff.) rapéII verb(to snip off the burnt part of the wick of (a candle or lamp).) espevitar* * *snuff1[sn∧f] n 1 rapé, tabaco em pó. 2 ato de aspirar rapé, fungada. 3 dose de rapé. • vt+vi 1 aspirar pelo nariz. 2 cheirar. 3 fungar. 4 aspirar rapé. a pinch of snuff uma pitada de rapé. to give somebody a snuff repreender, Braz coll dar bronca, passar pito. I gave him a snuff / passei-lhe um pito.————————snuff2[sn∧f] n pavio queimado. • vt 1 espevitar uma vela. 2 apagar, extinguir uma vela. 3 sl matar. to snuff out apagar, fig coll morrer. -
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[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sal2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sal3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) marujo2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) salgado3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) salgar- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
- take something with a grain/pinch of salt
- take with a grain/pinch of salt* * *[sɔ:lt] n 1 sal, sal de cozinha, cloreto de sódio. 2 Chem sal. 3 coll marujo. • vt 1 salgar, pôr sal. 2 salmourar, tratar com sal. 3 abastecer com sal, depositar sal. 4 fig apimentar, tornar pungente. • adj 1 salgado. 2 com gosto de sal. 3 curado, conservado em sal. 4 ardido, pungente, forte, picante (também fig). 5 indecente, lascivo. an old salt um marujo experimentado, um velho lobo do mar. he is not worth his salt ele não vale o que come. in salt em salmoura. like a dose of salts coll rapidamente. salt of the earth coll pessoa excelente. to lay/ put/cast salt on someone’s tail apanhar alguém (como se apanha pássaro). to rub salt in a wound esfregar sal na ferida, agravar o sofrimento de alguém. to salt out vt coagular. with a grain of salt com certo cuidado, com certas restrições. worth one’s salt valioso, útil. -
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pinch-out — … Useful english dictionary
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pinch something out — ˌpinch sthˈoff/ˈout derived to remove sth by pressing your fingers together and pulling • Pinch off the dead flowers. Main entry: ↑pinchderived … Useful english dictionary
pinch — , pinch pot Pinching is a pottery technique, fundamental to manipulating clay. Making a pinch pot is pressing the thumb into a ball of clay, and drawing the clay out into a pot by repeatedly squeezing the clay between the thumb and fingers … Glossary of Art Terms
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pinch something off — ˌpinch sthˈoff/ˈout derived to remove sth by pressing your fingers together and pulling • Pinch off the dead flowers. Main entry: ↑pinchderived … Useful english dictionary
Pinch harmonic — A pinch harmonic, also known as a squealie or squealer is a guitar technique (typically electric guitar) pioneered by Roy Buchanan in which the player s thumb or index finger slightly catches the string after it is picked, cancelling the… … Wikipedia
pinch — pinchable, adj. /pinch/, v.t. 1. to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like. 2. to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does. 3. to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters: The … Universalium
pinch — /pɪntʃ / (say pinch) verb (t) 1. to compress between the finger and thumb, the jaws of an instrument, or any two opposed surfaces. 2. to compress, constrict, or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does. 3. to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters …
