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1 twinkle
['twiŋkl] 1. verb1) (to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light: The stars twinkled in the sky.) tremeluzir2) ((of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement: His eyes twinkled mischievously.) piscar2. noun1) (an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).) brilho2) (the act of twinkling.) bruxuleio* * *twin.kle[tw'iŋkəl] n 1 cintilação, tremulamento. 2 vislumbre. 3 momento, instante. 4 piscar dos olhos, piscadela. • vi 1 brilhar, faiscar, cintilar. 2 tremular, mover-se rapidamente. 3 pestanejar, piscar. in a twinkle (twinkling) of an eye, in the twinkle (twinkling) of an eye num piscar de olhos, num instante. -
2 twinkle
['twiŋkl] 1. verb1) (to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light: The stars twinkled in the sky.) cintilar2) ((of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement: His eyes twinkled mischievously.) piscar2. noun1) (an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).) brilho2) (the act of twinkling.) cintilação -
3 wink
[wiŋk] 1. verb1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') piscar o olho2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) piscar2. noun(an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) piscadela* * *[wiŋk] n 1 pestanejo, piscadela, abrir e fechar de olhos. 2 instante, momento. • vt+vi piscar, abrir e fechar os olhos rapidamente. I winked at her / pisquei para ela. by wink a) dar sinal piscando os olhos. b) pestanejar. c) cintilar, tremular. forty winks soneca. in a wink num instante. to tip somebody the wink dar um aviso ou informação de maneira secreta (para alguém). to wink at something tolerar, fazer que não vê, fechar os olhos a. I winked at it / fiz de conta que não vi. we could not get a wink of sleep não conseguimos dormir, não conseguimos fechar os olhos. -
4 wink
[wiŋk] 1. verb1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') piscar, dar uma piscadela2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) piscar2. noun(an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) piscadela
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twinkle — [[t]twɪ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] twinkles, twinkling, twinkled 1) VERB If a star or a light twinkles, it shines with an unsteady light which rapidly and constantly changes from bright to faint. At night, lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys.… … English dictionary
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twinkle — I UK [ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms twinkle : present tense I/you/we/they twinkle he/she/it twinkles present participle twinkling past tense twinkled past participle twinkled 1) if someone s eyes twinkle, they seem to shine… … English dictionary
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