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1 rat race
(the fierce, unending competition for success etc.) concorrência desenfreada* * *rat race[r'æt reis] n coll competição insana, como no comércio.————————rat racecorrida de ratos, competição exagerada. sprint race, -
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3 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) corrida2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) (fazer) correr2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) fazer uma corrida3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) andar a toda a pressa•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) raça2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) raça3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) raça•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *race1[reis] n 1 corrida, carreira, qualquer competição de velocidade. 2 competição, rivalidade. 3 corrente de água. 4 movimento rápido, arremetida. 5 canal de um rio. 6 curso, decurso da vida. 7 canal, canalete. 8 Mech corrediça (de rolamento). • vt+vi 1 competir ou fazer competir numa corrida, disputar. 2 correr, fazer correr, mover-se rapidamente. 3 correr numa disparada (motores, rodas, a hélice de um barco quando este é retirado da água, etc.). 4 bater fortemente (coração). a race against time corrida contra o tempo. auto race corrida automobilística. horse race corrida de cavalos. mill race calha de moinho, calha de adução. rat race corrida de ratos, competição exagerada. sprint race, speed race corrida de velocidade. to race away perder tudo nas corridas. to run a race participar de uma corrida. yacht race corrida de iates.————————race2[reis] n 1 raça humana. 2 estirpe, gênero, espécie. 3 descendência, prole. 4 família, tribo, gente, povo. 5 linhagem, geração, genealogia. 6 classe. -
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1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) ratazana2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) patife2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) quebrar promessas2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) delatar•- rat race- smell a rat* * *[ræt] n 1 Zool rato, ratazana. 2 fig pessoa baixa, vil, desleal. 3 coll vira-casaca, desertor, trânsfuga. 4 coll fura-greve, fura parede, operário que ocupa o lugar de outro em greve ou que trabalha por salário inferior ao fixado pelo sindicato. 5 informante. 6 enchimento de cabelo para penteado. • vi 1 caçar ratos. 2 portar-se de modo baixo. 3 furar a greve ou trabalhar por salário inferior ao fixado. 4 delatar, informar. as poor as a rat pobre como um rato. a rat out sl retirada desleal ou desprezível. like a drowned rat molhado como um pinto. to smell a rat pressentir, suspeitar de uma tramóia. -
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1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) rato2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) rato2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) romper um trato2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) delatar•- rat race- smell a rat
См. также в других словарях:
rat race — {n.}, {slang} A very confusing, crowded, or disorderly rush; a confusing scramble, struggle, or way of living that does not seem to have a purpose. * /The dance last night was a rat race. It was too noisy and crowded./ * /School can be a rat race … Dictionary of American idioms
rat race — {n.}, {slang} A very confusing, crowded, or disorderly rush; a confusing scramble, struggle, or way of living that does not seem to have a purpose. * /The dance last night was a rat race. It was too noisy and crowded./ * /School can be a rat race … Dictionary of American idioms
rat race — ˈrat race noun the rat race the unpleasant situation in business or in life in which people are always struggling to compete against each other for success: • A vacation is a chance to escape the corporate rat race for two weeks … Financial and business terms
rat race — n the rat race the unpleasant situation experienced by people working in big cities, when they continuously compete for success and have a lot of ↑stress in their lives get out of/quit the rat race ▪ the story of a couple who quit the rat race … Dictionary of contemporary English
Rat Race — ou Course folle au Canada est un film américain réalisé par Jerry Zucker et sorti en août 2001. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien externe … Wikipédia en Français
rat race — also rat race, competitive struggle, 1934 … Etymology dictionary
rat race — The rat race is the ruthless, competitive struggle for success in work, etc … The small dictionary of idiomes
rat race — rat ,race noun singular an activity, job, or situation in which there is a lot of competition and people are too busy to relax or enjoy themselves … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rat race — rat′ race n. inf an exhausting and usu. competitive routine activity … From formal English to slang
rat race — ► NOUN informal ▪ a way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power … English terms dictionary
rat race — ☆ rat race n. Slang a mad scramble or intense competitive struggle, as in the business world … English World dictionary
