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1 billiards
['biljə‹](a game played with long thin sticks (cues) and balls, on a table.) bilhar* * *bil.liards[b'iljədz] n jogo de bilhar, bilhar. -
2 billiards
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3 billiards
['biljə‹](a game played with long thin sticks (cues) and balls, on a table.) bilhar -
4 pocket billiards
pock.et bil.liards[p'ɔkit biljədz] n pl bilhar. -
5 pocket
['pokit] 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) bolso2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) ventanilha3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) bolsa4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) bolso2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) meter no bolso2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) roubar•- pocket-book
- pocket-money
- pocket-sized
- pocket-size* * *pock.et[p'ɔkit] 1 bolso, algibeira. 2 bolsa. 3 saco. 4 recursos financeiros. 5 Aeron bolsa de ar. 6 Billiards caçapa. • vt 1 embolsar, pôr no bolso. I pocketed my sorrow / escondi a minha mágoa. 2 engolir (uma afronta). he pocketed the insult / ele engoliu a ofensa. 3 reprimir (orgulho ou medo). 4 apropriar-se de dinheiro. 5 prover de bolsos ou bolsas. 6 Billiards colocar a bola em uma das caçapas. 7 Pol controlar (distrito eleitoral). 8 Pol reter um projeto de lei. • adj 1 de bolso, de algibeira. 2 pecuniário. 3 particular, secreto. in one’s pocket 1 muito perto de. 2 controlado por, dominado por. out of pocket 1 sem dinheiro. 2 de prejuízo. save your pocket! guarde seu dinheiro! she is out of pocket ela está em apuros financeiros. to be 10 dollars in pocket dispor de 10 dólares. to have in pocket ter no bolso, fig dominar alguém. to line one’s pocket ganhar muito dinheiro desonestamente. to pick a person’s pocket bater a carteira de alguém. to pocket one’s pride pôr o orgulho de lado. to put in pocket 1 ocultar, suprimir. 2 embolsar, pôr no bolso. 3 controlar, dominar. to suffer in one’s pocket ter grandes despesas. -
6 cue
I [kju:] noun(the last words of another actor's speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc: Your cue is `- whatever the vicar says!') deixaII [kju:] noun(a stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards.) taco* * *cue1[kju:] n 1 sugestão, dica, palpite. he gave me a cue / ele me deu uma sugestão. 2 Theat deixa. • vt dar sugestão, palpite ou dica. I took my cue from him tomei-o como exemplo.————————cue2[kju:] n 1 taco de bilhar. 2 trança de cabelo. • vt entrançar. -
7 object ball
ob.ject ball['ɔbdʒikt bɔ:l] n Billiards bola visada pelo jogador para ser alvejada pela bola branca. -
8 running side
run.ning side[r'∧niŋ said] n Billiards tacada para a direita. -
9 keep one's hand in
(to remain good or skilful at doing something by doing it occasionally: I still sometimes play a game of billiards, just to keep my hand in.) não perder o jeito -
10 cue
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11 keep one's hand in
(to remain good or skilful at doing something by doing it occasionally: I still sometimes play a game of billiards, just to keep my hand in.) não perder o jeito
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Billiards — Bil liards, n. [F. billiard billiards, OF. billart staff, cue form playing, fr. bille log. See {Billet} a stick.] A game played with ivory balls o a cloth covered, rectangular table, bounded by elastic cushions. The player seeks to impel his ball … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
billiards — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ a game for two people, played on a billiard table with three balls. ORIGIN French billard billiard cue, billiards , from Old French bille tree trunk … English terms dictionary
billiards — [bil′yərdz] n. [Fr billard, the game; orig., a stick, cue < OFr bille: see BILLET2] 1. a game played with three hard balls on a rectangular table covered with cloth, esp. baize, and having raised, cushioned edges: a long, tapering stick… … English World dictionary
billiards — 1590s, from Fr. billiard, originally the word for the wooden cue stick, a diminutive from O.Fr. bille stick of wood, from M.L. billia tree, trunk, possibly from Gaulish (Cf. Ir. bile tree trunk ) … Etymology dictionary
billiards — billiardist, n. /bil yeuhrdz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) any of several games played with hard balls of ivory or of a similar material that are driven with a cue on a cloth covered table enclosed by a raised rim of rubber, esp. a game played with … Universalium
billiards — [[t]bɪ̱liə(r)dz[/t]] (The form billiard is used as a modifier.) 1) N UNCOUNT Billiards is a game played on a large table, in which you use a long stick called a cue to hit balls against each other or into pockets around the sides of the table.… … English dictionary
billiards — n. to play billiards * * * to play billiards … Combinatory dictionary
billiards — n. 1 a game played on an oblong cloth covered table, with three balls struck with cues into pockets round the edge of the table. 2 (billiard) (in comb.) used in billiards (billiard ball; billiard table). Etymology: orig. pl., f. F billard… … Useful english dictionary
billiards — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Middle French billard billiard cue, billiards, from bille wooden stick, log more at billet Date: 1580 any of several games played on an oblong table by driving small balls against one another or … New Collegiate Dictionary
billiards — bil|liards [ˈbıljədz US ərdz] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: billard (stick used in) billiards , from bille piece of wood, stick ] a game played on a cloth covered table in which balls are hit with a ↑cue (=a long stick) against each… … Dictionary of contemporary English
billiards — n pl See pocket billiards/pool … Contemporary slang
