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1 cuff
I 1. noun1) (the end of the sleeve (of a shirt, coat etc) near the wrist: Does your shirt have buttons on the cuffs?) punho2) ((especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg.) bainha2. verb(to put handcuffs on (a person): The police cuffed the criminal.)II 1. noun(a blow with the open hand: a cuff on the ear.) bofetada2. verb(to give such a blow: He cuffed him on the head.) dar uma bofetada* * *cuff1[k∧f] n 1 punho de manga. 2 bainha de calça. 3 algema. put it on the cuff coll ponha na conta.————————cuff2[k∧f] n palmada, bofetada, tapa, soco. • vt dar palmadas em, esbofetear, dar socos. -
2 cuff
I 1. noun1) (the end of the sleeve (of a shirt, coat etc) near the wrist: Does your shirt have buttons on the cuffs?) punho2) ((especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg.) bainha, barra2. verb(to put handcuffs on (a person): The police cuffed the criminal.)II 1. noun(a blow with the open hand: a cuff on the ear.) tapa2. verb(to give such a blow: He cuffed him on the head.) estapear -
3 cuff link
cuff link[k'∧f liŋk] n abotoadura. -
4 off-the-cuff
off-the-cuffcoll improvisado, espontâneo. -
5 put it on the cuff
put it on the cuffcoll ponha na conta. -
6 of-the-cuff
espontâneo, improvisado, informal (adj ou adv)English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > of-the-cuff
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7 handcuff
verb (to put handcuffs on (a person): The police handcuffed the criminal.) algemar* * *hand.cuff[h'ændk∧f] n algema. • vt algemar. -
8 off
(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) bater o ponto* * *[ɔf] adj 1 desligado. 2 desocupado, livre. we are taking the day off / fazemos feriado hoje, não trabalhamos. 3 mais distante, mais remoto. 4 lateral. 5 não muito bom, estragado. 6 possível mas não provável. 7 rumo ao mar. 8 cancelado. • adv 1 embora. he saw her off / ele acompanhou-a, conduziu-a (para casa, à estação, etc.). 2 distante (tempo). it is still a long way off / ainda há muito tempo até lá. Easter is four weeks off / daqui a quatro semanas teremos Páscoa. 3 livre. 4 inteiramente. 5 fora, ausente. 6 longe, afastado, remoto. 7 ao largo. 8 afastado do vento. • prep 1 fora. 2 fora de. 3 distante. 4 ao lado de. • interj vá embora! saia! fora! an off chance uma possibilidade remota. an off street rua lateral secundária. be off with you some-te, vai-te embora. far off a grande distância. hands off tire as mãos. he feels off ele não se sente bem. help him off with his coat ajude-o a tirar a capa, o casaco. how well off are you for money? como você está de dinheiro? I’m off wine at the moment não estou bebendo vinho no momento. off and on de vez em quando, intermitentemente. off ( from) the road afastado do caminho, distante da estrada. off Plymouth Naut na altura de Plymouth. off-the-cuff coll improvisado, espontâneo. off the record extra-oficialmente, confidencialmente. off the wall Amer sl a) incomum, extraordinário, chocante. b) louco, excêntrico. off with their heads! arranquem-lhes as cabeças. she is off with him ela não quer ter mais relações com ele. the milk has gone off o leite se estragou. the off side o lado direito do caminho. to be off partir, ir embora. to be off forth estar a caminho, partir. to be off key cantar erradamente ou mal. to be off one’s head estar tonto. to feel off sentir-se mal. to turn off fechar (a torneira), desligar (a luz). well or badly off a) em boas ou más circunstâncias. b) endinheirado ou sem dinheiro, pobre. you are way off você errou por muito. you can get ten percent off você pode conseguir dez por cento de desconto. -
9 cufflinks
noun plural (two ornamental buttons etc joined by a small bar, chain etc used to fasten a shirt cuff.) botões de punho -
10 cufflinks
noun plural (two ornamental buttons etc joined by a small bar, chain etc used to fasten a shirt cuff.) abotoadura
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Cuff — Cuff, n. A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap. [1913 Webster] Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies; Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Many a bitter kick and cuff. Hudibras. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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cuff — Ⅰ. cuff [1] ► NOUN 1) the end part of a sleeve, where the material of the sleeve is turned back or a separate band is sewn on. 2) chiefly N. Amer. a trouser turn up. 3) (cuffs) informal handcuffs. ► VERB informal ▪ secure with handcuf … English terms dictionary
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Cuff — Cuff, n. [Perh. from F. coiffe headdress, hood, or coif; as if the cuff were a cap for the hand. Cf. {Coif}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand. [1913 Webster] He would visit his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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cuff — [n] beating with hands belt, biff, box, buffet, chop, clip, clout, hit, knock, poke, punch, rap, slap, smack, sock, thump, wallop, whack; concept 189 cuff [v] beat with hands bat, belt, biff, box, buffet, clap, clobber*, clout, hit, knock, pummel … New thesaurus
cuff — index beat (strike) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cuff — vb *strike, hit, smite, punch, slug, slog, swat, clout, slap, box … New Dictionary of Synonyms