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1 under fire
1) (being shot at: We have been under fire from the enemy all day.) debaixo de fogo2) (being criticized or blamed: The government is under fire.) criticado/sob pressão* * *under firedebaixo de fogo. -
2 under fire
1) (being shot at: We have been under fire from the enemy all day.) sob fogo2) (being criticized or blamed: The government is under fire.) sob pressão -
3 open fire
( usually with on) (to begin shooting at: The enemy opened fire (on us).) abrir fogo/disparar -
4 open fire
( usually with on) (to begin shooting at: The enemy opened fire (on us).) abrir fogo -
5 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) concha2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) esqueleto3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) projéctil2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) descascar2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardear•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *[ʃel] n 1 casca, concha, carapaça, casco (de um animal). 2 casca, cápsula (que cobre semente). 3 parte externa, aparência. 4 Amer barco de corrida, muito leve. 5 forma para pastéis ou bolos. 6 cartucho, granada, bomba. 7 madeiramento, armação, estrutura (de casa, de navio). • vt+vi 1 tirar de casco, de casca, de concha, descascar. 2 sair, cair da casca. 3 separar trigo das espigas. 4 bombardear. to come (ou crawl) out of the shell, to be brought out of the shell sair da casca, começar a ficar mais amistoso e menos tímido e reservado. to retire (ou crawl) into the shell fechar-se em conchas, tornar-se tímido. to shell off descascar-se, escamar-se. to shell out 1 gastar (dinheiro), contribuir. 2 sl pagar, Braz enfiar a mão no bolso. -
6 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) concha, casca, carapaça2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) carcaça3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) obus2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) descascar2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardear•- come out of one's shell - shell out -
7 against
[ə'ɡenst]1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) contra2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) contra3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) contra4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) contra* * *a.gainst[əg'enst] prep 1 contra, contrário. I am against war / sou contra a guerra. that is against him / isto depõe contra ele. 2 em oposição a, oposto a. 3 defronte, diante. 4 em contraste com, em comparação com. 5 em contato com, junto a. 6 em preparação para, em previsão de. 7 em defesa de. against documents mediante apresentação de documentos. against morals contra os bons costumes. against the grain contra a própria convicção, com aversão. against your arrival na expectativa da sua chegada. against the stream contra a correnteza. to dry against the fire secar ao fogo. to fight against lutar contra. to knock against colidir com. to run up against encontrar por acaso. I ran up against my friend / encontrei por acaso meu amigo. -
8 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) disparar2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) matar a tiro3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) atirar a4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) lançar(-se)5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) filmar6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) atirar7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) caçar2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) rebento- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up* * *[ʃu:t] n 1 tiro, chute (futebol), exercício de tiro, ato de atirar. 2 caça, excursão para caçar ou praticar tiro ao alvo, grupo ou sociedade de caçadores ou atiradores. 3 rebento, broto. • vt+vi (ps, pp shot) 1 atirar, matar, ferir com tiro, atingir com tiro. 2 emitir rapidamente, lançar. 3 dar tiro, disparar arma de fogo. 4 mover rapidamente, passar, percorrer em grande velocidade. 5 brotar, nascer, crescer rapidamente. 6 tirar fotografia, fotografar, filmar. 7 projetar-se para fora, estender-se. 8 variar em cor. 9 medir a altitude (do Sol). 10 Sport chutar em direção ao gol, atirar bola, lançar. 11 Naut lançar ferro. 12 correr (ferrolho). to shoot ahead correr para a frente. to shoot at atirar. to shoot down 1 matar, liquidar. 2 derrubar, abater (avião). to shoot forth brotar, germinar. to shoot oneself in the foot ferrar-se, prejudicar-se, ser o causador de sua própria desgraça. to shoot one’s mouth off falar demais, não medir palavras. to shoot out tiroteio. to shoot rapids descer corredeiras. to shoot the bull ter conversa informal, não muito séria. to shoot the sun Naut tomar a altura do Sol com sextante. to shoot up crescer muito. prices shoot up / os preços sobem rapidamente. -
9 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) atirar2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) abater a tiros, fuzilar3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) lançar4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) lançar5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) fotografar, filmar6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) lançar7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) caçar2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) broto- shoot down - shoot rapids - shoot up
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