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41 sew up
(to fasten completely or mend by sewing.) costurar* * *sew up[s'ou ∧p] vt 1 remendar completamente. 2 sl ter uso ou controle exclusivo sobre algo. -
42 shirring
shirr.ing[ʃ'iriŋ] n Sewing franzimento, plissagem. -
43 shuttle
1) (in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.) lançadeira2) (a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.) naveta3) (an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places: an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).) vaivém•* * *shut.tle[ʃ'∧təl] n 1 lançadeira, naveta de máquina de costura. 2 serviço de transporte por avião, ônibus ou trem que faz viagens freqüentes de ida e volta entre dois lugares (relativamente próximos). 3 peteca. • vt 1 mover-se para lá e para cá. 2 fazer viagens freqüentes de ida e volta. 3 fazer tal transporte. -
44 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) tacha2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) alinhavo3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bordada4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) rumo2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pregar2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) bordejar* * *tack1[tæk] n 1 tacha, preguinho de cabeça larga. 2 alinhavo. 3 Naut curso de um navio em relação à posição das velas. 4 Naut movimento em ziguezague, cruzeiro. 5 curso de ação, direção, conduta. 6 escota, corda, cabo. • vt 1 pregar com tachas. 2 alinhavar. 3 ajuntar, adicionar, incluir. 4 Naut cruzar, manobrar, mudar de rumo ou curso. 5 fig mudar de conduta ou política. on the wrong tack no caminho errado. to be on the port (starboard) tack ter o vento de bombordo (estibordo). to change tack tomar nova direção, mudar o curso. to get down to brass tacks chegar ao ponto essencial da questão, encarar os fatos. to go off on a new tack tomar outro rumo.————————tack2 -
45 thimble
['Ɵimbl](a kind of metal or plastic capital to protect the finger and push the needle when sewing.) dedal* * *thim.ble[θ'imbəl] n 1 dedal. 2 tubo curto de metal, ponteira. 3 Naut sapatilha, ilhó. 4 terminal de cabo. • vi usar dedal. -
46 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) linha2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) rosca3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) fio2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) enfiar2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) ziguezaguear•* * *[θred] n 1 linha de coser, fio. the thread is broken / o fio arrebentou. 2 filamento, fibra. 3 sl filete, veia. 4 rosca, filete de rosca. • vt+vi 1 enfiar (fio na agulha). 2 enfileirar, enfiar (pérolas). 3 formar em fios. 4 passar com dificuldade. 5 roscar, fazer rosca em. my life hung by a thin thread minha vida suspensa por um fio. she lost the thread of her tale ela perdeu o fio da sua história. thread of life Myth fio da vida. to thread one’s way through procurar seu caminho com dificuldade, atravessar com dificuldade. -
47 invention
[-ʃən]1) (the act of inventing or the ability to invent: He had great powers of invention.) invenção2) (something invented: What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!) invenção -
48 machinist
noun (a person skilled in the use of machines, eg a sewing-machine, or electrical tools: She's a machinist in a clothes factory.) mecânico -
49 manually
adverb (by hand: You have to operate this sewing-machine manually - it is not electric.) manualmente -
50 mending
1) (the act of repairing: the mending of the chair.) conserto2) (things needing to be mended, especially by sewing: Put your torn shirt with my pile of mending!) coisas para consertar -
51 needlework
noun (work done with a needle ie sewing, embroidery etc.) trabalho de agulha -
52 operate
['opəreit]1) (to act or work: The sewing-machine isn't operating properly.) funcionar2) (to do or perform a surgical operation: The surgeon operated on her for appendicitis.) operar•- operational - operative - operator - operating room -
53 patch
[pæ ] 1. noun1) (a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole: She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.) remendo2) (a small piece of ground: a vegetable patch.) canteiro2. verb(to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material: She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.) remendar- patchy- patchiness - patchwork - patch up -
54 patchwork
noun (cloth made by sewing small pieces of material together: a skirt made of patchwork; ( also adjective) a patchwork quilt.) trabalho de retalhos -
55 reel
[ri:l] 1. noun1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) carretel2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) reel2. verb(to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.) rodopiar- reel in- reel off -
56 school
I 1. [sku:l] noun1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) escola2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) escola3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) curso4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) instituto, departamento5) ((American) a university or college.) faculdade, colégio6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) escola2. verb(to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) adestrar, treinar- schoolboy - schoolgirl - schoolchild - school-day - schooldays - schoolfellow - school-leaver - schoolmaster - schoolmate - school-teacher II [sku:l] noun(a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) cardume -
57 seam
[si:m] 1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) costura2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) junta3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) veio2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) costurar- the seamy side of life - the seamy side -
58 seamstress
['semstrəs, 'si:mstrəs]noun (a woman who earns her living by sewing.) costureira -
59 sew up
(to fasten completely or mend by sewing.) costurar -
60 shuttle
1) (in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.) lançadeira2) (a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.) naveta3) (an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places: an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).) viagens curtas de ida e volta•
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