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1 meals on wheels
(free meals delivered by car etc to the elderly and the sick.) -
2 meals on wheels
(free meals delivered by car etc to the elderly and the sick.) -
3 hot meals
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4 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) tábua2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) tabuleiro3) (meals: board and lodging.) comida4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) conselho2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) entrar2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) alojar-se•- boarder- boarding-house
- boarding-school
- across the board
- go by the board* * *board1[bɔ:d] n 1 tábua, prancha. 2 papelão, cartão. 3 mesa (para servir comida). 4 comida servida à mesa. 5 pensão, refeições pagas. 6 boards palco. 7 mesa de reuniões. 8 conselho, junta. 9 quadro-negro. 10 quadro, painel. 11 tabuleiro (para jogos). 12 Comp placa (de circuito). • vt 1 assoalhar, cobrir com tábuas. 2 dar pensão a, dar comida mediante pagamento. 3 alojar em pensão. 4 comer em pensão, ser pensionista. • adj feito de tábuas. bed and board cama e mesa, pensão completa. he boarded with her ele estava alojado na casa (ou pensão) dela. in boards cartonado. it was boarded up foi fechado com tábuas. the board of directors diretoria. to put in boards a) revestir com papelão. b) encadernar em cartão.————————board2[bɔ:d] n 1 borda, beira. 2 Naut bordo, bordada, amurada. • vt 1 abordar, subir a bordo de. 2 subir em veículo, embarcar. 3 acostar, dirigir-se a. 4 Naut bordejar. across the board coletivo, para todo o grupo. he went on board the train ele embarcou no trem. it went by the board a) Naut caiu ao mar. b) fig perdeu-se. on board, on board a ship a bordo. -
5 meal
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6 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) tábua2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) quadro3) (meals: board and lodging.) comida4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) conselho2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) embarcar em2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) estar hospedado•- boarder- boarding-house - boarding-school - across the board - go by the board -
7 meal
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8 au pair
[,ou 'pə(r)](a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language: a French au pair; an au pair girl.)* * *au pair[ou p'ɛə] n jovem estrangeiro, especialmente moça ( au pair girl), que mora com uma família para aprender a língua em troca de fazer pequenos serviços na casa. -
9 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre•* * *be.tween[bitw'i:n] prep entre: 1 no espaço que separa. 2 de um a outro. 3 em comum, em conjunto. 4 no meio de. 5 no intervalo de. 6 envolvido em. • adv 1 no meio, em posição intermediária. 2 no intervalo. 3 a intervalos. between and between nem um nem outro, por partes iguais. between cares and tears entre cuidados e preocupações. between night and morning na aurora. between now and then nesse ínterim. between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost or gate-post) entre nós dois, em segredo. between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place entre a cruz e a espada. between the lights à meia-luz. between whiles a) a intervalos. b) durante intervalos. few and far between raras vezes. in between no meio. something between uma coisa intermediária. -
10 boarder
noun (a person who temporarily lives, and takes his meals, in someone else's house.) pensionista* * *board.er[b'ɔ:də] n pensionista, aluno interno. -
11 café
['kæfei, ]( American[) kæ'fei](a (usually small) shop where meals and (non-alcoholic) drinks are served.) café* * *ca.fé[k'æfei] n Fr café, restaurante, bar. -
12 canteen
[kæn'ti:n]1) (a place where meals are sold in a factory, barracks etc.) cantina2) (a case for, or of, cutlery.) faqueiro3) (a small container used by soldiers for holding water etc.) cantil* * *can.teen[kænt'i:n] n 1 Mil cantina: taberna em acampamento, quartel, arraial, etc. 2 cantil: pequeno vaso para transporte de líquidos em viagem. 3 bufê. 4 caixa para guardar faqueiro. -
13 gobble
['ɡobl]1) (to swallow food etc quickly: You'll be sick if you keep gobbling your meals like that.) devorar2) ((of turkeys) to make a noise in the throat: We could hear the turkeys gobbling in the farmyard.) grugrulejar* * *gob.ble[g'ɔbəl] n gorgolejo: o som emitido pelo peru. • vt+vi 1 gorgolejar. 2 devorar, engolir com pressa. -
14 heartburn
noun (a burning feeling in the chest caused by indigestion: She suffers from heartburn after meals.) azia* * *heart.burn[h'a:tbə:n] n azia, azedume no estômago. -
15 hearty
1) (very friendly: a hearty welcome.) amistoso2) (enthusiastic: a hearty cheer.) entusiástico3) (very cheerful; too cheerful: a hearty person/laugh.) cordial4) ((of meals) large: He ate a hearty breakfast.) substancial5) ((of a person's appetite) large.) bom* * *heart.y[h'a:ti] n 1 marujo. 2 bom colega. • adj 1 amável, amigável. 2 genuíno, sincero. 3 bem-disposto, vigoroso. 4 enérgico, entusiástico. 5 substancioso (alimento). 6 que tem bom apetite. -
16 marvel
1. noun(something or someone astonishing or wonderful: the marvels of the circus; She's a marvel at producing delicious meals.) maravilha2. verb((often with at) to feel astonishment or wonder (at): They marvelled at the fantastic sight.) maravilhar-se- marvellously* * *mar.vel[m'a:vəl] n 1 maravilha. 2 prodígio. 3 estranheza, admiração. • vt+vi 1 maravilhar-se. 2 admirar-se (at de), estranhar. -
17 napkin
['næpkin]1) ((also table napkin) a small piece of cloth or paper for protecting the clothes from drips etc and for wiping the lips at meals.) guardanapo2) (full form of nappy.)* * *nap.kin[n'æpkin] n guardanapo. -
18 on demand
(when asked for: I'm expected to supply meals on demand.) à vista* * *on demandcontra apresentação. -
19 restaurant
['restront, ]( American[) -tərənt](a place where meals may be bought and eaten.) restaurante* * *res.tau.rant[r'estərɔnt] n restaurante, casa de pasto. -
20 skimp
[skimp]1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) poupar2) (to do (a job) imperfectly: He's inclined to skimp his work.) atamancar•- skimpy- skimpily
- skimpiness* * *[skimp] vt+vi 1 fornecer em quantidade insuficiente, restringir, mesquinhar. 2 economizar. 3 fazer de maneira imperfeita.
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