(of+wings)

noun plural (the sides of a theatre stage: She waited in the wings.) coxia

noun plural (the sides of a theatre stage: She waited in the wings.) bastidores

in the wings

pronto para agir.

it had taken wings to itself

desapareceu depressa.

on the wings of the wind

rápido como o vento.

take her under your wings

tome-a sob sua proteção, proteja-a.

the bird flapped its wings

a ave bateu as asas.

to be sprout wings

sl a) ser casto e correto. b) morrer.

to spread wings

alçar vôo, fazer algo novo e difícil.

to take wings

a) (pássaros) levantar vôo. b) fig fugir, morrer.

[w'ɔ:tə wiŋz] n pl bóias usadas para se aprender a nadar.

we clipped him the wings

fig cortamos-lhe as asas.

1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) asa

2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) asa

3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) ala

4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) parte

5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) ala

6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) ala

7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.)

8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) esquadrilha

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[wiŋ] n 1 Zool, Bot, Anat asa. the love added/ lent wings to his feet / o amor alou os seus pés. 2 qualquer coisa semelhante a asa em forma ou uso. 3 braço de moinho. 4 pá ou palheta de ventilador. 5 Amer unidade administrativa ou tática das forças aéreas, esquadra. 6 vôo, transporte aéreo, aviação. 7 bastidor (teatro). 8 wings emblema de aviador (piloto). he got his wings / ele recebeu seu emblema de aviador. 9 Mil ala, flanco. 10 facção, parte ou grupo de uma organização. 11 Sports ala (esquerda ou direita), jogador de ala. 12 perna dianteira (quadrúpede), braço (pessoa). 13 lóbulo de pulmão. 14 meio ou instrumento de transporte, viagem ou progresso. 15 folha de porta ou janela. 16 pára-lama (carro). 17 orelha (de poltrona). 18 fig proteção, cuidado, amparo. • vt+vi 1 voar, tomar vôo. 2 atravessar ou percorrer voando. 3 transportar por via aérea. 4 fig apressar, acelerar, fazer voar. 5 prover com asas, alar, dar asas a. 6 prover de penas (flecha). 7 atingir ou acertar (um avião ou pássaro) nas asas, ferir na asa. 8 coll ferir no braço. 9 Archit prover de alas. bird’s wing asa de pássaro. in the wings pronto para agir. it had taken wings to itself desapareceu depressa. on the wing a) voando, em vôo, depressa. b) em movimento, em atividade, atarefado. c) de partida, em fuga. on the wings of the wind rápido como o vento. side wing bastidor de teatro. take her under your wings tome-a sob sua proteção, proteja-a. to spread wings alçar vôo, fazer algo novo e difícil. to take wings a) (pássaros) levantar vôo. b) fig fugir, morrer. to wing it coll improvisar. we clipped him the wings fig cortamos-lhe as asas.

1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) asa

2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) asa

3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) ala

4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) pára-lama

5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) ala

6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) ala

7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) ponta

8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) esquadrilha

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1) (anything broad or wide that hangs loosely: a flap of canvas.) aba

2) (the sound made when such a thing moves: We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind.) batida

3) (great confusion or panic: They are all in a terrible flap.) pânico

1) (to (make something) move with the sound of a flap: the leaves were flapping in the breeze; The bird flapped its wings.) agitar(-se)

2) (to become confused; to get into a panic: There is no need to flap.) atrapalhar-se

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[flæp] n 1 aba, ponta, fralda, borda, orla, orelha. 2 tapa, palmada, bofetada. 3 pulsação, pancada, golpe. 4 batente. 5 Tech qualquer superfície de controle como um breque de velocidade, breque de mergulho. 6 sl tumulto, distúrbio. 7 Aeron flape, freio aerodinâmico. • vt+vi (ps e pp flapped) 1 bater, agitar, oscilar, vibrar. 2 pender (como a aba de um chapéu). 3 deixar cair, abaixar. 4 dar palmadas. 5 sacudir. the bird flapped its wings a ave bateu as asas.

1) (to double over (material, paper etc): She folded the paper in half.) dobrar

2) (to lay one on top of another: She folded her hands in her lap.) cruzar

3) (to bring in (wings) close to the body: The bird folded its wings.) recolher

1) (a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another: Her dress hung in folds.) prega

2) (a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease: There was a fold in the page.) dobra

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[fould] n 1 dobra, prega, ruga, vinco, Mech rebordo. 2 concavidade, recôncavo. 3 envoltório, embrulho, invólucro, rosca, volta (de serpente, etc.). 4 Geol dobra. • vt+vi 1 dobrar(-se), preguear(-se). 2 cruzar (os braços), entrelaçar (os dedos). he folded his arms / ele cruzou os braços. 3 abraçar, abarcar, enlaçar, cercar, juntar, rodear. 4 abraçar, cingir, prender nos braços. he folded his arms round her / ele cingiu-a com os braços. he folded the child in his arms / ele abraçou a criança. 5 envolver, embrulhar. 6 dobrar, ceder, vergar, esmorecer, frustrar-se. to fold in/ into Cook acrescentar, misturar, incorporar (ingredientes). to fold up coll fracassar, fechar (diz-se de um negócio).

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[fould] n 1 aprisco, redil, curral de ovelhas. 2 rebanho (de ovelhas). 3 congregação de fiéis, o sagrado aprisco, a Igreja. • vt encurralar, recolher, encerrar no aprisco.

1) (to double over (material, paper etc): She folded the paper in half.) dobrar

2) (to lay one on top of another: She folded her hands in her lap.) cruzar

3) (to bring in (wings) close to the body: The bird folded its wings.) recolher

1) (a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another: Her dress hung in folds.) prega

2) (a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease: There was a fold in the page.) dobra

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['ɛərəplein] n 1 aeroplano. 2 Braz avião.

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[b'i:təl] n 1 Ent besouro. 2 coll carro pequeno da Volkswagen (Fusca). 3 pop qualquer inseto semelhante ao besouro (principalmente barata).

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[b'i:təl] n 1 malho. 2 macete, maço. • vt+vi 1 malhar, macetear. 2 ressaltar, sobressair, projetar-se. 3 Braz sl sair rapidamente, cair fora. beetle off! / cai fora!

- bird's-eye view

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[bə:d] n 1 pássaro, ave. 2 Amer sl fulano, tipo, sujeito. a queer bird / um sujeito esquisito. 3 Brit sl depr mulher jovem. 4 sl vaia. they gave him the bird / vaiaram-no. a bird in hand is worth two in the bush mais vale um pássaro na mão que dois voando. birds of a feather fig farinha do mesmo saco. birds of a feather flock together cada qual com o seu igual. that is for the birds Amer sl isso não vale nada, é uma porcaria. the early bird catches the worm Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga. to be an early bird ser madrugador. to do bird estar na cadeia. to kill two birds with one stone matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada só.