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1 hell
[hel]((according to some religions) the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death with much pain, misery etc.) inferno- hellbent on* * *[hel] n 1 inferno (também fig). 2 lugar de grande sofrimento e destruição. as hell absolutamente, muito. between hell and high water bras entre a cruz e a caldeirinha. come hell or high water venha o que vier. for the hell of it por prazer. hell of a legal, muito. hell to pay conseqüências desagradáveis. like hell a) muito, intensamente, excessivamente. it hurts like hell / está doendo incrivelmente. b) muito difícil. c) muito rápido. to give someone hell a) punir, castigar alguém severamente. b) infernizar. I gave him hell / infernizei-lhe a vida. to raise hell pintar o diabo. what the hell! que diabo! -
2 to give someone hell
to give someone hella) punir, castigar alguém severamente. b) infernizar. I gave him hell/infernizei-lhe a vida. -
3 sure
[ʃuə] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) certo2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) certo3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) seguro2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') claro- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
- sure enough* * *[ʃ'uə] adj 1 certo, sem dúvida, seguro. are you quite sure? / você está absolutamente certo? I am quite sure of it / estou absolutamente certo, tenho certeza. 2 confiante. 3 convencido. 4 fiel, de confiança. 5 garantido, infalível, seguro. 6 firme, estável. 7 indubitável. • adv coll seguramente, com certeza. as sure as death certo como a morte. as sure as hell sem dúvida alguma. be sure and do it coll não deixe de fazê-lo. be sure you leave a message! não se esqueça de deixar um recado! for sure claro, certamente, com toda a certeza. sure enough sem dúvida, certamente. sure I! claro! certamente! sem dúvida! to be sure na verdade, de fato. to make sure certificar-se. he made sure that the door was locked / ele verificou se a porta estava fechada. well, I’m sure! ora essa! well to be sure! naturalmente! veja só!
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