a+knock+on+the+head

to knock on the head

a) atordoar ou matar com uma pancada na cabeça. b) fig arruinar, frustrar.

1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) bater

2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) deitar ao chão

3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) bater

4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) bater

1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) pancada

2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) pancada

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- knocker

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[nɔk] n 1 pancada, golpe, batida. 2 som, produzido por uma pancada. 3 infortúnio, má sorte, revés, contratempo. 4 Amer crítica dura e freqüentemente fútil. • vt+vi 1 bater, dar pancadas, surrar. 2 derrubar batendo. 3 fazer ruído, barulho anormal (máquina). 4 impelir, arremessar. 5 Amer sl criticar, censurar. 6 Brit espantar, chocar, impressionar. he knocked them cold 1 ele os deixou inconscientes (com uma pancada). 2 ele os deixou atordoados. I am quite knocked up eu estou totalmente esgotado. I knocked him into a cocked hat eu lhe dei uma surra, eu o derrotei fragorosamente. that knocked him back a 100 dollars isto lhe custou 100 dólares. that knocks me estou surpreso. to knock about a) bater, tratar com violência. b) coll vaguear, perambular. to knock against someone a) encontrar alguém por acaso. b) encontrar por acaso. to knock against something colidir, chocar(-se), bater contra alguma coisa. to knock along andar ao acaso, passear ociosamente. to knock at the door bater à porta. to knock down a) abater, derrubar com uma pancada. b) fig deixar perplexo. c) arrematar, adjudicar (num leilão). d) coll abaixar os preços (de venda). to knock down for a song sl vender a troco de bananas, por nada. to knock for a loop a) derrotar. b) confundir, surpreender. to knock in enfiar com força. to knock off a) liquidar rapidamente. b) parar ou cessar o trabalho. knock it off! / pare com isso! c) deduzir, descontar. d) 4 sl matar. e) sl roubar. to knock one’s head against a brick wall bater com a cabeça na parede, encontrar total resistência. to knock on the head a) atordoar ou matar com uma pancada na cabeça. b) fig arruinar, frustrar. to knock out a) Sport eliminar. b) Box nocautear, vencer por nocaute. c) coll surpreender, impressionar. to knock the bottom out of a) refutar alegações num argumento. b) fig tirar a base, o fundamento a alguma coisa. to knock together fazer, montar ou compilar às pressas. to knock up a) golpear ou forçar para cima. b) acordar batendo à porta. c) fatigar, esgotar, cansar. d) montar ou organizar às pressas. e) sl ficar grávida.

1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) bater

2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) derrubar

3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) golpear

4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) bater

1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) pancada

2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) pancada

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- knocker

1) ((the sound of) a blow or knock: We heard a loud bump.) pancada

2) (a swelling or raised part: a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.) saliência

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- bumper

- bumpy

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[b∧mp] n 1 impacto, baque. he came bump on the ground / ele caiu com um baque no chão. 2 Aeron solavanco do avião causado por corrente de ar. 3 batida, pancada. 4 galo, inchaço. • vt+vi 1 bater contra alguma coisa. I bumped my nose against the wall / bati o nariz contra a parede. 2 colidir, bater, chocar-se. 3 rebolar. 4 excluir passageiros de vôo mesmo com reserva, devido à superlotação. 5 sacolejar. to bump against chocar-se com, dar um encontrão. to bump into dar de cara com alguém.

1) ((the sound of) a blow or knock: We heard a loud bump.) baque

2) (a swelling or raised part: a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.) saliência

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- bumpy

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado

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- striker

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[straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada.

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) bater

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) soar, tocar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) ocorrer

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) baixar, desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoberta, achado

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1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) estoiro

2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) pancada

1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) bater

2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) martelar

3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) estoirar

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- banger

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[bæŋ] n 1 pancada, estrondo, estrépito. it went off with a bang / explodiu com um estrondo. 2 golpe violento e barulhento. 3 ímpeto, vigor. 4 coll pontapé. 5 franja de cabelo. 6 bangs cabelo cortado para cair como franja sobre a testa. • vt 1 fazer estrondo, bater, martelar. 2 golpear, bater com violência e ruído. 3 bater a porta, fechar ruidosamente. he banged the door / ele bateu a porta. 4 manejar rudemente. 5 cortar reto. 6 sovar, esmurrar. 7 sobrepujar, vencer. 8 aparar cabelos da testa de animal. 9 estrondear, estridular. 10 sl praticar sexo. • adv coll bem, exatamente, diretamente. bang in the middle of the performance bem no meio da apresentação. • interj bumba! to bang away coll trabalhar com determinação. to bang off pipocar. to bang out sair às carreiras. to bang up coll a) estragar algo, machucar-se, causar dano físico. b) aprisionar, colocar na prisão. to get a bang out of movies divertir-se muito com cinema. to go off with a bang ter sucesso, ser bem-sucedido.

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[bæŋ] n = link=bhang bhang.

1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) pancada

2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) golpe

1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) soprar

2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) fazer voar

3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) ser soprado

4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) soprar

5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) fazer soar

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- blowhole

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[blou] n 1 soco, golpe, pancada. 2 calamidade súbita, desgraça repentina, desastre. 3 ataque repentino, assalto, golpe de mão. he struck a blow for me ele me ajudou. they came to blows eles chegaram às vias de fato. with (or at) one blow, with (or at) a single blow com um só golpe, de uma só vez. without striking a blow sem luta.

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[blou] n 1 sopro, assopradela. 2 rajada de vento, ventania. 3 bazófia, fanfarronada. 4 queima de fusível. • vt+vi (ps blew, pp blown) 1 soprar, assoprar. 2 ventar, mover em corrente, mover rapidamente. 3 ser impelido pelo vento. 4 forçar corrente de ar em ou através de, ventilar. 5 soprar, fazer soar (instrumento de sopro). 6 enfatuar-se. 7 encher de ar. 8 dinamitar, rebentar, estourar. 9 sl amaldiçoar. 10 bufar, ofegar, exalar com força. 11 coll contar vantagem, gabar-se. 12 esbanjar dinheiro. 13 fundir, queimar (fusível). 14 difundir, espalhar, revelar. 15 sl sair, partir. to blow down derrubar (pelo vento). to blow in/ into a) chegar inesperadamente. he blew into town / ele chegou inesperadamente na cidade. b) começar a produzir (poço de petróleo). to blow off steam descarregar, desabafar. to blow one’s nose assoar o nariz. to blow one’s own trumpet elogiar a si mesmo. to blow out a) estourar (pneu). b) extinguir, apagar. c) parar de funcionar (máquina elétrica). d) estourar pela força do ar. the explosion blew the windows out / a explosão estourou as janelas. to blow over parar, cessar (tempo ruim). the storm blew over / a tempestade parou. to blow someone a kiss atirar um beijo a alguém. to blow up a) explodir, dinamitar. b) ser destruído por explosão. c) ampliar (fotografia). d) ficar irritado. e) começar, chegar (tempo ruim). there is a storm blowing up / está ameaçando uma tempestade.

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[blou] n florescência. • vi florir, florescer.

1) (to strike with the fist.) esbofetear

2) (to knock about: The boat was buffeted by the waves.) bater

1) (a refreshment bar, especially in a railway station or on a train etc: We'll get some coffee at the buffet.) bar

2) (a (usually cold) meal set out on tables from which people help themselves.) bufete

a buffet supper.) volante

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[b'∧fit] n 1 bofetada, tapa. 2 fig contratempo, desgraça. • vt 1 bater, golpear repetidamente. 2 esbofetear. 3 lutar, brigar.

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[b'ufei] n 1 guarda-louça. 2 balcão de bar ou restaurante, bufete. 3 restaurante com bufete. 4 refeição fria disposta em balcões.

1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) estrondo

2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) pancada

1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) bater

2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) bater forte

3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) estourar

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- banger

1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) pancada

2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) golpe

1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) sopra

2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) fazer voar

3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) ser soprado

4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) soprar

5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) soprar

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- blowhole

1) (to strike with the fist.) esbofetear

2) (to knock about: The boat was buffeted by the waves.) bater

1) (a refreshment bar, especially in a railway station or on a train etc: We'll get some coffee at the buffet.) bar

2) (a (usually cold) meal set out on tables from which people help themselves.) bufê

a buffet supper.) de bufê

1) (to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head: The blow stunned him.) deixar sem sentidos

2) (to shock or astonish: He was stunned by the news of her death.) atordoar

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- stunning

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[st∧n] n atordoamento, aturdimento. • vt 1 atordoar, deixar sem sentidos, ensurdecer. 2 estupefazer, pasmar, chocar, surpreender, espantar.

1) (to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head: The blow stunned him.) deixar sem sentidos

2) (to shock or astonish: He was stunned by the news of her death.) atordoar

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1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) muro

2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) parede

- walled

- wall-to-wall

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[wɔ:l] n 1 parede, muro, paredão. 2 fort muralha (também walls). 3 fig barreira, muro. I am up against a brick wall / fig tenho uma montanha (de dificuldades) na minha frente. • vt 1 prover, cercar, dividir ou proteger com parede ou muro, murar, emparedar. 2 fort fortificar. blind dead wall parede sem janelas ou portas. to drive up the wall fazer subir as paredes, deixar muito irritado. to have one’s back to the wall estar encurralado, estar em um beco sem saída. to knock/ bang one’s head against a brick wall tentar o impossível, dar murro em ponta de faca. to wall up fechar com parede. walls have ears as paredes têm ouvidos.

1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed: My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire.) madeira

2) ((often in plural) a group of growing trees: They went for a walk in the woods.) bosque

3) (a golf-club whose head is made of wood.) taco de golfe

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[wud] n 1 madeira, lenha. 2 floresta, selva, bosque, mato (também woods). 3 objeto de madeira. 4 tina, barrica, barril. 5 Mus instrumento de sopro de madeira. 6 woods Mus instrumentos de sopro de madeira de uma orquestra. • vt+vi 1 prover ou abastecer com madeira ou lenha. 2 reflorestar, plantar árvores. • adj 1 de madeira. 2 do mato. a clearing in the wood uma clareira na floresta. he is out of the wood ele está fora de perigo. to cut out the dead wood cortar, eliminar o desnecessário, supérfluo. touch/ knock (on) wood bata na madeira (para afugentar a má sorte). wine drawn from the wood vinho da pipa. you cannot see the wood for the trees você está tão envolvido com os detalhes que perdeu de vista o todo.

1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloco

2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) bloco

3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloco

4) (a barrier: a road block.) barricada

5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) quarteirão

- blockade

The ships blockaded the town.) fazer bloqueio

- blockage

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[blɔk] n 1 bloco (de madeira, de metal, de pedra etc.). 2 obstrução, impedimento. 3 Sport bloqueio do jogo do adversário. 4 Amer quadra, quarteirão. 5 grupo de prédios, bloco de casas. 6 conjunto. 7 secionamento de via férrea. 8 cepo. 9 roldana, moitão, cadernal. 10 molde, forma de chapéu. 11 bloco de papel. 12 sl cabeça. 13 Med obstrução. 14 cadafalso (de guilhotina). • vt+vi 1 impedir a passagem, encher, entupir. 2 bloquear, obstruir. 3 parar, paralisar. 4 montar, moldar ou prensar sobre um bloco, formar um bloco. 5 esboçar, delinear. 6 segurar ou firmar com blocos. 7 bloquear (crédito, moeda). 8 Sport fazer obstrução. 9 Parl impedir, adiar, opor-se a projeto de lei. a chip off the old block fig muito parecido com o pai. to block out/in esboçar, planejar. to block the line bloquear a linha (de estrada de ferro). to knock someone’s block off dar um murro na cabeça de alguém. to put one’s head on the block arriscar o pescoço.