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  • 1 back down

    (to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) recuar
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    back down
    [b'æk daun] vi voltar atrás, recuar.

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  • 2 back down

    (to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) recuar, voltar atrás

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  • 3 to back down

    to back down
    abandonar, desistir, retirar-se.

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  • 4 back off

    back off
    [b'æk ɔf] vi Amer = link=back%20down back down.

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  • 5 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dorso
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) traseiras
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) traseiro
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) recuar
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar
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    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand     5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) obliquamente
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat
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    [bæk] n 1 dorso, costas. I have the care for his children on my back / tenho em meus ombros a preocupação de cuidar de suas crianças. she turned her back on him / ela virou as costas para ele. 2 qualquer parte de vestuário que cubra as costas. 3 lombo, dorso (de animais). 4 espinha dorsal. 5 parte traseira, lado ou face posterior, verso. 6 espaldar, encosto de cadeira ou poltrona. 7 parte menos usada, costas da mão. 8 Ftb zagueiro. 9 quilha de navio. 10 suporte, apoio. 11 lombada (de livro). 12 avesso (de tecido). • vt 1 (geralmente back up) suportar, ajudar, auxiliar, emprestar apoio moral. 2 mover(-se) para trás. 3 endossar, apoiar. he backed a cheque / ele endossou um cheque. 4 apostar em. 5 montar, subir às costas. 6 prover de encosto, servir de dorso. 7 impelir ou forçar para trás. 8 prosseguir escrevendo no verso. 9 mover-se à esquerda (em relação à bússola). 10 formar um fundo para. 11 servir de fundo a. 12 coll carregar às costas. • vi recuar, retroceder, refluir. • adj 1 posterior, de trás, traseiro. 2 remoto, retirado. 3 passado, atrasado. 4 vencido. 5 Amer em região distante ou fronteiriça. 6 Phon gutural, velar. • adv 1 para trás, atrás. he sat back in his chair / ele reclinou-se na sua cadeira. 2 no passado. I can look back fifty years / posso olhar para trás cinqüenta anos. 3 de volta. I shall be back soon / estarei de volta logo. 4 em retorno ou devolução. 5 para o lugar de origem. 6 em reserva. 7 anteriormente. at the back of the house, Amer back of the house atrás da casa. back and belly coll vestuário e alimentação. back and forth para a frente e para trás. back her! Naut para trás! back of Amer coll atrás de, em auxílio de, em suporte de. back of a knife costas de uma faca. back of the hand costas da mão. back to back costas com costas. behind my back nas minhas costas. come back! volte!, Amer venha para trás! do not answer back! não responda! for years back Amer desde anos, há anos. go there and come back vá até lá e volte. half-back Ftb médio, sl alfo. he lay on his back for three years ele ficou de cama durante três anos. he was at my back ele estava atrás de mim, ele me defendeu, ele me apoiou. he went back from his promise ele fugiu à sua promessa. I broke my back to get what I have passei pelo pior para conseguiur o que eu tenho. I got, put his back up provoquei-o. on one’s back sl deitado de costas, indefeso, impotente, sem dinheiro, pronto. on the back of that além disso. the Backs (Cambridge) fundos, lugar de estacionamento na universidade. to back away Amer ceder. to back down abandonar, desistir, retirar-se. to back on to dar para (quartos, janelas). to back out retirar-se, desistir de um empreendimento, quebrar uma promessa. to back sails pôr sobre (as velas). to back up mover-se para trás, dar marcha-à-ré, suportar, auxiliar. to be cast on one’s back fig sofrer derrota. to cast behind the back esquecer, perdoar. to pay back devolver, repor, pagar de volta. to see the back of desembaraçar-se de, livrar-se de, ver pelas costas.
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    back2
    [bæk] n cuba, tina, alguidar.

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  • 6 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) lombo
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) fundos
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) dos fundos
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) dar marcha à ré
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar em
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    - backbite - backbiting - backbone - backbreaking - backdate - backfire - background - backhand 5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) de revés
    - back-number - backpack - backpacking: go backpacking - backpacker - backside - backslash - backstroke - backup - backwash - backwater - backyard - back down - back of - back on to - back out - back up - have one's back to the wall - put someone's back up - take a back seat

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  • 7 back out

    1) (to move out backwards: He opened the garage door and backed (his car) out.) recuar
    2) (to withdraw from a promise etc: You promised to help - you mustn't back out now!) recuar
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    back out
    [b'æk əut] vi coll = link=back%20down back down.

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  • 8 let down

    1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) baixar
    2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) desapontar
    3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) esvaziar
    4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) baixar

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  • 9 let down

    1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) baixar, descer
    2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) decepcionar, desapontar
    3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) esvaziar
    4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) encompridar

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  • 10 come down back to earth!

    come down back to earth!
    deixe de sonhar!

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  • 11 settle down

    1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) sossegar(-se)
    2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) acomodar-se
    3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) começar a

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  • 12 settle down

    1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) acalmar(-se)
    2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) acomodar(-se)
    3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) começar

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  • 13 double back

    (to turn and go back the way one came: The fox doubled back and went down a hole.) dar meia volta

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  • 14 double back

    (to turn and go back the way one came: The fox doubled back and went down a hole.) fazer meia-volta

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  • 15 drop back

    (to slow down; to fall behind: I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.) ficar para trás

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  • 16 drop back

    (to slow down; to fall behind: I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.) ficar para trás

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  • 17 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mão
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ponteiro
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) ajudante
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) ajuda
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) cartas
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) meio palmo
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) caligrafia
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) entregar
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) passar
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    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand
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    [hænd] n 1 mão ou qualquer coisa semelhante em forma ou função. 2 pata dianteira. 3 autoridade, controle, posse. 4 perícia, habilidade, destreza. 5 promessa de casamento. 6 fonte, origem. 7 auxílio, ajuda. 8 trabalhador braçal, auxiliar. 9 cartas que cada um dos jogadores tem. 10 vez de iniciar (em jogos como tênis). 11 caligrafia, estilo. 12 assinatura. 13 palmo (de comprimento). 14 ponteiro de relógio. 15 aplauso. 16 lado. • vt 1 dar, entregar, passar. 2 assistir, conduzir. • adj de mão, para mão, por mão, na mão. a good hand uma pessoa hábil. all hands Naut toda a tripulação. an old hand um velho experiente. a poor hand uma pessoa inábil. at first hand de primeira mão. at hand perto, à mão. at second hand de segunda mão. at the hand of someone da parte de alguém. a wretched hand um jogo (de cartas) ruim. by hand manual. by the hand of por intermédio de. for one’s own hand por conta própria. from good hands de primeira fonte. green hand homem ou operário inexperiente. hands off! não toque! hands up! mãos ao alto! in a hand’s turn num instante. near at hand à mão, perto. off hand a) de vez em quando. b) de improviso. on hand a) em estoque, à disposição. b) perto, à mão. c) presente. on the one hand, on the other hand por um lado, por outro lado. out of hand a) de improviso. b) feito, terminado, completo. the matter is well in hand a situação está sob controle. to ask the hand of pedir em casamento. to bear a hand dar uma mão, ajudar. to be hand and glove ser carne e unha. to be off hand ser rude, descortês. to bring up by hand criar sem leite materno. to change hands mudar de dono. to fall into someone’s hands cair em poder de alguém. to fight hand to hand lutar corpo-a-corpo. to give the hand of dar em casamento. to hand about fazer passar de mão em mão. to hand down a) passar para baixo. b) transmitir, legar. to hand in (into) a) passar para dentro. b) entregar (requerimento). c) ajudar (alguém) a entrar. to hand on passar adiante. to hand out distribuir, repartir. to hand over ceder, legar. to have a hand in estar metido em. to have one’s hand out ter perdido a prática. to have someone on one’s hands ter de cuidar de alguém. to keep a firm hand over manter rigorosamente em ordem. to keep one’s hand in conservar a prática. to lay hands on a) tirar, pegar, obter. b) prender. c) atracar. d) prejudicar, magoar. e) benzer pondo a mão. to lay hands upon a thing empreender alguma coisa, pôr mãos à obra. to lend a hand ajudar. to put one’s hand into one’s pocket sacar a carteira. to shake hands dar um aperto de mão. to show one’s hand pôr suas cartas na mesa. to take in hand empreender, assumir. to try one’s hand at experimentar, fazer alguma coisa. to wash one’s hands of desligar-se de. to wash one’s hands of something lavar as próprias mãos de, declarar-se alheio ao assunto ou inocente. to write a clear hand ter letra legível. under hand and seal assinado e selado. with a high hand violento.

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  • 18 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mão
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ponteiro
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) trabalhador braçal, marujo
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) mão, ajuda
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) mão, jogo
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) hand (quatro polegadas)
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) caligrafia
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) dar, entregar
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) mandar de volta, passar
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    - handbag - handbill - handbook - handbrake - handcuff - handcuffs - hand-lens - handmade - hand-operated - hand-out - hand-picked - handshake - handstand - handwriting - handwritten - at hand - at the hands of - be hand in glove with someone - be hand in glove - by hand - fall into the hands of someone - fall into the hands - force someone's hand - get one's hands on - give/lend a helping hand - hand down - hand in - hand in hand - hand on - hand out - hand-out - handout - hand over - hand over fist - hands down - hands off! - hands-on - hands up! - hand to hand - have a hand in something - have a hand in - have/get/gain the upper hand - hold hands with someone - hold hands - in good hands - in hand - in the hands of - keep one's hand in - off one's hands - on hand - on the one hand... on the other hand -... on the other hand - out of hand - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand - shake hands with / shake someone's hand - a show of hands - take in hand - to hand

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  • 19 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) viradela
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) trovão
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) papo
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) moldar
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) envolver
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) revirar
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) fluir
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) passar
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) andar de patins
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) registo de matrículas
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    [roul] n 1 rolo (de arame, papel, etc.), qualquer coisa enrolada. 2 cilindro ou qualquer forma aproximadamente cilíndrica. 3 movimento de rotação, ondulação, agitação. 4 rufar de tambor. 5 ribombar do trovão ou de artilharia. 6 ação de rolar. 7 manobra em que o avião dá uma volta completa em torno de seu eixo longitudinal, mantendo a posição horizontal de vôo. 8 lista, rol, catálogo, registro, relação. he called the rolls / ele procedeu à leitura dos nomes, fez a chamada. 9 pãozinho, pão francês. 10 sl maço de notas ou cédulas, dinheiro. 11 rolls atas, anais, crônica, anuário. 12 fardo. 13 ritmo, cadência (linguagem, poesia). 14 encrespamento das ondas do mar. • vt 1 a) rolar. b) fazer rolar. 2 enrolar, dar forma de rolo a. 3 passar suavemente, deslizar (tempo). 4 girar, revolver. 5 agitar, balançar (navio). 6 ondular, flutuar. 7 aplainar, laminar, calandrar. 8 preparar massas alimentícias com o rolo. 9 aplicar cor, por meio de um rolo. 10 ribombar (trovão). 11 rufar (tambor). 12 Amer sl roubar pessoa alcoolizada ou indefesa. 13 ressoar, vibrar (órgão). 14 coll possuir em abundância. 15 correr (rio), fluir. 16 rodar (carro). 17 gingar, menear, bambolear. 18 trinar, gorjear. 19 enfaixar, envolver. 20 encrespar-se (ondas). 21 transportar em carro (ou outro veículo de rodas). 22 começar a operar (câmera), rodar. 23 jogar (dados). 24 Mus arpejar. heads will roll cabeças vão rolar, punições severas vão acontecer (com perda de cargos). pay roll folha de pagamento to be rolling in a) coll chegar em grande número ou quantidade. b) ter em grande quantidade, estar "nadando" em. to roll back a) reduzir (preço). b) recuar, ir para trás. to roll in the aisles morrer de rir.. to roll in the hay sl praticar sexo. to roll in wealth nadar em dinheiro. to roll out a) estender. b) levantar-se da cama. c) produzir em grande quantidade. to roll out the red carpet for receber com a máxima hospitalidade. to roll up a) enrolar. b) fazer recuar (inimigo). c) chegar, vir. to roll up one’s sleeves arregaçar as mangas, preparar-se para entrar em ação. to strike off the rolls riscar da lista, desclassificar, expulsar.

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  • 20 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) enrodilhada
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço, jogo
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) rebôo
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) rolo
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) enrolar
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) enrolar
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rolar os olhos
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) rolar
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) correr
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    - rolling - roller-skate 3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) andar de patim
    - roll in - roll up II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) lista

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  • back\ down — • back down • back off v informal To give up a claim; not follow up a threat. Bill said he could beat Ted, but when Ted put up his fists Bill backed down. Harry claimed Joe had taken his book, but backed down when the teacher talked with him. Syn …   Словарь американских идиом

  • back down — (v.) in figurative sense of withdraw a charge, 1859, American English, from notion of descending a ladder, etc.; from BACK (Cf. back) (v.) + DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • back down — [v] withdraw from agreement or statement abandon, accede, admit, back off, back out, back pedal*, backtrack, balk, beg off*, cancel, chicken out*, concede, cop out*, demur, give in, give up, go back on, hold back, recant, recoil, renege, resign,… …   New thesaurus

  • back|down — «BAK DOWN», noun. Informal. a backing down; retreat from a claim, position, or point of view after a challenge: »... backdowns, concessions and shifts (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • back down — ► back down concede defeat. Main Entry: ↑back …   English terms dictionary

  • back down — index abandon (withdraw), accede (concede), disavow, surrender (yield), yield (submit) …   Law dictionary

  • back down — verb 1. move backwards from a certain position (Freq. 2) The bully had to back down • Syn: ↑back up, ↑back off • Derivationally related forms: ↑backdown • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • back down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms back down : present tense I/you/we/they back down he/she/it backs down present participle backing down past tense backed down past participle backed down to stop asking for something, or to stop saying that… …   English dictionary

  • back down — PHRASAL VERB If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it. [V P] The United States had no intention of backing down in its bitter row with the European… …   English dictionary

  • back down — v. (D; intr.) to back down from (they had to back down from their demands) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • back down — to decide not to do something because others say you should not do it. Most of the speakers opposed the budget cuts, but the mayor said she would not back down. We demanded an end to the weapons tests, and we thought they had agreed to back down …   New idioms dictionary

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