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1 open secret
open secretpretenso segredo por todos sabido. -
2 be an open secret
(to be known to many people although supposed to be a secret: It's an open secret that she's getting married next week.) ser o segredo do cuco -
3 be an open secret
(to be known to many people although supposed to be a secret: It's an open secret that she's getting married next week.) ser segredo de polichinelo -
4 open
['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) aberto2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) aberto3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) aberto4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) aberto5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) aberto6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) em aberto7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) aberto2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) abrir(-se)2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) abrir•- opener- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
- with open arms* * *o.pen['oupən] n 1 campo raso. 2 clareira. 3 ar livre. 4 abertura. 5 notoriedade. • vt+vi 1 abrir. 2 descerrar. 3 destampar. 4 desatar. 5 tornar acessível. 6 esclarecer. 7 divulgar, expor. 8 franquear, desobstruir. 9 estender, desdobrar. 10 começar, iniciar. 11 inaugurar. l2 ampliar, desenvolver. 13 romper. 14 rachar, fender. 15 tornar-se visível. • adj 1 aberto. 2 descerrado. 3 destampado. 4 desatado. 5 desembrulhado. 6 livre, desocupado. 7 disponível. 8 acessível. 9 conquistável. 10 discutível. 11 desprotegido, exposto. 12 público, notório. 13 claro, evidente. 14 franco, direto. 15 generoso, liberal. l6 sujeito a, suscetível de. 17 pendente, em aberto. 18 poroso. 19 perfurado. 20 irrestrito. half open meio aberto. he is not open with you ele não é franco com você. in the open a) ao ar livre. b) do conhecimento público. in the open street em plena rua. it is open to him ele tem plena liberdade. open to a) aberto a. b) sujeito a. c) disponível para. to lay open esclarecer. to open fire abrir fogo, atirar. to open out falar abertamente, revelar o que pensa. to open up a) tornar acessível. b) explorar. c) esclarecer. wide open escancarado. -
5 open
['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) aberto2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) aberto3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) aberto4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) aberto5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) aberto6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) em aberto7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) aberto2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) abrir(-se)2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) abrir•- opener- opening - openly - open-air - open-minded - open-plan - be an open secret - bring something out into the open - bring out into the open - in the open - in the open air - keep/have an open mind - open on to - the open sea - open to - open up - with open arms -
6 secret
['si:krit] 1. adjective(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) secreto2. noun1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) segredo2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) segredo•- secrecy- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret* * *se.cret[s'i:krit] n 1 segredo, mistério. I am in the secret / conheço o segredo. can you keep a secret? / você pode guardar um segredo? we let him into the secret / confiamos-lhe o segredo. 2 razão ou causa oculta. • adj 1 secreto, oculto, clandestino. we kept it secret / guardamos segredo. 2 fechado, reservado. 3 escondido. 4 segregado, retirado, solitário, isolado. 5 obscuro, recôndito. in secret secretamente, em segredo. many are the secret ways of God muitos são os caminhos (secretos) de Deus. open secret pretenso segredo por todos sabido. -
7 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) tornar públicoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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8 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) tornar públicoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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9 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) levar a públicoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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10 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) levar a públicoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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11 force
[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) força2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) força3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) força2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) obrigar2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forçar•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force* * *[fɔ:s] n 1 força, robustez, energia, vigor. I could not resist the force of his argument / não pude resistir à força do seu argumento. 2 valentia. 3 impulso, motivo, causa. 4 poder. the force of circumstances / o poder das circunstâncias. 5 compulsão, coerção, necessidade, obrigação, violência, constrangimento. 6 capacidade de convencer ou impressionar. 7 influência, autoridade, poder. 8 virtude, eficácia, validade, vigência, vigor. 9 a parte principal de um conjunto. 10 agremiação, turma de empregados. 11 força militar, naval ou policial. 12 Phys potência, ação, causa que gera movimentos, agente. 13 força motriz. 14 valor, peso, significação rigorosa (de um termo). 15 exército, marinha. • vt 1 forçar, compelir, constranger, coagir, expurgar, conseguir, obter por força, arrombar. they forced my hands / eles coagiram-me. that means forcing an open door / isso significa arrombar portas abertas. 2 violentar, violar, estuprar, deflorar, impor, impingir, obrigar a aceitar. he forced the words / ele torceu o sentido das palavras. he forced his advice on me / ele impôs-me o seu conselho. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, tirar, tomar. she forced the secret from me / ela arrancou-me o segredo. 4 apressar, estimular, fazer brotar, amadurecer artificialmente. he forced a smile / ele forçou um sorriso. Air Forces forças aéreas. Armed Forces forças armadas. by force of à força de, por meio de. by main force à viva força. direction of force sentido de força. force of habit força do hábito. he was forced on ele foi impelido. in force a) em vigor. b) em grande número. in force of em virtude de, por força de, em conseqüência de. in great force coll em forma excelente. natural forces forças da natureza. of force forçosamente. our office force nosso quadro de empregados. the coming into force o ato de entrar em vigor. the Force Brit a polícia. the law came into force a lei entrou em vigor. to be in force estar em vigor. to force along empurrar, impelir. to force away obrigar a recuar. to force back repelir, rechaçar. to force down obrigar a baixar, fazer descer. to force from obrigar, conseguir à força. to force in/ through fazer entrar, forçar a entrada. to force off Com queimar, vender por qualquer preço, fazer liquidação. to force on/ upon forçar a aceitar, impor. to force one’s hand obrigar a mostrar o jogo, obrigar a revelar as intenções. to force one’s way abrir caminho. to force open abrir à força, arrombar. to force out arrancar. to force the issue trazer o assunto à baila. to force the pace apressar excessivamente o passo. to force up forçar a subida, fazer subir à força. to join forces with trabalhar junto com a mesma finalidade. to put in force pôr em vigor. -
12 above-board
adjective (open and honourable; not secret: His dealings are all above-board.) às claras* * *above-boarda) claro, franco, honesto, correto. b) francamente, honestamente, corretamente. -
13 wink
[wiŋk] 1. verb1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') piscar o olho2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) piscar2. noun(an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) piscadela* * *[wiŋk] n 1 pestanejo, piscadela, abrir e fechar de olhos. 2 instante, momento. • vt+vi piscar, abrir e fechar os olhos rapidamente. I winked at her / pisquei para ela. by wink a) dar sinal piscando os olhos. b) pestanejar. c) cintilar, tremular. forty winks soneca. in a wink num instante. to tip somebody the wink dar um aviso ou informação de maneira secreta (para alguém). to wink at something tolerar, fazer que não vê, fechar os olhos a. I winked at it / fiz de conta que não vi. we could not get a wink of sleep não conseguimos dormir, não conseguimos fechar os olhos. -
14 above-board
adjective (open and honourable; not secret: His dealings are all above-board.) franco -
15 wink
[wiŋk] 1. verb1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') piscar, dar uma piscadela2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) piscar2. noun(an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) piscadela
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