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1 between now and then
between now and thennesse ínterim. between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost/gate-post) entre nós dois, em segredo. between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place entre a cruz e a espada. -
2 between and between
between and betweennem um nem outro, por partes iguais. -
3 between the lights
between the lightsa) à meia-luz. b) no crepúsculo.————————between the lightsà meia-luz. -
4 between cares and tears
between cares and tearsentre cuidados e preocupações. -
5 between hell and high water
between hell and high waterbras entre a cruz e a caldeirinha. -
6 between night and morning
between night and morningna aurora. -
7 between the devil and the deep blue sea
between the devil and the deep blue seaentre dois fogos, entre a cruz e a caldeirinha.English-Portuguese dictionary > between the devil and the deep blue sea
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8 between times
between timesno meio tempo. -
9 between whiles
between whilesa) a intervalos. b) durante intervalos. -
10 between wind and weather
between wind and weatherentre a espada e a parede, em alternativa difícil. -
11 between you and me and the gatepost
between you and me and the gatepostentre você e mim.English-Portuguese dictionary > between you and me and the gatepost
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12 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre•* * *be.tween[bitw'i:n] prep entre: 1 no espaço que separa. 2 de um a outro. 3 em comum, em conjunto. 4 no meio de. 5 no intervalo de. 6 envolvido em. • adv 1 no meio, em posição intermediária. 2 no intervalo. 3 a intervalos. between and between nem um nem outro, por partes iguais. between cares and tears entre cuidados e preocupações. between night and morning na aurora. between now and then nesse ínterim. between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost or gate-post) entre nós dois, em segredo. between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place entre a cruz e a espada. between the lights à meia-luz. between whiles a) a intervalos. b) durante intervalos. few and far between raras vezes. in between no meio. something between uma coisa intermediária. -
13 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre• -
14 between you and me / between ourselves
(in confidence: Between you and me, I think he's rather nice.) aqui para nósEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > between you and me / between ourselves
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15 between you and me / between ourselves
(in confidence: Between you and me, I think he's rather nice.) aqui entre nósEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > between you and me / between ourselves
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16 between-decks
be.tween-decks[bitw'i:n deks] n Naut entrecobertas. -
17 between
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18 few and far between
(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) poucos e raros* * *few and far betweenraras vezes. -
19 to read between the lines
to read between the linesler entre as linhas.————————to read between the linesler nas entrelinhas. -
20 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) estar dividido entreEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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