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1 beak
[bi:k](the hard, horny (usually pointed) part of a bird's mouth: The bird had a worm in its beak.) bico* * *beak1[bi:k] n 1 bico (de ave). 2 parte similar em outros animais (como a tartaruga). 3 esporão, proa dos navios antigos. 4 bico, ponta, boca de qualquer vasilhame. 5 promontório. 6 sl nariz adunco. 7 chifre (de bigorna). 8 colher (de fórceps). 9 Mus bocal (de instrumento de sopro). 10 Archit biqueira. • vt+vi bicar: a) dar bicadas em. b) picar com o bico.————————beak2[bi:k] n 1 sl magistrado (especialmente quando remunerado). 2 professor, diretor de escola. -
2 beak
[bi:k](the hard, horny (usually pointed) part of a bird's mouth: The bird had a worm in its beak.) bico -
3 beak iron
beak i.ron[b'i:k aiən] n bigorna. -
4 peck
[pek] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) bicar2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) petiscar3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) beijar2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) bicada2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) beijinho•- peckish* * *peck1[pek] n 1 celamim: medida de capacidade para secos equivalente a cerca de 9 litros. 2 fig porção, grande quantidade, montão. to be in a peck of troubles estar em grandes apuros.————————peck2[pek] n 1 bicada. 2 marca de bicada. 3 sl comida, alimento. 4 coll beijo ligeiro ou distraído. • vt+vi 1 bicar, dar bicadas. 2 picar. 3 apanhar com o bico. 4 coll comer. 5 coll mordiscar. 6 rezingar, resmungar, implicar. 7 beijar de forma apressada ou indiferente. -
5 peck
[pek] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) bicar2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) beliscar3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) beijocar, bicotar2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) bicada2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) beijoca, bicota•- peckish -
6 beaker
['bi:kə]1) (a large drinking-glass or mug: a beaker of hot milk.) caneca2) (a deep glass container used in chemistry.) proveta* * *beak.er[b'i:kə] n 1 copo grande (de boca larga), caneca. 2 conteúdo de um copo grande ou de uma caneca. 3 proveta (de laboratório). -
7 bill
[bil] I noun(a bird's beak: a bird with a yellow bill.) bicoII 1. noun1) (an account of money owed for goods etc: an electricity bill.) conta2) ((American) a banknote: a five-dollar bill.) nota3) (a poster used for advertising.) cartaz2. verb(to send an account (to someone): We'll bill you next month for your purchases.) mandar a conta- billfold
- fill the bill* * *bill1[bil] n 1 bico (de ave). 2 bico de outros animais (tartaruga etc.). 3 objeto em forma de bico. • vi 1 bicar, tocar-se com os bicos. 2 acariciar-se. to bill and coo / beijar-se, acariciar-se. 3 tomar ou carregar no bico.————————bill2[bil] n 1 Hist espécie de espada de lâmina larga. 2 espécie de alabarda. 3 alabardeiro. 4 = link=billhook billhook. 5 Naut unha de âncora.————————bill3[bil] n 1 conta. fatura 2 nota, cédula (de dinheiro). 3 notícia, aviso, boletim, anúncio, cartaz, folheto, circular. 4 lista, relação, documento. bill of lading / conhecimento de carga (de transporte marítimo). bill of mortality / lista de óbitos. 5 programa (de teatro). 6 projeto de lei. they passed (threw out) a bill / aceitaram (vetaram) um projeto de lei. they brought in a bill / apresentaram um projeto de lei. 7 letra de câmbio. bill of exchange / letra de câmbio. clean bill / letra de câmbio não-acompanhada de comprovantes. long bill, short bill / letra a prazo longo, a prazo curto. he drew a bill on / ele emitiu uma letra contra. he gave a bill / ele emitiu uma letra. he took up a bill / ele pagou uma letra. I accepted a bill / aceitei uma letra. 8 nota promissória. accommodation bill / letra de câmbio de favor. 9 denúncia, queixa. • vt 1 mandar conta, faturar. 2 relacionar. 3 Amer consignar, despachar (frete por estrada de ferro). 4 anunciar, publicar, notificar (com cartazes). 5 fixar, colar (aviso). 6 programar, pôr em lista ou programa. bills and money carta e dinheiro. bill of carriage rota de expedição. bill of fare a) cardápio. b) fig programa. bill of health atestado de saúde. bill of indictment libelo acusatório. bill of sale instrumento de venda. bill of sufferance permissão alfandegária para exportacão sem pagamento de direitos. clean bill of health atestado de saúde em ordem. the Grand Jury finds a true bill (against) os jurados reconhecem a procedência da acusação. to fill the bill ser adequado, dar conta do recado. to foot the bill pagar a conta (para um grupo). to settle one’s bills liquidar suas contas. to top (ou head) the bill ser o primeiro da lista. -
8 bird
[bə:d](a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) pássaro* * *[bə:d] n 1 pássaro, ave. 2 Amer sl fulano, tipo, sujeito. a queer bird / um sujeito esquisito. 3 Brit sl depr mulher jovem. 4 sl vaia. they gave him the bird / vaiaram-no. a bird in hand is worth two in the bush mais vale um pássaro na mão que dois voando. birds of a feather fig farinha do mesmo saco. birds of a feather flock together cada qual com o seu igual. that is for the birds Amer sl isso não vale nada, é uma porcaria. the early bird catches the worm Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga. to be an early bird ser madrugador. to do bird estar na cadeia. to kill two birds with one stone matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada só. -
9 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) mergulhar2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) abaixar-seII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) pato2) (a female duck. See also drake.) pata3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) jogada de críquete/zero•- duckling* * *duck1[d∧k] n 1 pato, pata. 2 Brit coll querido, amor, termo de carinho. 3 Cricket contagem de zero. 4 Amer coll colega, camarada. a dead duck uma questão ultrapassada. a sitting duck um alvo fácil, pessoa ou coisa sem defesa ou proteção. lame duck 1 pessoa, organização fraca ou incapaz. 2 Amer membro do Congresso prestes a se aposentar por não ter sido reeleito. 3 delinqüente, infrator. 4 falido. like water off a ducks back sem efeito algum. to make a duck fazer zero ponto (no críquete). to take to something like duck to water aprender ou habituar-se facilmente a alguma coisa. wild duck pato selvagem.————————duck2[d∧k] n 1 mergulho. 2 súbita inclinação da cabeça ou do corpo, desvio da cabeça ou do corpo para não ser atingido ou visto. 3 reverência. • vt+vi 1 mergulhar, meter debaixo da água, retirar rapidamente. 2 abaixar, inclinar, desviar rapidamente a cabeca ou o corpo, esquivar-se, evitar. 3 fazer profunda reverência. 4 tirar o corpo fora, evadir-se. to duck out of esquivar-se de (responsabilidades). to make duck of, to play duck with dissipar, esbanjar, malbaratar, desperdiçar.————————duck3[d∧k] n 1 pano grosso de linho ou de algodão de que se fazem velas, toldos, tendas, etc. 2 pl calças feitas do mesmo tecido. -
10 pelican
['pelikən](a kind of large water-bird with a large beak with a pouch for carrying fish.) pelicano* * *pel.i.can[p'elikən] n Ornith pelicano. -
11 stork
[sto:k](a type of wading bird with long beak, neck and legs.) cegonha* * *[stɔ:k] n Ornith cegonha. stork’s bill Bot tipo de gerânio. -
12 bill
[bil] I noun(a bird's beak: a bird with a yellow bill.) bicoII 1. noun1) (an account of money owed for goods etc: an electricity bill.) conta2) ((American) a banknote: a five-dollar bill.) nota3) (a poster used for advertising.) cartaz2. verb(to send an account (to someone): We'll bill you next month for your purchases.) faturar- billfold - fill the bill -
13 bird
[bə:d](a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) ave -
14 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) dar caldo2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) esquivar-seII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) pato2) (a female duck. See also drake.) pata3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) duck•- duckling -
15 pelican
['pelikən](a kind of large water-bird with a large beak with a pouch for carrying fish.) pelicano -
16 stork
[sto:k](a type of wading bird with long beak, neck and legs.) cegonha
См. также в других словарях:
beak — beak; beak·horn; beak·ing; beak·iron; de·beak; gros·beak; beak·er; … English syllables
Beak — (b[=e]k), n. [OE. bek, F. bec, fr. Celtic; cf. Gael. & Ir. bac, bacc, hook, W. bach.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varies much according to the food and habits of the bird … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beak — (n.) mid 13c., bird s bill, from O.Fr. bec beak, figuratively mouth, also tip or point of a nose, a lance, a ship, a shoe, from L. beccus (Cf. It. becco, Sp. pico), said by Suetonius ( De vita Caesarum 18) to be of Gaulish origin, perhaps from… … Etymology dictionary
Beak|er — «BEE kuhr», noun. 1. a large cup or drinking glass with a wide mouth: »a full beaker of wine. SYNONYM(S): goblet. 2. a thin glass or metal cup used especially in laboratories. A beaker has a flat bottom, no handle, and often a small lip for… … Useful english dictionary
beak|er — «BEE kuhr», noun. 1. a large cup or drinking glass with a wide mouth: »a full beaker of wine. SYNONYM(S): goblet. 2. a thin glass or metal cup used especially in laboratories. A beaker has a flat bottom, no handle, and often a small lip for… … Useful english dictionary
beak — [bi:k] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: bec, from Latin beccus] 1.) the hard pointed mouth of a bird = ↑bill 2.) a large pointed nose used humorously 3.) BrE old fashioned a judge or a male teacher … Dictionary of contemporary English
beak — [ bik ] noun count * 1. ) the hard curved or pointed part of a bird s mouth 2. ) VERY INFORMAL a long pointed nose … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beak — *bill, neb, nib … New Dictionary of Synonyms
beak — [n] nose of animal bill, mandible, muzzle, neb, nib, nozzle, pecker, proboscis, projection, prow, snout; concept 392 … New thesaurus
beak — ► NOUN 1) a bird s horny projecting jaws; a bill. 2) a projection at the prow of an ancient warship, used in attacking enemy ships. 3) Brit. informal a magistrate or schoolmaster. DERIVATIVES beaked adjective beaky adjective. ORIGIN Latin beccus … English terms dictionary
beak — [bēk] n. [ME bek < OFr bec < L beccus < Gaul] 1. a bird s bill, esp. the large, sharp, horny bill of a bird of prey 2. a beaklike part or thing, as the protruding mouthpart of various insects, fishes, etc., or the spout of a pitcher 3.… … English World dictionary
