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1 drawing-pin
noun ((American thumbtack) a pin with a broad, flat head used for fastening paper to a board etc.) pionês* * *draw.ing-pin[dr'ɔ:iŋ pin] n percevejo, tacha, tachinha (de pregar papel). -
2 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) tacha2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) alinhavo3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bordada4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) rumo2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pregar2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) bordejar* * *tack1[tæk] n 1 tacha, preguinho de cabeça larga. 2 alinhavo. 3 Naut curso de um navio em relação à posição das velas. 4 Naut movimento em ziguezague, cruzeiro. 5 curso de ação, direção, conduta. 6 escota, corda, cabo. • vt 1 pregar com tachas. 2 alinhavar. 3 ajuntar, adicionar, incluir. 4 Naut cruzar, manobrar, mudar de rumo ou curso. 5 fig mudar de conduta ou política. on the wrong tack no caminho errado. to be on the port (starboard) tack ter o vento de bombordo (estibordo). to change tack tomar nova direção, mudar o curso. to get down to brass tacks chegar ao ponto essencial da questão, encarar os fatos. to go off on a new tack tomar outro rumo.————————tack2 -
3 drawing-pin
noun ((American thumbtack) a pin with a broad, flat head used for fastening paper to a board etc.) percevejo -
4 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) tacha2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) alinhavo3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) rumo4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) rumo2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pregar, alinhavar2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) bordejar -
5 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. -
6 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
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