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1 to make someone’s ears burn
to make someone’s ears burnfalar de alguém na sua ausência, fazer queimar os ouvidos de alguém. -
2 finger
['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) dedo2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) dedo3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) pedaço2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) manusear- fingerprint
- fingertip
- be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
- have something at one's fingertips
- have at one's fingertips
- have a finger in the pie / in every pie
- put one's finger on* * *fin.ger[f'iŋgə] n 1 dedo. 2 qualquer peça saliente de pequeno porte, semelhante a um dedo. 3 comprimento ou largura correspondente a um dedo. 4 sl dedo-duro, informante. 5 sl um policial. • vt+vi 1 tocar com os dedos. he didn’t lay a finger on her / ele não a tocou. 2 manusear, apalpar, auxiliar. she doesn’t lift a finger, she doesn’t raise a finger to help her mother / ela não ergue um dedo para ajudar sua mãe. 3 sl dedo-durar: localizar e mostrar para ladrões lugares passíveis de assalto. 4 Mus dedilhar, executar com os dedos em instrumento musical, indicar por algarismos. five-fingers sl 1 gatuno, ladrão. 2 sentença de prisão de cinco anos. I’m all fingers and thumbs eu sou muito desajeitado com as mãos. on the finger sl 1 a crédito. 2 grátis. the money slipped through his fingers o dinheiro escorregou pelos seus dedos, ele perdeu o dinheiro. to get your fingers burnt ou to burn your fingers dar com os burros n’água, queimar-se. to have a finger in the pie meter o dedo, intrometer-se em um negócio. to have green fingers ter uma boa mão para plantas. to keep one’s fingers crossed torcer, esperar que algo aconteça. to lay one’s finger upon pôr o dedo em cima, descobrir ou indicar com exatidão. to point a finger, to point the finger acusar. to put a finger on someone’s weak spot pôr o dedo na ferida, encontrar o calcanhar-de-aquiles. to twist someone round your little finger fazer gato e sapato de alguém. to work one’s fingers to the bone dar duro, trabalhar em excesso. -
3 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) orelha2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) ouvido•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) espiga* * *ear1[i2] n 1 ouvido. 2 orelha. 3 audição. 4 percepção. 5 atenção, consideração. 6 asa (de vaso). 7 alça, colcheta. an ear for music um ouvido para música. a thick ear pé-de-ouvido. ear that sticks out orelha-de-abano. he brought a storm about his ears ele levantou uma tempestade. it came to his father’s ears chegou ao conhecimento de seu pai. lend me an ear! ouça-me, escute-me! to be all ears prestar toda a atenção, ser todo ouvidos. to box one’s ears esbofetear alguém. to fall on deaf ears não ser atendido. to give ear dar ouvidos. to go in one ear and out the other entrar por um ouvido e sair pelo outro. to have itching ears querer ouvir as novidades. to have or keep an ear to the ground estar atento à opinião pública ou aos acontecimentos. to lend an ear escutar, prestar atenção. to make someone’s ears burn falar de alguém na sua ausência, fazer queimar os ouvidos de alguém. to play by ear tocar de ouvido. to play it by ear agir de improviso, conforme as coisas acontecem. to prick up one’s ears aguçar os ouvidos, ficar de orelha em pé. to turn a deaf ear to não dar ouvido a. up to the ears in..., over head and ears in... profundamente envolvido, enterrado até ao pescoço. wet behind the ears inexperiente, imaturo.————————ear2[i2] n espiga. • vi espigar. -
4 revenge
[rə'ven‹] 1. noun1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) vingança2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) vingança2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) vingar-se* * *re.venge[riv'endʒ] n 1 vingança, desforra, desagravo, represália. I took (my) revenge / vinguei-me. 2 desejo de vingança. • vt vingar-se, desforrar(-se), retaliar. in revenge por vingança. to revenge oneself on, upon vingar-se em. -
5 revenge
[rə'ven‹] 1. noun1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) vingança2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) vingança2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) vingar(-se)
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