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[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) asa2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) asa3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) ala4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) parte5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) ala6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) ala7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.)8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) esquadrilha•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing* * *[wiŋ] n 1 Zool, Bot, Anat asa. the love added/ lent wings to his feet / o amor alou os seus pés. 2 qualquer coisa semelhante a asa em forma ou uso. 3 braço de moinho. 4 pá ou palheta de ventilador. 5 Amer unidade administrativa ou tática das forças aéreas, esquadra. 6 vôo, transporte aéreo, aviação. 7 bastidor (teatro). 8 wings emblema de aviador (piloto). he got his wings / ele recebeu seu emblema de aviador. 9 Mil ala, flanco. 10 facção, parte ou grupo de uma organização. 11 Sports ala (esquerda ou direita), jogador de ala. 12 perna dianteira (quadrúpede), braço (pessoa). 13 lóbulo de pulmão. 14 meio ou instrumento de transporte, viagem ou progresso. 15 folha de porta ou janela. 16 pára-lama (carro). 17 orelha (de poltrona). 18 fig proteção, cuidado, amparo. • vt+vi 1 voar, tomar vôo. 2 atravessar ou percorrer voando. 3 transportar por via aérea. 4 fig apressar, acelerar, fazer voar. 5 prover com asas, alar, dar asas a. 6 prover de penas (flecha). 7 atingir ou acertar (um avião ou pássaro) nas asas, ferir na asa. 8 coll ferir no braço. 9 Archit prover de alas. bird’s wing asa de pássaro. in the wings pronto para agir. it had taken wings to itself desapareceu depressa. on the wing a) voando, em vôo, depressa. b) em movimento, em atividade, atarefado. c) de partida, em fuga. on the wings of the wind rápido como o vento. side wing bastidor de teatro. take her under your wings tome-a sob sua proteção, proteja-a. to spread wings alçar vôo, fazer algo novo e difícil. to take wings a) (pássaros) levantar vôo. b) fig fugir, morrer. to wing it coll improvisar. we clipped him the wings fig cortamos-lhe as asas.
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