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1 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) cavilha2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) cabide3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) mola2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) prender- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
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- take down a peg* * *[peg] n 1 pino. 2 Tech pega. 3 espicho. 4 cavilha. 5 cravelha. 6 prendedor de roupas, pregador. 7 pretexto, desculpa. 8 grau, medida (de estima, etc.). 9 sl perna-de-pau. 10 pequena estaca. 11 Brit drinque, aperitivo. • vt+vi 1 cavilhar. 2 marcar com estacas. 3 pregar (sola em sapatos). 4 restringir, confinar. 5 fixar, determinar (preços). 6 laborar, labutar. 7 coll atirar, arremessar. 8 prender (roupas no varal). 9 categorizar, identificar, reconhecer. a peg to hang a nagging on um pretexto para resmungar. to be a square peg in a round hole destoar, ser um peixe fora d’água. to come down a peg ceder, mudar de tom, abrandar. to have a peg to hang things on ter um bode expiatório. to peg away coll agir ou trabalhar diligentemente. to peg down fixar com pregos. to peg out a) marcar com estacas. b) sl falhar, fracassar. c) sl morrer. to take someone down a peg or two fazer alguém abaixar um pouco a crista. -
2 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) pino2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) cabide3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) prendedor de roupa2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) prender- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two - take someone down a peg - take down a peg -
3 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) arrastar2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastar3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastar4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragar5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) arrastar-se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) travão2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) tragada3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) chatice4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) roupa de travesti* * *[dræg] n 1 carro de rojo, rastilho, arrasto, carro de transporte. 2 rede varredoura. 3 draga, fateixa de rocegar. 4 croque, gancho, ancinho, grade de arar, desterroar. 5 máquina ou dispositivo para adubar a terra. 6 máquina, aparelho que serve para arrastar ou puxar algo. 7 resistência ao avanço, sapata de roda de veículo, travão, qualquer coisa que retarda o progresso, ( upon) obstáculo, empecilho. 8 espécie de carruagem aberta, a quatro cavalos. 9 dragagem, ação de dragar, arrastar. 10 Hunt rasto de raposa, rasto artificial, montaria, caça grossa. 11 Amer sl influência, pressão. 12 sl coisa enfadonha. 13 sl inalação de fumaça. 14 sl roupa própria de pessoas de um sexo, usada por pessoas de outro. 15 sl festa de homossexuais. • vt+vi 1 arrastar(-se), levar a rastos, tirar, puxar à força, arrancar. 2 dragar, rocegar, desentupir (um porto). 3 gradar, desterroar. 4 garrar, arrastar (a âncora). 5 arrastar (falando de vestidos compridos). 6 pescar com a rede varredoura. 7 deter-se, tardar, prolongar-se, não adiantar, mover-se morosamente ou com dificuldade. the child drags / a criança é retardada no seu desenvolvimento. 8 passar. to drag along, drag on 1 arrastar com força. 2 puxar, arrastar. 3 arrastar-se, demorar. to drag away mover-se ou partir sem vontade. to drag by passar vagarosamente. to drag down 1 sentir-se fraco ou deprimido. 2 reduzir a um nível social mais baixo. to drag in introduzir um assunto sem interesse ou inoportuno. to drag into envolver (alguém ou algo) desnecessariamente. to drag one’s feet não se esforçar, retardar, fazer corpo mole. to drag out 1 protrair, prolongar, fazer durar. 2 forçar a dizer algo. to drag up 1 educar ou criar com negligência. 2 levantar um assunto desnecessariamente. -
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[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) puxar2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastar3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastar4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragar5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) arrastar-se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) entrave2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) tragada3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) chateação4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) roupa de travesti
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