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1 water
['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) água2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) regar2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) encher-se de água3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) encher-se de lágrimas•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) impermeável4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) impermeabilizar- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down* * *wa.ter[w'ɔ:tə] n 1 água: a) o líquido. b) qualquer líquido que sugere água. c) líquidos do corpo, como suor, saliva, lágrima, urina. d) chuva (também waters). e) limpidez, transparência, brilho ou lustre (de pedra preciosa). f) vazamento (no casco de um navio). 2 curso d’água, rio, lago, lagoa. 3 enchente ou nível baixo de um rio. 4 profundidade de um rio. 5 maré (alta ou baixa). 6 superfície de aspecto ondeado em seda ou metal. 7 ações emitidas sem aumento de capital. 8 waters águas: a) águas correntes. b) águas agitadas, ondeantes, o mar, o alto-mar. he fished in troubled waters / ele pescou em águas turvas. c) águas de fonte, águas minerais. • vt+vi 1 molhar. 2 irrigar, banhar. 3 regar. 4 aguar. 5 abastecer de ou prover com água. 6 dar de beber. 7 enfraquecer, diluir, misturar com água (leite, etc.), batizar (líquidos). 8 encher de água (boca), salivar. 9 lacrimejar. 10 dar aspecto ondeado a seda ou a superficies metálicas, ondear. 11 emitir ações sem aumento de capital. • adj 1 de ou relativo à água. 2 hidráulico. 3 aquático. 4 fluvial, marítimo. above water acima d’água. an ornamental water lago artificial. by water por via marítima ou fluvial. he is in low water sl ele está em apuros, tem falta de dinheiro. high water maré alta. hot water bottle botija de água quente. it makes your eyes water faz lacrimejar os seus olhos. joy water birita, pinga. like water abundante. low water maré baixa. of the first waters da melhor qualidade. on the water na água, no mar. still waters run deep quem vê cara não vê coração, pessoas muito quietas podem guardar fortes emoções. they cast their money upon the water fig eles jogaram o dinheiro pela janela. to be in deep water fig estar em aperto, em maus lençóis, em situação difícil. to hold water a) à prova d’água. b) fig ser convincente, fundamentado, verdadeiro. to keep one’s head above water conseguir manter-se à tona, ficar acima das dificuldades. to make the mouth water dar água na boca. it makes my mouth water / me dá água na boca. to pass/ make water soltar água, urinar. to pour oil on troubled waters acalmar. to test the water/ waters pesquisa de motivação. to throw cold water on fig jogar balde de água fria em, desencorajar. to water down diluir. water of life a) refresco espiritual. b) conhaque, uísque. water under the bridge experiências passadas, problemas passados já esquecidos. -
2 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) frio2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) frio3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) frio2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) frio2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) constipação•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood* * *[kould] n 1 frio, temperatura baixa. 2 tempo frio. 3 sensação de frio, calafrio. 4 resfriado, catarro, resfriamento. I caught, took a cold / peguei um resfriado, resfriei-me. he has a cold / ele está resfriado. • adj 1 frio, de temperatura baixa. 2 frígido, gélido. 3 sl morto. 4 inconsciente, inerte. 5 impassível, indiferente, insensível. 6 reservado, sério. 7 inexpressivo, desinteressante. 8 fraco, imperceptível. 9 azul, verde, cinzento (não de cor viva). 10 desanimador. 11 desapaixonado, imparcial. 12 nu, cru (fatos). a bad, severe, violent cold um resfriado violento, sério. a cold look um olhar indiferente. cold bend test Tech ensaio de flexão a frio. cold comfort consolo pouco satisfatário. cold scent Hunt rasto velho ou fraco. he was left out in the cold fig ele foi ignorado, foi deixado de lado. in cold blood a sangue frio. it makes my blood run cold dá-me arrepios. that leaves me cold isto me é indiferente. to be out cold estar inconsciente. to get (become) cold ficar frio, esfriar. to put on cold storage fig deixar ficar, deixar como está. to throw cold water on pôr água na fervura, desencorajar. -
3 blood
1) (the red fluid pumped through the body by the heart: Blood poured from the wound in his side.) sangue2) (descent or ancestors: He is of royal blood.) sangue•- bloody
- bloodcurdling
- blood donor
- blood group/type
- blood-poisoning
- blood pressure
- bloodshed
- bloodshot
- bloodstained
- bloodstream
- blood test
- bloodthirsty
- bloodthirstiness
- blood transfusion
- blood-vessel
- in cold blood* * *[bl∧d] n 1 sangue. 2 fig vida. 3 suco, seiva. 4 temperamento, natureza animal. 5 matança, derramamento de sangue. 6 consangüinidade, parentesco. 7 linhagem (real), estirpe, nobreza. 8 ira, sanha, raiva. 9 raça, nacionalidade. 10 homem valente e espirituoso. blood is thicker than water o sangue (parentesco) fala mais alto. full blood puro-sangue (cavalo). half-blood mestiço. in cold blood a sangue-frio. it runs in the blood está no sangue. my blood is up estou louco de raiva. new blood or young blood sangue novo ou idéias novas. next in blood de parentesco íntimo. of the royal blood de sangue real. the gift of language is in her blood o talento para línguas está no seu sangue. to be out for blood estar disposto a tudo, estar atrás de vingança. to get blood from a stone tirar leite de pedra. to let blood sangrar. to make bad blood exasperar os ânimos. to make one’s blood boil enfurecer. to make one’s blood run cold causar arrepios, fazer o sangue gelar nas veias. -
4 hot
[hot]1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) quente2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) quente3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) picante4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) colérico5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) recente•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes* * *[h'ɔt] adj 1 quente. 2 apimentado, picante, muito condimentado. 3 apaixonado, ardente, excitado, fogoso, ávido, ansioso. 4 cobiçoso, lascivo. 5 entusiasmado, caloroso. 6 zeloso. 7 furioso, veemente, perigoso. 8 difícil, árduo. it is hot work / é uma tarefa árdua. 9 sl recente, moderno. 10 vivo, forte (cores). 11 quente (diz-se nos jogos de adivinhação e de procurar objetos). 12 recém-saído. 13 Electr que conduz corrente ativamente. 14 bom, excelente. 15 sl obtido ilegalmente. 16 sl rápido. 17 sl pornográfico, sujo. • adv 1 de modo quente. 2 ansiosamente, ardentemente. 3 furiosamente. at the hot test no ponto mais perigoso. don’t make it too hot! devagar com isso!, não torne as coisas difíceis! hot and cold mistura de heroína e cocaína. to be hot on a) ser bom em. b) estar interessado em. to be in hot water Amer estar em apuros. to give it one hot criticar ou punir severamente alguém. to give someone a hot time fazer alguém passar apertado. to go like hot cakes ter venda rápida, vender muito. to grow hot esquentar-se, encolerizar-se. to have the hots for ser atraente sexualmente. to hot on the heels of perseguir alguém. to make it hot for dificultar as coisas para, fazer com que as coisas sejam impossíveis para.
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