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1 cut down
1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.)2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) -
2 cut down
1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) abater2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) reduzir -
3 stump
1. noun1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) toco2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) coto3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) pau2. verb1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) pisar forte2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) deixar perplexo•- stumpy- stump up* * *[st∧mp] n 1 toco, toro, cepa. 2 coto, parte de um membro amputado. 3 toco (de cigarro, de lápis, etc.). 4 sl perna. 5 Amer local de comício político. 6 Drawing esfuminho. • vt+vi 1 Amer fazer discurso político, percorrer em campanha política. 2 andar de modo duro ou com passos pesados. 3 desnortear, confundir, embaraçar, deixar perplexo. 4 coll desafiar, provocar. 5 reduzir a toco ou coto. 6 limpar (um terreno) de tocos. 7 atrapalhar. 8 Drawing esfumar. he stirred his stumps ele pôs-se em movimento, apressou-se. he took the stump ou went on the stump ele foi fazer propaganda ou discursos políticos. I’m up a stump estou em apuros. to stump the country viajar para fazer discursos políticos. to stump it fugir, dar o fora. to stump up sl pagar. -
4 stump
1. noun1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) toco2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) toco3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) stump2. verb1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) andar pesadamente2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) aturdir•- stumpy- stump up -
5 hew
[hju:]past tense - hewed; verb1) (to cut with an axe, sword etc: He hewed down the tree.) cortar2) (to cut out or shape with an axe, sword etc: He hewed a path through the forest.) talhar* * *[hju:] vt (ps hewed, pp hewed, hewn) 1 cortar, derrubar. 2 lavrar, desbastar. to hew down derrubar. to hew up rachar. -
6 hew
[hju:]past tense - hewed; verb1) (to cut with an axe, sword etc: He hewed down the tree.) rachar2) (to cut out or shape with an axe, sword etc: He hewed a path through the forest.) debastar, talhar
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