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vanguarda, gume, fio (of knife)English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > cutting edge
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[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) beira2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) gume3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) intensidade2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) guarnecer2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) avançar•- edging- edgy
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- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge* * *[ed9] n 1 canto, extremidade, margem, beira, bordo. 2 bainha, aresta. 3 situação crítica. 4 gume, fio, corte. 5 aspereza, rispidez, irritabilidade. it sets my teeth on edge / isto me irrita, mexe com os meus nervos. 6 vantagem, margem de superioridade. 7 agudeza de mente ou apetite. • vt+vi 1 afiar, amolar, aguçar. 2 introduzir-se despercebidamente, infiltrar(-se). 3 margear, delimitar, emoldurar, cercar, orlar, circundar. 4 empurrar ou mover pouco a pouco. 5 derrotar por pequena margem. on edge a) nervoso, agitado. b) ansioso, impaciente. to be on the very edge of doing something estar prestes a fazer alguma coisa. to be over the edge coll ter uma crise nervosa. to edge away afastar-se devagar, esgueirar-se. to give an edge dar uma vantagem. to have the edge on ter pequena vantagem sobre. to put an edge on afiar, dar fio. to put someone on edge irritar alguém. to put to the edge of the sword passar à espada, matar. to set on edge excitar, animar. to take the edge off privar de força, abrandar, suavizar. -
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[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) beira2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) gume3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) agudeza2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) orlar2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) avançar devagar•- edging- edgy - edgily - edginess - have the edge on/over - on edge -
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1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) rombudo2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) directo2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) embotar- bluntly- bluntness* * *[bl∧nt] n agulha rombuda. • vt+vi 1 ficar cego ou sem corte. 2 tornar cego (instrumento de corte). 3 moderar, abrandar. 4 entorpecer, enfraquecer. • adj 1 embotado, sem corte, cego. blunt cutting edge / gume cego. 2 brusco, abrupto, áspero. 3 obtuso, insensível, néscio. 4 franco, direto, objetivo. a blunt reply / uma resposta direta.
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