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1 dead wood
dead wood[d'ed wud] n 1 galhos secos e mortos. 2 Amer coll pessoas ou coisas inúteis. 3 palavras ou frases convencionais e vagas. -
2 to cut out the dead wood
to cut out the dead woodcortar, eliminar o desnecessário, supérfluo. -
3 wood
[wud]1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed: My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire.) madeira2) ((often in plural) a group of growing trees: They went for a walk in the woods.) bosque3) (a golf-club whose head is made of wood.) taco de golfe•- wooded- wooden
- woody
- wood carving
- woodcut
- woodcutter
- woodland
- woodlouse
- woodpecker
- wood pulp
- woodwind
- woodwork
- woodworm
- out of the woods
- out of the wood* * *[wud] n 1 madeira, lenha. 2 floresta, selva, bosque, mato (também woods). 3 objeto de madeira. 4 tina, barrica, barril. 5 Mus instrumento de sopro de madeira. 6 woods Mus instrumentos de sopro de madeira de uma orquestra. • vt+vi 1 prover ou abastecer com madeira ou lenha. 2 reflorestar, plantar árvores. • adj 1 de madeira. 2 do mato. a clearing in the wood uma clareira na floresta. he is out of the wood ele está fora de perigo. to cut out the dead wood cortar, eliminar o desnecessário, supérfluo. touch/ knock (on) wood bata na madeira (para afugentar a má sorte). wine drawn from the wood vinho da pipa. you cannot see the wood for the trees você está tão envolvido com os detalhes que perdeu de vista o todo. -
4 pyre
(a pile of wood on which a dead body is ceremonially burned: a funeral pyre) pira* * *[p'aiə] n pira funerária. -
5 season
['si:zn] 1. noun1) (one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc: The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season.) estação2) (the usual, proper or suitable time for something: the football season.) temporada2. verb1) (to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to: She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.) temperar2) (to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use.) sazonar•- seasonal
- seasoned
- seasoning
- season ticket
- in season
- out of season* * *sea.son1[s'i:zən] n 1 estação do ano. 2 época. 3 temporada. 4 período, tempo. 5 tempo próprio ou propício. 6 cio dos mamíferos. bathing season estação de águas, temporada de praia. dead season época morta, em que não há movimento comercial. everything in its season cada coisa em seu tempo. holiday season época de férias. in season em voga, no cio. in season and out of season em qualquer época. theatrical season temporada teatral. to be at the height of the season estar em plena estação. to happen out of season acontecer em tempo impróprio. tomatoes are out of season now / agora não é tempo de tomates.————————sea.son2[si:zən] vt+vi 1 condimentar, melhorar o gosto, temperar. 2 tornar interessante. 3 amadurecer, deixar secar (madeira), tornar próprio para o uso, curar (queijo, etc.). a seasoned soldier um soldado experimentado, um veterano. to become seasoned acostumar-se a alguma coisa. -
6 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) muro2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) parede2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) murar- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) pôr papel de parede- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall* * *[wɔ:l] n 1 parede, muro, paredão. 2 fort muralha (também walls). 3 fig barreira, muro. I am up against a brick wall / fig tenho uma montanha (de dificuldades) na minha frente. • vt 1 prover, cercar, dividir ou proteger com parede ou muro, murar, emparedar. 2 fort fortificar. blind dead wall parede sem janelas ou portas. to drive up the wall fazer subir as paredes, deixar muito irritado. to have one’s back to the wall estar encurralado, estar em um beco sem saída. to knock/ bang one’s head against a brick wall tentar o impossível, dar murro em ponta de faca. to wall up fechar com parede. walls have ears as paredes têm ouvidos. -
7 pyre
(a pile of wood on which a dead body is ceremonially burned: a funeral pyre) pira
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