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1 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) tratar bem -
2 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) tratar bem -
3 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) tratar alguém dignamente -
4 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) tratar alguém dignamente -
5 proud
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) orgulhoso2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) orgulhoso3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) orgulhoso4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) esplêndido•- proudly- do someone proud
- do proud* * *[praud] adj 1 orgulhoso: a) vaidoso, soberbo, arrogante. b) ufano. c) altivo, altaneiro. 2 magnífico, suntuoso, imponente. 3 esplêndido, admirável. 4 fogoso (montaria). 5 impetuoso (rio, torrente). a proud building uma construção suntuosa. my proudest possession o objeto mais valioso e querido que possuo. proud as a peacock empavonado. they did him proud 1 encheram-no de orgulho. 2 acolheram-no magnificamente. to be proud of orgulhar-se de. -
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1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) orgulhoso2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) orgulhoso3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) orgulhoso4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) soberbo•- proudly- do someone proud - do proud -
7 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) fazer baixar a cristaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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8 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) fazer baixar a cristaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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9 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) fazer baixar a cristaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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10 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) fazer baixar a cristaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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11 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) abaixar a cristaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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12 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) abaixar a cristaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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13 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) abaixar a cristaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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14 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) abaixar a cristaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) varrer2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) varrer3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) grassar4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) passar/entrar, etc. altaneiramente2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) varridela2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) limpa-chaminés4) (a sweepstake.) lotaria•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up* * *[swi:p] n 1 varredura, varrição, vassourada, limpeza. 2 movimento impetuoso, impulso. 3 linha curva, perfil. 4 curva, volta. 5 golpe, giro, movimento circular (como com alfanje). 6 extensão, região, área, amplitude, amplidão. 7 alcance, extensão, esfera. 8 limpador de chaminés, varredor. 9 remo comprido. 10 vara comprida para tirar água de poço. 11 folga, jogo. 12 rampa. 13 tipo de aposta em corrida de cavalos em que o ganhador leva tudo. 14 vitória arrasadora. 15 asas de moinho de vento. 16 sweeps (também sweepings) varredura, lixo, sujeira. • vt+vi (ps, pp swept) 1 varrer, limpar, escovar. the waves swept the boat / as ondas lavaram o barco. 2 roçar, tocar. 3 remover, arrastar (no chão), levar de roldão. 4 eliminar, abolir. 5 correr, mover-se rapidamente, passar impetuosamente. 6 andar com pose ou dignidade. 7 estender-se. 8 caçar, tocar. 9 escavar, dragar. 10 procurar, olhar (o horizonte), perscrutar, esquadrinhar, vasculhar. 11 arrebatar, empolgar. 12 assolar, devastar. 13 abarcar, abranger. 14 vencer de forma espetacular, vencer todas as partidas. 15 derramar-se, fluir. a clean sweep a) fig uma limpeza geral. b) uma vitória completa. at one sweep de um só golpe. he swept his pupils along with him ele entusiasmou seu alunos. sweep-net rede de arrasto. to make a clean sweep of a) ganhar todos os prêmios, concursos, etc. b) limpar completamente. to sweep along correr, passar rapidamente, fig voar. to sweep by passar com grande velocidade. to sweep down varrer para baixo. to sweep down on atirar-se sobre. to sweep off arrastar, levar, varrer. to sweep past passar com grande velocidade. to sweep someone off their feet coll fig fazer alguém ficar impressionado, atraído por você. we were swept off our feet / ficamos impressionados, emocionados. to sweep the board ganhar tudo, limpar a mesa (jogo de apostas). to sweep the chimney limpar a chaminé. with a sweep of his hand com um movimento da mão. -
16 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) varrer2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) varrer, arrebatar3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) varrer, assolar4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) deslizar, passar majestosamente2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) varrida2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto largo3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) limpador de chaminé4) (a sweepstake.) sweepstake•- sweeper- sweeping - sweeping-brush - at one/a sweep - sweep someone off his feet - sweep off his feet - sweep out - sweep the board - sweep under the carpet - sweep up
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