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101 low-down
adjective (mean; contemptible: a low-down thief.) ruim* * *low-down[l'ou daun] n sl 1 fatos concretos. 2 informações confidenciais. -
102 to boil down
to boil downa) concentrar, engrossar por fervura. b) fig condensar, resumir. the story boils down to this/a história resume-se a isto. -
103 to calm down
to calm downacalmar-se, tranqüilizar-se, sossegar-se, abrandar-se.————————to calm downacalmar. -
104 to close down
to close downfechar, encerrar as atividades. the shops closed down/as lojas fecharam suas portas. to close in 1 fechar, cercar. 2 encerrar, irromper, aproximar-se, chegar. the night closed in/chegou a noite. -
105 to come down
to come downa) descer, baixar, abaixar. b) desmoronar-se. c) fig ceder.————————to come downvir abaixo, descer, fig baixar, abater-se, ceder, cair na miséria. -
106 to cut somebody down to size
to cut somebody down to sizecoll colocar no devido lugar. his boss cut him down to size / seu patrão o pôs no seu lugar, mostrou que ele não era tão importante quanto pensava.English-Portuguese dictionary > to cut somebody down to size
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107 to fly down
to fly downaterrissar, descer voando, voar para. to get down 1 apear, descer. 2 engolir, tragar alguma coisa. -
108 to get down to business
to get down to businesscomeçar a trabalhar, a tratar de assuntos profissionais.————————to get down to businessir ao que interessa, ir direto ao assunto. -
109 to get down to work
to get down to worktrabalhar com afinco. to go down 1 afundar, soçobrar. 2 deixar a universidade para as férias ou no fim do trimestre. 3 baixar (o preço). 4 acalmar-se (o vento). -
110 to get down to
to get down tocomeçar a fazer, Braz coll colocar a mão na massa. let’s get down to business / vamos tratar do assunto. -
111 to go down on
to go down onvulg fazer sexo oral com. to go down the drain 1 desperdiçar, não ser aproveitado. 2 perder o valor. -
112 to lay down the law
to lay down the lawdar ordens.————————to lay down the lawrepreender com severidade. -
113 to lie down
to lie downa) deitar-se. b) submeter-se.————————to lie downdeitar-se. -
114 to pin someone down
to pin someone downfazer com que alguém se defina ou se comprometa a fazer algo. he pinned her down to her promise/ele a obrigou a cumprir sua promessa. -
115 to settle down
to settle downinstalar-se, estabelecer-se, depositar, sossegar. he settled down to writing / ele pôs-se a escrever. -
116 to step down
to step downa) descer. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo).————————to step downdescer. -
117 to stoop down
to stoop downabaixar-se. to take down 1 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. 2 pôr abaixo, deitar abaixo. -
118 to take down a peg
to take down a peghumilhar, baixar a estima. they took him down a peg/tiraram-lhe a prosa. -
119 tone down
(to make or become softer, less harsh etc: He toned down some of his criticisms.) abrandar* * *tone downreduzir, diminuir. -
120 bear down on
1) (to approach quickly and often threateningly: The angry teacher bore down on the child.) cair sobre2) (to exert pressure on: The weight is bearing down on my chest.) pesar
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