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1 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) onda2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) onda3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) onda4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) onda5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) aceno de mão2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) ondular2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) ondear(-se)3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) acenar•- wavy- waviness
- waveband
- wave
- wavelength
- wave aside* * *[weiv] n 1 onda: a) vaga b) Phys vibração c) Poet água, mar. d) fig explosão (de entusiasmo, etc.). 2 ondulação, ondeado. 3 chamalote (tecido). 4 aceno, gesto, sinal com a mão. 5 agitação, oscilação, tremor. 6 onda, aumento rápido. • vt+vi 1 ondear, ondular. 2 acenar, fazer sinal (com a mão). we waved him farewell / nós lhe acenamos um adeus. they waved me aside / eles me chamaram à parte com um aceno. 3 abanar, agitar. 4 flutuar, tremular. 5 brandir. 6 oscilar, balançar. 7 achamalotar (tecido). 8 dar aspecto ondeado a (superfície metálica). a wave of indignation uma onda de indignação. cold wave onda de frio. heat wave onda de calor. long waves Radio ondas longas. long wave set Radio aparelho de ondas longas. permanent wave permanente (cabelo). short waves Radio ondas curtas. the waves Lit o oceano. to make waves causar problemas. to wave down fazer sinal para o ônibus, o carro parar. to wave someone off dizer adeus para alguém que está partindo. to wave something aside recusar a aceitar alguma coisa por ser irrelevante. they waved my objections aside / eles desprezaram minhas objeções. to wave something goodbye dizer adeus a (aceitar a situação). wave of light onda de luz. -
2 to wave down
to wave downfazer sinal para o ônibus, o carro parar. -
3 flag down
past tense, past participle - flagged; verb (to wave at (a car etc) in order to make it stop: We flagged down a taxi.) acenar -
4 flag down
past tense, past participle - flagged; verb (to wave at (a car etc) in order to make it stop: We flagged down a taxi.) fazer sinal para -
5 seesaw
['si:so:] 1. noun(a long flat piece of wood, metal etc, balanced on a central support so that one end of it goes up as the other goes down: The boy fell off the seesaw in the park.) gangorra2. verb(to move up and down like a seesaw: The boat seesawed on the crest of the wave.) balançar* * *see.saw[s'i:sɔ:] n 1 gangorra, balanço. 2 balanceamento, vaivém, oscilação. • vt+vi 1 balançar, brincar em gangorra, mover-se em vaivém. 2 alternar. • adj de balanço, que se move para cima e para baixo ou em vaivém. -
6 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.) 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. -
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8 tide
(the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea: It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out.) maré- tidal- tidal wave* * *[taid] n 1 maré. 2 corrente, fluxo. 3 tendência, curso, coisa que muda facilmente. 4 tempo, época. • vi navegar com a maré. ebb tide vazante. flood tide maré de enchente. full tide fig abundância, bonança. high tide maré cheia, preamar. low tide baixa-mar. spring tide maré dos equinócios. the tide is coming in a maré sobe. the tide is down é maré baixa. the tide is going out a maré vaza. the tide is up é preamar. the tide turns fig a sorte muda.
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