driven+into

a nail in(driven into) his coffin

fig o que apressou a sua morte, o que o levou ao fracasso ou à sua destruição.

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[k'ɔfin] n 1 caixão de defunto, ataúde, esquife. 2 coll navio inavegável. 3 Vet casco de cavalo. • vt 1 pôr em caixão ou esquife. 2 fig encerrar, fechar, guardar. a nail in (ou driven into) his coffin fig o que apressou a sua morte, o que o levou ao fracasso ou à sua destruição. as close as a coffin absolutamente discreto ou reservado.

1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pilha

2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) montes

- pile-up

- pile-driver

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[pail] n 1 pêlo, penugem, lanugem, felpa. 2 face felpuda de tecido.

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[pail] n 1 pilha, ruma, montão. 2 coll porção, quantidade, lote. 3 pira funerária. 4 edifício grande ou bloco de edifícios. 5 sl fortuna, dinheirama. he made his pile / ele fez fortuna. 6 pilha elétrica, bateria. 7 Tech pacote de ferro para soldar. 8 Phys reator, pilha atômica. • vt+vi 1 empilhar, amontoar. 2 abarrotar. 3 formar pilhas. to pile in entrar em grande número. to pile it on exagerar. to pile up a) empilhar(-se), acumular(-se). b) Auto colidir (grande número de veículos). c) Naut encalhar.

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[pail] n estaca. • vt cravar estacas. • adj suportado por estacas.

1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) parafuso

2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) apertadela

1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) aparafusar

2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) (des)aparafusar

3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)

4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)

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- screwdriver

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[skru:] n 1 parafuso. 2 fuso. 3 hélice. 4 volta de parafuso, movimento fusiforme. 5 algo semelhante a um parafuso. 6 cavalo cansado. 7 coll guarda de prisão, carcereiro. • vt+vi 1 parafusar, atarraxar. 2 montar ou desmontar por meio de parafusos. 3 torcer, rosquear. 4 fixar com parafuso. 5 forçar, comprimir, esticar por meio de parafusos. 6 apertar, oprimir. 7 deturpar, alterar, falsificar, contorcer. 8 vulg trepar, foder. differential screw rosca diferencial. endless screw rosca sem fim. female screw rosca fêmea. male screw rosca macha. to give the screw a turn exercer pressão. to have a screw loose fig ter um parafuso solto. to put the screw on somebody exercer pressão sobre alguém. to screw down desparafusar. to screw out extorquir, arrancar, fig espremer. we screwed it out of him / sl apertamo-lo até confessar. to screw tight apertar com parafuso. to screw up 1 apertar um parafuso, instigar. 2 confundir, errar, atrapalhar tudo.

1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pilha

2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) pilha

- pile-up

- pile-driver

1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) parafuso

2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) aperto

1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) parafusar

2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) parafusar, desparafusar

3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)

4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)

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- screwdriver

1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) guiar

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) levar

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) tanger

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) bater

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) impulsionar

1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) passeio

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) caminho

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanha

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) pancada

6) ((computers) a disk drive.)

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- driver

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[draiv] n 1 passeio de carro, auto, etc. 2 percurso, distância a percorrer de carro, auto, etc. 3 estrada para carros. 4 entrada para carros em moradias. 5 ato de conduzir, dirigir, guiar. 6 condução de gado em manadas. 7 pressão, esforço, atividade, energia, impulso, empenho, dinamismo. 8 ímpeto, impulso, pulsão, necessidade instintiva. 9 Golf tacada ou movimento da bola. 10 Mil ataque, assalto, avanço. 11 força motriz, movimento, rodagem, mecanismo de engrenagem, acionamento, transmissão, propulsão. 12 Comp unidade de disco. 13 galeria de mina. 14 competições de jogos de cartas. • vt+vi (drove, driven) 1 impelir, empuxar, empurrar alguma coisa com força, empurrar para diante, impulsar, fazer caminhar para diante, forçar. 2 conduzir, guiar, dirigir (cavalos, carro, navio, etc.), levar. 3 ir de carro, auto, etc., passear de carro, etc., prosseguir. 4 constranger, compelir, forçar, coagir. 5 lançar, propulsar, acionar, pôr em movimento. 6 perfurar, arrastar por atrito, encunhar, cravar. 7 escovar (um túnel). 8 Naut desgarrar. 9 instar, seduzir, incitar, induzir, conduzir, levar a. 10 realizar, efetuar, levar a efeito. 11 mover-se com grande força (chuva, vento). 12 rebater (bola) no golfe. disk drive Comp unidade de disco. to drive a good ( bad) bargain fazer um bom (mau) negócio. to drive a hard bargain ser firme nas negociações. to drive a nail in cravar um prego. to drive a nail into someone’s coffin contribuir para a ruína ou fracasso de alguém. to drive ashore arrojar à costa. to drive asunder apartar, separar à força. to drive at 1 tender a, aludir, insinuar. 2 trabalhar em. to drive at full speed guiar a toda velocidade. to drive a thing into a person inculcar alguma coisa em alguém. to drive away expelir, expulsar, fazer sair, afugentar, afastar-se, partir em carro. to drive back rechaçar, repulsar, reconduzir em carro, etc., voltar de carro, etc. to drive by friction arrastar por atrito. to drive home 1 ir para casa de carro. 2 cravar um prego com um martelo. 3 fazer com que seja claramente compreendido. to drive in, into inserir à força, fincar, fazer entrar a marteladas. to drive it home to mostrar, forçar a acreditar. to drive into a corner colocar em situação difícil, encurralar. to drive off 1 partir, ir-se embora em carro, etc. 2 expelir, rechaçar. 3 Golf dar a primeira tocada. to drive on seguir adiante, levar em frente, empurrar, incentivar. to drive out 1 expelir, expulsar, fazer sair. 2 sair ou passear em carro, etc. to drive pigs to market roncar, ressonar. to drive someone mad/ crazy 1 enlouquecer, levar à loucura. 2 fig exasperar, irritar, deixar louco. to drive someone out of his senses/ out of his mind deixar maluco. to drive someone round the bend exasperar, enlouquecer. to drive to leeward desgarrar, desviar de rumo. to drive up the prices fazer subir os preços, elevar os preços. to drive up to passar de carro por algum lugar.

1) (a flat-bottomed boat for carrying goods etc.) barcaça

2) (a large power-driven boat.) batelão

1) (to move (about) clumsily: He barged about the room.) mover-se

2) (to bump (into): He barged into me.) atropelar

3) ((with in(to)) to push one's way (into) rudely: She barged in without knocking.) irromper

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[ba:dʒ] n 1 chata, barcaça, batelão. 2 barco grande usado para excursões. 3 alvarenga, saveiro. 4 casa flutuante. • vt+vi 1 transportar em batelão. 2 cambalear. to barge about coll andar com barulho. to barge in coll entrar sem pedir licença. to barge into coll intrometer-se, irromper.

1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) estrondo

2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) choque

3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) queda

4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)

1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) esmigalhar-se

2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) bater

3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) cair

4) ((of a business) to fail.) falir

5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) penetrar

6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)

- crash-helmet

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[kræʃ] n 1 estampido, estrondo, estrépito. 2 impacto, colisão, queda estrepitosa. 3 acidente de avião. •vt+vi 1 estalar, estrondear. 2 ir de encontro a, cair com estrépito. 3 despedaçar-se, estatelar-se. 4 Amer sl penetrar, furar uma festa. to crash into espatifar-se no solo, aterrissar de maneira que o avião sofra danos.

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[kræʃ] n tecido de linho ou algodão grosseiro usado para tapeçaria, toalhas, etc.

1) (a flat-bottomed boat for carrying goods etc.) barcaça

2) (a large power-driven boat.) batelão

1) (to move (about) clumsily: He barged about the room.) arrastar-se

2) (to bump (into): He barged into me.) tombar com

3) ((with in(to)) to push one's way (into) rudely: She barged in without knocking.) irromper

1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) estrondo

2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) trombada

3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) craque

4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)

1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) espatifar(-se)

2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) colidir, chocar-se contra

3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) espatifar(-se)

4) ((of a business) to fail.) falir

5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) abrir caminho ruidosamente

6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)

- crash-helmet

1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) lançar

2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) lançar

3) (to throw.) atirar

- launching-pad

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[lɔ:ntʃ] n 1 lançamento. 2 inauguração, estréia. 3 lancha. • vt+vi 1 lançar (navio, foguete, etc.). 2 Com começar (um negócio). 3 arremessar. 4 Com lançar (produto). 5 encaminhar (alguém em um negócio ou profissão). to launch out iniciar.

1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) poder

2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) energia

3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) poder

4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) poder

5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) força

6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potência

7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 2³ is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potência

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- powered

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[p'auə] n 1 poder: a) faculdade, capacidade. b) autoridade, controle, comando. c) governo. d) influência, ascendência. e) recurso, capacidade. f) força, vigor. g) Jur direito, capacidade. 2 potência: a) capacidade de trabalho de uma máquina, aparelho, motor, etc. b) Phys rateio da transformação de energia. c) Math produto de fatores iguais. d) nação poderosa. 3 força mecânica ou elétrica. 4 Med eficácia, eficiência. 5 coll grande quantidade, abundância. 6 Opt capacidade de aumento de uma lente, alcance. 7 arch força militar ou naval. 8 powers potestades. 9 energia elétrica. • vt equipar com meio de propulsão mecânica, prover de energia. • adj força. effective power potência efetiva. electric power força elétrica. in power no poder, no governo. power of attorney Jur procuração. power of conversation dom da conversação. reasoning power capacidade de raciocínio. square power segunda potência. the powers of evil as forças do mal. they came into power eles se apossaram do poder. they will do all in their power farão tudo que estiver ao seu alcance. to raise into the 2nd power elevar à segunda potência.

1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) vela

2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) passeio de barco

3) (an arm of a windmill.) vela

1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) velejar

2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) navegar

3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) viajar de barco

4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) partir

5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) viajar

6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) deslocar-se com altivez

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- sailboard

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[seil] n 1 vela (de navio), velas, velame. 2 asa de moinho de vento. 3 navio, veleiro. 4 viagem marítima, cruzeiro em barco à vela. • vt+vi 1 velejar, viajar. 2 viajar, navegar (em navio, vapor, etc.). 3 deslizar, planar. 4 singrar. 5 navegar, manobrar (navio). 6 partir, iniciar viagem. 7 movimentar-se com desenvoltura ou com sobranceria. Bermuda sail Naut vela triangular. sail ho! navio à vista! to get under sail levantar as velas. to go sailing sair para velejar. to sail close to the wind roçar os limites (da legalidade ou da adequação), navegar em águas perigosas. to sail into 1 atacar (fisicamente ou por palavras). 2 repreender. to sail through executar ou levar a cabo com facilidade. to set sail fazer-se à vela. to take in sail abaixar ou diminuir as velas, fig diminuir suas esperanças ou ambições. under full sail a todo pano.

1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) lançar

2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) lançar

3) (to throw.) lançar

- launching-pad

1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) espora

2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) aguilhão

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- on the spur of the moment

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[spə:] n 1 espora, aguilhão. he set spurs to his horse / ele meteu as esporas em seu cavalo. 2 coisa que estimula, ambição, vaidade, incentivo, impulso, estímulo. 3 ponta, espiga, esporão. 4 espigão, contraforte (de montanha). 5 escora, espiga. 6 raiz pivotante de árvore. 7 ferros para escalar. • vt+vi (ps+pp spurred) 1 esporear. 2 andar depressa (a cavalo). 3 bater, ferir com esporas. 4 estimular, impelir. 5 colocar esporas. he acted on the spur of the moment ele agiu sob um impulso repentino. he won his spurs ele distinguiu-se. to spur on acelerar, estimular.

1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) dirigir

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) levar de carro

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) conduzir

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) bater

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) impulsionar

1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) passeio de carro

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) caminho

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ímpeto

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanha

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) tacada

6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drive

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- driver

1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) vela

2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) passeio de barco

3) (an arm of a windmill.) asa

1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) velejar

2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) pilotar

3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) navegar

4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) zarpar

5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) navegar

6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) deslizar

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- sailboard

1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) espora

2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) incitação

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- on the spur of the moment