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  • 1 to take the edge off

    to take the edge off
    privar de força, abrandar, suavizar.

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  • 2 edge

    [e‹] 1. noun
    1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) beira
    2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) gume
    3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) intensidade
    2. verb
    1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) guarnecer
    2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) avançar
    - edgy
    - edgily
    - edginess
    - have the edge on/over
    - on edge
    * * *
    [ed9] n 1 canto, extremidade, margem, beira, bordo. 2 bainha, aresta. 3 situação crítica. 4 gume, fio, corte. 5 aspereza, rispidez, irritabilidade. it sets my teeth on edge / isto me irrita, mexe com os meus nervos. 6 vantagem, margem de superioridade. 7 agudeza de mente ou apetite. • vt+vi 1 afiar, amolar, aguçar. 2 introduzir-se despercebidamente, infiltrar(-se). 3 margear, delimitar, emoldurar, cercar, orlar, circundar. 4 empurrar ou mover pouco a pouco. 5 derrotar por pequena margem. on edge a) nervoso, agitado. b) ansioso, impaciente. to be on the very edge of doing something estar prestes a fazer alguma coisa. to be over the edge coll ter uma crise nervosa. to edge away afastar-se devagar, esgueirar-se. to give an edge dar uma vantagem. to have the edge on ter pequena vantagem sobre. to put an edge on afiar, dar fio. to put someone on edge irritar alguém. to put to the edge of the sword passar à espada, matar. to set on edge excitar, animar. to take the edge off privar de força, abrandar, suavizar.

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  • 3 edge

    [e‹] 1. noun
    1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) beira
    2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) gume
    3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) agudeza
    2. verb
    1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) orlar
    2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) avançar devagar
    - edgy - edgily - edginess - have the edge on/over - on edge

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  • 4 glance off

    (to hit and bounce off to one side: The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.) desviar-se

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  • 5 glance off

    (to hit and bounce off to one side: The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.) ricochetear

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  • 6 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte
    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat
    4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) impiedoso
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short
    * * *
    [k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar.

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  • 7 shave

    [ʃeiv] 1. verb
    1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) fazer a barba
    2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) aparar
    3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) raspar
    2. noun
    ((the result of) an act of shaving.) apara
    - shavings
    * * *
    [ʃeiv] n 1 ato de fazer a barba. give me a shave please / por favor, me faça a barba. 2 fatia fina, folha. 3 ato de falhar ou escapar por um triz. that was a close shave / esta foi por um triz. • vt+vi (pp shaven). 1 fazer a barba. I got shaved / mandei fazer a barba. I shaved off his beard / cortei-lhe a barba. 2 barbear-se. 3 cortar fatias finas. 4 raspar, passar perto.

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  • 8 chip

    [ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb
    (to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) lascar
    2. noun
    1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) racha
    2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) batata frita
    3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) ficha
    4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.)
    * * *
    [tʃip] n 1 lasca, cavaco, fragmento, limalha, apara. 2 lugar lascado, lugar onde se cortou um pedaço. 3 fatia, pedaço de comida ou doce. 4 chips batatinhas fritas. 5 ficha para o jogo. 6 tira de madeira, fibra, palha, etc. (para chapéus e cestas). 7 estrume, pedaço de esterco seco. 8 chips refugo. 9 Comp pastilha de componentes eletrônicos miniaturizados montada sobre uma placa de circuito impresso e que executa funções específicas de processamento. • vt+vi 1 lascar, fazer cavacos. the plate has got a chip, is chipped / o prato está lascado. 2 cinzelar, cortar, escavar. 3 lavrar, desbastar. 4 despedaçar, estilhaçar. 5 sl ser infiel à mulher, trair. a chip of the old block como o pai, tal pai tal filho, tal é o pai como o filho. as dry as chips muito seco (discurso), enfadonho. in the chips sl estar endinheirado. to chip in 1 sl intrometer-se na conversa. 2 Amer sl contribuir, pagar, fazer uma vaquinha. to chip off 1 lascar, descascar. 2 raspar, remover em pedacinhos. to have a chip on one’s shoulder Amer coll estar amuado. to have one’s chips sl ter a última chance. to pass/ cash in one’s chips coll Euphem morrer.

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  • 9 shave

    [ʃeiv] 1. verb
    1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) barbear(-se), fazer a barba
    2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) aparar
    3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) passar rente
    2. noun
    ((the result of) an act of shaving.) barbeação
    - shavings

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  • 10 trimming

    1) (something added as a decoration: lace trimming.)
    2) ((usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge.)
    * * *
    trim.ming
    [tr'imiŋ] n 1 decoração, enfeite, ornamento, debrum. 2 surra, sova, castigo. 3 poda, desbaste, desempeno, rebarbação, limpeza. 4 trimmings pl: a) passamanaria, enfeites, adornos. b) pertences. c) aparas, sobras. d) Gram anfibologia: duplo sentido, ambigüidade. a car with expensive trimmings um carro equipado com acessórios caros.

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  • 11 wedge

    [we‹] 1. noun
    1) (a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place: She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.) cunha
    2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) fatia
    2. verb
    (to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges: He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.) entalar(-se)
    * * *
    [wedʒ] n 1 cunha (também fig), calço. 2 objeto em forma de cunha. • vt+vi 1 usar cunha, cunhar, rachar por meio de cunha. 2 entalar, prender ou segurar com cunha, calçar. 3 apertar, pressionar, prender em um espaço estreito. 4 forçar, socar, escavar. 5 forçar caminho. to wedge apart separar, rachar por meio de cunhas. to wedge into fixar, apertar(-se). to wedge off lascar, rachar com cunhas. to wedge oneself in introduzir-se à força. to wedge open abrir à força.

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  • 12 chip

    [ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb
    (to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) rachar, lascar
    2. noun
    1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) rachadura
    2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) batata frita
    3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) ficha
    4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.)

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  • 13 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar, aparar
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) cabular
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, virar a cara
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte, redução
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte
    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante
    - cut-price - cut-throat 4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) impiedoso
    - cut and dried - cut back - cut both ways - cut a dash - cut down - cut in - cut it fine - cut no ice - cut off - cut one's losses - cut one's teeth - cut out - cut short

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  • 14 trimming

    1) (something added as a decoration: lace trimming.) enfeite, guarnição
    2) ((usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge.) apara, sobra

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