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1 face-card
face-card[f'eis ka:d] n carta de baralho com figuras (rei, valete ou dama). -
2 Jack
[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) macaco2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) valete•- jack up* * *Jack1[dʒæk] n apelido derivado do nome John: Joãozinho. before you could say Jack Robinson num abrir e fechar de olhos, num upa. Jack Frost fig geada (General Inverno). Jack Ketch carrasco, verdugo. -
3 jack
[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) macaco2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) valete•- jack up* * *jack2[dʒæk] n 1 homem do povo, camarada, operário braçal para serviços avulsos. 2 marujo. 3 Tech macaco, guindaste, guincho. 4 Tech alavanca e várias outras peças de máquinas. 5 valete: carta de baralho. 6 pedrinha usada em jogo infantil. 7 Naut bandeira de cruzeiro. 8 Naut barra de ferro horizontal no topo do mastro principal dos veleiros. 9 Amer jumento, burro. 10 Amer coelho macho. 11 Electr tomada. 12 dispositivo para virar o espeto. 13 Ichth lúcio novo e pequeno: peixe esocídeo de água doce. 14 cavalete para serrador. 15 sl dinheiro, arame, gaita. 16. Hist cota de armas de couro. 17 Brit sl policial. • vt 1 içar, guindar, levantar. 2 coll majorar, aumentar (preços). • adj 1 macho (de alguns animais). 2 cansado, exausto. every man jack coll todos sem exceção, em geral. to jack in Brit coll interromper, abandonar. to jack off sl masturbar-se, Braz vulg bater punheta. to jack up coll a) aumentar (preços, salários, etc.). b) levantar, guindar. c) sl injetar drogas, narcóticos. -
4 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) ver-se3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduzir6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) provar8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) espectáculo2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up* * *[ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de. -
5 jack
[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) macaco2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) valete•- jack up
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Face card — Face Face (f[=a]s), n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf. {Facetious}.] 1. The exterior form or appearance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
face card — face ,card noun count a card with a picture of a king, queen, or JACK on it in a set of cards used in card games … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
face card — n AmE the king, queen, or ↑jack in a set of playing cards British Equivalent: court card … Dictionary of contemporary English
face card — face′ card n. gam the king, queen, or jack of playing cards • Etymology: 1665–75 … From formal English to slang
face card — n. any king, queen, or jack in a deck of cards … English World dictionary
face card — noun one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face • Syn: ↑picture card, ↑court card • Hypernyms: ↑playing card • Hyponyms: ↑jack, ↑knave, ↑king, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Face card — In a deck of playing cards, the term face card is generally used to describe a card that depicts a person. Cards depicting persons were developed in Europe, possibly in the late 1300s; it is believed that earlier sets of cards included court… … Wikipedia
face card — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms face card : singular face card plural face cards a picture card … English dictionary
face card — n. an important person; a self important person. (As with the royal characters in playing cards.) □ Who’s the face card getting out of the benz? □ Mr. Big is the face card in the local mob … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
face\ card — Term used to describe a one hundred dollar bill. Sam passed Will a face card … Dictionary of american slang
face\ card — Term used to describe a one hundred dollar bill. Sam passed Will a face card … Dictionary of american slang
