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1 bend/fall over backwards
(to try very hard: He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.) esforçar-se muito -
2 bend/fall over backwards
(to try very hard: He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.) desdobrar-se, empenhar-se a fundoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > bend/fall over backwards
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3 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) recair/cair2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cair3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) cair4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) acontecer5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) ficar6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) caber2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) queda2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) queda3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) queda4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) outono•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *[fɔ:l] n 1 queda, caída, distância de caída, tombo, salto, baixa, inclinação, iluminação, declive. to give one a fall / fazer alguém cair. the ice gave me a fall / levei um tombo no gelo. trees broke his fall / as árvores suavizaram sua queda. 2 queda d’água, catarata, desaguamento, desembocadura de rio, precipitação de chuva ou de neve e sua quantidade. a fall of rain / uma pancada de chuva. the Niagara Falls / as cataratas do Niágara. 3 desmoronamento, desabamento (ruínas, destruição), capitulação de praças, rendição, tomada, derrota, aniquilação. 4 corte de árvores, derrubada. 5 tombo de costas, encontro (luta romana). 6 baixa de temperatura, de maré, de preço. to speculate on the fall / especular na baixa. a fall in prices / uma baixa nos preços. a fall of temperature / uma queda de temperatura. 7 derruba (demissão de empregados em massa). 8 queda de voz, de tom: cadência. 9 queda de forças vitais: morte. 10 queda de elementos: decadência. 11 Amer outono. 12 Naut tirador de talha, extremidade livre da corda de talha. 13 a) inclinação, propensão, tendência. b) declínio, descrédito, desgraça. 14 decaída, ruína, lapso, pecado. 15 outono, queda de folhas. 16 the Fall Eccl o pecado original. • vt+vi (ps fell, pp fallen) 1 cair, tombar, deixar-se cair, cair em terra, descer sobre a terra, correr. when night falls / ao cair da noite. 2 desaguar, desembocar. 3 abater-se, esmorecer, fraquejar, decair. 4 desmoronar, desabar, ruir. 5 abater, derrubar. 6 baixar, decrescer, diminuir (temperatura, maré, preço), ceder, abrandar-se, acalmar (vento). 7 chocar, encontrar, acometer, vencer (luta). 8 baixar de tom, de voz. 9 fundir-se, perecer, cessar, acabar, morrer. 10 ser demitido. 11 sentir um desapontamento. 12 pender, inclinar-se. 13 tornar-se, ficar, aparecer, surgir, acontecer, suceder. 14 incidir, recair, coincidir, pertencer, reverter. 15 escapar (palavras). 16 cair da graça ou perder prestígio. 17 abaixar-se, envergonhar-se. 18 cair em pecado, arruinar-se. 19 apostatar. 20 render-se, capitular, ser tomado (praça). 21 morrer no campo de batalha. to fall aboard abalroar, colidir com um navio. to fall a-crying pôr-se a chorar. to fall a-fighting começar a brigar. to fall among cair entre, achar-se entre ou no meio de. to fall away abandonar, apostatar, dissolver-se, decair, definhar. to fall back recuar, ceder, retirar-se. to fall back upon recorrer a. to fall behind ficar para trás, perder terreno. to fall by the ears começar a disputar, brigar. to fall calm acalmar, amainar (o vento). to fall down desmoronar, prosternar-se. to fall down with the tide descer rio abaixo com a maré. to fall dry cair em seco. to fall due vencer o prazo. to fall flat falhar completamente, malograr, não produzir efeito. to fall for engraçar-se, enamorar-se. he fell for her / ele apaixonou-se por ela. to fall foul Naut abalroar, colidir com, atacar, provocar conflito. to fall from renegar, abandonar, desertar. to fall from grace cair em pecado. to fall in desabar, ruir, cair, abater-se, vencer-se, findar, reverter ao possuidor primitivo por prescrição, Mil entrar em forma, engatar. to fall in love with apaixonar-se por. to fall in with encontrar, topar ou dar com alguém ou com alguma coisa acidentalmente, concordar, harmonizar-se, conformar-se, aquiescer, coincidir. to fall in with the enemy / vir às mãos, romper as hostilidades. to fall into assentir, consentir. he fell into an error / ele caiu num erro. she fell into a passion (ou rage) / ela encolerizou-se (ou enfureceu-se). to fall into a habit adquirir um costume. to fall into conversation começar uma conversa. to fall into disuse cair em desuso. to fall into oblivion cair em esquecimento. to fall off cair de um lugar, desprender-se, retirar-se, recuar, abandonar, renegar, desamparar, desavir-se, rebelar-se, declinar, afrouxar. Naut descair, desviar-se, arribar, virar para sotavento. to fall on cair, recair sobre, dirigir-se, cair em tal dia, lançar-se sobre, topar ou dar com. a cry fell on my ear / um grito chegou-me ao ouvido. Christmas fell on Sunday last year / no ano passado o Natal caiu num domingo. the accent falls on the last syllable / o acento recai sobre a última sílaba. he fell on his legs / ele caiu de pé, teve sorte. he fell on his sword / lançou-se sob a espada (suicidou-se). to fall out acontecer, ocorrer, suceder, sair bem ou mal, resultar, dar em resultado, cair fora, Naut inclinar-se para fora, Mil debandar, sair de forma, desavir-se. the land fell out of cultivation / o campo ficou abandonado. to fall out of flesh emagrecer. to fall out of one’s hands cair das mãos de alguém. to fall out with someone desavir-se ou romper. to fall short faltar, escassear, ser insuficiente, não atingir o objetivo (tiro). to fall short of ficar frustrado, enganado, logrado ou abaixo de, não alcançar, faltar ao cumprimento. the supplies fell short of the expected / os fornecimentos não corresponderam ao que era esperado. to fall silent emudecer, ficar silencioso, calado. to fall through falhar, fracassar, ser reprovado, abortar, dar em nada. to fall to leeward Naut sotaventear. to fall to pôr-se a fazer alguma coisa, aplicar-se, pôr-se a comer com sofreguidão, tocar por sorte, competir, cair (por sorte a alguém). the property fell to him / a propriedade coube a ele. he fell to praying / ele começou a rezar. it falls to my lot / isto é comigo. it falls to her / isso compete a ela. he fell to religion / ele dedicou-se à religião. the lion fell to his rifle / o leão sucumbiu ao tiro da sua espingarda. all our hopes fell to the ground / todas as nossas esperanças se desfizeram. the land falls to the river / o terreno cai sobre o rio. to fall to pieces desabar, despedaçar-se, desagregar-se. to fall under estar compreendido, contido, incluído, enquadrar-se, cair sob, expor-se, ser submetido. this falls under class B / isto entra na classe B. to fall under one’s displeasure cair no desagrado de alguém. to fall upon encontrar-se, lançar-se, assaltar, lançar mão, adotar, considerar, meditar. he fell upon an expedient / ele lançou mão de um expediente. to fall within estar incluído, incorrer. it falls within the amount / isto entra no montante. -
4 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) cair2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cair3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) cair, baixar4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) cair5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) cair6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) caber2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) queda2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) queda3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) queda4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) outono•- falls- fallout - his - her face fell - fall away - fall back - fall back on - fall behind - fall down - fall flat - fall for - fall in with - fall off - fall on/upon - fall out - fall short - fall through -
5 tip over
(to knock or fall over; to overturn: He tipped the lamp over; She put the jug on the end of the table and it tipped over.) virar -
6 tip over
(to knock or fall over; to overturn: He tipped the lamp over; She put the jug on the end of the table and it tipped over.) virar -
7 keel over
(to fall over usually suddenly or unexpectedly eg in a faint.) desmaiar -
8 keel over
(to fall over usually suddenly or unexpectedly eg in a faint.) desmaiar -
9 knock over
(to cause to fall from an upright position: The dog knocked over a chair as it rushed past.) deitar abaixo -
10 push over
(to cause to fall; to knock down: He pushed me over.) atropelar -
11 knock over
(to cause to fall from an upright position: The dog knocked over a chair as it rushed past.) derrubar -
12 push over
(to cause to fall; to knock down: He pushed me over.) fazer cair -
13 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) para trás2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) atrasado3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) atrasado•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards* * *back.ward[b'ækwəd] adj 1 para trás. 2 de costas. 3 inverso, oposto. 4 em ordem inversa, de trás para diante, em sentido contrário. backward linkage / encadeadamente em ordem inversa. 5 de mal a pior, retrógrado. backward integration / integração retrógrada. 6 para o passado. 7 de desenvolvimento retardado, apalermado, obtuso. a backward child / uma criança retardada. 8 atracado, moroso. 9 tímido, acanhado, relutante. • adv (também backwards) 1 para trás. 2 de costas para a frente. 3 para o começo, ao início. 4 de modo inverso, de trás para diante. 5 para pior. 6 para o passado. 7 de regresso. backwards and forwards para lá e para cá. to know something backwards conhecer, saber, compreender perfeitamente. -
14 giddy
['ɡidi](feeling that one is going to fall over, or that everything is spinning round: I was dancing round so fast that I felt quite giddy; a giddy feeling.) estonteado- giddily- giddiness* * *gid.dy[g'idi] adj 1 tonto, vertiginoso. a giddy height / uma altura vertiginosa. 2 irrefletido, inconstante, leviano. • vt+vi ficar com vertigem, provocar vertigem, tontear. a giddy dance uma dança rápida. to play the giddy goat bancar o palhaço. -
15 rickety
['rikəti](not well built; unsteady; likely to fall over or collapse: a rickety table.) inseguro* * *rick.et.y[r'ikiti] adj 1 raquítico, fraco, débil. 2 instável, sem firmeza, em perigo de desmoronar. -
16 top-heavy
adjective (having the upper part too heavy for the lower: That pile of books is top-heavy - it'll fall over!) desequilibrado* * *top-heav.y[tɔp h'evi] adj 1 mais pesado em cima do que em baixo. 2 fig desequilibrado. -
17 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) para trás2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) retardado3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) atrasado•- backwards - backwards and forwards - bend/fall over backwards -
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19 rickety
['rikəti](not well built; unsteady; likely to fall over or collapse: a rickety table.) vacilante -
20 top-heavy
adjective (having the upper part too heavy for the lower: That pile of books is top-heavy - it'll fall over!) mais pesado em cima
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