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21 light as a feather
light as a featherleve como uma pena.————————light as a featherleve como uma pluma. light come, light go fácil vem, fácil vai. -
22 to feather one’s nest
to feather one’s nestacumular riquezas de maneira escusa, valer-se de oportunidade para enriquecer.————————to feather one’s nestencher os bolsos, estar preocupado somente com o seu bem-estar e o seu próprio ganho. -
23 fur and feather
fur and featheranimais de pêlo e aves. -
24 in high (full) feather
in high (full) featherbem-disposto, radioso. -
25 that is a feather in your cap
that is a feather in your capdisso pode orgulhar-se.English-Portuguese dictionary > that is a feather in your cap
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26 to cut a feather
to cut a featherNaut encrespar a água, formar pequenas ondas. -
27 to tar and feather
to tar and featherdeitar alcatrão quente sobre alguém e cobrir de penas (castigo). -
28 white feather
white feath.er[wait f'eðə] n símbolo ou sinal de covardia. to show the white feather agir covardemente. -
29 with a feather
with a feathercom grande facilidade. -
30 a feather in one's cap
(something one can be proud of: Winning the race was quite a feather in his cap.) motivo de orgulho/triunfo -
31 a feather in one's cap
(something one can be proud of: Winning the race was quite a feather in his cap.) motivo de orgulho, trunfoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > a feather in one's cap
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32 cock-feather
cock-fea.ther[k'ɔk feðə] n pena da haste da flecha. -
33 contour feather
con.tour fea.ther[k'ɔntuə feðə] n Ornith tectriz: pena de cobertura. -
34 flight feather
flight fea.ther[fl'ait feðə] n voadouros: penas de asa necessárias para voar. -
35 primary feather
pri.ma.ry feath.er[praiməri f'eθə] remígio. -
36 prince’s feather
prince’s fea.ther[prinsiz f'eðə] n Bot bredo. -
37 nest
[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) ninho2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) fazer ninho- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *[nest] n 1 ninho. 2 covil, toca. 3 retiro. 4 ninhada. 5 jogo (série de objetos). • vt+vi 1 aninhar. 2 fazer ninho. to feather one’s nest acumular riquezas de maneira escusa, valer-se de oportunidade para enriquecer. to foul one’s own nest difamar a própria família. to stir up a hornet’s nest mexer em casa de marimbondo. -
38 bird
[bə:d](a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) pássaro* * *[bə:d] n 1 pássaro, ave. 2 Amer sl fulano, tipo, sujeito. a queer bird / um sujeito esquisito. 3 Brit sl depr mulher jovem. 4 sl vaia. they gave him the bird / vaiaram-no. a bird in hand is worth two in the bush mais vale um pássaro na mão que dois voando. birds of a feather fig farinha do mesmo saco. birds of a feather flock together cada qual com o seu igual. that is for the birds Amer sl isso não vale nada, é uma porcaria. the early bird catches the worm Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga. to be an early bird ser madrugador. to do bird estar na cadeia. to kill two birds with one stone matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada só. -
39 quill
[kwil]1) (a large feather, especially the feather of a goose, made into a pen.) pena2) (one of the sharp spines of certain animals (eg the porcupine).) espinho* * *[kwil] n 1 pena de ave para escrever. 2 cálamo de pena. 3 espinho de ouriço. 4 eixo oco. 5 Pharm casca seca, redonda (cinamomo, etc.). -
40 nest
[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) ninho2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) nidificar- nestling- nest-egg - feather one's own nest - feather one's nest
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