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1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) fio de arame2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) fio3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) fio4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegrama2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) ligar com arame2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) mandar um telegrama3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafar•- wireless- wiring
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- wire-netting* * *[w'aiə] n 1 arame. 2 corda de instrumento. 3 fio elétrico. 4 rede ou tela de arame. 5 grade de gaiola. 6 armadilha de arame para caçar coelhos. 7 arame para mover os títeres ou bonecos de um teatro. 8 cerca de arame farpado. 9 linha telegráfica ou telefônica. 10 telégrafo, telegrafia. 11 telegrama, despacho telegráfico. 12 sl batedor de carteiras. 13 coll escuta, gravador portátil. • vt+vi 1 amarrar ou prender com arame. 2 Electr ligar, fazer ligação ou instalação. 3 cercar (com arame). 4 Mil proteger, fortificar (posição, com arame farpado). 5 enfiar em arame (contas). 6 caçar com armadilhas de arame. 7 coll telegrafar a. he was wired for / ele foi chamado por telegrama. 8 enviar dinheiro de um banco a outro eletronicamente. he wired 100 dollars to his mother / ele mandou 100 dólares para sua mãe (através de uma ordem de banco). barbed wire a) arame farpado. b) cerca de arame farpado. copper wire arame de cobre. down to the wires até o último momento. fine wire arame fino. live wire a) Electr condutor sob tensão. b) sl valentão. to get your wires corssed ficar confuso com o que outra pessoa está dizendo. to pull wires a) dirigir ocultamente outra pessoa. b) obter os seus objetivos por meio de influência secreta. c) mexer os pauzinhos.
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