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1 fire drill
fire drill[f'aiə dril] n treinamento ou exercício de incêndio. -
2 oil
[oil] 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) óleo2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) olear- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil* * *[ɔil] n 1 óleo. 2 petróleo. 3 azeite. 4 pl oils tintas a óleo. 5 pintura a óleo. 6 sl conversa untuosa, aduladora. • vt 1 azeitar, olear, lubrificar, untar. 2 ungir. 3 transformar em óleo. 4 tornar-se oleoso. 5 abastecer-se com óleo combustível. 6 sl subornar, adular. crude oil óleo cru. oil by-product derivado de petróleo. oil of turpentine essência de terebintina. oil of vitriol ácido sulfúrico. sour oil petróleo com alto teor de enxofre. sweet oil petróleo com baixo teor de enxofre. to burn the midnight oil estudar até altas horas, queimar as pestanas. to drill for oil perfurar em busca de petróleo. to have a well oiled tongue ser bom de bico. to oil a man’s palm subornar alguém. to oil on troubled waters pôr água na fervura, acalmar os ânimos. to pour oil into the fire pôr óleo na fogueira. to strike oil a) descobrir um poço de petróleo. b) enriquecer de repente.
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Fire drill — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fire drill — ☆ fire drill n. a drill in which buildings are vacated, fire stations manned, etc. in a quick, orderly way to teach proper procedures in case of fire … English World dictionary
fire drill — fire′ drill n. a practice drill of duties and procedures to be followed in case of fire • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
fire drill — UK US noun [C] (UK also fire practice) ► WORKPLACE a situation in which people practise what they must do in order to leave a building safely if there is a fire: »Inspectors found shortcomings in fire drills and the testing of alarms and… … Financial and business terms
fire drill — fire drills N VAR When there is a fire drill in a particular building, the people who work or live there practise what to do if there is a fire … English dictionary
fire drill — n [U and C] an occasion when people pretend that a building is burning and practise leaving it, so that they learn what to do if there is a real fire … Dictionary of contemporary English
fire drill — fire ,drill noun count an occasion when all the people in a building pretend there is a fire inside and practice getting out safely … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fire drill — ► NOUN ▪ a practice of the emergency procedures to be used in case of fire … English terms dictionary
fire drill — noun an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire • Hypernyms: ↑exercise, ↑practice, ↑drill, ↑practice session, ↑recitation * * * noun 1. : a primitive device for kindling fire consisting of… … Useful english dictionary
Fire drill — A fire drill is a method of practicing the evacuation of a building for a fire or other emergency. Generally, the emergency system (usually an alarm) is activated and the building is evacuated as though a real fire had occurred. Usually, the time … Wikipedia
fire drill — noun a) An organised practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire. Since they changed the standards again, our previous efforts now just amount to a fire drill. b) any pointless … Wiktionary