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1 to flounce about with passion
to flounce about with passionestar muito enfadado, estar bufando de cólera.English-Portuguese dictionary > to flounce about with passion
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2 to flounce about
to flounce aboutpular para cá e lá. -
3 flounce
I verb((usually with out, away etc) to move (away) in anger, impatience etc: She flounced out of the room.) precipitar-seII noun(a decorative strip of material usually frilled: There are flounces at the bottom of her evening skirt.) folho- flounced* * *flounce1[flauns] n 1 gesto de impaciência ou desdém. 2 movimento veloz, violento, safanão, pincho, sacudidela. • vt+vi 1 fazer gestos de impaciência ou desdém, fazer movimentos violentos, agitar-se, precipitar-se, mergulhar ou lançar-se desdenhosamente, sair. she flounced out of the room in a rage / ela precipitou-se enfurecidamente para fora da sala. 2 bracejar, espernear, debater-se, estrebuchar, pular, virar-se. 3 espantar-se (cavalos). to flounce about pular para cá e lá. to flounce about with passion estar muito enfadado, estar bufando de cólera.————————flounce2[flauns] n folho, falbalá, babado. • vt guarnecer de folhos, falbalás, babados.
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flounce — I. /flaʊns / (say flowns) verb (i) (flounced, flouncing) 1. to go (away, off, out, etc.) with an impatient or angry fling of the body: to flounce out of a room in a rage. 2. to throw the body about, as in floundering or struggling; twist; turn;… …
flounce — Synonyms and related words: amble, antic, barge, bead, beading, bejewel, beribbon, bespangle, binding, blunder, bob, bordering, bordure, bounce, bowl along, bundle, caper, capriole, caracole, careen, career, carry on, cavort, clump, crease,… … Moby Thesaurus
flounce — I [[t]flaʊns[/t]] v. flounced, flounc•ing, n. 1) to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements 2) to move self consciously and in a conspicuous manner 3) to throw the body about spasmodically; flounder 4) an act or instance of… … From formal English to slang
flounce — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (often foll. by away, about, off, out) go or move with an agitated, violent, or impatient motion (flounced out in a huff). n. a flouncing movement. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.: perh. imit., as bounce, pounce 2. n. & v. n. a … Useful english dictionary
flounce — I. intransitive verb (flounced; flouncing) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flunsa to hurry Date: 1542 1. a. to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions < flounced about the room, jerking her shoulders,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
flounce — flounce1 /flowns/, v., flounced, flouncing, n. v.i. 1. to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage. 2. to throw the body about spasmodically; flounder. n. 3. an act or instance of… … Universalium
flounce — I. v. n. 1. Fling, wince, fly into violent motions (as an animal in a passion). See fling, v. n. 2. Toss about. See flounder. II. n. 1. Jerk, spring … New dictionary of synonyms
tart about — vb British a. to flounce about, behave archly or flamboyantly b. to mess about, behave in a disorganised or irresolute way Many derogatory or vulgar terms (arse, dick, fanny, etc.) have been converted to verbs on the same pattern … Contemporary slang
Ponce about — flounce; behave in a foolishly effeminate fashion … Dictionary of Australian slang
Poonce about — flounce; behave in a foolishly effeminate fashion … Dictionary of Australian slang
thrash about — Synonyms and related words: agonize over, be at sea, be uncertain, beat about, blunder, careen, career, doubt, falter, feel unsure, flounce, flounder, grope, labor, lurch, pitch, pitch and plunge, plunge, puzzle over, question, reel, rock, roll,… … Moby Thesaurus
