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1 flout
(to refuse to respect or obey: He flouted the headmaster's authority.) desrespeitar* * *[flaut] n escárnio, motejo, insulto, chasco, zombaria, mofa. • vt+vi 1 escarnecer, zombar de, fazer escárnio de, mofar de. 2 desconsiderar, insultar, desfeitear, desprezar, mofar. -
2 flout
(to refuse to respect or obey: He flouted the headmaster's authority.) zombar -
3 flouter
flout.er[fl'autə] n escarnecedor, zombador, mofador, motejador, desfeiteador. -
4 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) flutuar2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) bóia2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) carro•- floating restaurant* * *[flout] n 1 flutuação, ato de boiar. 2 vaga, bóia, salva-vidas, flutuador. 3 jangada, balsa. 4 carro raso, carro-plataforma, carro alegórico para desfile. 5 trolha, colher de pedreiro. 6 ribalta. 7 cortiça da linha de pescar. 8 fundo de caixa para uso em caso de imprevisto. • vt+vi 1 flutuar, sobrenadar, boiar, estar suspenso no ar ou em líquido. 2 pairar, planar, tremular ao vento. 3 ondear, vaguear, oscilar, bailar. 4 desencalhar, fazer voar, impelir pelo ar. 5 circular. 6 irrigar. 7 alisar (cimento, gesso), amaciar, nivelar. 8 sl estar leve como o ar. floating on air eufórico, arrebatado. on the float fig flutuante, à tona. to float around circular, espalhar-se. -
5 floatation
float.a.tion[flout'eiʃən] n 1 flutuação, ato ou efeito de boiar ou pairar. 2 financiamento de empresa, lançamento de ações, levantamento de capital. 3 Chem flotação. centre of floatation centro de gravidade de um corpo flutuante. -
6 floatel
floa.tel[flout'el] n hotel com acomodações em chalés construídos sobre barcaças ancoradas. -
7 flotation
flo.ta.tion[flout'eiʃən] n = link=%20floatation floatation. -
8 flotilla
[flə'tilə](a fleet of small ships: A flotilla of yachts.) frota* * *flo.til.la[flout'ilə] n 1 flotilha, pequena frota. 2 frota de navios de pouco porte. -
9 milk float
milk float[m'ilk flout] n Brit veículo sem teto e sem laterais usado na entrega domiciliar de leite.
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flout´er — flout «flowt», verb, noun. –v.t. to treat with contempt or scorn; mock; scoff at: »The foolish boy flouted his mother s advice. SYNONYM(S): taunt. –v.i. to show contempt or scorn; mock; scoff: »Ah, you may flout and turn up your faces (Robert… … Useful english dictionary
flout — [flaut] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from flout to play the flute (14 16 centuries)] to deliberately disobey a law, rule etc, without trying to hide what you are doing ▪ Some companies flout the rules and employ children as young as… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Flout — Flout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flouting}.] [OD. fluyten to play the flute, to jeer, D. fluiten, fr. fluit, fr. French. See {Flute}.] To mock or insult; to treat with contempt. [1913 Webster] Phillida flouts me. Walton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flout — Flout, v. i. To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; to fleer; often with at. [1913 Webster] Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flout — Flout, n. A mock; an insult. [1913 Webster] Who put your beauty to this flout and scorn. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flout — flout·er; flout·ing·ly; flout; … English syllables
flout — [ flaut ] verb transitive to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or custom: Skateboarders know they will be prosecuted if they flout the law … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flout — ► VERB 1) openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention). 2) archaic mock; scoff. USAGE On the confusion of flout and flaunt, see the note at FLAUNT(Cf. ↑flaunt). ORIGIN perhaps from Dutch fluiten whistle, play the flut … English terms dictionary
flout — [flout] vt. [prob. special use of ME flouten, to play the flute, hence, whistle (at)] 1. to mock or scoff at; show scorn or contempt for 2. to openly disregard, as by rejecting, defying, or ignoring vi. to be scornful; show contempt; jeer; scoff… … English World dictionary
flout — I verb affront, be contemptuous of, be disrespectful, be scornful, care nothing for, cavillari, contemn, defy, deride, despise, disdain, disregard, esteem slightly, feel contempt for, fleer, gibe, hold in contempt, hold in derision, hold in… … Law dictionary
flout — 1550s, perhaps a special use of M.E. flowten to play the flute (Cf. M.Du. fluyten to play the flute, also to jeer ). Related: Flouted; flouting … Etymology dictionary
