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21 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) escorregar2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) soltar-se3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) baixar de nível4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) deslizar5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) soltar-se6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) enfiar2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) escorregadela2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) deslize3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) saiote4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) tira* * *slip1[slip] n 1 escorregadura, escorregadela. 2 o que se põe e tira com facilidade, coberta, fronha. 3 Clothes combinação. 4 deslize, erro, lapso, engano, falta. 5 carreira: plano inclinado para construção e lançamento de navios. 6 muda, rebento. 7 tira estreita (de papel). 8 declínio, queda (de preços). • vt+vi 1 andar, mover-se quietamente, fácil ou rapidamente, escapar. 2 passar, mover-se. 3 deslizar, escorregar. 4 colocar, fazer passar, enfiar, tirar quietamente ou de modo despercebido. 5 colocar, vestir fácil ou rapidamente. 6 passar despercebido, escapar. 7 soltar. 8 largar. 9 errar, cometer lapso. 10 cortar galhos para fazer mudas. 11 luxar (osso). to be a slip of a boy/ a girl menino/menina muito frágil, débil. to be a slip of the pen fazer erro de ortografia, de palavra. to be a slip of the tongue fazer um erro verbal, cometer um lapso verbal. to give somebody the slip collescapar de alguém. he gave me the slip / ele me escapou. to let something slip deixar (algo) escapar. he let the opportunity slip / ele deixou escapar a oportunidade. to slip along deslizar, fluir. to slip away escapulir, sair de modo despercebido. to slip in inserir de forma disfarçada. to slip up fazer erro, cometer erro de menor importância.————————slip2[slip] n papeleta, volante (também Comp). -
22 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeno2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeno3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) pouco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *[smɔ:l] n 1 quem é pequeno. 2 parte pequena ou fina, parte estreita. • adj 1 pequeno, diminuto. 2 leve, pouco. 3 insignificante, trivial, sem importância. 4 pobre, humilde, baixo. 5 leve, macio, fraco. 6 egoísta, miserável, não generoso. • adv 1 em pequenos pedaços. 2 em tom baixo, em voz baixa. 3 em miniatura. 4 desdenhosamente. to come out on the small end sair perdendo, levar a pior. to feel small sentir-se envergonhado. he felt small before her / ele sentiu-se envergonhado diante dela. to make somebody feel small fazer alguém sentir-se envergonhado. he made me feel small / ele me fez sentir envergonhado. to sing small coll baixar a crista, perder a arrogância. he sang small / ele perdeu a arrogância. -
23 snuff
I noun(powdered tobacco for sniffing up into the nose: He took a pinch of snuff.) rapéII verb(to snip off the burnt part of the wick of (a candle or lamp).) espevitar* * *snuff1[sn∧f] n 1 rapé, tabaco em pó. 2 ato de aspirar rapé, fungada. 3 dose de rapé. • vt+vi 1 aspirar pelo nariz. 2 cheirar. 3 fungar. 4 aspirar rapé. a pinch of snuff uma pitada de rapé. to give somebody a snuff repreender, Braz coll dar bronca, passar pito. I gave him a snuff / passei-lhe um pito.————————snuff2[sn∧f] n pavio queimado. • vt 1 espevitar uma vela. 2 apagar, extinguir uma vela. 3 sl matar. to snuff out apagar, fig coll morrer. -
24 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) muito/grande2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) uns/umas3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) até certo ponto- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[s∧m] adj 1 uns, umas. 2 alguns, algumas. some few guests left / alguns poucos hóspedes foram-se. 3 um pouco, certa quantidade. give me some coffee / dá-me um pouco de café. some more tea? / mais um pouco de chá? may I give you some of this? / posso dar-lhe um pouco disso? 4 um, uma. it will happen some day / acontecerá qualquer dia. 5 cerca de, mais ou menos. 6 Amer coll notável, grande, forte. • adv 1 coll um tanto, até certo grau. 2 Amer coll até alto grau ou até grande extensão. • pron 1 alguns, algumas. some came, others went / alguns vieram, outros foram. 2 um pouco, certa quantidade. after some time depois de algum tempo. some-place algum lugar. some time ago algum tempo atrás. some time or other em qualquer ocasião. to forgo some of one’s right desistir de parte de seu direito. to some extent até certo ponto ou grau. -
25 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) poste- keep somebody posted - keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) correio2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) mandar pelo correio- postage- postal - postage stamp - postal order - postbox - postcard - postcode - post-free - post-haste - posthaste - postman - postmark - postmaster - post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) emprego2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) posto3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) posto2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) nomearIV [pəust] -
26 presidency
['prezidənsi]1) (the rank or office of a president: His ambition is the presidency.) presidência2) (the period of time for which somebody is president: during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.) presidência -
27 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum, um pouco4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!)2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cerca de3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) um pouco- somebody- someday - somehow - someone - something - sometime - sometimes - somewhat - somewhere - mean something - or something - something like - something tells me
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for somebody's sake — for the sake of sb/sth | for sb s/sth s sake idiom in order to help sb/sth or because you like sb/sth • They stayed together for the sake of the children. • You can do it. Please, for my sake. • I hope you re right, for all our sakes (= because… … Useful english dictionary
for somebody's benefit — for sb s benefit idiom especially in order to help or be useful to sb • I have typed out some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week. • Don t go to any trouble for my benefit! Main entry: ↑benefitidiom … Useful english dictionary
for somebody's eyes only — for sb s eyes ˈonly idiom to be seen only by a particular person • I ll lend you the letters but they re for your eyes only. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom … Useful english dictionary
mistake somebody for somebody — miˈstake sb/sth for sb/sth derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mistaking me for someone else. Main entry: ↑mistakederived … Useful english dictionary
go to the mat (with somebody) (for somebody) — go to the ˈmat (with sb) (for sb/sth) idiom (NAmE, informal) to support or defend sb/sth in an argument with sb Main entry: ↑matidiom … Useful english dictionary
(be) on the lookout (for somebody) — be on the ˈlookout (for sb/sth) | keep a ˈlookout (for sb/sth) idiom (informal) to watch carefully for sb/sth in order to avoid danger, etc. or in order to find sth you want • The public should be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease.… … Useful english dictionary
keep a lookout (for somebody) — be on the ˈlookout (for sb/sth) | keep a ˈlookout (for sb/sth) idiom (informal) to watch carefully for sb/sth in order to avoid danger, etc. or in order to find sth you want • The public should be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease.… … Useful english dictionary
as for somebody — as for sb/sth idiom used to start talking about sb/sth Syn: ↑regarding • As for Jo, she s doing fine. • As for food for the party, that s all being taken care of. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bode well (for somebody) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • … Useful english dictionary
bode ill (for somebody) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • … Useful english dictionary
feel for somebody — ˈfeel for sb derived to have sympathy for sb • I really felt for her when her husband died. • I do feel for you, honestly. Main entry: ↑feelderived … Useful english dictionary
