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1 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) duro4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) violento5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) duro6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) pesada2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) esforçadamente2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) violentamente3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fixamente4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *hard1[ha:d] adj 1 duro, sólido, firme, rígido, compacto. 2 difícil, dificultoso. hard lessons / lições, tarefas difíceis. 3 severo, áspero, opressivo, inflexível. 4 desagradável. 5 fatigante, trabalhoso. 6 intricado. 7 insuportável, injusto. 8 sl mau, desonroso. 9 que contém sais minerais (água). 10 que contém muito álcool. • adv 1 ao lado, junto. 2 duramente, asperamente, severamente, fortemente. 3 com empenho. a hard case um caso difícil ou perdido. a hard death uma morte penosa. a hard ride marcha acelerada (a cavalo). a hard worker um trabalhador eficiente. for hard wear durável. hard after logo atrás. hard at hand perto, disponível. hard at work trabalhando diligentemente. hard by perto, ao lado. hard of hearing que ouve mal, surdo. hard to digest indigesto. he is hard to deal with é difícil aturá-lo. he is hard to please é difícil contentá-lo. he is hard upon the man ele trata o homem com dureza ou injustamente. in a hard condition em boa forma física. it is hard lines for him ele está com azar. it is hard upon seven são quase sete horas. it rains hard chove a cântaros. it will go hard with me, but I... será difícil que eu não... I was hard pressed estive em grande aperto. the wind blew hard o vento soprou fortemente. to bear hard upon oprimir. to die hard vender caro sua vida. to drink hard beber muito. to drive a hard bargain regatear por centavos. to press hard for insistir energicamente.————————hard2[ha:d] n 1 solo duro, margem firme (não pantanosa). 2 dificuldade. 3 sl trabalhos forçados. -
2 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) (fazer) trabalhar no duroEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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3 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) (fazer) trabalhar no duroEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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4 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) (fazer alguém) suar a camisaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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5 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) (fazer alguém) suar a camisaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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6 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) guiar2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) levar3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) tanger4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) bater5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) impulsionar2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) passeio2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) caminho3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanha5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) pancada6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *[draiv] n 1 passeio de carro, auto, etc. 2 percurso, distância a percorrer de carro, auto, etc. 3 estrada para carros. 4 entrada para carros em moradias. 5 ato de conduzir, dirigir, guiar. 6 condução de gado em manadas. 7 pressão, esforço, atividade, energia, impulso, empenho, dinamismo. 8 ímpeto, impulso, pulsão, necessidade instintiva. 9 Golf tacada ou movimento da bola. 10 Mil ataque, assalto, avanço. 11 força motriz, movimento, rodagem, mecanismo de engrenagem, acionamento, transmissão, propulsão. 12 Comp unidade de disco. 13 galeria de mina. 14 competições de jogos de cartas. • vt+vi (drove, driven) 1 impelir, empuxar, empurrar alguma coisa com força, empurrar para diante, impulsar, fazer caminhar para diante, forçar. 2 conduzir, guiar, dirigir (cavalos, carro, navio, etc.), levar. 3 ir de carro, auto, etc., passear de carro, etc., prosseguir. 4 constranger, compelir, forçar, coagir. 5 lançar, propulsar, acionar, pôr em movimento. 6 perfurar, arrastar por atrito, encunhar, cravar. 7 escovar (um túnel). 8 Naut desgarrar. 9 instar, seduzir, incitar, induzir, conduzir, levar a. 10 realizar, efetuar, levar a efeito. 11 mover-se com grande força (chuva, vento). 12 rebater (bola) no golfe. disk drive Comp unidade de disco. to drive a good ( bad) bargain fazer um bom (mau) negócio. to drive a hard bargain ser firme nas negociações. to drive a nail in cravar um prego. to drive a nail into someone’s coffin contribuir para a ruína ou fracasso de alguém. to drive ashore arrojar à costa. to drive asunder apartar, separar à força. to drive at 1 tender a, aludir, insinuar. 2 trabalhar em. to drive at full speed guiar a toda velocidade. to drive a thing into a person inculcar alguma coisa em alguém. to drive away expelir, expulsar, fazer sair, afugentar, afastar-se, partir em carro. to drive back rechaçar, repulsar, reconduzir em carro, etc., voltar de carro, etc. to drive by friction arrastar por atrito. to drive home 1 ir para casa de carro. 2 cravar um prego com um martelo. 3 fazer com que seja claramente compreendido. to drive in, into inserir à força, fincar, fazer entrar a marteladas. to drive it home to mostrar, forçar a acreditar. to drive into a corner colocar em situação difícil, encurralar. to drive off 1 partir, ir-se embora em carro, etc. 2 expelir, rechaçar. 3 Golf dar a primeira tocada. to drive on seguir adiante, levar em frente, empurrar, incentivar. to drive out 1 expelir, expulsar, fazer sair. 2 sair ou passear em carro, etc. to drive pigs to market roncar, ressonar. to drive someone mad/ crazy 1 enlouquecer, levar à loucura. 2 fig exasperar, irritar, deixar louco. to drive someone out of his senses/ out of his mind deixar maluco. to drive someone round the bend exasperar, enlouquecer. to drive to leeward desgarrar, desviar de rumo. to drive up the prices fazer subir os preços, elevar os preços. to drive up to passar de carro por algum lugar. -
7 task
(a piece of especially hard work; a duty that must be done: household tasks.) tarefa* * *[ta:sk; tæsk] n 1 tarefa, incumbência, serviço, dever. 2 lição. • vt 1 incumbir, forçar (a trabalhar). 2 sobrecarregar, forçar. daily task trabalho diário. hard task tarefa árdua. to set someone a task incumbir alguém de uma tarefa. to take / call someone to task for something repreender, censurar alguém por alguma coisa. -
8 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) dirigir2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) levar de carro3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) conduzir4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) bater5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) impulsionar2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) passeio de carro2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) caminho3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ímpeto4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanha5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) tacada6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drive•- driver- driver's license - drive-in - drive-through - driving licence - be driving at - drive off - drive on -
9 task
(a piece of especially hard work; a duty that must be done: household tasks.) tarefa
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