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  • 21 raise

    [reiz] 1. verb
    1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar
    2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar
    3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar
    4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar
    5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar
    6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) levantar, reunir
    7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar
    8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar
    9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erigir
    10) (to give (a shout etc).) exclamar
    11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contatar, alcançar
    2. noun
    (an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento
    - raise hell/Cain / the roof - raise someone's spirits

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > raise

  • 22 force

    [fo:s] 1. noun
    1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) força
    2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) força
    3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) força
    2. verb
    1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) obrigar
    2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forçar
    •
    - forceful
    - forcefully
    - forces
    - in
    - into force
    * * *
    [fɔ:s] n 1 força, robustez, energia, vigor. I could not resist the force of his argument / não pude resistir à força do seu argumento. 2 valentia. 3 impulso, motivo, causa. 4 poder. the force of circumstances / o poder das circunstâncias. 5 compulsão, coerção, necessidade, obrigação, violência, constrangimento. 6 capacidade de convencer ou impressionar. 7 influência, autoridade, poder. 8 virtude, eficácia, validade, vigência, vigor. 9 a parte principal de um conjunto. 10 agremiação, turma de empregados. 11 força militar, naval ou policial. 12 Phys potência, ação, causa que gera movimentos, agente. 13 força motriz. 14 valor, peso, significação rigorosa (de um termo). 15 exército, marinha. • vt 1 forçar, compelir, constranger, coagir, expurgar, conseguir, obter por força, arrombar. they forced my hands / eles coagiram-me. that means forcing an open door / isso significa arrombar portas abertas. 2 violentar, violar, estuprar, deflorar, impor, impingir, obrigar a aceitar. he forced the words / ele torceu o sentido das palavras. he forced his advice on me / ele impôs-me o seu conselho. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, tirar, tomar. she forced the secret from me / ela arrancou-me o segredo. 4 apressar, estimular, fazer brotar, amadurecer artificialmente. he forced a smile / ele forçou um sorriso. Air Forces forças aéreas. Armed Forces forças armadas. by force of à força de, por meio de. by main force à viva força. direction of force sentido de força. force of habit força do hábito. he was forced on ele foi impelido. in force a) em vigor. b) em grande número. in force of em virtude de, por força de, em conseqüência de. in great force coll em forma excelente. natural forces forças da natureza. of force forçosamente. our office force nosso quadro de empregados. the coming into force o ato de entrar em vigor. the Force Brit a polícia. the law came into force a lei entrou em vigor. to be in force estar em vigor. to force along empurrar, impelir. to force away obrigar a recuar. to force back repelir, rechaçar. to force down obrigar a baixar, fazer descer. to force from obrigar, conseguir à força. to force in/ through fazer entrar, forçar a entrada. to force off Com queimar, vender por qualquer preço, fazer liquidação. to force on/ upon forçar a aceitar, impor. to force one’s hand obrigar a mostrar o jogo, obrigar a revelar as intenções. to force one’s way abrir caminho. to force open abrir à força, arrombar. to force out arrancar. to force the issue trazer o assunto à baila. to force the pace apressar excessivamente o passo. to force up forçar a subida, fazer subir à força. to join forces with trabalhar junto com a mesma finalidade. to put in force pôr em vigor.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > force

  • 23 slap

    [slæp] 1. noun
    (a blow with the palm of the hand or anything flat: The child got a slap from his mother for being rude.) bofetada
    2. verb
    (to give a slap to: He slapped my face.) esbofetear
    - slap-happy
    - slapstick
    * * *
    [slæp] n 1 tapa, palmada, bofetada. 2 insulto direto • vt+vi 1 dar tapa ou palmada, esbofetear. 2 jogar, empurrar com força. 3 coll multar. 4 esparramar, espalhar sem muito cuidado. • adv 1 diretamente, imediatamente. 2 de repente. a slap in the face uma bofetada (também fig). a slap on the wrist aviso, punição sem muita severidade. to slap along correr, passar a toda velocidade. to slap someone around bater em alguém algumas vezes.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > slap

  • 24 tap

    I 1. [tæp] noun
    (a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) pancadinha
    2. verb
    ((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) bater levemente
    - tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun
    ((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) torneira
    2. verb
    1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) explorar
    2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) pôr escuta em
    * * *
    [tæp] n 1 pancadinha, batida, golpe leve. 2 pedaço de couro para proteger o salto do sapato. 3 batoque (de pipa). 4 torneira. 5 bebida alcoólica (de certa marca ou qualidade). 6 bar. 7 Electr ponto de tomada ou derivação elétrica. 8 Tech macho de tarraxa. 9 peça metálica adaptada à sola e salto do sapato para sapatear. • vt+vi 1 bater de leve, dar pancadinha. 2 remendar, solar sapatos. 3 sangrar, furar, puncionar para tirar líquido (também Med). 4 desarrolhar, destampar (pipa). 5 tirar líquido (por punção). 6 ligar, penetrar, abrir (uma estrada). they tapped the telephone wire / fizeram ligação clandestina no fio telefônico. 7 Electr derivar. 8 cortar rosca interna. 9 sapatear. he didn’t do a tap of work ele nem mexeu um dedo, não fez nada. he tapped me for sl ele deu-me uma facada, pediu-me dinheiro emprestado. on tap a) do barril. b) fig em estoque. three-way tap torneira tripla. to tap the hand on the table bater com a mão na mesa.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > tap

  • 25 withhold

    [wið'həuld]
    past tense, past participle - withheld; verb
    (to refuse to give: to withhold permission.) recusar
    * * *
    with.hold
    [wiðh'ould] vt (ps, pp withheld) 1 reter, segurar, deter, conter. I withheld my hand from violence / eu me abstive de empregar violência. 2 impedir, estorvar ( from doing de fazer). 3 negar, recusar. 4 retrair, sonegar. why has he withheld this news from you? / por que ele lhe sonegou (ou ocultou) esta novidade? to withhold something from someone retrair ou sonegar alguma coisa a alguém.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > withhold

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  • give someone a hand — give (someone) a hand to help someone do something, especially something that involves physical effort. Could you give me a hand with these boxes, Mike? (often + with) Let me know when you re moving and I ll give you a hand …   New idioms dictionary

  • give a free hand — give (someone) a free hand to allow someone to do whatever they think is necessary in a particular situation. His manager had given him a free hand to make whatever changes he felt necessary. (often + to do something) …   New idioms dictionary

  • give me a hand — If someone gives you a hand, they help you …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • give somebody a hand — verb a) To help, aid, or assist. Could you please give me a hand carrying this mattress? b) To applaud or clap (also to give (someone) a big hand) …   Wiktionary

  • give smb a hand — help someone with something Please give me a hand to move this piano …   Idioms and examples

  • give someone a free hand — give (someone) a free hand to allow someone to do whatever they think is necessary in a particular situation. His manager had given him a free hand to make whatever changes he felt necessary. (often + to do something) …   New idioms dictionary

  • give someone the once-over — give (someone/something) the once over informal to quickly look at someone or examine something in order to see what they are like. The security guard gave me the once over but didn t bother checking my pass. Can you give my essay the once over… …   New idioms dictionary

  • give someone a thick ear — british informal phrase to hit someone hard on the side of the head Thesaurus: hit with the hand or a weaponhyponym to attack a person or objectsynonym Main entry: thick …   Useful english dictionary

  • give someone a leg up — HELP/ASSIST SOMEONE, give someone assistance, lend someone a helping hand, give someone a boost, give someone a flying start. → leg * * * give someone a leg up To give someone a help or hoist in mounting, climbing, etc (also figurative) • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • give someone a leg up — we all want to give our kids a leg up in the world Syn: help/assist someone, give someone assistance, lend someone a helping hand, give someone a boost …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • give someone five — 1. tv. to give someone a helping hand. □ Hey, give me five over here for a minute, will ya? □ I gotta give this guy five with the crate. Be right with you. 2. tv. to slap hands in greeting. (See also high five; Give me five!) □ Jerry gave John… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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