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[bu:t] 1. noun1) (a covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually made of leather etc: a pair of suede boots.) bota2) ((American trunk) a place for luggage in a motor-car etc.) porta-bagagem2. verb(to kick: He booted the ball out of the goal.) chutar- give- get the boot* * *boot1[bu:t] n 1 bota (de couro ou de borracha). 2 botina. 3 avental de boléia. 4 pontapé, chute. 5 sl despedida, demissão. 6 porta-malas (de automóvel). 7 Amer recruta da marinha. • vt 1 calçar botas ou botinas. 2 chutar, dar pontapé. 3 demitir. booted and spurred fig pronto para sair. half boots botinas baixas. he died in his boots (or with his boots on) ele morreu em atividade. he has his heart in his boots ele está morrendo de medo. the boot is on the other foot a situação se inverteu. to bet one’s boots apostar com segurança. to boot out pôr para fora, demitir. to get the boot sl ser demitido. to lick someone’s boots bajular, puxar o saco. to make one boot serve for either leg falar de modo dúbio. too big for one’s boots orgulhoso, persunçoso. top boots botas de cano alto. to sound boot and saddle soar o toque de montar (cavalaria).————————boot2[bu:t] n vantagem, proveito. • vt 1 beneficiar, ser útil. 2 chutar forte.————————boot3[bu:t] n Comp inicialização: operação que carrega parte do sistema operacional do disco para a memória, quando o computador é ligado ou reinicializado. -
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(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) despedir* * *[giv] n ato de ceder. • vt+vi (ps gave, pp given) 1 dar, presentear, conceder. I give it to my brother / eu dou-o ao meu irmão. I was given a book or a book was given to me / recebi um livro de presente. 2 entregar, oferecer, ceder. 3 propor, oferecer. 4 fornecer, prover. 5 apresentar, mostrar, notificar, transmitir. 6 aplicar, ministrar. 7 prestar. 8 conferir. 9 atribuir, confiar, incumbir. 10 proferir, dizer, contar, exalar. 11 aplicar-se, dedicar-se, esforçar-se. 12 degelar (solo). 13 abrir, dar passagem, dar vista. 14 sl acontecer. give! Amer conte!, comece a contar! give an inch and he’ll take a mile dê-lhe o dedo e tomará o braço. give it to him! dê-lhe uma lição!, diga-lhe umas verdades! he gave me a lift ele me deu uma carona. I give credit to his report confio nas suas palavras. I give you two hours concedo-lhe duas horas (para pensar). the dogs gave tongue os cachorros deram sinal, latiram (caça). to give a good account of sair-se bem. to give away 1 dar de presente, doar, entregar. 2 trair-se, entregar-se, mostrar a verdade. 3 entregar (a noiva) no casamento. 4 revelar (segredo). 5 perder, desperdiçar. to give battle dar combate. to give birth to 1 produzir. 2 originar, começar, gerar. this period gave birth to this movement / esta época originou o movimento. 3 dar à luz. she gave birth to a daughter / ela deu à luz uma filha. to give chase perseguir. to give ear escutar, dar ouvidos a. to give effect to a measure levar a efeito uma medida. to give forth 1 emitir. 2 publicar. 3 falar muito. to give ground ceder, retroceder, retirar-se, recuar. to give in 1 render-se, entregar-se, ceder. don’t give in to his opinion / não ceda às opiniões dele. 2 entregar (algo). to give in a petition dar entrada a um requerimento. to give in one’s name enlistar-se. to give in to entregar-se (não ter o controle sobre uma forte emoção ou desejo). to give lectures lecionar, fazer prelações. to give notice notificar, pedir ou dar demissão. to give off desprender, deixar escapar, emitir (cheiro, odor). to give offence ofender. to give on or onto dar para, ter vista para, abrir para. the door gives on/ onto the study / a porta dá para o escritório. to give oneself away trair-se, entregar-se, mostrar a verdade. he gave himself away / ele se entregou. to give oneself up to something entregar-se, dedicar-se. he gave himself up to art / ele entregou-se, dedicou-se completamente à arte. to give out 1 reportar, anunciar. 2 emitir, produzir (luz, calor, som). 3 distribuir para as pessoas. 4 parar de funcionar, acabar. the engine gave out / o motor parou de funcionar. his strenght gave out / suas forças acabaram. to give over 1 transferir. 2 desistir, ceder. 3 mandar alguém ficar quieto ou parar de fazer algo. give over complaining about the food / pare de reclamar da comida! to give rise to causar, originar. to give rise to a rumour provocar um boato. to give someone up acabar, terminar um relacionamento amoroso. to give up 1 abandonar, parar de. he gave up smoking / ele parou de fumar. 2 entregar-se (para polícia). he gave himself up / ele entregou-se, apresentou-se. 3 desistir. to give way 1 retirar-se, recuar. 2 quebrar, ceder. 3 dar passagem. 4 ceder o lugar. to give way to 1 submeter-se a. 2 dar prioridade a. what gives? Amer o que está havendo?, o que está acontecendo?————————dado. • adj 1 fixado, determinado. 2 inclinado, disposto. 3 Math dado, conhecido. -
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(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) demitir(-se)
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give (someone) the boot — 1. to stop employing someone. They gave him the boot for swearing at his manager. 2. to end a romantic relationship with someone. She gave him the boot because he wouldn t stop talking about his ex girlfriends … New idioms dictionary
give someone the boot — (informal).See dismiss sense 1. → boot * * * informal dismiss someone from their job … Useful english dictionary
give someone the boot — Vrb phrs. To dismiss someone from employment or a relationship … English slang and colloquialisms
give someone the boot — informal See dismiss 1) … Thesaurus of popular words
give (someone) the air — to dismiss from employment The employee may also, if so unfortunate, be given the bag1, the boot, the bullet, the breeze, the sack, notice, warning, the wind2, his running shoes, etc. Also, apart from the bag, the sack, notice, or warning,… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
give (someone/something) the wellie — vb British a. to dismiss (someone) from work b. to reject (a partner) c. to discard (an object). Compare wellie In all senses the expression is a variant form of the colloquial give someone the boot … Contemporary slang
give (someone) the arse/boot/heave-ho/ elbow — vb Australian to get rid of, jilt or dismiss someone; variations of give the wellie … Contemporary slang
boot (to give someone the) — Terminate, fire someone … American business jargon
give someone their cards — (Brit. informal) DISMISS, get rid of, lay off, make redundant, let someone go, discharge; informal sack, fire, kick/boot out, give someone their marching orders, give someone the (old) heave ho, give someone the elbow/push. → card … Useful english dictionary
get the boot — informal give (someone) the boot to stop employing someone. Did she tell you why she got the boot? … New idioms dictionary
boot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. footwear, shoe; Hessian boot; blucher, hip or jack boot; seven league boot; brogan, buskin, chukka. See clothing. v. t., slang, kick out, dismiss, give the boot. See ejection. to boot II (Roget s IV)… … English dictionary for students