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1 to take the offensive
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2 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) estar na ofensiva -
3 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) estar na ofensivaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be on the offensive
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4 to go on the offensive
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5 offensive
[-siv]1) (insulting: offensive remarks.) ofensivo2) (disgusting: an offensive smell.) repugnante3) (used to attack: an offensive weapon.) ofensivo* * *of.fen.sive[əf'ensiv] n ofensiva, ataque. • adj 1 ofensivo, injurioso, afrontoso. 2 agressivo. 3 desagradável. 4 repulsivo. to go on the offensive ficar na ofensiva. to take the offensive tomar a ofensiva. -
6 offend
[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) ofender2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) incomodar•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) ofensiva- offensiveness
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- take offence* * *of.fend[əf'end] vt+vi 1 ofender, injuriar. 2 melindrar. 3 desgostar. 4 transgredir, pecar. 5 escandalizar. -
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) ofender2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) incomodar•- offence- offender - offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) ofensiva- offensiveness - be on the offensive - take offence -
8 black
[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) preto2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) escuro3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) negro4) (without milk: black coffee.) preto5) (evil: black magic.) negro6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) preto7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) negro2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) preto2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) preto3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) preto3. verb(to make black.) enegrecer- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) lista negra5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) chantagem- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white* * *[blæk] n 1 preto. 2 corante ou pigmento preto. 3 luto, roupa preta. 4 negro, indivíduo da raça negra. 5 fuligem. 6 mancha, sujeira. 7 Draughts, Chess as peças pretas. • vt+vi 1 pretejar, tornar preto. 2 pintar de preto, enegrecer (sapatos). 3 ficar preto. 4 ficar temporariamente cego ou inconsciente. • adj 1 preto. 2 sem luz, muito escuro. 3 de luto, vestido de preto. 4 negro, de pele escura. 5 sujo, imundo. 6 sombrio, escuro, tenebroso. 7 hostil, ameaçador. 8 mau, malvado, perverso. 9 desastroso, calamitoso. black and tan terrier pequeno cachorro malhado. Black and Tans tropas britânicas na Irlanda (1921). he became black in the face ele ficou vermelho de raiva. in black and white preto no branco, por escrito. in the black com saldo credor, sem dívidas. the devil is less black than he is painted o diabo não é tão feio como o pintam. to beat black and blue moer de pancada. to black out a) escurecer. b) Aeron perder a visão. c) perder a consciência momentaneamente. d) Radio interferir. -
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[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) preto2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) escuro3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) preto4) (without milk: black coffee.) preto5) (evil: black magic.) negro6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) negro7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) negro2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) preto2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) preto3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) negro3. verb(to make black.) pretejar- blacken - black art/magic - blackbird - blackboard - black box - the Black Death - black eye - blackhead - blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) pôr na lista negra5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) chantagem- Black Maria - black market - black marketeer - blackout - black sheep - blacksmith - black and blue - black out - in black and white -
10 shit
[ʃit] 1. noun(an impolite or offensive word for the solid waste material that is passed out of the body.) merda2. verb(to pass waste matter from the body.) cagar* * *shit1[ʃit] n sl 1 bosta, merda, fezes. 2 porcaria. 3 diarréia. • vt cagar, evacuar. he is shiting himself / ele está se cagando (de medo). not to give a shit não se incomodar. I don’t give a shit / eu não dou a mínima. to beat, kick, knock the shit out of someone bater ou chutar violentamente alguém. to be in the shit sl estar na pior. he is in the shit / ele está na merda, na pior.————————shit2[ʃit] n Amer sl algo muito bom, excelente. -
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12 dirty
1) (not clean: dirty clothes.) sujo2) (mean or unfair: a dirty trick.) sujo3) (offensive; obscene: dirty books.) obsceno4) ((of weather) stormy.) tempestuoso* * *dirt.y[d'ə:ti] vt+vi sujar, emporcalhar, manchar. • adj 1 sujo, porco. 2 vil, baixo, desprezível, sórdido, obsceno, avarento. 3 de cor suja ou turva. 4 borrascoso, tempestuoso, ventoso. • adv sl muito. to do the dirty on someone prejudicar alguém, pregar uma peça, enganar. to get the dirty water off one’s chest escarrar. to give someone a dirty look coll olhar com reprovação. to wash one’s dirty linen in public lavar a roupa suja em público. -
13 rat
1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) ratazana2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) patife2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) quebrar promessas2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) delatar•- rat race- smell a rat* * *[ræt] n 1 Zool rato, ratazana. 2 fig pessoa baixa, vil, desleal. 3 coll vira-casaca, desertor, trânsfuga. 4 coll fura-greve, fura parede, operário que ocupa o lugar de outro em greve ou que trabalha por salário inferior ao fixado pelo sindicato. 5 informante. 6 enchimento de cabelo para penteado. • vi 1 caçar ratos. 2 portar-se de modo baixo. 3 furar a greve ou trabalhar por salário inferior ao fixado. 4 delatar, informar. as poor as a rat pobre como um rato. a rat out sl retirada desleal ou desprezível. like a drowned rat molhado como um pinto. to smell a rat pressentir, suspeitar de uma tramóia. -
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1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) rato2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) rato2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) romper um trato2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) delatar•- rat race- smell a rat -
15 obnoxious
[əb'nokʃəs](offensive: an obnoxious man; The smell of that mixture is really obnoxious.) ofensivo* * *ob.nox.ious[əbn'ɔkʃəs] adj obnóxio, odioso, detestável. -
16 pig
[piɡ] 1. noun1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) porco2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) porco•- piggy2. adjective(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) de porco- piglet- piggyback
- pigheaded
- pigheadedness
- pigskin
- pigsty
- pigswill
- pigtail
- pigs might fly* * *[pig] n 1 porco. 2 leitão, bácoro. 3 carne de porco. 4 coll glutão. 5 coll porcalhão. 6 ferro-gusa. 7 lingote de metal. 8 sl depr tira (policial). • vt+vi 1 viver como porco (viver amontoado e em más condições de higiene). 2 parir (porcos). I gave him a pig of his own sow paguei-o com a mesma moeda. in pig prenhe (porca). pigs might fly coisas incríveis podem acontecer (indicando incredulidade quanto ao que acabou de ser dito). to bleed like a pig sangrar abundantemente. to buy a pig in a poke comprar nabos em saco. to drive one’s pigs to the market roncar. to make a pig of oneself comer ou beber demais, empanturrar-se. to make a pig’s ear fazer malfeito. to pig it viver em uma vizinhança suja. to pig out comer demais, empanturrar-se. when pigs fly nunca, quando as galinhas tiverem dentes. -
17 obnoxious
[əb'nokʃəs](offensive: an obnoxious man; The smell of that mixture is really obnoxious.) detestável
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