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1 goose
[ɡu:s]plural - geese; noun(a web-footed animal like a duck, but larger: The farmer's wife keeps geese.) ganso- he wouldn't say boo to a goose* * *[gu:s] n (pl geese) 1 ganso. 2 pessoa afetada, simplório. 3 gooses ferro de engomar de alfaiate. all his geese are swans ele superestima o que tem. the goose hangs high Amer as expectativas são boas. to cook someone’s goose arruinar os planos de alguém. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs matar a galinha dos ovos de ouro, perder uma grande chance. to turn geese into swans exagerar. -
2 to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
to kill the goose that lays the golden eggsmatar a galinha dos ovos de ouro, perder uma grande chance.————————to kill the goose that lays the golden eggsmatar a galinha dos ovos de ouro.English-Portuguese dictionary > to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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3 kill
[kil] 1. verb(to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) matar2. noun(an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) matança- killer- kill off
- kill time* * *kill1[kil] n 1 matança, ato de matar. 2 animais abatidos na caça. • vt+vi 1 matar, abater. 2 assassinar, liquidar. 3 destruir, exterminar, torturar, machucar. 4 cancelar, anular, revogar. 5 derrotar (projeto de lei, etc.). 6 neutralizar, abrandar, estragar. 7 gastar, despender (tempo). 8 dominar, subjugar. 9 Tech parar (máquina), interromper (ligação). dressed to kill vestido para arrasar, para impressionar os outros. kill or cure ou vai ou racha. to be in at the kill presenciar (algo terrível), estar presente, participar. to kill an engine/ machine desligar. to kill by inches matar aos poucos. to kill off eliminar matando, exterminar. to kill oneself fazer um grande esforço, matar-se. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs matar a galinha dos ovos de ouro. to kill the pain acalmar a dor, tirar a dor. to kill the sea Naut acalmar o mar. to kill the wind Naut medir a velocidade do vento. to kill time matar o tempo. to kill two birds with one stone matar dois coelhos com uma só cajadada.————————kill2[kil] n canal, enseada, córrego.
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