-
1 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pena2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) acolchoar/forrar- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *feath.er[f'eðə] n 1 pena, pluma. 2 feathers a) plumagem. b) roupagem. 3 penacho. 4 rodopelo, tufo de pêlos, tapete, gaias. 5 qualquer coisa como uma pena. 6 caça de pena. 7 casta, laia, espécie, natureza. 8 disposição, estado de espírito. 9 Sport ato de transviar o remo. • vt+vi 1 empenar, emplumar(-se), cobrir(-se) de penas, forrar ou revestir de penas, pôr penas em, enfeitar, ornar de penas ou plumas. 2 transviar (os remos), virar o remo em posição horizontal. they feathered the oars / viraram os remos horizontalmente. 3 desdobrar-se em forma de pena. 4 Aeron embandeirar, variar o passo da hélice. birds of a feather gente da mesma laia. birds of a feather flock together cada ovelha com a sua parelha, cada qual com o seu igual. in high (ou full) feather bem-disposto, radioso. light as a feather leve como uma pena. that is a feather in your cap disso pode orgulhar-se. to cut a feather Naut encrespar a água, formar pequenas ondas. to feather one’s nest encher os bolsos, estar preocupado somente com o seu bem-estar e o seu próprio ganho. to make the feathers fly provocar briga, armar confusão. to show the white feather revelar covardia. with a feather com grande facilidade. -
2 pale
[peil] 1. adjective1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) pálido2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) claro2. verb(to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) empalidecer- paleness* * *pale1[peil] vt+vi 1 empalidecer. 2 tornar pálido ( before diante de). 3 fig apagar-se, diminuir, perder a importância. • adj 1 pálido, lívido, descorado. 2 fig fraco, abatido, emaciado. 3 opaco, fusco. as pale as ashes pálido como a morte. beyond the pale inaceitável. to grow/ turn pale empalidecer.————————pale2[peil] n 1 estaca, paliçada. 2 estacada, liça. 3 terreno ou área cercada. 4 limite, confins. 5 território, distrito. 6 Her pala. 7 âmbito, seio. • vt cercar, murar. within the pale of the church no seio da Igreja.
См. также в других словарях:
White-tailed deer — Male (buck or stag) Female (doe) … Wikipedia
White Chalk — Студийный альбом PJ Harvey … Википедия
White Mane — Promotional poster Directed by Albert Lamorisse Produced by Albert La … Wikipedia
White Chalk — Album par PJ Harvey Sortie 24 septembre 2007 Enregistrement novembre 2006 à mi 2007 Durée 33:57 Genre Rock alternatif … Wikipédia en Français
White Chalk — Álbum de PJ Harvey Publicación 24 de Septiembre de 2007 Género(s) Rock experimental, piano Discográfica Island Records … Wikipedia Español
Grow Up and Blow Away — Album par Metric Sortie 26 juin 2007 Genre Rock Producteur James Shaw Label Last Gang Records … Wikipédia en Français
White flight — is a term for the demographic trend in which working and middle class white people move away from suburbs or urban neighborhoods that are becoming racially desegregated to white suburbs and exurbs. [David J. Armor.… … Wikipedia
White Stag Leadership Development Program — White Stag Leadership Development is a non profit organization founded on the Monterey Peninsula, California, in 1958 by Dr. Béla H. Bánáthy. The youth run program prepares and produces two week long summer camps for other youth age 11 17 each… … Wikipedia
White-winged Fairywren — ssp. leuconotus Coolmunda Dam, nr Inglewood, Qld Conservation status … Wikipedia
White Zinfandel — White Zinfandel, often abbreviated as White Zin, is an off dry to sweet, pink colored rosé wine. White Zinfandel is made from the Zinfandel wine grape, which would otherwise produce a bold and spicy red wine. As such, it is not a grape variety… … Wikipedia
White van abductions in Sri Lanka — refer to incidents of enforced disappearances of civilians in White Vans often without number plates. Human rights agencies such as Human Rights Watch and Asian Human Rights Commission have alleged that White Van abductions by death squads and… … Wikipedia
