hard-pushed

[puʃt] adj coll privado de, com falta de. I’m a bit pushed for time / estou com falta de tempo. I’m hard pushed to understand it / estou com muita dificuldade de entendê-lo.

1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para/com, etc.

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a/para

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) para

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) fazê-lo

1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) até fechar

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc.

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abbr 1 telegraph office (sala do telégrafo). 2 traditional orthography (ortografia tradicional). 3 turn over (vide verso, vire a página).

1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para/com, etc.

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a/para

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) para

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) fazê-lo

1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) até fechar

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc.

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[tu:; tə] adv 1 em direção a, para diante. 2 em posição normal ou de contato. 3 para si, a si, à consciência. • prep [tu; ta; tu:] 1 para, em direção a, a, ao, à. he goes to London / ele vai para Londres. he was a friend to me / ele foi um amigo para mim. it came to my hand / chegou às minhas mãos. I sent it to him / mandei-lho. 2 até. 3 para, a fim de. 4 em. 5 com. 6 de, da, do. 7 em honra de. 8 na, no, contra. throw it to the ground / jogue-o no chão. 9 sobre, a respeito. 10 por. 11 Gram marcador do infinitivo. what is to be done? / o que se deve fazer? in days to come / em dias vindouros. we expected him to go / esperávamos que ele fosse. it was seen to come / era de se esperar. add to that além disto. agreeable to agradável para. all to a man até o último homem. all to yourself tudo para você. a quarter to two um quarto para as duas horas. as to quanto a. attentive to atento a, atencioso para. face to face cara a cara. fall to the ground cair no chão. from hand to hand de mão em mão. heir to the crown herdeiro do trono. in comparison to em comparação a. our duty to nosso dever para com. put the horses to! atrele os cavalos! this is nothing to that isto não é nada em comparação com aquilo. 3 is to 6 as 9 is to 18 3 está para 6 assim como 9 está para 18. tired to death morto de cansaço. to a great age até a velhice. to a great degree em alto grau. to go to school ir à escola. to my cost às minhas custas. to my feeling a) em minha opinião. b) de acordo com o meu sentimento. to my knowledge segundo meu conhecimento. to my taste para o meu gosto. to the clouds até as nuvens. to the contrary ao contrário. to the minute ao minuto. to time na hora, pontual.

1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) rua

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) hábito

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) caminho

- wayfarer

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[wei] n 1 modo, estilo, maneira. 2 jeito, feitio, forma. she will never get it done that way / ela nunca conseguirá fazê-lo desta forma. 3 método, meio. 4 ponto, particular, detalhe, aspecto. 5 direção, lado. 6 distância, trajeto. 7 rumo, curso. they each went their different ways / cada qual tomou o seu caminho. 8 caminho, atalho, vereda, trilha, rua, via, estrada. we asked our way / perguntamos o caminho. 9 lugar. 10 hábito, costume, modo, peculiaridade (também ways). 11 vontade, desejo. 12 coll condição, estado. 13 movimento, progresso, marcha. 14 porte, comportamento, conduta. • adv embora, longe. a good way uma boa distância. a great/ long way off a grande distância daqui, de longe. all the way a) inteiramente. b) todo o caminho. c) durante todo o tempo. any way you please de qualquer forma que queira. a way out uma saída. by the same way pelo mesmo caminho. by the way a) de passagem, a caminho. b) a propósito. by way of a) via. b) em vez, como. c) a fim de. by way of excuse como desculpa. by way of jest por brincadeira. covered way passagem coberta. from way back de muito tempo, antigo. half the way a meio caminho, meio. he is in my way ele está no meu caminho, está me atrapalhando. he made the best of his way (to) ele seguiu o mais depressa que pôde (para). he mended his ways ele melhorou, corrigiu-se. her mild ways seus modos suaves, meigos. he works his way Amer ele progride pelo próprio esforço. how did she get that way? como foi possível ela ficar assim? if you had your own way se tudo fosse como você quer. in a family way de modo familiar, não cerimonioso. in a way de certo modo. in the way of business em matéria de negócios. I paved the way for him fig preparei o caminho para ele. I put/ threw it in his way fi-lo chegar a suas mãos. I set out on my way parti, pus-me a caminho. it is in your way é seu campo, de sua alçada. it is out of my way a) isto não é meu campo, disso eu não entendo. b) não é de minha alçada. he went out of his way (to do) / ele se deu ao trabalho, ele teve a gentileza (de fazer). it pays its way vale a pena. it will go a great way toward contribuirá grandemente. I was just up her way sl eu estive justamente perto dela. not by a long way, no way de forma alguma, de jeito nenhum. once in a way uma vez, excepcionalmente. one way uma direção. one way or the other por um meio ou por outro, de um jeito ou de outro. one-way street Traffic via de uma só mão, direção única. on our way through em nosso caminho por. on the way out tornar-se impopular. on the way (to) a caminho (para). out of the way a) fora do caminho. b) fig que despista, desvia. c) extraordinário, fora do comum. d) na prisão. e) morto. they put him out of the way / eles afastaram-no, liquidaram-no (mataram-no). put him in the way of doing it dê-lhe a oportunidade de fazê-lo. right of the way a) direito de passagem, servidão. b) Traffic preferência, direito de tomar a frente. that is always the way with him é sempre assim com ele. the hard way sl por esforço próprio. the Milky Way a Via-Láctea. the other way about/ round ao contrário. the way of the world o caminho da vida (ou do mundo). the ways of war as peculiaridades da guerra. they begged their way eles passaram mendigando. they pay their way eles não têm dívidas. they put him in the way of success eles contribuíram para o seu êxito. this way! por aqui! to be in the family way estar grávida, esperando bebê. to get one’s (own) way obter, ganhar, fazer do próprio jeito, como quer. I got it my own way / fiz do meu jeito, fiz como queria. to give way a) dar passagem. b) dar vazão. c) ceder. they gave way / eles cederam, recuaram. to give way to a) sucumbir. b) dar prioridade a. to go all the way with concordar plenamente com. to go one’s way partir. to go one’s (own) way agir independentemente. to go out of the way a) dar(-se) ao trabalho de. b) fazer muito esforço para realizar algo. to go someone’s way favorecer alguém. to go the way of all flesh morrer. to go under way a) pôr-se em marcha, partir. b) fig estar em andamento. to have a way with saber lidar com, ter jeito. to have it both ways jogar dos dois lados. to have it one’s (own) way fazer, pensar do jeito que agrada a si próprio. let him have it his own way / deixe-o fazer o que ele quer. to have one’s way conseguir o que quer. to have way Naut estar em movimento. to look the other way a) desviar o olhar. b) não perceber. to lose one’s way perder-se, perder o caminho. he lost his way / ele perdeu-se, perdeu o caminho. to make one’s way a) ir para a frente, continuar (com dificuldade). b) progredir, alcançar o sucesso. they made their way / fig eles abriram o seu caminho, venceram. to make way a) dar lugar a. I made way for him / eu dei lugar a ele. b) progredir. she made way / ela venceu, progrediu. to set in one’s ways apegar-se a velhos hábitos. under way. a) a caminho, em marcha. b) fig em andamento. way off muito longe. Way of the Cross via-sacra. way up bem alto. we did/ had it all our own way fizemos o que queríamos. we took our way nós partimos. where there’s a will, there’s a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. which way? por onde? which way did they go? / para/por onde foram eles?

1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) para, a, em

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) até

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) de

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) a

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)

1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.)

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)

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- to and fro