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  • 1 mind

    1.
    (the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) espírito
    2. verb
    1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) tomar conta
    2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) incomodar-se
    3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) ter cuidado com
    4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) ligar
    3. interjection
    (be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) cuidado!
    - - minded
    - mindful
    - mindless
    - mindlessly
    - mindlessness
    - mindreader
    - at/in the back of one's mind
    - change one's mind
    - be out of one's mind
    - do you mind!
    - have a good mind to
    - have half a mind to
    - have a mind to
    - in one's mind's eye
    - in one's right mind
    - keep one's mind on
    - know one's own mind
    - make up one's mind
    - mind one's own business
    - never mind
    - on one's mind
    - put someone in mind of
    - put in mind of
    - speak one's mind
    - take/keep one's mind off
    - to my mind
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    [maind] n 1 mente, cérebro, intelecto. 2 memória, lembrança. it sticks in your mind / está guardado na memória, fixo na memória. it is at the back of your mind / é vagamente lembrado. 3 opinião, parecer. 4 disposição, ânimo. 5 gosto, vontade. 6 intenção, propósito. 7 desejo, inclinação. 8 atenção, concentração. • vt+vi 1 prestar atenção a, notar. keep your mind on your work! / concentre-se no seu trabalho! 2 dedicar-se a, ocupar-se de. mind the baby / cuide da criança. mind your own business / vá cuidar da sua vida. 3 lembrar-se. 4 objetar a. I don’t mind it / não faço caso. 5 fazer o obséquio de. 6 vigiar, estar alerta. 7 coll olhar por, cuidar de. 8 obedecer. never mind não tem importância, não faz mal. out of sight, out of mind longe dos olhos, longe do coração. presence of mind presença de espírito. to bear/ keep something in mind levar em consideração. to be of two minds vacilar, hesitar. to be out of one’s mind estar louco. to change one’s mind mudar de opinião. to come/spring to mind, to cross/ enter your mind lembrar-se de algo sem esforço. to get your mind round something entender algo difícil ou complicado. to give somebody a piece of one’s mind dar uma bronca. to go over something in one’s mind, to turn it over in one’s mind pensar sobre algo cuidadosamente para entender ou achar a solução. to have a mind to estar disposto a. to have in mind a) lembrar-se de. b) considerar, pensar a respeito. c) planejar, pretender. to have your mind on something pensar sobre algo. to make up one’s mind tomar uma resolução, decidir-se. to put in mind relembrar-se de. to set one’s mind on desejar muito. to set/put someone’s mind at rest fazer com que alguém pare de se preocupar. to speak one’s mind dizer tudo que pensa.

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  • 2 put

    [put]
    present participle - putting; verb
    1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) pôr
    2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) apresentar
    3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) exprimir
    4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) pôr
    5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) navegar
    - a put-up job
    - put about
    - put across/over
    - put aside
    - put away
    - put back
    - put by
    - put down
    - put down for
    - put one's feet up
    - put forth
    - put in
    - put in for
    - put off
    - put on
    - put out
    - put through
    - put together
    - put up
    - put up to
    - put up with
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    [put] n 1 arremesso, lançamento. 2 Sports arremesso de peso. 3 (bolsa) operação a prazo. • vt+vi ps, pp put 1 pôr: a) colocar. b) reduzir a um estado ou condição. c) fixar, determinar. d) guardar. e) depositar. f) atribuir, imputar. g) adicionar, deitar. h) assinar, apor. i) expressar, afirmar. j) dedicar-se a. k) aplicar. l) impor ônus a. m) firmar, assentar. 2 formular, propor. 3 seguir, rumar. 4 avaliar, orçar. 5 incitar. 6 lançar à água (navio). 7 forçar, obrigar. 8 arremessar, lançar. 9 apostar. 10 investir. 11 adaptar. 12 traduzir. • adj no lugar, fixado, fixo, parado. he puts the distance at eight miles ele avalia a distância em oito milhas. how shall I put it? como direi? if I may put my two cents in se eu posso dar um conselho, um palpite. if one puts it upon that ground considerando-o deste ponto de vista. I put him on guard eu o preveni. I put it to you deixo-o a seu critério. she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him on his oath ela o fez jurar. stay put! não se mova! they put their heads together eles confabularam. to put about 1 publicar ou circular. 2 mudar o curso, o rumo. 3 espalhar (boato). to put a bug in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put across 1 conseguir explicar algo. 2 levar a cabo. I just can’t put it across / não consigo mesmo levá-lo a cabo. to put a flea in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put ahead avançar, adiantar. to put an end to pôr fim em, acabar, encerrar. he put an end to his life / ele deu cabo da vida. he put an end to the matter / ele encerrou o assunto. to put a question levantar uma questão. to put aside 1 pôr de lado (para fazer uma outra coisa). 2 não dar importância. to put away 1 pôr de lado. 2 descartar, dispor de. 3 guardar, economizar. 4 guardar, colocar no devido lugar. 5 divorciar. 6 matar um animal velho ou doente. 7 confinar, prender. 8 comer. to put back 1 adiar. 2 atrasar. 3 repelir. 4 recusar, negar. 5 repor, recolocar. 6 Naut voltar, regressar. 7 atrasar o relógio. to put by 1 guardar, economizar. 2 pôr de lado. 3 armazenar. 4 rejeitar, recusar. 5 livrar-se de. 6 desviar, esquivar. to put down 1 criticar alguém na frente de outras pessoas, humilhar. 2 dar uma quantia de dinheiro como entrada. 3 anotar, inscrever, registrar (no papel). 4 matar um animal velho ou doente. 5 parar o veículo para alguém descer. 6 Aeron aterrissar. 7 pôr a criança para dormir. 8 derrubar. 9 suprimir, eliminar. 10 rebaixar, degradar. 11 depor. 12 cortar, renunciar a. 13 atribuir. 14 estimar, considerar. 15 beber continuadamente. to put down for relacionar, pedir por escrito. to put for fazer uma tentativa para ganhar. to put forth 1 estender. 2 tornar manifesto. 3 desenvolver, tornar. 4 empregar, aplicar (força). 5 elevar, erguer (voz). 6 propor. 7 publicar, editar. 8 emprestar com juros. to put forward 1 promover, pôr em evidência. 2 fazer progredir, avançar. 3 propor, formular, apresentar. she put forward an argument / ela apresentou um argumento. to put in 1 consertar um equipamento doméstico. 2 gastar tempo e energia fazendo uma atividade. 3 interromper alguém. 4 introduzir, apresentar. 5 intercalar, encaixar. 6 interferir, intervir. 7 aportar. the ship put into the port / o navio entrou no porto. 8 eleger um político ou um partido político. to put in brackets/ parentheses colocar entre parênteses. to put in for 1 requerer algo formalmente. 2 oferecer-se, candidatar-se. to put in mind lembrar. to put in possession 1 empossar, dar posse a. 2 informar, pôr a par de. to put in practice 1 pôr em ação. 2 praticar, fazer. to put into gear embrear. to put it on 1 fingir. 2 sobrecarregar. 3 exagerar. to put off 1 despir, tirar, descalçar. 2 adiar, protelar, transferir, postergar. 3 dissuadir. 4 usar de evasivas. 5 coll desconcertar, confundir. 6 desembarcar, pôr em terra (passageiros). 7 partir. 8 desencorajar, desanimar. 9 atrapalhar (o trabalho, a concentração de alguém). to put on 1 vestir, calçar. 2 assumir. 3 imputar, atribuir a. 4 impor, infligir. 5 incitar, instigar. 6 empregar, aplicar. 7 carregar no preço. 8 ganhar pressão. 9 fingir, simular. he puts on a big act / ele está fazendo fita. 10 apostar em. 11 adiantar (relógios). 12 antecipar. 13 coll representar, levar. to put on the ritz dar-se ares de riqueza, mostrar-se, exibir-se. to put on to 1 estar consciente de. 2 conectar-se com/ao telefone. to put one’s ass on the line vulg colocar-se em perigo, assumir a responsabilidade. to put one’s back into dedicar-se de corpo e alma a. to put one’s cards on the table colocar as cartas na mesa, fazer jogo franco. to put oneself in somebody’s place imaginar-se em lugar de alguém. to put one’s foot in one’s mouth meter os pés pelas mãos. to put one’s hands to the plow meter mãos à obra. to put one through the mill 1 sujeitar a disciplina rigorosa. 2 punir, castigar. to put on trial levar à barra do tribunal. to put out 1 expelir, lançar fora. 2 extinguir, aparar. 3 emprestar. 4 desconcertar, confundir. he was put by this news / esta notícia o desconcertou. 5 estender a mão. 6 exibir, mostrar. 7 publicar, editar. 8 gastar, despender. 9 dar para criar (criança). 10 pôr para fora. 11 dar para fora (roupa suja, etc.). 12 ir embora, partir, sair. 13 Med deslocar, distender. 14 Naut fazer-se ao mar. the ship put out to sea / o navio fez-se ao mar. 15 Sports pôr fora de jogo. 16 desfraldar (bandeira). to put out of action pôr fora de função ou ação. to put out of gear desengrenar. to put out of one’s head fazer esquecer. to put out of order pôr em desordem. to put out of the way 1 matar, eliminar. 2 destruir. to put over 1 colocar acima de. 2 conduzir através de, fazer transpor. 3 levar a cabo. 4 sl prevalecer, impor-se. he put himself over / ele conseguiu prevalecer. 5 comunicar. 6 iludir, tapear. to put somebody in a hole coll pôr alguém em dificuldades. to put somebody on the floor arrasar, fazer com que todos o apreciem, desbundar alguém. to put somebody through college/ school financiar os estudos de alguém. she put him through college / ela lhe financiou os estudos. to put something into one’s head colocar, meter algo na cabeça. to put something over on someone fazer alguém crer. one can’t put anything over on him / ele não se deixa ludibriar. to put the bite on sl dar uma mordidinha, pedir dinheiro emprestado. to put the cart before the horse pôr a carroça diante dos bois. to put the pen to paper começar a escrever. she put the pen to the paper / ela começou a escrever. to put the screw to sl apertar, pressionar, agir coercivamente. to put the wind up 1 alarmar, alvoroçar. 2 alarmar-se. 3 tornar-se irritado ou excitado. to put the wood to sl castigar, coagir. to put through 1 levar a cabo. 2 conseguir a aprovação de lei. 3 fazer penetrar ou atravessar. 4 fazer agir. 5 coll fazer ligação telefônica. 6 forçar alguém a, obrigar alguém a. to put to 1 combinar, juntar, unir. 2 confiar a. 3 afixar a, prender a. 4 atrelar. he put the horses to the car / ele atrelou os cavalos. 5 limitar a. 6 expor a, sujeitar a. to put to a stand dar um paradeiro a. to put to bed pôr na cama, fazer deitar. to put to death matar, executar. the murderer was put to death / o assassino foi executado. to put to flight lançar em fuga. to put together 1 agregar. 2 juntar, reunir. to put to rights pôr em ordem, endireitar. to put to sea começar uma viagem, fazer-se ao mar. to put to shame fazer envergonhar. to put to silence silenciar, fazer calar. to put to sleep pôr na cama, fazer dormir. to put to the sword matar com a espada. to put to the vote submeter à votação. to put two and two together chegar, tirar conclusões. to put under the screw forçar, pressionar. to put up 1 levantar, alçar, içar, suspender, pendurar. 2 erigir, erguer, edificar. 3 montar (máquinas). 4 pôr em leilão. 5 levar à cena. 6 guardar, economizar. 7 pôr em conserva. 8 pôr de lado. 9 acolher, dar hospedagem a, acomodar. 10 designar candidato. 11 candidatar-se. 12 acondicionar, embrulhar. 13 sl tramar, conspirar. 14 aumentar, elevar (preços). 15 alojar-se, hospedar-se. 16 embainhar (espada). 17 cessar (luta). to put up a big stink Braz coll armar um salseiro, rodar a baiana. to put up to 1 instigar, incitar a. he put him up to it / ele o instigou a dizê-lo. 2 dar informações importantes. I’ll put it up to him / levá-lo-ei ao seu conhecimento. to put up with tolerar, agüentar, suportar. what would you put it at? em quanto você avalia isto?

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  • 3 credit

    ['kredit] 1. noun
    1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) crédito
    2) (money loaned (by a bank).) crédito
    3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) crédito
    4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) crédito
    5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) crédito
    6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) crédito
    7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) crédito
    2. verb
    1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) lançar na conta
    2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) atribuir
    3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) acreditar
    - creditably
    - creditor
    - credits
    - credit card
    - be a credit to someone
    - be a credit to
    - do someone credit
    - do credit
    - give someone credit for something
    - give credit for something
    - give someone credit
    - give credit
    - on credit
    - take the credit for something
    - take credit for something
    - take the credit
    - take credit
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    cred.it
    [kr'edit] n 1 crédito, confiança. 2 crédito, soldo, haver de uma conta. I had a credit opened with him / abri um crédito com ele. 3 dinheiro pago por conta. 4 prazo para pagamento. 5 reputação, prestígio financeiro. 6 bom conceito. 7 honra, glória, mérito. he had the credit of it / ele recebeu as honras. he took credit for it / ele o considerou como mérito seu. 8 fidedignidade. 9 pontuação acadêmica após a realização de um curso. 10 reconhecimento do trabalho realizado (ciências e artes). • vt 1 crer, acreditar, confiar. 2 dar crédito bancário ou comercial. 3 creditar em conta. we have credited your account with / creditamos a sua conta com. at three months credit com prazo de três meses. blank credit crédito ilimitado. letter of credit carta de crédito. on credit a crédito. to credit someone with julgar alguém capaz de. to credit with atribuir a. to enter, put to his credit creditar na sua conta. to give credit a) dar crédito ( for até). b) acreditar. I give him credit for that (for being) / creio que ele é capaz disto. to somebody’s credit a favor de alguém. transaction on credit transação a prazo. with credit com méritos.

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  • 4 some

    1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum
    2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum
    3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum
    4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo
    2. adjective
    1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) muito/grande
    2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum
    3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) uns/umas
    3. adverb
    ((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) até certo ponto
    - someday
    - somehow
    - someone
    - something
    - sometime
    - sometimes
    - somewhat
    - somewhere
    - mean something
    - or something
    - something like
    - something tells me
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    [s∧m] adj 1 uns, umas. 2 alguns, algumas. some few guests left / alguns poucos hóspedes foram-se. 3 um pouco, certa quantidade. give me some coffee / dá-me um pouco de café. some more tea? / mais um pouco de chá? may I give you some of this? / posso dar-lhe um pouco disso? 4 um, uma. it will happen some day / acontecerá qualquer dia. 5 cerca de, mais ou menos. 6 Amer coll notável, grande, forte. • adv 1 coll um tanto, até certo grau. 2 Amer coll até alto grau ou até grande extensão. • pron 1 alguns, algumas. some came, others went / alguns vieram, outros foram. 2 um pouco, certa quantidade. after some time depois de algum tempo. some-place algum lugar. some time ago algum tempo atrás. some time or other em qualquer ocasião. to forgo some of one’s right desistir de parte de seu direito. to some extent até certo ponto ou grau.

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  • 5 some

    1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum
    2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum
    3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum, um pouco
    4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo
    2. adjective
    1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!)
    2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum
    3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cerca de
    3. adverb
    ((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) um pouco
    - someday - somehow - someone - something - sometime - sometimes - somewhat - somewhere - mean something - or something - something like - something tells me

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  • 6 leave

    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) deixar
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) deixar
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) deixar
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) deixar
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) deixar
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) deixar
    - leave out
    - left over
    II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) licença
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) licença
    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave
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    leave1
    [li:v] n 1 licença, permissão. 2 partida, despedida. by your leave com (sua) licença. leave of absence permissão para ausentar-se do trabalho, licença do trabalho. maternity leave licença-maternidade. on leave de licença. to ask for leave of absence pedir licença (para ausentar-se do trabalho). to take leave despedir-se, partir.
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    leave2
    [li:v] vt+vi (ps and pp left) 1 partir. 2 abandonar. 3 retirar-se, sair. 4 cessar. 5 desistir. 6 deixar, deixar ficar. 7 legar. 8 submeter à aprovação. 9 depositar, confiar à guarda de. 10 sobrar. there is nothing left nada sobrou. to leave about deixar jogado de qualquer maneira. to leave alone não incomodar, não interferir, deixar em paz. to leave be deixar estar, não interferir. to leave behind deixar para trás, esquecer. to leave cold deixar indiferente. to leave for partir para. to leave go/ hold of largar, soltar. to leave it lay deixar para lá. to leave much to be desired deixar muito a desejar. to leave no stone unturned não deixar pedra sobre pedra. to leave off a) desistir, descontinuar. b) deixar de vestir. to leave out omitir. to leave out in the cold deixar de lado, ignorar. to leave over deixar para considerações futuras. to leave something up to somebody deixar alguma coisa por conta de alguém.
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    leave3
    [li:v] vi cobrir-se de folhas.

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  • 7 screw

    [skru:] 1. noun
    1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) parafuso
    2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) apertadela
    2. verb
    1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) aparafusar
    2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) (des)aparafusar
    3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)
    4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)
    - be/get screwed
    - have a screw loose
    - put the screws on
    - screw up
    - screw up one's courage
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    [skru:] n 1 parafuso. 2 fuso. 3 hélice. 4 volta de parafuso, movimento fusiforme. 5 algo semelhante a um parafuso. 6 cavalo cansado. 7 coll guarda de prisão, carcereiro. • vt+vi 1 parafusar, atarraxar. 2 montar ou desmontar por meio de parafusos. 3 torcer, rosquear. 4 fixar com parafuso. 5 forçar, comprimir, esticar por meio de parafusos. 6 apertar, oprimir. 7 deturpar, alterar, falsificar, contorcer. 8 vulg trepar, foder. differential screw rosca diferencial. endless screw rosca sem fim. female screw rosca fêmea. male screw rosca macha. to give the screw a turn exercer pressão. to have a screw loose fig ter um parafuso solto. to put the screw on somebody exercer pressão sobre alguém. to screw down desparafusar. to screw out extorquir, arrancar, fig espremer. we screwed it out of him / sl apertamo-lo até confessar. to screw tight apertar com parafuso. to screw up 1 apertar um parafuso, instigar. 2 confundir, errar, atrapalhar tudo.

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  • 8 fish

    plurals; see fish
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    fish1
    [fiʃ] n 1 peixe, pescado. 2 reforço. 3 Mech tala. 4 Naut lambareiro. • vt+vi 1 pescar. he fished something out of the water / ele puxou qualquer coisa da água. 2 buscar. 3 lançar a isca, pesquisar, procurar obter. 4 descobrir. fish and chips peixe frito com batatas fritas (comida típica inglesa). fried fish peixe assado. he drinks like a fish ele é um beberrão. there are other fish in the sea esta pessoa ou coisa não é a única no mundo, existem outras que podem dar mais certo. to be neither fish, flesh, fowl, nor good red herring não ser nem peixe nem carne, não ter opinião pró nem contra, não se definir. to feed the fishes estar mareado. to feel like a fish out of water sentir-se fora de seu elemento (ambiente). to have other fish to fry ter outras coisas mais importantes a tratar. to fish for compliments pescar elogios. to fish in troubled water pescar em águas turvas, usar de uma situação difícil para tirar proveito próprio. to fish somebody up salvar alguém de afogamento.
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    fish2
    [fiʃ] n Amer sl 1 prisioneiro. 2 pessoa boba, vítima fácil. 3 mulher heterossexual. 4 mulher promíscua. 5 um dólar. fish or cut bait decida-se. fish skin 1 nota de um dólar. 2 preservativo. fish trap boca.

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  • 9 small

    [smo:l]
    1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeno
    2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeno
    3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) pouco
    4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo
    - small arms
    - small change
    - small hours
    - smallpox
    - small screen
    - small-time
    - feel/look small
    * * *
    [smɔ:l] n 1 quem é pequeno. 2 parte pequena ou fina, parte estreita. • adj 1 pequeno, diminuto. 2 leve, pouco. 3 insignificante, trivial, sem importância. 4 pobre, humilde, baixo. 5 leve, macio, fraco. 6 egoísta, miserável, não generoso. • adv 1 em pequenos pedaços. 2 em tom baixo, em voz baixa. 3 em miniatura. 4 desdenhosamente. to come out on the small end sair perdendo, levar a pior. to feel small sentir-se envergonhado. he felt small before her / ele sentiu-se envergonhado diante dela. to make somebody feel small fazer alguém sentir-se envergonhado. he made me feel small / ele me fez sentir envergonhado. to sing small coll baixar a crista, perder a arrogância. he sang small / ele perdeu a arrogância.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > small

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