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1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) fio2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fio3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) corda4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) cordão2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) enfiar2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) encordoar3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) tirar os fios4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) pendurar•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency* * *[striŋ] n 1 barbante, fio, cordel, corda fina. 2 fileira, corrente, colar, enfiada (de contas). 3 corda (de instrumento musical). 4 strings instrumentos de corda. 5 cordão, fita. 6 série, carreira. 7 corda de arco. 8 cadeia, seqüência. • vt (ps, pp strung). 1 enfiar, enfileirar. 2 colocar cordas, encordoar. 3 amarrar (com barbante), dependurar com barbante ou corda. 4 esticar, apertar (as cordas ou fios). 5 excitar, deixar tenso ou nervoso. 6 tirar as fibras ou tendões. 7 formar ou mover em fila. 8 arranjar em série ou seqüência, encadear. 9 sl enganar, burlar. he is always harping on the same string ele bate sempre na mesma tecla. there are some strings attached to it há algumas restrições, limitações. to have more than one string to one’s bow ter mais de uma idéia, habilidade a seu favor. he has two strings to his bow / ele tem o pé em duas canoas. to have on a/ the string trazer na coleira, ter sob controle. to pull the strings exercer influência discretamente, usar pistolões, mexer os pauzinhos. to string along a) enganar, lograr. b) ir com, acompanhar. to string together enfiar, enfileirar. without strings, with no strings attached sem restrições.
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