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1 hint
[hint] 1. noun1) (a statement that passes on information without giving it openly or directly: He didn't actually say he wanted more money, but he dropped a hint.) sugestão2) (a helpful suggestion: I can give you some useful gardening hints.) sugestão3) (a very small amount; a slight impression: There was a hint of fear in his voice.) toque2. verb(to (try to) pass on information without stating it openly or directly: He hinted that he would like more money; He hinted at possible changes.) sugerir* * *[hint] n sugestão, alusão, sinal, dica, palpite. I took the hint / eu entendi a indireta. • vt+vi sugerir, aludir, dar a entender. -
2 hint
[hint] 1. noun1) (a statement that passes on information without giving it openly or directly: He didn't actually say he wanted more money, but he dropped a hint.) insinuação2) (a helpful suggestion: I can give you some useful gardening hints.) sugestão3) (a very small amount; a slight impression: There was a hint of fear in his voice.) ponta2. verb(to (try to) pass on information without stating it openly or directly: He hinted that he would like more money; He hinted at possible changes.) insinuar -
3 hint
pista, conselho, dica, pequena quantia, cola -
4 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) enfiar a carapuça -
5 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) enfiar a carapuça -
6 to drop a hint
to drop a hintinsinuar casualmente. -
7 hinterland
['hintəlænd](the district lying inland from the coast.) interior* * *hin.ter.land[h'intəlænd] n interior, região distante. -
8 broad
[bro:d]1) (wide; great in size from side to side: a broad street.) largo2) (from side to side: two metres broad.) largura.3) (general; not detailed: We discussed the plans in broad outline.) geral•- broaden- broadly
- broad daylight
- broad-minded
- broadside on* * *[brɔ:d] n parte larga de alguma coisa. • adj 1 largo. a man with broad shoulders / um homem com ombros largos. 2 amplo, vasto, extenso. 3 generoso, liberal, tolerante. a broad person / uma pessoa liberal. 4 geral, principal. 5 claro, cheio, pleno. 6 fig franco, direto, aberto. a broad hint / uma alusão direta. 7 grosseiro, indelicado. 8 Phon aberto. 9 óbvio, claro, manifesto. it is as broad as it is long é a mesma coisa. to speak broad falar dialeto. -
9 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) queda2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out* * *[drɔp] n 1 gota, pingo. 2 qualquer coisa que tem forma de gota. 3 pendente, brinco, penduricalho, pingente, berloque. 4 pano de teatro. 5 queda, declive, descida, declínio. 6 dose, gole, trago. 7 partezinha, porção ínfima, bocado, pequena quantidade de líquido ou de qualquer outra coisa. 8 altura entre dois níveis, desnível. 9 descida de pára-quedas. 10 Amer ponto central de distribuição. 11 fenda por onde se colocam cartas, etc. 12 n pl gotas medicinais. 13 n pl várias espécies de balas confeitadas ou pastilhas. • vt+vi (ps, pp dropped) 1 pingar, gotejar, cair ou deixar cair gota a gota, destilar. 2 deixar cair alguma coisa, cair, pôr, colocar, deixar cair repentinamente. 3 desprender-se, soltar. 4 diminuir, baixar. 5 descer, deixar descer dum carro, etc. 6 renunciar a, desistir de, deixar, descontinuar, pôr fim a, largar, suspender, cessar, acalmar (o vento). 7 deixar escapar uma palavra, insinuar de passagem. 8 cair, chegar inesperadamente, entrar ou visitar casualmente. 9 escrever umas linhas. 10 coll perder. 11 perder terreno, recuar. 12 derrubar com um soco ou um tiro. 13 deixar de fora, suprimir. 14 sl consumir drogas por via oral. 15 dar cria. a drop in prices uma queda dos preços. a drop in the bucket uma gota de água no oceano. at the drop of a hat ao primeiro sinal, imediatamente. by drops gota a gota. drop dead! vá para o inferno! drop it! pare com isso! let’s drop it vamos esquecer esse assunto. to drop across encontrar por acaso. to drop a hint insinuar casualmente. to drop a line escrever umas linhas. to drop an acquaintance descontinuar o contato com alguém, cortar relações. to drop asleep cair no sono, adormecer. to drop astern Naut ir para trás, ficar para trás a fim de dar passagem a outro navio. to drop a subject mudar de assunto. to drop away afastar-se, diminuir gradualmente. to drop a word deixar escapar uma palavra. to drop behind 1 ficar atrás. 2 atrasar (pagamento). to drop bombs lançar bombas. to drop dead cair morto. to drop down Naut navegar rio abaixo. to drop everything abandonar tudo. to drop in/ over aparecer sem avisar, fazer uma visita informal. to drop into gear engrenar. to drop off 1 diminuir, cair. 2 coll partir, desaparecer. 3 adormecer. to drop out desligar-se, cair fora, deixar de freqüentar. to drop short não conseguir o seu intento. to drop the curtain descer o pano de boca. to get/ have the drop on 1 ter sob a mira do revólver. 2 levar a melhor, ficar em melhor posição. to have a drop too much ficar embriagado, beber demais. -
10 imply
(to suggest or hint without actually stating: Are you implying that I am a liar?) sugerir* * *im.ply[impl'ai] vt 1 conter, encerrar, envolver. 2 inferir, deduzir, concluir, significar, sugerir. it is implied from isto se deduz de. -
11 pointer
1) (a long stick used to indicate places on a large map etc.) ponteiro2) (an indicator on a dial: The pointer is on/at zero.) indicador3) (a hint; a suggestion: Give me some pointers on how to do it.) indicação* * *point.er[p'ɔintə] n 1 apontador, indicador. 2 ponteiro. 3 Zool pointer, perdigueiro. 4 Amer palpite, sugestão. 5 agulha: chave de via férrea. -
12 suggest
[sə'‹est, ]( American also[) səɡ-]1) (to put (an idea etc) before another person etc for consideration; to propose: He suggested a different plan; I suggest doing it a different way; She suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee; I suggest that we have lunch now.) sugerir2) (to put (an idea etc) into a person's mind; to hint: Are you suggesting that I'm too old for the job?; An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me.) sugerir•* * *sug.gest[sədʒ'est] vt 1 sugerir. may I suggest a walk? / posso sugerir um passeio? 2 propor, aconselhar. I suggested that they might leave / sugeri-lhes que partissem. 3 insinuar, dar a entender. what does the drawing suggest to you? / o que acha que significa este desenho? -
13 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) ponta2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) guarnecer com ponta- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) virar2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) verter3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) despejar2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) lixeira- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) gorjeta2. verb(to give such a gift to.) dar gorjetaIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) sugestão- tip off* * *tip1[tip] n 1 ponta (dos dedos), extremidade. 2 cume, pico, parte mais alta. 3 parte final. 4 ponta, ponteira. 5 declive, ladeira. • vt 1 colocar ponta, formar ponta. 2 inclinar, tombar, derrubar. give a tip to this! / tombe isto! 3 virar, bascular. 4 inclinar-se, saudar, tirar o chapéu. on the tip of the tongue na ponta da língua. tip of the iceberg a ponta do iceberg. tip-up seat assento de dobrar. to have something at the tip of the fingers ter qualquer coisa na ponta dos dedos. to tip all nine (boliche) derrubar todos os pinos. to tip in Typogr intercalar gravura. to tip off, to tip out despejar, virar, derramar. to tip one’s hat tirar o chapéu, tocar a aba do chapéu em cumprimento. to tip over tombar, virar. to tip the scale pesar na balança, ser um fator decisivo num resultado. to tip the trees podar as árvores. to tip up levantar, pôr de canto.————————tip2[tip] n 1 gorjeta, gratificação. 2 palpite, aviso, informação secreta. 3 sugestão, conselho, dica. he took my tip / ele seguiu meu conselho. 4 pancada leve. • vt 1 dar gorjeta. 2 dar palpite. they tipped me the wink / deram-me um palpite. 3 aconselhar, indicar, sugerir. 4 bater. hot tip palpite bom. straight tip palpite acertado. to tip someone off prevenir alguém. to tip a dolar dar um dólar de gorjeta. to tip the wink 1 insinuar. 2 informar furtivamente. -
14 get wind of
(to get a hint of or hear indirectly about.) ouvir uma sugestao -
15 throw doubt on
(to suggest or hint that (something) is not true: The latest scientific discoveries throw doubt on the original theory.) lançar dúvidas sobre -
16 tip off
to give information or a hint to; to warn: He tipped me off about her arrival (noun tip-off) informar -
17 get wind of
(to get a hint of or hear indirectly about.) ter notícia de, suspeitar -
18 hinterland
['hintəlænd](the district lying inland from the coast.) interior -
19 imply
(to suggest or hint without actually stating: Are you implying that I am a liar?) insinuar -
20 pointer
1) (a long stick used to indicate places on a large map etc.) ponteiro2) (an indicator on a dial: The pointer is on/at zero.) ponteiro3) (a hint; a suggestion: Give me some pointers on how to do it.) indicação
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