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1 his bark is worse than his bite
his bark is worse than his bitecão que ladra não morde.English-Portuguese dictionary > his bark is worse than his bite
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2 worse
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) melhorar/piorar* * *[wə:s] n o pior. • adj 1 (compar de bad, evil, ill) pior. 2 inferior. 3 mais, mais intenso. 4 mais mau, mais maligno. 5 em pior estado. am I the worse for it? / estou pior assim (em piores condições)? • adv pior. the storm raged worse in our village / o temporal desabou com mais violência sobre nossa aldeia. a change for the worse uma mudança para pior. farther and far worse por muito pior. for better for worse para tempos bons ou maus, na felicidade ou na infelicidade. from bad to worse de mal a pior. he/it is not the worse for it não lhe fez mal algum, não está pior por isso, não sofreu por isso. he was the worse for drink ele estava bastante embriagado. I think none the worse of him if... não faço pior juízo dele se... (not) to be worse (não) estar pior (em pior estado ou situação, em piores circunstâncias). no worse não pior. someone’s bark is worse than their bite o diabo não é tão feio como se pinta. ( so much) the worse tanto pior. the later the worse quanto mais tarde, pior. the trousers are little/ much the worse for use as calças estão pouco/muito usadas. to become worse piorar, tornar-se pior. to be none the worse for não ser prejudicado, não sofrer dano. they were none the worse for him / não sofreram prejuízo ou dano algum por causa dele. to get worse piorar. to make matters worse tornar as coisas piores. worse and worse cada vez pior. worse cannot be told coisa pior não se pode narrar. worse luck! infelizmente! worse off em pior situação, mais pobre. he is worse off than he was / ele está passando pior, está em pior situação que antes. your hands would not be worse for a wash não lhe faria mal algum se você lavasse as mãos. -
3 bark
I 1. noun(the short, sharp cry of a dog, fox etc.) latido2. verb1) (to make this sound: The dog barked at the stranger.) ladrar2) (to utter abruptly: She barked a reply.) berrarII 1. noun(the covering of the trunk and branches of a tree: He stripped the bark off the branch.) casca2. verb(to take the skin off (part of the body) by accident: I barked my shin on the table.) esfolar* * *bark1[ba:k] n 1 casca de árvore. 2 córtex, córtice. 3 casca de curtume. 4 casca de quina. 5 coll pele. • vi 1 curtir. 2 descascar, descortiçar. 3 cortar um anel em volta de uma árvore. 4 esfolar, escoriar. 5 cobrir com casca. to bark up the wrong tree Amer malbaratar seus esforços ou energias.————————bark2[ba:k] n 1 latido, ladrido. 2 som agudo e curto. • vi 1 ladrar, latir. 2 troar (canhão). 3 clamar, vociferar. 4 emitir som agudo. 5 sl apregoar em voz alta (camelô, mascate). 6 coll tossir espalhafatosamente. to bark at the moon ladrar à lua, clamar em vão. his bark is worse than his bite cão que ladra não morde.————————bark3[ba:k] n 1 Poet navio, barco. 2 Naut barca: embarcação de três mastros.
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his bark is worse than his bite — His words may be bad tempered or fierce, but his actual deeds are not so bad • • • Main Entry: ↑bark … Useful english dictionary
bark is worse than his bite — he sounds angry but he is not; do not be afraid of him Baxter sounds mad, but his bark is worse than his bite … English idioms
bark is worse than one's bite — someone isn t as bad as they sound Don t worry if he gets angry his bark is worse than his bite … Idioms and examples
his bark is worse than his bite — he looks or sounds scarier than he really is … English contemporary dictionary
bark worse than one's bite — {informal} Sound or speech more frightening or worse than your actions. * /The small dog barks savagely, but his bark is worse than his bite./ * /The boss sometimes talks roughly to the men, but they know that his bark is worse than his bite./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
bark worse than one's bite — {informal} Sound or speech more frightening or worse than your actions. * /The small dog barks savagely, but his bark is worse than his bite./ * /The boss sometimes talks roughly to the men, but they know that his bark is worse than his bite./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
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bite — [[t]ba͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ bites, biting, bit, bitten 1) VERB If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you. [V n] Both… … English dictionary
bite — bite1 S2 [baıt] v past tense bit [bıt] past participle bitten [ˈbıtn] present participle biting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(teeth)¦ 2¦(insect/snake)¦ 3¦(press hard)¦ 4¦(effect)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(fish)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bark (dog) — Barking is a noise most commonly produced by dogs. Woof is the most common representation in the English language for this sound (especially for large dogs), other than bark. Other transliterations include the onomatopoeic ruff , arf , yip (for… … Wikipedia