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1 a pretty penny
a pretty pennycoll uma boa bolada, uma nota preta. in for a penny, in for a pound quem começa tem de ir até o fim.————————a pretty pennybastante dinheiro. -
2 penny
['peni]plurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) centavo3) (the value of such a coin.) centavo•* * *pen.ny[p'eni] n (pl pennies, pence) 1 pêni: moeda divisionária inglesa (1/100 da libra). 2 Amer coll centavo. 3 fig ninharia. 4 fig dinheiro. • adj que vale ou custa um pêni. a penny plain and twopence coloured aparentar mais que o valor real. a penny saved is a penny got de tostão em tostão se faz um milhão. a pretty penny coll uma boa bolada, uma nota preta. in for a penny, in for a pound quem começa tem de ir até o fim. the penny dropped! por fim ele(a) entendeu!, Braz a ficha caiu! to spend a penny coll fazer xixi. to turn an honest penny ganhar um dinheirinho honestamente. -
3 in
(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) em pedaços* * *[in] n ins pessoas ou partido no poder. • adj interno. • adv dentro, não fora. • prep em, dentro, durante, por, de, a, para. she has it in her / ela é capaz de tudo. there is nothing in it / não há nada nisto. I found a friend in him / encontrei nele um amigo. he is in it / ele está envolvido nisto. am I to be in on this? / coll estarei nesta marmita?, terei meu quinhão disto? 1 (indicando o lugar) in town na cidade. in America na América. in the country no campo, no país. in camera Jur em sessão secreta. 2 (indicando o tempo) in spring na primavera. in October em outubro. in the afternoon à tarde. in 1954 no ano de 1954. in a fortnight dentro de duas semanas. in life durante a vida. in his sleep durante o seu sono. 3 (indicando o estado) in adversity na miséria. in debt endividado. in hopes na esperança. in pieces em pedaços. in good humour de bom humor. in trouble em apuros. 4 (indicando traje ou aspecto) in black de preto. in arms em armas. in uniform de uniforme, fardado. in silk com vestido de seda. 5 (indicando estado atmosférico) in (the) rain na chuva. in bad weather com tempo ruim. 6 (indicando tamanho ou número) in size em tamanho. ten in number em número de dez. six feet in length seis pés de comprimento. 7 (indicando o modo) in pairs em pares. in any case em qualquer caso. in itself por si mesmo. in turn em ordem seguida. in writing por escrito. in a few words em poucas palavras. in Portuguese em português. 8 (indicando finalidade e causa) in her defence em sua defesa. in his honour em sua honra. in reply to em resposta a. blind in one eye cego de um olho. one in ten um em dez. a penny in a pound um pêni por libra. in here aqui dentro. come in! entre! do you go in for tennis? você joga tênis? he is in for it pegaram-no como Judas, ele pagará o pato. I’m all in Amer coll estou liquidado, cansado. in absentia na ausência, apesar de ausente. in a funk sl deprimido, nervoso, amedrontado. in a hole coll no buraco, com dificuldades. in a huff sl bravo, petulante. in a jam coll em uma enrascada. in a lather coll bravo, nervoso. in a pinch coll se necessário. in as much as, in so far as visto que, porquanto, tanto quanto. in a sweat coll irritado, tenso. in business em operação. in cash coll provido de dinheiro. in clover coll numa boa. in company training treinamento na empresa. in Dutch coll numa enrascada. in harness coll trabalhando ativamente. in high gear coll em uma fase de grande atividade. in hock coll pendurado, empenhado. in hot water coll numa enrascada. in itself em si mesmo, intrinsicamente. in sync coll em harmonia. in that visto que, desde que. in the bag coll arruinado, destruído. in the bucks coll com muito dinheiro. in the buff coll pelado, nu. in the cards coll nas cartas, certo de acontecer. in the dog house coll na pior. in the flesh coll pessoalmente. in the hay coll na cama. in the know coll bem informado. in the tub coll arruinado. in the wrong coll errado. in with you! venha para dentro! summer is in o verão chegou. the in-patient o paciente interno, internado. the ins os que governam, ministros. the ins and outs a) os partidos situacionista e oposicionista. b) os detalhes. he knows the ins and outs / ele conhece todos os detalhes. c) as vantagens e as desvantagens. to be in a) estar em casa. b) ter chegado (o trem, o ônibus). c) estar no poder. to get in entrar, penetrar. to go in entrar. to keep in deixar de castigo (escola). to keep one’s hand in something manter-se metido num negócio. -
4 surcharge
(an extra amount of money charged: We paid for our holiday abroad in advance but we had to pay a surcharge because of the devaluation of the pound.) sobretaxa* * *sur.charge[sə:tʃ'a:dʒ] n 1 sobrecarga, sobretaxa. 2 (selo) sobrecarga. • vt 1 sobretaxar. 2 sobrecarregar. 3 carregar ou esforçar em excesso. -
5 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) peso2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) peso3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) peso4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) peso5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.)* * *[weit] n 1 peso: a) fadiga, opressão. b) carga. I am twice her weight / eu peso o dobro dela. it loses/ gains in weight / perde/ganha peso. c) fig ônus, encargo. d) importância, relevância, influência. his words carry/ have great weight with us / suas palavras têm grande peso para nós. e) valor, significado. that adds weight to his words / isto dá valor a suas palavras. f) tudo que faz pressão. g) peso de balança. h) esfera de ferro para arremesso de peso. 2 sistema de pesos. 3 unidade de sistema de pesos. • vt 1 pesar: a) determinar o peso de. b) fig ponderar, considerar atentamente. c) fig carregar, oprimir. 2 tornar mais pesado. 3 dar peso determinado a. 4 Stat dar determinado valor ou peso a. a matter of great weight um assunto de muita importância. a set of weights um jogo de pesos (para balança). by weight por peso. dead weight a) Naut peso bruto. b) fig peso morto. gross weight peso bruto. live weight peso vivo. net weight peso líquido. to lose weight emagrecer. to pull one’s weight contribuir com sua sorte. to put on weight ganhar peso, engordar. to put the weight Sports arremessar o peso. under/ over weight abaixo/acima do peso ideal. weights and measures pesos e medidas. -
6 surcharge
(an extra amount of money charged: We paid for our holiday abroad in advance but we had to pay a surcharge because of the devaluation of the pound.) sobrecarga -
7 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) peso2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) peso3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) peso4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) peso5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.)
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