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121 mince
[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) picar2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) requebrar-se2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) picado- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat* * *[mins] n picadinho de carne. • vt+vi 1 picar, cortar em pedaços. 2 pronunciar com afetação. 3 medir as palavras. he didn’t mince his words / ele não mediu suas palavras, falou francamente. 4 andar de modo afetado. -
122 nibble
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123 nick
[nik] 1. noun(a small cut: There was a nick in the doorpost.) corte2. verb(to make a small cut in something: He nicked his chin while he was shaving.) cortar* * *[nik] n 1 entalhe, corte, incisão. 2 momento crítico. 3 lance favorável (no jogo de dados). 4 Brit sl prisão. • vt 1 entalhar, chanfrar. 2 cortar em ou através. 3 agarrar ou pegar no momento exato. 4 assentar bem. 5 fazer um lance favorável (no jogo de dados). 6 roubar, enganar. he came in the nick of time ele veio no momento exato. in bad nick em má condição. in good nick em boa condição. -
124 packet
['pækit](a small often flat, usually paper or cardboard container, especially one in which food is sold or in which small objects are sent through the post: a packet of biscuits.) pacote* * *pack.et[p'ækit] n 1 pacote, embrulho. 2 paquete, paquebote: antiga embarcação que transportava correspondência. • vt empacotar, embrulhar. -
125 pebble
['pebl](a small, usually smooth stone: small pebbles on the beach.) seixo- pebbly* * *peb.ble[p'ebəl] n 1 calhau, seixo. 2 cristal de rocha. 3 lente de cristal. 4 variedade de ágata. 5 couro granulado. • vt 1 apedrejar com seixos. 2 pavimentar com seixos. 3 granular (couro ou papel) de modo a obter uma superfície áspera. -
126 perforation
1) (a small hole, or a number or line of small holes, made in a sheet of paper etc: The purpose of the perforation(s) is to make the paper easier to tear.) perfuração2) (the act of perforating or being perforated.) perfuração* * *per.fo.ra.tion[pə:fər'eiʃən] n 1 perfuração. 2 Philately picote. -
127 phrase
[freiz] 1. noun1) (a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) which forms part of an actual or implied sentence: He arrived after dinner.) sintagma2) (a small group of musical notes which follow each other to make a definite individual section of a melody: the opening phrase of the overture.) frase2. verb(to express (something) in words: I phrased my explanations in simple language.) expressar- phrasing
- phrase-book
- phrasal verb* * *[freiz] n 1 Gram, Mus frase. 2 expressão, locução. 3 fraseologia, dicção, elocução. 4 expressão usual, expressão idiomática. • vt 1 frasear, expressar, exprimir. 2 Mus dividir em frases. to speak in simple phrase exprimir-se em termos simples. -
128 pinch
[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) beliscar2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) apertar3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) roubar2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) beliscão2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) pitada•- pinched- feel the pinch* * *[pintʃ] n 1 beliscão. 2 embaraço, aperto, emergência, apuros. 3 adversidade, opressão. 4 pitada. a pinch of salt / uma pitada de sal. 5 sl roubo, furto. 6 sl prisão, detenção. 7 sl batida policial. • vt+vi 1 beliscar. 2 submeter a privações. 3 apertar, oprimir, comprimir. 4 afligir, atormentar. 5 contrair, encolher (de frio, dor, etc.). 6 apertar, instar com. 7 sl roubar, furtar. 8 sl prender, deter. 9 mover por meio de alavanca. 10 ser mesquinho. 11 espremer. • adj substituto. at a pinch em caso de emergência. he knows where his shoe pinches ele sabe onde lhe aperta o calo. the pinch of poverty o medo da pobreza. to be pinched for money estar em dificuldades financeiras. to feel the pinch sentir no bolso. to take with a pinch of salt aceitar com certas restrições.
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