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41 hold back
1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) esconder2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) reter3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) empatar -
42 hold back
1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) esconder2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) esconder3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) impedir -
43 turn back
(to (cause to) go back in the opposite direction: He got tired and turned back; The travellers were turned back at the frontier.) (fazer) voltar para trás -
44 turn back
(to (cause to) go back in the opposite direction: He got tired and turned back; The travellers were turned back at the frontier.) voltar, mandar de volta -
45 get back
1) (to move away: The policeman told the crowd to get back.) recuar2) (to retrieve: She eventually got back the book she had lent him.) devolver -
46 get back
1) (to move away: The policeman told the crowd to get back.) ir embora2) (to retrieve: She eventually got back the book she had lent him.) recuperar, reaver -
47 double back
(to turn and go back the way one came: The fox doubled back and went down a hole.) dar meia volta -
48 double back
(to turn and go back the way one came: The fox doubled back and went down a hole.) fazer meia-volta -
49 it is the last straw (that breaks the camel’s back)
it is the last straw (that breaks the camel’s back)}é a última gota que faz transbordar o copo, é a gota d’água.English-Portuguese dictionary > it is the last straw (that breaks the camel’s back)
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50 set back
(to delay the progress of: His illness set him back a bit at school.) atrasar* * *set back[s'et bæk] n Sport beque ofensivo no futebol americano. -
51 bring back
(to (cause to) return: She brought back the umbrella she borrowed; Her singing brings back memories of my mother.) restituir -
52 lie back
(to lean back on a support: He lay back against the pillows and went to sleep.) encostar-se -
53 ring back
(to telephone (someone who has telephoned): If he is busy at the moment, he can ring me back; He'll ring back tomorrow.) voltar a ligar -
54 bring back
(to (cause to) return: She brought back the umbrella she borrowed; Her singing brings back memories of my mother.) devolver, relembrar -
55 lie back
(to lean back on a support: He lay back against the pillows and went to sleep.) recostar(-se) -
56 ring back
(to telephone (someone who has telephoned): If he is busy at the moment, he can ring me back; He'll ring back tomorrow.) voltar a ligar -
57 it transports you back to the century
it transports you back to the... centuryisto faz voltá-lo para o século...English-Portuguese dictionary > it transports you back to the century
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58 to have one’s back to the wall
to have one’s back to the wallestar encurralado, estar em um beco sem saída.English-Portuguese dictionary > to have one’s back to the wall
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59 drop back
(to slow down; to fall behind: I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.) ficar para trás -
60 hang back
(to hesitate or be unwilling: The soldiers all hung back when the sergeant asked for volunteers.) recuar
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