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21 a shot in the dark
(a guess based on little or no information: The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.) um tiro no escuro -
22 be on the safe side
(to avoid risk or danger: I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.) jogar pelo seguro -
23 pie in the sky
(something good promised for the future but which one is not certain or likely to get: He says he will get a well-paid job but it's just pie in the sky.) sonho -
24 be on the safe side
(to avoid risk or danger: I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.) garantir-seEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be on the safe side
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25 in the nick of time
(at the last possible moment; just in time: He arrived in the nick of time.) na hora HEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > in the nick of time
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26 pie in the sky
(something good promised for the future but which one is not certain or likely to get: He says he will get a well-paid job but it's just pie in the sky.) castelos no ar -
27 be/feel etc on top of the world
(to feel very well and happy: She's on top of the world - she's just got engaged to be married.) pôr-se a caminhoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > be/feel etc on top of the world
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28 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) por uma unha negra -
29 keep up with the Joneses
['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) não ser ultrapassado -
30 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) superar a situação -
31 be/feel etc on top of the world
(to feel very well and happy: She's on top of the world - she's just got engaged to be married.) seguir/pôr-se a caminhoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be/feel etc on top of the world
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32 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) por um fioEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > by the skin of one's teeth
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33 keep up with the Joneses
['‹ounziz] (to have everything one's neighbours have: She didn't need a new cooker - she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.) não ficar para trás dos outrosEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > keep up with the Joneses
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34 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) tirar o melhor partidoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > make the best of it
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35 that's the stuff!
(that's just what is wanted!) assim é que eu gosto! -
36 that's the stuff!
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37 all one
(just the same: It's all one to me what she does.) o mesmo* * *all oneo mesmo. any one, anyone qualquer um. -
38 all one
(just the same: It's all one to me what she does.) o mesmo -
39 same
[seim] 1. adjective1) (alike; very similar: The houses in this road are all the same; You have the same eyes as your brother (has).) mesmo2) (not different: My friend and I are the same age; He went to the same school as me.) mesmo3) (unchanged: My opinion is the same as it always was.) mesmo2. pronoun((usually with the) the same thing: He sat down and we all did the same.) o mesmo3. adverb((usually with the) in the same way: I don't feel the same about you as I did.) mesmo- at the same time
- be all the same to
- same here
- same-sex marriage* * *[seim] adj 1 mesmo, mesma, idêntico. 2 igual. 3 inalterado. 4 dito, mencionado. • pron o mesmo, a mesma. all the same ainda assim, mesmo assim. it’ll be all the same in a hundred years / daqui a cem anos ninguém mais se importará. just the same não faz diferença. one and the same o mesmo. same here coll eu também. the same to you! igualmente!, o mesmo! the very same exatamente o mesmo. -
40 job
[‹ob]1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) emprego2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) tarefa•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job* * *job1[dʒɔb] n 1 obra, empreitada, tarefa. 2 emprego, colocação. 3 trabalho. 4 negócio, cargo, serviço, desempenho de qualquer trabalho. 5 assunto. 6 coll negociata, empreendimento lucrativo. 7 coll ato criminoso, como roubar. • vt+vi 1 negociar, comprar e vender. 2 empreitar, dar de empreitada. 3 fazer biscates. 4 fazer negociatas. 5 alugar cavalos, carruagens. 6 comprar e revender por atacado, ser intermediário. • adj feito de empreitada, empreitado, contratado (trabalho, serviços). a job of work Brit coll bom trabalho. bad job mau negócio. by the job de empreitada. good job a) bom serviço. b) coll acontecimento satisfatório. jobs for the boys trabalho desnecessário, criado para amigos e patrocinadores (cupinchas). just the job exatamente o desejado. odd jobs trabalho avulso, Braz sl bico, biscate. on the job dedicado ao serviço, ocupado. out of a job desempregado. the job in hand o trabalho do momento. to have a job to coll ter dificuldade em. to make the best of a bad job fazer o melhor possível em condições desfavoráveis. to pull a job sl praticar um assalto. what a job! que coisa!, que negócio ruim!————————job2[dʒɔb] vt+vi 1 vender e comprar como intermediário. 2 praticar agiotagem.
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