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['ketl](a metal pot, usually with a special part for pouring and a lid, for heating liquids: a kettle full of boiling water.) chaleira* * *ket.tle[k'etəl] n 1 caldeira, caldeirão, tacho. 2 chaleira. a pretty kettle of fish coll mixórdia, confusão, maçada. -
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['ketl](a metal pot, usually with a special part for pouring and a lid, for heating liquids: a kettle full of boiling water.) chaleira -
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caldeira, marmitaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > kettle
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5 a pretty kettle of fish
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6 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) ferver2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) cozer•- boiler- boiling-point
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- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) furúnculo* * *boil1[bɔil] n furúnculo.————————boil2[bɔil] n 1 fervura. 2 ebulição, ato de ferver. 3 ponto de ebulição. 4 corrente ascendente. • vt+vi 1 ferver, estar em ebulição. the kettle is boiling / a água (na chaleira) está fervendo. 2 fazer ferver, aquecer até ferver. 3 cozinhar, cozer. 4 esterilizar por fervura. 5 ficar excitado ou nervoso. 6 mover-se violentamente, espumar, estar revolto (maré). 7 separar ou evaporar mediante ebulição. the water boiled away / a água evaporou-se. on the boil a) em ebulição. b) fig agitado, excitado. she made his blood boil ela o enfureceu. to boil down a) concentrar, engrossar por fervura. b) fig condensar, resumir. the story boils down to this / a história resume-se a isto. to boil gently cozinhar em fogo brando. to boil over a) transbordar durante a fervura. b) descontrolar-se, irritar-se. his feelings boiled over with rage / ele ferveu de raiva. to give a boil-up requentar. to keep at the boil manter em ebulição. -
7 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) elemento2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) elemento3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) ambiente4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) parcela5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) resistência•- elements
- in one's element* * *el.e.ment['elim2nt] n 1 elemento, componente. 2 fundamento, princípio, base. 3 Chem corpo simples, substância diminuta indivisível por análise química. 4 cada um dos quatro elementos fundamentais: terra, água, ar e fogo. 5 elements fenômenos atmosféricos. the fury of the elements / a fúria dos elementos (condições atmosféricas). 6 ambiente, meio. he is in his element / ele está no seu meio, sente-se à vontade. 7 elements conhecimentos básicos. 8 elements as Santas Espécies da Eucaristia. 9 Mil, Naut unidade de tropas ou de aviões da armada. -
8 plug in
(to connect up (an electrical apparatus) by inserting its plug into a socket: Could you plug in the electric kettle?) ligar* * *plug in[pl'∧g in] vt colocar o plugue na tomada. -
9 plug
1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) ficha2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) tampão2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) tapar- plug in* * *[pl∧g] n 1 rolha, cavilha, tampão, plugue. 2 Tech bujão. 3 Tech tampão. 4 Tech pino de tomada. 5 Tech macho de torneira. 6 sl soco, murro. 7 sl artigo inferior ou defeituoso. 8 sl pangaré: cavalo sem raça. 9 sl livro encalhado. 10 hidrante, boca de incêndio. 11 Dent obturação. 12 Tech vela de ignição. 13 Tech cilindro de fechadura. 14 sl cartola. 15 cala: abertura em frutos. 16 naco de fumo. 17 Radio anúncio publicitário no meio da irradiação. • vt 1 tampar, arrolhar, tapulhar, tapar. 2 calar (frutos). 3 Dent obturar. 4 sl balear. 5 sl esmurrar, socar. 6 sl labutar. to pull the plug on coll terminar, pôr um ponto final em. -
10 spout
1. verb1) (to throw out or be thrown out in a jet: Water spouted from the hole in the tank.) jorrar2) (to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically: He started to spout poetry, of all things!) declamar2. noun1) (the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out.) bico2) (a jet or strong flow (of water etc).) esguicho* * *[spaut] n 1 jato, jorro, repuxo. 2 cano, tubo, bica. 3 bico. 4 Archit gárgula, biqueira de descarga. 5 sl casa de penhor, prego. • vt+vi 1 jorrar, esguichar, verter, espirrar. 2 correr, sair com força. 3 precipitar as frases, declamar em voz alta (com off). 4 sl penhorar, empenhar. up the spout sl a) penhorado, no prego, empenhado, arruinado. b) na cadeia. c) completamente errado. d) desperdiçado. -
11 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vapor2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) vapor2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) fumegar2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) deslocar-se a vapor3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cozer em vapor•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *[sti:m] n 1 vapor. 2 fumaça, névoa. 3 coll força, energia, iniciativa. • vt+vi 1 emitir fumaça ou vapor, evaporar. 2 evaporar-se, levantar vapor, vaporizar. 3 mover-se, andar ou navegar por força de vapor. 4 ferver, cozinhar em vapor. 5 condensar umidade. • adj 1 a vapor. 2 aquecido a vapor, que conduz vapor. at full steam a todo vapor, com toda força. to be steamed up coll a) ficar furioso, perder as estribeiras. b) ficar ansioso, ficar entusiasmado. to get up / pick up steam a) ganhar velocidade (veículo). b) aumentar, crescer em importância. to let off steam soltar fumaça, fig desabafar. to run out of steam perder a força. to steam someone up estimular, entusiasmar alguém. to steam up cobrir-se de vapor. under one’s steam por seu próprio esforço, por sua conta. -
12 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) assobiar2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) assobiar3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) assobiar4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) assobiar2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) assobio2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) assobio3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) apito* * *whis.tle[w'isəl] n 1 apito, assobio (som e instrumento). 2 silvo, zunido. • vt+vi 1 apitar, assobiar. whistle the dog back! / assobie para o cachorro voltar! 2 silvar, zunir. 3 chamar, dar sinal ou guiar assobiando. we whistled for him / nós o chamamos assobiando. I whistled him up / eu chamei-o assobiando. 4 piar (aves). 5 uivar (vento). he whistled for his money sl ele esperou em vão por seu dinheiro. to wet one’s whistle sl molhar o bico ou a garganta, tomar um gole. you may whistle for them! você vai se cansar esperando por eles. -
13 put right
1) (to repair; to remove faults etc in (something): There is something wrong with this kettle - can you put it right?) consertar2) (to put an end to or change (something that is wrong): You've made a mistake in that sum - you'd better put it right.) corrigir3) (to put (a watch, clock etc) to the correct time.) acertar4) (to correct (someone who has made a mistake): I thought the meeting was at 2.30, but he put me right.) esclarecer5) (to make healthy again: That medicine will soon put you right.) pôr bom -
14 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) elemento2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) elemento3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) ambiente4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) parcela5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) resistência•- elements - in one's element -
15 plug
1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) plugue2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) tampão2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) tapar- plug in -
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(to connect up (an electrical apparatus) by inserting its plug into a socket: Could you plug in the electric kettle?) fazer ligação -
17 put right
1) (to repair; to remove faults etc in (something): There is something wrong with this kettle - can you put it right?) consertar2) (to put an end to or change (something that is wrong): You've made a mistake in that sum - you'd better put it right.) corrigir3) (to put (a watch, clock etc) to the correct time.) acertar4) (to correct (someone who has made a mistake): I thought the meeting was at 2.30, but he put me right.) corrigir5) (to make healthy again: That medicine will soon put you right.) curar -
18 spout
1. verb1) (to throw out or be thrown out in a jet: Water spouted from the hole in the tank.) jorrar2) (to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically: He started to spout poetry, of all things!) declamar2. noun1) (the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out.) bico2) (a jet or strong flow (of water etc).) jorro -
19 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vapor2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) vapor2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) exalar vapor2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) mover-se a vapor3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cozer no vapor•- steam-- steamer - steamy - steamboat - steamship - steam engine - steam roller - full steam ahead - get steamed up - get up steam - let off steam - run out of steam - steam up - under one's own steam -
20 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) assobiar2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) assobiar3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) assobiar4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) assobiar2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) assobio2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) apito, assobio3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) apito
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