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  • 1 touch/knock (on) wood

    touch/knock (on) wood
    bata na madeira (para afugentar a má sorte).

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  • 2 wood

    [wud]
    1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed: My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire.) madeira
    2) ((often in plural) a group of growing trees: They went for a walk in the woods.) bosque
    3) (a golf-club whose head is made of wood.) taco de golfe
    •
    - wooden
    - woody
    - wood carving
    - woodcut
    - woodcutter
    - woodland
    - woodlouse
    - woodpecker
    - wood pulp
    - woodwind
    - woodwork
    - woodworm
    - out of the woods
    - out of the wood
    * * *
    [wud] n 1 madeira, lenha. 2 floresta, selva, bosque, mato (também woods). 3 objeto de madeira. 4 tina, barrica, barril. 5 Mus instrumento de sopro de madeira. 6 woods Mus instrumentos de sopro de madeira de uma orquestra. • vt+vi 1 prover ou abastecer com madeira ou lenha. 2 reflorestar, plantar árvores. • adj 1 de madeira. 2 do mato. a clearing in the wood uma clareira na floresta. he is out of the wood ele está fora de perigo. to cut out the dead wood cortar, eliminar o desnecessário, supérfluo. touch/ knock (on) wood bata na madeira (para afugentar a má sorte). wine drawn from the wood vinho da pipa. you cannot see the wood for the trees você está tão envolvido com os detalhes que perdeu de vista o todo.

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  • 3 block

    [blok] 1. noun
    1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloco
    2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) bloco
    3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloco
    4) (a barrier: a road block.) barricada
    5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) quarteirão
    2. verb
    (to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) bloquear
    3. verb
    The ships blockaded the town.) fazer bloqueio
    - blocked
    - block capital/letter
    - blockhead
    * * *
    [blɔk] n 1 bloco (de madeira, de metal, de pedra etc.). 2 obstrução, impedimento. 3 Sport bloqueio do jogo do adversário. 4 Amer quadra, quarteirão. 5 grupo de prédios, bloco de casas. 6 conjunto. 7 secionamento de via férrea. 8 cepo. 9 roldana, moitão, cadernal. 10 molde, forma de chapéu. 11 bloco de papel. 12 sl cabeça. 13 Med obstrução. 14 cadafalso (de guilhotina). • vt+vi 1 impedir a passagem, encher, entupir. 2 bloquear, obstruir. 3 parar, paralisar. 4 montar, moldar ou prensar sobre um bloco, formar um bloco. 5 esboçar, delinear. 6 segurar ou firmar com blocos. 7 bloquear (crédito, moeda). 8 Sport fazer obstrução. 9 Parl impedir, adiar, opor-se a projeto de lei. a chip off the old block fig muito parecido com o pai. to block out/in esboçar, planejar. to block the line bloquear a linha (de estrada de ferro). to knock someone’s block off dar um murro na cabeça de alguém. to put one’s head on the block arriscar o pescoço.

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  • 4 wall

    [wo:l] 1. noun
    1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) muro
    2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) parede
    2. verb
    ((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) murar
    - - walled
    - wallpaper     3. verb
    (to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) pôr papel de parede
    - have one's back to the wall
    - up the wall
    * * *
    [wɔ:l] n 1 parede, muro, paredão. 2 fort muralha (também walls). 3 fig barreira, muro. I am up against a brick wall / fig tenho uma montanha (de dificuldades) na minha frente. • vt 1 prover, cercar, dividir ou proteger com parede ou muro, murar, emparedar. 2 fort fortificar. blind dead wall parede sem janelas ou portas. to drive up the wall fazer subir as paredes, deixar muito irritado. to have one’s back to the wall estar encurralado, estar em um beco sem saída. to knock/ bang one’s head against a brick wall tentar o impossível, dar murro em ponta de faca. to wall up fechar com parede. walls have ears as paredes têm ouvidos.

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См. также в других словарях:

  • knock on wood — see ↑touch wood under ↑touch • • • Main Entry: ↑knock * * * I see wood II said in order to prevent a confident statement from bringing bad luck I haven t been banned yet, knock on wood Origin …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock on wood — {v. phr.} To knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck. Many people believe that you will have bad luck if you talk about good luck or brag about something, unless you knock on wood; often used in a joking way. * /Charles said …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • knock on wood — {v. phr.} To knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck. Many people believe that you will have bad luck if you talk about good luck or brag about something, unless you knock on wood; often used in a joking way. * /Charles said …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • knock on wood — knock (on) wood I hope my good luck will continue. We haven t had any problems with the car so far, knock on wood. I m expecting, knock wood, to be offered the job next week. Usage notes: used when you think difficulties are likely Etymology:… …   New idioms dictionary

  • knock on wood — knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck I don t think that I will lose my job knock on wood …   Idioms and examples

  • knock on wood — This idiom is used to wish for good luck. ( Touch wood is also used.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Knock on Wood — The term Knock on Wood refers to knocking on wood, an act of superstition, but may also refer to:*Knock on Wood (1954 film), a film starring Danny Kaye *Knock on Wood, the title song to the 1954 film by Sylvia Fine *Knock on Wood (song) , a song… …   Wikipedia

  • knock\ on\ wood — v. phr. To knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck. Many people believe that you will have bad luck if you talk about good luck or brag about something, unless you knock on wood; often used in a joking way. Charles said, I… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • knock on wood —    This idiom is used to wish for good luck. ( Touch wood is also used.)   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    touch wood/ knock on wood    This humorous expression, based on superstition, is used to avoid bad luck, often while touching… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • knock on wood — ► touch (or chiefly N. Amer. knock on) wood touch something wooden to ward off bad luck. Main Entry: ↑wood …   English terms dictionary

  • knock on wood — verb /ˈnɒk ɒn ˈwʊd,ˈnɑk ɑn ˈwʊd,ˈnɔk ɔn ˈwʊd,ˈnak ɑn ˈwʊd/ To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement. I do a lot of walking, and I have never had any knee problems yet,… …   Wiktionary

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