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loose+play+-

  • 1 to play fast and loose with someone

    to play fast and loose with someone
    ser irresponsável e insincero com alguém.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > to play fast and loose with someone

  • 2 end

    [end] 1. noun
    1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) extremidade
    2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fim
    3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) fim
    4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) finalidade
    5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resto
    2. verb
    (to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) terminar
    - endless
    - at a loose end
    - end up
    - in the end
    - make both ends meet
    - make ends meet
    - no end of
    - no end
    - on end
    - put an end to
    - the end
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    [end] n 1 fim: a) termo, conclusão. at the end of May / em fins de maio. to the end of the earth / até o fim do mundo. to come to an end / chegar ao fim, terminar, finalizar. to come to a bad end / acabar mal. b) parada, terminal, ponto final. c) objetivo, finalidade. the end justifies the means / o fim justifica os meios. they fought to the bitter end / lutaram até ao fim. d) resultado, efeito, conseqüência. to what end? / para que fim? e) morte, destruição. f) resto, retalho, fragmento, sobra. g) Tech ponto, parte frontal. h) extremidade. 2 Amer Ftb jogador de ponta ou extrema. 3 uma das partes específicas de uma empresa ou negócio. • vt+vi 1 acabar, concluir, terminar. all’s well that ends well / tudo está bem quando acaba bem. he ended by eating the cake / ele acabou comendo o bolo. it ended in marriage / acabou em casamento. it ended in nothing / acabou em nada. Braz acabou em pizza. 2 finalizar, parar. 3 destruir, matar, morrer. 4 ser ou formar o fim. • adj final. at a loose end sem trabalho, desempregado, sem ocupação, sem rumo. from one end to the other do começo ao fim. he gained his end ele conseguiu o que almejava. his hair stands on end ele está de cabelo em pé (medo). I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer, estou desesperado. in the end no fim, finalmente. loose ends pontas soltas, pontos não resolvidos. no end of trouble um sem-número de preocupações. odds and ends bugigangas. she has it all at her fingers’ ends ela tem tudo na ponta da língua, sabe de cor e salteado. three days on end três dias consecutivos. to be at an end estar no fim. to be no end of a fool ser um tolo incorrigível. to be the thin end of the wedge ser apenas o começo. to get hold of the wrong end of the stick enganar-se redondamente. to go off the deep end fig perder as estribeiras, perder o autocontrole. to keep one’s end up não se deixar vencer, não perder o ânimo. to make an end of encerrar, pôr um termo. to make both ends meet viver de acordo com suas rendas, equilibrar o orçamento, conseguir chegar ao fim do mês. to no end em vão, inútil. to put an end to pôr fim. to rain for days on end chover durante dias a fio. to turn end over soçobrar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > end

  • 3 fast

    I 1. adjective
    1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rápido
    2) (quick: a fast worker.) rápido
    3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) adiantado
    2. adverb
    (quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) depressa
    - fast foods
    - fast food     II 1. verb
    (to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) jejuar
    2. noun
    (a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) jejum
    III adjective
    1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) fixo
    2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fixado/seguro
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    fast1
    [fa:st; fæst] n 1 jejum, abstenção, abstinência. 2 período de jejum. • vi jejuar. fast day / dia de jejum. to break fast quebrar o jejum, parar com o jejum.
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    fast2
    [fa:st; fæst] adj 1 veloz, rápido. 2 que favorece a velocidade. 3 firme, fixo, seguro, preso. 4 constante, aderente, pegado, estável, durável. the colors are fast / as cores não desbotam, são permanentes. • adv 1 velozmente, rapidamente, depressa, em rápida sucessão. 2 firmemente, fixamente, fortemente, muito. it was raining fast chovia fortemente. fast access storage Comp armazenamento de acesso rápido: em processamento de dados, seção que engloba o armazenamento inteiro do qual os dados podem ser recuperados com maior rapidez. fast asleep profundamente adormecido. fast breeder reactor tipo de reator nuclear que produz mais plutônio que o necessário para a geração de eletricidade. fast photographic film filme para fotografia que tem muita sensibilidade e pode ser usado quando há pouca luz. fast train trem rápido, expresso. hard and fast rígido, definitivamente verdadeiro e correto. my watch (clock) is fast meu relógio está adiantado. to hold fast segurar com firmeza. to live fast ter uma vida desregrada. to make a fast buck enriquecer rapidamente de maneira desonesta. to make fast fixar seguramente. to play fast and loose with someone ser irresponsável e insincero com alguém. to pull a fast one enganar ou trapacear alguém.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > fast

  • 4 rag

    [ræɡ]
    (a piece of old, torn or worn cloth: I'll polish my bike with this old rag.) trapo
    - raggedly
    - raggedness
    - rags
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    rag1
    [ræg] n 1 trapo, farrapo. 2 termo depreciativo ou humorístico para roupa, cortina de teatro, nota de dinheiro, etc. 3 sobra. 4 pano de pó, pano de limpeza. 5 sl absorvente feminino, toalhinha higiênica. 6 sl menstruação. 7 Brit coll jornal de pouca importância, jornaleco, pasquim. a red rag to a bull coll irritante, provocativo. rag-and-bone man Brit coll indivíduo que percorre as ruas com uma carroça, comprando e vendendo coisas usadas. the glad rags as melhores roupas. to feel like a wet rag coll sentir-se muito cansado, estar um trapo.
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    rag2
    [ræg] n 1 pedra granulosa. 2 telha grande de ardósia (também chamada de ragstone).
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    rag3
    [ræg] n 1 ato ou ação de ralhar, repreensão. 2 conduta de desordeiro e barulhento. • vt 1 ralhar. 2 atormentar. 3 divertir-se à custa de outrem. to loose one’s rag coll perder a paciência, sair do sério. to play a rag on pregar uma peça em.
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    rag4
    [ræg] n abbr ragtime. • vt sl tocar no estilo ragtime.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > rag

  • 5 end

    [end] 1. noun
    1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) fim, extremidade, último
    2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fim
    3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) fim
    4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) finalidade
    5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resto
    2. verb
    (to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) terminar
    - endless - at a loose end - end up - in the end - make both ends meet - make ends meet - no end of - no end - on end - put an end to - the end

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > end

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