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1 meals on wheels
(free meals delivered by car etc to the elderly and the sick.) -
2 meals on wheels
(free meals delivered by car etc to the elderly and the sick.) -
3 stodgy
1) ((of meals etc) consisting of stodge: stodgy food.) indigesto2) ((of people, books etc) dull; not lively.) enfadonho* * *stodg.y[st'ɔdʒi] adj 1 enfadonho, fastidioso, cacete. 2 pesado, indigesto. 3 sl mole, como mingau, grumoso. -
4 stodgy
1) ((of meals etc) consisting of stodge: stodgy food.) pesado2) ((of people, books etc) dull; not lively.) pesado, enfadonho -
5 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) tábua2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) tabuleiro3) (meals: board and lodging.) comida4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) conselho2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) entrar2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) alojar-se•- boarder- boarding-house
- boarding-school
- across the board
- go by the board* * *board1[bɔ:d] n 1 tábua, prancha. 2 papelão, cartão. 3 mesa (para servir comida). 4 comida servida à mesa. 5 pensão, refeições pagas. 6 boards palco. 7 mesa de reuniões. 8 conselho, junta. 9 quadro-negro. 10 quadro, painel. 11 tabuleiro (para jogos). 12 Comp placa (de circuito). • vt 1 assoalhar, cobrir com tábuas. 2 dar pensão a, dar comida mediante pagamento. 3 alojar em pensão. 4 comer em pensão, ser pensionista. • adj feito de tábuas. bed and board cama e mesa, pensão completa. he boarded with her ele estava alojado na casa (ou pensão) dela. in boards cartonado. it was boarded up foi fechado com tábuas. the board of directors diretoria. to put in boards a) revestir com papelão. b) encadernar em cartão.————————board2[bɔ:d] n 1 borda, beira. 2 Naut bordo, bordada, amurada. • vt 1 abordar, subir a bordo de. 2 subir em veículo, embarcar. 3 acostar, dirigir-se a. 4 Naut bordejar. across the board coletivo, para todo o grupo. he went on board the train ele embarcou no trem. it went by the board a) Naut caiu ao mar. b) fig perdeu-se. on board, on board a ship a bordo. -
6 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) tábua2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) quadro3) (meals: board and lodging.) comida4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) conselho2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) embarcar em2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) estar hospedado•- boarder- boarding-house - boarding-school - across the board - go by the board -
7 canteen
[kæn'ti:n]1) (a place where meals are sold in a factory, barracks etc.) cantina2) (a case for, or of, cutlery.) faqueiro3) (a small container used by soldiers for holding water etc.) cantil* * *can.teen[kænt'i:n] n 1 Mil cantina: taberna em acampamento, quartel, arraial, etc. 2 cantil: pequeno vaso para transporte de líquidos em viagem. 3 bufê. 4 caixa para guardar faqueiro. -
8 table
['teibl]1) (a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games: Put all the plates on the table.) mesa2) (a statement of facts or figures arranged in columns etc: The results of the experiments can be seen in table 5.) quadro3) (the people sitting at a table: The whole table heard what he said.) mesa•- table linen
- tablespoon
- tablespoonful
- table tennis
- lay/set the table* * *ta.ble[t'eibəl] n 1 mesa. she rose from table / ela levantou-se da mesa. 2 fig refeição, alimentação, comida (que está na mesa). 3 pessoas sentadas à mesa. 4 superfície plana, plano. 5 tabela, lista. 6 Archit laje, placa, pedra plana. 7 planalto, platô. 8 tábua, tabuinha (com inscrições). 9 gamão, ou cada uma das metades ou quartas partes do tabuleiro de gamão. 10 faceta superior plana de pedra preciosa. 11 tabuada. • vt 1 colocar na mesa. 2 fazer lista ou tabela. 3 aprontar discussão, colocar na pauta. 4 Amer adiar discussão (de moção, relatório etc.). • adj de mesa. at table à mesa. extensible table mesa elástica. folding table mesa dobradiça. multiplication table tabuada. surgical table mesa de cirurgia. table of contents índice de matéria, sumário. table of interest juros. table of rates tarifas. table of the law as tábuas da lei, os 10 mandamentos (também the tables). the Lord’s Table altar. the tables as tábuas da lei, os 10 mandamentos. to clear the table tirar a mesa. to drink someone under the table beber mais que outra pessoa sem ficar bêbado. to keep a good table ter refeições fartas. to keep the table amused entreter os que estão à mesa. to lay on the table a) Amer adiar a discussão, engavetar. b) Brit colocar em discussão. to lay/ spread the table pôr a mesa. to learn the tables aprender a tabuada. to sit down at table sentar-se à mesa. to turn the tables virar o feitiço contra o feiticeiro. to wait at table servir à mesa. under the table a) às escondidas, por baixo do pano. b) bêbado. -
9 canteen
[kæn'ti:n]1) (a place where meals are sold in a factory, barracks etc.) cantina2) (a case for, or of, cutlery.) faqueiro3) (a small container used by soldiers for holding water etc.) cantil -
10 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre•* * *be.tween[bitw'i:n] prep entre: 1 no espaço que separa. 2 de um a outro. 3 em comum, em conjunto. 4 no meio de. 5 no intervalo de. 6 envolvido em. • adv 1 no meio, em posição intermediária. 2 no intervalo. 3 a intervalos. between and between nem um nem outro, por partes iguais. between cares and tears entre cuidados e preocupações. between night and morning na aurora. between now and then nesse ínterim. between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost or gate-post) entre nós dois, em segredo. between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place entre a cruz e a espada. between the lights à meia-luz. between whiles a) a intervalos. b) durante intervalos. few and far between raras vezes. in between no meio. something between uma coisa intermediária. -
11 gobble
['ɡobl]1) (to swallow food etc quickly: You'll be sick if you keep gobbling your meals like that.) devorar2) ((of turkeys) to make a noise in the throat: We could hear the turkeys gobbling in the farmyard.) grugrulejar* * *gob.ble[g'ɔbəl] n gorgolejo: o som emitido pelo peru. • vt+vi 1 gorgolejar. 2 devorar, engolir com pressa. -
12 napkin
['næpkin]1) ((also table napkin) a small piece of cloth or paper for protecting the clothes from drips etc and for wiping the lips at meals.) guardanapo2) (full form of nappy.)* * *nap.kin[n'æpkin] n guardanapo. -
13 skimp
[skimp]1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) poupar2) (to do (a job) imperfectly: He's inclined to skimp his work.) atamancar•- skimpy- skimpily
- skimpiness* * *[skimp] vt+vi 1 fornecer em quantidade insuficiente, restringir, mesquinhar. 2 economizar. 3 fazer de maneira imperfeita. -
14 stand-by
plural - stand-bys; noun1) (readiness for action: Two fire-engines went directly to the fire, and a third was on stand-by (= ready to go if ordered).) reserva2) (something that can be used in an emergency etc: Fruit is a good stand-by when children get hungry between meals.) recurso -
15 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre• -
16 gobble
['ɡobl]1) (to swallow food etc quickly: You'll be sick if you keep gobbling your meals like that.) engolir2) ((of turkeys) to make a noise in the throat: We could hear the turkeys gobbling in the farmyard.) grugulejar -
17 napkin
['næpkin]1) ((also table napkin) a small piece of cloth or paper for protecting the clothes from drips etc and for wiping the lips at meals.) guardanapo2) (full form of nappy.) fralda -
18 skimp
[skimp]1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) ser sovina, restringir2) (to do (a job) imperfectly: He's inclined to skimp his work.) atamancar•- skimpy- skimpily - skimpiness -
19 stand-by
plural - stand-bys; noun1) (readiness for action: Two fire-engines went directly to the fire, and a third was on stand-by (= ready to go if ordered).) reserva2) (something that can be used in an emergency etc: Fruit is a good stand-by when children get hungry between meals.) recurso -
20 table
['teibl]1) (a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games: Put all the plates on the table.) mesa2) (a statement of facts or figures arranged in columns etc: The results of the experiments can be seen in table 5.) tabela3) (the people sitting at a table: The whole table heard what he said.) mesa•- table linen - tablespoon - tablespoonful - table tennis - lay/set the table
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