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  • 1 shadow

    ['ʃædəu] 1. noun
    1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) sombra
    2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) sombra
    3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) olheira
    4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) sombra
    2. verb
    1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) ensombrar
    2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) seguir
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    - shadowiness
    - worn to a shadow
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    shad.ow
    [ʃ'ædou] n 1 sombra. 2 lugar sombreado, escuridão. 3 sombreado (pintura). 4 traço, pouco. 5 vulto, fantasma. 6 imagem vaga ou refletida. great events cast their shadows before them / grandes acontecimentos se fazem pressentir. 7 pessoa que segue outra de perto e secretamente. 8 companheiro inseparável. 9 tristeza, melancolia. 10 expressão ou olhar triste. 11 proteção, abrigo. 12 escuridão. • vt+vi proteger, abrigar da luz, escurecer. 2 sombrear, fazer sombra. 3 representar, demonstrar levemente ou vagamente. 4 seguir, perseguir de perto e secretamente. 5 nublar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > shadow

  • 2 shadow

    ['ʃædəu] 1. noun
    1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) sombra
    2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) escuro
    3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) olheiras
    4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) sombra
    2. verb
    1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) sombrear
    2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) seguir de perto
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    - shadowiness - worn to a shadow

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > shadow

  • 3 patchy

    adjective (not all the same; varying in quality: patchy work.) irregular
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    patch.y
    [p'ætʃi] adj 1 feito de remendos. 2 cheio de remendos. 3 malhado, desigual, irregular.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > patchy

  • 4 stain

    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) manchar
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) manchar
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) tingir
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) mancha
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    [stein] n 1 mancha, coloração mordente. 2 descoloração, pinta, mancha de cor diferente. 3 mácula. • vt+vi 1 sujar, manchar, borrar, descolorar. 2 tingir, colorir, tratar com mordente. 3 ficar tingido ou colorido. 4 macular, difamar. stained glass vidro colorido, vitral.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > stain

  • 5 stain

    [stein] 1. verb
    1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) manchar
    2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) manchar-se
    3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) tingir, pintar
    2. noun
    (a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) mancha

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > stain

См. также в других словарях:

  • not a patch on — Not fit to be compared with • • • Main Entry: ↑patch * * * Brit., informal greatly inferior to he no longer looked so handsome he wasn t a patch on Peter …   Useful english dictionary

  • not a patch on — ► not a patch on Brit. informal greatly inferior to. Main Entry: ↑patch …   English terms dictionary

  • not a patch on —    If something or someone is not a patch on an other, they are not nearly as good.     His second conference wasn t a patch on the first one …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • not a patch on — preposition Not nearly as good as: much worse than. The new model is not a patch on the original version …   Wiktionary

  • not a patch on something — british informal phrase much less good than something The film isn’t a patch on the book. Thesaurus: worsesynonym Main entry: patch …   Useful english dictionary

  • not a patch on Brit. — not a patch on Brit. informal greatly inferior to. → patch …   English new terms dictionary

  • not a patch on something — British informal much less good than something The film isn t a patch on the book …   English dictionary

  • not a patch on — cannot be compared to , is of much lower quality than …   English contemporary dictionary

  • not a patch on —  Very inferior to …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • (be) not a patch on somebody — be not a ˈpatch on sb/sth idiom (informal, especially BrE) to be much less good, attractive, etc. than sb/sth else • This book isn t a patch on her others. • She was no great beauty. Not a patch on Martha …   Useful english dictionary

  • (be) not a patch on something — be not a ˈpatch on sb/sth idiom (informal, especially BrE) to be much less good, attractive, etc. than sb/sth else • This book isn t a patch on her others. • She was no great beauty. Not a patch on Martha …   Useful english dictionary

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