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1 rail
[reil] 1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) barra2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) carril2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) gradear- railing- railroad
- railway
- by rail* * *railroad, railway————————rail1[reil] n 1 grade, parapeito, balaústre, barreira. 2 barra ou varão (de grade ou cerca). 3 corrimão. 4 trilho de estrada de ferro ou de uma máquina. 5 a própria estrada de ferro, como meio de transporte. 6 Naut amurada. • vt 1 prover com grade, barreira ou trilhos. 2 cercar, circundar. 3 despachar por via férrea. 4 viajar por via férrea. by rail por estrada de ferro, de trem. guard rail grade protetora. off the rails a) desorganizado, desarranjado. b) louco, demente. c) degenerado (moralmente). to get, go/ run off the rails a) descarrilhar. b) fig rebelar-se. to jump the rails descarrilhar. to rail in/ off cercar com grades.————————rail2[reil] vt+vi ralhar, xingar, dizer insultos ou palavras afrontosas, injuriar (at, against, on). -
2 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) cerca2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) cercar- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) esgrimir2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) fugir à questão/esquivar-se•- fencing* * *[fens] n 1 cerca, grade, cercado. 2 tapagem, tapada, sebe, tapume, valado, muro. 3 reparo, parapeito, trincheira. 4 fig réplica, debate. 5 barreira, obstáculo. 6 receptor, o que recolhe, guarda, esconde ou vende objetos furtados. 7 Tech esquadro de guia. • vt+vi 1 cercar, rodear, valar, tapar, entaipar, murar, fortificar. 2 defender, resguardar, proteger. 3 esgrimir, jogar as armas, parar, rechaçar. 4 fig esgrimir, tergiversar, esquivar-se, argumentar agilmente. 5 receptar objetos furtados. fence-month, fence-season, fence-time defeso, época em que é proibido caçar ou pescar. fence of a plane régua de plaina. fence of pales paliçada, estacada. fence off repelir, evitar, desviar, defender-se, isolar, deter. Suzy and Mary mended their fences Suzy e Mary fizeram as pazes, ficaram de bem. to fence in cercar. to sit, to stand on the fence aguardar, hesitar, estar indeciso, ficar neutro, sentar no muro. -
3 barrier
['bæriə]1) (something put up as a defence or protection: a barrier between the playground and the busy road.) barreira2) (something that causes difficulty: His deafness was a barrier to promotion.) barreira* * *bar.ri.er[b'æriə] n 1 barreira, obstáculo. 2 grade, separação. 3 paliçada, estacada. 4 limite, confim. 5 linha divisória. 6 Electr separador. 7 Hist liça: arena de torneio. • vt+vi 1 barrier off excluir. 2 barrier in cercar, fechar. -
4 screen
[skri:n] 1. noun1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) biombo2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) cortina3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) écran2. verb1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) esconder2) (to make or show a cinema film.) projectar3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) investigar4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) investigar•- the screen* * *[skri:n] n 1 biombo, separação, anteparo. 2 grade, tela. 3 tela de cinema. 4 tela (de computador ou televisão). 5 algo que serve para separar ou proteger. 6 triagem. • vt 1 abrigar, proteger, esconder. 2 projetar (um filme sobre a tela), exibir. 3 filmar. 4 adaptar para filmagem. 5 fazer triagem. summer screen tela de janela ou porta. to screen off separar ambientes com divisória. to screen out marginalizar pessoas.
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