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1 every tub must stand on its own bottom
every tub must stand on its own bottomcada um por si.English-Portuguese dictionary > every tub must stand on its own bottom
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2 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pena2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) acolchoar/forrar- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *feath.er[f'eðə] n 1 pena, pluma. 2 feathers a) plumagem. b) roupagem. 3 penacho. 4 rodopelo, tufo de pêlos, tapete, gaias. 5 qualquer coisa como uma pena. 6 caça de pena. 7 casta, laia, espécie, natureza. 8 disposição, estado de espírito. 9 Sport ato de transviar o remo. • vt+vi 1 empenar, emplumar(-se), cobrir(-se) de penas, forrar ou revestir de penas, pôr penas em, enfeitar, ornar de penas ou plumas. 2 transviar (os remos), virar o remo em posição horizontal. they feathered the oars / viraram os remos horizontalmente. 3 desdobrar-se em forma de pena. 4 Aeron embandeirar, variar o passo da hélice. birds of a feather gente da mesma laia. birds of a feather flock together cada ovelha com a sua parelha, cada qual com o seu igual. in high (ou full) feather bem-disposto, radioso. light as a feather leve como uma pena. that is a feather in your cap disso pode orgulhar-se. to cut a feather Naut encrespar a água, formar pequenas ondas. to feather one’s nest encher os bolsos, estar preocupado somente com o seu bem-estar e o seu próprio ganho. to make the feathers fly provocar briga, armar confusão. to show the white feather revelar covardia. with a feather com grande facilidade. -
3 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pena2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) emplumar- feathery - a feather in one's cap - feather one's own nest - feather one's nest -
4 coin
[koin] 1. noun(a piece of metal used as money: a handful of coins.) moeda2. verb1) (to make metal into (money): The new country soon started to coin its own money.) cunhar2) (to invent (a word, phrase etc): The scientist coined a word for the new process.) inventar•- coinage* * *[kɔin] n 1 moeda. 2 dinheiro amoedado. 3 esquina. 4 Mech chaveta, cunha. • vt+vi 1 cunhar moeda, amoedar. 2 fig cunhar, inventar, forjar. base ou false coin moeda falsa. current coin moeda corrente. he is coining money coll ele ganha muito dinheiro. I paid him back in his own coin paguei-lhe na mesma moeda. newly coined words neologismos. small coin moeda divisionária. the head of a coin cara. the other side of the coin o outro lado da moeda, o lado oposto da situação. the tail of a coin coroa. two sides of the same coin dois lados da mesma moeda, duas maneiras de ver a mesma coisa. -
5 bottom
['botəm]1) (the lowest part of anything: the bottom of the sea.) fundo2) (the part of the body on which a person sits.) traseiro•- be at the bottom of
- get to the bottom of* * *bot.tom[b'ɔtəm] n 1 fundo, parte mais baixa, grau mais baixo. 2 superfície inferior. 3 leito, fundo de rio, mar etc. the ship sank to the bottom / o navio foi ao fundo. 4 bottoms baixada, margem baixa que acompanha um rio. 5 coll nádegas, traseiro. like a baby’s bottom / (liso) como as nádegas de um bebê. 6 assento (de cadeira). 7 força, capacidade de resistência. 8 base, fundamento, alicerce. 9 Naut quilha, casco de navio. 10 parte mais importante, essência, âmago. 11 origem, causa. 12 borra, sedimento. • vt+vi 1 pôr assento. 2 compreender plenamente. 3 assentar sobre base ou fundamento, basear. 4 alcançar o fundo, tocar no fundo. • adj 1 do fundo, relativo ao fundo. 2 mais baixo, inferior. 3 fundamental, básico. at bottom fig na realidade, no fundo. at the bottom of it pensando bem. bottoms up! vamos virar os copos! bottom up(wards) Naut com a quilha para cima. double bottomed com fundo duplo. every tub must stand on its own bottom cada um por si. from the bottom of my heart do fundo do meu coração. he was wet from top to bottom ele estava completamente molhado. to bottom on/up basear-se em. to search to the bottom of a thing investigar as origens de uma coisa. we touched bottom a) tocamos no fundo. b) fig chegamos ao nível mais baixo. -
6 cannibal
['kænibəl]1) (a person who eats human flesh.) canibal2) (an animal etc which eats others of its own species.) predador•- cannibalistic* * *can.ni.bal[k'ænibəl] n canibal, antropófago. 2 animal que devora outro da mesma espécie. 3 sl sexo oral simultâneo entre duas pessoas, sessenta-e-nove. • adj canibalesco. -
7 chapel
[' æpəl]1) (a place of Christian worship eg attached to an institution: a college chapel.) capela2) (a part of a larger church, with its own altar.) capela* * *chap.el[tʃ'æpəl] n 1 capela. 2 santuário (particular). 3 serviço religioso em capela. 4 arch oficinas de impressor. 5 assembléia de gráficos. 6 Brit casa de culto dos cristãos não-pertencentes à Igreja Anglicana. chapel of ease igreja auxiliar. -
8 clause
[klo:z]1) (a part of a sentence having its own subject and predicate, eg either of the two parts of this sentence: The sentence `Mary has a friend who is rich' contains a main clause and a subordinate (relative) clause.) oração2) (a paragraph in a contract, will, or act of parliament.) cláusula* * *[klɔ:z] n 1 Gram parte de frase, oração. 2 cláusula, condição, artigo de contrato. principal clause Gram oração principal. subordinate clause Gram oração subordinada. -
9 fallow
['fæləu]((of land) left to its own natural growth and not planted with seeds: We will let this field lie fallow for a year; fallow fields.) em pousio/de...? sem cultivo* * *fal.low1[f'ælou] n terra alqueivada (não cultivada).————————fal.low2[f'ælou] adj 1 fulvo, amarelo tostado. 2 sem cultivo. -
10 home rule
(the government of a country or part of a country by its own citizens.) autonomia* * *home rule[h'oum rul] n Pol autonomia de governo local. -
11 pagoda
[pə'ɡəudə](a Chinese temple, built in the shape of a tall tower, each storey of which has its own narrow strip of overhanging roof.) pagode* * *pa.go.da[pəg'oudə] n 1 pagode: templo pagão. 2 antiga moeda de ouro da Índia. -
12 phoenix
['fi:niks](a mythological bird that burns itself and is born again from its own ashes.) fénix* * *phoe.nix[f'i:niks] n fênix: 1 ave fabulosa. 2 fig pessoa ou coisa muito rara. -
13 reward
[rə'wo:d] 1. noun1) (something given in return for or got from work done, good behaviour etc: He was given a gold watch as a reward for his services to the firm; Apart from the salary, teaching children has its own particular rewards.) compensação2) (a sum of money offered for finding a criminal, lost or stolen property etc: A reward of $100 has been offered to the person who finds the diamond brooch.) recompensa2. verb(to give a reward to someone for something: He was rewarded for his services; His services were rewarded.) recompensar* * *re.ward[riw'ɔ:d] n recompensa, remuneração, retribuição, gratificação, prêmio, galardão. • vt recompensar, retribuir, gratificar, premiar. to reward evil for good pagar o bem com o mal. -
14 specific
[spə'sifik]1) (giving all the details clearly: specific instructions.) específico2) (particular; exactly stated or described: Each of the bodily organs has its own specific function.) específico* * *spe.cif.ic[spəs'ifik] n 1 qualidade ou condição específica. 2 medicamento específico. • adj 1 específico, definido, preciso, particular. 2 característico, peculiar. 3 específico (medicamento). -
15 tale
[teil]1) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) história2) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) mentira* * *[teil] n 1 narrativa, história, narração, conto. the thing tells its own tale / a coisa fala por si. thereby hangs a tale / a isto liga-se uma história. 2 mentira, falsidade. fairy tale conto de fadas. to tell a tale revelar algo importante. to tell tales fuxicar, fofocar. -
16 terminology
[tə:mi'nolə‹i]plural - terminologies; noun(the special words or phrases used in a particular art, science etc: legal terminology; Every science has its own terminology.) terminologia* * *ter.mi.nol.o.gy[tə:min'ɔlədʒi] n terminologia. -
17 cannibal
['kænibəl]1) (a person who eats human flesh.) canibal2) (an animal etc which eats others of its own species.) canibal•- cannibalistic -
18 chapel
[' æpəl]1) (a place of Christian worship eg attached to an institution: a college chapel.) capela2) (a part of a larger church, with its own altar.) capela -
19 clause
[klo:z]1) (a part of a sentence having its own subject and predicate, eg either of the two parts of this sentence: The sentence `Mary has a friend who is rich' contains a main clause and a subordinate (relative) clause.) oração2) (a paragraph in a contract, will, or act of parliament.) cláusula -
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