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1 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) cavilha2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) cabide3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) mola2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) prender- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
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- take down a peg* * *[peg] n 1 pino. 2 Tech pega. 3 espicho. 4 cavilha. 5 cravelha. 6 prendedor de roupas, pregador. 7 pretexto, desculpa. 8 grau, medida (de estima, etc.). 9 sl perna-de-pau. 10 pequena estaca. 11 Brit drinque, aperitivo. • vt+vi 1 cavilhar. 2 marcar com estacas. 3 pregar (sola em sapatos). 4 restringir, confinar. 5 fixar, determinar (preços). 6 laborar, labutar. 7 coll atirar, arremessar. 8 prender (roupas no varal). 9 categorizar, identificar, reconhecer. a peg to hang a nagging on um pretexto para resmungar. to be a square peg in a round hole destoar, ser um peixe fora d’água. to come down a peg ceder, mudar de tom, abrandar. to have a peg to hang things on ter um bode expiatório. to peg away coll agir ou trabalhar diligentemente. to peg down fixar com pregos. to peg out a) marcar com estacas. b) sl falhar, fracassar. c) sl morrer. to take someone down a peg or two fazer alguém abaixar um pouco a crista. -
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[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) pino2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) cabide3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) prendedor de roupa2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) prender- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two - take someone down a peg - take down a peg -
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4 peg-house
peg-house[p'eg haus] n taverna. -
5 peg-ladder
peg-lad.der[p'eg lædə] n escada de mão simples. -
6 peg-leg
peg-leg[p'eg leg] n coll 1 perna artificial ou mecânica. 2 perna-de-pau. -
7 peg-top
peg-top[p'eg tɔp] n pião, geralmente com ponta de metal. • adj com forma de pião. -
8 peg-tops
peg-tops[p'eg tɔps] n pl calças (justas nos quadris e largas nas pernas). -
9 clothes-peg
noun ((American clothespin) a plastic or wooden clip for fastening clothes to a clothesline.)* * *clothes-peg[kl'ouðz peg] n prendedor de roupa. -
10 news peg
news peg[nj'u:z peg] n 1 história que forma a base para um editorial cômico, político ou algo do tipo. 2 referência a esse tipo de evento em editorial. -
11 tent peg
tent peg[t'ent peg] n estaca para barraca. -
12 to take down a peg
to take down a peghumilhar, baixar a estima. they took him down a peg/tiraram-lhe a prosa. -
13 a peg to hang a nagging on
a peg to hang a nagging onum pretexto para resmungar. -
14 a round peg in a square hole
a round peg in a square holeno lugar errado, deslocado.English-Portuguese dictionary > a round peg in a square hole
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15 like a square peg in a round hole
like a square peg in a round holefig uma coisa que não se adapta, como um peixe fora d’água.English-Portuguese dictionary > like a square peg in a round hole
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16 off the peg
off the peg[ɔf ðə p'eg] adj pronto para usar. -
17 to be a square peg in a round hole
to be a square peg in a round holedestoar, ser um peixe fora d’água.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be a square peg in a round hole
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18 to come down a peg or two
to come down a peg or twocoll ficar mais moderado. -
19 to come down a peg
to come down a pegceder, mudar de tom, abrandar. -
20 to have a peg to hang things on
to have a peg to hang things onter um bode expiatório.English-Portuguese dictionary > to have a peg to hang things on
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