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1 penknife
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2 penknife
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3 blade
[bleid]1) (the cutting part of a knife etc: His penknife has several different blades.) lâmina2) (the flat part of a leaf etc: a blade of grass.) fio3) (the flat part of an oar.) pá* * *[bleid] n 1 lâmina, folha cortante. 2 espada. 3 espadachim. 4 rapaz esperto. 5 folha de grama. 6 parte larga, pá (de remo etc.). 7 Bot limbo. 8 palheta de hélice. 9 Naut pá de roda, palheta de turbina. -
4 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) merecido•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) justamente2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exactamente3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) agora mesmo4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) mesmo agora5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) mesmo6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) à justa7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) só8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) absolutamente9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) mesmo•- just now
- just then* * *just1[dʒ∧st] adj 1 justo, imparcial equitativo. 2 probo, íntegro. 3 justificável, razoável, merecido. 4 legal, lícito, legítimo. 5 adequado, oportuno. 6 correto, exato. 7 verdadeiro, verídico. • adv 1 exatamente, perfeitamente. it is just three o’clock / são exatamente três horas. that’s just it! / exatamente assim! I just knew it / eu o sabia exatamente. this hat is just you / este chapéu é parecido com você, é a sua cara. 2 quase, agora mesmo. 3 há pouco, daqui a pouco. he’s just gone / ele acaba de sair. 4 por mínima margem, por pouco. 5 somente, meramente. just let me pass! / deixem-me ainda (ou apenas) passar! just tell me / diga-me apenas. 6 coll positivamente, realmente. I just won’t do it / de forma nenhuma vou fazê-lo. it was just marvellous! / era realmente magnífico! 7 no mesmo momento. just as he came / no momento em que chegou. just as I had left, it began to rain / mal tinha saído, começou a chover. a just distinction uma justa distinção. I was just sure at it senti absoluta certeza. just about a) quase. b) quase não. just a moment! um momento, por favor! just beyond mais adiante. just in case no caso de, na hipótese de. just now agora mesmo. just so! certamente! just then naquele momento. just the same apesar disso, todavia. just two hours apenas ou exatamente duas horas. that is just as well coll isto é a mesmíssima coisa.————————just2[dʒ∧st] n, vi = link=joust joust. -
5 no good
(useless; pointless: It's no good crying for help - no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good - the blades are blunt.) inútil* * *no good[nou g'u:d] adj coll sem valor, sem mérito. -
6 blade
[bleid]1) (the cutting part of a knife etc: His penknife has several different blades.) lâmina2) (the flat part of a leaf etc: a blade of grass.) lâmina, folha lanceolada3) (the flat part of an oar.) pá (de remo) -
7 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) justo•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) exatamente2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exatamente3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) há pouco4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) justamente5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) no momento em que6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) justamente7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) só, apenas8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) simplesmente9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolutamente•- just now - just then -
8 no good
(useless; pointless: It's no good crying for help - no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good - the blades are blunt.) inútil
См. также в других словарях:
Penknife — Pen knife , n.; pl. {Penknives}. [Pen + knife.] A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and mending quill pens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penknife — early 15c., from PEN (Cf. pen) (1) + KNIFE (Cf. knife) (n.). So called because such small knives were used to sharpen quills … Etymology dictionary
penknife — ► NOUN ▪ a small knife with a blade which folds into the handle … English terms dictionary
penknife — [pen′nīf΄] n. pl. penknives [pen′nīvz΄] a small pocketknife; originally, one used in making quill pens … English World dictionary
Penknife — A penknife or pen knife is a small folding pocket knife, originally used for cutting or sharpening a quill to make a pen nib. [penknife, Oxford English Dictionary Online, Oxford University Press, 2006 03; accessed 2007 12 25] It may have single… … Wikipedia
penknife — UK [ˈpenˌnaɪf] / US noun [countable] Word forms penknife : singular penknife plural penknives UK [ˈpenˌnaɪvz] / US a small knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle … English dictionary
penknife — [[t]pe̱nnaɪf[/t]] penknives N COUNT A penknife is a small knife with a blade that folds back into the handle … English dictionary
penknife — noun Etymology: Middle English; from its original use for mending quill pens Date: 15th century a small pocketknife usually with only one blade … New Collegiate Dictionary
penknife — /pen nuyf /, n., pl. penknives. a small pocketknife, formerly one used for making and sharpening quill pens. [1400 50; late ME; see PEN1, KNIFE] * * * … Universalium
penknife — noun A small pocketknife; a small knife with a blade which folds into the hand. Penknives often incorporate other tools such as corkscrews, and are generally smaller than pocketknives as a group … Wiktionary
penknife — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pocketknife, jackknife, Boy Scout knife, Barlow knife; see knife … English dictionary for students
