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  • 1 string

    1. [striŋ] noun
    1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) fio
    2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fio
    3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) corda
    4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) cordão
    2. verb
    1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) enfiar
    2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) encordoar
    3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) tirar os fios
    4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) pendurar
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    - stringy
    - stringiness
    - string bean
    - stringed instruments
    - have someone on a string
    - have on a string
    - pull strings
    - pull the strings
    - string out
    - strung up
    - stringent
    - stringently
    - stringency
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    [striŋ] n 1 barbante, fio, cordel, corda fina. 2 fileira, corrente, colar, enfiada (de contas). 3 corda (de instrumento musical). 4 strings instrumentos de corda. 5 cordão, fita. 6 série, carreira. 7 corda de arco. 8 cadeia, seqüência. • vt (ps, pp strung). 1 enfiar, enfileirar. 2 colocar cordas, encordoar. 3 amarrar (com barbante), dependurar com barbante ou corda. 4 esticar, apertar (as cordas ou fios). 5 excitar, deixar tenso ou nervoso. 6 tirar as fibras ou tendões. 7 formar ou mover em fila. 8 arranjar em série ou seqüência, encadear. 9 sl enganar, burlar. he is always harping on the same string ele bate sempre na mesma tecla. there are some strings attached to it há algumas restrições, limitações. to have more than one string to one’s bow ter mais de uma idéia, habilidade a seu favor. he has two strings to his bow / ele tem o pé em duas canoas. to have on a/ the string trazer na coleira, ter sob controle. to pull the strings exercer influência discretamente, usar pistolões, mexer os pauzinhos. to string along a) enganar, lograr. b) ir com, acompanhar. to string together enfiar, enfileirar. without strings, with no strings attached sem restrições.

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  • 2 string

    1. [striŋ] noun
    1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) barbante, fio
    2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fio
    3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) corda
    4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) fieira
    2. verb
    1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) enfiar
    2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) encordoar
    3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) tirar o fio de
    4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) pendurar por um fio
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    - stringy - stringiness - string bean - stringed instruments - have someone on a string - have on a string - pull strings - pull the strings - string out - strung up - stringent - stringently - stringency

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  • 3 Yo-yo

    ['joujou]
    (a type of toy, consisting of a pair of discs made of wood, metal etc with a groove between them round which a piece of string is tied, the toy being made to run up and down the string: going up and down like a yo-yo.) ioió

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  • 4 yo-yo

    ['joujou]
    (a type of toy, consisting of a pair of discs made of wood, metal etc with a groove between them round which a piece of string is tied, the toy being made to run up and down the string: going up and down like a yo-yo.) ioió

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  • 5 Yo-yo

    ['joujou]
    (a type of toy, consisting of a pair of discs made of wood, metal etc with a groove between them round which a piece of string is tied, the toy being made to run up and down the string: going up and down like a yo-yo.) ioiô

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  • 6 yo-yo

    ['joujou]
    (a type of toy, consisting of a pair of discs made of wood, metal etc with a groove between them round which a piece of string is tied, the toy being made to run up and down the string: going up and down like a yo-yo.) ioiô

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  • 7 twist

    [twist] 1. verb
    1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) enroscar(-se)
    2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) enrolar
    3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) torcer
    2. noun
    1) (the act of twisting.) torção
    2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) rosca
    3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) nó
    4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) desvio
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    - twister
    * * *
    [twist] n 1 guinada, mudança repentina. 2 giro, volta, rotação. 3 torcedura, torção. 4 trança. 5 entrelaçamento. 6 fio torcido, retrós, cordel, corda. 7 tecido. 8 trançado. 9 esquisitice, idiossincrasia. she has got a twist in her character / ela não regula bem. 10 espiral. 11 raias (de uma arma de fogo). 12 esforço de torção. 13 fumo em corda. 14 Amer fig mulherzinha. 15 fig truque ardiloso. 16 rosca. 17 twist: dança de contorções rítmicas. • vt+vi 1 torcer, retorcer. I twisted the knife out of his hand torci a faca da mão dele. he twisted his wrist ele torceu o pulso. 2 trançar, entrelaçar, tecer. 3 enrolar, enroscar, enlaçar. 4 fig emaranhar, enredar. 5 cingir, rodear. 6 curvar, virar. 7 torcer-se, serpear. 8 retorcer, desfigurar. 9 torcer, alterar, mudar (significado, palavras). 10 fazer grinaldas, ramalhetes. 11 dançar twist. give a twist someone’s arm induzir ou persuadir. to twist someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente.

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  • 8 twist

    [twist] 1. verb
    1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) girar, torcer(-se), serpentear
    2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) trançar
    3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) torcer, retorcer
    2. noun
    1) (the act of twisting.) torção
    2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.)
    3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) nó, dobra
    4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) virada
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    - twister

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  • 9 cord

    [ko:d]
    1) ((a piece of) thin rope or thick string: The burglars tied up the nightwatchman with thick cord.) corda
    2) (a string-like part of the body: the spinal cord; the vocal cords.) corda
    3) (a length of electric cable or flex attached to an electrical appliance: the cord of his electric razor.) fio
    4) (a kind of velvet fabric with a ribbed appearance; (in plural) trousers made of this: a pair of cords.) veludo cotelé
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    [kɔ:d] n 1 corda, cordão, cordel. 2 cords fig laços. 3 Electr fio elétrico. 4 Anat (também chord) estrutura anatômica em forma de corda ou cordão (p ex: tendão, medula espinhal). 5 listra saliente em tecido. 6 medida de madeira cortada (igual a 128 pés cúbicos). • vt 1 encordoar, amarrar, ligar com corda. 2 empilhar madeira. spinal cord medula espinhal. vocal cords cordas vocais.

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  • 10 cord

    [ko:d]
    1) ((a piece of) thin rope or thick string: The burglars tied up the nightwatchman with thick cord.) cordão
    2) (a string-like part of the body: the spinal cord; the vocal cords.) corda
    3) (a length of electric cable or flex attached to an electrical appliance: the cord of his electric razor.) fio
    4) (a kind of velvet fabric with a ribbed appearance; (in plural) trousers made of this: a pair of cords.) veludo cotelê

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  • 11 tape

    [teip] 1. noun
    1) ((a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc: bundles of letters tied with tape.) fita
    2) (a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track: The two runners reached the tape together.) fita
    3) (a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc: adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape.) fita
    4) (a tape-measure.) fita métrica
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten or seal with tape.) fechar com fita
    2) (to record (the sound of something) on tape: He taped the concert.) gravar
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    - measuring-tape
    - tape-recorder
    - tape-record
    - tape-recording
    * * *
    [teip] n 1 fita, cadarço. 2 fita (de aço), trena. 3 fita adesiva. 4 tira de papel no telégrafo. • vt+vi colocar fita, amarrar com fita. insulation tape Electr fita isolante. magnetic tape fita magnética. masking tape fita crepe. red tape burocracia. to breast the tape Sport romper a fita de chegada. videotape fita de vídeo.

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  • 12 tape

    [teip] 1. noun
    1) ((a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc: bundles of letters tied with tape.) fita
    2) (a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track: The two runners reached the tape together.) fita de chegada
    3) (a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc: adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape.) fita
    4) (a tape-measure.) fita métrica
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten or seal with tape.) atar com fita
    2) (to record (the sound of something) on tape: He taped the concert.) gravar
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    - measuring-tape - tape-recorder - tape-record - tape-recording

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  • 13 loop

    [lu:p] 1. noun
    1) (a doubled-over part of a piece of rope, chain etc: She made a loop in the string.) nó
    2) (a U-shaped bend in a river etc.) curva
    3) (IUD; a contraceptive device used by women.)
    2. verb
    (to fasten with, or form into, a loop or loops: He looped the rope round a post.) amarrar
    * * *
    [lu:p] n 1 laço, laçada. 2 presilha, ilhó. 3 Electr circuito elétrico fechado. 4 linha auxiliar de via férrea ou de linha telegráfica que torna a fazer junção com a linha-tronco. 5 acrobacia aérea na qual o avião descreve um círculo em plano vertical. • vt+vi 1 dar laços ou laçadas. 2 segurar ou prender com presilha, ilhó, etc. 3 fazer loop (acrobacia aérea). belt loop passador.

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  • 14 loop

    [lu:p] 1. noun
    1) (a doubled-over part of a piece of rope, chain etc: She made a loop in the string.) laçada
    2) (a U-shaped bend in a river etc.) curva
    3) (IUD; a contraceptive device used by women.)
    2. verb
    (to fasten with, or form into, a loop or loops: He looped the rope round a post.) dar laçada

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  • how long is a piece of string — If someone has no idea of the answer to a question, they can ask How long is a piece of string? as a way of indicating their ignorance …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • how long is a piece of string —    If someone has no idea of the answer to a question, they can ask How long is a piece of string? as a way of indicating their ignorance.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • How long is a piece of string? — British & Australian something that you say when someone asks you a question that you cannot answer about how big something is or how much time something will take. So how long does a project like that take? How long s a piece of string? …   New idioms dictionary

  • How long is a piece of string —   If someone has no idea of the answer to a question, they can ask How long is a piece of string? as a way of indicating their ignorance …   Dictionary of English idioms

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  • string — string1 [ strıŋ ] noun *** ▸ 1 thin rope ▸ 2 group/series of things ▸ 3 on instrument ▸ 4 on tennis racket, etc. ▸ 5 something like string ▸ 6 players rated by ability ▸ 7 limiting conditions ▸ 8 G string ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount thin… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • string — I UK [strɪŋ] / US noun Word forms string : singular string plural strings *** 1) [countable/uncountable] thin rope, usually made of twisted fibres and used for tying things together a parcel tied with string a piece of string The balloon was… …   English dictionary

  • string — 01. Do you have a piece of [string] I could use to tie up this parcel? 02. You should tie the [string] for the baby s balloon around his wrist in case he accidentally lets go of it. 03. [String] and sequence are used interchangeably in molecular… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • piece — piece1 W1S1 [pi:s] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part)¦ 3¦(single item)¦ 4¦(small amount)¦ 5¦(land)¦ 6 fall to pieces 7 go to pieces 8 smash/rip/tear something to pieces 9 pull/rip/tear somebody/something to pieces …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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