pitch into

to pitch into

a) atacar, assaltar. b) repreender energicamente.

1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) armar

2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) atirar

3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) (fazer) cair de cabeça

4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) balouçar

5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) entoar

1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) campo

2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tom

3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) intensidade

4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) ponto

5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) lançamento

6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) balouço

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[pitʃ] n 1 piche, breu. 2 resina de pinheiro. • vt pichar.

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[pitʃ] n 1 arremesso, lance, lançamento. 2 Naut, Aeron arfagem. 3 lote de mercadorias expostas à venda. 4 banca de mascate. 5 pico, cume. 6 acme, clímax, culminância. 7 grau, degrau, nível. 8 declividade, inclinação. 9 campo de críquete. 10 Aeron inclinação longitudinal. 11 passo de engrenagem. 12 Naut passo de hélice. 13 diapasão, agudeza de som. 14 rede de espera. 15 Mus altura do som. 16 propaganda, discurso de vendas. • vt+vi 1 montar, armar, erigir. 2 assentar, acampar. 3 fincar, cravar (postes ou estacas). 4 arremessar, lançar, atirar. 5 Sport lançar a bola ao batedor (beisebol). 6 pavimentar com cascalho. 7 expor à venda. 8 sl contar, relatar. 9 plantar. 10 decair, declivar. 11 colocar em nível determinado. 12 Naut arfar, jogar. 13 entoar, afinar instrumentos ou voz. 14 empilhar (feno). at the highest pitch fig no auge, na altura. at the pitch of his voice no tom mais alto de sua voz. circular pitch Tech passo circunferencial. high pitched emotions emoções exaltadas. high pitched roof telhado muito íngreme. to pitch and pay pagar à vista. to pitch at anchor Naut arfar sobre as amarras. to pitch a yarn contar uma história. to pitch in a) começar a trabalhar intensamente. b) comer vorazmente. c) ajudar com, cooperar. to pitch into a) atacar, assaltar. b) repreender energicamente. to pitch on (ou upon) decidir-se por, escolher. to play at pitch and toss jogar cara ou coroa. to the highest pitch extremamente.

1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) armar

2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) atirar

3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) cair de cabeça

4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) arfar

5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) entoar

1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) campo

2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) entoação, diapasão

3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grau de intensidade

4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) ponto

5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) arremesso

6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) arfagem

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1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) tocar

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) tocar

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar

1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) talento

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) fora do campo

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[t∧tʃ] n 1 toque. he gave the finishing touch (es) to it / fig ele deu os últimos retoques. 2 tato. it has a soft touch / é macio ao tato. 3 contato, apalpadela. 4 detalhe, vestígio, traço, feição, caráter. 5 relação, contato. 6 toque, modo de tocar um instrumento. 7 qualidade. 8 prova de qualidade, ensaio. put it to the touch! / ponha-o à prova. 9 pequena quantidade, pingo. 10 acesso, ligeiro ataque. 11 toque de pincel. 12 pancadinha. 13 modo de agir, comportamento. • vt+vi 1 tocar, apalpar, pegar em, pôr em contato, encostar uma coisa na outra. they that touch pitch will be defiled / quem mexe em piche se suja. extremes touch / extremos se tocam. 2 alcançar, esbarrar, atingir, roçar. it touches twenty feet / tem justamente vinte pés de altura. he touched his hat to him / ele cumprimentou-o. that touches the pocket / isto é muito caro. 3 estar em contato, tocar-se, entrar em contato. 4 estar adjacente. 5 bater levemente, tocar (instrumento). 6 Geom tangenciar. 7 ferir, prejudicar. the plants were touched with frost / as plantas sofreram com a geada. 8 afetar, comover, impressionar, irritar. he was touched to the heart, he was touched to the quick / ele ficou profundamente comovido. I was touched with pity / fiquei comovido de dó. 9 colorir, matizar, manchar, marcar. 10 relacionar-se, concernir. 11 referir-se, tratar de. they touched upon the matter / eles tocaram no assunto. 12 usar, tocar (comida bebida), ingerir. 13 alcançar, atingir (em qualidade). 14 parar em, fazer escala, aportar. 15 receber dinheiro, sl emprestar ou pedir dinheiro emprestado. a fine touch fig um bom traço (de caráter). a happy touch fig uma mão feliz. at a touch por simples contato. a touch of blue fig um tom azulado. cold to the touch frio ao tato. he touched off the scene in a few strokes ele desenhou a cena com poucos traços. out of touch with sem contato ou relações com. to get in touch with entrar em contato com. to touch all bases a) fazer tudo sem deixar nada para trás. b) ser muito versátil. to touch at Naut atracar, aportar em. to touch bottom a) fig investigar profundamente. b) chegar ao nível mais baixo. to touch down (futebol americano) colocar a bola no chão atrás do gol. to touch off desencadear. to touch on mencionar, escrever sobre. to touch upon tocar, formar limite com. to touch wood bater na madeira para evitar azar ou mau olhado. with sure touch fig com golpe seguro.

1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) quebrar

3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) faltar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bater

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interromper

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) quebrar

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicar

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) quebrar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) abrandar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) começar

1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) quebra

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) mudança

3) (an opening.) brecha

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidade

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[breik] n = link=brake brake.¹, acepção 1.

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[breik] n 1 ruptura, quebra, fratura. 2 brecha, racho. 3 fenda, abertura. 4 interrupção, cessação. 5 pausa, intervalo. 6 fuga, saída por meios violentos. 7 mudança repentina ou acentuada (de tempo). 8 Amer baixa súbita (dos preços na bolsa). 9 desvio de direção (de uma bola). 10 fig ruína, quebra. 11 irrupção, ruptura. 12 Amer sl falha, rata, erro. 13 chance, oportunidade. 14 interrupção de corrente. 15 clareira, picada. 16 seqüência de tacadas (jogo de bilhar). 17 Mus ponto de passagem de um registro a outro. 18 Poet cesura. • vt+vi (ps broke, pp broken) 1 quebrar, romper, dividir em pedaços, fraturar, esmagar, despedaçar. she broke her arm / ela fraturou o braço. the toy is broken to pieces / o brinquedo está em pedaços. 2 rachar, romper, lascar, estourar. 3 triturar, moer, desbastar. 4 romper, perturbar, interromper (também Electr). he broke his fast / ele interrompeu o jejum. he broke the silence / ele rompeu o silêncio. 5 Electr desligar. 6 separar, dividir, desunir. 7 ferir, danificar. 8 arruinar, destruir. 9 fazer invalidar (testamento). 10 levar à falência, arruinar financeiramente. he broke the bank / ele quebrou a banca. 11 violar, transgredir, infringir. 12 forçar caminho, penetrar, romper, arrombar. 13 chegar repentinamente, irromper. the sun broke / o sol irrompeu (pelas nuvens). 14 mudar repentinamente. the weather broke / o tempo mudou. 15 Amer baixar subitamente (os preços na bolsa). 16 amortecer, moderar, abrandar. some bushes broke his fall / alguns arbustos amorteceram sua queda. 17 Mus mudar de som ou de registro. 18 mudar de direção (bola). 19 definhar, enfraquecer, quebrantar, depauperar. 20 ceder, amolecer, afrouxar. 21 ser dominado pela tristeza, partir-se (coração). her heart broke / seu coração se partiu. 22 parar, pôr fim. you must break with this bad habit / você deve deixar este mau hábito. 23 degradar, rebaixar. 24 sujeitar, domar, subjugar. his resistance was broken / sua resistência foi subjugada. 25 disciplinar, corrigir. 26 exceder, ultrapassar, superar, quebrar (recorde). 27 iniciar uma escavação para construção. 28 revelar, divulgar, tornar conhecido. 29 Amer correr, atirar-se. 30 desmanchar (noivado). 31 desfazer, desmanchar (coleção etc.). 32 rebentar (ondas, flores, pústulas). 33 raiar, surgir. the day broke / o dia raiou. 34 saltar da água (peixe). 35 mudar de partido. 36 quebrar-se, fragmentar-se, partir-se. 37 desintegrar(-se), dissolver(-se). they broke company / eles dissolveram a sociedade. 38 desencadear-se (tempestade). 39 levantar (acampamento). they broke camp / eles levantaram acampamento. 40 falir, ir à falência. the business broke / o negócio faliu. a cry broke from her lips um grito escapou de seus lábios. break a leg! a) sl merda para você! b) Theat boa sorte! break of the day aurora, amanhecer. at (the) break of day / ao amanhecer. break step! Mil sem cadência! give me a break! me dá um tempo! he broke company ele saiu à francesa. he broke down all restraint ele abandonou todo constrangimento. he broke into a laugh ele rompeu em gargalhadas. her health broke sua saúde piorou. his power was broken down seu poder foi quebrado. his voice broke down sua voz falhou. lucky breaks coll boas oportunidades. she broke in health ela adoeceu. the buoy broke adrift a bóia soltou-se e está à deriva. the horse broke o cavalo mudou de andamento. the machine broke down a máquina encrencou, quebrou. the school breaks up a escola fecha, começam as férias. the supplies broke down os estoques acabaram. they broke (new) ground fig desbravaram novas terras. to break asunder quebrar em pedaços. to break away a) fugir, escapar. he broke away / ele saiu correndo. b) dissolver-se, desaparecer. to break down a) demolir, derrubar. b) sucumbir. c) falhar, não obter êxito. to break forth a) irromper. b) exclamar subitamente. c) brotar, jorrar. to break in a) domar, ensinar, domesticar. b) arrombar, forçar. our house was broken into / nossa casa foi arrombada. c) Press colocar ilustrações no espaço deixado. d) interromper, perturbar. the war broke in upon our peace / a guerra interrompeu nossa paz. to break of bounds fig ultrapassar os limites. to break off a) romper-se. b) cessar, parar, interromper. he broke off / ele parou, interrompeu-se. he broke off the conversation / ele interrompeu a conversação. to break off an engagement desmanchar um noivado. to break one of a habit tirar o vício ou o costume de alguém. to break out a) tirar quebrando. b) desobstruir, livrar. c) irromper problemas na pele. he broke out into hives / sua pele ficou cheia de urticária. d) desabafar-se, expandir-se. he broke out into lamentations / ele rompeu em lamúrias. e) fugir, escapar. he broke out of prison / ele fugiu da cadeia. to break the ice superar as dificuldades iniciais, quebrar o gelo. to break through abrir caminho através de algo. she broke through the crowd / ela abriu caminho na multidão. to break up a) levantar-se, ir embora. b) dissolver (reunião). c) dispersar. the crowd was broken up / a multidão foi dispersada. d) cortar em pedaços (caça). e) abrir, rebentar, romper. f) confundir, desconcertar. g) fragmentar-se, desintegrar-se. his household was broken up / seu lar se desintegrou. she is broken up by grief / ela está alquebrada de desgosto. to break water emergir da água. to break with romper relações com. he broke with his father / ele rompeu relações com o pai.

1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) profundo

2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) em profundidade

3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) mergulhado

4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) profundo

5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) grave

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[di:p] n 1 profundidade, profundeza. 2 mar, fundo do mar. 3 abismo. 4 fig recesso do coração. • adj 1 profundo, fundo. 2 oculto, escondido, secreto. 3 sagaz, astuto, penetrante. 4 sincero, íntimo, vivo. 5 intenso, extremo. 6 dificultoso de entender, profundo. 7 escuro, carregado (falando de cores). 8 Mus sonoro, baixo, grave. 9 absorto, concentrado em seus pensamentos. • adv 1 há muito, remotamente. 2 profundamente. deep in debt totalmente endividado. deep in thought absorvido em seus próprios pensamentos. in deep water em situação difícil ou embaraçosa. thrown in at the deep end ser posto numa situação completamente nova sem nenhuma preparação ou ajuda. to feel something deep, to feel something deep down sentir algo de maneira profunda apesar de nem sempre demonstrar. to go off the deep end perder as estribeiras, sair do sério.

1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) profundo

2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) de profundidade

3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) mergulhado

4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) intenso

5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) grave

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1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir

3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) romper, transgredir

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) quebrar

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interromper

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) quebrar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) abrandar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) rebentar

1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pausa

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) mudança

3) (an opening.) brecha

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) sorte

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1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) tocar

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) tocar

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar, pôr a mão em

1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tato

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) jeito

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) fora de campo

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noun (a large long-handled fork for lifting and moving hay.) forcado

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[p'itʃfɔ:k] n forcado: garfo de lavoura. • vt 1 arremessar com o forcado. 2 instalar ou lançar sem o devido preparo. he was pitchforked into the place ele teve uma promoção surpreendentemente rápida.

1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) parar

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) parar

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) tapar

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) permanecer

1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) paragem

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) paragem

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) ponto

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registo

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) calço

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[stɔp] n 1 parada, ato de parar, interrupção, obstrução, suspensão, interrupção. 2 obstáculo, impedimento, empecilho. 3 ponto, lugar de parada, estação. 4 Mech lingüeta, trava, alavanca, ferrolho. 5 Gram ponto. 6 Mus chave, registro (de órgão), buraco, furo (de clarinete, flauta, etc.). 7 fim. 8 Phon consoante explosiva. 9 estada, demora, permanência. 10 Opt diafragma. • vt+vi 1 parar, fazer parar. 2 pôr fim a, cessar, cortar. 3 interromper, paralisar, deter, suspender, prevenir, abolir, reprimir. 4 coll deter-se, hospedar-se, alojar-se. 5 cessar, desistir, pausar. 6 tapar, fechar (buraco). 7 arrolhar, encerrar. 8 bloquear, obstruir, tapar, vedar. 9 refrear, deter. 10 desligar. 11 obturar (dente). 12 estancar (sangue), pôr fim, acabar com. 13 pontuar, fazer uso da pontuação. 14 interceptar. 15 Mus pontear, fazer pausa. 16 reter, sustar, suspender (pagamento). 17 ficar, demorar-se. 18 aparar (golfe). • interj alto! pare! a badly stopped composition uma composição mal pontuada. dead stop parada total. he stops at nothing ele não respeita nada ou ninguém, ele não tem escrúpulos. full stop Gram ponto final. pit stop a) sl parada para ir ao toalete. b) Auto parada no box. stop it! pára com isso. they came to a stop pararam. they stopped for my husband ficaram para esperar meu marido. they stopped for tea ficaram para tomar chá. to pull all the stops out remover todos os empecilhos, fazer o melhor possível para que algo aconteça. to stop at hospedar-se em, deter-se em. to stop by fazer uma visita rápida. to stop dead ou short parar de repente. to stop down Phot fechar o diafragma. to stop in a) ficar em casa. b) Amer fazer uma visita rápida. to stop in bed ficar na cama. to stop off Amer interromper a viagem. to stop on permanecer por mais tempo. to stop out a) demorar. b) ficar fora (de casa) até mais tarde. to stop over Amer parar, fazer escala. to stop up a) ficar acordado. b) impedir, bloquear. c) preencher, obturar. we put a stop to it pusemos um fim a isto. we stopped his mouth tapamos-lhe a boca, satisfizemo-lo. whistle stop sl cidade pequena, vilarejo.

1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) parar

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) impedir, deter

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) obstruir, pontear

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ficar

1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) parada, interrupção

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) parada

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) ponto

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) calço

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