Перевод: с английского на португальский

с португальского на английский

put a stop to

  • 1 put a stop to

    (to prevent from continuing: We must put a stop to this waste.) pôr fim a

    English-Portuguese dictionary > put a stop to

  • 2 put a stop to

    (to prevent from continuing: We must put a stop to this waste.) pôr fim a

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > put a stop to

  • 3 we put a stop to it

    we put a stop to it
    pusemos um fim a isto.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > we put a stop to it

  • 4 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    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
    2. noun
    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
    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up
    * * *
    [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.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > stop

  • 5 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    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
    2. noun
    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
    - stopper - stopping - stopcock - stopgap - stopwatch - put a stop to - stop at nothing - stop dead - stop off - stop over - stop up

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > stop

  • 6 put an end to

    (to cause to finish; to stop: The government put an end to public execution.) acabar com

    English-Portuguese dictionary > put an end to

  • 7 put an end to

    (to cause to finish; to stop: The government put an end to public execution.) pôr fim a

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > put an end to

  • 8 suppress

    [sə'pres]
    1) (to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).) reprimir
    2) (to keep back or stifle: She suppressed a laugh.) conter
    3) (to prevent from being published, known etc: to suppress information.) suprimir
    * * *
    sup.press
    [səpr'es] vt 1 suprimir, anular, eliminar, cortar. 2 subjugar, dominar, oprimir, esmagar. 3 impedir, reprimir, segurar. 4 omitir, ocultar, abafar. 5 paralisar, estancar, reter, extinguir. to suppress a book proibir um livro.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > suppress

  • 9 suppress

    [sə'pres]
    1) (to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).) reprimir
    2) (to keep back or stifle: She suppressed a laugh.) reprimir, conter
    3) (to prevent from being published, known etc: to suppress information.) abafar

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > suppress

  • 10 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoio
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) desligado
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) descansar
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) pertencer
    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest
    II [rest]
    * * *
    rest1
    [rest] n 1 descanso, repouso, folga, trégua, tranqüilidade, paz, sossego. 2 sono. 3 lugar de repouso, sanatório. 4 abrigo, albergue, pousada, parada. 5 suporte, apoio, pedestal. 6 Mus pausa. 7 Poet morte, túmulo. 8 inércia. the matter rests with you / o caso depende de você. 9 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 descansar ( from de), repousar, fazer uma pausa, estar parado, não se mover, ficar quieto. I shall not rest until this matter is settled / não descansarei até este assunto ser resolvido. 2 estar calmo, sossegado ou despreocupado. you can rest assured that we will do all we can / você pode ter a certeza de que faremos tudo que pudermos. 3 dormir. 4 estar morto, jazer. 5 não ser aproveitado, cultivado (terras). 6 ser espalhado. 7 ser apoiado ou apoiar-se (on, against sobre, em), basear-se ( upon sobre), motivar-se (in em). 8 depender (on de), confiar (in em). 9 parar, cessar de mover-se. 10 deixar pendente. 11 dirigir, fixar (os olhos). our eyes rest on the book / nossos olhos estão fixos no livro. 12 Jur interromper voluntariamente a apresentação de provas. a day of rest dia de descanso. the fault rests with you a culpa é sua. to be at rest a) estar dormindo. b) estar parado. c) estar despreocupado, livre de aborrecimentos. d) Euphem estar morto. to give a rest deixar em paz, não amolar. to lay at rest sepultar, enterrar. to lay/ put ( an idea) to rest provar que é falso. to let something rest deixar de lado. to let the matter rest dar o assunto por liquidado. to put/set someone’s mind at rest tranqüilizar, apaziguar. to rest on/ upon a) apoiar-se. b) basear-se. to rest up coll descansar. to set at rest acalmar, aquietar. to take a rest descansar. without rest sem descanso, sem folga.
    ————————
    rest2
    [rest] n 1 resto, restante, sobra, resíduo. 2 saldo, reserva. 3 Ten série longa de trocas de bola. • vt+vi 1 restar, sobrar, sobejar. 2 ficar, permanecer. among the rest entre as outras coisas. and all the rest of it e tudo o mais. and the rest? e quem mais? for the rest demais, além disso. the rest os outros, os demais. you may rest assured that você pode ficar certo de que.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > rest

  • 11 load

    [ləud] 1. noun
    1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) carga
    2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) carregamento
    3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) montes de
    4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) carga
    2. verb
    1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) carregar
    2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) carregar
    3) (to put film into (a camera).) carregar
    * * *
    [loud] n 1 carga. 2 carregamento. 3 fardo, peso. 4 opressão. 5 resistência. 6 loads coll grande quantidade, abundância. 7 capacidade (de uma máquina). • vt+vi 1 carregar. 2 pesar. 3 tornar mais pesado. 4 oprimir. 5 encher até as bordas. 6 cumular. 7 adulterar. 8 Comp carregar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > load

  • 12 load

    [ləud] 1. noun
    1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) carga
    2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) carregamento
    3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) um monte
    4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) carga
    2. verb
    1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) carregar
    2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) carregar
    3) (to put film into (a camera).) carregar

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > load

  • 13 brake

    [breik] 1. verb
    (to slow down or stop: He braked (the car) suddenly.) travar
    2. noun
    (often in plural) a device for doing this: He put on the brake(s). travão
    * * *
    brake1
    [breik] n 1 freio, breque, Port travão. he put on the brake / ele apertou o freio. 2 carro com freio, vagão de guarda (de estrada de ferro). 3 Mech freio de cabo. • vt+vi 1 frear, brecar, Port travar. the driver braked his car suddenly / o motorista brecou o carro de repente. 2 retardar, refrear.
    ————————
    brake2
    [breik] n espadela: instrumento de madeira para desfibrar linho. • vt espadelar (linho).

    English-Portuguese dictionary > brake

  • 14 check

    [ ek] 1. verb
    1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) verificar
    2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) verificar
    3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) suster
    2. noun
    1) (an act of testing or checking.) verificação
    2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) controle
    3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) xeque
    4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) xadrez
    5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) talão
    6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) conta
    7) ((American) a cheque.) cheque
    - checkbook
    - check-in
    - checkmate
    3. verb
    (to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) fazer xeque-mate
    - checkpoint
    - check-up
    - check in
    - check out
    - check up on
    - check up
    * * *
    check1
    [tʃek] n 1 parada repentina, pausa. 2 repressão, coibição. they suffered a check / foram impedidos. 3 controle, supervisão. 4 obstáculo, empecilho, contratempo, estorvo, freio, restrição. 5 recuo, retrogressão. 6 comparação. 7 chancela, rubrica, marca, sinal de exame ou de controle. 8 talão, senha. 9 Amer nota, conta de restaurante. 10 Amer cheque. 11 exame, teste, verificação. 12 Mil revés. 13 racha, fenda, pequeno defeito. 14 chess xeque. 15 controlador, fiscal. 16 Gambling ficha. • vt+vi 1 parar repentinamente, estacar. 2 reprimir, controlar, deter, impedir, frear, conter. 3 controlar, fiscalizar, inspecionar, conferir, verificar. 4 rubricar, marcar, pôr sinal de visto em. 5 conferir, corresponder, estar de acordo. 6 Amer receber talão ou senha. 7 Amer enviar bagagem (identificada por talão) a um destino determinado. 8 dar xeque a. check! xeque! checking copy prova, exemplar para conferir. in check 1 sob controle. 2 em xeque. I must keep them in check / tenho de refreá-los. system of checks and balances Amer sistema de controle mútuo pelas diversas repartições governamentais. to check in 1 registrar-se (em hotel). 2 apresentar-se no aeroporto ou outro porto de embarque para mostrar a passagem e despachar a bagagem. to check off 1 contar, marcar, rubricar. 2 Amer guardar ou despachar bagagem. to check out 1 pagar a conta, devolver as chaves e sair (hotel). 2 somar as compras e receber pagamento (diz-se de caixas em supermercados). to check over controlar, conferir. to check the plumbing sl ir ao banheiro. to check up conferir (cálculo). to check up on examinar. to check with conferir com, estar de acordo com. to give a check upon reprimir, atalhar, mandar parar. to give check dar xeque.
    ————————
    check2
    [tʃek] n 1 padrão enxadrezado. 2 quadradinho de xadrez. 3 tecido ou pano axadrezado.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > check

  • 15 fill

    [fil] 1. verb
    1) (to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full: to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.) encher
    2) (to become full: His eyes filled with tears.) encher-se
    3) (to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc): Does he fill all our requirements?) satisfazer
    4) (to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up: The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday.) chumbar
    2. noun
    (as much as fills or satisfies someone: She ate her fill.) porção/barrigada
    - filler
    - filling
    - filling-station
    - fill in
    - fill up
    * * *
    [fil] n 1 suficiência. 2 abastecimento, suprimento suficiente. • vt+vi 1 encher. his voice filled the room / a sua voz encheu o aposento. 2 atopetar. 3 acumular. 4 ocupar. 5 satisfazer. 6 saciar, completar. 7 executar. 8 preencher, desempenhar. he fills the position / ele desempenha o cargo. she fills the role / ela desempenha o papel. 9 obturar. 10 encher-se, fartar-se. 11 inflar. 12 atender. a fill of tobacco uma cachimbada. he has filled out recently ele engordou recentemente. to drink or take one’s fill tirar a barriga da miséria, aproveitar o máximo. to fill a cup encher uma xícara. to fill an order executar um pedido. to fill a prescription aviar uma receita. to fill out a form preencher um formulário. to fill the bill ser competente, adequado. to fill up 1 encher (recipiente). 2 ocupar (espaço). 3 empanturrar (de comida). 4 completar (formulário). to fill up time empregar o tempo. to have one’s fill ter a sua parte, o suficiente, não agüentar mais.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > fill

  • 16 period

    ['piəriəd] 1. noun
    1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) período
    2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) período
    3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) ponto
    2. adjective
    (of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). de época
    - periodically
    - periodical
    3. adjective
    (see periodic.)
    * * *
    pe.ri.od
    [p'iəriəd] n 1 período: a) espaço de tempo decorrido entre dois fatos. b) época, era, idade. c) fase, ciclo. d) Astr tempo gasto por um planeta ou satélite para descrever a sua órbita. e) Gram oração ou grupo de orações que forma sentido completo. f) Geol divisão do tempo geológico, situada entre a época e a era. g) Mus frase musical de sentido completo. h) Arith parte de uma fração periódica que se repete indefinidamente. i) Med tempo requerido por uma doença em cada uma de suas fases. j) Med tempo decorrido entre um acesso e o seguinte. 2 Gram ponto final. 3 Sport tempo (divisão do jogo). 4 fim, termo, limite. 5 divisão do dia acadêmico, aula. 6 Physiol regras, menstruação. 7 Rhet sentença bem construída, sentença periódica. 8 Chem uma das divisões da tabela periódica dos elementos. • adj 1 relativo a um período. 2 representativo ou característico de um determinado período. for a period of... pelo espaço de... glacial period período glacial. period of grace período de carência. period of office tempo de exercício de um cargo. probationary period período probatório. the girl of the period a garota moderna. the Period o tempo atual. to put a period to pôr um fim a.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > period

  • 17 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cabo
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) ponto
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ponto
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) ponto
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) traço
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) tomada
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) apontar
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) preencher frinchas
    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes
    * * *
    [pɔint] n 1 ponto: a) sinal, mancha. b) Geom grandeza considerada por abstração, sem dimensão alguma. c) circunstância, detalhe, pormenor. d) Sports tento. e) ponto principal, o essencial. f) duodécima parte da linha (1/72 de polegada). g) local, sítio, posição. h) objetivo, escopo, mira. i) desígnio. j) grau, situação. k) fim, termo. l) instante, momento. m) Gram sinal de pontuação. n) furo feito por agulha. o) assunto, caso, questão. p) unidade de valores ou preços. q) renda feita com agulha. r) Naut cada uma das 32 divisões do compasso. s) Naut intervalo entre dois pontos do compasso. t) pinta (de cartas ou dados). u) ponto decimal. 2 ponta: a) extremidade aguçada, bico. b) extremidade, cabo, promontório. 3 pico, cume. 4 fato ou argumento que impressiona. 5 direção, curso. 6 Typogr corpo. 7 decisão, resolução. 8 agulha de ferrovia. 9 ferramenta ou arma pontiaguda. 10 característica, atributo. 11 auge, apogeu. 12 ato de apontar. 13 punctura, picada. 14 Mil patrulha de ponta. • vt+vi 1 apontar: a) fazer ponta em, aguçar. b) indicar, mostrar. c) dirigir para, assestar. d) mostrar indicando. e) dirigir-se com a ponta para. 2 separar com pontos ou traços. 3 pontuar. 4 aludir, mencionar, sugerir. 5 salientar, evidenciar. 6 conduzir a, tender para. 7 encher com argamassa. at the point of death às portas da morte. at the point of the sword sob coação, impelido pela força. at this point neste momento, a esta altura. beside the point fora do assunto, alheio à questão, irrelevante. boiling point ponto de ebulição. breaking point momento de ruptura. cardinal points pontos cardeais. freezing point ponto de congelamento. from point to point detalhadamente, minuciosamente. he gained his point ele obteve seu desígnio. he wandered from the point ele desviou-se do assunto. in point of a respeito de, com referência a. in point of fact de fato, na realidade. it is a good point in his character é um elemento positivo do seu caráter. I was on the point of doing it estava prestes a fazê-lo. music is her strong (weak) point música é o forte (fraco) dela. not to put too fine a point on it falar claramente. point of contact ponto de contato. point of conscience questão de consciência. point of controversy ponto de divergência. point of departure ponto de partida, especialmente em uma discussão. point of honor ponto de honra, questão de honra. point of inflection ponto de inflexão. point of intersection ponto de intersecção. point of no return ponto sem retorno (viagem, avião). point of order questão de ordem. point of origin local de origem. point of reference ponto de referência. point of sale Com ponto de venda. point of support ponto de apoio. point of view a) ponto de vista. b) opinião. point out apontar, indicar, chamar atenção para. that’s not to the point isto não vem ao caso, não diz respeito à questão. that’s the point eis a questão. the conversation ended in point a conversa tornou-se mais aguçada. the points of a horse as qualidades de um cavalo. the winner on points o vencedor por pontos. they spoke to the point falaram objetivamente. to be on the point of estar prestes a. to get to the point ir ao ponto principal. to give points to dar vantagens a. to keep to the point limitar-se ao assunto. to lose on points (boxe) perder por pontos. to make a point of fazer questão de, considerar. to miss the point não compreender. to point a wall rebocar uma parede. to point out mostrar, apontar para, chamar a atenção para. to point towards a) apontar para. b) estar voltado para. to point up enfatizar. to stick to the point permanecer no assunto, prender-se ao assunto. to stretch (strain) a point conceder um pouco, abrir uma exceção. to the point a) importante, relevante. b) conciso, objetivo. to win on points (boxe) ganhar por pontos. turning point a) momento de decisão. b) ponto crítico. up to a certain point até certo ponto. we made a point of doing it fizemos questão de fazê-lo. when it came to the point quando chegou o momento decisivo.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > point

  • 18 check

    [ ek] 1. verb
    1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) conferir
    2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) verificar, checar
    3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) interromper
    2. noun
    1) (an act of testing or checking.) verificação
    2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) empecilho
    3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) xeque
    4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) xadrez
    5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) talão
    6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) conta
    7) ((American) a cheque.) cheque
    - checkbook - check-in - checkmate 3. verb
    (to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) dar xeque-mate
    - checkpoint - check-up - check in - check out - check up on - check up

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > check

  • 19 fill

    [fil] 1. verb
    1) (to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full: to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.) encher
    2) (to become full: His eyes filled with tears.) encher-se
    3) (to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc): Does he fill all our requirements?) preencher
    4) (to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up: The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday.) obturar
    2. noun
    (as much as fills or satisfies someone: She ate her fill.) saciedade
    - filler - filling - filling-station - fill in - fill up

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > fill

  • 20 Venetian blind

    (a window blind made of thin, movable, horizontal strips of wood, metal or plastic: We have put up Venetian blinds to stop our neighbours looking in our front windows.) veneziana
    * * *
    Ve.ne.tian blind
    [vini:ʃən bl'aind] n veneziana.
    ————————
    Venetian blind
    veneziana.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > Venetian blind

См. также в других словарях:

  • put\ a\ stop\ to — • put an end to • put a stop to v. phr. 1. To make (smth) end; stop; end. The farmer built an electric fence around his field to put an end to trespassing. The principal said that running in the halls was dangerous, and told the teachers to put a …   Словарь американских идиом

  • put a stop to — (something) to stop something. I wish I could put a stop to those annoying phone calls …   New idioms dictionary

  • put a stop to — index cease, check (restrain), clog, close (terminate), condemn (ban), constrain ( …   Law dictionary

  • put a stop to — ► put a stop to cause to end. Main Entry: ↑stop …   English terms dictionary

  • put a stop to — how can we put a stop to this senseless violence? See stop 1. 1), 7) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • put a stop to — cause (an activity) to end she would have to put a stop to all this nonsense …   Useful english dictionary

  • put a stop to something — put a stop/end/to something phrase to make something stop happening, especially something bad or unpleasant You ought to put a stop to that sort of behaviour. Thesaurus: to prevent something from happeningsynonym to kill a person or animal …   Useful english dictionary

  • put a stop to sth — ► to stop something bad from happening or continuing: »EU regulation has put a stop to huge roaming charges when you use your mobile phone abroad. Main Entry: ↑stop …   Financial and business terms

  • put a stop to something — put a stop to (something) to stop something. I wish I could put a stop to those annoying phone calls …   New idioms dictionary

  • put a stop to — stop …   English contemporary dictionary

  • put a stop to. — See stop verb senses 1, 7. → stop …   Useful english dictionary

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»