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  • 1 put one's finger on

    (to point out or describe exactly; to identify: She put her finger on the cause of our financial trouble.) identificar

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  • 2 put one's finger on

    (to point out or describe exactly; to identify: She put her finger on the cause of our financial trouble.) pôr o dedo em

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  • 3 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) dedo
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) dedo
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) pedaço
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) manusear
    - fingerprint
    - fingertip
    - be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
    - have something at one's fingertips
    - have at one's fingertips
    - have a finger in the pie / in every pie
    - put one's finger on
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    [f'iŋgə] n 1 dedo. 2 qualquer peça saliente de pequeno porte, semelhante a um dedo. 3 comprimento ou largura correspondente a um dedo. 4 sl dedo-duro, informante. 5 sl um policial. • vt+vi 1 tocar com os dedos. he didn’t lay a finger on her / ele não a tocou. 2 manusear, apalpar, auxiliar. she doesn’t lift a finger, she doesn’t raise a finger to help her mother / ela não ergue um dedo para ajudar sua mãe. 3 sl dedo-durar: localizar e mostrar para ladrões lugares passíveis de assalto. 4 Mus dedilhar, executar com os dedos em instrumento musical, indicar por algarismos. five-fingers sl 1 gatuno, ladrão. 2 sentença de prisão de cinco anos. I’m all fingers and thumbs eu sou muito desajeitado com as mãos. on the finger sl 1 a crédito. 2 grátis. the money slipped through his fingers o dinheiro escorregou pelos seus dedos, ele perdeu o dinheiro. to get your fingers burnt ou to burn your fingers dar com os burros n’água, queimar-se. to have a finger in the pie meter o dedo, intrometer-se em um negócio. to have green fingers ter uma boa mão para plantas. to keep one’s fingers crossed torcer, esperar que algo aconteça. to lay one’s finger upon pôr o dedo em cima, descobrir ou indicar com exatidão. to point a finger, to point the finger acusar. to put a finger on someone’s weak spot pôr o dedo na ferida, encontrar o calcanhar-de-aquiles. to twist someone round your little finger fazer gato e sapato de alguém. to work one’s fingers to the bone dar duro, trabalhar em excesso.

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  • 4 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) dedo
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) dedo
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) dedo
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) tocar
    - fingerprint - fingertip - be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs - have something at one's fingertips - have at one's fingertips - have a finger in the pie / in every pie - put one's finger on

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  • 5 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.

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  • 6 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.) instante
    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.) rumo
    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.) questão
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) razão
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) característica
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) ponto
    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.) argamassar
    - 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

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  • 7 wrap

    [ræp] 1. past tense, past participle - wrapped; verb
    1) (to roll or fold (round something or someone): He wrapped his handkerchief round his bleeding finger.) envolver
    2) (to cover by folding or winding something round: She wrapped the book (up) in brown paper; She wrapped the baby up in a warm shawl.) embrulhar
    2. noun
    (a warm covering to put over one's shoulders.) agasalho
    - wrapping
    - wrapped up in
    - wrap up
    * * *
    [ræp] n 1 agasalho, xale, cachecol, casaco, manta, capa (também wraps), abrigo. 2 cobertor. 3 segredo, ocultamento, encobrimento, censura. the wraps come off / vêm à tona, revelam-se, aparecem. • vt+vi (ps, pp wrapped, wrapt) 1 enrolar, envolver (round, about em, em volta). 2 cobrir, encobrir. the isle is wrapped in mist / a ilha está encoberta de nevoeiro. 3 embrulhar, empacotar. wrap it in paper / embrulhe-o em papel. 4 enredar (in em). 5 agasalhar (up). I wrapped myself up / agasalhei-me bem. 6 ocultar, encobrir, dissimular. 7 cair, assentar (vestido). to be wrapped up in a) estar devotado ou dedicado a. you are completely wrapped up in your wife / você está completamente doido por sua mulher. b) estar com o pensamento concentrado em. c) estar envolvido em, relacionado com. you are completely wrapped up in your work / você está completamente absorto em seu trabalho. to keep something under wraps esconder, ficar em segredo, ficar debaixo dos panos. to wrap up a) agasalhar-se. b) coll completar, resolver, solucionar (um acordo, um trabalho). c) confundir, enrolar (com frases complicadas). d) sl calar-se, ficar quieto. wrapped in silence envolto em silêncio. wrapped up in wool envolvido, embrulhado em lã.

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  • 8 wrap

    [ræp] 1. past tense, past participle - wrapped; verb
    1) (to roll or fold (round something or someone): He wrapped his handkerchief round his bleeding finger.) enrolar
    2) (to cover by folding or winding something round: She wrapped the book (up) in brown paper; She wrapped the baby up in a warm shawl.) embrulhar
    2. noun
    (a warm covering to put over one's shoulders.) agasalho
    - wrapping - wrapped up in - wrap up

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  • put\ one's\ finger\ on — • put one s finger on • lay one s finger on v. phr. To find exactly. The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit. We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • put one's finger on — ► put one s finger on identify exactly. Main Entry: ↑finger …   English terms dictionary

  • put one's finger on — also[lay one s finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit./ * /We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put one's finger on — also[lay one s finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit./ * /We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put one's finger on — phrasal identify < put his finger on the cause of the trouble > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • put one's finger on — verb To identify, specify, name or pick out (usually negative) There’s something wrong, but I can’t put my finger on it …   Wiktionary

  • put one's finger on — phrasal : discover, identify put his finger on the cause of the trouble …   Useful english dictionary

  • put one's finger on — identify (something) exactly. → finger …   English new terms dictionary

  • put one's finger on smth — locate precisely, remember exactly I was unable to put my finger on the exact date of his arrival …   Idioms and examples

  • put one's finger on something — identify something exactly he cannot put his finger on what has gone wrong …   Useful english dictionary

  • put one's finger in the dike — attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable Origin: from a story of a small Dutch boy who saved his community from a flood by placing his finger in a hole in a dike …   Useful english dictionary

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