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1 retreat
[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) bater em retirada2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) retirar-se2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) retirada2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) retirada3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) retiro* * *re.treat[ritr'i:t] n 1 retirada (especialmente em sentido militar). 2 toque de recolher, retreta. 3 retiro, asilo, abrigo, refúgio. 4 recolhimento. 5 recuo, afastamento. • vt+vi 1 retirar-se, retroceder, afastar-se, fugir. 2 refugiar-se, procurar asilo. 3 Chess recuar uma peça. to beat a retreat bater em retirada. -
2 retreat
[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) retirar-se2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) retirar-se2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) retirada2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) retirada3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) retiro -
3 retreat
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4 retreat
I.retirada, combate em retirada; revista do recolher ( ceremony); toque de revista do recolher ( bugle call)II. (v)bater em retiradaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > retreat
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5 to beat a retreat
to beat a retreatbater em retirada, tocar retirada.————————to beat a retreatbater em retirada. -
6 beat a (hasty) retreat
(to go away in a hurry: The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared.) bater em retirada -
7 beat a (hasty) retreat
(to go away in a hurry: The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared.) bater em retirada -
8 beat a (hasty) retreat
(to go away in a hurry: The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared.) bater em retiradaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > beat a (hasty) retreat
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9 beat a (hasty) retreat
(to go away in a hurry: The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared.) bater em retiradaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > beat a (hasty) retreat
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10 avenue of retreat
via de retiradaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > avenue of retreat
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11 line of retreat
linha de retiradaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > line of retreat
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12 beat
past tense; see beat* * *[bi:t] n 1 batida, pancada, golpe, toque. 2 pulsação, latejo. 3 Mus ritmo, compasso, movimento de mão ou de batuta para indicar o ritmo. 4 ronda (de guarda). 5 setor, campo de ação ou de conhecimentos. 6 Amer coll o que ganha, o melhor. 7 Amer furo jornalístico. 8 Mech batimento. 9 batida (de caça). 10 sl caloteiro. • vt (ps beat, pp beaten) 1 bater: a) dar pancadas. they beat him hollow / desancaram-no a valer. b) dar uma ou mais pancadas. the windows were beaten in / as janelas foram quebradas (a pedradas etc.). c) remexer, misturar, agitar. I beat up the egg / bati o ovo. d) sovar, socar. e) chocar-se contra, tocar violentamente. f) espancar, açoitar, surrar. g) marcar as horas pelo som. h) incidir (raios luminosos). the sun beat upon the roof / o sol bateu sobre o telhado. i) Mus marcar o compasso. j) vencer, derrotar, desbaratar. l) superar, ultrapassar, levar a melhor sobre. m) palpitar, pulsar, vibrar. my heart beats / meu coração palpita. n) trilhar, percorrer. o) dar na porta com algo que faça barulho. p) levantar (caça). q) agitar (as asas). r) tocar, fazer soar. s) rufar, soar, emitir som. t) afinar batendo, achatar. u) martelar (piano etc.). 2 coll aturdir, desconcertar. 3 coll iludir, lograr, enganar. 4 coll preceder, antecipar-se a. 5 coll conquistar a vitória. 6 ser batido (ovos etc.). 7 Naut bordejar, barlaventear. the ship beat up against the wind / o navio bordejou contra o vento. 8 fig quebrar a cabeça, dar tratos à bola. 9 Mus alternar em volume. • adj 1 sl exausto, esbaforido. 2 coll pasmo, desconcertado, atônito. beat it! Amer sl saia!, fora! can you beat it? Amer sl será possível? dead beat inteiramente exausto. he beat his brains (about) ele quebrou a cabeça, ele deu tratos à bola (sobre). he is on his beat ele está fazendo a sua ronda. I beat up the country for bati todo o país à procura de. that beats all! isto é o cúmulo! that beats me isto escapa ao meu conhecimento. the attack was beaten off o ataque foi repelido. the prices were beaten down os preços foram reduzidos. to beat a retreat bater em retirada, tocar retirada. to beat about the bush usar de rodeios. do not beat about the bush / deixe de rodeios. to beat down a) deprimir, abater. b) coll regatear, pechinchar. c) coll fazer baixar o preço. to beat one’s breast demonstrar grande dor. to beat one’s way viajar ou entrar de carona. to beat off/ to beat out entender ou solver mediante pesquisa laboriosa. to beat over the sea cruzar os mares. to beat the air, to beat one’s meat vulg masturbar-se, Braz vulg bater punheta. to beat the wind errar o golpe, lidar em vão. to beat time Mus marcar o compasso. to beat through romper, passar através de (multidões etc.). to beat to leeward Naut bordejar, barlaventear. to beat up a) atacar subitamente. b) alarmar, perturbar. c) sl malhar, surrar a valer. -
13 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) forte2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) profundo3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) sólido4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) sólido5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) seguro•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) som2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) som3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) ideia2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) tocar2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) tocar3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) parecer4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) pronunciar(-se)5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) auscultar•- soundlessly
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- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) tornar à prova de somIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondar- sounding- sound out* * *sound1[saund] n 1 som, o que se pode ouvir. 2 vibrações sonoras. 3 tom, ruído. 4 distância dentro da qual um ruído pode ser ouvido. 5 Phon som, combinação de vogais. 6 barulho. • vt+vi 1 soar, emitir um som ou ruído. 2 fazer soar, tocar. they sounded the alarm / deram sinal de alarme. 3 ser ouvido, retinir, ressoar. 4 auscultar. 5 dirigir pelo som. 6 anunciar. he sounds the retreat / ele dá sinal para a retirada. 7 parecer. that sounds fine / isto soa bem. you sound disappointed / você parece desapontado. to sound off expressar-se pública e ofensivamente. to stay within sound ficar dentro do alcance do ouvido.————————sound2[saund] n 1 estreito, canal, braço de mar. 2 Ichth bexiga natatória.————————sound3[saund] n Med sonda. • vt+vi 1 sondar, medir a profundidade. 2 examinar, testar (trazendo uma amostra da profundidade). 3 inquirir, investigar, examinar. 4 mergulhar, afundar. 5 Med auscultar. to sound out sondar, investigar, inquirir cautelosamente.————————sound4[saund] adj 1 sem defeito, inteiro, intato, ileso, bom, perfeito. 2 são, sadio. 3 forte, seguro, confiável. 4 sólido. 5 correto, acertado, razoável, sensato. 6 legal, leal, honrado, idôneo. 7 profundo (sono), eficiente. • adv profundamente. to be safe and sound estar são e salvo. to be sound as a bell (roach, trout) ser completamente sadio. to have a sound mind in a sound body ter mente sã num corpo são. to have a sound knowledge ter um conhecimento sólido. -
14 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) não arredar pé -
15 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) ceder terreno -
16 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) não arredar pé -
17 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) perder terreno
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