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1 herald
['herəld] 1. noun(formerly, a person who carries and reads important messages and notices (eg from a king): The king sent out heralds to announce the new law.) arauto2. verb(to announce or be a sign of: A sharp wind often heralds a storm.) anunciar- heraldic- heraldry* * *her.ald[h'erəld] n 1 arauto, mensageiro. 2 precursor. • vt trazer notícias de, anunciar. to herald in introduzir formalmente, solenemente. -
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3 rattle
[rætl] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) chocalhar2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) rolar depressa3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) confundir2. noun1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) tinido2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) guizo3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) guizo•- rattling- rattlesnake
- rattle off
- rattle through* * *rat.tle[r'ætəl] n 1 matraca. 2 chocalho, guizo. 3 taramela. 4 agitação, estrépido, estrondo, clangor. 5 algazarra, tagarelice, palavreado. 6 guizo da cascavel. 7 estertor. 8 Bot pedicular, erva-dos-piolhos. • vt+vi 1 causar um ruído semelhante ao da matraca, chocalho, taramela ou guizo. 2 chocalhar, matraquear, agitar com ruído ou estampido. 3 aturdir, ribombar. 4 vociferar, gritar, fazer algazarra, tagarelar. 5 Amer coll confundir, embaraçar, embaralhar. death rattle estertor. the rattle of a carriage o ruído causado por uma carroça ao rodar sobre rua empedrada. the rattle of a drum o rufar de um tambor. to rattle down Naut enfrechar. to rattle in the throat estertorar. to rattle off repetir de memória. to rattle on/ away falar sem parar, papaguear. to rattle through something tratar de terminar. yellow rattle Bot crista-de-galo. -
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[rætl] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) chocalhar2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) mover-se ruidosamente3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) perturbar2. noun1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) barulheira2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) chocalho3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) guizo•- rattling- rattlesnake - rattle off - rattle through -
5 bitter
['bitə]1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) amargo2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) amargo3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) hostil4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) gelado•- bitterly
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- bituminous* * *bit.ter1[b'itə] n 1 sabor amargo, amargura, amargor. 2 medicamento amargo, pílula amarga. 3 cerveja amarga. • vt amargar, tornar amargo, ficar amargo. • adj 1 amargo, acre. 2 doloroso, triste, penoso. he is bitter / ele está triste. 3 cáustico, áspero, mordaz. 4 severo, agudo, dolorido. 5 pungente, penetrante. 6 cruel, implacável. bitter enemy / inimigo implacável. to the bitter end até o amargo fim, até a morte. we must take the bitter with the sweet temos de aceitar as coisas como são.————————bit.ter2[b'itə] n Naut volta de abita. the bitter end / ponta do cabo depois da abita. -
6 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) impiedoso- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *[k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar. -
7 keen
[ki:n]1) (eager or enthusiastic: He is a keen golfer; I'm keen to succeed.) entusiasta2) (sharp: Her eyesight is as keen as ever.) agudo3) ((of wind etc) very cold and biting.) penetrante•- keenly- keenness
- keen on* * *keen1[ki:n] adj 1 agudo, afiado, aguçado. 2 mordaz, incisivo. 3 penetrante, perspicaz, sagaz. 4 vivo. she has a keen sense of duty / ela tem uma viva compreensão de seu dever. 5 sutil, fino, forte, potente. 6 severo. 7 veemente, ardente, entusiástico, muito interessado. I am very keen on it / gosto imensamente disso. 8 fogoso, violento, acre. 9 apaixonado, aferrado, ávido (on por). 10 pungente, comovente. • vt afiar, amolar. as keen as mustard louco, ansioso (por alguma coisa). keen on coll muito interessado, devotado a, desejoso de.————————keen2[ki:n] n lamentação, cântico fúnebre. • vt+vi lamentar, chorar (alguém). -
8 piercing
1) (loud; shrill: a piercing scream.) estridente2) ((of cold weather, winds etc) sharp; intense: a piercing wind; piercing cold.) penetrante3) (looking intently or sharply as though able to see through things: piercing eyes; a piercing glance.) penetrante* * *pierc.ing[p'iəsiŋ] adj 1 perfurante, cortante. piercing words / palavras cortantes, incisivas. 2 penetrante. a piercing look / um olhar penetrante. 3 agudo, lancinante. a piercing cry / um grito lancinante. 4 intenso (frio). -
9 bitter
['bitə]1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) amargo2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) amargo3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) acérrimo4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) gelado•- bitterly - bitumen - bituminous -
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11 piercing
1) (loud; shrill: a piercing scream.) penetrante, lancinante2) ((of cold weather, winds etc) sharp; intense: a piercing wind; piercing cold.) penetrante3) (looking intently or sharply as though able to see through things: piercing eyes; a piercing glance.) penetrante
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