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1 it sharpened his wits
it sharpened his witsistornou-o mais esperto. -
2 claw
[klo:] 1. noun1) (one of the hooked nails of an animal or bird: The cat sharpened its claws on the tree-trunk.) garra2) (the foot of an animal or bird with hooked nails: The owl held the mouse in its claw.) garra3) ((the pointed end of) the leg of a crab etc.) pinça2. verb(to scratch or tear (at something) with claws or nails: The two cats clawed at each other.) arranhar-se* * *[klɔ:] n 1 unha afiada, garra. 2 pata com unhas afiadas. 3 pinças, tesouras de caranguejo, etc. 4 coll mão. 5 Tech garra, unha de martelo. 6 arranhão. • vt+vi arranhar, ferir, rasgar, prender com garras. claw me and I’ll claw you fig olho por olho. to claw at agarrar-se a ou rasgar com as unhas ou garras. to claw off 1 livrar-se de. 2 Naut afastar-se da costa. to claw one’s way up vencer com garra. -
3 grindstone
noun (a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns.) pedra de amolar* * *grind.stone[gr'aindstoun] n rebolo. to keep one’s nose to the grindstone forçar alguém a trabalhar arduamente. -
4 pencil
['pensl] 1. noun(a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawing: This pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened; He wrote in pencil; ( also adjective) a pencil sharpener.) lápis2. verb(to write or draw with a pencil: He pencilled an outline of the house.) desenhar a lápis* * *pen.cil[p'ensəl] n 1 lápis. 2 pincel fino. 3 fig arte de pintura. 4 lápis, bastão de cosmético. 5 feixe luminoso. • vt desenhar, traçar ou esboçar a lápis. -
5 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) graça2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) humorista3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) senso•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *wit1[wit] n 1 juízo. 2 capacidade ou faculdade mental (geralmente wits). he has quick wits / ele é de rápida compreensão. 3 razão, inteligência viva. 4 destreza, habilidade. have you not the wits to do it? / será que você não tem habilidade para fazer isto? 5 finura, perspicácia, agudeza, sagacidade. 6 engenho, aptidão. 7 entendimento, imaginação. 8 graça, humor, chiste. 9 pessoa espirituosa. 10 brincalhão. 11 wits sabedoria, juízo. she is out of her wits / ela perdeu o juízo. don’t lose your wits in an emergency! / não fique desorientado numa emergência! don’t drive me out of my wits! / não me faça enlouquecer! brevity is the soul of wit brevidade é a alma do saber. he has not his wits about him ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. he lives by his wits ele vive de expedientes. I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer. it sharpened his wits isto tornou-o mais esperto. to have a ready wit ser espirituoso. to sacre/terrify someone out of their wits, to frighten the wits out of someone amedrontar, apavorar alguém.————————wit2 -
6 claw
[klo:] 1. noun1) (one of the hooked nails of an animal or bird: The cat sharpened its claws on the tree-trunk.) garra2) (the foot of an animal or bird with hooked nails: The owl held the mouse in its claw.) garra3) ((the pointed end of) the leg of a crab etc.) presa2. verb(to scratch or tear (at something) with claws or nails: The two cats clawed at each other.) arranhar -
7 grindstone
noun (a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns.) pedra de amolar -
8 pencil
['pensl] 1. noun(a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawing: This pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened; He wrote in pencil; ( also adjective) a pencil sharpener.) lápis2. verb(to write or draw with a pencil: He pencilled an outline of the house.) escrever/desenhar a lápis
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