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[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) mudar2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) transferir3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) tirar2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) mudança2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) turno3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) turno•- shiftlessness
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- shiftiness* * *shift1[ʃift] n 1 substituição, mudança, troca, alteração. 2 grupo, turma. 3 turno, horas de uma turma. 4 esquema, meio, truque, artifício, expediente. 5 troca de roupa. • vt+vi 1 mudar, alterar, cambiar, deslocar, variar. the scene now is shifted to Paris / o cenário agora muda para Paris. he shifted his ground / ele mudou seu ponto de vista. 2 ser desonesto. 3 arranjar-se, defender-se, recorrer a expedientes. don’t shift the blame on me / não ponha a culpa em mim. 4 livrar-se de. 5 mudar de posição, de curso, de direção, Auto mudar de marcha. he shifted from one foot to the other / ele mudou de um pé para outro. 6 trocar a roupa. 7 usar de evasivas. can you make shift without her? você consegue arranjar-se sem ela? to shift off livrar-se de. to shift out Comp deslocar de saída, deslocar em esquema circular.————————shift2[ʃift] n Comp deslocamento. • vi deslocar.
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shift — shift1 W3 [ʃıft] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(change attention)¦ 3¦(change opinion)¦ 4 shift the blame/responsibility (onto somebody) 5¦(costs/spending)¦ 6¦(dirt/marks)¦ 7¦(in a car)¦ 8¦(sell)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: sciftan … Dictionary of contemporary English
shift — shift1 [ ʃıft ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move your body or a part of your body slightly, for example because you are bored: The children are shifting uncomfortably in their seats. shift your weight: Martha shifted her weight… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Dual clutch transmission — Transmission types Manual Sequential manual Non synchronous Preselector Automatic Manumatic Semi automatic Electrohydraulic … Wikipedia
back shift — ➔ shift1 * * * back shift UK US noun [C] UK (US swing shift) ► WORKPLACE, HR a period of work that begins in the afternoon and usually ends before 12 o clock at night, or the people who work at this time: »After that, they worked five weeks on… … Financial and business terms
graveyard shift — ➔ shift1 * * * graveyard shift UK US noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► a period of working time that is late at night or in the early hours of the morning: work (on) the graveyard shift »He paid for his studies by working the graveyard shift as a hospital … Financial and business terms
night shift — ➔ shift1 * * * night shift UK US noun WORKPLACE, HR ► [C] a period in the night during which a particular group of employees work: on the night shift »They do not have the resources to put more than two officers on the night shift. »I ve been… … Financial and business terms
paradigm shift — ➔ shift1 * * * paradigm shift UK US noun [C] ► a situation in which the usual and accepted way of doing or thinking about something changes completely: »The widespread use of social media represents a paradigm shift in the way we communicate … Financial and business terms
split shift — ➔ shift1 * * * split shift UK US noun [C] WORKPLACE, HR ► work time that is divided into two separate periods during the day: »I was offered more pay to work a split shift … Financial and business terms
swing shift — ➔ shift1 * * * swing shift UK US noun [C] US WORKPLACE, HR ► BACK SHIFT(Cf. ↑back shift) … Financial and business terms
