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1 silk
[silk]1) (very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.) seda2) (thread, cloth etc made from this: The dress was made of silk; ( also adjective) a silk dress.) seda•- silky- silkiness
- silkworm* * *[silk] n 1 seda. 2 tecido de seda, vestuário de seda. 3 fio de seda. • adj de seda, feito de seda. artificial silk seda artificial. tussore silk seda crua. -
2 silk
[silk]1) (very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.) seda2) (thread, cloth etc made from this: The dress was made of silk; ( also adjective) a silk dress.) seda•- silky- silkiness - silkworm -
3 bolt
[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) tranca2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) parafuso3) (a flash of lightning.) raio4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) peça2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) trancar2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) engolir3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) disparar•- bolt-upright- boltupright
- a bolt from the blue* * *bolt1[boult] n 1 pino, perno, cavilha. 2 parafuso com cabeça e porca. 3 tranqueta, ferrolho. 4 seta, flecha curta, dardo. 5 raio. 6 partida repentina, fuga. 7 peça de tecido. 8 rolo de papel. 9 culatra móvel (de arma). • vt+vi 1 disparar, sair às pressas. 2 correr, fugir. 3 assustar-se, disparar (cavalo). 4 ferir como um raio. 5 mastigar às pressas. 6 abandonar seu partido ou candidato. 7 trancar, fechar com ferrolho. 8 segurar com parafuso, aparafusar. 9 atirar, arremessar. 10 desalojar, expelir. 11 falar impulsivamente. 12 engolir sem mastigar. 13 dar formato de parafuso. 14 Amer recusar apelo político a. • adv 1 subitamente, repentinamente. 2 diretamente. a bolt from the blue um acontecimento inesperado (ruim). he has shot his bolt fig ele queimou seus cartuchos. he made a bolt for the door ele disparou em direção à porta.————————bolt2[boult] vt 1 peneirar. 2 examinar cuidadosamente, separar (também to bolt out). -
4 length
[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) extensão2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) pedaço3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) comprimento QUERY•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
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- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[leŋθ] n 1 comprimento. 2 extensão. 3 duração. 4 grau. at full length estendido, esticado. at length a) finalmente. b) detalhadamente, minuciosamente, demoradamente. at some length com alguma demora, com alguma minúcia. to go to any length não se deter diante de nenhum obstáculo, fazer tudo o que for preciso, não medir esforços. to keep one at arm’s length manter alguém a distância, evitar intimidade. -
5 sheer
I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) puro2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) a pique3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) transparente2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) a piqueII [ʃiə]* * *sheer1[ʃiə] n 1 Naut mudança de rumo, desvio do curso. 2 inclinação, curvatura do convés. • vt+vi desviar, virar, mudar de rumo. • adj perpendicular, íngreme, abrupto. • adv 1 completamente, totalmente. 2 de modo íngreme, perpendicularmente. sheer legs Naut guindaste de mastro. to sheer off Naut andar mais largo.————————sheer2[ʃiə] adj 1 fino, transparente, diáfano. 2 puro, completo, absoluto. -
6 velvet
['velvit]noun, adjective((of) a type of cloth made from silk etc with a soft, thick surface: Her dress was made of velvet; a velvet jacket.) veludo- velvety* * *vel.vet[v'elvit] n 1 veludo ou qualquer coisa semelhante. 2 sl lucro, ganho, proveito. • adj aveludado, de veludo. an iron hand in a velvet glove lobo em pele de cordeiro. to be on velvet estar em boa situação financeira. -
7 bolt
[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) tranca2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) parafuso3) (a flash of lightning.) raio4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) peça2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) trancar2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) engolir3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) disparar•- bolt-upright- boltupright - a bolt from the blue -
8 length
[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) comprimento, duração, extensão2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) comprimento3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) corpo, comprimento•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise - lengthy - at length - go to any lengths -
9 sheer
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10 velvet
['velvit]noun, adjective((of) a type of cloth made from silk etc with a soft, thick surface: Her dress was made of velvet; a velvet jacket.) veludo- velvety
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