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1 wily
(crafty, cunning, sly etc: a wily old fox; He is too wily for the police to catch him.) manhoso- wiliness* * *wil.y[w'aili] adj esperto, astuto, manhoso. -
2 wily
(crafty, cunning, sly etc: a wily old fox; He is too wily for the police to catch him.) astuto- wiliness -
3 dog
[doɡ] 1. noun(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) cão2. adjective((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) macho3. verb(to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) perseguir- dogged- doggedly
- doggedness
- dog-biscuit
- dog collar
- dog-eared
- dog-tired
- a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- in the doghouse
- not a dog's chance* * *[dɔg] n 1 cão. 2 macho de outros animais (raposa, lobo, chacal, etc.). 3 cão de chaminé. 4 Tech grampo, gancho, gato, gato de ferro, coração de torno, arrasto. 5 cachorro: pessoa vil, baixa, de má índole. 6 homem, rapaz alegre, galhofeiro. 7 Astr = link=Dog%20Star Dog Star. 8 Amer sl ostentação, espetáculo, presunção. 9 corrida de galgos. 10 sl mulher inconveniente e feia. 11 sl peça que percute a cápsula nas armas de fogo portáteis. • vt 1 perseguir alguém como um cão, seguir insistentemente, andar à espreita de, seguir as pegadas de. 2 seguir o rosto, a pista de, rastejar, caçar. 3 Naut prender. a dead dog sl coisa sem valor. a dog in the manger um invejoso, um desmancha-prazeres. a dog’s age coll muito tempo. Barking dogs don’t bite cão que ladra não morde. dog eat dog cruel, selvagem, lei do cão. dressed up like a dog’s dinner vestido com roupas finas, mas ridículas. every dog has his day toda a pessoa tem seu dia de glória, toda araruta tem seu dia de mingau. give a dog a bad name ter fama e deitar-se na cama, uma vez que se tem má fama é difícil livrar-se dela. he always helps a lame dog over a stile ele livra qualquer um de um aperto. he is an old dog at it é perro velho, é um marrão, é um finório. he has not a word to throw at a dog ele não dirige uma palavra amável a ninguém. hot dog coll cachorro-quente. jolly dog sl galhofeiro, homem divertido. lap dog cão de regaço. let sleeping dogs lie não mexa em casa de marimbondo. lucky dog felizardo. not to have a dog’s chance coll não ter nenhuma chance. pedigree dog cão de raça. sea dogs n 1 lobo-do-mar, marinheiro ou marujo velho e experimentado. 2 fenômeno luminoso no horizonte que pressagia tempestade. sheep dog cão pastor. sly dog homem matreiro, astuto, velhaco. sneaking dog sl pessoa ordinária. street dog vira-lata, cão de rua. sun dog parélio, imagem do sol refletida numa nuvem. to die a dog’s death perecer na miséria e desonra. to go to the dogs arruinar-se, dar com os burros na água. to lead a dog’s life ter vida de cachorro. to live together like cat and dog viver como cão e gato, em contínua discórdia. top dog coll pessoa que está em posição superior, que tem poder. to put on the dog Amer sl ser pretensioso, exibir-se. to rain cats and dogs chover a cântaros, chover canivetes. to throw, to give to the dogs atirar fora, desperdiçar, esbanjar. to treat like a dog tratar mal. to work like a dog trabalhar como burro. under dog indivíduo subalterno, inferior, pessoa pobre, humilde. watch dog cão de guarda. you can’t teach an old dog new tricks o que não se aprende na mocidade não se aprende jamais, papagaio velho não aprende a falar.
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