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1 small potatoes
small po.ta.toes[sm'ɔ:l pəteitouz] n pessoa ou coisa de somenos importância. -
2 potato
[pə'teitəu]plural - potatoes; noun1) (a type of plant with round underground stems (called tubers) which are used as a vegetable.) batata2) (the tuber or tubers: She bought 2 kilos of potatoes.) batata•* * *po.ta.to[pət'eitou] n (pl potatoes) 1 Bot batata. 2 batata-silvestre. baked potato batata assada. couch potato sl pessoa cuja única distração é sentar-se em frente da televisão. mashed potatoes purê de batatas. small potato a arraia-miúda. sweet potato batata doce. -
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[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) picar2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) requebrar-se2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) picado- mincer- mincing
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- mincemeat* * *[mins] n picadinho de carne. • vt+vi 1 picar, cortar em pedaços. 2 pronunciar com afetação. 3 medir as palavras. he didn’t mince his words / ele não mediu suas palavras, falou francamente. 4 andar de modo afetado. -
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[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) picar2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) andar com passinhos miúdos2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) picadinho- mincer- mincing - mincingly - mincemeat -
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[mæʃ] 1. verb(to crush into small pieces or a soft mass: Put in some butter when you mash the potatoes.) esmagar2. noun(mashed potato: sausage and mash.) puré de batata* * *mash1[mæʃ] n 1 mistura, mingau, pasta. 2 mixórdia: farelo ensopado que se dá aos animais. 3 Brit coll purê de batata. • vt 1 misturar. 2 triturar. 3 amalgamar.————————mash2[mæʃ] vt arch coll flertar alguém até conseguir sua afeição. -
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[pi:l] 1. verb1) (to take off the skin or outer covering of (a fruit or vegetable): She peeled the potatoes.) descascar2) (to take off or come off in small pieces: The paint is beginning to peel (off).) descascar2. noun(the skin of certain fruits, especially oranges, lemons etc.) casca- peeler- peelings* * *peel1[pi:l] n torre fortificada na fronteira entre a Inglaterra e a Escócia (século XVI).————————peel2[pi:l] n 1 pá de forneiro. 2 pá de remo.————————peel3[pi:l] n casca (de fruta). • vt+vi 1 descascar, pelar. 2 sl despir-se. to peel off a) despir-se. b) descamar. c) Aeron desgarrar, sair da formação. -
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[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) reunir7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erguer10) (to give (a shout etc).) dar11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contactar2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits* * *[reiz] n 1 aumento. 2 subida, elevação. 3 levantamento: ação de levantar. • vt+vi 1 levantar, erguer, pôr de pé. I raised my glass to him / eu o brindei. 2 elevar, aumentar, subir ou fazer subir. 3 engrandecer, promover, fortalecer. 4 ajuntar, formar, recrutar, alistar. 5 criar, cultivar, plantar. 6 criar, educar. he was born and raised in New York / ele nasceu e foi educado em Nova York. 7 provocar, causar. 8 suscitar, fazer aparecer, evocar. 9 ressuscitar. 10 exclamar. 11 erigir, erguer, construir, edificar. 12 descobrir, achar. the dog raised a rabbit / o cachorro descobriu uma lebre. 13 terminar, acabar, suspender. 14 avistar. the ship raised land / o navio aproximou-se da (avistou) terra. 15 sublevar, revoltar. 16 arranjar, angariar, levantar (fundos). she raised the dough / ela arranjou o dinheiro. 17 armar (tenda). 18 alçar. 19 causar (briga). 20 excitar, animar, incitar (against, upon contra). 21 realçar, frisar. 22 entoar, cantar. he raised me out of sleep ele despertou-me. to raise a blister formar uma bolha de água na pele. to raise a ghost invocar um espírito. to raise a hand to levantar a mão para, bater, tratar mal. to raise a monument erigir um monumento. to raise an army ajuntar, formar um exército. to raise an eyebrow ficar surpreso. to raise a point levantar uma questão. to raise a shout dar um grito. to raise a storm fig provocar, causar uma tempestade. to raise Cain, (mischief, a row) fazer barulho, armar contendas. to raise cloth aveludar pano. to raise dust fazer alarde, criar confusão. to raise hell coll criar caso. to raise money arranjar dinheiro. to raise money on a property empenhar, hipotecar uma propriedade. to raise one’s eyes elevar a vista (to para). to raise one’s glass fazer um brinde à saúde de. to raise one’s hat cumprimentar tirando o chapéu, tirar o chapéu em cumprimento. to raise prices fazer subir os preços. to raise sheep, potatoes, etc. criar ovelhas, cultivar, plantar batatas. to raise the country sublevar o país. to raise the dead ressuscitar os mortos. to raise the nation to power engrandecer a nação, levá-la ao poder. to raise the roof ficar muito bravo, criar caso, armar um pampeiro. to raise the salary aumentar o salário. to raise the siege of a fort levantar o cerco de um forte. to raise the wind a) sl achar meios de arranjar dinheiro por modos fraudulentos. b) provocar distúrbio ou comoção. to raise to a power Math elevar a uma potência. to raise up levantar, alçar. -
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9 peel
[pi:l] 1. verb1) (to take off the skin or outer covering of (a fruit or vegetable): She peeled the potatoes.) descascar2) (to take off or come off in small pieces: The paint is beginning to peel (off).) descascar2. noun(the skin of certain fruits, especially oranges, lemons etc.) casca- peeler- peelings
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