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1 to ram something down someone’s throat
to ram something down someone’s throatforçar a aceitação de algo indesejável, fazer engolir.English-Portuguese dictionary > to ram something down someone’s throat
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2 to thrust/take something down someone’s throat
to thrust/take something down someone’s throatfazer alguém engolir alguma coisa.English-Portuguese dictionary > to thrust/take something down someone’s throat
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3 down payment
(a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time.) entrada* * *down pay.ment[daun p'eimənt] n pagamento inicial, entrada. -
4 down payment
(a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time.) entrada -
5 to take something lying down
to take something lying downsofrer sem reagir, submeter-se.English-Portuguese dictionary > to take something lying down
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6 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) sossegar(-se)2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) acomodar-se3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) começar a -
7 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) acalmar(-se)2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) acomodar(-se)3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) começar -
8 turn down
1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) recusar2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) baixar -
9 turn down
1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) recusar2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) reduzir -
10 send (someone/something) flying
(to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) estatelarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > send (someone/something) flying
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11 send (someone/something) flying
(to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) estatelarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > send (someone/something) flying
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12 send (someone/something) flying
(to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) jogar longeEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > send (someone/something) flying
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13 send (someone/something) flying
(to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) jogar longeEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > send (someone/something) flying
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14 hunt down
(to search for (someone or something) until found: The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.) perseguir -
15 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) diminuir -
16 put one's foot down
(to be firm about something: I put my foot down and refused.) ser firme -
17 track down
(to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found: I managed to track down an old copy of the book.) descobrir -
18 hunt down
(to search for (someone or something) until found: The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.) caçar até pegar -
19 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) subestimar -
20 put one's foot down
(to be firm about something: I put my foot down and refused.) fazer pé firmeEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > put one's foot down
См. также в других словарях:
knock (something) down — 1. to show that an idea or opinion is completely wrong. He knocked down my business plan, saying I couldn t raise the money to do it. Every time I make a suggestion, you knock it down. 2. to reduce the price of something or the amount you want… … New idioms dictionary
get something down to a fine art — To become very skilled at something through practice • • • Main Entry: ↑art * * * have/get something down to a fine art informal phrase to be or become very good at doing something, especially something difficult Thesaurus: to be good at doing… … Useful english dictionary
force something down someone's throat — force/push/ram/thrust/something down someone’s throat informal phrase to force someone to have or to accept something Viewers continue to have programmes like this thrust down their throats every day. Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do… … Useful english dictionary
scale something down — REDUCE, cut down, cut back, cut, decrease, lessen, lower, trim, slim down, prune. → scale * * * scale something down (or scale down) reduce something (or be reduced) in size, number or extent, esp. by a constant proportion across the board… … Useful english dictionary
have something down to a fine art — have/get something down to a fine art informal phrase to be or become very good at doing something, especially something difficult Thesaurus: to be good at doing somethingsynonym Main entry: fine art * * * have (or get) something down to a fine… … Useful english dictionary
bring something down — bring (something) down 1. to reduce something. Drugs can bring your blood pressure down. 2. to cause something to fail. Dozens of Web sites were brought down by these software programs … New idioms dictionary
have something down to a science — have (something) down to a science to be able to manage all the details of doing something very well. We have traffic management at the new stadium down to a science. Related vocabulary: have something down pat … New idioms dictionary
never live something down — never live (something) down if you say that you will never live down something bad or embarrassing that you have done, you mean people will not forget it. Three million people saw the singer fall off the edge of the stage. He ll never live it… … New idioms dictionary
ram something down someone's throat — force/push/ram/thrust/something down someone’s throat informal phrase to force someone to have or to accept something Viewers continue to have programmes like this thrust down their throats every day. Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do… … Useful english dictionary
bring something down on someone — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… … New idioms dictionary
bring something down on — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… … New idioms dictionary
