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1 springy
1) (able to spring back into its former shape: The grass is very springy.) flexível2) (having spring: These floorboards are springy.) elástico* * *spring.y[spr'iŋi] adj 1 elástico, com molejo, flexível. 2 que tem muitas nascentes. -
2 springy
1) (able to spring back into its former shape: The grass is very springy.) elástico2) (having spring: These floorboards are springy.) flexível -
3 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) saudar2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) curvar-se2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) aceno- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) arco2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) arco3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) laço2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) proa* * *bow1[bou] n 1 arco: a) arma para atirar flechas. b) vara para tocar alguns instrumentos musicais de corda. 2 curva, curvatura. 3 nó, laçada, laço. 4 qualquer objeto ou coisa curvada. 5 arco-íris. • vt 1 curvar, dobrar. 2 tocar (violino etc.) com arco. • adj curvado, dobrado. bow and ends laço com pontas compridas. to bend (or draw) the bow armar o arco. to draw the bow up to the ear esforçar-se, meter os peitos. to draw the long bow coll mentir, contar histórias, contar vantagem.————————bow2[bau] n 1 reverência, saudação. 2 mesura: inclinação de cabeça. • vi 1 reverenciar, curvar o corpo ou a cabeça em sinal de reverência, de respeito etc. he bowed his thanks / ele curvou-se em agradecimento. 2 demonstrar reverência, inclinando o corpo ou a cabeça. 3 curvar, dobrar. 4 submeter-se. he bowed to fate / ele submeteu-se ao destino. 5 oprimir, subjugar. he bowed and scraped ele desfez-se em mesuras. he bowed back to me ele respondeu a minha saudação. he made his bow ele retirou-se (do palco).————————bow3[bau] n proa (de navio, de avião). at the bow na proa. -
4 spongy
adjective (soft and springy or holding water like a sponge: spongy ground.) esponjoso* * *spon.gy[sp'∧ndʒi] adj esponjoso. -
5 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) saltar2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) resultar3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) (fazer) saltar2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) mola2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primavera3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) salto4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticidade5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) nascente•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *[spriŋ] n 1 pulo, salto, recuo. 2 mola, mola espiral. 3 elasticidade. 4 contragolpe. 5 primavera. 6 fonte, nascente. 7 origem, causa, fonte. 8 período inicial, primavera da vida. 9 Naut racha, rachadura, fenda (do mastro). 10 empenamento, curvatura. • vt+vi (ps sprang, pp sprung) 1 pular, saltar. 2 recuar, retroceder, voltar, ressaltar por força elástica. 3 fazer pular ou saltar, acionar uma mola, armar. 4 levantar-se, emergir, brotar, nascer, crescer, descender. 5 surgir repentinamente, soltar, voar, lascar-se, saltar. 6 produzir, apresentar de repente. 7 rachar, fender. the ship sprang a leak / o navio começou a fazer água. 8 empenar, curvar-se. 9 levantar (caça). 10 fazer saltar, estourar. 11 sl sair ou escapar da cadeia. • adj 1 que tem mola, de mola. 2 suspenso em molas. 3 primaveril. 4 de fonte ou nascente. to spring at pular em cima de, lançar-se sobre. she sprang a surprise on me ela me fez uma surpresa. to spring a mine fazer explodir uma mina. to spring back pular para trás, voltar para trás (por força de mola). to spring forth saltar para fora. to spring forward lançar-se sobre ou para a frente. to spring into existence surgir, formar-se de repente. to spring something on someone revelar algo de surpresa a alguém. to spring to one’s feet levantar-se de um salto. to spring up brotar, surgir, levantar-se de um salto. -
6 turf
[tə:f] 1. plural - turfs; noun1) (rough grass and the earth it grows out of: He walked across the springy turf.) relva2) ((a usually square piece of) grass and earth: We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn.) relvado2. verb1) (to cover with turf(s): We are going to turf that part of the garden.) relvar2) (to throw: We turfed him out of the house.) pôr fora* * *[tə:f] n 1 gramado, relvado. 2 torrão de grama. 3 turfa (seca, usada como combustível). 4 (geralmente the turf) a) prado, pista de corrida, turfe. b) corrida de cavalos. • vt cobrir com grama. to turf out mandar embora, chutar (pessoas). -
7 springboard
1) (a springy type of diving-board.) trampolim2) (a board on which gymnasts jump before vaulting.) trampolim -
8 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) curvar(-se)2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) curvar-se a2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) inclinação- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) arco2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) arco3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) laço2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) proa -
9 spongy
adjective (soft and springy or holding water like a sponge: spongy ground.) esponjoso -
10 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) saltar, pular2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) provir3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) fechar bruscamente2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) mola2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primavera3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) pulo4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticidade5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) fonte•- springy- springiness - sprung - springboard - spring cleaning - springtime - spring up -
11 springboard
1) (a springy type of diving-board.) trampolim2) (a board on which gymnasts jump before vaulting.) trampolim -
12 turf
[tə:f] 1. plural - turfs; noun1) (rough grass and the earth it grows out of: He walked across the springy turf.) relva, gramado2) ((a usually square piece of) grass and earth: We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn.) placa de grama2. verb1) (to cover with turf(s): We are going to turf that part of the garden.) gramar2) (to throw: We turfed him out of the house.) jogar
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