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1 straw
[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) palha2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) palha3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) palhinha•* * *[strɔ:] n 1 palha. 2 canudo. 3 fig ninharia, bagatela, pouquinho. • adj 1 de palha. 2 sem valor. 3 cor de palha. a straw in the wind indício, sinal. I don’t care a straw coll pouco me importa, não dou a mínima. it is not worth a straw não vale um tostão. it is the last straw (that breaks the camel’s back) é a última gota que faz transbordar o copo, é a gota d’água. man of straw a) homem de palha (espantalho). b) testa de ferro. straw bid Amer oferta pro forma. to clutch (ou grasp at) a straw fig agarrar-se em qualquer coisa no desespero. -
2 straw
[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) palha2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) palha3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) canudo• -
3 straw poll
straw poll[strɔ: p'oul] n = link=straw%20vote straw vote. -
4 straw bid
straw bidAmer oferta pro forma. -
5 straw boss
straw boss[str'ɔ: bɔs] n Amer coll chefete. -
6 straw hat
straw hat[strɔ: h'æt] n chapéu de palha. -
7 straw vote
straw vote[str'ɔ: v'out] n Pol votação experimental, teste de intenção de voto. -
8 straw-colour
straw-col.our[str'ɔ: k∧lə] n cor de palha, amarelo-claro. -
9 straw-coloured
straw-col.oured[str'ɔ: k∧ləd] adj da cor de palha, amarelo-claro. -
10 straw-thatched
straw-thatched[str'ɔ: θætʃt] adj coberto de palha (telhado). -
11 I don’t care a straw
I don’t care a strawcoll pouco me importa, não dou a mínima. -
12 a straw in the wind
a straw in the windindício, sinal. -
13 drinking-straw
drink.ing-straw[dr'iŋkiŋ strɔ:] n canudo para sorver refrescos. -
14 it is not worth a straw
it is not worth a strawnão vale um tostão. -
15 it is the last straw (that breaks the camel’s back)
it is the last straw (that breaks the camel’s back)}é a última gota que faz transbordar o copo, é a gota d’água.English-Portuguese dictionary > it is the last straw (that breaks the camel’s back)
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16 jack-straw
jack-straw[dʒ'æk strɔ:] n 1 boneco de palha, espantalho. 2 jogo de varinhas. -
17 last straw
last straw[la:st st'rɔ:] n a gota d’água, a última gota, o último de uma série de dissabores ou dificuldades, que causa finalmente uma reação. -
18 man of straw
man of strawa) homem de palha (espantalho). b) testa de ferro. -
19 to clutch (grasp at) a straw
to clutch (grasp at) a strawfig agarrar-se em qualquer coisa no desespero.English-Portuguese dictionary > to clutch (grasp at) a straw
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20 to make bricks without straw
to make bricks without strawfazer esforços para realizar uma atividade impossível.English-Portuguese dictionary > to make bricks without straw
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Straw — is an agricultural by product, the dry of a cereal plant, after the grain or seed has been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. In times gone by, it was regarded as a useful by … Wikipedia
Straw — Straw, n. [OE. straw, stre, stree, AS. stre[ a]w, from the root of E. strew; akin to OFries. str[=e], D. stroo, G. stroh, OHG. str[=o], Icel. str[=a], Dan. straa, Sw. str[*a]. [root]166. See {Strew}.] 1. A stalk or stem of certain species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straw — S3 [stro: US stro:] n [: Old English; Origin: streaw] 1.) a) [U] the dried stems of wheat or similar plants that animals sleep on, and that are used for making things such as baskets, hats etc →↑hay ▪ a straw hat b) a single dried stem of stra … Dictionary of contemporary English
straw — [strô] n. [ME stra < OE streaw, akin to streawian: see STREW] 1. hollow stalks or stems of grain after threshing, collectively: used for fodder, for bedding, for making hats, etc. 2. a single one of such stalks 3. such a stalk or, now esp., a… … English World dictionary
straw — [ strɔ ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat: bales of straw a straw hat 2. ) count a long thin paper or plastic tube that you use for drinking clutch/grasp at straws to try to find anything at all that will help… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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straw — ► NOUN 1) dried stalks of grain, used as fodder or for thatching, packing, or weaving. 2) a single dried stalk of grain. 3) a thin hollow tube of paper or plastic for sucking drink from a container. 4) a pale yellow colour. ● clutch at straws Cf … English terms dictionary
straw — (n.) O.E. streaw stems or stalks of certain cereals, lit. that which is scattered or strewn, related to streowian (see STREW (Cf. strew)), from P.Gmc. *strawam that which is scattered (Cf. O.N. stra, Dan. straa, Swed. strô, O.Fris. stre, O.Du., O … Etymology dictionary
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straw|y — «STR ee», adjective. 1. of, containing, or like straw. 2. strewn or thatched with straw … Useful english dictionary
Straw — Straw, v. t. To spread or scatter. See {Strew}, and {Strow}. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English