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1 to be stretched to the limit
to be stretched to the limitestar no limite dos seus recursos (financeiros, diplomáticos, etc).English-Portuguese dictionary > to be stretched to the limit
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2 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) esticar(-se)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) estender-se2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) espreguiçadela2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) extensão•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *[stretʃ] n 1 estiramento, esticamento, ato de esticar, estado de esticado. 2 extensão, distância, trecho, superfície. 3 período de tempo. 4 sl tempo. 5 tensão, esforço. 6 espreguiçamento. 7 pequena caminhada para esticar as pernas. 8 alcance máximo, amplitude. 9 interpretação forçada. 10 elasticidade. • vt 1 esticar, estender, estirar. 2 estender-se, cobrir grande distância, encher o espaço, espalhar-se. 3 esticar o corpo ou os membros, espreguiçar-se. 4 estender (a mão). 5 encompridar, alongar, alargar. 6 esforçar-se. 7 exagerar, torcer (a verdade) deturpar. 8 derrubar, atirar ao chão. 9 enforcar. at a stretch, upon a stretch de uma vez, a fio. at full stretch a toda, com todo o esforço. stretch ( of law) transgressão (da lei). to be stretched to the limit estar no limite dos seus recursos (financeiros, diplomáticos, etc). to stretch a point fazer uma exceção em um regulamento. to stretch forth, forward estender, avançar. to stretch money to keep within the budget fazer o dinheiro dar para não ultrapassar o orçamento. to stretch one’s legs esticar as pernas, dar umas voltas (depois de estar sentado por longas horas). to stretch out espalhar, estender, estender-se, esticar-se, alargar-se. to stretch something to the limit ir/levar algo até o limite. -
3 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) esticar-se2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) estender-se2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) estiramento2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) extensão, trecho, período•- stretchy - at a stretch - be at full stretch - stretch one's legs - stretch out -
4 tension
[-ʃən]1) (the state of being stretched, or the degree to which something is stretched: the tension of the rope.) tensão2) (mental strain; anxiety: She is suffering from nervous tension; the tensions of modern life.) tensão* * *ten.sion[t'enʃən] n 1 tensão. 2 força elástica. 3 tensão mental. 4 Mech tração, força de tração. 5 Electr tensão, voltagem. high tension Electr alta tensão. -
5 stretch out
(in moving the body, to straighten or extend: She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.) estender(-se) -
6 stretch out
(in moving the body, to straighten or extend: She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.) estender(-se) -
7 tension
[-ʃən]1) (the state of being stretched, or the degree to which something is stretched: the tension of the rope.) tensão2) (mental strain; anxiety: She is suffering from nervous tension; the tensions of modern life.) tensão -
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.) 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. -
9 drum
1. noun1) (a musical instrument constructed of skin etc stretched on a round frame and beaten with a stick: He plays the drums.) tambor2) (something shaped like a drum, especially a container: an oil-drum.) bidon3) (an eardrum.) tímpano2. verb1) (to beat a drum.) martelar2) (to tap continuously especially with the fingers: Stop drumming (your fingers) on the table!) martelar3) (to make a sound like someone beating a drum: The rain drummed on the metal roof.) martelar•- drummer- drumstick
- drum in/into* * *[dr∧m] n 1 tambor: instrumento musical de percussão. 2 Anat tímpano do ouvido, membrana do tímpano, tambor. 3 nome de vários objetos de forma cilíndrica, barril, tambor para óleo, gasolina, etc. 4 cilindro giratório, polia. 5 cilindro das fechaduras. 6 Archit tambor. 7 toque de tambor, tamborilada, rufo. 8 som parecido ao do tambor. 9 Geol o mesmo que link=drumlin drumlin. • vt+vi 1 rufar, tocar tambor. 2 tamborilar, tocar com os dedos ou outro objeto imitando o rufar do tambor. 3 produzir sons parecidos aos do tambor, como fazem certos insetos, retumbar. bongo drums Mus bongô. to beat the drum falar demais, fazer o possível para chamar a atenção. to drum into inculcar, fazer entrar na cabeça. to drum out expulsar. to drum up fig 1 martelar, insistir, tamborilar. 2 fazer propaganda. 3 angariar, andar à cata de fregueses. 4 Mil reunir recrutas a toque de tambor. with drums beating ao som da música. -
10 elongated
['i:loŋɡeitid, ]( American[) i'lo:ŋɡeitid]((made) long and narrow; stretched out: An oval looks like an elongated circle.) alongado* * *e.lon.gat.ed['i:l6ŋgeitid] adj comprido, alongado. Bot, Zool cuspidato. -
11 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) raso2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) aborrecido3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) completo4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vazio5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) choco6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) desafinado2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) estendido3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plano4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) baixio•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out* * *flat1[flæt] n 1 superfície plana, horizontal, achatada ou nivelada. 2 planície, plano, campo raso, terreno plano ou nivelado. 3 baixo, baixio, pântano. 4 Mus bemol. 5 simplório, otário, papalvo. • adj 1 liso, plano, raso, chato, sem relevo, nivelado, horizontal. 2 estirado, estendido, rente, arrasado. 3 raso, pouco fundo, achatado. 4 vazio, furado. 5 plano, claro. 6 chato, maçante, monótono, trivial, vulgar, insípido. 7 Mus bemol, abemolado. • adv 1 horizontalmente, de modo plano, chato. 2 positivamente, redondamente, planamente. 3 completamente, exatamente. 4 insipidamente. a flat lie mentira manifesta. flat against the wall encostado à parede. flat on the ground rente ao chão. he fell flat on the ground ele espatifou-se no chão. I must lay my clothes flat tenho de dobrar minha roupa. it fell flat fig isso malogrou. to go flat ficar choco (bebida), perder o gás. to lay flat arrasar, destruir.————————flat2[flæt] n apartamento, andar, pavimento. -
12 itself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) ele mesmo2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) em si3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') ele próprio* * *it.self -
13 kayak
(an open canoe, especially an Eskimo canoe made of sealskins stretched over a frame.) caiaque* * *kay.ak[k'aiæk] n caiaque: barco de pesca feito de peles de foca, usado pelos esquimós. -
14 kettledrum
noun (a type of drum made of a brass or copper bowl covered with a stretched skin etc.) tímpano* * *ket.tle.drum[k'etəldr∧m] n Mus timbale. -
15 loose
[lu:s]1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) solto2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) solto3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.)4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) a vulso•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose* * *[lu:s] vt+vi 1 soltar, desprender, afrouxar, desatar, desamarrar. 2 libertar. 3 desobrigar. 4 disparar (uma arma). • adj 1 solto, frouxo, desatado. 2 folgado, amplo. 3 relaxado. 4 vago, indefinido. 5 incorreto. 6 livre. at a loose end sem ter o que fazer. left at a loose end deixado incompleto. to be on the loose estar embriagado, estar livre, solto. to cut loose a) separar, desligar. b) libertar-se, fugir. c) coll estar embriagado. to give a loose to dar livre expansão. to let loose largar, soltar. to set loose libertar. -
16 outstretched
out.stretched[auststr'etʃt] adj esticado, distendido. -
17 piano
[pi'ænəu]plural - pianos; noun(a large musical instrument played by pressing keys which make hammers strike stretched wires: She plays the piano very well; ( also adjective) piano music.) piano- pianist- piano-accordion
- pianoforte
- grand piano* * *pi.a.no[pi'ænou] n piano. • [pj'a:nou] adj Mus suave, piano. • adv Mus piano. at/ on the piano ao piano. cottage piano pianino. grand piano piano de cauda. semi-grand piano piano de meia cauda. -
18 ping
[piŋ] 1. noun(a sharp, ringing sound such as that of a glass being lightly struck, or a stretched wire, thread etc being pulled and released: His knife struck the wine-glass with a loud ping.) tinido2. verb(to make such a sound: The glass pinged.) tinir* * *[piŋ] n silvo, sibilo. • vi silvar, sibilar. -
19 slack
[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) frouxo2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) folgado3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) desleixado4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) lento•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
- slacks* * *slack1[slæk] n 1 parte solta de um cabo. 2 inatividade ou recesso de uma indústria. 3 baixa da água ou maré. • vi 1 soltar, afrouxar. 2 diminuir, moderar. 3 apagar (cal). 4 relaxar. • adj 1 solto, frouxo, bambo. 2 negligente, relaxado, descuidado, indolente. 3 lento, folgado. 4 calmo, sem atividade ou movimento. to slack away/ off desapertar, afrouxar a tensão (de um cabo). to slack up diminuir a velocidade antes de parar (trem). to take up the slack in an industry tomar medidas para que atividade e produção cresçam em uma indústria. to take up the slack in a rope puxar a corda até tornar-se apertada.————————slack2[slæk] n moinha de carvão, pó, escória. basic slack Chem fosfato básico obtido pelo processo de Thomas, escória básica. -
20 tape
[teip] 1. noun1) ((a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc: bundles of letters tied with tape.) fita2) (a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track: The two runners reached the tape together.) fita3) (a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc: adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape.) fita4) (a tape-measure.) fita métrica2. verb1) (to fasten or seal with tape.) fechar com fita2) (to record (the sound of something) on tape: He taped the concert.) gravar•- measuring-tape
- tape-recorder
- tape-record
- tape-recording* * *[teip] n 1 fita, cadarço. 2 fita (de aço), trena. 3 fita adesiva. 4 tira de papel no telégrafo. • vt+vi colocar fita, amarrar com fita. insulation tape Electr fita isolante. magnetic tape fita magnética. masking tape fita crepe. red tape burocracia. to breast the tape Sport romper a fita de chegada. videotape fita de vídeo.
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