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1 to take the occasion by the forelock
to take the occasion by the forelockagarrar a ocasião pelos cabelos.English-Portuguese dictionary > to take the occasion by the forelock
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2 occasion
[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) ocasião2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) ocasião•- occasionally* * *oc.ca.sion[ək'eiʒən] n 1 ocasião, oportunidade. 2 ensejo. 3 causa, motivo. 4 razão. • vt ocasionar, causar, originar. on occasion oportunamente, de vez em quando. sense of occasion senso de oportunidade. there is no occasion for it não é necessário. to rise to the occasion enfrentar uma emergência. to take occasion aproveitar a ocasião. -
3 forelock
fore.lock[f'ɔ:lɔk] n 1 topete, madeixa. 2 Mech chaveta, contrapino. to take the occasion by the forelock agarrar a ocasião pelos cabelos.
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