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1 to throw down/take up the glove
to throw down/take up the glovedesafiar ou aceitar desafio.English-Portuguese dictionary > to throw down/take up the glove
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2 plunge
1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) mergulhar2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) mergulhar2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) mergulho- plunger- take the plunge* * *[pl∧ndʒ] n 1 mergulho, imersão. 2 salto. 3 queda repentina. 4 arrebentar das ondas. 5 coll especulação arriscada. • vt+vi 1 mergulhar, submergir, imergir. 2 cravar, fincar. he plunged the dagger into his enemy’s bosom / ele cravou o punhal no peito do seu inimigo. 3 lançar, arrastar. the country was plunged into war / a nação foi arrastada à guerra. to take the plunge decidir finalmente. 4 lançar-se, precipitar-se. he plunged into the room / ele irrompeu na sala. 5 cair subitamente. 6 Naut arfar. 7 arriscar dinheiro, endividar-se, afundar em dívidas. she plunged into debts / ela se afundou em dívidas. -
3 plunge
1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) afundar, mergulhar2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) afundar2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) mergulho- plunger- take the plunge -
4 clutch
1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) agarrar2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) segurar2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) garras2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) embraiagem•* * *clutch1[kl∧tʃ] n 1 aperto, agarração, arrebatamento. 2 garra, presa, mão que pega ou aperta. 3 fig (geralmente clutches) poder, controle, influência. 4 embreagem, acoplamento. 5 alavanca ou pedal que aciona a embreagem. 6 sl situação ou circunstância difícil ou séria. 7 Amer sl abraço. 8 Amer sl grupo, bando. 9 Amer sl freguês de restaurante que não dá ou dá pouca gorjeta. • vt+vi 1 apertar, agarrar, apanhar. 2 arrebatar. 3 embrear, acionar a embreagem. he made a clutch at ele pegou, ele estendeu a mão para. she kept out of his clutches ela ficou longe de seu alcance. to throw the clutch in embrear. to throw the clutch out desembrear.————————clutch2[kl∧tʃ] n 1 ninho com ovos. 2 ninhada. -
5 book
[buk] 1. noun1) (a number of sheets of paper (especially printed) bound together: an exercise book.) livro2) (a piece of writing, bound and covered: I've written a book on Shakespeare.) livro3) (a record of bets.) registo2. verb1) (to buy or reserve (a ticket, seat etc) for a play etc: I've booked four seats for Friday's concert.) reservar2) (to hire in advance: We've booked the hall for Saturday.) reservar•- bookable- booking
- booklet
- bookbinding
- bookbinder
- bookcase
- booking-office
- bookmaker
- bookmark
- bookseller
- bookshelf
- bookshop
- bookworm
- booked up
- book in
- by the book* * *[buk] n 1 livro. 2 caderno. 3 divisão de uma obra literária, tomo. 4 letra de ópera ou opereta, libreto. 5 texto de peça teatral. 6 registro de apostas. 7 bloco, talão. 8 vazas feitas em jogo de cartas. 9 the Book a Bíblia. 10 livro contábil. • vt+vi 1 registrar, marcar em livro. 2 reservar, inscrever-se. I booked two seats for... / reservei duas entradas para... 3 tirar bilhete, comprar passagem. 4 autuar. book of accounts livro-caixa. Book of Books Livro dos Livros: a Bíblia. book of reference livro de consultas. book printing paper papel para livros. by (the) book coll corretamente, de acordo com as regras, como manda o figurino. he is at his books ele está estudando. he is on the books of the society ele é membro registrado da sociedade. he took his name off the book ele mandou riscar seu nome da lista de sócios. I am booked to do coll estou comprometido a fazer. I am deep in his books tenho muitas dívidas com ele. I am in his good (bad) books sou benquisto (malquisto) por ele. it doesn’t suit my books fig não me agrada, não me convém. pillow book livro de cabeceira. take a leaf out of my book faça como eu. the number of students on her (the University’s) books o número de estudantes matriculados. to be booked up estar repleto, lotado (hotel etc.). to book in registrar-se (em hotel, balcão de despachos no aeroporto etc.). to bring to book a) lançar em livro contábil. b) pedir satisfações, repreender. c) autuar. to get into one’s good books cair nas boas graças de alguém. to keep the books fazer a escrituração. to know like a book saber exatamente, saber de cor. to throw the books at fazer todas as acusações possíveis contra. -
6 gauntlet
gaunt.let1[g'ɔ:ntlit] n 1 manopla. 2 luva forte e rústica com punho largo e comprido. 3 punho largo de luva. to take up the gauntlet aceitar o desafio. to throw the gauntlet desafiar.————————gaunt.let2[g'ɔ:ntlit] n 1 corredor polonês, castigo em que uma pessoa é obrigada a passar entre duas fileiras de homens munidos de açoites. 2 críticas severas, fogo cruzado. he ran the gauntlet 1 ele teve que passar por um corredor polonês. 2 fig ele sofreu críticas severas. -
7 glove
(a covering for the hand: a pair of gloves.) luva* * *[gl∧v] n luva, luva de boxe. • vt cobrir com luva, servir como luva. he handled it without gloves ele não tratou o negócio com muita diplomacia. to be hand and glove with estar como dois corações num só. to fight without the gloves lutar boxe sem luvas, lutar ou brigar a sério. to fit like a glove adaptar-se perfeitamente, cair como uma luva. to handle with kid gloves tratar com luvas de pelica. to throw down or take up the glove desafiar ou aceitar desafio. -
8 disturb
[di'stə:b]1) (to interrupt or take attention away from: I'm sorry, am I disturbing you?) incomodar2) (to worry or make anxious: This news has disturbed me very much.) perturbar3) (to stir up or throw into confusion: A violent storm disturbed the surface of the lake.) agitar•* * *dis.turb[dist'ə:b] vt 1 disturbar, perturbar, incomodar. 2 inquietar, tornar agitado, preocupado ou irrequieto, transtornar, agitar, toldar. 3 interromper, desarranjar, embaraçar. -
9 disturb
[di'stə:b]1) (to interrupt or take attention away from: I'm sorry, am I disturbing you?) incomodar2) (to worry or make anxious: This news has disturbed me very much.) perturbar3) (to stir up or throw into confusion: A violent storm disturbed the surface of the lake.) agitar•
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