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1 the jig is up
the jig is upAmer sl estamos perdidos, Braz estamos fritos. -
2 jig
[‹iɡ] 1. noun((a piece of music for) a type of lively dance.) jiga2. verb(to jump (about): Stop jigging about and stand still!) gingar* * *jig1[dʒig] n 1 jiga: dança viva. 2 música da jiga. • vt+vi 1 gingar, saltitar. 2 cantar, tocar ou dançar uma jiga. 3 sacudir(-se), agitar(-se). the jig is up Amer sl estamos perdidos, Braz estamos fritos.————————jig2[dʒig] n 1 espécie de anzol. 2 Tech gabarito. 3 Tech escantilhão, padrões de guia, cabedais de montagem. • vt pescar com anzol do tipo jig. -
3 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) desorientar2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) quebrar a cabeça sobre2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) quebra-cabeças•- puzzling- puzzle out* * *puz.zle[p'∧zəl] n 1 quebra-cabeça, enigma. 2 perplexidade, embaraço. 3 jogo de quebra-cabeça. • vt+vi 1 confundir, embaraçar, desconcertar. that puzzles me / isto me confunde. 2 complicar, intricar, enredar. 3 puzzle out resolver, deslindar, solver. he puzzled it out / ele o resolveu, ele deslindou. he puzzled his brain over it / ele quebrou a cabeça para resolvê-lo. -
4 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) confundir2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) tentar resolver2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) quebra-cabeça•- puzzling- puzzle out -
5 jiggle
['‹iɡl](to (cause to) jump (about) or move jerkily: The television picture kept jiggling up and down.) saltar* * *jig.gle[dʒ'igəl] n sacudidura, sacudidela, sacolejo. • vt+vi 1 bambolear(-se), gingar, saracotear(-se). 2 dar sacudidelas.
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