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1 figurehead
1) (a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power: She is the real leader of the party - he is only a figurehead.) figura de proa2) (an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.) figura de proa* * *fig.ure.head[f'igəhed] n 1 pessoa representativa, sem autoridade real. 2 testa de ferro. 3 Naut figura de proa, acrostólio. -
2 figurehead
1) (a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power: She is the real leader of the party - he is only a figurehead.) figura decorativa2) (an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.) figura de proa -
3 oust
(to force out (and take the place of): They ousted him as leader of the party.) expulsar* * *[aust] vt 1 desalojar, despejar, expulsar. 2 desapossar. -
4 oust
(to force out (and take the place of): They ousted him as leader of the party.) expulsar, desalojar -
5 leadership
1) (the state of being a leader: He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later.) chefia2) (the quality of being able to lead others; leadership ability: The post requires a person who combines leadership and energy; She's got leadership potential; Does he have any leadership qualities?.) liderança* * *lead.er.ship[l'i:dəʃip] n liderança, chefia, comando. -
6 leadership
1) (the state of being a leader: He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later.) liderança2) (the quality of being able to lead others; leadership ability: The post requires a person who combines leadership and energy; She's got leadership potential; Does he have any leadership qualities?.) liderança -
7 whip
[wip] 1. noun1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) chicote2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) leader da bancada2. verb1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) chicotear2) (to beat (eggs etc).) bater3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) virar-se•- whiplash- whipped cream
- whip up* * *[wip] n 1 chicote, azorrague, açoite, látego. 2 chicotada. 3 cocheiro. 4 picador (caça). 5 num partido, o membro encarregado de fazer comparecerem os seus correligionários às sessões do parlamento. 6 Brit, Cook sobremesa de creme, ovos, etc. batidos. • vt+vi 1 chicotear, açoitar, surrar, vergastar. 2 arrancar (paletó). 3 sacar (arma). 4 coll derrotar, vencer. 5 bater (creme, ovos, etc.). 6 franzir (costura). 7 enrolar, envolver com fio (corda, etc.). 8 pescar em. 9 mover(-se) depressa, correr, saltar. 10 pôr ou puxar depressa. chief/ government whip no partido governante, o membro que cuida do comparecimento de seus partidários ao parlamento. to whip away a) tocar, expulsar. b) arrancar. to whip back a) tocar para trás. b) percorrer rapidamente. to whip in a) reunir, ajuntar como se ajunta a boiada. b) intrometer-se, entrar na conversa. to whip into fig fazer entrar à força, inculcar (lição). to whip off a) tocar, enxotar, expulsar. b) tirar bruscamente, arrancar (chapéu, paletó). c) fugir. to whip on impelir, fazer correr mais (cavalo). to whip out a) expulsar, afugentar a chicotadas. b) puxar rapidamente, sacar (arma). to whip out of a) tocar para fora. b) fig fazer criar juízo. to whip round a) virar-se, volver rapidamente. b) sair correndo. to whip up a) tocar, fazer andar batendo. b) reunir (partidários). c) Naut guindar, içar. d) excitar sentimentos. e) rebater rapidamente (tênis).
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