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1 he is always harping on the same string
he is always harping on the same stringele bate sempre na mesma tecla.English-Portuguese dictionary > he is always harping on the same string
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2 same
[seim] 1. adjective1) (alike; very similar: The houses in this road are all the same; You have the same eyes as your brother (has).) mesmo2) (not different: My friend and I are the same age; He went to the same school as me.) mesmo3) (unchanged: My opinion is the same as it always was.) mesmo2. pronoun((usually with the) the same thing: He sat down and we all did the same.) o mesmo3. adverb((usually with the) in the same way: I don't feel the same about you as I did.) mesmo- at the same time
- be all the same to
- same here
- same-sex marriage* * *[seim] adj 1 mesmo, mesma, idêntico. 2 igual. 3 inalterado. 4 dito, mencionado. • pron o mesmo, a mesma. all the same ainda assim, mesmo assim. it’ll be all the same in a hundred years / daqui a cem anos ninguém mais se importará. just the same não faz diferença. one and the same o mesmo. same here coll eu também. the same to you! igualmente!, o mesmo! the very same exatamente o mesmo. -
3 same
[seim] 1. adjective1) (alike; very similar: The houses in this road are all the same; You have the same eyes as your brother (has).) igual2) (not different: My friend and I are the same age; He went to the same school as me.) mesmo3) (unchanged: My opinion is the same as it always was.) mesmo2. pronoun((usually with the) the same thing: He sat down and we all did the same.) o mesmo3. adverb((usually with the) in the same way: I don't feel the same about you as I did.) do mesmo modo- at the same time - be all the same to - same here - same-sex marriage -
4 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralelo2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) paralelo2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) paralelamente3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralela2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) paralelo3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralelo4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) igualar* * *par.al.lel[p'ærələl] n 1 Geom paralela, linha paralela. 2 paralelismo. 3 semelhança, analogia. 4 paralelo, confronto, comparação. 5 cada um dos círculos paralelos ao equador. 6 similar: objeto, pessoa ou animal idêntico ao outro. 7 régua de paralelas. 8 Typogr paralelas: sinal de referência (//). • vt 1 comparar, confrontar. 2 formar à semelhança de. 3 igualar, assemelhar. 4 dispor em posição paralela a. 5 ser paralelo a. • adj 1 paralelo. 2 semelhante, análogo. he doesn’t find his parallel ele não encontra similar. literary parallel analogia na literatura. parallel in with semelhante a. parallel of latitude Geogr círculo de latitude. to draw a parallel between traçar um paralelo entre, fazer uma comparação entre. to run parallel to a) correr paralelo a. b) concordar com, guiar-se por. we parallel it with confrontamo-lo com. we put ourselves on a parallel with comparamo-nos a. without parallel sem paralelo, inigualado. -
5 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralelo2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) paralelo2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) paralelamente3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralela2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) paralelo3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralela4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) igualar-se a -
6 consistent
[kən'sistənt]1) ((often with with) in agreement (with): The two statements are not consistent; The second statement is not consistent with the first.) consistente2) (always (acting, thinking or happening) according to the same rules or principles; the same or regular: He was consistent in his attitude; a consistent style of writing.) constante•* * *con.sist.ent[kəns'istənt] adj 1 consistente, sólido, firme. 2 conforme, compatível. 3 espesso, denso. 4 coerente, congruente, constante. he is at least consistent / pelo menos ele é coerente. 5 harmonioso. to be consistent with condizer com, ser compatível ou harmonizar-se com. -
7 consistent
[kən'sistənt]1) ((often with with) in agreement (with): The two statements are not consistent; The second statement is not consistent with the first.) compatível2) (always (acting, thinking or happening) according to the same rules or principles; the same or regular: He was consistent in his attitude; a consistent style of writing.) coerente• -
8 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) rua4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) hábito8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) caminho2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) de longe- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *[wei] n 1 modo, estilo, maneira. 2 jeito, feitio, forma. she will never get it done that way / ela nunca conseguirá fazê-lo desta forma. 3 método, meio. 4 ponto, particular, detalhe, aspecto. 5 direção, lado. 6 distância, trajeto. 7 rumo, curso. they each went their different ways / cada qual tomou o seu caminho. 8 caminho, atalho, vereda, trilha, rua, via, estrada. we asked our way / perguntamos o caminho. 9 lugar. 10 hábito, costume, modo, peculiaridade (também ways). 11 vontade, desejo. 12 coll condição, estado. 13 movimento, progresso, marcha. 14 porte, comportamento, conduta. • adv embora, longe. a good way uma boa distância. a great/ long way off a grande distância daqui, de longe. all the way a) inteiramente. b) todo o caminho. c) durante todo o tempo. any way you please de qualquer forma que queira. a way out uma saída. by the same way pelo mesmo caminho. by the way a) de passagem, a caminho. b) a propósito. by way of a) via. b) em vez, como. c) a fim de. by way of excuse como desculpa. by way of jest por brincadeira. covered way passagem coberta. from way back de muito tempo, antigo. half the way a meio caminho, meio. he is in my way ele está no meu caminho, está me atrapalhando. he made the best of his way (to) ele seguiu o mais depressa que pôde (para). he mended his ways ele melhorou, corrigiu-se. her mild ways seus modos suaves, meigos. he works his way Amer ele progride pelo próprio esforço. how did she get that way? como foi possível ela ficar assim? if you had your own way se tudo fosse como você quer. in a family way de modo familiar, não cerimonioso. in a way de certo modo. in the way of business em matéria de negócios. I paved the way for him fig preparei o caminho para ele. I put/ threw it in his way fi-lo chegar a suas mãos. I set out on my way parti, pus-me a caminho. it is in your way é seu campo, de sua alçada. it is out of my way a) isto não é meu campo, disso eu não entendo. b) não é de minha alçada. he went out of his way (to do) / ele se deu ao trabalho, ele teve a gentileza (de fazer). it pays its way vale a pena. it will go a great way toward contribuirá grandemente. I was just up her way sl eu estive justamente perto dela. not by a long way, no way de forma alguma, de jeito nenhum. once in a way uma vez, excepcionalmente. one way uma direção. one way or the other por um meio ou por outro, de um jeito ou de outro. one-way street Traffic via de uma só mão, direção única. on our way through em nosso caminho por. on the way out tornar-se impopular. on the way (to) a caminho (para). out of the way a) fora do caminho. b) fig que despista, desvia. c) extraordinário, fora do comum. d) na prisão. e) morto. they put him out of the way / eles afastaram-no, liquidaram-no (mataram-no). put him in the way of doing it dê-lhe a oportunidade de fazê-lo. right of the way a) direito de passagem, servidão. b) Traffic preferência, direito de tomar a frente. that is always the way with him é sempre assim com ele. the hard way sl por esforço próprio. the Milky Way a Via-Láctea. the other way about/ round ao contrário. the way of the world o caminho da vida (ou do mundo). the ways of war as peculiaridades da guerra. they begged their way eles passaram mendigando. they pay their way eles não têm dívidas. they put him in the way of success eles contribuíram para o seu êxito. this way! por aqui! to be in the family way estar grávida, esperando bebê. to get one’s (own) way obter, ganhar, fazer do próprio jeito, como quer. I got it my own way / fiz do meu jeito, fiz como queria. to give way a) dar passagem. b) dar vazão. c) ceder. they gave way / eles cederam, recuaram. to give way to a) sucumbir. b) dar prioridade a. to go all the way with concordar plenamente com. to go one’s way partir. to go one’s (own) way agir independentemente. to go out of the way a) dar(-se) ao trabalho de. b) fazer muito esforço para realizar algo. to go someone’s way favorecer alguém. to go the way of all flesh morrer. to go under way a) pôr-se em marcha, partir. b) fig estar em andamento. to have a way with saber lidar com, ter jeito. to have it both ways jogar dos dois lados. to have it one’s (own) way fazer, pensar do jeito que agrada a si próprio. let him have it his own way / deixe-o fazer o que ele quer. to have one’s way conseguir o que quer. to have way Naut estar em movimento. to look the other way a) desviar o olhar. b) não perceber. to lose one’s way perder-se, perder o caminho. he lost his way / ele perdeu-se, perdeu o caminho. to make one’s way a) ir para a frente, continuar (com dificuldade). b) progredir, alcançar o sucesso. they made their way / fig eles abriram o seu caminho, venceram. to make way a) dar lugar a. I made way for him / eu dei lugar a ele. b) progredir. she made way / ela venceu, progrediu. to set in one’s ways apegar-se a velhos hábitos. under way. a) a caminho, em marcha. b) fig em andamento. way off muito longe. Way of the Cross via-sacra. way up bem alto. we did/ had it all our own way fizemos o que queríamos. we took our way nós partimos. where there’s a will, there’s a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. which way? por onde? which way did they go? / para/por onde foram eles? -
9 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) fio2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fio3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) corda4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) cordão2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) enfiar2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) encordoar3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) tirar os fios4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) pendurar•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency* * *[striŋ] n 1 barbante, fio, cordel, corda fina. 2 fileira, corrente, colar, enfiada (de contas). 3 corda (de instrumento musical). 4 strings instrumentos de corda. 5 cordão, fita. 6 série, carreira. 7 corda de arco. 8 cadeia, seqüência. • vt (ps, pp strung). 1 enfiar, enfileirar. 2 colocar cordas, encordoar. 3 amarrar (com barbante), dependurar com barbante ou corda. 4 esticar, apertar (as cordas ou fios). 5 excitar, deixar tenso ou nervoso. 6 tirar as fibras ou tendões. 7 formar ou mover em fila. 8 arranjar em série ou seqüência, encadear. 9 sl enganar, burlar. he is always harping on the same string ele bate sempre na mesma tecla. there are some strings attached to it há algumas restrições, limitações. to have more than one string to one’s bow ter mais de uma idéia, habilidade a seu favor. he has two strings to his bow / ele tem o pé em duas canoas. to have on a/ the string trazer na coleira, ter sob controle. to pull the strings exercer influência discretamente, usar pistolões, mexer os pauzinhos. to string along a) enganar, lograr. b) ir com, acompanhar. to string together enfiar, enfileirar. without strings, with no strings attached sem restrições. -
10 habit
['hæbit]1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) hábito2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) hábito3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) hábito•- habitual- habitually
- from force of habit
- get someone into
- get into
- out of the habit of* * *hab.it[h'æbit] n 1 hábito, costume, uso. she fell into bad habits / ela adotou maus costumes. 2 roupa, traje, hábito, traje de montaria (para mulheres). 3 Bot, Zool forma, modo de vida. • vt vestir. a habit forming drug uma droga que vicia. riding habit traje de montaria. -
11 speak
[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) falar2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) falar3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) falar4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) dizer5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) falar•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *[spi:k] vt+vi (ps spoke, pp spoken) 1 dizer, articular. 2 falar, conversar. 3 fazer discurso, orar. 4 contar, declarar, exprimir, tornar conhecido. 5 exprimir (idéia), pronunciar, manifestar, comunicar. speak your mind / fale o que está pensando. 6 pedir, requerer, apelar. 7 conversar, falar (with, to com, a). 8 latir. he spoke up for me ele falou a meu favor. not to speak of sem mencionar, sem citar. not to speak of expenses / sem falar das despesas. nothing to speak of nada digno de menção. so to speak por assim dizer. speak up! fale! fale mais alto! that speaks well for him / isso fala a seu favor. to be spoken for estar prometido, estar reservado. to speak about falar sobre, tratar de, falar de. to speak for falar por alguém. he can speak for himself / ele mesmo pode falar. that speaks for itself / isso fala por si mesmo. to speak ill of somebody falar mal de alguém. she never speaks ill of anybody / ela nunca fala mal de ninguém. to speak on continuar falando. he spoke on the same subject / ele falou sobre o mesmo assunto. to speak out falar alto, falar à vontade, manifestar-se livremente, declarar, comunicar, esclarecer, falar francamente, dar opinião abertamente. to speak to a) dirigir-se a. b) coll admoestar. c) falar ao sentimento, atrair, interessar. to speak to someone falar com alguém. I should like to speak to you / gostaria de falar-lhe. to speak up a) falar alto. b) defender alguém, protestar. to speak well/ highly of somebody falar muito bem de alguém, elogiar. she speaks highly of him / ela fala dele em palavras elogiosas. -
12 uniform
['ju:nifo:m] 1. adjective(the same always or everywhere; not changing or varying: The sky was a uniform grey.) uniforme2. noun((a set of) clothes worn by eg soldiers, children at a particular school etc: Full uniform must be worn; The new uniforms will arrive tomorrow.) uniforme- uniformity
- uniformly* * *u.ni.form[j'u:nifɔ:m] n uniforme, farda. • vt uniformizar: 1 prover de uniforme, farda. 2 igualar. • adj 1 uniforme: a) igual, regular, homogêneo. b) invariável. 2 monótono. -
13 habit
['hæbit]1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) hábito2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) hábito3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) hábito•- habitual- habitually - from force of habit - get someone into - get into - out of the habit of -
14 uniform
['ju:nifo:m] 1. adjective(the same always or everywhere; not changing or varying: The sky was a uniform grey.)2. noun((a set of) clothes worn by eg soldiers, children at a particular school etc: Full uniform must be worn; The new uniforms will arrive tomorrow.)- uniformity - uniformly -
15 harp
(a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers.) harpa- harpist- harp on about
- harp on* * *[ha:p] n harpa. • vi tocar harpa. Jew’s harp berimbau. to harp on one string repisar, repetir o mesmo assunto. he is always harping on the same string / ele repisa sempre o mesmo assunto. to harp upon fazer cavalo de batalha de. -
16 restless
1) (always moving; showing signs of worry, boredom, impatience etc: a restless child; He's been doing the same job for years now and he's beginning to get restless.) inquieto2) (during which a person does not sleep: a restless night.) inquieto* * *rest.less[r'estlis] adj 1 impaciente, agitado, que não pára quieto, desassossegado, indócil. 2 insone. -
17 to harp on one string
to harp on one stringrepisar, repetir o mesmo assunto. he is always harping on the same string/ele repisa sempre o mesmo assunto. -
18 restless
1) (always moving; showing signs of worry, boredom, impatience etc: a restless child; He's been doing the same job for years now and he's beginning to get restless.) inquieto, impaciente2) (during which a person does not sleep: a restless night.) intranqüilo
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