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1 to tell the tale
to tell the talecoll relatar o caso, contar uma história. -
2 tale
[teil]1) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) história2) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) mentira* * *[teil] n 1 narrativa, história, narração, conto. the thing tells its own tale / a coisa fala por si. thereby hangs a tale / a isto liga-se uma história. 2 mentira, falsidade. fairy tale conto de fadas. to tell a tale revelar algo importante. to tell tales fuxicar, fofocar. -
3 tale
[teil]1) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) história, narração2) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) mentira -
4 fairy-tale
noun (a fairy-story: to tell fairy-tales; ( also adjective) the fairy-tale appearance of the countryside.) conto de fadas* * *fair.y-tale[f'ɛəri teil] adj 1 relativo ao conto de fadas. 2 com graça e beleza incomuns. -
5 she lost the thread of her tale
she lost the thread of her taleela perdeu o fio da sua história.English-Portuguese dictionary > she lost the thread of her tale
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6 fairy-tale
noun (a fairy-story: to tell fairy-tales; ( also adjective) the fairy-tale appearance of the countryside.) conto de fadas -
7 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dizer2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dizer3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguir5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer-se sentir•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *[tel] vt+vi (ps, pp told) 1 dizer, contar, narrar. kindly tell me / por favor me diga. tell me the secret! / conte-me o segredo! don’t tell! / não diga nada! don’t tell me! / não me diga! 2 informar, tornar conhecido, relatar. 3 falar, mencionar. 4 manifestar-se. 5 comunicar, denunciar, revelar, divulgar. 6 mostrar, dar evidência. 7 saber, reconhecer, distinguir. can you tell one from the other? / é capaz de distinguir um do outro? you never can tell! / nunca se pode saber! 8 afirmar, declarar. 9 mandar, ordenar. 10 contar, enumerar. all told em suma. as far as one can tell até onde se pode saber. he was told that... foi dito a ele que... I’ll tell the world! a) pode estar certo! b) isso se pode admitir! I’ll tell you what! sl sabe o quê? I told you so eu te disse. it told well fez bom efeito. tell me another! sl conte-me outra!, mas é, hem! to be told off Mil ser destacado. to tell about a) relatar sobre, falar sobre. b) denunciar. to tell again repetir, tornar a dizer. to tell against someone falar contra alguém. to tell a tale of it saber bem o que é isso. to tell by / from reconhecer por, pelo. to tell by the ear julgar por ter ouvido. to tell fortunes ler a sorte. to tell off a) numerar e colocar à parte. b) repreender, advertir. to tell off (by fours) separar (de quatro em quatro). to tell on a) agir (de modo prejudicial) sobre. his troubles have told on him / as preocupações consumiram-no. b) coll trair, atraiçoar. to tell one’s beads rezar o terço. to tell over conferir (contagem). to tell someone a thing, someone of a thing ou a thing to someone assegurar alguma coisa a alguém. to tell someone to do mandar alguém fazer. to tell them apart distinguir um do outro. to tell the tale coll relatar o caso, contar uma história. to tell the time dizer as horas. you can’t tell him a thing ele não aceita conselhos. you’re telling me coll sei muito bem, tenho certeza disso. -
8 woe
[wəu]((a cause of) grief or misery: He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.) aflição- woeful- woefully
- woefulness
- woebegone* * *[wou] n 1 aflição, angústia, preocupação, pena, pesar. 2 dor, mágoa. 3 desgraça, calamidade, infortúnio. 4 miséria, desventura, desdita. • interj ai! tale of woe uma história dolorosa. woe betide him! ai dele! woe be to him who...! ai daquele que...! woe is me! ai de mim! woe the day! maldito o dia! -
9 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) linha2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) rosca3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) fio2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) enfiar2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) ziguezaguear•* * *[θred] n 1 linha de coser, fio. the thread is broken / o fio arrebentou. 2 filamento, fibra. 3 sl filete, veia. 4 rosca, filete de rosca. • vt+vi 1 enfiar (fio na agulha). 2 enfileirar, enfiar (pérolas). 3 formar em fios. 4 passar com dificuldade. 5 roscar, fazer rosca em. my life hung by a thin thread minha vida suspensa por um fio. she lost the thread of her tale ela perdeu o fio da sua história. thread of life Myth fio da vida. to thread one’s way through procurar seu caminho com dificuldade, atravessar com dificuldade. -
10 fairy
['feəri]plural - fairies; noun(an imaginary creature in the form of a very small (often winged) human, with magical powers: Children often believe in fairies; ( also adjective) fairy-land.) fada- fairy-tale* * *fair.y[f'ɛəri] n 1 fada. 2 sl homossexual, bicha. • adj 1 de fadas. 2 mágico, imaginário. 3 encantador, delicado, gracioso. -
11 telltale
adjective (giving information (often which a person would not wish to be known): the telltale signs of guilt.) revelador* * *tell.tale[t'elteil] n 1 bisbilhoteiro, mexeriqueiro, falador, tagarela. 2 sinal, indicador, mostrador. 3 registrador automático. • adj falador, indicador, denunciador, revelador. -
12 wife
plural - wives; noun(the woman to whom one is married: Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife.) esposa- wife-battering* * *[waif] n esposa, mulher casada. she was a good wife to him / ela foi boa esposa para ele. he took her to wife / ele casou-se com ela. -
13 fairy
['feəri]plural - fairies; noun(an imaginary creature in the form of a very small (often winged) human, with magical powers: Children often believe in fairies; ( also adjective) fairy-land.) fada- fairy-tale -
14 wife
plural - wives; noun(the woman to whom one is married: Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife.) esposa- wife-battering
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