Перевод: со всех языков на португальский

с португальского на все языки

the+town+is

  • 41 interest

    ['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun
    1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interesse
    2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interesse
    3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) juro
    4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) acções
    5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) sociedade
    2. verb
    1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessar
    2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) interessar
    - interesting
    - interestingly
    - in one's own interest
    - in one's interest
    - in the interests of
    - in the interest of
    - lose interest
    - take an interest
    * * *
    in.terest
    ['intrist] n 1 interesse, atração. he showed a great interest for my case / ele demonstrou grande interesse pelo meu caso. the book has lost all interest for me / o livro não me atrai mais. 2 Com ação, parte, porção. 3 coisa que interessa. 4 sociedade. 5 vantagem, benefício (próprio). 6 força (moral), influência, importância. he has no interest in the town / ele não possui influência na cidade. it is only of small interest to know / é de somenos importância saber. 7 Econ juros. he cannot pay the interest on the capital / ele não pode pagar os juros sobre o capital. he lends at interest / ele empresta dinheiro a juros. 8 Com lucro. • vt 1 interessar, atrair, cativar. 2 importar, concernir, atingir, comover. I interest myself in eu me interesso por. in my (your) interest em meu (seu) interesse. in the interest of em benefício de. the landed interest os latifundiários. to be interested in estar interessado em. to have someone’s interests at heart importar-se com alguém, tentar ajudar alguém. to take no interest in não interessar-se por.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > interest

  • 42 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) lume
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender-se
    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to
    II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligeiro
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) leve
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso
    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light
    III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)
    * * *
    light1
    [lait] n 1 luz, claridade, iluminação, brilho. 2 fonte de luz (lâmpada, vela, etc.). 3 janela. 4 clarabóia. 5 alvorada, clarear do dia, luz diurna. 6 fig exposição, conhecimento público. 7 compreensão, esclarecimento, conhecimento. 8 iluminação espiritual, luz interior, verdade. 9 aspecto, ponto de vista. 10 sinal de trânsito, farol. 11 fig luminar, sumidade. 12 algo usado para acender (acendedor, fósforo, isqueiro, fogo). 13 inspiração. • vt+vi (ps and pp lit or lighted) 1 iluminar, acender, brilhar. 2 inflamar. 3 iluminar-se, acender-se. 4 clarear. • adj brilhante, claro, luminoso. according to my lights a meu ver, no meu entender. against the light contra a luz. between the lights a) à meia-luz. b) no crepúsculo. fast to light que não desbota pela ação da luz, resistente à luz. in a good (bad) light de modo favorável (desfavorável). in the light of à luz de, considerando. men of light and leading homens de saber e influência. to bring to light descobrir, elucidar. to come to light tornar-se conhecido. to light out sair apressadamente, fugir. to see the light a) nascer. b) passar a existir, tornar-se público. c) compreender, entender. to shed light explicar, elucidar. to stand in one’s own light frustrar os próprios planos ou desejos.
    ————————
    light2
    [lait] adj 1 leve. 2 fácil, simples. 3 ligeiro, rápido, ágil. 4 Phon átono. 5 alegre, jocoso. 6 trivial, de pouca importância. 7 frívolo, leviano. 8 claro. 9 fraco (bebidas). 10 suave, brando. 11 poroso, friável. 12 tonto, amalucado, delirante. • adv 1 levemente. 2 facilmente. a light heart despreocupação, sensação de alegria. light as a feather leve como uma pluma. light come, light go fácil vem, fácil vai. light in the head a) tonto. b) bobo. c) louco. to have light fingers ter dedos leves, ter tendência a furtar. to make light of fazer pouco de, não levar a sério.
    ————————
    light3
    [lait] vt+vi 1 aliviar. 2 desmontar, apear(-se). 3 descer, pousar. 4 encontrar por acaso. 5 golpear, atacar (com into).

    English-Portuguese dictionary > light

  • 43 power

    1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) poder
    2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) energia
    3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) poder
    4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) poder
    5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) força
    6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potência
    7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potência
    - powerful
    - powerfully
    - powerfulness
    - powerless
    - powerlessness
    - power cut
    - failure
    - power-driven
    - power point
    - power station
    - be in power
    * * *
    pow.er
    [p'auə] n 1 poder: a) faculdade, capacidade. b) autoridade, controle, comando. c) governo. d) influência, ascendência. e) recurso, capacidade. f) força, vigor. g) Jur direito, capacidade. 2 potência: a) capacidade de trabalho de uma máquina, aparelho, motor, etc. b) Phys rateio da transformação de energia. c) Math produto de fatores iguais. d) nação poderosa. 3 força mecânica ou elétrica. 4 Med eficácia, eficiência. 5 coll grande quantidade, abundância. 6 Opt capacidade de aumento de uma lente, alcance. 7 arch força militar ou naval. 8 powers potestades. 9 energia elétrica. • vt equipar com meio de propulsão mecânica, prover de energia. • adj força. effective power potência efetiva. electric power força elétrica. in power no poder, no governo. power of attorney Jur procuração. power of conversation dom da conversação. reasoning power capacidade de raciocínio. square power segunda potência. the powers of evil as forças do mal. they came into power eles se apossaram do poder. they will do all in their power farão tudo que estiver ao seu alcance. to raise into the 2nd power elevar à segunda potência.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > power

  • 44 through

    [Ɵru:] 1. preposition
    1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) através de
    2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) através de
    3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) completamente
    4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) devido a
    5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) através de
    6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) até
    2. adverb
    (into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) dum lado ao outro
    3. adjective
    1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) directo
    2) (finished: Are you through yet?) terminado
    4. adverb
    (in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) completamente
    - soaked
    - wet through
    - through and through
    - through with
    * * *
    [θru:] adj 1 direto, sem interrupção. 2 completo, terminado, até o fim. 3 coll conectado, ligado. please put me through to / por favor, ligue-me com. you are through / a ligação está feita. • adv 1 de uma parte a outra, de um extremo a outro, de lado a lado. the train goes through / o trem é direto. 2 completamente, totalmente. 3 do começo ao fim, diretamente. read the letter through / leia a carta toda, até o fim. 4 satisfatoriamente, favoravelmente. • prep 1 de uma extremidade a outra, de lado a lado, através de, do princípio ao fim, de parte a parte. we must pass (go) through many dangers / temos de passar por muitos perigos. 2 dentro de, por. 3 devido a, por causa de. 4 por meio de, por intermédio de, por, através, até o fim. all through my life durante toda minha vida. Monday through Friday de segunda a sexta-feira. the whole night through durante a noite toda. through and through completamente. through fear de medo. through your help por meio de seu auxílio, com seu auxílio. to be through with coll estar pronto com, ter acabado com. to carry through levar ao fim, realizar. to fall asleep through weakness dormir de cansaço. to fall through falhar, fracassar, ser reprovado. to go through with pôr em prática, realizar alguma coisa. to see through a brick wall fig enxergar coisas que não existem. to see through someone perceber as intenções de alguém.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > through

  • 45 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fogo
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender
    - lighting - lighthouse - light-year - bring to light - come to light - in the light of - light up - see the light - set light to II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leve
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mais leve
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil, ligeiro
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso
    - light-headed - light-hearted - lightweight - get off lightly - make light of - travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > light

  • 46 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) em sentido oposto
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) de lugar em lugar
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) em visita
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta de
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) em torno de
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) na virada de
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) ronda
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) rodada, assalto
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) cânone
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) virar
    - roundly - roundness - rounds - all-round - all-rounder - roundabout 6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) sinuoso
    - round-shouldered - round trip - all round - round about - round off - round on - round up

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > round

  • 47 advance

    1. verb
    1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) avançar
    2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) adiantar
    2. noun
    1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) avanço
    2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) adiantamento
    3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) proposta
    3. adjective
    1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) adiantado
    2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) antecipado
    3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) avançado
    - in advance
    * * *
    ad.vance
    [ədv'a:ns; ədv'æns] n 1 avanço, avançada. 2 progresso, melhoramento, melhoria, melhora. 3 aumento, acréscimo, elevação. 4 adiantamento, antecipação, pagamento antecipado. 5 mercadoria recebida com antecipação. 6 empréstimo. 7 advances primeiros passos para entabular entendimentos ou entrar em contato com alguém. 8 oferta. 9 promoção, ascensão, elevação (no cargo). • vt+vi 1 avançar, investir. 2 marchar para a frente, levar para diante. 3 progredir, melhorar, desenvolver. 4 auxiliar, ajudar, favorecer, animar, fomentar. 5 promover, subir (no cargo ou posição), fazer progredir. 6 aumentar, encarecer. 7 apressar, acelerar, antecipar. 8 adiantar, pagar ou suprir antecipadamente. 9 emprestar, ceder. 10 sugerir, aventar. 11 explicar, expor. • adj 1 avançado. 2 adiantado, antecipado. in advance na frente, adiantado. payment in advance pagamento adiantado. to be in advance of someone estar à frente de alguém.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > advance

  • 48 away

    [ə'wei]
    1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) longe
    2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) de costas
    3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) completamente
    4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) sem parar
    5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) fora
    * * *
    a.way
    [əw'ei] adj 1 ausente, fora. 2 distante, longe, remoto. he is away from home / ele está longe de seu lar. • adv 1 para longe, à distância, fora, embora. 2 longe de. I was three hours away from home / eu estava a três horas de casa. 3 em direção oposta, contrariamente. 4 para a posse de outrem, fora, embora. she gave her fortune away / ela jogou fora sua fortuna. 5 até o fim, até a morte, completamente. 6 para diante, continuadamente, constantemente, sempre. he is working away / ele está trabalhando continuadamente. 7 coll logo, sem demora, imediatamente. 8 com elipse do verbo, imperativamente: vá embora! an away match partida em campo adversário. away back Amer coll afastadamente, remotamente. away down longínquo. away with you! fora!, vai-te embora! far and away, out and away inteiramente, absolutamente, de longe. he is far and away the best man of the team / ele é absolutamente (de longe) o melhor homem da equipe. fire away coll conte já, deixe ouvir sua história. I cannot away with him não posso suportá-lo. laugh away! ria à vontade! right away! a) pronto!, imediatamente! b) rail toque!, siga! to do away anular, abolir. to make away with a thing subtrair, furtar alguma coisa. you won’t get away with it com isto você vai enganar-se.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > away

  • 49 distance

    ['distəns]
    1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) distância
    2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) distância
    * * *
    dis.tance
    [d'istəns] n 1 distância, espaço que separa duas coisas ou pessoas, intervalo, trajeto, afastamento. 2 período, espaço de tempo. Mus intervalo. 3 reserva, afastamento, falta de benevolência, frigidez, indiferença, respeito, altivez, discrição. 4 separação, afastamento de uma pessoa ou grupo em suas relações de superioridade e de inferioridade. 5 Naut caminho. • vt distanciar, pôr distante, deixar para trás, passar adiante de alguém na carreira, espacear, exceder, passar além, ultrapassar. at a distance ao longe, de longe. in the distance distante. out of distance a perder de vista. the distance due to o respeito que se deve a. to keep one at a distance não familiarizar-se com. to keep one’s distance observar o respeito que se deve a alguém, haver-se com reserva.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > distance

  • 50 rage

    [rei‹] 1. noun
    1) ((a fit of) violent anger: He flew into a rage; He shouted with rage.) fúria
    2) (violence; great force: the rage of the sea.) fúria
    2. verb
    1) (to act or shout in great anger: He raged at his secretary.) gritar
    2) ((of wind, storms etc) to be violent; to blow with great force: The storm raged all night.) soprar
    3) ((of battles, arguments etc) to be carried on with great violence: The battle raged for two whole days.) prosseguir com violência
    4) ((of diseases etc) to spread quickly and affect many people: Fever was raging through the town.) grassar
    - all the rage
    - the rage
    * * *
    [reidʒ] n 1 raiva, ira, furor, fúria. 2 violência, intensidade extrema. 3 desejo ou entusiasmo violento. 4 êxtase. 5 fig moda, voga, capricho, mania. • vi 1 enfurecer-se, enraivecer-se, encolerizar-se. 2 assolar, devastar. all the rage a moda, o objeto desejado por todos. the rage for money a avidez, volúpia pelo dinheiro. to be in a rage estar furioso.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > rage

  • 51 advance

    1. verb
    1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) avançar, promover
    2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) adiantar, emprestar
    2. noun
    1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) progresso
    2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) adiantamento
    3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) investida
    3. adjective
    1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) adiantado
    2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) antecipado
    3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) avançado
    - in advance

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > advance

  • 52 change

    [ ein‹] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) mudar
    2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) trocar
    3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) trocar(-se)
    4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) transformar
    5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) trocar
    2. noun
    1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) mudança
    2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) mudança
    3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) troca
    4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) trocado
    5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) troco
    6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) mudança
    - change hands - a change of heart - the change of life - change one's mind - for a change

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > change

  • 53 house

    1. plural - houses; noun
    1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) casa
    2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) casa
    3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) casa
    4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) casa
    2. verb
    1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) alojar
    2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) guardar
    - housing benefit - house agent - house arrest - houseboat - housebreaker - housebreaking - house-fly - household - householder - household word - housekeeper - housekeeping - houseman - housetrain - house-warming 3. adjective
    a house-warming party.) de inauguração
    - housework - like a house on fire

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > house

  • 54 power

    1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) poder, capacidade
    2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) energia
    3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) poder
    4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) poder
    5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autoridade
    6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potência
    7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potência
    - powerful - powerfully - powerfulness - powerless - powerlessness - power cut - failure - power-driven - power point - power station - be in power

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > power

  • 55 through

    [Ɵru:] 1. preposition
    1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) através de
    2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) através de
    3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) do começo ao fim
    4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) por causa de
    5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) por intermédio de
    6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) de... até
    2. adverb
    (into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) do começo ao fim
    3. adjective
    1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) direto
    2) (finished: Are you through yet?) que terminou
    4. adverb
    (in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) inteiramente
    - soaked - wet through - through and through - through with

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > through

  • 56 attack

    [ə'tæk] 1. verb
    1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) atacar
    2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) atacar
    3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) atacar
    4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) atirar-se a
    2. noun
    1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) ataque
    2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) ataque
    * * *
    at.tack
    [ət'æk] n ataque: 1 doença repentina, mal-estar, acesso súbito. 2 investida, agressão, acometimento. 3 injúria, acusação, discussão. 4 ação de atacar. • vt+vi 1 atacar, assaltar, tomar a ofensiva, agredir, ferir. 2 formar libelo, criticar, ofender, injuriar, combater (por escrito ou verbalmente). 3 iniciar vigorosamente um serviço, dedicar-se inteiramente ao trabalho. 4 prejudicar, lesar. 5 acometer. attacked by rust atacado pela ferrugem.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > attack

  • 57 block

    [blok] 1. noun
    1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloco
    2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) bloco
    3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloco
    4) (a barrier: a road block.) barricada
    5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) quarteirão
    2. verb
    (to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) bloquear
    3. verb
    The ships blockaded the town.) fazer bloqueio
    - blocked
    - block capital/letter
    - blockhead
    * * *
    [blɔk] n 1 bloco (de madeira, de metal, de pedra etc.). 2 obstrução, impedimento. 3 Sport bloqueio do jogo do adversário. 4 Amer quadra, quarteirão. 5 grupo de prédios, bloco de casas. 6 conjunto. 7 secionamento de via férrea. 8 cepo. 9 roldana, moitão, cadernal. 10 molde, forma de chapéu. 11 bloco de papel. 12 sl cabeça. 13 Med obstrução. 14 cadafalso (de guilhotina). • vt+vi 1 impedir a passagem, encher, entupir. 2 bloquear, obstruir. 3 parar, paralisar. 4 montar, moldar ou prensar sobre um bloco, formar um bloco. 5 esboçar, delinear. 6 segurar ou firmar com blocos. 7 bloquear (crédito, moeda). 8 Sport fazer obstrução. 9 Parl impedir, adiar, opor-se a projeto de lei. a chip off the old block fig muito parecido com o pai. to block out/in esboçar, planejar. to block the line bloquear a linha (de estrada de ferro). to knock someone’s block off dar um murro na cabeça de alguém. to put one’s head on the block arriscar o pescoço.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > block

  • 58 death

    [deƟ]
    1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) morte
    2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) morte
    3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) morte
    - death-bed
    - death certificate
    - at death's door
    - catch one's death of cold
    - catch one's death
    - put to death
    - to death
    * * *
    [deθ] n 1 morte, falecimento, óbito. 2 causa de morte. 3 decadência, destruição. 4 homicídio. 5 caveira ou esqueleto: o símbolo da morte. at death’s door às portas da morte. brain death Med morte cerebral. to be sick/ bored to death, estar aborrecido, de saco cheio. sudden death Med morte súbita. this will be the death of me! isto me mata! tired to death extenuado, prostrado. to be in at the death (of something) presenciar o desfecho ou clímax de alguma coisa. to be tickled to death encantado, não caber em si de contente. to be wounded to death estar ferido mortalmente. to dice with death brincar com a morte. to fight to the death for lutar com unhas e dentes. to laugh oneself to death morrer de riso. to put to death executar, supliciar, fazer sofrer a pena de morte. unto death até a morte, eternamente, sempre.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > death

  • 59 near

    [niə] 1. adjective
    1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) próximo
    2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo
    2. adverb
    1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) perto
    2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) perto
    3. preposition
    (at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) perto
    4. verb
    (to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) aproximar-se
    - nearness
    - nearby
    - nearside
    - near-sighted
    - a near miss
    * * *
    [niə] vt+vi aproximar-se, acercar-se. • adj 1 próximo, perto, chegado. 2 contíguo, vizinho. 3 íntimo, familiar. 4 curto, direto. 5 aproximado. 6 parcimonioso. 7 semelhante. 8 estreito. • adv 1 próximo, perto, a pouca distância. 2 quase. 3 cuidadosamente. 4 escassamente. • prep 1 junto a. 2 perto de. in the near future num futuro próximo. near at hand perto, à mão. nearest to me o mais próximo de mim. near the house perto da casa.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > near

  • 60 sack

    I [sæk] noun
    (a large bag of coarse cloth, strong paper or plastic: The potatoes were put into sacks.) saco
    - sackcloth II [sæk] verb
    (to dismiss (a person) from his job: One of the workmen was sacked for drunkenness.) despedir
    * * *
    sack1
    [sæk] n 1 saco. 2 saca, conteúdo de um saco. 3 = link=sacque sacque. 4 vestido-saco. 5 coll despedida de emprego, demissão. 6 sl cama. 7 Baseball base. • vt 1 ensacar. 2 despedir, demitir. sack coat capa curta. sack handling plant instalação para o transporte de sacos. to get the sack coll ser demitido. to give someone the sack coll demitir alguém. to hit the sack ir para a cama, ir dormir.
    ————————
    sack2
    [sæk] n saque, roubo, pilhagem. they put the town to sack / pilharam a cidade. • vt saquear, pilhar, devastar.
    ————————
    sack3
    [sæk] n vinho branco da Espanha e das Canárias.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > sack

См. также в других словарях:

  • The Town & Country Club — was a 2,100 capacity theatre style venue in Kentish Town in North London, England. The venue was built in 1934 and was originally an art deco cinema.After the cinema was closed, the venue re opened as a music venue under the name of The Town… …   Wikipedia

  • The Town That Dreaded Sundown — is a 1977 R rated film directed by Charles B. Pierce. It is based on the The Phantom Killer, who murdered five people in the 1940s. The film is presented in the vein of Unsolved Mysteries with a narrator dictating the actions before they are… …   Wikipedia

  • The Town I Loved So Well — is a song written by Phil Coulter about his childhood in Derry, Northern Ireland. The first three verses are about the simple lifestyle he grew up with in Derry, while the final two deal with the Troubles, and lament how his placid hometown had… …   Wikipedia

  • The Town Hall — Infobox Theatre name = The Town Hall caption = address = 123 West 43rd Street city = New York City country = United States designation = latitude = longitude = architect = McKim, Mead White owner = capacity = 1,495 [ [http://www.the townhall… …   Wikipedia

  • The Town and the City — infobox Book | name = The Town and the City title orig = translator = image caption = The Town and the City . Harvest hardcover edition, second printing, 1970. author = Jack Kerouac cover artist = country = United States language = English series …   Wikipedia

  • The Talk of the Town (1942 film) — Infobox Film | name = The Talk of the Town image size=175px caption = DVD cover director = George Stevens producer = George Stevens Fred Guiol writer = Irwin Shaw Sidney Buchman starring = Cary Grant Jean Arthur Ronald Colman Rex Ingram music… …   Wikipedia

  • On the Town (musical) — On the Town On the Town Cast Recording Music Leonard Bernstein Lyrics Betty Comden Adolph Green Book …   Wikipedia

  • New York, New York (On the Town) — New York, New York is a song from the 1944 musical On the Town and the 1949 MGM musical film of the same name. The music was written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The best known line of this song is, New… …   Wikipedia

  • Live at London's Talk of the Town (Temptations album) — Infobox Album | Name = Live at London s Talk of the Town Type = Live album Artist = The Temptations Released = July 24, 1970 Recorded = 1970; Talk of the Town, London, England Genre = Soul/Pop Length = N/A Label = Gordy GS 953 Producer = N/A… …   Wikipedia

  • Wake the Town — is a reggae song recorded by U Roy.Jamaican toaster U Roy put the country on notice when the refrain Wake the town, tell the people first rang out of dancehalls and clubs in Jamaica in 1970. The song was one of the first major hits of the genre,… …   Wikipedia

  • A Night on the Town (Rod Stewart album) — For the 1987 film of the same name see under the film s original United States title Adventures in Babysitting. : For the 1990 Bruce Hornsby and the Range album of the same name, see A Night on the TownInfobox Album | Name = A Night on the Town… …   Wikipedia

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»