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1 corn on the cob
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2 corn on the cob
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3 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. -
4 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.) barbante, 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.) fieira2. 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 o fio de4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) pendurar por um fio•- 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 -
5 fat
[fæt] 1. noun1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) gordura2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) gordura2. adjective1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) gordo2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) grande•- fatness- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head* * *[fæt] n 1 gordura, banha, graxa, adiposidade, unto, sebo. vegetable fat / gordura vegetal. 2 obesidade. 3 fig gordura de terra: abundância. 4 fig a flor, a nata, a melhor parte ou a parte mais desejada. • vt+vi 1 engordar, tornar-se gordo. to grow fat / engordar. 2 cevar. to make fat / cevar. • adj 1 gordo, corpulento, obeso, adiposo, carnudo, rechonchudo, cevado. 2 gorduroso, oleoso. 3 fértil. 4 lucrativo, rendoso, proveitoso, próspero. 5 rico, avultado, considerável, abundante. a fat dowry / um dote rico. 6 grosso, cheio, abastecido, bem provido, recheado. 7 grosso, encorpado (caráter tipográfico). 8 fig estúpido, obtuso, lerdo, indolente, preguiçoso. a fat lot of good! nada bom! the fat is in the fire algo aconteceu que irá desencadear uma série de problemas, vai dar confusão. to fat mouth, to chew the fat sl 1 tagarelar, falar "abobrinhas". 2 lisonjear, engabelar. 3 reclamar. to live off the fat of the land viver na abundância. -
6 oil
[oil] 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) óleo2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) olear- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil* * *[ɔil] n 1 óleo. 2 petróleo. 3 azeite. 4 pl oils tintas a óleo. 5 pintura a óleo. 6 sl conversa untuosa, aduladora. • vt 1 azeitar, olear, lubrificar, untar. 2 ungir. 3 transformar em óleo. 4 tornar-se oleoso. 5 abastecer-se com óleo combustível. 6 sl subornar, adular. crude oil óleo cru. oil by-product derivado de petróleo. oil of turpentine essência de terebintina. oil of vitriol ácido sulfúrico. sour oil petróleo com alto teor de enxofre. sweet oil petróleo com baixo teor de enxofre. to burn the midnight oil estudar até altas horas, queimar as pestanas. to drill for oil perfurar em busca de petróleo. to have a well oiled tongue ser bom de bico. to oil a man’s palm subornar alguém. to oil on troubled waters pôr água na fervura, acalmar os ânimos. to pour oil into the fire pôr óleo na fogueira. to strike oil a) descobrir um poço de petróleo. b) enriquecer de repente. -
7 squash
[skwoʃ] 1. verb1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) esmagar2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) esmagar2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) aglomeração2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) sumo3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) squash4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.)•- squashy* * *squash1[skwɔʃ] n 1 polpa, massa esmagada, suco de legumes ou de frutas. 2 aperto, atropelo. 3 queda de um corpo mole, baque. 4 espécie de jogo de tênis de ginásio, squash. 5 Brit bebida à base de suco de frutas. • vt+vi 1 esmagar, amassar, espremer. 2 fazer som de batida em massa mole. 3 pôr um fim a. 4 comprimir.————————squash2[skwɔʃ] n Bot abóbora, aboboreira. -
8 squash
[skwoʃ] 1. verb1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) espremer, esmagar2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) esmagar2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) aperto2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!)3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) squash4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.)•- squashy -
9 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) cera2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) cera3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) cera4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) cera5) (sealing-wax.) lacre2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) encerar- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) crescer2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) crescer* * *wax1[wæks] n 1 cera. 2 ceral. 3 cerume. 4 sl disco, gravação fonográfica. • vt 1 encerar, untar de cera. 2 gravar em disco. • adj de ou como cera. as tight as wax fig mudo como um peixe. a wax in one’s hands uma pessoa subserviente. bee’s wax cera de abelha. ear-wax cerume. she sticks to him like wax ela se prende a ele como um carrapato. shoemaker’s/cobbler’s wax cerol. to put on wax gravar em disco. vegetable wax cera vegetal.————————wax2[wæks] vi Poet 1 crescer, desenvolver-se, aumentar ( into para), ficar cheia (lua). 2 tornar(-se). the party waxed merry a reunião ou festa tornou-se alegre. to wax and wane aumentar e diminuir. to wax old envelhecer. -
10 kingdom
1) (a state having a king (or queen) as its head: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; He rules over a large kingdom.) reino2) (any of the three great divisions of natural objects: the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.) reino* * *king.dom[k'iŋdəm] n 1 monarquia. 2 reino, domínio. 3 um dos três reinos principais da natureza (animal, vegetal, mineral). kingdom-come o outro mundo, o além. the kingdom of God o reino de Deus. to go to kingdom-come sl morrer. -
11 peel
[pi:l] 1. verb1) (to take off the skin or outer covering of (a fruit or vegetable): She peeled the potatoes.) descascar2) (to take off or come off in small pieces: The paint is beginning to peel (off).) descascar2. noun(the skin of certain fruits, especially oranges, lemons etc.) casca- peeler- peelings* * *peel1[pi:l] n torre fortificada na fronteira entre a Inglaterra e a Escócia (século XVI).————————peel2[pi:l] n 1 pá de forneiro. 2 pá de remo.————————peel3[pi:l] n casca (de fruta). • vt+vi 1 descascar, pelar. 2 sl despir-se. to peel off a) despir-se. b) descamar. c) Aeron desgarrar, sair da formação. -
12 oil
[oil] 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) óleo2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) olear, lubrificar- oils- oily - oilfield - oil paint - oil painting - oil palm - oil-rig - oil-tanker - oil-well - strike oil -
13 peel
[pi:l] 1. verb1) (to take off the skin or outer covering of (a fruit or vegetable): She peeled the potatoes.) descascar2) (to take off or come off in small pieces: The paint is beginning to peel (off).) descascar2. noun(the skin of certain fruits, especially oranges, lemons etc.) casca- peeler- peelings -
14 patch
[pæ ] 1. noun1) (a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole: She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.) remendo2) (a small piece of ground: a vegetable patch.) canteiro2. verb(to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material: She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.) remendar- patchy- patchiness
- patchwork
- patch up* * *[pætʃ] n 1 remendo. 2 sinal, mosca: pinta artificial colocada no rosto como enfeite. 3 pedaço de emplastro ou esparadrapo colocado sobre uma ferida. 4 venda colocada sobre um olho ferido. 5 pedaço, porção. 6 pequeno pedaço de terra. 7 malha, mancha. 8 trecho, fragmento, excerto. • vt+vi 1 remendar, consertar. 2 ocultar (defeitos) por meio de sinais ou moscas. 3 fazer uma obra de retalhos ou remendos. 4 fazer às pressas, executar sem capricho. 5 repartir, reconciliar. to patch up remendar, fazer ou consertar negligentemente. to strike a bad patch ter má sorte. -
15 kingdom
1) (a state having a king (or queen) as its head: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; He rules over a large kingdom.) reino2) (any of the three great divisions of natural objects: the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.) reino -
16 patch
[pæ ] 1. noun1) (a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole: She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.) remendo2) (a small piece of ground: a vegetable patch.) canteiro2. verb(to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material: She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.) remendar- patchy- patchiness - patchwork - patch up -
17 marrow
1) (the soft substance in the hollow parts of bones: Beef marrow is needed for this dish.) medula2) ((American squash) a large, green, thick-skinned vegetable, or its flesh as food.) abóbora* * *mar.row[m'ærou] n 1 tutano. 2 medula. 3 polpa. 4 essência, ponto capital. -
18 pea
[pi:]1) (the round seed of a kind of climbing plant, eaten as a vegetable: We had roast beef, potatoes and peas for dinner.) ervilha2) (the plant which produces these seeds: We planted peas and beans this year.) ervilha* * *[pi:] n ervilha. • adj do tamanho da ervilha. chick pea Bot grão-de-bico. sweet pea Bot ervilha-de-cheiro. to be as like as two peas serem idênticos, cara de um, focinho do outro. -
19 spice
1. noun1) (a usually strong-smelling, sharp-tasting vegetable substance used to flavour food (eg pepper or nutmeg): We added cinnamon and other spices.) especiaria2) (anything that adds liveliness or interest: Her arrival added spice to the party.) sal2. verb(to flavour with spice: The curry had been heavily spiced.) condimentar- spiced- spicy
- spiciness* * *[spais] n 1 tempero, condimento. 2 cheiro, sabor de condimento. 3 gosto, sabor, graça, traço. • vt 1 condimentar, temperar. 2 conferir graça ou interesse a alguma coisa, fig apimentar. -
20 marrow
1) (the soft substance in the hollow parts of bones: Beef marrow is needed for this dish.) medula, tutano2) ((American squash) a large, green, thick-skinned vegetable, or its flesh as food.) abóbora-menina
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