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21 low-down
adjective (mean; contemptible: a low-down thief.) ruim* * *low-down[l'ou daun] n sl 1 fatos concretos. 2 informações confidenciais. -
22 mask
1. noun(something, eg a covering resembling a face, used for hiding or protecting the whole or part of the face: The thief wore a black mask; Her face was a mask; under the mask of friendship.) máscara2. verb(to hide or disguise: He managed to mask his feelings.) mascarar* * *[ma:sk] n 1 máscara, disfarce. 2 Archit mascarão. 3 cabeça de raposa. • vt+vi 1 mascarar, disfarçar. 2 dissimular, encobrir, ocultar. 3 mascarar-se. 4 participar de um baile de máscaras ou de uma mascarada. gas mask máscara de gás. to throw off the mask tirar a máscara, mostrar as cores. -
23 nab
[næb]past tense, past participle - nabbed; verb(to take, catch or get hold of: The police nabbed the thief.) agarrar* * *[næb] vt sl 1 prender. 2 apanhar em flagrante. -
24 on
[on] 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) em cima de2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em/de6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) em.7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) a fazer/tomar8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em9) (towards: They marched on the town.) em direcção a10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em/por12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) com13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ao ser (investigado)14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) sobre2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) em2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) em funcionamento4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) em exibição5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) em3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) a decorrer2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) vai haver•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto* * *[ɔn] adj posto, colocado. • adv 1 sobre, por cima de. 2 em diante, a partir de. 3 adiante, para a frente. 4 em andamento, em ação. 5 na direção. • prep 1 sobre, em cima de. 2 em. 3 no, nos, na, nas. 4 para o. 5 por meio de. 6 a respeito de. 7 perto. 8 junto a. 9 conforme. 10 durante. 11 em acréscimo a. 12 na direção de. 13 coll às custas de. and so on e assim por diante. come on! venha, vamos. far on in years de idade avançada. from that day on daquele dia em diante. go on! continue, prossiga. he is always on about her coll ele não pára de falar nela. he is on ele está embriagado. hold on! segure-se. later on mais tarde. on and off de vez em quando. on and on sem parar, ininterruptamente. on board a bordo. on call a chamado. on close no fechamento. on condition that sob a condição de. on duty a serviço, de plantão. on fire em chamas. on foot a pé. on Friday next week na sexta-feira da próxima semana. on purpose de propósito. on the contrary ao contrário. on the right/ left à direita/esquerda. on the river à margem do rio. on the rocks com gelo. on the telephone ao telefone. on time na hora. she’s always on sl ela está sempre ligada. the light is on a luz está acesa. they got on a bus eles subiram no ônibus. they greeted us on their arrival saudaram-nos por ocasião de sua chegada. to be on a cloud coll estar muito feliz. to be on one’s ass sl estar numa pior. to be on roll coll ter muito sucesso. to be on someone’s back sl a) pegar no pé de alguém. b) depender de alguém. to get on in life progredir na vida. to have a lot on coll ter muito o que fazer. to look on olhar, assistir (a um jogo). to march on prosseguir marchando. who is on the committee? quem está no comitê? -
25 pursue
[pə'sju:]1) (to follow especially in order to catch or capture; to chase: They pursued the thief through the town.) perseguir2) (to occupy oneself with (studies, enquiries etc); to continue: He is pursuing his studies at the University.) seguir•- pursuer- pursuit* * *pur.sue[pəsj'u:] vt+vi 1 procurar, diligenciar. 2 perseguir, ir no encalço de. 3 seguir, adotar. 4 desempenhar, exercer. 5 prosseguir, continuar. 6 importunar, amolar. to pursue a course seguir um caminho. -
26 pursuit
[pə'sju:t]1) (the act of pursuing: The thief ran down the street with a policeman in (hot) pursuit.) perseguição2) (an occupation or hobby: holiday pursuits.) ocupação* * *pur.suit[pəsj'u:t] n 1 perseguição, persecução, caça. 2 ocupação, atividade. 3 busca, procura. in pursuit of wealth em busca de fortuna. literary pursuits atividades literárias. -
27 rifle
1. noun(a gun with a long barrel, fired from the shoulder: The soldiers are being taught to shoot with rifles.) espingarda2. verb1) (to search (through something): The thief rifled through the drawers.) pilhar2) (to steal: The document had been rifled.) roubar•* * *ri.fle1[r'aifəl] n 1 rifle, carabina ou espingarda que tem o cano raiado. 2 tropas armadas com espingardas ou rifles.————————ri.fle2[r'aifəl] vt 1 raiar: guarnecer o cano de uma arma de fogo com raias, para dar um movimento de rotação ao projétil. 2 atirar com espingarda ou rifle.————————ri.fle3[r'aifəl] vt roubar, pilhar, saltear, saquear. -
28 saloon
[sə'lu:n]1) (a large public room on a ship: the dining-saloon.) salão2) ((American sedan) a motor car with enclosed seating space for driver and at least three passengers.) carro3) (a place where alcoholic drinks are sold: The police searched in all the saloons for the thief.) bar* * *sa.loon[səl'u:n] n 1 salão, sala. 2 primeira classe (em navios). 3 Amer taverna, bar. -
29 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) arrebatar2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) tirar2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) movimento para agarrar2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) pedaço* * *[snætʃ] n 1 agarramento. 2 tempo curto. 3 pouquinho, pedacinho, fragmento. 4 sl seqüestro. • vt+vi 1 pegar, agarrar, apanhar. 2 ganhar, obter por ação rápida. 3 arrebatar. 4 roubar. 5 sl seqüestrar. by snatches aos pedaços, aos poucos, aos trancos. to snatch at querer pegar, procurar apanhar. to snatch away arrebatar, tirar, roubar. to snatch up pegar, apanhar, agarrar. -
30 tackle
['tækl] 1. noun1) (an act of tackling: a rugby tackle.) placar QUERY2) (equipment, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.) apetrechos3) (ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights: lifting tackle.) poleame4) (in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat.) cordoalha2. verb1) (to try to grasp or seize (someone): The policeman tackled the thief.) deitar a mão a2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) enfrentar3) (in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team): He tackled his opponent.) placar QUERY* * *tack.le[t'ækəl] n 1 equipamento, aparelho, aparelhagem. 2 moitão, talha, guincho. 3 Amer Ftb médio (esquerdo ou direito). • vt+vi 1 manejar, tentar resolver, lidar, atacar (problema, tarefa). 2 agarrar. 3 Ftb cometer falta. 4 arrear (cavalo). 5 segurar ou fixar com aparelhagem. 6 atracar-se, engalfinhar-se, atacar. -
31 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) cauda2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) cauda2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) seguir- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) coroa- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *[teil] n 1 rabo, cauda. 2 cauda de vestido. 3 cauda de avião. 4 cauda de um cometa. 5 parte traseira, fim, final, séquito, comitiva, conclusão. 6 trança, rabo de cabelo. 7 tails verso de moeda, coroa. 8 fraque, terno a rigor. 9 morgado, propriedade vinculada. 10 Typogr pé de página. 11 sl nádegas, traseiro. 12 sl pessoa contratada para seguir alguém, "sombra". 13 sl genitália feminina ou o pênis. 14 sl relação sexual. • vt+vi 1 colocar um rabo ou uma cauda. 2 formar a cauda, o fim, o final. 3 seguir imediatamente. 4 juntar, adicionar, emendar (uma coisa no fim de outra), amarrar por uma extremidade. 5 sl seguir, espionar. • adj no fim, nas costas, atrás. heads or tails? cara ou coroa? (ao tirar a sorte com moeda). not to make head or tail of it não entender, não saber qual é o começo e o fim. out of the tail of one’s eye com um olho de soslaio. tail of the eye canto do olho. to tail after someone seguir alguém nos calcanhares. to tail away sumir, diminuir, decrescer. to tail in fixar por uma extremidade. to tail off diminuir, enfraquecer. to turn tail virar as costas, fugir, escapar. to twist the lion’s tail irritar a Inglaterra. to wear the hair in tails usar o cabelo trançado. with one’s tail between one’s legs com o rabo entre as pernas.————————tailoring -
32 the Law
(the police: The thief was still in the building when the law arrived.) a polícia* * *the Lawn a) a Lei de Deus, promulgada por Moisés. b) o Antigo Testamento. -
33 as for
(with regard to; concerning: The thief was caught by the police almost immediately: As for the stolen jewels, they were found in a dustbin.) quanto a -
34 at/on one's heels
(close behind one: The thief ran off with the policeman close on his heels.) no (seu) encalço -
35 catch red-handed
(to find (a person) in the act of doing wrong: The police caught the thief red-handed.) apanhar com a boca na botija -
36 fingerprint
noun (the mark made by the tip of the finger, often used by the police etc as a means of identification: The thief wiped his fingerprints off the safe.) impressão digital -
37 hand over
(to give or pass; to surrender: We know you have the jewels, so hand them over; They handed the thief over to the police.) entregar -
38 in hot pursuit
(chasing as fast as one can: The thief ran off, with the shopkeeper in hot pursuit.) em perseguição -
39 make an example of
(to punish as a warning to others: The judge decided to make an example of the young thief and sent him to prison for five years.) tornar um exemplo/fazer exemplo em, castigar exemplarmente -
40 take to one's heels
(to run away: The thief took to his heels.) escapulir-se
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