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101 needle
['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) agulha2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) agulha3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) ponteiro4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) agulha•- needlework* * *nee.dle[n'i:dəl] n agulha (de costura, bússola, fonógrafo, etc.). • vt coll alfinetar, amolar, encher a paciência. a needle in a hay-stack uma agulha no palheiro. pins and needles formigamento, adormecimento. -
102 pancake
noun (a thin cake usually made of milk, flour and eggs and fried in a pan etc.) panqueca* * *pan.cake[p'ænkeik] n 1 Cook panqueca. 2 Aeron placada, placagem. • vt+vi Aeron placar. -
103 pin
[pin] 1. noun1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) alfinete2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) alfinete2. verb1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) pregar2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) pregar•- pinhole
- pinpoint
- pin-up
- pin down
- pins and needles* * *[pin] n 1 alfinete. 2 pino. 3 cavilha, espicho. 4 pega. 5 tranqueta. 6 broche. 7 pino de boliche. 8 chaveta. 9 cravelha (de instrumentos de corda). 10 barrilete de 4,5 galões. 11 fig ninharia, bagatela. 12 pins coll gâmbias, pernas. 13 grampo (de cabelo). 14 alfinete de segurança. • vt 1 prender com alfinetes. 2 imputar, atribuir. 3 fixar, segurar, apertar. 4 segurar, prender. 5 sujeitar a, obrigar a. 6 Chess imobilizar peça do adversário. I don’t care a pin não dou a mínima importância. pin back your ears! preste atenção! quick on the pins ágil. to pin one’s faith/ hope on contar muito com, confiar fielmente em. to pin someone down fazer com que alguém se defina ou se comprometa a fazer algo. he pinned her down to her promise / ele a obrigou a cumprir sua promessa. to pin someone to the wall encostar alguém à parede. to pin the blame on someone pôr a culpa em alguém. -
104 pinched
adjective ((of a person's face) looking cold, pale or thin because of cold, poverty etc: Her face was pinched with cold.) chupado* * *[pintʃt] adj 1 comprimido, apertado. 2 aflito, atormentado. -
105 pinnacle
['pinəkl]1) (a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.) pináculo2) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) píncaro3) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) auge* * *pin.na.cle[p'inəkəl] n 1 Archit pináculo. 2 fig apogeu, auge, ápice, pico. • vt 1 prover de pináculo. 2 fig elevar, conduzir ao apogeu. -
106 plated
adjective (covered with a thin layer of a different metal: gold-plated dishes.) revestido* * *plat.ed[pl'eitid] adj 1 blindado, encouraçado. 2 incrustado. 3 laminado. -
107 plating
noun (a thin covering of metal: silver-plating.) revestimento* * *plat.ing[pl'eitiŋ] n chapeamento, galvanização, banho. -
108 plywood
noun, adjective ((of) a material made up of thin layers of wood glued together: a plywood box.) contraplacado* * *ply.wood[pl'aiwud] n madeira compensada. -
109 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pólo2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pólo3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pólo4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pólo•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) poste* * *pole1[poul] n 1 poste, estaca. 2 mastro. 3 vara, vareta. 4 zinga, vara de barco. 5 lança de carro. 6 medida de 5 l/2 jardas (5,029 m). 7 Horse curva da raia interna. • vt+vi 1 suportar com postes ou estacas. 2 impelir por meio de vara (barco).————————pole2[poul] n pólo. -
110 probe
[prəub] 1. noun1) (a long thin instrument used by doctors to examine a wound etc.) sonda2) (an investigation: a police probe into illegal activities.) sindicância2. verb1) (to investigate: He probed into her private life.) investigar2) (to examine (as if) with a probe: The doctor probed the wound; He probed about in the hole with a stick.) escarafunchar* * *[proub] n 1 Surg tenta, sonda. 2 Amer sindicância, inquérito. • vt+vi 1 Surg tentear, sondar. 2 investigar, sindicar, inquirir. 3 aprofundar, esquadrinhar. -
111 rapier
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112 rasher
['ræʃə](a thin slice (of bacon or ham).) fatia* * *rash.er[r'æʃə] n tira ou fatia de toucinho defumado. -
113 reed
[ri:d]1) (a kind of tall, stiff grass growing on wet or marshy ground: reeds along a river-bank.) junco2) (a thin piece of cane or metal in certain wind instruments (eg the oboe, clarinet) which vibrates and makes a sound when the instrument is played.) palheta* * *[ri:d] n Bot 1 cana, junco ou plantas semelhantes (bambu, caniço). 2 coisas feitas desse material. 3 Mus palheta (de instrumento de sopro). 4 flauta pastoril. 5 pente de tecelão. 6 Archit moldura ou ornato semicilíndrico. 7 fig poesia pastoril. 8 material para cobertura de telhados. • vt 1 Mus prover com palhetas. 2 Archit ornar com molduras. 3 cobrir com junco. a broken reed pessoa em que não se pode confiar. -
114 rod
[rod](a long thin stick or piece of wood, metal etc: an iron rod; a fishing-rod; a measuring-rod.) vara* * *[rɔd] n 1 vara, varinha, vareta, haste. 2 barra, bastão, bordão. 3 biela, tirante. 4 açoite. 5 fig castigo, punição. 6 unidade de medida igual a 5,03. 7 Amer sl revólver. 8 poder, domínio. 9 sl pênis. 10 Physiol bastonete: receptor fotossensível da retina. 11 Bact bastonete. 12 caniço, vara de pesca. divining rod varinha de condão, varinha mágica. to give the rod açoitar, castigar. to kiss the rod submeter-se, aceitar punição submissamente. to make a rod for one’s own back prejudicar-se. to ride the rods Amer viajar clandestinamente em ferrovia. -
115 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) escala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) escala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) escala4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) escala5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) escalaII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) escalarIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) escama- scaly* * *scale1[skeil] n 1 escama. 2 camada fina, crosta. 3 Ent cochonilha. • vi 1 escamar, remover escamas. 2 descascar. to scale off esfoliar.————————scale2[skeil] n 1 prato de balança. • vt pesar. the calf scales 125 pounds / o vitelo pesa 125 libras.————————scale3[skeil] n 1 escala, seqüência, série de graus. 2 graduação, régua, metro, instrumento de medida. 3 escala: proporção de tamanho. 4 extensão, tamanho. 5 Mus escala. • vi 1 reduzir, baixar em certa proporção. 2 representar em escala. 3 escalar, subir, ascender. on a large scale em larga escala. plain scale tamanho natural (desenho). reduced ( enlarged) scale escala reduzida (aumentada). to scale down reduzir proporcionalmente. -
116 scalpel
['skælpəl](a small knife with a thin blade, used in surgical operations.) escalpelo* * *scal.pel[sk'ælpəl] n escalpelo, bisturi. -
117 scraggy
['skræɡi](unattractively thin: a scraggy neck.) descarnado* * *scrag.gy[skr'ægi] adj 1 alto e magro. 2 áspero, rugoso, eriçado. -
118 scrawny
['skro:ni](thin, bony and wrinkled: a scrawny neck.) descarnado* * *scraw.ny[skr'ɔ:ni] adj Amer esquelético, exageradamente magro. -
119 seam
[si:m] 1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) costura2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) costura3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) filão2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) coser- the seamy side of life
- the seamy side* * *[si:m] n 1 costura. 2 sutura, junção, linha onde se unem dois cantos. 3 Med cicatriz. 4 fenda, racha, sulco. 5 Geol filão, veio, camada. • vt 1 costurar, juntar com costura, coser. 2 marcar (o rosto) com rugas ou cicatrizes. 3 abrir-se em sulcos. flat seam costura rebatida. joining seam emenda (costura). lapped seam bainha dobrada. staggered seam pesponto. -
120 seem
[si:m](to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing: A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.) parecer- seeming- seemingly
- seemly* * *[si:m] vt 1 parecer, dar a impressão. it seems impossible to me / parece-me impossível. 2 parecer, existir, parecer ser fato ou verdade. 3 ter a impressão. he seemed angry / ele parecia estar zangado.
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