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to be cock-a-hoop

  • 1 to be cock-a-hoop

    to be cock-a-hoop
    triunfar, vangloriar-se, ser orgulhoso, inchar-se, empavonar-se.

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  • 2 cock

    [kok] 1. noun
    1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) galo
    2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) válvula
    3) (a slang word for the penis.) pila
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) arrebitar
    2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) engatilhar
    3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) pôr de esguelha
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    - cocky
    - cock-and-bull story
    - cock-crow
    - cock-eyed
    - cocksure
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    cock1
    [kɔk] n 1 galo, frango. 2 canto do galo. 3 macho de qualquer ave ou pássaro. 4 torneira, bica, válvula. 5 cão de espingarda. 6 cão (de espingarda) armado. 7 catavento, grimpa. 8 volante de relógio. 9 fiel de balança. 10 bico de chapéu. 11 sl pênis. 12 chefe, líder. • vt armar o cão de espingarda. cock-a-doodle-doo cocorocó, canto do galo. cock and bull impossível, absurdo. cock-and-bull story conto da carochinha. cock and hen sl ele e ela. cock of the walk, cock of the roost manda-chuva. fighting cock galo de briga. old cock! velho amigo! that cock won’t fight fig isto (este plano) não dará certo, não poderá ser realizado. the anchor is a-cock-bill a âncora está pronta para fundear. they live like fighting cock eles vivem com todo luxo (à regalada, à grande). to be cock-a-hoop triunfar, vangloriar-se, ser orgulhoso, inchar-se, empavonar-se.
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    cock2
    [kɔk] n levantamento (os olhos, a aba do chapéu, a cabeça por soberbia), torção, movimento para cima. • vt+vi 1 levantar, erguer (os olhos, a vista). 2 armar (cão de espingarda). 3 estar com a cabeça levantada, empertigar-se, emproar-se, apavonar-se. 4 estar alerta (animais). 5 piscar os olhos. he cocked his eyes at her ele piscou para ela. he cocked his hat ele usou seu chapéu com petulância, posto de lado, em cima da orelha. the dog cocked his ears o cachorro fitou as orelhas. to cock a snook sl fazer sinal de desprezo (pôr o polegar com os dedos abertos na ponta do nariz em sinal de troça). to cock up estragar, arruinar.
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    cock3
    [kɔk] n 1 meda, monte de feno ou palha. 2 sl tolice, estupidez, Brit coll comportamento atrevido. • vt dispor em medas, amontoar feno.

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  • cock-a-hoop — [ˌkɔk ə ˈhu:p US ˌka:k ] adj [not before noun] BrE [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: set the cock on the hoop to celebrate (16 17 centuries)] pleased and excited about something, especially something you have done cock a hoop at/about/over ▪ Robert s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cock-a-hoop — a. Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially. Syn: boastful, braggart(prenominal), bragging(prenominal), braggy, big, crowing, self aggrandizing, vainglorious. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cock-a-hoop — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely pleased. ORIGIN from the phrase set cock a hoop, apparently denoting the action of turning on a tap and allowing liquor to flow …   English terms dictionary

  • cock-a-hoop — [käk΄ə ho͞op′] adj. [Fr coq à huppe, cock with a crest] 1. in very high spirits; elated; exultant 2. boastful; conceited …   English World dictionary

  • cock-a-hoop — /kok euh hoohp , hoop , kok euh hoohp , hoop /, adj. 1. in a state of unrestrained joy or exultation; boastfully elated: He was cock a hoop over his victory. 2. askew; out of kilter: He knocked his hat cock a hoop. [1520 30; orig. uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

  • cock-a-hoop — [16] Cock a hoop comes from a 16th and 17th century expression set the cock on the hoop ‘make merry’ – but exactly how the expression arose is not clear. One obvious interpretation is that it meant ‘put the tap on the barrel’ – that is, let the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • cock-a-hoop — [16] Cock a hoop comes from a 16th and 17th century expression set the cock on the hoop ‘make merry’ – but exactly how the expression arose is not clear. One obvious interpretation is that it meant ‘put the tap on the barrel’ – that is, let the… …   Word origins

  • cock-a-hoop — adjective Etymology: from the phrase to set cock a hoop to be festive Date: 1663 1. triumphantly boastful ; exulting 2. awry …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cock-a-hoop — adjective Exultant, very happy, triumphant. I have to say I felt pretty cock a hoop straight after my epidural but, some hours later, my head felt as though someone large and heavy had been sitting on it …   Wiktionary

  • cock-a-hoop — ADJ: usu v link ADJ If you are cock a hoop, you are extremely pleased about something that you have done. [INFORMAL, OLD FASHIONED] …   English dictionary

  • cock-a-hoop — adjective extremely pleased. Origin C17: from the phr. set cock a hoop, of unknown origin, appar. denoting the action of turning on a tap and allowing liquor to flow …   English new terms dictionary

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