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1 to bell the cat
to bell the cata) amarrar um guizo em um gato. b) tomar iniciativa arrojada. with bell, book and candle com todas as cerimônias necessárias.————————to bell the catpôr guizos no gato, desempenhar um papel perigoso, arriscar-se. -
2 cat
[kæt]1) (a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet: a Siamese cat.) gato2) (a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc): the big cats.) felino•- catty- catcall
- catfish
- catgut
- catsuit
- cattail
- let the cat out of the bag* * *[kæt] n 1 gato, gata. 2 qualquer outro animal da família dos Felídeos (o tigre, o leopardo, o leão, etc.). 3 Amer lince. 4 Amer = link=catfish catfish.5 Naut aparelho de ferro (do turco). 6 = link=cat-o%E2%80%99-nine-tails cat-o’-nine-tails. 7 sl mulher rancorosa, malévola. • vt içar e prender a âncora à serviola (ou turco). a game of cat and mouse jogo de gato e rato. an old cat gata velha, pessoa falsa. at night all cats are grey à noite todos os gatos são pardos. there’s not enough room to swing a cat não cabe mais nem um alfinete neste lugar. to bell the cat pôr guizos no gato, desempenhar um papel perigoso, arriscar-se. to let the cat out of the bag revelar o segredo. to live like cat and dog viver como cão e gato, viver brigando. tom-cat gato (macho). to put the cat among the pidgeons criar confusão. to rain cats and dogs chover a cântaros. to see which way the cat jumps ver para que lado sopra o vento, ver como param as coisas. when the cat is away, the mice are at play quando o gato está longe, os ratos brincam. -
3 bell
[bel]1) (a hollow object, usually of metal, which gives a ringing sound when struck by the clapper inside: church bells.) sino2) (any other mechanism for giving a ringing sound: Our doorbell is broken.) campainha* * *bell1[bel] n 1 sino. 2 campainha. 3 som de sino ou de campainha. 4 batida de sino. 5 Bot, Phys campânula. 6 Archit campana: corpo de capitel. • vt 1 pôr sino em. 2 alargar-se em diâmetro como sino. 3 tomar a forma de sino. 4 criar corola. • adj 1 de ou relativo a sino ou campainha. 2 em forma de sino ou campainha. bells Naut batida de sino que marca as meias horas. bell the bell ter sucesso, acertar em cheio. be saved by the bell ser salvo pelo gongo. clear as a bell muito claro ou nítido. he cursed him bell, by book and candle ele o mandou para os quintos do inferno. it rings a bell parece familiar, traz algo à lembrança. sound as a bell muito sadio, vendendo saúde. they rang the bell tocaram (sino ou campainha). to bell the cat a) amarrar um guizo em um gato. b) tomar iniciativa arrojada. with bell, book and candle com todas as cerimônias necessárias.————————bell2[bel] n bramido (do veado no cio). • vi bramir (como o veado).
См. также в других словарях:
bell the cat — ► bell the cat take the danger of a shared enterprise upon oneself. [ORIGIN: an allusion to a fable in which the mice suggest hanging a bell around the cat s neck to have warning of its approach.] Main Entry: ↑bell … English terms dictionary
bell the cat — To bell the cat is to perform a difficult or impossible task … The small dictionary of idiomes
Bell the cat — Belling the cat or to bell the cat is an English colloquialism that means to suggest or attempt to perform a difficult or impossible task. [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/To+bell+the+cat To Bell the Cat ] thefreedictionary.com. Accessed… … Wikipedia
bell the cat — verb take a risk; perform a daring act Who is going to bell the cat? • Hypernyms: ↑risk, ↑put on the line, ↑lay on the line • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal … Useful english dictionary
To bell the cat — cat cat (k[a^]t), n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. katt, Icel. k[ o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga ta, ga tos, Russ. & Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf. {Kitten}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bell the cat — take the danger of a shared enterprise upon oneself. [an allusion to a fable in which the mice suggest hanging a bell around the cat s neck to have warning of its approach.] → bell … English new terms dictionary
bell the cat — Synonyms and related words: affront, beard, bite the bullet, brave, brazen, brazen out, confront, court danger, defy danger, face, face the music, face up, face up to, flirt with death, front, go for broke, meet, meet boldly, meet head on, play… … Moby Thesaurus
bell the cat — do the dangerous thing, take the risk, face the danger with bravery … English contemporary dictionary
bell the cat — verb To undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group … Wiktionary
BELL-THE-CAT — Archibald Douglas, Earl of Arran, so called from his offer to dispose by main force of an obnoxious favourite of the king, James III … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
bell the cat — phrasal to do a daring or risky deed … New Collegiate Dictionary
