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2 to chew out
to chew outcoll repreender, censurar severamente. to chew the cud 1 ruminar. 2 pensar muito antes de tomar uma decisão. -
3 chew
[ u:](to break (food etc) with the teeth before swallowing: If you chew your food properly it is easier to digest.) mastigar* * *[tʃu:] n 1 mastigação. 2 aquilo que se mastiga. 3 tabaco de mascar. 4 bocado. • vt+vi 1 mastigar, mascar. 2 fig ruminar, remoer, ponderar, refletir bem, pensar muito. 3 fig palrar, tagarelar. to bite off more than you can chew coll ter os olhos maiores que a boca, pretender fazer mais do que é capaz. to chew on/ over something coll considerar, pensar cuidadosamente a respeito de algo. to chew out coll repreender, censurar severamente. to chew the cud 1 ruminar. 2 pensar muito antes de tomar uma decisão. to chew the fat Amer sl ter uma longa conversa, bater um longo papo. -
4 eat
[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) comer- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) víveres- eat into- eat one's words* * *[i:t] vt+vi (ps ate, pp eaten) 1 comer, ingerir. 2 tomar uma refeição. 3 corroer, destruir. 4 gastar, consumir. to be eaten up by (with) sentir remorsos, ficar penalizado. to be eaten up with estar corroído de (algum sentimento). to eat crow reconhecer o erro, humilhar-se. to eat humble pie ser obrigado a admitir erro ou mentira. to eat away a) comer continuamente. b) destruir, corroer. to eat away at destruir pouco a pouco. to eat in a) comer em casa. b) corroer. to eat into corroer, consumir. to eat one’s gut of house and home explorar, arruinar alguém. to eat one’s head off não valer o que come. to eat one’s heart out consumir-se, sofrer em silêncio. to eat one’s words retirar o que disse, desmentir as próprias palavras, contradizer-se. to eat out comer fora de casa. to eat out of one’s hand comer na mão de alguém, subjugar-se a alguém. to eat up comer tudo. what’s eating you? o que o está preocupando? que é que o aflige? -
5 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) resistente2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) rijo3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) forte4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) violento5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) difícil2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) valentão- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *[t∧f] n valentão, brigão, desordeiro. • adj 1 flexível, elástico. 2 resistente, rijo, robusto. 3 consistente, duro. 4 forte, vigoroso. 5 difícil, árduo. 6 desagradável, espinhoso, ruim. 7 renitente, cabeçudo, obstinado, tenaz. 8 severo, violento. 9 Amer desordeiro, brutal. as tough as old boots durão, resistente. -
6 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) resistente2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) duro3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) resistente4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) rude, violento5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) duro2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) rude- toughen - tough luck - get tough with someone - get tough with
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chew\ out — v slang To scold roughly. The boy s father chewed him out for staying up late. The coach chews out lazy players. Syn.: bawl out, call on the carpet, haul over the coals … Словарь американских идиом
chew out — transitive verb Date: 1943 reprimand, bawl out … New Collegiate Dictionary
