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  • 1 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) desperdiçado

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  • 2 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) desperdiçado

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  • 3 to go down the drain

    to go down the drain
    descer pelo ralo, desperdiçar, reduzir a nada, arruinar.

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  • 4 drain

    [drein] 1. verb
    1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenar
    2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) escoar-se
    3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) escoar
    4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) esvaziar
    5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) esgotar
    2. noun
    1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) escoadouro
    2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) sorvedouro
    - draining-board
    - drainpipe
    - down the drain
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    [drein] n 1 dreno, tubo ou vala para drenagem. 2 rego, fosso, vala, escoadouro, cano de esgoto, desaguadouro, sarjeta. 3 esgotamento, escoamento contínuo, goteira. he is a great drain on my means / ele pesa-me muito no bolso. 4 pressão, extenuação, exigência. 5 drenagem, ato de drenar. 6 sl gole de bebida alcoólica. 7 Surg tubo de drenagem para facilitar a evacuação do pus, etc., dreno. • vt+vi 1 drenar, secar um terreno por meio de drenagem. 2 esgotar, escoar, tirar a água de qualquer lugar, deixar escorrer pouco a pouco, esvaziar gradualmente, desaguar, dessecar. 3 esgotar-se, exaurir-se, extenuar-se gradualmente, secar, vasar, privar de recursos. 4 fazer exigências de. 5 engolir de um trago. 6 prover com canos de descarga. 7 fig perder a cor, empalidecer. to drain away/ off/ out 1 enfraquecer. 2 esgotar, esvair, dessangrar. to drain dry esgotar, drenar completamente. to drain the bed drenar o subsolo. to drain the cup of experimentar integralmente. to go down the drain descer pelo ralo, desperdiçar, reduzir a nada, arruinar. to laugh like a drain Brit sl rir ruidosamente.

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  • 5 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) através do tempo
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) para o sul
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) a descer
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) emborcar
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright
    4. adjective - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground
    II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) penugem
    - downy
    * * *
    [daun] n 1 duna. 2 terreno elevado e colinoso coberto de relva no sul da Inglaterra, usado como pastagem, colinas perto do mar no norte e no sul da Inglaterra ( the Downs), enseada entre os promontórios no norte e no sul da Inglaterra. 3 penugem, penas, pêlos ou cabelos que primeiro nascem, buço, cotão, lanugem, frouxel. 4 qualquer substância fofa, macia ou felpuda. 5 pêlo nas cascas de plantas ou frutas. 6 movimento em declive, descida. 7 revés de fortuna (especialmente no plural). 8 sl desconfiança. • vt+vi coll abaixar, abater, sujeitar, derrubar, dominar, humilhar, descer, descender, engolir rapidamente. • adj 1 abatido, desanimado, descoroçoado, deprimido. I may be down but not out / nem tudo está perdido. 2 em estado ou condição inferior. 3 em declive. 4 doente, adoentado. he is down with the flu / ele tem gripe. 5 Amer terminado. 6 Comp fora do ar, inoperante. • adv 1 abaixo, para baixo, em descida, em declive. 2 em decadência. 3 em posição deitada no chão. 4 abaixo do horizonte. 5 no ponto inferior, ao mais baixo grau. 6 do norte ao sul. 7 de origem, propriedade ou época anterior. 8 a uma quantia inferior, a um preço reduzido. 9 em estado de sujeição, depressão, desgraça ou perigo. 10 efetivamente, realmente, com atenção, com aplicação. 11 por escrito, no papel, em preto no branco. 12 à vista, contra entrega. 13 Naut a sotavento. 14 seguindo a corrente. 15 em estado mais calmo, menos intenso. 16 em mau estado físico. • prep abaixo, para baixo, em declive, ao longo de, em direção inferior. • interj abaixo! deita! senta! the ups and downs at life as vicissitudes da vida. down and out totalmente desprovido, privado de recursos, arruinado, liquidado, vencido. down at heel maltrapilho, descuidado no traje. down for em uma lista de espera. down for Tuesday anunciado para terça-feira. down from town afastado da cidade. down in the country no campo, no interior. down in the mouth descoroçoado, desalentado, desanimado. down on zangado ou aborrecido com. down on one’s knees de joelhos. down on one’s luck necessitado de dinheiro, pronto. down the centuries no correr dos séculos. down the river pelo rio abaixo, seguindo a corrente. down the wind a sotavento. down to hell! vá para o inferno! down to the ground coll completamente. down with him! derriba-o! deita-o abaixo! he is down upon his luck ele está sem sorte. he was tracked down at last finalmente ele foi achado. the sun is down o sol se pôs. the thermometer is down by five degrees o termômetro desceu 5 graus. the wind is down cessou o vento. to bear down, to beat down Naut pôr-se a barlavento. to be down on ser severo, rude com alguém, tratar mal, falar rudemente a alguém. to bend down curvar-se. to calm down acalmar. to clean the house down limpar a casa toda. to come down vir abaixo, descer, fig baixar, abater-se, ceder, cair na miséria. to come down with cair de cama com. to down tools fazer greve. to fly down aterrissar, descer voando, voar para. to get down 1 apear, descer. 2 engolir, tragar alguma coisa. to get down to business ir ao que interessa, ir direto ao assunto. to get down to work trabalhar com afinco. to go down 1 afundar, soçobrar. 2 deixar a universidade para as férias ou no fim do trimestre. 3 baixar (o preço). 4 acalmar-se (o vento). to have a down on coll guardar rancor a. to hunt down = link=%20to%20ride%20down to ride down. to kneel down ajoelhar-se. to knock down atropelar. to let someone down 1 humilhar. 2 deixar ao desamparo, abandonar alguém. to lie down deitar-se. to pay cash down pagar à vista. to put a down on sl dar informações sobre, delatar, denunciar. to put down 1 depor. 2 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. to ride down 1 alcançar perseguindo. 2 forçar, escaramuçar, atropelar. to send down expulsar ou suspender um estudante. to set down 1 assentar por escrito, notar. 2 mencionar, citar. 3 resolver. 4 registrar. to shout down fazer calar mediante gritos. to sit down sentar-se. to step down descer. to stoop down abaixar-se. to take down 1 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. 2 pôr abaixo, deitar abaixo. to turn down the radio diminuir o volume do rádio. to write down assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. up and down aqui e acolá, de lá para cá, para baixo e para cima, por toda parte. upside down de cabeça para baixo, ao revés, às avessas.

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  • 6 drain

    [drein] 1. verb
    1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenar
    2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) escoar(-se)
    3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) escoar, escorrer
    4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) esvaziar
    5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) esgotar
    2. noun
    1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) canal de escoamento
    2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) escoadouro
    - draining-board - drainpipe - down the drain

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  • 7 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) sob controle
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) para o sul
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abaixo
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragar
    - downwards - downward - down-and-out - down-at-heel - downcast - downfall - downgrade - downhearted - downhill - downhill racing - downhill skiing - down-in-the-mouth - down payment - downpour - downright 4. adjective - downstream - down-to-earth - downtown - downtown - down-trodden - be/go down with - down on one's luck - down tools - down with - get down to - suit someone down to the ground - suit down to the ground II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) penugem
    - downy

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  • 8 to go down on

    to go down on
    vulg fazer sexo oral com. to go down the drain 1 desperdiçar, não ser aproveitado. 2 perder o valor.

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  • 9 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ir
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) passar
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) ir
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) ir
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ir
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) ser liquidado
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) decorrer
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) ir embora
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) sumir
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ir (fazer)
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) ir-se abaixo
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) funcionar
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) ficar
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) estar
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) guardar-se
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) passar
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) gastar-se
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) valer
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) fazer
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) ser
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) correr bem
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tentativa
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) genica
    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) bem sucedido
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) actual
    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) licença
    - going-over
    - goings-on
    - no-go
    - all go
    - be going on for
    - be going on
    - be going strong
    - from the word go
    - get going
    - give the go-by
    - go about
    - go after
    - go against
    - go along
    - go along with
    - go around
    - go around with
    - go at
    - go back
    - go back on
    - go by
    - go down
    - go far
    - go for
    - go in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - go off
    - go on
    - go on at
    - go out
    - go over
    - go round
    - go slow
    - go steady
    - go through
    - go through with
    - go too far
    - go towards
    - go up
    - go up in smoke/flames
    - go with
    - go without
    - keep going
    - make a go of something
    - make a go
    - on the go
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    [gou] n 1 ação de andar, andar. 2 espírito, impulso, energia, animação. 3 estado das coisas, modo, estilo. 4 autorização para prosseguir. 5 vez (de jogar), tentativa. 6 remessa. 7 ocorrência. 8 sucesso. • vt+vi (ps went, pp gone) 1 ir, seguir, prosseguir, andar. 2 sair, partir, deixar, ir embora. 3 estar em movimento, andar, trabalhar (máquinas), soar. 4 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. 5 estar, ser. 6 começar, empreender. 7 proceder, avançar. 8 correr, vagar, estar em uso corrente. 9 meter-se, intrometer-se. 10 estender-se, alcançar. 11 passar. 12 ser vendido, ser entregue. 13 tender, levar, conduzir. 14 resultar, redundar. 15 pertencer, caber. 16 combinar, harmonizar. 17 explodir, estourar. 18 deixar de existir, perder, gastar. 19 morrer. 20 afrouxar. a fair go uma chance. all the go na moda. a near go um escape por um triz. anything goes Amer vale tudo. as men go como costuma acontecer com os homens. at one go de uma só vez, simultaneamente. be gone! afaste-se!, saia! dead and gone morto e passado. do you go with me? você me compreende?, você concorda comigo? from the word go desde o começo. go along with you! sem essa!, não acredito em você! going, going, gone! Auction primeiro, segundo, terceiro! go to it! coll vamos a isso! have a go at it! faça uma tentativa! he goes by the name of X ele é conhecido sob o nome X. here’s a go! agora avante! is it a go? combinado? it is all (quite) the go está bem em moda. it is no go coll não vai, não adianta. (it’s) no go nada feito. it was touch and go estava por um fio de cabelo, por um triz. let go! largue! let me go! solte-me! on the go em movimento, em atividade. pop went the bottle a garrafa estourou. that goes for you too isto também se aplica a você. that goes to show Amer isto demonstra. there is no go in the show coll o negócio não anda. there it goes again vai começar tudo de novo. to give it a go tentar. to go about 1 passar de um lugar para outro. 2 estar ocupado com. 3 procurar. 4 circular. to go about one’s business 1 prestar atenção com as suas coisas, seu negócio. 2 partir, deixar. to go abroad viajar para o exterior. to go against ir contra. to go ahead continuar, começar imediatamente. to go along with concordar com, apoiar. to go aside 1 errar. 2 retirar-se. to go astray perder-se, perder o caminho. to go at atacar. to go away partir. to go back voltar. to go back on trair, não cumprir uma promessa. to go bail fiar, afiançar. to go down 1 afundar. 2 deteriorar. 3 ser aceito, acreditado. 4 Comp quebrar. 5 sair da universidade. 6 sl acontecer. 7 ir para a cadeia. to go down on vulg fazer sexo oral com. to go down the drain 1 desperdiçar, não ser aproveitado. 2 perder o valor. to go down with pegar uma doença. to go Dutch repartir proporcionalmente uma conta ou despesa, Braz coll rachar uma conta. to go far ir longe, ter sucesso. to go for 1 atacar. 2 ir atrás. 3 tentar. 4 ser atraído por. 5 buscar, procurar. to go for broke arriscar tudo para vencer, dar o máximo de si. to go for nothing não ter valor. to go halves dividir igualmente uma conta, despesa. to go hang ser esquecido, negligenciado. to go hard with passar por dificuldades, custar caro a, ser difícil para. to go in entrar. to go in and out entrar e sair livremente. to go in for 1 praticar. 2 ter como profissão ou hobby. he goes in for sailing / ele gosta de velejar. he decided to go in for law / ele decidiu estudar (seguir a carreira de) direito. 3 participar de uma competição, prestar um exame. to go into 1 entrar. he went into convulsions / ele entrou em convulsões. he went into business / ele entrou nos negócios. 2 investigar. 3 ter, adotar como profissão. to go in unto Bib ter relações sexuais com. to go in with entrar em uma sociedade com, ajuntar-se com. to go it alone fazer algo sozinho, virar-se sozinho. to go live Radio, TV estar ao vivo. to go native adaptar-se a uma cultura estrangeira. to go off 1 deixar, partir. the train went off / o trem partiu. 2 disparar, explodir. the gun went off / a arma disparou. 3 piorar, deteriorar. the cinema has gone off / o cinema piorou. 4 estragar (comida). 5 chegar a uma conclusão esperada. 6 deixar de gostar de uma pessoa. 7 sl experimentar orgasmo. to go off with 1 largar um relacionamento para se relacionar com uma outra pessoa. 2 levar, pegar, carregar. to go on 1 continuar. you can’t go on the way you’ve been / você não pode continuar desta maneira. 2 comportar-se. 3 falar muito. he went on about it for half an hour / ele falou sobre isso durante meia hora. 4 existir, durar. 5 adequar-se. 6 começar. 7 aparecer no palco. 8 acontecer. to go on a journey sair em viagem. to go one better than exceder, sobrepujar. to go one’s own way agir, fazer independentemente. to go one’s way partir. to go on horseback andar a cavalo. to go on strike entrar em greve. to go on well with dar-se muito bem com. to go out 1 tornar-se extinto, extinguir. the fire went out / o fogo apagou-se. 2 partir, sair. 3 sair de moda. to go out of business deixar, desistir de um negócio, fechar as portas. to go out of fashion sair da moda. to go out of print estar esgotado (livros). to go over 1 revisar, rever, examinar. 2 relembrar. 3 ficar perto de. 4 visitar. 5 repetir. to go over to 1 mudar de opinião ou de partido. 2 TV mudar o lugar da transmissão. to go places 1 viajar muito. 2 prosperar, progredir, fazer sucesso. to go round ter suficiente. to go shares dividir. to go sick ficar doente. to go slow trabalhar, produzir menos (para obter algo dos empresários). to go stag sair desacompanhado. to go steady namorar firme. to go through 1 passar por. 2 gastar tudo. 3 Jur ir, ser aceito. 4 praticar, ensaiar. 5 olhar cuidadosamente. 6 ler do começo ao fim. to go through fire and water passar por todas as situações. to go together harmonizar, condizer. to go to pieces ficar em pedaços. the doll has gone to pieces / a boneca ficou em pedaços. to go under 1 falhar. 2 afundar, submergir. to go up 1 subir, ascender, aumentar. 2 ser destruído por fogo ou explosão. 3 aumentar preços. 4 entrar em uma universidade. to go with acompanhar, concordar, combinar. to go without passar sem. that goes without saying / é evidente, não precisa dizer. to go wrong dar errado, falhar, fracassar. to have a go tentar. to have a go at 1 criticar. 2 atacar fisicamente. 3 amolar, irritar alguém. what goes with it? o que é que acompanha isto? who goes? de quem é a vez? who goes there? quem está aí? years gone by anos passados.

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  • 10 sink

    [siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb
    1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) afundar-se
    2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) descer
    3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) embeber(-se)
    4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) desanimar
    5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) enterrar
    2. noun
    (a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) banca da cozinha
    - be sunk
    - sink in
    * * *
    [siŋk] n 1 pia. 2 antro, lugar de vício ou de corrupção. 3 fossa, escoadouro. • vt+vi (ps sank, pp sunk, arch sunken) 1 descer, baixar, cair, depositar, declinar. 2 fazer descer, fazer baixar. 3 afundar, ir a pique, submergir. 4 afundar, pôr a pique. 5 reduzir, diminuir. my heart sinks when I think of her / coll fico deprimido quando penso nela. 6 ficar mais baixo ou mais fraco. 7 entrar, penetrar. 8 furar, perfurar, escavar, aprofundar. 9 passar gradualmente, cair. 10 gastar, perder (dinheiro). 11 decair, deteriorar. he is sinking fast / ele está decaindo rapidamente. she has sunk very low / ela decaiu muito. 12 fazer desaparecer, esconder, perder de vista. 13 levar à ruína, destruir. 14 pagar, amortizar dívida. 15 compor (riscos). let’s sink a few beers coll vamos tomar alguns chopes. to sink back cair para trás. to sink beneath a burden fig sucumbir debaixo de uma carga. to sink capital in investir capital. to sink down cair, ficar prostrado. to sink in value desvalorizar-se. to sink into oblivion cair no esquecimento. to sink or swim ou vai ou racha. to sink to one’s knees cair de joelhos.

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  • 11 sink

    [siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb
    1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) afundar(-se)
    2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) baixar
    3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) penetrar, enfiar
    4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) deprimir(-se)
    5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) empatar
    2. noun
    (a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) pia
    - be sunk - sink in

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  • down the drain — British, American & Australian, informal, Australian, informal if work or money goes down the drain, it is wasted. Then our funding was withdrawn and two years work went down the drain. Say he gives up his training, that s four thousand pounds… …   New idioms dictionary

  • down\ the\ drain — adj or adv. phr. informal Wasted; lost. It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy. Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained. Compare: go by the board …   Словарь американских идиом

  • down the drain — mod. gone; wasted. □ Well, there’s 400 bucks down the drain. □ A lot of money went down the drain in that Wilson deal …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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