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[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tubo2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) canal3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metropolitano4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) bisnaga•- tubing- tubular* * *[tju:b] n 1 tubo, cano. 2 bisnaga, tubo. 3 túnel para trem subterrâneo. 4 trem subterrâneo. 5 válvula eletrônica. 6 cilindro, tubuladura, qualquer objeto tubiforme. 7 sl televisão. to tube it sl ser reprovado em exame ou curso. to go down the tubes arruinar-se, fracassar.
См. также в других словарях:
down the tubes — down the tube/tubes 1. if something goes down the tubes, it fails or disappears. Our holiday plans went down the tube because of the train strike. 2. if someone goes down the tubes, they fail. He s in danger of going down the tubes if he doesn t… … New idioms dictionary
down the tubes — If something has gone down the tubes, it has failed or been ruined … The small dictionary of idiomes
down the tubes/flush/chute — adv ruined, abandoned, beyond hope. These are racier versions of down the drain , down the pan or down the toilet , heard in the USA since the late 1970s and in Britain since the early 1980s. Bright enough to realise he is going down the tubes,… … Contemporary slang
down the tubes — ap In deep trouble or out of business. My English grade is down the tubes; I missed the final. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
down the tubes — lost or gone, ruined, up the creek You have to advertise, or your business will go down the tubes … English idioms
down the tubes — (Slang) in trouble (as in She is down the tubes for missing her French test ) … English contemporary dictionary
down the tubes — If something has gone down the tubes, it has failed or been ruined. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Down the tubes — If something has gone down the tubes, it has failed or been ruined … Dictionary of English idioms
to go down the tubes — (slang) To fail dismally, to be ruined • • • Main Entry: ↑tube … Useful english dictionary
down the tubes — Meaning Wasted and unrecoverable. Origin The tubes are the pipework connected to a lavatory … Meaning and origin of phrases
down the tubes — phrasal see down the tube … New Collegiate Dictionary
