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1 to wipe the floor with
to wipe the floor withderrotar completamente (numa luta, competição, debate). -
2 floor
[flo:] 1. noun1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) soalho2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) andar2. verb1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) pavimentar2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) deitar ao chão•- - floored
- floorboard
- flooring* * *[flɔ:] n 1 soalho, assoalho, chão, piso, pavimento, eira. 2 andar, pavimento. 3 fundo (do navio, de mar, etc.). 4 tribuna, parte de uma assembléia onde estão os representantes e de onde falam os oradores. 5 coll mínimo de preço. 6 audiência, platéia. he held the floor / ele cativou a assembléia com seu discurso. 7 pista de dança. she took the floor / ela dançou, Amer ela entrou no palco. 8 plataforma de ponte, píer, etc. 9 direito à palavra em uma assembléia. • vt 1 pavimentar, assoalhar. 2 fig derrubar, deitar no chão. 3 coll vencer, derrubar. 4 coll confundir, desconcertar, embatucar, fazer calar, estar perplexo, derrotar discutindo, abater (o candidato) com perguntas de algibeira (num exame, gíria universitária). 5 sl dirigir em alta velocidade. basement floor subsolo. boarded floor assoalho de tábuas. first floor primeiro andar, Amer andar térreo, rés-do-chão. inlaid floor assoalho de tacos. to floor the paper responder a todas as perguntas (em exame). to have the floor ter o direito de falar. top floor último andar. to take the floor (Parlamento) tomar a palavra. to wipe the floor with derrotar completamente (numa luta, competição, debate). -
3 mop
[mop] 1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) esfregão2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) grenha3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) esfregadela2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) esfregar2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) limpar•- mop up* * *[mɔp] n 1 esfregão, esfregalho. 2 punhado (de cabelo). • vt 1 esfregar, lavar. 2 secar a face (para remover suor ou lágrimas). -
4 mop
[mop] 1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) esfregão2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) feixe3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) esfregada2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) esfregar2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) limpar•- mop up
См. также в других словарях:
wipe the floor with — (UK) If you wipe the floor with someone, you destroy the arguments or defeat them easily … The small dictionary of idiomes
wipe the floor with someone — wipe the floor with (someone) British, American & Australian, American to defeat someone easily. Alex is always really good in a debate, she ll wipe the floor with them … New idioms dictionary
wipe the floor with — (someone) British, American & Australian, American to defeat someone easily. Alex is always really good in a debate, she ll wipe the floor with them … New idioms dictionary
wipe the floor with — ► wipe the floor with informal inflict a humiliating defeat on. Main Entry: ↑wipe … English terms dictionary
wipe the floor with — phrasal or wipe the ground with : to defeat decisively * * * wipe the floor with To defeat ignominiously • • • Main Entry: ↑floor wipe the floor with see under ↑floor • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wipe\ the\ floor\ with — v. phr. slang To defeat very clearly or quickly; to beat badly. The bully threatened to mop up the floor with Billy. Our team wiped the floor with the visiting team. See: mop the floor with Syn.: mop the floor with, mop up the floor with, wipe… … Словарь американских идиом
wipe the floor with — (UK) If you wipe the floor with someone, you destroy the arguments or defeat them easily. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
wipe the floor with somebody — wipe/mop the ˈfloor with sb idiom (informal) to defeat sb completely in an argument or a competition Main entry: ↑flooridiom … Useful english dictionary
wipe the floor with — or[wipe up the floor with] See: MOP THE FLOOR WITH … Dictionary of American idioms
wipe the floor with — or[wipe up the floor with] See: MOP THE FLOOR WITH … Dictionary of American idioms
wipe the floor with — or wipe the ground with phrasal to defeat decisively … New Collegiate Dictionary