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1 wink
[wiŋk] 1. verb1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') piscar o olho2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) piscar2. noun(an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) piscadela* * *[wiŋk] n 1 pestanejo, piscadela, abrir e fechar de olhos. 2 instante, momento. • vt+vi piscar, abrir e fechar os olhos rapidamente. I winked at her / pisquei para ela. by wink a) dar sinal piscando os olhos. b) pestanejar. c) cintilar, tremular. forty winks soneca. in a wink num instante. to tip somebody the wink dar um aviso ou informação de maneira secreta (para alguém). to wink at something tolerar, fazer que não vê, fechar os olhos a. I winked at it / fiz de conta que não vi. we could not get a wink of sleep não conseguimos dormir, não conseguimos fechar os olhos.
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fall out with somebody — ˌfall ˈout (with sb) derived (BrE) to have an argument with sb so that you are no longer friendly with them Main entry: ↑fallderived … Useful english dictionary
take up with somebody — ˌtake ˈup with sb derived (informal) to begin to be friendly with sb, especially sb with a bad reputation Main entry: ↑takederived … Useful english dictionary
get in with somebody — ˌget ˈin with sb derived (informal) to become friendly with sb, especially in order to gain an advantage Main entry: ↑getderived … Useful english dictionary
in with somebody — be (well) ˈin with sb idiom (informal) to be (very) friendly with sb, and likely to get an advantage from the friendship Main entry: ↑inidiom … Useful english dictionary
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keep in with somebody — ˌkeep ˈin with sb derived (BrE, informal) to make sure that you stay friendly with sb, because you will get an advantage from doing so Main entry: ↑keepderived … Useful english dictionary
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