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1 to keep at the boil
to keep at the boilmanter em ebulição. -
2 on the boil
on the boila) em ebulição. b) fig agitado, excitado. -
3 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) ferver2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) cozer•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) furúnculo* * *boil1[bɔil] n furúnculo.————————boil2[bɔil] n 1 fervura. 2 ebulição, ato de ferver. 3 ponto de ebulição. 4 corrente ascendente. • vt+vi 1 ferver, estar em ebulição. the kettle is boiling / a água (na chaleira) está fervendo. 2 fazer ferver, aquecer até ferver. 3 cozinhar, cozer. 4 esterilizar por fervura. 5 ficar excitado ou nervoso. 6 mover-se violentamente, espumar, estar revolto (maré). 7 separar ou evaporar mediante ebulição. the water boiled away / a água evaporou-se. on the boil a) em ebulição. b) fig agitado, excitado. she made his blood boil ela o enfureceu. to boil down a) concentrar, engrossar por fervura. b) fig condensar, resumir. the story boils down to this / a história resume-se a isto. to boil gently cozinhar em fogo brando. to boil over a) transbordar durante a fervura. b) descontrolar-se, irritar-se. his feelings boiled over with rage / ele ferveu de raiva. to give a boil-up requentar. to keep at the boil manter em ebulição. -
4 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) ferver2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) cozer•- boiler- boiling-point - boil down to - boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) furúnculo -
5 boil over
(to boil and overflow: The pan of water boiled over and spilt on the floor.) transbordar -
6 boil over
(to boil and overflow: The pan of water boiled over and spilt on the floor.) ferver e transbordar -
7 to boil the pot
to boil the potganhar a vida. -
8 to boil down
to boil downa) concentrar, engrossar por fervura. b) fig condensar, resumir. the story boils down to this/a história resume-se a isto. -
9 lance
1. noun(a weapon of former times with a long shaft or handle of wood, a spearhead and often a small flag.) lança2. verb(to cut open (a boil etc) with a knife: The doctor lanced the boil on my neck.) lancetar* * *[la:ns; læns] n 1 lança. 2 lanceiro. 3 lanceta. 4 arpão. • vt+vi 1 lancear. 2 lancetar. 3 Poet lançar. -
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11 indirect object
(the word in a sentence which stands for the person or thing to or for whom something is given, done etc: In `Give me the book', `Tell the children a story', `Boil John an egg', me, the children and John are indirect objects.) objecto indirecto* * *in.di.rect ob.ject[indirekt 'ɔbdʒikt] n Gram objeto indireto. -
12 indirect object
(the word in a sentence which stands for the person or thing to or for whom something is given, done etc: In `Give me the book', `Tell the children a story', `Boil John an egg', me, the children and John are indirect objects.) objeto indireto -
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1) (the red fluid pumped through the body by the heart: Blood poured from the wound in his side.) sangue2) (descent or ancestors: He is of royal blood.) sangue•- bloody
- bloodcurdling
- blood donor
- blood group/type
- blood-poisoning
- blood pressure
- bloodshed
- bloodshot
- bloodstained
- bloodstream
- blood test
- bloodthirsty
- bloodthirstiness
- blood transfusion
- blood-vessel
- in cold blood* * *[bl∧d] n 1 sangue. 2 fig vida. 3 suco, seiva. 4 temperamento, natureza animal. 5 matança, derramamento de sangue. 6 consangüinidade, parentesco. 7 linhagem (real), estirpe, nobreza. 8 ira, sanha, raiva. 9 raça, nacionalidade. 10 homem valente e espirituoso. blood is thicker than water o sangue (parentesco) fala mais alto. full blood puro-sangue (cavalo). half-blood mestiço. in cold blood a sangue-frio. it runs in the blood está no sangue. my blood is up estou louco de raiva. new blood or young blood sangue novo ou idéias novas. next in blood de parentesco íntimo. of the royal blood de sangue real. the gift of language is in her blood o talento para línguas está no seu sangue. to be out for blood estar disposto a tudo, estar atrás de vingança. to get blood from a stone tirar leite de pedra. to let blood sangrar. to make bad blood exasperar os ânimos. to make one’s blood boil enfurecer. to make one’s blood run cold causar arrepios, fazer o sangue gelar nas veias. -
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I verb(to cook in hot oil or fat: Shall I fry the eggs or boil them?) fritar- out of the frying-pan into the fire II noun(a swarm of young, especially of fish.)* * *fry1[frai] n 1 fritada, fritura, miúdos fritos de animal. 2 Amer reunião social ao ar livre onde fazem e comem fritada, geralmente de peixe. • vt+vi 1 fritar, frigir. 2 sl ser executado na cadeira elétrica.————————fry2[frai] n (sg, pl) 1 peixinho(s), peixe(s) novo(s). 2 peixe miúdo em cardumes. 3 filhote(s), crias(s), prole. 4 bando de crianças, crianças, criançada. 5 indivíduo. fry small gente insignificante, arraia-miúda. -
15 pot
[pot] 1. noun(any one of many kinds of deep container used in cooking, for holding food, liquids etc or for growing plants: a cooking-pot; a plant-pot; a jam-pot; The waiter brought her a pot of tea.) pote2. verb(to plant in a pot.) plantar- potted- pothole
- pot-shot
- take pot luck* * *pot1[pɔt] n 1 pote: a) panela, caçarola. b) bule. c) cântaro, vaso, caneca. 2 panelada, caldeirada. 3 bebida. 4 capelo de chaminé. 5 vaso de flores. 6 Tech cadinho. 7 sl bolada: grande soma de dinheiro. 8 sl maconha. 9 sl cartola. 10 Games bolo, parada. 11 covo. 12 formato de papel (12 l/2" X 15" ou 13" X 16"). 13 Sports favorito (em corridas de cavalos). 14 sl Sports taça. • vt 1 pôr em conserva. 2 plantar em vasos. he makes pots of money ele ganha rios de dinheiro. in pots bêbado, intoxicado. to boil the pot ganhar a vida. to go to pots coll falir, arruinar-se. they went to pots / eles caíram na miséria. to keep the pot boiling viver ativamente, estar sempre fazendo algo.————————pot2[pɔt] abbr 1 potential (potencial). 2 potentiometer (potenciômetro). -
16 fry
I verb(to cook in hot oil or fat: Shall I fry the eggs or boil them?) fritar- out of the frying-pan into the fire II noun(a swarm of young, especially of fish.) cardume de peixe miúdo, criançada -
17 liable
1) ((with to) tending to have, get, suffer from etc: This road is liable to flooding; He is liable to pneumonia.) sujeito a2) (possibly or probably about (to do something or to happen): Watch the milk - it's liable to boil over.) propenso a3) (legally responsible (for): The airline is liable to you for any damage to your luggage.)4) (likely to get (a fine, a punishment): Do not litter! Offenders are liable to fines of up to $100.)•* * *li.a.ble[l'aiəbəl] adj 1 sujeito a. we are all liable to make a mistake / todos estamos sujeitos a errar. 2 responsável por. 3 propenso. to be liable for ser responsável por. to be liable to duty estar sujeito a imposto. -
18 liable
1) ((with to) tending to have, get, suffer from etc: This road is liable to flooding; He is liable to pneumonia.) suscetível2) (possibly or probably about (to do something or to happen): Watch the milk - it's liable to boil over.) sujeito a3) (legally responsible (for): The airline is liable to you for any damage to your luggage.)4) (likely to get (a fine, a punishment): Do not litter! Offenders are liable to fines of up to $100.)• -
19 gumboil
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