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1 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) anzol2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) gancho3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) soco2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) fisgar2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) enganchar3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) desvio•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook* * *[huk] n 1 gancho. 2 anzol. 3 farpa. 4 armadilha, laço. 5 curva fechada. 6 Geogr cabo, promontório. 7 Sport golpe no jogo de boxe. 8 foice. 9 sl ladrão. 10 Mus frase melódica repetitiva facilmente reconhecida, usada em músicas populares. • vt+vi 1 enganchar, ferrar, prender. 2 dependurar. 3 pescar, fisgar. 4 curvar, estar curvado. 5 coll roubar, surrupiar. by hook or by crook de qualquer maneira. crochet hook agulha de crochê. on my own hook por conta própria. reaping hook foice, alfanje. she hooked him sl ela o fisgou. to get off the hook sair de uma situação difícil e perigosa. to get someone off the hook ajudar alguém a sair de uma situação difícil. to get the hook ser despedido. to hook in enganchar. to hook it fugir. to hook up Electr conectar um computador em outro equipamento similar. to let someone off the hook ajudar alguém a sair de uma situação difícil. to take the phone off the hook tirar o telefone do gancho. -
2 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) anzol2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) gancho3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) gancho2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) fisgar2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) enganchar3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) hook•- hooked- by hook or by crook - off the hook -
3 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) parafuso2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) apertadela2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) aparafusar2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) (des)aparafusar3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage* * *[skru:] n 1 parafuso. 2 fuso. 3 hélice. 4 volta de parafuso, movimento fusiforme. 5 algo semelhante a um parafuso. 6 cavalo cansado. 7 coll guarda de prisão, carcereiro. • vt+vi 1 parafusar, atarraxar. 2 montar ou desmontar por meio de parafusos. 3 torcer, rosquear. 4 fixar com parafuso. 5 forçar, comprimir, esticar por meio de parafusos. 6 apertar, oprimir. 7 deturpar, alterar, falsificar, contorcer. 8 vulg trepar, foder. differential screw rosca diferencial. endless screw rosca sem fim. female screw rosca fêmea. male screw rosca macha. to give the screw a turn exercer pressão. to have a screw loose fig ter um parafuso solto. to put the screw on somebody exercer pressão sobre alguém. to screw down desparafusar. to screw out extorquir, arrancar, fig espremer. we screwed it out of him / sl apertamo-lo até confessar. to screw tight apertar com parafuso. to screw up 1 apertar um parafuso, instigar. 2 confundir, errar, atrapalhar tudo. -
4 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) parafuso2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) aperto2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) parafusar2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) parafusar, desparafusar3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)•- be/get screwed - have a screw loose - put the screws on - screw up - screw up one's courage -
5 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) flutuar2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) bóia2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) carro•- floating restaurant* * *[flout] n 1 flutuação, ato de boiar. 2 vaga, bóia, salva-vidas, flutuador. 3 jangada, balsa. 4 carro raso, carro-plataforma, carro alegórico para desfile. 5 trolha, colher de pedreiro. 6 ribalta. 7 cortiça da linha de pescar. 8 fundo de caixa para uso em caso de imprevisto. • vt+vi 1 flutuar, sobrenadar, boiar, estar suspenso no ar ou em líquido. 2 pairar, planar, tremular ao vento. 3 ondear, vaguear, oscilar, bailar. 4 desencalhar, fazer voar, impelir pelo ar. 5 circular. 6 irrigar. 7 alisar (cimento, gesso), amaciar, nivelar. 8 sl estar leve como o ar. floating on air eufórico, arrebatado. on the float fig flutuante, à tona. to float around circular, espalhar-se. -
6 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) flutuar2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) bóia2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) furgão•- floating restaurant -
7 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) olho2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) buraco3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) percepção2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) olhar- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open* * *[ai] n 1 olho, vista. 2 íris. 3 visão, percepção. 4 olhar, olhadela. 5 olhar vigilante. 6 senso, sentido. 7 modo de ver, opinião, ponto de vista. 8 Bot botão, broto. 9 olhal, clarabóia. 10 orifício da agulha, colchete. 11 olhada. • vt olhar, observar, mirar, examinar. a private eye detetive particular. eye of the storm Meteor o centro de um ciclone tropical. eye of the wind Meteor o ponto do qual o vento sopra. eyes front, right, left Mil sentido! olhar à frente, à direita, à esquerda. mind your eyes! cuidado com os olhos! the evil eye o mau-olhado. the sight offends your eyes o espetáculo ou o procedimento ofende a vista. the sight relieves the eyes o espetáculo deleita a vista. to be up to the eyes with work estar sobrecarregado de trabalho. to cast an eye on something dar uma olhada. to eye somebody from top to toe olhar alguém dos pés à cabeça. to give someone the eye demonstrar simpatia. to open one’s eye to the truth fazer ver a verdade. to see something with half an eye perceber tudo à primeira vista. to set someone’s eyes on somebody ver alguém. I set my eyes on him for the first time / eu o vi pela primeira vez. to shut one’s eyes fingir que não vê. -
8 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) pendurar2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) segurar3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) enforcar4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) pender5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) baixar (a cabeça)•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *[hæŋ] n 1 declive, ladeira. 2 o modo de assentar, caimento (vestido, cortina, etc.). 3 sl modo, jeito de uma coisa, funcionamento (de máquina). • vt+vi (ps and pp hung) 1 pender, pendurar. 2 suspender(-se), estar suspenso. 3 enforcar(-se), ser enforcado. 4 inclinar. 5 projetar-se sobre. 6 forrar, atapetar. 7 pairar. 8 estar em dúvida. 9 impedir uma decisão judicial. 10 tardar, perder tempo, protelar, vadiar. 11 estar à mostra ou em exposição. don’t care a hang! pouco se me dá!, pouco me importa! hang it (all)! o diabo que carregue (tudo) isto! hang you! o diabo que o carregue! hang your number up to dry sl você ainda cheira a cueiros. let it all hang out faça o que você quiser. time hangs heavy upon my hands estou enfadado, enfastiado. to be hung up on (ou about) something ficar, estar ansioso sem necessidade, estar aflito, ter uma idéia fixa. to get the hang of compreender, entender o significado de. I got the hang of it / compreendi o quê da coisa. to hang about (ou around) a) passar ou matar o tempo. b) permanecer. to hang about someone ficar em volta de alguém. to hang a hard sl ficar de pau duro, ter ereção. to hang around ficar andando à toa. to hang around with a) relacionar-se com alguém. b) Braz coll sair com alguém. to hang back hesitar, vacilar. to hang by a thread estar por um fio. to hang fire a) negar fogo (arma). b) fig hesitar, vacilar. to hang in sl esperar. to hang in doubt estar em dúvida. to hang loose sl fazer nada, estar relaxado. to hang off a) soltar, deixar solto, deixar ir. b) hesitar, vacilar. to hang on a) segurar firmemente. b) esperar. c) continuar a fazer algo apesar das dificuldades. d) depender de. e) persistir. to hang oneself enforcar-se. to hang out a) passar o tempo em um lugar ou com alguém. b) pendurar roupas no varal. c) expor, deixar à mostra para venda. to hang out for insistir. to hang over a) inclinar-se. b) pairar sobre, ameaçar. to hang together a) ficarem juntos, unidos. b) serem consistentes. c) conectar, ligar. to hang tough estar decidido, resoluto. to hang up a) suspender. b) adiar. c) desligar (telefone). d) pendurar, dependurar. to hang up on someone interromper no meio o telefonema com alguém. to hang upon something estar afeiçoado a alguma coisa. -
9 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) olho2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.)3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) olho, perspicácia2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) observar- eyeball- eyebrow - eye-catching - eyelash - eyelet - eyelid - eye-opener - eye-piece - eyeshadow - eyesight - eyesore - eye-witness - before/under one's very eyes - be up to the eyes in - close one's eyes to - in the eyes of - keep an eye on - lay/set eyes on - raise one's eyebrows - see eye to eye - with an eye to something - with one's eyes open -
10 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) cavilha2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) cabide3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) mola2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) prender- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
- take someone down a peg
- take down a peg* * *[peg] n 1 pino. 2 Tech pega. 3 espicho. 4 cavilha. 5 cravelha. 6 prendedor de roupas, pregador. 7 pretexto, desculpa. 8 grau, medida (de estima, etc.). 9 sl perna-de-pau. 10 pequena estaca. 11 Brit drinque, aperitivo. • vt+vi 1 cavilhar. 2 marcar com estacas. 3 pregar (sola em sapatos). 4 restringir, confinar. 5 fixar, determinar (preços). 6 laborar, labutar. 7 coll atirar, arremessar. 8 prender (roupas no varal). 9 categorizar, identificar, reconhecer. a peg to hang a nagging on um pretexto para resmungar. to be a square peg in a round hole destoar, ser um peixe fora d’água. to come down a peg ceder, mudar de tom, abrandar. to have a peg to hang things on ter um bode expiatório. to peg away coll agir ou trabalhar diligentemente. to peg down fixar com pregos. to peg out a) marcar com estacas. b) sl falhar, fracassar. c) sl morrer. to take someone down a peg or two fazer alguém abaixar um pouco a crista. -
11 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) pino2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) cabide3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) prendedor de roupa2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) prender- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two - take someone down a peg - take down a peg -
12 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) arrastar2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastar3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastar4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragar5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) arrastar-se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) travão2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) tragada3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) chatice4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) roupa de travesti* * *[dræg] n 1 carro de rojo, rastilho, arrasto, carro de transporte. 2 rede varredoura. 3 draga, fateixa de rocegar. 4 croque, gancho, ancinho, grade de arar, desterroar. 5 máquina ou dispositivo para adubar a terra. 6 máquina, aparelho que serve para arrastar ou puxar algo. 7 resistência ao avanço, sapata de roda de veículo, travão, qualquer coisa que retarda o progresso, ( upon) obstáculo, empecilho. 8 espécie de carruagem aberta, a quatro cavalos. 9 dragagem, ação de dragar, arrastar. 10 Hunt rasto de raposa, rasto artificial, montaria, caça grossa. 11 Amer sl influência, pressão. 12 sl coisa enfadonha. 13 sl inalação de fumaça. 14 sl roupa própria de pessoas de um sexo, usada por pessoas de outro. 15 sl festa de homossexuais. • vt+vi 1 arrastar(-se), levar a rastos, tirar, puxar à força, arrancar. 2 dragar, rocegar, desentupir (um porto). 3 gradar, desterroar. 4 garrar, arrastar (a âncora). 5 arrastar (falando de vestidos compridos). 6 pescar com a rede varredoura. 7 deter-se, tardar, prolongar-se, não adiantar, mover-se morosamente ou com dificuldade. the child drags / a criança é retardada no seu desenvolvimento. 8 passar. to drag along, drag on 1 arrastar com força. 2 puxar, arrastar. 3 arrastar-se, demorar. to drag away mover-se ou partir sem vontade. to drag by passar vagarosamente. to drag down 1 sentir-se fraco ou deprimido. 2 reduzir a um nível social mais baixo. to drag in introduzir um assunto sem interesse ou inoportuno. to drag into envolver (alguém ou algo) desnecessariamente. to drag one’s feet não se esforçar, retardar, fazer corpo mole. to drag out 1 protrair, prolongar, fazer durar. 2 forçar a dizer algo. to drag up 1 educar ou criar com negligência. 2 levantar um assunto desnecessariamente. -
13 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) puxar2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastar3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastar4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragar5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) arrastar-se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) entrave2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) tragada3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) chateação4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) roupa de travesti -
14 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) pendurar, estar pendurado2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) prender, estar preso3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) enforcar, ser enforcado4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) pender5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) baixar, curvar•- hanger- hanging - hangings - hangman - hangover - get the hang of - hang about/around - hang back - hang in the balance - hang on - hang together - hang up -
15 bait
[beit] 1. noun(food used to attract fish, animals etc which one wishes to catch, kill etc: Before he went fishing he dug up some worms for bait.) isca2. verb(to put bait on or in (a hook, trap etc): He baited the mousetrap with cheese.) pôr isca* * *[beit] n 1 isca. 2 tentação, engodo. 3 alimento, lanche (tomado durante viagem). 4 pausa, parada, descanso para lanche. • vt 1 iscar, (anzol ou armadilhas). 2 tentar, atrair, seduzir. 3 açular cães. 4 atormentar, molestar com palavras cruéis. 5 deter-se para tomar alimento. 6 dar ração a animais (em viagem). baiting place a) lugar onde se açulam cães contra grandes animais como touros, ursos etc. b) hospedaria, estalagem. to take the bait cair no laço. -
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