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  • 1 under someone's thumb

    (controlled or greatly influenced by someone: She is completely under her husband's thumb.) sob o domínio de

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  • 2 under someone's thumb

    (controlled or greatly influenced by someone: She is completely under her husband's thumb.) sob o domínio de alguém

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  • 3 thumb

    1. noun
    1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) polegar
    2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) polegar
    2. verb
    ((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) folhear
    - thumbprint
    - thumbs-up
    - thumbtack
    - under someone's thumb
    * * *
    [θ∧m] n polegar. • vt 1 sujar, amassar. 2 manusear (com o polegar). 3 folhear (livro). 4 coll pedir carona. thumbs up! coll viva! (exclamação de satisfação). to be all thumbs/to have one’s fingers all thumbs ser desajeitado, desastrado, atrapalhado. to travel on the thumb viajar de carona. under the thumb sob o domímo ou a influência de.

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  • 4 thumb

    1. noun
    1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) polegar
    2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) polegar
    2. verb
    ((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) folhear com os dedos
    - thumbprint - thumbs-up - thumbtack - under someone's thumb

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  • 5 under the thumb

    under the thumb
    sob o domímo ou a influência de.

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  • 6 crack

    [kræk] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) rachar
    2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) quebrar
    3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) estalar
    4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) dizer
    5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) arrombar
    6) (to solve (a code).) resolver
    7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) quebrar
    2. noun
    1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) racha
    2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) fenda
    3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) estalo
    4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) golpe
    5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) graça
    6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
    3. adjective
    (expert: a crack racing-driver.) perito
    - crackdown
    - cracker
    - crackers
    - crack a book
    - crack down on
    - crack down
    - get cracking
    - have a crack at
    - have a crack
    * * *
    [kræk] n 1 fenda, racha, fresta, ruptura. 2 estalido, estalo, estrépito, estrondo, pancada. 3 coll golpe, soco que produz um estalido. 4 tiro de arma de fogo. 5 abertura estreita, fresta. 6 instante, momento. 7 craque: esportista de excelente qualidade. 8 droga à base de cocaína. 9 arrombamento. • vi+vt 1 rachar, fender(-se), quebrar, rebentar. the plate is cracked / o prato está trincado. 2 estalar. he cracked his fingers / ele estalou os dedos. 3 crepitar. 4 estourar. 5 bater. 6 ficar áspero e agudo, falhar, mudar de voz. 7 sl ceder, entregar-se. 8 contar (piada). 9 arrombar (cofre). 10 abrir (garrafa) e beber. they cracked a bottle / eles beberam uma garrafa. 11 falhar, falir. • adj excelente, brilhante. • interj zás! crack of doom prenúncio do juízo final. in a crack num instante. to crack a crib sl arrombar uma casa. to crack a crust viver modestamente. to crack a joke contar uma piada. to crack a tidy crust viver bem. to crack town a) Amer fazer ou dar uma batida policial. b) tomar medidas severas. to crack up a) exaltar, elogiar. b) sofrer um colapso mental. c) despedaçar-se.

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  • 7 rule

    [ru:l] 1. noun
    1) (government: under foreign rule.) governo
    2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) regra
    3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) regra
    4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) regra
    5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) régua
    2. verb
    1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) governar
    2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) decidir
    3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) traçar
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    - ruler
    - ruling     3. noun
    (an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) decisão
    - rule off
    - rule out
    * * *
    [ru:l] n 1 regra, regulamento, preceito, estatuto, método, código, guia, critério, sistema. it is the rule / é uso, é regra, é praxe. we made it a rule / fizemos disto uma regra. 2 ordem, prescrição, lei. 3 controle, regime, governo, mando, poder. 4 praxe, hábito, uso, costume. 5 régua (desenho). 6 Typogr fio. • vt 1 determinar, ordenar, mandar, decretar. 2 decidir, estabelecer. 3 regulamentar, estabelecer uma regra. 4 guiar, dirigir, governar, administrar, reger. 5 dominar, mandar, controlar. 6 refrear, conter, reprimir. 7 riscar com régua, traçar, pautar. 8 prevalecer, ser corrente, estar em voga, vigorar. a hard and fast rule regra rígida. as a rule por via de regra. rule of the road práticas de trânsito. rule of three regra de três. rule of thumb regra prática. sliding rule régua de cálculo. to be ruled by ser influenciado por, ser guiado por. to have the rule over dominar sobre. to lay down a rule estabelecer uma regra. to rule off separar uma linha horizontal (no papel). to rule out a) expulsar, excluir, riscar, descartar. b) tornar impossível, impedir. to rule over imperar sobre, governar, dominar. to rule with a rod of iron governar com mão de ferro.

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  • 8 crack

    [kræk] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) rachar
    2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) quebrar
    3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) estalar
    4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) fazer
    5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) arrombar
    6) (to solve (a code).) decifrar
    7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) quebrar
    2. noun
    1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) rachadura
    2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) fresta
    3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) estalo
    4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) tapa
    5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) zombaria
    6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
    3. adjective
    (expert: a crack racing-driver.) craque
    - crackdown - cracker - crackers - crack a book - crack down on - crack down - get cracking - have a crack at - have a crack

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  • Under one's thumb — Thumb Thumb, n. [OE. thombe, thoumbe, [thorn]ume, AS. [thorn][=u]ma; akin to OFries. th[=u]ma, D. duim, G. daumen, OHG. d[=u]mo, Icel. [thorn]umall, Dan. tommelfinger, Sw. tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. [root]56. Cf. {Thimble}, {Tumid} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • under one's thumb — • under one s thumb • under the thumb obedient to someone, controlled by someone He is only an assistant salesman but he has his boss under his thumb. Digest 22/2002 under someone s control Don t ask Margie to make a change in our work schedule.… …   Idioms and examples

  • under someone's thumb — • under one s thumb • under the thumb obedient to someone, controlled by someone He is only an assistant salesman but he has his boss under his thumb. Digest 22/2002 under someone s control Don t ask Margie to make a change in our work schedule.… …   Idioms and examples

  • under someone's thumb — under someone’s thumb phrase completely controlled by someone else He’s really got you under his thumb, hasn’t he? Thesaurus: limited and limitingsynonym Main entry: thumb * * * completely under someone s influence or control * * * under someone… …   Useful english dictionary

  • under someone's thumb — ► under someone s thumb completely under someone s influence or control. Main Entry: ↑thumb …   English terms dictionary

  • under somebody's thumb — under sb s ˈthumb idiom (of a person) completely controlled by sb • She s got him under her thumb. Main entry: ↑thumbidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • under one's thumb — phrasal see under the thumb of * * * under one s thumb Under one s domination • • • Main Entry: ↑thumb …   Useful english dictionary

  • under\ one's\ thumb — • under (some)one s thumb • under the thumb adj or adv. phr. Obedient to you; controlled by you; under your power. The Jones family is under the thumb of the mother. Jack is a bully. He keeps all the younger children under his thumb. The mayor is …   Словарь американских идиом

  • under\ someone's\ thumb — • under (some)one s thumb • under the thumb adj or adv. phr. Obedient to you; controlled by you; under your power. The Jones family is under the thumb of the mother. Jack is a bully. He keeps all the younger children under his thumb. The mayor is …   Словарь американских идиом

  • under someone's thumb — under (someone s/something s) thumb completely controlled by someone or something. That girl is totally under her mother s thumb …   New idioms dictionary

  • under something's thumb — under (someone s/something s) thumb completely controlled by someone or something. That girl is totally under her mother s thumb …   New idioms dictionary

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