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1 to burn the midnight oil
to burn the midnight oilestudar até altas horas, queimar as pestanas. -
2 oil
[oil] 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) óleo2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) olear- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil* * *[ɔil] n 1 óleo. 2 petróleo. 3 azeite. 4 pl oils tintas a óleo. 5 pintura a óleo. 6 sl conversa untuosa, aduladora. • vt 1 azeitar, olear, lubrificar, untar. 2 ungir. 3 transformar em óleo. 4 tornar-se oleoso. 5 abastecer-se com óleo combustível. 6 sl subornar, adular. crude oil óleo cru. oil by-product derivado de petróleo. oil of turpentine essência de terebintina. oil of vitriol ácido sulfúrico. sour oil petróleo com alto teor de enxofre. sweet oil petróleo com baixo teor de enxofre. to burn the midnight oil estudar até altas horas, queimar as pestanas. to drill for oil perfurar em busca de petróleo. to have a well oiled tongue ser bom de bico. to oil a man’s palm subornar alguém. to oil on troubled waters pôr água na fervura, acalmar os ânimos. to pour oil into the fire pôr óleo na fogueira. to strike oil a) descobrir um poço de petróleo. b) enriquecer de repente. -
3 burn
[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) queimar2) (to use as fuel.) queimar3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) queimar4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) arder2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) queimadura- burner* * *[bə:n] n 1 queimadura. 2 local queimado. 3 queima, queimação. 4 queimada. • vt+vi (ps and pp burnt or burned) 1 queimar: a) estar muito quente, estar em chamas, estar incandescente, arder. b) acender, pôr fogo. c) destruir pelo fogo. d) marcar com ferro, cauterizar, consumir pelo fogo, calor ou ácido. e) fazer com fogo ou instrumento quente. f) dar sensação de calor a. g) iluminar, clarear (lâmpada). h) bronzear. i) incinerar. j) ustular, calcinar. k) cozer, fazer por meio de calor (tijolos). l) produzir queimaduras. m) crestar (plantas). n) sl desperdiçar, dissipar, esbanjar. o) consumir-se no fogo ou na fogueira. 2 estar inflamado por paixão. 3 estar excitado ou ansioso. 4 Chem passar por combustão. 5 sl ser eletrocutado. he burns the midnight oil ele trabalha até altas horas da noite. he burnt his boats ele rompeu com o passado. he burnt up ele ardeu de cólera. he has money to burn sl ele tem dinheiro à beça. he was burnt to death or he was burnt alive ele foi queimado vivo. it was burnt into my mind foi gravado na minha memória. my ears burn minhas orelhas estão zunindo. the building burnt out o prédio foi destruído no incêndio. the house was burnt down a casa queimou (até os alicerces). the money burns a hole in his pocket ele não sabe guardar dinheiro. to burn away destruir, consumir pelo fogo. to burn in cauterizar, ferretear, tornar indelével pela ação do fogo ou de ácidos. to burn off remover tinta por meio de chama de maçarico ou ferro quente. to burn one’s fingers a) queimar os dedos. b) fig receber o castigo por meter-se em coisas alheias. to burn out extinguir, apagar o fogo. to burn up destruir, desfazer-se de alguma coisa pelo fogo. he burnt up the refuse / ele queimou o lixo. you are burning daylight fig você está deitando água no mar. you must not burn the candle at both ends fig você não deve se esforçar demais ou desperdiçar as forças.
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