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1 corner
cor.ner[k'ɔ:nə] n 1 canto. the child was stood in the corner / a criança foi colocada no canto (de castigo). 2 ângulo. 3 esquina. he took a corner / ele fez uma curva. he came round the corner / ele dobrou a esquina. he turned the corner / ele virou a esquina. 4 cantoneira, objeto para proteger ou decorar um canto. 5 lugar retirado, esconderijo. 6 região remota, lugar afastado. 7 extremidade. 8 embaraço, apuro, situação difícil. he turned the corner / ele venceu as dificuldades. 9 Amer açambarcamento do mercado para forçar a alta dos preços. • vt+vi 1 Amer colocar num canto. 2 apertar, acossar, encostar na parede. 3 Amer coll embaraçar, colocar em posição difícil. 4 Amer monopolizar, açambarcar. he cornered the market / ele monopolizou o mercado. 5 Amer encontrar-se numa esquina. • adj 1 de canto, de esquina. corner shelf / prateleira de canto. corner house / casa da esquina. 2 angular, próprio para cantos. at the corner na esquina. every corner of the earth todos os cantos do mundo. in a tight corner em apuros. they drove me into a corner eles me encostaram na parede. -
2 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) canto, esquina, ângulo2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) canto3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) escanteio2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) encurralar2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) fazer uma curva•- cornered- cut corners - turn the corner -
3 corner-kick
cor.ner-kick[k'ɔ:nə kik] n Ftb escanteio, tiro de canto. -
4 corner-man
cor.ner-man[k'ɔ:nə mæn] n 1 = link=cornerback cornerback.2 Basketball atacante. -
5 corner
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6 corner\ kick
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7 turn the corner
1) (to go round a corner.) virar a esquina2) (to get past a difficulty or danger: He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.) superar a crise -
8 a tight corner
a tight corneruma situação difícil. -
9 around the corner
around the cornerali na esquina, ali pertinho. -
10 at the corner
at the cornerna esquina. -
11 every corner of the earth
every corner of the earthtodos os cantos do mundo. -
12 in a tight corner
in a tight cornerem apuros. -
13 in the farthest corner
in the farthest cornerno canto mais remoto. -
14 round the corner
round the cornervirando a esquina. -
15 they drove me into a corner
they drove me into a cornereles me encostaram na parede. -
16 to be in a tight corner
to be in a tight cornersl estar em apuros. -
17 to drive into a corner
to drive into a cornercolocar em situação difícil, encurralar. to drive off 1 partir, ir-se embora em carro, etc. 2 expelir, rechaçar. 3 Golf dar a primeira tocada. -
18 to the uttermost corner
to the uttermost corneraté o canto mais remoto. -
19 to turn the corner
to turn the cornera) dobrar a esquina. b) fig vencer a crise. -
20 a tight corner/spot
(a difficult position or situation: His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot.) entre a espada e a parede
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