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1 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) perna2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) perna3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) perna4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *[leg] n 1 perna. 2 pata. 3 pé (de mesa, cama, etc.). 4 cano (de bota). 5 parte de roupa que cobre as pernas. 6 suporte. 7 trecho de um percurso. 8 caminho percorrido por um veleiro sem mudar o velame. 9 Geom cateto. 10 Sport primeira partida ganha, quando uma segunda é necessária para decidir a disputa. • vi correr, andar depressa. bandy legs/ turned in legs pernas arqueadas. not a leg to stand on sem base, sem argumento, sem defesa. to be on one’s last legs a) estar à beira da ruína. b) estar em estado de exaustão extrema. c) estar à beira da morte. to feel/find one’s legs a) aprender a ficar em pé ou a andar. b) aprender a se virar sozinho. to get on one’s legs levantar-se. to give a leg up dar uma ajuda, dar uma mão. to leg it ir a pé, correr. to pull one’s leg fazer alguém de tolo, passar trote em alguém. to shake a leg a) correr, apressar-se. b) dançar. to show a leg levantar-se (da cama). to stand on one’s own legs ser independente. to take to one’s legs sair correndo. -
2 job
[‹ob]1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) emprego2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) tarefa•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job* * *job1[dʒɔb] n 1 obra, empreitada, tarefa. 2 emprego, colocação. 3 trabalho. 4 negócio, cargo, serviço, desempenho de qualquer trabalho. 5 assunto. 6 coll negociata, empreendimento lucrativo. 7 coll ato criminoso, como roubar. • vt+vi 1 negociar, comprar e vender. 2 empreitar, dar de empreitada. 3 fazer biscates. 4 fazer negociatas. 5 alugar cavalos, carruagens. 6 comprar e revender por atacado, ser intermediário. • adj feito de empreitada, empreitado, contratado (trabalho, serviços). a job of work Brit coll bom trabalho. bad job mau negócio. by the job de empreitada. good job a) bom serviço. b) coll acontecimento satisfatório. jobs for the boys trabalho desnecessário, criado para amigos e patrocinadores (cupinchas). just the job exatamente o desejado. odd jobs trabalho avulso, Braz sl bico, biscate. on the job dedicado ao serviço, ocupado. out of a job desempregado. the job in hand o trabalho do momento. to have a job to coll ter dificuldade em. to make the best of a bad job fazer o melhor possível em condições desfavoráveis. to pull a job sl praticar um assalto. what a job! que coisa!, que negócio ruim!————————job2[dʒɔb] vt+vi 1 vender e comprar como intermediário. 2 praticar agiotagem. -
3 rank
I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) fila2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) posto3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) classe2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) classificar(-se)II [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) completo2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) rançoso•- rankness* * *rank1[ræŋk] n 1 linha, fila, fileira. 2 grau, graduação, posto. 3 ordem, classe, série. 4 qualidade, distinção, posição, dignidade, categoria. • vt+vi 1 enfileirar. 2 tomar posição. 3 ter certo grau ou posição. 4 pôr em ordem, classificar, colocar por graus. 5 superar (em grau ou classe), preceder. the general ranks a captain / o general precede um capitão. 6 avaliar, estimar, dar certo grau. 7 sl entregar, delatar. a man of rank um homem de posição. in the first rank na primeira ordem ou classe. rank and fashion gente da alta sociedade. rank and file a) soldados rasos. b) gente comum. rank of general grau ou posto de general. the rank a tropa, o exército. to break rank ( soldiers) ficar fora de forma. to keep rank ( soldiers) ficar em forma. to pull one’s rank abusar da autoridade, trazer num cortado. to rank first figurar em primeiro lugar. to rank the cities for population classificar as cidades por população. to take rank of ter precedência sobre. to take rank with enfileirar-se.————————rank2[ræŋk] adj 1 alto e áspero, espesso. 2 viçoso, florescente, luxuriante. 3 rico, fértil (de terras). 4 rançoso, malcheiroso, de mau gosto. 5 completo, extremo, rematado (em sentido desfavorável). 6 grosseiro, ordinário, indecente. rank ingratitude extrema ingratidão. -
4 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) sugar2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) chupar3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) chupar4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.)2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) chupadela- sucker- suck up to* * *[s∧k] n 1 chupada, sucção. 2 som de sucção, força de sucção. • vt+vi 1 sugar, aspirar com a boca, sorver. 2 chupar. 3 mamar. 4 absorver. 5 tragar, puxar. 6 embeber. something sucks coll é muito mal, é muito ruim. to give suck to someone amamentar. she gave suck to her child / ela amamentou o seu fllho. to suck around sl bajular, puxar o saco. to suck face beijar. to suck off vulg praticar felação, chupar. to suck one’s thumb chupar o dedo. to suck someone into something fazer com que alguém se envolva com alguma coisa, atividade. to suck the blood of someone chupar o sangue de alguém, explorar alguém. to suck the brains of someone roubar as idéias de alguém. to suck up absorver, embeber, aspirar. to suck up to coll bajular, adular, puxar o saco. -
5 tow
[təu] 1. verb(to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.) rebocar2. noun((an) act of towing or process of being towed: Give us a tow!) rebocada* * *[tou] n 1 reboque: a) ato ou efeito de rebocar. the car is on tow / o carro está sendo rebocado. b) o que é rebocado. he arrived early with his children in tow / ele chegou cedo com as crianças na rabeira. c) cabo, corrente usada para puxar ou rebocar. 2 sirga, estopa, fibra bruta de cânhamo ou de linho. • vt rebocar, sirgar. • adj feito de estopa, de linho ou de cânhamo. to take someone in tow influenciar, dominar alguém. -
6 twitch
[twi ] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) move jerkily: His hands were twitching.) crispar(-se)2) (to give a little pull or jerk to (something): He twitched her sleeve.) puxar2. noun(a twitching movement.) puxão* * *[twitʃ] n repelão, puxão, contração muscular, movimento rápido, estremeção. • vt+vi 1 contrair-se, fazer um movimento brusco. she twitched her face (her eyelids) / ela contorceu seu rosto (piscou o olho). 2 puxar, arrancar (from, off de). -
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