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1 bone
[bəun] 1. noun1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) osso2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) osso2. verb(to take the bones out of (fish etc).) tirar a espinha- bony- bone china
- bone idle
- a bone of contention
- have a bone to pick with someone
- have a bone to pick with
- to the bone* * *[boun] n 1 osso. 2 chifre. 3 espinha de peixe. 4 substância semelhante ao osso (marfim, dentina, barbatanas de baleia). 5 questão a resolver, assunto. I have a bone to pick with you / tenho contas a ajustar com você. 6 essência, âmago. 7 bones a) esqueleto, ossatura. b) dados. c) fig o corpo. d) castanholas. e) barbatanas (de roupas). • vt+vi 1 desossar, tirar os ossos. 2 coll estudar muito. 3 pôr barbatanas. 4 sl furtar, surripiar. a bag of bones um feixe de ossos, um esqueleto. a horse with plenty of bone um cavalo vigoroso. as dry (or as hard) as a bone seco (ou duro) como um osso. bone of contention pomo de discórdia. he is all skin and bones ele é só pele e osso. he made no bones about ele não teve dúvidas, não hesitou em dizer. I feel it in my bones tenho um pressentimento, tenho uma intuição. to the bones até os ossos. I’m chilled to the bones / estou gelado até os ossos. what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh filho de peixe, peixinho é. -
2 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) amortecer2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) abafar -
3 bone
[bəun] 1. noun1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) osso, espinha de peixe2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) osso2. verb(to take the bones out of (fish etc).) desossar- bony- bone china - bone idle - a bone of contention - have a bone to pick with someone - have a bone to pick with - to the bone -
4 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) abafar2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) diminuir -
5 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) desenvolver2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) adquirir3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) aparecer4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) revelar•* * *de.vel.op[div'eləp] vt+vi 1 desenvolver(-se), progredir, evoluir, desenrolar, desdobrar-se, explanar. 2 crescer, aumentar, alargar-se, tornar-se maior ou mais forte. 3 fomentar. 4 revelar-se, mostrar, vir à luz gradualmente. 5 Phot revelar um filme, uma chapa. 6 Mus desenvolver um elemento temático nas suas possibilidades musicais. to develop a disease contrair uma doença. -
6 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) desenvolver(-se)2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) desenvolver3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) aparecer4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) revelar•
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