to+make+head

not to make head or tail of it

não entender, não saber qual é o começo e o fim.

the ship could not make head against the wind

o navio não conseguiu progredir contra o vento.

1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) chefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeça

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colar

1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) dirigir

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigir-se

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) encabeçar

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear

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- - headed

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[hed] n 1 cabeça. 2 cabeça de prego, de alfinete, de martelo, etc. 3 o que, pela sua forma, dá idéia de cabeça (p ex: cabeça de alho). 4 parte superior ou mais importante, ponta, topo, alto. 5 parte frontal, proa de um navio, vanguarda de tropas. 6 promontório, cabo. 7 face de uma medalha ou moeda. 8 lugar de honra ou de comando. 9 pessoa principal, chefe, diretor. 10 pessoa, indivíduo. 11 unidade (de gado), cabeça. 12 vida. 13 cabeçalho. 14 tópico, assunto. 15 categoria, divisão. 16 culminação, crise. 17 parte amadurecida de uma úlcera. 18 espuma de cerveja (colarinho). 19 pressão de água com vapor (para fins industriais). 20 isenção às restrições, liberdade de ação. 21 raciocínio, inteligência. 22 Mus couro do tambor. 23 parte superior ou inferior de um barril. 24 aumento gradual de força, impulso. 25 fonte, nascente (de um rio). 26 cabeceira (cama). • vt+vi 1 encabeçar, liderar, chefiar, dirigir. 2 ser ou formar cabeça. 3 prover de cabeça. 4 ser ou pôr cabeçalho. 5 ir na dianteira. 6 podar (árvores). 7 opor, enfrentar, deter, interceptar. 8 Ftb cabecear. • adj 1 na cabeceira, vanguarda ou ponta. 2 que vem da frente. 3 principal, dirigente, comandante. from head to foot dos pés à cabeça. head and ears totalmente. head and shoulders above muito superior ou muito acima de. head over heels a) de pernas para o ar. b) precipitadamente. he is off his head ele perdeu a cabeça. I make neither head nor tail of it não sei o que pensar a respeito. out of one’s own head a) de invenção própria. b) de livre vontade. over one’s head a) além da compreensão. b) superior em autoridade. peanut head sl cabeça-de-bagre. the ship could not make head against the wind o navio não conseguiu progredir contra o vento. the wind heads us temos vento desfavorável. to come to a head a) maturar, amadurecer. b) atingir o ponto culminante. c) formar pus. to give one his head dar liberdade ou licença a alguém. to go to one’s head subir à cabeça, envaidecer, deixar tonto. to head for mover-se em direção a, ir para, rumar, seguir. to lose one’s head perder a cabeça, o controle. to turn one’s head a) afetar. b) deixar tonto. c) deixar convencido, orgulhoso.

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[hed] n sl 1 viciado em drogas pesadas. 2 ressaca. 3 a cabeça do pênis.

1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeça, chefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo, cabeceira

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) chefe

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) (por) pessoa, (por) cabeça

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colarinho

1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabeçar

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) rumar para

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) intitular

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear

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- - headed

1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fazer

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) obrigar

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tornar

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganhar

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) perfazer

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) ser nomeado

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fazer

- maker

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[meik] n 1 feitura. 2 feitio. 3 marca, modelo. 4 fabrico, manufatura. • vt+vi (ps, pp made) 1 fazer, fabricar. 2 construir. 3 criar. 4 elaborar. 5 compor. 6 efetuar. 7 causar, motivar. 8 executar, representar. 9 resultar. 10 dispor. 11 preparar. 12 determinar, promulgar. 13 promover. 14 constituir. 15 ganhar, lograr. 16 forçar, induzir, compelir. 17 dirigir-se. 18 marcar pontos (jogos). 19 surtir efeito. 20 deduzir. 21 julgar. 22 percorrer. 23 servir. 24 atingir. 25 receber, ganhar. 26 refrear. to make a book bancar apostas (nas corridas). to make a call dar um telefonema. to make account of estimar, considerar. to make acquaintance travar relações. to make a draft fazer um saque. to make against ser desfavorável a. to make an apology dar uma desculpa. to make application fazer um pedido de (emprego). to make as if fingir. to make away with a) desfazer-se de. b) matar. c) esbanjar. d) fugir com. to make bid fazer um lance (leilão). to make bold ousar, tomar a liberdade de. to make ends meet fazer o dinheiro cobrir as despesas. to make free tomar a liberdade de. to make free with tratar com familiaridade. to make fun of ridicularizar. to make good a) confirmar, sustentar. b) cumprir. to make hay of espalhar confusão. to make headway avançar, progredir. to make it vencer um obstáculo, ter sucesso. to make love namorar, fazer amor. to make no doubt estar certo de. to make off a) fugir, partir de repente. b) roubar. to make out a) compreender. b) decifrar. c) fingir. d) distinguir. e) emitir. f) completar, preencher (formulários, guias, etc.). to make over a) transferir. b) renovar. to make place/ room abrir espaço. to make sail fazer-se à vela, içar o velame. to make something on top of someone’s head coll Braz fazer nas coxas. to make sure certificar-se. to make up a) compor. b) combinar. c) reunir, juntar. d) acabar, completar. e) suprir. f) compensar. g) ajustar. h) consertar. i) pintar-se, enfeitar-se. j) elaborar, criar. l) paginar. m) reconciliar-se. n) inventar. to make up for compensar. to make up one’s mind decidir-se, tomar uma resolução. to make up to recompensar. to make war guerrear. to make water coll urinar. to make way a) abrir caminho. b) progredir.

1) (to make (a person, animal etc) change direction: One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.) desviar

2) (to go in some direction: He headed off towards the river.) dirigir-se

1) (to make (a person, animal etc) change direction: One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.) desviar

2) (to go in some direction: He headed off towards the river.) rumar

1) ((of alcohol) to make someone slightly drunk: Champagne always goes to my head.) subir à cabeça

2) ((of praise, success etc) to make someone arrogant, foolish etc: Don't let success go to your head.) subir à cabeça

1) ((of alcohol) to make someone slightly drunk: Champagne always goes to my head.) subir à cabeça de alguém

2) ((of praise, success etc) to make someone arrogant, foolish etc: Don't let success go to your head.) subir à cabeça de alguém

I make neither head nor tail of it

não sei o que pensar a respeito.

to make something on top of someone’s head

coll Braz fazer nas coxas.

1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) cauda

2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) cauda

- - tailed

- tail-end

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[teil] n 1 rabo, cauda. 2 cauda de vestido. 3 cauda de avião. 4 cauda de um cometa. 5 parte traseira, fim, final, séquito, comitiva, conclusão. 6 trança, rabo de cabelo. 7 tails verso de moeda, coroa. 8 fraque, terno a rigor. 9 morgado, propriedade vinculada. 10 Typogr pé de página. 11 sl nádegas, traseiro. 12 sl pessoa contratada para seguir alguém, "sombra". 13 sl genitália feminina ou o pênis. 14 sl relação sexual. • vt+vi 1 colocar um rabo ou uma cauda. 2 formar a cauda, o fim, o final. 3 seguir imediatamente. 4 juntar, adicionar, emendar (uma coisa no fim de outra), amarrar por uma extremidade. 5 sl seguir, espionar. • adj no fim, nas costas, atrás. heads or tails? cara ou coroa? (ao tirar a sorte com moeda). not to make head or tail of it não entender, não saber qual é o começo e o fim. out of the tail of one’s eye com um olho de soslaio. tail of the eye canto do olho. to tail after someone seguir alguém nos calcanhares. to tail away sumir, diminuir, decrescer. to tail in fixar por uma extremidade. to tail off diminuir, enfraquecer. to turn tail virar as costas, fugir, escapar. to twist the lion’s tail irritar a Inglaterra. to wear the hair in tails usar o cabelo trançado. with one’s tail between one’s legs com o rabo entre as pernas.

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tailoring

[h'edwei] n 1 movimento para frente. 2 progresso. 3 espaço livre sob uma ponte ou arco de ponte. 4 intervalo de tempo entre trens, navios ou outros veículos que usam a mesma rota. to make headway fazer progresso.

1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) bater

2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) bater

3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) atingir

4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) alcançar

1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) golpe

2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) ponto

3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sucesso

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- hit-and-run

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[hit] n 1 golpe, pancada, estocada. 2 sucesso, sorte. 3 ataque, crítica. • vt+vi (ps and pp hit) 1 dar um golpe, dar uma pancada (at em). he hit me a blow / ele me deu uma pancada. 2 acertar, atingir. he was hit by the ball / ele foi atingido pela bola. his hand was hit by the knife / a sua mão foi ferida pela faca. a lucky hit um bom lance, um golpe feliz. he hit the town coll ele chegou à cidade. hit or miss a esmo. to hit against bater contra. to hit it off concordar. to hit it up injetar drogas. to hit off imitar ou descrever perfeitamente. to hit the bottle beber muito, em excesso. to hit the ceilving/ roof ficar com raiva. to hit the hay/ sack ir dormir, ir para a cama. to hit the jackpot acertar na sorte grande. to hit the nail on the head dar na trilha. to hit the road partir, pegar a estrada. to hit upon encontrar, topar com. to make a hit with someone a) ficar popular. b) impressionar alguém. you have hit my taste você acertou meu gosto.

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) estar de pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) pôr-se de pé

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) permanecer

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) manter-se em vigor

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) encontrar-se

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) colocar

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sofrer

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) pagar

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) quiosque

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra das testemunhas

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) prestígio

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- stand-by

- stand-in

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[stænd] n 1 parada, pausa, descanso. 2 resistência, defesa. 3 lugar, posto, posição, estação, ponto. 4 plataforma, tribuna, estrado. 5 andaime, suporte, estante. 6 estande: recinto reservado a cada participante de uma exposição. 7 barraca, tenda, banca (de jornais e revistas). 8 grupo de árvores ou plantas. 9 coll loja, local de negócio. 10 Amer banco onde as testemunhas depõem. 11 arquibancada. 12 descanso, suporte. 13 pé, pedestal. • vt+vi (ps, pp stood) 1 estar em pé. 2 ter certa altura quando em pé, medir. 3 levantar, ficar em pé. 4 estar situado ou localizado, encontrar-se. 5 colocar, encostar, pôr em pé. don’t stand the umbrella against the table! / não encoste o guarda-chuva na mesa! 6 estar colocado, ocupar certo lugar ou cargo. 7 manter em certa posição. 8 sustentar. 9 estar, ser, encontrar-se. 10 continuar, permanecer, resistir, oferecer resistência. 11 tolerar, agüentar. I can’t stand him / não o posso tolerar. I can’t stand it any longer / não agüento mais isso. I can’t stand it / não tolero isso. there is no standing her stupidity / ninguém agüenta sua estupidez. 12 juntar-se, acumular-se. 13 durar. 14 sofrer, submeter-se, suportar. 15 custear, pagar. it stands me in eight dollars / coll isso me custa oito dólares. I’ll stand you a bottle / pago-lhe uma garrafa, convido-o para tomar um drinque. 16 manter um certo rumo. 17 parar, paralisar, ficar parado, estagnar. 18 valer, estar em vigor. 19 candidatar-se. he stands for Parliament / ele é candidato ao parlamento. 20 coll dar ou pagar conforme o trato. as it stands, as the case stands, as matters stand como estão as coisas, pela situação atual. and there it stands! basta! está encerrado o assunto! he stands no nonsense com ele não se brinca. he stands out like a sore thumb Amer sl ele chama a atenção (de maneira desagradável). how do we stand? como estamos? qual é a situação? it stands at that (cost) price o preço de custo é este. it stands to reason é plausível, evidente, razoável. stand off! saia de perto! vá embora! stand or fall vitória ou morte! the thermometer stands at 35° o termômetro marca 35°. the things I stand up in o que tenho no corpo (roupa). to be at a stand estar parado, estar perplexo, estar em dúvida, indeciso. to come to a stand chegar a um impasse. to make a stand parar, resistir, oferecer resistência, opor-se. to make a stand for something insistir em alguma coisa, responder por alguma coisa. to take a firm stand ocupar uma posição firme. to take one’s stand tomar posição, colocar-se. to take the stand Jur depor. to stand about ficar à toa, rodear. to stand against oferecer resistência, destacar-se de. to stand a good chance ter boas probabilidades. to stand a comparison poder enfrentar uma comparação. to stand alone estar sozinho, estar sem auxílio, estar em posição isolada. to stand aloof manter-se de lado, afastar-se. to stand aside sair ao caminho, ficar de lado. to stand at attention Mil tomar sentido. to stand back afastar-se, recuar. to stand between estar no caminho, estar no meio. to stand by estar presente, estar ao lado, assistir, estar de prontidão, manter (palavra). to stand by a thing defender uma coisa. to stand by one through thick and thin prestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude. to stand by one’s word manter sua palavra. to stand by someone assistir alguém, acudir. to stand condemned estar condenado. to stand corrected conformar-se com a pena, reconhecer seu erro. to stand down a) abdicar (em favor de outrem). b) Brit dar baixa (soldados). c) deixar o banco de testemunhas. to stand fast resistir, não ceder. to stand fire resistir à prova (suportar o fogo do inimigo). to stand first ser o primeiro, estar em primeiro lugar. to stand for a) significar, querer dizer. b) pretender. c) ter rumo para, velejar para. d) auxiliar. e) ser responsável por, representar. to stand forth mostrar-se, salientar-se. to stand from Naut vir de, ter rumo de, velejar de. to stand gaping ficar de boca aberta, boquiaberto. to stand godfather (to) ser padrinho (de). to stand good ter valor, estar válido. to stand high ter bom nome, ter boa fama. to stand in a) Naut velejar em direção à terra. b) substituir alguém (serviço). to stand in awe ter temor de. to stand in fear ter medo de. to stand in line ficar na fila. to stand in need of ter necessidade de, precisar. to stand in someone’s way estar no caminho de alguém, atrapalhar alguém, impedir alguém. to stand off ficar de lado, afastar-se, retroceder, retrair-se, recusar-se, protelar (pagamento), Naut ficar ao largo. to stand off from Naut afastar-se de. to stand on basear-se em alguma coisa, contar com alguma coisa. to stand on ceremony fazer cerimônias. to stand on end estar em pé (cabelos). to stand one’s ground manter-se, defender-se, ficar firme, não ceder. to stand on one’s dignity fazer questão da sua dignidade. to stand on one’s head ficar de ponta-cabeça, ficar de pernas para o ar. to stand one’s tackling manter seu ponto de vista. to stand on one’s right insistir em seu direito. to stand on your own two feet ser independente, ser auto-suficiente, andar com as próprias pernas. to stand out salientar-se, distinguir-se, sobressair, resistir, não ceder. to stand out for insistir em. to stand over ficar, sobrar, ficar em atraso, adiar, protelar. to stand pat Amer a) conformar-se, opor-se a mudanças. b) Game não pedir cartas, passar. to stand ready to prontificar-se, dispor-se a. to stand security dar fiança, garantir. to stand someone friend mostrar-se amigo para alguém. to stand someone up faltar a um encontro. to stand something on its head mudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar. to stand still imobilizar-se, ficar parado. to stand the test (ou a trial) passar a prova. to stand to a) permanecer, manter. b) aderir a. c) apoiar, defender. she stood to him / ela o defendeu. to stand trial ser submetido a julgamento. to stand up a) levantar-se. b) Amer decepcionar, abandonar, deixar na mão. to stand up against levantar-se contra, rebelar-se, lutar contra. to stand up for defender, apoiar, tomar o partido de. to stand upon insistir em, basear-se em. to stand upon one’s guard tomar cuidado, precaver-se. to stand up to encarar, enfrentar. to stand well with dar-se bem com, ter amizade com. what stand do you take? qual é a sua opinião?

1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) bater

2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) acertar

3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) atingir

4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) alcançar, atingir

1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) golpe

2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) ponto ganho

3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sucesso

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- hit-and-run

1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) assobiar

2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) assobiar

3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) assobiar

4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) assobiar

1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) assobio

2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) assobio

3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) apito

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[w'isəl] n 1 apito, assobio (som e instrumento). 2 silvo, zunido. • vt+vi 1 apitar, assobiar. whistle the dog back! / assobie para o cachorro voltar! 2 silvar, zunir. 3 chamar, dar sinal ou guiar assobiando. we whistled for him / nós o chamamos assobiando. I whistled him up / eu chamei-o assobiando. 4 piar (aves). 5 uivar (vento). he whistled for his money sl ele esperou em vão por seu dinheiro. to wet one’s whistle sl molhar o bico ou a garganta, tomar um gole. you may whistle for them! você vai se cansar esperando por eles.

1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) assobiar

2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) assobiar

3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) assobiar

4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) assobiar

1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) assobio

2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) apito, assobio

3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) apito