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  • 1 pull strings

    (to use one's influence or that of others to gain an advantage.) mover influências

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  • 2 pull strings

    (to use one's influence or that of others to gain an advantage.) mexer seus pauzinhos

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  • 3 pull the strings

    (to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others.) puxar os cordelinhos

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  • 4 pull the strings

    (to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others.) dar as cartas, puxar os cordões

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  • 5 to pull the strings

    to pull the strings
    exercer influência discretamente, usar pistolões, mexer os pauzinhos.

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  • 6 string

    1. [striŋ] noun
    1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) fio
    2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fio
    3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) corda
    4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) cordão
    2. verb
    1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) enfiar
    2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) encordoar
    3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) tirar os fios
    4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) pendurar
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    - stringy
    - stringiness
    - string bean
    - stringed instruments
    - have someone on a string
    - have on a string
    - pull strings
    - pull the strings
    - string out
    - strung up
    - stringent
    - stringently
    - stringency
    * * *
    [striŋ] n 1 barbante, fio, cordel, corda fina. 2 fileira, corrente, colar, enfiada (de contas). 3 corda (de instrumento musical). 4 strings instrumentos de corda. 5 cordão, fita. 6 série, carreira. 7 corda de arco. 8 cadeia, seqüência. • vt (ps, pp strung). 1 enfiar, enfileirar. 2 colocar cordas, encordoar. 3 amarrar (com barbante), dependurar com barbante ou corda. 4 esticar, apertar (as cordas ou fios). 5 excitar, deixar tenso ou nervoso. 6 tirar as fibras ou tendões. 7 formar ou mover em fila. 8 arranjar em série ou seqüência, encadear. 9 sl enganar, burlar. he is always harping on the same string ele bate sempre na mesma tecla. there are some strings attached to it há algumas restrições, limitações. to have more than one string to one’s bow ter mais de uma idéia, habilidade a seu favor. he has two strings to his bow / ele tem o pé em duas canoas. to have on a/ the string trazer na coleira, ter sob controle. to pull the strings exercer influência discretamente, usar pistolões, mexer os pauzinhos. to string along a) enganar, lograr. b) ir com, acompanhar. to string together enfiar, enfileirar. without strings, with no strings attached sem restrições.

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  • 7 string

    1. [striŋ] noun
    1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) barbante, fio
    2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fio
    3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) corda
    4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) fieira
    2. verb
    1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) enfiar
    2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) encordoar
    3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) tirar o fio de
    4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) pendurar por um fio
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    - stringy - stringiness - string bean - stringed instruments - have someone on a string - have on a string - pull strings - pull the strings - string out - strung up - stringent - stringently - stringency

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  • 8 pluck

    1. verb
    1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) puxar
    2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) depenar
    3) (to pick (flowers etc).) apanhar
    4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) arrancar
    5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) puxar
    2. noun
    (courage He showed a lot of pluck.) coragem
    - pluckily
    - pluckiness
    - pluck up the courage
    - pluck up courage
    - energy
    * * *
    [pl∧k] n 1 arranca, arrancada. 2 puxão, safanão. 3 fressura. 4 coragem, determinação. • vt+vi 1 arrancar, desarraigar. 2 colher, apanhar. 3 depenar, deplumar. 4 puxar, safar. 5 tanger (instrumento de cordas). 6 sl afanar, roubar. he has a crow to pluck with you ele tem contas a ajustar com você. to pluck a pigeon depenar um pato, extorquir dinheiro de um otário. to pluck away arrebatar. to pluck down 1 derrubar, deitar abaixo. 2 humilhar. to pluck one’s eyebrows Braz coll depilar as sobrancelhas. to pluck up 1 arrancar, extirpar. 2 recobrar o ânimo. to pluck up courage criar coragem. she plucked up courage / ela criou coragem.

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  • 9 pluck

    1. verb
    1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) arrancar
    2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) depenar
    3) (to pick (flowers etc).) colher
    4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) depilar (as sobrancelhas)
    5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) dedilhar
    2. noun
    (courage He showed a lot of pluck.) coragem
    - pluckily - pluckiness - pluck up the courage - pluck up courage - energy

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > pluck

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  • pull strings (or US pull wires) — make use of one s influence and contacts to gain an advantage. → pull …   English new terms dictionary

  • pull strings — ► pull strings make use of one s influence to gain an advantage. Main Entry: ↑pull …   English terms dictionary

  • pull strings (for somebody) — pull ˈstrings (for sb) idiom (NAmE also pull ˈwires) (informal) to use your influence in order to get an advantage for sb Main entry: ↑pullidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • pull strings — index influence, lobby, manipulate (control unfairly) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pull strings for — index prefer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pull strings — verb influence or control shrewdly or deviously He manipulated public opinion in his favor • Syn: ↑manipulate, ↑pull wires • Derivationally related forms: ↑manipulative (for: ↑manipulate), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • pull strings —    If you pull strings, you use contacts you have got to help you get what you want.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If someone pulls strings, they use influential friends in order to obtain an advantage.     David found a job easily his… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • pull strings — or[pull wires] {v. phr.}, {informal} To secretly use influence and power, especially with people in charge or in important jobs to do or get something; make use of friends to gain your wishes. * /If you want to see the governor, Mr. Root can pull …   Dictionary of American idioms

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