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1 keep the ball rolling
(to start or keep something going, especially a conversation: He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.) movimentar -
2 keep the ball rolling
(to start or keep something going, especially a conversation: He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.) puxar, manter conversaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > keep the ball rolling
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3 start/set
(to start or keep something going, especially a conversation: He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.) movimentar -
4 start/set
(to start or keep something going, especially a conversation: He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.) puxar, manter conversa -
5 ball
I 1. [bo:l] noun1) (anything roughly round in shape: a ball of wool.) bola2) (a round object used in games: a tennis ball.) bola3) (balls (plural) (slang) testicles.)•- ballcock
- ballpoint 2. adjectivea ballpoint pen.) esferográfica- start/set
- keep the ball rolling II 1. [bo:l](a formal dance: a ball at the palace.) baile- ballroom2. adjectiveballroom dancing.) de salão* * *ball1[bɔ:l] n 1 bola, esfera. 2 jogo de bola. 3 tiro, arremesso da bola. 4 beisebol (jogo de bola americano). 5 bala, projétil. 6 coisa parecida com bola, novelo. 7 parte arrendodada e protuberante do corpo, por exemplo a palma da mão. ball of the eye / globo ocular. 8 globo terrestre, Terra. • vi 1 formar bola, dar forma de bola. 2 aglomerar-se. 3 enovelar. 4 sl embaralhar (seguido de up). 5 vulg copular, praticar o ato sexual. ball and socket joint Engl junta articulada. he has the ball at his feet ele está com a faca e o queijo na mão. he pocketed a ball snooker ele embocou uma bola. no ball! cricket o lance não vale! to ball things up Amer coll embaraçar as coisas, estragar tudo. to have a ball coll divertir-se. to keep the ball rolling manter a conversa (ou o assunto) acesa.————————ball2[bɔ:l] n baile, reunião dançante. she gave a ball / ela deu um baile. they opened the ball / eles abriram o baile. fancy dress ball baile à fantasia. masked ball baile de máscaras. -
6 ball
I 1. [bo:l] noun1) (anything roughly round in shape: a ball of wool.) bola2) (a round object used in games: a tennis ball.) bola, péla3) (balls (plural) (slang) testicles.)•- ballcock - ballpoint 2. adjectivea ballpoint pen.) esferográfica- start/set - keep the ball rolling II 1. [bo:l](a formal dance: a ball at the palace.) baile- ballroom2. adjectiveballroom dancing.) de baile
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