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1 to tip somebody the wink
to tip somebody the winkdar um aviso ou informação de maneira secreta (para alguém). -
2 wink
[wiŋk] 1. verb1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') piscar o olho2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) piscar2. noun(an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) piscadela* * *[wiŋk] n 1 pestanejo, piscadela, abrir e fechar de olhos. 2 instante, momento. • vt+vi piscar, abrir e fechar os olhos rapidamente. I winked at her / pisquei para ela. by wink a) dar sinal piscando os olhos. b) pestanejar. c) cintilar, tremular. forty winks soneca. in a wink num instante. to tip somebody the wink dar um aviso ou informação de maneira secreta (para alguém). to wink at something tolerar, fazer que não vê, fechar os olhos a. I winked at it / fiz de conta que não vi. we could not get a wink of sleep não conseguimos dormir, não conseguimos fechar os olhos. -
3 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) ponta2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) guarnecer com ponta- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) virar2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) verter3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) despejar2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) lixeira- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) gorjeta2. verb(to give such a gift to.) dar gorjetaIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) sugestão- tip off* * *tip1[tip] n 1 ponta (dos dedos), extremidade. 2 cume, pico, parte mais alta. 3 parte final. 4 ponta, ponteira. 5 declive, ladeira. • vt 1 colocar ponta, formar ponta. 2 inclinar, tombar, derrubar. give a tip to this! / tombe isto! 3 virar, bascular. 4 inclinar-se, saudar, tirar o chapéu. on the tip of the tongue na ponta da língua. tip of the iceberg a ponta do iceberg. tip-up seat assento de dobrar. to have something at the tip of the fingers ter qualquer coisa na ponta dos dedos. to tip all nine (boliche) derrubar todos os pinos. to tip in Typogr intercalar gravura. to tip off, to tip out despejar, virar, derramar. to tip one’s hat tirar o chapéu, tocar a aba do chapéu em cumprimento. to tip over tombar, virar. to tip the scale pesar na balança, ser um fator decisivo num resultado. to tip the trees podar as árvores. to tip up levantar, pôr de canto.————————tip2[tip] n 1 gorjeta, gratificação. 2 palpite, aviso, informação secreta. 3 sugestão, conselho, dica. he took my tip / ele seguiu meu conselho. 4 pancada leve. • vt 1 dar gorjeta. 2 dar palpite. they tipped me the wink / deram-me um palpite. 3 aconselhar, indicar, sugerir. 4 bater. hot tip palpite bom. straight tip palpite acertado. to tip someone off prevenir alguém. to tip a dolar dar um dólar de gorjeta. to tip the wink 1 insinuar. 2 informar furtivamente. -
4 to tip a dolar
to tip a dolardar um dólar de gorjeta. to tip the wink 1 insinuar. 2 informar furtivamente.
См. также в других словарях:
tip someone the wink — To convey a secret hint • • • Main Entry: ↑tip tip someone the wink (informal) To give someone a useful hint • • • Main Entry: ↑wink * * * tip someone the wink british informal phrase … Useful english dictionary
tip somebody the wink — tip sb the ˈwink | tip the ˈwink to sb idiom (BrE, informal) to give sb secret information that they can use to gain an advantage for themselves • There s no way he would have bought those shares if someone in the company hadn t tipped him the… … Useful english dictionary
tip someone the wink — tip (someone) the wink British & Australian, old fashioned to secretly give someone a piece of information that will help them. So if you hear of any jobs going in your department, just tip me the wink, would you? … New idioms dictionary
tip someone the wink Brit. — tip someone the wink Brit. informal secretly give someone confidential information. → tip off … English new terms dictionary
tip one the wink — phrasal : to give one a hint, suggestion, signal by or as if by a wink tipped him the wink as he passed, so he went over there Richard Llewellyn … Useful english dictionary
tip the wink — tip (someone) the wink Brit informal : to give secret information to (someone) How could he have known about the plan? Someone must have tipped him the wink. • • • Main Entry: ↑tip tip (someone) the wink see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tip the wink to somebody — tip sb the ˈwink | tip the ˈwink to sb idiom (BrE, informal) to give sb secret information that they can use to gain an advantage for themselves • There s no way he would have bought those shares if someone in the company hadn t tipped him the… … Useful english dictionary
tip the wink — tip (someone) the wink British & Australian, old fashioned to secretly give someone a piece of information that will help them. So if you hear of any jobs going in your department, just tip me the wink, would you? … New idioms dictionary
tip someone the wink — British informal to give someone secret information … English dictionary
tip (one) the wink — Warn (one), often surreptitiously … A concise dictionary of English slang
tip the wink — ► tip the wink Brit. informal secretly give confidential information to. Main Entry: ↑tip … English terms dictionary
