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  • 1 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) rodar
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) virar-se
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) virar
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dar a volta
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) transformar(-se)
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) mudar (de cor)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) volta
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) esquina
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) vez
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número
    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up
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    [tə:n] n 1 rotação, volta, giro. I took two turns up and down the room / andei duas vezes para cá e para lá dentro do quarto. 2 fig mudança de direção, reviravolta, crise, ação de virar. 3 curva, cotovelo. 4 mudança, alteração, variação. 5 torção, torcedura. 6 vez, ocasião. await your turn! / espere sua vez! now it is my turn / agora é a minha vez. 7 tempo, período, turno. we did it in turns / fizemos isto em turnos. 8 ação, ato, serviço, favor, obséquio. one good turn deserves another / um favor merece outro. 9 inclinação, predileção, tendência, talento. he has a turn for music / ele tem talento (inclinação, interesse) para a música. 10 curso, caminho. 11 passeio, giro, excursão, volta. we took a turn / demos uma volta, fizemos um passeio. 12 susto, choque. it gave her a turn / ela assustou-se. 13 desmaio. 14 Mus grupeto, nota floreada. 15 oportunidade. 16 ocupação passageira ou provisória. 17 Theat número de variedades. 18 estado, condição, natureza, disposição, caráter. 19 sucessão, alternação, rodízio. 20 Typogr letra bloqueada. • vt+vi 1 girar, rodar, virar(-se), volver(-se). he turned her head / ele lhe virou a cabeça. it turns my stomach / está me virando o estômago. I don’t know which way to turn / fig não sei o que fazer, não sei para que lado me virar. we turned the coat inside out / viramos o paletó às avessas. 2 voltar-se. 3 mover, mexer. we did not turn a hair / não perdemos a calma, não demonstramos. 4 mudar (de direção), alterar o curso. 5 dirigir(-se). 6 retornar. 7 desviar. 8 inverter, reverter. 9 revolver na mente. 10 mudar de posição. 11 mudar de assunto. 12 transformar(-se) em (gelo), mudar (cor), tornar(-se) pálido. 13 fazer, formar, adaptar-se. 14 perturbar, transtornar. her brain (head) is turned / ela é louca. 15 mandar embora, fazer ir. 16 volver, dirigir (olhos), virar (rosto). 17 ser mudado. 18 parar, aparar. 19 fazer voltar. 20 passar, dar volta, contornar. 21 ultrapassar, passar (tempo, idade). 22 tornear, fazer no torno. 23 ser torneado. 24 deixar doente. 25 ficar tonto, desmaiar. my head turns / minha cabeça está virando, estou tonto. 26 dobrar. 27 madurecer, mudar de cor. 28 induzir, instigar. 29 expulsar. 30 vender, trocar. 31 traduzir, verter. 32 transformar(-se), alterar, virar às avessas. 33 agrisalhar. 34 entregar. 35 moldar, configurar. 36 resultar, terminar. 37 tornar-se. he turned Christian, soldier, traitor / ele converteu-se ao cristianismo, ficou soldado, virou traidor. 38 estragar, azedar, coalhar (leite). a friendly (good) turn um serviço de amigo, um obséquio. an ill, bad turn um ato mau. an unexpected turn uma mudança inesperada. at every turn a cada momento, em cada ocasião. a turn for the better uma mudança para o melhor. a well turned phrase uma frase bem formulada. by turns alternativamente, em intervalos. done to a turn Cook no ponto. he turned up a tough person ele mostrou-se, revelou-se uma pessoa dura. it took a bad turn virou para o lado ruim. light and dark by turns claro e escuro alternadamente. on the turn prestes a virar (maré). right about turn! Mil meia-volta, volver! the turn of the century a virada do século. to serve one’s turn servir ao fim de, vir a propósito de. to take turns a) mudar, trocar com, revezar-se. b) experimentar. to turn about virar(-se), volver, voltar(-se). to turn a deaf ear fazer-se de surdo. to turn adrift mandar embora, deixar desamparado. to turn against influenciar contra, virar-se contra, ofender, atiçar. to turn around virar ao contrário, torcer (palavras), mudar de atitude. to turn aside desviar(-se), virar-se para o lado. to turn a trick vulg vender-se (prostituta). to turn away a) desviar, virar, mandar embora, despedir, rejeitar. b) virar-se, voltar-se. to turn back a) regressar, voltar, retroceder. b) recusar, devolver. c) retorquir. d) mandar de volta, fazer voltar. she couldn’t turn back / ela não pode voltar atrás (decisão). to turn down a) virar para baixo, dobrar (para baixo). b) diminuir (gás, etc.). c) declinar, rejeitar (oferta). d) desprezar, abandonar. e) descer, ir para baixo. to turn eighteen fazer, completar 18 anos. to turn from dissuadir de. to turn in a) virar, dobrar, (para dentro). b) entregar (alguém). to turn into a) converter em, transformar em. b) instigar a. c) traduzir. d) transformar-se em. e) converter-se em, tornar-se, ficar. to turn into verse pôr em versos. to turn nasty tornar-se desagradável. to turn off a) desviar, afastar, impedir. b) ( from de), despedir, mandar embora. c) fechar, desligar (gás, rádio, torneira). d) realizar, produzir. e) desligar emocionalmente ou sexualmente. f) dirigir-se para o lado. g) desviar-se, afastar-se. h) estragar. i) virar, entrar, sair de uma rua e entrar em outra, dobrar uma esquina. to turn off with a laugh desfazer com um riso. to turn on a) abrir (torneira), ligar (rádio, etc.). b) coll excitar (sexualmente). c) usar narcóticos. d) virar-se. e) girar sobre, em volta de, depender de. f) atacar, visar, retorquir. to turn one’s coat virar a casaca, mudar de opinião. to turn on the heat sl aumentar o esforço, pressão, atividade. to turn out a) virar para fora (os pés). b) expulsar, mandar embora. they turned him out of doors (out of the house) / botaram-no para fora. c) despejar. d) apagar, desligar (luz). e) virar às avessas (as bolsas). f) extrair (carvão). g) transportar, carregar, produzir, fornecer (mercadorias). h) sl iniciar alguém (sexo, drogas). i) virar-se, dirigir-se (para fora). j) sair, ir-se. k) vir à luz, confirmar (-se). l) formar-se, tornar-se. he has turned out a diligent boy / ele tornou-se um rapaz diligente. m) verificar-se, mostrar ser. It turned out that she had money / verificou-se que ela tinha o dinheiro. n) decorrer, terminar. o) largar o trabalho. to turn out well sair bem, dar certo. to turn over a) virar. b) folhar. c) derrubar. d) transbordar. e) transferir. f) revolver. g) movimentar (dinheiro). h) transmitir. i) extraditar. j) encarregar. k) virar-se. l) girar, revolver-se. m) mudar de opinião ou posição. n) inverter. o) denunciar, entregar (às autoridades). to turn over in someone’s mind estudar bem, pensar bem. to turn round a) girar, virar. b) volver, voltar. c) fig converter-se. to turn someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente. to turn something into money transformar em dinheiro, vender. to turn tail recuar ignominiosamente. to turn the back upon someone virar as costas para alguém. to turn the corner a) dobrar a esquina. b) fig vencer a crise. to turn the key virar a chave. to turn the knife in the wound fig abrir novas feridas. to turn the steps towards dirigir os passos para. to turn the tables mudar a sorte. to turn the tables upon pagar na mesma moeda a. to turn the tap on fig cair em prantos. to turn things upside down virar as coisas de pernas para a ar. to turn thumbs down sl recusar, rejeitar, negar. to turn to a) dirigir, concentrar, aplicar, aproveitar. he turn edit to account / ele tirou proveito disto, aproveitou-o com vantagem. b) começar a trabalhar. c) dirigir-se para. they turned to us / dirigiram-se a nós. d) dirigir-se a. e) voltar-se para. f) transformar-se em, converter-se para, tornar-se. to turn toward dirigir para. to turn turtle fig virar de pernas para o ar. to turn up a) virar para cima, dobrar para cima. she turned up her nose / ela torceu o nariz. b) trazer à tona. c) arregaçar. d) aumentar (som, fogo). e) abrir (baralho). f) descobrir, revelar. g) fazer a barra (roupas). h) dirigir-se para cima, virar-se para cima, levantar-se. i) aparecer, vir à tona, surgir. she has turned up at last / ela chegou finalmente. j) acontecer, suceder. k) tornar-se. l) verificar-se, mostrar-se. to turn upon dirigir-se contra, girar em torno de, tratar-se de. to turn up the wick (sl de aviação) acelerar, voar a toda a velocidade. to turn water into wine transformar água em vinho. turn and turn about alternativamente, sucessivamente. turn it up! coll basta! chega! cale a boca! turn of mind modo de pensar. turn over! vide verso! we turned an honest penny by ganhamos nosso dinheiro honestamente com.

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  • 2 turn out

    1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) mandar embora
    2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) produzir
    3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) esvaziar
    4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) comparecer
    5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) desligar
    6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) acontecer (que)

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  • 3 turn out

    1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) expulsar, despedir
    2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) produzir
    3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) esvaziar
    4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) sair
    5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) desligar
    6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) revelar(-se)

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  • 4 turn off

    1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) desligar
    2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) fechar
    3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) desligar

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  • 5 turn off

    1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) desligar
    2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) desligar
    3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) desligar

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  • 6 turn up

    1) (to appear or arrive: He turned up at our house.) aparecer
    2) (to be found: Don't worry - it'll turn up again.) aparecer
    3) (to increase (the level of noise, light etc) produced by (something): Turn up (the volume on) the radio.) aumentar

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  • 7 turn up

    1) (to appear or arrive: He turned up at our house.) aparecer
    2) (to be found: Don't worry - it'll turn up again.) aparecer
    3) (to increase (the level of noise, light etc) produced by (something): Turn up (the volume on) the radio.) aumentar

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  • 8 turn down

    1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) recusar
    2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) baixar

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  • 9 turn down

    1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) recusar
    2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) reduzir

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  • 10 on

    [on] 1. preposition
    1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) em cima de
    2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em
    3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em
    4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre
    5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em/de
    6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) em.
    7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) a fazer/tomar
    8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em
    9) (towards: They marched on the town.) em direcção a
    10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em
    11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em/por
    12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) com
    13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ao ser (investigado)
    14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) sobre
    2. adverb
    1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) em
    2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente
    3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) em funcionamento
    4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) em exibição
    5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) em
    3. adjective
    1) (in progress: The game was on.) a decorrer
    2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) vai haver
    - ongoing
    - onwards
    - onward
    - be on to someone
    - be on to
    - on and on
    - on time
    - on to / onto
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    [ɔn] adj posto, colocado. • adv 1 sobre, por cima de. 2 em diante, a partir de. 3 adiante, para a frente. 4 em andamento, em ação. 5 na direção. • prep 1 sobre, em cima de. 2 em. 3 no, nos, na, nas. 4 para o. 5 por meio de. 6 a respeito de. 7 perto. 8 junto a. 9 conforme. 10 durante. 11 em acréscimo a. 12 na direção de. 13 coll às custas de. and so on e assim por diante. come on! venha, vamos. far on in years de idade avançada. from that day on daquele dia em diante. go on! continue, prossiga. he is always on about her coll ele não pára de falar nela. he is on ele está embriagado. hold on! segure-se. later on mais tarde. on and off de vez em quando. on and on sem parar, ininterruptamente. on board a bordo. on call a chamado. on close no fechamento. on condition that sob a condição de. on duty a serviço, de plantão. on fire em chamas. on foot a pé. on Friday next week na sexta-feira da próxima semana. on purpose de propósito. on the contrary ao contrário. on the right/ left à direita/esquerda. on the river à margem do rio. on the rocks com gelo. on the telephone ao telefone. on time na hora. she’s always on sl ela está sempre ligada. the light is on a luz está acesa. they got on a bus eles subiram no ônibus. they greeted us on their arrival saudaram-nos por ocasião de sua chegada. to be on a cloud coll estar muito feliz. to be on one’s ass sl estar numa pior. to be on roll coll ter muito sucesso. to be on someone’s back sl a) pegar no pé de alguém. b) depender de alguém. to get on in life progredir na vida. to have a lot on coll ter muito o que fazer. to look on olhar, assistir (a um jogo). to march on prosseguir marchando. who is on the committee? quem está no comitê?

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  • 11 on

    [on] 1. preposition
    1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre
    2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em
    3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em
    4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre
    5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em
    6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre
    7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) sob
    8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em
    9) (towards: They marched on the town.) sobre
    10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em
    11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em
    12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) em
    13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) sob
    14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) em
    2. adverb
    1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.)
    2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.)
    3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.)
    4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.)
    5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.)
    3. adjective
    1) (in progress: The game was on.) em curso
    2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) de pé
    - ongoing - onwards - onward - be on to someone - be on to - on and on - on time - on to / onto

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  • 12 tap

    I 1. [tæp] noun
    (a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) pancadinha
    2. verb
    ((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) bater levemente
    - tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun
    ((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) torneira
    2. verb
    1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) explorar
    2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) pôr escuta em
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    [tæp] n 1 pancadinha, batida, golpe leve. 2 pedaço de couro para proteger o salto do sapato. 3 batoque (de pipa). 4 torneira. 5 bebida alcoólica (de certa marca ou qualidade). 6 bar. 7 Electr ponto de tomada ou derivação elétrica. 8 Tech macho de tarraxa. 9 peça metálica adaptada à sola e salto do sapato para sapatear. • vt+vi 1 bater de leve, dar pancadinha. 2 remendar, solar sapatos. 3 sangrar, furar, puncionar para tirar líquido (também Med). 4 desarrolhar, destampar (pipa). 5 tirar líquido (por punção). 6 ligar, penetrar, abrir (uma estrada). they tapped the telephone wire / fizeram ligação clandestina no fio telefônico. 7 Electr derivar. 8 cortar rosca interna. 9 sapatear. he didn’t do a tap of work ele nem mexeu um dedo, não fez nada. he tapped me for sl ele deu-me uma facada, pediu-me dinheiro emprestado. on tap a) do barril. b) fig em estoque. three-way tap torneira tripla. to tap the hand on the table bater com a mão na mesa.

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  • 13 tap

    I 1. [tæp] noun
    (a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) batida leve
    2. verb
    ((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) bater de leve
    - tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun
    ((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) torneira
    2. verb
    1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) explorar
    2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) grampear

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  • 14 switch on/off

    (to put or turn on/off (an electric current / light etc): He switched on the light; Switch off the electricity before going on holiday.) (des)ligar

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  • 15 switch on/off

    (to put or turn on/off (an electric current / light etc): He switched on the light; Switch off the electricity before going on holiday.) ligar/desligar

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  • 16 switch

    [swi ] 1. noun
    1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) interruptor
    2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) mudança
    3) (a thin stick.) vara
    2. verb
    (to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) mudar
    - switchboard
    - switch on/off
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    [switʃ] n 1 vara fina e flexível. 2 varada, chibatada, chicotada. 3 trança de cabelos postiços. 4 vareta, graveto. 5 desvio, chave em trilhos. 6 Electr chave, interruptor, comutador. 7 mudança, virada. • vt+vi 1 açoitar, bater, chicotear. 2 balançar, fazer movimentos de vaivém, como uma vara flexível, sacudir, abanar, agitar. 3 Amer desviar, manobrar, mudar para outro trilho. 4 Electr comutar. 5 mudar, trocar, desviar. the conversation switched to politics / a conversa mudou para a política. I’ll be switched Amer coll macacos me mordam. switch off! quieto! cale a boca! switch operating station cabina de comando de chaves. to make the switch fazer a troca. to switch back retornar à situação anterior. to switch off desligar (rádio), apagar, fechar. to switch on ligar, acender, abrir. to switch over mudar, alterar. to switch with someone trocar com alguém.

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  • 17 switch

    [swi ] 1. noun
    1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) interruptor
    2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) mudança
    3) (a thin stick.) varinha
    2. verb
    (to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) mudar, desviar
    - switchboard - switch on/off

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  • 18 star

    1. noun
    1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) estrela
    2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) estrela
    3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) estrela
    4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) estrela
    2. verb
    1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) fazer o papel principal
    2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) ter como estrela
    - starry
    - starfish
    - starlight
    - starlit
    - star turn
    - see stars
    - thank one's lucky stars
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    [sta:] n 1 estrela. 2 astro, corpo celeste. 3 figura em forma de estrela. 4 asterisco. 5 ator, atriz, pessoa que se distingue em alguma arte (estrela de cinema, de teatro). 6 insígnia. 7 fig sorte, fortuna, destino, horóscopo. • vt+vi (ps, pp starred) 1 estrelar, colocar estrelas, ornamentar com estrelas. the picture is starring a new actress / o filme apresenta uma nova estrela. 2 marcar com asterisco. 3 brilhar, ser proeminente ou célebre. 4 representar como estrela. • adj principal, excelente, célebre, talentoso. a three-star hotel hotel três estrelas. fixed star estrela fixa. his star has set fig ele está em decadência. his star is in the ascendant fig sua estrela é ascendente. shooting star estrela cadente. stars and bars Amer bandeira da confederação. stars and stripes bandeira dos EUA. thank your stars that you have escaped dê graças a Deus, agradeça à sua boa estrela por ter escapado. the Star-Chamber Brit corte, tribunal da Idade Média. to see stars coll ver estrelas, ter a sensação de ver pontos de luz resultante de um golpe na cabeça. under an unlucky star fig sem sorte.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > star

  • 19 tail

    [teil] 1. noun
    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
    2. verb
    (to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) seguir
    - - tailed
    - tails 3. interjection
    (a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) coroa
    - tail-light
    - tail wind
    - tail off
    * * *
    [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.
    ————————
    tailoring

    English-Portuguese dictionary > tail

  • 20 blind

    1. adjective
    1) (not able to see: a blind man.) cego
    2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) cego
    3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) sem visibilidade
    4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) de cegos
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) estore
    2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) subterfúgio
    3. verb
    (to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) cegar
    - blindly
    - blindness
    - blind alley
    - blindfold
    4. verb
    (to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) vendar
    5. adjective, adverb
    (with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) de olhos vendados
    - the blind leading the blind
    * * *
    [blaind] n 1 cego. 2 cortina, veneziana, anteparo. 3 biombo, o que esconde alguma coisa. 4 pretexto, subterfúgio. 5 Amer esconderijo, tocaia. 6 antolhos de cavalo. 7 sl bêbado. • vt 1 cegar. 2 escurecer, obscurecer. 3 encobrir, esconder. 4 confundir, desconcertar. 5 ofuscar, deslumbrar. 6 eclipsar, sobrepujar, exceder. • adj 1 cego. 2 inconsciente. 3 encoberto, escondido. 4 feito às cegas, irracional. 5 insensível, apático. 6 sem abertura, sem saída. 7 com uma só abertura. 8 secreto. 9 para cegos, de cegos. 10 Bot sem flor. 11 ininteligível, ilegível. 12 opaco, sem brilho. among the blind a one-eyed man is king na terra de cegos quem tem um olho é rei. in a blind fury alucinado de raiva. stone-blind totalmente cego. to turn a blind eye to something ignorar alguma coisa, fechar os olhos diante de. Venetian blind veneziana. when the devil is blind no dia de São Nunca.

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