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41 star turn
(the most successful or spectacular performance or item (in a show etc): The acrobats were the star turn of the evening.) número principal -
42 star turn
(the most successful or spectacular performance or item (in a show etc): The acrobats were the star turn of the evening.) atração principal -
43 take a turn for the better
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) melhorar/piorar -
44 take a turn for the better
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) melhorar, piorarEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take a turn for the better
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45 U-turn
noun (a turn, in the shape of the letter U, made by a motorist etc in order to reverse his direction.) inversão de marcha* * *U-turn[j'u: tə:n] n Auto 1 curva em U. 2 coll mudança radical, guinada de 180 graus. -
46 in turn
(one after another, in regular order: They answered the teacher's questions in turn.) sucessivamente* * *in turnem ordem seguida. -
47 to turn out
to turn outa) 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 outpôr para fora, jogar fora, expulsar. -
48 a turn for the better
a turn for the betteruma mudança para o melhor. -
49 on the turn
on the turnprestes a virar (maré). -
50 to give the screw a turn
to give the screw a turnexercer pressão. -
51 to turn down the radio
to turn down the radiodiminuir o volume do rádio. -
52 to turn from the door
to turn from the doornão permitir a entrada, mandar embora um mendigo, um pedinte. -
53 to turn on (down) the gas
to turn on (down) the gasabrir (fechar) o gás. -
54 to turn on the heat
to turn on the heatsl aumentar o esforço, pressão, atividade. -
55 to turn on the heel
to turn on the heelvirar(-se) abruptamente. -
56 to turn on the waterworks
to turn on the waterworkschorar copiosamente (para ganhar a simpatia de alguém). she turned on her waterworks / ela chorou copiosamente. -
57 to turn up the nose
to turn up the nosemostrar desprezo. -
58 to turn up the wick
to turn up the wick(sl de aviação) acelerar, voar a toda a velocidade. -
59 U-turn
noun (a turn, in the shape of the letter U, made by a motorist etc in order to reverse his direction.) -
60 to turn a deaf ear to
to turn a deaf ear tonão dar ouvido a. up to the ears in..., over head and ears in... profundamente envolvido, enterrado até ao pescoço.
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