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1 to throw in/up the towel
to throw in/up the towelentregar os pontos, render-se. -
2 towel
1. noun(a piece of any of several types of absorbent cloth or paper for drying oneself, dishes etc after washing etc: After her swim she dried herself with a towel; a roll of paper kitchen towels.) toalha2. verb(to rub with a towel.) limpar-se a uma toalha* * *tow.el[t'auəl] n toalha. • vt enxugar com toalha. to throw in/ up the towel entregar os pontos, render-se. to towel down esfregar com uma toalha para enxugar. -
3 rail
[reil] 1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) barra2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) carril2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) gradear- railing- railroad
- railway
- by rail* * *railroad, railway————————rail1[reil] n 1 grade, parapeito, balaústre, barreira. 2 barra ou varão (de grade ou cerca). 3 corrimão. 4 trilho de estrada de ferro ou de uma máquina. 5 a própria estrada de ferro, como meio de transporte. 6 Naut amurada. • vt 1 prover com grade, barreira ou trilhos. 2 cercar, circundar. 3 despachar por via férrea. 4 viajar por via férrea. by rail por estrada de ferro, de trem. guard rail grade protetora. off the rails a) desorganizado, desarranjado. b) louco, demente. c) degenerado (moralmente). to get, go/ run off the rails a) descarrilhar. b) fig rebelar-se. to jump the rails descarrilhar. to rail in/ off cercar com grades.————————rail2[reil] vt+vi ralhar, xingar, dizer insultos ou palavras afrontosas, injuriar (at, against, on). -
4 damp
[dæmp] 1. adjective(slightly wet: This towel is still damp.) húmido2. noun(slight wetness, especially in the air: The walls were brown with (the) damp.) humidade- dampen- damper
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- damp down* * *[dæmp] n 1 umidade, lentura, orvalho. 2 gases venenosos ou inflamáveis nas minas, ar viciado. 3 desânimo, depressão física ou moral. • vt 1 umedecer levemente, lentar. 2 desanimar, abater, descoroçoar. 3 abafar, sufocar, amortecer, apagar, extinguir. 4 refrear, estorvar, impedir. • adj 1 lento, levemente úmido. 2 desanimado, abatido. -
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6 tea
[ti:]1) (a type of plant grown in Asia, especially India, Ceylon and China, or its dried and prepared leaves: I bought half a kilo of tea.) chá2) (a drink made by adding boiling water to these: Have a cup of tea!) chá3) (a cup etc of tea: Two teas, please!) chavena de chá4) (a small meal in the afternoon (afternoon tea) or a larger one in the early evening, at which tea is often drunk: She invited him to tea.) lanche•- tea-bag- teacup
- tea-party
- teapot
- tearoom
- tea-set
- tea-service
- teaspoon
- teaspoonful
- tea-time
- tea-towel* * *[ti:] n chá: 1 Bot arbusto ( Thea sinensis). 2 folhas secas desse arbusto. 3 infusão obtida das folhas de chá ou de outras plantas. 4 refeição ou recepção à tarde na qual se toma chá. what is there for tea? / o que há para o chá? afternoon tea/five o’clock tea chá das cinco horas. another cup of tea algo muito diferente. blend of tea mistura de chás. early tea chá da manhã. it’s not my cup of tea não é o meu forte, não é a minha especialidade. Mexican tea Bot erva-de-santa-maria. tea and sympathy coll hospitalidade, conforto para alguém em dificuldade. to blend tea misturar diversas qualidades de chá. to take/ come (ou go to) tea tomar chá. -
7 rail
[reil] 1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) viga, barra2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) trilho2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) cercar- railing- railroad - railway - by rail -
8 tea
[ti:]1) (a type of plant grown in Asia, especially India, Ceylon and China, or its dried and prepared leaves: I bought half a kilo of tea.) chá2) (a drink made by adding boiling water to these: Have a cup of tea!) chá3) (a cup etc of tea: Two teas, please!) chá4) (a small meal in the afternoon (afternoon tea) or a larger one in the early evening, at which tea is often drunk: She invited him to tea.) chá•- tea-bag- teacup - tea-party - teapot - tearoom - tea-set - tea-service - teaspoon - teaspoonful - tea-time - tea-towel
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