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[kæt]1) (a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet: a Siamese cat.) gato2) (a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc): the big cats.) felino•- catty- catcall
- catfish
- catgut
- catsuit
- cattail
- let the cat out of the bag* * *[kæt] n 1 gato, gata. 2 qualquer outro animal da família dos Felídeos (o tigre, o leopardo, o leão, etc.). 3 Amer lince. 4 Amer = link=catfish catfish.5 Naut aparelho de ferro (do turco). 6 = link=cat-o%E2%80%99-nine-tails cat-o’-nine-tails. 7 sl mulher rancorosa, malévola. • vt içar e prender a âncora à serviola (ou turco). a game of cat and mouse jogo de gato e rato. an old cat gata velha, pessoa falsa. at night all cats are grey à noite todos os gatos são pardos. there’s not enough room to swing a cat não cabe mais nem um alfinete neste lugar. to bell the cat pôr guizos no gato, desempenhar um papel perigoso, arriscar-se. to let the cat out of the bag revelar o segredo. to live like cat and dog viver como cão e gato, viver brigando. tom-cat gato (macho). to put the cat among the pidgeons criar confusão. to rain cats and dogs chover a cântaros. to see which way the cat jumps ver para que lado sopra o vento, ver como param as coisas. when the cat is away, the mice are at play quando o gato está longe, os ratos brincam. -
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to see which way the cat jumpsver para que lado sopra o vento, ver como param as coisas. when the cat is away, the mice are at play quando o gato está longe, os ratos brincam.English-Portuguese dictionary > to see which way the cat jumps
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3 will
will1[wil] n 1 vontade. we have our will / vai como nós queremos, fizemos prevalecer nossa vontade. 2 desejo, inclinação. what is your will? / qual é o seu desejo? 3 decisão, determinação, resolução, propósito. 4 volição. 5 testamento. he made his will / ele fez o seu testamento. 6 intenção. 7 escolha, preferência. 8 sentimento (para com outra pessoa). 9 consentimento. I got his will / obtive o seu consentimento. • vt 1 querer. God wills it / Deus quer assim. we willed it to be so / nós o queríamos assim, determinamos que assim fosse. 2 desejar. as God wills / como Deus deseja. 3 determinar, decidir. religion wills us... / a religião nos manda... 4 legar. 5 concordar. against my will contra minha vontade. at her own sweet will inteiramente de acordo com sua vontade. at will à vontade. free will livre arbítrio. good will boa vontade. he bears him good will ele lhe quer bem. he willed it away from him ele o deserdou por testamento. ill will má vontade. last will and testament última vontade, testamento. nuncupative will testamento nuncupativo: última vontade expressa por palavras perante testemunhas. of one’s own free will de livre e espontânea vontade. strong will vontade forte. the will to peace o amor à paz. thy will be done seja feita a tua vontade. she showed ill will / ela demonstrou má disposição. to do the will of obedecer a. to will oneself to obrigar-se a, forçar-se a. to will something to someone legar alguma coisa a alguém. to work one’s will fazer a vontade de, fazer prevalecer a vontade de. I worked my will on him / fiz prevalecer minha vontade junto a ele. where there is a will, there is a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. with a will com energia.————————will2[wil] v aux (ps would) 1 vt querer, desejar, estar inclinado ou disposto a. 2 usado na formação do futuro. it will be good / será bom. this hall will seat five hundred people / este salão comporta quinhentas pessoas. she will leave tomorrow / ela partirá amanhã. cats will catch mice / o gato não deixa de pegar rato. she will come next Friday / ela virá na próxima sexta-feira. they will build a new elevated here / eles construirão um novo elevado aqui. come what will venha o que vier. when the cat is away, the mice will play quando está fora o gato, folga o rato. -
4 come what will
come what willvenha o que vier. when the cat is away, the mice will play quando está fora o gato, folga o rato.
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