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21 once in a while
(occasionally: I meet him once in a while at the club.) de vez em quando -
22 strike while the iron is hot
(to act etc while the situation is favourable.) malhar em ferro quenteEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > strike while the iron is hot
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23 worth one's while
(worth one's time and trouble: It's not worth your while reading this book, because it isn't accurate.) valer a pena -
24 for\ a\ while
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25 once\ in\ a\ while
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26 in cold blood
(while free from excitement or passion: He killed his son in cold blood.) a sangue frio* * *in cold blooda sangue frio.————————in cold blooda sangue-frio. -
27 in passing
(while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) de passagem* * *in passinga propósito, de passagem. -
28 in the presence of
(while (someone) is present: This document must be signed in the presence of a witness; Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.) na presença de* * *in the presence ofna presença de. -
29 in cold blood
(while free from excitement or passion: He killed his son in cold blood.) a sangue-frio -
30 in passing
(while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) de passagem -
31 in the presence of
(while (someone) is present: This document must be signed in the presence of a witness; Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.) na presença de, diante de -
32 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violino2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) aldrabice2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) tocar violino2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) brincar3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) aldrabar•- fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle* * *fid.dle[f'idəl] n violino, rabeca. • vt+vi 1 tocar rabeca, tocar violino. to play (on) the fiddle / tocar violino. 2 mexer ou tocar nervosamente um objeto. 3 ajustar uma máquina ou outro objeto para que funcione. 4 remexer, bulir. 5 intrometer-se. 6 burlar, trapacear, fraudar. to be on the fiddle / ganhar dinheiro desonestamente. fit as a fiddle em boa forma, bem-disposto. he is fiddleing while Rome burns ele não está tratando o problema com a seriedade devida, ele está fazendo primeiro coisas sem importância, ele está fingindo que não há nada errado. to fiddle about ou around 1 vadiar, perder tempo fazendo coisas sem importância. 2 movimentar coisas várias vezes para arranjar uma posição satisfatória. 3 mexer ou tocar algo com os dedos com pequenos movimentos nervosos. to fiddle away perder tempo, vadiar. to play second fiddle ocupar uma posição menos importante, ser subordinado a. -
33 interrupt
1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) interromper2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) interromper3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) interromper•* * *in.ter.rupt[intər'∧pt] vt+vi 1 interromper, suspender, fazer parar, estorvar. 2 separar. -
34 once
1. adverb1) (a single time: He did it once; If I could see her once again I would be happy.) uma vez2) (at a time in the past: I once wanted to be a dancer.) uma vez2. conjunction(when; as soon as: Once (it had been) unlocked, the door opened easily.) logo que- at once- just for once
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- once in a while* * *[w∧ns] n uma vez. • adj antigo. • adv 1 uma vez. 2 outrora. 3 algum dia. 4 logo que. • conj uma vez que. all at once a) simultaneamente. b) subitamente. at once imediatamente, ao mesmo tempo. but/ just once apenas uma vez. once again, once more mais uma vez. once and again repetidamente. once for pelo menos uma vez, por uma vez. once for all definitivamente. once in a blue moon muito raramente, só uma vez na vida. once in a while de vez em quando. once or twice algumas vezes. once upon a time... era uma vez... -
35 whilst
[wailst] conj (especialmente Brit) = link=while while. -
36 interrupt
1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) interromper2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) interromper3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) obstruir• -
37 SOB
[sob] 1. past tense, past participle - sobbed; verb1) (to weep noisily: I could hear her sobbing in her bedroom.) soluçar2) (to say, while weeping: `I can't find my mother,' sobbed the child.) soluçar2. noun(the loud gasp for breath made when one is weeping etc.) soluço* * *[es ou b'i:] abbr son of a bitch ( vulg filho da puta). -
38 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por+art.3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por (aí)4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) em torno de3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) volver!* * *a.bout[əb'aut] adv 1 quase, aproximadamente, cerca de. I am about ready / estou quase pronto. it is about your size / é quase do seu tamanho. we walked about forty miles / caminhamos cerca de quarenta milhas. 2 em redor, em volta, por todos os lados. the fields about Cambridge / os campos ao redor de Cambridge. all the children were about their sick father / todas as crianças ficaram em redor de seu pai doente. 3 aqui e ali, para cá e para lá. they were walking about / eles estavam andando de lá para cá. 4 em direção contrária, em sentido oposto. the ship turned about and left / o navio mudou de rumo e partiu. • prep 1 acerca de, a respeito de, sobre, relativo a. his opinion about this topic is... / a sua opinião acerca deste assunto é... what is she talking about? / sobre o que ela está falando? 2 perto de, nas imediações de, junto a. I lost my wallet about here / perdi minha carteira nas imediações deste lugar. 3 em redor de, em volta de. she had her sweater about her shoulder / ela tinha a blusa em volta dos ombros. 4 prestes a, disposto a, a ponto de. he is about to go / ele está prestes a partir. 5 ocupado com, interessado em. while you are about the cooking, you can look after the baby / enquanto você está ocupado com a cozinha, pode tomar conta do bebê. about as high quase tão alto. all about em toda parte. do you know what you are about? você sabe o que pretende fazer? você conhece as dificuldades a enfrentar? go about your own business não se importe com as coisas alheias. how about a glass of wine? que tal um copo de vinho? I am about sick of it coll já estou farto disto! it is somewhere about the place está por aí. left about! meia-volta à esquerda! much noise about nothing muita gritaria por nada. right about! meia-volta à direita! she had no money about her ela não tinha dinheiro consigo. she is about the garden ela está em qualquer lugar do jardim. to be about something tratar de alguma coisa, fazer alguma coisa. to come about acontecer, realizar-se. to go about andar para lá e para cá, vaguear. to go about something ter a intenção de fazer alguma coisa. to hang about ficar à toa. to lie about estar espalhado, estar em desordem. to take turns about fazer alguma coisa por turno. -
39 accompaniment
noun (something that accompanies: I'll play the piano accompaniment while you sing.) acompanhamento* * *ac.com.pa.ni.ment[ək'∧mpənimənt] n 1 acompanhamento (também Mus). 2 efeito secundário. -
40 alas
a.las[əl'æ:s] interj que exprime: exclamação de pesar, tristeza, preocupação como: ai de mim!, meu Deus! alas the day! que dia infeliz! alas the while! que hora infeliz!
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