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1 to flog a willing horse
to flog a willing horsearrombar portas abertas. -
2 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) cavalo2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) cavalo-de-arção•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth* * *[hɔ:s] n 1 cavalo. 2 garanhão. 3 cavalaria. 4 cavalete: suporte de madeira, para exercícios e ginástica. 5 sl mil dólares. 6 sl heroína (droga). • vi 1 equipar com cavalo. 2 montar a cavalo. 3 levar ou ser levado à garupa. 4 coll arreliar, vexar. 5 sl trabalhar duramente. • adj 1 relativo a cavalo, cavalar. 2 montado. from the horse’s mouth de fonte segura. he works like a horse ele é muito trabalhador. I’ll win the horse or lose the saddle tudo ou nada. pommel horse cavalo de ginástica. that’s a horse of another color isso é coisa bem diferente. to flog a willing horse arrombar portas abertas. to horse! a cavalo! to horse around (ou about) coll fazer ou perder tempo com brincadeira estúpida. to put the cart before the horse colocar o carro diante dos bois. wild horses shall not drag it from me por nada deste mundo eu revelaria isso. -
3 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risco2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar-se•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *[risk] n risco, perigo. do it at your own risk / faça-o por sua conta e risco. we ran (took) risks / expusemo-nos a perigos. • vt arriscar, expor ao perigo, aventurar-se. at risk em perigo. at the consignee’s risk por conta e risco do consignatário. the risk of being drowned o risco de afogar-se. to run a risk correr um perigo. -
4 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risco2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar(-se) a•- risky- at a person's own risk - at own risk - at risk - at the risk of - run/take the risk of - run/take the risk - take risks / take a risk
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