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1 to take with a pinch of salt
to take with a pinch of saltaceitar com certas restrições.English-Portuguese dictionary > to take with a pinch of salt
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2 pinch
[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) beliscar2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) apertar3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) roubar2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) beliscão2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) pitada•- pinched- feel the pinch* * *[pintʃ] n 1 beliscão. 2 embaraço, aperto, emergência, apuros. 3 adversidade, opressão. 4 pitada. a pinch of salt / uma pitada de sal. 5 sl roubo, furto. 6 sl prisão, detenção. 7 sl batida policial. • vt+vi 1 beliscar. 2 submeter a privações. 3 apertar, oprimir, comprimir. 4 afligir, atormentar. 5 contrair, encolher (de frio, dor, etc.). 6 apertar, instar com. 7 sl roubar, furtar. 8 sl prender, deter. 9 mover por meio de alavanca. 10 ser mesquinho. 11 espremer. • adj substituto. at a pinch em caso de emergência. he knows where his shoe pinches ele sabe onde lhe aperta o calo. the pinch of poverty o medo da pobreza. to be pinched for money estar em dificuldades financeiras. to feel the pinch sentir no bolso. to take with a pinch of salt aceitar com certas restrições. -
3 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) desconfiarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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4 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) desconfiarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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5 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) receber com desconfiança, ficar com um pé atrásEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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6 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) receber com desconfiança, ficar com um pé atrásEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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7 salt
[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sal2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sal3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) marujo2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) salgado3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) salgar- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
- take something with a grain/pinch of salt
- take with a grain/pinch of salt* * *[sɔ:lt] n 1 sal, sal de cozinha, cloreto de sódio. 2 Chem sal. 3 coll marujo. • vt 1 salgar, pôr sal. 2 salmourar, tratar com sal. 3 abastecer com sal, depositar sal. 4 fig apimentar, tornar pungente. • adj 1 salgado. 2 com gosto de sal. 3 curado, conservado em sal. 4 ardido, pungente, forte, picante (também fig). 5 indecente, lascivo. an old salt um marujo experimentado, um velho lobo do mar. he is not worth his salt ele não vale o que come. in salt em salmoura. like a dose of salts coll rapidamente. salt of the earth coll pessoa excelente. to lay/ put/cast salt on someone’s tail apanhar alguém (como se apanha pássaro). to rub salt in a wound esfregar sal na ferida, agravar o sofrimento de alguém. to salt out vt coagular. with a grain of salt com certo cuidado, com certas restrições. worth one’s salt valioso, útil. -
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[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sal2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sal3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) marujo2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) salgado3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) salgar- salted- saltness - salty - saltiness - bath salts - the salt of the earth - take something with a grain/pinch of salt - take with a grain/pinch of salt -
9 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) beliscar2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) cortar3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) arder4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) ir num pulo5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) parar2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) mordidela2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frio cortante3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) trago•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud* * *nip1[nip] n 1 beliscão. 2 alfinetada. 3 queimadura produzida pela geada. 4 frio cortante. 5 mordidela. 6 um bocado. • vt+vi 1 beliscar. 2 queimar pela ação da geada. 3 enregelar. 4 doer. 5 causar dor. 6 dar uma corrida (ir rápido até algum lugar). there’s a nip in the air está frio.————————nip2[nip] n gole, trago (de bebidas alcoólicas). • vt+vi bebericar. nip and tuck renhido, taco a taco, em pé de igualdade (diz-se de competição, luta, etc.). -
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[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) beliscar, morder, pinçar2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) podar3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) arder, picar4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) dar um pulo até5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) tolher2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) pinçada, mordida2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frio cortante3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) trago•- nippy- nip something in the bud - nip in the bud -
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(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) em pedaços* * *[in] n ins pessoas ou partido no poder. • adj interno. • adv dentro, não fora. • prep em, dentro, durante, por, de, a, para. she has it in her / ela é capaz de tudo. there is nothing in it / não há nada nisto. I found a friend in him / encontrei nele um amigo. he is in it / ele está envolvido nisto. am I to be in on this? / coll estarei nesta marmita?, terei meu quinhão disto? 1 (indicando o lugar) in town na cidade. in America na América. in the country no campo, no país. in camera Jur em sessão secreta. 2 (indicando o tempo) in spring na primavera. in October em outubro. in the afternoon à tarde. in 1954 no ano de 1954. in a fortnight dentro de duas semanas. in life durante a vida. in his sleep durante o seu sono. 3 (indicando o estado) in adversity na miséria. in debt endividado. in hopes na esperança. in pieces em pedaços. in good humour de bom humor. in trouble em apuros. 4 (indicando traje ou aspecto) in black de preto. in arms em armas. in uniform de uniforme, fardado. in silk com vestido de seda. 5 (indicando estado atmosférico) in (the) rain na chuva. in bad weather com tempo ruim. 6 (indicando tamanho ou número) in size em tamanho. ten in number em número de dez. six feet in length seis pés de comprimento. 7 (indicando o modo) in pairs em pares. in any case em qualquer caso. in itself por si mesmo. in turn em ordem seguida. in writing por escrito. in a few words em poucas palavras. in Portuguese em português. 8 (indicando finalidade e causa) in her defence em sua defesa. in his honour em sua honra. in reply to em resposta a. blind in one eye cego de um olho. one in ten um em dez. a penny in a pound um pêni por libra. in here aqui dentro. come in! entre! do you go in for tennis? você joga tênis? he is in for it pegaram-no como Judas, ele pagará o pato. I’m all in Amer coll estou liquidado, cansado. in absentia na ausência, apesar de ausente. in a funk sl deprimido, nervoso, amedrontado. in a hole coll no buraco, com dificuldades. in a huff sl bravo, petulante. in a jam coll em uma enrascada. in a lather coll bravo, nervoso. in a pinch coll se necessário. in as much as, in so far as visto que, porquanto, tanto quanto. in a sweat coll irritado, tenso. in business em operação. in cash coll provido de dinheiro. in clover coll numa boa. in company training treinamento na empresa. in Dutch coll numa enrascada. in harness coll trabalhando ativamente. in high gear coll em uma fase de grande atividade. in hock coll pendurado, empenhado. in hot water coll numa enrascada. in itself em si mesmo, intrinsicamente. in sync coll em harmonia. in that visto que, desde que. in the bag coll arruinado, destruído. in the bucks coll com muito dinheiro. in the buff coll pelado, nu. in the cards coll nas cartas, certo de acontecer. in the dog house coll na pior. in the flesh coll pessoalmente. in the hay coll na cama. in the know coll bem informado. in the tub coll arruinado. in the wrong coll errado. in with you! venha para dentro! summer is in o verão chegou. the in-patient o paciente interno, internado. the ins os que governam, ministros. the ins and outs a) os partidos situacionista e oposicionista. b) os detalhes. he knows the ins and outs / ele conhece todos os detalhes. c) as vantagens e as desvantagens. to be in a) estar em casa. b) ter chegado (o trem, o ônibus). c) estar no poder. to get in entrar, penetrar. to go in entrar. to keep in deixar de castigo (escola). to keep one’s hand in something manter-se metido num negócio. -
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[tent](a movable shelter made of canvas or other material, supported by poles or a frame and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs: When we go on holiday, we usually sleep in a tent.) tenda* * *[tent] n 1 barraca, tenda. 2 Med mecha de gaze, dreno. • vt+vi 1 acampar em barraca ou tenda. 2 cobrir com barraca. oxygen tent Med tenda de oxigênio. to pinch one’s tent estabelecer-se, fixar residência, instalar-se. to take down one’s tents mudar-se, ir embora.
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with\ a\ pinch\ of\ salt — • with a grain of salt • with a pinch of salt See: take with a grain of salt … Словарь американских идиом
with a pinch of salt — WITH RESERVATIONS, with misgivings, sceptically, cynically, doubtfully, doubtingly, suspiciously, quizzically, incredulously. → salt * * * phrasal : with reservations … Useful english dictionary
With a pinch of salt — with some reserve; without wholly believing … Dictionary of Australian slang
with a pinch of salt — Australian Slang with some reserve; without wholly believing … English dialects glossary
take something with a pinch of salt — phrase to doubt the truth or value of something If I were you, I’d take his advice with a pinch of salt. Thesaurus: to not trust or believe someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: salt * * * take (something) with a pinch of salt see … Useful english dictionary
take something with a pinch of salt — take (something) with a pinch of salt British & Australian, American & Australian if you take what someone says with a pinch of salt, you do not completely believe it. You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt. She has a tendency… … New idioms dictionary
take with a pinch of salt — take (something) with a pinch of salt British & Australian, American & Australian if you take what someone says with a pinch of salt, you do not completely believe it. You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt. She has a tendency… … New idioms dictionary
take with a pinch of salt — see under ↑salt1 • • • Main Entry: ↑pinch * * * take (something) with a pinch of salt see ↑salt, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑pinch … Useful english dictionary
take\ smth\ with\ a\ pinch\ of\ salt — • take (smth) with a grain of salt • take (smth) with a pinch of salt v. phr. To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much. A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt … Словарь американских идиом
take\ with\ a\ pinch\ of\ salt — • take (smth) with a grain of salt • take (smth) with a pinch of salt v. phr. To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much. A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt … Словарь американских идиом
take with a pinch of salt — • take (smth) with a grain of salt • take (smth) with a pinch of salt (smth) not take seriously something someone has said You can take everything that he says with a grain of salt. Digest 16/2002 (smth) to be skeptical or cautious about… … Idioms and examples
