Formas compostas:
corner | |
| Inglês | Português |
| around the corner adv | (nearby) | logo ali loc adv |
| A new bakery opened recently around the corner. |
| around the corner adv | figurative (in the near future) | o que o futuro reserva expres |
| It's best to be prepared because you never know what's around the corner. |
bottom left corner,
bottom left-hand corner n | (lower corner on the left-hand side) | canto esquerdo inferior sm + adj |
| The page is numbered in the bottom left corner. |
bottom right corner,
bottom right-hand corner n | (lower corner on the right-hand side) | canto direito superior sm + adj |
| The time and date are displayed at the bottom right corner of your screen. |
catercorner,
cater-cornered,
kitty-corner,
kitty-cornered,
catty-corner,
catty-cornered adj | US (diagonally opposite) | diagonalmente adv |
| The drugstore is catercorner to the diner. |
| corner bead n | (interior décor: angle trim) | cantoneira sf |
| Corner bead is used to join drywall sheets at the corners. |
| corner market n | US (small convenience store) | mercado da esquina loc sm |
| She didn't have enough flour so she went to the corner market to buy more. |
| corner of the world n | (geographic area) (informal: lugar) | bandas sf pl |
| I hope all is well in your corner of the world. |
| Espero que esteja tudo bem aí nas tuas bandas. |
| corner shop n | UK (small local store) (lojinha local) | loja de bairro loc sf |
| loja da esquina loc sf |
| I went to the corner shop to buy some milk. |
| corner table n | (table in corner of room) | mesa de canto sf |
| Brian was sitting at corner table in the restaurant. |
| corner the market v expr | (dominate trade) | monopolizar o mercado expres v |
| The company has cornered the market for online book sales. |
| corner the market v expr | figurative (predominate) | dominar o mercado expres v |
| predominar vt |
| The actor cornered the market as regards playing the role of a tough guy. |
| corner the market in [sth] v expr | figurative (predominate) (figurado) | dominar vt |
| (figurado) | monopolizar vt |
| predominar vt |
| Manchester United have cornered the market in scoring important goals in extra time. |
| have a corner on [sth] v expr | idiom (own enough of to control market) (no mercado) | ter o monopólio loc v |
| monopolizar vt |
| I tried to have a corner on the silver market by buying low priced contracts, but I failed miserably. |
| just around the corner adv | (in the next street) (endereço: informal) | virando a esquina, dobrando a esquina expres |
| logo após a esquina expres |
| The post office is just around the corner. |
| just around the corner adv | figurative (waiting to happen) (figurado: esperando para acontecer) | pertinho dim |
| (figurado) | quase na esquina expres |
| For every "safe" nuclear reactor, there is a disaster just around the corner. |
| on the corner adv | (at the intersection of 2 streets) | na esquina adv |
| out of the corner of your eye adv | (in your peripheral vision) (figurado, visão periférica) | no canto do olho loc adv |
| She couldn't describe him accurately because she'd only seen him out of the corner of her eye. |
top left corner,
top left-hand corner n | (upper corner on the left-hand side) | canto esquerdo superior sm + adj |
| The author's name appears at the top left corner of the page. |
top right corner,
top right-hand corner n | (upper corner on the right-hand side) | canto direito superior sm + adj |
| The page is numbered in the top right corner. |
| turn a corner v expr | (turn into next road) | virar a esquina loc v |
| dobrar a esquina loc v |
| turn a corner v expr | figurative (enter a new phase) (informal, entrar numa nova fase) | virar a página loc v |
| Scientists believe they have turned a corner in their search for a cure for cancer. |
| turn the corner v expr | figurative (get past an obstacle) | superar v int |
| (informal) | dobrar a esquina loc vint |
| He's in a serious condition but we're hoping he'll turn the corner by morning. |
