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| Inglês | Português |
albatross,
also US: double eagle n | (golf score: 3 under par) (golfe: 3 abaixo do par) | albatroz sm |
| I hit my first-ever albatross today! |
| back-double n | often plural (short cut through city or town) | atalho sm |
| Audrey made her way to Tania's house through the back-doubles. |
bass player,
double bass player,
double bassist n | (musician: plays double bass) (músico) | baixista sm, sf |
| contrabaixista sm, sf |
| George is the bass player in a jazz band. |
bent over,
bent double adj | (person: doubled over) (pessoa) | curvado adj |
| He was bent over in agony. |
| body double n | (actor's stand-in) | dublê de corpo smf |
| The actress had a body double for the nude scenes in the movie. |
do a double take,
also UK: do a double-take v expr | (look surprised) | surpreender-se vp |
| espantar-se vp |
| I did a double take when I saw Richard; he looks completely different without a beard! |
| double agent n | (government spy) | agente duplo sm |
| agente dupla sf |
| We didn't know that our spy was a double agent, also working for our enemy. |
double bass,
upright bass,
stand-up bass n | (large stringed instrument) | contrabaixo sm |
| I've played the double bass since I was 14 years old. |
double bass,
double-bass n as adj | (relating to large stringed instrument) | de contrabaixo loc adj |
| Freda tightened her double bass bow. |
| double bed n | (bed for two) | cama de casal sf |
| Do you have a room with a double bed and en-suite bathroom? |
double bill,
double feature n | (entertainment: two main items) | sessão dupla sf |
| I can't remember the last time I saw a double bill at a cinema. |
| Não consigo lembrar da última vez que vi uma sessão dupla no cinema. |
| double boiler n | (cooking pan) | caçarola para banho-maria sf |
| To prevent burning chocolate, it is often cooked over a double boiler to slowly melt it. |
| double chin n | (excess chin fat) | queixo duplo sm |
| papada sf |
| Our ex-president had a double chin. |
double cream,
double crème n | US (high-fat French cheese) | double cream estrang |
| double date n | (two couples meeting socially) | encontro de dois casais expres |
| We're going on a double date - it will be less awkward that way. |
| double dip n | ([sth] equal to original amount) | dupla parcela sf |
| dose dupla sf |
| Hank received a double dip of protection through both insurance and social security. |
double dip,
double-dip recession n | (economics) (anglicismo: com dois períodos de queda) | recessão double dip sf |
| The government is voicing concerns that we could be heading for a double-dip recession. |
| double-dip⇒ vi | US, informal (get salary and pension) | receber renda dupla expres v |
| double doors npl | (set of 2 doors side by side) | porta dupla sf |
| double Dutch n | slang (language: nonsense) (gíria) | falando grego expres v |
| I can't understand that Scottish girl - she may as well be talking double Dutch! |
| double Dutch n | (skipping: two ropes) (brincadeira com corda) | corda dupla sf |
| Many early rap videos featured girls playing double Dutch with jump ropes. |
| double entendre n | French (ambiguous meaning) | duplo sentido sm |
| He can't open his mouth without letting slip some double entendre or other. |
| double entry n | (accounting: debit, credit) (contabilidade) | partida dobrada sf |
| double fault n | (tennis: two bad serves) (Tênis) | dupla falta sf |
| double glazing | (construction) | vidro duplo sm |
| double helix n | (2 spirals together) | dupla hélice sf |
| DNA is arranged in a double helix. |
| double jeopardy n | (second trial) (legal: segundo julgamento) | non bis in idem exp |
| He can't be tried again because of the double jeopardy rule. |
| double meaning n | (ambiguity) (ambiguidade) | duplo sentido sm |
| Much of the humour in Shakespeare's writing comes from double meanings. |
| double negative n | (grammar) | dupla negação sf |
| dupla negativa sf |
| My English teacher told me I was wrong to use a double negative. |
double or quits,
also UK: double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) (jogo) | dobra ou sai expres |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) (aposta) | dobro ou nada expres |
| I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
| double-park⇒ vi | (car: park parallel) | estacionar em fila dupla expres v |
| The parking spaces were all taken, so I had to double-park. |
| Todas as vagas estavam ocupadas, então eu tive que estacionar em fila dupla. |
| double room n | (hotel room: bed for two) | quarto com cama de casal sm |
| I'd like to book a double room for three nights. |
| double space n | (typing: full space between lines) (digitação: espaço entre linhas) | espaçamento duplo sm |
| double space n | (typing: two spaces between characters) (digitação: dois espaços entre caracteres) | espaço duplo sm |
| double-space⇒ vtr | (typing: leave full space between lines) | inserir espaço duplo expres v |
| He asked us to double-space our essays to leave room for his comments. |
double spread,
double-page spread n | (two-page layout) | página dupla sf |
| double staircase n | (set of stairs with two flights) | escadaria dupla sf |
| double standard n | (principle applied unfairly) | dois pesos e duas medidas expres |
| It's another instance of the double standard that praises promiscuous men and denigrates promiscuous women. |
double take,
also UK: double-take n | (surprised response) | surpresa sf |
| espanto sm |
| Dan thought no one noticed his double take when the eccentrically dressed man passed him in the street, but I did. |
double talk,
double-talk,
doublespeak n | informal (ambiguous, evasive language) | evasiva sf |
| All good politicians need to master the art of double-talk. |
| double time n | US (military: marching rate) (militar) | marcha dupla sf |
| double time n | (overtime pay) | hora extra sf |
| double-time [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to move in double time) | fazer dobrar o tempo expres v |
| double-time⇒ vi | (move twice as fast) | dobrar o tempo expres v |
| double truck ad n | (advertisement over two pages) | anúncio de página dupla sm |
| double up with laughter v expr | (bend forward in laughter) | dobrar de rir expres v |
| double up with laughter v expr | figurative (laugh very hard) | dobrar de rir expres v |
| double up with pain v expr | (bend forward in sudden pain) | dobrar de dor expres v |
| Each time the cramp returned he would scream and double up with pain. |
double whole (US),
breve (UK) adj | (musical time) (nota musical) | breve sf |
| double-acting adj | (engine, pump) (máquina, válvula) | duplo efeito loc adj |
| double-acting adj | (door, hinge) | dupla ação loc adj |
double-barreled (US),
double-barrelled (UK) adj | (gun: two barrels) | de cano duplo loc adj |
double-barreled (US),
double-barrelled (UK) adj | figurative (name: two parts) | nome composto sm + adj |
| double-blind adj | (denoting type of trial) | duplo cego sm |
| double-blind sm |
| double-book [sth]⇒ vtr | (make two simultaneous reservations) | fazer duas reservas simultaneamente expres v |
| double-breasted adj | (jacket design) | trespassado adj |
| double-breasted blazer n | (style of formal jacket) | blazer de abotoamento duplo loc sm |
| Darling, you really shouldn't wear a double-breasted blazer; it makes you look awfully stout. |
| double-check [sth]⇒ vtr | (cross-check, inspect again) | verificar novamente expres v |
| We should double-check our grocery list to make sure we have everything we need. Let's double-check those figures to make sure we got them right. |
| Deveríamos verificar novamente nossa lista de compras para ter certeza de que temos tudo que precisamos. |
double-clutch (US),
double-declutch (UK) vi | (change gear in car) | trocar de marcha expres v |
| double-cross [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (betray) | apunhalar pelas costas expres v |
| He double-crossed me and ran off with the money and the girl. |
double-cross,
double cross n | informal (betrayal) (traição) | punhalada pelas costas expres |
| We'd invented a perfect con, but my partner betrayed me with a double cross. |
| double-date⇒ vi | (socialize with another couple) | socializar com outro casal expres v |
| Flavio and I never get to double-date because all our friends are single. |
| double-dealing n | (deceitfulness, treachery) | duplicidade sf |
| falsidade sf |
| deslealdade sf |
| double-dealing adj | (using deceit, being disloyal) | falso adj |
| desleal adj |
| (figurado, informal) | de duas caras loc adj |
| double-decker n | colloquial (double-decker bus) (ônibus com dois andares) | ônibus panorâmico sm + adj |
| Bright red double-decker buses are a familiar sight in London. |
| double-decker bus n | (bus with two levels) | ônibus de dois andares sm |
| double-decker sandwich n | (sandwich with 3 slices) | sanduíche triplo loc sm |
| This restaurant's famous for its double-decker sandwiches. |
| double-digit adj | (number: in two figures) (número) | de dois dígitos loc adj |
| She was ecstatic when her boss offered her a double-digit raise! |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | (with two cutting edges) | de dois gumes loc adj |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | figurative (acting two ways) (figurado) | de dois gumes loc adj |
double-edged sword,
dual-edged sword n | figurative (both positive and negative) | faca de dois gumes loc sf |
| Medical radiation is a double-edged sword that helps fight cancer, but can destroy healthy tissues as well. |
| double-ended adj | (having two ends) | de duas pontas loc adj |
| de terminação dupla loc adj |
| double-faced adj | (disloyal, treacherous) | duas-caras adj |
| double-faced adj | (having two faces) | dupla face adj |
| The double-faced clock showed the time in London as well as Tokyo. |
| O relógio de duas faces mostrava tanto a hora em Londres quanto em Tóquio. |
| double-fault⇒ vi | (tennis: serve a double fault) (Tênis) | cometer dupla falta expres v |
| double-glaze [sth]⇒ vtr | (fit with double-thickness windows) | revestir com janelas duplas vt + loc adv |
| double-jointed adj | (having especially flexible joints) | contorcionista adj |
| double-leaf adj | (window: two doors) | porta dupla loc adj |
| double-minded adj | (undecided) | indeciso adj |
| hesitante adj |
| double-pole adj | (electrical switch: has two poles) (eletricidade) | dois polos loc adj |
| Double-poled switches switch two different circuits with one lever. |
double-quick,
double quick adv | informal (very quickly) | depressa adv |
| My dad's coming! You'd better get out of here double quick! |
| double-quick adj | informal (very fast) | depressa adv |
| double-sided adj | (has two sides) (tendo dois lados) | dupla-face adj |
| double-sided adj | (can be used on both sides) (pode ser usada de dois lados) | dupla-face adj |
| double-team [sb]⇒ vtr | (sports: block a player) (Esportes) | marcar um jogador expres v |
| double-team [sth]⇒ vtr | (use two people to handle) | trabalhar em equipe expres v |
doubleheader,
also UK: double-header n | US (sports: two consecutive games) | dois jogos consecutivos sm pl |
| (gíria) | dobradinha sf |
doubleheader (US),
double header (UK),
double-header (UK) n | (train with two locomotives) | vagão duplo sm |
doublespeak,
double talk,
double-talk n | (misleading language) | linguagem ambígua loc sf |
heavy cream (US),
double cream (UK) n | (thick whipping cream) | creme de leite loc sm |
| The cook used heavy cream to thicken the sauce. |
