edge

1.borda

They peered over the edge of the roof to look at the girls bathing in the river.

The fabric was frayed at the edge.

She sat on the edge of the counter, swinging her legs.

2.beira

He made us all nervous by standing so close to the edge of the cliff.

We sat at the water's edge.

3.gume, fio, corte

The edge of the ax was really sharp.

The razor's edge couldn't cut anything anymore.

This knife has no edge.

4. rispidez, aspereza

His comments had a sarcastic edge.

5.vigor, energia, vivacidade (como o fio de navalha, que corta bem)

Her writing seems to have lost its edge.

The athlete said he'd lost his edge, so it was time to retire.

6.blunt the edge (tirar o corte): amenizar

These amendments will blunt the edge of the legislation.

7. vantagem (poder de corte de uma faca)

My experience gave me the edge when I applied for the job.

The school needs to get/gain an edge on its competition.

Rede globo still has/holds an edge over its competitors.

8.a competitive edge (ter o gume sobre os outros)

If you don't have the competitive edge, you are in trouble.

9.live (life) on the edge or live close to the edge (comparando com a beira de um abismo ou de um ponto alto), levar uma vida se arriscando mais que o normal.

He likes to live on the edge, that's why he climbs mountains.

10. on edge: nervoso, uma pilha de nervos (como se estivesse à beira do abismo)

She was on edge [=edgy] before her driving test.

11.on the edge of: à beira de

There are many species on the edge of extinction.

The company is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

That band is on the edge of success.

12.on the edge of your seat (quase caindo da cadeira de tanta emoção ao ver algo interessante)

It's a thrilling movie that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.

13. over the edge (que passou da beira do abismo e já está caindo) descontrolado, louco.

John's friends worried that the news might send/drive/push him over the edge, he's already constantly on edge as it is.

14.take the edge off (tirar o gume, o fio) amenizar

This medication will take the edge off your pain.

A glass of milk will take the edge off your hunger.

give head

fazer sexo oral (em homem)
Can you catch AIDS from giving head?

head

head

1.encabeçar, liderar

She heads the Board.

He headed the strike.

The group was headed by a Brazilian mobster.

He heads the list of candidates for the job.

2.dirigir-se para, ir a,

She was heading to work when she was hit by a car.

I'm heading to the post office, would you like me to send your Sedex?

After lunch, we headed back to the office.

3.percorrer, trafegar em

I got into the car and headed up São João Avenue.

4. sair ( com out)

She headed out early this morning because she had a dentist appointment.

5.seguir rumo (ponto cardeal)

The birds have already started heading south for the winter.

He headed north to his parents' home.

6 to be headed/heading (estar se dirigindo a)

Where are you headed?

The boat was heading out to sea.

We were on a plane headed for Rio de Janeiro when the news hit us.

7.cabecear, dar uma cabeçada em

The forward headed the ball into the goal.

Pelé has headed many balls into goals.

8. evitar, impedir (com off), desviar com a cabeça

President Lula tried to head off the crisis by raising interest rates.

hit

hit

1.Bater em, espancar

she hit her child all the time, that's why they took it from her.

A car hit my wall, now I have to build another one.

The ball hit the window, let's run away!

He hit the ball with a bat.

2. atropelar

A car hit her when she was going to the supermarket.

A taxi almost hit him as he was crossing the street.

He was hit by a truck and died.

3. afetar muito, causar um grande baque

The tragedy hit her hard and she took quite a while to get over it.

Our department has been badly hit by the cutbacks.

4.atingir, chegar a

Government spending will hit 1 billion.

What time did you hit town yesterday?

5.dar-se conta, tocar-se (it hit me)

It hit me that I had forgotten the gas on.

6. dar uma pancada, porrada, murro

She hit him in the face.

He was hit over the head with a broken bottle.

7.acertar

She shot at me and hit me, now she'll pay for it, I promise!

Did you miss or hit the target?

8.pisar em, meter a mão em

Hit the brakes or we'll hit the wall!

9.pedir dinheiro emprestado no valor de (hit somebody for $)

She hit her friend for 10 dollars.

10. procurar, ir a

This is the best time to hit the stores.

11. dar uma carta para (em jogo de baralho, etc)

Hit me again, my cards are lousy.

12. bater

I accidentally hit my head on/against the side of the door.

I hit my elbow on the wall.

13. atacar

Our plan is to hit the enemy before they can hit us.

tirar par ou ímpar

play odds or evens

If there are more than two people, you can play "Odd Finger is It" to decide who goes first or you can play "Odds or Evens".

My husband has been making fun of me for the way I play Odds or Evens. I naturally sang out, "Row, sham, bow," before I shot out two finger.

You even get to play "Odds or Evens" where everyone gets to throw out fingers to Negaduck.

play odds or evens

tirar par ou ímpar

If there are more than two people, you can play "Odd Finger is It" to decide who goes first or you can play "Odds or Evens".

My husband has been making fun of me for the way I play Odds or Evens. I naturally sang out, "Row, sham, bow," before I shot out two finger.

You even get to play "Odds or Evens" where everyone gets to throw out fingers to Negaduck.

miss

perder algo bom (festa, filme, diversão)

You missed the big surprise party.

You missed a great movie on TV last night.

You missed your son's teen years, nothing can make up for that.

I missed the bus, now I'll have to take a taxi.

Don't miss this exciting opportunity!

I've missed the chance of my life, now things won't be so great for a while.

2. errar

You missed me, shoot again, you bastard!

He shot me with an arrow, sir, he missed my chest, but hit my leg, see?

You missed the target.

3. sentir falta/saudade de

I miss you a lot, Jane, when will you come back home?

Anne, who died on July 22, will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

4. não ver, ouvir, notar, deixar passar despercebido

Hey, you missed the street, now you have to go back.

I missed what you said, could you repeat, please?

He completely missed the point of what I was saying.

Turn left and you'll see a statue, you can't miss it, it's very big.

5.faltar, não comparecer a

That's the fifth time you miss class this month, son, they'll kick you out if you go on like that.

She never missed a meeting.

6. não acertar

The shot missed her by inches.

The arrow missed my leg, but hit my foot.

Ronaldinho missed the goal.

He tried to score, but missed.

The plane crashed, narrowly missing a hotel.

7.evitar

I left early to miss the rush-hour traffic.

8. não cumprir (prazo)

You missed the deadline again, sorry, but I'll have to fire you.

Walk out on

Largar, abandonar; deixar falando sozinho, sair no meio

He WALKED OUT ON his wife last year.

If I were there I would have walked out on this fool.

The Day the Audience Walked Out on Me, and Why.

John Shimkus Walked Out On Obama Speech Out Of "Frustration"

Speaking on the CBS 'Early Show' today Anderson said Mrs Obama almost walked out on the marriage.

Did You Just Walked Out On Your Job In The Middle Of Your Shift?

Dating a girl who walked out on her kids?

What movies have you walked out on and why?

Sir, you walked out on the speech before it even began. Why did you walk out?

Why Katie Holmes walked out on Tom Cruise.

Jay-Z reveals his dad walked out on him in childhood.

The one and only movie I ever walked out on was The Blair Witch Project.

Walk out

1. sair, sair antes de acabar (muitas vezes em protesto),

I’ve walked out of Ocean’s Twelve”, what a stupid movie.
Upon hearing his opening barbs against Israel, the French delegation stood up and walked out.

2. fazer greve

Teachers walked out in protest.

clean slate

ficha limpa, passado limpo, recomeço

We've done a background check, but with us, you'll have a clean slate, what matters is what happens from now on.

all the more

ainda mais
Joe’s progress as a teacher is all the more remarkable when taking into account his unique circumstances.
Tough schedule makes Miami all the more impressive
All the More Reason To Try
And this lack of global coverage is all the more disturbing when we see where people go for news.

em tempo hábil

in apt time

It has been held that an accused may waive his right to be confronted with the witnesses against him by failure to assert it in apt time.
So even if the warrant of arrest were illegal and no objection was made in apt time before plea to the information, the objection, if it had any validity.
In apt time, the appellant served the Record of Appeal on the appellee, who made no objection thereto, and the Record was accordingly filed in this Court
Though defendant's petition and bond for removal to the federal court are filed In apt time, and based upon proper grounds, they do not affect such removal.
Robert O'Neal appealed to this Court in apt time. The trial court stayed its order pending our review.

screwed up

Perturbado, com um parafuso a menos, com problemas mentais, não confundir com screwed que é estar ferrado.

screwed

estar ferrado, lascado (não confundir com screwed up, que é ser ferrado, ter um parafuso a menos, ser perturbado mental.)

Run-in with

Confronto com

His run-in with the police was bad for him since he ended up dead.

Nut job

Louco, demente

That guy is a nut job, get away from him.

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secure

guardar, proteger

Secure the exits!
They sought to secure the country against attack.

learn/teach the ropes

Aprender/ensinar o jeito/a maneira de fazer algo, o caminho das pedras;também pode ser traduzida como "aprender/ensinar as manhas"

Esta expressão vem da navegação
If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how to do something.
You'll learn the ropes of this job soon enough
Website Lets Amateurs Learn The Ropes Of Day-To-Day Trading
Mr. Madigan said he liked to hire older people, to teach the ropes to college and high school seniors.
A climber ( more experienced than you) is bound to take you under his wing and teach the " ropes ".

clingy

pegajoso, grudento, que pega muito no pé, muito dependente emocionalmente

I like her, but she's too clingy. I can't go anywhere without her asking me a thousand questions.

fed

1.federal agent
2.central bank