| Traduções principais |
| punch n | (strike made with fist) | soco sm |
| | The boxer's punch knocked his opponent over. |
| | O boxeador socou seu oponente. |
| punch [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (hit with fist) | esmurrar, socar vt |
| | | dar um soco expres v |
| | Beside himself with rage, Ben punched Harry. |
| | Fora de si e com raiva, Ben socou Harry. |
| punch [sth]⇒ vtr | (make a hole in) | furar vt |
| | | perfurar vt |
| | The bus conductor punched Jane's ticket. |
| | O condutor do ônibus furou o bilhete de Jane. |
| punch n | informal, figurative (impact) | impacto vt |
| | The advertising campaign had a lot of punch. |
| | A propaganda teve muito impacto. |
| punch n | (party drink: cocktail) | ponche vt |
| | (BRA: informal, gíria) | batida vt |
| | We're making a cider, rum, and cinnamon punch. |
Locuções verbais
punch | Punch | fruit punch | hole punch |
punch in,
clock in (US),
clock on (UK) vi phrasal | (activate time card at job) | bater ponto loc v |
| | Workers at this company are required to punch in by 8 am. |
punch [sth] in,
punch in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (use keys to enter data) | digitar vt |
| | Hailey punched in the code and the safe door swung open. |
punch [sth] out,
punch out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make perforations) (fazer perfurações) | perfurar vt |
| | This gadget allows you to punch out holes of different sizes from card or paper. |
punch [sb] out,
punch out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (hit unconscious) (deixar inconsciente) | nocautear vt |
punch out,
clock out (US),
clock off (UK) vi phrasal | (at work: record leaving time) | bater cartão de saída expres v |
| | The factory workers punch out at 6 pm every day. |
| punch through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (perforate) | perfurar vt |
| | | atravessar vt |
| | The criminals used a power drill to punch through the safe and get the cash. |
punch [sth] up,
punch up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (use keys to enter data) | digitar, registrar vt |
| | The shopkeeper punched up the price on the till. |
Formas compostas:
punch | Punch | hole punch | fruit punch |
hole-puncher,
hole punch n | (device: makes holes in documents) (acessório de escritório) | furador sm |
| | I use a hole-puncher to put holes in the pages and then put them in my binder. |
keypunch,
key punch,
card punch n | (hole-punching device) | perfurador de cartão loc sm |
keypunch,
key punch vi | (enter data using a keypunch) | inserir dados usando um perfurador de cartão loc v |
keypunch [sth],
key punch [sth]⇒ vtr | (data: enter using a keypunch) | inserir dados usando um perfurador de cartão loc v |
one-two,
one-two punch n | (boxing: two blows) (boxe: dois golpes) | um-dois sm |
| | Joe knocked John down with a one-two punch to the head and stomach. |
one-two,
one-two punch n | US, figurative (double impact) | impacto duplo sm + adj |
| | The one-two of the scandal in his private life and his failure to deliver on his main election promise ended the politician's career. |
| one-two punch n | US, figurative (double impact) | golpe duplo loc sm |
| one-two punch n | (boxing: two blows) (boxe) | soco um dois expres |
| | | golpe duplo loc sm |
| | Joe knocked John down with a one-two punch to the head and stomach. |
| pack a punch v expr | figurative, informal (be powerful) | ser forte expres v |
| | Wow! That whiskey really packs a punch! |
| punch a hole in [sth] v expr | (perforate) | perfurar |
| punch a ticket v expr | (ticket: validate by perforating) (ingresso, bilhete, passagem) | perfurar vt |
| | Train conductors punch passengers' tickets so they're not used again. |
| punch bowl n | (receptacle for party drinks) (recipiente para servir bebidas) | poncheira sf |
punch card,
punch-card n | (card storing data by means of punched holes) | cartão perfurado sm |
| | | folha de ponto sf |
| | (hora de entrada e saída no trabalho) | ponto sf |
| | I remember when a computer was the size of a room and the data was all on punch cards. |
| | Some factories still have their employees use punch cards to clock in and out. |
| punch [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (hit on specified body part) | socar vt |
| | Tom punched Pete in the stomach. |
| | Tom socou Pete no estômago. |
punch [sth] in,
punch in [sth] vtr + adv | (crush by hitting with fist) | esmurrar vt |
| | If you don't shut up, I'm going to punch your face in. |
| | Se você não calar a boca, vou esmurrar sua cara! |
punch list,
punchlist n | (to-do list, series of tasks to be done) (lista de afazeres, série de tarefas a serem feitas) | lista de tarefas loc sf |
| | | lista de afazeres loc sf |
| | My punch list for the weekend includes washing my car and cleaning my bedroom. |
punch list,
punchlist n | (construction: tasks) (construção: lista de coisas a serem corrigidas) | lista de pendências loc sf |
| | The punch list includes various minor repairs which need to be done. |
| punch-up n | UK, informal (fist fight) | briga sf |
| | The two men had a punch-up. |
punching bag (US),
punchbag,
punch bag (UK) n | (stuffed bag for boxing practice) | saco de boxe sm |
| | | saco de pancada sm |
| | Rod was practising his boxing moves with a punch bag. |
punching bag (US),
punchbag,
punch bag (UK) n | figurative ([sb] subjected to abuse) (figurado:sujeito a abusos) | saco de pancada sm |
| | I quit my job because I felt the boss was using me as a punching bag. |
punchline,
punch line n | (tagline of a joke) (frase-chave de uma piada) | conclusão sf |
| | (frase-chave de uma piada) | moral da história loc sm |
| | He was terrible at telling jokes because he always forgot the punchline. |
| sucker punch n | informal (unexpected punch) (inesperado) | soco sm |
| sucker-punch [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (punch unexpectedly) (inesperadamente) | socar vt |
| throw a punch v expr | (try to hit [sb]) (tentar atingir alguém) | dar um soco loc v |
| | After hearing Bob's insult, Paul threw a punch. |