| Traduções principais |
| belt n | (band worn around waist) | cinto sm |
| | Hannah is wearing a braided belt. |
| | Hanna está usando um cinto trançado. |
| belt n | (vehicle: seat belt) | cinto sm |
| | Fasten your belts before the vehicle starts moving. |
| | Apertem os cintos antes de o veículo começar a se mover. |
| belt n | (elongated area of land) | faixa de terra sf |
| | The car passed by a belt of wheat fields. |
| | O carro passou por uma faixa de terra de campo de trigo. |
| the belt n | (punishment: beating with a belt) (informal) | surra de cinta sf |
| | In the olden days, it was common for children to get the belt if they were naughty. |
| | Nos velhos tempos, era comum as crianças levarem uma surra de cinta se fossem levadas. |
| belt [sth]⇒ vtr | (tie a belt around) | amarrar com cinto, prender com cinto loc v |
| | Christine belted her coat tightly around her. |
| | Christine amarrou seu casaco bem apertado com o cinto. |
| belt [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (attach with a belt) | amarrar com cinta, prender com cinta loc v |
| Nota: followed by a preposition: in, into, to, on, onto |
| | Clint belted the crates securely into the truck. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Os componentes da máquina são amarrados com cintas para o transporte. |
| belt [sb]⇒ vtr | (hit, whip with a belt) | bater com cinta vt + loc adv |
| | The boys' father was a strict man who belted them if they misbehaved. |
| | O pai do garoto era um homem severo, que batia com cinta se eles não se comportassem. |
| belt [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, informal (hit hard) (informal) | surrar vt |
| | "How dare you!" cried Isabel, and belted Alan across the face. |
| | "Como se atreve?"choramingou Isabel, e surrou Alan no rosto. |
| belt⇒ vi | (music: play loudly) (informal, figurado: música tocada alta) | arrebentar vt |
| | A heavy metal number was belting from his car radio. |
| | Uma música heavy metal estava arrebentando do som do carro dele. |
| Traduções complementares |
| belt n | (karate, etc: symbol of rank) (artes marciais) | faixa sm |
| | I've heard you take karate classes; what belt are you? |
| | Ouvi dizer que você faz aulas de karatê. Qual sua faixa? |
| belt n | (stripe) | listra sf |
| | The cat was orange except for a belt of white across its ribs. |
| | O gato era laranja, exceto por uma listra branca nas costelas. |
| belt n | (blow, strike) | golpe sm |
| | During the fight, I received a belt across the cheek that left a red mark. |
| | Durante a luta, recebi um golpe na bochecha que deixou uma marca vermelha. |
| belt vi | informal (move quickly) (figurado, informal) | disparar v int |
| | The thief belted off up the road, with the police in hot pursuit. |
| | O ladrão disparou pela estrada, com a polícia perseguindo-o. |
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| the asteroid belt n | (ring of rocks orbiting the sun) | cinturão de asteroides sm |
| | The asteroid belt is situated beyond the planet Mars. |
| below the belt adj | figurative (uncalled for, mean) | injusto, inapropriado adj |
| belt buckle n | (fastening on a belt) (fecho do cinto) | fivela sf |
| | I kept losing my trousers because my belt buckle was broken. |
| belt sander n | (smoothing tool) | lixadeira elétrica loc sf |
| | Be careful of your fingers when using the belt sander. |
| belt-tightening n | figurative (reduction in spending) | redução de gastos loc sf |
| | | contenção de despesas loc sf |
| belt-tightening n as adj | figurative (measures: involving reduced spending) (medidas) | de redução de gastos loc adj |
| | | de contenção de despesas loc adj |
| black belt n | (martial arts: highest rank) | faixa preta loc sf |
| black belt n | (martial arts: expert) | faixa preta loc sf |
| | You'd better watch out, he's a black belt in karate. |
| blue belt n | (martial arts rank) | faixa azul loc sf |
| | | cinturão azul loc sm |
| blue belt n | (person with this rank) | faixa azul loc sf |
| | | cinturão azul loc sm |
| | Don't threaten him; he's a blue belt in karate. |
| brown belt n | (karate rank) (BRA) | faixa marrom loc sf |
| | (POR) | cinturão castanho loc sm |
| | It took me three years to earn my brown belt. |
| brown belt n | (karate student) | faixa marrom loc sf |
| | | cinturão castanho loc sm |
| | I wouldn't mess with her if I were you, she's a brown belt. |
| chastity belt n | (worn to prevent sex) | cinto de castidade |
| | A chastity belt was something warriors made their wives wear when they went off to war. |
| conveyor belt n | (moving platform) | esteira rolante loc sf |
| | The finished product moves along the conveyor belt to be packaged. |
| fan belt n | (car engine part) | correia da ventoinha loc subs |
| | Trey's fan belt broke and he was left stranded on the motorway. |
fanny pack,
belt bag (US),
bumbag (UK) n | (pouch worn round the waist) | pochete sf |
| | (tipo de bolsa) | capanga sf |
| | When travelling, Hayley keeps her passport and money in a black leather fanny pack. |
| fold-and-thrust belt n | (geology) (geologia) | cinturão de rochas dobradas sm + loc adj |
garter belt (US),
suspender belt (UK) n | (belt that holds up stockings) (cinta feminina com prendedores de meias) | cinta-liga sf |
| | When I was young, panty hose hadn't been invented and women wore garter belts and stockings. |
green belt,
greenbelt n | (land: conservation area) (área de conservação) | cinturão verde loc sm |
| | The need for housing puts the biggest strain on planners to build in the green belt. |
| | A necessidade de habitação causa uma enorme tensão no planejadores ao construir no cinturão verde. |
| green belt n | (karate rank) (esporte: ranking de caratê) | faixa verde loc sm |
| | Gavin recently earned his green belt in karate. |
| | Gabriel ganhou sua faixa verde de caratê recentemente. |
| green belt n | (karate: person of green belt rank) (esporte, pessoa: caratê) | faixa verde loc sf |
| hit below the belt v expr | figurative (not be fair or sporting) | dar golpe baixo expres |
| judo belt n | (band worn by judoka indicating rank) | cinto de judô |
| | A judo belt is a sash worn at the waist. |
lifebelt,
life belt,
lifebuoy,
life buoy,
life preserver n | (anti-drowning device: life ring) | colete salva-vidas sm + adj |
| money belt n | (pouch worn round the waist) (bolsa escondida para dinheiro) | porta-dinheiro sm |
| | Whenever he travelled he wore a money belt hidden beneath his trousers. |
seat belt,
seatbelt,
safety belt n | (safety strap in a vehicle) | cinto de segurança sm |
| | It's now compulsory to wear seatbelts in both the back and the front of cars. |
| | Agora é obrigatório usar cinto de segurança tanto atrás quanto na frente nos carros. |
| shoulder belt n | (diagonal strap of a seatbelt) (tira lateral de um cinto de segurança) | tira do cinto de segurança sf |
| | This shoulder belt's a bit tight – could you adjust it for me, please? |
snowbelt,
snow belt n | (region of heavy snowfall) | zona de queda de grandes quantidades de neve expres |
snowbelt,
Snow Belt,
Frostbelt,
Frost Belt n | US (northern US) (região com grande incidência de neve) | Snowbelt estrang |
Sunbelt,
sunbelt,
Sun Belt n | US (southern and southwestern region of US) | cinturão do sol loc sm |
| tighten your belt v expr | figurative, informal (spend less) (gastar menos; figurado) | apertar o cinto expres v |
| | The company is tightening its belt, so employees will no longer fly overseas for meetings. |
| timing belt n | (part of a vehicle's engine) (parte do motor de carro) | correia dentada loc sf |
| | | polia tensora loc sf |
| tool belt n | (strap with pockets for handheld instruments) | cinturão de ferramentas loc sm |
| | | cinto para ferramentas loc sm |
| | The roofers strapped on their tool belts before climbing onto the roof. Construction workers wears tool belts to keep their tools handy. |
| | Os reparadores apertaram seu cinturão de ferramentas antes de subirem no telhado. Funcionários da construção usam cinturões de ferramentas para manter suas ferramentas a mão. |