Formas compostas:
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| at the end of the earth expr | (in a distant place) (num lugar distante) | no fim do mundo loc adv |
| come down to earth v expr | figurative (be realistic) (ser realista) | voltar à realidade expres v |
| | He came down to earth with a real bump when he was forced to get his first job. |
down to earth,
down-to-earth adj | (sensible) | com os pés no chão loc adj |
| Nota: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | Marilyn's a very down-to-earth person: she'll be a great asset in the coming crisis. |
| | Marilyn é uma pessoa muito com os pés no chão. |
| down to earth adv | figurative (to reality) | com os pés no chão loc adj |
| | Telling her I was broke brought her quickly back down to earth and stopped her spending sprees. |
| | Dizer a ela que estou quebrado rapidamente a colocou com os pés no chão e a fez parar com a farra de gastos. |
| earth metals npl | (metallic minerals) (minerais metálicos) | metais alcalinoterrosos loc sm pl |
| earth science n | (field of study) (ciência relacionada ao estudo da Terra) | geociência sf |
| | Nancy has a PhD in earth sciences from Bristol University. |
| flying nap-of-the-earth n | (act of flying an aircraft low) | voo rasante sm |
| heaven and earth n | (the whole universe) (universo todo) | terra e céu loc sf |
| | The chief inspector vowed he would move heaven and earth to bring the killers to justice. |
| hell on earth n | figurative (torment, horrendous experience) (tormenta, experiência horrenda) | inferno na terra loc sm |
| | | antecâmara do inferno loc sf |
| | Working in a fast-food restaurant sounds like hell on earth. |
hoodoo,
fairy chimney,
tent rock,
earth pyramid n | (rock formation) (formação rochosa) | chaminés de fada loc sfpl |
Jerusalem artichoke,
sunroot,
sunchoke,
earth apple,
topiambour n | (root vegetable) | alcachofra-girassol sf |
| | | tupinambo, girassol-batateiro sm |
| | Once you plant some Jerusalem artichokes in your garden, it's very hard to get rid of them! |
like nothing else on earth,
like nothing on earth expr | (very strange) | de outro mundo expres |
| Middle-earth n | (fictional place) | Terra Média sp |
| Nota: The setting for "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and other works by English writer J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973). |
Mother Earth,
mother earth n | (Planet Earth) (planeta terra) | mãe Terra loc sf |
| move heaven and earth v expr | figurative (do everything in one's power) (figurado, fazer todo esforço) | mover céus e terra expres |
| | If I could I would move heaven and earth to make him well again. |
| | I will move heaven and earth to achieve my goals. |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | nada na terra expres |
| | | nada no mundo expres |
| | Nothing on earth can keep me from the man I love. |
| | Nothing on earth will persuade me to talk in front of an audience. |
| on earth adv | (on this planet) (neste planeta) | na terra loc adv |
| | There's nothing else like it on earth! |
| on this earth expr | (alive, in this life) (nesta vida) | na terra loc adv |
| | While I'm still on this earth, I plan to take care of my garden and my grandchildren. |
| | Enquanto estiver na terra, meu plano é cuidar do meu jardim e dos meus netos. |
| Planet Earth n | (the world) (o mundo) | planeta Terra loc sm |
| | Planet Earth can heal herself no matter what terrible things human beings have done to harm her. |
| return to the earth v expr | (die and be buried) (morrer e ser enterrado) | retornar ao pó loc v |
| the salt of the earth n | figurative (person: good, decent) (figurado) | sal da terra sm + loc adj |
| | | excelente pessoa adj + sf |
| | He's the salt of the earth and would help anyone who asked him. |
| the salt of the earth npl | figurative (people: good, decent) (figurado) | sal da terra sm + loc adj |
| | The salt of the earth are those people who behave decently and work hard. |
| scorched earth n | (military policy: destroying enemy crops) (militar) | terra arrasada loc sf |
| scorched earth policy n | (military: destruction of enemy crops) (militar) | política da terra arrasada sf |
| | | tática da terra arrasada sf |
| | General Sherman initiated a scorched earth policy on his march to the sea through Georgia. |
| the scum of the earth n | pejorative, uncountable, invariable, slang (despicable person) (pejorativo) | escória da Terra loc sf |
| | | lixo da Terra loc sm |
| | You can't be serious about marrying him – he's the scum of the earth! Some people consider tax collectors the scum of the earth. |
| the Earth n | (this planet: the world) (este planeta: o mundo) | a Terra loc sf |
| | | O Planeta Terra loc sm |
to the end of the earth,
to the ends of the earth expr | figurative (to any or every place) (figurado: até qualquer lugar) | até o fim do mundo expres |
| | My love is boundless! - I'll follow you to the ends of the earth! |
| What on earth ...? interj | informal (expressing incomprehension) (informal, expressando incompreensão) | que raios interj |
| | (informal) | que diacho interj |
| | What on earth are you trying to do coming in yelling at me? |
| what on earth pron | informal (what) | o que loc pron |
| | You still haven't explained what on earth you're doing here. |
| | Você ainda não explicou o que está fazendo aqui. |