Formas compostas:
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| air pocket n | (aeronautics: current of air) | bolsão de ar loc sm |
| | When the plane hit an air pocket, the turbulence knocked the flight attendants off their feet. |
| air pocket n | (air trapped in liquid) | bolsão de ar loc sm |
| | She survived in an air pocket under the capsized boat. |
| breast pocket n | (shirt, jacket: pocket on the chest) (camisa, blazer) | bolso de camisa loc sm |
| | The groom kept his hand-written wedding vows in his breast pocket. |
| burn a hole in your pocket v expr | US (eager to spend money) (dinheiro) | querer gastar demais expres v |
| | (figurado, dinheiro) | querer torrar dinheiro expres v |
| fob pocket n | (pants, trousers: small front pocket) | bolso dianteiro sm + adj |
| hip pocket n | (back pocket of trousers) (calça) | bolso traseiro loc sm |
| | It is dangerous to keep your money in your hip pocket. |
out of pocket,
out-of-pocket adj | (expenses: paid by individual) | do próprio bolso expres |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| out of pocket adj | UK (having made a loss, short of money) | de bolsos vazios loc adj |
| | By the time I'd paid for all the repairs, I was seriously out of pocket. |
| | Depois de pagar por todos os reparos, fiquei seriamente de bolsos vazios. |
pick pockets,
pick [sb]'s pockets,
pick [sb]'s pocket v expr | (steal money from [sb]) | roubar, furtar vt |
| | The thief picked the passengers' pockets. |
pocket book,
pocketbook n | US (book: small paperback) | livro de bolso sm |
pocket book,
pocket-book n | UK (notebook) | caderneta sf |
| pocket dial n | mainly US, informal (accidental phone call) | ligação por engano, por acidente expres |
| pocket-dial [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | mainly US, informal (phone by accident) | ligar por engano, por acidente expres v |
pocket dialing (US),
pocket dialling (UK) n | informal (phoning [sb] by accident) | ligar por engano, por acidente expres v |
| pocket edition n | (book in small paperback format) (livro em formato pequeno) | edição de bolso loc sf |
| | | livro de bolso loc sm |
| pocket gopher n | (North American rodent) (roedor norte-americano) | pequeno roedor loc sm |
| pocket knife n | (knife that fits in a pocket) | canivete sm |
| pocket money n | (child's allowance) | mesada sf |
| | When I was a child I got ten cents a week in pocket money, which I usually spent on candy. |
| | Quando eu era criança, ganhava dez centavos por semana de mesada, que eu geralmente gastava em balas. |
| pocket money n | (small amount of spending money) | dinheiro para pequenas despesas loc sm |
| | Laura had worked for what amounted to pocket money. |
| pocket watch n | (small clock kept in a pocket) | relógio de bolso loc sm |
| | My grandfather had a pocket watch that he kept in his waistcoat. |
| pocket-size n as adj | (small enough to fit in a pocket) | de bolso loc adj |
| pocket-sized adj | (small enough to fit in a pocket) | com tamanho de bolso loc adj |
| | | de bolso loc adj |
| pocketbook n | US (woman's handbag) (carteira de dinheiro) | carteira sf |
| | | bolsa feminina sf |
| | The woman reached into her pocketbook for a mint. |
| pocketbook n | US, figurative (money, ability to pay) (recursos financeiros, meios) | recursos sm pl |
| | The BMW is too expensive for my pocketbook. |
| pocketbook n | (small notebook) | caderno de bolso sm |
pocketbook,
pocket book n | (small paperback book) | livro de bolso sm |
| | This pocketbook is a guide to the best restaurants in the city. |
pocketknife,
pocket knife n | (small portable knife) (pequena faca portátil) | canivete sm |
| | Bob accidentally packed a pocketknife in his carry-on luggage and was detained in the airport. |
| watch pocket n | dated (small pocket in clothing for a watch) (pequeno bolso na roupa para colocar relógio) | bolso de relógio sm |
| welt pocket n | (type of pocket) | bolso embutido sm + adj |
wind up in [sb]'s pocket,
wind up in the pocket of [sb] v expr | US, figurative, informal (be controlled) (figurado: ser controlado) | estar na palma da mão expres v |