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| line n | (song) (música) | verso sm |
| | The verse has four lines and the chorus has two. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Os primeiros dois versos da música são repetidos depois no refrão. |
| line n | (poetry) (poesia) | linha sf |
| | 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?' is a famous line by Shakespeare. |
| line n | (limit, frontier) (limite, fronteira) | linha sf |
| | The line between North and South Korea is heavily militarized. |
| | O limite entre a Coreia do Norte e a do Sul é altamente militarizado. |
| line n | (thick cord) (fio) | linha, corda sf |
| | I need a thick line to tie up this box. |
| | Preciso de uma corda grossa para amarrar esta caixa. |
| line n | (telephone) (telefone) | linha sf |
| | The line got disconnected and I called her back. |
| | A linha foi desconectada, então eu liguei de volta. |
| line n | (fishing cord) | linha de pesca loc sf |
| | He tossed the line to the deepest part of the river, trying to catch a fish. |
| | Ele jogou a linha de pesca na parte mais funda do rio, tentando pegar um peixe. |
| line n | (clothesline) (roupa) | varal sm |
| | | corda sf |
| | She hung the clothes on the line to dry. |
| | Ela pendurou as roupas no varal para secar. |
| | Ela pendurou as roupas na corda para secar. |
| line n | (pipes) | cano, tubo sm |
| | The sewage line got blocked and overflowed. |
| | O cano de esgoto ficou bloqueado e extravasou. |
| line n | informal (short message) (mensagem curta) | bilhete sm |
| | | linha sf |
| | Drop me a line on Tuesday and we can talk about it then. |
| | Deixe-me um bilhete na terça-feira e poderemos conversar sobre isto. |
| line of [sth] n | (thought, policy) | linha de pensamento loc sf |
| | His line of thought is consistent with that of the religious authorities. |
| | A linha de pensamento dele era consistente com a das autoridades religiosas. |
| line n | (route, direction) (rota) | linha sf |
| | Follow the line of the mountains and you will get to the town. |
| | Siga a linha das montanhas e você chegará à cidade. |
| line n | (beings with common ancestry) (genealogia) | linhagem, estirpe sf |
| | This line of kings dates back to the fourteenth century. |
| | Esta estirpe de reis data do século XIV. |
| line n | slang (prepared excuse) (gíria) | cantada sf |
| | He tried to pick her up with the old line: "Have we met before?" |
| | Ele tentou ganhá-la com uma cantada velha: "Já nos vimos antes?" |
| line n | often plural (contour, design) | linha sf |
| | The new car was admired for its beautiful curved lines. |
| | O novo carro foi admirado por suas belas linhas curvas. |
| line n | (military: fortifications) (militar) | linha de defesa loc sf |
| | | primeira linha sf |
| | The three lines of defence against the enemy didn't stop them. |
| | As três linhas de defesa contra o inimigo não os impediu. |
| line n | often plural (military: formation) (militar) | linha de combate loc sf |
| | | linha de frente loc sf |
| | The soldiers moved forward in lines. |
| | Os soldados avançaram em linhas de combate. |
| line n | (business: operations managers) (gerente de linha) | de linha loc adj |
| | (gerente de operação) | linha sf |
| | | gerente imediato sm |
| | I will ask my line manager for her advice before talking to the boss. |
| | Vou pedir à minha gerente de linha um conselho antes de falar com o chefe. |
| line n | (business: assembly line) (de montagem) | linha de montagem loc sf |
| | The assembly line runs twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. |
| | A linha de montagem funciona 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana. |
| line n | informal (lie) (mentira) | conversa fiada sf |
| | | lábia sf |
| | | papo sm |
| | She fed me some line about the dog eating her homework. |
| | Ela contou uma conversa fiada sobre o cachorro dela ter comido o dever de casa. |
| line n | (American football) (futebol americano) | linha de ataque loc sf |
| | He plays on the offensive line, and protects the quarterback. |
| | Ele joga na linha de ataque e protege o zagueiro. |
| line n | (actor: text to speak) | fala sf |
| | She kept forgetting the line she was supposed to say before her exit. |
| | Ela continuava esquecendo a fala que tinha de dizer antes de sair. |
| line n | (railway: track) | linha sf |
| | | trilha sf |
| | A fallen tree on the line has delayed trains running between London and Manchester. |
| | Uma árvore caída na linha atrasou os trens entre Londres e Manchester. |
| lines npl | (actor's words) (autor: texto) | fala sf |
| | The actor lost his job because he couldn't remember his lines in the movie. |
| | O ator perdeu o emprego por não conseguir se lembrar das suas falas no filme. |
| line⇒ vi | (take position) (dispor-se em posição, fileira) | alinhar-se, enfileirar-se vp |
| | Please line up here and we will see you one at a time. |
| | Favor alinhem-se aqui e vou ver um por vez. |
| line [sth]⇒ vtr | (baseball: hit a line drive) (beisebol) | acertar na linha express v |
| | He lined the ball to center field and got to first base. |
| | Ele acertou a bola no campo central e chegou à primeira base. |
| line [sth] vtr | (mark with lines) | pautar vt |
| | The teacher told the pupils to line their blank sheets of paper before writing on them. |
| | A professora mandou os alunos pautarem suas folhas em branco antes de escrever nelas. |
| line [sth] vtr | (add lining) (adicionar forro) | forrar, revestir vt |
| | Sophie lined the inside of the box with paper to protect the contents. Line your baking tin with greaseproof paper, so the cake won't stick. |
| | Ela forrou o interior da caixa com papel para proteger o conteúdo. |
| line [sth] vtr | (be lining) | forrar, revestir, encapar vt |
| | The paper lined the sides of the box. |
| | O papel revestia as laterais da caixa. |
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| A-line adj | (garment: wider at hem) (vestido, saia: mais aberto na barra) | evasê, trapézio adj |
analog line (US),
analogue line (UK) n | (cable: non-digital data) | cabo analógico loc sm |
| | This computer has a modem, allowing it to send data over an analog line. |
| | O computador tem um modem, que permite que se enviem dados por um cabo analógico. |
| assembly line n | (factory system, production line) (linha de produção) | linha de montagem loc sf |
| | He had worked on the assembly line all his life. |
| bar line n | (music notation: mark of a measure) (notação musical) | barra de compasso loc sf |
| | Bar lines separate the measures in a piece of music. |
baseline,
base line n | (standard, guideline) | linha de base loc sf |
| | | padrão de valor loc sm |
| | These sales figures will be used as the baseline for the company's success in future years. |
baseline,
base line n | (baseball: line between bases) (beisebol) | linha entre as bases expres |
baseline,
base line n | (tennis court marking) | linha de base loc sf |
| | The player serves from just behind the baseline. |
baseline,
base-line n as adj | (standard) | padrão adj |
| | The machine monitors any deviation from the patient's baseline heart rate. |
| below-the-line adj | (finance: capital expenditures) | extraordinário adj |
borderline,
border line n | (line marking a boundary) (linha divisória) | fronteira sf |
| | | limite sm |
| | They crossed the borderline into Canada around sunset. |
borderline,
border line n | figurative (line dividing two things) (figurado) | fronteira sf |
| | | linha divisória loc sf |
| | The borderline between optimism and idealism is a hard one to draw. |
| the bottom line n | figurative, informal (crucial fact) | ponto principal sm + adj |
| | The bottom line is you cannot be late for work anymore. |
| | O ponto principal é que você não pode mais se atrasar para o trabalho. |
| bottom line n | figurative, informal (business: profit, loss) (negócios, balanço) | resultado final sm + adj |
| | Subtract a company's expenses from its revenue to find its bottom line. |
| bottom-line n as adj | (business: of profit, loss) | mínimo, baixo adj |
| | We will go bankrupt if we have another year with these bottom-line results. |
| boundary line n | (border) | fronteira, borda sf |
| | The boundary line between Delaware and Pennsylvania is an arc 12 miles from the Newcastle County Courthouse. |
| boundary line n | (line that indicates a border) | linha limítrofe loc sf |
| | My sister and I used tape on the floor to mark the boundary line between her side and my side of the room we shared. |
breadline,
bread line n | (queue for charity handouts) | fila do pão loc sf |
| | Dozens of hungry people, many of them homeless, were waiting in the breadline. |
| bus line n | (company that runs buses) | linha de ônibus sf |
| | The bus line operates 15 buses and employs 18 drivers. |
bus line (US),
bus route (UK) n | (itinerary of a city bus) | linha de ônibus sf |
| | This bus line goes past the hospital and the railway station. |
| | The bus route was changed due to road construction. |
byline,
by-line n | (journalism: line with author's name) (jorn., linha com nome do autor) | crédito sm |
| | The news site has spelt this journalist's name wrong in the byline. |
byline [sth],
by-line [sth]⇒ vtr | (article: attribute) | creditar, atribuir vt |
| | Newspapers typically do not byline editorials. |
centerline,
center line (US),
centreline,
centre line (UK) n | (line bisecting a plane figure) | eixo sm |
| | | linha central sf |
centerline,
center line (US),
centreline,
centre line (UK) n | (line painted down the middle of a road) (linha marcadora em ruas e estradas) | faixa sf |
centerline,
center line (US),
centreline,
centre line (UK) n | (bisector between radio transmitters) (rádio) | linha central sf + adj |
| chat-up line n | UK, informal ([sth] said to seduce) | cantada sf |
| | The boy tried to gain the girl's attention with his chat-up lines. |
| | O garoto tentou chamar a atenção da garota com suas cantadas. |
clothesline,
clothes line n | (cord for hanging laundry to dry) (corda para estender roupas) | varal sm |
| | Rav pegged his shirts out on the clothesline. |
color line (US),
colour line (UK),
color bar (US),
colour bar (UK) n | (separation by skin color) | separação por cor loc sf |
| crisis line n | (emergency telephone helpline) | telefone de emergência loc sm |
| | When Nelly first had thoughts of suicide, she called the crisis line. |
| cross the line v expr | figurative (go beyond limit of tolerance) | passar do limite expres |
| curved line n | (linear mark that bends) | linha curva loc sf |
| curved line n | figurative (course, direction that bends) | trajetória curvilínea loc sf |
customer careline,
customer care line n | (product support phone service) | serviço telefônico de auxílio ao consumidor loc sm |
| | | atendimento ao consumidor loc sm |
| | The company calls this the customer care line, but I call it the help line. |
cut in line (US),
jump the queue (UK) v expr | informal (go in front of others waiting) | furar a fila expres v |
| | I get annoyed when people cut in line in front of me. |
| dateline n | (news: line telling date and place of origin) (menção de lugar e data de uma notícia) | linha da data sf |
| dateline n | (international date line) | Linha Internacional de Data sp |
| direct line n | (immediate access by phone) | linha direta de comunicação loc sf |
| | The vice president has a direct line to the president. |
| | O vice-presidente tem uma linha direta de comunicação com o presidente. |
| dividing line n | figurative (distinction) | linha divisória loc sf |
| | The dividing line between genius and madness is thin indeed. |
| dotted line n | (line of dots on a document) | linha pontilhada sf + adj |
| | My name is too long to fit on the dotted line. |
down the line,
further down the line expr | figurative, informal (in the future) | no futuro loc adv |
| | | mais para a frente loc adv |
| down the line expr | (to the next person or people) (a próxima pessoa numa fila) | o seguinte, o próximo loc adv |
| draw the line v expr | figurative, informal (set a limit or restriction) | impor limite expres |
| | If we allow some people to do this, then where do we draw the line? |
draw the line at [sth],
draw the line at doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (set a limit or restriction) | impor limite expres v |
| | I went out for a few beers, but I drew the line at doing shots. |
drop [sb] a line,
drop a line to [sb] v expr | informal (send a message) | escrever uma linha, mandar uma mensagem loc v |
| | I should drop a line to my brother because I haven't written him in a long time. |
| end line n | (American football: field marking) (futebol americano) | linha de fundo loc sf |
| | The end line is located at the back of each end zone. |
fall in line,
fall into line,
get into line,
get in line v expr | (people: line up) | entrar na fila expres v |
fall in line,
fall into line,
get in line v expr | figurative (person: conform to rule, authority) | entrar na linha expres v |
| | I'm tired of your outlandish behaviour; you need to fall into line. |
fall in line with [sth/sb],
fall into line with [sth/sb],
get in line with [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (person: conform to) | ajustar-se vp |
| fall in line with [sth] v expr | figurative (idea, etc.: fit, comply) | alinhar vt |
| | This philosopher's theories fell in line with the moralistic views of his time. |
| fault line n | (geology: crack in the earth) | falha geológica loc sf |
| | Built on a fault line, the city of Ephesus was destroyed by earthquakes. |
fine line between [sth] and [sth],
a fine line between [sth] and [sth] n | figurative (little distinction) | linha tênue sf + adj |
| | There's a fine line between genius and insanity. |
finish line,
finishing line n | (race: end point) | linha de chegada loc sf |
| | Only twelve runners crossed the finishing line. |
firebreak,
fire line n | US (prevents spread of fire) | proteção corta-fogo sf |
| firing line n | (military: positions for firing) | linha de fogo loc sf |
| | The soldier stepped up to the firing line, took aim and fired. |
| firing line n | figurative (most vulnerable positions) (figurativo) | linha de fogo loc sf |
| | When things went wrong, Fred's secretary was always in the firing line. |
| fishing line n | (cord used to catch fish) | linha de pesca loc sf |
| | The bass was so huge it broke my fishing line and got away. |
| form into line v expr | (military: line up) (militar) | alinhar-se, enfileirar-se vp |
| | | formar fila loc v |
foul line,
free throw line n | (on basketball court) (basquetebol) | linha de lance livre loc sf |
| | | foul line sf |
| | The crowd fell silent as the player stepped up to the foul line. |
| foul line n | (on baseball field) (beisebol) | linha de falta loc sf |
front line,
frontline n | sometimes plural (battlefront in a war) | linha de frente loc sf |
| | The soldiers' legs trembled when they heard they would be sent to the front line. |
| | For many years, female soldiers were not allowed on the front lines. |
front line,
frontline n | figurative (forefront of a field of endeavor) | vanguarda sf |
| | The researchers at this university are on the frontline of medical research. |
front-line,
frontline n as adj | (at the battlefront) (militar) | linha de frente sf |
| | Prior to World War I, it was not unusual for front-line soldiers' uniforms to be brightly coloured. |
front-line,
frontline n as adj | figurative (leading) (posição crucial) | linha de frente sf |
get in line,
get into line v expr | (join a queue) | entrar na fila expres v |
| | | fazer fila expres v |
| | We all got in line for the roller-coaster. |
| | Todos nós entramos na fila da montanha-russa. |
| get in line v expr | figurative (wait your turn) | entrar na fila loc v |
| | You want to take your revenge on him? You'll have to get in line! |
| | Quer se vingar dele? Vai ter que entrar na fila! |
go online,
go on-line vi + adv | (connect to internet) | ficar on-line expres v |
| goal line n | (sport: front boundary of a goal) | linha do gol loc sf |
| | The referee stood close to the goal line. |
| hard line n | (staunch position) (convicto) | linha-dura smf |
hardline,
hard-line n as adj | (staunch, uncompromising) | inflexível, intransigente adj |
helpline,
help-line n | (phone service offering support) | linha de apoio, linha de atendimento sf |
| | If you are unsatisfied with this product, please call our helpline, open 24 hours a day. |
| hipline n | (measurement at widest part of hips) | medida da cintura loc sf |
| hold the line v expr | (on phone: wait) | aguardar na linha expres v |
| | Please hold the line while we try to connect you. |
| hold the line v expr | figurative (keep things as they are) | resistir vi |
hook,
line and sinker expr | figurative, informal (completely) (figurado, completamente) | como um pato na lagoa expres |
| | "Did your mother fall for your excuse?" "Yes! Hook, line and sinker!" |
| horizontal line n | (line: across) (linha paralela ao horizonte) | linha horizontal loc sf |
| | He drew a horizontal line from left to right across the paper. |
hotline,
hot line,
hot-line n | (direct phone connection) | linha direta sf |
| | The company runs a free hotline for customers to call at any time, day or night. |
hotline,
hot line,
hot-line n | (phone service: personal problems) (serviço telefônico) | linha de ajuda sf |
| | My neighbor answers calls on a suicide hotline. |
hotline,
hot line,
hot-line n | (between government heads) (ligação entre dois governos) | telefone vermelho sm |
| | The president got on the hotline to Moscow to discuss several emergency measures. |
| IDL n | initialism (International Date Line) | LID sf |
| | | linha internacional de data expres |
| in line adv | figurative (under control) | sob controle loc adv |
| Nota: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is a noun or a modifier. |
| | It's hard work keeping a class of 5-year olds in line. The team members were unruly, but the new coach soon got them in line. |
| | É um trabalho duro manter uma turma de alnos de cinco anos sob controle. Os membros do time eram teimosos, mas o novo técnico logo os colocou sob controle. |
inline,
in-line adj | (skates) (anglicismo, tipo de patins) | in line adj |
| | | em linha adj |
| | Inline roller skates are good for skating outdoors. |
| in line with [sth] expr | figurative (corresponding to) | em linha loc adv |
| | | alinhado adj |
| | | em conformidade com a lei loc adv |
| | | de acordo com loc sm |
| | Our operating procedures are in line with state requirements. |
| | Make sure the system is set up in line with safety guidelines. |
| | Nossos procedimentos operacionais estão em linha com os requerimentos do estado. Certifique-se de que o sistema esteja configurado de acordo com as diretrizes de segurança. |
| be in line for [sth] v expr | (be expected or entitled to get) | na linha de sucessão para expres |
| | Carrie is in line for the job, since she has worked here longer than anyone else in the team. |
| be in line to do [sth] v expr | (be expected to do) | na linha de sucessão para expres |
| | Prince William is in line to succeed his father to the throne. |
| in the line of duty expr | (while doing a job) | no cumprimento do dever expres |
| | The fireman was injured in the line of duty. |
inline skate,
in-line skate n | usually plural (rollerskate: wheels in single line) | patins em linha smpl + loc adj |
inline skating,
in-line skating n | (rollerskating: wheels in single line) (patins) | andar em linha vt + loc adv |
| keep [sb/sth] in line v expr | (control, make conform) | manter a ordem expres v |
| keep [sth] in line with [sth] v expr | (make conform) | manter na linha expres v |
landline,
land line n | (wire-connected phone line) | telefone fixo sm |
| | If I don't answer my mobile, call my landline. |
| lay it on the line v expr | figurative, informal (speak frankly) (informal, figurado) | falar francamente expres |
| | The CEO laid it on the line: "The business needs to reform or it will face dire consequences." |
lead,
lead line,
US also: lead rope n | (horse: rope for leading) (equitação) | buçal de corda loc sm |
| | The rider attached the lead to the horse's halter. |
ledger line,
leger line n | (music: line above or below staff) (música) | linha suplementar sf |
| lifeline n | (rope used in sea rescues) | corda de segurança loc sf |
| | | corda de salvamento loc sf |
| | | corda salva-vidas loc sf |
| | The ship's captain threw a lifeline to the passenger who had fallen overboard. |
| lifeline n | figurative (means or source of support) (figurativo) | tábua de salvação loc sf |
| | This road is the town's lifeline and must be kept open despite the snow. |
| life line n | (palmistry: line on hand) (quiromancia) | linha da vida loc sf |
| | The life line is the most important line on your hand. |
| | A linha da vida é a linha mais importante da sua mão. |
| line dance n | (type of dance) | dança em linha loc sf |
| line drawing n | (unshaded drawing done with linear marks) | bosquejo, croqui sm |
| | Now that you've mastered line drawing you need to start using shade. |
| | When doing a painting it's a good idea to do a quick line drawing first. |
line engraving,
line-engraving n | (type of engraving) | gravura em linha sf + loc adj |
line engraving,
line-engraving n | (plate engraved by line engraving) | tradução indisponível |
line engraving,
line-engraving n | (print from a line-engraving plate) | gravura em linha sf + loc adj |