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| cleft lip n | (split in upper lip) (defeito congenital) | lábio leporino sm + adj |
| | The baby underwent surgery to correct his cleft lip. |
hold your tongue,
bite your tongue,
bite your lip v expr | idiom (refrain from expressing yourself) | calar-se v p |
| | | fechar a boca vt + sf |
| | You must hold your tongue and not tell your mother-in-law what you really think of her cooking. |
lip balm,
lip salve n | (moisturizer for lips) | protetor labial sm |
| | I applied lip balm to protect my lips from the sun. |
| | During the winter use lip salve to stop your lips getting chapped and dry. |
lip gloss,
lipgloss n | (product that adds shine to lips) | brilho labial sm |
| | I don't wear much makeup, just concealer and lip gloss. |
| | Jenny put some fresh gloss on her lips. |
| lip service n | figurative (superficial attention) (figurado) | assistencialismo sm |
| | Her policies to help poorer families are more than just lip service. |
lip sync,
lip-sync,
lip synch vi | informal (mime singing) | dublar vi |
| | The performances on this TV show are never live; the singers always lip synch. |
lip sync to [sth],
lip-sync to [sth],
lip synch to [sth] vi + prep | informal (mime to a song) | dublar vt |
| | I was very disappointed to see that the singer was only lip-synching to a recording. |
lip-read,
also US: lipread vi | (interpret by looking at [sb]'s mouth) | fazer leitura labial loc v |
| | The film didn't have subtitles, so my deaf aunt had to lip-read. |
lip-read [sth],
also US: lipread [sth]⇒ vtr | (interpret by watching [sb] speak) | fazer leitura labial loc v |
| | The students lip-read the teacher's instructions. |
| lip-smacking adj | informal, figurative (tasty, mouth-watering) (informal, figurado) | de lamber os beiços, de dar água na boca expres |
lipreader,
lip-reader n | ([sb] who interprets mouth movements) | leitor de lábios sm + prep + sm pl |
lipreading,
lip-reading,
lip-reading n | (interpreting mouth movements) | leitura labial sf |
| lip salve n | (ointment for lips) | manteiga de cacau sf + prep + sm |
pay lip service to [sth/sb],
pay [sth/sb] lip service v expr | figurative (give superficial attention) (figurado) | apoiar falsamente expres v |
| | Obama paid lip service to closing Guantanamo, but he hasn't taken action yet. |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (stoicism, restraint) (figurado) | cara de paisagem sf |
| | The British are famous for their stiff upper lip. |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (reserve, self-restraint) (reserva, autodomínio) | autocontrole sm |
| | | autodomínio sm |
| | | domínio próprio sm |