Formas compostas:
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| American Red Cross n | (ARC: medical relief agency) (organização humanitária) | Cruz Vermelha Americana expres |
beet red (US),
beetroot red (UK) n | (food colouring) | vermelho-beterraba sm |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
beet-red,
beet red (US),
beetroot red,
beetroot-red (UK) adj | (reddish purple in colour) (de cor avermelhada) | beterraba adj |
| | Ela ficava uma beterraba toda vez que eu olhava para ela. |
beet-red,
beet red (US),
beetroot red,
beetroot-red (UK) adj | (person: flushed) | vermelho como um tomate loc adj |
| | He turned beet red with embarrassment. |
blood red,
blood-red adj | (vibrantly red) | vermelho-sangue adj |
| | She was wearing blood red lipstick. |
| blood red n | (vibrant red colour) | vermelho-sangue sm |
| | That carpet is a garish blood red. |
| catch [sb] red handed vtr + adj | figurative (discover [sb] committing a crime) (descobrir alguém cometendo crime) | pegar em flagrante expres |
| | (coloquial) | pegar com a boca na botija expres |
| | (coloquial) | pegar de calças na mão expres |
| | I caught the thief red handed stealing my jewels. |
| cherry red n | (deep red colour) | vermelho-cereja sm |
| | Her lips were of cherry red, her eyes of the palest blue. |
cherry red,
cherry-red adj | (of a deep red colour) | vermelho-cereja sm |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The beautiful jewel was a deep cherry-red colour. |
chough,
red-billed chough n | (zoology: bird) (zoologia: pássaro) | gralha sf |
| in the red adj | figurative (owing money) (figurado: com saldo negativo) | no vermelho loc adj |
| | The company had been in the red for years, but under the new CEO it recovered completely. |
| | A empresa estava no vermelho havia anos, mas sob o novo diretor executivo, recuperou-se completamente. |
manuka,
red tea tree n | (New Zealand tree) (árvore da Nova Zelândia) | manuka sf |
paint the town red,
paint the town v expr | figurative (go out and celebrate) (informal, gíria) | botar pra quebrar expres |
| | To celebrate their win, the whole football team went out to paint the town red. |
| | Para celebrar a vitória deles, o time inteiro de futebol saiu para botar pra quebrar. |
| red ant n | (stinging insect) (inseto com ferrão) | formiga vermelha loc sf |
| | | formiga-de-fogo sf |
| | You can often see red ants foraging for food in the forest. |
| Red Arrows npl | UK (Royal Air Force display team) (INGL, equipe das Forças Aéreas Reais) | Grupo Acrobático da Real Força Aérea loc sm |
| red bean n | (legume: kidney bean) (legume) | feijão vermelho loc sm |
| red blood cell n | (red corpuscle: component of blood) (corpúsculo vermelho: componente do sangue) | glóbulos vermelhos sm + adj |
| | | hemácias sfpl |
| | Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. |
| red bream n | (variety of fish) (variedade de peixes) | sargo vermelho loc sm |
| | | brema-do-mar sf |
| red cabbage n | (red-purple leafy vegetable) (verdura com folhas vermelhas arroxeadas) | repolho roxo loc sm |
| | | repolho vermelho loc sm |
| red card n | (soccer: shown when player is sent off) (esportes) | cartão vermelho sm + adj |
| red carpet n | (long mat laid out for [sb] important) | tapete vermelho sm + adj |
| | The red carpet was rolled out ready for the Queen's visit. |
| | O tapete vermelho foi estendido para a visita da Rainha. |
| red carpet n | figurative (preferential treatment) (figurativo: tratamento preferencial) | tapete vermelho sm + adj |
| | Our suppliers gave us the red carpet treatment when we visited their factory. |
| | Nossos fornecedores nos receberam com tapete vermelho quando visitamos a fábrica deles. |
| a red cent n | US, figurative (trivial amount) (quantia insignificante) | um centavo num + sm |
| not a red cent n | US, figurative (no money at all) | nem um centavo expres |
| red cent n | US (one cent coin) (EUA) | moeda de um centavo loc sf |
| the Red Cross n | (medical relief agency) (agência de auxílios médicos) | A Cruz Vermelha loc sf |
| | The Red Cross is frequently the first relief agency to operate in war-torn areas. |
red currant,
redcurrant n | (small edible red berry) (pequeno fruto comestível vermelho) | groselha sf |
| | | groselha vermelha loc sf |
| | I love redcurrant jam on croissants. Her lipstick was the color of redcurrants. |
| red dwarf n | (astronomy: type of star) (astronomia: tipo de estrela) | anã vermelha loc sf |
| | Astronomers have discovered a new planet circling a red dwarf which is 30 light years away. |
| red flag n | (communist symbol) (comunismo) | bandeira vermelha sf |
| | The red flag no longer flies over the Kremlin. |
| | A bandeira vermelha não tremula mais sobre Kremlin. A bandeira vermelha dos Bolcheviques não tremula mais em Kremlin em Moscou. |
| red flag n | figurative (danger sign) (sinal de perigo) | bandeira vermelha sf |
| | Drinking more than four beers every evening is a definite red flag for alcoholism. |
| | Beber mais do que quatro cervejas todas as noites é definitivamente uma bandeira vermelha para o alcoolismo. |
| red flag n | figurative (provocation) | provocação sf |
| | His constant complaining was acting as a red flag to me. |
| | As reclamações constantes dele eram como uma provocação para mim. |
| red giant n | (astronomy: type of star) (astronomia: tipo de estrela) | gigante vermelha loc sf |
| | A red giant can be seen in the constellation of Orion. |
| red hair n | (auburn or ginger hair) | cabelo ruivo loc sm |
| | Gina often wears blue as it looks great with her red hair. |
| red herring n | ([sth] deliberately misleading) | falsos indícios sm pl |
| | Agatha Christie used red herrings in her books to keep readers guessing. |
| | Agatha Christie usava falsos indícios em seus livros para que os leitores ficassem sempre adivinhando. |
| red herring n | ([sth] drawing attention from main issue) (figurado) | manobra sf |
| | All that show of charm was just a red herring to distract us from his evil plan. |
| | Toda aquela demonstração encantadora era só uma manobra para nos distrair do seu plano maligno. |
| red kidney bean n | (red-purple legume) (legume com folhas vermelhas arroxeadas) | feijão vermelho loc sm |
| red laver n | (seaweed) (tipo de alga comestível) | erva-patinha-castanha sf |
| red light n | (traffic light indicating stop) | farol vermelho sm + adj |
| | You should always stop at the red light. |
| | Você sempre deve parar no sinal vermelho. |
| red light n | figurative (signal not to act) (figurativo: sinal para parar) | sinal vermelho sm + adj |
| | The building project got a red light from the town planners. |
| | O projeto do edifício recebeu sinal vermelho dos urbanistas. |
| red line [sth] vtr | (draw line through to cancel) | cancelar vt |
| red line n | (ice hockey rink marking) (hóquei) | linha vermelha sf + adj |
| red line [sth] vtr | (establish safe maximum speed) | estabelecer limite de velocidade vt + loc sm |
| red line [sth/sb] vtr | figurative (mark [sb/sth] for cancellation) | marcar para cancelamento vt + prep + sm |
| red meat n | (steak, lamb, etc.) | carne vermelha sf + adj |
| | Red meat generally has a stronger flavour than white meat. |
| | Carne vermelha geralmente tem um sabor mais forte do que a carne branca. |
red mullet,
goatfish n | (fish) | salmonete sm |
| red onion n | (edible bulb) (bulbo comestível com pele vermelho arroxeada) | cebola vermelha sf + adj |
| | | cebola roxa sf + adj |
| | Sean made a sandwich with turkey, cheese, tomato, and red onion. |
| red panda n | (firefox: racoon-like animal native to China) (raposa vermelha: parente do guaxinim, animal nativo da China) | panda vermelho loc sm |
| | | raposa de fogo loc sf |
| | The red panda was sprawled across a tree branch. |
| red pepper n | (vegetable: capsicum) (vegetal) | pimenta vermelha loc sf |
| | | pimenta malagueta loc sf |
| | Technically speaking, red peppers are actually fruits, not vegetables. |
| | My wife says I use too much red pepper when I make chili. |
| red rail n | (extinct bird) (biol., Aphanapteryx bonasi) | certo pásaro extinto loc sm |
| red ribbon n | (symbol: AIDS awareness) (símbolo do combate à AIDS) | laço de fita vermelha sm |
| red rice n | US (southern US recipe) (EUA, receita do Sul dos EUA) | arroz vermelho loc sm |
| red rice n | (rice with reddish-brown outer layer) (arroz com camada externa vermelha e marrom) | arroz vermelho loc sm |
Red Riding Hood,
Little Red Riding Hood n | (fairytale character) (personagem de conto de fadas) | Chapeuzinho Vermelho loc sf |
| | The wolf disguised itself as Red Riding Hood's grandmother. |
red salmon,
sockeye salmon,
sockeye,
blueback salmon n | (variety of fish) (variedade de peixe) | salmão-vermelho sm |
| | Red salmon's a lot more expensive than it used to be. |
| red setter n | (breed of hunting dog) (raça de cão de caça) | Setter irlandês loc sm |
| red snapper n | (large pink fish) | pargo rosa loc sm |
| | Red snapper is such a popular fish that it is endangered in many parts of the world. |
| | O pargo rosa é um peixe tão popular que está ameaçado em muitas partes do mundo. |
| Red Square n | (Moscow plaza) (Moscou) | Praça Vermelha sp |
| red squirrel n | (animal: Eurasian rodent) (esquilo nativo da América do Norte) | esquilo-cinzento sm |
| | Numbers of red squirrels in some European countries have declined since the introduction of the grey squirrel from North America. |
| red Swiss chard n | (green vegetable) (vegetal de folhas verdes) | acelga vermelha loc sf |
| | | acelga sf |
| | | acelga suíça loc sf |
| red tape n | figurative, informal (bureaucracy) | burocracia sf |
| | (informal, figurado) | papelada sf |
| | Prepare yourself for a lot of red tape when buying a house in Italy. |
| | Prepare-se para muita burocracia quando comprar uma casa na Itália. |
| Red Tops npl | UK, informal (tabloid newspapers) (jornal tabloide sensacionalista) | imprensa sensacionalista loc sf |
| | (pejorativo) | imprensa marrom loc sf |
| red wine n | (alcoholic drink made from grapes) | vinho tinto loc sm |
| | Red wine is supposedly good for the heart if drunk in moderation. Would you care for a glass of red wine? |
| red wolf n | (small variety of wolf) (pequena variedade de lobos) | lobo-vermelho sm |
| red-bellied woodpecker n | (variety of bird) (variedade de pássaros) | pica-pau da barriga vermelha loc sm |
| | | pica-pau-de-penacho loc sm |
| red-blooded adj | figurative (excitable) (excitável) | de sangue quente loc adj |
| | | ousado adj |
| red-blooded adj | US, informal (vigorous, virile) (vigoroso) | fogoso adj |
| | | viril adj |
| | John's a true red-blooded guy – I don't know anyone else quite like him. |
| red-breasted nuthatch n | (bird) (variedade de pássaros) | trepadeira-azul-do-Canadá sf |
| red-brown n | (color: brown tinged with red) | marrom-avermelhado sm |
| red-brown adj | (brown tinged with red) | marrom-avermelhado adj |
| red-cockaded woodpecker n | (variety of bird) (variedade de pássaros) | pica-pau de crista vermelha loc sm |
| red-eye n | uncountable (camera flash reflection in the eyes) (reflexão do flash da câmera nos olhos) | olhos vermelhos sm pl |
| | Most modern cameras have a setting which helps to reduce red-eye. |
red-eye,
red eye,
redeye n | informal (late-night plane flight) (viagem de avião tarde da noite) | voo noturno sm |
| | | voo da madrugada sm |
| | (informal) | corujão sm |
| | I'm exhausted: I took the red-eye from London to New York. |
red-eye,
redeye n | (fish) (peixe) | patudo, atum patudo sm |
| red-eyed adj | (having red eyes) | de olhos vermelhos loc adj |
| red-eyed vireo n | (bird) (variedade de pássaros) | juriviara sf |
| | (pássaro) | trinta-e-um sm |
| red-faced adj | figurative (embarrassed) (vergonha) | ruborizado adj |
| | | vexado adj |
| red-faced adj | (with flushed face) | ruborizado adj |
| red-haired adj | (having red hair) | ruivo adj |
| | I met the cutest red-haired boy yesterday! |
| red-handed adv | figurative (in the act of committing a crime) (no ato de cometer um crime) | em flagrante loc adv |
| | (informal) | pego no pulo adv |
| | The shoplifter was caught red-handed as he stuffed items into his pockets. |
| | The police nabbed the men red-handed with a hefty bag of heroin. |
| red-headed adj | (having auburn or ginger hair) | ruivo adj |
| | | ruivo, ruiva sm, sf |
| | Red-headed people usually have fair skin that sunburns easily. |
| | What's the name of that red-headed actress who was in the film we watched last night? |
red-hot,
red hot adj | (very hot, burning) | em brasa loc adv |
| | | ardente adj |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
red-hot,
red hot adj | figurative (very good, exciting) (BRA, informal: excelente, muito legal) | irado adj |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
red-hot,
red hot adj | figurative (passionate) | apaixonado, fervoroso adj |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
red-hot,
red hot adj | figurative (race: likely to win) (corrida) | favorito adj |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| red-hot iron n | (burning brand) | ferro quente loc sm |
| | | ferro incandescente loc sm |
| | | ferro em brasa loc sm |
| | The farmer marked his cattle with a red-hot iron. |
red-letter day,
red letter day n | (noteworthy or memorable day) (data marcante) | dia de festa sm + adj |
| red-light district n | (part of town frequented by prostitutes) (parte da cidade frequentada por prostitutas) | bairro da luz vermelha loc sm |
| | | zona boêmia loc sf |
| | | zona de baixo meretrício loc sf |
red-purple,
reddish purple n | (purple tinged with red) | roxo-avermelhado sm |
red-purple,
reddish purple,
reddish-purple adj | (reddish purple in color) | roxo-avermelhado adj |
| red-winged blackbird n | (variety of bird) (de asas vermelhas: variedade de pássaros) | pássaro-preto-da-asa-vermelha sm |
| | (pássaro) | tordo-sargento sm |
| | Down by the pond you can hear red-winged blackbirds singing in the reeds. |
redbird,
red-bird,
red bird n | US (bird with red plumage) (ave de plumagem vermelha) | cardeal sm |
redbird,
red-bird,
red bird n | US, slang (capsule of drug: secobarbital) (barbitúrico) | secobarbital sm |
redbrick,
red brick adj | (made of red brick) | de tijolos loc adj |
reddish brown,
reddish-brown,
red brown,
red-brown n | (russet, auburn color) | castanho-avermelhado adj |
reddish brown,
reddish-brown,
red brown,
red-brown adj | (russet, auburn in color) | castanho-avermelhado adj |
| | | ruivo adj |
| | Her hair was reddish-brown and really set off her fine green eyes. |
| see red v expr | figurative (get angry) | ficar furioso loc v |
| | When he insulted my girlfriend I saw red and hit him. |
| throw red meat v expr | US, figurative (incite or appease one's followers) (fig, apaziguar seus seguidores) | passar mel na boca loc v |
| | | incitar os seguidores loc v |
| turn red vi | informal (blush) | corar v int |
| | (informal) | ficar vermelho v int |
| | Audrey turned red when her 3-year-old son vomited over the bus driver. |
| | His compliments made her face turn red. |
| turn red vi | informal (go red in the face) (com o rosto vermelho de raiva) | ficar vermelho v int |
| | Harry turned red with anger when he saw the scratch down the side of his new car. |