| Formas compostas: |
| acceptance letter n | US (for admission to university) | carta de admissão loc sf |
| | | cinto para ferramentas loc sm |
| belt sth vtr | (tie a belt around) | amarrar com cinto, prender com cinto loc v |
| | Christine belted her coat tightly around her. |
| | Christine amarrou seu casaco bem apertado com o cinto. |
| belt up vi phrasal | informal (fasten seatbelt) | colocar o cinto vt + sm |
| | Make sure you belt up when you get in the car. |
| buckle up vi phrasal | informal (fasten: shoe, seatbelt, etc.) | apertar o cinto expres v |
| | Don't forget to buckle up before you start driving. |
| | Não se esqueça de apertar o cinto antes de começar a dirigir. |
bush jacket,
safari jacket n | (shirtlike jacket) | casaco de quatro bolsos e cinto expres |
| chastity belt n | (worn to prevent sex) | cinto de castidade |
| | A chastity belt was something warriors made their wives wear when they went off to war. |
chin strap (US),
chinstrap (UK) n | (fastening: on headgear) | francalete sm |
| | | cinto jugular sm |
| | If your helmet doesn't fit, you can adjust the chin strap to make it tighter or looser. |
| chinstrap n | (strap for fastening a helmet) | francalete sm |
| | | cinto jugular sm |
| judo belt n | (band worn by judoka indicating rank) | cinto de judô |
| | A judo belt is a sash worn at the waist. |
| safety harness n | (apparatus with straps to secure sb) (equipamento de proteção individual) | cinto de segurança tipo paraquedista sm |
| | | arnês sm |
| | (informal) | cadeirinha sf |
| | Window washers should always wear a safety harness when working on a tall building. |
seat belt,
seatbelt,
safety belt n | (safety strap in a vehicle) | cinto de segurança sm |
| | It's now compulsory to wear seatbelts in both the back and the front of cars. |
| | Agora é obrigatório usar cinto de segurança tanto atrás quanto na frente nos carros. |
| shoulder belt n | (diagonal strap of a seatbelt) (tira lateral de um cinto de segurança) | tira do cinto de segurança sf |
| | This shoulder belt's a bit tight – could you adjust it for me, please? |
| strap sb vtr | (strike with a strap) (BRA) | bater com cinta loc v |
| | (POR) | bater com o cinto |
| | Bill's father strapped him regularly when he was a boy. |
| | O pai de Bill batia com cinta nele com frequência quando ele era pequeno. |
| strap sb in vtr + adv | (secure with a seatbelt) | apertar o cinto de segurança expres v |
| | Brian strapped the children in, before getting into the driver's seat. |
| tighten your belt v expr | figurative, informal (spend less) (gastar menos; figurado) | apertar o cinto expres v |
| | The company is tightening its belt, so employees will no longer fly overseas for meetings. |
| tool belt n | (strap with pockets for handheld instruments) | cinturão de ferramentas loc sm |
| | | cinto para ferramentas loc sm |
| | The roofers strapped on their tool belts before climbing onto the roof. Construction workers wears tool belts to keep their tools handy. |
| | Os reparadores apertaram seu cinturão de ferramentas antes de subirem no telhado. Funcionários da construção usam cinturões de ferramentas para manter suas ferramentas a mão. |
| toughen up vi phrasal | informal (sb: get stricter) | apertar o cinto vt |
| | We're going to have to toughen up around here. We've been far too lenient. |
| | Nós vamos apertar o cinto por aqui; estávamos muito desleixados. |