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| at full blast adv | figurative (loudly) | na maior altura loc adv |
| | | no máximo loc adv |
| | If you must play your music at full blast, please use headphones. |
| at full blast adv | (forcefully) | a todo o vapor, com toda a força loc adv |
| | | no máximo loc adv |
| | I accidentally turned the hose on at full blast and washed away all my seedlings. |
| at full gallop adv | (horse: at top speed) | a todo galope, a toda brida loc adv |
| | Even at full gallop, the horse could not outrun the train for long. |
| | Mesmo a todo galope, o cavalo não conseguiu vencer o comboio durante muito tempo. |
| at full gallop adv | figurative (very fast) (figurativo - muito veloz, em disparada) | a toda brida loc sf |
| | | a todo galope loc sm |
| | She was talking at full gallop: I couldn't understand most of what she said. |
at full speed,
at top speed expr | (as fast as possible) | a toda velocidade loc adv |
| | If you run the motor at full speed for more than an hour, there is a danger it will overheat and seize up. |
| at full throttle adv | (vehicle: at top speed) | a toda a força loc adv |
| at full throttle adv | figurative (person: as fast as possible) (pessoa: rapidez) | a toda a força loc adv |
| at full tilt expr | (at top speed or power) | a toda velocidade expres |
| | | a todo vapor expres |
| | The train had been travelling at full tilt when the accident happened. |
| at full tilt expr | (energetically) | a toda velocidade expres |
| | | energeticamente adv |
| | My three-year-old runs around full tilt right before bedtime. |
| chock-full adj | informal (completely full) (informal) | lotado, abarrotado, apinhado adj |
| | | repleto adj |
| | I can't fit any more clothes in this suitcase; it's already chock-full! |
| | Não consigo mais guardar nenhuma roupa nesta mala; já está lotada! |
| chock-full of [sth/sb] adj + prep | informal (completely full: of people, things) | cheio de, lotado de, apinhado de adj + prep |
| | The room was chock-full of celebrities and reporters. |
| | A sala estava cheia de celebridades e repórteres. |
| come full circle v expr | figurative (return to original situation) (figurativo) | voltar ao ponto inicial expres |
| | Today I'm starting work back at the firm where I had my first job; I feel like my career's come full circle. |
| | Hoje eu começo a trabalhar novamente na empresa onde tive meu primeiro emprego; sinto que minha carreira voltou ao ponto inicial. |
complement,
full complement n | (full amount) | conjunto sm |
| | | totalidade sf |
| | During the strike, the school had to open without its full complement of teachers. |
| cram-full adj | (as full as possible) | abarrotado adj |
| | | lotado adj |
cram-full of [sth/sb],
cram-full with [sth/sb] adj + prep | (packed with [sth/sb]) | abarrotado adj |
| | | lotado adj |
| | The 8 a.m. train was cram-full of commuters. |
| crammed full adj | informal (full, packed) | abarrotado, lotado adj |
| | The suitcase was crammed full of clothes almost to the point of bursting. |
| full age n | (majority, legal age of adulthood) | maioridade sf |
| full authority n | (complete control) (autoridade total) | pleno poder loc sm |
| | The judged granted him full authority over his father's estate. |
| full beard n | (hair grown long on chin and cheeks) | barba cheia sf |
| | Santa Claus has a full beard and moustache. |
| full board n | mainly UK (accommodation: room and meals) (acomodação: quartos e refeições) | pensão completa loc sf |
| | Full board costs less than 50 euro per day. |
| | Her university scholarship includes full board. |
full body,
full-body adj | (over all the body) (por todo o corpo) | de corpo inteiro loc adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adjective before a noun |
| | I got a full-body tan at the solarium. |
| full circle | (to the starting point) | volta completa sf |
| | | círculo completo sm |
full color (US),
full colour (UK) n | (printing process) | em cores loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | It's rare to find such an old magazine printed in full colour. |
full color,
full-color (US),
full colour,
full-colour (UK) adj | (printed in color) | a cores loc adj |
| | Almost all magazines these days are full-color. |
full color,
full-color (US),
full colour,
full-colour (UK) adj | (with full range of hues) | em todas as cores loc adj |
| full consent n | (full permission) (acordo total) | consentimento sm |
| | The marriage has my full consent. |
| full coverage n | (thorough news reporting) (através de reportagens de notícias) | cobertura completa loc sf |
| full coverage n | US (comprehensive insurance) (segurança abrangente) | cobertura total loc sf |
| | Since my car is brand new, and expensive, I decided to pay for full coverage auto insurance, to protect me no matter what happens. |
| full credit n | (education: maximum marks) (por ótimo desempenho escolar) | todos os elogios adj + smpl |
| full employment n | (all of workforce is employed) (Econ: economia em equilibro) | pleno emprego loc sm |
| | Full employment is a goal of every administration. |
| full English breakfast n | (morning meal of eggs, bacon, etc.) (com ovos, bacon, etc.) | café inglês completo loc sm |
| | Not many families eat a full English breakfast any more. |
| full extent n | (total reach or degree of [sth]) (alcance ou grau) | alcance total loc sm |
| | The full extent of the disaster is still not clear. |
| full force n | (maximum power) | força total sf |
full house,
full hand n | (poker: 3 of a kind and a pair) | full house estrang |
| | Sandy has a full house: three nines and two queens. |
| full immersion n | (intensive language learning) | imersão total loc sf |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| full immersion n | (complete submersion in liquid) | imersão total loc sf |
| full-immersion n as adj | (language learning: intensive) | de imersão total loc adj |
| | We offer a full-immersion program in Mandarin Chinese. |
| full length n | (length when extended) | tamanho natural sm adj |
| | The full length of the snake was four feet, six inches. |
| full measure n | (measured quantity, serving of [sth]) (a maior medida possível) | medida completa loc sf |
| | I asked for a gallon, and he gave me full measure. |
| full measure n | (total amount, extent) | compreensão total loc sf |
| | | entendimento total loc sm |
| the full monty n | UK, slang (everything) (completo) | tudo pron |
| | (inf., levando todos os pertences) | mala e cuia expres |
| | I wouldn't be eating again all day so, I went for the full monty: sausage, bacon, fried eggs, mushrooms, and tomatoes. |
| full moon n | (moon: fully visible) (lua totalmente visível) | lua cheia loc sf |
| | The light of the full moon made it easier to travel by night. |
| full moon n | (phase: moon fully visible) (fase da lua) | lua cheia sf + adj |
| | Legend states that werewolves only appear during the full moon. |
| full name n | (first, middle and last names) (nomes: primeiro, do meio e sobrenome) | nome completo sm + adj |
| | You must always give your full name when filling out government forms. Please state your full name to the judge. |
| | Você sempre deve dar seu nome completo ao preencher formulários do governo. Por favor, diga seu nome completo para o juiz. |
| full name n | (complete given and family names) (nomes próprio e de família) | nome completo sm + adj |
| | Hispanic cultures use the mother's last name as part of the child's full name. |
| | Culturas hispânicas usam o nome final da mãe como parte do nome completo do filho. |
| full occupancy n | (vehicle: every seat is filled) (veículo: todos lugares ocupados) | lotação completa loc sf |
| full occupancy n | (building: completely inhabited) (prédio: completamente habitado) | ocupação total loc sf |
| full of beans adj | UK, figurative, informal (full of energy) (figurado: com muita energia) | cheio de gás loc adj |
| be full of crap v expr | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal (talk nonsense, say untrue things) (ofensivo) | ser muito mentiroso expres v |
| full of energy adj | (lively, energetic) (energético e cheio de vida) | cheio de energia loc adj |
| | She was so full of energy that I could hardly keep up with her. |
| full of enthusiasm adj | (very eager) (muito ávido) | cheio de entusiasmo loc adj |
| | It's good to see our new recruits so full of enthusiasm. |
| full of hate adj | (intensely hostile) (muito hostil) | cheio de ódio loc adj |
| | She is so full of hate that it has made her psychotic. |
| full of hatred adj | (intensely hostile) (muito hostil) | cheio de ódio loc adj |
| full of holes adj | (perforated) | cheio de buracos loc adj |
| | You're not wearing that jumper, it's full of holes. |
| full of holes adj | figurative (easily disproved) (fig, facilmente refutável) | cheio de buracos loc adj |
| | Your theory is ridiculous, and it's absolutely full of holes. |
| full of hope adj | (very optimistic) (muito otimista) | cheio de esperança loc adj |
| | She is full of hope that they will discover a cure before it is too late. |
| be full of it v expr | slang (talk nonsense, say untrue things) (gíria) | ser muito mentiroso expres v |
| full of life adj | (lively, energetic) (energético) | cheio de vida loc adj |
| | He's nearly 80 but still full of life and with an eye for the ladies. |
| full of meaning adj | (deeply symbolic or significant) (significante, substancial, importante) | cheio de significado loc adj |
| | That song is full of meaning to me. |
| full of piss and vinegar adj | vulgar, informal (person: energetic, lively) (informal, vulgar, gíria, ofensivo!) | fogo no rabo expres |
| | (informal, gíria) | com a corda toda expres |
| | Well, aren't you full of piss and vinegar today! Why so enthusiastic? |
| full of pitfalls adj | (hazardous) (arriscado, perigoso) | cheio de armadilhas loc adj |
| | Your strategy has the potential to return a large profit but threatens to be full of pitfalls. |
| full of promise adj | (person: talented, likely to succeed) (pessoa talentosa) | cheio de promessas loc adj |
| | As a child, she was full of promise. |
| | Quando criança, ela era cheia de promessas. |
| full of promise adj | (enticing) | cheio de promessas |
| | Life was full of promise for the young man. |
| be full of s*** v expr | vulgar, offensive!, informal (talk nonsense, say untrue things) (ofensivo) | ser muito mentiroso expres v |
| full of surprises adj | (unpredictable) (imprevisível) | cheio de surpresas loc adj |
full of vim and vigor (US),
full of vim and vigour (UK) expr | (lively, energetic) | cheio de energia expres |
| be full of yourself v expr | (think too highly of yourself) | convencido adj |
| | | ser cheio de si expres |
full on,
full-on adj | (intense or intensive) (intenso ou intensivo) | intenso adj |
| | | total adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
full on,
full-on adj | informal (extreme, utter) (incondicional) | total adj |
| | | completo adj |
full on,
full-on adv | slang (extremely, completely) | extremamente adv |
| | | completamente adv |
| full particulars npl | (all the details) | todos os detalhes loc sm pl |
| | If you can give me the full particulars, I can help you find what you need. |
| full permission n | (complete agreement, total consent) (consentimento) | permissão total loc sf |
| | You need to obtain full permission from your parents, otherwise you won't be able to go. |
| full potential n | (what is possible) | potencial máximo loc sm |
| full power n | (heat, etc.: highest setting) | potência máxima sf |
| | Microwave your soup at full power for 1 minute to re-warm it. |
| full power n | (complete authority) | pleno poder sm |
| full price n | (cost of [sth] undiscounted) (custo sem desconto) | preço cheio loc sm |
| | | preço bruto loc sm |
| | At holiday time you will have to pay full price for airline tickets. |
| full sail adv | (ship: with all sails up) | a toda a vela loc adv |
| | The storm passed and they continued at full sail to make up for lost time. |
| full sail adv | figurative (forcefully) | a todo vapor loc adv |
| | Now that we have the permits we're going ahead full sail with the project. |
| full scope n | (extent, reach of [sth]) | alcance, âmbito sm |
| | The full scope of the crimes they committed in office is finally being revealed. |
| full scope n | (opportunity for full use of powers) (sem limites ao poder) | carta branca loc sf |
| | Congress used the full scope of its powers to change the law. |
full screen,
full-screen adj | (filling entire computer monitor) (ocupando o monitor todo do computador) | em tela cheia loc adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adjective before a noun |
| full sentence n | (duration of a prison term) (prazo) | sentença jurídica loc sf |
| | He won't have to serve the full sentence: he'll get time off for good behavior. |
| full sentence n | (complete grammatical structure) (estrutura gramatical) | frase completa loc sf |
| | A full sentence always contains (or implies) a subject and a verb. |
| | A full sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark or exclamation mark. |
| full size n | (standard size) | de tamanho normal loc adj |
| | In marketing language, the smallest size is called 'full size'. |
| full skirt n | (widely flared skirt) (saia com cintura marcada e rodada) | saia longa rodada loc sf |
| full speed n | (maximum speed) | velocidade máxima sf + adj |
| | This boat's full speed is 30 miles per hour. |
full speed ahead,
full steam ahead interj | (as fast as possible) | a todo vapor interj |
| | | toda a força adiante! interj |
| | The enemy's approaching from the south – full speed ahead! |
| full stop n | UK (punctuation mark: period) (sinal de pontuação) | ponto final sm + adj |
| | You should always use a capital letter after a full stop. |
| | Você sempre deve usar letra maiúscula após um ponto final. |
| full stop n | UK, informal (period: and that is that) (chega, basta) | ponto final sm + adj |
| | We're not doing it. Full stop! |
| | Não vamos fazer isso. Ponto final. |
| full stop n | (complete end of motion) (BRA, fim de movimento) | parada total sf + adj |
| | (POR) | paragem total sf + adj |
| | The police will ticket you for anything less than a full stop at a stop sign. |
| | A polícia multa a menos que você faça uma parada total na placa de "Pare". |
| full strength n | (maximum physical power) (força física máxima) | força total loc sf |
| full strength n | (maximum intensity) (intensidade máxima) | força total loc sf |
| full sun n | (direct sunlight) (luz solar direta) | sol a pino loc sm |
| | Tomatoes and eggplants prefer full sun, but lettuce grows better in partial shade. |
| full supply n | (complete availability) | disponibilidade total loc sf |
| full supply n | (full sufficiency) (suficiência, o bastante para satisfazer as necessidades) | disponibilidade total loc sf |
| | | disponibilidade ilimitada loc sf |
| full support n | (total approval or backing) | aprovação total loc sf |
| | | apoio total loc sm |
| | Our financial backers have given the project their full support. |
| full support n | (every possible assistance) | apoio total loc sm |
| | In an ideal world, a teacher has time to give each student his full support. |
| full term n | (completion) (finalização) | término, acabamento sm |
full term,
full-term adj | (complete) (completo) | a termo loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| | John F. Kennedy was not a full-term president as he was assassinated after less than three years in office. |
| full time n | (standard weekly working hours) (horas-padrão de trabalho semanal) | trabalho de tempo integral sm + loc adj |
| | | tempo inteiro sm |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before the noun |
| | Now that I moved from part time to full time I'm covered under the company's medical program. |
| | Agora que mudei de tempo parcial para trabalho de tempo integral, eu tenho a cobertura do plano de saúde corporativo. |