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backstreet,
back street n | often plural (street off main road) | tradução indisponível |
| | Walking down one of Venice's back streets, the tourist realised she was lost. |
backstreet,
back-street n as adj | (street: off main road) | rua isolada sf + adj |
| | This tiny backstreet restaurant serves surprisingly good food. |
backstreet,
back-street n as adj | figurative (clandestine or illegal) (figurado) | clandestino, ilícito adj |
| by-street n | (small street from main road) | travessa sf |
| dead-end street n | (road: no exit) | rua sem saída loc sf |
| | Don't turn there: it's a dead-end street. |
| Downing Street n | UK, figurative (British prime minister) | primeiro-ministro sm |
| | He expects the proposal to be supported by Downing Street. |
| Downing Street n | (British prime minister's address) (endereço do primeiro-ministro) | Downing Street loc sf |
| | By tradition, the British Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street. |
| | Por tradição, o primeiro-ministro britânico vive no número 10 da Downing Street. |
high street,
High Street n | UK (town's main street) | rua principal, avenida principal sf + adj |
| | Roadworks are delaying traffic in the high street. |
| | As obras rodoviárias estão atrasando o tráfego na rua principal. |
high street,
the high street,
the High Street n | UK, figurative, often capitalized (retail sector) | rua comercial, zona comercial sf + adj |
| | Discount supermarkets offer the lowest prices on the High Street. |
| | Hipermercados oferecem preços menores do que na rua comercial. |
| high-street n as adj | UK, figurative (shops, fashion: retail) (comércio: tipo de moda) | popular, urbano, moderno adj |
| | Models paraded the latest high-street fashions. |
| | Modelos desfilaram as últimas tendências populares. |
| just across the street adv | (on the opposite side of the road) | outro lado da rua adv |
| | My in-laws moved in just across the street, which is handy for babysitting. |
| main street n | mainly US (principal road) | rua principal sf |
| | The town's main street has been pedestrianized. |
man in the street,
man on the street n | figurative (common man, average person) (figurativo - homem comum) | homem da rua, homem do povo loc sm |
| | Can you explain your theory so that the man in the street can understand it? |
| off-street adj | (not in the road) | fora da estrada loc adj |
on the street,
on the streets expr | (homeless) (desabrigado) | na rua loc adv |
on the street,
on the streets expr | (unemployed, without a job) (informal, figurado: desempregado) | no olho da rua expres |
| | | desempregado adj |
| | | sem trabalho loc adj |
on the street,
on the streets expr | (free from prison) (livre da prisão) | solto nas ruas expres |
| | | livre adj |
| | | à solta loc adv |
| | The prosecution argued that it would be better for the offender to serve a prison sentence rather than be on the streets again. |
| side street n | (small road leading off larger street) (rua estreita que leva a uma via maior) | rua secundária sf |
| | | via secundária sf |
| | | estrada secundária sf |
| | I drive down side streets to avoid the traffic. |
| street acrobat n | (physical performer who works outdoors) (performista físico que trabalha fora) | artista de rua sm, sf |
| street address n | (location: building number) (localização: número da residência) | endereço sm |
| | We need a street address, not a post office box. |
| | Precisamos de um endereço, não de uma caixa postal. |
| street art n | (art in public location) | arte de rua loc subs |
| street artist n | (creates art in public) | artista de rua loc sm |
| | The street artist painted my portrait in 20 minutes. |
| street artist n | (performs in public) | artista de rua loc sm |
| | Mimes are popular street artists in the French Quarter. |
| street cleaner n | ([sb] employed to sweep roads) (varredor de ruas) | gari sm, sf |
| | (informal, pejorativo) | lixeiro sm |
| | (formal) | varredor de ruas sm |
| street cred n | slang, abbr (urban subculture: authenticity) (subcultura urbana: autenticidade) | imagem sf |
| | | reputação sf |
| | If I'm seen out with my mother, it'll damage my street cred! |
| street cred adj | slang, abbr (authentically urban) | urbano adj |
| | | de rua loc adj |
| street dancer n | ([sb] who dances in a public place) (alguém que dança em locais públicos) | dançarino de rua sm |
| | | dançarina de rua sf |
| | | dançarinos de rua sm pl |
| street food n | (food sold by outdoor vendors) (comida vendida na rua) | comida de rua sf |
| | The markets of Hong Kong offer a dizzying range of street food. |
| street market n | (outdoor stalls) (tendas na rua) | feira sf |
| | | barraca sf |
| | | mercado de rua sm |
| | (BRA) | camelódromo sm |
| | The weekly street market's a good place to find bargains. |
| street musician n | (busker in a public place) (artista de rua) | músico de rua sm |
| | (informal) | artista de rua sm, sf |
| street name n | (name of a road) | nome de rua loc sm |
| | The street names in my area are all named after famous English poets. |
| street name n | (drug: common name) | codinome sm |
| | | gíria sf |
| | Pot, weed and grass are commonly used street names for marijuana. |
| street parade n | (procession with floats) (procissão com carros alegóricos) | festa de rua sf |
| | | parada sf |
| | | procissão sf |
| | | desfile sm |
| street people n | (homeless people) | morador de rua loc sm |
| | | população de rua loc sf |
| street people n | (people often on streets of place) | morador de rua loc sm |
| street people n | (street performers) | artista de rua loc sm |
| street performer n | (busker or entertainer in a public place) | artista de rua smf |
| street play n | (theatre performed in a public place) (teatro feito em local público) | teatro de rua sm |
| street seller n | (outdoor vendor, stallholder) (vendedor de rua, em tendas) | vendedor de rua sm |
| | (BRA, informal) | camelô sm |
| street sign n | (panel bearing a road name) (painel com o nome da rua) | placa de rua sf |
| | | placa de informação sf |
street-smart,
streetwise adj | informal (able to cope in an urban setting) (capaz de lidar com o lado urbano) | urbano adj |
| | Joe grew up in the East End of London, so he was street-smart from a young age. |
| street smarts npl | informal (experience with an urban setting) | urbano sm |
| | | sagacidade sf |
| | She still has the street smarts she learned by growing up in a rough neighborhood. |
| street sweeper n | (person who cleans roads) (alguém que limpa as ruas) | gari sm, sf |
| | (informal, vulgar) | lixeiro sm |
| | | varredor de ruas sm |
| | My father used to say : "If you don't work hard at school, you'll end up a street sweeper". |
| street sweeper n | (vehicle that cleans roads) (veículo que limpa ruas) | veículo de limpeza sm |
| | (informal) | veículo varredor de ruas sm |
| | (informal) | caminhão de lixo sm |
| | After the parade the street sweeper cleared all the rubbish off the road. |
streetlamp,
also UK: street lamp,
street-lamp n | (light mounted on a post in street) | poste de luz loc sm |
| | A car crashed into a streetlamp during the snowstorm. |
streetlight,
also UK: street light n | (lamp illuminating a road) | poste de luz loc sm |
| | | poste de iluminação loc sm |
| | The streetlights come on at 6:30 p.m. |
streetwear,
street wear n | (clothing: fashionable casual) | moda urbana sf + adj |
| top of the street n | UK (higher end of road) (parte mais alta) | alto sm |
| | They live at the top of the street. |
up your alley,
right up your alley (US),
up your street,
right up your street (UK) expr | slang (the sort of thing you like) (figurado, gíria: algo que você gosta) | sua cara expres |
| | | do seu feitio, perfeito para você, do seu tipo expres |
| | That new film looks as though it'll be up your alley. You're going to love this new club: it's right up your alley! |
| Wall Street n | (New York financial district) (EUA, distrito financeiro de Nova York) | Wall Street sf |
| | He works on Wall Street in New York. |
| Wall Street n | figurative (New York stock exchange) (EUA, bolsa de valores de Nova York) | Wall Street sf |
| | Wall Street greeted the news as evidence that inflation is under control. |