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About-face!,
also UK: About-turn! interj | (military: turn) | meia-volta, volver! sf |
| | Company halt! About-face! Forward march! |
| | Companhia, alto! Meia-volta! À frente, marche! |
| amidships adv | (nautical: in the middle of a ship) (náutica) | à meia-nau, a meio-navio loc adv |
| bobby sock n | usually plural (girls' ankle sock) | meia soquete sf + adj |
| | You can't wear a poodle skirt without the bobby socks and oxford shoes. |
| Christmas stocking n | (long sock: for gifts) | meia de Natal loc sf |
| | The children awoke to find their Christmas stockings filled with candy. |
| crescent adj | (crescent-shaped) (forma crescente) | de meia-lua loc adj |
| | The cook used a small knife to cut the apple into crescent slices. |
| dim light n | (low or soft light) | meia-luz, penumbra sf |
| | I'm not calling you ugly but you definitely look best in a dim light. |
| en n | (printing: unit of width) | meia-risca sf |
| | The en is shorter than the em. |
| en dash n | (punctuation mark: short dash) (sinal de pontuação: traço de ligação ou traço médio) | meia-risca sf |
| golden parachute n | figurative (retirement package) | pé-de-meia n |
| | The company's Chief Financial Officer is entitled to a golden parachute of $15.5 million. |
| | O Diretor Financeiro tem direito a um pé-de-meia de $15,5 milhões. |
a half of sth,
half a sth n | UK, informal (beer, cider: half a pint) | meia caneca de expres |
| | Landlord, I'll have a half of lager, please. |
| | Senhor, vou querer meia caneca de cerveja, por favor. |
| half a cup n | US (cookery: measure of volume) | meia xícara sf |
half a dozen,
a half dozen n | (six) | meia dúzia sf |
| | The price for half a dozen buns is three dollars; it is five dollars for a dozen. |
| half an hour n | (30 minutes) (30 minutos) | meia hora sf |
| | It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
half board,
half-board n | mainly UK (lodging arrangement) (hospedagem: café e jantar) | meia-pensão sf |
| | We prefer half board to full board because it's less restrictive. |
half hour,
half an hour n | (30 minutes) | meia hora sf |
| | I ran for a good half hour. |
| | It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| | Eu corri por uma boa meia hora. // Leva apenas meia hora para me arrumar de manhã. |
| half mile n | (half a mile, 0.5 of a mile) | meia milha sf |
| | When I ran track in high school my favorite event was the half mile. |
half past,
half prep | (thirty minutes after (the hour)) (hora) | três e meia sf |
| | School usually finishes at half past three, but today we finished at half two! |
| half shell n | (half of an oyster shell) (ostra, etc.) | meia concha sf |
| | In Botticelli's famous painting, Venus is depicted rising from the sea on a half-shell. |
half sister (mainly US),
half-sister (mainly UK) n | (female sibling by one parent) (irmã por um dos pais) | meia-irmã sf |
| | My half-sister's 15 years younger than me. |
half-life,
half life n | (radioactivity decrease) (química, radioatividade) | meia-vida sf |
| | The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.47 billion years. |
| half-marathon n | (running: 13-mile footrace) (corrida: 13 milhas de corrida a pé) | meia maratona sf |
| | He won the marathon in 2 hours 15 minutes, but I took longer than that for a half-marathon. |
| hose npl | (stockings, socks) (vestuário feminino) | meia-calça sf |
| | Vicky bought a new pair of hose because her favorite ones had torn. |
| maillot n | French (tights worn by performers) (para bailarinos e ginastas) | malha, meia-calça sf |
| middle age n | (mature years: 50s) | meia-idade sf |
| | When Ray reached middle age, he knew he needed to do something to get his body in shape. |
| middle-aged adj | (in mature adulthood) | de meia idade loc adj |
| | The keenest internet shoppers are middle-aged men and women. |
midlife,
mid-life n | (middle age) (idade entre a maturidade e a velhice) | meia-idade sf |
midlife,
mid-life n as adj | (occurring in middle age) | de meia-idade loc adj |
| midnight n | (time: 12 at night) | meia-noite sf |
| | The bell rang at midnight. |
| | O sino tocou à meia-noite. |
| midships adv | (nautical: in the middle of a ship) | meia-nau sf |
miter sth (US),
mitre sth (UK) vtr | (form a corner) (junção em ângulo de 45 graus) | meia-esquadria sf |
miter sth (US),
mitre sth (UK) vtr | (form a miter joint) | fazer uma meia-esquadria expres v |
| nest egg n | figurative (savings) | pé-de-meia sm |
| | Matthew blew their nest egg on a fast car, and his wife was not pleased. |
| | The recent recession almost totally wiped out my nest egg. |
| partition n | (dividing wall) | tabique sm |
| | | meia-parede sf |
| | We have a movable partition that folds up when not in use. |
quack doctor,
quack n | slang, pejorative (unqualified doctor) | médico ruim sm |
| | | médico charlatão sm |
| | | médico de meia tigela expres |
| split n | UK (quarter-size bottle of wine) | meia garrafa loc sf |
| | A split is a bottle holding a quarter the usual amount of champagne. |
| | A meia garrafa tinha um quarto da quantidade normal de champagne. |
| stocking n | historical, usually plural (men's long sock) | meia fina comprida sf |
| | The gentleman wore stockings and breeches. |
tights (UK),
pantyhose (US) npl | (women's pantyhose) | meia-calça sf |
| | It was a bit chilly, so Linda put on a pair of tights under her skirt. |
| | Estava um pouco frio, por isso Linda colocou meia-calça sob a saia. |
| tights npl | (skintight legwear) | meia justa sf |
| | The footman wore tights below his breeches. |
| | O jogador usou meia justa embaixo das calças. |
twelve o'clock,
12 o'clock n | (time: 12 midnight) | meia-noite sf |
| | | zero hora loc sf |
u-turn,
U-turn n | (180-degree turn) | meia-volta sf |
| | | retorno sm |
| | We came to a dead end and had to make a u-turn. |
u-turn,
U-turn n | figurative (reversal of opinion) (fig, mudança de opinião) | meia-volta sf |
| | The politician made a u-turn following the recent outcry. |
| undertone n | (low voice) | meio-tom sm |
| | | voz baixa loc sf |
| | | meia-voz sf |
| | The two men spoke in an undertone so that nobody would overhear them. |