Palavra Inglês do Dia
tight
apertado
Definições
| inglês > português |
| tight |
| 1. apertado, justo |
| inglês > inglês |
| tight |
| 1. adj. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| tight cloth; a tight knot |
| 2. adj. Unyielding or firm |
| tight control on a situation |
| 3. adj. Under high tension. |
| Make sure to pull the rope tight. |
| 4. adj. (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by. |
| I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do. |
| 5. adj. (colloquial, figurative) Intimately friendly. |
| We've grown tighter over the years. |
| 6. adj. (slang) Miserly or frugal. |
| He's a bit tight with his money. |
| 7. adj. (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it. |
| The passageway was so tight we could barely get through. |
| They flew in a tight formation. |
| 8. adj. Fitting close, or too close, to the body. |
| a tight coat; My socks are too tight. |
| 9. adj. Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult. |
| The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners. |
| 10. adj. Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof. |
| 11. adj. Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution. |
| Their marching band is extremely tight. |
| 12. adj. (sport) Not conceding many goals. |
| 13. adj. (slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk. |
| We went drinking and got tight. |
| 14. adj. (slang) Extraordinarily great or special. |
| That is one tight bicycle! |
| 15. adj. (slang)) Mean; unfair; unkind. |
| 16. adj. (obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy. |
| 17. adj. (obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk. |
| 18. adv. Firmly, so as not to come loose easily. |
| Make sure the lid is closed tight. |
| 19. adv. Soundly. |
| Good night, sleep tight. |
| 20. v. (obsolete) To tighten. |
| português > inglês |
| apertado |
| 1. adj. tight |
| Esta camisa é muito apertada. - This shirt is too tight. |
| 2. adj. (Brazil, colloquial, often, childish) needing to pee |
Pronúncia
©Exemplos
| Don't be so hand-tight, go all the way. Não peças pela metade, pede por em cheio. Money's tight for me this month. O dinheiro está curto para mim este mês. I have a pretty tight schedule today. Eu tenho uma agenda um tanto apertada hoje. You're on a tight schedule, aren't you? Você está com um prazo apertado, não é? |
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