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Traduções para whittle away at no dicionário inglês»francês

I.away [Brit əˈweɪ, americ əˈweɪ] ADJ Away often appears in English as the second element of a verb (run away, put away, get away, look away, give away etc.). For translations, look at the appropriate verb entry (run, put, get, look, give etc.).
away often appears after a verb in English to show that an action is continuous or intense. If away does not change the basic meaning of the verb only the verb is translated: he was snoring away = il ronflait. If away does change the basic meaning of the verb (he's grinding away at his maths), consult the appropriate verb entry.
This dictionary contains Usage Notes on topics like distance. For the index to these Notes see .

II.away [Brit əˈweɪ, americ əˈweɪ] ADV

Veja também: walk, stay, run, put, practice run, look, keep, give, get, far, fairy, drive

I.walk [Brit wɔːk, americ wɔk] SUBST à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included.

1. walk:

1. walk:

to walk it coloq DESP

1. walk:

1. stay (remain):

III.run <Pret imperf ran, Part perf run> [Brit rʌn, americ rən] VERBO trans

5. run (operate):

IV.run <Pret imperf ran, Part perf run> [Brit rʌn, americ rən] VERBO intr

1. run (move quickly):

10. run (flow):

put FINAN → put option

II.put <Part pres putting, Pret imperf, Part perf put> [Brit pʊt, americ pʊt] VERBO trans

1. put (place):

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

6. put (express):

1. look (glance):

3. look (expression):

4. look (appearance):

air m
il a l'air sympa coloq
il a une bonne tête coloq

1. look (gaze, stare):

1. look:

to look the other way literal

3. look (appear, seem):

tu es mignon à croquer! coloq
+ Conj it looks certain that

5. look:

‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ irón

II.keep <Pret imperf, Part perf kept> [Brit kiːp, americ kip] VERBO trans

1. keep (cause to remain):

III.keep <Pret imperf, Part perf kept> [Brit kiːp, americ kip] VERBO intr

II.give <Pret imperf gave, Part perf given> [Brit ɡɪv, americ ɡɪv] VERBO trans

1. give (hand over) person:

donner (to à)
offrir (to à)

4. give (allow, accord):

III.give <Pret imperf gave, Part perf given> [Brit ɡɪv, americ ɡɪv] VERBO intr

3. give (yield, break) → give way

don't give me that coloq!
to give sb what for coloq
passer un savon à qn coloq
what gives? coloq

I.get <Part pres getting, prét got, Part perf got, gotten americ> [ɡet] VERBO trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

1. get (receive):

get TV, RÁDIO channel, programme

II.get <Part pres getting, prét got, Part perf got, gotten americ> [ɡet] VERBO intr

get along with you coloq!
get away with you coloq!
get her coloq!
get him coloq in that hat!
he got his (was killed) coloq
il a cassé sa pipe coloq
to get it up vulg
bander vulg
to get it up vulg
to get one's in americ coloq
to get with it coloq

1. far (to, at, from a long distance):

3. far (to, at a long time away):

4. far (to a great degree, very much):

5. far (to what extent, to the extent that):

II.drive <Pret imperf drove, Part perf driven> [Brit drʌɪv, americ draɪv] VERBO trans

1. drive driver:

III.drive <Pret imperf drove, Part perf driven> [Brit drʌɪv, americ draɪv] VERBO intr

1. drive MOTOR:

1. hand ANAT:

to hold sb's hand literal
hands off coloq!
pas touche! coloq
hands off coloq!
bas les pattes! coloq

7. hand (possession):

I.length [Brit lɛŋ(k)θ, lɛn(t)θ, americ lɛŋ(k)θ, lɛnth] SUBST

1. length (linear measurement):

2. length (duration):

length LINGUÍS (of vowel, syllable)

Veja também: full-length

1. all (everything):

2. all (the whole of):

1. all (emphatic: completely):

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

to be as mad/thrilled as all get out coloq americ
it's all go coloq here! Brit
on s'active ici! coloq
it's all up with us coloq Brit
all in Brit calão
crevé calão
all in Brit calão

Veja também: worst, thing, place, people, best, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

2. worst (expressing the most pessimistic outlook):

3. worst (most unbearable):

II.worst [Brit wəːst, americ wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

1. thing (object):

truc m coloq
à quoi sert ce truc? coloq

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …
ce qu'il y a, c'est que
ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

to have a thing about (like) coloq
it's a girl/guy thing coloq
to make a big thing (out) of it coloq

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, americ ˈpipəl] SUBST (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, americ ˈpipəl] SUBST subst pl

1. people:

gens mpl

6. best (peak, height):

II.best [Brit bɛst, americ bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

best superlative of well

you'd best do coloq

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, americ bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad atrib joke
not bad coloq

3. bad (morally or socially unacceptable):

grossier/-ière
+ Conj it will look bad

7. bad (ill, with a weakness or injury):

to be in a bad way coloq

III.bad [Brit bad, americ bæd] ADV coloq esp americ

1. once (one time):

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