| inglês > português |
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| belt |
| 1. cinto, cinta |
| 2. correia |
| inglês > inglês |
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| belt |
| 1. n. A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. |
| As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down. |
| 2. n. A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt. |
| Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride. |
| 3. n. A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power. |
| The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels. |
| 4. n. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe. |
| a belt of trees; a belt of sand |
| 5. n. A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts. |
| the heavyweight belt |
| 6. n. (astronomy) A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star. |
| 7. n. (astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds. |
| 8. n. A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object. |
| After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting. |
| 9. n. A quick drink of liquor. |
| Care to join me in a belt of scotch? |
| 10. n. (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt). |
| 11. n. (baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist. |
| That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt. |
| 12. n. (weapons) device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon |
| 13. v. To encircle. |
| The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions. |
| 14. v. To fasten a belt on. |
| Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition. |
| The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue. |
| 15. v. To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood. |
| 16. v. To hit with a belt. |
| The child was misbehaving so he was belted as punishment. |
| 17. v. To scream or sing in a loud manner. |
| He belted out the national anthem. |
| 18. v. To drink quickly, often in gulps. |
| He belted down a shot of whisky. |
| 19. v. (transitive, slang) To hit someone or something. |
| The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game. |
| 20. v. (transitive, baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run. |
| He belted that pitch over the grandstand. |
| 21. v. (intransitive) To move very fast |
| He was really belting along. |
| português > inglês |
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| cinto |
| 1. n-m. belt (band worn around the waist) |
| 2. n-m. belt; band (any strip used to hold something in position) |
| 3. n-m. ellipsis of cinto de segurança |
