Portugál | Angol |
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pega noun {f} | magpie [magpies](bird of genus Pica) |
pega-pega noun | tag [tags](game) |
pega-varetas noun {m} | spillikins(a game of skill) |
pegada noun {f} | footprint [footprints](the impression of the foot) footstep [footsteps](mark left by a foot) step [steps](footstep) track [tracks](mark or impression left by the foot) vestige [vestiges](mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign) |
pegada de carbono noun {f} | carbon footprint(measure of carbon dioxide produced by someone) |
pegada digital noun {f} | digital footprint(digital evidence of a person's activities on the Internet) |
pegada ecológica noun {f} | ecological footprint(measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems) |
pegadinha noun {f} | candid camera(a camera which is concealed or unobtrusive) practical joke(something done for amusement to the detriment of someone else) prank [pranks](practical joke or mischievous trick) |
pegador noun {m} | tongs [tongs](instrument) |
pegajoso adjective | sticky [stickier, stickiest](able or likely to stick) tacky(slightly sticky) |
pegajoso adjective {m} | gluey [gluier, gluiest](viscous and adhesive, as glue) |
pegando fogo preposition | on fire(being burned by fire) |
pegar verb | catch [caught, caught, catching, catches](to capture or snare) get [got, gotten, getting, gets](to obtain) grab [grabbed, grabbing, grabs](to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)) hold [held, holding, holds](to grasp) nail [nailed, nailing, nails](catch) pick [picked, picking, picks](to grasp and pull with fingers) pick up(to lift; to grasp and raise) ride [rode, ridden, riding, rides](to be transported in a vehicle as a passenger) tangle [tangled, tangling, tangles](to catch and hold) |
pegar noun | catch [catches](the act of catching a ball) |
pegar a manha verb | dip one's toe in(begin to explore, get involved) |
pegar de volta verb | take back(to regain possession of something) |
pegar fogo verb | catch fire(become engulfed in flames) |
pegar no flagra verb | catch red-handed(capture someone in the act of committing a crime) |
pegar no sono verb | pad out(sleep) |
pegar o jeito verb | get the hang of(to learn to handle with some skill) |
cotovia-pega noun {f} | magpie-lark(Grallina cyanoleuca) |
se correr o bicho pega adjective | damned if one does and damned if one doesn't(dilemma with bad outcomes) |