Translations for „bit“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

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bit¹ [bɪt] N

1. bit (small piece):

bit

pedaço m

bits of glass

cacos de vidro

a bit of paper

um pedaço de papel

little bits

pedacinhos m pl

to smash sth to bits

quebrar a. c. em pedaços

2. bit (small amount):

a bit of

um pouco de

a bit of news

uma notícia

3. bit (short time):

bit

momentinho m

for a bit

um pouquinho

4. bit esp Brit (part):

bit

parte f

the difficult bit of sth

a parte difícil de a. c.

bit by bit

pouco a pouco

to do one's bit inf

fazer a sua parte

5. bit (somewhat):

a bit

um pouco

a bit stupid

meio lerdo

quite a bit

bastante

not a bit

nem um pouco

6. bit COMPUT:

bit

bit m

7. bit pl inf (things):

bits and pieces

tralha f

bit² N

1. bit (for horses):

bit

bocado m

2. bit for drill:

bit

broca f

bit³ VB

bit pt of:

See also bite

I . bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB trans

bite

morder

bite insect

picar

to bite one's nails

roer as unhas

II . bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB intr

bite dog, person, fish

morder

bite insect

picar

to bite into sth

dar uma mordida em a. c.

once bitten twice shy prov

gato escaldado tem medo de água fria

III . bite [baɪt] N

1. bite:

bite of dog, person

mordida f

bite of insect

picada f

2. bite (mouthful):

bite

mordida f

to have a bite to eat

fazer uma boquinha

I . bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB trans

bite

morder

bite insect

picar

to bite one's nails

roer as unhas

II . bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB intr

bite dog, person, fish

morder

bite insect

picar

to bite into sth

dar uma mordida em a. c.

once bitten twice shy prov

gato escaldado tem medo de água fria

III . bite [baɪt] N

1. bite:

bite of dog, person

mordida f

bite of insect

picada f

2. bite (mouthful):

bite

mordida f

to have a bite to eat

fazer uma boquinha

Usage examples with bit

bit by bit

pouco a pouco

a bit

um pouco

a bit of paper

um pedaço de papel

a bit of news

uma notícia

to do one's bit inf

fazer a sua parte

a wee bit

um bocadinho m

a bit of

um pouco de

for a bit

um pouquinho

a bit stupid

meio lerdo

quite a bit

bastante

not a bit

nem um pouco

a little bit (of sth)

um pouco (de a. c.)

the difficult bit of sth

a parte difícil de a. c.

to drink (a bit/much) more

beber (um pouco/muito) mais

to be in a (bit of a) bind

estar numa (boa) enrascada

to be a bit thick (in the head) inf

ser meio de miolo m mole

to be in (a bit of) a predicament

estar numa enrascada

she dabbed a bit of powder on her nose

ela passou um pouco de pó de arroz no nariz

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Generally, the notion of keeping a diary is now considered a bit old-maidish.

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I was getting a bit alienated from it, it just seemed a bit unfeeling.

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Crouton later became a more efficient police officer, even if he was sometimes a bit slow on deductions.

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However, software complexity can be increased to compensate for a larger bit error rate.

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But really talking about party manners seems a bit of an oxymoron.

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It's a bit late for that, they were sullied right from the start by their convict settlement.

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The lead-up in the final kilometers will be a bit uphill.

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A bit array is effective at exploiting bit-level parallelism in hardware to perform operations quickly.

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The story line is telegraphed from word one and the meticulous unfolding plot plods ahead inexorably without the slightest bit of suspense.

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The validity of a digital document is authenticated by verifying that the digital signature logically matches the bit string representation of the document.

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