Translation of cuff – English–Portuguese dictionary

cuff

noun [ C ]
uk
/kʌf/
us
/kʌf/

AROUND WRIST, ANKLE

the thicker material at the end of a sleeve closest to the hand
punho
He buttoned his cuffs. Ele abotoou os punhos.
a black shirt with white cuffs
US
(UK turn-up)
a part at the end of a trouser leg that is turned up
barra da calça virada
He wears a polo shirt and cuffs on his pants. Ele está vestindo uma camiseta polo e uma calça com a barra virada.
cuffs [ plural ]
informal for handcuffs:
They put him in cuffs. Eles o algemaram.
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cuff

verb [ T ]
uk
/kʌf/
us
/kʌf/

HIT

to hit someone with your hand in a light, joking way
dar um tapa em
His brother cuffed him playfully on his ear. O seu irmão deu um tapinha de brincadeira em sua orelha.

PUT IN HANDCUFFS

informal
to put someone's hands in handcuffs
algemar
He was led out of the courtroom with his hands cuffed behind his back. Ele foi levado para fora do tribunal com as suas mãos algemadas atrás das costas.

(Translation of cuff from the Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of cuff | GLOBAL English–Portuguese Dictionary

cuff
/kʌf/
the bottom part of a sleeve around the wrist
punho [ masculine ]
the cuffs of his shirt os punhos da camisa dele
the turned up part at the bottom of pants
bainha [ feminine ] barra [ feminine ]
I don’t want cuffs in my pants. Não quero barras nas minhas calças.

(Translation of cuff from the GLOBAL English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of cuff

cuff
A few remain unstable, perhaps because they rarely occur in the singular - words for cuffs, shutters, boots, and sideburns.
Telemetry-capable devices commonly used in home-based telemedicine include electronic blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, glucometers, and oximeters.
The coronaries were excised as a single disk, and divided into two cuffs.
The absolute calibration of the pressure transducers was carried out 'in situ' beneath the rubber cuff with the lead shell installed on the cylindrical model.
The pre-composed part could also be backings behind a solo, which could be taught aurally off the cuff.
Pressure (the application of a blood pressure cuff for the arm, or sitting on a lavatory seat for the pelvis) may exacerbate pain.
An appropriately sized cuff was utilized for each patient.
We expect that the coronary venous myocardial cuff will play a role in preventing backflow of coronary blood to the right atrium during atrial systole.
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Translations of cuff

in Chinese (Traditional)
材料, 袖口, (褲腳的)翻邊…
in Chinese (Simplified)
材料, 袖口, (裤脚的)翻边…
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puño, vuelta, brazalete…
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そで口, (ズボンの)折り返し, ~を(ふざけて)平手で打つ…
kol ucu, kol ağzı, yen…
manchette [feminine], revers [masculine], manchette…
puny, gira, donar un cop amb la mà a…
manchet, (broek)omslag, handboeien omdoen…
manžeta, záložka, spoutat…
manchet, opslag, ombuk…
manset, ujung celana, memborgol…
ข้อมือเสื้อ, ส่วนของขากางเกงที่พับขึ้น, ใส่กุญแจมือ…
cổ tay áo, gấu quần, còng tay…
mankiet, założyć kajdanki, kuksaniec…
ärmuppslag, manschett, byxuppslag…
lengan, lipatan kaki seluar, gari…
die Manschette, der Hosenaufschlag, die Handschellen anlegen…
mansjett [masculine], oppbrett [masculine], mansjett…
소맷동, 바지의 아랫단을 밖으로 접은 부분, 손으로 살짝 때리다…
манжета, вилога, закот на штанах…
polsino, risvolto dei pantaloni, dare uno scappellotto a…
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