snooks

[US]/snuːk/
[UK]/snʊk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. um gesto de desdém feito colocando o polegar no nariz e espalhando os dedos.

Phrases & Collocations

play snooker

jogar sinuca

snooker table

mesa de sinuca

snooker cue

taco de sinuca

Example Sentences

he spent a lifetime cocking a snook at the art world.

Ele passou a vida toda desafiando o mundo da arte.

he needed a snooker to have a chance of winning the frame.

ele precisava de uma bola para ter uma chance de vencer a partida.

She cocked a snook at her teachers by going to school with her hair dyed purple.

Ela desafiou seus professores indo para a escola com o cabelo tingido de roxo.

Real-world Examples

You ever hook into a monster snook?

Você já fisgou um badejo monstro?

Source: Mature Town 2

Ooh, he's probably a big old snook.

Uau, provavelmente é um badejo bem grande.

Source: Mature Town 2

After logging the events, I called my parents, and as I was talking to my snook, which is what I call my mom, I began to get a little worried.

Depois de registrar os eventos, liguei para meus pais e, enquanto conversava com meu 'badejo' (o apelido que dou para minha mãe), comecei a ficar um pouco preocupado.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2021 Collection

The energy of the crowd was growing and snook told me, " Don't worry, baby, when people feel that their voices aren't heard, they have to make it felt." Hm.

A energia da multidão estava crescendo e meu 'badejo' me disse: 'Não se preocupe, querida, quando as pessoas sentem que suas vozes não são ouvidas, elas precisam fazer com que sejam ouvidas'. Hum.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2021 Collection

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