English to Portuguese Meaning of buoy - bóia


Buoy :
bóia

bóia, bóia de freira

manter, sustentar, manter-se, calma, continuar, bóia, Apoio, suporte

bóiabalizadasbuoyingbóias
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Definitions of buoy in English
Noun(1) bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
Verb(1) float on the surface of water(2) keep afloat(3) mark with a buoy
Examples of buoy in English
(1) But the real estate market is always quite cyclical, and a catalyst will usually come along to buoy markets again.(2) At Carval Rock we tie off to a mooring buoy bolted into the reef at 15m.(3) A slightly revised model has just gone on sale, which should help to buoy sales as the year progresses.(4) I let the water buoy up my weight(5) With equity withdrawal accounting for 50% of the growth in consumption, these flows have helped significantly to buoy the economy.(6) It floated really well (I imagine all the hairs trap air and buoy it up), and was making what looked to be good progress by padding with all eight legs.(7) At the same time, a mooring buoy design competition, with cash awards, was held in the villages of the park.(8) Having achieved this, the fishermen then returned to the marker buoy to retrieve the anchor.(9) The ÔÇÿsurvivalistsÔÇÖ are certainly doing their share to buoy the gold market.(10) The wreck is marked by a buoy attached to a big concrete mooring block off the stern.(11) The mooring buoy grid itself will be safer and far more compact than the present anchoring arrangements and will leave plenty of space for other boats to anchor.(12) The thief had apparently let the stern anchor go and had marked it with a buoy , giving the impression that the boat would be back shortly.(13) Some claim the government's transport policy is still in disarray and that this is also helping to buoy sales.(14) Heavyweights such as insurers, banks and telecoms had helped buoy the market.(15) The Shenzhen-based company, China's second biggest life insurer, said a rate increase in the mainland should in fact buoy its investment returns.(16) It claims that increased custom from the ÔÇÿonce a weekÔÇÖ pub-goer - the largest group of pub patrons - would buoy profits.
Related Phrases of buoy
(1) life buoy ::
bóia salva-vidas
(2) buoy up ::
bóia-se
Synonyms
Noun
1. float ::
flutuador
2. marker ::
marcador
3. bell buoy ::
bóia de sino
4. nun buoy ::
bóia de freira
5. sonobuoy ::
sonobuoy
Verb
6. cheer ::
alegria
7. cheer up ::
anime-se
8. hearten ::
animar
9. rally ::
comício
10. invigorate ::
revigorar
11. uplift ::
elevar
12. lift ::
lift
13. encourage ::
encorajar
14. stimulate ::
estimular
15. inspirit ::
encorajar
16. pep up ::
animar
17. perk up ::
recuperar-se
18. buck up ::
animar
Different Forms
buoy, buoyed, buoying, buoys
Word Example from TV Shows
...based on your current efforts
to buoy my spirits...

...based on your current efforts to BUOY my spirits...

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 1

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