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I . belt [belt] N

1. belt FASHION:

belt (a. for waist, in car)
cinto m
belt (in martial arts)
faixa f
to be below the belt fig
ser um golpe baixo
to fasten one's belt
afivelar o cinto
to tighten one's belt fig
apertar o cinto

2. belt TECH (conveyor):

belt
correia f

3. belt (area):

belt
zona f

4. belt inf (punch, blow):

belt
bofetão m

II . belt [belt] VB trans inf (hit)

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belt
dar um bofetão

fan belt N AUTO

green belt N

safety belt N

seat belt N

suspender belt N Brit, Aus

Usage examples with belt

to fasten one's belt
afivelar o cinto
to tighten one's belt fig
apertar o cinto
to be below the belt fig
ser um golpe baixo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The boys, on the other hand, have little bells hung round them, or some similar device of silver or gold, attached to the little belt with which they are girt.
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As the belt moves through the system, soil agitators lift the belt and turn the soil to enhance heat transfer and volatilization of organics.
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The front belt drive is tensioned by a spring-loaded tensioner pulley incorporating a hydraulic damping element.
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As these planets migrated, resonances would be swept through the asteroid belt and Kuiper belt.
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This often involves the use of a physical barrier or device such as a chastity belt.
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A simple slip dress was turned into absolute fire with a chain gold belt and a thigh high split.
www.cosmopolitan.com.au
The orbits within the Kuiper belt are relatively stable, and so very few comets are thought to originate there.
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These include possibly loose seat mounting bolts that could rattle on rough road surfaces and a "request for information" on the rear seat belt buckles.
www.theglobeandmail.com
A longshoreman's hook was often carried by hooking it through the belt.
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Well, mainstream cinema is hardly having its chastity belt unlocked for the very first time.
www.stuff.co.nz

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