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3 accident
['æksidənt]1) (an unexpected happening, often harmful, causing injury etc: There has been a road accident.) acidente2) (chance: I met her by accident.) acaso•- accidentally* * *ac.ci.dent['æksidənt] n 1 acidente, desastre, sinistro. 2 casualidade, contingência, acaso. 3 bagatela, insignificância. a car accident um acidente de carro. accident death morte por acidente. accident insurance seguro contra acidentes. accident prone propenso a acidentes. by accident por acaso. in a railway accident num desastre ferroviário. -
4 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) apanhar2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) apanhar3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) apanhar4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) entalar6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) apanhar8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar fogo2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) apanha2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) pescaria4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) ardil•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *[kætʃ] n 1 ato de apanhar ou prender, pega. 2 presa boa. 3 captura, tomadia. 4 pesca, pescaria, safra de peixe. 5 jogador que apanha a bola. 6 jogo de apanhar a bola. 7 vantagem, proveito. 8 coisa destinada a chamar a atenção. 9 chamariz, engodo. 10 armadilha, cilada, enredo. 11 coll bom partido. 12 Hist, Mus canção em forma de cânon. 13 lingüeta, taramela. 14 Tech detentor. 15 fragmento, pedacinho. 16 dificuldade, embaraço. • vt+vi (ps and pp caught) 1 deitar a mão a, apanhar, pegar, agarrar, tomar. 2 captar, capturar. I have caught his accent / adquiri a sua pronúncia. 3 alcançar, pegar, tomar (trem). 4 conter, prender (respiração). he caught his breath / ele prendeu a respiração. 5 apreender. 6 superar, bater. 7 compreender, perceber, escutar, entender. I did not quite catch what you said / não compreendi bem o que você disse. 8 pegar de surpresa, surpreender. we were caught in the rain / fomos surpreendidos pela chuva. 9 contrair, ser contagioso, pegar (doença). I have caught a cold / apanhei resfriado. 10 enredar-se, prender-se, enganchar-se. 11 cativar, fascinar. 12 atrair (atenção). 13 iludir, enganar. • adj 1 atraente, cativante. 2 enganoso. 3 que chama a atenção. a "Catch-22" situation situação sem saída, sem solução. a great catch um bom partido, um homem desejado. catch me doing this! nunca farei isso! he caught him one sl ele lhe pregou uma. there is a catch to it há um problema, entrave. to catch a nap tirar uma soneca. to catch at esforçar-se por agarrar. to catch fire pegar fogo. to catch hold of apoderar-se de, agarrar-se a. to catch it levar um pito, ser ralhado, apanhar. to catch on 1 Amer coll compreender. 2 Amer tornar-se popular, ser largamente usado ou aprovado. to catch one in a lie apanhar alguém numa mentira. to catch one’s fancy encantar, cativar, agradar. to catch sight, to catch a glimpse ver de repente, notar repentinamente. to catch someone redhanded sl pegar alguém em flagrante. to catch the truth descobrir a verdade. to catch up 1 apanhar, levantar rápida ou avidamente. 2 alcançar, superar. 3 Amer criticar, apartear. to catch up with alcançar, emparelhar-se, não ficar para trás. you will catch your death of cold você vai acabar mal de resfriado. -
5 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sorte2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidade3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) possibilidade4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) acaso2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriscar2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) acontecer3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) casual- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are* * *[tʃa:ns; tʃæns] n 1 oportunidade. when I get a chance I’ll help you / logo que puder, ajudá-lo-ei. she had the chance to meet him / ela teve oportunidade de encontrá-lo. 2 possibilidade, chance. let us give him a chance! / vamos dar a ele uma chance! 3 probabilidade, eventualidade. 4 sorte, fortuna. 5 risco, ventura. 6 ocorrência, acaso. • vt+vi 1 ocorrer, acontecer acidental ou eventualmente. I chanced to be there / por acaso eu estive lá. 2 tomar a oportunidade, arriscar, pôr em contingência • adj acidental, casual, provável, fortuito. a Chinaman’s chance sl sem chance alguma. by chance por acaso. don’t take chances! não se arrisque! it has a chance isto é provável. not a chance! sem esperança!, sem chance! outside chance sl remota possibilidade. take your chance! arrisque a sorte! the chances are é provável. to chance on, to chance upon encontrar inesperadamente, topar. to leave it to chance confiar na sorte. to stand a chance of ter probabilidade de. -
6 collide
(to strike together (usually accidentally) with great force: The cars collided in the fog; The van collided with a lorry.) chocar* * *col.lide[kəl'aid] vi colidir: 1 ir de encontro, abalroar. 2 entrar em conflito, discordar. -
7 dislodge
[dis'lo‹](to knock out of place: He accidentally dislodged a stone from the wall.) deslocar* * *dis.lodge[disl'ɔdʒ] vt+vi 1 desalojar(-se), fazer sair do alojamento. 2 despejar, fazer sair de um posto. 3 decampar. 4 expulsar, expelir. -
8 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) queda2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out* * *[drɔp] n 1 gota, pingo. 2 qualquer coisa que tem forma de gota. 3 pendente, brinco, penduricalho, pingente, berloque. 4 pano de teatro. 5 queda, declive, descida, declínio. 6 dose, gole, trago. 7 partezinha, porção ínfima, bocado, pequena quantidade de líquido ou de qualquer outra coisa. 8 altura entre dois níveis, desnível. 9 descida de pára-quedas. 10 Amer ponto central de distribuição. 11 fenda por onde se colocam cartas, etc. 12 n pl gotas medicinais. 13 n pl várias espécies de balas confeitadas ou pastilhas. • vt+vi (ps, pp dropped) 1 pingar, gotejar, cair ou deixar cair gota a gota, destilar. 2 deixar cair alguma coisa, cair, pôr, colocar, deixar cair repentinamente. 3 desprender-se, soltar. 4 diminuir, baixar. 5 descer, deixar descer dum carro, etc. 6 renunciar a, desistir de, deixar, descontinuar, pôr fim a, largar, suspender, cessar, acalmar (o vento). 7 deixar escapar uma palavra, insinuar de passagem. 8 cair, chegar inesperadamente, entrar ou visitar casualmente. 9 escrever umas linhas. 10 coll perder. 11 perder terreno, recuar. 12 derrubar com um soco ou um tiro. 13 deixar de fora, suprimir. 14 sl consumir drogas por via oral. 15 dar cria. a drop in prices uma queda dos preços. a drop in the bucket uma gota de água no oceano. at the drop of a hat ao primeiro sinal, imediatamente. by drops gota a gota. drop dead! vá para o inferno! drop it! pare com isso! let’s drop it vamos esquecer esse assunto. to drop across encontrar por acaso. to drop a hint insinuar casualmente. to drop a line escrever umas linhas. to drop an acquaintance descontinuar o contato com alguém, cortar relações. to drop asleep cair no sono, adormecer. to drop astern Naut ir para trás, ficar para trás a fim de dar passagem a outro navio. to drop a subject mudar de assunto. to drop away afastar-se, diminuir gradualmente. to drop a word deixar escapar uma palavra. to drop behind 1 ficar atrás. 2 atrasar (pagamento). to drop bombs lançar bombas. to drop dead cair morto. to drop down Naut navegar rio abaixo. to drop everything abandonar tudo. to drop in/ over aparecer sem avisar, fazer uma visita informal. to drop into gear engrenar. to drop off 1 diminuir, cair. 2 coll partir, desaparecer. 3 adormecer. to drop out desligar-se, cair fora, deixar de freqüentar. to drop short não conseguir o seu intento. to drop the curtain descer o pano de boca. to get/ have the drop on 1 ter sob a mira do revólver. 2 levar a melhor, ficar em melhor posição. to have a drop too much ficar embriagado, beber demais. -
9 electrocute
[i'lektrəkju:t]1) (to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity: The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.) electrocutar2) (to put (a person) to death by means of electricity.) electrocutar* * *e.lec.tro.cute[il'ektr2kju:t] vt eletrocutar. -
10 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) encontrar2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) descobrir3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) achar2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) achado- find out* * *[faind] n achado, descoberta. • vt+vi (ps e pp found) 1 achar, encontrar. I find no meaning in it / não descubro sentido nisso. he was found competent / ele foi reconhecido competente. I found no time to do it / não me sobrou tempo para fazê-lo. 2 descobrir, verificar, perceber, notar, constatar. I find it impossible / vejo que é impossível. I find this climate agreeable / acho este clima agradável. he was found out fibbing / pegaram-no numa mentira. 3 julgar. I find it hard to believe / acho difícil acreditar. 4 Jur declarar, pronunciar, decidir. the jury found him not guilty, found that he was not guilty / os jurados absolveram-no. 5 fornecer, prover, suprir. the money cannot be found / não é possível arranjar o dinheiro. 6 aprovar, desaprovar. 7 tirar vantagens. 8 entrar em, penetrar em. 9 resolver, decifrar, desmascarar. take me as you find me aceite-me como sou. to find amiss desaprovar. to find fault with repreender. to find for favorecer alguém durante um julgamento. to find one’s account in tirar vantagens de. to find oneself descobrir suas capacidades. to find one’s way to achar o caminho de. to find out descobrir, decifrar, desmascarar. -
11 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) fogo2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) fogão3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) fogo4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) entusiasmo/fogo5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) fogo2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) aquecer/cozer2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) despertar3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) disparar4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) disparar5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) disparar6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) despedir•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire* * *[f'aiə] n 1 fogo, lume, fogueira. 2 incêndio. 3 chama. 4 fig ardor, fervor, ímpeto, calor, furor, paixão, emoção, inspiração poética. 5 fuzilaria, descarga de armas de fogo, tiroteio. 6 brilho, resplendor, fulgor, raio, corisco, chispa, faísca. 7 conflagração, erupção, incandescência. 8 furor. • vt+vi 1 atear fogo a, incendiar, inflamar, queimar, abrasar. 2 explodir. 3 detonar, fazer fogo. 4 fig inflamar, estimular, animar, excitar, irritar. 5 lançar, arremessar, arder, luzir, iluminar, cintilar, fulgir, incandescer. 6 cauterizar. 7 demitir, despedir, destituir de emprego. 8 incendiar-se, inflamar-se. 9 desfechar, descarregar (arma de fogo), detonar, deflagrar. Fire away! desembuche, fale logo. cross-fire fogo cruzado. it’s on fire está pegando fogo. out of the frying pan into the fire pular da frigideira para o fogo, sair de uma situação ruim para outra pior. St. Anthony’s fire erisipela. St. Elmo’s fire fogo-de-santelmo. the fire of youth o fervor da mocidade. to be under fire estar exposto. to catch fire pegar fogo. to cease fire cessar fogo. to fight a fire lutar contra o fogo. to fight fire with fire responder na mesma moeda. to go through fire and water for fazer qualquer sacrifício por. to hang fire demorar para começar, hesitar, atrasar. to hold one’s fire controlar-se. to keep up the fire conservar o fogo. to play with fire brincar com o fogo, correr risco. to pour oil on the fire deitar lenha no fogo. to set fire atear fogo. to strike fire provocar entusiasmo. under fire debaixo de fogo. -
12 forget
[fə'ɡet]past tense - forgot; verb1) (to fail to remember: He has forgotten my name.) esquecer2) (to leave behind accidentally: She has forgotten her handbag.) esquecer3) (to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner: She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party.) perder a cabeça•- forgetfully* * *for.get[fəg'et] vt+vi (ps forgot, pp forgotten) 1 esquecer, deixar sair da memória, perder da lembrança, olvidar, não se lembrar de. I forgot the name / esqueci o nome. I forgot / esqueci, não me lembro mais. I forgot about it / já não sei como foi. 2 esquecer-se de, omitir, deixar por inadvertência, procurar não se lembrar, não pensar mais em, perder interesse em, tirar da memória, negligenciar, não fazer caso de, descurar, descuidar, abandonar, desprezar. you forget that you are eighty / o senhor se esquece dos seus oitenta anos. forget it! nem pense mais nisto! forget it, will you! não falemos mais nisso. never to be forgotten inesquecível. not forgetting sem se esquecer de. to forget oneself perder a cabeça, esquecer-se de si, comportar-se de modo impróprio, não pensar nos próprios interesses. -
13 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) bater2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) deitar ao chão3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) bater4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) bater2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) pancada2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) pancada•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up* * *[nɔk] n 1 pancada, golpe, batida. 2 som, produzido por uma pancada. 3 infortúnio, má sorte, revés, contratempo. 4 Amer crítica dura e freqüentemente fútil. • vt+vi 1 bater, dar pancadas, surrar. 2 derrubar batendo. 3 fazer ruído, barulho anormal (máquina). 4 impelir, arremessar. 5 Amer sl criticar, censurar. 6 Brit espantar, chocar, impressionar. he knocked them cold 1 ele os deixou inconscientes (com uma pancada). 2 ele os deixou atordoados. I am quite knocked up eu estou totalmente esgotado. I knocked him into a cocked hat eu lhe dei uma surra, eu o derrotei fragorosamente. that knocked him back a 100 dollars isto lhe custou 100 dólares. that knocks me estou surpreso. to knock about a) bater, tratar com violência. b) coll vaguear, perambular. to knock against someone a) encontrar alguém por acaso. b) encontrar por acaso. to knock against something colidir, chocar(-se), bater contra alguma coisa. to knock along andar ao acaso, passear ociosamente. to knock at the door bater à porta. to knock down a) abater, derrubar com uma pancada. b) fig deixar perplexo. c) arrematar, adjudicar (num leilão). d) coll abaixar os preços (de venda). to knock down for a song sl vender a troco de bananas, por nada. to knock for a loop a) derrotar. b) confundir, surpreender. to knock in enfiar com força. to knock off a) liquidar rapidamente. b) parar ou cessar o trabalho. knock it off! / pare com isso! c) deduzir, descontar. d) 4 sl matar. e) sl roubar. to knock one’s head against a brick wall bater com a cabeça na parede, encontrar total resistência. to knock on the head a) atordoar ou matar com uma pancada na cabeça. b) fig arruinar, frustrar. to knock out a) Sport eliminar. b) Box nocautear, vencer por nocaute. c) coll surpreender, impressionar. to knock the bottom out of a) refutar alegações num argumento. b) fig tirar a base, o fundamento a alguma coisa. to knock together fazer, montar ou compilar às pressas. to knock up a) golpear ou forçar para cima. b) acordar batendo à porta. c) fatigar, esgotar, cansar. d) montar ou organizar às pressas. e) sl ficar grávida. -
14 skid
[skid] 1. past tense, past participle - skidded; verb(to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.) derrapar2. noun1) (an accidental slide sideways.) derrapagem2) (a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place.) calço* * *[skid] n 1 escorregão, derrapagem. 2 freio, travão, sapata. 3 armação, trilho (de madeira) que serve de guia, calço. 4 deslizador, patim. • vt+vi 1 escorregar, derrapar. 2 deslizar. non-skid device proteção antiderrapante. to be on the skids sl estar às portas da desgraça, declinando rapidamente. -
15 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) escorregar2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) soltar-se3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) baixar de nível4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) deslizar5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) soltar-se6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) enfiar2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) escorregadela2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) deslize3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) saiote4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) tira* * *slip1[slip] n 1 escorregadura, escorregadela. 2 o que se põe e tira com facilidade, coberta, fronha. 3 Clothes combinação. 4 deslize, erro, lapso, engano, falta. 5 carreira: plano inclinado para construção e lançamento de navios. 6 muda, rebento. 7 tira estreita (de papel). 8 declínio, queda (de preços). • vt+vi 1 andar, mover-se quietamente, fácil ou rapidamente, escapar. 2 passar, mover-se. 3 deslizar, escorregar. 4 colocar, fazer passar, enfiar, tirar quietamente ou de modo despercebido. 5 colocar, vestir fácil ou rapidamente. 6 passar despercebido, escapar. 7 soltar. 8 largar. 9 errar, cometer lapso. 10 cortar galhos para fazer mudas. 11 luxar (osso). to be a slip of a boy/ a girl menino/menina muito frágil, débil. to be a slip of the pen fazer erro de ortografia, de palavra. to be a slip of the tongue fazer um erro verbal, cometer um lapso verbal. to give somebody the slip collescapar de alguém. he gave me the slip / ele me escapou. to let something slip deixar (algo) escapar. he let the opportunity slip / ele deixou escapar a oportunidade. to slip along deslizar, fluir. to slip away escapulir, sair de modo despercebido. to slip in inserir de forma disfarçada. to slip up fazer erro, cometer erro de menor importância.————————slip2[slip] n papeleta, volante (também Comp). -
16 spill
[spil]past tense, past participle - spilt; verb(to (cause something to) fall or run out (usually accidentally): He spilt milk on the floor; Vegetables spilled out of the burst bag.) entornar(-se)* * *[spil] n 1 derramamento, ato de derramar. 2 quantidade derramada. 3 coll queda, tombo (de moto, bicicleta ou cavalo). he had a nasty spill / ele sofreu uma queda violenta. 4 aguaceiro, pé d’água. 5 cavaco, lasca de madeira. 6 pedaço de madeira, mecha ou papel torcido para acender velas. 7 vertedouro. • vt+vi (ps+pp spilt, spilled) 1 derramar, entornar, transbordar. 2 deixar cair, cair. 3 despejar, derramar (sangue). 4 coll jogar ao chão, cuspir do carro ou da sela. 5 sl espalhar uma notícia. 6 esvaziar o vento do bojo duma vela para a meter nos rizes. it is no use crying over spilt milk não adianta chorar sobre o leite derramado; o que não tem remédio, remediado está. spill over derramamento, excesso. to spill one’s guts contar tudo, ser ingênuo. to spill out revelar, contar, espalhar (intimidades). to spill the beans divulgar um segredo. -
17 splash
[splæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make wet with drops of liquid, mud etc, especially suddenly and accidentally: A passing car splashed my coat (with water).) salpicar2) (to (cause to) fly about in drops: Water splashed everywhere.) esparrinhar3) (to fall or move with splashes: The children were splashing in the sea.) chapinhar4) (to display etc in a place, manner etc that will be noticed: Posters advertising the concert were splashed all over the wall.) espalhar2. noun1) (a scattering of drops of liquid or the noise made by this: He fell in with a loud splash.) chape2) (a mark made by splashing: There was a splash of mud on her dress.) mancha3) (a bright patch: a splash of colour.) mancha* * *[splæʃ] n 1 som ou ação de espirrar ou de esguichar. 2 mancha de líquido espirrado, mancha, salpico. 3 pequena quantidade, gota. 4 exibição ostensiva. he made a great splash / ele fez muito estardalhaço, ele chamou a atenção. • vt+vi 1 patinhar, chapinhar. 2 espirrar, esguichar, salpicar. 3 esparramar líquido. 4 sujar, molhar. 5 atravessar lama ou água chapinhando. 6 coll esbanjar. he dunks but he splashes Braz coll ele rouba, mas faz. to splash out/ about Brit esbanjar, alardear. -
18 give away
1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) desfazer-se de2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) indicar -
19 let off
1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) explodir2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) perdoar -
20 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) deitar fogo aEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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accidentally — (adv.) late 14c., non essentially, also unnaturally, from ACCIDENTAL (Cf. accidental) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning unintentionally is recorded from 1580s; phrase accidentally on purpose is recorded from 1862 … Etymology dictionary
Accidentally — Ac ci*den tal*ly, adv. In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accidentally — [adj] by chance by mistake, fortuitously, haphazardly, unintentionally, unwittingly; concepts 548,552 … New thesaurus
accidentally — ac|ci|den|tal|ly [ ,æksı dentli ] adverb * by chance, as the result of an accident: Police believe the fire was started accidentally. A woman was accidentally killed during the shootout. a. by mistake instead of deliberate intention: The program… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
accidentally — adverb 1 without intending to: I accidentally locked myself out of the house. 2 accidentally on purpose humorous used to say that someone did something deliberately although they pretend they did not: I think John lost his homework accidentally… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
accidentally */ — UK [ˌæksɪˈdent(ə)lɪ] / US adverb 1) by chance, as the result of an accident Police believe the fire was started accidentally. A woman was accidentally killed during the shootout. 2) by mistake rather than deliberate intention The program prevents … English dictionary
accidentally — adverb /ˈæk.sə.dənt.li/ a) In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; casually; fortuitously. He discovered penicillin largely accidentally. b) Unintentionally. He accidentally exposed … Wiktionary
accidentally — See accidentally, accidently … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
accidentally — adv. Accidentally is used with these verbs: ↑bomb, ↑brush, ↑bump, ↑delete, ↑destroy, ↑discharge, ↑discover, ↑drop, ↑erase, ↑explode, ↑fire, ↑hit, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
accidentally — /æksəˈdɛntli/ (say aksuh dentlee) adverb 1. by chance; unexpectedly. –phrase 2. accidentally on purpose, (humorous) seemingly by accident but with a hidden purpose …
accidentally — accidental ► ADJECTIVE 1) happening by accident. 2) incidental; subsidiary. ► NOUN Music ▪ a sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note. DERIVATIVES accidentally adverb … English terms dictionary
