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  • 1 meet

    [mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb
    1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) encontrar
    2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) reunir-se
    3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) conhecer
    4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) juntar-se
    5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) responder
    6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) vir ao encontro
    7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) encontrar
    8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) ter
    9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) responder
    2. noun
    (a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) encontro
    - meet someone halfway
    - meet halfway
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    [mi:t] n 1 reunião, encontro. 2 reunião de esportistas. • vt+vi (ps, pp met) 1 encontrar, encontrar-se. 2 satisfazer (um compromisso). 3 travar conhecimento. 4 reunir-se, ajuntar-se, agrupar-se. 5 opor. 6 receber. • adj adequado, apropriado.

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  • 2 meet

    [mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb
    1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) encontrar
    2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) encontrar-se
    3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) ficar conhecendo
    4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) encontrar-se
    5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) satisfazer
    6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) apresentar-se a
    7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) encontrar
    8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) dar com
    9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) responder a
    2. noun
    (a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) encontro
    - meet someone halfway - meet halfway

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  • 3 response

    [-s]
    1) (a reply or reaction: Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.) resposta
    2) ((usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest.) responso
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    re.sponse
    [risp'ɔns] n 1 resposta, réplica. 2 responsório. 3 Psych, Physiol reação, efeito. in response to your request em atenção a seu pedido.

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  • 4 response

    [-s]
    1) (a reply or reaction: Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.) resposta
    2) ((usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest.) responso

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  • 5 reverse

    [rə'və:s] 1. verb
    1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) inverter (a marcha)
    2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) virar do avesso
    3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) anular
    2. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contrário
    2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revés
    3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) marcha-atrás
    4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) reverso
    - reversed
    - reversible
    - reverse the charges
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    re.verse
    [riv'ə:s] n 1 reverso, contrário, oposto, avesso, inverso. 2 revés, mudança completa, reviravolta, contratempo, derrota. he met with a reverse / ele sofreu uma derrota. 3 dorso, costas, verso, reverso (de moeda). 4 Mech inversão. 5 marcha à ré. • vt+vi 1 inverter, virar em sentido contrário, virar do lado avesso. 2 transpor, colocar um em lugar do outro. 3 anular, revogar, abolir. 4 dar contravapor ou contramarcha, marcha à ré. 5 Mech inverter a marcha. • adj 1 inverso, oposto, contrário, invertido, reverso, virado de ponta cabeça. 2 anulado, revogado. 3 que opera em sentido contrário. 4 virado para o lado oposto. 5 Mech de inversão. 6 Mil vindo da retaguarda. in the reverse em marcha à ré. it was the reverse foi o contrário. much the reverse of muito ao contrário de. the reverse of a medal/ of a coin o reverso de uma medalha ou moeda.

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  • 6 cement

    [sə'ment] 1. noun
    1) (a mixture of clay and lime (usually with sand and water added) used for sticking things (eg bricks) together in building and to make concrete for making very hard surfaces.) cimento
    2) (any of several types of glue.) cola
    3) (a substance used to fill cavities in teeth.) massa
    2. verb
    (to join firmly with cement.) cimentar
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    ce.ment
    [sim'ent] n 1 cimento: a) argamassa. b) fig elemento de união, vínculo de amizade. 2 Anat, Met cemento. • vt+vi 1 cimentar: a) argamassar, ligar com cimento. b) firmar(-se), consolidar(-se), unir(-se). 2 Met cementar.

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  • 7 even

    I 1. [i:vən] adjective
    1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) constante
    2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) liso
    3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) regular
    4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) par
    5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) empatado/igual
    6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) constante/tranquilo, sereno
    2. verb
    1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) igualar
    2) (to make smooth or level.) alisar
    - evenness
    - be/get even with
    - an even chance
    - even out
    - even up
    II [i:vən] adverb
    1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) ainda/nem sequer
    2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) ainda
    - even so
    - even though
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    e.ven
    ['i:v2n] n Poet cair da noite, entardecer. • vt+vi 1 igualar, aplainar, nivelar. 2 emparelhar, equilibrar, compensar. 3 comparar-se, equiparar. 4 tirar desforra. • adj 1 plano, chato, liso. 2 nivelado, alinhado, no mesmo nível ou plano. 3 inalterável, invariável, regular, uniforme. 4 igual, constante, equilibrado. 5 par, equiparado, emparelhado. 6 exato, certo, preciso. 7 quite, sem saldo, sem compromisso. 8 fig desforrado, vingado. I shall be even with him yet / ainda vou tirar desforra dele. I am even with him / ajustei a conta com ele. 9 calmo, tranqüilo, sereno, impassível. 10 justo, eqüitativo, reto, imparcial. • adv até, mesmo. now I like it even more / agora estou gostando ainda mais. even now I have never met him / até agora nunca o encontrei. he never even listened to me / ele nem mesmo me ouviu com atenção. she made no arrangements nor even told me she was going away / ela não tomou providências nem mesmo me avisou que ia embora. even as if exatamente como se. even in Brazil mesmo no Brasil. even so ainda assim, todavia, mesmo que. even the rich até os ricos. even though (even if) l am absent ainda que eu esteja ausente. odd and even ímpar e par. of even date da mesma data. on an even keel Naut com calado equilibrado, sem diferença de imersão. to be even estar em paz, não dever nada. to make even 1 saldar, liquidar. 2 Typogr espaçar, ajustar as linhas.

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  • 8 since

    1. conjunction
    1) ((often with ever) from a certain time onwards: I have been at home (ever) since I returned from Italy.) desde que
    2) (at a time after: Since he agreed to come, he has become ill.) depois que
    3) (because: Since you are going, I will go too.) já que
    2. adverb
    1) ((usually with ever) from that time onwards: We fought and I have avoided him ever since.) desde então
    2) (at a later time: We have since become friends.) desde então
    3. preposition
    1) (from the time of (something in the past) until the present time: She has been very unhappy ever since her quarrel with her boyfriend.) desde
    2) (at a time between (something in the past) and the present time: I've changed my address since last year.) desde
    3) (from the time of (the invention, discovery etc of): the greatest invention since the wheel.) depois de
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    [sins] adv 1 desde, desde então. I have been waiting since last week / estou esperando desde a semana passada. I have not met him since / desde então não mais o encontrei. 2 antes, antigamente. • prep desde, desde então. • conj 1 desde que. 2 já que, visto que, uma vez que, como. since he was tired he went to bed / como estivesse cansado, ele foi para a cama. ever-since desde então. how long since? desde quanto tempo? since when? desde quando? since when have you known him? / desde quando o conhece?

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  • 9 street

    [stri:t]
    1) (a road with houses, shops etc on one or both sides, in a town or village: the main shopping street; I met her in the street.) rua
    2) ((abbreviated to St when written) used in the names of certain roads: Her address is 4 Shakespeare St.) rua
    - street directory
    - be streets ahead of / better than
    - be up someone's street
    - not to be in the same street as
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    [stri:t] n rua. • adj 1 relativo à rua, de rua, que dá acesso à rua. 2 coll popular, simples, sem sofisticação. dead end street rua sem saída. he’s on easy street coll ele tem vida boa. in (Amer on) the street na rua. it’s up his street é a especialidade dele, é o forte dele. not in the same street with fig não comparável com. one-way street rua de mão única. pedestrian only street calçadão. the man in the street o homem do povo. to be on the streets a) viver na rua, não ter um lar. b) viver de prostituição. to be streets ahead of ser muito superior a. to walk the streets a) vaguear pelas ruas. b) ser prostituta.

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  • 10 that

    1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective
    (used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) aquele
    2. pronoun
    (used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) aquele
    3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun
    (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) que
    4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction
    1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) que
    2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) que
    5. adverb
    (so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) tão
    - that's that
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    [ðæt] demonstrative pron (pl those) esse, essa, isso, aquele, aquela, aquilo. how much are those apples? / quanto custam essas maçãs? who is that man? / quem é aquele homem? I prefer that book (those books) / prefiro esse livro (esses livros). what was that cry? / que grito foi esse? that is the girl I saw / essa é a moça que eu tinha visto. that’s all I wanted to know / isso é tudo que eu queria saber. you are responsible for that / você é responsável por isso. in that you are right / nisso você tem razão. I hoped it would come to that / esperava que chegasse a isso. • relative pron que, o que. the book that I gave you / o livro que lhe dei. the day that I met you / no dia em que o encontrei. • conj para que, que, a fim de que, de modo que. not that I have any objection / não que eu tenha alguma objeção. do you remember that she said so? / você se lembra de que ela falou assim? • adv tão, de tal modo, de tal maneira, assim. leave it at that! / deixe-o assim! I did not go that far / não cheguei a tal ponto. she is not that old / ela não é assim tão velha. and that was that! isso está liquidado! at that time naquele tempo. for all that apesar de tudo isso. for the very reason that pela própria razão que. in order that a fim de que. no one that nenhum que. now that agora que. that easily tão facilmente. that far tão longe. that is (abreviatura: i. e., Lat id est) isto é. that one (those ones) aquele (aqueles). this or that? esse ou aquele? so that’s that! portanto é isso aí!

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  • 11 well

    (to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) ter boa (má) opinião de
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    well1
    [wel] n 1 poço (água, petróleo, gás). 2 fonte, nascente. 3 reservatório de tinta em tinteiro. 4 Naut arca da bomba. 5 poço de escada ou de elevador. 6 buraco vertical profundo. 7 Jur lugar reservado ao solicitador. 8 Naut tanque de um barco de pesca onde se conservam vivos os peixes. • vt+vi manar, nascer, jorrar, verter, brotar ( out/up/ forth de). tears welled up to her eyes / lágrimas brotaram de seus oIhos. to well over (with) transbordar de.
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    well2
    [wel] adj 1 bom, certo, satisfatório. all will be well / tudo ficará bom. 2 favorável, apropriado. 3 desejável, aconselhável. it would be well for him to come / seria aconselhável que ele viesse. 4 saudável, curado. • adv 1 bem, satisfatoriamente, favoravelmente, apropriadamente. I am quite well here / eu me sinto bem satisfeito aqui. 2 perfeitamente, excelentemente. 3 completamente, cabalmente. 4 bastante, suficientemente. 5 detalhadamente, profundamente, intimamente. 6 propriamente, razoavelmente. 7 adequadamente. • interj bem! bom! incrível. all is well that ends well tudo está bem quando acaba bem. all very well tudo muito bem (frase irônica para introduzir uma objeção ao que foi dito antes). and well it might be e poderia bem ser. as well também, em adição, igualmente. as well as assim como, tanto... como. in London as well as in New York / tanto em Londres como em Nova York. a well man um homem sadio. before I was well out of the kitchen antes que eu conseguisse estar bem fora da cozinha. he is well on sl ele está bem animado, ele bebeu. it is well on the way está bem encaminhado, bastante progredido. it may well be that é bem possível que. just as well por sorte, sortudo. pretty well quase. they played well into the evening eles jogaram até alta noite. they stand well/ not very well with him eles estão bem/não muito bem com ele. to come off well acabar bem. to do well a) prosperar. he is doing well / ele vai indo bem, está fazendo bons progressos. b) ser sábio, esperto. they did well to go / fizeram bem em ir embora. to leave well alone deixar como está. to mean well ter boas intenções. to wish someone well desejar sorte, sucesso, para alguém, desejar que nada de mal aconteça para alguém. I wish you well! / eu lhe desejo todo o sucesso! very well muito bem. well and good está tudo muito bem. well and truly completamente. well, and what of all this? bem, e então? e daí? well away a) progredindo rapidamente. b) bem longe, distante. c) muito bêbado, bastante embriagado. well done! bem feito! muito bem! bravo! well enough aceitável, passável, aproveitável. well met! você vem no momento oportuno. well now, well then a) então. b) bem. c) e agora. d) pois bem. e) por mim. f) de acordo. well off a) em circunstâncias satisfatórias. b) bem de vida, abastado. they are well off / eles estão bem de vida. c) felizardo, sortudo. well on in years de idade avançada. well, well! bem, bem! calma, devagar! we might just as well have stayed home daria na mesma se tivéssemos ficado em casa. you may well say pode-se dizer (ou afirmar) seguramente.

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  • 12 as

    [æz] 1. conjunction
    1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto
    2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque
    3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como
    4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como
    5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora
    6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como
    2. adverb
    (used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tão
    3. preposition
    1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como
    2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como
    3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como
    4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como
    - as if / as though
    - as to
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    as1
    [æz, əz] adv 1 tão, igualmente, tanto quanto, do mesmo grau ou modo, equivalente. I haven’t known him as long as you / eu não o conheço há tanto tempo quanto você. I am as clever as he / sou tão inteligente quanto ele. 2 como por exemplo. • conj 1 como, quão, quanto, assim como, tal como, conforme. it looked as if they were really fighting / parecia como se eles lutassem de fato. 2 enquanto, ao passo que, no momento em que, quando. 3 porque, visto que, já que, porquanto, como. as you weren’t there, I left a message / como você não estava lá, deixei um recado. 4 se bem que, ainda que, embora, contanto que, conquanto que. 5 em resultado do que, em conseqüência do que. • prep como, na qualidade de. we all respect him as a writer / nós todos o respeitamos na qualidade de escritor. let me tell you as a friend / deixe-me dizer-lhe como amigo. • pron 1 que, quem, qual. 2 como. as a rule usualmente, em geral. as... as tão... como, tanto quanto. as ever como sempre. as far I am concerned quanto a mim, no que me concerne. as follows como segue. as for me quanto a mim. as from... válido desde... (as) heavy as lead pesado como chumbo. as if, as though como se (após os verbos com o sentido de "parecer"). as is no estado em que se encontra. as I see it, as I understand it! no meu ponto de vista. as it is/ was nestas circunstâncias, de todo jeito, de qualquer forma. as it rained visto que chovia. as it were por assim dizer, de certo modo. as long as enquanto, visto que, já que. as many as tantos quantos. as of, as from a partir de. as of next week I’ll be retired a partir da semana que vem estarei aposentado. as regards no que diz respeito. as requested conforme pedido. as soon as assim que, logo que. as soon as possible o mais cedo possível. as usual como de costume. as yet até agora. as you were! Mil última forma! be so kind as to do it queira fazê-lo, por favor. busy as a bee diligente como uma abelha. classical books as the plays of Racine livros clássicos como os dramas de Racine. do as you wish faça como quiser. he as well as she ele como ela, tanto ele quanto ela, ambos. he went so far as to say... ele chegou a ponto de afirmar... his position as a banker sua posição como banqueiro. she smiled as she did it ela sorriu ao fazê-lo. such as como por exemplo. twice as large duas vezes maior. we may as well tell her podemos contar-lhe do mesmo jeito, não há razão para não dizer a ela.
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    [æs] n (pl asses) asse: antiga moeda de cobre dos romanos.

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  • 13 combat

    1. noun
    ((an act of) fighting: The two knights met each other in single combat.) combate
    2. verb
    (to fight against; to oppose: The residents of the town tried to combat the government's plans to build a motorway.) combater
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    com.bat
    [k'ɔmbæt] n combate, peleja, luta, batalha. • adj relativo a combate. • vt+vi 1 lutar, combater, contender, batalhar ( with com, against contra). 2 opor-se, resistir, bater-se contra. close combat luta corpo a corpo. single combat duelo.

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  • 14 end

    [end] 1. noun
    1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) extremidade
    2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fim
    3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) fim
    4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) finalidade
    5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resto
    2. verb
    (to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) terminar
    - endless
    - at a loose end
    - end up
    - in the end
    - make both ends meet
    - make ends meet
    - no end of
    - no end
    - on end
    - put an end to
    - the end
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    [end] n 1 fim: a) termo, conclusão. at the end of May / em fins de maio. to the end of the earth / até o fim do mundo. to come to an end / chegar ao fim, terminar, finalizar. to come to a bad end / acabar mal. b) parada, terminal, ponto final. c) objetivo, finalidade. the end justifies the means / o fim justifica os meios. they fought to the bitter end / lutaram até ao fim. d) resultado, efeito, conseqüência. to what end? / para que fim? e) morte, destruição. f) resto, retalho, fragmento, sobra. g) Tech ponto, parte frontal. h) extremidade. 2 Amer Ftb jogador de ponta ou extrema. 3 uma das partes específicas de uma empresa ou negócio. • vt+vi 1 acabar, concluir, terminar. all’s well that ends well / tudo está bem quando acaba bem. he ended by eating the cake / ele acabou comendo o bolo. it ended in marriage / acabou em casamento. it ended in nothing / acabou em nada. Braz acabou em pizza. 2 finalizar, parar. 3 destruir, matar, morrer. 4 ser ou formar o fim. • adj final. at a loose end sem trabalho, desempregado, sem ocupação, sem rumo. from one end to the other do começo ao fim. he gained his end ele conseguiu o que almejava. his hair stands on end ele está de cabelo em pé (medo). I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer, estou desesperado. in the end no fim, finalmente. loose ends pontas soltas, pontos não resolvidos. no end of trouble um sem-número de preocupações. odds and ends bugigangas. she has it all at her fingers’ ends ela tem tudo na ponta da língua, sabe de cor e salteado. three days on end três dias consecutivos. to be at an end estar no fim. to be no end of a fool ser um tolo incorrigível. to be the thin end of the wedge ser apenas o começo. to get hold of the wrong end of the stick enganar-se redondamente. to go off the deep end fig perder as estribeiras, perder o autocontrole. to keep one’s end up não se deixar vencer, não perder o ânimo. to make an end of encerrar, pôr um termo. to make both ends meet viver de acordo com suas rendas, equilibrar o orçamento, conseguir chegar ao fim do mês. to no end em vão, inútil. to put an end to pôr fim. to rain for days on end chover durante dias a fio. to turn end over soçobrar.

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  • 15 father

    1. noun
    1) (a male parent, especially human: Mr Smith is her father.) pai
    2) ((with capital) the title of a (usually Roman Catholic) priest: I met Father Sullivan this morning.) padre
    3) (a person who begins, invents or first makes something: King Alfred was the father of the English navy.) pai
    2. verb
    (to be the father of: King Charles II fathered a number of children.) ser pai/gerar
    - fatherly
    - father-in-law
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    fa.ther
    [f'a:ðə] n 1 pai: a) genitor, progenitor. b) antepassado, avô. c) protetor, benfeitor. d) fundador, inventor, criador, autor. e) senador, pai da pátria (na antiga Roma). 2 patriarca, velho venerável, prócer. 3 Father Padre (primeira pessoa da Trindade), Deus. 4 padre: título prefixado ao nome próprio. 5 fathers os edis, os senadores, os deputados. • vt 1 gerar, procriar. 2 fig criar, originar. 3 adotar como filho. 4 agir como pai, governar paternalmente. 5 atribuir a paternidade ou autoria (on, upon). they fathered the child on him / atribuíram-lhe a paternidade da criança. Father Christmas Papai Noel. like father like son tal pai tal filho. the Holy Father o Santo Padre, o Papa.
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    (pai), French (francês), Friday (sexta-feira).

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  • 16 match

    [mæ ] I noun
    (a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) fósforo
    II 1. noun
    1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) jogo
    2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) combinação
    3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) igual
    4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) casamento
    2. verb
    1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) combinar com
    2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) confrontar
    - matchless
    - matchmaker
    * * *
    match1
    [mætʃ] n 1 igual, parelha. 2 companheiro. 3 luta, competição, partida, jogo. 4 casamento. 5 partido. • vt+vi 1 igualar, emparelhar. 2 casar, unir. 3 equiparar. 4 competir, medir forças. we cannot match them / não podemos medir forças com eles. 5 casar-se. 6 igualar-se. 7 combinar. an even match competição equilibrada. football match jogo de futebol. to be a match for estar à altura. he is more than a match for you / ele é superior a você (em qualidade, competência). he is not a match for me / ele não está à minha altura. to match a colour to another combinar uma cor com outra. to match coins tirar a sorte com moeda (cara ou coroa).
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    match2
    [mætʃ] n 1 palito de fósforo. 2 mecha, estopim. to light a match acender um fósforo.

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  • 17 talk

    [to:k] 1. verb
    1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) falar
    2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) falar
    3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) falar sobre
    2. noun
    1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) conversa
    2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) palestra
    3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) mexerico
    4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) conversa
    - talking book
    - talking head
    - talking-point
    - talk show
    - talking-to
    - talk back
    - talk big
    - talk down to
    - talk someone into / out of doing
    - talk into / out of doing
    - talk someone into / out of
    - talk into / out of
    - talk over
    - talk round
    - talk sense/nonsense
    - talk shop
    * * *
    [tɔ:k] n 1 conversa, conversação. 2 conferência, discurso, conselho. 3 fala. 4 boato, rumor. it’s the talk of the town / é o assunto da cidade. 5 tagarelice, palra. • vt+vi 1 falar, conversar, dizer. 2 levar a, influenciar. money talks / dinheiro convence. 3 discutir. 4 consultar, conferenciar. 5 manifestar-se, explicar. 6 palrar, tagarelar. let’s talk it over conversemos (seriamente) sobre o assunto. now you are talking isto, sim, que é proposta. small talk conversa superficial. talking of it falando nisso. talk is cheap! falar é fácil! to talk against time falar para preencher o tempo. to talk away matar o tempo com conversa amigável, Brit coll jogar conversa fora. to talk back dar uma resposta rude. to talk big sl contar vantagem. to talk down to tratar de modo superior. to talk into persuadir. to talk of falar sobre, discutir, mencionar. don’t talk of it! / nem fale disto! to talk politics discutir sobre política. to talk round a) falar sem chegar ao assunto. b) convencer, persuadir. to talk sense falar com juízo. to talk someone down não deixar falar, calar. to talk someone out of convencer alguém. he won’t be talked out of it / não se deixa levar na conversa. to talk someone’s head off sl falar demais. to talk tall gabar-se, vangloriar-se. to talk to falar com. I talked to him / falei (seriamente) com ele. to talk turkey falar francamente. to talk with falar para dar instruções, admoestar ou persuadir. you can talk! coll você fala de barriga cheia!

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  • 18 wish

    [wiʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desejar
    2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) desejar
    3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar
    2. noun
    1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo
    2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo
    3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) votos
    - wishing-well
    * * *
    [wiʃ] n 1 desejo, vontade, anseio, anelo. give him his wish / faça-lhe a vontade. she had a wish for it / ela o desejou. 2 expressão de desejo ou vontade, pedido, ordem. 3 wishes votos, saudações. • vt+vi desejar, ter vontade de, querer, almejar. we wish you all good luck / nós lhe desejamos boa sorte. this is a problem I would not wish on my worst enemy / este é um problema que não desejo ao meu pior inimigo. I don’t wish to interrupt / desculpe-me interromper. I wish I were dead / eu bem que queria estar morto. as heart could wish à vontade. as might be wished como seria de desejar. carry out my wishes! execute minhas ordens! his last wishes sua última vontade. to make a wish formular um desejo, pensar em algo que se deseja. with all good wishes, our best wishes com os melhores votos.

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  • 19 would

    [wud]
    short forms - I'd; verb
    1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) iria, viria, teria, etc.
    2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) viria, teria vindo, etc.
    3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) faria, seria, preferiria, etc.
    4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) tinha que (acontecer)
    - would you
    * * *
    [wud] v aux 1 usado na formação de frases interrogativas. would you care to see my photos? você gostaria de ver minhas fotos? 2 usado para formar o futuro do pretérito. he knew he would be late / ele sabia que se atrasaria. that would be her third husband / aquele devia ser seu terceiro marido. 3 usado para expressar condição. he would write if you would answer / ele escreveria se você respondesse. 4 usado no discurso indireto para expressar idéia de futuro. he said he would bring it / ele disse que o traria. 5 usado para expressar desejo. 6 usado em formas polidas de pedidos ou afirmações. would you come to lunch tomorrow? / você poderia vir almoçar amanhã? would you show me the way to the station? / você me faria o favor de mostrar o caminho da estação? 7 usado para oferecer algo. would you like a drink? / você aceitaria uma bebida? would better, Amer had better seria melhor. you would better go now / é melhor você ir agora. would rather preferiria. I would rather not say what I think / preferiria não dizer o que penso.

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  • 20 as opposed to

    (separate or distinct from; in contrast with: I would prefer it if we met in the morning, as opposed to the evening.) em oposição a

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