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1 for hours
(for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train.) durante horas* * *for hoursdurante horas.————————for hourspor um longo tempo. hour after hour, for hour after hour por um longo tempo sem mudança. -
2 for hours
(for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train.) durante horas -
3 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) esperar2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) esperar3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servir2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) espera- waiter- waiting-list
- waiting-room* * *[weit] n 1 espera, tardança, delonga, demora. they had a long wait at the gate / eles tiveram de esperar muito no portão. 2 Theat entreato, intervalo. 3 cilada, emboscada. 4 Hist banda de música, um dos músicos ou cantores ambulantes, música por eles executada. • vt+vi 1 esperar, aguardar. we waited for him at the station / esperamos por ele na estação. we kept him waiting / fizemo-lo esperar. 2 retardar, protelar, adiar, demorar. 3 ter paciência ( until até). wait for it! / espere, aguarde o resultado! 4 servir, atender, cuidar de (at/on/ upon). 5 visitar, fazer visita respeitosa a (on/ upon). 6 resultar de. to lie in wait esperar em emboscada. to wait at table servir à mesa. to wait in line esperar em fila. to wait up a) esperar acordado. don’t wait up for me to come / não fique acordado até eu voltar. b) Amer ir mais devagar, esperar por alguém que vem mais atrás. wait and see! sl deixe como está, para ver como fica! -
4 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) merecido•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) justamente2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exactamente3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) agora mesmo4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) mesmo agora5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) mesmo6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) à justa7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) só8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) absolutamente9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) mesmo•- just now
- just then* * *just1[dʒ∧st] adj 1 justo, imparcial equitativo. 2 probo, íntegro. 3 justificável, razoável, merecido. 4 legal, lícito, legítimo. 5 adequado, oportuno. 6 correto, exato. 7 verdadeiro, verídico. • adv 1 exatamente, perfeitamente. it is just three o’clock / são exatamente três horas. that’s just it! / exatamente assim! I just knew it / eu o sabia exatamente. this hat is just you / este chapéu é parecido com você, é a sua cara. 2 quase, agora mesmo. 3 há pouco, daqui a pouco. he’s just gone / ele acaba de sair. 4 por mínima margem, por pouco. 5 somente, meramente. just let me pass! / deixem-me ainda (ou apenas) passar! just tell me / diga-me apenas. 6 coll positivamente, realmente. I just won’t do it / de forma nenhuma vou fazê-lo. it was just marvellous! / era realmente magnífico! 7 no mesmo momento. just as he came / no momento em que chegou. just as I had left, it began to rain / mal tinha saído, começou a chover. a just distinction uma justa distinção. I was just sure at it senti absoluta certeza. just about a) quase. b) quase não. just a moment! um momento, por favor! just beyond mais adiante. just in case no caso de, na hipótese de. just now agora mesmo. just so! certamente! just then naquele momento. just the same apesar disso, todavia. just two hours apenas ou exatamente duas horas. that is just as well coll isto é a mesmíssima coisa.————————just2[dʒ∧st] n, vi = link=joust joust. -
5 come on
1) (to appear on stage or the screen: They waited for the comedian to come on.) aparecer2) (hurry up!: Come on - we'll be late for the party!) despacha-te!3) (don't be ridiculous!: Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that!) por amor de Deus -
6 come on
1) (to appear on stage or the screen: They waited for the comedian to come on.) entrar em cena2) (hurry up!: Come on - we'll be late for the party!) vamos!3) (don't be ridiculous!: Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that!) ora! -
7 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) justo•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) exatamente2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exatamente3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) há pouco4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) justamente5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) no momento em que6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) justamente7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) só, apenas8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) simplesmente9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolutamente•- just now - just then -
8 bit
[bit]past tense; = bite* * *bit1[bit] n 1 bocado de freio. 2 o que reprime ou refreia. 3 ponta cortante de ferramenta. 4 verruma, broca. 5 palhetão de chave. 6 ferro de plaina. • vt 1 colocar o freio na boca do cavalo. 2 refrear, reprimir. he drew bit fig ele apertou os freios. the horse took the bit between his teeth o cavalo disparou.————————bit2[bit] n 1 bocado, pedaço pequeno, partícula. a bit of bread / um pedacinho de pão. 2 pouquinho. a bit of a child / fig criançola. a bit of a poet / meio poeta. he is a bit of a coward / ele é covarde mesmo. I gave him a bit of my mind / disse-lhe o que penso a seu respeito. 3 coll momentinho. I waited for a bit / esperei um pouquinho. 4 ponta (em filme cinematográfico. 5 Amer coll 12 1/2 cents (vt ps and pp of bite). a bit all right a) pessoa atraente do sexo oposto, principalmente uma mulher. b) coisa muito boa, agradável. bits and pieces coisas pequenas, bugigangas. bit by bit os poucos. every bit as nice as tão bom quanto. he did his bit ele fez a sua parte. it took a bit of doing custou para fazer, deu trabalho. not a bit (of it) de forma alguma, em absoluto.————————bit3[bit] n Comp abbr binary digit (menor unidade de informação em um computador).————————bit4[bit] vt ps of bite. -
9 eternity
1) (time without end.) eternidade2) (a seemingly endless time: He waited for an eternity.) eternidade3) (the state or time after death.) eternidade* * *e.ter.ni.ty[it'2:niti] n eternidade, perpetuidade, perenidade, imortalidade. -
10 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) amalgamar(-se)2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) fundir-se2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) fusível- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) rastilho* * *fuse1[fju:z] n 1 Electr fusível. 2 estopim, rastilho, detonador, mecha, espoleta. to blow a fuse queimar um fusível.————————fuse2[fju:z] vt+vi 1 fundir(-se), derreter(-se), liquefazer(-se). 2 unir-se, amalgamar(-se), misturar(-se). -
11 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) atrasar-se2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) atraso* * *[læg] n 1 retardo, atraso, demora. 2 retardatário. 3 defasagem. 4 Brit sl prisioneiro. 5 revestimento ou forro de caldeira ou cilindros. • vt+vi 1 ficar atrás, retardar-se, ir devagar, demorar-se, atrasar-se. 2 prender, encarcerar. 3 revestir ou forrar caldeiras. • adj último, tardio, retardado. -
12 until
[ən'til]preposition, conjunction(to the time of or when: He was here until one o'clock; I won't know until I get a letter from him.) até* * *un.til[ənt'il] prep até. I waited for him until midnight / esperei-o até meia-noite. • conj até que. until I wrote him, he did not believe it / ele não o acreditou, até que eu lhe escrevi. -
13 at fever pitch
(at a level of great excitement: The crowd's excitement was at fever pitch as they waited for the filmstar to appear.) numa excitação/no auge -
14 catch up
(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) apanhar -
15 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) sossegar(-se)2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) acomodar-se3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) começar a -
16 show up
1) (to make obvious: This light shows up the places where I've mended this coat.) revelar2) (to reveal the faults of: Mary was so neat that she really showed me up.) envergonhar3) (to stand out clearly: The scratches showed up on the photograph.) ser visível4) (to appear or arrive: I waited for her, but she never showed up.) aparecer -
17 at fever pitch
(at a level of great excitement: The crowd's excitement was at fever pitch as they waited for the filmstar to appear.) febril -
18 catch up
(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) alcançar -
19 eternity
1) (time without end.) eternidade2) (a seemingly endless time: He waited for an eternity.) eternidade3) (the state or time after death.) eternidade -
20 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) fundir2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) fundir2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) fusível- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) detonador
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