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  • 1 bet

    [bet] 1. past tense, past participles - bet, betted; verb
    ((often with on) to gamble (usually with money) eg on a racehorse: I'm betting on that horse.) apostar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of betting: I won my bet.) aposta
    2) (a sum of money betted: Place your bets.) aposta
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    - take a bet
    - you bet
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    [bet] n 1 aposta. even bet / aposta equilibrada. he laid (or made) a bet / ele fez uma aposta. he took (up) (or held) a bet / ele aceitou uma aposta. 2 quantia ou coisa apostada. 3 coisa em que se aposta, objeto de aposta. • vt+vi apostar, jogar dinheiro em apostas. I bet you half a crown she is not coming / aposto meia coroa como ela não vem. I bet you two to one / aposto com você dois contra um. do you want to bet? quer apostar? heavy bet aposta vultosa. you bet! sl garantido!, pode apostar! your best bet o melhor palpite.

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  • 2 bet

    [bet] 1. past tense, past participles - bet, betted; verb
    ((often with on) to gamble (usually with money) eg on a racehorse: I'm betting on that horse.) apostar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of betting: I won my bet.) aposta
    2) (a sum of money betted: Place your bets.) aposta
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    - take a bet - you bet

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  • 3 abet

    [ə'bet]
    past tense, past participle - abetted; verb
    (to help or encourage to do something wrong: He abetted his cousin in robbing the bank.) colaborar
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    a.bet
    [əb'et] vt encorajar, incitar, estimular, instigar alguém a fazer algo errado.

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  • 4 wager

    ['wei‹ə] 1. noun
    (a bet: We made a wager that he would win.) aposta
    2. verb
    (to bet (something) on the chance of something happening: I'll wager (ten dollars) that I can jump further than you.) apostar
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    wa.ger
    [w'eidʒə] n 1 aposta. Hist duelo judiciário. name your wager / faça sua aposta. 2 parada, dinheiro ou objeto apostado. • vt+vi apostar, jogar. wager of battle Hist duelo judiciário.

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  • 5 wager

    ['wei‹ə] 1. noun
    (a bet: We made a wager that he would win.) aposta
    2. verb
    (to bet (something) on the chance of something happening: I'll wager (ten dollars) that I can jump further than you.) apostar

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  • 6 lay

    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) pousar
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) deitar
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) preparar
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) achatar
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) aplacar
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) pôr
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) apostar
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    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) pôr em camadas
    - lay-by
    - layout
    - laid up
    - lay aside
    - lay bare
    - lay by
    - lay down
    - lay one's hands on
    - lay hands on
    - lay in
    - lay low
    - lay off
    - lay on
    - lay out
    - lay up
    - lay waste     II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laico
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) leigo
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    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.)
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    lay1
    [lei] n 1 situação, posição, configuração. 2 postura. 3 camada. 4 parte nos lucros, quinhão. 5 ramo de negócios, atividade, ocupação, emprego. 6 vulg ato sexual. 7 vulg parceiro no ato sexual. • vt+vi (ps and pp laid) 1 derrubar, deitar, prostrar, abater. 2 pôr, colocar, assentar. 3 acalmar ou fazer desaparecer, exorcizar, conjurar, aplacar. 4 deitar em posição de repouso, depositar, pousar, estender. 5 dispor, planejar, preparar, arranjar. 6 imputar, atribuir. the crime is being laid to her / o crime está sendo atribuído a ela. 7 apresentar (queixa, protesto). 8 sl ter relações sexuais. 9 enterrar. 10 apontar (armas). 11 localizar(-se). the scene is laid in New York / a cena se passa em Nova York. lay of the land 1 configuração do terreno. 2 estado de coisas. to lay about. a) distribuir socos a esmo. b) atacar com socos ou palavras. to lay a claim to reclamar, reivindicar. to lay an ambush preparar uma emboscada. to lay aside/ away a) pôr de lado, separar, guardar para uso futuro. b) deixar de, largar, abandonar. to lay a tax impor um imposto. to lay bare a) revelar. b) despir, desnudar. to lay before exibir, mostrar, exprimir. to lay blows dar pancadas, socos. to lay bricks assentar tijolos. to lay by economizar, guardar. to lay by the heels aprisionar, prender. to lay down a) depositar, pousar no chão, deitar. b) depor (armas). c) declarar, afirmar. d) pagar, apostar. e) formular, traçar. f) reservar, guardar, armazenar. g) sacrificar. h) construir. to lay down one’s arms render-se. to lay down one’s life sacrificar a vida. to lay down the law repreender com severidade. to lay eggs pôr ovos. to lay fast agarrar e segurar firmemente. to lay fire pôr fogo. to lay hands on a) pôr mãos à obra. b) tocar. c) assaltar. d) agarrar. to lay hands upon oneself suicidar-se. to lay heads together deliberar, conferenciar. to lay hold of/on agarrar, prender, segurar. to lay in armazenar, pôr em estoque. to lay into bater, espancar. to lay it on exagerar bastante. to lay it to one’s door atribuir a culpa a outrem. to lay off a) despedir empregados, cortar pessoal. b) parar. to lay on a) impor, infligir. b) golpear. c) instalar. to lay open a) expor, descobrir. b) explicar. to lay out a) dispor, arranjar, projetar, traçar. b) mostrar, expor. c) gastar, desembolsar. d) vestir defunto. e) nocautear, pôr fora de combate. to lay over cobrir. to lay plans fazer preparativos ou planos. to lay siege to a) sitiar, cercar. b) importunar, assediar. to lay ten dollars on a horse apostar dez dólares num cavalo. to lay the blame on someone responsabilizar, imputar responsabilidade a alguém. to lay the hands on Eccl impor as mãos. to lay the land perder a terra de vista. to lay the loss at avaliar o prejuízo em. to lay the nap of a cloth alisar a lanugem (pano). to lay the table pôr a mesa. to lay to parar (navio). to lay together a) pôr lado a lado. b) somar. to lay to heart a) sentir profundamente. b) tomar seriamente em consideração. to lay to sleep/ rest enterrar. to lay to the oars remar a toda força. to lay under sujeitar a, submeter. to lay up a) armazenar. b) economizar. c) ficar na cama. d) pôr um navio no dique. to lay wait ficar à espreita, emboscar. to lay waste assolar, devastar.
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    lay2
    [lei] vi ps of lie.
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    lay3
    [lei] n 1 balada. 2 fig canção, canto.
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    lay4
    [lei] adj leigo, secular.

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  • 7 lay

    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) pousar
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) deitar
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) dispor
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) assentar
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) acalmar
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) botar
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) apostar
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    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) arrumar em camadas
    - lay-by - layout - laid up - lay aside - lay bare - lay by - lay down - lay one's hands on - lay hands on - lay in - lay low - lay off - lay on - lay out - lay up - lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laico
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) leigo
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    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.)

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  • 8 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dorso
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) traseiras
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) traseiro
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) recuar
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar
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    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand     5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) obliquamente
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat
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    back1
    [bæk] n 1 dorso, costas. I have the care for his children on my back / tenho em meus ombros a preocupação de cuidar de suas crianças. she turned her back on him / ela virou as costas para ele. 2 qualquer parte de vestuário que cubra as costas. 3 lombo, dorso (de animais). 4 espinha dorsal. 5 parte traseira, lado ou face posterior, verso. 6 espaldar, encosto de cadeira ou poltrona. 7 parte menos usada, costas da mão. 8 Ftb zagueiro. 9 quilha de navio. 10 suporte, apoio. 11 lombada (de livro). 12 avesso (de tecido). • vt 1 (geralmente back up) suportar, ajudar, auxiliar, emprestar apoio moral. 2 mover(-se) para trás. 3 endossar, apoiar. he backed a cheque / ele endossou um cheque. 4 apostar em. 5 montar, subir às costas. 6 prover de encosto, servir de dorso. 7 impelir ou forçar para trás. 8 prosseguir escrevendo no verso. 9 mover-se à esquerda (em relação à bússola). 10 formar um fundo para. 11 servir de fundo a. 12 coll carregar às costas. • vi recuar, retroceder, refluir. • adj 1 posterior, de trás, traseiro. 2 remoto, retirado. 3 passado, atrasado. 4 vencido. 5 Amer em região distante ou fronteiriça. 6 Phon gutural, velar. • adv 1 para trás, atrás. he sat back in his chair / ele reclinou-se na sua cadeira. 2 no passado. I can look back fifty years / posso olhar para trás cinqüenta anos. 3 de volta. I shall be back soon / estarei de volta logo. 4 em retorno ou devolução. 5 para o lugar de origem. 6 em reserva. 7 anteriormente. at the back of the house, Amer back of the house atrás da casa. back and belly coll vestuário e alimentação. back and forth para a frente e para trás. back her! Naut para trás! back of Amer coll atrás de, em auxílio de, em suporte de. back of a knife costas de uma faca. back of the hand costas da mão. back to back costas com costas. behind my back nas minhas costas. come back! volte!, Amer venha para trás! do not answer back! não responda! for years back Amer desde anos, há anos. go there and come back vá até lá e volte. half-back Ftb médio, sl alfo. he lay on his back for three years ele ficou de cama durante três anos. he was at my back ele estava atrás de mim, ele me defendeu, ele me apoiou. he went back from his promise ele fugiu à sua promessa. I broke my back to get what I have passei pelo pior para conseguiur o que eu tenho. I got, put his back up provoquei-o. on one’s back sl deitado de costas, indefeso, impotente, sem dinheiro, pronto. on the back of that além disso. the Backs (Cambridge) fundos, lugar de estacionamento na universidade. to back away Amer ceder. to back down abandonar, desistir, retirar-se. to back on to dar para (quartos, janelas). to back out retirar-se, desistir de um empreendimento, quebrar uma promessa. to back sails pôr sobre (as velas). to back up mover-se para trás, dar marcha-à-ré, suportar, auxiliar. to be cast on one’s back fig sofrer derrota. to cast behind the back esquecer, perdoar. to pay back devolver, repor, pagar de volta. to see the back of desembaraçar-se de, livrar-se de, ver pelas costas.
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    back2
    [bæk] n cuba, tina, alguidar.

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  • 9 boot

    [bu:t] 1. noun
    1) (a covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually made of leather etc: a pair of suede boots.) bota
    2) ((American trunk) a place for luggage in a motor-car etc.) porta-bagagem
    2. verb
    (to kick: He booted the ball out of the goal.) chutar
    - get the boot
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    boot1
    [bu:t] n 1 bota (de couro ou de borracha). 2 botina. 3 avental de boléia. 4 pontapé, chute. 5 sl despedida, demissão. 6 porta-malas (de automóvel). 7 Amer recruta da marinha. • vt 1 calçar botas ou botinas. 2 chutar, dar pontapé. 3 demitir. booted and spurred fig pronto para sair. half boots botinas baixas. he died in his boots (or with his boots on) ele morreu em atividade. he has his heart in his boots ele está morrendo de medo. the boot is on the other foot a situação se inverteu. to bet one’s boots apostar com segurança. to boot out pôr para fora, demitir. to get the boot sl ser demitido. to lick someone’s boots bajular, puxar o saco. to make one boot serve for either leg falar de modo dúbio. too big for one’s boots orgulhoso, persunçoso. top boots botas de cano alto. to sound boot and saddle soar o toque de montar (cavalaria).
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    boot2
    [bu:t] n vantagem, proveito. • vt 1 beneficiar, ser útil. 2 chutar forte.
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    boot3
    [bu:t] n Comp inicialização: operação que carrega parte do sistema operacional do disco para a memória, quando o computador é ligado ou reinicializado.

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  • 10 farm

    1. noun
    1) (an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc: Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.) quinta
    2) (the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place: We visited the farm; ( also adjective) a farm kitchen.) quinta
    2. verb
    (to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc: He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.) cultivar
    - farming
    - farmhouse
    - farmyard
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    [fa:m] n 1 fazenda, granja, chácara, herdade, quinta, propriedade rústica, sítio. dairy farm / fazenda leiteira. home farm / propriedade agrícola cultivada pelo próprio dono. poultry farm / granja de avicultura. 2 casa de fazenda. • vt+vi 1 cultivar, amanhar, lavrar (terra), criar gado. 2 cultivar uma fazenda, ser fazendeiro. fat farms coll spa: clínica de emagrecimento. funny farms sl 1 hospício. 2 clínica de tratamento de alcoólatras, drogados, etc. to bet the farm sl apostar tudo.

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  • 11 stake

    [steik] I noun
    (a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence.) estaca
    II 1. noun
    (a sum of money risked in betting: He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes.) parada
    2. verb
    (to bet or risk (money or something of value): I'm going to stake $5 on that horse.) apostar
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    stake1
    [steik] n 1 estaca, poste, mourão, suporte, fueiro. 2 poste em que se amarravam e queimavam pessoas, queimadeiro, fogueira, execução por queimação. • vt 1 fixar, segurar em poste ou estaca, empalar, estaquear. 2 Amer marcar, delimitar com estacas. to stake a claim fazer valer direitos. to stake in fixar com estaca. to stake out demarcar (terra).
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    stake2
    [steik] n 1 aposta, dinheiro apostado. he swept the stakes / ele ganhou a bolada. 2 prêmio (de corrida ou competição esportiva). 3 risco, interesse, parte, ação. he has a stake in the project / ele tem interesse no projeto. • vt apostar. at stake em jogo, em risco. there is too much at stake / tem muito em jogo. cumulative stake prêmio acumulado. to pull up stakes coll mudar-se. to stake out a claim to something sl reclamar o direito a algo. to stake someone to something Amer sl emprestar, financiar.

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  • 12 warrant

    ['worənt] 1. verb
    1) (to justify: A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work.) justificar
    2) (an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that: I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work.) apostar
    2. noun
    (something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc: The police have a warrant for his arrest.) mandato
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    war.rant
    [w'ɔrənt] n 1 autorização, ordem, permissão. 2 procuração. 3 mandado (de prisão, arresto, busca, etc.). he was pursued by a warrant of apprehension / ele foi procurado pela polícia (com ordem de prisão). 4 garantia, fiança. 5 justificação, fundamento. 6 certificado, patente, prova. 7 ordem de pagamento. 8 warrant, recibo (ou quitação) de depósito. • vt 1 dar autorização, autorizar, permitir. 2 justificar. 3 garantir, afiançar, assegurar. 4 dar a palavra, prometer. 5 certificar, atestar, declarar positivamente. I warrant him honest / eu me responsabilizo pela sua honestidade. 6 outorgar. to take a warrant against procurar com ordem de prisão. warrant of arrest ordem de prisão. warrant of attorney procuração. warrant of distress alvará de penhora.

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  • 13 win

    [win] 1. present participle - winning; verb
    1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) ganhar
    2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) ganhar
    3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) meta
    2. noun
    (a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.)
    - winning
    - winning-post
    - win over
    - win the day
    - win through
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    [win] n coll vitória, sucesso (em esporte). • vt+vi (ps, pp won). 1 vencer, ganhar, triunfar. we won the day/ the field / nós vencemos. 2 obter (sucesso). they won golden opinions / eles obtiveram a mais irrestrita admiração de todos. 3 conquistar, cativar (auditório). 4 alcançar, atingir (margem, cume). we won our goal / nós alcançamos nosso objetivo. 5 Mil tomar. 6 conquistar o amor de, persuadir ao casamento. 7 conseguir a simpatia de. 8 persuadir, convencer. 9 influenciar. 10 lavrar (minérios). they won their way eles impuseram-se. to win by a head/ short head ganhar apertado. to win in impor-se, obter as simpatias. to win in a canter ganhar bem, ganhar facilmente. to win on/ upon a) ganhar. b) obter o melhor de. c) ganhar favores de, ter influência sobre. we won on him / nós obtivemos influência sobre ele. to win over/ round conquistar a opinião, o apoio de alguém. he won him over / ele conquistou a sua simpatia. he had won us over to his side / ele nos havia conquistado para o seu partido. to win the day ganhar uma discussão. to win through a) vencer as dificuldades, passar com êxito por obstáculos. b) prevalecer, ser bem-sucedido. you can’t win não tem jeito, nada do que você fizer será bom, satisfatório. you win você ganhou (eu desisto).

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  • 14 abet

    [ə'bet]
    past tense, past participle - abetted; verb
    (to help or encourage to do something wrong: He abetted his cousin in robbing the bank.) instigar

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  • 15 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) lombo
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) fundos
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) dos fundos
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) dar marcha à ré
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar em
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    - backbite - backbiting - backbone - backbreaking - backdate - backfire - background - backhand 5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) de revés
    - back-number - backpack - backpacking: go backpacking - backpacker - backside - backslash - backstroke - backup - backwash - backwater - backyard - back down - back of - back on to - back out - back up - have one's back to the wall - put someone's back up - take a back seat

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  • 16 stake

    [steik] I noun
    (a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence.) estaca
    II 1. noun
    (a sum of money risked in betting: He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes.) aposta
    2. verb
    (to bet or risk (money or something of value): I'm going to stake $5 on that horse.) apostar

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  • 17 warrant

    ['worənt] 1. verb
    1) (to justify: A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work.) justificar
    2) (an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that: I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work.) apostar que
    2. noun
    (something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc: The police have a warrant for his arrest.) mandato

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  • 18 win

    [win] 1. present participle - winning; verb
    1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) ganhar
    2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) ganhar
    3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) ganhar
    2. noun
    (a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) vitória
    - winning - winning-post - win over - win the day - win through

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  • bet — Ⅰ. bet ► VERB (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1) risk money or property against another s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. 2) informal feel sure. ► NOUN 1) an act of bett …   English terms dictionary

  • bet*/ — [bet] (past tense past participle bet) verb [I/T] I to risk an amount of money by saying what you think will happen in a race or game Thousands of people bet on the result of the match.[/ex] I bet £10 on each of the horses.[/ex] He bet me £20… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • bet — [c]/bɛt / (say bet) verb (bet or betted, betting) –verb (t) 1. to pledge as a forfeit to another who makes a similar pledge in return, in support of an opinion; stake; wager: *Well, I ll bet you a new saddle you take a gin before a twelvemonth s… …  

  • bet — ▪ I. bet bet 1 [bet] verb bet PTandPP or betted betting PRESPART [intransitive, transitive] …   Financial and business terms

  • bet — verb (bets, betting; past and past participle bet or betted) 1》 risk a sum of money or other valued item against someone else s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. 2》 informal used to express certainty:… …   English new terms dictionary

  • bet — 1590s, as both a verb and noun, in the argot of petty criminals, of unknown origin; probably aphetic of ABET (Cf. abet) or else from obsolete beet to make good, from O.E. bætan make better, arouse, stimulate, from P.Gmc. *baitjanan, in which case …   Etymology dictionary

  • bet on — verb place a bet on (Freq. 4) Which horse are you backing? I m betting on the new horse • Syn: ↑back, ↑gage, ↑stake, ↑game, ↑punt • …   Useful english dictionary

  • bet dollars to donuts — verb To suggest that something is very likely to be true or that one has a strong hunch about something. Related to the earlier bet dollars to buttons and bet dollars to dumplings that appeared in the 1880s, meaning almost certain because the… …   Wiktionary

  • bet — /bet/ noun an amount deposited when you risk money on the result of a race or of a game ■ verb to risk money on the result of something ● He bet £100 on the result of the election. ● I bet you £25 the dollar will rise against the pound …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • bet|ted — «BEHT ihd», verb. bet; a past tense and past participle of bet1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • bet up — verb To make ones bet …   Wiktionary

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