catch+up+with

to catch someone with his pants down

pegar alguém desprevenido, pegar alguém de calça curta.

to catch up with

alcançar, emparelhar-se, não ficar para trás.

1) (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.) apanhar

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) apanhar

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) apanhar

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) entalar

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) apanhar

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar fogo

1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) apanha

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) pescaria

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) ardil

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[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.

1) (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.) apanhar

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) tomar, apanhar

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) surpreender

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) prender

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir, acertar

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) compreender

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar (fogo)

1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) pegada

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho, prendedor, ferrolho

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) apanha

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) armadilha

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1) ((also panties) a short undergarment worn on the lower part of the body: a pair of pants.) cuecas

2) ((American) trousers.) calças

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[pænts] n pl 1 coll calças. 2 Amer coll ceroulas. in long pants amadurecido. in short pants imaturo. to bore the pants off aborrecer muitíssimo. to catch someone with his pants down pegar alguém desprevenido, pegar alguém de calça curta. to do something by the seat of one’s pants agir instintivamente. to scare the pants off apavorar, assustar tremendamente.

1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) receber

2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) arranjar

3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) tirar

4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) pôr

5) (to become: You're getting old.) ficar

6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convencer

7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) chegar

8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir

9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) apanhar

10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) apanhar

11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) compreender

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[get] n cria, gets filhotes. • vt+vi (ps got pp got, Amer gotten) 1 receber, obter, ganhar, alcançar. 2 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. they got to be friends / eles ficaram amigos. 3 aprender, decorar. 4 adquirir, contrair, apanhar, pegar. 5 suceder, conseguir. he got there / ele chegou lá (conseguiu o seu intento). 6 buscar, pegar, arranjar, procurar, transportar, levar, trazer. 7 tomar, comer. get your breakfast! / tome seu café da manhã! 8 induzir, persuadir, convencer. you must get him to do it / você tem que convencê-lo a fazer isso. 9 causar, motivar. 10 mandar, mandar fazer, providenciar. 11 criar, dar à luz. 12 mover, trazer, tirar. 13 coll ser obrigado a, ter de. 14 chegar, vir, ir, partir, alcançar. he got as far as Rio de Janeiro / ele chegou até o Rio de Janeiro. 15 sl bater, surrar, matar. 16 compreender, entender. do you get me? / você me compreende? now I get it / agora entendi. 17 ter, possuir. 18 engendrar, procriar. 19 coll ser bem-sucedido. 20 coll levar a melhor. 21 achar. 22 pegar, colher, surpreender. 23 comover. 24 Amer sl assassinar. 25 tratar de, encarregar-se de. 26 irritar, confundir. don’t let it get you! Amer coll não se deixe dominar. get a move on! vá para frente! avante! get going! vamos!, ande! get you gone! saia! he gets on my nerves ele deixa-me nervoso. he got better ele melhorou. he got her with child coll ele a engravidou. he got his face slapped ele recebeu uma bofetada. he got the idea into his head ele está com esta idéia na cabeça. I get your number eu tenho a sua ficha, eu te conheço. I got it quite right acertei isto bem. I got out of bed on the wrong side saí da cama com o pé esquerdo. I got to hear fiquei sabendo, soube. I have got you agora o peguei. I must get ready preciso me aprontar. it’s getting on for 12 são quase 12 horas. she’s getting her nails done ela está fazendo as unhas (com uma manicure). the ship got clear of the harbour o navio saiu do porto. they get things done eles resolvem tudo. they got married eles se casaram. they got talking eles entabularam conversa. to get about 1 viajar. he gets about a lot / ele viaja muito. 2 espalhar (boatos, informações, notícias), circular. the rumor gets about / o boato está circulando. 3 ter relações sexuais com diferentes pessoas. to get above someone estar cheio de si. to get across comunicar muito bem, fazer compreender. to get ahead prosperar, progredir. to get along 1 dar-se bem com alguém. he is not easy to get along with / não é fácil lidar com ele. 2 sair-se, progredir, passar bem. how’s your son getting along at university? / como o seu filho está se saindo na universidade? 3 continuar a fazer algo que você estava fazendo. I can’t stop to talk to you because I really must get along / não posso parar para falar com você porque eu realmente tenho que ir andando. to get around 1 viajar. 2 espalhar, circular (boatos, informações, notícias). 3 persuadir alguém. 4 lidar com um problema (geralmente evitando-o). to get at 1 alcançar. you’ll need a ladder to get at the top shelf / você precisará de uma escada para alcançar a prateleira de cima. 2 criticar. why do you always get at your wife? / por que você sempre critica sua esposa? 3 querer dizer, significar. what are you trying to get at? / o que você está querendo dizer? 4 começar. 5 ofender verbalmente. 6 influenciar por meio de ameaças, persuadir. can you get at him? / você pode persuadi-lo?, suborná-lo? 7 descobrir a verdade. to get away 1 escapar, fugir. the thieves got away / os ladrões escaparam. 2 partir, sair. I could get away after the meeting / consegui sair depois da reunião. 3 sair de férias. she’ll get away next week / ela sairá de férias na próxima semana. 4 imperativ saia!, fora! 5 interj não diga!, impossível! to get away with 1 não ser punido ou pego por ter feito algo, sair impune. you can’t get away with that / você vai pagar por isso. 2 fazer algo mesmo que "não seja a melhor opção". to get away with murder Amer sl sair impune. to get back 1 voltar (para um lugar). 2 refazer ou voltar a falar de um assunto novamente. 3 ter, receber de volta. to get back at vingar-se de. to get back to telefonar novamente mais tarde. to get behind ficar atrás, atrasar. to get by conseguir sobreviver, Braz coll virar-se, arranjar-se, passar. I don’t know how she can get by with her salary / não sei como ela consegue sobreviver (se virar) com o salário. to get by heart aprender de cor. to get change receber troco. to get clear esclarecer, ficar solto. to get down 1 ficar infeliz e cansado. the job is getting him down / o trabalho está acabando com ele. 2 anotar. 3 engolir. to get down to começar a fazer, Braz coll colocar a mão na massa. let’s get down to business / vamos tratar do assunto. to get dressed vestir-se. to get drunk embriagar-se. to get forward progredir, avançar, apressar um trabalho. to get home chegar em casa. to get hungy ficar com fome. to get in 1 conseguir entrar. 2 ser eleito. 3 chegar em casa. 4 coletar, juntar. 5 mandar chamar. 6 conseguir fazer. to get in on fazer parte de, ajuntar-se a. can’t I get in on it, too? / não poderei tomar parte nisso também? to get interested in Com ficar interessado, ficar sócio. to get into debt fazer dívidas. to get into huddle mexericar, bisbilhotar, caluniar. to get into the habit of swearing adquirir o hábito de praguejar. to get in with fazer amizade. I got in bad with him / fiquei de mal com ele. to get it on or off with 1 ter relações sexuais com. 2 ficar sob o efeito de drogas. to get late ficar tarde. to get off 1 escapar. 2 ir, começar uma viagem. 3 fazer dormir, cair no sono. 4 aprender, memorizar. 5 ter um orgasmo. 6 começar a sair com alguém. I got off with him / comecei a namorá-lo. 7 terminar o trabalho, sair do trabalho. 8 descer, sair (meio de transporte). I got off from the bus / desci do ônibus. to get off the fence coll descer do muro, tomar um partido. to get on 1 proceder, avançar. 2 prosperar, progredir. he is getting on in life / ele está progredindo na vida. 3 concordar, associar-se harmoniosamente. 4 conseguir. 5 dar-se bem com. he gets on with her / ele se dá bem com ela. 6 continuar a fazer. 7 vestir-se. he got on his clothes / ele vestiu-se. to get oneself together começar a controlar a vida, as emoções. to get out 1 escapar. 2 ajudar alguém a escapar. 3 divulgar, soltar um segredo. I got it out of him / arranquei o segredo dele. 4 publicar. to get out of 1 livrar-se de. how can we get out of this? / como é que vamos sair dessa? 2 ter prazer ou graça. what can young people get out of listening to that kind of music? / que prazer os jovens têm em escutar aquele tipo de música? 3 persuadir alguém para ter algo em troca, Braz coll ganhar. what do I get out of it? / o que ganho com isso? to get over 1 recuperar-se, restabelecer-se de. she got over her sorrow / ela se recuperou do sofrimento. 2 impressionar-se. 3 lidar com os problemas e resolvê-los. 4 comunicar-se. to get rid of someone livrar-se de alguém. to get round 1 soltar uma informação, boato, notícia. 2 resolver um problema tentando evitá-lo. 3 persuadir. to get round to conseguir fazer. to get the best of it vencer, levar vantagem. to get the fire under dominar o incêndio. to get the hang of chegar a entender, perceber o truque. to get the worst of it ser derrotado ou aniquilado, levar a pior. to get through 1 terminar. 2 chegar a um destino. 3 receber aprovação. 4 conectar, transferir (telefone), conseguir falar. I got through to him / eu consegui falar com ele. 5 comunicar-se. 6 gastar, esbanjar dinheiro. 7 passar em um exame, teste. to get tired ficar cansado. to get to alcançar, chegar, começar. I got to London / cheguei a Londres. to get together 1 encontrar com alguém. 2 namorar. 3 juntar, reunir, chegar a um acordo. I must get the facts together / tenho de reunir os fatos. to get under subjugar, controlar. to get up 1 levantar da cama, levantar-se. 2 organizar, preparar algo. they are getting up a party / eles estão preparando uma festa. to get up speed/ steam começar a viajar mais rápido. to get up to tramar. to get warm ficar quente. to get wind tornar-se público, recobrar fôlego. to get wind of receber informações sobre. to have got ter. to have got to ter de. you’ll get it (hot)! espere!, você vai apanhar! you’ve got me there não sei a resposta para a sua pergunta, Braz coll você me pegou.

1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) fogo

2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) fogão

3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) fogo

4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) entusiasmo/fogo

5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) fogo

1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) aquecer/cozer

2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) despertar

3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) disparar

4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) disparar

5) ((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.) disparar

6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) despedir

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[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.

1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) pular

2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) saltitar

3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) saltar

4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) saltar

1) (a short jump on one leg.) salto

2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) salto

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[hɔp] n lúpulo. • vt 1 juntar lúpulo à cerveja. 2 colher lúpulo.

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[hɔp] n 1 pulo, salto. 2 viagem curta (de avião). 3 coll baile. 4 coll dança, arrasta-pé. • vt+vi 1 pular, saltar. 2 coll viajar de avião (a curta distância). 3 dançar. hop it dê o fora, vá embora. hop, step and jump Sport salto triplo. to be hopping mad estar louco da vida, muito bravo e aborrecido. to catch someone on the hop pegar alguém com a mão na botija. to hop off partir (avião). to hop the freight Amer sl viajar clandestinamente em trem de carga. to keep on the hop manter-se ocupado, trabalhando.

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[hɔp] n sl 1 ópio. 2 qualquer narcótico. 3 pessoa viciada em drogas. 4 besteira, mentira. to hop up administrar, dar drogas.

1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) morte

2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) morte

3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) morte

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[deθ] n 1 morte, falecimento, óbito. 2 causa de morte. 3 decadência, destruição. 4 homicídio. 5 caveira ou esqueleto: o símbolo da morte. at death’s door às portas da morte. brain death Med morte cerebral. to be sick/ bored to death, estar aborrecido, de saco cheio. sudden death Med morte súbita. this will be the death of me! isto me mata! tired to death extenuado, prostrado. to be in at the death (of something) presenciar o desfecho ou clímax de alguma coisa. to be tickled to death encantado, não caber em si de contente. to be wounded to death estar ferido mortalmente. to dice with death brincar com a morte. to fight to the death for lutar com unhas e dentes. to laugh oneself to death morrer de riso. to put to death executar, supliciar, fazer sofrer a pena de morte. unto death até a morte, eternamente, sempre.

1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) receber

2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) arranjar

3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) alcançar

4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) fazer com que

5) (to become: You're getting old.) tornar-se

6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) persuadir

7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) chegar

8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir

9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) contrair

10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) pegar

11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) compreender

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1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) pular num pé só

2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) saltitar, pular de pés juntos

3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) saltar

4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) saltar

1) (a short jump on one leg.) pulo num pé só

2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) pulo de pés juntos

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1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) mancha

2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pinta

3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) borbulha

4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) no local

5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) um pouco

1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) avistar

2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) reconhecer

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1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) iluminar

2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) chamar a atenção para

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[spɔt] n 1 marca, mancha, borrão. 2 fig mácula. 3 pinta, espinha. 4 lugar, ponto, local. that is the sore/ tender spot / este é o ponto sensível. 5 coll pouquinho, pequena quantidade, pingo, gole, trago. 6 posição, cargo. 7 sl anúncio avulso, comercial curto (rádio ou televisão). 8 sl clube noturno, restaurante. • vt+vi 1 marcar, manchar, sujar, borrar. 2 ficar manchado, ter manchas ou marcas. 3 colocar em certo lugar ou ponto, espalhar em vários lugares. 4 coll localizar, descobrir, reconhecer. 5 macular, manchar, desonrar. 6 coll descobrir, perceber. 7 chuviscar, cair chuva leve ou irregular. 8 dar vantagem, dar de lambujem. • adj 1 pronto, instantâneo, imediato. 2 Com à vista. 3 transmitido, irradiado (estação de rádio). • adv Brit coll bem, exatamente. a spot of whisky um golinho de uísque. in a spot sl em dificuldade, em maus lençóis. it’s spotting with rain está chuviscando. on the spot a) naquele mesmo lugar, no lugar certo. b) imediatamente. he married her (up) on the spot / ele casou-se com ela imediatamente.c) Amer sl em dificuldade, em apuros. soft spot lugar de trabalho fácil. that hits the spot! isto sim! (que é gostoso). that puts me in a bad spot Amer coll isto me deixa em maus lençóis. to change one’s spots mudar a qualidade ou o modo de vida. to hit the high spots tratar dos pontos principais. to knock spots off Brit coll derrotar facilmente, ser muito melhor do que. to spot out tirar as manchas, limpar.

1) (early enough: He arrived in time for dinner; Are we in time to catch the train?) a tempo

2) ((with with) at the same speed or rhythm: They marched in time with the music.) a compasso (com)

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in time

em tempo, a tempo.

1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) amarrar

2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) amarrar

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[roup] n 1 corda, cabo, cordame. 2 laço. 3 baraço. 4 fig enforcamento. 5 enfiada, fileira, réstia. 6 fio de um líquido viscoso. 7 sl colar, gargantilha. • vt+vi 1 amarrar, atar com corda. 2 rodear, cingir ou separar com corda. 3 laçar. 4 sl puxar como que por corda, atrair, induzir, enredar. 5 ser formado em corda. 6 refrear o cavalo (para evitar sua vitória na corrida). 7 formar um fio viscoso ou glutinoso (líquidos). give him enough rope to hang himself deixe-o cavar a própria sepultura. give him rope deixe-o fazer como queira, dê-lhe corda. on the rope a) em posição defensiva e vulnerável. b) preso na corda (alpinismo). rope of sound segurança ilusória. the rope pena de morte por enforcamento. to be at the end of one’s rope estar no limite dos recursos, estar em situação desesperada. to hang by a rope enforcar. to know the ropes saber que apito toca, estar a par das coisas, entender do assunto. to put him up to the ropes inteirá-lo da situação. to rope down fazer descer na corda. to rope in a) cingir com cordas. b) aliciar, atrair, envolver. c) enganar, lograr, fraudar. to rope off ( out) cercar, isolar com cordas (praça, rua). to rope up fazer subir na corda.

1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) fogo

2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) aquecedor

3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) fogo

4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) ardor

5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) fogo

1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) queimar, cozer

2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) inflamar

3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) disparar

4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) atirar

5) ((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.) atirar

6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) demitir

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1) (early enough: He arrived in time for dinner; Are we in time to catch the train?) em tempo

2) ((with with) at the same speed or rhythm: They marched in time with the music.) no tempo

1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) amarrar com corda

2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) laçar

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1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) mancha

2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pinta

3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) marca

4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) lugar

5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) um pouco

1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) avistar

2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) reconhecer

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- spotless

1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) iluminar com spotlight

2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) pôr na berlinda

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- in a spot