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  • 21 infection

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the process of infecting or state of being infected: You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection.) infecção
    2) (a disease: a throat infection.) infecção
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    in.fec.tion
    [inf'ekʃən] n 1 infecção, contágio, contaminação. I caught the infection / fui contaminado. 2 influência. 3 agente contaminador.

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  • 22 laid up

    (ill in bed: When I caught flu, I was laid up for a fortnight.) acamado
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    laid up
    [leid'∧p] adj 1 armazenado, acamado. 2 Naut desmantelado, desmastreado.

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  • 23 last

    I 1. adjective
    1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) último
    2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) passado
    3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) último
    2. adverb
    (at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) por último
    - at long last
    - at last
    - hear
    - see the last of
    - the last person
    - the last straw
    - the last thing
    - the last word
    - on one's last legs
    - to the last
    II verb
    1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) durar
    2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) durar
    - last out
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    last1
    [la:st; læst] n 1 último. 2 fim, final. faithful to the last / fiel até o fim. • adj 1 último, derradeiro, final, extremo. 2 passado, anterior. we saw him last evening / nós o vimos ontem à noite. 3 mais recente. 4 conclusivo. at last finalmente. at last long forma mais enfática de at last. last but not least último mas não menos importante. last night a noite passada. on one’s last legs na iminência de ruína completa. that is the last you would expect isto é o menos que se esperaria. the last but one o penúltimo. the last of all o último. the last of the Mohicans o último dos moicanos. the last time a última vez. to breathe one’s last dar o último suspiro, morrer. to put the last hand to dar o toque final a. to see the last of ter visto pela última vez.
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    last2
    [la:st; læst] vt+vi 1 durar, continuar. 2 perseverar, agüentar, conservar-se.
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    last3
    [la:st; læst] n unidade de peso ou capacidade de navio (geralmente equivalente a 4.000 libras).
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    last4
    [la:st; læst] n forma de sapateiro. • vt colocar em forma de sapateiro. to last stick to one’s last cuidar da própria vida.

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  • 24 nap

    [næp]
    (a short sleep: She always has a nap after lunch.) soneca
    - catch someone napping
    - catch napping
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    nap1
    [næp] n soneca, cochilo. • vi 1 dormitar. 2 estar descuidado ou desprevenido. she caught him napping / ela o pegou desprevenido, de calças curtas. 3 cochilar. to take a nap tirar uma soneca.
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    nap2
    [næp] n 1 penugem, lanugem. 2 pêlo.

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  • 25 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoio
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) desligado
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) descansar
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) pertencer
    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest
    II [rest]
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    rest1
    [rest] n 1 descanso, repouso, folga, trégua, tranqüilidade, paz, sossego. 2 sono. 3 lugar de repouso, sanatório. 4 abrigo, albergue, pousada, parada. 5 suporte, apoio, pedestal. 6 Mus pausa. 7 Poet morte, túmulo. 8 inércia. the matter rests with you / o caso depende de você. 9 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 descansar ( from de), repousar, fazer uma pausa, estar parado, não se mover, ficar quieto. I shall not rest until this matter is settled / não descansarei até este assunto ser resolvido. 2 estar calmo, sossegado ou despreocupado. you can rest assured that we will do all we can / você pode ter a certeza de que faremos tudo que pudermos. 3 dormir. 4 estar morto, jazer. 5 não ser aproveitado, cultivado (terras). 6 ser espalhado. 7 ser apoiado ou apoiar-se (on, against sobre, em), basear-se ( upon sobre), motivar-se (in em). 8 depender (on de), confiar (in em). 9 parar, cessar de mover-se. 10 deixar pendente. 11 dirigir, fixar (os olhos). our eyes rest on the book / nossos olhos estão fixos no livro. 12 Jur interromper voluntariamente a apresentação de provas. a day of rest dia de descanso. the fault rests with you a culpa é sua. to be at rest a) estar dormindo. b) estar parado. c) estar despreocupado, livre de aborrecimentos. d) Euphem estar morto. to give a rest deixar em paz, não amolar. to lay at rest sepultar, enterrar. to lay/ put ( an idea) to rest provar que é falso. to let something rest deixar de lado. to let the matter rest dar o assunto por liquidado. to put/set someone’s mind at rest tranqüilizar, apaziguar. to rest on/ upon a) apoiar-se. b) basear-se. to rest up coll descansar. to set at rest acalmar, aquietar. to take a rest descansar. without rest sem descanso, sem folga.
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    rest2
    [rest] n 1 resto, restante, sobra, resíduo. 2 saldo, reserva. 3 Ten série longa de trocas de bola. • vt+vi 1 restar, sobrar, sobejar. 2 ficar, permanecer. among the rest entre as outras coisas. and all the rest of it e tudo o mais. and the rest? e quem mais? for the rest demais, além disso. the rest os outros, os demais. you may rest assured that você pode ficar certo de que.

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  • 26 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) viradela
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) trovão
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) papo
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) moldar
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) envolver
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) revirar
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) fluir
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) passar
    - rolling
    - roller-skate
    3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) andar de patins
    - roll in
    - roll up
    II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) registo de matrículas
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    [roul] n 1 rolo (de arame, papel, etc.), qualquer coisa enrolada. 2 cilindro ou qualquer forma aproximadamente cilíndrica. 3 movimento de rotação, ondulação, agitação. 4 rufar de tambor. 5 ribombar do trovão ou de artilharia. 6 ação de rolar. 7 manobra em que o avião dá uma volta completa em torno de seu eixo longitudinal, mantendo a posição horizontal de vôo. 8 lista, rol, catálogo, registro, relação. he called the rolls / ele procedeu à leitura dos nomes, fez a chamada. 9 pãozinho, pão francês. 10 sl maço de notas ou cédulas, dinheiro. 11 rolls atas, anais, crônica, anuário. 12 fardo. 13 ritmo, cadência (linguagem, poesia). 14 encrespamento das ondas do mar. • vt 1 a) rolar. b) fazer rolar. 2 enrolar, dar forma de rolo a. 3 passar suavemente, deslizar (tempo). 4 girar, revolver. 5 agitar, balançar (navio). 6 ondular, flutuar. 7 aplainar, laminar, calandrar. 8 preparar massas alimentícias com o rolo. 9 aplicar cor, por meio de um rolo. 10 ribombar (trovão). 11 rufar (tambor). 12 Amer sl roubar pessoa alcoolizada ou indefesa. 13 ressoar, vibrar (órgão). 14 coll possuir em abundância. 15 correr (rio), fluir. 16 rodar (carro). 17 gingar, menear, bambolear. 18 trinar, gorjear. 19 enfaixar, envolver. 20 encrespar-se (ondas). 21 transportar em carro (ou outro veículo de rodas). 22 começar a operar (câmera), rodar. 23 jogar (dados). 24 Mus arpejar. heads will roll cabeças vão rolar, punições severas vão acontecer (com perda de cargos). pay roll folha de pagamento to be rolling in a) coll chegar em grande número ou quantidade. b) ter em grande quantidade, estar "nadando" em. to roll back a) reduzir (preço). b) recuar, ir para trás. to roll in the aisles morrer de rir.. to roll in the hay sl praticar sexo. to roll in wealth nadar em dinheiro. to roll out a) estender. b) levantar-se da cama. c) produzir em grande quantidade. to roll out the red carpet for receber com a máxima hospitalidade. to roll up a) enrolar. b) fazer recuar (inimigo). c) chegar, vir. to roll up one’s sleeves arregaçar as mangas, preparar-se para entrar em ação. to strike off the rolls riscar da lista, desclassificar, expulsar.

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  • 27 runaway

    noun (a person, animal etc that runs away: The police caught the two runaways; ( also adjective) a runaway horse.) fugitivo
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    run.a.way
    [r'∧nəwei] n 1 fugitivo, desertor. 2 cavalo desembestado. 3 fuga. • adj 1 fugitivo. 2 desertor. 3 levado a efeito por meio de rapto ou seqüestro. 4 desembestado, desgovernado. 5 descontrolado. a runaway marriage/ match casamento que segue a rapto ou fuga.

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  • 28 sand-storm

    ['sænsto:m]
    noun (a storm of wind, carrying with it clouds of sand: We were caught in a sandstorm in the desert.) tempestade de areia
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    sand-storm
    [s'ænd stɔ:m] n tempestade de areia.

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  • 29 shower

    1. noun
    1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) aguaceiro
    2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) chuva
    3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) chuveiro
    4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) chuveiro
    2. verb
    1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) borrifar
    2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) tomar banho de chuveiro
    - showerproof
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    show.er1
    [ʃ'ouə] n expositor, mostrador.
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    show.er2
    [ʃ'auə] n 1 período curto de chuva leve. 2 chuva de qualquer coisa que cai, queda em abundância. 3 chuveiro, banho de chuveiro. 4 fig fartura, abundância • vt+vi 1 chover por um período curto. 2 cair em abundância, despejar, regar. to send somebody to the shower rejeitar proposta de casamento. he sent him to the shower / ela rejeitou sua proposta de casamento.

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  • 30 smuggle

    1) (to bring (goods) into, or send them out from, a country illegally, or without paying duty: He was caught smuggling (several thousand cigarettes through the Customs).) fazer contrabando
    2) (to send or take secretly: I smuggled some food out of the kitchen.) levar às escondidas
    - smuggling
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    smug.gle
    [sm'∧gəl] vt+vi 1 contrabandear, fazer contrabando. 2 fazer entrar ou sair às escondidas. to smuggle into introduzir clandestinamente. to smuggle out fazer sair clandestinamente.

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  • 31 snow

    [snəu] 1. noun
    (frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) neve
    2. verb
    (to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) nevar
    - snowball
    - snowboard
    - snow-capped
    - snowdrift
    - snowfall
    - snowflake
    - snowstorm
    - snow-white
    - snowed under
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    [snou] n 1 neve. 2 queda de neve, nevada. 3 sl cocaína. • vt+vi 1 cair como neve, nevar. 2 cobrir, bloquear com neve. 3 Amer bajular com intuito de enganar ou influenciar. the snows longo período com quedas de neve. to be snowed in/ snowed up estar ilhado, preso. we are snowed in, we are snowed up / não podemos sair porque há muita neve, estamos presos na neve. to snow under a) soterrar na neve. b) fig ter alguma coisa em excesso. I’m snowed under with work / estou atolado de trabalho, tenho muito trabalho a fazer, estou sobrecarregado.

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  • 32 sparkle

    1. noun
    1) (an effect like that made by little sparks: There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.) brilho
    2) (liveliness or brightness: She has lots of sparkle.) encanto
    2. verb
    1) (to glitter, as if throwing off tiny sparks: The snow sparkled in the sunlight.) brilhar
    2) (to be lively or witty: She really sparkled at that party.) brilhar
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    spar.kle
    [sp'a:kəl] n 1 chispa ou faísca pequena. 2 cintilação, lampejo, clarão. 3 brilho, vivacidade. • vt+vi 1 chispar, faiscar. 2 lampejar, cintilar, reluzir. 3 brilhar, ser vivo. 4 efervescer, borbulhar. 5 fazer espumar ou efervescer.

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  • 33 train

    I [trein] noun
    1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) comboio
    2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) cauda
    3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) série
    4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) caravana
    II [trein] verb
    1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) treinar
    2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) apontar
    3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) orientar
    - trainee
    - trainer
    - training
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    [trein] n 1 rail trem. 2 fileira, comboio de carros, etc. 3 série, sucessão, continuação. 4 seqüência. 5 Mech trem de engrenagens, de rodas, trem de laminação. 6 cauda, rabo. 7 comitiva, séquito, préstito. 8 rastilho de pólvora. • vt+vi 1 criar, educar, ensinar, adestrar, treinar. he was trained as an architect / ele estudou arquitetura. 2 Mil exercitar, instruir. 3 treinar, fazer exercícios. 4 apontar (artilharia) (on para). 5 colocar em certa posição, puxar (plantas). on the train no trem. railway train trem de estrada de ferro. to go by train viajar de trem. to put in train pôr em marcha. to take a train tomar um trem. to train fine treinar cuidadosamente a fim de garantir boa forma. trained nurse enfermeira diplomada. train of thought seqüência de idéias. well trained bem educado.

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  • 34 trip

    [trip] 1. past tense, past participle - tripped; verb
    1) ((often with up or over) to (cause to) catch one's foot and stumble or fall: She tripped and fell; She tripped over the carpet.)
    2) (to walk with short, light steps: She tripped happily along the road.)
    2. noun
    (a journey or tour: She went on / took a trip to Paris.)
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    [trip] n 1 viagem, excursão, passeio. 2 tropeço, passo falso. 3 rasteira, cambapé. 4 logro. 5 engano, erro, fracasso. 6 passo curto e leve. 7 coll viagem: experiências sob o efeito de drogas. • vt 1 tropeçar, cambalear, escorregar. 2 passar rasteira, fazer tropeçar. 3 apanhar alguém em erro, falta, confundir, etc. 4 errar, enganar-se, trair-se, dar um passo em falso. 5 dar passos curtos e leves, sapatear, saltaricar. 6 tartamudear. 7 Mech soltar, desengatar, pôr em movimento, ligar (de repente). have a nice trip! boa viagem! he was tripped up fig ele caiu no logro. sea trip viagem por mar. to trip along andar com passos curtos. to trip up a) passar rasteira, derrubar. b) fazer fracassar (um plano). c) Naut levantar ferros. we caught him tripping pegamo-lo num erro, fig num deslize. we tripped him up in... surpreendemo-lo em...
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    vi voar em revoada.

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  • 35 truant

    ['truənt]
    (someone who stays away from school etc without permission: The truants were caught and sent back to school.) gazeteiro
    - play truant
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    tru.ant
    [tr'uənt] n 1 ocioso. 2 cábula: estudante cabulador, gazeteiro. 3 pessoa negligente dos deveres, vadio. • adj 1 faltoso, cabulador. 2 negligente (nos deveres), relaxado. 3 preguiçoso, vadio. to play truant cabular aula, gazetear.

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  • 36 typhoon

    (a violent sea-storm occurring in the East: They were caught in a typhoon in the China seas.) tufao
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    ty.phoon
    [taif'u:n] n tufão, furacão.

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  • 37 unawares

    un.a.wares
    [∧nəw'ɛəz] adv 1 sem querer, sem pensar, sem intenção, por descuido. 2 inesperadamente, de improviso, inopinadamente, de surpresa. we caught him unawares / pegamo-lo de surpresa.

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  • 38 very

    ['veri] 1. adverb
    1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) muito
    2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) mesmo
    2. adjective
    1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) exacto
    2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) extremo
    3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) simples
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    ver.y
    [v'eri] adj 1 completo, absoluto. 2 puro, genuíno. she is the very picture of her mother / ela é o retrato fiel de sua mãe. 3 justo, exato. he was caught in the very act / ele foi pego no momento exato (em flagrante). 4 rematado, perfeito, acabado. he (that) is the very devil / é o diabo em pessoa. 5 mesmo, próprio. the very air I breathed / o próprio ar que respirei. 6 simples, mero. • adv 1 muito, bastante, grandemente, extremamente. he is very ill / ele está muito doente. we had very many guests / tivemos muitas visitas. 2 absolutamente, exatamente. I am so very tired! / estou tão cansado! she is my very best friend / ela é minha melhor amiga. he was the very last / ele foi o último de todos. at the very beginning logo no começo. at the very moment no mesmo instante. that very day ainda no mesmo dia. the very thought o simples pensamento. to the very bones até os ossos. to this very day hoje, até o dia de hoje.

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  • 39 wrong

    [roŋ] 1. adjective
    1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) errado
    2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) errado
    3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) errado
    4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) errado
    5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) errado
    2. adverb
    (incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) erradamente
    3. noun
    (that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) mal
    4. verb
    (to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) ofender
    - wrongfully
    - wrongfulness
    - wrongly
    - wrongdoer
    - wrongdoing
    - do someone wrong
    - do wrong
    - do wrong
    - go wrong
    - in the wrong
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    [rɔŋ] n 1 injustiça. 2 pecado, iniqüidade. 3 ofensa, injúria, agravo. 4 dano. 5 mal. 6 crime, delito, erro, transgressão de um preceito legal. • vt 1 ser injusto para com. 2 tratar injustamente. 3 proceder mal, fazer mal a. 4 causar dano ou prejuízo a, prejudicar. 5 enganar, defraudar (of por). 6 ofender, injuriar. 7 violar. 8 desonrar (uma mulher). • adj 1 errado, incorreto, errôneo, falso. you are wrong / você está errado. you hit upon the wrong person / você topou com a pessoa errada. 2 que induz em erro, desacertado. 3 impróprio, inconveniente, inoportuno. 4 injusto. 5 mau, iníquo. 6 indevido. 7 ilegal, em desacordo com a lei. 8 em mau estado ou condição, que não funciona (bem), fora de ordem. 9 insatisfatório. • adv (também wrongly) 1 mal, erradamente, ao contrário, erroneamente, incorretamente, desacertadamente, sem razão. I guessed wrong / não acertei em minha suposição, errei em meu palpite. 2 impropriamente. 3 injustamente. 4 indevidamente. 5 iniquamente. 6 ilegalmente. 7 insatisfatoriamente. a wrong guess uma suposição errônea ou um palpite errado. a wrong letter/ font Typogr erro de composição. don’t put him in the wrong não lhe faça injustiça. don’t put him in the wrong with her não o ponha em desarmonia ou evite que se desentenda com ela ou a hostilize. he got him wrong with Mr. A ele o pôs em descrédito com o Sr. A. he got me in wrong ele me desacreditou, minou meu bom conceito. he is in the wrong box ele está numa maçada, num aperto, em dificuldades. he is the wrong side out ele está mal-humorado. I am wronged sou vítima de uma injustiça. in the wrong a) ter uma visão errônea. b) ter uma posição injusta. it was wrong of him foi um erro dele, ele errou (em agir assim). my watch is/ goes wrong meu relógio está errado, não anda bem. now he laughs at the wrong side of his mouth ele perdeu a vontade de rir. on the wrong side of fifty acima dos cinqüenta. rightly or wrongly justa ou injustamente, com ou sem razão. she took it the wrong way ela levou a mal. she was born on the wrong side of the blanket sl ela é filha ilegítima. she was born on the wrong side of the tracks ela nasceu na parte pobre da cidade. something is wrong with this barometer (algo em) este barômetro não está em ordem. the wrong side a) o avesso (pano, tecido). b) o reverso (da medalha). the wrong side out ao avesso. the wrong thing o errado, a coisa errada. they can prove you wrong eles lhe podem provar que você está errado. they told him wrong eles lhe deram informação errada. to be barking up the wrong tree dar murro em ponta de faca, tentar fazer algo sem nenhuma chance de sucesso. to be caught on the wrong foot ter de agir quando não se está preparado. to do wrong agir ilegalmente, imoralmente. to do wrong to someone, to do someone wrong cometer uma injustiça com, ser injusto com. he did me wrong / ele cometeu uma injustiça para comigo, foi injusto. to get hold of the wrong end of the stick entender errado completamente. we got hold of the wrong end of the stick / fig nós pegamos o bonde errado, demos um pulo errado. to get in wrong with, to get on the wrong side of causar antagonismo em, causar má impressão em. we got in wrong with them / nós lhes causamos má impressão. to get out of bed on the wrong side levantar com o pé esquerdo (estar de mau humor). he has got out of bed on the wrong side / ele se levantou com o pé esquerdo (está de mau humor). to get wrong entender mal, não entender, interpretar mal. don’t get me wrong / não me entenda mal. to go wrong a) sair errado, acabar mal. b) errar. c) tomar um mau caminho, desencaminhar. d) funcionar mal. his lungs went wrong / ele começou a sofrer dos pulmões, ficou tuberculoso. to right a wrong corrigir uma injustiça, fazer justiça. to start/ get off on the wrong foot começar mal. two wrongs don’t make a right um erro não justifica o outro. we were in the wrong nós estávamos sem a razão, estávamos errados. we wrong him in thinking that... somos injustos com ele pensando que... what’s wrong? o que há de errado? o que aconteceu? what’s wrong with a cigarette? que tal um cigarro? what’s wrong with N.? o que há com N.? you got it wrong você o entendeu, calculou ou interpretou mal, você se enganou.

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