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1 climb-down
climb-down[kl'aim daum] n admissão de erro: redução de exigência. -
2 climb
1. verb1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) subir2) (to rise or ascend.) subir2. noun1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) subida2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) subida•- climber* * *[klaim] n 1 ascensão, subida, escalada. 2 lugar a ser escalado. • vt+vi 1 ascender, subir, escalar, trepar. the boy climbed a tree / o menino subiu numa árvore. 2 elevar-se. he climbed the scale / ele subiu na sociedade. 3 crescer, trepar (planta). to climb down 1 descer (uma árvore, um penhasco, etc.). 2 ceder, reduzir suas ambições. 3 tornar-se mais humilde. to climb the wall sl subir pelas paredes, ficar colérico por ansiedade ou frustração. -
3 descend
[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) descer2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) descer3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) cair sobre•- descent
- be descended from* * *de.scend[dis'end] vt+vi 1 descer, abaixar, mover-se de cima para baixo, aterrissar. 2 descender, provir, proceder, derivar, originar-se. 3 cair com força, sobrevir, desencadear-se. 4 (on, upon) invadir, assaltar, atacar. 5 (to) passar a alguém por direito de sucessão. 6 rebaixar-se, decair, aviltar-se, humilhar-se, condescender. 7 passar do estado geral para o particular. 8 baixar de nível. -
4 descend
[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) descer2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) descer3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) cair sobre•- descent - be descended from -
5 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) escala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) escala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) escala4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) escala5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) escalaII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) escalarIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) escama- scaly* * *scale1[skeil] n 1 escama. 2 camada fina, crosta. 3 Ent cochonilha. • vi 1 escamar, remover escamas. 2 descascar. to scale off esfoliar.————————scale2[skeil] n 1 prato de balança. • vt pesar. the calf scales 125 pounds / o vitelo pesa 125 libras.————————scale3[skeil] n 1 escala, seqüência, série de graus. 2 graduação, régua, metro, instrumento de medida. 3 escala: proporção de tamanho. 4 extensão, tamanho. 5 Mus escala. • vi 1 reduzir, baixar em certa proporção. 2 representar em escala. 3 escalar, subir, ascender. on a large scale em larga escala. plain scale tamanho natural (desenho). reduced ( enlarged) scale escala reduzida (aumentada). to scale down reduzir proporcionalmente. -
6 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) levantar2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) levantar3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) levantar4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) subir2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) um levantar2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) elevador3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) boleia4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) estímulo•- lift off* * *[lift] n 1 ação de levantar, levantamento. 2 altura a que se levanta algo. 3 pequena elevação de terreno. 4 auxílio para suspender algo. 5 ascensor, elevador, aparelho para suspender cargas. 6 carga que foi ou deve ser erguida. 7 melhoria de condição social. 8 carona. 9 camada de sola no salto de um sapato. 10 ajuda, auxílio. 11 melhora de estado de ânimo. 12 furto. 13 Aeron força de sustentação ou ascensão. • vt+vi 1 erguer, alçar, levantar, suspender, içar, subir. 2 surgir (no horizonte). 3 retirar, levantar, revogar. 4 furtar. 5 exaltar, estimular. 6 pagar (uma obrigação). 7 fig plagiar. 8 levantar-se, erguer-se. 9 desenterrar (batatas). to give one a lift dar condução ou carona a alguém. to lift off decolar verticalmente (espaçonave). to lift up one’s head recobrar de doença ou prostração. -
7 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) erguer2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) carregar3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) levantar4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) subir2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) erguimento2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) elevador3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) carona4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) estímulo•- lift off -
8 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) escala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) escala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) escala4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) escala5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) escalaII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) escalarIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) escama- scaly
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