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1 discover
1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) descobrir2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) descobrir•* * *dis.cov.er[disk'∧və] vt 1 descobrir, perceber, revelar, inventar, achar, explorar. 2 ( oneself) patentear(-se), manitestar(-se), constatar, dar a conhecer, publicar. he discovered himself by this action / com este ato ele patenteou seu verdadeiro caráter. 3 avistar. -
2 discover
1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) descobrir2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) descobrir• -
3 discover
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4 he is bound to discover it
he is bound to discover itele com certeza o descobrirá, ele tem de descobri-lo. -
5 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) descobrir2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) descobrir/desmascarar -
6 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) descobrir2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) desmascarar -
7 bound
past tense, past participle; = bind* * *bound1[baund] n 1 pulo, salto. 2 ressalto, ricochete. • vi 1 pular, saltar. 2 ressaltar, ricochetear. at a bound de um pulo. to take a thing at a bound aproveitar a oportunidade.————————bound2[baund] vt+vi ps and pp of bind. • adj 1 encadernado. 2 obrigado, compelido, constrangido. 3 amarrado. 4 certo, seguro. 5 coll determinado, resolvido. he is bound to discover it ele com certeza o descobrirá, ele tem de descobri-lo. I’m bound to do it vou fazê-lo com certeza. to be bound up in (or with) estar em ligação estreita com, ser muito dedicado a.————————bound3[baund] n 1 (geralmente bounds pl) limite, fronteira. 2 bounds região fronteiriça. • vt 1 limitar, confinar. 2 formar o limite ou a fronteira. beyond all bounds além dos limites.————————bound4[baund] adj com destino a, prestes a ir, em viagem para. where are you bound for? / para onde você vai? I am bound for California / estou de viagem para a Califórnia. homeward bound em viagem de volta. -
8 check-up
noun (a medical examination to discover the state of a person's health: my annual check-up.) exame médico* * *check-up[tʃ'ek ∧p] n 1 Amer exame minucioso. I’ll make a check-up of it / farei um exame detalhado disto. 2 exame médico completo. -
9 detect
[di'tekt](to notice or discover: She thought she could detect a smell of gas.) sentir- detention* * *de.tect[dit'ekt] vt 1 descobrir (o crime, o engano ou desígnio de alguém), denunciar, revelar, investigar crimes, etc. 2 Tech demodular. -
10 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) expor2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) revelar/desmascarar3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) expor•- exposure* * *ex.pose[iksp'ouz] vt 1 expor, exibir. he exposed himself to ridicule / ele se expôs ao ridículo. 2 descobrir. 3 deixar desabrigado. 4 apresentar para a venda. 5 desmascarar, evidenciar, patentear. 6 Phot expor à luz. 7 arriscar(-se), pôr em perigo. 8 abandonar (criança). -
11 exposé
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) expor2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) revelar/desmascarar3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) expor•- exposure* * *ex.po.sé[eksp'ouzei] n 1 exposição ou revelação de fatos comprometedores. 2 relato pormenorizado. -
12 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) encontrar2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) descobrir3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) achar2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) achado- find out* * *[faind] n achado, descoberta. • vt+vi (ps e pp found) 1 achar, encontrar. I find no meaning in it / não descubro sentido nisso. he was found competent / ele foi reconhecido competente. I found no time to do it / não me sobrou tempo para fazê-lo. 2 descobrir, verificar, perceber, notar, constatar. I find it impossible / vejo que é impossível. I find this climate agreeable / acho este clima agradável. he was found out fibbing / pegaram-no numa mentira. 3 julgar. I find it hard to believe / acho difícil acreditar. 4 Jur declarar, pronunciar, decidir. the jury found him not guilty, found that he was not guilty / os jurados absolveram-no. 5 fornecer, prover, suprir. the money cannot be found / não é possível arranjar o dinheiro. 6 aprovar, desaprovar. 7 tirar vantagens. 8 entrar em, penetrar em. 9 resolver, decifrar, desmascarar. take me as you find me aceite-me como sou. to find amiss desaprovar. to find fault with repreender. to find for favorecer alguém durante um julgamento. to find one’s account in tirar vantagens de. to find oneself descobrir suas capacidades. to find one’s way to achar o caminho de. to find out descobrir, decifrar, desmascarar. -
13 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) perguntar2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) pedir informações3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) perguntar por4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) perguntar por5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) perguntar por6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) investigar•- inquiry- make inquiries* * *in.quire[inkw'aiə] vt+vi inquirir, perguntar (por), informar-se, indagar, investigar. he inquired the way / ele indagou o caminho. inquire within / entre e pergunte por mais detalhes. he inquired into the thing / ele investigou o assunto. to inquire after perguntar sobre. he inquired after my health / ele perguntou sobre o meu estado de saúde. he inquired after rare coins / ele perguntou por moedas raras. to inquire for a person pedir para ver alguém. -
14 living
1) (having life; being alive: a living creature; The aim of the project was to discover if there was anything living on Mars.) vivo2) (now alive: the greatest living artist.) vivo* * *liv.ing[l'iviŋ] n 1 vida. 2 meio de vida, sustento. 3 benefício eclesiástico. 4 existência. 5 modo de vida. • adj 1 vivo. 2 ativo. 3 vivificante, estimulante. 4 existente, contemporâneo. 5 natural, exato, realista. 6 habitável. living and learning vivendo e aprendendo. no living man nenhum vivente. to make a living ganhar a vida. -
15 scent
[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) farejar2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) cheirar3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) perfumar2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) perfume2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) pista3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) perfume•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scent* * *[sent] n 1 aroma, perfume. 2 olfato, faro. 3 vestígio, cheiro do rasto. you are on the wrong scent / você está na pista errada. • vt+vi 1 cheirar, sentir pelo olfato. 2 perfumar, encher (o ar) com perfume. 3 pressentir. to be on the scent of an affair estar na pista de uma coisa. to throw someone off the scent desviar da pista. -
16 solve
[solv]1) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) resolver2) (to clear up or explain (a mystery, crime etc): That crime has never been solved.) solucionar* * *[sɔlv] vt 1 solver, resolver, esclarecer. 2 dissolver. -
17 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *[straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada. -
18 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) sinal2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) vestígio2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) alcançar2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) decalcar•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper* * *trace1[treis] n tirante (peça do arreio). to kick over the traces exceder-se, perder o controle.————————trace2[treis] n 1 rasto, pegada, trilha, pista. 2 sinal, vestígio, indício, resto. 3 traço. 4 desenho, traçado. 5 planta baixa. • vt+vi 1 seguir pelo rasto, localizar. 2 investigar, descobrir. 3 seguir o curso de. 4 observar. 5 reconhecer, determinar. 6 traçar, delinear, esboçar, desenhar. 7 copiar (seguindo as linhas do original), decalcar. no trace of danger nenhum traço de perigo. to trace back seguir o passado. to trace down descobrir. to trace out escrever ou marcar cuidadosamente.————————trace3[treis] n Comp rastreio: registro de uma série de eventos ou acontecimentos. • vt rastrear. -
19 unearth
(to discover (something) or remove it from a place where it is put away or hidden: During his studies, he unearthed several new facts about the history of the place.) desenterrar* * *un.earth[∧n'ə:θ] vt 1 desenterrar. 2 desentocar. 3 descobrir, revelar. -
20 upon
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) deparar-se com2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) tropeçar em* * *up.on[əp'ɔn] prep = link=on on.
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