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101 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) principal2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) tronco principal- mainly- mainland - mainspring - mainstream -
102 master switch
(a switch for controlling a number of other switches: There is a master switch that controls all the electricity.) chave geral -
103 metal
['metl]noun, adjective1) ((of) any of a group of substances, usually shiny, that can conduct heat and electricity and can be hammered into shape, or drawn out in sheets, bars etc: Gold, silver and iron are all metals.) metal2) ((of) a combination of more than one of such substances: Brass is a metal made from copper and zinc.) metal•- metallic -
104 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutro2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutro3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutro2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) habitante de um país neutro2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) ponto morto•- neutralize - neutralise -
105 non-conductor
(a substance etc that does not easily conduct heat or electricity.) mau condutor -
106 physics
['fiziks](the study of natural phenomena such as heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism etc but not usually chemistry or biology: Physics is his main subject at university.) física -
107 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) poder, capacidade2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) energia3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) poder4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) poder5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autoridade6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potência7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potência•- powered- powerful - powerfully - powerfulness - powerless - powerlessness - power cut - failure - power-driven - power point - power station - be in power -
108 power cut
(a break in the electricity supply: We had a power cut last night.) corte de energia -
109 power station
(a building where electricity is produced.) central elétrica -
110 power-driven
adjective (worked by electricity or other mechanical means, not by hand.) a motor -
111 powered
adjective (supplied with mechanical power: The machine is powered by electricity; an electrically-powered machine.) movido -
112 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cents3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direção5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) graça6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar em quatro2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar, alojar•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicação trimestral- quarters- quarter-deck - quarter-final - quarter-finalist - quartermaster - at close quarters -
113 reactor
noun ((also nuclear reactor) an apparatus in which nuclear energy is produced which can be used as a source of power, eg when converted into electricity.) reator -
114 solar panel
noun (a piece of equipment, usually installed on a roof, that absorbs energy from the sun to heat water or turn it into electricity.) -
115 static
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116 stove
[stəuv](an apparatus using coal, gas, electricity or other fuel, used for cooking, or for heating a room: a gas/electric (cooking) stove; Put the saucepan on the stove.) fogão, estufa -
117 switch on/off
(to put or turn on/off (an electric current / light etc): He switched on the light; Switch off the electricity before going on holiday.) ligar/desligar -
118 take for granted
1) (to assume without checking: I took it for granted that you had heard the story.) fiar-se em, admitir2) (to treat casually: People take electricity for granted until their supply is cut off.) dar por certo -
119 telegraph
1. noun1) (a system of sending messages using either wires and electricity or radio: Send it by telegraph.) telégrafo2) (an instrument for this: Send the message on the telegraph.) telégrafo2. verb1) (to send by telegraph: He telegraphed the time of his arrival.) telegrafar2) (to inform by telegraph: He telegraphed us to say when he would arrive.) telegrafar•- telegraphy - telegraphic - telegraph pole -
120 unplug
past tense, past participle - unplugged; verb1) (to take the plug out of.)2) (to disconnect from the electricity supply: He unplugged the television.)
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