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  • 1 shuffle

    1. verb
    1) (to move (one's feet) along the ground etc without lifting them: Do stop shuffling (your feet)!; The old man shuffled along the street.) arrastar-se
    2) (to mix (playing-cards etc): It's your turn to shuffle (the cards).) baralhar
    2. noun
    (an act of shuffling: He gave the cards a shuffle.) embaralhamento
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    shuf.fle
    [ʃ'∧fəl] n 1 ação de arrastar os pés. 2 dança de arrasta-pé. 3 baralhamento. 4 vez de embaralhar as cartas. 5 truque, artifício, embuste, evasiva. 6 tropel. • vt+vi 1 arrastar os pés, andar sem levantar os pés. 2 dançar arrastando os pés. 3 embaralhar (cartas), misturar. 4 procurar subterfúgios, esquivar-se, tergiversar. 5 sl ter uma briga entre dois grupos na rua. to shuffle away tirar, esconder, desviar habilmente. to shuffle off livrar-se, afastar. to shuffle out evitar de maneira desonesta.

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  • 2 shuffle

    1. verb
    1) (to move (one's feet) along the ground etc without lifting them: Do stop shuffling (your feet)!; The old man shuffled along the street.) arrastar os pés
    2) (to mix (playing-cards etc): It's your turn to shuffle (the cards).) misturar, embaralhar
    2. noun
    (an act of shuffling: He gave the cards a shuffle.) embaralhamento

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  • 3 layer

    1) (a thickness or covering: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.) camada
    2) (something which lays, especially a hen: a good layer.) poedeira
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    lay.er
    [l'eiə] n 1 assentador: aquilo ou aquele que põe, deita, assenta. 2 leito, camada, estrato. 3 fiada (tijolos). 4 galinha poedeira. 5 mergulhia. 6 mergulhão. • vt 1 estender em camadas. 2 reproduzir por meio de mergulhia. 3 cortar em camadas (cabelo).

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  • 4 layer

    1) (a thickness or covering: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.) camada
    2) (something which lays, especially a hen: a good layer.) poedeira

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  • 5 tread

    [tred] 1. past tense - trod; verb
    1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.) pisar
    2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) calcorrear
    3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) pisar
    2. noun
    1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) passo
    2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) banda de rodagem/piso QUERY
    3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) piso
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    [tred] n 1 passo, ruído de passos. 2 andar, modo de andar. 3 piso de degrau. 4 face de rolamento de uma roda, banda de rodagem de pneu, superfície de rolamento do trilho. 5 bitola, distância entre as rodas de um automóvel. 6 galadura. 7 sola (do pé ou do sapato). 8 gala do ovo, cicatrícula. • vt+vi (ps trod, pp trodden) 1 andar, marchar, caminhar. 2 pisar. don’t tread on his toes / fig não pise em seus calos. 3 calcular, esmagar com os pés. 4 seguir nas pegadas. we trod in his footsteps / fig seguimos seu exemplo. he is treading on her heels / ele segue em seus calcanhares. 5 dominar, reprimir. 6 trilhar, abrir caminho com os pés. to tread down a) pisar, esmagar com os pés. b) reprimir. to tread in fazer entrar com pisadelas. to tread on, to tread upon pisar em, pisar sobre. to tread out a) apagar (fogo) com os pés. b) espremer uvas pisando-as. to tread under foot a) pisar, calcar, esmagar. b) dominar.
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    tread.
    • adj pisado, pisoteado (por muitas pessoas ou animais), amassado, marcado com pegadas.

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  • 6 tread

    [tred] 1. past tense - trod; verb
    1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.) pisar em
    2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) trilhar
    3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) pisotear, pisar
    2. noun
    1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) passada
    2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) banda de pneu
    3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) degrau
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  • 7 land

    [lænd] 1. noun
    1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) terra
    2) (a country: foreign lands.) terra
    3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) terreno
    4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) terras
    2. verb
    1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) aterrar
    2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pôr(-se) em terra
    3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) acabar em
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    [-rouvə]

    (a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.) jipe

    - landing-gear
    - landing-stage
    - landlocked
    - landlord
    - landmark
    - land mine
    - landowner
    - landslide
    - landslide victory
    - landslide
    - landslide defeat
    - land up
    - land with
    - see how the land lies
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    [lænd] n 1 terra. 2 região, país, nação. 3 terras, solo, terreno. 4 bens de raiz. • vt+vi 1 aportar, desembarcar. 2 Aeron pousar, aterrar, aterrissar. 3 parar, acabar. the thief landed in jail / o ladrão acabou na cadeia. 4 pegar, apanhar (peixes). 5 coll ganhar, obter. Land of the Rising Sun país do Sol Nascente: Japão. to land a fish pegar um peixe. to land a job obter um emprego. to make land Naut avistar terra.

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  • 8 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) arrastar
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastar
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastar
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragar
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) arrastar-se
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) travão
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) tragada
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) chatice
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) roupa de travesti
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    [dræg] n 1 carro de rojo, rastilho, arrasto, carro de transporte. 2 rede varredoura. 3 draga, fateixa de rocegar. 4 croque, gancho, ancinho, grade de arar, desterroar. 5 máquina ou dispositivo para adubar a terra. 6 máquina, aparelho que serve para arrastar ou puxar algo. 7 resistência ao avanço, sapata de roda de veículo, travão, qualquer coisa que retarda o progresso, ( upon) obstáculo, empecilho. 8 espécie de carruagem aberta, a quatro cavalos. 9 dragagem, ação de dragar, arrastar. 10 Hunt rasto de raposa, rasto artificial, montaria, caça grossa. 11 Amer sl influência, pressão. 12 sl coisa enfadonha. 13 sl inalação de fumaça. 14 sl roupa própria de pessoas de um sexo, usada por pessoas de outro. 15 sl festa de homossexuais. • vt+vi 1 arrastar(-se), levar a rastos, tirar, puxar à força, arrancar. 2 dragar, rocegar, desentupir (um porto). 3 gradar, desterroar. 4 garrar, arrastar (a âncora). 5 arrastar (falando de vestidos compridos). 6 pescar com a rede varredoura. 7 deter-se, tardar, prolongar-se, não adiantar, mover-se morosamente ou com dificuldade. the child drags / a criança é retardada no seu desenvolvimento. 8 passar. to drag along, drag on 1 arrastar com força. 2 puxar, arrastar. 3 arrastar-se, demorar. to drag away mover-se ou partir sem vontade. to drag by passar vagarosamente. to drag down 1 sentir-se fraco ou deprimido. 2 reduzir a um nível social mais baixo. to drag in introduzir um assunto sem interesse ou inoportuno. to drag into envolver (alguém ou algo) desnecessariamente. to drag one’s feet não se esforçar, retardar, fazer corpo mole. to drag out 1 protrair, prolongar, fazer durar. 2 forçar a dizer algo. to drag up 1 educar ou criar com negligência. 2 levantar um assunto desnecessariamente.

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  • 9 land

    [lænd] 1. noun
    1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) terra
    2) (a country: foreign lands.) terra
    3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) terra
    4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) terras
    2. verb
    1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) aterrissar
    2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) desembarcar, aterrar, ancorar
    3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) ir parar
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    [-rouvə]

    (a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)

    - landing-gear - landing-stage - landlocked - landlord - landmark - land mine - landowner - landslide - landslide victory - landslide - landslide defeat - land up - land with - see how the land lies

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  • 10 quake

    [kweik] 1. verb
    1) ((of people) to shake or tremble, especially with fear.) tremer
    2) ((of the ground) to shake: The ground quaked under their feet.) estremecer
    2. noun
    (an earthquake.) terramoto
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    [kweik] n tremor. • vi tremer, estremecer. earth quake terremoto.

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  • 11 quake

    [kweik] 1. verb
    1) ((of people) to shake or tremble, especially with fear.) estremecer
    2) ((of the ground) to shake: The ground quaked under their feet.) tremer
    2. noun
    (an earthquake.) tremor, terremoto

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  • 12 rise

    1. past tense - rose; verb
    1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) subir
    2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) subir
    3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) levantar-se
    4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) levantar-se
    5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) nascer
    6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) elevar-se
    7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) levantar-se
    8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) subir
    9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) nascer
    10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) levantar-se
    11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) erguer-se
    12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) ressuscitar
    2. noun
    1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) subida
    2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) aumento
    3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) elevação
    4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) ascensão
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    3. adjective
    the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) em ascensão
    - late riser
    - give rise to
    - rise to the occasion
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    [raiz] n 1 ação de levantar ou subir. 2 ascensão, elevação. 3 colina, aclive, ladeira, rampa, elevação de terreno. 4 promoção, avanço, progresso. 5 subida dos peixes à superfície. 6 distância vertical entre a linha de nascença e o ponto mais elevado do intradorso. 7 subida. 8 lance de escadas. 9 Brit aumento (de salário). 10 ponto elevado. 11 origem, causa, fonte, nascente, início, princípio. 12 cheia (de rios). 13 alta, encarecimento. • vi (ps rose, pp risen). 1 subir, ir para cima. 2 levantar(-se), erguer(-se),
    pôr-se de pé, sair da cama. I rose from my seat / levantei-me da minha cadeira. my hair rose on my head / meus cabelos ficaram em pé. 3 terminar (levantando-se). 4 ressuscitar, ressurgir. 5 crescer (massa de pão). 6 promover, ser promovido, progredir. 7 aumentar (salários, preços). 8 ascender (terreno). 9 nascer, surgir (sol). 10 vir à superfície (peixes). 11 tornar-se audível. 12 revoltar-se, rebelar-se, insurgir-se contra. they rose in arms / pegaram em armas, sublevaram-se. 13 elevar (edifícios, montanhas). 14 encher (rio, mar). 15 originar, começar. 16 animar-se, criar ânimo. her spirit rose / ela ficou alegre, animou-se. 17. vir à mente. it rose to my mind / veio-me à mente. 18 aumentar, intensificar-se, acentuar-se. 19 aclamar, aplaudir. the house rose at the actress / a artista foi aplaudida calorosamente. 20 esforçar-se para enfrentar. on the rise em alta. rise in (of) prices aumento de preços. she got a rise out of me ela me irritou. she rose to her feet ela levantou-se, ficou de pé. they rose to the bait morderam a isca. to give rise to originar, produzir, ocasionar, causar. to rise upon the view surgir, aparecer. we rose to the occasion mostramo-nos à altura da situação.

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  • 13 jump

    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) saltar
    2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) saltar
    3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) saltar
    4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) saltar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) salto
    2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) salto
    3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) prova de salto
    4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) salto
    5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) subida
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    - jump at
    - jump for joy
    - jump on
    - jump the gun
    - jump the queue
    - jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
    - jump to it
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    [dʒ∧mp] n 1 salto, pulo. he gave a jump / ele deu um pulo. 2 Sport obstáculo. the horse took the jump / o cavalo tomou o obstáculo. 3 distância vencida num pulo ou fig numa viagem. 4 Sport salto de altura, de distância ou ornamental. 5 estremecimento, sobressalto. 6 Checkers conquista de uma peça do adversário, comida. 7 subida repentina de preço. 8 mudança súbita. 9 sl coréia, delirium tremens (com the). • vt+vi 1 saltar, pular. 2 saltitar, transpor, passar pulando. 3 fazer saltar, treinar saltos (cavalos). 4 estremecer, sobressaltar. 5 mover(-se) repentinamente. 6 aumentar, subir (preços). 7 Checkers capturar uma peça, comer. 8 Bridge superar a licitação. 9 Amer sl evadir-se, escapar (cadeia). 10 Amer sl saltar para ou de um trem em movimento. 11 Mus tocar jazz em ritmo acelerado. l2 Jour continuar a matéria em outra página. 13 Jour indicar o número de página da ou na qual a matéria continua. 14 mudar, passar repentinamente de uma coisa para outra. 15 pular, saltar, interromper a continuidade de ação (filme). 16 Amer sl praticar sexo, Braz vulg foder, trepar. 17 descarrilar. the train jumped the rails / o trem descarrilou. broad jump Sport salto de extensão. don’t jump at (or to) conclusions não tire conclusões precipitadas. don’t jump down my throat! não me interrompa tão rudemente! from the jump Amer de antemão, de início. high jump salto de altura. jumped-up Brit coll convencido, pretensioso. on the jump coll ocupado, ativo. to be (or stay) on jump ahead passar a perna. to get (or have) the jump on conseguir uma vantagem sobre. to jump a claim ocupar um lote de terreno reivindicado por outrem. to jump at aceitar avidamente. he jumped at the proposal / ele aceitou a proposta avidamente. to jump back recuar. to jump bail Jur ser revel, fugir estando sob fiança. to jump down pular para baixo. to jump in intrometer-se, interromper. to jump off Mil sair para um ataque. to jump on a) criticar, acusar. b) ralhar. to jump out pular para fora. to jump ship desertar de um navio. to jump someone atacar, agredir alguém. to jump the gun sl a) começar a corrida antes do sinal de partida. b) começar algo antes do tempo. c) chegar a uma conclusão prematura. to jump the queue furar a fila, passar à frente antes da sua vez. to jump the track saltar dos trilhos. to jump up levantar-se de repente. to jump up and down ficar agitado de contentamento ou tristeza. triple jump salto tríplice.

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  • 14 touch

    1. verb
    1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar
    2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) tocar
    3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) tocar
    4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque
    2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto
    3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque
    4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) talento
    5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) fora do campo
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    - touchingly
    - touchy
    - touchily
    - touchiness
    - touch screen
    - in touch with
    - in touch
    - lose touch with
    - lose touch
    - out of touch with
    - out of touch
    - a touch
    - touch down
    - touch off
    - touch up
    - touch wood
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    [t∧tʃ] n 1 toque. he gave the finishing touch (es) to it / fig ele deu os últimos retoques. 2 tato. it has a soft touch / é macio ao tato. 3 contato, apalpadela. 4 detalhe, vestígio, traço, feição, caráter. 5 relação, contato. 6 toque, modo de tocar um instrumento. 7 qualidade. 8 prova de qualidade, ensaio. put it to the touch! / ponha-o à prova. 9 pequena quantidade, pingo. 10 acesso, ligeiro ataque. 11 toque de pincel. 12 pancadinha. 13 modo de agir, comportamento. • vt+vi 1 tocar, apalpar, pegar em, pôr em contato, encostar uma coisa na outra. they that touch pitch will be defiled / quem mexe em piche se suja. extremes touch / extremos se tocam. 2 alcançar, esbarrar, atingir, roçar. it touches twenty feet / tem justamente vinte pés de altura. he touched his hat to him / ele cumprimentou-o. that touches the pocket / isto é muito caro. 3 estar em contato, tocar-se, entrar em contato. 4 estar adjacente. 5 bater levemente, tocar (instrumento). 6 Geom tangenciar. 7 ferir, prejudicar. the plants were touched with frost / as plantas sofreram com a geada. 8 afetar, comover, impressionar, irritar. he was touched to the heart, he was touched to the quick / ele ficou profundamente comovido. I was touched with pity / fiquei comovido de dó. 9 colorir, matizar, manchar, marcar. 10 relacionar-se, concernir. 11 referir-se, tratar de. they touched upon the matter / eles tocaram no assunto. 12 usar, tocar (comida bebida), ingerir. 13 alcançar, atingir (em qualidade). 14 parar em, fazer escala, aportar. 15 receber dinheiro, sl emprestar ou pedir dinheiro emprestado. a fine touch fig um bom traço (de caráter). a happy touch fig uma mão feliz. at a touch por simples contato. a touch of blue fig um tom azulado. cold to the touch frio ao tato. he touched off the scene in a few strokes ele desenhou a cena com poucos traços. out of touch with sem contato ou relações com. to get in touch with entrar em contato com. to touch all bases a) fazer tudo sem deixar nada para trás. b) ser muito versátil. to touch at Naut atracar, aportar em. to touch bottom a) fig investigar profundamente. b) chegar ao nível mais baixo. to touch down (futebol americano) colocar a bola no chão atrás do gol. to touch off desencadear. to touch on mencionar, escrever sobre. to touch upon tocar, formar limite com. to touch wood bater na madeira para evitar azar ou mau olhado. with sure touch fig com golpe seguro.

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  • 15 jump

    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) pular, saltar
    2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) saltar
    3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) saltar
    4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) saltar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) pulo, salto
    2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) salto
    3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) salto
    4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) salto
    5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) salto
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    - jump at - jump for joy - jump on - jump the gun - jump the queue - jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that - jump to it

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  • 16 spring

    [spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb
    1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) saltar
    2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) resultar
    3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) (fazer) saltar
    2. noun
    1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) mola
    2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primavera
    3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) salto
    4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticidade
    5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) nascente
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    - springiness
    - sprung
    - springboard
    - spring cleaning
    - springtime
    - spring up
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    [spriŋ] n 1 pulo, salto, recuo. 2 mola, mola espiral. 3 elasticidade. 4 contragolpe. 5 primavera. 6 fonte, nascente. 7 origem, causa, fonte. 8 período inicial, primavera da vida. 9 Naut racha, rachadura, fenda (do mastro). 10 empenamento, curvatura. • vt+vi (ps sprang, pp sprung) 1 pular, saltar. 2 recuar, retroceder, voltar, ressaltar por força elástica. 3 fazer pular ou saltar, acionar uma mola, armar. 4 levantar-se, emergir, brotar, nascer, crescer, descender. 5 surgir repentinamente, soltar, voar, lascar-se, saltar. 6 produzir, apresentar de repente. 7 rachar, fender. the ship sprang a leak / o navio começou a fazer água. 8 empenar, curvar-se. 9 levantar (caça). 10 fazer saltar, estourar. 11 sl sair ou escapar da cadeia. • adj 1 que tem mola, de mola. 2 suspenso em molas. 3 primaveril. 4 de fonte ou nascente. to spring at pular em cima de, lançar-se sobre. she sprang a surprise on me ela me fez uma surpresa. to spring a mine fazer explodir uma mina. to spring back pular para trás, voltar para trás (por força de mola). to spring forth saltar para fora. to spring forward lançar-se sobre ou para a frente. to spring into existence surgir, formar-se de repente. to spring something on someone revelar algo de surpresa a alguém. to spring to one’s feet levantar-se de um salto. to spring up brotar, surgir, levantar-se de um salto.

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  • 17 shamble

    ['ʃæmbl]
    (to walk slowly and awkwardly, (as if) not lifting one's feet properly off the ground: The old man shambled wearily along the street.) arrastar-se
    * * *
    sham.ble
    [ʃ'æmbəl] n bamboleio, andar bamboleante. • vi andar sem firmeza, bambolear.

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  • 18 shamble

    ['ʃæmbl]
    (to walk slowly and awkwardly, (as if) not lifting one's feet properly off the ground: The old man shambled wearily along the street.) andar tropegamente, cambalear

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > shamble

  • 19 underfoot

    (on the ground under the feet of anyone walking: It is not actually raining just now but it is very wet underfoot.) no chão
    * * *
    un.der.foot
    [∧ndəf'ut] adj 1 fig subordinado. 2 coll baixo, abjeto, oprimido. • adv 1 sob os pés, debaixo do pé ou dos pés. 2 no chão, embaixo do chão. 3 embaixo, debaixo, por baixo. 4 Amer no caminho.

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  • 20 stilts

    [stil ]
    1) (a pair of poles with supports for the feet, on which a person may stand and so walk raised off the ground.) andas
    2) (tall poles fixed under a house etc to support it eg if it is built on a steep hillside.) estacas

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