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1 gap
[ɡæp](a break or open space: a gap between his teeth.) espaço* * *[gæp] n 1 abertura, fenda, brecha, fissura, intervalo. 2 parte ou espaço vazio, vácuo, branco, lacuna. 3 diferença grande de opinião ou de caráter, disparidade. 4 desfiladeiro, brecha nas montanhas, garganta, ravina. 5 hiato, interrupção. • vt+vi formar brecha. gap in the market espaço no mercado para que um novo produto seja desenvolvido e lançado. to bridge, close, fill or stop the gap preencher o vazio, a lacuna. this stops a gap / isto preenche uma lacuna. -
2 gap
[ɡæp](a break or open space: a gap between his teeth.) brecha -
3 the generation gap
noun (the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people.) -
4 the generation gap
noun (the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people.) conflito de gerações -
5 stopgap
noun (a person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency: He was made headmaster as a stopgap till a new man could be appointed; ( also adjective) stopgap arrangements.) expediente de ocasião* * *stop.gap[st'ɔpgæp] n substituto, Brit tapa-buraco. • adj provisório, temporário. -
6 stopgap
noun (a person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency: He was made headmaster as a stopgap till a new man could be appointed; ( also adjective) stopgap arrangements.) tapa-buraco -
7 breach
[bri: ] 1. noun1) (a breaking (of a promise etc).) falta2) (a gap, break or hole: a breach in the castle wall; a breach in security.) brecha2. verb(to make an opening in or break (someone's defence).) abrir brecha* * *[bri:tʃ] n 1 brecha, abertura, fenda. 2 ruptura, quebra, fratura. 3 infração, violação, transgressão, quebra. 4 rompimento de relações amistosas, ofensa, discórdia. 5 salto de baleia para fora da água. • vt 1 romper, quebrar, abrir brecha ou abertura em. 2 saltar para fora da água (baleia). breach of contract quebra de contrato. breach of manners falta de tato, infração contra a moral. breach of peace violação da paz, perturbação. breach of promise case processo por quebra de compromisso matrimonial. he stepped into the breach fig ele prontificou-se a ajudar. -
8 bridge
[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) ponte2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) ponte3) (the bony part (of the nose).) cana4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) cavalete2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) construir uma ponte2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) preencher* * *bridge1[bridʒ] n 1 ponte. 2 Naut ponte de comando. 3 a parte superior do nariz, onde os óculos se apóiam. 4 ponte (prótese dentária). 5 cavalete de instrumento de cordas. 6 coisa parecida com ponte. • vt 1 construir ponte sobre. 2 atravessar, estender-se sobre. 3 resolver. foot-bridge ponte estreita, passagem. pontoon-bridge ponte flutuante, montada sobre pontões. suspension bridge ponte pênsil.————————bridge2[bridʒ] n bridge, jogo de cartas. -
9 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) buraco2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) buraco3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) buraco2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) esburacar2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) meter no buraco•- hole out* * *[houl] n 1 buraco, orifício, furo. 2 cova, toca. 3 embaraço, dificuldade. I am in a hole / estou em apuros. 4 habitação pequena e escura. 5 falha, defeito. 6 lagoa ou parte calma de um rio. 7 sl solitária. • vt+vi 1 cavar ou fazer buraco. 2 mandar para um buraco. to hole out Sport bater na bola de golfe e mandá-la para o buraco. to hole up hibernar. to pick holes achar defeitos. -
10 interlude
['intəlu:d](a usually short period or gap, eg between the acts of a play etc: We bought an ice-cream during the interlude; an interlude of calm during the violence.) interlúdio* * *in.ter.lude['intəlu:d] n 1 intervalo. 2 entremez. 3 interlúdio. 4 entreato. • vt+vi intervalar, alternar, entremear. -
11 intermission
[intə'miʃən](a usually short pause or gap between two (television or radio) programmes, parts of a programme, play etc.) intervalo* * *in.ter.mis.sion[intəm'iʃən] n intermissão, interrupção, intervalo. without intermission sem interrupção, ininterruptamente. -
12 jump
1. verb1) (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!) saltar2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) saltar3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) saltar4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) saltar2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) salto2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) salto3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) prova de salto4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) salto5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) subida•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it* * *[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. -
13 space
[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) lugar2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) espaço3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) espaço2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) espaçar- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit* * *[speis] n 1 espaço, universo. he stared into space / ele olhou o vazio. 2 lugar, extensão. 3 área, superfície. 4 distância. 5 espaço de tempo, prazo. let it rest for a space / deixe isto em descanso por algum tempo. 6 intervalo. 7 folga, oportunidade. 8 Typogr material branco, espaço (também distância entre as letras na máquina de escrever). 9 Mus espaço entre duas linhas. 10 acomodação, lugar (para sentar num veículo). • vt 1 espaçar, fixar espaço, separar com espaço. 2 dividir em espaços. 3 Typogr espacejar, justificar linhas. outer space espaço exterior, espaço cósmico. time and space tempo e espaço. to be spaced out Amer sl estar atordoado, estonteado, baratinado (estado mental provocado pelo uso de drogas). to make space for... abrir espaço para... to space out Typogr espaçar. -
14 spark
1. noun1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) faísca2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) faísca3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) centelha2. verb1) (to give off sparks.) soltar faíscas2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) provocar* * *spark1[spa:k] n 1 faísca, chispa, centelha (também fig). 2 Electr faísca, descarga elétrica. 3 clarão de luz. 4 traço, pequena quantidade, partícula. • vt+vi 1 reluzir, clarear. 2 faiscar, chispar. 3 entusiasmar, despertar para a ação. bright spark Brit coll pessoa alegre ou esperta. the spark of life a centelha de vida. to spark off Brit levar a, causar. to strike sparks off each other trocar estímulos mentais.————————spark2[spa:k] n arch almofadinha, galanteador, janota. • vt+vi galantear, cortejar. -
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16 bridge
[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) ponte2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) ponte3) (the bony part (of the nose).) ponte do nariz4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) cavalete2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) construir uma ponte2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) preencher -
17 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) buraco, furo2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) toca3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) buraco2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) esburacar2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) acertar no buraco•- hole out -
18 interlude
['intəlu:d](a usually short period or gap, eg between the acts of a play etc: We bought an ice-cream during the interlude; an interlude of calm during the violence.) interlúdio -
19 intermission
[intə'miʃən](a usually short pause or gap between two (television or radio) programmes, parts of a programme, play etc.) intervalo -
20 jump
1. verb1) (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, saltar2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) saltar3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) saltar4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) saltar2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) pulo, salto2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) salto3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) salto4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) salto5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) salto•- jumpy- 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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