ground+water

[gr'aund wɔ:tə] n lençol de água.

[∧ndəgraund w'ɔ:tə] n nível de água debaixo do solo, água subterrânea.

1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) caruncho

2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) disparate

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- rotten

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[rɔt] n 1 podridão, putrefação, deterioração, decomposição. 2 coisa podre ou estragada. 3 qualquer das doenças parasitárias, especialmente das ovelhas, caracterizadas por sarna e emagrecimento: ronha, morrinha, distomatose hepática. 4 sl tolice, asneira, bobagem. • vt+vi 1 apodrecer, putrefazer, deteriorar, decompor, estragar. 2 decair, corromper, tornar-se corrupto, degenerar. 3 fazer apodrecer. 4 macerar (linho). 5 falar asneiras. • interj exclamação de desgosto, irritação: arre! irra! bolas!.

1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) podridão

2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) bobagem

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- rotten

1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) bomba

2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) bomba

1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) bombear

2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) sondar

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- pump up

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[p∧mp] n 1 bomba de ar, de água ou de gasolina. 2 sandálias ou sapatilhas. 3 coll coração. • vt+vi 1 elevar por meio de bomba, bombear. 2 emitir, lançar, arrojar. 3 esgotar por meio de bomba. 4 sondar, perquirir. 5 arrancar, extrair, obter. 6 encher (pneumáticos). 7 latejar, pulsar. 8 arquejar, ofegar, arfar. 9 vulg trepar, foder, ter relação sexual. he is pumped out ele está esgotado. pumped up em um estado de extrema excitação. pump him for interrogue-o sobre. they pumped out his stomach fizeram-lhe lavagem estomacal. to pump out produzir ou fornecer em grandes quantidades. to pump up the music/volume, etc. tocar música num volume bem alto.

1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) bomba

2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) bomba

1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) bombear

2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) arrancar informações

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- pump up

1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) através do tempo

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) para o sul

1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) a descer

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de

- downward

He is a downright nuisance!) total

- downstairs

- downie®

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[daun] n 1 duna. 2 terreno elevado e colinoso coberto de relva no sul da Inglaterra, usado como pastagem, colinas perto do mar no norte e no sul da Inglaterra ( the Downs), enseada entre os promontórios no norte e no sul da Inglaterra. 3 penugem, penas, pêlos ou cabelos que primeiro nascem, buço, cotão, lanugem, frouxel. 4 qualquer substância fofa, macia ou felpuda. 5 pêlo nas cascas de plantas ou frutas. 6 movimento em declive, descida. 7 revés de fortuna (especialmente no plural). 8 sl desconfiança. • vt+vi coll abaixar, abater, sujeitar, derrubar, dominar, humilhar, descer, descender, engolir rapidamente. • adj 1 abatido, desanimado, descoroçoado, deprimido. I may be down but not out / nem tudo está perdido. 2 em estado ou condição inferior. 3 em declive. 4 doente, adoentado. he is down with the flu / ele tem gripe. 5 Amer terminado. 6 Comp fora do ar, inoperante. • adv 1 abaixo, para baixo, em descida, em declive. 2 em decadência. 3 em posição deitada no chão. 4 abaixo do horizonte. 5 no ponto inferior, ao mais baixo grau. 6 do norte ao sul. 7 de origem, propriedade ou época anterior. 8 a uma quantia inferior, a um preço reduzido. 9 em estado de sujeição, depressão, desgraça ou perigo. 10 efetivamente, realmente, com atenção, com aplicação. 11 por escrito, no papel, em preto no branco. 12 à vista, contra entrega. 13 Naut a sotavento. 14 seguindo a corrente. 15 em estado mais calmo, menos intenso. 16 em mau estado físico. • prep abaixo, para baixo, em declive, ao longo de, em direção inferior. • interj abaixo! deita! senta! the ups and downs at life as vicissitudes da vida. down and out totalmente desprovido, privado de recursos, arruinado, liquidado, vencido. down at heel maltrapilho, descuidado no traje. down for em uma lista de espera. down for Tuesday anunciado para terça-feira. down from town afastado da cidade. down in the country no campo, no interior. down in the mouth descoroçoado, desalentado, desanimado. down on zangado ou aborrecido com. down on one’s knees de joelhos. down on one’s luck necessitado de dinheiro, pronto. down the centuries no correr dos séculos. down the river pelo rio abaixo, seguindo a corrente. down the wind a sotavento. down to hell! vá para o inferno! down to the ground coll completamente. down with him! derriba-o! deita-o abaixo! he is down upon his luck ele está sem sorte. he was tracked down at last finalmente ele foi achado. the sun is down o sol se pôs. the thermometer is down by five degrees o termômetro desceu 5 graus. the wind is down cessou o vento. to bear down, to beat down Naut pôr-se a barlavento. to be down on ser severo, rude com alguém, tratar mal, falar rudemente a alguém. to bend down curvar-se. to calm down acalmar. to clean the house down limpar a casa toda. to come down vir abaixo, descer, fig baixar, abater-se, ceder, cair na miséria. to come down with cair de cama com. to down tools fazer greve. to fly down aterrissar, descer voando, voar para. to get down 1 apear, descer. 2 engolir, tragar alguma coisa. to get down to business ir ao que interessa, ir direto ao assunto. to get down to work trabalhar com afinco. to go down 1 afundar, soçobrar. 2 deixar a universidade para as férias ou no fim do trimestre. 3 baixar (o preço). 4 acalmar-se (o vento). to have a down on coll guardar rancor a. to hunt down = link=%20to%20ride%20down to ride down. to kneel down ajoelhar-se. to knock down atropelar. to let someone down 1 humilhar. 2 deixar ao desamparo, abandonar alguém. to lie down deitar-se. to pay cash down pagar à vista. to put a down on sl dar informações sobre, delatar, denunciar. to put down 1 depor. 2 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. to ride down 1 alcançar perseguindo. 2 forçar, escaramuçar, atropelar. to send down expulsar ou suspender um estudante. to set down 1 assentar por escrito, notar. 2 mencionar, citar. 3 resolver. 4 registrar. to shout down fazer calar mediante gritos. to sit down sentar-se. to step down descer. to stoop down abaixar-se. to take down 1 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. 2 pôr abaixo, deitar abaixo. to turn down the radio diminuir o volume do rádio. to write down assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. up and down aqui e acolá, de lá para cá, para baixo e para cima, por toda parte. upside down de cabeça para baixo, ao revés, às avessas.

1) (newly made, gathered, arrived etc: fresh fruit (= fruit that is not tinned, frozen etc); fresh flowers.) fresco

2) ((of people etc) healthy; not tired: You are looking very fresh this morning.) fresco

3) (another; different; not already used, begun, worn, heard etc: a fresh piece of paper; fresh news.) fresco

4) ((of weather etc) cool; refreshing: a fresh breeze; fresh air.) fresco

5) ((of water) without salt: The swimming-pool has fresh water in it, not sea water.) doce

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- freshen

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[freʃ] n 1 fresca, a parte mais fresca do dia, da estação, do ano, etc., a madrugada, o começo. 2 lagoa, piscina, fonte ou corrente de água doce. 3 fluxo de água, inundação, cheia súbita. • adj 1 fresco: a) novo, recente. she asked for a fresh cup / ela pediu por outra xícara. b) que não está estragado, podre, azedo, mofado, choco. c) não enlatado, defumado ou salgado, etc. d) viçoso, verdejante, que não está murcho. e) moderadamente frio. f) Meteor moderadamente forte. 2 recente, recém-feito, recém-criado ou produzido, recém-saído, recém-chegado ou vindo, recém-obtido. 3 desconhecido, virgem. 4 adicional, novo, outro. 5 doce, não salgado. 6 não cansado, vigoroso, forte, robusto, revigorado, vivaz, bem-disposto. I feel fresh / eu me sinto bem disposto. 7 não desbotado, vivo. 8 sadio, viçoso, loução, límpido, corado, juvenil. 9 puro. 10 estimulante, revigorante. 11 inexperiente, bisonho, novel, noviço. 12 Amer sl atrevido, impertinente, impudente. 13 Amer sl bêbado. 14 Amer sl namorador, dado ao flerte. 15 Amer sl frio, distante, alienado. • adv 1 recentemente, (em combinações) recém-, de fresco. 2 frescamente, com frescura. 3 com renovado vigor. 4 Amer presunçosamente, atrevidamente, petulantemente, impudentemente. a fresh laid egg um ovo recém-posto. a fresh man um novato, inexperiente, calouro. fresh coloured de aspecto sadio. fresh fish peixe fresco. fresh from the country recém-chegado do campo, da província. fresh memory memória nítida. l feel as fresh as a daisy me sinto como novo. to be fresh out of coll estar sem, estar faltando. to break fresh ground trilhar novos caminhos. to get fresh with ser atrevido com o sexo oposto.

1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) sob controle

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) para o sul

1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abaixo

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de

- downward

He is a downright nuisance!) absoluto

- downstairs

- downie®

1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto

2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de altura

3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) elevado

4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principal

5) (noble; good: high ideals.) nobre

6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte

7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto

8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) alto

9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) estragado

10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) de valor

- highly

- highly-strung

- high tide

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[hai] n 1 lugar elevado, algo que é alto. 2 Meteor lugar de alta pressão atmosférica. 3 trunfo mais alto (jogo de cartas). • adj 1 elevado, grande, alto. 2 superior, interior. 3 principal, importante. 4 nobre, ilustre, sublime, distinto, respeitado. 5 excelente, eminente. 6 soberbo, arrogante, orgulhoso. 7 caro, dispendioso. 8 custoso, difícil. 9 Pol extremo, intenso. 10 Mus agudo. 11 de cheiro forte, estragado (carne). 12 veemente, irritado. 13 agitado (mar), turbulento, violento. 14 vivo, animado, embriagado. • adv 1 altamente, sumamente, grandemente, fortemente. 2 ao alto, em alto grau ou quantidade. as high as até a altura de. from on high de cima, do céu. high and low em todos os cantos. it is high time está mais do que na hora. on high no alto, no céu. on the high seas em alto-mar. the Most High o Supremo, Deus. to be high a) ter preço alto, ter cotação alta. b) estar alto (embriagado). to have high words dizer injúrias. to live high levar uma vida cara. to mount the high horse bancar o importante. to pay high pagar caro. to play high fazer um jogo caro, apostar muito. to run high a) fazer mar grosso (agitado, tempestuoso). b) exaltar-se. with a high hand com pulso forte.

1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes

- root beer

1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer

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[ru:t] n 1 raiz. 2 qualquer coisa com forma ou função de raiz. 3 causa, fonte, origem. he is the root of our misfortunes / ele é a causa da nossa desgraça. 4 parte ou ponto essencial. he went to the root of the question / ele foi ao fundo da questão. 5 Math raiz. 6 nota fundamental ou tônica. 7 Phil raiz (de uma palavra). 8 fundamento, base. 9 antepassado, linhagem. • vt 1 arraigar, lançar ou criar raízes. 2 radicar, fixar, consolidar, enraizar. 3 erradicar, extirpar, arrancar (up, out, away). 4 originar-se. root and branch completamente, totalmente. the root of all evil a origem de todos os males. to take root, to strike root criar raízes (também fig).

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[ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.

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[ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você.

- snowy

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[snou] n 1 neve. 2 queda de neve, nevada. 3 sl cocaína. • vt+vi 1 cair como neve, nevar. 2 cobrir, bloquear com neve. 3 Amer bajular com intuito de enganar ou influenciar. the snows longo período com quedas de neve. to be snowed in/ snowed up estar ilhado, preso. we are snowed in, we are snowed up / não podemos sair porque há muita neve, estamos presos na neve. to snow under a) soterrar na neve. b) fig ter alguma coisa em excesso. I’m snowed under with work / estou atolado de trabalho, tenho muito trabalho a fazer, estou sobrecarregado.

1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto

2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de altura

3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) elevado

4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principal

5) (noble; good: high ideals.) elevado

6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte

7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) agudo

8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) agudo

9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) estragado

10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) alto

- highly

- highly-strung

- high tide

1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raízes

- root beer

1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolver

- snowy

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[ditʃ] n fosso, rego, vala, fort fosso, trincheira. • vt+vi 1 abrir, cavar fosso, vala, rego, entrincheirar, cercar de fossos, circunvalar. 2 drenar por meio de valas ou fossos. 3 sl livrar-se de. dull as ditch water maçador, maçante, inerte. to die in the ditch morrer na miséria. to die in the last ditch resistir até o último momento.

1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) duro

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) violento

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) duro

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) pesada

1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) esforçadamente

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) violentamente

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fixamente

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente

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- harden

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[ha:d] adj 1 duro, sólido, firme, rígido, compacto. 2 difícil, dificultoso. hard lessons / lições, tarefas difíceis. 3 severo, áspero, opressivo, inflexível. 4 desagradável. 5 fatigante, trabalhoso. 6 intricado. 7 insuportável, injusto. 8 sl mau, desonroso. 9 que contém sais minerais (água). 10 que contém muito álcool. • adv 1 ao lado, junto. 2 duramente, asperamente, severamente, fortemente. 3 com empenho. a hard case um caso difícil ou perdido. a hard death uma morte penosa. a hard ride marcha acelerada (a cavalo). a hard worker um trabalhador eficiente. for hard wear durável. hard after logo atrás. hard at hand perto, disponível. hard at work trabalhando diligentemente. hard by perto, ao lado. hard of hearing que ouve mal, surdo. hard to digest indigesto. he is hard to deal with é difícil aturá-lo. he is hard to please é difícil contentá-lo. he is hard upon the man ele trata o homem com dureza ou injustamente. in a hard condition em boa forma física. it is hard lines for him ele está com azar. it is hard upon seven são quase sete horas. it rains hard chove a cântaros. it will go hard with me, but I... será difícil que eu não... I was hard pressed estive em grande aperto. the wind blew hard o vento soprou fortemente. to bear hard upon oprimir. to die hard vender caro sua vida. to drink hard beber muito. to drive a hard bargain regatear por centavos. to press hard for insistir energicamente.

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[ha:d] n 1 solo duro, margem firme (não pantanosa). 2 dificuldade. 3 sl trabalhos forçados.

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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- - holder

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[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.

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[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) severo

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) rigoroso

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) difícil

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) pesado

1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) intensamente

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) forte

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) firmemente

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente

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- harden

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[əgr'aund] adj encalhado, imobilizado. • adv de modo encalhado, imobilizadamente. to be aground estar encalhado, estar imobilizado (também fig). to run aground encalhar, dar à costa. the ship ran aground / o navio encalhou.