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  • 1 knew

    past tense; see know
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    [nju; nu:] ps of know.

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  • 2 knew

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  • 3 know

    [nəu]
    past tense - knew; verb
    1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) conhecer
    2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conhecer
    3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conhecer
    4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconhecer
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    - knowingly
    - know-all
    - know-how
    - in the know
    - know backwards
    - know better
    - know how to
    - know the ropes
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    [nou] n conhecimento, informação reservada. • vt (ps knew, pp known) 1 saber, conhecer, entender. he knows all the answers / ele tem resposta para tudo. she knows him by sight / ela o conhece de vista. I came to know it by chance / fiquei sabendo por acaso. he knows how to paint / ele sabe pintar. 2 reconhecer, indentificar ( for como). I should know him anywhere / eu o reconheceria em qualquer lugar. 3 estar ciente, estar informado. please let me know your arrival / queira por favor informar-me da sua chegada. 4 ter a certeza. I know her to be my friend / tenho certeza de sua amizade. 5 estar relacionado, conhecer pessoalmente. she knows him / ela o conhece. I have known him for three weeks / conheço-o há três semanas. 6 estar habilitado, ter experiência, ser hábil, destro. 7 distinguir ( from de). you can’t know him from his brother / você não pode distingui-lo do seu irmão. 8 Bib arch conhecer, ter relações sexuais com. for all I know que eu saiba. he is in the know ele está a par de. he knows better than to betray her ele não é tão estúpido para traí-la. he knows his own mind ele sabe o que quer. he knows it by heart ele sabe de cor. I know better than that não caio nessa. known as conhecido pelo nome de. make it known torne público. not that I know não que eu saiba. to know how many beans make five saber com quantos paus se faz uma canoa. to know oneself conhecer a si mesmo. to know the ropes a) entender do assunto. b) conhecer em detalhes. well, what do you know? a) Amer sabe lá!, vai saber! b) quais são as novidades? you never know coll talvez, quem sabe? you know é ou não é?, você sabe. you know best você é quem sabe.

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  • 4 all along

    (the whole time (that something was happening): I knew the answer all along.) sempre
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    all along
    sempre, durante todo o tempo.

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  • 5 anecdote

    ['ænikdout]
    (a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) anedota
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    an.ec.do.te
    ['ænekdout] n anedota, relato curto de um incidente da vida particular.

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  • 6 before

    [bi'fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) antes de
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) à frente de
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) antes que
    2. adverb
    (earlier: I've seen you before.) antes
    3. conjunction
    (earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) antes de
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    be.fore
    [bif'ɔ:] prep 1 na frente de, diante de, perante. before the fire / perto do fogo. before the house / em frente da casa. I declare before God / juro perante Deus. 2 anterior. 3 antes que, de preferência a. 4 à frente de. 5 antes de, anteriormente. before dinner / antes do almoço. before long / em breve. 6 adiantado. 7 sob a jurisdição de. 8 aberto a, acessível a. • conj 1 antes do tempo que, antes que. he knew it before she did / ele o sabia antes dela. 2 de preferência a. • adv 1 na frente de, antes de, adiante. 2 anteriormente, mais cedo. I never saw such a thing before / nunca tinha visto uma coisa destas. 3 até então, dantes, no passado. before the mast como simples marinheiro. before the wind de vento em popa, a favor do vento. I would die before I would tell him prefiro morrer a contar-lhe. I would do anything before that preferia tudo a isto. run on before! corra na frente! the day before yesterday anteontem. the question before us a questão que se nos apresenta, a questão a ser decidida.

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  • 7 coax

    [kəuks]
    (to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) persuadir
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    [kouks] vt+vi 1 persuadir, influenciar com palavras lisonjeiras, adular. 2 obter mediante lisonja. he coaxed her out of her money ele tirou-lhe o dinheiro com sua lábia. he coaxed it out of me sl ele me levou no bico.

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  • 8 couple

    1. noun
    1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) par
    2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) casal
    2. verb
    (to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) juntar
    - coupling
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    cou.ple
    [k'∧pəl] n 1 par, casal. 2 dupla, parelha. 3 Electr binário. 4 Tech binário de forças. • vt 1 juntar, unir, ligar. 2 coll casar. 3 copular. 4 Electr acoplar. a couple of days alguns dias.

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  • 9 crack

    [kræk] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) rachar
    2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) quebrar
    3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) estalar
    4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) dizer
    5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) arrombar
    6) (to solve (a code).) resolver
    7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) quebrar
    2. noun
    1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) racha
    2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) fenda
    3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) estalo
    4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) golpe
    5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) graça
    6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
    3. adjective
    (expert: a crack racing-driver.) perito
    - crackdown
    - cracker
    - crackers
    - crack a book
    - crack down on
    - crack down
    - get cracking
    - have a crack at
    - have a crack
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    [kræk] n 1 fenda, racha, fresta, ruptura. 2 estalido, estalo, estrépito, estrondo, pancada. 3 coll golpe, soco que produz um estalido. 4 tiro de arma de fogo. 5 abertura estreita, fresta. 6 instante, momento. 7 craque: esportista de excelente qualidade. 8 droga à base de cocaína. 9 arrombamento. • vi+vt 1 rachar, fender(-se), quebrar, rebentar. the plate is cracked / o prato está trincado. 2 estalar. he cracked his fingers / ele estalou os dedos. 3 crepitar. 4 estourar. 5 bater. 6 ficar áspero e agudo, falhar, mudar de voz. 7 sl ceder, entregar-se. 8 contar (piada). 9 arrombar (cofre). 10 abrir (garrafa) e beber. they cracked a bottle / eles beberam uma garrafa. 11 falhar, falir. • adj excelente, brilhante. • interj zás! crack of doom prenúncio do juízo final. in a crack num instante. to crack a crib sl arrombar uma casa. to crack a crust viver modestamente. to crack a joke contar uma piada. to crack a tidy crust viver bem. to crack town a) Amer fazer ou dar uma batida policial. b) tomar medidas severas. to crack up a) exaltar, elogiar. b) sofrer um colapso mental. c) despedaçar-se.

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  • 10 dig

    [diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb
    1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) cavar
    2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) cavar
    3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) espetar
    2. noun
    (a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) alfinetada
    - dig out
    - dig up
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    [dig] n 1 ação de cavar, escavação. 2 empurrão. 3 observação sarcástica. 4 cutucão. • vt+vi 1 cavar, escavar, cavoucar, revolver a terra com enxada ou pá, trabalhar com enxada ou pá, tirar cavando, obter alguma coisa cavando. 2 abrir caminho cavando, furar, trespassar. 3 Amer sl labutar, trabalhar ou estudar arduamente. 4 empurrar, impelir com força, fincar. 5 indagar à procura de informações. to dig a hole fazer um buraco (na terra). to dig a pit for armar uma cilada. to dig at fazer uma observação sarcástica ou mordaz. to dig dirt sl fofocar, falar mal da vida alheia. to dig for cavar na terra buscando alguma coisa. to dig in a) entrincheirar-se, cavar trincheiras. b) trabalhar com afinco. to dig into trabalhar arduamente. to dig oneself in a) tomar aposentos, alojar. b) recusar mexer-se ou ceder. c) fazer-se indispensável. to dig out a) tirar, retirar cavando, desenterrar. b) obter por indagação. c) sl dar o fora, sair subitamente. to dig through abrir caminho, trespassar, furar. to dig up a) escavar, tirar cavando, desenterrar, revolver a terra. b) obter por indagação, trazer à luz. to dig your heels in bater o pé, recursar-se a mudar de idéia.

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  • 11 end up

    1) (to reach or come to an end, usually unpleasant: I knew that he would end up in prison.) acabar
    2) (to do something in the end: He refused to believe her but he ended up apologizing.) acabar por
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    end up
    ['end ∧p] vi acabar (como, em). he ended up as a burglar / ele acabou como bandido.

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  • 12 fawn

    I [fo:n] noun
    1) (a young deer.) veado/veadinho? cria de veado?
    2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) castanho claro
    II [fo:n] verb
    1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) mostrar afeição/roçar-se em
    2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) bajular
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    fawn1
    [fɔ:n] n 1 corço, gamo novo. 2 cor do corço, castanho-amarelado. • adj castanho-amarelado. fawn colored / da cor de corço, fulvo.
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    fawn2
    [fɔ:n] vi 1 fazer festas, sacudir a cauda (o cão). 2 fawn on acariciar, adular, bajular, cortejar ou proceder servilmente, puxar o saco. she knew how to fawn on him / ela sabia lisonjeá-lo.

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  • 13 forward

    ['fo:wəd] 1. adjective
    1) (moving on; advancing: a forward movement.) para a frente
    2) (at or near the front: The forward part of a ship is called the `bows'.) dianteiro
    2. adverb
    1) ((also forwards) moving towards the front: A pendulum swings backward(s) and forward(s).) para diante
    2) (to a later time: from this time forward.) em diante
    3. noun
    ((in certain team games, eg football, hockey) a player in a forward position.) atacante
    4. verb
    (to send (letters etc) on to another address: I have asked the post office to forward my mail.) fazer seguir
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    for.ward
    [f'ɔ:wəd] n Sport, Ftb dianteiro, atacante. • vt 1 despachar, enviar, mandar, expedir, transmitir, remeter (carta) a novo endereço. 2 ajudar, promover, favorecer, apressar, ativar, animar, incentivar, fomentar, secundar, desenvolver, fazer crescer. • adj 1 dianteiro, anterior, que está ou vai adiante, de proa. 2 Com a termo, futuro, para entrega futura. 3 adiantado, avançado, temporão, precoce, prematuro. she is forward for her age / ela é precoce para a sua idade. 4 radical, avançado, extremo. 5 pronto, disposto, ansioso, solícito, ardente, fervoroso, zeloso. he knew his lesson and was forward with his answers / ele sabia sua lição e estava pronto com a resposta. 6 petulante, imodesto, insolente, presunçoso, arrogante, precipitado, ousado, atrevido, adiantado. • adv 1 adiante, para diante, avante, para a frente. 2 para a frente, para lugar proeminente, em evidência. backwards and forwards de um lado para outro, para cá e para lá. balance carried forward Com balanço de entrada. forward opinions opiniões avançadas. freight/ freightage forward frete pago na entrega. from that time forward desde então, para cá. from this time/ day forward de ora em diante, de hoje em diante. the forward part of a ship paravante. to be forwarded remeter ao novo endereço. to bring forward apresentar, chamar a atenção para. to carry forward Com transportar soma de uma página para a outra. to come forward apresentar-se, adiantar-se. to date forward pós-datar. to go forward ir para diante, avançar. to look forward to esperar, aguardar, antegozar. to put a clock/ watch forward adiantar o relógio. to put forward pôr em evidência. to put oneself forward pôr-se em evidência. to run forward correr para a frente.

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  • 14 in so far as

    (to the degree or extent that: I gave him the details insofar as I knew them.) na medida em que
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    in so far as
    na medida em que, tanto quanto.

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  • 15 intuition

    [intju'iʃən]
    1) (the power of understanding or ralizing something without thinking it out: She knew by intuition that he was telling her the truth.) intuição
    2) (something understood or realized by this power: Her intuitions are always right.) intuição
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    in.tu.i.tion
    [intju'iʃən] n intuição, percepção.

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  • 16 just

    I adjective
    1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo
    2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo
    3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) merecido
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    - justness II adverb
    1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) justamente
    2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exactamente
    3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) agora mesmo
    4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) mesmo agora
    5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) mesmo
    6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) à justa
    7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) só
    8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) absolutamente
    9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) mesmo
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    - just now
    - just then
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    just1
    [dʒ∧st] adj 1 justo, imparcial equitativo. 2 probo, íntegro. 3 justificável, razoável, merecido. 4 legal, lícito, legítimo. 5 adequado, oportuno. 6 correto, exato. 7 verdadeiro, verídico. • adv 1 exatamente, perfeitamente. it is just three o’clock / são exatamente três horas. that’s just it! / exatamente assim! I just knew it / eu o sabia exatamente. this hat is just you / este chapéu é parecido com você, é a sua cara. 2 quase, agora mesmo. 3 há pouco, daqui a pouco. he’s just gone / ele acaba de sair. 4 por mínima margem, por pouco. 5 somente, meramente. just let me pass! / deixem-me ainda (ou apenas) passar! just tell me / diga-me apenas. 6 coll positivamente, realmente. I just won’t do it / de forma nenhuma vou fazê-lo. it was just marvellous! / era realmente magnífico! 7 no mesmo momento. just as he came / no momento em que chegou. just as I had left, it began to rain / mal tinha saído, começou a chover. a just distinction uma justa distinção. I was just sure at it senti absoluta certeza. just about a) quase. b) quase não. just a moment! um momento, por favor! just beyond mais adiante. just in case no caso de, na hipótese de. just now agora mesmo. just so! certamente! just then naquele momento. just the same apesar disso, todavia. just two hours apenas ou exatamente duas horas. that is just as well coll isto é a mesmíssima coisa.
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    just2
    [dʒ∧st] n, vi = link=joust joust.

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  • 17 lad

    [læd]
    (a boy or a youth: I knew him when he was a lad.) rapaz
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    [læd] n 1 rapaz, jovem, moço. 2 coll camarada, sujeito. 3 machão.

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  • 18 lie

    I 1. noun
    (a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) mentira
    2. verb
    (to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) mentir
    II present participle - lying; verb
    1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) jogar-se
    2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) ficar
    3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ficar
    4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) estar
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    - lie down
    - lie in
    - lie in wait for
    - lie in wait
    - lie low
    - lie with
    - take lying down
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    lie1
    [lai] n mentira, falsidade. • vt+vi 1 mentir. 2 conseguir algo por meio de mentiras. an out-and-out lie uma mentira deslavada. to give one the lie acusar alguém de mentir. to give the lie to desmentir. white lie mentira inocente, mentira justificável.
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    lie2
    [lai] n 1 posição ou estado em que se encontra determinado objeto ou pessoa. 2 antro, covil, toca (de animais). the lie of the land fig estado de coisas.
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    lie3
    [lai] vt+vi (ps lay, pp lain, pres p lying) 1 jazer. 2 deitar-se, estar deitado. 3 repousar. 4 encontrar-se. two villages lie along the river / duas aldeias rodeiam as margens do rio. 5 existir. 6 alojar-se. 7 dormir. 8 ficar. to lie about viver na ociosidade, vadiar. to lie at one’s heart ser fonte de preocupações ou cuidados. to lie behind ser a razão (oculta para algo). to lie by a) estar ou ficar perto de. b) descansar. c) permanecer sem uso. to lie down a) deitar-se. b) submeter-se. to lie down on the job fazer corpo mole no trabalho. to lie hard/ heavy on oprimir, tornar-se um peso. to lie idle ficar à toa. to lie in the way ser um obstáculo ou impedimento. to lie in wait ficar de emboscada. to lie low esconder-se, ficar na moita. to lie off ficar longe do cais (navio). to lie on one’s hands permanecer sem ser vendida (mercadoria). to lie on/ upon depender de alguém. to lie over adiar, postergar. to lie to Naut estar à capa. to lie under estar exposto a, oprimido. to lie up a) esconder-se, recolher-se. b) ficar de cama. c) ir para o estaleiro (navio). to lie with a) arch manter relações sexuais com alguém. b) ter responsabilidade. to take something lying down sofrer sem reagir, submeter-se.

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  • 19 likes

    [laiks] n pl gosto, preferência; usado especialmente na expressão likes and dislikes. I wish I really knew his likes and dislikes / eu gostaria de saber do que ele realmente gosta e do que não gosta.

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  • 20 patron

    ['peitrən]
    1) (a person who supports (often with money) an artist, musician, writer, form of art etc: He's a patron of the arts.) patrono
    2) (a (regular) customer of a shop etc: The manager said that he knew all his patrons.) cliente
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    - patronize
    - patronise
    - patronizing
    - patronising
    - patronizingly
    - patronisingly
    - patron saint
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    pa.tron
    [p'eitrən] n 1 patrono, benfeitor, protetor. 2 patrocinador. 3 padroeiro, patrono. 4 cliente, freguês.

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