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1) (the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc: the shaft of a golf-club.) cabo

2) (one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed: The horse stood patiently between the shafts.) varal

3) (a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine: the driving-shaft.) eixo

4) (a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building: a liftshaft; a mineshaft.) poço

5) (a ray of light: a shaft of sunlight.) raio

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[ʃa:ft, ʃæft] n 1 cabo, haste. 2 flecha, seta, lança, dardo. 3 raio, feixe de luz. 4 lança, varal (de carro puxado a cavalo). 5 coluna, fuste de coluna. 6 mastro (de bandeira). 7 Mech eixo, fuso, árvore. 8 cabo (de martelo, etc.). 9 haste, caule, tronco. 10 poço, escavação vertical, entrada de mina, chaminé. 11 cabo de pena. 12 cuba de alto-forno. • vt sl tratar de maneira desonesta. elevator shaft Brit/ lift shaft Amer poço do elevador.

1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) atirar

2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) atirar ao chão

3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) confundir

4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) derrubar

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[θrou] n 1 lance, arremesso. 2 distância à qual um objeto é atirado. 3 faixa de luz. 4 Mech curso. 5 Mech comprimento do braço. 6 Geol deslocamento. • vt+vi (ps threw, pp thrown) 1 atirar, arremessar, lançar, jogar. he threw stones at me / ele atirou pedras em mim. he threw this remark in my face / ele me jogou esta observação na cara. he was thrown into prison / ele foi preso. 2 derrubar, jogar ao chão, prostrar. 3 pôr, mandar, construir rapidamente. 4 virar, dirigir, mover (rapidamente). 5 virar, acionar (chave ou alavanca). 6 despejar (líquido), descarregar. 7 dar cria. 8 torcer, fiar (seda). 9 moldar, tornear no torno de oleiro. 10 Amer perder propositadamente um jogo esportivo, deixar o adversário ganhar por dinheiro. an opportunity thrown away uma oportunidade não aproveitada. he hastily threw it into English ele traduziu-o rapidamente para o inglês. she threw her friend overboard fig ela abandonou seu amigo. to be thrown into rapture ficar entusiasmado. to be thrown upon oneself depender de si mesmo. to throw about Naut mudar de curso repentinamente. to throw a party Amer dar uma festa. to throw away a) jogar fora. b) desperdiçar. to throw back a) repelir, recusar. b) forçar alguém a depender de alguma coisa. he was thrown back upon his own ability / ele dependeu de sua própria habilidade. to throw down derrubar, tombar, jogar ao chão, demolir. to throw in a) intercalar, lançar para dentro, juntar, adicionar. b) incluir como bônus ou bonificação. to throw in one’s hand desistir de um trabalho. to throw off a) lançar fora, livrar-se, desfazer-se de. I could not throw off my cold / não consegui me livrar do meu resfriado. b) despir-se. c) Typogr tirar prova. d) desconcertar, embaraçar. to throw on vestir(-se) rapidamente. he threw on the coat / ele vestiu rapidamente a capa. to throw oneself into dedicar-se, empenhar-se de corpo e alma. I threw my soul into this idea / dediquei-me completamente a esta idéia. to throw oneself on/ upon atacar, assaltar. to throw open abrir (porta), inaugurar. to throw out a) expulsar, mandar embora, demitir. b) enviar (tropas), colocar (guardas). to throw over a) abandonar, descartar. we threw the plan over / abandonamos o plano. b) encobrir. we shall throw a veil over that / encobriremos isto. to throw remarks at someone lançar observações contra alguém. to throw together encontrar-se por acaso. to throw up a) jogar para cima, elevar, erigir, levantar. he threw up his hands / ele levantou as mãos. b) coll vomitar. to throw up the game renunciar ao jogo. to throw up the sponge Amer desistir da corrida.

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• adj fiado, torcido (seda).

1) (the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc: the shaft of a golf-club.) cabo

2) (one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed: The horse stood patiently between the shafts.) varal

3) (a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine: the driving-shaft.) eixo de transmissão

4) (a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building: a liftshaft; a mineshaft.) poço

5) (a ray of light: a shaft of sunlight.) raio de luz

1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) jogar, lançar

2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) derrubar

3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) derrubar

4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) derrubar

- throw away

1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) ligar

2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) vestir

3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) aumentar

4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) dar

5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) providenciar

6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) fingir

7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) apostar

1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) acender

2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) pôr

3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) aumentar

4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) encenar

5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) colocar

6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) simular

7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) apostar em

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[b'∧gi] n 1 carro leve de duas rodas. 2 carrinho de bebê.

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[b'∧gi] adj infestado de insetos.

1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) pancadinha

2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) pequena porção

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[pæt] n 1 pancadinha, tapinha. 2 ruído de passos. 3 afago, carícia. 4 qualquer coisa que se forma por meio de batidas (por exemplo, um naco de manteiga). • vt+vi 1 bater de leve. 2 afagar, acariciar, passar a mão de leve. a pat on the back uma palavra de encorajamento ou de louvor. pat him on the back! estimule-o um pouquinho!

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[pæt] adj 1 apropriado, oportuno, conveniente. 2 preso, fixo, imutável (também no xadrez). 3 preparado, ensaiado, memorizado. she had a song pat / ela tinha uma canção ensaiada. • adv apropriadamente, convenientemente, oportunamente. to come pat to its purpose convir inteiramente a propósito. to know something off pat saber na ponta da língua. to stand pat coll ser conservador, ficar firme, não ceder, não mudar de idéia, não voltar atrás.

1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) brincar

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jogar

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (partidas)

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) saltar

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar

1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) divertimento

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) folga

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[plei] n 1 jogo, partida, disputa. 2 divertimento, brincadeira. 3 folguedo, passatempo. 4 peça teatral ou cinematográfica. a play of Shaw (ou by Shaw) / uma peça de Shaw. 5 Mus execução, interpretação. 6 gracejo. 7 jogatina, modo de jogar. 8 Mech jogo, folga. 9 lance, jogada. 10 atividade, ação, movimento. • vt+vi 1 jogar, disputar. 2 brincar, folgar, divertir-se. 3 tocar (instrumentos musicais), executar. 4 agir, proceder. 5 vibrar, oscilar, tremular. 6 representar, desempenhar. 7 Mech jogar, ter folga. 8 pôr em movimento, movimentar, acionar. 9 bancar, fingir. 10 apostar. 11 imitar. at play em jogo. at the play no teatro. in full play em plena atividade. play in the gear folga no jogo da engrenagem. play of colours jogo de cores. said in play dito por brincadeira. they are played out eles estão esgotados. they play a losing game eles procedem sem chance de sucesso. they played the devil with him eles o maltratavam. to bring into play movimentar, acionar. to give free play to one’s abilities proporcionar ambiente em que alguém possa desenvolver livremente as suas aptidões. to hold in play manter alguém ocupado. to make a play for 1 tentar obter. 2 tentar seduzir. to play about comportar-se sem responsabilidade. to play along cooperar ou concordar com alguém. to play a part 1 ajudar alguém a fazer algo. 2 representar um papel. to play around coll namorar, flertar. to play at 1 participar (de um jogo). 2 brincar com. 3 fazer de conta. to play a trick on pregar uma peça em. to play ball coll cooperar. to play down depreciar, negligenciar. to play fair agir corretamente. to play false enganar, trair. to play first violin ter papel preponderante. to play foul proceder incorretamente. to play horse with coll 1 fazer gato e sapato de. 2 desarrumar, lançar em desordem. to play house brincar de casinha. to play into a person’s hands favorecer alguém. to play off 1 fazer, agir, praticar. 2 dar espetáculo, fazer cenas. 3 fingir. 4 concluir um jogo. to play on (ou upon) tocar de leve, roçar. to play on (ou upon) words fazer trocadilhos. to play out 1 acabar, terminar. 2 fatigar, cansar, exaurir. 3 perder a eficácia. to play politics intrigar, maquinar, tramar. to play safe agir com cautela. to play the field espalhar esforço, interesses, afeições em muitas coisas ao mesmo tempo. to play the fool bancar o bobo. to play the game observar as regras do jogo, agir corretamente. to play the gentleman bancar o cavalheiro. to play the market jogar na bolsa, especular. to play up 1 começar a música. 2 redobrar os esforços. 3 mostrar-se firme e forte perante uma crise ou emergência. 4 destacar, salientar, dar ênfase. 5 enganar, trapacear. 6 provocar. 7 comportar-se de forma a não cooperar. 8 dar problemas, doer. to play up to sl 1 contracenar. 2 apoiar. 3 adular, bajular. to play with 1 brincar com. 2 jogar contra. 3 fazer pouco de. 4 masturbar. to play with fire brincar com fogo.

1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) ver-se

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduzir

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) provar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) espectáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição

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[ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de.

1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)

2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) o/a

3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)

4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) o/a

5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) o/a

6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) muito

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[ðə, ði, enfaticamente ði:] art o, a, os, as. the day I spoke to him / o dia em que falei com ele. the place you mean / o lugar a que você se refere. all the men who escaped / todos os homens que escaparam. milk is the medicament for you / leite é (exatamente) o medicamento para você. the... the... tanto... quanto... I am the better pleased the oftener you write / fico tanto mais satisfeito, quanto mais você escreve. all the better tanto melhor. by the day por dia. (so much) the worse for you tanto pior para você. the good o bom, os bons. the more, the better quanto mais, quanto melhor. the sooner quanto mais cedo. the sooner the better quanto antes, melhor.

1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) branco

2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) branco

3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) branco

4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) com leite

1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) branco

2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) branco

3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) clara

4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) branco dos olhos

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[wait] n 1 branco (cor, pessoa ou objeto). 2 brancura, alvura. 3 whites roupas brancas. • vt branquear, alvejar. • adj 1 branco ou quase branco, alvo. 2 pálido, lívido. 3 claro, transparente. 4 nevoso. 5 prateado, da cor da prata, grisalho, encanecido. 6 vestido de branco. 7 fig puro, imaculado, inocente, ingênuo. 8 sl limpo, direito, correto. 9 sl frio, rude. 10 real, reacionário, monarquista. as white as a sheet branco como cera. dressed in white vestido de branco. he turns up the white of his eyes ele vira os olhos. they bled him white roubaram-no até a camisa, deixaram-no de tanga. white of the eye branco do olho.

1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) tapinha

2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) pequena porção, rodela

1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) aparecer

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) acompanhar

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) mostrar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposição, espetáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstração

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) aparência

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentação

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) desempenho

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1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)

2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)

3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)

4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)

5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)

6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)

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1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) branco

2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) branco

3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) branco

4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) com leite

1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) branco

2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) branco

3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) clara

4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) branco

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