load+(noun)

1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) carga

2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) carregamento

3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) montes de

4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) carga

1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) carregar

2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) carregar

3) (to put film into (a camera).) carregar

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[loud] n 1 carga. 2 carregamento. 3 fardo, peso. 4 opressão. 5 resistência. 6 loads coll grande quantidade, abundância. 7 capacidade (de uma máquina). • vt+vi 1 carregar. 2 pesar. 3 tornar mais pesado. 4 oprimir. 5 encher até as bordas. 6 cumular. 7 adulterar. 8 Comp carregar.

1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) carga

2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) carregamento

3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) um monte

4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) carga

1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) carregar

2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) carregar

3) (to put film into (a camera).) carregar

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noun (a load (of goods): the latest consignment of books.) remessa

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[kəns'ainmənt] n 1 consignação: a) remessa, despacho. b) depósito. c) Com ação ou efeito de consignar. 2 mercadorias em consignação. on consignment em consignação.

1) (a load of goods sent by sea: a shipment of wine from Portugal.) remessa

2) (the sending of goods by sea.) embarque

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[ʃ'ipmənt] n 1 ato de embarcar mercadorias, expedição, remessa, embarque. 2 carregamento.

noun (the parts of an aircraft that carry the load when it lands: The accident was caused by the failure of the plane's landing-gear.) trem de aterragem

noun (a load (of goods): the latest consignment of books.) remessa

noun (the parts of an aircraft that carry the load when it lands: The accident was caused by the failure of the plane's landing-gear.) trem de aterrissagem

1) (a load of goods sent by sea: a shipment of wine from Portugal.) carga

2) (the sending of goods by sea.) expedição por via marítima

1) (ability to hold, contain etc: This tank has a capacity of 300 gallons.) capacidade

2) (ability: his capacity for remembering facts.) capacidade

3) (position: in his capacity as a leader.) qualidade

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[kəp'æsiti] n 1 capacidade: a) faculdade, competência, aptidão. b) volume, espaço, âmbito. c) lotação. d) poder. 2 qualidade. 3 habilidade. 4 capacidade (elétrica). 5 produção (máxima). capacity houses teatros ou cinemas repletos. capacity load carga máxima, capacidade de carga. full to capacity Theat lotado. in the capacity of na qualidade de.

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[k'a:gou] n (pl cargoes, cargos) carga, frete, carregamento (de navio, trem, etc.).

1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) transportar

2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir

3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) suportar

4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) ter

5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprovar

6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) comportar-se

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[k'æri] n 1 alcance de arma ou projetil. 2 golf distância atingida por um tiro de bola. 3 posição vertical da espingarda em continência. 4 Amer transporte, passagem (a seco entre dois rios navegáveis). 5 Com transporte: sinal ou dígito produzido pela soma de dois ou mais algarismos, quando o total for igual ou maior que a base do sistema de notação em que os algarismos estão representados. O mesmo que "vai um". • vt+vi 1 carregar, levar, transportar, conduzir. she carries the virus with her / ela carrega o vírus. Patricia cannot carry all the books / Patrícia não consegue carregar todos os livros. 2 ter, conter. these coins carry a lot of gold / estas moedas contêm muito ouro. should the police carry guns? / a polícia deveria carregar armas de fogo? the new cars carry a guarantee / os carros novos têm uma garantia. 3 suportar, apoiar, sustentar. the roof is carried by columns / o teto é sustentado pelas colunas. 4 capturar, tomar pela força. the enemies carried the town / os inimigos capturaram a cidade. 5 ganhar, conquistar pela maioria, aprovar. he carried all before him / ele conquistou todos. 6 comportar-se, mostrar-se. she carries herself well / ela mostra bom porte. 7 adicionar em, transportar para uma outra coluna. I put down six and carry three / são seis e vão três. 8 publicar, incluir uma notícia. 9 fazer o trabalho de ou atuar no esporte para suprir as deficiências de um outro. he carries his department / ele carrega (faz o serviço de) todo o departamento. 10 manter mercadorias em estoque. they carry a stock of these items / eles mantêm um estoque destes itens. 11 ter suficiente. 12 manter. 13 Mil pôr a arma em continência. 14 (referente ao som) alcançar ou ser transmitido. his voice carries well to the other end of the hall / sua voz alcança o outro lado do salão. 15 (referente à arma) ter um alcance específico. 16 sl estar com drogas ou com uma arma ilegal. 17 efetuar, pôr em efeito, conseguir. 18 (referente a cães) buscar a caça abatida. that hound can fetch and carry / aquele cão sabe apanhar e trazer (a caça). carry over (componente) reaproveitado de um produto antigo em produto novo. to carry a child estar grávida. to carry a load, to carry a burden ter um problema ou uma responsabilidade ou muito trabalho. to carry along arrastar, continuar. to carry a torch for amar alguém sem ser amado. Frank has been carrying a torch for Linda ever since he saw her / Frank está amando Linda desde o dia em que a viu. to carry away 1 (geralmente na forma passiva) perder o controle. I was carried away when I was shopping / perdi o controle quando estava fazendo compras. 2 arrebatar the artists carried away the audience / os artistas arrebataram o público. 3 Naut desmastrar. to carry back restituir, pôr no mesmo lugar. to carry forth mostrar, expor à vista. to carry great weight ter muito peso, pesar muito. his judgements carry great weight / seu critério, seu parecer pesa muito. to carry in levar para dentro. to carry it high portar-se com orgulho. to carry off 1 ter sucesso em. 2 ganhar prêmios. "Titanic" carried off most of the awards / "Titanic" ganhou a maioria dos prêmios. 3 causar a morte de. all prisoners were carried off by famine / todos os prisioneiros morreram de fome. 4 raptar, seqüestrar they carried the director’s daughter off / eles seqüestraram a filha do diretor. to carry on 1 continuar. we must carry on / devemos continuar. 2 comportar-se ansiosamente ou de uma forma descontrolada, tola. how she does carry on with him! / que afetação dela para agradá-lo! 3 reclamar. 4 namorar, ter relações sexuais com. he carries on with her daughter / ele namora com a filha dela. to carry out 1 executar, efetuar, realizar, conduzir. it will be an easy plan to carry out / será um plano fácil de realizar. 2 implementar she will carry out the instructions / ela implementará as instruções. to carry over 1 transferir, levar. she doesn’t let her private problems carry over into her work / ela não permite que seus problemas pessoais sejam levados/transferidos para o trabalho. 2 transportar, transferir (uma conta) para uma outra página. 3 adiar, jogar para depois. let’s carry over our holidays for next year / vamos jogar as nossas férias para o próximo ano. 4 adiar pagamento para o próximo exercício. to carry the day 1 vencer uma batalha, competição ou debate. the allies carried the day / os aliados venceram. 2 persuadir pessoas a apoiar alguém. to carry through 1 finalizar, levar a efeito, conseguir terminar algo apesar das dificuldades. 2 ajudar alguém em uma fase difícil. you carry coals to Newcastle você está vendendo mel ao colmeeiro.

1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) lume

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz

1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro

1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender-se

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- lighten

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1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligeiro

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) leve

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso

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[lait] n 1 luz, claridade, iluminação, brilho. 2 fonte de luz (lâmpada, vela, etc.). 3 janela. 4 clarabóia. 5 alvorada, clarear do dia, luz diurna. 6 fig exposição, conhecimento público. 7 compreensão, esclarecimento, conhecimento. 8 iluminação espiritual, luz interior, verdade. 9 aspecto, ponto de vista. 10 sinal de trânsito, farol. 11 fig luminar, sumidade. 12 algo usado para acender (acendedor, fósforo, isqueiro, fogo). 13 inspiração. • vt+vi (ps and pp lit or lighted) 1 iluminar, acender, brilhar. 2 inflamar. 3 iluminar-se, acender-se. 4 clarear. • adj brilhante, claro, luminoso. according to my lights a meu ver, no meu entender. against the light contra a luz. between the lights a) à meia-luz. b) no crepúsculo. fast to light que não desbota pela ação da luz, resistente à luz. in a good (bad) light de modo favorável (desfavorável). in the light of à luz de, considerando. men of light and leading homens de saber e influência. to bring to light descobrir, elucidar. to come to light tornar-se conhecido. to light out sair apressadamente, fugir. to see the light a) nascer. b) passar a existir, tornar-se público. c) compreender, entender. to shed light explicar, elucidar. to stand in one’s own light frustrar os próprios planos ou desejos.

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[lait] adj 1 leve. 2 fácil, simples. 3 ligeiro, rápido, ágil. 4 Phon átono. 5 alegre, jocoso. 6 trivial, de pouca importância. 7 frívolo, leviano. 8 claro. 9 fraco (bebidas). 10 suave, brando. 11 poroso, friável. 12 tonto, amalucado, delirante. • adv 1 levemente. 2 facilmente. a light heart despreocupação, sensação de alegria. light as a feather leve como uma pluma. light come, light go fácil vem, fácil vai. light in the head a) tonto. b) bobo. c) louco. to have light fingers ter dedos leves, ter tendência a furtar. to make light of fazer pouco de, não levar a sério.

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[lait] vt+vi 1 aliviar. 2 desmontar, apear(-se). 3 descer, pousar. 4 encontrar por acaso. 5 golpear, atacar (com into).

1) (to send out (light etc): The torch shed a bright light on the path ahead.) irradiar

2) (to cast off (clothing, skin, leaves etc): Many trees shed their leaves in autumn.) mudar

3) (to produce (tears, blood): I don't think many tears were shed when she left.) derramar

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[ʃed] n abrigo, telheiro, barracão, coberta, choupana, galpão.

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[ʃed] vt+vi (ps, pp shed) 1 derramar, verter. she shed tears over her dead child / ela derramou lágrimas por seu filho morto. 2 deixar cair, largar, mudar (de pele). the truck shed its load / a carga caiu (acidentalmente) do caminhão. 3 espalhar, irradiar, emitir. 4 desprender. to shed blood derramar sangue, matar, destruir vida. to shed light upon something esclarecer alguma coisa. to shed water repelir água, não deixar passar água.

1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) balançar

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) gingar

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) virar

1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balanço

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) oscilação

3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) ritmo

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) viragem

5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) baloiço

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[swiŋ] n 1 balanceio, balouço, oscilação, balanço, vaivém, amplitude de oscilação. 2 impulso. 3 balanço, brinquedo. 4 andar, movimento balançante. 5 ritmo, movimento rítmico. he got into the swing of his work / ele familiarizou-se com seu trabalho. 6 golpe de boxe dado com movimento giratório do braço. 7 liberdade de ação. let young people have their swing / deixe aos moços a sua liberdade. 8 movimento, atividade. 9 (também swing music) tipo de música e dança. 10 inclinação, propensão, tenência, vocação. 11 volta, passeio em trajeto circular. 12 grande alteração, virada. 13 flutuação periódica. • vt+vi (ps swung, swang, pp swung) 1 balançar, oscilar. 2 girar, voltear. 3 mover-se em linha curva. 4 mover-se livremente. 5 pender, pendurar, estar suspenso ou pendurado. 6 brandir, vibrar. 7 Amer, coll influenciar ou lidar com sucesso. 8 tocar música em ritmo de swing. 9 gingar, agitar, mover-se com ritmo. 10 coll morrer enforcado. 11 brincar no balanço. 12 entrar em atividade. 13 badalar, freqüentar os lugares da moda. 14 ter vida sexual ativa e variada. • adj relativo à dança ou música de swing. he’ll swing it coll ele dará um jeito. in full swing em plena atividade, em pleno funcionamento. let him have his full swing of pleasure / deixe-o divertir-se à vontade. swings and roundabouts uma situação na qual vantagens e desvantagens se equivalem. to go with a swing a) ser ritmado. b) seguir sem dificuldades. to swing about sacudir, abalar. to swing both ways ser bissexual. to swing by fazer uma breve visita. to swing into line Mil efetuar uma volta. to swing open abrir-se (porta). to swing round girar, virar-se. to swing the lead sl simular doença para evitar fazer sua tarefa, seu trabalho.

1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) peso

2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) peso

3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) peso

4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) peso

5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.)

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[weit] n 1 peso: a) fadiga, opressão. b) carga. I am twice her weight / eu peso o dobro dela. it loses/ gains in weight / perde/ganha peso. c) fig ônus, encargo. d) importância, relevância, influência. his words carry/ have great weight with us / suas palavras têm grande peso para nós. e) valor, significado. that adds weight to his words / isto dá valor a suas palavras. f) tudo que faz pressão. g) peso de balança. h) esfera de ferro para arremesso de peso. 2 sistema de pesos. 3 unidade de sistema de pesos. • vt 1 pesar: a) determinar o peso de. b) fig ponderar, considerar atentamente. c) fig carregar, oprimir. 2 tornar mais pesado. 3 dar peso determinado a. 4 Stat dar determinado valor ou peso a. a matter of great weight um assunto de muita importância. a set of weights um jogo de pesos (para balança). by weight por peso. dead weight a) Naut peso bruto. b) fig peso morto. gross weight peso bruto. live weight peso vivo. net weight peso líquido. to lose weight emagrecer. to pull one’s weight contribuir com sua sorte. to put on weight ganhar peso, engordar. to put the weight Sports arremessar o peso. under/ over weight abaixo/acima do peso ideal. weights and measures pesos e medidas.

1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fogo

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz

1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro

1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leve

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mais leve

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil, ligeiro

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso

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1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) balançar(-se)

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) gingar

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) virar

1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balanço

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) balanço

3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) balanço

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) virada

5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) balanço

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1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) peso

2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) peso

3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) peso

4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) peso

5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.)