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1 mainland
noun (a large piece of land as compared with neighbouring islands: Britain is not part of the mainland of Europe.) continente* * *main.land[m'einlænd] n terra firme, continente. -
2 mainland
noun (a large piece of land as compared with neighbouring islands: Britain is not part of the mainland of Europe.) continente -
3 mainland
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4 SOS
[esəu'es](a call for help or rescue, often in code and usually from a distance: Send an SOS to the mainland to tell them that we are sinking!) SOS* * *n [es ou 'es] n 1 Naut chamada radiotelegráfica por socorro...——... posteriormente interpretada como save our souls (salvem nossas almas). 2 qualquer pedido de socorro. -
5 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) juntar2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) unir3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) juntar-se a4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) juntar-se a5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) ir ter com2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) junta- join hands
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- join up* * *[dʒɔin] n 1 junção, ligação. 2 encaixe. 3 costura, sutura. 4 linha ou meio de ligação. • vt+vi 1 ligar(-se), juntar(-se), unir(-se), apertar. we joined battle / entramos em choque. I joined company with them / juntei-me a eles. they joined in the work / fizeram o serviço juntos. 2 confluir, encontrar(-se). 3 combinar, coadunar, enlaçar. 4 participar, aderir, associar(-se), ingressar, incorporar(-se), tomar parte, tornar-se membro, acompanhar, alistar(-se). he joined the army / ele entrou no exército. 5 casar(-se), aliar(-se). they were joined in marriage / eles foram unidos pelo vínculo matrimonial. 6 voltar ao lar, à família. 7 ser adjacente, limitar, formar divisas. 8 concordar. there I join with you / nisto concordo com você. I joined in his praise / concordei com o seu elogio. he joined a ship a) ele embarcou como tripulante. b) ele alcançou um navio. to join a club entrar para um clube. to join hands with a) apertar a mão. b) prestar auxílio. c) Com associar-se a uma companhia. to join in tomar parte em, envolver-se com. he joined in the thing / ele tomou parte no negócio. to join up apresentar-se para o serviço militar, alistar-se. -
6 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) principal2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) fonte- mainly- mainland
- mainspring
- mainstream* * *[mein] n 1 força física. 2 cano ou esgoto principal, cano mestre. • adj principal, essencial. blast main conduto de ar. in the main na maior parte. Spanish Main Hist costa nordeste da América do Sul e as partes adjacentes do mar do Caribe. with might and main com toda a força. -
7 radio
['reidiəu] 1. plural - radios; noun((an apparatus for) the sending and receiving of human speech, music etc: a pocket radio; The concert is being broadcast on radio; I heard about it on the radio; ( also adjective) a radio programme, radio waves.) rádio2. verb(to send (a message) by radio: When someone on the island is ill, we have to radio (to) the mainland for a doctor; An urgent message was radioed to us this evening.) transmitir* * *ra.di.o1[r'eidiou] n 1 radiotransmissão sem fio de palavras, músicas, etc. 2 aparelho transmissor ou receptor. • vt+vi transmitir por meio de rádio, radiografar. • adj de ou relativo ao rádio.————————ra.di.o2[r'eidiou] elemento de composição relativo ao rádio. -
8 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) reunir7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erguer10) (to give (a shout etc).) dar11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contactar2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits* * *[reiz] n 1 aumento. 2 subida, elevação. 3 levantamento: ação de levantar. • vt+vi 1 levantar, erguer, pôr de pé. I raised my glass to him / eu o brindei. 2 elevar, aumentar, subir ou fazer subir. 3 engrandecer, promover, fortalecer. 4 ajuntar, formar, recrutar, alistar. 5 criar, cultivar, plantar. 6 criar, educar. he was born and raised in New York / ele nasceu e foi educado em Nova York. 7 provocar, causar. 8 suscitar, fazer aparecer, evocar. 9 ressuscitar. 10 exclamar. 11 erigir, erguer, construir, edificar. 12 descobrir, achar. the dog raised a rabbit / o cachorro descobriu uma lebre. 13 terminar, acabar, suspender. 14 avistar. the ship raised land / o navio aproximou-se da (avistou) terra. 15 sublevar, revoltar. 16 arranjar, angariar, levantar (fundos). she raised the dough / ela arranjou o dinheiro. 17 armar (tenda). 18 alçar. 19 causar (briga). 20 excitar, animar, incitar (against, upon contra). 21 realçar, frisar. 22 entoar, cantar. he raised me out of sleep ele despertou-me. to raise a blister formar uma bolha de água na pele. to raise a ghost invocar um espírito. to raise a hand to levantar a mão para, bater, tratar mal. to raise a monument erigir um monumento. to raise an army ajuntar, formar um exército. to raise an eyebrow ficar surpreso. to raise a point levantar uma questão. to raise a shout dar um grito. to raise a storm fig provocar, causar uma tempestade. to raise Cain, (mischief, a row) fazer barulho, armar contendas. to raise cloth aveludar pano. to raise dust fazer alarde, criar confusão. to raise hell coll criar caso. to raise money arranjar dinheiro. to raise money on a property empenhar, hipotecar uma propriedade. to raise one’s eyes elevar a vista (to para). to raise one’s glass fazer um brinde à saúde de. to raise one’s hat cumprimentar tirando o chapéu, tirar o chapéu em cumprimento. to raise prices fazer subir os preços. to raise sheep, potatoes, etc. criar ovelhas, cultivar, plantar batatas. to raise the country sublevar o país. to raise the dead ressuscitar os mortos. to raise the nation to power engrandecer a nação, levá-la ao poder. to raise the roof ficar muito bravo, criar caso, armar um pampeiro. to raise the salary aumentar o salário. to raise the siege of a fort levantar o cerco de um forte. to raise the wind a) sl achar meios de arranjar dinheiro por modos fraudulentos. b) provocar distúrbio ou comoção. to raise to a power Math elevar a uma potência. to raise up levantar, alçar. -
9 southernmost
adjective (being furthest south: the southernmost point on the mainland.) mais ao sul* * *south.ern.most[s'∧ðənmoust] adj que está mais para o sul, mais meridional. -
10 rely on
1) (to depend on or need: The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me.)2) (to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen): Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it.) -
11 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) ligar, unir2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) ligar3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) associar-se a4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) juntar-se a5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) encontrar2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) junção- join hands - join in - join up -
12 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) principal2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) tronco principal- mainly- mainland - mainspring - mainstream -
13 radio
['reidiəu] 1. plural - radios; noun((an apparatus for) the sending and receiving of human speech, music etc: a pocket radio; The concert is being broadcast on radio; I heard about it on the radio; ( also adjective) a radio programme, radio waves.) rádio2. verb(to send (a message) by radio: When someone on the island is ill, we have to radio (to) the mainland for a doctor; An urgent message was radioed to us this evening.) comunicar-se por radio -
14 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) levantar, reunir7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erigir10) (to give (a shout etc).) exclamar11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contatar, alcançar2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento- raise hell/Cain / the roof - raise someone's spirits -
15 rely on
1) (to depend on or need: The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me.)2) (to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen): Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it.) -
16 SOS
[esəu'es](a call for help or rescue, often in code and usually from a distance: Send an SOS to the mainland to tell them that we are sinking!) SOS -
17 southernmost
adjective (being furthest south: the southernmost point on the mainland.) do extremo sul
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