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121 kindle
['kindl](to (cause to) catch fire: I kindled a fire using twigs and grass; The fire kindled easily; His speech kindled the anger of the crowd.) acender- kindling* * *kin.dle1[k'indəl] vt+vi 1 acender, pôr fogo, alumiar. 2 pegar fogo, começar a arder. 3 fig incitar, entusiasmar, agitar. 4 excitar-se, entusiasmar-se, inflamar-se. 5 iluminar(-se), brilhar. 6 irradiar (alegria).————————kin.dle2[k'indəl] vt+vi dar cria (especialmente coelhos). -
122 lasso
[læ'su:] 1. plural - lasso(e)s; noun(a long rope with a loop which tightens when the rope is pulled, used for catching wild horses etc.) laço2. verb(to catch with a lasso: The cowboy lassoed the horse.)* * *las.so[l'æsou] n Amer laço. • vt Amer laçar. -
123 latch
[læ ](a catch of wood or metal used to fasten a door etc: She lifted the latch and walked in.) trinco- latchkey* * *[lætʃ] n trinco, aldrava, tranqueta, ferrolho. • vt aferrolhar, trancar. on the latch fechado apenas com o trinco. to latch on to coll a) agarrar-se, segurar, pegar e não soltar. b) compreender. -
124 light
I 1. noun1) (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.) luz2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) lume4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender-se•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligeiro4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) leve5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *light1[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.————————light2[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.————————light3[lait] vt+vi 1 aliviar. 2 desmontar, apear(-se). 3 descer, pousar. 4 encontrar por acaso. 5 golpear, atacar (com into). -
125 literally
adverb We had literally a minute to catch the train.) literalmente* * *lit.er.al.ly[l'itərəli] adv literalmente, ao pé da letra. -
126 misfire
1) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) não disparar2) ((of a motor engine) to fail to ignite properly.) não pegar3) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) falhar* * *mis.fire[misf'aiə] n 1 falha na detonação de um explosivo ou de uma arma de fogo. 2 falha na ignição de um motor. • vi não dar certo (um plano). -
127 nab
[næb]past tense, past participle - nabbed; verb(to take, catch or get hold of: The police nabbed the thief.) agarrar* * *[næb] vt sl 1 prender. 2 apanhar em flagrante. -
128 net
I 1. [net] noun((any of various devices for catching creatures, eg fish, or for any of a number of other purposes, consisting of) a loose open material made of knotted string, thread, wire etc: a fishing-net; a hair-net; a tennis-net; ( also adjective) a net curtain.) (de) rede2. verb(to catch in a net: They netted several tons of fish.) apanhar na rede- netting- netball
- network* * *net1[net] n 1 rede. 2 malha. 3 armadilha. • vt+vi 1 lançar a rede. 2 cobrir ou proteger com rede. 3 enredar. 4 fazer rede. 5 adquirir. to cast the net wider tentar uma maior variedade. to slip through the net escapar da rede.————————net2[net] vt obter um lucro líquido de. • adj líquido, livre.————————net3[net] n coll cadeia de rádio ou televisão.
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