one+must

1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensar

2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) achar

3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensar, refletir

4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensar

- thinker

1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) testemunha

2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) testemunha

3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) testemunha

1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) testemunhar

2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) certificar

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- witness-box / witness-stand

1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)

2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)

3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)

4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)

5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)

6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)

1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)

2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)

3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)

4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)

5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)

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[ma:k] n 1 Marcos. 2 São Marcos. 3 o Evangelho de São Marcos.

1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tão/tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) assim

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) isso/que sim/assim, etc.

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) também

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') de facto

- so-called

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abbr south (Sul, ao sul, para o sul).

- apologetic

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[əp'ɔlədʒaiz] vt 1 apologizar, apresentar desculpas, exprimir pena ou pesar. 2 defender uma causa verbalmente ou por escrito, justificar.

- apologetic

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[əp'ɔlədzaiz] vt = link=apologise apologise.

- basketball

a basketball court.) de basquete

- basketry

a basketwork chair.) em vime

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[b'a:skit; b'æskit] n 1 cesto, cesta. a basket of apples / um cesto cheio de maçãs. 2 cestada: capacidade de cesto. 3 coisa parecida com cesta. 4 Aeron barquinha, nacele. 5 Mil gabião. • vt+vi 1 encestar, pôr em cesto. 2 cobrir com vime etc. market basket cesta básica. the pick of the basket o melhor. what is left in the basket coll o resto, o refugo. you must not put all your eggs in one basket não deve arriscar tudo de uma vez.

1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) quebrar

3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) faltar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bater

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interromper

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) quebrar

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicar

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) quebrar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) abrandar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) começar

1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) quebra

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) mudança

3) (an opening.) brecha

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidade

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- breakage

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[breik] n = link=brake brake.¹, acepção 1.

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[breik] n 1 ruptura, quebra, fratura. 2 brecha, racho. 3 fenda, abertura. 4 interrupção, cessação. 5 pausa, intervalo. 6 fuga, saída por meios violentos. 7 mudança repentina ou acentuada (de tempo). 8 Amer baixa súbita (dos preços na bolsa). 9 desvio de direção (de uma bola). 10 fig ruína, quebra. 11 irrupção, ruptura. 12 Amer sl falha, rata, erro. 13 chance, oportunidade. 14 interrupção de corrente. 15 clareira, picada. 16 seqüência de tacadas (jogo de bilhar). 17 Mus ponto de passagem de um registro a outro. 18 Poet cesura. • vt+vi (ps broke, pp broken) 1 quebrar, romper, dividir em pedaços, fraturar, esmagar, despedaçar. she broke her arm / ela fraturou o braço. the toy is broken to pieces / o brinquedo está em pedaços. 2 rachar, romper, lascar, estourar. 3 triturar, moer, desbastar. 4 romper, perturbar, interromper (também Electr). he broke his fast / ele interrompeu o jejum. he broke the silence / ele rompeu o silêncio. 5 Electr desligar. 6 separar, dividir, desunir. 7 ferir, danificar. 8 arruinar, destruir. 9 fazer invalidar (testamento). 10 levar à falência, arruinar financeiramente. he broke the bank / ele quebrou a banca. 11 violar, transgredir, infringir. 12 forçar caminho, penetrar, romper, arrombar. 13 chegar repentinamente, irromper. the sun broke / o sol irrompeu (pelas nuvens). 14 mudar repentinamente. the weather broke / o tempo mudou. 15 Amer baixar subitamente (os preços na bolsa). 16 amortecer, moderar, abrandar. some bushes broke his fall / alguns arbustos amorteceram sua queda. 17 Mus mudar de som ou de registro. 18 mudar de direção (bola). 19 definhar, enfraquecer, quebrantar, depauperar. 20 ceder, amolecer, afrouxar. 21 ser dominado pela tristeza, partir-se (coração). her heart broke / seu coração se partiu. 22 parar, pôr fim. you must break with this bad habit / você deve deixar este mau hábito. 23 degradar, rebaixar. 24 sujeitar, domar, subjugar. his resistance was broken / sua resistência foi subjugada. 25 disciplinar, corrigir. 26 exceder, ultrapassar, superar, quebrar (recorde). 27 iniciar uma escavação para construção. 28 revelar, divulgar, tornar conhecido. 29 Amer correr, atirar-se. 30 desmanchar (noivado). 31 desfazer, desmanchar (coleção etc.). 32 rebentar (ondas, flores, pústulas). 33 raiar, surgir. the day broke / o dia raiou. 34 saltar da água (peixe). 35 mudar de partido. 36 quebrar-se, fragmentar-se, partir-se. 37 desintegrar(-se), dissolver(-se). they broke company / eles dissolveram a sociedade. 38 desencadear-se (tempestade). 39 levantar (acampamento). they broke camp / eles levantaram acampamento. 40 falir, ir à falência. the business broke / o negócio faliu. a cry broke from her lips um grito escapou de seus lábios. break a leg! a) sl merda para você! b) Theat boa sorte! break of the day aurora, amanhecer. at (the) break of day / ao amanhecer. break step! Mil sem cadência! give me a break! me dá um tempo! he broke company ele saiu à francesa. he broke down all restraint ele abandonou todo constrangimento. he broke into a laugh ele rompeu em gargalhadas. her health broke sua saúde piorou. his power was broken down seu poder foi quebrado. his voice broke down sua voz falhou. lucky breaks coll boas oportunidades. she broke in health ela adoeceu. the buoy broke adrift a bóia soltou-se e está à deriva. the horse broke o cavalo mudou de andamento. the machine broke down a máquina encrencou, quebrou. the school breaks up a escola fecha, começam as férias. the supplies broke down os estoques acabaram. they broke (new) ground fig desbravaram novas terras. to break asunder quebrar em pedaços. to break away a) fugir, escapar. he broke away / ele saiu correndo. b) dissolver-se, desaparecer. to break down a) demolir, derrubar. b) sucumbir. c) falhar, não obter êxito. to break forth a) irromper. b) exclamar subitamente. c) brotar, jorrar. to break in a) domar, ensinar, domesticar. b) arrombar, forçar. our house was broken into / nossa casa foi arrombada. c) Press colocar ilustrações no espaço deixado. d) interromper, perturbar. the war broke in upon our peace / a guerra interrompeu nossa paz. to break of bounds fig ultrapassar os limites. to break off a) romper-se. b) cessar, parar, interromper. he broke off / ele parou, interrompeu-se. he broke off the conversation / ele interrompeu a conversação. to break off an engagement desmanchar um noivado. to break one of a habit tirar o vício ou o costume de alguém. to break out a) tirar quebrando. b) desobstruir, livrar. c) irromper problemas na pele. he broke out into hives / sua pele ficou cheia de urticária. d) desabafar-se, expandir-se. he broke out into lamentations / ele rompeu em lamúrias. e) fugir, escapar. he broke out of prison / ele fugiu da cadeia. to break the ice superar as dificuldades iniciais, quebrar o gelo. to break through abrir caminho através de algo. she broke through the crowd / ela abriu caminho na multidão. to break up a) levantar-se, ir embora. b) dissolver (reunião). c) dispersar. the crowd was broken up / a multidão foi dispersada. d) cortar em pedaços (caça). e) abrir, rebentar, romper. f) confundir, desconcertar. g) fragmentar-se, desintegrar-se. his household was broken up / seu lar se desintegrou. she is broken up by grief / ela está alquebrada de desgosto. to break water emergir da água. to break with romper relações com. he broke with his father / ele rompeu relações com o pai.

1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) queimar

2) (to use as fuel.) queimar

3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) queimar

4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) arder

- burner

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[bə:n] n 1 queimadura. 2 local queimado. 3 queima, queimação. 4 queimada. • vt+vi (ps and pp burnt or burned) 1 queimar: a) estar muito quente, estar em chamas, estar incandescente, arder. b) acender, pôr fogo. c) destruir pelo fogo. d) marcar com ferro, cauterizar, consumir pelo fogo, calor ou ácido. e) fazer com fogo ou instrumento quente. f) dar sensação de calor a. g) iluminar, clarear (lâmpada). h) bronzear. i) incinerar. j) ustular, calcinar. k) cozer, fazer por meio de calor (tijolos). l) produzir queimaduras. m) crestar (plantas). n) sl desperdiçar, dissipar, esbanjar. o) consumir-se no fogo ou na fogueira. 2 estar inflamado por paixão. 3 estar excitado ou ansioso. 4 Chem passar por combustão. 5 sl ser eletrocutado. he burns the midnight oil ele trabalha até altas horas da noite. he burnt his boats ele rompeu com o passado. he burnt up ele ardeu de cólera. he has money to burn sl ele tem dinheiro à beça. he was burnt to death or he was burnt alive ele foi queimado vivo. it was burnt into my mind foi gravado na minha memória. my ears burn minhas orelhas estão zunindo. the building burnt out o prédio foi destruído no incêndio. the house was burnt down a casa queimou (até os alicerces). the money burns a hole in his pocket ele não sabe guardar dinheiro. to burn away destruir, consumir pelo fogo. to burn in cauterizar, ferretear, tornar indelével pela ação do fogo ou de ácidos. to burn off remover tinta por meio de chama de maçarico ou ferro quente. to burn one’s fingers a) queimar os dedos. b) fig receber o castigo por meter-se em coisas alheias. to burn out extinguir, apagar o fogo. to burn up destruir, desfazer-se de alguma coisa pelo fogo. he burnt up the refuse / ele queimou o lixo. you are burning daylight fig você está deitando água no mar. you must not burn the candle at both ends fig você não deve se esforçar demais ou desperdiçar as forças.

- get something off one's chest

- chest of drawers

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[tʃest] n 1 peito, tórax, caixa torácica. I must get it off my chest / tenho de desafogar-me (ou abrir-me), preciso desabafar. 2 caixa, arca, caixão, baú. 3 Tech caixa de válvula. 4 cofre, tesouro. 5 fundos, dinheiro em cofre. chest of drawers cômoda.

1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.)

2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.)

1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) condicionar

2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) condicionar

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[kənd'iʃən] n 1 condição: a) estado, situação. I cannot accept poor living conditions / não posso aceitar condições pobres de moradia. b) posição social. c) circunstância. d) cláusula, estipulação. e) restrição, limitação, requisito. 2 estado de saúde. • vt condicionar: 1 pôr em condição apropriada ou desejada. 2 treinar. 3 impor condições, estipular. 4 restringir, limitar. implied conditions condições implícitas. in a miserable condition em estado lamentável. in (good) condition em (boas) condições. the car is in good condition / o carro está em boas condições. in no condition to do something sem condições para fazer algo (bêbado, doente demais). it is conditioned by depende de. on no condition nunca. on, upon (the) condition that sob ou com a condição de. out of condition a) em mau estado. b) magro, doente (animais). people of every condition pessoas de todas as camadas sociais.

1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) controle

2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) domínio

3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) controle

4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) posto de controle

1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) controlar

2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) controlar-se

3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) restringir

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[kəntr'oul] n 1 controle, supervisão. 2 força, autoridade, direção, poder. 3 restrição. 4 verificação, fiscalização. 5 instalação de controle. 6 comando, chave, alavanca, direção (de uma máquina). 7 controle, padrão de comparação. 8 direção da economia pelo governo. • vt 1 dirigir, comandar, governar. 2 restringir, reprimir, frear, controlar. 3 regular. 4 testar por comparação com padrão. under control sob controle. without control descontrolado.

- elsewhere

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[els] adj (freqüentemente usado após um pronome indefinido ou interrogativo) 1 outro, diverso, diferente. anyone else / outro, qualquer um outro. anything else / qualquer outra coisa, mais alguma coisa. no one else / ninguém mais, nenhuma outra pessoa. nothing else / nada mais. somewhere else / em qualquer outra parte. nowhere else / em nenhuma outra parte. 2 além disso, ainda mais. • adv 1 em vez de. 2 do contrário, se não. where else could it be? / onde mais podia estar? who else if not he? / quem mais a não ser ele? • conj ou, senão. or else / ou então. I must hurry or else I shall miss the train / preciso apressar-me senão eu perco o trem. it is a mistake or else it is an impudence / é um erro ou então uma impudência.

1) (the spending of money etc; cost: I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well.) despesa

2) (a cause of spending: What an expense clothes are!) despesa

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[iksp'ens] n 1 despesa, gasto. he went to great expense / ele não poupou despesas. I bore the expenses / eu arquei com as despesas. we must not consider (not spare) the expenses / não devemos medir (poupar) despesas. expenses covered / franco ou isento de despesas. incidental expenses / despesas eventuais, acessórias ou imprevistas. petty expense / despesas miúdas. travelling expenses / despesas de viagem. working expense / despesas de produção. 2 custo, dispêndio. at an expense of / pelo preço de. expenses of production / custos de produção. 3 perda, sacrifício. to laugh at one’s expense rir às custas de alguém. that was a laugh at my expense / riram às minhas custas.

1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) raso

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) aborrecido

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) completo

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vazio

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) choco

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) desafinado

1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plano

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) baixio

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[flæt] n 1 superfície plana, horizontal, achatada ou nivelada. 2 planície, plano, campo raso, terreno plano ou nivelado. 3 baixo, baixio, pântano. 4 Mus bemol. 5 simplório, otário, papalvo. • adj 1 liso, plano, raso, chato, sem relevo, nivelado, horizontal. 2 estirado, estendido, rente, arrasado. 3 raso, pouco fundo, achatado. 4 vazio, furado. 5 plano, claro. 6 chato, maçante, monótono, trivial, vulgar, insípido. 7 Mus bemol, abemolado. • adv 1 horizontalmente, de modo plano, chato. 2 positivamente, redondamente, planamente. 3 completamente, exatamente. 4 insipidamente. a flat lie mentira manifesta. flat against the wall encostado à parede. flat on the ground rente ao chão. he fell flat on the ground ele espatifou-se no chão. I must lay my clothes flat tenho de dobrar minha roupa. it fell flat fig isso malogrou. to go flat ficar choco (bebida), perder o gás. to lay flat arrasar, destruir.

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[flæt] n apartamento, andar, pavimento.

- genetic

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[dʒi:n] n Genet gene.

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[h'eritidʒ] n herança.

1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) honra

2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) honra

3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) fama

4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) honra

5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) honra

6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) honraria

7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) Excelência

1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) honrar

2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) dar a honra

3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) distinguir

4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) cumprir

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['ɔnə] n Brit 1 honra, honradez, dignidade, brio. a man of honour / um homem de honra, um homem de bem. 2 reputação, fama, glória. 3 lealdade, nobreza. 4 estimação, respeito. 5 título ou cargo honorífico, distinção. 6 figura (no jogo de cartas). 7 decoro, pudor, castidade, virtude. 8 reverência, continência. 9 distinção (colegial ou universitária). • vt 1 honrar, respeitar, reverenciar, glorificar. 2 elevar (no cargo), exaltar. 3 aceitar, pagar. 4 favorecer. affair of honour questão de honra. code of honour código de honra. guest of honour convidado de honra. His Honour Sua Reverência. I have the honour of, it is my honour to tenho o prazer de, o privilégio de. in his honour em honra dele. maid of honour dama de honra. point of honour questão de honra. sense of honour sentimento de honra. to be bound in honour ser obrigado pela honra. to do someone the honour honrar alguém. to do the honours fazer as honras da casa. to gain honour by ganhar fama com. Your Honour Vossa Senhoria.

1) ((plural hundred) the number 100: Ten times ten is a hundred; more than one/a hundred; There must be at least six hundred of them here.) cem

2) (the figure 100.) cem

3) (the age of 100: She's over a hundred; a man of a hundred.) cem anos

4) ((plural hundred) a hundred pounds or dollars: I lost several hundred at the casino last night.) centena

1) (100 in number: six hundred people; a few hundred pounds.) cem

2) (aged 100: He is a hundred today.) centenário

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[h'∧ndrəd] n 1 cem, cento, centena. 2 Brit Hist distrito. • adj cem, cento. by the hundred às centenas. five in the hundred cinco por cento. several hundred alguns centos.

1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) levar

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) conduzir

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) dar origem

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) ir à frente

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar

1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) liderança

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) liderança

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) chefia

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pista

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal

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- leader

1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) bico

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[led] n 1 chumbo. 2 grafita. 3 sonda, prumo. 4 chapa para cobrir telhados. 5 bala de arma de fogo. • vt 1 cobrir, moldar, prender, etc. com chumbo. 2 Typogr prover com entrelinhas. • adj de chumbo. black lead grafita. red lead zarcão. to swing the lead coll dizer-se doente para escapar ao serviço. white lead alvaiade.

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[li:d] n 1 conduta, guia. 2 precedência. 3 direção, comando, liderança, primeiro lugar. 4 vanguarda. 5 exemplo, precedente. 6 orientação, indicação, pista, indício. 7 mão (nos jogos de cartas). 8 passagem através do gelo. 9 curso de água artificial. 10 correia para amarrar cachorro. 11 cabo condutor. 12 Theat papel principal. 13 Theat ator principal. 14 Box golpe. 15 trecho introdutório de um artigo de jornal. • vt+vi (ps and pp led) 1 ser o primeiro a encabeçar. 2 conduzir, guiar. 3 dirigir, comandar. 4 preceder. 5 persuadir, induzir, liderar, orientar. 6 jogar de mão (cartas). 7 reger (orquestra). 8 levar, passar (a vida). a lead of uma dianteira (em corrida). to have the lead ser o líder. to lead a healthy life levar uma vida saudável. to lead astray desviar, desencaminhar. to lead away conduzir, levar. to lead captive aprisionar, prender. to lead off dar início, começar. to lead on arrastar, seduzir, influenciar. to lead the way preceder, mostrar o caminho. to lead up to a) conduzir a conversação para determinado assunto. b) conduzir em direção a. c) aplanar o caminho. to take the lead a) assumir o comando. b) tomar a iniciativa.