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1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cut glass

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[k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar.

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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[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) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) interruptor

2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) mudança

3) (a thin stick.) vara

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[switʃ] n 1 vara fina e flexível. 2 varada, chibatada, chicotada. 3 trança de cabelos postiços. 4 vareta, graveto. 5 desvio, chave em trilhos. 6 Electr chave, interruptor, comutador. 7 mudança, virada. • vt+vi 1 açoitar, bater, chicotear. 2 balançar, fazer movimentos de vaivém, como uma vara flexível, sacudir, abanar, agitar. 3 Amer desviar, manobrar, mudar para outro trilho. 4 Electr comutar. 5 mudar, trocar, desviar. the conversation switched to politics / a conversa mudou para a política. I’ll be switched Amer coll macacos me mordam. switch off! quieto! cale a boca! switch operating station cabina de comando de chaves. to make the switch fazer a troca. to switch back retornar à situação anterior. to switch off desligar (rádio), apagar, fechar. to switch on ligar, acender, abrir. to switch over mudar, alterar. to switch with someone trocar com alguém.

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.

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[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vapor

2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) vapor

1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) fumegar

2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) deslocar-se a vapor

3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cozer em vapor

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[sti:m] n 1 vapor. 2 fumaça, névoa. 3 coll força, energia, iniciativa. • vt+vi 1 emitir fumaça ou vapor, evaporar. 2 evaporar-se, levantar vapor, vaporizar. 3 mover-se, andar ou navegar por força de vapor. 4 ferver, cozinhar em vapor. 5 condensar umidade. • adj 1 a vapor. 2 aquecido a vapor, que conduz vapor. at full steam a todo vapor, com toda força. to be steamed up coll a) ficar furioso, perder as estribeiras. b) ficar ansioso, ficar entusiasmado. to get up / pick up steam a) ganhar velocidade (veículo). b) aumentar, crescer em importância. to let off steam soltar fumaça, fig desabafar. to run out of steam perder a força. to steam someone up estimular, entusiasmar alguém. to steam up cobrir-se de vapor. under one’s steam por seu próprio esforço, por sua conta.

1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) interruptor

2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) mudança

3) (a thin stick.) varinha

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1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) olfacto

2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) cheiro

3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) cheiro

1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) cheirar

2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) cheirar

3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) cheirar

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[smel] n 1 ato de cheirar, olfação. 2 sentido de cheiro, olfato. 3 cheiro, odor, aroma. 4 fedor. 5 traço, indício. • vt+vi (ps+pp smelt, smelled) 1 cheirar, perceber com o olfato. 2 emitir cheiro, cheirar, ter cheiro. 3 perceber, pressentir. 4 ter traços de, ter características de, parecer ter. 5 feder. 6 descobrir, caçar. to smell a rat suspeitar, desconfiar. to smell blood sl excitar. to smell like a rose sl ser puro e inocente. to smell out descobrir, farejar. to smell/ stink to high heaven feder, cheirar muito mal. to smell up causar mau cheiro.

1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) olfato

2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) cheiro

3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) cheirada

1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) cheirar

2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) cheirar

3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) cheirar

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1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) força

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) força

3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) força

1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) obrigar

2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forçar

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[fɔ:s] n 1 força, robustez, energia, vigor. I could not resist the force of his argument / não pude resistir à força do seu argumento. 2 valentia. 3 impulso, motivo, causa. 4 poder. the force of circumstances / o poder das circunstâncias. 5 compulsão, coerção, necessidade, obrigação, violência, constrangimento. 6 capacidade de convencer ou impressionar. 7 influência, autoridade, poder. 8 virtude, eficácia, validade, vigência, vigor. 9 a parte principal de um conjunto. 10 agremiação, turma de empregados. 11 força militar, naval ou policial. 12 Phys potência, ação, causa que gera movimentos, agente. 13 força motriz. 14 valor, peso, significação rigorosa (de um termo). 15 exército, marinha. • vt 1 forçar, compelir, constranger, coagir, expurgar, conseguir, obter por força, arrombar. they forced my hands / eles coagiram-me. that means forcing an open door / isso significa arrombar portas abertas. 2 violentar, violar, estuprar, deflorar, impor, impingir, obrigar a aceitar. he forced the words / ele torceu o sentido das palavras. he forced his advice on me / ele impôs-me o seu conselho. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, tirar, tomar. she forced the secret from me / ela arrancou-me o segredo. 4 apressar, estimular, fazer brotar, amadurecer artificialmente. he forced a smile / ele forçou um sorriso. Air Forces forças aéreas. Armed Forces forças armadas. by force of à força de, por meio de. by main force à viva força. direction of force sentido de força. force of habit força do hábito. he was forced on ele foi impelido. in force a) em vigor. b) em grande número. in force of em virtude de, por força de, em conseqüência de. in great force coll em forma excelente. natural forces forças da natureza. of force forçosamente. our office force nosso quadro de empregados. the coming into force o ato de entrar em vigor. the Force Brit a polícia. the law came into force a lei entrou em vigor. to be in force estar em vigor. to force along empurrar, impelir. to force away obrigar a recuar. to force back repelir, rechaçar. to force down obrigar a baixar, fazer descer. to force from obrigar, conseguir à força. to force in/ through fazer entrar, forçar a entrada. to force off Com queimar, vender por qualquer preço, fazer liquidação. to force on/ upon forçar a aceitar, impor. to force one’s hand obrigar a mostrar o jogo, obrigar a revelar as intenções. to force one’s way abrir caminho. to force open abrir à força, arrombar. to force out arrancar. to force the issue trazer o assunto à baila. to force the pace apressar excessivamente o passo. to force up forçar a subida, fazer subir à força. to join forces with trabalhar junto com a mesma finalidade. to put in force pôr em vigor.

1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar, aparar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) cabular

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, virar a cara

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte, redução

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) agüentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) deter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter, comportar

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter(-se)

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter(-se)

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) manter comprometido

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) resistir

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) reter

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) ter lugar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) manter(-se)

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) segurar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) preensão

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vapor

2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) vapor

1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) exalar vapor

2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) mover-se a vapor

3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cozer no vapor

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1) (a weighing instrument.) balança

2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) equilíbrio

3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) equilíbrio

4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo

1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) equilibrar

2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) equilibrar

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- balance sheet

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[b'æləns] n 1 equilíbrio. 2 estabilidade de corpo e mente. 3 comparação, estimativa, balanço. 4 harmonia, proporção. 5 continuidade, estabilidade. 6 contrapeso, coisa que anula ou contrabalança. 7 Com saldo, balanço. 8 resto, sobra. 9 balancim (de relógio). 10 peso, quantidade ou força preponderante. 11 movimento balançante da cabeça. 12 igualdade de peso. 13 constelação Libra ou sétimo signo do zodíaco. • vt+vi 1 pesar em balança. 2 equilibrar, contrabalançar. 3 comparar (valor, importância). 4 fazer proporcional, ser proporcional. 5 firmar, estabilizar. 6 anular (efeito). 7 Com fazer balanço, equilibrar contas. 8 estar em equilíbrio, estar balançado, equilibrar-se. 9 hesitar, estar indeciso. 10 ponderar, avaliar, estimar. adverse balance prejuízo. balance at the bank saldo credor no banco. balance beam braço de balança. balance carried forward saldo a conta nova. balance in hand dinheiro à mão. balance of mind equilíbrio mental. balance of power equilíbrio de forças. he lost his balance ele perdeu o domínio sobre si. his sudden riches threw him off his balance sua riqueza inesperada deixou-o desnorteado. in the balance pendente. this turned the balance isto foi decisivo. to balance accounts with acertar as contas com.

1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) guiar

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) levar

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) tanger

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) bater

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) impulsionar

1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) passeio

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) caminho

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanha

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) pancada

6) ((computers) a disk drive.)

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- driver

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[draiv] n 1 passeio de carro, auto, etc. 2 percurso, distância a percorrer de carro, auto, etc. 3 estrada para carros. 4 entrada para carros em moradias. 5 ato de conduzir, dirigir, guiar. 6 condução de gado em manadas. 7 pressão, esforço, atividade, energia, impulso, empenho, dinamismo. 8 ímpeto, impulso, pulsão, necessidade instintiva. 9 Golf tacada ou movimento da bola. 10 Mil ataque, assalto, avanço. 11 força motriz, movimento, rodagem, mecanismo de engrenagem, acionamento, transmissão, propulsão. 12 Comp unidade de disco. 13 galeria de mina. 14 competições de jogos de cartas. • vt+vi (drove, driven) 1 impelir, empuxar, empurrar alguma coisa com força, empurrar para diante, impulsar, fazer caminhar para diante, forçar. 2 conduzir, guiar, dirigir (cavalos, carro, navio, etc.), levar. 3 ir de carro, auto, etc., passear de carro, etc., prosseguir. 4 constranger, compelir, forçar, coagir. 5 lançar, propulsar, acionar, pôr em movimento. 6 perfurar, arrastar por atrito, encunhar, cravar. 7 escovar (um túnel). 8 Naut desgarrar. 9 instar, seduzir, incitar, induzir, conduzir, levar a. 10 realizar, efetuar, levar a efeito. 11 mover-se com grande força (chuva, vento). 12 rebater (bola) no golfe. disk drive Comp unidade de disco. to drive a good ( bad) bargain fazer um bom (mau) negócio. to drive a hard bargain ser firme nas negociações. to drive a nail in cravar um prego. to drive a nail into someone’s coffin contribuir para a ruína ou fracasso de alguém. to drive ashore arrojar à costa. to drive asunder apartar, separar à força. to drive at 1 tender a, aludir, insinuar. 2 trabalhar em. to drive at full speed guiar a toda velocidade. to drive a thing into a person inculcar alguma coisa em alguém. to drive away expelir, expulsar, fazer sair, afugentar, afastar-se, partir em carro. to drive back rechaçar, repulsar, reconduzir em carro, etc., voltar de carro, etc. to drive by friction arrastar por atrito. to drive home 1 ir para casa de carro. 2 cravar um prego com um martelo. 3 fazer com que seja claramente compreendido. to drive in, into inserir à força, fincar, fazer entrar a marteladas. to drive it home to mostrar, forçar a acreditar. to drive into a corner colocar em situação difícil, encurralar. to drive off 1 partir, ir-se embora em carro, etc. 2 expelir, rechaçar. 3 Golf dar a primeira tocada. to drive on seguir adiante, levar em frente, empurrar, incentivar. to drive out 1 expelir, expulsar, fazer sair. 2 sair ou passear em carro, etc. to drive pigs to market roncar, ressonar. to drive someone mad/ crazy 1 enlouquecer, levar à loucura. 2 fig exasperar, irritar, deixar louco. to drive someone out of his senses/ out of his mind deixar maluco. to drive someone round the bend exasperar, enlouquecer. to drive to leeward desgarrar, desviar de rumo. to drive up the prices fazer subir os preços, elevar os preços. to drive up to passar de carro por algum lugar.

1) (a bar of wood, metal etc used to lift heavy weights: A crowbar is a kind of lever; You must use a coin as a lever to get the lid of that tin off.) alavanca

2) (a bar or handle for operating a machine etc: This is the lever that switches on the power.) alavanca

- leverage

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[l'i:və; l'evə; l'i:və] n alavanca. • vt 1 empregar a alavanca, mover ou erguer com alavanca. 2 usar como alavanca.

1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) mudar

2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) mudar

3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) comover-se

1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) jogada

2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) mudança

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[mu:v] n 1 movimento. 2 mudança. 3 lance. • vt+vi 1 mover, deslocar. 2 acionar. 3 alterar. 4 mexer. 5 induzir, incitar. 6 persuadir. 7 excitar. 8 passar. 9 decorrer. 10 agir. God moves in a mysterious way / Deus age de maneira misteriosa. 11 comover. 12 freqüentar. he moves in the best society / ele freqüenta a melhor sociedade. 13 progredir. 14 propor. I move that we make peace / eu proponho que façamos as pazes. 15 efetuar um lance. 16 mover-se, mudar-se. we move next week / vamos mudar na semana vindoura. 17 pôr-se em movimento. 18 caminhar. 19 dirigir-se. 20 provocar (uma risada). 21 pôr em funcionamento. 22 ter venda. these dresses move slowly / estes vestidos têm pouca saída. 23 coll evacuar. get a move on apresse-se. on the move a caminho, em viagem. power to move the masses poder de excitar as massas. to make a move a) ir. b) deixar a mesa. c) iniciar. d) fazer um lance. to move about/ around a) mover-se continuamente. b) mudar (de casa, de serviço, etc.) continuadamente. to move along a) mover-se para a frente ou para trás. b) = link=%20to%20move%20on to move on./ away mudar (para algo novo). to move down rebaixar (alguém) de posto ou cargo. to move for Parliament, Brit fazer um pedido formal. to move heaven and earth tentar por todos os meios, mover céus e terra. to move in mudar-se para. to move off partir. to move on a) mudar (para algo novo). b) ir-se embora. to move out mudar-se. to move over dar lugar a. to move to tears comover até as lágrimas. to move up promover (alguém) de cargo ou posição.

1) (a bar of wood, metal etc used to lift heavy weights: A crowbar is a kind of lever; You must use a coin as a lever to get the lid of that tin off.) alavanca

2) (a bar or handle for operating a machine etc: This is the lever that switches on the power.) alavanca

- leverage

- coastal

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[koust] n 1 costa, praia, beira-mar. 2 litoral, região costeira. 3 the Coast a costa do Pacífico dos EUA. 4 Amer ladeira, descida. 5 pista para tobogã (espécie de trenó). • vt+vi 1 costear, viajar ao longo da costa. 2 andar junto da costa. 3 navegar de porto a porto. 4 descer uma ladeira, de bicicleta a roda livre ou de automóvel em ponto morto. 5 Amer descer ladeira abaixo (de trenó). 6 locomover-se sem esforço. foul coast costa perigosa. from coast to coast de costa a costa: em toda a extensão de um país que tem mais de uma costa. he is coasting along ele está se saindo bem. off the coast no mar, próximo da costa. on the coast na costa. the coast is clear fig o caminho está livre, passou o perigo.

- drunkard

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[dr∧ŋk] n 1 bêbedo, beberrão, ébrio. 2 bebedeira. • vt+vi pp of drink. • adj bêbedo, embriagado. dead drunk, blind drunk completamente bêbedo, bêbedo como um gambá. drunk with blood ébrio de sangue. drunk with joy entusiasmado. drunk with power embriagado pelo poder. to get drunk embriagar-se, emborrachar-se.

1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) lançar

2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) lançar

3) (to throw.) atirar

- launching-pad

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[lɔ:ntʃ] n 1 lançamento. 2 inauguração, estréia. 3 lancha. • vt+vi 1 lançar (navio, foguete, etc.). 2 Com começar (um negócio). 3 arremessar. 4 Com lançar (produto). 5 encaminhar (alguém em um negócio ou profissão). to launch out iniciar.