practice of the

practice of the court

procedimento processual.

to practice on the piano

praticar ao piano.

1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) prática

2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) costume

3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) treino

4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) escritório

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- be in / out of practice

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[pr'æktis] n 1 prática: a) uso, costume, hábito, praxe. b) experiência, tirocínio. c) aplicação do saber. d) exercício, adestramento. e) desempenho de uma profissão. f) método, processo, sistema. 2 artifício, ardil, manha. 3 clínica. 4 clientela. 5 arch negociação, conferência. 6 arch intriga, maquinação. • vt+vi (também practise) 1 praticar: a) executar, realizar, fazer. b) exercer, desempenhar. c) exercitar, treinar. d) tratar ou negociar com. e) exercitar-se, adestrar-se. 2 proceder, agir. 3 instigar, maquinar. 4 advogar. 5 clinicar. foul practices procedimento condenável. he practiced on his patience ele aproveitou-se de sua paciência. in practice 1 de fato, na prática. 2 praticamente. 3 em forma, adestrado. out of practice sem prática, fora de forma. practice makes perfect a prática faz o mestre. practice of doing something o costume de fazer alguma coisa. practice of the court procedimento processual. to practice on the piano praticar ao piano. to practice on ou upon iludir, defraudar. to put into practice pôr em prática.

1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) prática

2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) prática

3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) treino, exercício

4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) clientela, consultório

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- be in / out of practice

1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teoria

2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teoria

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[θ'iəri] n 1 teoria. 2 explicação. 3 suposição, hipótese. 4 conhecimento abstrato, noção. to have a theory that imaginar que. very good in theory, but will it work? na teoria é bom, mas e na prática?

1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teoria

2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teoria

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- theoretical

1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) pôr

2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) apresentar

3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) exprimir

4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) pôr

5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) navegar

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- put-on

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[put] n 1 arremesso, lançamento. 2 Sports arremesso de peso. 3 (bolsa) operação a prazo. • vt+vi ps, pp put 1 pôr: a) colocar. b) reduzir a um estado ou condição. c) fixar, determinar. d) guardar. e) depositar. f) atribuir, imputar. g) adicionar, deitar. h) assinar, apor. i) expressar, afirmar. j) dedicar-se a. k) aplicar. l) impor ônus a. m) firmar, assentar. 2 formular, propor. 3 seguir, rumar. 4 avaliar, orçar. 5 incitar. 6 lançar à água (navio). 7 forçar, obrigar. 8 arremessar, lançar. 9 apostar. 10 investir. 11 adaptar. 12 traduzir. • adj no lugar, fixado, fixo, parado. he puts the distance at eight miles ele avalia a distância em oito milhas. how shall I put it? como direi? if I may put my two cents in se eu posso dar um conselho, um palpite. if one puts it upon that ground considerando-o deste ponto de vista. I put him on guard eu o preveni. I put it to you deixo-o a seu critério. she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him on his oath ela o fez jurar. stay put! não se mova! they put their heads together eles confabularam. to put about 1 publicar ou circular. 2 mudar o curso, o rumo. 3 espalhar (boato). to put a bug in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put across 1 conseguir explicar algo. 2 levar a cabo. I just can’t put it across / não consigo mesmo levá-lo a cabo. to put a flea in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put ahead avançar, adiantar. to put an end to pôr fim em, acabar, encerrar. he put an end to his life / ele deu cabo da vida. he put an end to the matter / ele encerrou o assunto. to put a question levantar uma questão. to put aside 1 pôr de lado (para fazer uma outra coisa). 2 não dar importância. to put away 1 pôr de lado. 2 descartar, dispor de. 3 guardar, economizar. 4 guardar, colocar no devido lugar. 5 divorciar. 6 matar um animal velho ou doente. 7 confinar, prender. 8 comer. to put back 1 adiar. 2 atrasar. 3 repelir. 4 recusar, negar. 5 repor, recolocar. 6 Naut voltar, regressar. 7 atrasar o relógio. to put by 1 guardar, economizar. 2 pôr de lado. 3 armazenar. 4 rejeitar, recusar. 5 livrar-se de. 6 desviar, esquivar. to put down 1 criticar alguém na frente de outras pessoas, humilhar. 2 dar uma quantia de dinheiro como entrada. 3 anotar, inscrever, registrar (no papel). 4 matar um animal velho ou doente. 5 parar o veículo para alguém descer. 6 Aeron aterrissar. 7 pôr a criança para dormir. 8 derrubar. 9 suprimir, eliminar. 10 rebaixar, degradar. 11 depor. 12 cortar, renunciar a. 13 atribuir. 14 estimar, considerar. 15 beber continuadamente. to put down for relacionar, pedir por escrito. to put for fazer uma tentativa para ganhar. to put forth 1 estender. 2 tornar manifesto. 3 desenvolver, tornar. 4 empregar, aplicar (força). 5 elevar, erguer (voz). 6 propor. 7 publicar, editar. 8 emprestar com juros. to put forward 1 promover, pôr em evidência. 2 fazer progredir, avançar. 3 propor, formular, apresentar. she put forward an argument / ela apresentou um argumento. to put in 1 consertar um equipamento doméstico. 2 gastar tempo e energia fazendo uma atividade. 3 interromper alguém. 4 introduzir, apresentar. 5 intercalar, encaixar. 6 interferir, intervir. 7 aportar. the ship put into the port / o navio entrou no porto. 8 eleger um político ou um partido político. to put in brackets/ parentheses colocar entre parênteses. to put in for 1 requerer algo formalmente. 2 oferecer-se, candidatar-se. to put in mind lembrar. to put in possession 1 empossar, dar posse a. 2 informar, pôr a par de. to put in practice 1 pôr em ação. 2 praticar, fazer. to put into gear embrear. to put it on 1 fingir. 2 sobrecarregar. 3 exagerar. to put off 1 despir, tirar, descalçar. 2 adiar, protelar, transferir, postergar. 3 dissuadir. 4 usar de evasivas. 5 coll desconcertar, confundir. 6 desembarcar, pôr em terra (passageiros). 7 partir. 8 desencorajar, desanimar. 9 atrapalhar (o trabalho, a concentração de alguém). to put on 1 vestir, calçar. 2 assumir. 3 imputar, atribuir a. 4 impor, infligir. 5 incitar, instigar. 6 empregar, aplicar. 7 carregar no preço. 8 ganhar pressão. 9 fingir, simular. he puts on a big act / ele está fazendo fita. 10 apostar em. 11 adiantar (relógios). 12 antecipar. 13 coll representar, levar. to put on the ritz dar-se ares de riqueza, mostrar-se, exibir-se. to put on to 1 estar consciente de. 2 conectar-se com/ao telefone. to put one’s ass on the line vulg colocar-se em perigo, assumir a responsabilidade. to put one’s back into dedicar-se de corpo e alma a. to put one’s cards on the table colocar as cartas na mesa, fazer jogo franco. to put oneself in somebody’s place imaginar-se em lugar de alguém. to put one’s foot in one’s mouth meter os pés pelas mãos. to put one’s hands to the plow meter mãos à obra. to put one through the mill 1 sujeitar a disciplina rigorosa. 2 punir, castigar. to put on trial levar à barra do tribunal. to put out 1 expelir, lançar fora. 2 extinguir, aparar. 3 emprestar. 4 desconcertar, confundir. he was put by this news / esta notícia o desconcertou. 5 estender a mão. 6 exibir, mostrar. 7 publicar, editar. 8 gastar, despender. 9 dar para criar (criança). 10 pôr para fora. 11 dar para fora (roupa suja, etc.). 12 ir embora, partir, sair. 13 Med deslocar, distender. 14 Naut fazer-se ao mar. the ship put out to sea / o navio fez-se ao mar. 15 Sports pôr fora de jogo. 16 desfraldar (bandeira). to put out of action pôr fora de função ou ação. to put out of gear desengrenar. to put out of one’s head fazer esquecer. to put out of order pôr em desordem. to put out of the way 1 matar, eliminar. 2 destruir. to put over 1 colocar acima de. 2 conduzir através de, fazer transpor. 3 levar a cabo. 4 sl prevalecer, impor-se. he put himself over / ele conseguiu prevalecer. 5 comunicar. 6 iludir, tapear. to put somebody in a hole coll pôr alguém em dificuldades. to put somebody on the floor arrasar, fazer com que todos o apreciem, desbundar alguém. to put somebody through college/ school financiar os estudos de alguém. she put him through college / ela lhe financiou os estudos. to put something into one’s head colocar, meter algo na cabeça. to put something over on someone fazer alguém crer. one can’t put anything over on him / ele não se deixa ludibriar. to put the bite on sl dar uma mordidinha, pedir dinheiro emprestado. to put the cart before the horse pôr a carroça diante dos bois. to put the pen to paper começar a escrever. she put the pen to the paper / ela começou a escrever. to put the screw to sl apertar, pressionar, agir coercivamente. to put the wind up 1 alarmar, alvoroçar. 2 alarmar-se. 3 tornar-se irritado ou excitado. to put the wood to sl castigar, coagir. to put through 1 levar a cabo. 2 conseguir a aprovação de lei. 3 fazer penetrar ou atravessar. 4 fazer agir. 5 coll fazer ligação telefônica. 6 forçar alguém a, obrigar alguém a. to put to 1 combinar, juntar, unir. 2 confiar a. 3 afixar a, prender a. 4 atrelar. he put the horses to the car / ele atrelou os cavalos. 5 limitar a. 6 expor a, sujeitar a. to put to a stand dar um paradeiro a. to put to bed pôr na cama, fazer deitar. to put to death matar, executar. the murderer was put to death / o assassino foi executado. to put to flight lançar em fuga. to put together 1 agregar. 2 juntar, reunir. to put to rights pôr em ordem, endireitar. to put to sea começar uma viagem, fazer-se ao mar. to put to shame fazer envergonhar. to put to silence silenciar, fazer calar. to put to sleep pôr na cama, fazer dormir. to put to the sword matar com a espada. to put to the vote submeter à votação. to put two and two together chegar, tirar conclusões. to put under the screw forçar, pressionar. to put up 1 levantar, alçar, içar, suspender, pendurar. 2 erigir, erguer, edificar. 3 montar (máquinas). 4 pôr em leilão. 5 levar à cena. 6 guardar, economizar. 7 pôr em conserva. 8 pôr de lado. 9 acolher, dar hospedagem a, acomodar. 10 designar candidato. 11 candidatar-se. 12 acondicionar, embrulhar. 13 sl tramar, conspirar. 14 aumentar, elevar (preços). 15 alojar-se, hospedar-se. 16 embainhar (espada). 17 cessar (luta). to put up a big stink Braz coll armar um salseiro, rodar a baiana. to put up to 1 instigar, incitar a. he put him up to it / ele o instigou a dizê-lo. 2 dar informações importantes. I’ll put it up to him / levá-lo-ei ao seu conhecimento. to put up with tolerar, agüentar, suportar. what would you put it at? em quanto você avalia isto?

1) (cleverness at doing something, resulting either from practice or from natural ability: This job requires a lot of skill.) perícia

2) (a job or activity that requires training and practice; an art or craft: the basic skills of reading and writing.) competência

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[skil] n 1 habilidade, prática, destreza. 2 experiência, perícia. he has great skill in drawing / ele tem grande habilidade para desenho.

1) (cleverness at doing something, resulting either from practice or from natural ability: This job requires a lot of skill.) habilidade

2) (a job or activity that requires training and practice; an art or craft: the basic skills of reading and writing.) prática, arte

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- skilful

1) ((the charms, spells etc used in) the art or practice of using supernatural forces: The prince was turned by magic into a frog.) magia

2) (the art of producing illusions by tricks: The conjuror's magic delighted the children.) magia

3) (fascination or great charm: the magic of Turner's paintings.) magia

- magical

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[m'ædʒik] n magia, simpatia, encanto, feitiço. • adj mágico. black magic magia negra.

1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) comboio

2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) cauda

3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) série

4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) caravana

1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) treinar

2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) apontar

3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) orientar

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- trained

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[trein] n 1 rail trem. 2 fileira, comboio de carros, etc. 3 série, sucessão, continuação. 4 seqüência. 5 Mech trem de engrenagens, de rodas, trem de laminação. 6 cauda, rabo. 7 comitiva, séquito, préstito. 8 rastilho de pólvora. • vt+vi 1 criar, educar, ensinar, adestrar, treinar. he was trained as an architect / ele estudou arquitetura. 2 Mil exercitar, instruir. 3 treinar, fazer exercícios. 4 apontar (artilharia) (on para). 5 colocar em certa posição, puxar (plantas). on the train no trem. railway train trem de estrada de ferro. to go by train viajar de trem. to put in train pôr em marcha. to take a train tomar um trem. to train fine treinar cuidadosamente a fim de garantir boa forma. trained nurse enfermeira diplomada. train of thought seqüência de idéias. well trained bem educado.

1) ((the charms, spells etc used in) the art or practice of using supernatural forces: The prince was turned by magic into a frog.) magia

2) (the art of producing illusions by tricks: The conjuror's magic delighted the children.) mágica

3) (fascination or great charm: the magic of Turner's paintings.) magia

- magical

1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) escola

2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) escola

3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) escola

4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) departamento

5) ((American) a university or college.) universidade

6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) escola

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[sku:l] n 1 escola, colégio, lugar de ensino. 2 corpo docente e discente. 3 o que serve para instruir ou ensinar. 4 grupo de pessoas com os mesmos interesses. 5 faculdade. 6 escola de uma universidade. 7 prédio onde se dá aula, sala de aulas. • vt 1 educar, ensinar. 2 treinar, disciplinar. a dancing school uma escola de dança. endowed school escola mantida por uma fundação. girls’ school escola de meninas. grade school Amer escola primária. junior high school escola de 1.^o grau. preparatory school escola preparatória. primary school Brit escola primária. public school Amer escola pública. school is over as aulas terminaram. senior high school escola de 2.^o grau. Sunday school escola dominical. technical school escola técnica.

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[sku:l] n cardume de peixes.

1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) escola

2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) escola

3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) curso

4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) instituto, departamento

5) ((American) a university or college.) faculdade, colégio

6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) escola

- schoolbag

1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) trem

2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) cauda

3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) série

4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) caravana

1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) treinar, instruir

2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) apontar, mirar

3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) orientar

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1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) tortura

2) ((something causing) great suffering: the torture of waiting to be executed.) tortura

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[t'ɔ:tʃə] n 1 tortura. 2 suplício, tormento, sofrimento. • vt 1 torturar, atormentar. 2 torcer, alterar, desvirtuar. to be in torture sofrer suplícios. to put someone to the torture torturar alguém.