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I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) criar raizes- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer* * *root1[ru:t] n 1 raiz. 2 qualquer coisa com forma ou função de raiz. 3 causa, fonte, origem. he is the root of our misfortunes / ele é a causa da nossa desgraça. 4 parte ou ponto essencial. he went to the root of the question / ele foi ao fundo da questão. 5 Math raiz. 6 nota fundamental ou tônica. 7 Phil raiz (de uma palavra). 8 fundamento, base. 9 antepassado, linhagem. • vt 1 arraigar, lançar ou criar raízes. 2 radicar, fixar, consolidar, enraizar. 3 erradicar, extirpar, arrancar (up, out, away). 4 originar-se. root and branch completamente, totalmente. the root of all evil a origem de todos os males. to take root, to strike root criar raízes (também fig).————————root2[ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.————————root3[ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você. -
2 forage
['fori‹] 1. verb((often with about) to search thoroughly: He foraged about in the cupboard; He foraged for food in the cupboard.) procurar2. noun(food for horses and cattle.) forragem* * *for.age[f'ɔridʒ] n 1 forragem. 2 pilhagem. • vt+vi 1 forragear, dar forragem a, alimentar. 2 andar em busca de forragens. 3 colher forragens. 4 roubar, apanhar. 5 pilhar, devastar, saquear. 6 fazer incursão. 7 suprir de víveres. on the forage em busca de forragens, pilhando. -
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I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raízes2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) enraizar- root crop - root out - take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolver -
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5 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) caçar2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) caçar2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caçada2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) busca•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out* * *[h∧nt] n 1 caça, caçada. 2 animais que se caçam. 3 busca, procura. 4 região de caça. 5 grupo de caçadores. • vt+vi 1 caçar. 2 bater, percorrer em caça. 3 usar cães, cavalos, etc. na caça. 4 enxotar, expulsar, afugentar. 5 perseguir. 6 procurar, buscar (after, for por). she was hunting for her gloves / ela estava procurando suas luvas. the hunt is up começou a caça. to go out hunting sair para caçar. to hunt down perseguir até capturar ou matar. to hunt out descobrir. to hunt up caçar, procurar, encontrar após longa busca. -
6 Hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) caçar2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) caçar2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caçada2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) busca•- hunter- hunting
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1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) caçar2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) caçar2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caça2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) busca•- hunter- hunting - huntsman - hunt down - hunt for - hunt high and low - hunt out -
8 grub
1. noun1) (the form of an insect after it hatches from its egg: A caterpillar is a grub.) larva2) (a slang term for food: Is there any grub in the house?) bóia2. verb(to search by digging: The pigs were grubbing around for roots.) fuçar* * *[gr∧b] n 1 larva, lagarta, verme, bicho. 2 trabalhador, pé-de-boi. 3 sl comida, bóia. • vt+vi 1 cavoucar a terra, cavar. 2 fazer trabalho pesado e desagradável. 3 roçar. to grub up desenterrar, roçar. -
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10 scavenge
['skævin‹](to search for useful or usable objects, food etc amongst rubbish etc.) vasculhar o lixo* * *scav.enge[sk'ævindʒ] vt+vi 1 limpar, varrer (ruas). 2 ir em busca de alimentos. 3 tirar impurezas. 4 revirar lixo. -
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['skævin‹](to search for useful or usable objects, food etc amongst rubbish etc.) vasculhar lixo -
12 browse
1. verb1) ((of animals) to feed (on shoots or leaves of plants).) dar uma vista de olhos2) ((of people) to glance through a book etc casually: I don't want to buy a book - I'm just browsing.) pastar3) (to search computer material, especially on a worldwide network.)2. noun1) (shoots, twigs or leaves as food for cattle.) pastar2) (an act of browsing.)* * *[brauz] n 1 brotos tenros (para pasto). 2 ato de pastar. • vt+vi 1 pastar, comer brotos. 2 folhear um livro, passar os olhos pelas páginas. 3 olhar sem compromisso (especialmente em lojas). -
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1. verb1) ((of animals) to feed (on shoots or leaves of plants).) folhear2) ((of people) to glance through a book etc casually: I don't want to buy a book - I'm just browsing.) pastar3) (to search computer material, especially on a worldwide network.) navegar2. noun1) (shoots, twigs or leaves as food for cattle.) pastar2) (an act of browsing.)
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