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1 channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) canal2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) canal3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) canal4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) meio5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) canal2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) sulcar2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) canalizar* * *chan.nel[tʃ'ænəl] n canal: 1 leito ou parte navegável de um rio. 2 estreito de mar. 3 tubo, conduto, passagem para líquidos. 4 valeta, rego, calha. 5 fig meio, intermédio, via. 6 Rádio, TV faixa de freqüência, canal, estação. 7 Archit acanaladura • vt 1 formar sulcos ou canais, encanar, sulcar, arregoar. 2 transportar em ou por canais. the Channel o Canal do Mancha. -
2 channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) canal2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) canal3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) canal4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) canal5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) canal2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) abrir um canal2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) canalizar -
3 dispatch
[di'spæ ] 1. verb1) (to send off: He dispatched several letters asking for financial help.) enviar2) (to finish off or deal with quickly: She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour.) despachar2. noun1) (a written official report: a dispatch from the commanding officer.) despacho2) (an act of sending away.) envio3) (haste.) pressa•* * *dis.patch[disp'ætʃ] (também despatch) n 1 despacho, ato de despachar, expedição. 2 nota de deferimento ou indeferimento, missiva, mensagem. 3 rapidez, celeridade, presteza, prontidão. 4 execução da pena de morte, assassínio. • vt 1 despachar, expedir, enviar expeditamente. 2 aviar com presteza, aprontar, executar prontamente. 3 matar, despachar desta vida, liquidar. by dispatch por correio expresso. mentioned in dispatches mencionado por bravura ou serviços valiosos. with dispatch urgentíssimo. -
4 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) geleia- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) bloquear2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) entalar3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) emperrar4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) interferir2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) engarrafamento2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) aperto•- jam on* * *jam1[dʒæm] n 1 esmagamento. 2 aperto, acotovelamento, aglomeração de gente. 3 congestionamento (de tráfego). 4 emperramento, desarranjo. 5 situação difícil ou perigosa. 6 estorvo, obstrução. 7 sl cocaína. 8 Comp aglomeração, congestionamento: acúmulo imprevisto de cartões ou de qualquer outro meio de entrada. • vt+vi 1 apertar(-se), comprimir(-se), apinhar(-se). they jam into the elevator / eles superlotam o elevador. 2 esmagar. 3 machucar. 4 empurrar, impelir. 5 fechar, tapar, entupir, bloquear, obstruir. 6 emperrar. this door jams / esta porta emperra. 7 Radio perturbar a transmissão. 8 Amer sl apresentar música popular avivada com improvisação. 9 Amer sl copular. jammed up interrompido, bloqueado, congestionado. to be in a jam estar em apuros. to jam on the brakes frear de repente. traffic jam impedimento, congestionamento, bloqueamento ou interrupção do tráfego.————————jam2[dʒæm] n Cook geléia de frutas. • vt transformar em geléia, espalhar geléia. to want jam on it coll esperar ou querer demais. -
5 radio
['reidiəu] 1. plural - radios; noun((an apparatus for) the sending and receiving of human speech, music etc: a pocket radio; The concert is being broadcast on radio; I heard about it on the radio; ( also adjective) a radio programme, radio waves.) rádio2. verb(to send (a message) by radio: When someone on the island is ill, we have to radio (to) the mainland for a doctor; An urgent message was radioed to us this evening.) transmitir* * *ra.di.o1[r'eidiou] n 1 radiotransmissão sem fio de palavras, músicas, etc. 2 aparelho transmissor ou receptor. • vt+vi transmitir por meio de rádio, radiografar. • adj de ou relativo ao rádio.————————ra.di.o2[r'eidiou] elemento de composição relativo ao rádio. -
6 relay
[ri'lei] 1. past tense, past participle - relayed; verb(to receive and pass on (news, a message, a television programme etc).) retransmitir2. noun(['ri:lei] (the sending out of) a radio, television etc signal or programme which has been received (from another place).) retransmissão- in relays* * *re.lay[r'i:lei] n 1 revezamento, substituição, ação de trocar (grupo de homens ou animais). 2 muda (grupo de animais para substituição). 3 posta, estação de muda. 4 corrida de revezamento. 5 abastecimento, suprimento. 6 turno, plantão. 7 relê, interruptor eletromagnético. • vt 1 revezar. 2 retransmitir. 3 repetir. -
7 telegraph
1. noun1) (a system of sending messages using either wires and electricity or radio: Send it by telegraph.) telégrafo2) (an instrument for this: Send the message on the telegraph.) telégrafo2. verb1) (to send by telegraph: He telegraphed the time of his arrival.) telegrafar2) (to inform by telegraph: He telegraphed us to say when he would arrive.) telegrafar•- telegraphy
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- telegraph pole* * *tel.e.graph[t'eligra:f; t'eligræf] n telégrafo. • vt 1 telegrafar, sinalizar. 2 revelar (sem querer) intenção, decisão. -
8 dispatch
[di'spæ ] 1. verb1) (to send off: He dispatched several letters asking for financial help.) despachar2) (to finish off or deal with quickly: She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour.) despachar2. noun1) (a written official report: a dispatch from the commanding officer.) despacho2) (an act of sending away.) expedição3) (haste.) presteza• -
9 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) geléia- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) apinhado2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) espremer3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) emperrar4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) causar interferência2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) engarrafamento2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) enrascada•- jam on -
10 radio
['reidiəu] 1. plural - radios; noun((an apparatus for) the sending and receiving of human speech, music etc: a pocket radio; The concert is being broadcast on radio; I heard about it on the radio; ( also adjective) a radio programme, radio waves.) rádio2. verb(to send (a message) by radio: When someone on the island is ill, we have to radio (to) the mainland for a doctor; An urgent message was radioed to us this evening.) comunicar-se por radio -
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12 telegraph
1. noun1) (a system of sending messages using either wires and electricity or radio: Send it by telegraph.) telégrafo2) (an instrument for this: Send the message on the telegraph.) telégrafo2. verb1) (to send by telegraph: He telegraphed the time of his arrival.) telegrafar2) (to inform by telegraph: He telegraphed us to say when he would arrive.) telegrafar•- telegraphy - telegraphic - telegraph pole
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