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21 thousand
1. plurals - thousand, thousands; noun1) (the number 1,000: one thousand; two thousand; several thousand.) mil2) (the figure 1,000.) mil3) (a thousand pounds or dollars: This cost us several thousand(s).) milhar2. adjective(1,000 in number: a few thousand people; I have a couple of thousand pounds.) milhares- thousandth
- thousands of* * *thou.sand[θ'auzənd] n 1 mil. 2 milhar. • num mil. a thousand um mil. a thousand thanks muitíssimo obrigado. a thousand times mil vezes. one in a thousand a) um entre mil. b) singular. ten thousand dez mil. thousands milhares. -
22 billion
['biljən] 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.) bilhão, trilhão2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.) bilhão, trilhão3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).) bilhão2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) bilhão, trilhão- billionth -
23 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• -
24 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fazer2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) fazer3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tornar4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganhar5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) perfazer6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) avaliar8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nomear9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fazer2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca- maker- making - make-believe - make-over - makeshift - make-up - have the makings of - in the making - make a/one's bed - make believe - make do - make for - make it - make it up - make something of something - make of something - make something of - make of - make out - make over - make up - make up for - make up one's mind - make up to -
25 paw
[po:] 1. noun(the foot of an animal with claws or nails: The dog had a thorn in its paw.) pata2. verb1) ((of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws: The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.) dar patada2) ((of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof: The horse pawed (at) the ground.) patalear -
26 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) em sentido oposto2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) de lugar em lugar5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) em visita3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta de2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) em torno de3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) na virada de4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) ronda3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) rodada, assalto6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) cânone5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) virar- rounded- roundly - roundness - rounds - all-round - all-rounder - roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) sinuoso- round-shouldered - round trip - all round - round about - round off - round on - round up -
27 share
[ʃeə] 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) porção2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) participação3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) ação2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) partilhar2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) compartilhar3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) partilhar•- share and share alike -
28 sub
(short for several words eg submarine, subscription etc: He's the commander of a sub; Several people still haven't paid their subs.) -
29 thousand
1. plurals - thousand, thousands; noun1) (the number 1,000: one thousand; two thousand; several thousand.) mil2) (the figure 1,000.) mil3) (a thousand pounds or dollars: This cost us several thousand(s).) mil2. adjective(1,000 in number: a few thousand people; I have a couple of thousand pounds.) mil- thousandth - thousands of -
30 FAT
[fæt] 1. noun1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) gordura2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) gordura2. adjective1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) gordo2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) grande•- fatness- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head* * *a bbr comp File Allocation Table (tabela de alocação de arquivos). -
31 Job
[‹ob]1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) emprego2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) tarefa•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job* * *Job3[dʒoub] n pessoa de muita paciência. -
32 So
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((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/tanto2) ((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.) assim3) ((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.) também5) ((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 facto2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) de modo que- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *So3abbr south (Sul, ao sul, para o sul). -
33 aboard
[ə'bo:d]adverb, preposition(on(to) or in(to) (a means of transport): We were aboard for several hours; He went aboard the ship/train/aircraft.) a bordo* * *a.board[əb'ɔ:d] adv 1 a bordo. 2 por extensão: dentro do trem, avião, etc. 3 ao longo ou ao lado do bordo. all aboard! a) todos a bordo! b) embarcar! to go aboard embarcar. to go aboard a ship embarcar num navio. to fall aboard a ship abalroar um navio. to lay a ship aboard abordar um navio inimigo. -
34 accession
[ək'seʃən]1) (a coming to the position of king or queen: in the year of the Queen's accession (to the throne).) ascensão2) (an addition: There are several new accessions to the library.) aquisição* * *ac.ces.sion[əks'eʃən] n 1 ato de tomar posse, ascensão (a um cargo ou trono). 2 consentimento, acordo, aquiescência. 3 adesão, acessão. 4 aumento, acréscimo, aquisição. 5 acessório, complemento. 6 acesso, ataque (de doença). accession rate Com taxa de acréscimo. the accession to the throne a ascensão ao trono. -
35 acclimatise
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.) aclimatar-se- acclimatisation* * *ac.cli.ma.tise[əkl'aimətaiz] vt+vi aclimatizar. -
36 acclimatize
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.) aclimatar-se- acclimatisation* * *ac.cli.ma.tize[əkl'aimətaiz] vt+vi = link=acclimatise acclimatise. -
37 advantage
1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) vantagem2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.) vantagem•- advantageously
- have an/the advantage over
- have an/the advantage
- take advantage of* * *ad.van.tage[ədv'a:ntidʒ; ədv'æntidʒ] n 1 vantagem, primazia, superioridade. 2 imposição. 3 predominância, preponderância. 4 benefício, lucro, prerrogativa. 5 proveito, aproveitamento. 6 Sport primeiro ponto ganho no jogo de tênis após o empate (de 40 pontos). • vt favorecer, oferecer vantagens, beneficiar. seen to advantage na melhor hipótese. to take advantage of 1 aproveitar, tirar partido ou vantagem. 2 impor. to the best advantage com o maior proveito ou lucro. to your advantage no seu interesse. -
38 aircraft
plural - aircraft; noun (any of several types of machine for flying in the air: Enemy aircraft have been sighted.) avião* * *air.craft['ɛəkra:ft] n aeronave. -
39 along
[ə'loŋ] 1. preposition1) (from one end to the other: He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.) ao longo de2) (at a point at the end or on the length of: There's a post-box somewhere along this street.) em2. adverb1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) adiante2) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) aí3) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) junto•* * *a.long[əl'ɔŋ] adv 1 longitudinalmente, ao comprido, ao longo. 2 para a frente, para diante, avante. we can pick flowers as we go along / podemos colher flores enquanto andamos. 3 em companhia, juntamente. 4 acompanhadamente. 5 coll por algum tempo. • prep ao longo de, paralelo a, ao lado de, junto a. along of coll por causa de, em conseqüência de. along the coast ao longo da costa. along with a) junto com. b) à parte de. along with you! vá embora!, saia daqui! come along! venha comigo! run along! corra!, não perca tempo! to be along coll alcançar competidores, estar entre os primeiros. to get along a) arranjar-se com sucesso relativo. b) concordar. c) ir embora. d) avançar. e) ter sucesso, prosperar. -
40 annals
['ænlz](yearly historical accounts of events: This king is mentioned several times in annals of the period.) anais* * *an.nals['ænəlz] n pl 1 anais, crônica. 2 história, publicações históricas.
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