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41 herd
[hə:d] 1. noun(a group of animals of one kind that stay, or are kept, together: a herd of cattle; a herd of elephant(s).) manada2. verb(to gather together, or be brought together, in a group: The dogs herded the sheep together; The tourists were herded into a tiny room.) juntar- - herd- herdsman
- the herd instinct* * *[hə:d] n 1 rebanho, bando, manada. 2 multidão de pessoas. 3 massa popular. • vt+vi 1 arrebanhar(-se), agrupar(-se). 2 pastorear. the vulgar herd, the common herd o populacho. to herd with associar-se a. -
42 horn
[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) chifre2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) de chifre3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) de chifre4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) chifre5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) buzina6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) trompa7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) trompa•- horned- - horned
- horny* * *[hɔ:n] n 1 chifre, corno. 2 cornucópia. 3 qualquer coisa em forma de chifre. 4 tentáculo. 5 Mus trompa, corneta. 6 buzina. 7 megafone, porta-voz. • vt+vi 1 cornear, colocar cornos. 2 ferir com os cornos, chifrar. • adj feito de chifre. handle of horn cabo de chifre. horns of a dilemma duas coisas igualmente desagradáveis entre as quais é preciso optar. shoe horn calçadeira. to blow one’s own horn fazer autopromoção. to horn in Amer sl intrometer-se. to take the bull by the horns enfrentar a situação. -
43 lamb
[læm]1) (a young sheep: The ewe has had three lambs.) cordeiro2) (its flesh eaten as food: a roast leg of lamb.) borrego3) (a lovable or gentle person, usually a child.) amor•- lambskin- lambswool* * *[læm] n 1 cordeiro. 2 carne de cordeiro. 3 pessoa inocente como um cordeiro, simplório. • vt+vi parir (a ovelha). Lamb of God Cordeiro de Deus: Jesus Cristo. like a lamb a) meigamente. b) timidamente. c) fácil de lograr. The Lamb Jesus Cristo. -
44 livestock
noun (domestic animals, especially horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs.) criação* * *live.stock[l'aivstɔk] n conjunto de animais domésticos de uma fazenda ou granja, criação. -
45 mutton
(the flesh of sheep, used as food.) carneiro* * *mut.ton[m'∧tən] n carne de carneiro. she is a mutton dressed as a lamb / ela quer parecer mais jovem do que é. -
46 nomad
['nəumæd](one of a group of people with no permanent home who travel about with their sheep, cattle etc: Many of the people of central Asia are nomads.) nómada- nomadic- nomadically* * *no.mad[n'oumæd] n nômade. • adj nômade. -
47 pen
I [pen] noun(a small enclosure, usually for animals: a sheep-pen.) cercadoII [pen](an instrument for writing in ink: My pen needs a new nib.) caneta- pen-pal
- pen-knife
- pen-name
- pen-pal* * *pen1[pen] n 1 pequeno cercado para animais, galinheiro, redil, aprisco, chiqueiro, curral. 2 os animais mantidos nestes cercados. 3 base para submarinos. • vt (ps and pp penned) encurralar, engaiolar, confinar em cercados. to pen up water represar água.————————pen2[pen] n 1 caneta. 2 pena (de escrever). 3 profissão literária. she lives by her pen / ela vive (ou trabalha) como escritora. 4 estilo literário, maneira de expressão. 5 fig escritor. 6 Zool concha óssea interna da lula. • vt (ps and pp penned) escrever, redigir. ballpoint pen caneta esferográfica. geometrical pen tira-linhas. slip of the pen erro de escrita. the pen is mightier than the sword a inteligência supera a força. to set pen to paper lançar mão da pena.————————pen3[pen] n fêmea do cisne.————————pen4[pen] n Amer sl penitenciária, prisão. -
48 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) reunir7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erguer10) (to give (a shout etc).) dar11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contactar2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits* * *[reiz] n 1 aumento. 2 subida, elevação. 3 levantamento: ação de levantar. • vt+vi 1 levantar, erguer, pôr de pé. I raised my glass to him / eu o brindei. 2 elevar, aumentar, subir ou fazer subir. 3 engrandecer, promover, fortalecer. 4 ajuntar, formar, recrutar, alistar. 5 criar, cultivar, plantar. 6 criar, educar. he was born and raised in New York / ele nasceu e foi educado em Nova York. 7 provocar, causar. 8 suscitar, fazer aparecer, evocar. 9 ressuscitar. 10 exclamar. 11 erigir, erguer, construir, edificar. 12 descobrir, achar. the dog raised a rabbit / o cachorro descobriu uma lebre. 13 terminar, acabar, suspender. 14 avistar. the ship raised land / o navio aproximou-se da (avistou) terra. 15 sublevar, revoltar. 16 arranjar, angariar, levantar (fundos). she raised the dough / ela arranjou o dinheiro. 17 armar (tenda). 18 alçar. 19 causar (briga). 20 excitar, animar, incitar (against, upon contra). 21 realçar, frisar. 22 entoar, cantar. he raised me out of sleep ele despertou-me. to raise a blister formar uma bolha de água na pele. to raise a ghost invocar um espírito. to raise a hand to levantar a mão para, bater, tratar mal. to raise a monument erigir um monumento. to raise an army ajuntar, formar um exército. to raise an eyebrow ficar surpreso. to raise a point levantar uma questão. to raise a shout dar um grito. to raise a storm fig provocar, causar uma tempestade. to raise Cain, (mischief, a row) fazer barulho, armar contendas. to raise cloth aveludar pano. to raise dust fazer alarde, criar confusão. to raise hell coll criar caso. to raise money arranjar dinheiro. to raise money on a property empenhar, hipotecar uma propriedade. to raise one’s eyes elevar a vista (to para). to raise one’s glass fazer um brinde à saúde de. to raise one’s hat cumprimentar tirando o chapéu, tirar o chapéu em cumprimento. to raise prices fazer subir os preços. to raise sheep, potatoes, etc. criar ovelhas, cultivar, plantar batatas. to raise the country sublevar o país. to raise the dead ressuscitar os mortos. to raise the nation to power engrandecer a nação, levá-la ao poder. to raise the roof ficar muito bravo, criar caso, armar um pampeiro. to raise the salary aumentar o salário. to raise the siege of a fort levantar o cerco de um forte. to raise the wind a) sl achar meios de arranjar dinheiro por modos fraudulentos. b) provocar distúrbio ou comoção. to raise to a power Math elevar a uma potência. to raise up levantar, alçar. -
49 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) sacrifício2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) sacrifício3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) sacrifício2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) sacrificar2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) sacrificar•- sacrificially* * *sac.ri.fice[s'ækrifais] n 1 sacrifício, oferta solene. 2 holocausto, renúncia. 3 perda. 4 vítima, oferenda. • vt 1 sacrificar, oferecer a um deus. 2 entregar em holocausto, renunciar. 3 oferecer em sacrifício. 4 vender com prejuízo. at a sacrifice com prejuízo. -
50 scene
[si:n]1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) cena2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) cena3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) cena4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) cena5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) cena6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) cenário7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) cenário•- scenery- scenic
- behind the scenes
- come on the scene* * *scene1[si:n] n 1 cenário. 2 cena, decoração teatral. the scene closes / a cortina cai. 3 cena, subdivisão de um ato. it was a love scene / era uma cena de amor. the scene opens with a conversation / a cena começa com um diálogo. 4 ação, situação. the scene is set in Verona / o local da cena é Verona. 5 vista, panorama. behind the scenes fig atrás dos bastidores.————————scene2[si:n] n sl qualquer lugar onde fanáticos por música se reúnem para ouvir grupos musicais. -
51 shear
[ʃiə]past tense - sheared; verb1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) tosquiar2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) rapar3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) tosquiar4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) partir(-se)•- shears* * *[ʃiə] n 1 tosquia, tosa. 2 tesoura de tosquiar, lâmina de tesoura. • vt+vi 1 tosquiar (lã), tosar. 2 cortar com tesoura. 3 cortar rente, ceifar. -
52 sheepish
adjective (embarrassed: a sheepish expression.) encabulado* * *sheep.ish[ʃ'i:piʃ] adj embaraçado, tímido, encabulado. -
53 sheepishly
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54 shepherd dog
shep.herd dog[ʃ'epəd dɔg] n = link=%20sheep%20dog sheep dog. -
55 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) extraviar-se2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) animal sem dono3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) perdido2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) ocasional* * *[str'ei] n 1 pessoa errante. 2 animal desgarrado. 3 estática, ruído parasita (em transmissão de rádio). • vi 1 vaiar, errar, andar a esmo. 2 desviar-se, desgarrar. • adj 1 desgarrado, errante, extraviado. 2 espalhado, esporádico. 3 isolado. -
56 suet
['su:it](the hard fat from around the kidneys of an ox or sheep.) sebo* * *su.et[s'u:it] n sebo, gordura dos rins de gado e de carneiros. -
57 suède
[sweid]noun, adjective((of) leather from a sheep or lamb etc with a soft, rough surface: suede shoes.) camurça* * *suède[sweid] n Fr camurça. • adj feito de camurça. -
58 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) guardar- tenderII [tend] verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) tender a2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) inclinar-se•- tendency* * *tend1[tend] vt+vi 1 tender, inclinar-se, estar apto. 2 mover-se, dirigir-se, visar. to tend to be privileged ter preferência em geral.————————tend2[tend] vt+vi tomar conta, cuidar, zelar. -
59 to raise prices
to raise pricesfazer subir os preços. to raise sheep, potatoes, etc. criar ovelhas, cultivar, plantar batatas. -
60 wolf
[wulf] 1. plural - wolves; noun(a type of wild animal of the dog family, usually found hunting in packs.) lobo2. verb(to eat greedily: He wolfed (down) his breakfast and hurried out.) devorar- wolf-cub- wolf-whistle
- keep the wolf from the door* * *[wulf] n (pl wolves) 1 lobo: a) o animal ( Canis lupus). b) fig pessoa cruel, voraz e insaciável. c) Astr constelação do sul. 2 pele de lobo. 3 conquistador, dom-joão. 4 larva destruidora de cereais. • vt 1 caçar lobos. 2 comer avidamente, devorar, tragar. don’t cry wolf! não dê alarma falso. he had/ held the wolf by the ears ele se viu em maus lençóis, estava em situação desesperada. he is a lonely wolf ele é um lobo solitário. the wolf at the door a fome (às portas). the wolf in sheep’s skin clothing o lobo em pele de carneiro, o hipócrita. to throw someone to the wolves jogar alguém na fogueira (para ser maltratado ou criticado severamente). to wolf down a) devorar. b) comer rapidamente. we kept the wolf from the door conseguimos nos manter.
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