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1 abridge
[ə'bri‹](to make (especially a book) shorter.) abreviar- abridged- abridgement
- abridgment* * *a.bridge[əbr'idʒ] vt 1 abreviar, resumir, condensar. 2 encurtar, diminuir, reduzir. 3 privar, desapossar. -
2 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrair2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) firmar um contracto3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrair4) (to promise (in marriage).) contrair2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contracto- contractor* * *con.tract[k'ɔntrækt] n 1 contrato, instrumento de contrato, escritura. 2 acordo, pacto. 3 compromisso de matrimônio. 4 no jogo de bridge, número de vazas anunciado. 5 acordo com um assassino contratado para matar alguém. • [kəntr'ækt] vt+vi 1 contrair(-se), encurtar, encolher. 2 obter, pegar, adquirir, contrair (doença). she contracted a cold / ela contraiu um resfriado. 3 fazer contratos, contratar, ajustar. 4 restringir, limitar. 5 franzir (as sobrancelhas). 6 assumir compromisso, fazer dívidas. 7 rare prometer ou contrair matrimônio. 8 Gram contrair, fazer contração de. marriage contract contrato de casamento. to contract for firmar contrato para. to contract in comprometer-se a tomar parte. to contract out a) contratar. b) Brit recusar-se a tomar parte. to enter into a contract fazer um contrato. to make a contract fazer um contrato. work done by contract trabalho por empreitada. -
3 curtail
[kə'teil](make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) encurtar* * *curt.ail[kə:t'eil] vt reduzir, cortar, restringir. -
4 limerick
['limərik](a type of humorous poem with five lines, the third and fourth lines being shorter than the others.) poema* * *lim.er.ick[l'imərik] n espécie de poema leve ou humorístico de cinco versos anapésticos com três pés no primeiro, segundo e quinto versos, dois pés no terceiro e quarto versos, e esquema de rima aabba. -
5 shorten
verb (to make or become shorter: The dress is too long - we'll have to shorten it.) encurtar* * *short.en[ʃ'ɔ:tən] vt+vi 1 encurtar, cortar, diminuir. 2 ficar curto, diminuir. 3 enriquecer com manteiga ou gordura. 4 Naut recolher ou reduzir as velas. -
6 trim
[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.)2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.)3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.)2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.)3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.)- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim* * *[trim] n 1 boa ordem, boa posição. 2 boa condição ou disposição, bom estado. 3 ataviamento, decoração, ornamento. 4 equipamento, preparo. 5 Naut a) posição das velas. b) equilíbrio, posição do navio dentro d’água. 6 Aeron ângulo de vôo sob dadas condições. 7 vigamento, madeiramento visível dentro de um prédio. 8 acabamento, enfeite (de roupa). • vt+vi 1 pôr em ordem, arranjar, preparar. 2 equipar, aprestar, guarnecer. 3 podar (plantas), cortar ou aparar (cabelo). 4 Tech desbastar, rebastar, aparelhar, aplainar, desempenar. 5 atiçar o lume. 6 enfeitar, adornar, decorar. 7 mudar (de opinião), adaptar-se às circunstâncias. 8 Naut colocar e ajustar as velas. 9 equilibrar, distribuir a carga ou lastro (de navio ou avião). 10 coll repreender, censurar. • adj 1 asseado, catita. 2 bem tratado, em ordem. 3 bem equipado. 4 bem ajustado, cômodo. in good trim a) bem colocada (carga). b) bem equipado. in sailing trim com os velas ajustadas. out of trim desequilibrado (carga mal colocada), mal equipado. put the room in good trim! arrume bem o quarto! to trim off, to trim away remover, cortar por não ser necessário. to trim one’s sails controlar a conduta de alguém. to trim up ataviar. to trim with the time adaptar-se ao tempo ou às circunstâncias. -
7 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) reduzir2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) interromper -
8 abridge
[ə'bri‹](to make (especially a book) shorter.) abreviar, condensar- abridged- abridgement - abridgment -
9 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrair2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) fazer um contrato, contratar3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrair4) (to promise (in marriage).) comprometer-se em casamento2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contrato- contractor -
10 curtail
[kə'teil](make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) encurtar -
11 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) abreviar2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) cortar a palavra -
12 limerick
['limərik](a type of humorous poem with five lines, the third and fourth lines being shorter than the others.) quintilha humorística -
13 shorten
verb (to make or become shorter: The dress is too long - we'll have to shorten it.) encurtar -
14 trim
[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) aparar2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) enfeitar3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) marear2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) corte3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) bem cuidado- trimly- trimness - trimming - in good trim - in trim
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