through+the+glass

1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) estrondo

2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) choque

3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) queda

4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)

1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) esmigalhar-se

2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) bater

3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) cair

4) ((of a business) to fail.) falir

5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) penetrar

6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)

- crash-helmet

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[kræʃ] n 1 estampido, estrondo, estrépito. 2 impacto, colisão, queda estrepitosa. 3 acidente de avião. •vt+vi 1 estalar, estrondear. 2 ir de encontro a, cair com estrépito. 3 despedaçar-se, estatelar-se. 4 Amer sl penetrar, furar uma festa. to crash into espatifar-se no solo, aterrissar de maneira que o avião sofra danos.

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[kræʃ] n tecido de linho ou algodão grosseiro usado para tapeçaria, toalhas, etc.

1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) estrondo

2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) trombada

3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) craque

4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)

1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) espatifar(-se)

2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) colidir, chocar-se contra

3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) espatifar(-se)

4) ((of a business) to fail.) falir

5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) abrir caminho ruidosamente

6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)

- crash-helmet

- window-box

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[w'indou] n 1 janela. does your window look on the street? / a sua janela dá para a rua? 2 vidraça de janela. 3 vitrina. 4 guichê. 5 qualquer abertura que sugere janela. bay window janela de sacada, janela saliente. French window janela de batentes. sash window janela tipo guilhotina, janela corrediça.

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[w'indou] n Comp 1 "janela": espaço que se abre numa tela para obter informações sem perder aquelas com as quais se trabalhava até o momento. 2 windows interface construída de janelas e ícones.

- window-box

1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) anel

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) argola

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) círculo

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) recinto

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) bando

1) (to form a ring round.) rodear

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) pôr argola

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) pôr anilha

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- ring binder

1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) tocar

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonar

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) chamar

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) tilintar

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) ressoar

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) soar

1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) toque

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonadela

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) toque

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- ring a bell

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[riŋ] n 1 anel, círculo, argola, aro, roda. the children formed into a ring / as crianças formaram uma roda. 2 qualquer coisa em forma anular. 3 associação. 4 circo, arena, pista, picadeiro. 5 ringue. 6 the ring apostadores (em lutas desportivas, corridas, etc.). 7 grupo, conluio, coligação de pessoas com objetivos egoísticos para manobras comerciais ou políticas. 8 Sport argolas (em ginástica olímpica). 9 Sport boxe. • vt+vi 1 prover de ou guarnecer com um anel ou aro. 2 rodear, cercar. we ringed ourselves about him / formamos uma roda em volta dele. 3 subir em forma de espiral (como um pássaro). 4 marcar árvores, galhos, etc., cortando-lhes um segmento circular da casca. 5 exibir em uma arena. ring of Saturn anéis de Saturno. to make/ run rings round exceder, sobrepujar, superar facilmente. wedding ring aliança.

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[riŋ] n 1 toque de campainha ou sino. 2 ação de tocar os sinos, repique de sinos, badalada. 3 carrilhão. 4 som semelhante ao do sino, contínuo. 5 ressonância, som. 6 timbre. 7 chamada telefônica. give me a ring / me dê uma ligada (telefônica). 8 tom, qualidade. • vt+vi (ps rang, pp rung) 1 tocar (campainha), tanger, soar, repicar, badalar, retinir (sinos). 2 ressoar, reverberar, retumbar. 3 zumbir (dos ouvidos). 4 chamar, convocar (com toque de sino). 5 fazer soar ou retinir. 6 soar como, parecer. it rings true (false) / soa bem (mal), parece ser verdadeiro ou legítimo (falso). 7 Brit telefonar. 8 cantar os louvores de uma pessoa. the town rang with his fame / sua fama repercutia pela cidade inteira. 9 estar repleto de rumores ou boatos. 10 soar, tinir. teething ring mordedor. that rings a bell isso faz lembrar alguma coisa, isso não me é estranho. to ring back retornar um telefonema. to ring down (the curtain) Theat abaixar a cortina. to ring in the new year dar o sinal para anunciar a chegada ou entrada do ano novo, com toques de sino. to ring off desligar o telefone. to ring the changes a) experimentar variações com o que se tem (como roupas). b) sl passar dinheiro falso. to ring up a) telefonar para. b) marcar o dinheiro recebido em caixa registradora (o que faz soar um sino). to ring up ( the curtain) Theat dar o sinal para levantar a cortina.

1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) anel

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) argola

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) círculo

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ringue, picadeiro

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) quadrilha

1) (to form a ring round.) circundar

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) circular

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) pôr anel

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- ring binder

1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) tocar

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonar para

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) tocar

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) tilintar

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) ressoar

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) soar

1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) toque

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonema

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) toque

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- ring a bell

1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grosso

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grossura

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) grossa

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) espesso

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) espesso

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) estúpido

- thickly

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[θik] n 1 grosso, parte mais grossa ou densa. 2 fig foco, centro. 3 sl pessoa tola, estúpida. • adj 1 gordo, grosso, de grossura. 2 denso, compacto. 3 abundante, numeroso. 4 cheio, coberto. the street is thick with dust / a rua está cheia de poeira. the table was thick with flies / a mesa estava coberta de moscas. 5 espesso, grosso, denso. 6 turvo. 7 coll estúpido, obtuso. • adv (também thickly) 1 densamente, espessamente. the snow fell thick / a neve caía em densos flocos. 2 intensamente, cerradamente. 3 abundantemente. the letters came thick and fast / choveram cartas. a bit thick um pouco exagerado. he is thick in the head sl ele é muito tapado. in the thick of the fight no meio da luta. through thick and thin fig por todas as dificuldades. two inches thick duas polegadas de grossura.

1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grosso, espesso

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grossura, de espessura

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) grosso, denso

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, abundante

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) cerrado

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) grosso

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) grosso

- thickly

1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

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[k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar.

1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar, aparar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) cabular

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, virar a cara

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte, redução

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) olhar

2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) parecer

3) (to face: The house looks west.) encarar

1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) olhadela

2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) olhar

3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspecto

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- look-alike

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[luk] n 1 olhar, olhadela. have a look at it / dê uma olhada nisto. 2 expressão, aspecto. I do not like the look of it / isto não me agrada. • vt+vi 1 olhar. 2 contemplar, observar. 3 considerar. 4 prestar atenção. 5 ter vista para. 6 parecer. 7 inspecionar, examinar. look before you leap pense bem antes de agir. look lively apresse-se. look out seja cuidadoso. on the look out de guarda. to look about a) olhar em torno. b) estar vigilante. to look about for procurar. to look about one estar alerta. to look after a) procurar. b) cuidar. to look back rememorar. to look down upon a) menosprezar. b) assumir ares de superioridade. to look for a) procurar. b) esperar. c) antecipar. to look forward to aguardar com interesse. to look in the face enfrentar resolutamente. to look into a) inspecionar minuciosamente. b) examinar. to look in upon fazer uma visita rápida. to look like parecer, ter semelhança. it looks like rain / parece que vai chover. to look on a) ser mero espectador. b) considerar. to look out a) olhar para fora. b) estar alerta. c) selecionar. to look over examinar superficialmente. to look through a) olhar através. b) penetrar com o olhar ou com a mente. c) examinar o conteúdo. to look to a) vigiar. b) cuidar, tomar conta. c) confiar em. to look up a) levantar os olhos. b) procurar. c) melhorar. d) consultar. to look upon to olhar com respeito.

1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tubo

2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) canal

3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metropolitano

4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) bisnaga

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- tubing

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[tju:b] n 1 tubo, cano. 2 bisnaga, tubo. 3 túnel para trem subterrâneo. 4 trem subterrâneo. 5 válvula eletrônica. 6 cilindro, tubuladura, qualquer objeto tubiforme. 7 sl televisão. to tube it sl ser reprovado em exame ou curso. to go down the tubes arruinar-se, fracassar.

1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tubo

2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) canal

3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metropolitano

4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) bisnaga

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- tubing

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[tj'u:b] Brit metrô. Tube of guts sl pessoa gorda e repulsiva.

1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) sifão

2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifão

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[s'aifən] n 1 sifão: tubo para tirar líquido. 2 sifão: frasco com água gaseificada. • vt+vi tirar com sifão.

1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) sifão

2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifão

1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) cano, tubo

2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) tubo

3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metrô

4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tubo

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- tubing

1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) transparente

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) limpo

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) nítido

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) desimpedido

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) tranquilo

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) certo

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) livre

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) livre

1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) desimpedir

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) ilibar

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) clarear

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) passar à vontade

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[kliə] n claro, espaço, intervalo, vão livre. • vt+vi 1 aclarar, clarear, iluminar. 2 retirar, remover, afastar. 3 tirar (a mesa). 4 limpar, roçar (terreno), desbravar. 5 desobstruir, desimpedir. 6 saltar ou passar por (sem tocar), transpor. 7 absolver, inocentar, justificar, reabilitar. 8 esclarecer, elucidar, explicar. 9 ganhar, tirar como lucro líquido. 10 desembaraçar (carga), pagar direitos aduaneiros. 11 descarregar navio. 12 Naut zarpar depois de desembaraçada. 13 esvaziar, despejar. 14 saldar, solver, liquidar contas. 15 compensar (um cheque). 16 exonerar, desobrigar. 17 desanuviar(-se), clarear. 18 Naut afastar-se. 19 sl sumir, fugir. • adj 1 claro, sem nuvens, brilhante, luminoso, lúcido. 2 transparente, translúcido. 3 puro, límpido. 4 limpo, sem mancha. 5 perspicaz, inteligente. 6 distinto. 7 evidente, aparente, manifesto. 8 inteligível. 9 seguro, certo. 10 livre, aberto, desimpedido. 11 desembaraçado. 12 sem tocar. 13 sem ser pego. 14 inocente, sem culpa. 15 líquido, livre de dívidas ou taxas. 16 ilimitado, completo. 17 despreocupado, sem preconceito. • adv 1 claramente. 2 completamente, inteiramente. a clear case! sem dúvida! all (is) clear! tudo pronto!, tudo em ordem! as clear as crystal ou as clear as (noon) day bem claro, evidente. as clear as mud ou as clear as a boot-jack hum claro como tinta. clear amount quantia líquida, lucro líquido. clear contrary justamente o contrário. clear felling derrubada total do mato. clear of debt livre de dívidas. clear water Naut água aberta para a navegação. he came off clear ele escapou ileso, ele salvou-se. he cleared his throat ele tossiu, pigarreou. he clears 6 ft ele salta 6 pés em altura (sem tocar). he spoke loud and clear ele falou em voz alta e clara. in the clear coll livre de suspeita ou culpa. stand clear! saia do caminho!, afaste-se! the coast is clear fig não tem ninguém por perto. to clear an estate livrar uma propriedade de hipotecas. to clear away 1 vencer, superar (a difficulty uma dificuldade). 2 afastar-se. 3 retirar, guardar objetos que estavam sendo usados. to clear decks aprontar o navio (para combate). to clear from blame declarar inocente. to clear off 1 retirar(-se). 2 liquidar (estoque). 3 sl cair fora, dar no pé. 4 esvaziar, retirar objetos. to clear out 1 evacuar, desocupar. 2 partir, sair rapidamente, cair fora. 3 livrar-se (de objetos indesejáveis), jogar fora. to clear out of the way tirar do caminho. to clear the air eliminar tensões emocionais, desentendimentos. to clear the land Naut fazer-se ao largo. to clear the way abrir caminho. to clear up 1 aclarar, desanuviar-se. 2 decifrar. 3 arrumar, pôr em ordem. 4 limpar (o tempo). the weather is clearing up / o tempo está melhorando. to make clear tornar claro. we got clear of him ficamos livres dele. we kept clear (of) ficamos afastados de, não nos intrometemos (em).

1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) claro

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) claro

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) nítido

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) desimpedido

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) limpo

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) certo

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) livre de

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) livre de

1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) desimpedir

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) inocentar

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) clarear

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) transpor

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1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) olhar

2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) parecer

3) (to face: The house looks west.) estar de frente para

1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) olhada

2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) olhar

3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspecto

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