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  • 1 to be sorry for something

    to be sorry for something
    estar arrependido, desejar não ter feito alguma coisa. I am sorry for it / estou arrependido.

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  • 2 sorry

    ['sori] 1. adjective
    1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) peço desculpa
    2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) pesaroso
    3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) lamentável
    2. interjection
    1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) perdão!
    2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) desculpe
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    sor.ry
    [s'ɔri] adj 1 triste, preocupado, pesaroso, contrito, arrependido. 2 miserável, lamentável, pobre, fraco, que causa dó. 3 melancólico, desanimado. (I am) sorry! perdão! desculpe! sinto muito! sorry? como disse? repita, por favor. sorry about that desculpe-me, por favor, perdão. to be sorry for somebody ter pena de alguém. I am sorry for her / tenho pena dela. to be sorry for something estar arrependido, desejar não ter feito alguma coisa. I am sorry for it / estou arrependido. to give a sorry excuse dar uma desculpa esfarrapada.

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  • 3 penance

    ['penəns]
    (punishment that a person suffers willingly to show that he is sorry for something wrong he has done: He did penance for his sins.) penitência
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    pen.ance
    [p'enəns] n Rel penitência. • vt 1 penitenciar. 2 punir.

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  • 4 penance

    ['penəns]
    (punishment that a person suffers willingly to show that he is sorry for something wrong he has done: He did penance for his sins.) penitência

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  • 5 contrite

    (deeply sorry for something one has done.) contrito
    - contrition
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    con.trite
    [k'ɔntrait] adj 1 contrito, arrependido. 2 penitente.

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  • 6 contrite

    (deeply sorry for something one has done.) contrito
    - contrition

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  • 7 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) rua
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) hábito
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) caminho
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) de longe
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means
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    [wei] n 1 modo, estilo, maneira. 2 jeito, feitio, forma. she will never get it done that way / ela nunca conseguirá fazê-lo desta forma. 3 método, meio. 4 ponto, particular, detalhe, aspecto. 5 direção, lado. 6 distância, trajeto. 7 rumo, curso. they each went their different ways / cada qual tomou o seu caminho. 8 caminho, atalho, vereda, trilha, rua, via, estrada. we asked our way / perguntamos o caminho. 9 lugar. 10 hábito, costume, modo, peculiaridade (também ways). 11 vontade, desejo. 12 coll condição, estado. 13 movimento, progresso, marcha. 14 porte, comportamento, conduta. • adv embora, longe. a good way uma boa distância. a great/ long way off a grande distância daqui, de longe. all the way a) inteiramente. b) todo o caminho. c) durante todo o tempo. any way you please de qualquer forma que queira. a way out uma saída. by the same way pelo mesmo caminho. by the way a) de passagem, a caminho. b) a propósito. by way of a) via. b) em vez, como. c) a fim de. by way of excuse como desculpa. by way of jest por brincadeira. covered way passagem coberta. from way back de muito tempo, antigo. half the way a meio caminho, meio. he is in my way ele está no meu caminho, está me atrapalhando. he made the best of his way (to) ele seguiu o mais depressa que pôde (para). he mended his ways ele melhorou, corrigiu-se. her mild ways seus modos suaves, meigos. he works his way Amer ele progride pelo próprio esforço. how did she get that way? como foi possível ela ficar assim? if you had your own way se tudo fosse como você quer. in a family way de modo familiar, não cerimonioso. in a way de certo modo. in the way of business em matéria de negócios. I paved the way for him fig preparei o caminho para ele. I put/ threw it in his way fi-lo chegar a suas mãos. I set out on my way parti, pus-me a caminho. it is in your way é seu campo, de sua alçada. it is out of my way a) isto não é meu campo, disso eu não entendo. b) não é de minha alçada. he went out of his way (to do) / ele se deu ao trabalho, ele teve a gentileza (de fazer). it pays its way vale a pena. it will go a great way toward contribuirá grandemente. I was just up her way sl eu estive justamente perto dela. not by a long way, no way de forma alguma, de jeito nenhum. once in a way uma vez, excepcionalmente. one way uma direção. one way or the other por um meio ou por outro, de um jeito ou de outro. one-way street Traffic via de uma só mão, direção única. on our way through em nosso caminho por. on the way out tornar-se impopular. on the way (to) a caminho (para). out of the way a) fora do caminho. b) fig que despista, desvia. c) extraordinário, fora do comum. d) na prisão. e) morto. they put him out of the way / eles afastaram-no, liquidaram-no (mataram-no). put him in the way of doing it dê-lhe a oportunidade de fazê-lo. right of the way a) direito de passagem, servidão. b) Traffic preferência, direito de tomar a frente. that is always the way with him é sempre assim com ele. the hard way sl por esforço próprio. the Milky Way a Via-Láctea. the other way about/ round ao contrário. the way of the world o caminho da vida (ou do mundo). the ways of war as peculiaridades da guerra. they begged their way eles passaram mendigando. they pay their way eles não têm dívidas. they put him in the way of success eles contribuíram para o seu êxito. this way! por aqui! to be in the family way estar grávida, esperando bebê. to get one’s (own) way obter, ganhar, fazer do próprio jeito, como quer. I got it my own way / fiz do meu jeito, fiz como queria. to give way a) dar passagem. b) dar vazão. c) ceder. they gave way / eles cederam, recuaram. to give way to a) sucumbir. b) dar prioridade a. to go all the way with concordar plenamente com. to go one’s way partir. to go one’s (own) way agir independentemente. to go out of the way a) dar(-se) ao trabalho de. b) fazer muito esforço para realizar algo. to go someone’s way favorecer alguém. to go the way of all flesh morrer. to go under way a) pôr-se em marcha, partir. b) fig estar em andamento. to have a way with saber lidar com, ter jeito. to have it both ways jogar dos dois lados. to have it one’s (own) way fazer, pensar do jeito que agrada a si próprio. let him have it his own way / deixe-o fazer o que ele quer. to have one’s way conseguir o que quer. to have way Naut estar em movimento. to look the other way a) desviar o olhar. b) não perceber. to lose one’s way perder-se, perder o caminho. he lost his way / ele perdeu-se, perdeu o caminho. to make one’s way a) ir para a frente, continuar (com dificuldade). b) progredir, alcançar o sucesso. they made their way / fig eles abriram o seu caminho, venceram. to make way a) dar lugar a. I made way for him / eu dei lugar a ele. b) progredir. she made way / ela venceu, progrediu. to set in one’s ways apegar-se a velhos hábitos. under way. a) a caminho, em marcha. b) fig em andamento. way off muito longe. Way of the Cross via-sacra. way up bem alto. we did/ had it all our own way fizemos o que queríamos. we took our way nós partimos. where there’s a will, there’s a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. which way? por onde? which way did they go? / para/por onde foram eles?

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  • 8 feel

    [fi:l]
    past tense, past participle - felt; verb
    1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) sentir
    2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) apalpar
    3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) sentir
    4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) sentir-se
    5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) achar
    - feeling
    - feel as if / as though
    - feel like
    - feel one's way
    - get the feel of
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    [fi:l] n 1 tato, o sentido do tato. 2 sensação, percepção, impressão. • vt+vi (ps e pp: felt) 1 sentir, perceber, notar. the measure was felt to be premature / a providência foi considerada prematura. 2 ter, experimentar (sentimento, sensação física ou moral). I felt that his hand was cold / senti que sua mão estava fria. I felt as if something were near me / alguma coisa parecia estar perto de mim. 3 ter consciência de. 4 tocar, examinar pelo tato, apalpar, tatear. he felt around in his coat / ele procurou dentro de seu casaco (usando as mãos), apalpou. 5 ressentir(-se), magoar-se com, melindrar-se. I feel hurt / sinto-me ofendido. 6 ser sensível a. he feels the cold / ele se sente infeliz quando está com frio. 7 pressentir, ter impressão ou palpite, achar, considerar. I feel ill / sinto-me doente. it feels like rain / acho que vai chover. 8 reconhecer, aperceber-se de. he feels sure of himself / ele está seguro de si. she is feeling her way / ela está agindo cautelosamente (numa nova situação). 9 ter tato, ter sensibilidade. 10 parecer, dar impressão ou sensação. I feel like taking a walk / tenho vontade de dar um passeio. the grass feels soft / a grama é macia ao tato. by the feel pelo tocar. feel free! fique à vontade! to feel angry irar-se. to feel cold estar com frio. to feel for an object procurar um objeto usando as mãos. to feel good coll estar levemente tocado, bêbado. to feel grieved estar aflito. to feel lonely sentir-se sozinho. to feel no pain coll estar bêbado. to feel one’s way andar às palpadelas. to feel quite oneself sentir-se bem, estar bem-disposto. to feel sorry for ter pena de. to feel strongly that ter forte impressão de que. to feel sure that ter certeza de que. to feel the pulse tomar o pulso de, fig sondar. to feel up to sentir-se à altura de, capaz de enfrentar. you may feel sure of it pode estar certo de que.

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  • 9 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem, caminho
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) caminho
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) jeito, maneira
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneira
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.)
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) de longe
    - wayside - be/get on one's way - by the way - fall by the wayside - get/have one's own way - get into / out of the way of doing something - get into / out of the way of something - go out of one's way - have a way with - have it one's own way - in a bad way - in - out of the/someone's way - lose one's way - make one's way - make way for - make way - under way - way of life - ways and means

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  • 10 apologise

    (to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) desculpar-se
    - apologetically
    - apology
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    a.pol.o.gise
    [əp'ɔlədʒaiz] vt 1 apologizar, apresentar desculpas, exprimir pena ou pesar. 2 defender uma causa verbalmente ou por escrito, justificar.

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  • 11 apologize

    (to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) desculpar-se
    - apologetically
    - apology
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    a.pol.o.gize
    [əp'ɔlədzaiz] vt = link=apologise apologise.

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  • 12 apologise

    (to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) pedir desculpas, desculpar-se
    - apologetically - apology

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  • 13 apologize

    (to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) pedir desculpas, desculpar-se
    - apologetically - apology

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  • 14 make it up

    1) (to become friends again after a quarrel: It's time you two made it up (with each other).) fazer as pazes
    2) (to give compensation or make amends for something: I'm sorry - I'll make it up to you somehow.) compensar

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  • 15 make it up

    1) (to become friends again after a quarrel: It's time you two made it up (with each other).) reconciliar-se
    2) (to give compensation or make amends for something: I'm sorry - I'll make it up to you somehow.) compensar

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  • 16 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) manter
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar a
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) cuidar
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) fazer
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) atrasar
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) sustentar
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) manter
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch
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    [ki:p] n 1 sustento, manutenção, alimentação e moradia. 2 pasto, prado. 3 calabouço, prisão, masmorra, torre de menagem. • vt+vi (ps, pp kept) 1 ter, possuir, guardar. she keeps a thing close / ela sabe guardar um segredo. she keeps lodgers / ela tem inquilinos. 2 conservar, reter, deter. 3 reservar, guardar, ocultar. 4 cuidar, tomar conta, proteger, favorecer, resguardar, defender. she keeps guard over the treasure / ela vela o tesouro. they keep hold of their property / eles sabem guardar (ou defender) sua propriedade. 5 lembrar, ter em mente. 6 empregar, aproveitar. 7 impedir, deter, prevenir. 8 refrear, reprimir, abster-se. 9 manter, manter em condições, preservar, durar. keep your balance / não perca o seu equilíbrio. he keeps his countenance / ele mantém a calma. she keeps peace / ela mantém a paz. the meat will keep till tomorrow / a carne conservar-se-á até amanhã. 10 cultivar. 11 continuar, permanecer, prolongar. 12 celebrar, observar. 13 cumprir, executar, ser fiel à palavra. 14 alimentar, sustentar. I keep him on milk / alimento-o com leite. 15 armazenar, ter em estoque ou à venda. l6 manter(-se). he keeps his ground / ele mantém-se firme. 17 criar. 18 gerir, dirigir, ter um negócio. they keep a shop / eles têm uma loja. for keeps 1 para ficar com alguma coisa (não para devolver). 2 permanentemente, para sempre. he keeps pace with his friend ela anda ao mesmo passo que o seu amigo, fig iguala-o. he keeps the bed ele está acamado, doente. how are you keeping? como vai?, como tem passado? keep going! continua!, continua andando! keep the ball rolling! não ceda!, continue esforçando-se! keep your distance mantenha a distância (também fig). keep your hair on! sangue frio!, calma! keep your head! não perca a cabeça! to keep aloof manter-se afastado. to keep a low profile sl passar despercebido, tentar não chamar a atenção. to keep an eye on coll vigiar, tomar conta. to keep a straight face ficar sério. to keep asunder manter separado, estar desunido. to keep at it persistir numa coisa, manter-se firme, insistir em alguma coisa, empenhar-se. to keep away a) conservar-se afastado. b) abster-se. c) afastar(-se). to keep back a) retardar, reter o progresso. b) reservar uma parte, guardar um pouco. c) não contar, silenciar. d) conter, conservar baixo. e) segurar, parar no estômago. to keep body and soul together manter-se vivo. to keep books escriturar (contas). to keep clear of manter-se afastado de alguém ou de alguma coisa. to keep company a) ficar junto, estar em companhia. b) fig namorar. to keep down a) abaixar-se. b) oprimir, humilhar. c) reprimir. to keep fit conservar a forma. to keep from a) guardar, conservar. b) preservar. c) impedir, impossibilitar. d) sonegar. e) abster-se. to keep house ter casa. to keep in a) deter, reter. b) comprimir. c) não sair de casa, ficar em casa. d) ficar na parte de dentro. to keep in custody guardar, custodiar. to keep in mind ter em mente, lembrar-se. to keep in with someone estar às boas com alguém, estar bem com. to keep off a) reter, impedir, barrar. keep off! / mantenha distância!, cuidado!, cautela! b) afastar(-se), ficar longe de. c) repelir, rejeitar. d) evitar. to keep on a) continuar, prosseguir. for how long is this to keep on? / quanto tempo isto deve durar? b) avançar, seguir. c) ficar (com o chapéu na cabeça). d) ficar vestido. e) conservar, guardar, manter. to keep on at someone amolar, importunar. to keep one’s end up continuar, prosseguir, não desistir. to keep one’s hand in praticar, conservar aptidão através da prática, continuar em forma. to keep one’s head down evitar chamar atenção sobre si mesmo, passar despercebido. to keep one’s shirt/ pants on coll ficar calmo, ficar frio. to keep out a) impedir a entrada. keep out! / entrada proibida! b) excluir, afastar. to keep quiet ficar quieto. to keep silence ficar calado. to keep smiling não desanimar, sorrir sempre. to keep someone at it obrigar alguém a trabalhar. to keep someone in clothes prover alguém de roupas. to keep someone out of excluir alguém de algo, deixar fora de. to keep someone waiting fazer alguém esperar. to keep something to oneself guardar segredo, ocultar algo. to keep still não se mexer. to keep tab(s) on Amer a) registrar, anotar. b) coll controlar, vigiar. to keep time a) Mus manter o compasso. b) estar certo ou andar bem, ser pontual. to keep to a) seguir, obedecer, aderir. keep to the left! / seguir à esquerda! b) limitar-se a. c) permanecer. to keep to oneself isolar-se dos outros espontaneamente. to keep track of a) ficar informado. b) observar atentamente. to keep under a) conter, reprimir, refrear, tirar a liberdade. b) deixar inconsciente, manter dopado. to keep up a) manter, conservar. b) sustentar, prover. c) continuar, prosseguir, manter-se, não desanimar. the rain keeps up / continua chovendo. d) atualizar-se, ajustar-se. to keep up appearances manter as aparências. to keep up with não ficar atrás, adaptar-se, imitar, copiar. to play for keeps jogar por dinheiro. where do you keep? onde é que você mora?

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  • 17 trouble

    1. noun
    1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema
    2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) conflitos
    3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema
    2. verb
    1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) perturbar
    2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) incomodar
    3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) dar-se ao incómodo
    - troublesome
    - troublemaker
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    troub.le
    [tr'∧bəl] n 1 aborrecimento, transtorno, preocupação, dificuldade. we took the trouble of doing (to do) it / esforçamo-nos em fazê-lo. I must put you to the trouble / tinha de incomodá-lo. 2 distúrbio, agitação, desordem, encrenca. don’t ask (look) for trouble / não procure encrencas. 3 doença, desgraça sofrimento, defeito (físico), falha. 4 embaraço, incômodo, aperto. I am sorry to give you so much trouble / sinto causar-lhe tanto incômodo. 5 esforço, trabalho extra. it is too much trouble / é trabalho demais. save yourself the trouble / não se dê ao trabalho. 6 pessoa ou coisa que causa aborrecimento. 7 troubles problemas da vida, desgraças, infortúnios. • vt+vi 1 preocupar, importunar, aborrecer, perturbar, molestar. 2 atormentar, afligir. I am troubled with headache / estou atormentado com dores de cabeça. 3 incomodar, estorvar. may I trouble you for a light? / permite pedir-lhe um fósforo? 4 agitar, causar distúrbio, perturbar. 5 pedir. may I trouble you to tell me the time? / permita-me perguntar-lhe as horas? 6 turvar. 7 incomodar-se, preocupar-se. don’t trouble (yourself) / não se incomode, não se preocupe. she is troubled about ela está preocupada com. to be in trouble estar em apuros, em dificuldade. to get into trouble a) meter-se em dificuldades. you will get into trouble / você vai meter-se em apuros. b) engravidar. to trouble about something preocupar-se com alguma coisa. troubled in mind aflito, preocupado. troubled look olhar preocupado. troubled waters fig situação confusa, condições duvidosas.

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  • 18 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar, conservar
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) manter(-se)
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) prosseguir
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) manter
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar(-se)
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) manter
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) reter
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) manter
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) manter
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento
    - keeping - keep-fit - keepsake - for keeps - in keeping with - keep away - keep back - keep one's distance - keep down - keep one's end up - keep from - keep going - keep hold of - keep house for - keep house - keep in - keep in mind - keep it up - keep off - keep on - keep oneself to oneself - keep out - keep out of - keep time - keep to - keep something to oneself - keep to oneself - keep up - keep up with the Joneses - keep watch

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > keep

  • 19 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    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
    2. noun
    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
    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat
    4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) impiedoso
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short
    * * *
    [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.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > cut

  • 20 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) escorregar
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) soltar-se
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) baixar de nível
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) deslizar
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) soltar-se
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) enfiar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) escorregadela
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) deslize
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) saiote
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa
    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up
    II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) tira
    * * *
    slip1
    [slip] n 1 escorregadura, escorregadela. 2 o que se põe e tira com facilidade, coberta, fronha. 3 Clothes combinação. 4 deslize, erro, lapso, engano, falta. 5 carreira: plano inclinado para construção e lançamento de navios. 6 muda, rebento. 7 tira estreita (de papel). 8 declínio, queda (de preços). • vt+vi 1 andar, mover-se quietamente, fácil ou rapidamente, escapar. 2 passar, mover-se. 3 deslizar, escorregar. 4 colocar, fazer passar, enfiar, tirar quietamente ou de modo despercebido. 5 colocar, vestir fácil ou rapidamente. 6 passar despercebido, escapar. 7 soltar. 8 largar. 9 errar, cometer lapso. 10 cortar galhos para fazer mudas. 11 luxar (osso). to be a slip of a boy/ a girl menino/menina muito frágil, débil. to be a slip of the pen fazer erro de ortografia, de palavra. to be a slip of the tongue fazer um erro verbal, cometer um lapso verbal. to give somebody the slip collescapar de alguém. he gave me the slip / ele me escapou. to let something slip deixar (algo) escapar. he let the opportunity slip / ele deixou escapar a oportunidade. to slip along deslizar, fluir. to slip away escapulir, sair de modo despercebido. to slip in inserir de forma disfarçada. to slip up fazer erro, cometer erro de menor importância.
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    slip2
    [slip] n papeleta, volante (também Comp).

    English-Portuguese dictionary > slip

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