to+be+in+want+of+something

1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) querer

2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) precisar

3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) carecer

1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) desejo

2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) necessidade

3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) falta

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[wɔnt] n 1 falta, carência, escassez. they failed for want of money / eles falharam por falta de dinheiro. 2 necessidade, precisão. we have few wants / nós temos poucas necessidades, precisamos de pouco. 3 pobreza, penúria, miséria, indigência. 4 desejo, ânsia. • vt+vi 1 faltar, ter ou sentir falta de, não ter, carecer de, escassear. 2 precisar, necessitar, dever, ter necessidade de. it wants great care / isto requer muito cuidado. he wants a pair of glasses / ele quer/precisa de óculos. 3 estar necessitado de, ser pobre, sofrer privações. 4 desejar, querer, pretender. what do you want? / o que você quer/deseja? 5 exigir. a long-felt want falta ou carência há muito sentida. to be wanted by the police ser procurado pela polícia. to live in want sofrer necessidade, passar privação. want of spirit desânimo, falta de coragem.

1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) querer

2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) precisar de

3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) carecer de

1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) desejo

2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) escassez, carência

3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) falta

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1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ajudar

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ser útil

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (não poder) deixar de

1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) auxiliar

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio

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[help] n 1 ajuda, auxílio. 2 medicamento, remédio. 3 alívio, socorro, amparo. 4 auxiliar, ajudante. • vt+vi 1 ajudar, assistir ( with com, in em). she helped me with the washing / ela ajudou-me a lavar a roupa. 2 socorrer, amparar. 3 remediar, medicar. 4 prevenir, evitar, impedir. it can’t be helped / não pode ser evitado. 5 deixar de fazer, abster-se. I cannot help laughing / não posso deixar de rir. he can’t help doing it / ele não consegue abster-se disto. 6 servir(-se) (à mesa). help yourself / sirva-se à vontade. by the help of com o auxílio de. more than one can help mais do que é necessário. she cannot help it ela não tem culpa. so help me God! Deus me ajude! there is no help for it não há remédio para isto. to help down a) ajudar a descer. b) fig contribuir para a ruína. to help forward ajudar, favorecer. to help into ajudar a entrar. to help off ajudar a partir, a livrar-se de. to help out a) ajudar a sair. b) sustentar. to help someone to conseguir alguma coisa para alguém.

1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) aliviar

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) servir

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) deixar de, evitar

1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) empregado, ajudante

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio

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1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) poderia ter

2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) bem que podia ter

3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) até podia ter

4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') talvez

1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) poderia ter

2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) deveria

3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) poderia

4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') talvez

1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) livre

2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) livre

3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) generoso

4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) franco

5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito

6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) livre

7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) livre

8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) livre

1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) libertar

2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) livrar(-se)

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- Freepost

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[fri:] vt (ps e pp freed) 1 livrar, libertar, emancipar, soltar, pôr em liberdade. 2 resgatar, desobrigar, isentar, eximir. 3 desembaraçar, desobstruir, franquear, abrir. • adj 1 livre, independente, autônomo. you are free to do what you want / você tem toda liberdade para fazer o que deseja. 2 liberto, emancipado, que pode dispor de sua pessoa. it is free for you to go / você pode ir, se quiser. 3 espontâneo, voluntário. I am free to confess / estou pronto a confessar. 4 discricionário, arbitrário. 5 solto, desprendido, desatado, não fixo. the ship is free of the harbour / o navio encontra-se fora das águas do porto. 6 em liberdade, absolvido, inocente. he was set free / ele foi posto em liberdade. 7 desimpedido, desobstruído. 8 desocupado, vago. 9 permitido, lícito. 10 desembaraçado. 11 descoberto, aberto. 12 acessível, público, aberto (porto). 13 gratuito, grátis, franco. 14 isento, dispensado. 15 generoso, liberal, pródigo, profuso. 16 abundante, copioso, ilimitado, irrestrito. 17 não convencional, sem cerimônia. he was very free with me / ele tomou muitas liberdades comigo. 18 não textual, não ao pé da letra. 19 franco, sincero, ingênuo, cândido, que fala com franqueza. 20 atrevido, licencioso, descomedido, indecente, imoral, libertino. 21 desenfreado, descuidado. 22 Naut favorável. 23 Bot que não estão aderentes entre si. 24 Chem puro, simples (elemento). • adv grátis, gratuitamente. carriage free transporte pago. duty free isento de taxa alfadengária. for free coll grátis. free alongside ship (abreviatura: FAS) posto no costado do navio. free and easy natural, despreocupado, sem cerimônia. free and unencumbered sem hipoteca, não hipotecado. free cost gratuito. free from damage incólume, não avariado. free from disease livre de doença. free from restraint livre de restrições, desimpedido. free of care despreocupado, sem preocupações. free of charge (abreviatura: FOC) livre de despesas, franco. free of crowds and noise longe das multidões e do barulho. free of debt sem dívidas. free of duty sem taxa alfandegária. free on board (abreviatura: FOB) livre de despesas de transporte. free on quay (abreviatura: FOQ) entregue no cais sem despesa. free on rails (abreviatura: FOR) livre de despesas até ser posto no trem. free on truck (abreviatura: FOT) posto no caminhão livre de despesas. it runs free Tech corre em vazio. of my own free will de minha livre e espontânea vontade. post free porte pago. to feel free sentir-se à vontade. to free of limpar (um lugar) de, livrar-se de (alguém). to have ones’ hands free ter as mãos vazias. toll free isento de taxa, chamada telefônica grátis. to make free with explorar, usar de liberdade, tratar desrespeitosamente. to make someone free of something dar a alguém o direito de usar ou partilhar algo.

1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) apressar(-se)

2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) levar à pressa

1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) pressa

2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) pressa

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[h'∧ri] n 1 pressa, precipitação. 2 ação de apressar, pressão. 3 inquietação, desassossego. • vt+vi 1 apressar. 2 incitar, acelerar, impelir. 3 apressar-se, correr. 4 precipitar. hurry up! vamos!, depressa! in no hurry, not in any hurry não há necessidade de se apressar. to be in a hurry estar com pressa. to hurry away a) levar embora com pressa ou com violência. b) fugir, afastar-se depressa. to hurry back mandar imediatamente de volta. to hurry in entrar ou fazer entrar às pressas. to hurry on a) incitar, impelir. b) passar, seguir depressa. to hurry over something passar depressa por cima de alguma coisa. to hurry someone along apressar alguém. to hurry up acelerar. what’s the hurry? por que tanta pressa?

1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) pinheiro

2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) pinho

1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) definhar

2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) estar com saudades de

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[pain] n 1 Bot pinheiro. 2 pinha. 3 coll abacaxi.

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[pain] vi 1 definhar, enlanguescer (at sobre). 2 ansiar, anelar ( for por). 3 Poet lamentar, deplorar. to pine away consumir-se de desgosto.

1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) havia de

2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) devia

3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) é provável que

4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) (que) penses, etc.

5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (se) acontecer, etc.

6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) gostaria de

7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) havia de

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[ʃud] 1 ps of shall. 2 modal verb: a) dar conselho, recomendar. you should always obey your parents / você deveria sempre obedecer seus pais. b) expressar arrependimento. I should have studied german / eu deveria ter estudado alemão. c) pedir permissão, informação, conselho. should we tell her the truth? / devemos contar-lhe a verdade?

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[tempt] vt tentar: 1 pôr à prova. 2 atrair, seduzir, induzir, persuadir. the occasion tempted me / a oportunidade me tentou. 3 provocar, desafiar. that is tempting fate / isso é provocar o destino. tempted to theft induzido para roubar.

1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) pinheiro

2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) pinho

1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) definhar

2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) ter saudade

1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.)

2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.)

3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.)

4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.)

5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.)

6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).)

7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.)

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noun ((American want ad) a small advertisement that people put in a newspaper when they want to buy or sell something, offer or find a job etc.)

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[kl'æsifaid æd] n anúncio classificado.

1) (moderately, or comfortably, hot: Are you warm enough, or shall I close the window?; a warm summer's day.) quente

2) ((of clothes) protecting the wearer from the cold: a warm jumper.) quente

3) (welcoming, friendly, enthusiastic etc: a warm welcome; a warm smile.) caloroso

4) (tending to make one hot: This is warm work!) que dá calor

5) ((of colours) enriched by a certain quantity of red or pink, or (of red etc) rich and bright: a warm red; I don't want white walls - I want something warmer.) quente

1) (to make moderately hot: He warmed his hands in front of the fire.) aquecer

2) (to become friendly (towards) or enthusiastic (about): She warmed to his charm.) começar a gostar

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[wɔ:m] n aquecimento. you must have a warm / você precisa aquecer-se. give your hands a warm / esquente as suas mãos. • vt+vi 1 aquecer(-se), esquentar, aquentar. we were warming ourselves by the fire / estivemos nos aquecendo ao fogo. 2 acalorar(-se), avivar(-se), animar(-se), interessar-se, tornar interessante, entusiasmar-se. 3 enternecer-se. 4 causar satisfação ou prazer. • adj 1 quente, cálido, morno, tépido, aquecido, aquentado. 2 cordial, afetuoso, fervoroso, amoroso, apaixonado, ardente. 3 excitado, animado, entusiasmado, acalorado, vivo. 4 vigoroso (descarga de artilharia). 5 zangado, irado, encolerizado. 6 que aquece. 7 terno, generoso. 8 seguro, confortável. 9 recente, fresco (rasto). 10 coll quente, perto, próximo (do que se procura). 11 perigoso. 12 quente (cores, como vermelho, amarelo, alaranjado). 13 coll rico, abastado. to warm up a) animar-se. b) fig incitar, instigar. c) fazer exercício ligeiro antes do jogo para aquecimento. to warm (up) again requentar (comida).

noun ((American want ad) a small advertisement that people put in a newspaper when they want to buy or sell something, offer or find a job etc.) anúncio classificado

1) (moderately, or comfortably, hot: Are you warm enough, or shall I close the window?; a warm summer's day.) quente

2) ((of clothes) protecting the wearer from the cold: a warm jumper.) quente

3) (welcoming, friendly, enthusiastic etc: a warm welcome; a warm smile.) caloroso

4) (tending to make one hot: This is warm work!) que esquenta

5) ((of colours) enriched by a certain quantity of red or pink, or (of red etc) rich and bright: a warm red; I don't want white walls - I want something warmer.) quente

1) (to make moderately hot: He warmed his hands in front of the fire.) aquecer, esquentar

2) (to become friendly (towards) or enthusiastic (about): She warmed to his charm.) animar-se

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