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81 knock down
1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) deitar ao chão2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) reduzir -
82 chop down
(to cause (especially a tree) to fall by cutting it with an axe: He chopped down the fir tree.) abater -
83 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (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.) estrondo2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) trombada3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) craque4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (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 contra3) ((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.) falir5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) abrir caminho ruidosamente6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) intensivo- crash-land -
84 curse
[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) maldizer2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) praguejar2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) maldição2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) desgraça• -
85 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) almofada2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) almofada2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) amortecer -
86 deaf
[def]1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) surdo2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) surdo•- deafness- deafen - deafening - deaf-mute - fall on deaf ears - turn a deaf ear to -
87 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) beira2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) gume3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) agudeza2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) orlar2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) avançar devagar•- edging- edgy - edgily - edginess - have the edge on/over - on edge -
88 empty
['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) vazio2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) vazio3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) vazio4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) vazio2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) esvaziar(-se)2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) despejar(-se)3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) garrafa vazia- empty-handed - empty-headed -
89 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) plano, raso2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) monótono, chato3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) categórico4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vazio5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) choco6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) abemolado2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) horizontalmente3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) superfície plana, palma4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) baixio•- flatly- flatten - flat rate - flat out -
90 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) pendurar, estar pendurado2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) prender, estar preso3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) enforcar, ser enforcado4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) pender5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) baixar, curvar•- hanger- hanging - hangings - hangman - hangover - get the hang of - hang about/around - hang back - hang in the balance - hang on - hang together - hang up -
91 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) bater2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) derrubar3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) golpear4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) bater2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) pancada2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) pancada•- knocker- knock-kneed - knock about/around - knock back - knock down - knock off - knock out - knock over - knock up - get knocked up -
92 knock down
1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) derrubar2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) abaixar -
93 nod
[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) inclinar a cabeça, nutar2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) cabecear2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) nuto- nod off -
94 nosedive
noun (a dive or fall with the head or nose first: The aeroplane did a nosedive into the sea.) mergulho -
95 peak
[pi:k] 1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) pico2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) apogeu3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) pala2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) atingir o pico- peaked- peaky -
96 pelt
[pelt]1) (to throw (things) at: The children pelted each other with snowballs.) arremessar2) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) correr a toda velocidade3) ((of rain; sometimes also of hailstones) to fall very heavily: You can't leave now - it's pelting (down).) chover forte• -
97 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) espiralado2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) espiralado2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) espiral2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) espiral3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) subir em espiral- spirally -
98 sprawl
[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) escarrapachar-se2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) esparramar(-se)2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) posição escarrapachada2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) esparramamento• -
99 throw
[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) jogar, lançar2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) derrubar3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) derrubar4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) derrubar2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) lance- throw doubt on - throw in - throw light on - throw oneself into - throw off - throw open - throw out - throw a party - throw up - throw one's voice - throwaway -
100 thump
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