to+help+oneself

1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) servir-se

2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) controlar-se

1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) servir-se

2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) impedir-se

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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- helper

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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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- helper

1) (alone: He was standing by himself at the bus-stop.) sozinho

2) (without anyone else's help: He did the job (all) by himself.) sozinho

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by oneself

por si mesmo, sozinho.

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by oneself

sozinho, sem ajuda, por iniciativa própria. I did it by myself/eu mesmo o fiz.

1) (alone: He was standing by himself at the bus-stop.) sozinho

2) (without anyone else's help: He did the job (all) by himself.) sozinho

1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) puxar

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) chupar

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) dirigir-se (para)

1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) puxão

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atracção

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influência

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- pull apart / to pieces

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[pul] n 1 puxão, tirão. 2 arranco, arrancada. 3 força de tração. 4 atração, atrativo. 5 trago, gole, sorvo. he took a pull at the bottle / ele tomou um trago da garrafa. 6 tragada. 7 vantagem. she has a pull over him / ela tem uma vantagem sobre ele. 8 pop remada. 9 esforço. 10 puxador, maçaneta. 11 Amer influência. 12 Mech tração. 13 Typogr prova. • vt+vi 1 puxar. I pulled him by the hair / puxei-o pelos cabelos. 2 arrastar, rebocar. 3 colher (frutas ou flores). 4 tirar, remover. 5 depenar. 6 sl roubar, furtar, trapacear. 7 esbaganhar (linho). 8 arrancar, extrair (dentes). 9 granjear, obter. 10 tragar, sorver. 11 rasgar, romper, dilacerar. 12 sl prender, deter. 13 sl varejar, dar uma batida. 14 sl sacar, tirar. he pulled a pistol / ele sacou de um revólver. 15 sofrear, refrear (cavalo de corrida). 16 Typogr imprimir provas. 17 remar. 18 conduzir em barco a remos. 19 ser equipado com remos. 20 Sports distender. 21 esticar, estirar. 22 sl fazer, realizar, executar. 23 aspirar, chupar. 24 sl prender, ser levado para a prisão. a pull boner dar uma rata, dar uma mancada, cometer uma gafe, errar. pull the other one, it’s got bells on conta outra. to pull about puxar de um lado para outro, judiar de. to pull a face amarrar a cara, mostrar que não gostou pela expressão do rosto. to pull a fast one passar a perna em alguém. to pull apart 1 romper. 2 romper-se. to pull away 1 remover. 2 retirar-se, sair. to pull back 1 retroceder, recuar. 2 não cumprir promessa feita, não cumprir a palavra empenhada. 3 gastar menos dinheiro, economizar. to pull down 1 demolir, arrasar. 2 fazer baixar. 3 enfraquecer. 4 humilhar, abater. to pull in 1 dirigir um veículo em direção a um lugar e parar. 2 entrar na estação e parar (trem). 3 Brit capturar (bandido). 4 coll ganhar muito dinheiro, juntar. 5 atrair grande número de pessoas. to pull off 1 despir, tirar. 2 descalçar. 3 conseguir, obter sucesso. 4 dar partida (carro), sair. 5 sair da estrada (carro). to pull on 1 vestir, pôr. 2 calçar. to pull oneself together readquirir o domínio de si mesmo, reanimar-se, recompor-se, controlar-se. to pull out 1 tirar, arrancar. 2 sair da estação (trem). 3 sair de um lugar (carro). to pull over encostar ao meio-fio, desviar o carro para a margem da estrada. to pull round convalescer, restabelecer-se, recobrar os sentidos. to pull through 1 tirar de dificuldades. 2 sair-se de aperto, livrar-se. 3 conseguir, ser bem-sucedido. to pull to pieces 1 despedaçar. 2 criticar impiedosamente. to pull together cooperar, colaborar, juntar forças. to pull up 1 levantar, erguer, içar, alçar. 2 arrancar, extirpar, desarraigar. 3 prender, deter. 4 censurar, repreender. 5 fazer parar. to pull up stakes coll levantar acampamento.

1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) puxar

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) tragar

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) arrancar

1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) puxão, tragada

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atração

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influência

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- pull apart / to pieces

adjective (needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself: A baby is almost completely helpless.) desamparado

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[h'elplis] adj 1 desamparado, abandonado. 2 impotente, sem ação.

1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) certo

2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) certo

3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) seguro

- surely

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[ʃ'uə] adj 1 certo, sem dúvida, seguro. are you quite sure? / você está absolutamente certo? I am quite sure of it / estou absolutamente certo, tenho certeza. 2 confiante. 3 convencido. 4 fiel, de confiança. 5 garantido, infalível, seguro. 6 firme, estável. 7 indubitável. • adv coll seguramente, com certeza. as sure as death certo como a morte. as sure as hell sem dúvida alguma. be sure and do it coll não deixe de fazê-lo. be sure you leave a message! não se esqueça de deixar um recado! for sure claro, certamente, com toda a certeza. sure enough sem dúvida, certamente. sure I! claro! certamente! sem dúvida! to be sure na verdade, de fato. to make sure certificar-se. he made sure that the door was locked / ele verificou se a porta estava fechada. well, I’m sure! ora essa! well to be sure! naturalmente! veja só!

1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) certo, seguro

2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) certo

3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) seguro

- surely

1) (having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment: a happy smile; I feel happy today.) feliz

2) (willing: I'd be happy to help you.) contente

3) (lucky: By a happy chance I have the key with me.) feliz

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- happiness

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[h'æpi] adj 1 feliz, contente, satisfeito. I am happy to see you / estou feliz em vê-lo. 2 próspero, venturoso. 3 favorável. 4 muito apropriado, adequado, acertado. he is happy in his replies / ele dá respostas acertadas. 5 auspicioso. to be happy of something ser entendido em um assunto. to count oneself happy dar-se por feliz.

1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) impôr

2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) impôr

3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) abusar de

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- imposition

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[imp'ouz] vt+vi 1 impor, pespegar, obrigar, mandar, fixar, ordenar. 2 enganar, iludir. 3 impor-se a, fazer-se aceitar por. 4 tirar vantagem. they imposed upon his good nature / eles aproveitaram-se da sua bondade. to impose upon someone a) enganar alguém. b) impressionar alguém.

1) (not controlled by other people, countries etc: an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain.) independente

2) (not willing to accept help: an independent old lady.) independente

3) (having enough money to support oneself: She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents.) independente

4) (not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else: an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion.) independente

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- independence

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[indip'endənt] n independente: político que não representa nenhum partido. • adj 1 independente, livre. 2 auto-suficiente. 3 imparcial. man of independent means homem que vive de rendimentos. she is independent ela é independente.

1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) orgulhoso

2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) orgulhoso

3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) orgulhoso

4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) esplêndido

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- proudly

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[praud] adj 1 orgulhoso: a) vaidoso, soberbo, arrogante. b) ufano. c) altivo, altaneiro. 2 magnífico, suntuoso, imponente. 3 esplêndido, admirável. 4 fogoso (montaria). 5 impetuoso (rio, torrente). a proud building uma construção suntuosa. my proudest possession o objeto mais valioso e querido que possuo. proud as a peacock empavonado. they did him proud 1 encheram-no de orgulho. 2 acolheram-no magnificamente. to be proud of orgulhar-se de.

adjective, adverb (working etc by oneself, without help: He runs the restaurant single-handed; single-handed efforts.) sozinho

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[siŋgəl h'ændid] adj 1 sem ajuda, sozinho, que trabalha sozinho. 2 de uma mão só.