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  • 41 west

    [west] 1. noun
    1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) oeste
    2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) oeste
    2. adjective
    1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) oeste
    2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) oeste
    3. adverb
    (towards the west: The cliffs face west.) a oeste
    - western 4. noun
    (a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.) western
    - westward - westwards - westward - go west - the West - the Wild West

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  • 42 FOR

    [fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para
    2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para
    3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante
    4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) QUERY (PHRASAL VERB)
    5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por
    6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para
    7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por
    8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por
    9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por
    10) (because of: for this reason.) por
    11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para
    12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para/por
    13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por
    14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para
    15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) apesar de
    2. conjunction
    (because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) pois
    * * *
    abbr free on rails (livre de despesas até ser posto no trem).

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  • 43 TO

    1. [tə,tu] preposition
    1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a
    2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a
    3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até
    4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para/com, etc.
    5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a/para
    6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em
    7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a
    8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) para
    9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para
    10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) fazê-lo
    2. [tu:] adverb
    1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) até fechar
    2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc.
    •
    * * *
    abbr 1 telegraph office (sala do telégrafo). 2 traditional orthography (ortografia tradicional). 3 turn over (vide verso, vire a página).

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  • 44 Victorian

    [vik'to:riən] 1. adjective
    1) (of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901): Victorian writers; Victorian households/furniture.) vitoriano
    2) ((of an attitude towards morals etc) strict and conservative: a Victorian attitude to life.) vitoriano
    2. noun
    (a person living in Queen Victoria's reign: The Victorians were great engineers and industrialists.) vitoriano
    * * *
    Vic.to.ri.an
    [vikt'ɔ:riən] n vitoriano. • adj vitoriano, relativo a Rainha Vitória da Inglaterra ou à sua época (l8l9-l90l).

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  • 45 advance

    1. verb
    1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) avançar
    2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) adiantar
    2. noun
    1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) avanço
    2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) adiantamento
    3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) proposta
    3. adjective
    1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) adiantado
    2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) antecipado
    3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) avançado
    •
    - in advance
    * * *
    ad.vance
    [ədv'a:ns; ədv'æns] n 1 avanço, avançada. 2 progresso, melhoramento, melhoria, melhora. 3 aumento, acréscimo, elevação. 4 adiantamento, antecipação, pagamento antecipado. 5 mercadoria recebida com antecipação. 6 empréstimo. 7 advances primeiros passos para entabular entendimentos ou entrar em contato com alguém. 8 oferta. 9 promoção, ascensão, elevação (no cargo). • vt+vi 1 avançar, investir. 2 marchar para a frente, levar para diante. 3 progredir, melhorar, desenvolver. 4 auxiliar, ajudar, favorecer, animar, fomentar. 5 promover, subir (no cargo ou posição), fazer progredir. 6 aumentar, encarecer. 7 apressar, acelerar, antecipar. 8 adiantar, pagar ou suprir antecipadamente. 9 emprestar, ceder. 10 sugerir, aventar. 11 explicar, expor. • adj 1 avançado. 2 adiantado, antecipado. in advance na frente, adiantado. payment in advance pagamento adiantado. to be in advance of someone estar à frente de alguém.

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  • 46 affection

    [ə'fekʃən]
    (liking or fondness: I have great affection for her, but she never shows any affection towards me.) afeição
    - affectionately
    * * *
    af.fec.tion
    [əf'ekʃən] n 1 afeição, simpatia, amizade, amor. 2 sentimento, pendor, emoção, paixão, tendência, inclinação. 3 doença, enfermidade, moléstia, estado doentio ou mórbido. to have an affection for sentir simpatia (amor) por.

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  • 47 affectionate

    [-nət]
    adjective (having or showing affection: an affectionate child; She is very affectionate towards her mother.) carinhoso
    * * *
    af.fec.tion.ate
    [əf'ekʃənit] adj afetuoso, carinhoso, afável, delicado, cortês.

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  • 48 ambush

    ['æmbuʃ] 1. verb
    (to wait in hiding for and make a surprise attack on: They planned to ambush the enemy as they marched towards the capital.) emboscar
    2. noun
    1) (an attack made in this way.) emboscada
    2) (the group of people making the attack.) emboscada
    * * *
    am.bush
    ['æmbuʃ] n 1 emboscada, tocaia, espreita. 2 soldados ou inimigos escondidos para um ataque de surpresa. 3 local da emboscada. • vt+vi 1 atacar de tocaia, assaltar. 2 espreitar o inimigo. 3 esconder soldados para um ataque de surpresa, armar emboscada.

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  • 49 apathy

    ['æpəƟi]
    (a lack of interest or enthusiasm: his apathy towards his work.) apatia
    - apathetically
    * * *
    ap.a.thy
    ['æpəθi] n apatia, indiferença, desinteresse.

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  • 50 attract

    [ə'trækt]
    1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) atrair
    2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) atrair
    •
    - attractive
    - attractively
    - attractiveness
    * * *
    at.tract
    [ətr'ækt] vt atrair: 1 puxar para si, forçar a aproximação. 2 enlevar, encantar, prender, induzir, conquistar. his poems attracted attention / seus poemas atraíram atenção. your way of living does not attract me / seu modo de viver não me atrai. to be attracted to estar encantado por.

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  • 51 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dorso
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) traseiras
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) traseiro
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) recuar
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar
    •
    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand     5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) obliquamente
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat
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    back1
    [bæk] n 1 dorso, costas. I have the care for his children on my back / tenho em meus ombros a preocupação de cuidar de suas crianças. she turned her back on him / ela virou as costas para ele. 2 qualquer parte de vestuário que cubra as costas. 3 lombo, dorso (de animais). 4 espinha dorsal. 5 parte traseira, lado ou face posterior, verso. 6 espaldar, encosto de cadeira ou poltrona. 7 parte menos usada, costas da mão. 8 Ftb zagueiro. 9 quilha de navio. 10 suporte, apoio. 11 lombada (de livro). 12 avesso (de tecido). • vt 1 (geralmente back up) suportar, ajudar, auxiliar, emprestar apoio moral. 2 mover(-se) para trás. 3 endossar, apoiar. he backed a cheque / ele endossou um cheque. 4 apostar em. 5 montar, subir às costas. 6 prover de encosto, servir de dorso. 7 impelir ou forçar para trás. 8 prosseguir escrevendo no verso. 9 mover-se à esquerda (em relação à bússola). 10 formar um fundo para. 11 servir de fundo a. 12 coll carregar às costas. • vi recuar, retroceder, refluir. • adj 1 posterior, de trás, traseiro. 2 remoto, retirado. 3 passado, atrasado. 4 vencido. 5 Amer em região distante ou fronteiriça. 6 Phon gutural, velar. • adv 1 para trás, atrás. he sat back in his chair / ele reclinou-se na sua cadeira. 2 no passado. I can look back fifty years / posso olhar para trás cinqüenta anos. 3 de volta. I shall be back soon / estarei de volta logo. 4 em retorno ou devolução. 5 para o lugar de origem. 6 em reserva. 7 anteriormente. at the back of the house, Amer back of the house atrás da casa. back and belly coll vestuário e alimentação. back and forth para a frente e para trás. back her! Naut para trás! back of Amer coll atrás de, em auxílio de, em suporte de. back of a knife costas de uma faca. back of the hand costas da mão. back to back costas com costas. behind my back nas minhas costas. come back! volte!, Amer venha para trás! do not answer back! não responda! for years back Amer desde anos, há anos. go there and come back vá até lá e volte. half-back Ftb médio, sl alfo. he lay on his back for three years ele ficou de cama durante três anos. he was at my back ele estava atrás de mim, ele me defendeu, ele me apoiou. he went back from his promise ele fugiu à sua promessa. I broke my back to get what I have passei pelo pior para conseguiur o que eu tenho. I got, put his back up provoquei-o. on one’s back sl deitado de costas, indefeso, impotente, sem dinheiro, pronto. on the back of that além disso. the Backs (Cambridge) fundos, lugar de estacionamento na universidade. to back away Amer ceder. to back down abandonar, desistir, retirar-se. to back on to dar para (quartos, janelas). to back out retirar-se, desistir de um empreendimento, quebrar uma promessa. to back sails pôr sobre (as velas). to back up mover-se para trás, dar marcha-à-ré, suportar, auxiliar. to be cast on one’s back fig sofrer derrota. to cast behind the back esquecer, perdoar. to pay back devolver, repor, pagar de volta. to see the back of desembaraçar-se de, livrar-se de, ver pelas costas.
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    back2
    [bæk] n cuba, tina, alguidar.

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  • 52 backhand

    1) (in tennis etc, a stroke or shot with the back of one's hand turned towards the ball: a clever backhand; His backhand is very strong.) jogada
    2) (writing with the letters sloping backwards: I can always recognize her backhand.) grafia inclinada
    * * *
    back.hand
    [b'ækhænd] n 1 golpe dado com as costas da mão viradas para a frente. 2 Ten back. 3 caligrafia inclinada para a esquerda. • adj = link=backhanded backhanded.

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  • 53 baffle

    ['bæfl]
    (to puzzle (a person): I was baffled by her attitude towards her husband.) espantar
    * * *
    baf.fle
    [b'æfəl] n 1 confusão, perplexidade 2 Mech defletor, septo, chicana. • vt 1 confundir, aturdir, desconcertar. her assurance baffles me / seu atrevimento me confunde. 2 iludir, enganar. 3 frustrar, baldar, fazer gorar. 4 dispensar, desviar do rumo. 5 lutar em vão. 6 mudar de direção (vento).

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  • 54 behave

    [bi'heiv]
    1) (to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well): If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.) comportar-se
    2) (to act or react: He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated.) reagir
    •
    - well-
    - badly- behaved
    * * *
    be.have
    [bih'eiv] vt+vi 1 comportar-se, portar-se. behave yourselves, children! / crianças, comportem-se! he has behaved well to (or towards) / ele se comportou bem para com. 2 agir. I do not know how to behave / não sei como agir. 3 conduzir-se, proceder, funcionar. the machine behaves well / a máquina funciona bem.

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  • 55 behind

    1. preposition
    1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) atrás de
    2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) atrás de
    3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) por trás de
    2. adverb
    1) (at the back: following behind.) atrás
    2) ((also behindhand [-hænd]) not up to date: behind with his work.) atrasado
    3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) para trás
    3. noun
    (the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) traseiro
    * * *
    be.hind
    [bih'aind] prep 1 atrás de. he looked behind him / ele olhou atrás de si. she hid behind the door / ela escondeu-se atrás da porta. 2 do lado afastado ou oposto de. 3 escondido, oculto sob. he did it behind my back / fig ele o fez sem eu saber. 4 inferior a, atrasado em comparação com. he is behind the times / ele é antiquado, atrasado. 5 mais tarde que, após, depois de. he is behind time / ele está atrasado, ele chega atrasado. he is behind schedule with his work / ele está atrasado com seu trabalho. 6 que remanesce. 7 em apoio de. • adv 1 atrás, detrás. he fell behind / ele ficou para trás. he leaves three children behind / ele deixa três crianças. 2 anteriormente. 3 de reserva, por vir. 4 atrasado. 5 n sl nádegas, traseiro. behind the front na retaguarda. behind the scenes a) Theat atrás dos bastidores. b) fig por baixo do pano, em segredo.

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  • 56 betray

    [bi'trei]
    1) (to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one): He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy).) trair
    2) (to give away (a secret etc): Never betray a confidence!) trair
    3) (to show (signs of): Her pale face betrayed her fear.) revelar
    •
    - betrayer
    * * *
    be.tray
    [bitr'ei] vt 1 trair, atraiçoar. 2 abandonar, ser desleal. 3 induzir a erro. 4 seduzir. 5 denunciar, revelar (segredo). 6 mostrar, descobrir, evidenciar. 7 trair-se.

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  • 57 bring

    [briŋ]
    past tense, past participle - brought; verb
    1) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) trazer
    2) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) dar
    •
    - bring back
    - bring down
    - bring home to
    - bring off
    - bring round
    - bring up
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    [briŋ] vt (ps and pp brought) 1 trazer, vir com alguém ou com alguma coisa, levar, conduzir. bring me my shoes / traga meus sapatos. bring your friend with you / traga seu amigo. 2 fazer vir. 3 influenciar, persuadir, convencer, guiar. I could not bring him to confess / não consegui levá-lo a confessar. 4 Jur apresentar perante a corte. 5 aduzir, alegar. 6 vender por. 7 provocar, causar. 8 produzir. he brought down the house Theat ele provocou aplausos entusiásticos. he brought home the bacon sl ele sustentava a casa. he was brought about to ele foi persuadido a, ele foi levado a. he was brought in (not) guilt Jur ele foi declarado (não) culpado. he was brought low ele foi derrubado, ele ficou doente. I bring my body under domino meu corpo. I brought him off a) ajudei-o a escapar. b) desaconselhei-o. I brought it off coll eu o consegui, eu o resolvi. I brought the child away with me trouxe a criança comigo. I brought them together reconciliei-os, levei-os a fazerem as pazes. it was brought about foi realizado, foi efetuado. it was brought home to him ele foi posto a par, foi-lhe dito seriamente. she was brought to ela voltou a si. that brings it all back to me isso me faz lembrar de tudo. the ship brought to o navio meteu de capa, pôs-se em capa, virou, parou. the subject was brought up o assunto foi trazido à baila. the sum was brought forward a quantia foi transferida. to bring back devolver. to bring down a) abaixar, trazer para baixo. b) arrancar, demolir, derrubar. the roof was brought down / o telhado foi demolido (desmontado). he brought down the plane / ele derrubou o avião. c) baixar, reduzir (preço). to bring forth produzir, criar, gerar, dar cria. to bring forward fazer progredir, apresentar, trazer, alegar. the bill was brought forward / o projeto de lei foi apresentado. to bring home levar para casa. to bring in a) trazer para dentro. b) importar (mercadorias). c) produzir. d) sondar. to bring into account levar em conta, calcular. to bring into force entrar em vigor. to bring into play pôr em jogo, fazer agir. to bring into question pôr em dúvida, duvidar. to bring into the world dar à luz. to bring on provocar, ocasionar, causar. the crisis brought on misery / a crise trouxe miséria. to bring out a) levar para fora, pôr para fora. b) apresentar, fazer sair, publicar. the young girl was brought out / a moça foi apresentada (à sociedade). c) lançar, exibir, pôr em cena (peça teatral). to bring over converter. to bring the heart into one’s mouth abrir-se, dar demonstração dos seus sentimentos. to bring through restaurar, curar, fazer sobreviver (doentes). to bring to pass causar, originar. to bring up a) criar, educar. b) construir, erigir. c) inventar (moda). d) Naut ancorar. the ship brought up / o navio ancorou. to bring up the rear a) Mil formar a retaguarda, comandar a retaguarda, cobrir a retirada. b) fig ser dos últimos. to bring up-to-date modernizar, pôr em dia.

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  • 58 bully

    ['buli] 1. plural - bullies; noun
    (a person who hurts or frightens other, weaker people: The fat boy was a bully at school.) valentão
    2. verb
    (to act like a bully towards.) intimidar
    * * *
    bul.ly1
    [b'uli] n brigão. • vt ameaçar, amedrontar, intimidar. • adj Amer coll bom, excelente. • interj Amer coll bravo!, muito bem! bully for you! bravo!, muito bem!
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    bul.ly2
    [b'uli] n 1 carne salgada (de boi). 2 carne enlatada.
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    bul.ly3
    [b'uli] n (geralmente bully-off) início de jogo de hóquei. let’s bully-off vamos começar o jogo.

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  • 59 chivalry

    ['ʃivəlri]
    1) (kindness and courteousness especially towards women or the weak.) cavalheirismo
    2) (the principles of behaviour of medieval knights.) cavalaria
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    * * *
    chiv.al.ry
    [ʃ'ivəlri] n 1 cavalheirismo, cortesia, bravura, honra. 2 ordem, regras de cavalaria. 3 cavalaria, nobreza, sistema cavalheiresco. 4 guerreiros, gentis-homens.

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  • 60 climb

    1. verb
    1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) subir
    2) (to rise or ascend.) subir
    2. noun
    1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) subida
    2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) subida
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    * * *
    [klaim] n 1 ascensão, subida, escalada. 2 lugar a ser escalado. • vt+vi 1 ascender, subir, escalar, trepar. the boy climbed a tree / o menino subiu numa árvore. 2 elevar-se. he climbed the scale / ele subiu na sociedade. 3 crescer, trepar (planta). to climb down 1 descer (uma árvore, um penhasco, etc.). 2 ceder, reduzir suas ambições. 3 tornar-se mais humilde. to climb the wall sl subir pelas paredes, ficar colérico por ansiedade ou frustração.

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  • towards */*/*/ — UK [təˈwɔː(r)dz] / US [təˈwɔrdz] preposition 1) in a particular direction used for saying in which direction someone or something is going, facing, or looking a stream of traffic speeding towards West London I saw Joanna hurrying towards me along …   English dictionary

  • towards — to|wards W1S1 [təˈwo:dz US to:rdz, two:rdz] prep especially BrE to|ward [təˈwo:d US to:rd, two:rd] especially AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(direction)¦ 2¦(producing a result)¦ 3¦(feeling/attitude)¦ 4¦(help pay for)¦ 5¦(before)¦ 6¦(near)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • towards — especially BrE to.ward especially AmE preposition 1 moving, looking, or pointing in a particular direction: He noticed two policemen coming towards him. | All the windows face toward the river. | He was standing with his back towards me. 2 if you …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • towards*/*/*/ — [təˈwɔːdz] preposition 1) going, facing, or looking in a particular direction I saw Joanna hurrying towards me.[/ex] Victor was standing with his back towards me.[/ex] a path leading towards the river[/ex] 2) used when saying how you feel about… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Towards — Toward To ward, Towards To wards, prep.[AS. ? impending, imminent, future, toward, ? towards. See {To}, and {ward}, {wards}.] 1. In the direction of; to. [1913 Webster] He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1. [1913 Webster] The waves …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • towards — /təˈwɔdz / (say tuh wawdz), /tɔdz / (say tawdz) preposition 1. in the direction of (with reference to either motion or position): to walk towards the north. 2. with respect to; as regards: one s attitude towards a proposition. 3. nearly as late… …  

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