trick+etc

1) (something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.)

2) (a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc): The magician performed some clever tricks.)

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[trik] n 1 engano, embuste, fraude, trapaça. none of your tricks with me / não tente lograr-me. 2 truque, malícia. 3 habilidade, artifício. he has a trick of finding / ele tem a habilidade de achar. 4 tramóia, peça, ardil. he did the trick / ele arrumou o negócio. he played me a dirty trick, he played a dirty trick upon me / ele me pregou uma peça. 5 travessura. 6 hábito, costume. she has tricks that remind me of him / ela tem costumes que me fazem lembrar, dele. 7 todas as cartas jogadas numa rodada. 8 tricks pl subterfúgios, artimanhas. she was up to his tricks / ela percebeu suas artimanhas. • vt+vi 1 enganar, lograr, iludir, pregar uma peça. 2 fazer mágica ou truques. 3 ornar, enfeitar. • adj mágico, relativo ao truque. by a trick of the eye por uma ilusão de óptica. to get/ learn the trick aprender o jeito, o truque. to trick into doing persuadir ou levar a fazer. to trick out, to trick up enfeitar. to trick out of desviar a atenção de, enganar, distrair. to trick with brincar, gracejar com. trick for trick na mesma moeda. tricks of law escapatórias da lei. tricks of memory ciladas da memória.

1) (something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.) ardil

2) (a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc): The magician performed some clever tricks.) truque

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1) (to give support to (a person, plan etc) until the end is reached: I'd like to see the job through.) levar a cabo

2) (not to be deceived by (a person, trick etc): We soon saw through him and his little plan.) topar

1) (to give support to (a person, plan etc) until the end is reached: I'd like to see the job through.) levar a cabo

2) (not to be deceived by (a person, trick etc): We soon saw through him and his little plan.) perceber, não se deixar enganar

1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) brincar

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jogar

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (partidas)

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) saltar

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar

1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) divertimento

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) folga

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[plei] n 1 jogo, partida, disputa. 2 divertimento, brincadeira. 3 folguedo, passatempo. 4 peça teatral ou cinematográfica. a play of Shaw (ou by Shaw) / uma peça de Shaw. 5 Mus execução, interpretação. 6 gracejo. 7 jogatina, modo de jogar. 8 Mech jogo, folga. 9 lance, jogada. 10 atividade, ação, movimento. • vt+vi 1 jogar, disputar. 2 brincar, folgar, divertir-se. 3 tocar (instrumentos musicais), executar. 4 agir, proceder. 5 vibrar, oscilar, tremular. 6 representar, desempenhar. 7 Mech jogar, ter folga. 8 pôr em movimento, movimentar, acionar. 9 bancar, fingir. 10 apostar. 11 imitar. at play em jogo. at the play no teatro. in full play em plena atividade. play in the gear folga no jogo da engrenagem. play of colours jogo de cores. said in play dito por brincadeira. they are played out eles estão esgotados. they play a losing game eles procedem sem chance de sucesso. they played the devil with him eles o maltratavam. to bring into play movimentar, acionar. to give free play to one’s abilities proporcionar ambiente em que alguém possa desenvolver livremente as suas aptidões. to hold in play manter alguém ocupado. to make a play for 1 tentar obter. 2 tentar seduzir. to play about comportar-se sem responsabilidade. to play along cooperar ou concordar com alguém. to play a part 1 ajudar alguém a fazer algo. 2 representar um papel. to play around coll namorar, flertar. to play at 1 participar (de um jogo). 2 brincar com. 3 fazer de conta. to play a trick on pregar uma peça em. to play ball coll cooperar. to play down depreciar, negligenciar. to play fair agir corretamente. to play false enganar, trair. to play first violin ter papel preponderante. to play foul proceder incorretamente. to play horse with coll 1 fazer gato e sapato de. 2 desarrumar, lançar em desordem. to play house brincar de casinha. to play into a person’s hands favorecer alguém. to play off 1 fazer, agir, praticar. 2 dar espetáculo, fazer cenas. 3 fingir. 4 concluir um jogo. to play on (ou upon) tocar de leve, roçar. to play on (ou upon) words fazer trocadilhos. to play out 1 acabar, terminar. 2 fatigar, cansar, exaurir. 3 perder a eficácia. to play politics intrigar, maquinar, tramar. to play safe agir com cautela. to play the field espalhar esforço, interesses, afeições em muitas coisas ao mesmo tempo. to play the fool bancar o bobo. to play the game observar as regras do jogo, agir corretamente. to play the gentleman bancar o cavalheiro. to play the market jogar na bolsa, especular. to play up 1 começar a música. 2 redobrar os esforços. 3 mostrar-se firme e forte perante uma crise ou emergência. 4 destacar, salientar, dar ênfase. 5 enganar, trapacear. 6 provocar. 7 comportar-se de forma a não cooperar. 8 dar problemas, doer. to play up to sl 1 contracenar. 2 apoiar. 3 adular, bajular. to play with 1 brincar com. 2 jogar contra. 3 fazer pouco de. 4 masturbar. to play with fire brincar com fogo.

1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) brincar

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jogar

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (peça)

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) dançar, saltitar

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) manobrar

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar

1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) lazer

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) jogo

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1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) armadilha

2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) ratoeira

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[træp] n 1 armadilha (também Comp). 2 cilada. 3 alçapão. 4 sifão (em esgotos). 5 carro leve de duas rodas, aranha. 6 aparelho para lançar pombos de barro para tiro ao vôo. 7 Min basalto preto. 8 traps bagagem, pertences pessoais. • vt 1 pegar em armadilha. 2 armar laço ou armadilha. 3 colocar sifão, deter em sifão. 4 colocar alçapão. 5 ficar preso (gás, água, etc., num cano). shut your trap coll cale a boca. to be traped ficar preso, ficar sem saída, não ter escapatória. to fall into a trap cair em cima de uma armadilha. to go into the trap cair na armadilha. to set a trap armar uma armadilha.

1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) ver-se

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduzir

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) provar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) espectáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição

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[ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de.

1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) rodar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) virar-se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) virar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dar a volta

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) transformar(-se)

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) mudar (de cor)

1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) volta

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) esquina

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) vez

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número

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[tə:n] n 1 rotação, volta, giro. I took two turns up and down the room / andei duas vezes para cá e para lá dentro do quarto. 2 fig mudança de direção, reviravolta, crise, ação de virar. 3 curva, cotovelo. 4 mudança, alteração, variação. 5 torção, torcedura. 6 vez, ocasião. await your turn! / espere sua vez! now it is my turn / agora é a minha vez. 7 tempo, período, turno. we did it in turns / fizemos isto em turnos. 8 ação, ato, serviço, favor, obséquio. one good turn deserves another / um favor merece outro. 9 inclinação, predileção, tendência, talento. he has a turn for music / ele tem talento (inclinação, interesse) para a música. 10 curso, caminho. 11 passeio, giro, excursão, volta. we took a turn / demos uma volta, fizemos um passeio. 12 susto, choque. it gave her a turn / ela assustou-se. 13 desmaio. 14 Mus grupeto, nota floreada. 15 oportunidade. 16 ocupação passageira ou provisória. 17 Theat número de variedades. 18 estado, condição, natureza, disposição, caráter. 19 sucessão, alternação, rodízio. 20 Typogr letra bloqueada. • vt+vi 1 girar, rodar, virar(-se), volver(-se). he turned her head / ele lhe virou a cabeça. it turns my stomach / está me virando o estômago. I don’t know which way to turn / fig não sei o que fazer, não sei para que lado me virar. we turned the coat inside out / viramos o paletó às avessas. 2 voltar-se. 3 mover, mexer. we did not turn a hair / não perdemos a calma, não demonstramos. 4 mudar (de direção), alterar o curso. 5 dirigir(-se). 6 retornar. 7 desviar. 8 inverter, reverter. 9 revolver na mente. 10 mudar de posição. 11 mudar de assunto. 12 transformar(-se) em (gelo), mudar (cor), tornar(-se) pálido. 13 fazer, formar, adaptar-se. 14 perturbar, transtornar. her brain (head) is turned / ela é louca. 15 mandar embora, fazer ir. 16 volver, dirigir (olhos), virar (rosto). 17 ser mudado. 18 parar, aparar. 19 fazer voltar. 20 passar, dar volta, contornar. 21 ultrapassar, passar (tempo, idade). 22 tornear, fazer no torno. 23 ser torneado. 24 deixar doente. 25 ficar tonto, desmaiar. my head turns / minha cabeça está virando, estou tonto. 26 dobrar. 27 madurecer, mudar de cor. 28 induzir, instigar. 29 expulsar. 30 vender, trocar. 31 traduzir, verter. 32 transformar(-se), alterar, virar às avessas. 33 agrisalhar. 34 entregar. 35 moldar, configurar. 36 resultar, terminar. 37 tornar-se. he turned Christian, soldier, traitor / ele converteu-se ao cristianismo, ficou soldado, virou traidor. 38 estragar, azedar, coalhar (leite). a friendly (good) turn um serviço de amigo, um obséquio. an ill, bad turn um ato mau. an unexpected turn uma mudança inesperada. at every turn a cada momento, em cada ocasião. a turn for the better uma mudança para o melhor. a well turned phrase uma frase bem formulada. by turns alternativamente, em intervalos. done to a turn Cook no ponto. he turned up a tough person ele mostrou-se, revelou-se uma pessoa dura. it took a bad turn virou para o lado ruim. light and dark by turns claro e escuro alternadamente. on the turn prestes a virar (maré). right about turn! Mil meia-volta, volver! the turn of the century a virada do século. to serve one’s turn servir ao fim de, vir a propósito de. to take turns a) mudar, trocar com, revezar-se. b) experimentar. to turn about virar(-se), volver, voltar(-se). to turn a deaf ear fazer-se de surdo. to turn adrift mandar embora, deixar desamparado. to turn against influenciar contra, virar-se contra, ofender, atiçar. to turn around virar ao contrário, torcer (palavras), mudar de atitude. to turn aside desviar(-se), virar-se para o lado. to turn a trick vulg vender-se (prostituta). to turn away a) desviar, virar, mandar embora, despedir, rejeitar. b) virar-se, voltar-se. to turn back a) regressar, voltar, retroceder. b) recusar, devolver. c) retorquir. d) mandar de volta, fazer voltar. she couldn’t turn back / ela não pode voltar atrás (decisão). to turn down a) virar para baixo, dobrar (para baixo). b) diminuir (gás, etc.). c) declinar, rejeitar (oferta). d) desprezar, abandonar. e) descer, ir para baixo. to turn eighteen fazer, completar 18 anos. to turn from dissuadir de. to turn in a) virar, dobrar, (para dentro). b) entregar (alguém). to turn into a) converter em, transformar em. b) instigar a. c) traduzir. d) transformar-se em. e) converter-se em, tornar-se, ficar. to turn into verse pôr em versos. to turn nasty tornar-se desagradável. to turn off a) desviar, afastar, impedir. b) ( from de), despedir, mandar embora. c) fechar, desligar (gás, rádio, torneira). d) realizar, produzir. e) desligar emocionalmente ou sexualmente. f) dirigir-se para o lado. g) desviar-se, afastar-se. h) estragar. i) virar, entrar, sair de uma rua e entrar em outra, dobrar uma esquina. to turn off with a laugh desfazer com um riso. to turn on a) abrir (torneira), ligar (rádio, etc.). b) coll excitar (sexualmente). c) usar narcóticos. d) virar-se. e) girar sobre, em volta de, depender de. f) atacar, visar, retorquir. to turn one’s coat virar a casaca, mudar de opinião. to turn on the heat sl aumentar o esforço, pressão, atividade. to turn out a) virar para fora (os pés). b) expulsar, mandar embora. they turned him out of doors (out of the house) / botaram-no para fora. c) despejar. d) apagar, desligar (luz). e) virar às avessas (as bolsas). f) extrair (carvão). g) transportar, carregar, produzir, fornecer (mercadorias). h) sl iniciar alguém (sexo, drogas). i) virar-se, dirigir-se (para fora). j) sair, ir-se. k) vir à luz, confirmar (-se). l) formar-se, tornar-se. he has turned out a diligent boy / ele tornou-se um rapaz diligente. m) verificar-se, mostrar ser. It turned out that she had money / verificou-se que ela tinha o dinheiro. n) decorrer, terminar. o) largar o trabalho. to turn out well sair bem, dar certo. to turn over a) virar. b) folhar. c) derrubar. d) transbordar. e) transferir. f) revolver. g) movimentar (dinheiro). h) transmitir. i) extraditar. j) encarregar. k) virar-se. l) girar, revolver-se. m) mudar de opinião ou posição. n) inverter. o) denunciar, entregar (às autoridades). to turn over in someone’s mind estudar bem, pensar bem. to turn round a) girar, virar. b) volver, voltar. c) fig converter-se. to turn someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente. to turn something into money transformar em dinheiro, vender. to turn tail recuar ignominiosamente. to turn the back upon someone virar as costas para alguém. to turn the corner a) dobrar a esquina. b) fig vencer a crise. to turn the key virar a chave. to turn the knife in the wound fig abrir novas feridas. to turn the steps towards dirigir os passos para. to turn the tables mudar a sorte. to turn the tables upon pagar na mesma moeda a. to turn the tap on fig cair em prantos. to turn things upside down virar as coisas de pernas para a ar. to turn thumbs down sl recusar, rejeitar, negar. to turn to a) dirigir, concentrar, aplicar, aproveitar. he turn edit to account / ele tirou proveito disto, aproveitou-o com vantagem. b) começar a trabalhar. c) dirigir-se para. they turned to us / dirigiram-se a nós. d) dirigir-se a. e) voltar-se para. f) transformar-se em, converter-se para, tornar-se. to turn toward dirigir para. to turn turtle fig virar de pernas para o ar. to turn up a) virar para cima, dobrar para cima. she turned up her nose / ela torceu o nariz. b) trazer à tona. c) arregaçar. d) aumentar (som, fogo). e) abrir (baralho). f) descobrir, revelar. g) fazer a barra (roupas). h) dirigir-se para cima, virar-se para cima, levantar-se. i) aparecer, vir à tona, surgir. she has turned up at last / ela chegou finalmente. j) acontecer, suceder. k) tornar-se. l) verificar-se, mostrar-se. to turn upon dirigir-se contra, girar em torno de, tratar-se de. to turn up the wick (sl de aviação) acelerar, voar a toda a velocidade. to turn water into wine transformar água em vinho. turn and turn about alternativamente, sucessivamente. turn it up! coll basta! chega! cale a boca! turn of mind modo de pensar. turn over! vide verso! we turned an honest penny by ganhamos nosso dinheiro honestamente com.

1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) aparecer

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) acompanhar

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) mostrar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposição, espetáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstração

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) aparência

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentação

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) desempenho

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1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) apanhar

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) apanhar

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) apanhar

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) entalar

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) apanhar

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar fogo

1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) apanha

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) pescaria

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) ardil

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[kætʃ] n 1 ato de apanhar ou prender, pega. 2 presa boa. 3 captura, tomadia. 4 pesca, pescaria, safra de peixe. 5 jogador que apanha a bola. 6 jogo de apanhar a bola. 7 vantagem, proveito. 8 coisa destinada a chamar a atenção. 9 chamariz, engodo. 10 armadilha, cilada, enredo. 11 coll bom partido. 12 Hist, Mus canção em forma de cânon. 13 lingüeta, taramela. 14 Tech detentor. 15 fragmento, pedacinho. 16 dificuldade, embaraço. • vt+vi (ps and pp caught) 1 deitar a mão a, apanhar, pegar, agarrar, tomar. 2 captar, capturar. I have caught his accent / adquiri a sua pronúncia. 3 alcançar, pegar, tomar (trem). 4 conter, prender (respiração). he caught his breath / ele prendeu a respiração. 5 apreender. 6 superar, bater. 7 compreender, perceber, escutar, entender. I did not quite catch what you said / não compreendi bem o que você disse. 8 pegar de surpresa, surpreender. we were caught in the rain / fomos surpreendidos pela chuva. 9 contrair, ser contagioso, pegar (doença). I have caught a cold / apanhei resfriado. 10 enredar-se, prender-se, enganchar-se. 11 cativar, fascinar. 12 atrair (atenção). 13 iludir, enganar. • adj 1 atraente, cativante. 2 enganoso. 3 que chama a atenção. a "Catch-22" situation situação sem saída, sem solução. a great catch um bom partido, um homem desejado. catch me doing this! nunca farei isso! he caught him one sl ele lhe pregou uma. there is a catch to it há um problema, entrave. to catch a nap tirar uma soneca. to catch at esforçar-se por agarrar. to catch fire pegar fogo. to catch hold of apoderar-se de, agarrar-se a. to catch it levar um pito, ser ralhado, apanhar. to catch on 1 Amer coll compreender. 2 Amer tornar-se popular, ser largamente usado ou aprovado. to catch one in a lie apanhar alguém numa mentira. to catch one’s fancy encantar, cativar, agradar. to catch sight, to catch a glimpse ver de repente, notar repentinamente. to catch someone redhanded sl pegar alguém em flagrante. to catch the truth descobrir a verdade. to catch up 1 apanhar, levantar rápida ou avidamente. 2 alcançar, superar. 3 Amer criticar, apartear. to catch up with alcançar, emparelhar-se, não ficar para trás. you will catch your death of cold você vai acabar mal de resfriado.

1) (low in price: Eggs are cheap just now.) barato

2) (of poor quality; vulgar; contemptible: cheap jewellery; a cheap trick.) ordinário

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[tʃi:p] adj 1 barato, de preço baixo. 2 a preço reduzido (passagem, etc.). 3 oferecendo preços baixos (mercado ou casa). 4 fácil de adquirir, fazer, etc. 5 de pouco valor, comum, inferior, desprezível. I hold him cheap / desprezo-o ou menosprezo-o. 6 desconcertado, atônito. • adv a preço baixo, barato. cheap and nasty barato e ruim. dirt cheap a preço de banana, de preço vil. on the cheap coll barato, por uma ninharia. to feel cheap sl 1 sentir-se mal. 2 sentir-se desconcertado. to get off cheap(ly) sair-se bem, safar-se sem prejuízo.

1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) apanhar

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) tomar, apanhar

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) surpreender

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) prender

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir, acertar

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) compreender

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar (fogo)

1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) pegada

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho, prendedor, ferrolho

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) apanha

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) armadilha

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- catching

1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) fazer sair

2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) apanhar desprevenido