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1 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) enquanto2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) embora2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) um bocado- worth one's while* * *[wail] n tempo, espaço de tempo. • vt passar o tempo de forma agradável (normalmente usado com away). • conj 1 durante, enquanto. while I was writing he went away / enquanto eu escrevia ele foi embora. she drowned while bathing / ela se afogou durante o banho. my hat is grey while yours is black / meu chapéu é cinza, enquanto o seu é preto. 2 embora. while I like reading your letters, I object to your style / embora eu goste de ler as suas cartas, tenho objeções ao seu estilo. a little while um curto espaço de tempo. a long while muito tempo. in a little while dentro em pouco, daqui a pouco. in the mean while no entretempo, durante esse tempo, enquanto isso. it is not worth while não vale a pena. not yet a while por enquanto ainda não. once in a while de vez em quando, de quando em quando. quite a while uma porção de tempo. while there’s life, there’s hope enquanto há vida, há esperança. -
2 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) enquanto, quando2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) embora2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) espaço de tempo- worth one's while -
3 accompaniment
noun (something that accompanies: I'll play the piano accompaniment while you sing.) acompanhamento* * *ac.com.pa.ni.ment[ək'∧mpənimənt] n 1 acompanhamento (também Mus). 2 efeito secundário. -
4 armour
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5 day-dream
noun (a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc while awake.) devaneio* * *day-dream[d'ei dri:m] n devaneio, quimera, sonho. • vi fazer castelos no ar, sonhar. -
6 dripping
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7 houseman
noun (a recently qualified doctor who is living in a hospital while working there to complete his training.) interno* * *house.man[h'ausmən] n Brit = link=house%20physicianhouse physician. -
8 molehill
noun (a little heap of earth dug up by a mole while tunnelling.) montículo* * *mole.hill[m'oulhil] n montículo de terra feito pelas toupeiras. to make mountains out of molehills exagerar, fazer uma tempestade em um copo de água. -
9 personal stereo
noun ((also Walkman®) a small (radio and) cassette player with headphones that enables the person wearing it to listen to music while walking etc.)* * *per.son.al ster.e.o[pə:sənəl st'eriou] n walkman: pequeno toca-fitas. -
10 turntable
noun (the revolving part of a record-player on which the record rests while it is being played: He put another record on the turntable so that people could dance to the music.) prato do gira-discos* * *turn.ta.ble[t'ə:nteibəl] n 1 rail plataforma giratória. 2 prato de toca-disco. -
11 candid camera
noun (the use of a hidden video camera to show people while they are being tricked as a joke.) -
12 egg-cup
noun (a small cup-shaped container for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten.) tacinha -
13 fingertip
noun (the very end of a finger: He cut his fingertip by accident while preparing the salad.) ponta dos dedos -
14 ski pole
noun (one of the two poles that skiers hold in their hands and use while skiing.) -
15 accompaniment
noun (something that accompanies: I'll play the piano accompaniment while you sing.) acompanhamento -
16 armour
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17 candid camera
noun (the use of a hidden video camera to show people while they are being tricked as a joke.) -
18 day-dream
noun (a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc while awake.) devaneio -
19 dripping
noun (fat obtained from meat while it is roasting etc.) gordura derretida -
20 egg-cup
noun (a small cup-shaped container for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten.) oveiro
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