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101 fireman
noun (a man whose job is to put out accidental fires or those caused deliberately as a criminal act.) bombeiro -
102 fluid
['fluid] 1. noun1) (a substance (liquid or gas) whose particles can move about freely.) fluido2) (any liquid substance: cleaning fluid.) fluido, líquido2. adjective1) (able to flow like a liquid: a fluid substance.) fluido2) (smooth and graceful: fluid movements.) fluido3) ((of arrangements, plans etc) able to be changed easily: My holiday plans are fluid.) vago•- fluidity -
103 glow-worm
noun (a kind of beetle whose tail glows in the dark.) pirilampo, vaga-lume -
104 goalkeeper
noun ((also keeper) a player, eg in hockey or football, whose job is to prevent members of the other team from scoring goals.) goleiro -
105 gravedigger
noun (a person whose job is digging graves.) coveiro -
106 guard
1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) guardar2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) guardar, resguardar2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) guarda2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) guarda3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) chefe de trem4) (the act or duty of guarding.) vigilância•- guarded- guardedly - guard of honour - keep guard on - keep guard - off guard - on guard - stand guard -
107 half-caste
noun (a person whose father and mother are of different races, especially white and black.) mestiço -
108 hangman
noun (a man whose job it is to hang criminals.) carrasco -
109 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeça, chefe5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo, cabeceira8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) chefe11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) (por) pessoa, (por) cabeça12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colarinho2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabeçar3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) rumar para4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) intitular5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear•- - headed- header - heading - heads - headache - headband - head-dress - headfirst - headgear - headlamp - headland - headlight - headline - headlines - headlong - head louse - headmaster - head-on - headphones - headquarters - headrest - headscarf - headsquare - headstone - headstrong - headwind - above someone's head - go to someone's head - head off - head over heels - heads or tails? - keep one's head - lose one's head - make head or tail of - make headway - off one's head -
110 hygiene
((the rules or science of) cleanliness whose aim is to preserve health and prevent the spread of disease.) higiene- hygienic- hygienically -
111 intolerant
adjective ((often with of) unwilling to endure or accept eg people whose ideas etc are different from one's own, members of a different race or religion etc: an intolerant attitude; He is intolerant of others' faults.) intolerante -
112 Jew
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113 lawyer
['lo:jə]noun (a person whose work it is to know about and give advice and help to others concerning the law: If you want to make your will, consult a lawyer.) advogado -
114 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) moderar2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) moderado2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) médio3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) moderado- moderateness - moderation -
115 mulberry
plural - mulberries; noun1) (a type of tree on whose leaves silkworms feed.) amoreira2) (its (usually purple) fruit.) amora -
116 mule
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117 oil palm
(a palm tree whose fruit and seeds yield oil.) babaçu -
118 painter
1) (a person whose job is to put paint on things, especially walls, doors etc in houses: We employed a painter to paint the outside of the house.) pintor2) (an artist who makes pictures in paint: Who was the painter of this portrait?) pintor -
119 pig
[piɡ] 1. noun1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) porco2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) porco•- piggy2. adjective(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) de porco- piglet- piggyback - pigheaded - pigheadedness - pigskin - pigsty - pigswill - pigtail - pigs might fly -
120 plasterer
noun (a person whose job is to put plaster on walls, ceilings etc.) rebocador
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whose — [ huz ] function word *** Whose can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (introducing a direct or indirect question): Whose idea was it to come here? (introducing a relative clause): The winner was a Brazilian player, whose name I have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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whose */*/*/ — UK [huːz] / US [huz] determiner, pronoun Summary: Whose can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (introducing a direct or indirect question): Whose idea was it to come here? (introducing a relative clause): The winner was a Brazilian… … English dictionary
whose*/*/*/ — [huːz] determiner, pronoun summary: Whose can be: ■ a determiner: Whose idea was it to come here? ■ a question pronoun: Whose is this jacket? ■ a relative pronoun: I asked whose it was. 1) used for showing that someone or something belongs to or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English