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41 yet
[jet] 1. adverb1) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) ainda2) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) ainda3) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.) ainda2. conjunction(but; however: He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him.) contudo- as yet* * *[jet] adv 1 ainda. 2 até agora, até o momento, por ora. 3 já, agora. 4 também. 5 outra vez, de novo, novamente. 6 demais, além. 7 ainda mais. 8 mesmo. • conj contudo, mas, não obstante, porém, no entanto. as yet até agora. have you done yet? você já acabou? nor yet tampouco. not just yet não justamente agora. not yet ainda não. yet again outra vez, novamente. yet a moment só mais um momento. yet more ainda mais. yet why? mas por quê? you will rue it yet! você ainda se arrependerá! -
42 fall for
1) (to be deceived by (something): I made up a story to explain why I had not been at work and he fell for it.) ser enganado/cair2) (to fall in love with (someone): He has fallen for your sister.) apaixonar-se -
43 figure out
(to understand: I can't figure out why he said that.) entender -
44 (just) for once
(as an exception: Why can't you be nice to her for once?) desta vez -
45 in common
((of interests, attitudes, characteristics etc) shared or alike: They have nothing in common - I don't know why they're getting married.) em comum -
46 in peace
1) (without disturbance: Why can't you leave me in peace?) em paz2) (not wanting to fight: They said they came in peace.) em paz -
47 (just) for once
(as an exception: Why can't you be nice to her for once?) desta vez -
48 leave alone
(not to disturb, upset or tease: Why can't you leave your little brother alone?) deixar em paz -
49 let (someone or something) alone/be
(to leave alone; not to disturb or worry: Why don't you let him be when he's not feeling well!; Do let your father alone.) deixar em pazEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > let (someone or something) alone/be
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50 let (someone or something) alone/be
(to leave alone; not to disturb or worry: Why don't you let him be when he's not feeling well!; Do let your father alone.) deixar em pazEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > let (someone or something) alone/be
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51 pick on
1) (to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job: Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?) escolher2) (to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically: Don't pick on me - it wasn't my fault.) atormentar -
52 put oneself in someone else's place
(to imagine what it would be like to be someone else: If you put yourself in his place, you can understand why he is so careful.) pôr-se no lugar de outremEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > put oneself in someone else's place
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53 store up
(to collect and keep (for future need): I don't know why she stores up all those old magazines.) acumular -
54 what ... for
1) (why(?): What did he do that for?) porque2) (for what purpose(?): What is this switch for?) para que -
55 what are you etc doing with
1) (why or how have you etc got: What are you doing with my umbrella?) Como lhe veio a parar às mãos...?2) (what action are you etc taking about: What are they doing with the children during the day if they're both working?) O que fazem com...? -
56 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) resposta2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) solução2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) responder2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) atender3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) satisfazer4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) corresponder a•- answering machine - answer for - answerphone -
57 conceive
[kən'si:v]1) (to form (an idea etc) in the mind.) conceber2) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) imaginar, compreender3) ((of a woman) to become pregnant.) conceber•- conceivably -
58 desert
I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) abandonar2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) desertar•- deserted- deserter - desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) deserto -
59 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) fazer6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fazer7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) realizar8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) dar certo9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) fazer10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranjar, fazer12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fazer, agir13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fazer14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) evento- doer- doings - done - do-it-yourself - to-do - I - he could be doing with / could do with - do away with - do for - done for - done in - do out - do out of - do's and don'ts - do without - to do with - what are you doing with -
60 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) explicar2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) explicar•- explanatory - explain away
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