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  • 1 workhorse

    work.horse
    [w'ə:khɔ:s] n 1 cavalo usado para puxar arado. 2 burro de carga: pessoa que trabalha muito, escravo.

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  • 2 gallop

    ['ɡæləp] 1. noun
    ((a period of riding at) the fastest pace of a horse: He took the horse out for a gallop; The horse went off at a gallop.) galope
    2. verb
    1) ((of a horse) to move at a gallop: The horse galloped round the field.) galopar
    2) ((with through) to do, say etc (something) very quickly: He galloped through the work.) ir a galope
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    gal.lop
    [g'æləp] n 1 galope, corrida rápida de cavalo ou outro animal. 2 galopada. 3 progresso rápido, movimento veloz. • vt+vi 1 galopar, andar a galope. 2 fazer galopar. 3 correr, movimentar-se rapidamente, apressar-se. at a gallop a galope. at full gallop a toda brida. to gallop through fazer um trabalho rapidamente.

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  • 3 gallop

    ['ɡæləp] 1. noun
    ((a period of riding at) the fastest pace of a horse: He took the horse out for a gallop; The horse went off at a gallop.) galope
    2. verb
    1) ((of a horse) to move at a gallop: The horse galloped round the field.) galopar
    2) ((with through) to do, say etc (something) very quickly: He galloped through the work.) apressar(-se), fazer a galope

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  • 4 ride

    1. past tense - rode; verb
    1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) viajar
    2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) andar
    3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) correr
    4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) montar
    2. noun
    1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) passeio
    2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) volta
    - riding-school
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    [raid] n 1 passeio (a cavalo, ou de bicicleta, etc.). 2 cavalgada. 3 condução, meio de transporte. 4 picada (em bosque). 5 animal que pode ser montado. 6 transporte. 7 viagem. 8 trajeto, percurso, estrada. 9 vulg relação sexual. 10 improvisação (no jazz). • vt (ps rode, pp ridden) 1 montar a cavalo. 2 viajar por qualquer meio de transporte. 3 percorrer, andar por. 4 flutuar, vagar. the boat rode at the waves / o barco boiou sobre as ondas. 5 Naut estar ancorado. 6 estar sobreposto. 7 fig oprimir, tiranizar, dominar. 8 ser conduzido, ser levado. I rode my child on my back / levei meu filho às costas. 9 Amer irritar, perturbar, incomodar. 10 depender de. 11 estar apostado. 12 vulg ter relações sexuais com. a one-way ride 1 assassinato. 2 morte (viagem para o cemitério). a ride on horseback um passeio a cavalo. the ground rides well o terreno é adequado para exercícios de montaria. the sun was riding high o sol estava alto. to give him a ride dar-lhe uma carona. to let ride deixar correr (sem interferência). to ride at anchor estar ancorado. to ride away partir, ir-se. to ride by passar (a cavalo ou em veículo). to ride down a) atropelar. b) alcançar, superar, vencer. c) perseguir e alcançar (a cavalo). d) esfalfar (montaria). to ride for a fall desafiar o perigo. to ride hard galopar. to ride in the narrow-bone coach, to ride the shank’s mare coll andar a pé. to ride on a bicycle andar de bicicleta. to ride on a train viajar de trem. to ride out a) passear a cavalo. b) Naut sobreviver a uma tempestade. c) superar com êxito, sobreviver a. to ride over percorrer, passar sobre. to ride past passar adiante (a cavalo, de bicicleta, etc.). to ride the high horse dar-se ares de. to ride through atravessar. to ride to death esfalfar a montaria. to ride to hounds seguir a cavalo os cães de caça. to ride up subir. to ride well montar bem, ser bom cavaleiro. to take someone for a ride a) enganar, ludibriar. b) Amer levar a vítima num carro para assassiná-la.

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  • 5 tie

    1. present participle - tying; verb
    1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) amarrar
    2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) amarrar
    3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) atar-se
    4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) empatar
    2. noun
    1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) gravata
    2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) laços
    3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) empate
    4) (a game or match to be played.) jogo
    - tie someone down
    - tie down
    - tie in/up
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    [tai] n 1 laço: a) laçada. b) vínculo. 2 nó. 3 gravata. 4 ligadura: a) corda, corrente, cinta etc. b) Mus sinal que une duas notas. 5 tirante. 6 Amer dormente. 7 Sport empate. • vt+vi 1 ligar, amarrar, atar. we are tied to time / estamos presos ao fator tempo. 2 ancorar. 3 fixar, juntar. 4 dar nó, dar laço. 5 limitar, restringir. 6 confinar, reter. 7 contratar. 8 empatar. our hands were tied fig estávamos de mãos atadas. this work is a great tie coll este trabalho é um grande sacrifício. tied down by much work muito ocupado pelo trabalho. to tie down a) amarrar, prender. b) submeter. to tie in a bow fazer um laço. to tie oneself to ligar-se a, comprometer-se com. to tie up amarrar. I tied up my shoe / amarrei meu sapato. she tied up the parcel / ela amarrou o pacote. he tied up the horse to a pole / ele amarrou o cavalo a um poste. to tie up with ligar-se a, juntar-se com. to tie with a) estar em igualdade com. b) Sport empatar com.

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  • 6 shy

    1. comparative - shyer; adjective
    1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) tímido
    2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) retraído
    3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) arisco
    2. verb
    ((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) espantar-se
    - shyness
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    shy1
    [ʃai] vt 1 espantar-se, recuar, assustar-se. the horse shies at the train / o cavalo espanta-se com o trem. he shies at it / ele recua diante disso. 2 encolher, contrair-se. • adj 1 tímido, acanhado, modesto. 2 medroso, assustado. 3 cauteloso, desconfiado, cuidadoso. 4 escondido, retirado. 5 sl carente, mal provido. to be shy of funds sl estar pronto (sem dinheiro). to fight shy of something evitar. he fights shy of doing it / ele tem receio de o fazer. he fights shy of me / ele procura evitar-me. to shy at recuar. to shy away from evitar fazer algo, recear, esquivar-se de.
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    shy2
    [ʃai] n arremesso, lance (de pedra). • vt coll atirar rápida e silenciosamente. to have a shy at atirar contra.
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    shy3
    [ʃai] suf acrescentado a substantivos formando adjetivos. camera-shy ter vergonha de ser fotografado, filmado. coconut shy barraca de parque de diversões onde pessoas jogam bolas para derrubar cocos. work shy preguiçoso, que não quer trabalhar.

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  • 7 ride

    1. past tense - rode; verb
    1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) montar, andar de
    2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) montar em
    3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) correr
    4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) montar a cavalo
    2. noun
    1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) passeio
    2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) volta
    - riding-school

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  • 8 harness

    1. noun
    (the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) arreios
    2. verb
    1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) aparelhar
    2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) aproveitar
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    har.ness
    [h'a:nis] n 1 couraça, armadura, arnês. 2 arreio. 3 fig equipamento profissional. • vt 1 arnesar ( with com). 2 arrear (to a). 3 subordinar (to a), aproveitar (by por meio de). to die in harness exercer seu ofício até o fim da vida. to work double harness trabalhar com um sócio.

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  • 9 high

    1. adjective
    1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto
    2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de altura
    3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) elevado
    4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principal
    5) (noble; good: high ideals.) nobre
    6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte
    7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto
    8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) alto
    9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) estragado
    10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) de valor
    2. adverb
    (at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) alto
    - highness
    - high-chair
    - high-class
    - higher education
    - high fidelity
    - high-handed
    - high-handedly
    - high-handedness
    - high jump
    - highlands
    - high-level
    - highlight
    3. verb
    (to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) realçar
    - high-minded
    - high-mindedness
    - high-pitched
    - high-powered
    - high-rise
    - highroad
    - high school
    - high-spirited
    - high spirits
    - high street
    - high-tech
    4. adjective
    ((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)
    - high treason
    - high water
    - highway
    - Highway Code
    - highwayman
    - high wire
    - high and dry
    - high and low
    - high and mighty
    - the high seas
    - it is high time
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    [hai] n 1 lugar elevado, algo que é alto. 2 Meteor lugar de alta pressão atmosférica. 3 trunfo mais alto (jogo de cartas). • adj 1 elevado, grande, alto. 2 superior, interior. 3 principal, importante. 4 nobre, ilustre, sublime, distinto, respeitado. 5 excelente, eminente. 6 soberbo, arrogante, orgulhoso. 7 caro, dispendioso. 8 custoso, difícil. 9 Pol extremo, intenso. 10 Mus agudo. 11 de cheiro forte, estragado (carne). 12 veemente, irritado. 13 agitado (mar), turbulento, violento. 14 vivo, animado, embriagado. • adv 1 altamente, sumamente, grandemente, fortemente. 2 ao alto, em alto grau ou quantidade. as high as até a altura de. from on high de cima, do céu. high and low em todos os cantos. it is high time está mais do que na hora. on high no alto, no céu. on the high seas em alto-mar. the Most High o Supremo, Deus. to be high a) ter preço alto, ter cotação alta. b) estar alto (embriagado). to have high words dizer injúrias. to live high levar uma vida cara. to mount the high horse bancar o importante. to pay high pagar caro. to play high fazer um jogo caro, apostar muito. to run high a) fazer mar grosso (agitado, tempestuoso). b) exaltar-se. with a high hand com pulso forte.

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  • 10 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    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
    2. noun
    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
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
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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.

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  • 11 donkey

    ['doŋki]
    1) (a domesticated animal with long ears related to the horse but smaller.) burro
    2) (a stupid person: Don't be such a donkey!) burro
    - donkey's years/ages
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    don.key
    [d'ɔŋki] n 1 burro, asno, jumento. 2 pessoa estúpida, imbecil, ignorante. to talk the hind legs off a donkey falar sem parar.

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  • 12 lather

    1) (foam made up of soap bubbles: Add the soap to the water and work up a good lather.) espuma
    2) (a foam of sweat appearing eg on a horse's neck.) espuma
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    lath.er
    [l'a:ðə; l'æðə] n 1 espuma. 2 estado de agitação. • vt+vi 1 espumar. 2 cobrir ou estar coberto com espuma. 3 ensaboar. 4 coll bater, espancar.

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  • 13 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    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
    2. noun
    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
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up
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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.

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  • 14 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) correr
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) andar
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) correr
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) trabalhar
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) gerir
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) correr
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) circular
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) durar
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) conduzir
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) espalhar-se
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) levar
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passar
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) ficar
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) corrida
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) passeio
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) período
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) malha caída
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) uso
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) ponto
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) cercado
    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) consecutivos
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild
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    [r∧n] n 1 corrida, carreira. 2 tempo ou porção determinada de trabalho, movimento, operação, série. 3 tempo ou quantidade de líquido escorrido, escoamento, fluxo, descarga. 4 passeio, viagem curta, giro, jornada, viagem, volta. 5 ponto no beisebol ou no críquete. 6 período, temporada, continuação, duração. 7 sucessão de exibições teatrais ou cinematográficas, série de representações. 8 correr (dos dias), marcha, curso (dos acontecimentos). 9 Com grande procura, corrida aos bancos. 10 Mus rápida sucessão de notas, escala. 11 liberdade de percorrer ou fazer uso de. 12 porção, cardume (de peixes), bando. 13 viveiro, lugar reservado para animais, pasto. 14 desfiadura ou desfiado, especialmente de meia. 15 corrente d’água, córrego. 16 tipo, classe. 17 passagem ou migração periódica. 18 curso, caminho ou passagem regular de animais, batida de caça. 19 Min direção, inclinação. 20 fio (de discurso). 21 percurso, trajeto. 22 pista inclinada (de esqui, etc.). 23 sucessão, série, seqüência. the run at the hills is to the west / as montanhas se estendem para o oeste. 24 tendência, orientação, direção geral. 25 Typogr tiragem. • vt+vi (ps ran, pp run) 1 correr. 2 apressar. 3 fugir, escapar. they ran for their lives / fugiram, deram aos calcanhares, deram às de vila-diogo, correram a mais não poder. 4 fazer correr, mover ou andar. 5 seguir, ir. let things run their course / deixe as coisas tomarem seu rumo. his talents do not run that way / os talentos dele não vão por esse lado. 6 fazer percurso ou trajeto. 7 perseguir, dar caça a. 8 passar ou fazer passar (o tempo). 9 pesquisar, procurar a fonte de. 10 estender-se, prolongar-se (ruas, estradas). our garden runs east / nosso jardim estende-se para o leste. 11 enfiar, espetar, penetrar, atravessar. 12 desbotar, misturar-se confusamente (tintas). 13 ter duração de, durar, continuar. school runs from eight to twelve / as aulas duram das oito às doze horas. 14 ter força legal, vigorar, ser válido. 15 conduzir, guiar, transportar. 16 ter forma, qualidade ou caráter específico. 17 participar de uma corrida, disputar, competir. 18 Amer ser candidato à eleição. 19 expor-se a, incorrer em, sofrer. 20 funcionar, operar, trabalhar. 21 fazer operar ou funcionar (uma máquina), estar em ação ou operação. 22 estar em cartaz, continuar sendo exibido ou apresentado (filme, peça teatral, etc.). 23 conduzir, dirigir (negócios). 24 seguir em cardumes (de peixes), principalmente para desova. 25 coser (em direção contínua). 26 romper, passar (bloqueio). 27 contrabandear. 28 publicar (periodicamente). 29 liquidificar, derreter. 30 moldar derretendo. 31 andar a passo rápido, galopar (cavalo). 32 fazer, executar. 33 mover-se sobre ou como sobre rodas, revolver, girar, virar. 34 fluir, escorrer, vazar, gotejar, supurar. 35 espalhar rapidamente, circular, correr. 36 ter origem em, remontar. 37 prosseguir, continuar. 38 tender, inclinar-se (to, towards para). 39 ser corrente, estar em voga. 40 desfiar, correr o fio. 41 Comp rodar, executar. 42 deixar acumular (dívida, conta). 43 custar. 44 levar, deixar, ficar. 45 ocorrer com freqüência. a day’s run Naut singradura. a heavy sea was running o mar estava agitado. a run for one’s money competição, concorrência dura. a run of bad fortune série de infortúnios, corrente de azar. a run of bad luck um período de infelicidade, uma maré de azar. a run of two months Theat exibição de dois meses. at a run correndo. by the run Naut por viagem. don’t run away with the idea that não pense que. feelings run high os ânimos estão exaltados. he ran himself out / ele esgotou-se (correndo). he ran his pen through the line / ele cancelou a linha. he ran with rain ele estava encharcado. his words ran in my head suas palavras não me saíram da cabeça. how your tongue runs! coll como você fala! que tagarela! I am run down estou esgotado. in the long run no final das contas, com o correr do tempo, a longo prazo. in the short run a curto prazo. it has a great run Com tem boa saída. on the run a) na correria, correndo, sempre em atividade. b) coll fugindo. run of office gestão. she ran with tears ela desfez-se em lágrimas. the common run, the ordinary run a maioria, o tipo comum. the general run of girls as moças de um modo geral. the general run of things a tendência geral. the runs diarréia. the ship ran upon a rock / o navio chocou-se contra um rochedo. this year the apples ran big este ano as maçãs ficaram grandes. thus runs the order a ordem é essa. to be run out of town ser expulso da cidade. to enjoy a long run ter longa exibição. to go for a run dar um passeio. to have a run for one’s money tirar bom proveito de seu dinheiro. to have the run of the garden ter livre acesso ao jardim. to have the run of the place ser o senhor na casa. to run about a) andar de um lado para outro. b) correr para cá e para lá. to run across a) encontrar por acaso. b) atravessar correndo. to run after perseguir, procurar obter ou alcançar, correr atrás. to run against a) chocar, abalroar, colidir. b) precipitar-se, opor-se a, ser contrário a, ser rival de. c) Sport competir com. to run ahead a) levar vantagem. b) adiantar-se, correr na frente. to run along a) seguir margeando ou ao longo de. b) ir-se. to run a match participar de um jogo. to run amuck, amok sair do controle, ter acesso de fúria. to run a race disputar uma corrida. to run a risk correr um risco. to run ashore encalhar, parar. to run at atacar, atirar-se sobre. to run a temperature ficar com febre. to run away fugir, esquivar-se ( from de). to run away with a) fazer perder o controle. b) roubar. c) fugir com. d) ganhar, vencer com facilidade. e) absorver, consumir. to run back voltar, retroceder. to run before the sea Naut correr com o mar. to run before the wind Naut correr com o vento. to run by correr, passar por. to run cold gelar. my blood ran cold / meu sangue gelou. to run counter to ser oposto a, correr em sentido oposto a. to run deep ser fundo. to run down a) parar por falta de corda (relógio). b) enfraquecer, cansar. c) perseguir até pegar, alcançar. d) criticar, ofender com palavras, menosprezar, depreciar. e) Naut chocar-se e derrubar ou afundar. f) abalroar, atropelar. g) derrubar. h) decair, deteriorar. i) escorrer, refluir. to run down the coast navegar ao longo da costa. to run dry a) secar. b) esgotar-se. to run for a) esforçar-se por. b) correr. c) candidatar-se a. to run for it fugir, pôr-se a salvo. to run for one’s life correr para salvar a vida. to run foul/ afoul of a) chocar. b) entrar em conflito com. c) misturar-se desordenadamente. to run from fugir de, escapar de. to run hard close seguir de perto (numa competição). to run high enfurecer-se, esbravejar, irar-se. to run in a) correr para dentro. b) fazer uma breve visita a. c) coll prender, pôr no xadrez. d) enfiar, fazer passar. e) inserir, acrescentar (palavras). f) amaciar (motor). to run in the blood estar no sangue. to run into a) entrar correndo, afluir. b) colidir, chocar-se com. c) encontrar por acaso. d) atingir, alcançar (uma determinada quantia, quantidade, etc.). to run into debt endividar-se. to run in with fig estar de acordo com. to run low escassear. to run mad a) enlouquecer. b) fig ficar furioso. to run off a) fugir, escapar. b) escoar, vazar. c) imprimir (cópias). d) escrever às pressas. to run off at the mouth falar demais. to run off one’s feet não dar descanso, não dar sossego. to run off the rails a) descarrilhar (trem). b) fig sair dos trilhos, sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to run off with coll tomar, roubar, escapar com. to run on a) continuar, prosseguir. b) falar muito. c) voltar-se para, relacionar-se. d) Typogr prosseguir sem interrupção. to run one’s head against a brick wall tentar o impossível. to run out a) sair (correndo). b) jorrar, escorrer, transbordar. c) esgotar, acabar. d) terminar. to run out of usar até o fim, não ter mais. to run out on abandonar. to run over a) examinar brevemente. b) recapitular. c) transbordar. d) passar por cima. e) passar correndo. f) passar para o outro lado (desertar). g) atropelar. he was run over by the train / ele foi apanhado pelo trem. to run ragged deixar exausto. to run rings around someone fazer de alguém o que se quer. to run riot a) agir sem controle, pintar o sete. b) crescer demais (planta). to run short estar no fim. to run the show a) sl conduzir ou manejar as coisas. b) ter controle ou poder. to run through a) passar por ou examinar rapidamente. b) tirar, gastar, acabar com, esbanjar. c) penetrar, espalhar, encher. d) transfixar, transpassar. e) passar por. f) cancelar. to run to a) estender-se até. b) correr até. c) tender, inclinar-se para. d) atingir, montar (falando de dinheiro). e) ter dinheiro suficiente para. to run to seed fig perder a força ou o vigor. to run toward, towards inclinar-se para ser favorável a. to run to waste dissipar, estragar. to run up a) correr para cima. b) hastear (bandeira). c) fazer subir (preços). d) acumular dívidas. e) montar ou edificar apressadamente. f) coll fazer depressa (costura). to run up and down correr de cá para lá, de cima para baixo. to run upon a) estar absorto em. b) encontrar inesperada e acidentalmente. c) referir-se a, versar sobre. d) correr sobre, em cima de. e) dedicar-se a, ocupar-se com. f) precipitar-se sobre. to run wild a) enfurecer, ficar fora de si. b) espantar, ficar espantado (cavalo). c) comportar-se mal, agir sem controle. d) crescer como mato (plantas). to run with a) estar de acordo com. b) assumir a responsabilidade. to take a short run tomar pequeno impulso (para saltar).

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  • 15 short

    [ʃo:t] 1. adjective
    1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto
    2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo
    3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto
    4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos
    5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) com falta de
    6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) estaladiço
    2. adverb
    1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente
    2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) a curta distância
    - shortage
    - shorten
    - shortening
    - shortly
    - shorts
    - shortbread
    - short-change
    - short circuit
    - shortcoming
    - shortcut
    - shorthand
    - short-handed
    - short-list
    3. verb
    (to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) apurar
    - short-range
    - short-sighted
    - short-sightedly
    - short-sightedness
    - short-tempered
    - short-term
    - by a short head
    - for short
    - go short
    - in short
    - in short supply
    - make short work of
    - run short
    - short and sweet
    - short for
    - short of
    * * *
    [ʃɔ:t] n 1 som curto, sílaba curta, coisa curta. 2 Electr curto-circuito. 3 venda de mercadorias que não estão em estoque. 4 filme de curta-metragem. • vt+vi dar curto circuito. vi Amer vender ações emprestadas com o intuito de manipular o mercado de ações. • adj 1 curto. 2 breve. 3 baixo, pequeno, não alto. 4 restrito, de pouco alcance. 5 insuficiente, pouco. 6 deficiente, inadequado. 7 limitado, escasso. 8 conciso, resumido. 9 abrupto, curto, rude. 10 friável, esboroável, que esfarela facilmente (bolo). 11 quebradiço (metal). 12 forte, concentrado (bebida). 13 com falta de (estoque). • adv 1 de modo curto. he cut me short / ele me interrompeu. 2 abruptamente, repentinamente. 3 brevemente, resumidamente. 4 inesperadamente. a short drink aperitivo, coquetel. a short five minutes em menos de cinco minutos. a short time ago pouco tempo atrás. at short notice sem aviso prévio. in short em resumo. make it short and sweet! seja breve! short of exceto. short on com falta de. something short coll coisa forte (bebida). the short and the long of it a história completa, tintim por tintim. to be short with somebody tratar uma pessoa secamente; tratar mal. he was very short with me / ele me tratou rudemente. to be/ to run/ to go/ to come short of something faltar, estar em falta, estar para acabar. we are short of flour / estamos com falta de farinha. we ran short of flour / nossa farinha tinha acabado. they go short of bread / falta-lhes pão. he is short of breath / ele tem falta de ar. I am short of cash / estou sem dinheiro. this comes (falls) short of the ideal / isto não corresponde ao ideal. it was nothing short of marvellous / foi simplesmente maravilhoso. to sell short a) vender para entrega a prazo. b) depreciar, subestimar. to stop short of something parar abruptamente; recusar-se a executar uma ação. the horse stopped short of the fence / o cavalo recusou-se a pular a cerca.

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  • 16 donkey

    ['doŋki]
    1) (a domesticated animal with long ears related to the horse but smaller.) burro
    2) (a stupid person: Don't be such a donkey!) burro, imbecil
    - donkey's years/ages

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  • 17 high

    1. adjective
    1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto
    2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de altura
    3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) elevado
    4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principal
    5) (noble; good: high ideals.) elevado
    6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte
    7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) agudo
    8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) agudo
    9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) estragado
    10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) alto
    2. adverb
    (at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) alto
    - highness - high-chair - high-class - higher education - high fidelity - high-handed - high-handedly - high-handedness - high jump - highlands - high-level - highlight 3. verb
    (to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) focalizar
    - high-minded - high-mindedness - high-pitched - high-powered - high-rise - highroad - high school - high-spirited - high spirits - high street - high-tech 4. adjective
    ((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) high-tech
    - high treason - high water - highway - Highway Code - highwayman - high wire - high and dry - high and low - high and mighty - the high seas - it is high time

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  • 18 lather

    1) (foam made up of soap bubbles: Add the soap to the water and work up a good lather.) espuma
    2) (a foam of sweat appearing eg on a horse's neck.) espuma

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  • 19 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) correr
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) locomover-se
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) correr
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) funcionar
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) dirigir
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) correr
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) circular
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) permanecer em cartaz
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) dirigir
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) escorrer, espalhar-se, desbotar
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) levar, conduzir
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passar
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) tornar-se
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) corrida
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) passeio
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) período
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) desfiado
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) uso
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) cercado
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)
    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) consecutivamente
    - runaway - rundown - runner-up - runway - in - out of the running - on the run - run across - run after - run aground - run along - run away - run down - run for - run for it - run in - run into - run its course - run off - run out - run over - run a temperature - run through - run to - run up - run wild

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  • 20 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    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
    2. noun
    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
    - showiness - show-business - showcase - showdown - showground - show-jumping - showman - showroom - give the show away - good show! - on show - show off - show up

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