'see-through

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

to see through

não se deixar iludir, perceber. she saw me through / ela me auxiliou, ela me ajudou a passar (este tempo duro). we must see the thing through / precisamos levar isto até o fim, temos de agüentar.

to see through a brick wall

fig enxergar coisas que não existem.

to see through someone

perceber as intenções de alguém.

1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) ver

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) ver

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) ver

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.)

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) ver

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) ver

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) ver

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) acompanhar

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[si:] vt+vi (ps saw, pp seen). 1 ver, perceber, olhar. I see things differently now / agora estou vendo as coisas com outros olhos. 2 examinar com os olhos, observar, espiar. 3 perceber, compreender, aprender. I can’t see it / isto não me convence. I don’t see the good of doing that / não vejo a razão para fazer isto. now I see light / agora que estou compreendendo. 4 descobrir, verificar. she wants to see life / ela deseja conhecer a vida. 5 pensar, considerar. 6 atender. 7 encontrar, conversar com. she sees much company / ela recebe muita visita. 8 procurar, consultar. I must see a doctor / tenho de consultar um médico. 9 visitar. 10 assistir, cuidar. I’ll see it done / cuidarei que seja feito. he’ll see about that / ele tratará (cuidará) disto. 11 acompanhar, escoltar. 12 passar por, ter experiência com. he’ll never see fifty again / ele já passou dos cinqüenta (anos). let me see! deixe-me ver!, deixe-me pensar! oh I see! agora estou vendo!, agora estou compreendendo! see you later! até mais tarde!, até logo! to see after providenciar, tomar providências. to see into examinar. we’ll see into this / examinaremos isto. to see over inspecionar. to see to tomar conta. the maid will see to the house / a empregada olhará pela casa. to see things ter alucinações. to see through não se deixar iludir, perceber. she saw me through / ela me auxiliou, ela me ajudou a passar (este tempo duro). we must see the thing through / precisamos levar isto até o fim, temos de agüentar. we’ll see! vamos ver!, vamos esperar! what the eyes do not see the heart does not grieve over o que os olhos não vêem, o coração não sente.

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[si:] n Rel arch 1 posição, autoridade de bispo. 2 sé, diocese.

1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) através de

2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) através de

3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) completamente

4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) devido a

5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) através de

6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) até

1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) directo

2) (finished: Are you through yet?) terminado

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- all through

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[θru:] adj 1 direto, sem interrupção. 2 completo, terminado, até o fim. 3 coll conectado, ligado. please put me through to / por favor, ligue-me com. you are through / a ligação está feita. • adv 1 de uma parte a outra, de um extremo a outro, de lado a lado. the train goes through / o trem é direto. 2 completamente, totalmente. 3 do começo ao fim, diretamente. read the letter through / leia a carta toda, até o fim. 4 satisfatoriamente, favoravelmente. • prep 1 de uma extremidade a outra, de lado a lado, através de, do princípio ao fim, de parte a parte. we must pass (go) through many dangers / temos de passar por muitos perigos. 2 dentro de, por. 3 devido a, por causa de. 4 por meio de, por intermédio de, por, através, até o fim. all through my life durante toda minha vida. Monday through Friday de segunda a sexta-feira. the whole night through durante a noite toda. through and through completamente. through fear de medo. through your help por meio de seu auxílio, com seu auxílio. to be through with coll estar pronto com, ter acabado com. to carry through levar ao fim, realizar. to fall asleep through weakness dormir de cansaço. to fall through falhar, fracassar, ser reprovado. to go through with pôr em prática, realizar alguma coisa. to see through a brick wall fig enxergar coisas que não existem. to see through someone perceber as intenções de alguém.

1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) ver

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) ver

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?)

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) enxergar

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) compreender

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) ver

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) ver, encontrar

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) acompanhar

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1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grosso

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grossura

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) grossa

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) espesso

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) espesso

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) estúpido

- thickly

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[θik] n 1 grosso, parte mais grossa ou densa. 2 fig foco, centro. 3 sl pessoa tola, estúpida. • adj 1 gordo, grosso, de grossura. 2 denso, compacto. 3 abundante, numeroso. 4 cheio, coberto. the street is thick with dust / a rua está cheia de poeira. the table was thick with flies / a mesa estava coberta de moscas. 5 espesso, grosso, denso. 6 turvo. 7 coll estúpido, obtuso. • adv (também thickly) 1 densamente, espessamente. the snow fell thick / a neve caía em densos flocos. 2 intensamente, cerradamente. 3 abundantemente. the letters came thick and fast / choveram cartas. a bit thick um pouco exagerado. he is thick in the head sl ele é muito tapado. in the thick of the fight no meio da luta. through thick and thin fig por todas as dificuldades. two inches thick duas polegadas de grossura.

1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grosso, espesso

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grossura, de espessura

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) grosso, denso

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, abundante

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) cerrado

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) grosso

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) grosso

- thickly

1) (the state of being clear or easy to see through: water remarkable for its clarity.) transparência

2) (the state of being easy to see, hear or understand: She spoke with great clarity.) clareza

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[kl'æriti] n 1 claridade, limpidez. 2 Mus pureza da som. 3 clareza de estilo.

1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) transparente

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) limpo

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) nítido

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) desimpedido

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) tranquilo

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) certo

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) livre

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) livre

1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) desimpedir

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) ilibar

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) clarear

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) passar à vontade

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[kliə] n claro, espaço, intervalo, vão livre. • vt+vi 1 aclarar, clarear, iluminar. 2 retirar, remover, afastar. 3 tirar (a mesa). 4 limpar, roçar (terreno), desbravar. 5 desobstruir, desimpedir. 6 saltar ou passar por (sem tocar), transpor. 7 absolver, inocentar, justificar, reabilitar. 8 esclarecer, elucidar, explicar. 9 ganhar, tirar como lucro líquido. 10 desembaraçar (carga), pagar direitos aduaneiros. 11 descarregar navio. 12 Naut zarpar depois de desembaraçada. 13 esvaziar, despejar. 14 saldar, solver, liquidar contas. 15 compensar (um cheque). 16 exonerar, desobrigar. 17 desanuviar(-se), clarear. 18 Naut afastar-se. 19 sl sumir, fugir. • adj 1 claro, sem nuvens, brilhante, luminoso, lúcido. 2 transparente, translúcido. 3 puro, límpido. 4 limpo, sem mancha. 5 perspicaz, inteligente. 6 distinto. 7 evidente, aparente, manifesto. 8 inteligível. 9 seguro, certo. 10 livre, aberto, desimpedido. 11 desembaraçado. 12 sem tocar. 13 sem ser pego. 14 inocente, sem culpa. 15 líquido, livre de dívidas ou taxas. 16 ilimitado, completo. 17 despreocupado, sem preconceito. • adv 1 claramente. 2 completamente, inteiramente. a clear case! sem dúvida! all (is) clear! tudo pronto!, tudo em ordem! as clear as crystal ou as clear as (noon) day bem claro, evidente. as clear as mud ou as clear as a boot-jack hum claro como tinta. clear amount quantia líquida, lucro líquido. clear contrary justamente o contrário. clear felling derrubada total do mato. clear of debt livre de dívidas. clear water Naut água aberta para a navegação. he came off clear ele escapou ileso, ele salvou-se. he cleared his throat ele tossiu, pigarreou. he clears 6 ft ele salta 6 pés em altura (sem tocar). he spoke loud and clear ele falou em voz alta e clara. in the clear coll livre de suspeita ou culpa. stand clear! saia do caminho!, afaste-se! the coast is clear fig não tem ninguém por perto. to clear an estate livrar uma propriedade de hipotecas. to clear away 1 vencer, superar (a difficulty uma dificuldade). 2 afastar-se. 3 retirar, guardar objetos que estavam sendo usados. to clear decks aprontar o navio (para combate). to clear from blame declarar inocente. to clear off 1 retirar(-se). 2 liquidar (estoque). 3 sl cair fora, dar no pé. 4 esvaziar, retirar objetos. to clear out 1 evacuar, desocupar. 2 partir, sair rapidamente, cair fora. 3 livrar-se (de objetos indesejáveis), jogar fora. to clear out of the way tirar do caminho. to clear the air eliminar tensões emocionais, desentendimentos. to clear the land Naut fazer-se ao largo. to clear the way abrir caminho. to clear up 1 aclarar, desanuviar-se. 2 decifrar. 3 arrumar, pôr em ordem. 4 limpar (o tempo). the weather is clearing up / o tempo está melhorando. to make clear tornar claro. we got clear of him ficamos livres dele. we kept clear (of) ficamos afastados de, não nos intrometemos (em).

1) (the state of being clear or easy to see through: water remarkable for its clarity.) limpidez

2) (the state of being easy to see, hear or understand: She spoke with great clarity.) clareza

1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) claro

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) claro

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) nítido

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) desimpedido

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) limpo

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) certo

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) livre de

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) livre de

1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) desimpedir

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) inocentar

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) clarear

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) transpor

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1) (loud; shrill: a piercing scream.) estridente

2) ((of cold weather, winds etc) sharp; intense: a piercing wind; piercing cold.) penetrante

3) (looking intently or sharply as though able to see through things: piercing eyes; a piercing glance.) penetrante

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[p'iəsiŋ] adj 1 perfurante, cortante. piercing words / palavras cortantes, incisivas. 2 penetrante. a piercing look / um olhar penetrante. 3 agudo, lancinante. a piercing cry / um grito lancinante. 4 intenso (frio).

1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) simples

2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) simples

3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) simples

4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) simples

5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) simples

6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) simplório

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[s'impəl] n 1 pessoa estúpida, simplória. 2 coisa simples. 3 Med símplices. • adj 1 simples, fácil de se compreender. 2 elementar, básico, não complicado ou complexo. 3 mero, puro, absoluto. 4 simples, sem ornamentos, modesto. 5 natural, despretensioso, não afetado. 6 honesto, sincero, aberto, cândido. 7 inocente, ingênuo, sem artifícios. 8 comum, ordinário. 9 modesto, humilde. 10 bobo, tolo, ignorante, estúpido. 11 Bot, Zool, Chem simples. pure and simple é isto e nada mais.

1) (loud; shrill: a piercing scream.) penetrante, lancinante

2) ((of cold weather, winds etc) sharp; intense: a piercing wind; piercing cold.) penetrante

3) (looking intently or sharply as though able to see through things: piercing eyes; a piercing glance.) penetrante

1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) simples, fácil

2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) simples

3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) simples

4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) mero

5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) ingênuo

6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) simplório

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