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121 hire-purchase
noun ((also abbreviated to HP [ei 'pi:]) a way of buying an article by paying the price in several weekly or monthly parts: I got this television on hire-purchase; ( also adjective) a hire-purchase agreement.) compra a prestações -
122 horn
[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) chifre2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) chifre3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) chifre4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) chifre5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) buzina6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) corneta7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) trompa•- horned- - horned - horny -
123 kid
I [kid] noun1) (a popular word for a child or teenager: They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; ( also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).) garoto2) (a young goat.) cabrito3) (( also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin: slippers made of kid; kid gloves.) de couro de cabritoII [kid] past tense, past participle - kidded; verb(to deceive or tease, especially harmlessly: We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up; He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday; He didn't mean that - he was only kidding!) brincar, pregar uma peça -
124 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) principal2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) tronco principal- mainly- mainland - mainspring - mainstream -
125 mint
I 1. [mint] noun(a place where money is made by the government.) casa da moeda2. verb(to manufacture (money): When were these coins minted?) cunharII [mint] noun1) (a plant with strong-smelling leaves, used as a flavouring.) menta, hortelã-pimenta2) ((also peppermint) (a sweet with) the flavour of these leaves: a box of mints; ( also adjective) mint chocolate.) bala/bombom de menta -
126 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) modelo2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) modelo3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) modelo, manequim4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) modelo5) (something that can be used to copy from.) modelo6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) modelo2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) desfilar modelos2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) posar3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelar4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modelar• -
127 mother
1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mãe2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) madre2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) cuidar como mãe- motherless - motherly - motherliness - mother-country - motherland - mother-in-law - mother-of-pearl - mother-tongue -
128 on the spot
1) (at once: She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; ( also adjective) an on-the-spot decision.) imediatamente2) (in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed: It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; ( also adjective) tour on-the-spot reporter.) no local3) ((especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position: The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot.) em situação difícil
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