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121 restrain
[rə'strein](to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) conter* * *re.strain[ristr'ein] vt 1 conter, reter, reprimir, refrear, retrair. 2 impedir, estorvar, atalhar. 3 dominar, controlar, restringir, limitar. 4 encarcerar. -
122 ringleader
noun (the leader of a group of people who are doing something wrong: The teacher punished the ring-leader.) cabecilha* * *ring.lead.er[r'iŋli:də] n cabeça, líder (de grupo envolvido em atividades ilegais ou perturbadoras da ordem). -
123 scheme
[ski:m] 1. noun1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) esquema2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) ardil2. verb(to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) conspirar- schemer- scheming* * *[ski:m] n 1 esquema, desenho, plano, projeto, forma. 2 plano, conspiração, intriga, maquinação, esquema, sistema, método. • vt+vi 1 planejar, fazer planos. 2 conspirar, maquinar. -
124 skill
[skil]1) (cleverness at doing something, resulting either from practice or from natural ability: This job requires a lot of skill.) perícia2) (a job or activity that requires training and practice; an art or craft: the basic skills of reading and writing.) competência•- skilful- skilfully
- skilfulness
- skilled* * *[skil] n 1 habilidade, prática, destreza. 2 experiência, perícia. he has great skill in drawing / ele tem grande habilidade para desenho. -
125 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeno2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeno3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) pouco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *[smɔ:l] n 1 quem é pequeno. 2 parte pequena ou fina, parte estreita. • adj 1 pequeno, diminuto. 2 leve, pouco. 3 insignificante, trivial, sem importância. 4 pobre, humilde, baixo. 5 leve, macio, fraco. 6 egoísta, miserável, não generoso. • adv 1 em pequenos pedaços. 2 em tom baixo, em voz baixa. 3 em miniatura. 4 desdenhosamente. to come out on the small end sair perdendo, levar a pior. to feel small sentir-se envergonhado. he felt small before her / ele sentiu-se envergonhado diante dela. to make somebody feel small fazer alguém sentir-se envergonhado. he made me feel small / ele me fez sentir envergonhado. to sing small coll baixar a crista, perder a arrogância. he sang small / ele perdeu a arrogância. -
126 stoop
[stu:p] 1. verb1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) inclinar-se2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) descer a2. noun(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) curvatura- stooped* * *stoop1[stu:p] n 1 inclinação para a frente (da cabeça e dos ombros). 2 condescendência. 3 arremesso de ave de rapina sobre a presa. 4 fig ataque repentino. • vt+vi 1 inclinar-se, curvar, dobrar-se. 2 ter a cabeça e os ombros inclinados para a frente. 3 baixar-se, humilhar-se, condescender. 4 arremeter sobre a presa. to stoop to anything coll ceder, vender-se a qualquer preço. to walk with a stoop andar curvado.————————stoop2[stu:p] Amer 1 sacada, varanda na entrada de uma casa. 2 escadaria à entrada de um edifício ou de uma casa.————————stoop3[stu:p] n poste, pilar. -
127 style
1. noun1) (a manner or way of doing something, eg writing, speaking, painting, building etc: different styles of architecture; What kind of style are you going to have your hair cut in?; a new hairstyle.) estilo2) (a fashion in clothes etc: the latest Paris styles; I don't like the new style of shoe.) estilo3) (elegance in dress, behaviour etc: She certainly has style.) classe2. verb1) (to arrange (hair) in a certain way: I'm going to have my hair cut and styled.) arranjar2) (to design in a certain style: These chairs/clothes are styled for comfort.) criar•- stylish- stylishly
- stylishness
- stylist
- in style* * *style1[stail] n 1 moda. 2 maneira, modo, método. 3 estilo. they live in great style / eles vivem em grande estilo. 4 uso, costume. 5 distinção, elegância, classe. 6 título, nome oficial. 7 tipo, gênero. • vt 1 intitular, chamar. 2 confeccionar ou produzir segundo determinado estilo ou moda. in style com classe, com gosto. lofty style estilo elevado. in the same style do mesmo modo. under the style of sob o nome (a firma) de.————————style2[stail] n 1 estilo, buril. 2 Med estilete, sonda. 3 ponteiro de relógio de sol. 4 Bot estilo. -
128 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) costumar* * *used to...costumava... I used to go on Sundays / eu costumava ir aos domingos. he used not to like fish/ele não gostava de peixe (mas agora gosta). didn’t she use to live in the country? / ela não morava no campo? you didn’t use to smoke / você não costumava fumar.
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