(be+suitable+for)

1) (right or appropriate for a purpose or occasion: I haven't any suitable shoes for the wedding; Those shoes are not suitable for walking in the country; Many people applied for the job but not one of them was suitable.) adequado

2) (convenient: We must find a suitable day for our meeting.) conveniente

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[s'u:təbəl] adj certo, apropriado, adequado, próprio, conveniente.

1) (right or appropriate for a purpose or occasion: I haven't any suitable shoes for the wedding; Those shoes are not suitable for walking in the country; Many people applied for the job but not one of them was suitable.) adequado

2) (convenient: We must find a suitable day for our meeting.) conveniente

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1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) saudável

2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) adequado

1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) cair bem

2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) adequar-se

3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) montar

4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) equipar

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- fitness

1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) montagem/acessório

2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) prova

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- fit in

1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) ataque

2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) ataque

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- by fits and starts

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[fit] n 1 ajustagem, adaptação, ajuste, encaixe, encaixamento, ajustamento. 2 corte, feitio, talhe, forma. • adj 1 bom, próprio, conveniente, ajustado, justo. 2 preparado, apto, digno, capaz. 3 saudável: em boa condição física e mental. 4 coll predisposto. • vt+vi (ps e pp fitted) 1 assentar, ajustar, adaptar, prover, amoldar. 2 convir a, ser conveniente ou apropriado. 3 aprontar, preparar, qualificar. his talents fits him for this job / seus talentos habilitam-no para este trabalho. 4 suprir, prover, equipar, aparelhar. 5 Tech encaixar, engatar. 6 Mech montar. fighting fit saudável, com boa saúde. fit as a fiddle bem-disposto. fit for publication próprio para publicação. food fit for a king uma refeição régia. if the cap fits se a carapuça servir. it doesn’t fit não se adapta bem. it fits in my plan isto se enquadra no meu plano. it fits like a glove assenta como uma luva. it fits the occasion isto vem a propósito. it is fit to do é conveniente fazer. not in a fit state sem condições para (fazer algo). to fit in encaixar, adaptar. to fit out prover com equipamento, fornecer. to fit pipes into each other encaixar tubos um no outro. to fit up a house mobiliar uma casa.

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[fit] n 1 acesso, ataque, espasmo. 2 desmaio, colapso, síncope, convulsão. by ou in fits and starts aos trancos e barrancos. fit of rage ataque de cólera. fit to be tied coll doido varrido, irritado. to have a fit ficar muito bravo ou chocado.

1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) em forma

2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) adequado

1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) ajustar(-se)

2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) adequar(-se)

3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) ajustar

4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) equipar

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1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) mobília

2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) prova

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- fit in

1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) ataque

2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) acesso

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- by fits and starts

1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) qualificar

2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) qualificar-se

3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) classificar-se

4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) qualificar

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[kw'ɔlifai] vt+vi 1 qualificar, classificar. 2 capacitar, habilitar. 3 modificar. to qualify oneself qualificar-se, habilitar-se.

1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) qualificar

2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) habilitar-se

3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) classificar-se

4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) qualificar

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- qualification

1) (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.) fazer

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fazer

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) fazer

8) (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?) servir

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) estudar

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranjar

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fazer

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fazer

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar

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[dou] n Mus dó. up to high doh coll grande agitação.

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[du:] n 1 logro, velhacaria, peça. 2 sarau, reunião festiva, festança.

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[du:] vt+vi (ps did, pp done, pres p doing) 1 fazer, executar, agir, atuar, efetuar, trabalhar. I did my duty, why didn’t you do yours? / fiz meu dever, por que não fez o seu? 2 acabar, pôr fim a, concluir, completar. 3 preparar, arranjar. 4 interpretar, representar, desempenhar o papel de. 5 criar, produzir. 6 causar, levar a efeito ou a termo. 7 render, prestar. 8 haver-se, portar-se, atuar, proceder. 9 estar ou passar bem ou mal de saúde. 10 tratar com, ocupar-se de, acabar com. 11 servir, bastar, ser suficiente ou satisfatório, convir. 12 cozer, assar. 13 percorrer, cobrir. 14 enganar, lograr, trapacear. 15 matar, liquidar, arruinar. 16 coll acolher, entreter, sustentar. 17 visitar lugares interessantes. 18 cumprir. 19 esgotar-se, gastar-se. 20 esforçar-se. 21 traduzir, reter em, modificar. 22 sl consumir drogas. anything doing? há alguma novidade? há qualquer coisa? did you see the garden? você viu o jardim? do as you like faça como quiser. do as you would be done by não faças aos outros o que não queres que te façam. do or die! ou uma ou outra. dos and don’ts o que se pode e não se pode fazer. do you know the author of this piece? você conhece o autor desta peça? do you speak English? você fala inglês? how are you doing? Amer como vai você? I do hate him odeio-o (enfaticamente). I do not (don’t) know him não o conheço. I have done with him não tenho mais nada que fazer com ele. I have nothing to do with it nada tenho a ver com isso. it will do isto me bastará. nothing doing 1 Com não é negócio. 2 nada feito. 3 não há oferta. over done cozido demais, recozido. that will do está bom, isto chega, basta. that won’t do isto não serve, não está bom. that won’t do with me eu não posso admitir ou permitir isso. this has nothing to do with it isso não vem ao caso. to be done Amer coll 1 estar liberado, dispensado. 2 completar uma tarefa. to do a business fazer um negócio. to do a favour fazer um favor. to do a job fazer um trabalho. to do a kindness fazer um favor. to do a message dar um recado. to do a part desempenhar um papel. to do a picture pintar, fazer uma pintura. to do again refazer, fazer outra vez. to do as one is bid obedecer, fazer o que lhe mandam. to do away with 1 pôr de lado. 2 abolir, suprimir. 3 matar, liquidar. to do badly fazer maus negócios. to do better sair-se melhor. to do business with negociar com. to do for 1 convir, ser suficiente, bastante ou satisfatório. 2 pôr fim a. 3 arruinar, liquidar, matar. 4 tomar conta (da casa, da cozinha), fazer limpeza para alguém. 5 done for coll cansado, exausto. to do good well fazer bem, ter sucesso, progredir. to do harm, ill causar dano, prejuízo, fazer mal. to do in 1 lograr, trapacear. 2 matar. to do into traduzir, modificar. to do it sl praticar o ato sexual. to do it up sl fazer bem e decididamente. to do justice fazer justiça. to do like for like tratar do mesmo modo, pagar na mesma moeda. to do mischief causar dano. to do nicely prometer, ir bem, dar esperanças. to do off tirar, despir. to do one’s best esforçar-se, fazer o possível. to do one’s bit cumprir seu dever, fazer serviço militar. to do one’s hair arranjar o cabelo. to do one’s head Mil perder a cabeça. to do on top of someone’s head fazer nas coxas. to do out 1 limpar, arrumar. 2 decorar, embelezar. to do over 1 refazer, repetir, executar, interpretar outra vez. 2 dar uma segunda mão de tinta, emboçar, untar. to do someone. 1 cansar, extenuar alguém. 2 lograr. to do someone an ill turn pregar uma peça a. to do someone down desacreditar, desmoralizar com críticas. to do someone out of privar alguém de, burlar. to do someone over coll ferir, bater. to do the dishes lavar a louça. to do the garden cuidar do jardim. to do the museum visitar o museu. to do the washing lavar a roupa. to do time cumprir uma sentença de prisão. to do to tratar a alguém, agir, comportar-se com. to do to death matar, mandar matar, causar sua sentença de morte. to do up 1 embrulhar, empacotar, dobrar. 2 reparar, acondicionar, pôr em condições. 3 pentear, compor ou alisar os cabelos. 4 esgotar-se, gastar-se. 5 arruinar. to do well by tratar bem alguma pessoa. to do with 1 ter negócio ou relações com, tratar, ter de fazer com alguém ou com alguma coisa, começar. 2 encontrar um meio de, dar um jeito. 3 contentar-se com, passar com. (do you see it?) Yes, I do: No, I don’t sim, eu vejo, não, eu não vejo. to do without dispensar, passar sem. to have to do with ter negócio com, ter a ver com. under done mal cozido, cru, mal passado. we must do or die! temos de lutar ou perecer. well done bem-feito, muito bem, bem cozido, bem passado. well to do próspero, abastado. you do wisely (in doing) você faz bem (em fazer).

1) (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.) fazer

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fazer

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) realizar

8) (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 certo

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) fazer

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranjar, fazer

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fazer, agir

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fazer

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar

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1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) servir

2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servir

3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) servir

4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) servir

5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) cumprir

6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) servir

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[sə:v] n Sport saque no jogo de tênis, serviço. • vt 1 servir, trabalhar para. 2 trabalhar como criado, trabalhar. 3 servir à mesa. 4 fazer serviço militar, servir o exército. 5 suprir, fornecer. a summons was served upon him / ele foi citado perante o juiz. 6 ajudar, secundar. I’ll be glad to serve you / terei prazer em servi-lo. 7 ser útil, ser apropriado, servir de. this serves no purpose / isto não serve para nada. 8 cumprir, preencher. 9 satisfazer, ser suficiente. 10 tratar. 11 passar, gastar. 12 entregar, enviar, presentear. 13 dar o lance inicial, Tennis dar o saque, servir. 14 manejar. 15 Naut enrolar, reforçar, proteger (cabo ou corda fina). 16 cobrir, copular. that serves him right bem-feito para ele. to serve a sentence cumprir uma pena. he serves his sentence / ele cumpre sua pena. to serve out dividir, distribuir, pagar na mesma moeda. to serve the ball Tennis dar o saque. to serve up servir à mesa. to serve with trabalhar com.

1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) servir a

2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servir

3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) servir

4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) servir, prestar serviço

5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) cumprir

6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) servir

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1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) súbdito

2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) assunto

3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) disciplina

4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) motivo

5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) sujeito

1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) submeter

2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) submeter

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[s'∧bdʒikt] n 1 assunto, tópico, tema, tese. let us change the subject / mudemos o assunto. 2 súdito, vassalo. 3 objeto, vítima. 4 Gram sujeito. 5 tema de melodia, em que se baseia uma composição musical. 6 objeto, motivo. 7 Schooling disciplina, matéria. 8 sujeito de experiência, cobaia. 9 substância, essência, substrato. 10 cadáver (para dissecção). • [səbdʒ'ekt] vt 1 subjugar, dominar, sujeitar. he is subject to asthma / ele está sujeito à asma. 2 submeter. he subjected himself to great danger / ele se expôs a um grande perigo. • adj 1 sujeito, sob o domínio de. 2 exposto. 3 com disposição ou tendência para. 4 dependente, condicionado a. a subject for pity um objeto de compaixão. subject to duty sujeito a taxas alfandegárias. subject to his approval dependente de sua aprovação. subject to reservations com reservas. subject to this com estas restrições. the subject under discussion o tema em discussão.

1) (to put in some sort of order: Arrange these books in alphabetical order; She arranged the flowers in a vase.) dispor

2) (to plan or make decisions (about future events): We have arranged a meeting for next week; I have arranged to meet him tomorrow.) combinar

3) (to make (a piece of music) suitable for particular voices or instruments: music arranged for choir and orchestra.) arranjar

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[ər'eindʒ] vt+vi 1 arranjar, arrumar, pôr em ordem, organizar. 2 harmonizar, concertar, conciliar, combinar. 3 chegar a um acordo, concordar, convencionar. 4 planejar, providenciar, preparar. 5 Mus fazer um arranjo, adaptar (música).

1) (to put in some sort of order: Arrange these books in alphabetical order; She arranged the flowers in a vase.) arrumar

2) (to plan or make decisions (about future events): We have arranged a meeting for next week; I have arranged to meet him tomorrow.) combinar

3) (to make (a piece of music) suitable for particular voices or instruments: music arranged for choir and orchestra.) arranjar

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- arrangement

1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) súdito

2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) assunto

3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) matéria

4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) motivo, tema

5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) sujeito

1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) subjugar

2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) submeter

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1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) sofisticado

2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) sofisticado

3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) sofisticado

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- sophistication

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[səf'istikeitid] adj 1 afetado, artificial, falso. 2 sofisticado, mundano, requintado. 3 enganador, adulterador. 4 conhecedor da vida, intelectual, exigente. 5 que não tem ilusões.

1) (wood, especially for building: This house is built of timber.) madeira

2) (trees suitable for this: a hundred acres of good timber.) madeira

3) (a wooden beam used in the building of a house, ship etc.) viga

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[t'imbə] n 1 madeira de construção, madeira de lei. 2 viga, madeiramento. 3 Amer árvores que crescem e suas madeiras. • vt forrar com madeira, apoiar ou reforçar com madeira. • adj de madeira.

1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) sofisticado, refinado

2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) complexo, sutil

3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) elaborado, complexo

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- sophistication

1) (wood, especially for building: This house is built of timber.) madeira

2) (trees suitable for this: a hundred acres of good timber.) floresta

3) (a wooden beam used in the building of a house, ship etc.) viga