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1 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrair2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) firmar um contracto3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrair4) (to promise (in marriage).) contrair2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contracto- contractor* * *con.tract[k'ɔntrækt] n 1 contrato, instrumento de contrato, escritura. 2 acordo, pacto. 3 compromisso de matrimônio. 4 no jogo de bridge, número de vazas anunciado. 5 acordo com um assassino contratado para matar alguém. • [kəntr'ækt] vt+vi 1 contrair(-se), encurtar, encolher. 2 obter, pegar, adquirir, contrair (doença). she contracted a cold / ela contraiu um resfriado. 3 fazer contratos, contratar, ajustar. 4 restringir, limitar. 5 franzir (as sobrancelhas). 6 assumir compromisso, fazer dívidas. 7 rare prometer ou contrair matrimônio. 8 Gram contrair, fazer contração de. marriage contract contrato de casamento. to contract for firmar contrato para. to contract in comprometer-se a tomar parte. to contract out a) contratar. b) Brit recusar-se a tomar parte. to enter into a contract fazer um contrato. to make a contract fazer um contrato. work done by contract trabalho por empreitada. -
2 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrair2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) fazer um contrato, contratar3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrair4) (to promise (in marriage).) comprometer-se em casamento2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contrato- contractor -
3 outwards
adverb (towards the outside edge or surface: Moving outwards from the centre of the painting, we see that the figures become smaller.) para fora* * *out.wards['autwədz] adv para fora. -
4 shrink
I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?)2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.)3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.)•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.)* * *shrink1[ʃriŋk] n encolhimento. • vt+vi (ps shrank, shrunk, pp shrunk, shrunken) 1 retrair, recolher, puxar para trás. 2 encolher, diminuir, contrair. 3 diminuir, fazer menor, fazer contrair. 4 recuar. to shrink at ter pavor de. to shrink back assustar-se, recuar. to shrink from evitar, retroceder diante de, recuar diante de.————————shrink2[ʃriŋk] n sl psiquiatra. -
5 shrunken
adjective (having been made or become smaller.) encolhido* * *shrunk.en[ʃr'∧nkən] adj encolhido, enrugado. -
6 wane
[wein]((of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.) minguar* * *[wein] n 1 míngua, diminuição, decréscimo. 2 declínio, decaída, decadência. 3 fim (ano, mês, etc.). 4 desvanecimento. 5 falha em madeira. 6 minguante, quarto minguante (lua). the moon is on the wane / a lua está no quarto minguante. • vi 1 minguar (lua), decrescer, diminuir. 2 decair, declinar, enfraquecer, definhar. 3 acabar, aproximar-se do fim. 4 murchar, definhar, empalidecer, desvanecer. to be on the wane estar enfraquecendo, diminuindo. -
7 fall off
(to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) cair/diminuir -
8 fall off
(to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) diminuir -
9 outwards
adverb (towards the outside edge or surface: Moving outwards from the centre of the painting, we see that the figures become smaller.) para fora -
10 shrink
I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?)2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.)3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.)•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) -
11 shrunken
adjective (having been made or become smaller.) encolhido -
12 wane
[wein]((of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.) minguar -
13 tail off
1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) diminuir2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) diminuir -
14 tail off
1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) minguar2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) enfraquecer -
15 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) atrasar-se2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) atraso* * *[læg] n 1 retardo, atraso, demora. 2 retardatário. 3 defasagem. 4 Brit sl prisioneiro. 5 revestimento ou forro de caldeira ou cilindros. • vt+vi 1 ficar atrás, retardar-se, ir devagar, demorar-se, atrasar-se. 2 prender, encarcerar. 3 revestir ou forrar caldeiras. • adj último, tardio, retardado. -
16 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) ficar para trás2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) intervalo
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