(between+the+two)

1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre

2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre

3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre

4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre

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- between you and me / between ourselves

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[bitw'i:n] prep entre: 1 no espaço que separa. 2 de um a outro. 3 em comum, em conjunto. 4 no meio de. 5 no intervalo de. 6 envolvido em. • adv 1 no meio, em posição intermediária. 2 no intervalo. 3 a intervalos. between and between nem um nem outro, por partes iguais. between cares and tears entre cuidados e preocupações. between night and morning na aurora. between now and then nesse ínterim. between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost or gate-post) entre nós dois, em segredo. between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place entre a cruz e a espada. between the lights à meia-luz. between whiles a) a intervalos. b) durante intervalos. few and far between raras vezes. in between no meio. something between uma coisa intermediária.

1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre

2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre

3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre

4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre

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- between you and me / between ourselves

1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) trocar

2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) trocar

1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) troca

2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) discussão

3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) câmbio

4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) câmbio

5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) bolsa de valores

6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) central telefónica

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- exchangeable

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[ikst8'eind9] n 1 troca, permuta. exchange of views / troca de idéias. in exchange / em troca. 2 títulos, valores, moedas. 3 Bolsa, central de corretagens ou valores. 4 câmbio, operações cambiais. bill of exchange / letra de câmbio. rate of exchange / taxa de câmbio. • vt+vi trocar, cambiar, permutar. Mil transferir. a dollar exchanges for four francs / um dólar vale quatro francos.

1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) trocar

2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) trocar

1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) troca

2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) discussão

3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) câmbio

4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) câmbio

5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) bolsa

6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) central telefônica

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- exchangeable

1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) interceder

2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) interceder

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- intercession

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[intəs'i:d] vt+vi interceder, intervir. he interceded with his employer for him / ele intercedeu por ele junto a seus patrões.

1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) interceder

2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) interceder

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- intercession

1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) distinguir

2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) enxergar

3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) distinguir

4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) distinguir-se

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- distinguishable

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[dist'iŋgwiʃ] vt+vi 1 distinguir. 2 diferençar, separar. 3 discriminar, caracterizar. 4 mostrar diferença, discernir. 5 mostrar preferência por, consideração especial a. 6 honrar, fazer estimação. 7 perceber pelos sentidos, ouvir, reconhecer, avistar. 8 salientar-se, evidenciar-se, diferençar-se.

1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) distinguir

2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) distinguir

3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) distinguir

4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) distinguir-se

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- distinguishable

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado

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- striker

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[straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada.

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) bater

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) soar, tocar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) ocorrer

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) baixar, desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoberta, achado

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- striker

- the apple of someone's eye

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apple of discord

pomo de discórdia.

1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) ruir

2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) desmaiar

3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) falhar

4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) desdobrar-se

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- collapsible

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[kəl'æps] n 1 colapso, desmaio, prostração repentina. 2 ruína, queda, falência, malogro. • vt+vi 1 cair, ruir, desmoronar. 2 desfalecer, cair em colapso, desmaiar. 3 Amer dobrar, fechar. 4 desanimar, perder a força, ceder. collapse of a bank falência de um banco. collapse of prices queda de preços.

1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) esmagar

2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) enrugar-se

3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) esmagar

4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) imprensar

- crushing

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[kr∧ʃ] n 1 esmagamento, compressão violenta. 2 Amer multidão de gente, aglomeração, aperto. 3 sl paixão intensa e passageira. • vt+vi 1 esmagar. 2 enrugar, amarrotar pelo uso ou gasto. 3 triturar, britar, moer. 4 espremer, prensar. 5 subjugar, submeter, reprimir. 6 oprimir, tiranizar. 7 suprimir, aniquilar. 8 quebrar(-se), despedaçar(-se). 9 acotovelar-se, comprimir-se. 10 apaixonar-se subitamente. to crush a bottle esvaziar uma garrafa. to crush down esmagar, pulverizar. to crush out prensar, espremer. to crush up britar, triturar. to have a crush on estar apaixonado por.

1) (the act of uniting or process of being united: Union between the two countries would be impossible.) união

2) (the state of being united, eg in marriage, friendship etc: Their marriage was a perfect union.) união

3) (a club or association: The European Union.) união

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- Union Jack

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[j'u:njən] n 1 união: a) associação, liga, círculo. b) sindicato trabalhista, coalizão, aliança, coligação. c) combinação. d) casamento, enlace. e) concórdia. f) junção. 2 fusão. 3 bandeira como emblema de união. 4 conexão. 5 Math união, reunião (de conjuntos). postal union união postal. students union centro acadêmico, grêmio estudantil. the Union os Estados Unidos. trade union sindicato operário. union jack bandeira só com o emblema de união. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas (abreviatura: URSS).

- the apple of someone's eye

1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) ruir, desmoronar

2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) desmaiar

3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) fracassar

4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) desmontar

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- collapsible