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  • 21 hammer

    ['hæmə] 1. noun
    1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) martelo
    2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) martelo
    3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) martelo
    2. verb
    1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) martelar
    2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) meter à força
    •
    - give someone a hammering
    - give a hammering
    - hammer home
    - hammer out
    * * *
    ham.mer
    [h'æmə] n martelo ou qualquer coisa de forma ou função idêntica. • vt+vi 1 martelar, malhar, bater, forjar. 2 elaborar com muito esforço. 3 forçar. hammer and sickle foice e martelo: emblema comunista. hammer and tongs com muito vigor e ruído. to be hammered estar declarado falido. to come under the hammer ser vendido em leilão. to hammer something trabalhar demorada e forçadamente em alguma coisa. to live hammer and tongs Amer viver como gato e cachorro. to throw the hammer Sport arremessar o martelo.

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  • 22 smash

    [smæʃ] 1. verb
    1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) esmagar(-se)
    2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) embater
    2. noun
    1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) pancada
    2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) murro
    3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) pancada
    •
    - smash hit
    * * *
    [smæʃ] n 1 quebra, quebramento, rompimento. 2 estrondo, barulho de quebra. 3 queda, desastre. 4 golpe, soco. 5 Sport cortada (de bola). 6 sucesso (filme, peça de teatro). 7 trombada, batida de carro. • vt+vi 1 quebrar, esmagar, romper, despedaçar (com ruído). 2 destruir, pôr abaixo, esmagar. 3 quebrar, romper-se. 4 atirar-se (contra). 5 esmagar, vencer. 6 Sport cortar (bola). 7 coll dar soco, golpear. I’ll smash your head in! arrebento a sua cara! (ameaça). to smash down derrubar (uma porta). to smash up destruir completamente.

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  • 23 snap

    [snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
    1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) tentar morder
    2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) partir
    3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) estalar
    4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) refilar
    5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) tirar uma foto
    2. noun
    1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) estalido
    2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) foto
    3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) bisca
    3. adjective
    (done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) rápido
    - snappily
    - snappiness
    - snapshot
    - snap one's fingers
    - snap up
    * * *
    [snæp] n 1 estalo, estrépito, estalido. 2 ruptura, quebra. 3 dentada, mordida, abocamento. 4 repreensão, ato de falar ríspido e rápido. 5 Amer coll esperteza, vivacidade. 6 temporada, época curta. 7 fecho com mola, cadeado, ferrolho com mola. 8 bolacha. 9 Amer coll instantâneo. 10 Amer coll coisa fácil de se fazer, serviço fácil. 11 jogo de cartas. • vt 1 estalar, crepitar, trincar. 2 fechar, pegar, mover (com estalo). 3 quebrar, romper, estourar. the ring snapped / o anel rompeu-se. 4 ceder, romper (sob pressão, tensão). 5 morder, abocar, abocanhar, dar dentada. the dog snapped at my leg / o cachorro tentou abocanhar minha perna. 6 agarrar, apanhar, pegar. he snapped at the idea / ele agarrou a idéia (percebeu rapidamente). 7 vociferar, falar ríspida e rapidamente. he snapped at me / ele dirigiu-me invectivas. 8 soltar, mover-se rapidamente. 9 tirar fotografia instantânea. • adj 1 Amer que é feito rapidamente ou de improviso. 2 que se move, abre, fecha com estalo. • adv de maneira brusca ou rápida, mal-humoradamente, mordazmente. a cold snap uma onda de frio. not a snap nem um pingo. snap it up! apresse-se! snap out of it! coll tome uma atitude mais razoável! anime-se! saia dessa! to snap a pistol disparar uma pistola. to snap away tirar, arrancar. to snap a whip estalar com um chicote. to snap back responder bruscamente. to snap off interromper repentinamente. to snap one’s finger at someone mostrar indiferença ou desprezo. to snap one’s fingers/to give a snap of one’s fingers estalar os dedos. to snap someone’s nose off repreender alguém. to snap up comer, pegar, abocar, apanhar, fig compreender.

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  • 24 step

    [step] 1. noun
    1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo
    2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo
    3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo
    4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo
    5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) degrau
    6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) avanço
    7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) medida
    2. verb
    (to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) caminhar
    - stepladder
    - stepping-stones
    - in
    - out of step
    - step aside
    - step by step
    - step in
    - step out
    - step up
    - watch one's step
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    [step] n 1 passo. it hurts at every step / dói a cada passo. 2 distância de um passo. 3 pequena distância, pulo. 4 andar, pisada. 5 marcha. 6 degrau. 7 som de passos. 8 rasto, pegada. 9 ação, medida. 10 grau, incremento. 11 Mus intervalo. 12 combinação de passos ou movimentos (em dança). 13 steps escada, degraus. 14 fase, etapa. 15 fig exemplo, trilha. • vt+vi 1 andar, dar um passo. 2 pisar, pôr os pés. 3 medir em passos (distância). 4 colocar em degraus ou em forma de escada, graduar, escalonar. 5 coll andar depressa. 6 entrar. step this way please / por favor, entre aqui! door step soleira da porta, limiar. he lets them step all over him ele atura tudo. he stepped up to her ele aproximou-se dela. in step a) no mesmo passo. b) fig de acordo. mind the step! cuidado, degrau! out of step a) fora do passo. b) fig em desacordo. step by step passo a passo, gradativamente. step on it! coll pé na tábua! vamos! to be one step ahead fig estar um passo à frente. to break step perder o passo. to fall into step pegar o passo, acompanhar o passo. to get out of step perder o passo. to keep step manter o passo. to step aside a) dar passagem. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step back retroceder, recuar. to step down a) descer. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step forward avançar, dar um passo para a frente. to step in a) entrar. b) intervir, interferir. he stepped in just in time / fig ele agiu no momento oportuno. to step into someone’s shoes substituir, tomar o lugar de alguém. to step into the breach entrar na brecha. to step off medir os passos. to step on a) pisar, calcar, tripudiar. b) apressar-se. to step out a) acelerar os passos, andar depressa, apear, apear-se (de veículo). b) Amer coll sair com moça, sair para divertir-se, sair por um período curto. to step out of line sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to step round to someone fazer uma visita rápida a alguém. to step up Amer aumentar (a produção). to take steps tomar medidas, providenciar. to watch one’s step tomar cuidado.

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  • 25 come

    1. past tense - came; verb
    1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) vir
    2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) chegar
    3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) vir
    4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) acontecer
    5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) chegar a
    6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) resultar
    2. interjection
    (expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) ora!
    - coming - comeback - comedown - come about - come across - come along - come by - come down - come into one's own - come off - come on - come out - come round - come to - come to light - come upon - come up with - come what may - to come

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  • 26 hammer

    ['hæmə] 1. noun
    1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) martelo
    2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) martelo
    3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) martelo
    2. verb
    1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) martelar
    2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) martelar
    •
    - give someone a hammering
    - give a hammering - hammer home - hammer out

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  • 27 hard

    1. adjective
    1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro
    2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil
    3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) severo
    4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) rigoroso
    5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) difícil
    6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) pesado
    2. adverb
    1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) intensamente
    2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) forte
    3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) firmemente
    4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente
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    - hardness - hardship - hard-and-fast - hard-back - hard-boiled - harddisk - hard-earned - hard-headed - hard-hearted - hardware - hard-wearing - be hard on - hard at it - hard done by - hard lines/luck - hard of hearing - a hard time of it - a hard time - hard up

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  • 28 smash

    [smæʃ] 1. verb
    1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) estraçalhar
    2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) esmagar(-se), colidir
    2. noun
    1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) colisão, ruína
    2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) golpe violento
    3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) cortada
    •
    - smash hit

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  • 29 snap

    [snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
    1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) tentar morder
    2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) quebrar com estalo
    3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) estalar
    4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) falar bruscamente
    5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) tirar um instantâneo
    2. noun
    1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) estalo
    2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) instantâneo
    3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) snap
    3. adjective
    (done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) súbito
    - snappily - snappiness - snapshot - snap one's fingers - snap up

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  • 30 care

    [keə] 1. noun
    1) (close attention: Do it with care.) cuidado
    2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) cuidado
    3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) cuidado
    4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)
    2. verb
    1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) importar-se
    2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) querer
    •
    - carefully
    - carefulness
    - careless
    - carelessly
    - carelessness
    - carefree
    - caregiver
    - caretaker
    - careworn
    - care for
    - care of
    - take care
    - take care of
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    [kɛə] n cuidado: 1 atenção, prudência, precaução. 2 proteção, guarda, diligência. 3 esmero. 4 preocupação. • vt+vi preocupar-se com, importar-se com. I do not care whether he comes or not / para mim tanto faz se ele vem ou não. why should I care what he does? / por que eu deveria me importar com o que ele faz? care of (c/o) Messrs. G. & R. ao cuidado (a/c) dos Srs. G. & R. free from care despreocupado. full of care preocupado. I couldn’t care less não dou a mínima, não me importo. I do not care a pin eu não me incomodo com coisa alguma. in, under my care sob meus cuidados. let that be my cares deixe isto a meu cuidado. to care about ou for gostar muito de, considerar, apreciar. I care for her / eu a tenho em consideração. she cares for me and she would do anything to please me / ela gosta muito de mim e faria qualquer coisa para me agradar. to take care (of) cuidar (de), tomar conta (de). take care not to break it! / cuidado para não quebrar isso! take care! / cuide-se! (usado quando alguém se despede). who takes care of the children? / quem toma conta das crianças? who cares? não me importo de jeito nenhum.

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  • 31 cover

    1. verb
    1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) cobrir
    2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) chegar para
    3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) percorrer
    4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) abranger
    5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) proteger
    6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) fazer a cobertura
    7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) ter na mira
    2. noun
    1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) cobertura
    2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) cobertura
    3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) abrigo
    •
    - covering
    - cover-girl
    - cover story
    - cover-up
    * * *
    cov.er
    [k'∧və] n 1 coberta, cobertura. 2 tampa. 3 cobertor. 4 invólucro, envoltório, embrulho. 5 envelope, sobrecarta. 6 proteção, abrigo, amparo. 7 capa de livro. 8 talher completo. 9 véu, disfarce. 10 pretexto. 11 Com cobertura, segurança. • vt+vi 1 cobrir, tampar. 2 cobrir a superfície de. 3 envolver, revestir. 4 esconder, ocultar. 5 abrigar, proteger, resguardar. 6 vencer espaço, percorrer, viajar. 7 incluir, compreender, abranger. the book covers the whole ground / o livro abrange toda a matéria. 8 bastar. 9 compensar, contrabalançar. 10 ter dentro do alcance (de arma de fogo). 11 pôr o chapéu. 12 trabalhar como repórter ou fotógrafo. 13 depositar, casar dinheiro em aposta. 14 Amer comprar ações ou títulos para fornecimento futuro como garantia contra desvalorizações. 15 chocar. 16 cobrir (animais), padrear. from cover to cover do começo ao fim. in paper covers brochado. to break cover levantar a caça. to cover in cobrir (uma casa). to cover over subscrever em excesso (empréstimo). to cover up encobrir, ocultar. to cover with leather revestir com couro. to take cover Mil procurar abrigo. two covers were laid puseram dois talheres. under cover a) embrulhado. b) apenso, anexo (a uma carta). c) em segredo, escondido. under cover of a) sob o endereço de. b) sob a cobertura de. under cover of darkness sob o manto da noite.

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  • 32 disconnect

    [diskə'nekt]
    (to separate; to break the connection (especially electrical) with: Our phone has been disconnected.) desligar
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    dis.con.nect
    [diskən'ekt] vt 1 (from, with) separar de, desunir, romper, entrecortar. 2 Tech desligar, debrear, parar. • adj 1 separado, desunido, desconexo. 2 incoerente, entrecortado.

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  • 33 half

    1. plural - halves; noun
    1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) metade
    2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) tempo
    2. adjective
    1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) meio
    2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) metade
    3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) meio
    3. adverb
    1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) meio
    2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) quase
    •
    - halve
    - half-and-half
    - half-back
    - half-brother
    - half-sister
    - half-caste
    - half-hearted
    - half-heartedly
    - half-heartedness
    - half-holiday
    - half-hourly
    - half-term
    - half-time
    - half-way
    - half-wit
    - half-witted
    - half-yearly
    - at half mast
    - by half
    - do things by halves
    - go halves with
    - half past three
    - four
    - seven
    - in half
    - not half
    * * *
    [ha:f; hæf] n (pl halves) 1 metade, meio. 2 semestre. 3 Sport tempo, parte. the first half is over / o primeiro tempo terminou. • adj 1 meio. 2 bastante, quase. 3 incompleto, parcial. • adv 1 meio, em parte, parcialmente. 2 consideravelmente. half a dozen meia dúzia. half an hour meia hora. half as broad again vez e meia de largura. half past four quatro e meia. he does things by halves ele faz as coisas pela metade. I liked it half and half gostei mais ou menos. let us go by halves vamos fazer o negócio meio a meio. my better half minha esposa, meu marido. too clever by half astuto, manhoso.

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  • 34 peace

    [pi:s]
    1) ((sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war: Does our country want peace or war?; ( also adjective) a peace treaty.) paz
    2) (freedom from disturbance; quietness: I need some peace and quiet.) paz
    •
    - peaceably
    - peaceful
    - peacefully
    - peacefulness
    - peacemaker
    - peace-offering
    - peacetime
    - at peace
    - in peace
    - make peace
    - peace of mind
    * * *
    [pi:s] n 1 paz. 2 tranqüilidade, ordem, harmonia. 3 calma, sossego. 4 tratado de paz. 5 reconciliação. at peace em paz. to break the peace Jur perturbar a ordem pública. to hold/keep one’s peace manter-se calmo, quieto. hold your peace! / fique quieto! to make peace fazer as pazes. he made his peace with her / ele reconciliou-se com ela.

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  • 35 pound

    I noun
    1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) libra
    2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) libra
    II noun
    (an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) canil
    III verb
    1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) bater
    2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) andar pesadamente
    3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) triturar
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    pound1
    [paund] n 1 curral para gado extraviado. 2 fig armadilha. • vt encurralar.
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    pound2
    [paund] n libra: a) medida de peso equivalente a 453,59 g. b) libra esterlina: unidade monetária inglesa. a pound’s worth in gold o valor de uma libra em ouro. by pound por libra. ten pound ten dez libras e dez xelins. troy pound = 373,24 gramas.
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    pound3
    [paund] n 1 ato ou processo de socar ou triturar. 2 contusão. 3 pancada. • vt+vi 1 pilar, pisar, socar, triturar. 2 bater, esmurrar. 3 martelar, malhar (piano, etc.) 4 andar ou dançar pesadamente. he pounds his books ele estuda com assiduidade. to pound the pavement bater a calçada (em procura de serviço ou negócios).

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  • 36 shear

    [ʃiə]
    past tense - sheared; verb
    1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) tosquiar
    2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) rapar
    3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) tosquiar
    4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) partir(-se)
    •
    * * *
    [ʃiə] n 1 tosquia, tosa. 2 tesoura de tosquiar, lâmina de tesoura. • vt+vi 1 tosquiar (lã), tosar. 2 cortar com tesoura. 3 cortar rente, ceifar.

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  • 37 spare

    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) dispensar
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) dispensar
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) poupar
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) poupar
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) poupar
    6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) poupar
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) vago
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) livre
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) peça sobresselente
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) pneu sobresselente
    •
    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare
    * * *
    [spɛə] n objeto de reserva. • vt+vi 1 poupar, tratar com indulgência, ter dó ou consideração. spare me all this! / poupe-me de tudo isso! spare his life! / poupe sua vida! 2 aliviar, desobrigar, isentar, dispensar. 3 tomar em consideração, respeitar. spare her blushes / respeite seu melindre. 4 economizar. 5 abster-se, privar-se. 6 dispensar. can you spare me a moment? / você dispõe de um momento para mim? 7 ter em excesso, de sobra. I have not a minute to spare / não tenho nem um minuto de sobra. we have time to spare / temos tempo de sobra. • adj 1 excedente, de sobra. 2 de reserva, extra, sobressalente. 3 magro. 4 pouco, esparso, parco, frugal. enough and to spare mais do que suficiente. to drive someone spare deixar alguém louco, furioso. to go spare ficar furioso, ficar bravo. to have to spare ter de sobra. to spare no expense não poupar gastos.

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  • 38 tamper

    ['tæmpə]
    (to interfere or meddle usually in such a way as to damage, break, alter etc: Don't tamper with the engine.) mexer em
    * * *
    tamp.er
    [t'æmpə] n calcadeira. • vt+vi 1 mexer (indevidamente). 2 falsificar, adulterar. the letter has been tampered with / a carta foi adulterada.

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  • 39 half

    1. plural - halves; noun
    1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) metade, meio
    2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) primeiro/segundo tempo
    2. adjective
    1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) meio
    2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) meio
    3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) meio
    3. adverb
    1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) meio
    2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) meio
    •
    - halve - half-and-half - half-back - half-brother - half-sister - half-caste - half-hearted - half-heartedly - half-heartedness - half-holiday - half-hourly - half-term - half-time - half-way - half-wit - half-witted - half-yearly - at half mast - by half - do things by halves - go halves with - half past three - four - seven - in half - not half

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  • 40 heart

    1. noun
    1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) coração
    2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) âmago
    3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) coração
    4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) coragem
    5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.)
    6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) copas
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    - hearten - heartless - heartlessly - heartlessness - hearts - hearty - heartily - heartiness - heartache - heart attack - heartbeat - heartbreak - heartbroken - heartburn - heart failure - heartfelt - heart-to-heart 2. noun
    (an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) conversa franca
    - at heart - break someone's heart - by heart - from the bottom of one's heart - have a change of heart - have a heart! - have at heart - heart and soul - lose heart - not have the heart to - set one's heart on / have one's heart set on - take heart - take to heart - to one's heart's content - with all one's heart

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > heart

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