(cause+to+avoid)

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) (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.)

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- shrinkage

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[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.

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[ʃriŋk] n sl psiquiatra.

1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) estábulo

2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) banca

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- stalls

1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) parar

2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) perder velocidade

3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) parar

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[stɔ:l] n 1 estábulo individual, baia, boxe. 2 tenda, barraca, lugar, estande onde se vende alguma coisa, banca. 3 cadeira, assento no coro da igreja. 4 seção de poltronas, primeiras filas no teatro. 5 dedeira. • vt+vi 1 viver em estábulo ou boxe. 2 pôr ou manter em estábulo. 3 parar, paralisar, enguiçar motor, encrencar. 4 atolar. 5 perder velocidade (avião). 6 Amer parar de trabalhar, passar o tempo, ficar na expectativa.

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[stɔ:l] n sl pretexto, evasiva, escapatória. • vt+vi 1 simular, esquivar-se. 2 protelar, adiar.

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

- doer

1) (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.)

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- shrinkage

1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) estábulo

2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) banca

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- stalls

1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) enguiçar

2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) estolar

3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) estolar