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101 backbone
1) (the spine: the backbone of a fish.) espinha dorsal2) (the chief support: The older employees are the backbone of the industry.) sustentáculo -
102 cabinet
['kæbinit]1) (a piece of furniture with shelves and doors or drawers: a filing cabinet.) armário, escrivaninha2) (in Britain and some other countries the group of chief ministers who govern a country: The Prime Minister has chosen a new Cabinet.) gabinete -
103 capital
I 1. ['kæpitl] noun1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) capital2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) maiúscula3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) capital2. adjective1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) capital2) (excellent: a capital idea.) excelente3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) capital•- capitalist - capitalist - capitalistic II ['kæpitl] noun(in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc.) capitel -
104 cardinal
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105 cellulose
['seljuləus](the chief substance in the cell walls of plants, also found in woods, used in the making of plastic, paper etc.) celulose -
106 CEO
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107 clan
[klæn](a tribe or group of families (especially Scottish) under a single chief, usually all having one surname.) clã -
108 command
1. verb1) (to order: I command you to leave the room immediately!) ordenar2) (to have authority over: He commanded a regiment of soldiers.) comandar3) (to have by right: He commands great respect.) impor2. noun1) (an order: We obeyed his commands.) ordem2) (control: He was in command of the operation.) comando•- commander - commanding - commandment - commander-in-chief -
109 consul
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110 dean
[di:n]1) (the chief clergyman in a cathedral church.) deão2) (an important official in a university.) decano -
111 general
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) geral2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) geral3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) geral4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) chefe2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general- generalise - generalization - generalisation - generally - General Certificate of Education - general election - general practitioner - general store - as a general rule - in general - the general public -
112 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeça, chefe5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo, cabeceira8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) chefe11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) (por) pessoa, (por) cabeça12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colarinho2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabeçar3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) rumar para4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) intitular5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear•- - headed- header - heading - heads - headache - headband - head-dress - headfirst - headgear - headlamp - headland - headlight - headline - headlines - headlong - head louse - headmaster - head-on - headphones - headquarters - headrest - headscarf - headsquare - headstone - headstrong - headwind - above someone's head - go to someone's head - head off - head over heels - heads or tails? - keep one's head - lose one's head - make head or tail of - make headway - off one's head -
113 headquarters
noun singular or plural ((often abbreviated to HQ [ei 'kju:] noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization: During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters.) quartel-general -
114 hero
['hiərəu] 1. plural - heroes; noun1) (a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds: The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.) herói2) (the chief male person in a story, play etc: The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.) herói•- heroic- heroically - heroism - hero-worship 2. verb(to show such admiration for (someone): The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.) idolatrar -
115 mainspring
noun (the chief spring, especially the spring that causes the wheels to move in a watch or clock.) mola principal -
116 mainstream
noun (the chief direction or trend of a system of theories, developments etc: the mainstream of traditional art.) corrente principal -
117 mayor
[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) prefeito- mayoress- lord mayor -
118 metre
I ['mi:tə] noun((often abbreviated m when written) the chief unit of length in the metric system, equal to 39.37 inches: This table is one metre broad.) metro- metric- the metric system II ['mi:tə] noun((in poetry) the regular arrangement of syllables that are stressed or unstressed, long or short: The metre of this passage is typical of Shakespeare.) metro- metrical -
119 metropolis
[mə'tropəlis](a large city, especially the chief city of a country: London is England's metropolis.) metrópole -
120 prime minister
(the chief minister of a government.) primeiro-ministro
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