(for+quality)

1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.)

2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.)

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[kw'ɔliti] n 1 qualidade, propriedade. 2 condição, caráter. 3 posto, cargo. 4 dignidade. • adj Amer excelente, de primeira.

1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) qualidade

2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) qualidade

1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) sentir

2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) provar

3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) saber a

4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear

5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) gozar

1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) gosto

2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) sabor

3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prova

4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gosto

5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gosto

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[teist] n 1 gosto: a) sabor, paladar. b) bom gosto. what bad taste! / que falta de gosto! c) sentido do paladar. d) distinção, elegância. e) inclinação, predileção, propensão. f) critério, discernimento. 2 gustação, prova. 3 pouquinho, bocado, amostra. • vt+vi 1 experimentar, provar. I had not tasted food for days / tinha ficado dias sem comer. 2 sentir o gosto. 3 ter gosto de. it tastes sweet / é doce. 4 saborear, apreciar, experimentar. tastes differ, there is no accounting for tastes gostos não se discutem. to have a taste for apreciar. he has a taste for music / ele aprecia música. to take a taste of experimentar um pouco, provar.

1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) sentir o gosto

2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) experimentar

3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) ter gosto de

4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear

5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) experimentar

1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) paladar

2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) paladar

3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prova

4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gosto

5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gosto

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1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bom

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bom

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bom

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bom

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bom

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bom

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bom

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bom

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bom

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) certo

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bom

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bom

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bom

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bom

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bem

1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bem

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) lado bom

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[gud] n 1 bem, benefício, vantagem. 2 o que é bom, justo, útil, coisa boa, gente boa. 3 bem-estar, prosperidade. • adj (compar better, sup best) 1 bom, admirável, desejável. 2 justo, próprio. 3 comportado. 4 benigno, bondoso. 5 sincero, verdadeiro. 6 seguro, certo. 7 real, genuíno. 8 agradável. 9 vantajoso, útil, beneficente. 10 satisfatório, pleno. 11 suficiente, adequado, muito. 12 capaz, eficiente, minucioso. 13 bastante, considerável. 14 devoto, virtuoso. 15 saudável, benéfico, salutar. 16 conveniente, decente. 17 fresco, não deteriorado. 18 válido, corrente (moeda). 19 Com solvente, seguro, idôneo. 20 Law vigorante, em vigor. 21 perfeito, completo. 22 amável, cortês. 23 aceitável, apetitoso. • interj bom! bem! a good deal bastante. a good half mais do que a metade. a good hour bem uma hora. a good many bastante. a good press uma imprensa favorável. a good turn uma mudança para o bem, um obséquio. are you good for $10? será que me podia emprestar $10? as good as done praticamente feito. as good as gold com um coração de ouro. be good enough to do this tenha a bondade de fazer isto. being in good faith ter boa fé. for good (and all) para sempre, definitivamente. for the good of para o bem de. gone for good foi-se definitivamente. good and Amer muito, bem. good and bad bem e mal. good and dry bem seco. good breeding boa educação. good debts dívidas seguras. good fruit frutas frescas. good humour bom humor, amabilidade. good temper jovialidade, serenidade. good title título juridicamente em ordem. have a good time! bom divertimento! he has as good as told me ele me deu a entender. he is good at telling stories ele sabe contar histórias. he is good company ele é bom companheiro. he was as good as his word ele cumpriu com sua palavra. I must make good my promise preciso cumprir minha promessa. in good earnest seriamente. in good faith de boa fé. in good time em tempo, oportunamente, logo. I think it good acho conveniente. it holds good, it stands good é válido. it is a good thing é conveniente. it is good for you fará bem a você, isto é bom para você. it looks good (to me) parece(-me) bom. my good man meu caro senhor. on good authority de fonte segura. that is no good isto não adianta. the good homens de bem. the good of the state o bem do estado. this food looks good esta comida tem bom aspecto. to feel good estar disposto, estar alegre. to have a good mind to do estar bem disposto a fazer. to have a good time divertir-se bastante. to have good health estar com boa saúde. to have good looks ser bonito, ser vistoso. to make good confirmar, demonstrar, executar, cumprir, substituir, compensar. to make good a loss to someone compensar a perda a alguém. to the good além, extra, de sobra. what is it good for? para que serve? what is the good of that? qual é a vantagem disto?

1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) horas

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tempo

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) hora

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tempo

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) altura

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) vez

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tempo

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo

1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) medir o tempo

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) escolher o momento

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[taim] n 1 tempo. 2 espaço de tempo, época, período. the time of the action is in the 9th century / Theat a ação se passa no século IX. 3 hora, ocasião, oportunidade, momento. can you tell me the right time? / pode dizer-me que horas são? what time is it? what’s the time? / que horas são? this is no time for joking / agora não é hora para brincadeiras. can he tell the time? / ele já sabe dizer as horas? watch the (your) time / não perca a hora!, não perca a oportunidade! she was near her time / sua hora estava chegando. tell me the time please / por favor, diga-me que horas são. 4 prazo. 5 vez. 6 sl tempo de prisão. he did (his) time / sl ele cumpriu sua pena na cadeia. 7 tempos, condições de vida. 8 Mus tempo, compasso, ritmo. 9 tempo de trabalho. 10 remuneração por certo tempo de trabalho. 11 momento da morte. 12 times vezes, multiplicado por. • vt+vi 1 medir, determinar o tempo, cronometrar. the plane is timed to take off at five / o avião deve levantar vôo às cinco. 2 acompanhar, seguir o tempo ou o ritmo. 3 escolher o momento ou a ocasião. • adj 1 relativo ao tempo. 2 a prazo. all in good time tudo em seu tempo. all that time o tempo todo. a long time since desde muito tempo. apparent time tempo solar. a short time pouco tempo. at all times sempre. at another time outra vez, em outra ocasião. at any time em qualquer tempo, a qualquer hora. at a time de uma vez. at the present time no momento. a time of trouble tempo ruim. at my time of life na minha idade. at no time nunca. at one time a) antes, antigamente. b) ao mesmo tempo. at some time or another qualquer dia (ou hora). at such times nestas ocasiões. at that time aquela vez. at the same time ao mesmo tempo. at times às vezes. bad times tempos desfavoráveis. before one’s time cedo demais. behind the times atrasado, fora de moda, antiquado. behind time atrasado. between times no meio tempo. broken time Com perda de tempo. by that time nesse meio tempo. by the length of time com o tempo, por mais tempo. by the time até lá. by this time agora. close time época vedada à caça. dinner-time hora do jantar. each time/ every time cada vez. for a long time past muito tempo atrás. for a time por um tempo, durante certo tempo. for the first time pela primeira vez. for the time (being) para o momento, por enquanto, sob as atuais circunstâncias. for this time desta vez, para esta vez. from time immemorial desde tempos remotos. from time to time de tempos em tempos. high time na hora. in due time pontual. in good time em tempo, na hora. in its proper time em seu tempo. in the meantime no entretempo, nesse meio tempo. in the nick of time no último momento. in time em tempo, a tempo. in time to come futuramente. in your own good time à hora que lhe convém. just in time ainda em tempo. many a time várias vezes. many times muitas vezes. many were the times that muitas vezes que. mean time tempo médio, hora média. my time of life meu tempo de vida. no time at all tempo muito curto. now of all times justamente agora. once upon a time era uma vez. on time Amer em tempo, a tempo. out of time a) fora de tempo. b) Mus fora do ritmo. prime time horário nobre. quick time a) marcha rápida. b) Sport o melhor tempo. sideral time tempo sideral. solar time tempo solar, tempo verdadeiro. some time about nine mais ou menos às nove horas. some time longer mais algum tempo. standard time hora local. there is a time for everything tudo em seu tempo. the right time a hora exata. these times of ours estes nossos tempos. the time has come/ the time is come chegou a hora. the time of delivery o prazo de entrega. the time of flight o tempo de vôo. the time of operation o tempo de funcionamento. the Times o jornal Times. this long time há muito tempo. this time last year ano passado nesta época. this time next week daqui a oito dias. this time twelve months daqui a um ano. this time two weeks daqui a quinze dias. three times better três vezes melhor. three times three is nine/ three times three are nine três vezes três são nove. time after time/ time and again repetidas vezes, freqüentemente. time and eternity tempo e eternidade. time and space tempo e espaço. time enough tempo suficiente. time is up o tempo passou, o tempo acabou. time out Amer a) tempo livre, intervalo. b) tempo esgotado. time out of memory/ mind desde tempos remotos. time out of mind/ time immemorial tempo imemorável. time past, present and to come tempo passado, presente e futuro. times out of number inúmeras vezes. time will show o tempo mostrará. to beat the time Mus marcar compasso. to be pressed for time estar com pressa. to call time Sport pedir tempo. to have a good time divertir-se. we had a good time / nós nos divertimos muito. to have one’s time aproveitar a vida. to have the time of one’s life divertir-se muito. to keep (good) time acompanhar o passo, acompanhar o ritmo, andar certo (relógio). to kill time matar tempo. to make good time viajar depressa. to mark time marcar passo. to take one’s time não se apressar. to work against time trabalhar contra o relógio. up to that time até então. up to this time até agora. what time? a que horas?, quando? work of time trabalho que toma tempo.

1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bonzinho

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bom

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bom

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bom

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bom

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bom

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bom

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bom, agradável

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bom, muito

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) apto

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bom

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bom

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bom

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bom

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bem

1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bem, proveito

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bem

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1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vida

2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida

3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida

4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida

5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida

6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida

7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) vida

8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) prisão perpétua

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[laif] n 1 vida, existência. 2 período, duração. 3 modo de viver, conduta. 4 vivacidade, animação. 5 princípio vital. 6 biografia. after life/ eternal life/ future life vida eterna, vida após a morte. as large as life real, em carne e osso. for life para o resto da vida. for one’s life/ for dear life como se fosse para salvar a vida. high life a alta sociedade. low life a classe baixa. not for the life of me por nada neste mundo. run for your life! sebo nas canelas! to be the life of ser a alma de. to breathe life into dar vida a. to bring/ come to life a) recobrar a consciência. b) recobrar a vontade de viver. to lead a double life levar vida dupla. to the life fiel ao original, perfeito.

1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vida

2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida

3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida

4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida

5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida

6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida

7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) vida

8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) prisão perpétua

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1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hora

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tempo

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento, hora

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tempo

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) hora

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) vez

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tempo

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo, andamento

1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrar

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) escolher o momento de

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1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) idade

2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) idade

3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) idade

4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) séculos

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[eidʒ] n 1 idade. he is her age / ele tem a idade dela. what age do you give him? / qual é a idade que você lhe dá? he does not look his age / ele parece mais moço do que é. 2 período de vida alcançado. 3 velhice, idade avançada. 4 duração provável da vida, probabilidade de vida. 5 Psych desenvolvimento intelectual (em comparação com a norma). 6 século, período histórico, era, época. 7 geração. 8 ages, an age coll período extenso. I have been waiting ages / esperei uma eternidade. • vt+vi 1 envelhecer, ficar velho. 2 sazonar, amadurecer. age-bracket faixa etária. age of manhood idade viril. age of minority menoridade. at a great age numa idade avançada. at an early age bem cedo na vida. be your age não seja infantil. down the ages através dos séculos. he is under age ele é menor. in old age na idade madura. in our age em nossa época. in tender age na infância. of age maioridade. the Middle Ages a Idade Média. to a great age até à extrema velhice. to be over age ter passado o limite de idade. to come of age atingir a maioridade.

1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) carácter

2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) carácter

3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputação

4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) personagem

5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) personalidade

6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) carácter

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[k'æriktə] n 1 caráter, cunho, qualidade. 2 personalidade, individualidade, natureza, gênio, temperamento. 3 firmeza moral. 4 nome, renome, reputação. he has a character for conscientiousness / ele tem a fama de ser consciencioso. 5 bom caráter, boa reputação, fama, bom nome. 6 propriedade, atributo. 7 posição, condição. 8 personagem, figura, pessoa que figura em narração ou peça, papel de artista. 9 coll original, pessoa excêntrica. he is quite a character / ele é um excêntrico. 10 atestado de conduta (dado pelo patrão ao empregado). 11 marca, sinal. 12 feitio, traço. 13 cargo, título. 14 característico de espécie ou material. 15 letra (também Typogr). in Greek characters / em letras gregas. 16 estilo de escrever. 17 Comp caractere: símbolo de código em computador. in character apropriado, dentro do papel, de acordo com o personagem. out of character inadequado, fora do papel, em desacordo com o personagem.

1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) beliscar

2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) cortar

3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) arder

4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) ir num pulo

5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) parar

1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) mordidela

2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frio cortante

3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) trago

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[nip] n 1 beliscão. 2 alfinetada. 3 queimadura produzida pela geada. 4 frio cortante. 5 mordidela. 6 um bocado. • vt+vi 1 beliscar. 2 queimar pela ação da geada. 3 enregelar. 4 doer. 5 causar dor. 6 dar uma corrida (ir rápido até algum lugar). there’s a nip in the air está frio.

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[nip] n gole, trago (de bebidas alcoólicas). • vt+vi bebericar. nip and tuck renhido, taco a taco, em pé de igualdade (diz-se de competição, luta, etc.).

1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cabo

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) ponto

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ponto

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) ponto

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) traço

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) tomada

1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) apontar

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) preencher frinchas

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[pɔint] n 1 ponto: a) sinal, mancha. b) Geom grandeza considerada por abstração, sem dimensão alguma. c) circunstância, detalhe, pormenor. d) Sports tento. e) ponto principal, o essencial. f) duodécima parte da linha (1/72 de polegada). g) local, sítio, posição. h) objetivo, escopo, mira. i) desígnio. j) grau, situação. k) fim, termo. l) instante, momento. m) Gram sinal de pontuação. n) furo feito por agulha. o) assunto, caso, questão. p) unidade de valores ou preços. q) renda feita com agulha. r) Naut cada uma das 32 divisões do compasso. s) Naut intervalo entre dois pontos do compasso. t) pinta (de cartas ou dados). u) ponto decimal. 2 ponta: a) extremidade aguçada, bico. b) extremidade, cabo, promontório. 3 pico, cume. 4 fato ou argumento que impressiona. 5 direção, curso. 6 Typogr corpo. 7 decisão, resolução. 8 agulha de ferrovia. 9 ferramenta ou arma pontiaguda. 10 característica, atributo. 11 auge, apogeu. 12 ato de apontar. 13 punctura, picada. 14 Mil patrulha de ponta. • vt+vi 1 apontar: a) fazer ponta em, aguçar. b) indicar, mostrar. c) dirigir para, assestar. d) mostrar indicando. e) dirigir-se com a ponta para. 2 separar com pontos ou traços. 3 pontuar. 4 aludir, mencionar, sugerir. 5 salientar, evidenciar. 6 conduzir a, tender para. 7 encher com argamassa. at the point of death às portas da morte. at the point of the sword sob coação, impelido pela força. at this point neste momento, a esta altura. beside the point fora do assunto, alheio à questão, irrelevante. boiling point ponto de ebulição. breaking point momento de ruptura. cardinal points pontos cardeais. freezing point ponto de congelamento. from point to point detalhadamente, minuciosamente. he gained his point ele obteve seu desígnio. he wandered from the point ele desviou-se do assunto. in point of a respeito de, com referência a. in point of fact de fato, na realidade. it is a good point in his character é um elemento positivo do seu caráter. I was on the point of doing it estava prestes a fazê-lo. music is her strong (weak) point música é o forte (fraco) dela. not to put too fine a point on it falar claramente. point of contact ponto de contato. point of conscience questão de consciência. point of controversy ponto de divergência. point of departure ponto de partida, especialmente em uma discussão. point of honor ponto de honra, questão de honra. point of inflection ponto de inflexão. point of intersection ponto de intersecção. point of no return ponto sem retorno (viagem, avião). point of order questão de ordem. point of origin local de origem. point of reference ponto de referência. point of sale Com ponto de venda. point of support ponto de apoio. point of view a) ponto de vista. b) opinião. point out apontar, indicar, chamar atenção para. that’s not to the point isto não vem ao caso, não diz respeito à questão. that’s the point eis a questão. the conversation ended in point a conversa tornou-se mais aguçada. the points of a horse as qualidades de um cavalo. the winner on points o vencedor por pontos. they spoke to the point falaram objetivamente. to be on the point of estar prestes a. to get to the point ir ao ponto principal. to give points to dar vantagens a. to keep to the point limitar-se ao assunto. to lose on points (boxe) perder por pontos. to make a point of fazer questão de, considerar. to miss the point não compreender. to point a wall rebocar uma parede. to point out mostrar, apontar para, chamar a atenção para. to point towards a) apontar para. b) estar voltado para. to point up enfatizar. to stick to the point permanecer no assunto, prender-se ao assunto. to stretch (strain) a point conceder um pouco, abrir uma exceção. to the point a) importante, relevante. b) conciso, objetivo. to win on points (boxe) ganhar por pontos. turning point a) momento de decisão. b) ponto crítico. up to a certain point até certo ponto. we made a point of doing it fizemos questão de fazê-lo. when it came to the point quando chegou o momento decisivo.

1) (an arrangement of many parts that work together: a railway system; the solar system; the digestive system.) sistema

2) (a person's body: Take a walk every day - it's good for the system!) organismo

3) (a way of organizing something according to certain ideas, principles etc: a system of government/education.) sistema

4) (a plan or method: What is your system for washing the dishes?) sistema

5) (the quality of being efficient and methodical: Your work lacks system.) método

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[s'istim] n 1 sistema, conjunto de partes. 2 grupo de fatos, crenças ou princípios. 3 forma de governo, coordenação de métodos. 4 plano, esquema, método de classificação. 5 organização. 6 organismo. 7 sistema solar. 8 mundo, universo. 9 Geol formação. digestive system aparelho, trato digestivo. planetary system sistema planetário. prison system sistema carcerário. system of pulleys moitão. system of roads rede rodoviária.

1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) espanto

2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilha

3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha

1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) admirar-se

2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) perguntar-se

3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) gostar de saber

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[w'∧ndə] n 1 milagre. he did/ worked wonders / ele realizou milagres. 2 prodígio, portento. 3 maravilha. she is a wonder / ela é maravilhosa. 4 admiração, surpresa, espanto. it excited wonders / causou surpresa. I was filled with wonder / fiquei muito surpreso. they looked at me in wonder / eles todos me olharam surpresos. • vt+vi 1 admirar-se, surpreender-se, espantar-se (at, over de, com). wonder you never read the letters / admiro-me de que você nunca leia as cartas. it is not to be wondered at if... / não é de admirar se... 2 querer saber, estar curioso por saber, ter curiosidade para descobrir. I wonder who it was! / eu gostaria de saber quem foi. 3 perguntar, inquirir. he wondered to himself how... / ele ficou pensando (consigo mesmo) como... a nine days’ wonder um prodígio. for a wonder surpreendentemente. I wonder! a) isto é o que eu gostaria de saber. b) disto eu ainda duvido muito. I wonder how he did it? como será que ele fez isto? no wonder that não é de admirar que. small wonder if... não é de admirar se... the wonders of the world os milagres do mundo. what wonder? é de admirar?

1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) idade

2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) época, idade

3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) idade

4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) um tempão

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1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) beliscar, morder, pinçar

2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) podar

3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) arder, picar

4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) dar um pulo até

5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) tolher

1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) pinçada, mordida

2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frio cortante

3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) trago

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1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cabo

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) ponto

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) instante

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) rumo

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) questão

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) razão

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) característica

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) ponto

1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) apontar

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) argamassar

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1) (an arrangement of many parts that work together: a railway system; the solar system; the digestive system.) sistema

2) (a person's body: Take a walk every day - it's good for the system!) organismo

3) (a way of organizing something according to certain ideas, principles etc: a system of government/education.) sistema

4) (a plan or method: What is your system for washing the dishes?) sistema

5) (the quality of being efficient and methodical: Your work lacks system.) sistema

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