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  • 1 superior

    [su'piəriə] 1. adjective
    1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) superior
    2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) superior
    3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) desdenhoso
    2. noun
    (a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) superior
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    su.pe.ri.or
    [sup'iəriə] n 1 pessoa superior (em cargo, etc.). he has no superior / ele não tem um chefe acima dele. 2 superior, chefe de um convento. • adj 1 excelente, muito bom, superior. he is my superior in this / nisso ele é superior a mim. 2 melhor, maior, mais elevado em número. 3 superior em posição ou cargo, etc. 4 arrogante, convencido. Mother Superior madre superiora (de convento). to be superior to a) estar acima de, resistir a. he is superior to temptation / ele resiste à tentação. b) superar. she is superior to me / ela me supera.

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  • 2 superior

    [su'piəriə] 1. adjective
    1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) superior
    2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) superior
    3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) superior
    2. noun
    (a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) superior

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  • 3 senior

    ['si:njə] 1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.)
    2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.)
    2. adjective
    ((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) sénior
    - senior citizen
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    sen.i.or
    [s'i:niə] n 1 o mais velho, pessoa mais velha. he is six years my senior / ele é seis anos mais velho que eu. 2 pessoa superior no cargo ou em tempo de serviço. he is my senior in office / ele tem mais anos de serviço que eu. 3 Amer estudante do último ano. • adj 1 sênior, mais velho. he is senior to me / ele é mais velho que eu. 2 superior, mais antigo. 3 Amer pertencente aos estudantes do último ano do curso.

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  • 4 senior

    ['si:njə] 1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.)
    2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.)
    2. adjective
    ((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) sênior
    - senior citizen

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  • 5 rise

    1. past tense - rose; verb
    1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) subir
    2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) subir
    3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) levantar-se
    4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) levantar-se
    5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) nascer
    6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) elevar-se
    7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) levantar-se
    8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) subir
    9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) nascer
    10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) levantar-se
    11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) erguer-se
    12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) ressuscitar
    2. noun
    1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) subida
    2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) aumento
    3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) elevação
    4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) ascensão
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    3. adjective
    the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) em ascensão
    - late riser
    - give rise to
    - rise to the occasion
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    [raiz] n 1 ação de levantar ou subir. 2 ascensão, elevação. 3 colina, aclive, ladeira, rampa, elevação de terreno. 4 promoção, avanço, progresso. 5 subida dos peixes à superfície. 6 distância vertical entre a linha de nascença e o ponto mais elevado do intradorso. 7 subida. 8 lance de escadas. 9 Brit aumento (de salário). 10 ponto elevado. 11 origem, causa, fonte, nascente, início, princípio. 12 cheia (de rios). 13 alta, encarecimento. • vi (ps rose, pp risen). 1 subir, ir para cima. 2 levantar(-se), erguer(-se),
    pôr-se de pé, sair da cama. I rose from my seat / levantei-me da minha cadeira. my hair rose on my head / meus cabelos ficaram em pé. 3 terminar (levantando-se). 4 ressuscitar, ressurgir. 5 crescer (massa de pão). 6 promover, ser promovido, progredir. 7 aumentar (salários, preços). 8 ascender (terreno). 9 nascer, surgir (sol). 10 vir à superfície (peixes). 11 tornar-se audível. 12 revoltar-se, rebelar-se, insurgir-se contra. they rose in arms / pegaram em armas, sublevaram-se. 13 elevar (edifícios, montanhas). 14 encher (rio, mar). 15 originar, começar. 16 animar-se, criar ânimo. her spirit rose / ela ficou alegre, animou-se. 17. vir à mente. it rose to my mind / veio-me à mente. 18 aumentar, intensificar-se, acentuar-se. 19 aclamar, aplaudir. the house rose at the actress / a artista foi aplaudida calorosamente. 20 esforçar-se para enfrentar. on the rise em alta. rise in (of) prices aumento de preços. she got a rise out of me ela me irritou. she rose to her feet ela levantou-se, ficou de pé. they rose to the bait morderam a isca. to give rise to originar, produzir, ocasionar, causar. to rise upon the view surgir, aparecer. we rose to the occasion mostramo-nos à altura da situação.

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  • 6 rise

    1. past tense - rose; verb
    1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) aumentar
    2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) levantar(-se)
    3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) levantar-se
    4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) levantar-se
    5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) levantar-se
    6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) elevar-se
    7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) levantar-se
    8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) elevar-se
    9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) nascer
    10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) aumentar
    11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) erguer-se
    12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) ressuscitar
    2. noun
    1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ascensão
    2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) aumento
    3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) elevação
    4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) ascensão
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    3. adjective
    the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) levante, em ascensão
    - late riser - give rise to - rise to the occasion

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  • 7 elevate

    ['eliveit]
    1) (to raise to a higher position or to a higher rank etc: elevated to the post of manager.) promover
    2) (to improve (a person's mind etc): an elevating book.) melhorar
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    - elevating
    - elevator
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    el.e.vate
    ['eliveit] vt 1 levantar, elevar, alçar. 2 progredir, avançar. 3 melhorar, promover. 4 encher de júbilo ou orgulho, excitar, exaltar, enlevar.

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  • 8 elevate

    ['eliveit]
    1) (to raise to a higher position or to a higher rank etc: elevated to the post of manager.) elevar
    2) (to improve (a person's mind etc): an elevating book.) exaltar, edificar
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    - elevating - elevator

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  • 9 promote

    [prə'məut]
    1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) promover
    2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) promover
    3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) fazer a promoção de
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    - promotion
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    pro.mote
    [prəm'out] vt 1 promover: a) elevar a cargo, posto ou situação superior. he was promoted captain / ele foi promovido a capitão. b) fomentar, favorecer. 2 Chess transformar um peão em figura.

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  • 10 promotion

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) promoção
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) promoção
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) promoção
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    pro.mo.tion
    [prəm'ouʃən] n 1 promoção: a) elevação a situação superior. b) fomento, estímulo. 2 organização de empresas comerciais. 3 Amer aumento de vendas mediante propaganda.

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  • 11 trump

    1. noun
    (in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits: This time, hearts are trumps; ( also adjective) a trump card.) trunfo
    2. verb
    (to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) cortar com trunfo
    * * *
    [tr∧mp] n trunfo, naipe que prevalece sobre os outros. he turned up trumps, he came up trumps / ele mostrou-se melhor do que se esperava. • vt+vi 1 trunfar. 2 tomar (cartas) com trunfo. 3 superar, ultrapassar. to call for trump pedir trunfo. to lead off a trump jogar trunfo. trump of the doom, the last trump trompa de Jericó, trompa do juízo final. to trump out jogar trunfo. to trump up a) inventar, forjar. b) falsificar, tramar.

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  • 12 upper

    1. adjective
    (higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) superior
    2. noun
    ((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) gáspia
    3. adverb
    (in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) predominantemente
    - get/have the upper hand of/over someone
    - get/have the upper hand
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    up.per
    ['∧pə] n 1 parte superior de um calçado. 2 sl droga que provoca euforia, narcótico estimulante. 3 sl emoção forte. • adj superior, mais alto, parte mais alta. to be on one’s uppers a) estar com os sapatos furados. b) coll estar na miséria, na pobreza.

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  • 13 promote

    [prə'məut]
    1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) promover
    2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) promover
    3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) promover
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    - promotion

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  • 14 promotion

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) promoção
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) promoção
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) promoção

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  • 15 trump

    1. noun
    (in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits: This time, hearts are trumps; ( also adjective) a trump card.) trunfo
    2. verb
    (to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) trunfar

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  • 16 upper

    1. adjective
    (higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.)
    2. noun
    ((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.)
    3. adverb
    (in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.)
    - get/have the upper hand of/over someone - get/have the upper hand

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