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  • 21 travel

    ['trævl] 1. past tense, past participle - travelled; verb
    1) (to go from place to place; to journey: I travelled to Scotland by train; He has to travel a long way to school.) viajar
    2) (to move: Light travels in a straight line.) deslocar-se
    3) (to visit places, especially foreign countries: He has travelled a great deal.) viajar
    2. noun
    (the act of travelling: Travel to and from work can be very tiring.) viajar
    - travelogue
    - travels
    - travel agency
    - travel bureau
    - travel agent
    - traveller's cheque
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    trav.el
    [tr'ævəl] n 1 viagem. 2 movimento, andamento, funcionamento de máquinas. 3 travels pl viagens (para o estrangeiro), excursões. 4 Mech curso, percurso. • vt+vi 1 viajar. 2 viajar como vendedor. 3 andar, movimentar-se, cursar, percorrer. 4 mover-se, passar, progredir. 5 andar, correr. 6 atravessar, passar por, percorrer. his eye travelled over the field / ele percorreu o campo com os olhos. the stone travelled through the air / a pedra voou pelos ares. book of travels descrição de viagens. to travel first-class by rail viajar de primeira classe no trem. to travel light viajar com pouca bagagem. travel-worn cansado de viajar.

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  • 22 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) carregar
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) sustentar
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) acarretar
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprovar, vencer
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) conduzir(-se)

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)

    - carry-cot - be/get carried away - carry forward - carry off - carry on - carry out - carry weight

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  • 23 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) em sentido oposto
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) de lugar em lugar
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) em visita
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta de
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) em torno de
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) na virada de
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) ronda
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) rodada, assalto
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) cânone
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) virar
    - roundly - roundness - rounds - all-round - all-rounder - roundabout 6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) sinuoso
    - round-shouldered - round trip - all round - round about - round off - round on - round up

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  • 24 scratch

    [skræ ] 1. verb
    1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) arranhar
    2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) coçar
    3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) riscar
    4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) arrancar
    5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) retirar
    2. noun
    1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) arranhão, arranhadura
    2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) arranhão
    3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) linha de partida
    - scratchiness - scratch the surface - start from scratch - up to scratch

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  • 25 by

    1. preposition
    1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) perto de
    2) (past: going by the house.) perto de
    3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por
    4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por
    5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por/de
    6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por
    7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) até
    8) (during the time of.) durante
    9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) em
    10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por
    11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) a
    12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de
    2. adverb
    1) (near: They stood by and watched.) perto
    2) (past: A dog ran by.) por aqui
    3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de lado
    - bypass 3. verb
    (to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) passar ao lado
    - bystander
    - by and by
    - by and large
    - by oneself
    - by the way
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    by1
    [bai] prep 1 perto de, ao lado, próximo de. 2 através de, por, via, pelo, pela. he went by Paris / ele viajou via Paris. it was sent by post / foi enviado pelo correio. 3 por meio de, com, pela ação de. 4 (indicando dimensão) por, multiplicado por. two feet broad by three feet long / dois pés de largura por três de comprimento. 5 na medida de, à, às, ao, aos. 6 na extensão de, em extensão, por. 7 de acordo com, conforme, segundo. 8 em relação com. 9 separado por, dividido por. 10 durante, dentro de. 11 até, antes de, não mais tarde de. 12 em direção a. 13 de, da autoria de, da origem de. a play by Oscar Wilde / uma peça da autoria de Oscar Wilde. • adj 1 perto, próximo, à mão. 2 passado (relativo ao espaço). 3 passado (relativo ao tempo). 4 ao lado, de lado. 5 Amer coll na casa, para a casa (quando de passagem). book by book livro por livro, um livro após outro. by all means de qualquer maneira, por todos os meios. by and by depois, logo, mais tarde. by and large Amer coll em geral, de modo geral. by birth de nascença. by chance por acaso. by degrees aos poucos, passo a passo. by far de longe. by heart de cor. by leave com permissão. by nature de natureza. by next year no próximo ano ao mais tardar. by night à noite, durante a noite. by no means de modo algum. by now entrementes, neste meio tempo. by oneself sozinho, sem ajuda, por iniciativa própria. I did it by myself / eu mesmo o fiz. by rights de direito, por direito. by the by a propósito, de passagem. by the hour por hora. by the job por tarefa. by the six o’clock train pelo (com o) trem das seis horas. by the way de passagem, a propósito, incidentalmente. by the yard por jardas, em jardas. by thousands aos milhares. by train por trem, por estrada de ferro. close by, hard by próximo, junto, perto. full and by Naut a favor do vento. he held the cat by the tail ele pegou (segurou) o gato pelo rabo. little by little aos poucos. side by side lado a lado. they got up by candlelight eles se levantaram à luz de velas. they passed me by deixaram-me de lado, passaram por mim. to march by passar em desfile. to set by pôr de lado. you must not judge by appearances não deve julgar pelas aparências. your being told that by him is queer é esquisito que isso lhe tenha sido dito por ele.

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  • 26 carving

    noun (a design, ornament etc carved from wood, stone etc.) gravura
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    carv.ing
    [k'a:viŋ] n 1 escultura: a) ato ou arte de esculpir. b) obra feita pelo escultor, entalhe, gravura, recorte. 2 ato de trinchar. carving knife faca de trinchar, trinchante. wood carving entalho: gravura ou escultura em madeiras.

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  • 27 dislodge

    [dis'lo‹]
    (to knock out of place: He accidentally dislodged a stone from the wall.) deslocar
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    dis.lodge
    [disl'ɔdʒ] vt+vi 1 desalojar(-se), fazer sair do alojamento. 2 despejar, fazer sair de um posto. 3 decampar. 4 expulsar, expelir.

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  • 28 flint

    [flint]
    1) (( also adjective) (of) a kind of very hard stone: Prehistoric man used flint knives.) pederneira
    2) (a piece of hard mineral from which sparks can be struck: I must buy a new flint for my cigarette-lighter.) pedra
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    [flint] n 1 pederneira. 2 coisa muito dura. 3 pedra de isqueiro. a heart of flint coração de pedra. like a flint firmemente, resolutamente. to skin a flint ser exageradamente avaro ou mesquinho.

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  • 29 fountain

    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fonte
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) fonte
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) fonte
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    foun.tain
    [f'auntin] n 1 fonte, bica, nascente, origem, causa, chafariz, repuxo, manancial, princípio. 2 bebedouro. 3 reservatório.

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  • 30 graze

    [ɡreiz] I verb
    ((of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing.) pastar
    II 1. verb
    1) (to scrape the skin from (a part of the body): I've grazed my knee on that stone wall.) arranhar
    2) (to touch lightly in passing: The bullet grazed the car.) arranhar
    2. noun
    (the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body: a graze on one's knee.) arranhão
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    graze1
    [greiz] n pasto. • vt+vi 1 pastar. 2 pastorear.
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    graze2
    [greiz] n esfoladura, arranhadura. • vt+vi 1 roçar, tocar levemente. 2 esfolar, arranhar (a pele).
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    graze3
    [greiz] vt+vi 1 comer continuamente em pequenas quantidades ao longo do dia, lambiscar. 2 Amer pegar e comer coisas no supermercado enquanto se fazem compras.

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  • 31 grit

    [ɡrit] 1. noun
    1) (very small pieces of stone: She's got a piece of grit in her eye.) areia
    2) (courage: He's got a lot of grit.) coragem
    2. verb
    (to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together: He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain.) rilhar
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    [grit] n 1 grão, pedregulho, partícula fina. 2 arenito de granulação grossa. 3 granulação (de pedra). 4 coll coragem, resolução. • vt+vi friccionar, ranger. to grit the teeth ranger os dentes.

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  • 32 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (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.) cabeça
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça
    4) (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.) chefe
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeça
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colar
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) dirigir
    3) ((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!) dirigir-se
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) encabeçar
    5) ((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
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    head1
    [hed] n 1 cabeça. 2 cabeça de prego, de alfinete, de martelo, etc. 3 o que, pela sua forma, dá idéia de cabeça (p ex: cabeça de alho). 4 parte superior ou mais importante, ponta, topo, alto. 5 parte frontal, proa de um navio, vanguarda de tropas. 6 promontório, cabo. 7 face de uma medalha ou moeda. 8 lugar de honra ou de comando. 9 pessoa principal, chefe, diretor. 10 pessoa, indivíduo. 11 unidade (de gado), cabeça. 12 vida. 13 cabeçalho. 14 tópico, assunto. 15 categoria, divisão. 16 culminação, crise. 17 parte amadurecida de uma úlcera. 18 espuma de cerveja (colarinho). 19 pressão de água com vapor (para fins industriais). 20 isenção às restrições, liberdade de ação. 21 raciocínio, inteligência. 22 Mus couro do tambor. 23 parte superior ou inferior de um barril. 24 aumento gradual de força, impulso. 25 fonte, nascente (de um rio). 26 cabeceira (cama). • vt+vi 1 encabeçar, liderar, chefiar, dirigir. 2 ser ou formar cabeça. 3 prover de cabeça. 4 ser ou pôr cabeçalho. 5 ir na dianteira. 6 podar (árvores). 7 opor, enfrentar, deter, interceptar. 8 Ftb cabecear. • adj 1 na cabeceira, vanguarda ou ponta. 2 que vem da frente. 3 principal, dirigente, comandante. from head to foot dos pés à cabeça. head and ears totalmente. head and shoulders above muito superior ou muito acima de. head over heels a) de pernas para o ar. b) precipitadamente. he is off his head ele perdeu a cabeça. I make neither head nor tail of it não sei o que pensar a respeito. out of one’s own head a) de invenção própria. b) de livre vontade. over one’s head a) além da compreensão. b) superior em autoridade. peanut head sl cabeça-de-bagre. the ship could not make head against the wind o navio não conseguiu progredir contra o vento. the wind heads us temos vento desfavorável. to come to a head a) maturar, amadurecer. b) atingir o ponto culminante. c) formar pus. to give one his head dar liberdade ou licença a alguém. to go to one’s head subir à cabeça, envaidecer, deixar tonto. to head for mover-se em direção a, ir para, rumar, seguir. to lose one’s head perder a cabeça, o controle. to turn one’s head a) afetar. b) deixar tonto. c) deixar convencido, orgulhoso.
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    head2
    [hed] n sl 1 viciado em drogas pesadas. 2 ressaca. 3 a cabeça do pênis.

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  • 33 leave

    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) deixar
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) deixar
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) deixar
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) deixar
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) deixar
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) deixar
    - leave out
    - left over
    II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) licença
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) licença
    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave
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    leave1
    [li:v] n 1 licença, permissão. 2 partida, despedida. by your leave com (sua) licença. leave of absence permissão para ausentar-se do trabalho, licença do trabalho. maternity leave licença-maternidade. on leave de licença. to ask for leave of absence pedir licença (para ausentar-se do trabalho). to take leave despedir-se, partir.
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    leave2
    [li:v] vt+vi (ps and pp left) 1 partir. 2 abandonar. 3 retirar-se, sair. 4 cessar. 5 desistir. 6 deixar, deixar ficar. 7 legar. 8 submeter à aprovação. 9 depositar, confiar à guarda de. 10 sobrar. there is nothing left nada sobrou. to leave about deixar jogado de qualquer maneira. to leave alone não incomodar, não interferir, deixar em paz. to leave be deixar estar, não interferir. to leave behind deixar para trás, esquecer. to leave cold deixar indiferente. to leave for partir para. to leave go/ hold of largar, soltar. to leave it lay deixar para lá. to leave much to be desired deixar muito a desejar. to leave no stone unturned não deixar pedra sobre pedra. to leave off a) desistir, descontinuar. b) deixar de vestir. to leave out omitir. to leave out in the cold deixar de lado, ignorar. to leave over deixar para considerações futuras. to leave something up to somebody deixar alguma coisa por conta de alguém.
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    leave3
    [li:v] vi cobrir-se de folhas.

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  • 34 pier

    [piə]
    (a platform of stone, wood etc stretching from the shore into the sea, a lake etc, used as a landing-place for boats or as a place of entertainment: The passengers stepped down on to the pier.) cais
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    [piə] n 1 pilar de ponte. 2 píer, molhe, quebra-mar. 3 embarcadouro, ponte de atracação. 4 Archit pilar, pilastra. 5 tremó: espaço de parede entre duas janelas. flooting pier cais flutuante. landing pier ponte de desembarque.

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  • 35 pillar

    ['pilə]
    (an upright post used in building as a support or decoration: The hall was surrounded by stone pillars.) coluna
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    pil.lar
    [p'ilə] n 1 Archit pilar. 2 fig sustentáculo, suporte. 3 = link=pillar-box pillar-box. • vt 1 suportar com pilares. 2 ser suportado por pilares. from pillar to post de ceca a meca, de déu em déu.

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  • 36 pitch

    I 1. [pi ] verb
    1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) armar
    2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) atirar
    3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) (fazer) cair de cabeça
    4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) balouçar
    5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) entoar
    2. noun
    1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) campo
    2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tom
    3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) intensidade
    4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) ponto
    5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) lançamento
    6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) balouço
    - pitcher
    - pitched battle
    - pitchfork
    II [pi ] noun
    (a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) piche
    - pitch-dark
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    pitch1
    [pitʃ] n 1 piche, breu. 2 resina de pinheiro. • vt pichar.
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    pitch2
    [pitʃ] n 1 arremesso, lance, lançamento. 2 Naut, Aeron arfagem. 3 lote de mercadorias expostas à venda. 4 banca de mascate. 5 pico, cume. 6 acme, clímax, culminância. 7 grau, degrau, nível. 8 declividade, inclinação. 9 campo de críquete. 10 Aeron inclinação longitudinal. 11 passo de engrenagem. 12 Naut passo de hélice. 13 diapasão, agudeza de som. 14 rede de espera. 15 Mus altura do som. 16 propaganda, discurso de vendas. • vt+vi 1 montar, armar, erigir. 2 assentar, acampar. 3 fincar, cravar (postes ou estacas). 4 arremessar, lançar, atirar. 5 Sport lançar a bola ao batedor (beisebol). 6 pavimentar com cascalho. 7 expor à venda. 8 sl contar, relatar. 9 plantar. 10 decair, declivar. 11 colocar em nível determinado. 12 Naut arfar, jogar. 13 entoar, afinar instrumentos ou voz. 14 empilhar (feno). at the highest pitch fig no auge, na altura. at the pitch of his voice no tom mais alto de sua voz. circular pitch Tech passo circunferencial. high pitched emotions emoções exaltadas. high pitched roof telhado muito íngreme. to pitch and pay pagar à vista. to pitch at anchor Naut arfar sobre as amarras. to pitch a yarn contar uma história. to pitch in a) começar a trabalhar intensamente. b) comer vorazmente. c) ajudar com, cooperar. to pitch into a) atacar, assaltar. b) repreender energicamente. to pitch on (ou upon) decidir-se por, escolher. to play at pitch and toss jogar cara ou coroa. to the highest pitch extremamente.

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  • 37 rock

    I [rok] noun
    1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) rocha
    2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) pedregulho
    3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) rebuçado
    - rocky
    - rockiness
    - rock-bottom
    - rock-garden
    - rock-plant
    - on the rocks
    II [rok] verb
    1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) balançar
    2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) embalar
    3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) abanar
    - rocky
    - rockiness
    - rocking-chair
    - rocking-horse
    - off one's rocker
    III [rok]
    ((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rock
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    rock1
    [rɔk] n 1 rocha, rochedo. 2 penhasco, recife, escolho. 3 pedra. 4 Geol camada pedregosa. 5 algo firme como um rochedo. 6 apoio, amparo, refúgio, defesa. 7 fig qualquer coisa que pode causar infortúnio, contratempo ou dificuldades. 8 Amer espécie de doce (duro). 9 the Rock Gibraltar. 10 açúcar-cande. 11 sl crack: droga à base de cocaína. 12 sl diamante ou outra pedra preciosa. 13 Rock of Ages Jesus Cristo. • adj rochoso, pétreo. on the rocks a) em dificuldades. b) falido. c) com cubos de gelo (bebida).
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    rock2
    [rɔk] n 1 balouço, balanço. 2 Mus rock: dança de origem norte-americana, de compasso quaternário, surgida na década de 50. • vt+vi 1 balançar. 2 embalar, acalentar. 3 agitar, tremer, sacudir, abalar. the storm rocked the house / a tempestade sacudiu a casa. 4 dançar rock.
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    rock3
    [rɔk] n roca para fiar.

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  • 38 sling

    1. [sliŋ] noun
    1) (a type of bandage hanging from the neck or shoulders to support an injured arm: He had his broken arm in a sling.) alça de fractura
    2) (a band of cloth etc worn over the shoulder for supporting a rifle etc on the back.) bandoleira
    3) (a looped arrangement of ropes, chains etc for supporting, hoisting, carrying and lowering heavy objects.) estropo
    2. verb
    1) (to throw violently: The boy slung a stone at the dog.) atirar
    2) (to support, hang or swing by means of a strap, sling etc: He had a camera and binoculars slung round his neck.) suspender
    * * *
    [sliŋ] n 1 funda, estilingue, bodoque. 2 lanço, tiro, arremesso (de estilingue). 3 tipóia. 4 eslinga, laço, gancho (com corda ou corrente para levantar pesos). 5 tiracolo, boldrié. 6 dispositivo para carregar um bebê e que fica preso nas costas ou na parte da frente do corpo de quem o carrega. • vt (ps+ pp slung) 1 atirar, arremessar, lançar (com estilingue). 2 jogar, atirar. 3 levantar ou baixar com eslinga. 4 amarrar, fixar com laço. slings and arrows coisas desagradáveis que acontecem, ossos do ofício. they slung him out sl botaram-no para fora. to sling a foot arrastar o pé, dançar. to sling a pot sl tomar um trago. to sling mud at someone fig atirar lama em alguém. to sling someone out coll jogar alguém porta afora. to sling something/ someone across the shoulder jogar por cima dos ombros. he slung it across his shoulder / ele o jogou sobre seus ombros. to sling the language coll dizer palavrão, falar língua estrangeira. to sling up içar.

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  • 39 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) espetar
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) cravar
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) colar
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) ficar preso
    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for
    II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) ramo
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) pau
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) pedaço
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick
    * * *
    stick1
    [stik] n 1 galho, vara, graveto, talo. 2 bastão, pau, cacete, bordão. 3 bengala. 4 objeto em forma de vara ou de bastão, barra. 5 acha, pedaço de lenha. 6 raquete para hóquei. 7 coll pessoa estúpida ou desajeitada. 8 batuta: varinha de dirigente de orquestra. 9 alavanca de comando (de avião). 10 desempeno de carpinteiro. 11 Typogr componedor. 12 Bot pecíolo. 13 taco de bilhar. 14 arco de violino. 15 porção de bebida alcoólica adicionada a uma bebida sem álcool. 16 sticks Amer interior, distritos afastados. • vt (ps, pp stuck) fixar com vara, colocar vara. a poor stick um pobre coitado. and old stick um sujeito esquisito. a stick of chewing gum um tablete de goma de mascar. eraser stick lápis-borracha. he can swear a good stick ele sabe praguejar. he has got hold of the wrong end of the stick ele começou o negócio errado. in a cleft stick em um dilema. in the sticks no meio do mato. it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog fig é fácil achar um pretexto. right (wrong) end of stick uma compreensão verdadeira (equivocada) da situação. stick and stone com casca e tudo, tudo em conjunto. sticks of furniture coll mobília de pouco valor ou importância. to beat to sticks derrotar e ultrapassar completamente. to give someone stick sl censurar ou punir alguém. up sticks coll mudar-se para um outro lugar. walking stick bengala. with a stick in it coll com um pouco de rum.
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    stick2
    [stik] vt+vi (ps, pp stuck) 1 varar, transpassar, perfurar, espetar, picar, furar. 2 matar, apunhalar. 3 fixar, crivar, fincar, inserir. 4 pôr, colocar. 5 sair, estender-se, salientar. 6 colar, grudar, fazer aderir. 7 ficar junto, apegar-se. 8 estar parado ou atolado, atolar, estar paralisado. 9 paralisar, fazer parar. I’m sticking / vou parar (de jogar cartas). 10 continuar, aferrar-se, agarrar-se, persistir. 11 coll embaraçar, confundir, intrigar. 12 estar confundido ou embaraçado, hesitar. 13 sl embrulhar, enganar, tapear. 14 sl explorar (nos preços), abusar, cobrar os olhos da cara. 15 pregar, prender. 16 suportar, agüentar. I can’t stick him / coll não o tolero. I can’t stick it any longer / não agüento mais. 17 empacar, emperrar, enguiçar. he sticks at nothing ele não tem escrúpulos, não recua diante de nada. he sticks out his chin for more fig ele ainda não está satisfeito. stick-in-the-mud pessoa fleumática e pachorrenta. stick it! agüenta!, força! stick it out! agüenta! stick it upon your mind fixe isso na sua memória. stick no bills! proibido colar cartazes. stick them up mãos ao alto. the word stuck in his throat ele se engasgou, perdeu a fala. to be stuck on coll estar obcecado por, estar apaixonado por, estar gamado em. to get/ take stick coll receber críticas ou chateação. to stick at segurar em, persistir em, agarrar-se em. to stick between hope and fear oscilar entre esperança e medo. to stick by manter-se fiel a, afeiçoar-se, apegar-se. to stick down fixar, grudar, colar. to stick in não ceder, continuar no cargo. to stick indoors ficar em casa, ser caseiro. to stick on ficar colado, ficar grudado, colar, fixar. to stick one’s neck out arriscar o pescoço. to stick out ressaltar, salientar, olhar para fora, estar visível, chamar atenção, pôr para fora, persistir, ficar firme. to stick out for lutar por. to stick to apoiar, aderir a, apegar-se a, agarrar-se em, obedecer (lei, regra), seguir. stick to the point! / não fuja do assunto. he sticks to his principles / ele sustenta os seus princípios. he sticks to his work / ele se dedica ao seu trabalho. to stick together a) colar, juntar com cola. b) fig ter amizade, ser inseparável, manter-se unidos. to stick to one’s guns coll manter-se firme em seus princípios. to stick to one’s knitting cuidar só do que é seu, ficar na sua. to stick up a) salientar-se, sobressair, ressaltar. b) ficar em pé (cabelos). c) sl assaltar (à mão armada), levantar as mãos para o alto (sob ameaça de arma de fogo). to stick up for ficar do lado de, agir em defesa de. he sticks up for him / coll ele o defende. to stick with a) manter, preservar, apegar-se. b) apoiar, defender, ser fiel. to stick around esperar, ficar por aí.

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  • 40 by

    1. preposition
    1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) perto de
    2) (past: going by the house.) perto de
    3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por
    4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por
    5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por, através de
    6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por
    7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) até
    8) (during the time of.) durante
    9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) em, de
    10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por
    11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) por
    12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de
    2. adverb
    1) (near: They stood by and watched.) por perto
    2) (past: A dog ran by.) por aqui
    3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de lado
    - bypass 3. verb
    (to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) desviar
    - bystander - by and by - by and large - by oneself - by the way

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