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  • 81 pet

    [pet] 1. noun
    1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) animal doméstico
    2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) fofo
    2. adjective
    (favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) maior
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle petted)
    1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.) afagar
    2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.)
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    * * *
    pet1
    [pet] n 1 animal de estimação. 2 favorito, querido. 3 criança mimada. • vt 1 mimar, afagar, acariciar. 2 acariciar-se mutuamente de forma sexual. • adj 1 favorito, querido. 2 de estimação. be a pet and fetch me my book seja bonzinho e vá buscar meu livro. he is my pet aversion não o suporto, não o tolero.
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    pet2
    [pet] n enfado, mau humor, amuo. • vi ficar de mau humor. to be in a pet estar de mau humor.

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  • 82 photocopy

    ['fəutəkopi] 1. plural - photocopies; noun
    (a copy of a document etc made by a machine which photographs it: I'll get some photocopies made of this letter.) fotocópia
    2. verb
    (to make a copy in this way: Will you photocopy this letter for me?) fotocopiar
    * * *
    pho.to.cop.y
    [f'outoukɔpi] n fotocópia. • vt fotocopiar.

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  • 83 ploy

    [ploi]
    1) (a plan; a manoeuvre: She uses various ploys for getting her own way.) estratagema
    2) (a piece of business; a little task: The children were off on some ploy of their own.) assunto
    * * *
    [plɔi] n manobra para frustrar os planos do adversário.

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  • 84 railway

    1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) caminho de ferro
    2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) os caminhos de ferro
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    rail.way
    [r'eilwei] n 1 estrada de ferro. 2 companhia de estrada de ferro.

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  • 85 relief

    [rə'li:f]
    1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) alívio
    2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) socorro
    3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) substituto
    4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) libertação
    5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relevo
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    - relieved
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    re.lief1
    [ril'i:f] n 1 alívio. 2 assistência, socorro, ajuda. 3 remédio. 4 revezamento ou substituição de pessoal ou tropas. 5 indulto. 6 Mil pl reforços. 7 libertação (após um cerco). 8 Euphem satisfação sexual. indoor relief serviço de assistência social interno. light/ comic relief Theat, Lit, Cin mudança divertida e agradável (durante um drama). much to one’s relief para satisfação de alguém. on relief recebendo assistência social.
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    re.lief2
    [ril'i:f] n 1 relevo, saliência. 2 realce, contraste, distinção. 3 Archit saliência. 4 Geol elevação de terreno, parte montanhosa. in relief em relevo. to place / throw into relief realçar. to stand in bold relief destacar-se, sobressair.

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  • 86 romp

    [romp] 1. verb
    1) (to play in a lively way, especially by running about, jumping etc: The children and their dog were romping about on the grass.) brincar
    2) (to progress quickly and easily: Some people find these problems difficult but he just romps through them.) resolver num instante
    2. noun
    (the act of romping: The children had a romp in the grass.) brincadeira
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    [rɔmp] n 1 brincadeira descomedida, folia. 2 brincadeira, travessura. 3 Turf vitória fácil. 4 criança travessa. 5 rapaz ou moça dado a brincadeiras descomedidas. • vi 1 brincar ruidosa e descomedidamente. 2 fazer uma farra, fazer travessura. 3 Turf ganhar facilmente. the horse romped home / o cavalo ganhou facilmente. to romp through executar algo rapida e facilmente.

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  • 87 routine

    [ru:'ti:n] 1. noun
    (a regular, fixed way of doing things: one's daily routine; One needs some routine.) rotina
    2. adjective
    (regular; ordinary: routine work.) de rotina
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    rou.tine
    [ru:t'i:n] n 1 rotina, uso geral, hábito, prática regular. 2 discurso ou fórmula repetitiva. 3 série fixa (de passos de dança, exercícios em apresentação de ginástica, números em um espetáculo, etc.). 4 Comp rotina. • adj rotineiro, costumeiro, habitual, de praxe.

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  • 88 step

    [step] 1. noun
    1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo
    2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo
    3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo
    4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo
    5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) degrau
    6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) avanço
    7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) medida
    2. verb
    (to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) caminhar
    - stepladder
    - stepping-stones
    - in
    - out of step
    - step aside
    - step by step
    - step in
    - step out
    - step up
    - watch one's step
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    [step] n 1 passo. it hurts at every step / dói a cada passo. 2 distância de um passo. 3 pequena distância, pulo. 4 andar, pisada. 5 marcha. 6 degrau. 7 som de passos. 8 rasto, pegada. 9 ação, medida. 10 grau, incremento. 11 Mus intervalo. 12 combinação de passos ou movimentos (em dança). 13 steps escada, degraus. 14 fase, etapa. 15 fig exemplo, trilha. • vt+vi 1 andar, dar um passo. 2 pisar, pôr os pés. 3 medir em passos (distância). 4 colocar em degraus ou em forma de escada, graduar, escalonar. 5 coll andar depressa. 6 entrar. step this way please / por favor, entre aqui! door step soleira da porta, limiar. he lets them step all over him ele atura tudo. he stepped up to her ele aproximou-se dela. in step a) no mesmo passo. b) fig de acordo. mind the step! cuidado, degrau! out of step a) fora do passo. b) fig em desacordo. step by step passo a passo, gradativamente. step on it! coll pé na tábua! vamos! to be one step ahead fig estar um passo à frente. to break step perder o passo. to fall into step pegar o passo, acompanhar o passo. to get out of step perder o passo. to keep step manter o passo. to step aside a) dar passagem. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step back retroceder, recuar. to step down a) descer. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step forward avançar, dar um passo para a frente. to step in a) entrar. b) intervir, interferir. he stepped in just in time / fig ele agiu no momento oportuno. to step into someone’s shoes substituir, tomar o lugar de alguém. to step into the breach entrar na brecha. to step off medir os passos. to step on a) pisar, calcar, tripudiar. b) apressar-se. to step out a) acelerar os passos, andar depressa, apear, apear-se (de veículo). b) Amer coll sair com moça, sair para divertir-se, sair por um período curto. to step out of line sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to step round to someone fazer uma visita rápida a alguém. to step up Amer aumentar (a produção). to take steps tomar medidas, providenciar. to watch one’s step tomar cuidado.

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  • 89 come to terms

    1) (to reach an agreement or understanding: They came to terms with the enemy.) chegar a acordo
    2) (to find a way of living with or tolerating (some personal trouble or difficulty): He managed to come to terms with his illness.) adaptar-se

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  • 90 fall in with

    1) (to join with (someone) for company: On the way home we fell in with some friends.) encontrar-se com
    2) (to agree with (a plan, idea etc): They fell in with our suggestion.) concordar

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  • 91 pick up

    1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) aprender de ouvido
    2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) apanhar
    3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) apanhar
    4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) levantar-se
    5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) pegar
    6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) receber
    7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) apanhar

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  • 92 as

    [æz] 1. conjunction
    1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto, quando
    2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque
    3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como
    4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como
    5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora
    6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como
    2. adverb
    (used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tão, tanto
    3. preposition
    1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) quanto
    2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como
    3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como
    4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como
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    - as if / as though - as to

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  • 93 by hook or by crook

    (by some means or another; in any way possible: I'll get her to marry me, by hook or by crook.) custe o que custar

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  • 94 come to terms

    1) (to reach an agreement or understanding: They came to terms with the enemy.) chegar a um acordo
    2) (to find a way of living with or tolerating (some personal trouble or difficulty): He managed to come to terms with his illness.) adaptar-se a

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  • 95 elbow-room

    noun (space enough for doing something: Get out of my way and give me some elbow-room!) campo de ação

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  • 96 fall in with

    1) (to join with (someone) for company: On the way home we fell in with some friends.) dar com
    2) (to agree with (a plan, idea etc): They fell in with our suggestion.) acatar

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  • 97 fight

    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) combater
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) brigar, discutir
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) batalha
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade
    4) (a boxing-match.) luta, peleja
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    - fight back - fight it out - fight off - fight one's way - fight shy of - put up a good fight

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  • 98 help

    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) aliviar
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) servir
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) deixar de, evitar
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) empregado, ajudante
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio
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    - helpful - helpfully - helpfulness - helping - helpless - helplessly - helplessness - help oneself - help out

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  • 99 indignant

    [in'diɡnənt]
    (angry, usually because of some wrong that has been done to oneself or others: I feel most indignant at the rude way I've been treated; The indignant customer complained to the manager.) indignado
    - indignation

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  • 100 parade

    [pə'reid] 1. noun
    1) (a line of people, vehicles etc moving forward in order often as a celebration of some event: a circus parade.) desfile
    2) (an arrangement of soldiers in a particular order: The troops are on parade.) parada
    2. verb
    1) (to march in a line moving forward in order: They paraded through the town.) desfilar
    2) (to arrange soldiers in order: The colonel paraded his soldiers.) reunir em formação
    3) (to show or display in an obvious way: She paraded her new clothes in front of her friends.) exibir

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