(lately)

adverb (in the recent past or not long ago: Have you seen her lately?) recentemente

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[l'eitli] adv 1 ultimamente, nos últimos tempos. 2 recentemente.

adverb (in the recent past or not long ago: Have you seen her lately?) ultimamente

it’s been tough going lately

as coisas têm ido mal.

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of late

ultimamente, nos últimos tempos.

1) (an act of leaving, moving away etc: the comings and goings of the people in the street.) ida

2) (the conditions under which something is done: Walking was heavy going because of all the mud.) esforço

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[g'ouiŋ] n 1 andamento, ação de andar. 2 partida. 3 condição da vida. 4 curso da vida, comportamento, atos. 5 progresso, avanço. • adj andante, andando em movimento, indo bem, em ação existente, vivo, atual. a going business um negócio próspero. I am going to do it eu o farei. it’s been tough going lately as coisas têm ido mal. nice going! está bem! the greatest rascal going o maior salafrário que anda por aí. to be going to do estar para fazer.

adjective (nervous; easily upset: He has been very jumpy and irritable lately.) nervoso

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[dʒ'∧mpi] adj 1 saltador, saltão. 2 nervoso, apreensivo.

1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) merecido

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- justly

1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) justamente

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exactamente

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) agora mesmo

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) mesmo agora

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) mesmo

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) à justa

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) só

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) absolutamente

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) mesmo

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- just about

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[dʒ∧st] adj 1 justo, imparcial equitativo. 2 probo, íntegro. 3 justificável, razoável, merecido. 4 legal, lícito, legítimo. 5 adequado, oportuno. 6 correto, exato. 7 verdadeiro, verídico. • adv 1 exatamente, perfeitamente. it is just three o’clock / são exatamente três horas. that’s just it! / exatamente assim! I just knew it / eu o sabia exatamente. this hat is just you / este chapéu é parecido com você, é a sua cara. 2 quase, agora mesmo. 3 há pouco, daqui a pouco. he’s just gone / ele acaba de sair. 4 por mínima margem, por pouco. 5 somente, meramente. just let me pass! / deixem-me ainda (ou apenas) passar! just tell me / diga-me apenas. 6 coll positivamente, realmente. I just won’t do it / de forma nenhuma vou fazê-lo. it was just marvellous! / era realmente magnífico! 7 no mesmo momento. just as he came / no momento em que chegou. just as I had left, it began to rain / mal tinha saído, começou a chover. a just distinction uma justa distinção. I was just sure at it senti absoluta certeza. just about a) quase. b) quase não. just a moment! um momento, por favor! just beyond mais adiante. just in case no caso de, na hipótese de. just now agora mesmo. just so! certamente! just then naquele momento. just the same apesar disso, todavia. just two hours apenas ou exatamente duas horas. that is just as well coll isto é a mesmíssima coisa.

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[dʒ∧st] n, vi = link=joust joust.

1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) tarde

2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) tarde

3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) falecido

4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) recente

1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) tarde

2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) tarde

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- lateness

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[l'eit] adj 1 tardio. 2 atrasado, demorado. 3 perto do fim. 4 último, recente. 5 recém-falecido. • adv 1 tarde. 2 até tarde. 3 no fim. 4 recentemente. better late than never antes tarde do que nunca. later on mais tarde. my late father meu falecido pai. of late ultimamente, nos últimos tempos. of late years nos últimos anos. the late o recentemente demissionário ou falecido. the late teacher o antigo professor. to be late estar atrasado. to come at late hour vir tarde. to grow late fazer-se tarde. to keep late hours recolher-se tarde.

1) (recently; lately.) utlimamente

2) (towards the end.) ultimamente

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[l'ætəli] adv ultimamente, recentemente, há pouco tempo.

1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) frouxo

2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) folgado

3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) desleixado

4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) lento

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- slacken

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[slæk] n 1 parte solta de um cabo. 2 inatividade ou recesso de uma indústria. 3 baixa da água ou maré. • vi 1 soltar, afrouxar. 2 diminuir, moderar. 3 apagar (cal). 4 relaxar. • adj 1 solto, frouxo, bambo. 2 negligente, relaxado, descuidado, indolente. 3 lento, folgado. 4 calmo, sem atividade ou movimento. to slack away/ off desapertar, afrouxar a tensão (de um cabo). to slack up diminuir a velocidade antes de parar (trem). to take up the slack in an industry tomar medidas para que atividade e produção cresçam em uma indústria. to take up the slack in a rope puxar a corda até tornar-se apertada.

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[slæk] n moinha de carvão, pó, escória. basic slack Chem fosfato básico obtido pelo processo de Thomas, escória básica.

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[sm'a:tən] vt 1 enfeitar, adornar, melhorar em aparência. 2 apressar-se. 3 tornar mais consciente, conscientizar, avisar. to smarten up arrumar-se ou arrumar um local muito bem.

1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: The door has been warped by all the rain we've had lately.) empenar

2) (to cause to think or act in an abnormal way: His experiences had warped his judgement/mind.) deformar

- warped

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[wɔ:p] n 1 Weav urdidura, urdimento, urdume. 2 empenamento, arqueamento (de tábua, prancha, etc.). 3 aberração, deformação mental. 4 Naut espia, toa, calabrote. 5 Geol depósito aluvial. 6 fundação, base. • vt+vi 1 empenar, arquear, entortar (prancha, tábua). 2 aberrar, deformar. 3 perverter, desvirtuar, deitar a perder. 4 interpretar mal, deturpar (o sentido), distorcer. 5 Aeron deformar, empenar (asa). 6 Naut espiar, alar (a espia). 7 Weav urdir (a trama). warp and woof/ weft a) Weav urdidura e trama. b) base.

1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabalho

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) emprego

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabalho

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabalho

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) emprego

1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabalhar

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) ter emprego

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) dar resultado

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) (deslocar-se, etc.) penosamente

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) tornar(-se)

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) fabricar

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- - work

1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanismo

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) acçOes

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- work-basket

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[wə:k] n 1 trabalho: a) labor, faina, lida. b) ocupação, emprego. c) profissão, ofício. d) tarefa. e) serviço, mister. f) produto manufaturado. g) obra (também artística, literária, etc.). h) atividade, esforço. i) costura, bordado. 2 estudo, pesquisa, projeto. 3 mecanismo, motor, maquinaria (também works). 4 fábrica, usina, oficina, estabelecimento fabril (também works). 5 Mil fortificações. 6 Eng construção. 7 empreendimento, local de trabalho. 8 energia. heat can be converted into work / o calor pode ser transformado em energia (movimento). • vt+vi 1 trabalhar: a) fazer trabalhar, dar trabalho a. b) labutar, laborar, lidar, operar. c) correr, funcionar, andar (máquina). d) produzir, estar em atividade (fábrica, oficina). e) formar, forjar, talhar, moldar, prensar, preparar, produzir. f) lavrar, cultivar, plantar. g) executar cuidadosamente, tratar, examinar. h) estar empregado, exercer o seu ofício, aplicar sua atividade a. i) esforçar-se, empregar seus esforços. 2 calcular, resolver (problema). 3 elaborar, pôr em prática. 4 manejar, manipular. 5 visitar, percorrer uma zona (como vendedor). 6 influenciar, influir. 7 persuadir, induzir. 8 coll enganar. 9 provocar, causar. 10 trabalhar em máquina, operar máquina. 11 fazer funcionar, pôr em movimento ou correr. 12 dirigir ou conduzir (trem). 13 explorar (mina). 14 tecer, costurar, bordar, fazer trabalho de agulha. 15 dar certo, ter resultado, produzir efeito, ser eficaz. your plan does not work / seu plano não dá resultado. 16 desenvolver-se. 17 mover-se com dificuldade. 18 forçar o seu caminho laboriosamente. I worked myself into the cave / forcei a entrada ou abri o caminho para a caverna. 19 alterar, contorcer o rosto ( with de). 20 estar agitado, estar em agitação. 21 fermentar (líquidos). 22 excitar(-se), alterar(-se). 23 acionar, mover. • adj de ou relativo ao trabalho. anxious work trabalho inquietante, exaltante. at work a) (pessoas) a/de serviço, trabalhando. b) (máquina) em movimento. a work in three volumes uma obra em três volumes (ou tomos). defensive works Mil fortificação. good work! bom trabalho! bom resultado! good works Theol boas ações, obras de caridade. his face worked with pain seu rosto se contorceu de dor. in work a) em serviço. b) em atividade. it had worked much good tem causado muito bem. it is the work of poison é o efeito do veneno. I worked myself into a frenzy fui me exaltando (inutilmente). needle work trabalho de agulha. out of work desempregado. that is all in the day’s work isto não é nada de extraordinário, é muito comum. the screw worked itself loose o parafuso soltou-se. to do someone’s dirty work fazer um serviço/trabalho desagradável por alguém. to make short work of it fazer um trabalho rapidamente, sem muito esforço ou dificuldade. to work against time trabalhar sob controle de tempo. to work at dedicar-se a. to work in a) penetrar no assunto, adquirir prática. b) encaixar, inserir. to work into a) penetrar. the dye worked into the stuff / o corante penetrou no material. b) insinuar. c) transformar em (um produto). to work off a) transformar, mudar (em um produto). b) liquidar. c) livrar-se de. d) dar expansão a seus sentimentos. e) Typogr tirar provas. to work oneself into a) enfronhar-se bem em (um trabalho), adquirir muita prática. b) forçar o caminho através de ou para. to work out a) executar, realizar. b) elaborar, planejar. c) desenvolver. d) resolver (problema). e) fazer exercício, praticar. f) ter efeito, mostrar efeito, surgir, ser resolvido. to work out at somar em, perfazer o total de, custar. to work over a) fazer ou trabalhar em algo por completo. b) examinar em detalhes. to work someone over agredir alguém violentamente. to work through lidar com um problema (especialmente emocional) do seu jeito. to work to a) virar (vento). b) Naut barlaventear. to work up a) elaborar, planejar. b) desenvolver (to, into para). c) redigir. d) estudar e ter a seu cargo um assunto ou tema. e) persuadir. f) incitar, instigar, excitar. g) fazer subir os preços. h) revolver (sentimentos). i) misturar (alimentos). j) subir, ter sucesso na vida. to work up to atingir, alcançar. voluntary work trabalho voluntário. we had worked our sums right nós solucionamos nossos problemas de matemática. we went/ set to work pusemos mãos à obra. you work yourself to death você se mata (trabalhando).

1) (to improve: Things have been looking up lately.) melhorar

2) (to pay a visit to: I looked up several old friends.) visitar

3) (to search for in a book of reference: You should look the word up (in a dictionary).) procurar

4) (to consult (a reference book): I looked up in the encyclopedia.) consultar

adjective (nervous; easily upset: He has been very jumpy and irritable lately.) sobressaltado

1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) justo

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- justly

1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) exatamente

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exatamente

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) há pouco

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) justamente

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) no momento em que

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) justamente

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) só, apenas

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) simplesmente

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolutamente

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- just about

1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) atrasado

2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) tarde

3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) falecido

4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) antigo

1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) com atraso

2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) tarde

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- lateness

1) (recently; lately.) recentemente

2) (towards the end.) perto do fim

1) (to improve: Things have been looking up lately.) melhorar

2) (to pay a visit to: I looked up several old friends.) visitar

3) (to search for in a book of reference: You should look the word up (in a dictionary).) procurar

4) (to consult (a reference book): I looked up in the encyclopedia.) consultar