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21 slack
[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) frouxo2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) frouxo3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) folgado4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) vagaroso•- slacken- slackly - slackness - slacks -
22 smarten
( often with up) verb (to make or become smarter: He has smartened up a lot in appearance lately.) tornar(-se) elegante -
23 warp
I 1. [wo:p] verb1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: The door has been warped by all the rain we've had lately.) deformar2) (to cause to think or act in an abnormal way: His experiences had warped his judgement/mind.) deformar2. noun(the shape into which something is twisted by warping: The rain has given this wood a permanent warp.) deformação- warpedII [wo:p] noun(usually with the) the set of threads lying lengthwise in a loom during weaving (the other being the weft [weft]). urdidura -
24 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabalho2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) trabalho3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabalho4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabalho6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) trabalho2. verb1) (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.) trabalhar2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) trabalhar3) (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.) funcionar4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funcionar, dar certo5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avançar com esforço6) (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.) modelar, trabalhar•- - work- workable - worker - works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanismo2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) obras, ações•- work-box - workbook - workforce - working class - working day - work-day - working hours - working-party - work-party - working week - workman - workmanlike - workmanship - workmate - workout - workshop - at work - get/set to work - go to work on - have one's work cut out - in working order - out of work - work of art - work off - work out - work up - work up to - work wonders
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Lately — may refer to:* Lately (Stevie Wonder song) * Lately (Divine song) * Lately (Samantha Mumba song) * Lately (Lisa Scott Lee song) * Lately (Skunk Anansie song) * Lately , a song by British Sea Power from their album The Decline of British Sea Power … Wikipedia
Lately — Single por Lisa Scott Lee del Álbum Unleashed Lanzado 2003 Formato CD Single CD Maxi Single Descarga Grabado 2003 Género Pop/Dance … Wikipedia Español
Lately — Late ly, adv. Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lately — index recent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lately — O.E. lætlice slow, sluggish; see LATE (Cf. late) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning within recent times is from late 15c., probably a new formation … Etymology dictionary
lately — [adv] new, recently afresh, anew, a short time ago, in recent times, just now, latterly, newly, not long ago, of late; concept 820 Ant. in the past, old … New thesaurus
lately — ► ADVERB ▪ recently; not long ago … English terms dictionary
lately — [lāt′lē] adv. recently; a short while ago … English World dictionary
lately — [[t]le͟ɪtli[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl You use lately to describe events in the recent past, or situations that started a short time ago. Dad s health hasn t been too good lately... Lord Tomas had lately been appointed Chairman of the… … English dictionary
lately — late|ly [ˈleıtli] adv recently ▪ What have you been doing lately? ▪ Lately, I ve had trouble sleeping … Dictionary of contemporary English
lately — late|ly [ leıtli ] adverb * within the recent past: Have you seen either of them lately? Once or twice lately Katy s mentioned him … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
