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61 saving
noun (a way of saving money etc or the amount saved in this way: It's a great saving to be able to make one's own clothes.) economia -
62 shoulder
['ʃəuldə] 1. noun1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) ombro2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.)3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) ombro, ombreira4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) quarto dianteiro2. verb1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) carregar nas costas2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) arcar com3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) abrir caminho com os ombros•- put one's shoulder to the wheel - shoulder to shoulder -
63 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) tentar morder2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) quebrar com estalo3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) estalar4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) falar bruscamente5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) tirar um instantâneo2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) estalo2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) instantâneo3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) snap3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) súbito- snappy- snappily - snappiness - snapshot - snap one's fingers - snap up -
64 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) ficar em pé2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) levantar-se3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) ficar4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) permanecer5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) ficar6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) pôr em pé9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) agüentar, submeter-se a10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) oferecer2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) estande4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna, arquibancada5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) reputação•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) sem reserva, em lista de espera5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) sem reserva- stand-in- standing-room - make someone's hair stand on end - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand fast/firm - stand for - stand in - stand on one's own two feet - stand on one's own feet - stand out - stand over - stand up for - stand up to -
65 tailor
['teilə] 1. noun(a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc: He has his clothes made by a London tailor.) alfaiate2. verb1) (to make and fit (suits, coats etc): He has his suits tailored in London.) confeccionar2) (to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt: He tailored his way of living to his income.) adaptar• -
66 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) linha, fio2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) rosca3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) fio2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) enfiar2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) abrir caminho• -
67 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) verme2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) insinuar-se2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) conseguir saber com artimanhas -
68 adjust
1) ((often with to) to change so as to make or be better suited: He soon adjusted to his new way of life.) ajustar-se2) (to change (the position of, setting of): Adjust the setting of the alarm clock.) acertar•- adjustment* * *ad.just[ədʒ'∧st] vt+vi 1 ajustar, adaptar, arranjar. 2 regular, acertar, consertar, retificar, pôr em ordem. 3 liquidar (contas), saldar, encerrar (negócios). 4 acostumar(-se), acomodar(-se). 5 harmonizar, conciliar. 6 superar dificuldades. -
69 ambush
['æmbuʃ] 1. verb(to wait in hiding for and make a surprise attack on: They planned to ambush the enemy as they marched towards the capital.) emboscar2. noun1) (an attack made in this way.) emboscada2) (the group of people making the attack.) emboscada* * *am.bush['æmbuʃ] n 1 emboscada, tocaia, espreita. 2 soldados ou inimigos escondidos para um ataque de surpresa. 3 local da emboscada. • vt+vi 1 atacar de tocaia, assaltar. 2 espreitar o inimigo. 3 esconder soldados para um ataque de surpresa, armar emboscada. -
70 anger
['æŋɡə] 1. noun(a violent, bitter feeling (against someone or something): He was filled with anger about the way he had been treated.) cólera2. verb(to make someone angry: His words angered her very much.) irritar- angry- angrily* * *an.ger['æŋgə] n raiva, ira, fúria, cólera, ódio. • vt+vi zangar(-se), irritar(-se), encolerizar(-se), enfurecer(-se). fit of anger acesso de cólera. -
71 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) longe2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) de costas3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) completamente4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) sem parar5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) fora* * *a.way[əw'ei] adj 1 ausente, fora. 2 distante, longe, remoto. he is away from home / ele está longe de seu lar. • adv 1 para longe, à distância, fora, embora. 2 longe de. I was three hours away from home / eu estava a três horas de casa. 3 em direção oposta, contrariamente. 4 para a posse de outrem, fora, embora. she gave her fortune away / ela jogou fora sua fortuna. 5 até o fim, até a morte, completamente. 6 para diante, continuadamente, constantemente, sempre. he is working away / ele está trabalhando continuadamente. 7 coll logo, sem demora, imediatamente. 8 com elipse do verbo, imperativamente: vá embora! an away match partida em campo adversário. away back Amer coll afastadamente, remotamente. away down longínquo. away with you! fora!, vai-te embora! far and away, out and away inteiramente, absolutamente, de longe. he is far and away the best man of the team / ele é absolutamente (de longe) o melhor homem da equipe. fire away coll conte já, deixe ouvir sua história. I cannot away with him não posso suportá-lo. laugh away! ria à vontade! right away! a) pronto!, imediatamente! b) rail toque!, siga! to do away anular, abolir. to make away with a thing subtrair, furtar alguma coisa. you won’t get away with it com isto você vai enganar-se. -
72 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) pancada2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) golpeII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) soprar2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) fazer voar3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) ser soprado4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) soprar5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) fazer soar•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up* * *blow1[blou] n 1 soco, golpe, pancada. 2 calamidade súbita, desgraça repentina, desastre. 3 ataque repentino, assalto, golpe de mão. he struck a blow for me ele me ajudou. they came to blows eles chegaram às vias de fato. with (or at) one blow, with (or at) a single blow com um só golpe, de uma só vez. without striking a blow sem luta.————————blow2[blou] n 1 sopro, assopradela. 2 rajada de vento, ventania. 3 bazófia, fanfarronada. 4 queima de fusível. • vt+vi (ps blew, pp blown) 1 soprar, assoprar. 2 ventar, mover em corrente, mover rapidamente. 3 ser impelido pelo vento. 4 forçar corrente de ar em ou através de, ventilar. 5 soprar, fazer soar (instrumento de sopro). 6 enfatuar-se. 7 encher de ar. 8 dinamitar, rebentar, estourar. 9 sl amaldiçoar. 10 bufar, ofegar, exalar com força. 11 coll contar vantagem, gabar-se. 12 esbanjar dinheiro. 13 fundir, queimar (fusível). 14 difundir, espalhar, revelar. 15 sl sair, partir. to blow down derrubar (pelo vento). to blow in/ into a) chegar inesperadamente. he blew into town / ele chegou inesperadamente na cidade. b) começar a produzir (poço de petróleo). to blow off steam descarregar, desabafar. to blow one’s nose assoar o nariz. to blow one’s own trumpet elogiar a si mesmo. to blow out a) estourar (pneu). b) extinguir, apagar. c) parar de funcionar (máquina elétrica). d) estourar pela força do ar. the explosion blew the windows out / a explosão estourou as janelas. to blow over parar, cessar (tempo ruim). the storm blew over / a tempestade parou. to blow someone a kiss atirar um beijo a alguém. to blow up a) explodir, dinamitar. b) ser destruído por explosão. c) ampliar (fotografia). d) ficar irritado. e) começar, chegar (tempo ruim). there is a storm blowing up / está ameaçando uma tempestade.————————blow3[blou] n florescência. • vi florir, florescer. -
73 bundle
1. noun(a number of things bound together: a bundle of rags.) trouxa2. verb1) ((often with up or together) to make into bundles: Bundle up all your things and bring them with you.) juntar2) (to go, put or send (away) in a hurried or disorderly way: They bundled him out of the room.) empurrar* * *bun.dle[b'∧ndəl] n 1 pacote, fardo, feixe. 2 trouxa, embrulho, rolo. 3 lote, grupo, monte. 4 coleção. 5 feixe de fibras (musculares ou nervosas). • vt+vi 1 embrulhar, empacotar, entrouxar, enfeixar. 2 mandar ou ir às pressas, correr. 3 preparar-se para partir, arrumar as malas. 4 deitar-se na cama completamente vestido (costume antigo com o(a) namorado(a), no País de Gales e na Nova Inglaterra). a bundle of money um monte (ou pacote) de dinheiro. a bundle of nerves pessoa nervosíssima. as dry as a bundle of sticks completamente seco. they bundled her away (or off) mandaram-na embora, puseram-na para fora. to bundle off sair às pressas. to bundle up a) vestir-se com roupa que protege do frio, agasalhar-se bem. b) fazer uma trouxa (de roupas, objetos etc.). -
74 channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) canal2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) canal3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) canal4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) meio5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) canal2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) sulcar2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) canalizar* * *chan.nel[tʃ'ænəl] n canal: 1 leito ou parte navegável de um rio. 2 estreito de mar. 3 tubo, conduto, passagem para líquidos. 4 valeta, rego, calha. 5 fig meio, intermédio, via. 6 Rádio, TV faixa de freqüência, canal, estação. 7 Archit acanaladura • vt 1 formar sulcos ou canais, encanar, sulcar, arregoar. 2 transportar em ou por canais. the Channel o Canal do Mancha. -
75 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) carácter2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) carácter3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputação4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) personagem5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) personalidade6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) carácter•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) característica- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *char.ac.ter[k'æriktə] n 1 caráter, cunho, qualidade. 2 personalidade, individualidade, natureza, gênio, temperamento. 3 firmeza moral. 4 nome, renome, reputação. he has a character for conscientiousness / ele tem a fama de ser consciencioso. 5 bom caráter, boa reputação, fama, bom nome. 6 propriedade, atributo. 7 posição, condição. 8 personagem, figura, pessoa que figura em narração ou peça, papel de artista. 9 coll original, pessoa excêntrica. he is quite a character / ele é um excêntrico. 10 atestado de conduta (dado pelo patrão ao empregado). 11 marca, sinal. 12 feitio, traço. 13 cargo, título. 14 característico de espécie ou material. 15 letra (também Typogr). in Greek characters / em letras gregas. 16 estilo de escrever. 17 Comp caractere: símbolo de código em computador. in character apropriado, dentro do papel, de acordo com o personagem. out of character inadequado, fora do papel, em desacordo com o personagem. -
76 contrive
1) (to manage (to do something): He contrived to remove the money from her bag.) conseguir2) (to make in a clever way: He contrived a tent from an old sack.) fabricar•* * *con.trive[kəntr'aiv] vt+vi 1 inventar, excogitar. 2 planejar, projetar, tramar. he contrived ways of handling the situation / ele planejou meios de lidar com a situação. 3 efetuar, conseguir, dar um jeito. 4 produzir, realizar. he contrived to lose all his money ironic ele conseguiu perder todo o dinheiro. -
77 dig
[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) cavar2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) cavar3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) espetar2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) alfinetada- digger- dig out
- dig up* * *[dig] n 1 ação de cavar, escavação. 2 empurrão. 3 observação sarcástica. 4 cutucão. • vt+vi 1 cavar, escavar, cavoucar, revolver a terra com enxada ou pá, trabalhar com enxada ou pá, tirar cavando, obter alguma coisa cavando. 2 abrir caminho cavando, furar, trespassar. 3 Amer sl labutar, trabalhar ou estudar arduamente. 4 empurrar, impelir com força, fincar. 5 indagar à procura de informações. to dig a hole fazer um buraco (na terra). to dig a pit for armar uma cilada. to dig at fazer uma observação sarcástica ou mordaz. to dig dirt sl fofocar, falar mal da vida alheia. to dig for cavar na terra buscando alguma coisa. to dig in a) entrincheirar-se, cavar trincheiras. b) trabalhar com afinco. to dig into trabalhar arduamente. to dig oneself in a) tomar aposentos, alojar. b) recusar mexer-se ou ceder. c) fazer-se indispensável. to dig out a) tirar, retirar cavando, desenterrar. b) obter por indagação. c) sl dar o fora, sair subitamente. to dig through abrir caminho, trespassar, furar. to dig up a) escavar, tirar cavando, desenterrar, revolver a terra. b) obter por indagação, trazer à luz. to dig your heels in bater o pé, recursar-se a mudar de idéia. -
78 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) escapar2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) escapar a3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) escapar4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) escapar2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) fuga- escapism- escapist* * *es.cape[isk'eip] n 1 fuga, evasão. 2 libertação, salvação, salvamento. I had a narrow escape from being run over / por um triz eu teria sido atropelado. fire escape / saída de emergência. 3 Psych fuga dos fatos da realidade. 4 escape, escapamento, saída (água, gás). • vt+vi 1 escapar, evadir(-se), fugir. nothing escapes him / nada lhe escapa. his purpose escapes me / não compreendo a sua intenção. his name escapes me / não me recordo do seu nome. 2 livrar(-se), libertar(-se), desvencilhar-se. 3 salvar-se, safar-se, sobreviver. the sailor escaped the wreck / o marujo salvou-se do naufrágio. 4 ficar de fora. -
79 force
[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) força2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) força3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) força2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) obrigar2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forçar•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force* * *[fɔ:s] n 1 força, robustez, energia, vigor. I could not resist the force of his argument / não pude resistir à força do seu argumento. 2 valentia. 3 impulso, motivo, causa. 4 poder. the force of circumstances / o poder das circunstâncias. 5 compulsão, coerção, necessidade, obrigação, violência, constrangimento. 6 capacidade de convencer ou impressionar. 7 influência, autoridade, poder. 8 virtude, eficácia, validade, vigência, vigor. 9 a parte principal de um conjunto. 10 agremiação, turma de empregados. 11 força militar, naval ou policial. 12 Phys potência, ação, causa que gera movimentos, agente. 13 força motriz. 14 valor, peso, significação rigorosa (de um termo). 15 exército, marinha. • vt 1 forçar, compelir, constranger, coagir, expurgar, conseguir, obter por força, arrombar. they forced my hands / eles coagiram-me. that means forcing an open door / isso significa arrombar portas abertas. 2 violentar, violar, estuprar, deflorar, impor, impingir, obrigar a aceitar. he forced the words / ele torceu o sentido das palavras. he forced his advice on me / ele impôs-me o seu conselho. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, tirar, tomar. she forced the secret from me / ela arrancou-me o segredo. 4 apressar, estimular, fazer brotar, amadurecer artificialmente. he forced a smile / ele forçou um sorriso. Air Forces forças aéreas. Armed Forces forças armadas. by force of à força de, por meio de. by main force à viva força. direction of force sentido de força. force of habit força do hábito. he was forced on ele foi impelido. in force a) em vigor. b) em grande número. in force of em virtude de, por força de, em conseqüência de. in great force coll em forma excelente. natural forces forças da natureza. of force forçosamente. our office force nosso quadro de empregados. the coming into force o ato de entrar em vigor. the Force Brit a polícia. the law came into force a lei entrou em vigor. to be in force estar em vigor. to force along empurrar, impelir. to force away obrigar a recuar. to force back repelir, rechaçar. to force down obrigar a baixar, fazer descer. to force from obrigar, conseguir à força. to force in/ through fazer entrar, forçar a entrada. to force off Com queimar, vender por qualquer preço, fazer liquidação. to force on/ upon forçar a aceitar, impor. to force one’s hand obrigar a mostrar o jogo, obrigar a revelar as intenções. to force one’s way abrir caminho. to force open abrir à força, arrombar. to force out arrancar. to force the issue trazer o assunto à baila. to force the pace apressar excessivamente o passo. to force up forçar a subida, fazer subir à força. to join forces with trabalhar junto com a mesma finalidade. to put in force pôr em vigor. -
80 grunt
1. verb1) (to make a low, rough sound: The pigs grunted when the farmer brought their food.) grunhir2) ((of people) to say in a way that sounds like grunting: He grunted that he was too busy to talk to me.) resmungar2. noun(a low, rough sound: a grunt of disapproval.) resmungo* * *[gr∧nt] n 1 grunhido. 2 Ichth roncador: peixe da família dos Hemulídeos. • vt+vi 1 grunhir. 2 resmungar.
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