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21 stodgy
1) ((of meals etc) consisting of stodge: stodgy food.) indigesto2) ((of people, books etc) dull; not lively.) enfadonho* * *stodg.y[st'ɔdʒi] adj 1 enfadonho, fastidioso, cacete. 2 pesado, indigesto. 3 sl mole, como mingau, grumoso. -
22 table
['teibl]1) (a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games: Put all the plates on the table.) mesa2) (a statement of facts or figures arranged in columns etc: The results of the experiments can be seen in table 5.) quadro3) (the people sitting at a table: The whole table heard what he said.) mesa•- table linen
- tablespoon
- tablespoonful
- table tennis
- lay/set the table* * *ta.ble[t'eibəl] n 1 mesa. she rose from table / ela levantou-se da mesa. 2 fig refeição, alimentação, comida (que está na mesa). 3 pessoas sentadas à mesa. 4 superfície plana, plano. 5 tabela, lista. 6 Archit laje, placa, pedra plana. 7 planalto, platô. 8 tábua, tabuinha (com inscrições). 9 gamão, ou cada uma das metades ou quartas partes do tabuleiro de gamão. 10 faceta superior plana de pedra preciosa. 11 tabuada. • vt 1 colocar na mesa. 2 fazer lista ou tabela. 3 aprontar discussão, colocar na pauta. 4 Amer adiar discussão (de moção, relatório etc.). • adj de mesa. at table à mesa. extensible table mesa elástica. folding table mesa dobradiça. multiplication table tabuada. surgical table mesa de cirurgia. table of contents índice de matéria, sumário. table of interest juros. table of rates tarifas. table of the law as tábuas da lei, os 10 mandamentos (também the tables). the Lord’s Table altar. the tables as tábuas da lei, os 10 mandamentos. to clear the table tirar a mesa. to drink someone under the table beber mais que outra pessoa sem ficar bêbado. to keep a good table ter refeições fartas. to keep the table amused entreter os que estão à mesa. to lay on the table a) Amer adiar a discussão, engavetar. b) Brit colocar em discussão. to lay/ spread the table pôr a mesa. to learn the tables aprender a tabuada. to sit down at table sentar-se à mesa. to turn the tables virar o feitiço contra o feiticeiro. to wait at table servir à mesa. under the table a) às escondidas, por baixo do pano. b) bêbado. -
23 boarding-house
noun (a house where people live and take meals as paying guests.) pensão -
24 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) afastar2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) esconder3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) reter -
25 restaurant-car
noun (a carriage on a train in which meals are served to travellers.) vagão-restaurante -
26 stand-by
plural - stand-bys; noun1) (readiness for action: Two fire-engines went directly to the fire, and a third was on stand-by (= ready to go if ordered).) reserva2) (something that can be used in an emergency etc: Fruit is a good stand-by when children get hungry between meals.) recurso -
27 au pair
[,ou 'pə(r)](a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language: a French au pair; an au pair girl.) -
28 between
[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre• -
29 boarder
noun (a person who temporarily lives, and takes his meals, in someone else's house.) hóspede -
30 boarding-house
noun (a house where people live and take meals as paying guests.) pensão -
31 café
['kæfei, ]( American[) kæ'fei](a (usually small) shop where meals and (non-alcoholic) drinks are served.) café, restaurante -
32 canteen
[kæn'ti:n]1) (a place where meals are sold in a factory, barracks etc.) cantina2) (a case for, or of, cutlery.) faqueiro3) (a small container used by soldiers for holding water etc.) cantil -
33 gobble
['ɡobl]1) (to swallow food etc quickly: You'll be sick if you keep gobbling your meals like that.) engolir2) ((of turkeys) to make a noise in the throat: We could hear the turkeys gobbling in the farmyard.) grugulejar -
34 heartburn
noun (a burning feeling in the chest caused by indigestion: She suffers from heartburn after meals.) azia -
35 hearty
1) (very friendly: a hearty welcome.) amistoso2) (enthusiastic: a hearty cheer.) cordial3) (very cheerful; too cheerful: a hearty person/laugh.) franco4) ((of meals) large: He ate a hearty breakfast.) substancial5) ((of a person's appetite) large.) bom -
36 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) não deixar avançar2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) esconder3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) reter -
37 marvel
1. noun(something or someone astonishing or wonderful: the marvels of the circus; She's a marvel at producing delicious meals.) maravilha2. verb((often with at) to feel astonishment or wonder (at): They marvelled at the fantastic sight.) maravilhar-se- marvellously -
38 napkin
['næpkin]1) ((also table napkin) a small piece of cloth or paper for protecting the clothes from drips etc and for wiping the lips at meals.) guardanapo2) (full form of nappy.) fralda -
39 on demand
(when asked for: I'm expected to supply meals on demand.) sob encomenda -
40 restaurant
['restront, ]( American[) -tərənt](a place where meals may be bought and eaten.) restaurante
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