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  • 1 animal

    ['æniməl]
    1) (a living being which can feel things and move freely: man and other animals.) animal
    2) (an animal other than man: a book on man's attitude to animals; ( also adjective) animal behaviour.) animal
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    an.i.mal
    ['æniməl] n 1 animal, bicho. 2 bruto, besta. 3 fig pessoa brutal, brutamontes.adj 1 animal, semelhante ou relativo à vida física dos seres humanos. 2 sensual, carnal.

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  • 2 animal

    ['æniməl]
    1) (a living being which can feel things and move freely: man and other animals.) animal
    2) (an animal other than man: a book on man's attitude to animals; ( also adjective) animal behaviour.) animal

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  • 3 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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  • 4 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 de estimação
    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?) gracinha, querido
    2. adjective
    (favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) favorito
    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.) acariciar
    2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.)

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  • 5 brute

    [bru:t]
    1) (an animal other than man: My dog died yesterday, the poor brute; ( also adjective) brute force.) animal
    2) (a cruel person.) bruto
    - brutality
    - brutish
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    [bru:t] n 1 animal irracional. 2 bruto: pessoa bruta ou cruel, bárbaro. 3 animalidade: instintos animais. • adj 1 irracional, animalesco. 2 estúpido, cruel, bruto.

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  • 6 sable

    ['seibl]
    1) (a kind of small animal found in Arctic regions, valued for its glossy fur.) zibelina
    2) (its fur: Artists' brushes are sometimes made of sable; ( also adjective) a sable coat.) zibelina
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    sa.ble
    [seibəl] n 1 Zool zibelina. 2 pele desse animal. 3 Her, Poet sable: cor negra. 4 sables vestes de luto. • adj preto, escuro, sombrio.

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  • 7 brute

    [bru:t]
    1) (an animal other than man: My dog died yesterday, the poor brute; ( also adjective) brute force.) animal
    2) (a cruel person.) bruto
    - brutality - brutish

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  • 8 embryo

    ['embriəu]
    plural - embryos; noun
    1) (a young animal or plant in its earliest stages in seed, egg or womb: An egg contains the embryo of a chicken; ( also adjective) the embryo child.) embrião
    2) (( also adjective) (of) the beginning stage of anything: The project is still at the embryo stage.) embrião
    - embryological
    - embryologist
    - embryonic
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    em.bry.o
    ['embriou] n 1 Zool embrião. 2 Med feto. 3 fig estado embrionário. in embryo / em estado embrionário.

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  • 9 horn

    [ho:n]
    1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) chifre
    2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) de chifre
    3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) de chifre
    4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) chifre
    5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) buzina
    6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) trompa
    7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) trompa
    - - horned
    - horny
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    [hɔ:n] n 1 chifre, corno. 2 cornucópia. 3 qualquer coisa em forma de chifre. 4 tentáculo. 5 Mus trompa, corneta. 6 buzina. 7 megafone, porta-voz. • vt+vi 1 cornear, colocar cornos. 2 ferir com os cornos, chifrar. • adj feito de chifre. handle of horn cabo de chifre. horns of a dilemma duas coisas igualmente desagradáveis entre as quais é preciso optar. shoe horn calçadeira. to blow one’s own horn fazer autopromoção. to horn in Amer sl intrometer-se. to take the bull by the horns enfrentar a situação.

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  • 10 track

    [træk] 1. noun
    1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) rasto
    2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) caminho
    3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) pista
    4) (a railway line.) via férrea
    2. verb
    (to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) rastejar
    - in one's tracks
    - keep/lose track of
    - make tracks for
    - make tracks
    - track down
    - tracker dog
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    track1
    [træk] n 1 rasto, pegada, pista. they left their tracks / deixaram seus rastos. we lost track of him / perdemo-lo de vista. 2 trilho, sulco ou marca de roda. the train left the track / o trem descarrilhou. 3 caminho, trilho, estrada, rota. 4 conduta, rotina. 5 estrada de ferro, linha férrea, esteira, lagarta. 6 pista (de corrida). 7 faixa em um disco de vitrola. • vt 1 deixar impressões, rasto. 2 seguir rasto, rastrear. 3 localizar. 4 rebocar. 5 coll fazer sentido, bater. in the track of seguindo o exemplo de. off the beaten track quieto e isolado. off the track a) fora dos trilhos. b) no caminho errado. on the track of nas pegadas de. on track em viagem. the beaten track a) o caminho pisado. b) fig o velho costume. to go off the beaten track sair da rotina. to keep track of manter contato com, manter informado sobre. to track down ir no encalço de. to track out descobrir.
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    track2
    [træk] n Comp 1 pista. 2 área de registro.

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  • 11 embryo

    ['embriəu]
    plural - embryos; noun
    1) (a young animal or plant in its earliest stages in seed, egg or womb: An egg contains the embryo of a chicken; ( also adjective) the embryo child.) embrião, em embrião
    2) (( also adjective) (of) the beginning stage of anything: The project is still at the embryo stage.) embrionário
    - embryological - embryologist - embryonic

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  • 12 horn

    [ho:n]
    1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) chifre
    2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) chifre
    3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) chifre
    4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) chifre
    5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) buzina
    6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) corneta
    7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) trompa
    - - horned - horny

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  • 13 track

    [træk] 1. noun
    1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) rastro
    2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) trilha
    3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) pista
    4) (a railway line.) trilhos
    2. verb
    (to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) rastrear, rastejar
    - in one's tracks - keep/lose track of - make tracks for - make tracks - track down - tracker dog

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  • 14 baby

    ['beibi]
    plural - babies; noun
    1) (a very young child: Some babies cry during the night; ( also adjective) a baby boy.) bebé
    2) ((especially American, often babe) a girl or young woman.) moça
    - baby buggy/carriage
    - baby grand
    - baby-sit
    - baby-sitter
    - baby-sitting
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    ba.by
    [b'eibi] n 1 bebê, criancinha. 2 o mais novo de uma família ou grupo, caçula. 3 pessoa com modos infantis. 4 coisa excepcionalmente pequena em relação à sua espécie. 5 expressão de louvor ou aprovação aplicada a pessoa ou coisa. 6 animal muito novo. 7 boneca. 8 Amer sl moça ou mulher bonita. • vt tratar como criança, amimar. • adj 1 de ou para o bebê. 2 jovem, infantil. 3 diminuto. to throw out the baby with the bathwater ao se livrar do supérfluo, dispensar o essencial.

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  • 15 calf

    I plural - calves; noun
    1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) filhote de
    2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) couro
    II plural - calves; noun
    (the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.) barriga da perna
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    calf1
    [ka:f; kæf] n (pl calves) 1 bezerro: a) vitelo, novilho. b) a pele curtida deste animal. 2 filhote de vários animais, como: elefante, baleia, alce, hipopótamo, rinoceronte, etc. 3 massa de gelo flutuante que se desprendeu da costa ou de um iceberg. calf’s-foot jelly geléia de mocotó. in calf, with calf prenhe (animais).
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    calf2
    [ka:f; kæf] n (pl calves) panturrilha, barriga da perna.

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  • 16 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte
    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat
    4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) impiedoso
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short
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    [k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar.

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  • 17 fur

    [fə:]
    1) (the thick, short, fine hair of certain animals.) pele
    2) (the skin(s) of these animals, often used to make or decorate clothes etc for people: a hat made of fur; ( also adjective) a fur coat.) pele
    3) (a coat, cape etc made of fur: She was wearing her fur.) casaco de peles
    - furry
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    [fə:] n 1 pele (de animal). 2 (geralmente furs) peles, peliça, casaco, etc. de peles. 3 sarro, crosta, saburra, incrustação, resíduo, depósito. • vt+vi 1 forrar ou guarnecer de peles, vestir de peliça. 2 ensaburrar-se, cobrir(-se) de sarro, encrostar(-se), incrustar(-se), cobrir(-se) de incrustações. 3 Archit forrar. • adj de pele, feito de peles. fur and feather animais de pêlo e aves. to make the fur fly brigar, criar confusão.

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  • 18 game

    [ɡeim] 1. noun
    1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) jogo
    2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) jogo
    3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) jogo
    4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) caça
    2. adjective
    (brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) pronto
    - games
    - gamekeeper
    - game point
    - game reserve
    - game warden
    - the game is up
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    game1
    [geim] n 1 jogo: a) modo de jogar. the noble game of chess / o nobre jogo de xadrez. b) divertimento, brincadeira. 2 peça, zombaria, alvo de caçoadas. 3 artigos para jogo ou passatempo. 4 partida, peleja. a game of chess / uma partida de xadrez. 5 rodada, tempo de jogo. 6 número de pontos necessários para ganhar, contagem. 7 atividade, empreendimento que se exerce como um jogo. 8 plano, esquema, ardil, manobra. 9 caça, animais que são caçados. 10 carne de caça. 11 games jogos esportivos.vi jogar, apostar. • adj 1 relativo à caça, à pesca. 2 valente, resoluto. 3 disposto, decidido. a fair game 1 animal ou ave que pode ser legalmente caçado. 2 pessoa que merece ser criticada. game of chance jogo de azar. game of skill jogo que exige habilidades. he beat me at my own game ele me venceu na minha própria especialidade/na minha área. he gamed away his fortune ele perdeu sua fortuna no jogo. he is game for anything coll ele é bom companheiro. he is playing a losing game ele está jogando um jogo perdido. I am game to go for a walk gostaria de dar um passeio. I know your little game conheço seu jogo. off one’s game jogar mal. on one’s game jogar bem. the game is not worth the candle o resultado não compensa. the game is up acabou a brincadeira, os planos (de crime, trapaça) foram descobertos. to be on the game coll ser um(a) prostituto(a). to die game morrer lutando, como bravo. to give the game away 1 desvendar um segredo. he gave the game away / ele revelou o segredo. 2 desistir, abandonar (um jogo, concurso). to make game of 1 ridicularizar. they made game of me / eles ridicularizam-me. 2 jogar com. to play a waiting game fazer um jogo de paciência. to play the game jogar de uma forma justa e limpa, agir com lisura. you must play the game / você deve jogar de acordo com as regras. what a game! que brincadeira! what’s his game? o que ele está pretendendo? qual é a dele? what’s the game? o que está havendo?
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    [geim] adj coll manco, coxo, aleijado. a game leg uma perna (manca) aleijada.

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  • 19 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) chefe
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeça
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colar
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) dirigir
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigir-se
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) encabeçar
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear
    - - headed
    - header
    - heading
    - heads
    - headache
    - headband
    - head-dress
    - headfirst
    - headgear
    - headlamp
    - headland
    - headlight
    - headline
    - headlines
    - headlong
    - head louse
    - headmaster
    - head-on
    - headphones
    - headquarters
    - headrest
    - headscarf
    - headsquare
    - headstone
    - headstrong
    - headwind
    - above someone's head
    - go to someone's head
    - head off
    - head over heels
    - heads or tails?
    - keep one's head
    - lose one's head
    - make head or tail of
    - make headway
    - off one's head
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    head1
    [hed] n 1 cabeça. 2 cabeça de prego, de alfinete, de martelo, etc. 3 o que, pela sua forma, dá idéia de cabeça (p ex: cabeça de alho). 4 parte superior ou mais importante, ponta, topo, alto. 5 parte frontal, proa de um navio, vanguarda de tropas. 6 promontório, cabo. 7 face de uma medalha ou moeda. 8 lugar de honra ou de comando. 9 pessoa principal, chefe, diretor. 10 pessoa, indivíduo. 11 unidade (de gado), cabeça. 12 vida. 13 cabeçalho. 14 tópico, assunto. 15 categoria, divisão. 16 culminação, crise. 17 parte amadurecida de uma úlcera. 18 espuma de cerveja (colarinho). 19 pressão de água com vapor (para fins industriais). 20 isenção às restrições, liberdade de ação. 21 raciocínio, inteligência. 22 Mus couro do tambor. 23 parte superior ou inferior de um barril. 24 aumento gradual de força, impulso. 25 fonte, nascente (de um rio). 26 cabeceira (cama). • vt+vi 1 encabeçar, liderar, chefiar, dirigir. 2 ser ou formar cabeça. 3 prover de cabeça. 4 ser ou pôr cabeçalho. 5 ir na dianteira. 6 podar (árvores). 7 opor, enfrentar, deter, interceptar. 8 Ftb cabecear. • adj 1 na cabeceira, vanguarda ou ponta. 2 que vem da frente. 3 principal, dirigente, comandante. from head to foot dos pés à cabeça. head and ears totalmente. head and shoulders above muito superior ou muito acima de. head over heels a) de pernas para o ar. b) precipitadamente. he is off his head ele perdeu a cabeça. I make neither head nor tail of it não sei o que pensar a respeito. out of one’s own head a) de invenção própria. b) de livre vontade. over one’s head a) além da compreensão. b) superior em autoridade. peanut head sl cabeça-de-bagre. the ship could not make head against the wind o navio não conseguiu progredir contra o vento. the wind heads us temos vento desfavorável. to come to a head a) maturar, amadurecer. b) atingir o ponto culminante. c) formar pus. to give one his head dar liberdade ou licença a alguém. to go to one’s head subir à cabeça, envaidecer, deixar tonto. to head for mover-se em direção a, ir para, rumar, seguir. to lose one’s head perder a cabeça, o controle. to turn one’s head a) afetar. b) deixar tonto. c) deixar convencido, orgulhoso.
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    head2
    [hed] n sl 1 viciado em drogas pesadas. 2 ressaca. 3 a cabeça do pênis.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > head

  • 20 joint

    [‹oint] 1. noun
    1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) juntura
    2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) articulação
    3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) pernil
    2. adjective
    1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) conjunto
    2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) conjunto
    3. verb
    (to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) dividir em porções
    - jointly
    - out of joint
    See also:
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    [dʒɔint] n 1 junta, juntura, junção. 2 união, nó, laca. 3 Tech lugar de solda, soldadura. 4 encaixe, calafeto. 5 dobradiça, charneira, gonzo. 6 Anat junta, articulação, membro. 7 Bot nó, estípula. 8 quarto de carne, pernil. 9 Geol greta, diáclase. 10 Amer sl taberna, tasca, espelunca. 11 Amer sl qualquer lugar ou estabelecimento. 12 sl baseado: cigarro de maconha. • vt 1 ligar, unir, juntar nas articulações. 2 desmembrar, decompor, cortar nas juntas. 3 articular. • adj 1 reunido, ligado. 2 comum, em comum, conjunto. out of joint a) desconjuntado, deslocado, destroncado, desarticulado. b) em mau estado. second joint coxa de ave. to put someone’s nose out of joint coll a) incomodar, aborrecer alguém. b) suplantar alguém na confiança ou amor de outrem. universal-joint junta universal.

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