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101 hour-glass
noun (a device that measures time in hours by passing sand from one glass container through a narrow tube into a lower container.) ampulheta -
102 impress
[im'pres]1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) impressionar2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) incutir, imprimir3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) gravar, registrar4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) imprimir•- impressive - impressively - impressiveness - be under the impression that - be under the impression -
103 imprint
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104 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fogo4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender•- lighten- lighter- lighting - lighthouse - light-year - bring to light - come to light - in the light of - light up - see the light - set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leve4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mais leve5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil, ligeiro7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso•- lightly- lighten- light-headed - light-hearted - lightweight - get off lightly - make light of - travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
105 mortar
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106 obliterate
[ə'blitəreit]1) (to cover, to prevent from being visible: The sand-storm obliterated his footprints.) apagar2) (to destroy completely: The town was obliterated by the bombs.) arrasar -
107 ooze
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108 poke
[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) enfiar2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) furar3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) projetar-se2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) cutucada- poker- poky - pokey - poke about/around - poke fun at - poke one's nose into -
109 quicksands
noun plural ((an area of) loose, wet sand that sucks in anyone or anything that stands on it.) areia movediça -
110 reflect
[rə'flekt]1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) refletir2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) refletir3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) refletir•- reflection - reflexion - reflective - reflectively - reflector -
111 sandbank
['sænbæŋk]noun (a bank of sand formed by tides and currents.) banco de areia -
112 sandcastle
noun (a pile of sand, sometimes made to look like a castle, built especially by children on beaches.) castelo de areia -
113 sandpaper
['sænpeipə]noun (a type of paper with sand glued to it, used for smoothing and polishing.) lixa, papel de lixa -
114 sandstone
['sænstəun]noun (a soft type of rock made of layers of sand pressed together.) grés -
115 sandy
1) (filled or covered with sand: a sandy beach.) arenoso2) ((of hair) yellowish-red in colour: She has fair skin and sandy hair.) ruivo -
116 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) arranhar2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) raspar3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) ranger4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) roçar5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) cavoucar2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raspadura, rangido2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) raspão, esfoladura3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) enrascada•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel - scrape through - scrape together/up -
117 shingle
['ʃinɡl](coarse gravel: There's too much shingle and not enough sand on this beach.) cascalho -
118 silt
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119 smother
1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) sufocar2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) abafar3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) sufocar -
120 terracotta
[terə'kotə]noun, adjective((of) a brownish-red mixture of clay and sand used to make vases, small statues etc: This vase is (made of) terracotta; a terracotta vase.) terracota
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