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  • 1 on one's last legs

    (very near to falling down or collapsing with exhaustion, old age etc.) a cair de exaustão

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  • 2 on one's last legs

    (very near to falling down or collapsing with exhaustion, old age etc.) no fim das forças

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  • 3 asleep

    [ə'sli:p]
    1) (sleeping: The baby is asleep.) adormecido
    2) (of arms and legs etc, numb: My foot's asleep.) dormente
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    a.sleep
    [əsl'i:p] adj 1 adormecido, adormido. 2 dormente. 3 apático, inerte, inativo. 4 lânguido, tórpido, teso (de frio ou umidade). 5 morto. • adv 1 adormecidamente. 2 apaticamente. 3 inativamente. asleep in the Lord descansa em Deus. to be asleep estar adormecido. to be asleep at the switch sl estar desatento, não cumprindo o dever. to be fast asleep, to be sound asleep dormir profundamente. to fall asleep adormecer.

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  • 4 asleep

    [ə'sli:p]
    1) (sleeping: The baby is asleep.) adormecido
    2) (of arms and legs etc, numb: My foot's asleep.) dormente

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  • 5 leg

    [leɡ]
    1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) perna
    2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) perna
    3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) perna
    4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa
    - - legged
    - pull someone's leg
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    [leg] n 1 perna. 2 pata. 3 pé (de mesa, cama, etc.). 4 cano (de bota). 5 parte de roupa que cobre as pernas. 6 suporte. 7 trecho de um percurso. 8 caminho percorrido por um veleiro sem mudar o velame. 9 Geom cateto. 10 Sport primeira partida ganha, quando uma segunda é necessária para decidir a disputa. • vi correr, andar depressa. bandy legs/ turned in legs pernas arqueadas. not a leg to stand on sem base, sem argumento, sem defesa. to be on one’s last legs a) estar à beira da ruína. b) estar em estado de exaustão extrema. c) estar à beira da morte. to feel/find one’s legs a) aprender a ficar em pé ou a andar. b) aprender a se virar sozinho. to get on one’s legs levantar-se. to give a leg up dar uma ajuda, dar uma mão. to leg it ir a pé, correr. to pull one’s leg fazer alguém de tolo, passar trote em alguém. to shake a leg a) correr, apressar-se. b) dançar. to show a leg levantar-se (da cama). to stand on one’s own legs ser independente. to take to one’s legs sair correndo.

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  • 6 stretch

    [stre ] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) esticar(-se)
    2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) estender-se
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) espreguiçadela
    2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) extensão
    - stretchy
    - at a stretch
    - be at full stretch
    - stretch one's legs
    - stretch out
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    [stretʃ] n 1 estiramento, esticamento, ato de esticar, estado de esticado. 2 extensão, distância, trecho, superfície. 3 período de tempo. 4 sl tempo. 5 tensão, esforço. 6 espreguiçamento. 7 pequena caminhada para esticar as pernas. 8 alcance máximo, amplitude. 9 interpretação forçada. 10 elasticidade. • vt 1 esticar, estender, estirar. 2 estender-se, cobrir grande distância, encher o espaço, espalhar-se. 3 esticar o corpo ou os membros, espreguiçar-se. 4 estender (a mão). 5 encompridar, alongar, alargar. 6 esforçar-se. 7 exagerar, torcer (a verdade) deturpar. 8 derrubar, atirar ao chão. 9 enforcar. at a stretch, upon a stretch de uma vez, a fio. at full stretch a toda, com todo o esforço. stretch ( of law) transgressão (da lei). to be stretched to the limit estar no limite dos seus recursos (financeiros, diplomáticos, etc). to stretch a point fazer uma exceção em um regulamento. to stretch forth, forward estender, avançar. to stretch money to keep within the budget fazer o dinheiro dar para não ultrapassar o orçamento. to stretch one’s legs esticar as pernas, dar umas voltas (depois de estar sentado por longas horas). to stretch out espalhar, estender, estender-se, esticar-se, alargar-se. to stretch something to the limit ir/levar algo até o limite.

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  • 7 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoio
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) desligado
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) descansar
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) pertencer
    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest
    II [rest]
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    rest1
    [rest] n 1 descanso, repouso, folga, trégua, tranqüilidade, paz, sossego. 2 sono. 3 lugar de repouso, sanatório. 4 abrigo, albergue, pousada, parada. 5 suporte, apoio, pedestal. 6 Mus pausa. 7 Poet morte, túmulo. 8 inércia. the matter rests with you / o caso depende de você. 9 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 descansar ( from de), repousar, fazer uma pausa, estar parado, não se mover, ficar quieto. I shall not rest until this matter is settled / não descansarei até este assunto ser resolvido. 2 estar calmo, sossegado ou despreocupado. you can rest assured that we will do all we can / você pode ter a certeza de que faremos tudo que pudermos. 3 dormir. 4 estar morto, jazer. 5 não ser aproveitado, cultivado (terras). 6 ser espalhado. 7 ser apoiado ou apoiar-se (on, against sobre, em), basear-se ( upon sobre), motivar-se (in em). 8 depender (on de), confiar (in em). 9 parar, cessar de mover-se. 10 deixar pendente. 11 dirigir, fixar (os olhos). our eyes rest on the book / nossos olhos estão fixos no livro. 12 Jur interromper voluntariamente a apresentação de provas. a day of rest dia de descanso. the fault rests with you a culpa é sua. to be at rest a) estar dormindo. b) estar parado. c) estar despreocupado, livre de aborrecimentos. d) Euphem estar morto. to give a rest deixar em paz, não amolar. to lay at rest sepultar, enterrar. to lay/ put ( an idea) to rest provar que é falso. to let something rest deixar de lado. to let the matter rest dar o assunto por liquidado. to put/set someone’s mind at rest tranqüilizar, apaziguar. to rest on/ upon a) apoiar-se. b) basear-se. to rest up coll descansar. to set at rest acalmar, aquietar. to take a rest descansar. without rest sem descanso, sem folga.
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    rest2
    [rest] n 1 resto, restante, sobra, resíduo. 2 saldo, reserva. 3 Ten série longa de trocas de bola. • vt+vi 1 restar, sobrar, sobejar. 2 ficar, permanecer. among the rest entre as outras coisas. and all the rest of it e tudo o mais. and the rest? e quem mais? for the rest demais, além disso. the rest os outros, os demais. you may rest assured that você pode ficar certo de que.

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  • 8 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) sono
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) descanso, apoio
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) em repouso, parado
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) repousar
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) apoiar, pousar
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) sossegar, descansar
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) apoiar-se
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) caber a
    - restfully - restfulness - restless - restlessly - restlessness - rest-room - at rest - come to rest - lay to rest - let the matter rest - rest assured - set someone's mind at rest II [rest]

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  • 9 stroke

    [strəuk] I noun
    1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) golpe
    2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) golpe
    3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) batida
    4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) traço
    5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) golpe
    6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) braçada
    7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) esforço
    8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) ataque
    II 1. verb
    (to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) afagar
    2. noun
    (an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) afago
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    stroke1
    [strouk] n 1 golpe, soco, pancada. 2 batida, som de pancada. 3 proeza, façanha, lance, feito. 4 movimento rítmico, braçada. 5 Sports voga (também stroke oar). 6 pulsação, batida do coração. 7 traço de escala, mostrador. 8 traço (de pena, etc.). 9 arrancada. 10 golpe (de sorte, etc.). 11 ataque (de doença), surto, doença. 12 Med apoplexia, derrame cerebral. 13 remada. 14 Mech curso (de êmbolo), percurso. 15 badalada (de sino, relógio, etc.). 16 pincelada. 17 patrão (de barco a remo). • vt+vi 1 ser o patrão de remadores. 2 traçar, fazer um traço. 3 cancelar, riscar. 4 rebater (bola). a stroke of genius um lance de gênio. a stroke of luck um golpe de sorte. at a stroke em um só golpe, de uma só vez. down stroke movimento descendente. on the stroke of one à uma hora em ponto. to put someone off his stroke perturbar ou interromper o trabalho de alguém. up stroke traço ou movimento ascendente.
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    stroke2
    [strouk] n afago, carícia, ato de passar a mão para acariciar. • vt acariciar, alisar, afagar.

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  • 10 Swim

    [swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb
    1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) nadar
    2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) nadar
    3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) andar à roda
    2. noun
    (an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) banho
    - swimming
    - swimming-bath
    - swimming-pool
    - swimming-trunks
    - swimsuit
    - swimming-costume
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    swimming

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  • 11 double

    1. adjective
    1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) duplo
    2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) duplo
    3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) duplo
    4) (for two people: a double bed.) de casal
    2. adverb
    1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) duas vezes
    2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) em dois
    3. noun
    1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) dobro
    2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) sósia
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) duplicar
    2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) desdobrar-se
    - double agent
    - double bass
    - double-bedded
    - double-check
    - double-cross
    - double-dealing
    5. adjective
    (cheating: You double-dealing liar!) traidor
    6. adjective
    a double-decker bus.) de dois andares
    - double figures
    - double-quick
    - at the double
    - double back
    - double up
    - see double
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    dou.ble
    [d'∧bəl] n 1 dobro, duplo. 2 cópia duplicada, duplicata. 3 sósia, retrato, imagem, outro eu. 4 dobra, prega. 5 Theat, Cin ator ou atriz substituta. 6 volta, curva, meandro dos rios, rodeio. 7 astúcia, artifício. 8 Mil marcha acelerada, quase a correr. 9 Ten partida de duplas (também pl doubles). 10 Typogr a mesma palavra repetida por descuido. 11 ato de dobrar a parada no jogo de cartas. • vt+vi 1 dobrar, duplicar, multiplicar por dois, acrescentar outro tanto a. 2 fazer dobras em. 3 repetir. 4 dobrar o papel, a roupa, o pano, etc. 5 curvar(-se), vergar-se, dobrar-se. 6 voltar atrás, fazer voltas súbitas. 7 Naut dobrar um cabo, navegar ao redor. 8 Theat, Cin desempenhar dois papéis na mesma peça, ser o substituto, substituir um ator ou atriz por outro. 9 Mil marchar a passo acelerado, dobrar o passo, quase correr. 10 dobrar a parada no jogo de cartas. 11 fig enganar, fingir, embair, pregar uma peça a alguém. 12 trançar as pernas. 13 cerrar (o punho). • adj 1 dobro, dobrado, duplo, duplicado, de duas sortes, maneiras, aspectos ou sentidos. 2 ambíguo, equívoco. 3 fig dobrado, fingido, falso, enganador, hipócrita, traiçoeiro. 4 para dois, em pares, de casal. 5 Mus uma oitava abaixo. • adv dobradamente, duplicadamente, por dois modos, em pares, dois a dois. at the double muito rapidamente. double or quits o dobro ou nada. on the double 1 rapidamente. 2 Mil a passo dobrado. to bend double dobrar-se ao meio. to double a part representar, além do seu, o papel de outrem. to double back voltar. to double cape Horn estar sendo corneado. to double down fazer uma dobra (na falha de um livro). to double one’s legs cruzar as pernas. to double the fist cerrar o punho. to double up/ over 1 dobrar-se, curvar-se. 2 cerrar (o punho). 3 tornar enrugado, amassado (falando de papel, etc.). 4 cair em colapso. 5 usar de truques. 6 enfileirar-se de dois em dois. 7 dobrar-se de rir. 8 coll partilhar acomodações com alguém. to double upon 1 Mil dobrar (as fileiras de um batalhão, etc.). 2 fazer voltas súbitas ou curvas para escapar a uma perseguição. 3 usar de subterfúgios para com alguém. to play double enganar, dobrar.

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  • 12 even

    I 1. [i:vən] adjective
    1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) constante
    2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) liso
    3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) regular
    4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) par
    5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) empatado/igual
    6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) constante/tranquilo, sereno
    2. verb
    1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) igualar
    2) (to make smooth or level.) alisar
    - evenness
    - be/get even with
    - an even chance
    - even out
    - even up
    II [i:vən] adverb
    1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) ainda/nem sequer
    2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) ainda
    - even so
    - even though
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    e.ven
    ['i:v2n] n Poet cair da noite, entardecer. • vt+vi 1 igualar, aplainar, nivelar. 2 emparelhar, equilibrar, compensar. 3 comparar-se, equiparar. 4 tirar desforra. • adj 1 plano, chato, liso. 2 nivelado, alinhado, no mesmo nível ou plano. 3 inalterável, invariável, regular, uniforme. 4 igual, constante, equilibrado. 5 par, equiparado, emparelhado. 6 exato, certo, preciso. 7 quite, sem saldo, sem compromisso. 8 fig desforrado, vingado. I shall be even with him yet / ainda vou tirar desforra dele. I am even with him / ajustei a conta com ele. 9 calmo, tranqüilo, sereno, impassível. 10 justo, eqüitativo, reto, imparcial. • adv até, mesmo. now I like it even more / agora estou gostando ainda mais. even now I have never met him / até agora nunca o encontrei. he never even listened to me / ele nem mesmo me ouviu com atenção. she made no arrangements nor even told me she was going away / ela não tomou providências nem mesmo me avisou que ia embora. even as if exatamente como se. even in Brazil mesmo no Brasil. even so ainda assim, todavia, mesmo que. even the rich até os ricos. even though (even if) l am absent ainda que eu esteja ausente. odd and even ímpar e par. of even date da mesma data. on an even keel Naut com calado equilibrado, sem diferença de imersão. to be even estar em paz, não dever nada. to make even 1 saldar, liquidar. 2 Typogr espaçar, ajustar as linhas.

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  • 13 swim

    [swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb
    1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) nadar
    2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) nadar
    3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) andar à roda
    2. noun
    (an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) banho
    - swimming
    - swimming-bath
    - swimming-pool
    - swimming-trunks
    - swimsuit
    - swimming-costume
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    [swim] n 1 natação, nado, ato de nadar, distância percorrida a nado. 2 the swim vida, corrente da vida. 3 vertigem, tontura. 4 situação geral. 5 área freqüentada por peixes. • vt+vi (ps swam, pp swum). 1 nadar. 2 atravessar a nado. 3 fazer nadar. 4 boiar, flutuar. 5 estar inundado, estar correndo. 6 deslizar. 7 estar tonto ou zonzo, girar. my head swims / minha cabeça gira. • adj de natação. to go for a swim, to take a swim nadar. to swim against the tide nadar contra a correnteza, ir contra a maioria. to swim like a rock fig afundar. to swim with the tide ir com a maioria, ter a mesma opinião que a maioria.

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  • 14 even

    I 1. [i:vən] adjective
    1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) uniforme
    2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) liso
    3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) regular
    4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) par
    5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) quite
    6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) sereno
    2. verb
    1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) igualar
    2) (to make smooth or level.) nivelar
    - evenness - be/get even with - an even chance - even out - even up II [i:vən] adverb
    1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) até mesmo
    2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) até, ainda
    - even so - even though

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  • 15 swim

    [swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb
    1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) nadar
    2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) nadar
    3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) rodar
    2. noun
    (an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) nado
    - swimming - swimming-bath - swimming-pool - swimming-trunks - swimsuit - swimming-costume

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  • 16 hop

    I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb
    1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) pular
    2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) saltitar
    3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) saltar
    4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) saltar
    2. noun
    1) (a short jump on one leg.) salto
    2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) salto
    - catch someone on the hop
    - catch on the hop
    - keep someone on the hop
    - keep on the hop
    II [hop] noun
    (a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) lúpulo
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    hop1
    [hɔp] n lúpulo. • vt 1 juntar lúpulo à cerveja. 2 colher lúpulo.
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    hop2
    [hɔp] n 1 pulo, salto. 2 viagem curta (de avião). 3 coll baile. 4 coll dança, arrasta-pé. • vt+vi 1 pular, saltar. 2 coll viajar de avião (a curta distância). 3 dançar. hop it dê o fora, vá embora. hop, step and jump Sport salto triplo. to be hopping mad estar louco da vida, muito bravo e aborrecido. to catch someone on the hop pegar alguém com a mão na botija. to hop off partir (avião). to hop the freight Amer sl viajar clandestinamente em trem de carga. to keep on the hop manter-se ocupado, trabalhando.
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    hop3
    [hɔp] n sl 1 ópio. 2 qualquer narcótico. 3 pessoa viciada em drogas. 4 besteira, mentira. to hop up administrar, dar drogas.

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  • 17 hop

    I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb
    1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) pular num pé só
    2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) saltitar, pular de pés juntos
    3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) saltar
    4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) saltar
    2. noun
    1) (a short jump on one leg.) pulo num pé só
    2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) pulo de pés juntos
    - catch someone on the hop - catch on the hop - keep someone on the hop - keep on the hop II [hop] noun
    (a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) lúpulo

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  • 18 clip

    I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) cortar
    2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) bater
    2. noun
    1) (an act of clipping.) corte
    2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) bofetada
    3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.)
    - clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    (to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.) agrafar
    2. noun
    (something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) gancho
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    clip1
    [klip] n 1 tosquia, corte. 2 tosão, velo. 3 qualquer coisa cortada. 4 movimento rápido. 5 coll golpe. 6 Amer coll ocasião única. • vt+vi 1 tosquiar, cortar (com tesoura). 2 aparar, cercear. 3 cortar cabelo ou lã. 4 omitir sílabas ou sons na pronúncia. he clips his g’s / ele não pronuncia os gês. 5 reduzir, cortar, encurtar. 6 coll mover-se rapidamente. 7 coll golpear rapidamente. 8 recortar (notícias de jornal). 9 Tech desbarbar. 10 sl enganar, tapear. at a good clip a passos rápidos. to clip the wing of cortar as asas de (também fig). clipped word abreviatura. film clip filme clipe: pequena parte ou pequeno trecho de um filme completo, constituindo uma separata. video clip videoclipe: número musical com representação teatral gravado em videoteipe.
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    clip2
    [klip] n 1 clipe, grampo. 2 pente para balas. • vt+vi segurar (com clipe), grampear, apertar.

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  • 19 cross

    [kros] I adjective
    (angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) zangado
    II 1. plural - crosses; noun
    1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) cruz
    2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) cruz
    3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) cruz
    4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) cruz
    5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) cruzamento
    6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) cruzeiro
    7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) cruz
    2. verb
    1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) atravessar
    2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) cruzar
    3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) cruzar
    4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) cruzar
    5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) cortar
    6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) cruzar
    7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) cruzar
    8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) contrariar
    - crossing
    - crossbow
    - cross-breed
    - cross-bred
    - crosscheck
    3. noun
    (the act of crosschecking.)
    - cross-country skiing
    - cross-examine
    - cross-examination
    - cross-eyed
    - cross-fire
    - at cross-purposes
    - cross-refer
    - cross-reference
    - crossroads
    - cross-section
    - crossword puzzle
    - crossword
    - cross one's fingers
    - cross out
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    [krɔs; krɔ:s] n 1 cruz. 2 Cross cruz de Cristo. 3 Cross Redenção de Cristo. 4 religião cristã. 5 crucifixo. 6 símbolo da religião cristã. 7 símbolo das cruzadas. 8 cruz que se põe em lugar do nome. 9 desenho, marca ou objeto em forma de cruz. 10 Astr cruzeiro. 11 sofrimento, aflição, atribulação. 12 cruzamento de raças ou castas, hibridação. 13 híbrido, resultado de cruzamento. 14 encruzilhada, cruzamento. 15 sl fraude, trapaça. 16 interseção de duas linhas. 17 Electr contato entre fios. • vt+vi 1 marcar com cruz. 2 riscar em cruz, cruzar, cancelar. 3 colocar através. 4 estar colocado em forma de cruz, estar deitado através. 5 cruzar, atravessar, transpor, passar sobre. he crossed the threshold / ele transpôs a soleira. 6 cruzar(-se), passar por. the two roads cross each other / as duas estradas se cruzam. they crossed the frontier / cruzaram a fronteira. 7 fazer o sinal-da-cruz sobre. he crossed himself / ele fez o sinal-da-cruz. 8 opor, impedir. 9 fazer cruzamento (entre raças). 10 cruzar, dispor em cruz. he crossed his arms / ele cruzou os braços. 11 cortar (letras). 12 formar cruzamento (ruas). 13 fazer atravessar. 14 estender-se sobre. 15 sl fazer fraude em competições esportivas. 16 sl trair, enganar. • adj 1 atravessado, transversal, oblíquo. we are talking at cross purposes / estamos falando sem nos entendermos. 2 oposto, contrário. 3 rabugento, mal-humorado, zangado, irritadiço. 4 recíproco. 5 cruzado, híbrido. • adv 1 de lado a lado, através. 2 em cruz. 3 transversalmente. 4 contrariamente. 5 desfavoravelmente. as cross as two sticks muito mal-humorado. keep your fingers crossed! fig torça para mim! Maltese Cross Cruz de Malta. no cross, no crown fig não há recompensa sem esforço. on the cross coll por meios desonestos. the idea crossed my mind veio-me a idéia de... the Southern Cross o Cruzeiro do Sul. they had their plans crossed seus planos fracassaram. they were crossed in love seu amor acabou mal. to cross off, out riscar, apagar, cortar. to cross over atravessar. let us cross over to the other side / vamos atravessar (a rua). to cross the floor Pol fig bandear-se para a oposição, abandonar seu partido. to go cross errar. he went cross / ele errou. to make the sign of the cross fazer o sinal-da-cruz. to take up one’s cross carregar sua cruz. with crossed arms de braços cruzados.

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  • 20 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) recair/cair
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cair
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) cair
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) acontecer
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) ficar
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) caber
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) queda
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) queda
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) queda
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) outono
    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through
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    [fɔ:l] n 1 queda, caída, distância de caída, tombo, salto, baixa, inclinação, iluminação, declive. to give one a fall / fazer alguém cair. the ice gave me a fall / levei um tombo no gelo. trees broke his fall / as árvores suavizaram sua queda. 2 queda d’água, catarata, desaguamento, desembocadura de rio, precipitação de chuva ou de neve e sua quantidade. a fall of rain / uma pancada de chuva. the Niagara Falls / as cataratas do Niágara. 3 desmoronamento, desabamento (ruínas, destruição), capitulação de praças, rendição, tomada, derrota, aniquilação. 4 corte de árvores, derrubada. 5 tombo de costas, encontro (luta romana). 6 baixa de temperatura, de maré, de preço. to speculate on the fall / especular na baixa. a fall in prices / uma baixa nos preços. a fall of temperature / uma queda de temperatura. 7 derruba (demissão de empregados em massa). 8 queda de voz, de tom: cadência. 9 queda de forças vitais: morte. 10 queda de elementos: decadência. 11 Amer outono. 12 Naut tirador de talha, extremidade livre da corda de talha. 13 a) inclinação, propensão, tendência. b) declínio, descrédito, desgraça. 14 decaída, ruína, lapso, pecado. 15 outono, queda de folhas. 16 the Fall Eccl o pecado original. • vt+vi (ps fell, pp fallen) 1 cair, tombar, deixar-se cair, cair em terra, descer sobre a terra, correr. when night falls / ao cair da noite. 2 desaguar, desembocar. 3 abater-se, esmorecer, fraquejar, decair. 4 desmoronar, desabar, ruir. 5 abater, derrubar. 6 baixar, decrescer, diminuir (temperatura, maré, preço), ceder, abrandar-se, acalmar (vento). 7 chocar, encontrar, acometer, vencer (luta). 8 baixar de tom, de voz. 9 fundir-se, perecer, cessar, acabar, morrer. 10 ser demitido. 11 sentir um desapontamento. 12 pender, inclinar-se. 13 tornar-se, ficar, aparecer, surgir, acontecer, suceder. 14 incidir, recair, coincidir, pertencer, reverter. 15 escapar (palavras). 16 cair da graça ou perder prestígio. 17 abaixar-se, envergonhar-se. 18 cair em pecado, arruinar-se. 19 apostatar. 20 render-se, capitular, ser tomado (praça). 21 morrer no campo de batalha. to fall aboard abalroar, colidir com um navio. to fall a-crying pôr-se a chorar. to fall a-fighting começar a brigar. to fall among cair entre, achar-se entre ou no meio de. to fall away abandonar, apostatar, dissolver-se, decair, definhar. to fall back recuar, ceder, retirar-se. to fall back upon recorrer a. to fall behind ficar para trás, perder terreno. to fall by the ears começar a disputar, brigar. to fall calm acalmar, amainar (o vento). to fall down desmoronar, prosternar-se. to fall down with the tide descer rio abaixo com a maré. to fall dry cair em seco. to fall due vencer o prazo. to fall flat falhar completamente, malograr, não produzir efeito. to fall for engraçar-se, enamorar-se. he fell for her / ele apaixonou-se por ela. to fall foul Naut abalroar, colidir com, atacar, provocar conflito. to fall from renegar, abandonar, desertar. to fall from grace cair em pecado. to fall in desabar, ruir, cair, abater-se, vencer-se, findar, reverter ao possuidor primitivo por prescrição, Mil entrar em forma, engatar. to fall in love with apaixonar-se por. to fall in with encontrar, topar ou dar com alguém ou com alguma coisa acidentalmente, concordar, harmonizar-se, conformar-se, aquiescer, coincidir. to fall in with the enemy / vir às mãos, romper as hostilidades. to fall into assentir, consentir. he fell into an error / ele caiu num erro. she fell into a passion (ou rage) / ela encolerizou-se (ou enfureceu-se). to fall into a habit adquirir um costume. to fall into conversation começar uma conversa. to fall into disuse cair em desuso. to fall into oblivion cair em esquecimento. to fall off cair de um lugar, desprender-se, retirar-se, recuar, abandonar, renegar, desamparar, desavir-se, rebelar-se, declinar, afrouxar. Naut descair, desviar-se, arribar, virar para sotavento. to fall on cair, recair sobre, dirigir-se, cair em tal dia, lançar-se sobre, topar ou dar com. a cry fell on my ear / um grito chegou-me ao ouvido. Christmas fell on Sunday last year / no ano passado o Natal caiu num domingo. the accent falls on the last syllable / o acento recai sobre a última sílaba. he fell on his legs / ele caiu de pé, teve sorte. he fell on his sword / lançou-se sob a espada (suicidou-se). to fall out acontecer, ocorrer, suceder, sair bem ou mal, resultar, dar em resultado, cair fora, Naut inclinar-se para fora, Mil debandar, sair de forma, desavir-se. the land fell out of cultivation / o campo ficou abandonado. to fall out of flesh emagrecer. to fall out of one’s hands cair das mãos de alguém. to fall out with someone desavir-se ou romper. to fall short faltar, escassear, ser insuficiente, não atingir o objetivo (tiro). to fall short of ficar frustrado, enganado, logrado ou abaixo de, não alcançar, faltar ao cumprimento. the supplies fell short of the expected / os fornecimentos não corresponderam ao que era esperado. to fall silent emudecer, ficar silencioso, calado. to fall through falhar, fracassar, ser reprovado, abortar, dar em nada. to fall to leeward Naut sotaventear. to fall to pôr-se a fazer alguma coisa, aplicar-se, pôr-se a comer com sofreguidão, tocar por sorte, competir, cair (por sorte a alguém). the property fell to him / a propriedade coube a ele. he fell to praying / ele começou a rezar. it falls to my lot / isto é comigo. it falls to her / isso compete a ela. he fell to religion / ele dedicou-se à religião. the lion fell to his rifle / o leão sucumbiu ao tiro da sua espingarda. all our hopes fell to the ground / todas as nossas esperanças se desfizeram. the land falls to the river / o terreno cai sobre o rio. to fall to pieces desabar, despedaçar-se, desagregar-se. to fall under estar compreendido, contido, incluído, enquadrar-se, cair sob, expor-se, ser submetido. this falls under class B / isto entra na classe B. to fall under one’s displeasure cair no desagrado de alguém. to fall upon encontrar-se, lançar-se, assaltar, lançar mão, adotar, considerar, meditar. he fell upon an expedient / ele lançou mão de um expediente. to fall within estar incluído, incorrer. it falls within the amount / isto entra no montante.

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