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41 wage-packet
1) (the packet in which wages are paid: The cashier puts the workmen's money in wage-packets.) envelope para salário2) (wages: Because of heavier taxation, my wage-packet has been getting smaller.) salário -
42 be in the minority
(to be in the smaller of two groups: Women were in the minority at the meeting.) estar em minoria -
43 comedown
noun (a fall in dignity etc: The smaller car was a bit of a comedown after the Rolls Royce.) decadência -
44 condense
[kən'dens]1) (to make smaller: They have produced a condensed version of the book for children.) condensar2) (to make (a liquid) thicker, stronger or more concentrated: condensed milk.) condensar3) ((of vapour) to turn to liquid: Steam condensed on the kitchen windows.) condensar(-se)• -
45 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrair2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) fazer um contrato, contratar3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrair4) (to promise (in marriage).) comprometer-se em casamento2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contrato- contractor -
46 deplete
[di'pli:t](to make smaller in amount, number etc: Our supplies of food are rather depleted.) exaurir -
47 donkey
['doŋki]1) (a domesticated animal with long ears related to the horse but smaller.) burro2) (a stupid person: Don't be such a donkey!) burro, imbecil•- donkey's years/ages -
48 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) sob controle4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) para o sul2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abaixo2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragar- downward- downwards - downward - down-and-out - down-at-heel - downcast - downfall - downgrade - downhearted - downhill - downhill racing - downhill skiing - down-in-the-mouth - down payment - downpour - downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) absoluto- downstream - down-to-earth - downtown - downtown - down-trodden - be/go down with - down on one's luck - down tools - down with - get down to - suit someone down to the ground - suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) penugem- downie®- downy -
49 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) anão2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) anão, gnomo, duende2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) sobrepujar -
50 fall off
(to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) diminuir -
51 grand total
(the final total; the total of several smaller totals.) total geral -
52 hill
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53 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) anzol2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) gancho3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) gancho2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) fisgar2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) enganchar3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) hook•- hooked- by hook or by crook - off the hook -
54 hour hand
(the smaller of the two hands of a watch or clock, which shows the time in hours.) ponteiro das horas -
55 intake
['inteik]1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) admissão2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) entrada3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) sucção -
56 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) ficar para trás2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) intervalo -
57 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) último2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) último3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) último2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) por último- lastly- at long last - at last - hear - see the last of - the last person - the last straw - the last thing - the last word - on one's last legs - to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) durar2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) durar•- lasting- last out -
58 lesser
adjective (smaller or not as important: the lesser of the two towns.) menor -
59 majority
[mə'‹o-]1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) maioria2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) maioria -
60 microfilm
(film on which documents, books etc are recorded very much smaller than actual size.) microfilme
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