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61 plate
[pleit]1) (a shallow dish for holding food etc: china plates.) prato2) (a sheet of metal etc: The ship was built of steel plates.) chapa3) (articles made of, or plated with, usually gold or silver: a collection of gold plate.) baixela4) (a flat piece of metal inscribed with eg a name, for fixing to a door, or with a design etc, for use in printing.) placa, clichê5) (an illustration in a book, usually on glossy paper: The book has ten full-colour plates.) estampa6) ((also dental plate) a piece of plastic that fits in the mouth with false teeth attached to it.) dentadura7) (a sheet of glass etc coated with a sensitive film, used in photography.) chapa•- plated- plateful - plating - plate glass -
62 tarpaulin
((a sheet of) a kind of strong waterproof material: He covered his car with a (sheet of) tarpaulin.) encerado -
63 balance
['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) balança2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) equilíbrio3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) equilíbrio4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) equilibrar2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) equilibrar•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance* * *bal.ance[b'æləns] n 1 equilíbrio. 2 estabilidade de corpo e mente. 3 comparação, estimativa, balanço. 4 harmonia, proporção. 5 continuidade, estabilidade. 6 contrapeso, coisa que anula ou contrabalança. 7 Com saldo, balanço. 8 resto, sobra. 9 balancim (de relógio). 10 peso, quantidade ou força preponderante. 11 movimento balançante da cabeça. 12 igualdade de peso. 13 constelação Libra ou sétimo signo do zodíaco. • vt+vi 1 pesar em balança. 2 equilibrar, contrabalançar. 3 comparar (valor, importância). 4 fazer proporcional, ser proporcional. 5 firmar, estabilizar. 6 anular (efeito). 7 Com fazer balanço, equilibrar contas. 8 estar em equilíbrio, estar balançado, equilibrar-se. 9 hesitar, estar indeciso. 10 ponderar, avaliar, estimar. adverse balance prejuízo. balance at the bank saldo credor no banco. balance beam braço de balança. balance carried forward saldo a conta nova. balance in hand dinheiro à mão. balance of mind equilíbrio mental. balance of power equilíbrio de forças. he lost his balance ele perdeu o domínio sobre si. his sudden riches threw him off his balance sua riqueza inesperada deixou-o desnorteado. in the balance pendente. this turned the balance isto foi decisivo. to balance accounts with acertar as contas com. -
64 blank
[blæŋk] 1. adjective1) ((of paper) without writing or marks: a blank sheet of paper.) em branco2) (expressionless: a blank look.) vazio3) ((of a wall) having no door, window etc.) liso2. noun1) ((in forms etc) a space left to be filled (with a signature etc): Fill in all the blanks!) espaço2) (a blank cartridge: The soldier fired a blank.) cartucho sem bala•- blankly- blankness
- blank cartridge
- blank cheque
- go blank* * *[blæŋk] n 1 espaço vazio, espaço em branco. 2 folha, formulário com papel em branco. 3 espaço a ser preenchido. 4 lugar vazio. 5 pedaço de metal a ser estampado ou cunhado. 6 bilhete em branco (de loteria). 7 alvo, centro do alvo. 8 vácuo, espaço de tempo sem acontecimentos. 9 travessão (–) para indicar a omissão de uma palavra. • adj 1 em branco, sem nada escrito. I left the page blank / deixei a página em branco. 2 com espaço a ser preenchido. 3 vazio, vago. 4 monótono, enfadonho. 5 completo, absoluto. 6 inútil, infrutífero. 7 estupefato, pasmado. he looked blank / ele parecia estupefato. 8 pálido, incolor. 9 inexpressivo. 10 em bruto, incompleto. in blank em branco. to draw a blank coll ser mal-sucedido. -
65 blot
[blot] 1. noun1) (a spot or stain (often of ink): an exercise book full of blots.) borrão2) (something ugly: a blot on the landscape.) mancha2. verb1) (to spot or stain, especially with ink: I blotted this sheet of paper in three places when my nib broke.) borrar2) (to dry with blotting-paper: Blot your signature before you fold the paper.) secar•- blotter- blotting-paper
- blot one's copybook
- blot out* * *[blɔt] n 1 borrão (de tinta de escrever), mancha. 2 rasura, emenda. 3 mácula, mancha, deslustre. • vt 1 manchar, borrar (com tinta), sujar. 2 empanar, tirar o brilho. 3 obliterar, apagar, raspar. 4 eclipsar, obscurecer. 5 secar com mata-borrão. 6 macular, difamar, desgraçar. a blot on his copybook uma mancha em sua reputação, em seu currículo. to blot out a) apagar, destruir. b) esconder, encobrir, obscurecer. a blizzard blotted out the landscape / uma nevasca obscureceu a paisagem. -
66 blotter
noun (a pad or sheet of blotting-paper.) mata-borrão* * *blot.ter[bl'ɔtə] n 1 mata-borrão. 2 Amer registro policial. -
67 broadsheet
broad.sheet[br'ɔ:dʃi:t] n 1 folha grande de papel. 2 cartaz impresso só de um lado. -
68 bulletin
['bulətin]1) (an official (verbal) report of news: a bulletin about the Queen's illness.) boletim2) (a printed information-sheet: a monthly bulletin of local news.) boletim* * *bul.le.tin[b'ulətin] n 1 boletim, comunicado. 2 publicação que aparece regularmente. • vt divulgar ou comunicar por meio de boletim. -
69 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) cobrir2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) chegar para3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) percorrer4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) abranger5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) proteger6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) fazer a cobertura7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) ter na mira2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) cobertura2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) cobertura3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) abrigo•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up* * *cov.er[k'∧və] n 1 coberta, cobertura. 2 tampa. 3 cobertor. 4 invólucro, envoltório, embrulho. 5 envelope, sobrecarta. 6 proteção, abrigo, amparo. 7 capa de livro. 8 talher completo. 9 véu, disfarce. 10 pretexto. 11 Com cobertura, segurança. • vt+vi 1 cobrir, tampar. 2 cobrir a superfície de. 3 envolver, revestir. 4 esconder, ocultar. 5 abrigar, proteger, resguardar. 6 vencer espaço, percorrer, viajar. 7 incluir, compreender, abranger. the book covers the whole ground / o livro abrange toda a matéria. 8 bastar. 9 compensar, contrabalançar. 10 ter dentro do alcance (de arma de fogo). 11 pôr o chapéu. 12 trabalhar como repórter ou fotógrafo. 13 depositar, casar dinheiro em aposta. 14 Amer comprar ações ou títulos para fornecimento futuro como garantia contra desvalorizações. 15 chocar. 16 cobrir (animais), padrear. from cover to cover do começo ao fim. in paper covers brochado. to break cover levantar a caça. to cover in cobrir (uma casa). to cover over subscrever em excesso (empréstimo). to cover up encobrir, ocultar. to cover with leather revestir com couro. to take cover Mil procurar abrigo. two covers were laid puseram dois talheres. under cover a) embrulhado. b) apenso, anexo (a uma carta). c) em segredo, escondido. under cover of a) sob o endereço de. b) sob a cobertura de. under cover of darkness sob o manto da noite. -
70 flyer
1) (a person who flies an aeroplane etc or is in one.) aviador2) (a sheet of paper advertising a product, event etc: handing out flyers to passers-by.)* * *fly.er[fl'aiə] n 1 voador, pessoa ou coisa que voa, fugitivo, avião. 2 aviador. 3 veículo, trem, navio ou animal muito veloz. 4 Amer coll operação, especulação arriscada (na Bolsa, etc.). 5 Mech volante de máquina. 6 lanço reto de escada. 7 escadaria. -
71 flysheet
fly.sheet[fl'aiʃi:t] n 1 folheto, prospecto. 2 cobertura impermeável adicional de uma barraca, para proteção contra a chuva. -
72 folio
['fouliou]plural - folios; noun1) (a sheet of paper folded once.) fólio2) (a book in which the pages are made of sheets of paper folded once: Shakespeare's plays were first printed in folio.) fólio* * *fo.li.o[f'ouliou] n 1 fólio, folha de impressão dobrada apenas em duas. 2 livro comercial numerado por folhas. 3 in-fólio, livro em formato in-fólio. 4 Typogr o número de uma página. 5 as duas laudas de uma folha, folha de um livro, manuscrito, etc. numerado de um lado só. • vt paginar, numerar as páginas ou as folhas de. • adj in-fólio. folio volume formato, volume in-fólio, livro in-fólio, fig calhamaço. in folio na forma ou no tamanho de um fólio. -
73 foresheet
fore.sheet[f'ɔ:ʃi:t] n Naut escota do traquete. -
74 gold-leaf
noun (gold beaten into a very thin sheet: a brooch covered with gold-leaf.) folha de ouro* * *gold-leaf[gould l'i:f] n ouro em folha. -
75 leaflet
[-lit]noun (a small, printed sheet containing information etc.) folheto* * *leaf.let[l'i:flit] n 1 folhinha. 2 folheto, panfleto, brochura. 3 folíolo. -
76 newsletter
noun (a sheet containing news issued to members of a group, organization etc.) boletim informativo* * *news.let.ter[nj'u:zletə] n comunicação por escrito dirigida a certo grupo de pessoas, boletim. -
77 page
[pei‹] I noun(one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) páginaII 1. noun1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) moço de recados2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) moço de recados2. verb(to try to find someone in a public place by calling out his name (often through a loud-speaker system): I could not see my friend in the hotel, so I had him paged.) chamar* * *page1[peidʒ] n 1 pajem. 2 escudeiro. 3 mensageiro, moço de recados. 4 indicador (em teatro). • vt 1 pajear, apajear. 2 chamar pelo nome para transmitir recados (os pajens de hotéis). 3 anunciar por alto-falante. 4 localizar. 5 enviar mensagens eletrônicas repetidas.————————page2[peidʒ] n 1 página. 2 fig trecho, passagem. 3 fig circunstância, acontecimento, episódio. • vt paginar. at page 9 na página 9. the front page frontispício. -
78 perforation
1) (a small hole, or a number or line of small holes, made in a sheet of paper etc: The purpose of the perforation(s) is to make the paper easier to tear.) perfuração2) (the act of perforating or being perforated.) perfuração* * *per.fo.ra.tion[pə:fər'eiʃən] n 1 perfuração. 2 Philately picote. -
79 proof
[pru:f]1) ((a piece of) evidence, information etc that shows definitely that something is true: We still have no proof that he is innocent.) prova2) (a first copy of a printed sheet, that can be corrected before the final printing: She was correcting the proofs of her novel.) prova3) (in photography, the first print from a negative.) prova•- - proof* * *[pru:f] n 1 prova: a) demonstração, evidência. b) verificação, comprovação. c) exame, ensaio, experiência. d) testemunho. e) comprovante. f) documento justificativo. g) folha impressa para correções tipográficas. h) Math operação para verificar a exatidão de um cálculo. 2 firmeza, dureza, impenetrabilidade. 3 teor alcoólico. 4 tubo de ensaio. • vt 1 provar: experimentar. 2 impermeabilizar. • adj 1 à prova de, resistente, seguro, impenetrável. 2 de prova, probatório. 3 experimentado, provado. bomb proof à prova de bombas. fire-proof incombustível. in proof of como prova de. proof against entreaty inexorável. the proof of the pudding is in the eating só a experiência comprova. to afford a proof fornecer uma prova. to put to the proof pôr à prova. water-proof impermeável. -
80 sail
[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) vela2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) passeio de barco3) (an arm of a windmill.) vela2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) velejar2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) navegar3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) viajar de barco4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) partir5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) viajar6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) deslocar-se com altivez•- sailing
- sailing-
- sailor
- in full sail* * *[seil] n 1 vela (de navio), velas, velame. 2 asa de moinho de vento. 3 navio, veleiro. 4 viagem marítima, cruzeiro em barco à vela. • vt+vi 1 velejar, viajar. 2 viajar, navegar (em navio, vapor, etc.). 3 deslizar, planar. 4 singrar. 5 navegar, manobrar (navio). 6 partir, iniciar viagem. 7 movimentar-se com desenvoltura ou com sobranceria. Bermuda sail Naut vela triangular. sail ho! navio à vista! to get under sail levantar as velas. to go sailing sair para velejar. to sail close to the wind roçar os limites (da legalidade ou da adequação), navegar em águas perigosas. to sail into 1 atacar (fisicamente ou por palavras). 2 repreender. to sail through executar ou levar a cabo com facilidade. to set sail fazer-se à vela. to take in sail abaixar ou diminuir as velas, fig diminuir suas esperanças ou ambições. under full sail a todo pano.
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Sheet — Sheet, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te, fr. sce[ a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment); originally,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheet — W2S2 [ʃi:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for a bed)¦ 2¦(paper)¦ 3¦(thin flat piece)¦ 4¦(large flat area)¦ 5¦(of rain/fire)¦ 6¦(on a ship)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: scyte] 1.) ¦(FO … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sheet — Sheet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sheeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sheeting}.] 1. To furnish with a sheet or sheets; to wrap in, or cover with, a sheet, or as with a sheet. The sheeted dead. When snow the pasture sheets. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To expand, as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheet — sheet1 [shēt] n. [ME schete < OE sceat, piece of cloth, lappet, region, akin to Ger schoss, lap, ON skaut, lappet: for prob. IE base see SHOOT] 1. a large, rectangular piece of cotton, linen, etc., used on a bed, usually in pairs, one under… … English World dictionary
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Sheet — may refer to:* Sheet, a villiage in Hampshire * Bed sheet, a piece of cloth used to cover a mattress * Sheet (sailing), a rope, cable or chain used to control a sail * The playing surface in the sport of curling * A piece of paper * A level or… … Wikipedia
sheet — ‘cloth’ [OE] and sheet ‘rope attached to a sail’ [OE] are distinct words, although they have a common ancestor. This was the Germanic base *skaut , *skut ‘project’, which also produced English scot free, scuttle ‘sink a ship’, shoot, shot, shout … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sheet — Ⅰ. sheet [1] ► NOUN 1) a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress or as a layer beneath blankets. 2) a broad flat piece of metal or glass. 3) a rectangular piece of paper. 4) an extensive layer or… … English terms dictionary
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sheet — shēt n 1) a broad piece of cloth esp an oblong of usu. cotton or linen cloth used as an article of bedding 2) a portion of something that is thin in comparison to its length and breadth <a sheet of connective tissue> * * * (shēt) 1. a… … Medical dictionary
sheet — A complete, unseparated group of postage stamps as printed on a press. The sheet is usually perforated and cut into four or more panes for eventual sale … Glossary of postal terms
