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41 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) inclinar-se2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) encostar(-se)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) magro2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magro3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) fraco•- leanness* * *lean1[li:n] n inclinação. • vt+vi (ps and pp leant or leaned) 1 inclinar(-se), curvar(-se), recostar(-se). 2 apoiar(-se). 3 depender. 4 tender. to lean on a friend’s advice confiar no conselho de um amigo.————————lean2[li:n] n carne magra. • adj 1 magro. 2 sem gordura. 3 pobre, deficiente. 4 improdutivo, escasso, insuficiente. -
42 scramble
['skræmbl] 1. verb1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) escalar2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) mover-se agitadamente3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) engalfinhar-se4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) deturpar2. noun((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) luta desordenada- scrambled eggs
- scrambled egg* * *scram.ble[skr'æmbəl] n 1 passeio, escalada ou subida sobre terreno áspero. 2 sururu. 3 luta (por possuir). • vt+vi 1 subir, arrastar-se, andar com dificuldade. 2 lutar, brigar (com outros por alguma coisa). 3 misturar, mexer (ovos). to scramble for estender a mão para agarrar. to scramble through executar com dificuldade. -
43 shelve
[ʃelv]1) (to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later: The project has been shelved for the moment.) arquivar2) (to put up shelves in.) pôr prateleiras3) ((of land) to slope gradually: The land shelves towards the sea.) descer em talude* * *shelve1[ʃelv] vt 1 colocar na prateleira. 2 pôr de lado, protelar, arquivar. 3 colocar prateleiras.————————shelve2[ʃelv] vi inclinar-se, ter declive. -
44 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) lado2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) lado3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) lado4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) lado5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) lado6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) lado7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) encosta8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) aspecto9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) lado2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) secundário- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides* * *[said] n 1 lado. 2 face. 3 superfície. 4 aspecto, ponto de vista. there are two sides to every question / todas as questões têm dois aspectos. there is a serious side to the question / a questão tem um lado sério. 5 parte, parte lateral. 6 ladeira, fralda de montanha, declive, flanco. 7 partido, grupo de pessoas que está em oposição, Sport adversário. he changed sides / ele mudou de partido. 8 posição, atitude. 9 margem, beira. 10 parte da família, linha de descendentes. • vt+vi tomar partido, favorecer. • adj 1 lateral, de lado. 2 de um lado, num lado. 3 para um lado, em direção a um lado. 4 secundário. at/by my side ao meu lado. classical, modern side divisão clássica, grupo moderno. dark/ shady side lado desagradável. on each side of em cada lado de. (on) either side of dos dois lados de, em ambos os lados de. on every side/ on all sides de todos os lados. on my side da minha parte. on the other side de outro lado. on this side deste lado. side by side ombro a ombro. the bright side o lado agradável. to be on somebody’s side apoiar alguém em situação de crise. to be on the safe side para não correr riscos, por via das dúvidas. to be on the wrong/ dark/ shady side of something estar no lado errado de alguma coisa. to get on the right side of someone agradar alguém. to get on the wrong side of someone desagradar alguém. she is on the wrong (dark) side of thirty / ela já passou dos trinta. to put side on fazer farol, bancar o importante. to shake/split one’s sides with laughing sl ficar com as ilhargas doendo de tanto rir. to side against somebody ficar contra alguém. they sided against me / eles juntaram forças contra mim. -
45 ski lift
noun (a cable system with chairs for carrying skiers up a slope.)* * *ski lift[sk'i lift] n teleférico para esquiadores. -
46 ski run
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47 ski
1. [ski:] noun(one of a pair of long narrow strips of wood etc that are attached to the feet for gliding over snow, water etc.) esqui2. [ski:d] verb(to travel on or use skis especially as a leisure activity: He broke his leg when he was skiing.) esquiar- ski-- skier
- skiing
- ski jump
- ski jumper
- ski jumping
- ski lift
- ski pole
- ski resort
- ski slope
- ski run
- ski track/trail
- ski tow* * *[ski:] n 1 esqui. 2 esqui aquático. • vi esquiar. -
48 skier
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49 slant
1. verb(to be, lie etc at an angle, away from a vertical or horizontal position or line; to slope: The house is very old and all the floors and ceilings slant a little.) estar inclinado2. noun(a sloping line or direction: The roof has a steep slant.) declive- slanting* * *[sla:nt, slænt] n 1 ladeira, inclinação, declive. 2 intenção, inclinação, ponto de vista. 3 coll olhadela. • vt+vi inclinar, inclinar-se, ter declive. • adj inclinado, oblíquo. on the slant inclinado. what’s your slant about it? qual é a sua opinião a respeito? -
50 steep
I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) escarpado2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) exorbitante•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) embeber* * *steep1[sti:p] n precipício, declive íngreme. • adj 1 íngreme, abrupto. 2 Amer coll alto, excessivo, exagerado, exorbitante.————————steep2[sti:p] n 1 infusão. 2 lixívia, solução para maceração. • vt+vi 1 macerar, pôr de infusão, extrair. 2 imergir, molhar, embeber, pôr de molho. 3 fig saturar, mergulhar. his mind is steeped in poetry / ele está saturado de poesia. to steep oneself in imergir em, aprofundar-se em. -
51 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) guardar- tenderII [tend] verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) tender a2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) inclinar-se•- tendency* * *tend1[tend] vt+vi 1 tender, inclinar-se, estar apto. 2 mover-se, dirigir-se, visar. to tend to be privileged ter preferência em geral.————————tend2[tend] vt+vi tomar conta, cuidar, zelar. -
52 uphill
adverb (up a slope: We travelled uphill for several hours.) para cima* * *up.hill['∧phil] n elevação, colina, subida, aclive. • adj 1 ascendente, íngreme, dirigido para cima. 2 elevado. 3 penoso, difícil, dificultoso, árduo, trabalhoso. that would be uphill work / aquilo exigiria muito esforço. • adv 1 para cima, para o alto, morro acima, além. 2 arduamente. -
53 fall away
1) (to become less in number: The crowd began to fall away.) diminuir2) (to slope downwards: The ground fell away steeply.) descer -
54 mountain-side
noun (the slope of a mountain: The avalanche swept the climbers down the mountain-side.) encosta -
55 reclining chair
(an armchair with a back which can be made to slope backwards.) cadeira de repouso -
56 ski tow
noun (a ski lift; a cable system for pulling skiers up a slope.) -
57 ascent
[-t]1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) escalada2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) aclive -
58 descend
[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) descer2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) descer3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) cair sobre•- descent - be descended from -
59 descent
[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) descida2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) descida3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) ascendência -
60 dip
[dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) mergulhar2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) baixar3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) baixar4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) saudar com a bandeira2. noun1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) depressão2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) molho3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) mergulho•- dip into
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