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1) (to catch: If I ever get my hands on him, I'll make him sorry for what he did!) pôr as mãos em

2) (to get or obtain: I'd love to get my hands on a car like that.) pôr as mãos em cima de

1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!)

2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.)

1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!)

2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.)

1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabalho

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) emprego

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabalho

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabalho

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) emprego

1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabalhar

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) ter emprego

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) dar resultado

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) (deslocar-se, etc.) penosamente

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) tornar(-se)

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) fabricar

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1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanismo

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) acçOes

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[wə:k] n 1 trabalho: a) labor, faina, lida. b) ocupação, emprego. c) profissão, ofício. d) tarefa. e) serviço, mister. f) produto manufaturado. g) obra (também artística, literária, etc.). h) atividade, esforço. i) costura, bordado. 2 estudo, pesquisa, projeto. 3 mecanismo, motor, maquinaria (também works). 4 fábrica, usina, oficina, estabelecimento fabril (também works). 5 Mil fortificações. 6 Eng construção. 7 empreendimento, local de trabalho. 8 energia. heat can be converted into work / o calor pode ser transformado em energia (movimento). • vt+vi 1 trabalhar: a) fazer trabalhar, dar trabalho a. b) labutar, laborar, lidar, operar. c) correr, funcionar, andar (máquina). d) produzir, estar em atividade (fábrica, oficina). e) formar, forjar, talhar, moldar, prensar, preparar, produzir. f) lavrar, cultivar, plantar. g) executar cuidadosamente, tratar, examinar. h) estar empregado, exercer o seu ofício, aplicar sua atividade a. i) esforçar-se, empregar seus esforços. 2 calcular, resolver (problema). 3 elaborar, pôr em prática. 4 manejar, manipular. 5 visitar, percorrer uma zona (como vendedor). 6 influenciar, influir. 7 persuadir, induzir. 8 coll enganar. 9 provocar, causar. 10 trabalhar em máquina, operar máquina. 11 fazer funcionar, pôr em movimento ou correr. 12 dirigir ou conduzir (trem). 13 explorar (mina). 14 tecer, costurar, bordar, fazer trabalho de agulha. 15 dar certo, ter resultado, produzir efeito, ser eficaz. your plan does not work / seu plano não dá resultado. 16 desenvolver-se. 17 mover-se com dificuldade. 18 forçar o seu caminho laboriosamente. I worked myself into the cave / forcei a entrada ou abri o caminho para a caverna. 19 alterar, contorcer o rosto ( with de). 20 estar agitado, estar em agitação. 21 fermentar (líquidos). 22 excitar(-se), alterar(-se). 23 acionar, mover. • adj de ou relativo ao trabalho. anxious work trabalho inquietante, exaltante. at work a) (pessoas) a/de serviço, trabalhando. b) (máquina) em movimento. a work in three volumes uma obra em três volumes (ou tomos). defensive works Mil fortificação. good work! bom trabalho! bom resultado! good works Theol boas ações, obras de caridade. his face worked with pain seu rosto se contorceu de dor. in work a) em serviço. b) em atividade. it had worked much good tem causado muito bem. it is the work of poison é o efeito do veneno. I worked myself into a frenzy fui me exaltando (inutilmente). needle work trabalho de agulha. out of work desempregado. that is all in the day’s work isto não é nada de extraordinário, é muito comum. the screw worked itself loose o parafuso soltou-se. to do someone’s dirty work fazer um serviço/trabalho desagradável por alguém. to make short work of it fazer um trabalho rapidamente, sem muito esforço ou dificuldade. to work against time trabalhar sob controle de tempo. to work at dedicar-se a. to work in a) penetrar no assunto, adquirir prática. b) encaixar, inserir. to work into a) penetrar. the dye worked into the stuff / o corante penetrou no material. b) insinuar. c) transformar em (um produto). to work off a) transformar, mudar (em um produto). b) liquidar. c) livrar-se de. d) dar expansão a seus sentimentos. e) Typogr tirar provas. to work oneself into a) enfronhar-se bem em (um trabalho), adquirir muita prática. b) forçar o caminho através de ou para. to work out a) executar, realizar. b) elaborar, planejar. c) desenvolver. d) resolver (problema). e) fazer exercício, praticar. f) ter efeito, mostrar efeito, surgir, ser resolvido. to work out at somar em, perfazer o total de, custar. to work over a) fazer ou trabalhar em algo por completo. b) examinar em detalhes. to work someone over agredir alguém violentamente. to work through lidar com um problema (especialmente emocional) do seu jeito. to work to a) virar (vento). b) Naut barlaventear. to work up a) elaborar, planejar. b) desenvolver (to, into para). c) redigir. d) estudar e ter a seu cargo um assunto ou tema. e) persuadir. f) incitar, instigar, excitar. g) fazer subir os preços. h) revolver (sentimentos). i) misturar (alimentos). j) subir, ter sucesso na vida. to work up to atingir, alcançar. voluntary work trabalho voluntário. we had worked our sums right nós solucionamos nossos problemas de matemática. we went/ set to work pusemos mãos à obra. you work yourself to death você se mata (trabalhando).

1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabalho

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) trabalho

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabalho

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabalho

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) trabalho

1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabalhar

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) trabalhar

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funcionar, dar certo

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avançar com esforço

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) tornar(-se)

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) modelar, trabalhar

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1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanismo

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) obras, ações

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1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) esperança

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) esperança

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperança

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[houp] n esperança, confiança, expectativa. • vt+vi esperar ( for por), ter esperança (in em). I hope for the best / espero o melhor. he doesn’t have hope in hell of doing it ele não tem a mínima chance de fazê-lo. hoped for esperado. I hope so assim espero, espero que sim. in the hope of na esperança de. to be out of hope não ter mais esperança. to hope against esperar por uma coisa quase irrealizável. to raise hopes encorajar, dar esperanças.

1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) prometer

2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) prometer

3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) prometer

1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) promessa

2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) promessa

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[pr'ɔmis] n promessa: 1 compromisso, prometimento, palavra. she made (ou gave) a solemn promise / ela fez uma solene promessa. 2 coisa prometida. 3 fig esperança. • vt+vi prometer: 1 empenhar a sua palavra, comprometer-se a. 2 assegurar, afiançar. I promise you / eu lhe prometo, eu lhe asseguro. 3 pressagiar, indicar. 4 dar motivo a esperanças. we promised him help / prometemos-lhe ajuda. of great promise muito prometedor. promise of help promessa de auxílio.

1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) este

2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) o tal

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[ðis] demonstrative pron (pl these) este, esta, isto. this is my friend / este é meu amigo. this story is very interesting / esta história é muito interessante. who are these? / quem são estes? this is what happened / foi isto que aconteceu. they talked this, that and the other / conversaram sobre isto e aquilo. • adv a este ponto, deste modo. she sings like this / ela canta assim. all this tudo isto. by this por meio disto. by this time entrementes. long before this muito antes disto. one of these days um dia destes. these ones estes. these people estas pessoas. this and that este e aquele. this day week a) há oito dias. b) daqui a oito dias. this one este aqui.

1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) esperança

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) esperança

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperança

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1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) prometer

2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) prometer

3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) prometer

1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) promessa

2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) promessa

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1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) merecido

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1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) justamente

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exactamente

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) agora mesmo

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) mesmo agora

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) mesmo

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) à justa

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) só

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) absolutamente

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) mesmo

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[dʒ∧st] adj 1 justo, imparcial equitativo. 2 probo, íntegro. 3 justificável, razoável, merecido. 4 legal, lícito, legítimo. 5 adequado, oportuno. 6 correto, exato. 7 verdadeiro, verídico. • adv 1 exatamente, perfeitamente. it is just three o’clock / são exatamente três horas. that’s just it! / exatamente assim! I just knew it / eu o sabia exatamente. this hat is just you / este chapéu é parecido com você, é a sua cara. 2 quase, agora mesmo. 3 há pouco, daqui a pouco. he’s just gone / ele acaba de sair. 4 por mínima margem, por pouco. 5 somente, meramente. just let me pass! / deixem-me ainda (ou apenas) passar! just tell me / diga-me apenas. 6 coll positivamente, realmente. I just won’t do it / de forma nenhuma vou fazê-lo. it was just marvellous! / era realmente magnífico! 7 no mesmo momento. just as he came / no momento em que chegou. just as I had left, it began to rain / mal tinha saído, começou a chover. a just distinction uma justa distinção. I was just sure at it senti absoluta certeza. just about a) quase. b) quase não. just a moment! um momento, por favor! just beyond mais adiante. just in case no caso de, na hipótese de. just now agora mesmo. just so! certamente! just then naquele momento. just the same apesar disso, todavia. just two hours apenas ou exatamente duas horas. that is just as well coll isto é a mesmíssima coisa.

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[dʒ∧st] n, vi = link=joust joust.

1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) alegar

2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) exigir

3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) reclamar

1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) pretensão

2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) reclamação

3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) reivindicação

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[kleim] n 1 reivindicação, pretensão. 2 direito, título. she has a claim to my care / ela tem direito ao meu amparo. 3 objeto de reclamação ou de reivindicação. 4 Amer terra demarcada para exploração (por garimpeiro). 5 asserção, alegação. • vt+vi 1 reclamar, reivindicar, ter pretensão sobre, requerer seu direito. 2 alegar, pretextar, afirmar. he claims to have told the truth / ele afirma ter dito a verdade. 3 declarar como fato, sustentar. 4 clamar. claim as per accounts débito escriturado. claim department seção de reclamações. claim for compensation pedido de indenização. I have many claims on my time meu tempo é muito escasso. to claim against proceder contra, apresentar queixa contra. to give up all claims renunciar a todas as pretensões. to jump a claim tomar terras que outra pessoa já requereu como suas. to lay claim to dar entrada à petição de. he laid claim to an indemnity / ele apresentou um pedido de indenização.