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21 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) sinal2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) tabuleta, placa3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) sinal4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) sinal2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) assinar2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) assinar3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) fazer sinal•- signpost - sign in/out - sign up -
22 address
1. [ə'dres] verb1) (to put a name and address on (an envelope etc): Address the parcel clearly.) endereçar2) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) dirigir(-se a)2. ( American[) 'ædres] noun1) (the name of the house, street, town etc where a person lives: His address is 30 Main St, Edinburgh.) endereço2) (a speech: He made a long and boring address.) discurso•* * *ad.dress[ədr'es; 'ædrəs] n 1 discurso. 2 sede (de uma firma), residência, local. 3 endereço. what’s your home/business address? / qual o seu endereço residencial/comercial? 4 trato, atitude, maneiras. 5 pl addresses corte, atenções. • [ədr'es] vt 1 discursar, dirigir-se a (oralmente ou por escrito). 2 tratar, intitular. 3 chamar a atenção. 4 falar ou recorrer a. 5 endereçar, indicar o destinatário. 6 devotar(-se), dedicar(-se). to address a meeting fazer uso da palavra numa reunião. to adress oneself to dirigir-se a, interessar-se por. to give an adress fazer um discurso. -
23 circus
['sə:kəs]plural - circuses; noun1) (a travelling show with performances by horsemen, acrobats, animals etc: The children went to the circus.) circo2) (an open space in a town etc where several roads meet: Piccadilly Circus.) praça* * *cir.cus[s'ə:kəs] n 1 circo. 2 espetáculo circense. 3 circo romano, anfiteatro. 4 Brit praça com cruzamentos. -
24 high street
((with capital when used as a name) the main street of a town etc, usually with shops etc.) rua principal* * *high street[h'ai str:it] n Brit rua principal. -
25 residential
[-'denʃəl]1) ((of an area of a town etc) containing houses rather than offices, shops etc: This district is mainly residential; a residential neighbourhood/area.) residencial2) (requiring a person to live in the place where he works: a residential post.) residencial3) (of, concerned with, living in a place.) residencial* * *res.i.den.tial[rezid'enʃəl] adj residencial. -
26 sprawl
[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) esparramar-se2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) espalhar-se2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) posição esparramada2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) casario espalhado•* * *[sprɔ:l] n 1 espreguiçamento, estatelamento, movimento desajeitado. 2 expansão, espalhamento, propagação. • vt+vi 1 espreguiçar-se, esticar os membros. 2 deitar ou sentar com o corpo relaxado, esparramar-se. 3 expandir-se, alastrar-se, crescer muito. 4 mover-se de modo desajeitado. -
27 address
1. [ə'dres] verb1) (to put a name and address on (an envelope etc): Address the parcel clearly.) endereçar2) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) endereçar, dirigir2. ( American[) 'ædres] noun1) (the name of the house, street, town etc where a person lives: His address is 30 Main St, Edinburgh.) endereço2) (a speech: He made a long and boring address.) discurso• -
28 circus
['sə:kəs]plural - circuses; noun1) (a travelling show with performances by horsemen, acrobats, animals etc: The children went to the circus.) circo2) (an open space in a town etc where several roads meet: Piccadilly Circus.) praça circular -
29 high street
((with capital when used as a name) the main street of a town etc, usually with shops etc.) rua principal -
30 residential
[-'denʃəl]1) ((of an area of a town etc) containing houses rather than offices, shops etc: This district is mainly residential; a residential neighbourhood/area.) residencial2) (requiring a person to live in the place where he works: a residential post.) de residência3) (of, concerned with, living in a place.) residencial -
31 sprawl
[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) escarrapachar-se2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) esparramar(-se)2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) posição escarrapachada2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) esparramamento• -
32 area
['eəriə]1) (the extent or size of a flat surface: This garden is twelve square metres in area.) área2) (a place; part (of a town etc): Do you live in this area?) área* * *ar.e.a['ɛəriə] n área: 1 superfície plana, espaço. 2 extensão, esfera, âmbito, raio de ação. 3 região, zona, território. 4 recinto, terreno cercado. 5 rebaixe na entrada para o porão. area code código de acesso para ligações telefônicas interurbanas, prefixo telefônico. area sampling Market amostragem de área: técnica de levantamento em pesquisa de mercado que usa elementos gráficos. -
33 district
['distrikt](an area of a country, town etc: He lives in a poor district of London; Public transport is often infrequent in country districts.) distrito* * *dis.trict[d'istrikt] n 1 distrito, região, divisão territorial, bairro. 2 comarca, jurisdição. • vt dividir em distritos. -
34 illumination
1) (the act of illuminating.) iluminação2) ((in plural) the decorative lights in a town etc: Go to Blackpool and see the illuminations.) iluminação* * *il.lu.mi.na.tion[ilu:min'eiʃən] n 1 iluminação, luz. 2 esplendor. 3 iluminura: arte de pintar ilustração com tinta dourada (manuscritos, livros antigos). 4 esclarecimento, elucidação. 5 instrução, ilustração. 6 illuminations Brit luzes coloridas para enfeitar cidades na época de Natal. -
35 industrial estate
(an area of a town etc set aside for (the building of) factories.) parque industrial* * *in.dus.tri.al es.tate[ind∧striəl ist'eit] n área industrial. -
36 remote
[rə'mout]1) (far away in time or place; far from any (other) village, town etc: a remote village in New South Wales; a farmhouse remote from civilization.) remoto2) (distantly related: a remote cousin) afastado3) (very small or slight: a remote chance of success; He hasn't the remotest idea what is going on.) muito pequeno•- remotely- remoteness
- remote control* * *re.mote[rim'out] adj 1 remoto, afastado, distante, retirado, segregado. 2 improvável. 3 indireto, mediato. 4 inconsiderável, trivial. 5 mínimo, vago, leve. we had not got the remotest idea / não tínhamos a mínima idéia. 6 arredio, frio, reservado. a remote relative um parente afastado. -
37 site
1) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) local2) ((also Web site) a site on the Internet that gives information about a particular subject or person.)* * *[sait] n 1 posição, lugar, terreno. 2 Comp site. • vt posicionar, localizar. -
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39 waterfront
noun (that part of a town etc which faces the sea or a lake: He lives on the waterfront.) beira-mar* * *wa.ter.front[w'ɔ:təfr∧nt] n 1 terra à margem d’água. 2 parte de uma cidade com frente para um rio, lago ou porto. -
40 zone
[zəun]1) (an area or region, usually of a country, town etc, especially one marked off for a special purpose: a no-parking zone; a traffic-free zone.) zona2) (any of the five bands into which the earth's surface is divided according to temperature: The tropical zone is the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer.) zona* * *[zoun] n 1 zona (também Geogr), distrito, região. 2 faixa, banda, cinta. 3 círculo. 4 circuito. • vt+vi 1 dividir em ou formar zonas. 2 cingir, cercar. frigid zone zona frígida. temperate/ variable zone zona temperada. torrid zone zona tórrida. to zone something out ignorar, omitir da consciência, tirar da mente.
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