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81 right-handed
adjective ((of people) using the right hand more easily than the left, eg for writing: The majority of people are right-handed.) manidestro* * *right-hand.ed[rait h'ændid] adj 1 destro, que usa mais a mão direita do que a esquerda. 2 feito com ou para a mão direita. 3 que se opera da esquerda para a direita (no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio). -
82 row
I [rəu] noun(a line: two rows of houses; They were sitting in a row; They sat in the front row in the theatre.) filaII 1. [rəu] verb1) (to move (a boat) through the water using oars: He rowed (the dinghy) up the river.) remar2) (to transport by rowing: He rowed them across the lake.) levar a remo2. noun(a trip in a rowing-boat: They went for a row on the river.) passeio- rower- rowing-boat
- row-boat III noun1) (a noisy quarrel: They had a terrible row; a family row.) briga2) (a continuous loud noise: They heard a row in the street.) barulho* * *row1[rou] n 1 fileira, fila, linha, fiada, série, ordem, carreira. 2 travessa, rua curta. 3 fila de casas. • vt dispor em fila, enfileirar. in a row sucessivamente, um após o outro. row of seats fileira de cadeiras.————————row2[rou] n 1 ação de remar, remada, remadura, voga. 2 passeio de bote, de barco a remos. • vt+vi 1 remar, vogar. 2 conduzir num bote, num barco a remos. corn row trança-de-raiz. to go for a row dar um passeio de barco. to row down vencer, superar remando. to row in the same boat ter a mesma sorte.————————row3[rau] n 1 barulho, motim, algazarra, desordem, agitação, clamor, distúrbio. 2 disputa, altercação, contenda, briga, rixa. • vi fazer barulho, causar alvoroço, promover desordem, brigar, armar motim ou tumulto. to kick up a row fazer barulho, encrencar, armar uma briga. what’s the row? o que há? o que aconteceu? -
83 rugby
((also Rugby / rugby football: abbreviation rugger) a kind of football using an oval ball which can be carried.) râguebi* * *rug.by[r'∧gbi] n Sport rúgbi (também rugby football). -
84 sacrilege
['sækrəli‹](the act of using a holy thing or place in a wicked way: Robbing a church is considered (a) sacrilege.) sacrilégio- sacrilegiously
- sacrilegiousness* * *sac.ri.lege[s'ækrilidʒ] n sacrilégio, profanação. -
85 sarcastic
[-'kæs-]adjective (containing, or using, sarcasm: a sarcastic person.) sarcástico* * *sar.cas.tic[sa:k'æstik] adj sarcástico, irônico, satírico, mordaz. -
86 satirise
[-ti-]verb (to make look foolish by using satire.) satirizar* * *sat.i.rise[s'ætəraiz] vt+vi satirizar. -
87 satirize
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88 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) salvar2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) fazer economias3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) poupar4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) defender5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) salvar6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) defesa- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) salvo* * *save1[seiv] n o que foi salvo, economia. • vt+vi 1 salvar. he saved my life / ele salvou minha vida. 2 guardar, preservar, resguardar, proteger, abrigar. God save the King! / Deus guarde o rei! 3 colher, recolher, armazenar, juntar, guardar. 4 economizar, poupar. he saved a lot of money / ele economizou muito dinheiro. 5 fazer economias, juntar dinheiro. he’s saving money / ele está economizando dinheiro. 6 prevenir, evitar. 7 Theol salvar, livrar (dos pecados). 8 cuidar, conservar. to save appearances salvar as aparências. to save one’s face escapar de uma humilhação.————————save2[seiv] prep exceto, salvo. • conj a não ser que, exceto. he invited all save my friend / ele convidou todos exceto meu amigo. save for com exceção de, salvo. save that a menos que, só que, a não ser que. -
89 scan
[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) esquadrinhar2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) passar os olhos por3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) sondar4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) escandir5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.)6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.)2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.)- scanner* * *[skæn] n Comp escaneamento, varredura. • vt+vi 1 olhar de perto, examinar cuidadosamente, esquadrinhar. 2 escandir. 3 TV decompor, expor a imagem ponto por ponto a fim de transmiti-la. 4 sondar com radar. 5 Comp escanear, varrer. to scan the horizon esquadrinhar o horizonte (com binóculo). -
90 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. -
91 scuffle
(a confused fight usually between a few people using their fists, feet etc: The two men quarrelled and there was a scuffle.) briga* * *scuf.fle[sk'∧fəl] n 1 luta corpo a corpo, briga. 2 tumulto. • vi lutar, brigar. -
92 selective
[-tiv]adjective (having the power of choice and using it, especially carefully: She is very selective about clothes.) exigente* * *se.lec.tive[sil'ektiv] adj seletivo (também Electr). -
93 sew
[səu]past tense - sewed; verb(to make, stitch or attach with thread, using a needle: She sewed the pieces together; Have you sewn my button on yet?) coser- sewer- sewing
- sewing-machine
- sew up
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94 shorthand
noun (a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds.) estenografia* * *short.hand[ʃ'ɔ:thænd] n estenografia, taquigrafia. • adj que usa taquigrafia, escrita em taquigrafia. -
95 simile
['siməli](a form of expression using `like' or `as', in which one thing is compared to another which it only resembles in one or a small number of ways: `Her hair was like silk' is a simile.) símile* * *sim.i.le[s'imili] n símile, comparação. -
96 sonic
['sonik](of, or using, sound waves.) sónico* * *son.ic[s'ɔnik] adj 1 sônico, relativo ao som. 2 relativo à velocidade do som. -
97 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) dispensar2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) dispensar3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) poupar4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) poupar5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) poupar6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) poupar2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) vago2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) livre3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) peça sobresselente2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) pneu sobresselente•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *[spɛə] n objeto de reserva. • vt+vi 1 poupar, tratar com indulgência, ter dó ou consideração. spare me all this! / poupe-me de tudo isso! spare his life! / poupe sua vida! 2 aliviar, desobrigar, isentar, dispensar. 3 tomar em consideração, respeitar. spare her blushes / respeite seu melindre. 4 economizar. 5 abster-se, privar-se. 6 dispensar. can you spare me a moment? / você dispõe de um momento para mim? 7 ter em excesso, de sobra. I have not a minute to spare / não tenho nem um minuto de sobra. we have time to spare / temos tempo de sobra. • adj 1 excedente, de sobra. 2 de reserva, extra, sobressalente. 3 magro. 4 pouco, esparso, parco, frugal. enough and to spare mais do que suficiente. to drive someone spare deixar alguém louco, furioso. to go spare ficar furioso, ficar bravo. to have to spare ter de sobra. to spare no expense não poupar gastos. -
98 stencil
['stensl] 1. noun1) (a thin piece of metal or card in which a design etc has been cut which can be reproduced on another surface, eg paper, by printing or inking over the metal etc.) estampilha2) (a piece of waxed paper into which words have been cut by a typewriter, to be reproduced by a similar process.) folha de stencil2. verb(to produce (a design, pattern etc) by using a stencil.) estampar* * *sten.cil[st'ensəl] n estêncil: matriz, estampa, chapa para reproduzir desenho ou letras. • vt escrever em matriz, reproduzir com matriz ou estampa. to cut a stencil escrever sobre estampa ou matriz. to roll off a stencil copiar com uma estampa ou chapa. -
99 stove
[stəuv](an apparatus using coal, gas, electricity or other fuel, used for cooking, or for heating a room: a gas/electric (cooking) stove; Put the saucepan on the stove.) fogão* * *stove1[stouv] n forno, fogão, estufa, fornalha.————————stove2[stouv] vt+vi ps, pp of stave. stove in Amer coll embriagado. -
100 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) varrer2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) varrer3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) grassar4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) passar/entrar, etc. altaneiramente2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) varridela2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) limpa-chaminés4) (a sweepstake.) lotaria•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up* * *[swi:p] n 1 varredura, varrição, vassourada, limpeza. 2 movimento impetuoso, impulso. 3 linha curva, perfil. 4 curva, volta. 5 golpe, giro, movimento circular (como com alfanje). 6 extensão, região, área, amplitude, amplidão. 7 alcance, extensão, esfera. 8 limpador de chaminés, varredor. 9 remo comprido. 10 vara comprida para tirar água de poço. 11 folga, jogo. 12 rampa. 13 tipo de aposta em corrida de cavalos em que o ganhador leva tudo. 14 vitória arrasadora. 15 asas de moinho de vento. 16 sweeps (também sweepings) varredura, lixo, sujeira. • vt+vi (ps, pp swept) 1 varrer, limpar, escovar. the waves swept the boat / as ondas lavaram o barco. 2 roçar, tocar. 3 remover, arrastar (no chão), levar de roldão. 4 eliminar, abolir. 5 correr, mover-se rapidamente, passar impetuosamente. 6 andar com pose ou dignidade. 7 estender-se. 8 caçar, tocar. 9 escavar, dragar. 10 procurar, olhar (o horizonte), perscrutar, esquadrinhar, vasculhar. 11 arrebatar, empolgar. 12 assolar, devastar. 13 abarcar, abranger. 14 vencer de forma espetacular, vencer todas as partidas. 15 derramar-se, fluir. a clean sweep a) fig uma limpeza geral. b) uma vitória completa. at one sweep de um só golpe. he swept his pupils along with him ele entusiasmou seu alunos. sweep-net rede de arrasto. to make a clean sweep of a) ganhar todos os prêmios, concursos, etc. b) limpar completamente. to sweep along correr, passar rapidamente, fig voar. to sweep by passar com grande velocidade. to sweep down varrer para baixo. to sweep down on atirar-se sobre. to sweep off arrastar, levar, varrer. to sweep past passar com grande velocidade. to sweep someone off their feet coll fig fazer alguém ficar impressionado, atraído por você. we were swept off our feet / ficamos impressionados, emocionados. to sweep the board ganhar tudo, limpar a mesa (jogo de apostas). to sweep the chimney limpar a chaminé. with a sweep of his hand com um movimento da mão.
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