(wind+etc)

wind scale

[w'ind skeil] n Meteor escala (Beaufort, etc.).

1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vento

2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) fôlego

3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) gases

- windy

1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) enrolar

2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) enrolar

3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) subir

4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) dar corda

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- winder

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[wind] n 1 vento. 2 brisa, aragem. 3 vento forte, temporal, ventania. 4 gases, flatulência. 5 (caça) faro, cheiro. 6 fôlego. 7 conversa à toa. 8 Mus instrumento de sopro (também winds) ou quem toca instrumento de sopro. • vt 1 expor ao vento e ao ar, arejar. 2 farejar, seguir o cheiro de. 3 exaustar, cansar (cavalo). 4 (deixar) resfolegar, tomar fôlego, descansar (cavalo). you must wind your horse / você precisa deixar o seu cavalo descansar. I was winded with my run / fiquei sem fôlego com a corrida. 5 [waind] (ps, pp wound, winded) soprar, tocar instrumento de sopro. before the wind levado pelo vento. between wind and weather entre a espada e a parede, em alternativa difícil. broken wind respiração dificultosa (de cavalos). contrary wind vento contrário. fair/ good wind vento favorável. gone with the wind levado pelo vento. he got his wind ele tomou fôlego. he got the wind of him ele tirou vantagem dele. he got the wind up Mil ele ficou com medo. he got wind of it fig ele farejou algo, ficou sabendo daquilo. he hit me in the wind ele me alvejou na boca do estômago. he is in good wind ele tem bom fôlego (boa capacidade respiratória). in the wind’s eye, in the teeth of the wind contra o vento. it is an ill wind that blows nobody any good o prazer de um é o desgosto de outro. it is in the wind está em andamento. on the wind a favor do vento, levado pelo vento. the wind is very high está soprando um vento forte. there is something in the wind fig há algo no ar, está se passando ou acontecendo alguma coisa. they know where the wind hits/ blows eles sabem de onde o vento sopra. thrown to the winds espalhado por todos os ventos/lados. to raise the wind arranjar dinheiro, angariar fundos. to sail near/ close to the wind Naut navegar à bolina cerrada. under the wind a sotavento. up him nós lhe fizemos medo. we put the wind there is a great wind up fig sl o ambiente está carregado. we spoke to the wind fig nós falamos ao vento, em vão. wind and waterline Naut linha d’água. wind and weather o tempo, as condições atmosféricas.

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[waind] n 1 torcedura, enroscamento. 2 curvatura, tortuosidade, sinuosidade. 3 giro, volta, curva, rotação. • vt+vi (ps, pp wound) 1 serpear, serpentear. the river wound its way through the valley / o rio serpenteava pelo vale. 2 envolver, enroscar(-se) ( round em volta de). she wound round his heart / ela soube conquistá-lo. she wound her arms round her child / ela envolveu o filho em seus braços. 3 girar, rotar. 4 Naut virar a proa. 5 empenar(-se), dobrar(-se), entortar(-se), torcer(-se), retorcer(-se). 6 enrolar(se). 7 envolver. 8 abraçar. 9 enredar. 10 guindar, içar, levantar. 11 dar corda a. 12 insinuar-se. 13 girar o braço antes de lançar a bola (em beisebol). he wound himselt into her favour ele soube ganhar a sua simpatia. she wound the wool into a ball ela formou um novelo de lã. to wind off a) desenrolar. b) filmar. to wind on enrolar. to wind up a) guindar, içar, elevar. b) rolar, enrolar. c) dar corda a (relógio). d) resumir (discurso). e) encerrar, acertar (contas). f) regularizar, terminar, finalizar, acabar, concluir. they wound up by marrying / eles acabaram se casando. g) resolver, liquidar, fechar (negócio). h) pôr em forma, reanimar (alguém), incitar, estimular, dar energia a. i) estar preso. the ship winds up / Naut o navio vira (preso à âncora).

1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vento

2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) fôlego, sopro

3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) gás

- windy

1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) enrolar

2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) enovelar

3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) serpentear

4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) dar corda

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- winder

1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) enrolar

2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) dar corda

3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) terminar

1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) enrolar, enovelar

2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) dar corda em

3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) concluir

1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) pancada

2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) golpe

1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) soprar

2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) fazer voar

3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) ser soprado

4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) soprar

5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) fazer soar

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- blowhole

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[blou] n 1 soco, golpe, pancada. 2 calamidade súbita, desgraça repentina, desastre. 3 ataque repentino, assalto, golpe de mão. he struck a blow for me ele me ajudou. they came to blows eles chegaram às vias de fato. with (or at) one blow, with (or at) a single blow com um só golpe, de uma só vez. without striking a blow sem luta.

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[blou] n 1 sopro, assopradela. 2 rajada de vento, ventania. 3 bazófia, fanfarronada. 4 queima de fusível. • vt+vi (ps blew, pp blown) 1 soprar, assoprar. 2 ventar, mover em corrente, mover rapidamente. 3 ser impelido pelo vento. 4 forçar corrente de ar em ou através de, ventilar. 5 soprar, fazer soar (instrumento de sopro). 6 enfatuar-se. 7 encher de ar. 8 dinamitar, rebentar, estourar. 9 sl amaldiçoar. 10 bufar, ofegar, exalar com força. 11 coll contar vantagem, gabar-se. 12 esbanjar dinheiro. 13 fundir, queimar (fusível). 14 difundir, espalhar, revelar. 15 sl sair, partir. to blow down derrubar (pelo vento). to blow in/ into a) chegar inesperadamente. he blew into town / ele chegou inesperadamente na cidade. b) começar a produzir (poço de petróleo). to blow off steam descarregar, desabafar. to blow one’s nose assoar o nariz. to blow one’s own trumpet elogiar a si mesmo. to blow out a) estourar (pneu). b) extinguir, apagar. c) parar de funcionar (máquina elétrica). d) estourar pela força do ar. the explosion blew the windows out / a explosão estourou as janelas. to blow over parar, cessar (tempo ruim). the storm blew over / a tempestade parou. to blow someone a kiss atirar um beijo a alguém. to blow up a) explodir, dinamitar. b) ser destruído por explosão. c) ampliar (fotografia). d) ficar irritado. e) começar, chegar (tempo ruim). there is a storm blowing up / está ameaçando uma tempestade.

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[blou] n florescência. • vi florir, florescer.

1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the south: a southerly wind.) do sul

2) (looking, lying etc towards the south: in a southerly direction.) do sul

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[s'∧ðəli] adj do sul, meridional. • adv para o sul. southerly wind vento sul.

1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) pancada

2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) golpe

1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) sopra

2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) fazer voar

3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) ser soprado

4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) soprar

5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) soprar

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- blowhole

1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) sopro

2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) tufo

1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) soprar

2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) arquejar

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- puffed

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[p∧f] n 1 sopro, bafo, baforada. 2 lufada, golpe de vento. 3 Cook bomba: doce feito de massa cozida, recheado com creme e glaçado na parte superior, ecler. 4 pompom: borla para pó-de-arroz. 5 protuberância, inchação, tumor. 6 pufe, fofo. 7 Bot bufa-de-lobo. 8 elogio exagerado. 9 anúncio berrante. 10 sl homossexual, bicha. 11 Braz coll tragada, fumada. • vt+vi 1 soprar, bufar. 2 ofegar, arquejar, arfar. 3 pitar, dar baforadas. I puffed at my pipe / eu pitei o meu cachimbo. 4 inchar, inflar, enfunar. he is puffed up with pride / ele está inchado de orgulho. 5 resfolegar (locomotiva). the train puffed out of the station / o trem partiu resfolegando. 6 elogiar de modo exagerado. 7 prover de pufes. 8 anelar (cabelos). 9 apagar com sopros. 10 expelir, soltar. 11 envaidecer, ensoberbar. 12 apregoar, trombetear. he puffs and blows ele está completamente esbaforido. out of puff esbaforido, ofegante. power puff pompom. to puff over empoar.

1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north-east or north-west: a north-easterly wind.) de nordeste/noroeste

2) (looking, lying etc towards the north-east or north-west: a north-westerly direction.) virado a nordeste/noroeste

1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the south-east or south-west: a south-easterly wind.) (de) sudeste, sudoeste

2) (looking, lying etc towards the south-east or south-west: a south-westerly direction.) do sudeste, sudoeste

1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north-east or north-west: a north-easterly wind.) nordeste/noroeste

2) (looking, lying etc towards the north-east or north-west: a north-westerly direction.) ao nordeste/ao noroeste

1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) lufada

2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) pompom

1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) soltar baforadas

2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) ofegar

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- puffed

1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the south-east or south-west: a south-easterly wind.) do sudeste, do sudoeste

2) (looking, lying etc towards the south-east or south-west: a south-westerly direction.) sudeste, sudoeste

1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the south: a southerly wind.) sul

2) (looking, lying etc towards the south: in a southerly direction.) sul

1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) quebrar

3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) faltar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bater

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interromper

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) quebrar

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicar

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) quebrar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) abrandar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) começar

1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) quebra

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) mudança

3) (an opening.) brecha

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidade

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- breakable

- breakage

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[breik] n = link=brake brake.¹, acepção 1.

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[breik] n 1 ruptura, quebra, fratura. 2 brecha, racho. 3 fenda, abertura. 4 interrupção, cessação. 5 pausa, intervalo. 6 fuga, saída por meios violentos. 7 mudança repentina ou acentuada (de tempo). 8 Amer baixa súbita (dos preços na bolsa). 9 desvio de direção (de uma bola). 10 fig ruína, quebra. 11 irrupção, ruptura. 12 Amer sl falha, rata, erro. 13 chance, oportunidade. 14 interrupção de corrente. 15 clareira, picada. 16 seqüência de tacadas (jogo de bilhar). 17 Mus ponto de passagem de um registro a outro. 18 Poet cesura. • vt+vi (ps broke, pp broken) 1 quebrar, romper, dividir em pedaços, fraturar, esmagar, despedaçar. she broke her arm / ela fraturou o braço. the toy is broken to pieces / o brinquedo está em pedaços. 2 rachar, romper, lascar, estourar. 3 triturar, moer, desbastar. 4 romper, perturbar, interromper (também Electr). he broke his fast / ele interrompeu o jejum. he broke the silence / ele rompeu o silêncio. 5 Electr desligar. 6 separar, dividir, desunir. 7 ferir, danificar. 8 arruinar, destruir. 9 fazer invalidar (testamento). 10 levar à falência, arruinar financeiramente. he broke the bank / ele quebrou a banca. 11 violar, transgredir, infringir. 12 forçar caminho, penetrar, romper, arrombar. 13 chegar repentinamente, irromper. the sun broke / o sol irrompeu (pelas nuvens). 14 mudar repentinamente. the weather broke / o tempo mudou. 15 Amer baixar subitamente (os preços na bolsa). 16 amortecer, moderar, abrandar. some bushes broke his fall / alguns arbustos amorteceram sua queda. 17 Mus mudar de som ou de registro. 18 mudar de direção (bola). 19 definhar, enfraquecer, quebrantar, depauperar. 20 ceder, amolecer, afrouxar. 21 ser dominado pela tristeza, partir-se (coração). her heart broke / seu coração se partiu. 22 parar, pôr fim. you must break with this bad habit / você deve deixar este mau hábito. 23 degradar, rebaixar. 24 sujeitar, domar, subjugar. his resistance was broken / sua resistência foi subjugada. 25 disciplinar, corrigir. 26 exceder, ultrapassar, superar, quebrar (recorde). 27 iniciar uma escavação para construção. 28 revelar, divulgar, tornar conhecido. 29 Amer correr, atirar-se. 30 desmanchar (noivado). 31 desfazer, desmanchar (coleção etc.). 32 rebentar (ondas, flores, pústulas). 33 raiar, surgir. the day broke / o dia raiou. 34 saltar da água (peixe). 35 mudar de partido. 36 quebrar-se, fragmentar-se, partir-se. 37 desintegrar(-se), dissolver(-se). they broke company / eles dissolveram a sociedade. 38 desencadear-se (tempestade). 39 levantar (acampamento). they broke camp / eles levantaram acampamento. 40 falir, ir à falência. the business broke / o negócio faliu. a cry broke from her lips um grito escapou de seus lábios. break a leg! a) sl merda para você! b) Theat boa sorte! break of the day aurora, amanhecer. at (the) break of day / ao amanhecer. break step! Mil sem cadência! give me a break! me dá um tempo! he broke company ele saiu à francesa. he broke down all restraint ele abandonou todo constrangimento. he broke into a laugh ele rompeu em gargalhadas. her health broke sua saúde piorou. his power was broken down seu poder foi quebrado. his voice broke down sua voz falhou. lucky breaks coll boas oportunidades. she broke in health ela adoeceu. the buoy broke adrift a bóia soltou-se e está à deriva. the horse broke o cavalo mudou de andamento. the machine broke down a máquina encrencou, quebrou. the school breaks up a escola fecha, começam as férias. the supplies broke down os estoques acabaram. they broke (new) ground fig desbravaram novas terras. to break asunder quebrar em pedaços. to break away a) fugir, escapar. he broke away / ele saiu correndo. b) dissolver-se, desaparecer. to break down a) demolir, derrubar. b) sucumbir. c) falhar, não obter êxito. to break forth a) irromper. b) exclamar subitamente. c) brotar, jorrar. to break in a) domar, ensinar, domesticar. b) arrombar, forçar. our house was broken into / nossa casa foi arrombada. c) Press colocar ilustrações no espaço deixado. d) interromper, perturbar. the war broke in upon our peace / a guerra interrompeu nossa paz. to break of bounds fig ultrapassar os limites. to break off a) romper-se. b) cessar, parar, interromper. he broke off / ele parou, interrompeu-se. he broke off the conversation / ele interrompeu a conversação. to break off an engagement desmanchar um noivado. to break one of a habit tirar o vício ou o costume de alguém. to break out a) tirar quebrando. b) desobstruir, livrar. c) irromper problemas na pele. he broke out into hives / sua pele ficou cheia de urticária. d) desabafar-se, expandir-se. he broke out into lamentations / ele rompeu em lamúrias. e) fugir, escapar. he broke out of prison / ele fugiu da cadeia. to break the ice superar as dificuldades iniciais, quebrar o gelo. to break through abrir caminho através de algo. she broke through the crowd / ela abriu caminho na multidão. to break up a) levantar-se, ir embora. b) dissolver (reunião). c) dispersar. the crowd was broken up / a multidão foi dispersada. d) cortar em pedaços (caça). e) abrir, rebentar, romper. f) confundir, desconcertar. g) fragmentar-se, desintegrar-se. his household was broken up / seu lar se desintegrou. she is broken up by grief / ela está alquebrada de desgosto. to break water emergir da água. to break with romper relações com. he broke with his father / ele rompeu relações com o pai.

1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir

3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) romper, transgredir

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) quebrar

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interromper

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) quebrar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) abrandar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) rebentar

1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pausa

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) mudança

3) (an opening.) brecha

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) sorte

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- breakable

- breakage

1) (a sudden rush (of wind etc); light snow: A flurry of wind made the door bang; a flurry of excitement; The children expected a lot of snow but there were only flurries.) lufada

2) (a confusion: She was in a flurry.) azáfama

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[fl'∧ri] n 1 lufada, refrega, rajada de vento. 2 pancada de chuva, aguaceiro. 3 comoção, agitação nervosa, excitação, afobação, pressa nervosa, atrapalhação, bulha, nervosismo, alvoroço. • vt excitar, agitar, confundir, embasbacar, perturbar, aturdir, atrapalhar, atarantar. flurry of snow nevada. in a flurry excitado, alvoroçado.

1) (a sudden rush (of wind etc); light snow: A flurry of wind made the door bang; a flurry of excitement; The children expected a lot of snow but there were only flurries.) lufada

2) (a confusion: She was in a flurry.) azáfama