(working)

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at work

a) (pessoas) a/de serviço, trabalhando. b) (máquina) em movimento.

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in action

em atividade, em movimento.

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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- work-basket

1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) categoria

2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) classe

3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) classe

4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) turma

5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) aula

6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.)

- classmate

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[kla:s; klæs] n 1 classe, categoria, espécie. 2 aula, classe de alunos. 3 curso, aula. 4 Amer colegas de turma ou de classe. 5 camada social. 6 casta. 7 Mil classe do mesmo ano. 8 alta categoria na sociedade. 9 grau, qualidade. 10 Amer sl excelência. 11 Bot, Zool classe. • vt+vi 1 classificar, agrupar, dispor em classe. 2 estar classificado, figurar em certa classe. • adj 1 relativo a classe, de classe. 2 sl relativo a qualidade. first class de primeira qualidade, excelente. a first class performance / um feito (ou espetáculo) excelente. he is classed as classic ele é considerado clássico. middle-class classe média. no class sl miserável, muito ruim. to class with pôr na mesma classe com, equiparar. to take a class passar em um exame com louvor ou distinção. upper-class classe alta. working class classe trabalhadora.

1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) livre

2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) livre

3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) generoso

4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) franco

5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito

6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) livre

7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) livre

8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) livre

1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) libertar

2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) livrar(-se)

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- Freepost

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[fri:] vt (ps e pp freed) 1 livrar, libertar, emancipar, soltar, pôr em liberdade. 2 resgatar, desobrigar, isentar, eximir. 3 desembaraçar, desobstruir, franquear, abrir. • adj 1 livre, independente, autônomo. you are free to do what you want / você tem toda liberdade para fazer o que deseja. 2 liberto, emancipado, que pode dispor de sua pessoa. it is free for you to go / você pode ir, se quiser. 3 espontâneo, voluntário. I am free to confess / estou pronto a confessar. 4 discricionário, arbitrário. 5 solto, desprendido, desatado, não fixo. the ship is free of the harbour / o navio encontra-se fora das águas do porto. 6 em liberdade, absolvido, inocente. he was set free / ele foi posto em liberdade. 7 desimpedido, desobstruído. 8 desocupado, vago. 9 permitido, lícito. 10 desembaraçado. 11 descoberto, aberto. 12 acessível, público, aberto (porto). 13 gratuito, grátis, franco. 14 isento, dispensado. 15 generoso, liberal, pródigo, profuso. 16 abundante, copioso, ilimitado, irrestrito. 17 não convencional, sem cerimônia. he was very free with me / ele tomou muitas liberdades comigo. 18 não textual, não ao pé da letra. 19 franco, sincero, ingênuo, cândido, que fala com franqueza. 20 atrevido, licencioso, descomedido, indecente, imoral, libertino. 21 desenfreado, descuidado. 22 Naut favorável. 23 Bot que não estão aderentes entre si. 24 Chem puro, simples (elemento). • adv grátis, gratuitamente. carriage free transporte pago. duty free isento de taxa alfadengária. for free coll grátis. free alongside ship (abreviatura: FAS) posto no costado do navio. free and easy natural, despreocupado, sem cerimônia. free and unencumbered sem hipoteca, não hipotecado. free cost gratuito. free from damage incólume, não avariado. free from disease livre de doença. free from restraint livre de restrições, desimpedido. free of care despreocupado, sem preocupações. free of charge (abreviatura: FOC) livre de despesas, franco. free of crowds and noise longe das multidões e do barulho. free of debt sem dívidas. free of duty sem taxa alfandegária. free on board (abreviatura: FOB) livre de despesas de transporte. free on quay (abreviatura: FOQ) entregue no cais sem despesa. free on rails (abreviatura: FOR) livre de despesas até ser posto no trem. free on truck (abreviatura: FOT) posto no caminhão livre de despesas. it runs free Tech corre em vazio. of my own free will de minha livre e espontânea vontade. post free porte pago. to feel free sentir-se à vontade. to free of limpar (um lugar) de, livrar-se de (alguém). to have ones’ hands free ter as mãos vazias. toll free isento de taxa, chamada telefônica grátis. to make free with explorar, usar de liberdade, tratar desrespeitosamente. to make someone free of something dar a alguém o direito de usar ou partilhar algo.

1) (a number (of workmen etc) working together: a gang of men working on the railway.) bando

2) (a group (of people), usually formed for a bad purpose: a gang of jewel thieves.) bando

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[gæŋ] n 1 grupo de pessoas, bando, turma, gangue, equipe. 2 máquinas ou ferramentas que trabalham em conjunto. • vt+vi 1 formar grupo ou turma. 2 Amer atacar em gangue. 3 Scot ir andar.

1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) em cima de

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em/de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) em.

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) a fazer/tomar

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) em direcção a

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em/por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) com

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ao ser (investigado)

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) sobre

1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) em

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) em funcionamento

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) em exibição

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) em

1) (in progress: The game was on.) a decorrer

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) vai haver

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[ɔn] adj posto, colocado. • adv 1 sobre, por cima de. 2 em diante, a partir de. 3 adiante, para a frente. 4 em andamento, em ação. 5 na direção. • prep 1 sobre, em cima de. 2 em. 3 no, nos, na, nas. 4 para o. 5 por meio de. 6 a respeito de. 7 perto. 8 junto a. 9 conforme. 10 durante. 11 em acréscimo a. 12 na direção de. 13 coll às custas de. and so on e assim por diante. come on! venha, vamos. far on in years de idade avançada. from that day on daquele dia em diante. go on! continue, prossiga. he is always on about her coll ele não pára de falar nela. he is on ele está embriagado. hold on! segure-se. later on mais tarde. on and off de vez em quando. on and on sem parar, ininterruptamente. on board a bordo. on call a chamado. on close no fechamento. on condition that sob a condição de. on duty a serviço, de plantão. on fire em chamas. on foot a pé. on Friday next week na sexta-feira da próxima semana. on purpose de propósito. on the contrary ao contrário. on the right/ left à direita/esquerda. on the river à margem do rio. on the rocks com gelo. on the telephone ao telefone. on time na hora. she’s always on sl ela está sempre ligada. the light is on a luz está acesa. they got on a bus eles subiram no ônibus. they greeted us on their arrival saudaram-nos por ocasião de sua chegada. to be on a cloud coll estar muito feliz. to be on one’s ass sl estar numa pior. to be on roll coll ter muito sucesso. to be on someone’s back sl a) pegar no pé de alguém. b) depender de alguém. to get on in life progredir na vida. to have a lot on coll ter muito o que fazer. to look on olhar, assistir (a um jogo). to march on prosseguir marchando. who is on the committee? quem está no comitê?

1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso

2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso

3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoio

4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) desligado

1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar

2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar

3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar

4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) descansar

5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de

6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) pertencer

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- the rest

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[rest] n 1 descanso, repouso, folga, trégua, tranqüilidade, paz, sossego. 2 sono. 3 lugar de repouso, sanatório. 4 abrigo, albergue, pousada, parada. 5 suporte, apoio, pedestal. 6 Mus pausa. 7 Poet morte, túmulo. 8 inércia. the matter rests with you / o caso depende de você. 9 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 descansar ( from de), repousar, fazer uma pausa, estar parado, não se mover, ficar quieto. I shall not rest until this matter is settled / não descansarei até este assunto ser resolvido. 2 estar calmo, sossegado ou despreocupado. you can rest assured that we will do all we can / você pode ter a certeza de que faremos tudo que pudermos. 3 dormir. 4 estar morto, jazer. 5 não ser aproveitado, cultivado (terras). 6 ser espalhado. 7 ser apoiado ou apoiar-se (on, against sobre, em), basear-se ( upon sobre), motivar-se (in em). 8 depender (on de), confiar (in em). 9 parar, cessar de mover-se. 10 deixar pendente. 11 dirigir, fixar (os olhos). our eyes rest on the book / nossos olhos estão fixos no livro. 12 Jur interromper voluntariamente a apresentação de provas. a day of rest dia de descanso. the fault rests with you a culpa é sua. to be at rest a) estar dormindo. b) estar parado. c) estar despreocupado, livre de aborrecimentos. d) Euphem estar morto. to give a rest deixar em paz, não amolar. to lay at rest sepultar, enterrar. to lay/ put ( an idea) to rest provar que é falso. to let something rest deixar de lado. to let the matter rest dar o assunto por liquidado. to put/set someone’s mind at rest tranqüilizar, apaziguar. to rest on/ upon a) apoiar-se. b) basear-se. to rest up coll descansar. to set at rest acalmar, aquietar. to take a rest descansar. without rest sem descanso, sem folga.

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[rest] n 1 resto, restante, sobra, resíduo. 2 saldo, reserva. 3 Ten série longa de trocas de bola. • vt+vi 1 restar, sobrar, sobejar. 2 ficar, permanecer. among the rest entre as outras coisas. and all the rest of it e tudo o mais. and the rest? e quem mais? for the rest demais, além disso. the rest os outros, os demais. you may rest assured that você pode ficar certo de que.

1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) sólido

2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) sólido

3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) sólido

4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) sólido

5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) sólido

6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) sólido

7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) ininterrupto

1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) sólido

2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) sólido

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[s'ɔlid] n 1 corpo sólido. 2 Geom corpo que tem largura, comprimento e altura. • adj 1 sólido. 2 maciço, compacto, íntegro. 3 que tem três dimensões, cúbico. 4 denso, pesado, grosso. 5 duro, firme. 6 igual, uniforme. 7 unânime. 8 real, sério. 9 genuíno, verdadeiro. 10 incontestável, de confiança. 11 sensato, inteligente, criterioso. 12 com fundamento financeiro, sólido (no sentido comercial). 13 inteiro, íntegro. 14 contínuo. 15 fechado. 16 sem hífen. 17 coll em bases firmes, amigável. 18 sl excelente, formidável. 19 forte, durável. to be of solid sugar ser totalmente de açúcar. to go solid against something recusar alguma coisa como grupo. they went solid against the new law / votaram unanimente contra a nova lei.

1) (a small group of soldiers drilled or working together: The men were divided into squads to perform different duties.) grupo

2) (a group of people, especially a working-party: a squad of workmen.) grupo

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[skwɔd] n 1 pelotão, esquadra. 2 turma, pequeno grupo de pessoas. • vt formar em pelotão. flying squad pelotão volante (de polícia).

1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) parado

2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) sem gás

- stillness

1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) ainda

2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) no entanto

3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) ainda

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[stil] n 1 Poet silêncio, calma, quietude. 2 fotografia, pose, retrato. 3 Amer fotografia individual de um filme usada para cartaz. 4 natureza-morta. • vt 1 acalmar, tranqüilizar, silenciar, pacificar. 2 tranqüilizar-se, acalmar-se, sossegar. 3 acalmar, aliviar. 4 ficar quieto. • adj 1 quieto, calmo, tranqüilo, imóvel, sossegado, estacionário. 2 calmo, sereno, baixo, moderado. 3 sem ondas, parado, calmo. 4 silencioso. 5 não efervescente. 6 baixo, suave (tom). • adv 1 ainda. are you still asleep? / ainda está dormindo? 2 até agora, até esta data. 3 continuamente, futuramente. 4 apesar. 5 entretanto, não obstante. 6 quietamente, calmamente. • conj todavia, não obstante. still and all Amer apesar de tudo. still bigger ainda maior. still less ainda menos still more ainda mais. still waters run deep águas silenciosas são profundas, quem vê cara não vê coração. to be/ hold/ keep still ficar quieto.

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[stil] n 1 alambique, destilador. 2 destilaria, engenho.

1) (a group of people forming a side in a game: a football team.) equipa

2) (a group of people working together: A team of doctors.) equipa

3) (two or more animals working together eg pulling a cart, plough etc: a team of horses/oxen.) parelha

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[ti:m] n 1 time, equipe, conjunto, quadro. 2 junta, parelha. • vt+vi 1 emparelhar, juntar em parelha, atrelar. 2 trabalhar com junta, guiar e transportar em carro puxado por junta. to team up with juntar forças com.

1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) livre

2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) livre

3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) pródigo

4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) solto, aberto

5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito

6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) livre

7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) livre

8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) isento, desvencilhado

1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) libertar

2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) livrar(-se)

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- freedom

- Freepost

1) (a number (of workmen etc) working together: a gang of men working on the railway.) equipe

2) (a group (of people), usually formed for a bad purpose: a gang of jewel thieves.) gangue

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- gangster

1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) sob

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) sobre

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) em

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) sob

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) em

1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.)

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.)

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.)

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.)

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.)

1) (in progress: The game was on.) em curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) de pé

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- oncoming

1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso

2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) sono

3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) descanso, apoio

4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) em repouso, parado

1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar

2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) repousar

3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) apoiar, pousar

4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) sossegar, descansar

5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) apoiar-se

6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) caber a

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- restful

- the rest

1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) sólido

2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) maciço, compacto

3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) sólido

4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) maciço

5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) contínuo, unânime

6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) sólido

7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) consecutivo

1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) sólido

2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) sólido

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- solidarity