I was not in a position to

1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) posição

2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) posição

3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) posição

4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) ponto de vista

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[pəz'iʃən] n 1 posição. a) colocação, lugar. b) atitude, situação, postura. I was not in a position to / não estava em situação de. c) ponto de vista. d) situação social ou econômica. e) circunstâncias. f) local estratégico. 2 emprego, cargo, ocupação. 3 Philos afirmação, proposição, asserção. • vt 1 colocar em posição, postar, situar. if you were in my position / se estivesse no meu lugar. 2 localizar. angle of position ângulo de posição. financial position situação financeira. he holds a position ele exerce um cargo. out of position fora de ordem. to hold a position ocupar um cargo. to take up a position assumir e defender um ponto de vista.

1) (having a duty to see that something is done etc: We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip.) responsável

2) ((of a job etc) having many duties eg the making of important decisions: The job of manager is a very responsible post.) de responsabilidade

3) ((with for) being the cause of something: Who is responsible for the stain on the carpet?) responsável

4) ((of a person) able to be trusted; sensible: We need a responsible person for this job.) responsável

5) ((with for) able to control, and fully aware of (one's actions): The lawyer said that at the time of the murder, his client was not responsible for his actions.) responsável

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[risp'ɔnsəbəl] adj 1 responsável, com responsabilidade, prudente, equilibrado. they are responsible for the failure / eles são responsáveis pelo fracasso. 2 respeitável, de confiança, confiável. a responsible position uma posição de responsabilidade. a responsible person uma pessoa de confiança.

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.

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[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) agüentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) deter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter, comportar

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter(-se)

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter(-se)

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) manter comprometido

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) resistir

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) reter

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) ter lugar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) manter(-se)

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) segurar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) preensão

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) lugar

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) largo

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa

1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar

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[pleis] n 1 lugar: a) espaço ocupado. b) posição natural, colocação certa. c) localidade, local. d) vila, cidade, povoado, região, distrito. e) parte, local, ponto. f) emprego, posto, cargo, colocação. g) posição, classe, condição, grau. h) residência, moradia, domicílio. i) passagem, trecho, tópico. j) ocasião, ensejo, azo. k) assento, poltrona, cadeira. he took his place / ele ocupou seu lugar. l) Sports colocação. m) ordem de seqüência. n) situação, circunstância. o) Astr posição no firmamento. 2 obrigação, atribuição, dever. it is not my place to find fault / não me cabe fazer críticas. 3 Math casa decimal. 4 praça, largo. 5 praça, forte, fortificação. 6 solar, mansão, herdade. • vt+vi 1 colocar: a) pôr, depositar. he placed confidence in her / ele depositou confiança nela. he placed the book on the shelf / ele colocou o livro na prateleira. b) inverter, aplicar. c) pôr em estabelecimento de crédito. d) dispor, ordenar, classificar, arranjar. e) estabelecer, nomear, dar emprego a. 2 identificar, reconhecer. 3 Accounting fazer lançamentos. 4 obter colocação (cavalo de corrida, diz-se principalmente em relação ao segundo colocado). all over the place jogado, em confusão, bagunçado, desorganizado. in place a) no lugar certo. b) adequado. in place of em lugar de, em vez de. in some place algures, em algum lugar. in the first place a) em primeiro lugar. b) primeiramente. out of place fora de propósito. place of amusement local de diversão. place of delivery local de entrega. the right man in the right place o homem adequado no lugar que lhe compete. to be placed beyond a doubt estar acima de qualquer dúvida. to fall into place estar resolvido, Braz coll encaixar-se. to give place to dar espaço para. to have place ter existência. to know one’s place conhecer o seu lugar. she knows her place / ela sabe o lugar que lhe compete. to lose one’s place perder, não compreender o texto, etc. to lose the place a) estar completamente perdido. b) perder a paciência. to place an order fazer um pedido. to place in position colocar em posição. to put/keep someone in one’s place a) pôr/manter alguém no seu devido lugar. b) manter alguém à distância. to take place a) assumir posição. b) ter lugar, realizar-se.

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) estar de pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) pôr-se de pé

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) permanecer

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) manter-se em vigor

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) encontrar-se

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) colocar

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sofrer

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) pagar

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) quiosque

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra das testemunhas

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) prestígio

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- stand-by

- stand-in

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[stænd] n 1 parada, pausa, descanso. 2 resistência, defesa. 3 lugar, posto, posição, estação, ponto. 4 plataforma, tribuna, estrado. 5 andaime, suporte, estante. 6 estande: recinto reservado a cada participante de uma exposição. 7 barraca, tenda, banca (de jornais e revistas). 8 grupo de árvores ou plantas. 9 coll loja, local de negócio. 10 Amer banco onde as testemunhas depõem. 11 arquibancada. 12 descanso, suporte. 13 pé, pedestal. • vt+vi (ps, pp stood) 1 estar em pé. 2 ter certa altura quando em pé, medir. 3 levantar, ficar em pé. 4 estar situado ou localizado, encontrar-se. 5 colocar, encostar, pôr em pé. don’t stand the umbrella against the table! / não encoste o guarda-chuva na mesa! 6 estar colocado, ocupar certo lugar ou cargo. 7 manter em certa posição. 8 sustentar. 9 estar, ser, encontrar-se. 10 continuar, permanecer, resistir, oferecer resistência. 11 tolerar, agüentar. I can’t stand him / não o posso tolerar. I can’t stand it any longer / não agüento mais isso. I can’t stand it / não tolero isso. there is no standing her stupidity / ninguém agüenta sua estupidez. 12 juntar-se, acumular-se. 13 durar. 14 sofrer, submeter-se, suportar. 15 custear, pagar. it stands me in eight dollars / coll isso me custa oito dólares. I’ll stand you a bottle / pago-lhe uma garrafa, convido-o para tomar um drinque. 16 manter um certo rumo. 17 parar, paralisar, ficar parado, estagnar. 18 valer, estar em vigor. 19 candidatar-se. he stands for Parliament / ele é candidato ao parlamento. 20 coll dar ou pagar conforme o trato. as it stands, as the case stands, as matters stand como estão as coisas, pela situação atual. and there it stands! basta! está encerrado o assunto! he stands no nonsense com ele não se brinca. he stands out like a sore thumb Amer sl ele chama a atenção (de maneira desagradável). how do we stand? como estamos? qual é a situação? it stands at that (cost) price o preço de custo é este. it stands to reason é plausível, evidente, razoável. stand off! saia de perto! vá embora! stand or fall vitória ou morte! the thermometer stands at 35° o termômetro marca 35°. the things I stand up in o que tenho no corpo (roupa). to be at a stand estar parado, estar perplexo, estar em dúvida, indeciso. to come to a stand chegar a um impasse. to make a stand parar, resistir, oferecer resistência, opor-se. to make a stand for something insistir em alguma coisa, responder por alguma coisa. to take a firm stand ocupar uma posição firme. to take one’s stand tomar posição, colocar-se. to take the stand Jur depor. to stand about ficar à toa, rodear. to stand against oferecer resistência, destacar-se de. to stand a good chance ter boas probabilidades. to stand a comparison poder enfrentar uma comparação. to stand alone estar sozinho, estar sem auxílio, estar em posição isolada. to stand aloof manter-se de lado, afastar-se. to stand aside sair ao caminho, ficar de lado. to stand at attention Mil tomar sentido. to stand back afastar-se, recuar. to stand between estar no caminho, estar no meio. to stand by estar presente, estar ao lado, assistir, estar de prontidão, manter (palavra). to stand by a thing defender uma coisa. to stand by one through thick and thin prestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude. to stand by one’s word manter sua palavra. to stand by someone assistir alguém, acudir. to stand condemned estar condenado. to stand corrected conformar-se com a pena, reconhecer seu erro. to stand down a) abdicar (em favor de outrem). b) Brit dar baixa (soldados). c) deixar o banco de testemunhas. to stand fast resistir, não ceder. to stand fire resistir à prova (suportar o fogo do inimigo). to stand first ser o primeiro, estar em primeiro lugar. to stand for a) significar, querer dizer. b) pretender. c) ter rumo para, velejar para. d) auxiliar. e) ser responsável por, representar. to stand forth mostrar-se, salientar-se. to stand from Naut vir de, ter rumo de, velejar de. to stand gaping ficar de boca aberta, boquiaberto. to stand godfather (to) ser padrinho (de). to stand good ter valor, estar válido. to stand high ter bom nome, ter boa fama. to stand in a) Naut velejar em direção à terra. b) substituir alguém (serviço). to stand in awe ter temor de. to stand in fear ter medo de. to stand in line ficar na fila. to stand in need of ter necessidade de, precisar. to stand in someone’s way estar no caminho de alguém, atrapalhar alguém, impedir alguém. to stand off ficar de lado, afastar-se, retroceder, retrair-se, recusar-se, protelar (pagamento), Naut ficar ao largo. to stand off from Naut afastar-se de. to stand on basear-se em alguma coisa, contar com alguma coisa. to stand on ceremony fazer cerimônias. to stand on end estar em pé (cabelos). to stand one’s ground manter-se, defender-se, ficar firme, não ceder. to stand on one’s dignity fazer questão da sua dignidade. to stand on one’s head ficar de ponta-cabeça, ficar de pernas para o ar. to stand one’s tackling manter seu ponto de vista. to stand on one’s right insistir em seu direito. to stand on your own two feet ser independente, ser auto-suficiente, andar com as próprias pernas. to stand out salientar-se, distinguir-se, sobressair, resistir, não ceder. to stand out for insistir em. to stand over ficar, sobrar, ficar em atraso, adiar, protelar. to stand pat Amer a) conformar-se, opor-se a mudanças. b) Game não pedir cartas, passar. to stand ready to prontificar-se, dispor-se a. to stand security dar fiança, garantir. to stand someone friend mostrar-se amigo para alguém. to stand someone up faltar a um encontro. to stand something on its head mudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar. to stand still imobilizar-se, ficar parado. to stand the test (ou a trial) passar a prova. to stand to a) permanecer, manter. b) aderir a. c) apoiar, defender. she stood to him / ela o defendeu. to stand trial ser submetido a julgamento. to stand up a) levantar-se. b) Amer decepcionar, abandonar, deixar na mão. to stand up against levantar-se contra, rebelar-se, lutar contra. to stand up for defender, apoiar, tomar o partido de. to stand upon insistir em, basear-se em. to stand upon one’s guard tomar cuidado, precaver-se. to stand up to encarar, enfrentar. to stand well with dar-se bem com, ter amizade com. what stand do you take? qual é a sua opinião?

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) ficar em pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) levantar-se

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) ficar

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) permanecer

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) ficar

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) pôr em pé

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) agüentar, submeter-se a

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) oferecer

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) estande

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna, arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) reputação

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- stand-by

- stand-in

1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) direito

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) certo

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) certo

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) certo

1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) direito

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) razão

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) direita

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) direita

1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) imediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) bem

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) à direita

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bem

1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) endireitar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corrigir

- righteous

- right-winger

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[rait] n 1 direito, o que é justo ou correto. we had a right to do so / tínhamos o direito de assim proceder. 2 justiça, eqüidade. 3 reivindicação, pretensão. 4 privilégio, prerrogativa, regalia. 5 direitos. 6 lado direito ou o que fica no lado direito, mão direita. 7 Sport soco com a direita. 8 direita: o partido conservador. 9 opção (para compra de ações) ou o certificado negociável referente a essa opção. • vt+vi 1 corrigir, pôr em ordem, regularizar, retificar, endireitar. 2 fazer justiça, reabilitar, defender. 3 reassumir ou restaurar posição correta. • adj 1 direito, reto. 2 vertical, a prumo. 3 correto, justo, honesto. 4 bom, próprio, adequado, conveniente, indicado. 5 sadio, são, normal. he is not in his right mind / ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. 6 exato, correto, certo. 7 verdadeiro, genuíno, real, legítimo. 8 à direita, do lado direito. 9 direito. 10 externo, superior (lado de um tecido, etc.). • adv 1 corretamente, justamente, de acordo com os princípios de justiça e moral, verdadeiramente, propriamente. 2 exatamente, corretamente, bem, satisfatoriamente, precisamente. he did quite right to leave / ele fez bem em sair ou partir. 3 muito, bastante, extremamente. 4 para a direita. 5 diretamente, em linha reta, de modo reto. 6 imediatamente, sem demora, logo, neste instante. all right muito bem, está certo, está em ordem. all rights reserved todos os direitos reservados. as of right de direito. as right as perfeitamente bem, em boa saúde, pronto para outra. at the right of the table à direita da mesa. by right of por força de. by rights por direito. he is in the right ele tem razão. human rights direitos humanos. I am not right a) não estou bem, não estou disposto. b) não tenho razão. in one’s own right por si mesmo, por seus próprios méritos. in one’s right mind em sã consciência. it is all right está bem, não importa. it serves you right! bem feito! on the right à direita. right about turn meia-volta (à direita). right ahead! para a frente! para diante! right along sem parar, continuamente. right away imediatamente. right down completamente, perfeitamente, inteiramente. right enough a) satisfatório. b) sem sombra de dúvida. right here aqui mesmo. right in bem para dentro. right now agora mesmo. right off imediatamente. right oh! certo! confere! right there aí, ali ou lá mesmo. right you are perfeitamente. she is on the right side of thirty ela ainda não fez trinta anos, ela ainda não chegou aos trinta. to be right out estar de saída, sair já. the right man in the right place o homem certo no lugar certo. the right way modo, método, caminho certo, a seguir. to put ( to set) to rights pôr em ordem, acertar. to spend money right and left esbanjar dinheiro a torto e a direito. we got it right esclarecemos o caso. you are right você está certo, tem razão.

1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como

1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como

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[æz, əz] adv 1 tão, igualmente, tanto quanto, do mesmo grau ou modo, equivalente. I haven’t known him as long as you / eu não o conheço há tanto tempo quanto você. I am as clever as he / sou tão inteligente quanto ele. 2 como por exemplo. • conj 1 como, quão, quanto, assim como, tal como, conforme. it looked as if they were really fighting / parecia como se eles lutassem de fato. 2 enquanto, ao passo que, no momento em que, quando. 3 porque, visto que, já que, porquanto, como. as you weren’t there, I left a message / como você não estava lá, deixei um recado. 4 se bem que, ainda que, embora, contanto que, conquanto que. 5 em resultado do que, em conseqüência do que. • prep como, na qualidade de. we all respect him as a writer / nós todos o respeitamos na qualidade de escritor. let me tell you as a friend / deixe-me dizer-lhe como amigo. • pron 1 que, quem, qual. 2 como. as a rule usualmente, em geral. as... as tão... como, tanto quanto. as ever como sempre. as far I am concerned quanto a mim, no que me concerne. as follows como segue. as for me quanto a mim. as from... válido desde... (as) heavy as lead pesado como chumbo. as if, as though como se (após os verbos com o sentido de "parecer"). as is no estado em que se encontra. as I see it, as I understand it! no meu ponto de vista. as it is/ was nestas circunstâncias, de todo jeito, de qualquer forma. as it rained visto que chovia. as it were por assim dizer, de certo modo. as long as enquanto, visto que, já que. as many as tantos quantos. as of, as from a partir de. as of next week I’ll be retired a partir da semana que vem estarei aposentado. as regards no que diz respeito. as requested conforme pedido. as soon as assim que, logo que. as soon as possible o mais cedo possível. as usual como de costume. as yet até agora. as you were! Mil última forma! be so kind as to do it queira fazê-lo, por favor. busy as a bee diligente como uma abelha. classical books as the plays of Racine livros clássicos como os dramas de Racine. do as you wish faça como quiser. he as well as she ele como ela, tanto ele quanto ela, ambos. he went so far as to say... ele chegou a ponto de afirmar... his position as a banker sua posição como banqueiro. she smiled as she did it ela sorriu ao fazê-lo. such as como por exemplo. twice as large duas vezes maior. we may as well tell her podemos contar-lhe do mesmo jeito, não há razão para não dizer a ela.

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[æs] n (pl asses) asse: antiga moeda de cobre dos romanos.

1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) direito

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) certo

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) certo

1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) direito

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) razão

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) direita

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) direita

1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exatamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) imediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) exatamente

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) à direita

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) corretamente

1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) endireitar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corrigir

- righteous

- right-winger

1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) trecho

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) praça

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa

1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar

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1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) confiar

2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) confiar

3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) esperar

1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) confiança

2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) cuidado

3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) responsabilidade

4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) depósito

5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) consórcio

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[tr∧st] n 1 confiança, crença, fé, confidência. I put (place, have) great trust in you / confio em você, tenho fé na sua pessoa. there is no trust to be placed in him / não se pode ter confiança nele. 2 pessoa ou coisa em que se confia. 3 esperança. 4 crédito. 5 obrigação, responsabilidade, cargo, dever. 6 guarda, cuidado. 7 Jur fideicomisso, procurador em confiança. 8 monopólio, truste. 9 cartel, sindicato. 10 depósito em custódia, custódia. • vt+vi 1 confiar, ter fé, crer. I do not trust him round the corner / não tenho nenhuma confiança nele. trust him for that! / ironic conte com ele para isso! (e veja onde você vai parar). 2 acreditar em, ter confiança em. 3 depender de, confiar em. 4 confiar a, entregar aos cuidados de, deixar com. you must trust yourself to him / você deve ter confiança nele. he cannot be trusted with so large a sum / não se pode confiar-lhe uma soma tão grande. 5 esperar, acreditar. 6 dar crédito a, fiar, vender a crédito. • adj de confiança, em confiança. breach of trust abuso de confiança. building under governmental trust prédio tombado. in trust em confiança, em custódia. on trust a) em fiança, a crédito. b) em confiança. position of trust cargo de confiança. private trust fundação particular. to hold in trust for guardar para, administrar para. to take on trust aceitar de boa fé. to trust someone with something, to trust something to someone confiar alguma coisa a alguém.

1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) através do tempo

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) para o sul

1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) a descer

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de

- downward

He is a downright nuisance!) total

- downstairs

- downie®

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[daun] n 1 duna. 2 terreno elevado e colinoso coberto de relva no sul da Inglaterra, usado como pastagem, colinas perto do mar no norte e no sul da Inglaterra ( the Downs), enseada entre os promontórios no norte e no sul da Inglaterra. 3 penugem, penas, pêlos ou cabelos que primeiro nascem, buço, cotão, lanugem, frouxel. 4 qualquer substância fofa, macia ou felpuda. 5 pêlo nas cascas de plantas ou frutas. 6 movimento em declive, descida. 7 revés de fortuna (especialmente no plural). 8 sl desconfiança. • vt+vi coll abaixar, abater, sujeitar, derrubar, dominar, humilhar, descer, descender, engolir rapidamente. • adj 1 abatido, desanimado, descoroçoado, deprimido. I may be down but not out / nem tudo está perdido. 2 em estado ou condição inferior. 3 em declive. 4 doente, adoentado. he is down with the flu / ele tem gripe. 5 Amer terminado. 6 Comp fora do ar, inoperante. • adv 1 abaixo, para baixo, em descida, em declive. 2 em decadência. 3 em posição deitada no chão. 4 abaixo do horizonte. 5 no ponto inferior, ao mais baixo grau. 6 do norte ao sul. 7 de origem, propriedade ou época anterior. 8 a uma quantia inferior, a um preço reduzido. 9 em estado de sujeição, depressão, desgraça ou perigo. 10 efetivamente, realmente, com atenção, com aplicação. 11 por escrito, no papel, em preto no branco. 12 à vista, contra entrega. 13 Naut a sotavento. 14 seguindo a corrente. 15 em estado mais calmo, menos intenso. 16 em mau estado físico. • prep abaixo, para baixo, em declive, ao longo de, em direção inferior. • interj abaixo! deita! senta! the ups and downs at life as vicissitudes da vida. down and out totalmente desprovido, privado de recursos, arruinado, liquidado, vencido. down at heel maltrapilho, descuidado no traje. down for em uma lista de espera. down for Tuesday anunciado para terça-feira. down from town afastado da cidade. down in the country no campo, no interior. down in the mouth descoroçoado, desalentado, desanimado. down on zangado ou aborrecido com. down on one’s knees de joelhos. down on one’s luck necessitado de dinheiro, pronto. down the centuries no correr dos séculos. down the river pelo rio abaixo, seguindo a corrente. down the wind a sotavento. down to hell! vá para o inferno! down to the ground coll completamente. down with him! derriba-o! deita-o abaixo! he is down upon his luck ele está sem sorte. he was tracked down at last finalmente ele foi achado. the sun is down o sol se pôs. the thermometer is down by five degrees o termômetro desceu 5 graus. the wind is down cessou o vento. to bear down, to beat down Naut pôr-se a barlavento. to be down on ser severo, rude com alguém, tratar mal, falar rudemente a alguém. to bend down curvar-se. to calm down acalmar. to clean the house down limpar a casa toda. to come down vir abaixo, descer, fig baixar, abater-se, ceder, cair na miséria. to come down with cair de cama com. to down tools fazer greve. to fly down aterrissar, descer voando, voar para. to get down 1 apear, descer. 2 engolir, tragar alguma coisa. to get down to business ir ao que interessa, ir direto ao assunto. to get down to work trabalhar com afinco. to go down 1 afundar, soçobrar. 2 deixar a universidade para as férias ou no fim do trimestre. 3 baixar (o preço). 4 acalmar-se (o vento). to have a down on coll guardar rancor a. to hunt down = link=%20to%20ride%20down to ride down. to kneel down ajoelhar-se. to knock down atropelar. to let someone down 1 humilhar. 2 deixar ao desamparo, abandonar alguém. to lie down deitar-se. to pay cash down pagar à vista. to put a down on sl dar informações sobre, delatar, denunciar. to put down 1 depor. 2 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. to ride down 1 alcançar perseguindo. 2 forçar, escaramuçar, atropelar. to send down expulsar ou suspender um estudante. to set down 1 assentar por escrito, notar. 2 mencionar, citar. 3 resolver. 4 registrar. to shout down fazer calar mediante gritos. to sit down sentar-se. to step down descer. to stoop down abaixar-se. to take down 1 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. 2 pôr abaixo, deitar abaixo. to turn down the radio diminuir o volume do rádio. to write down assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. up and down aqui e acolá, de lá para cá, para baixo e para cima, por toda parte. upside down de cabeça para baixo, ao revés, às avessas.

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costumava... I used to go on Sundays / eu costumava ir aos domingos. he used not to like fish/ele não gostava de peixe (mas agora gosta). didn’t she use to live in the country? / ela não morava no campo? you didn’t use to smoke / você não costumava fumar.

1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) baixo

2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) baixo

3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) baixo

4) (small: a low price.) baixo

5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) baixo

6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) baixo

- lower

- low tide/water

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[lou] n o que é baixo. • adj 1 baixo. 2 pequeno. 3 inferior, vulgar. 4 vil. 5 humilde, pobre. 6 degradado. 7 deficiente. 8 fraco. 9 barato. 10 profundo. • adv 1 baixo. 2 humildemente. 3 profundamente. 4 em voz baixa. 5 suavemente. 6 fracamente, debilmente. to bring low a) abater. b) fazer cair de posição. to lay low a) abater, destruir. b) matar. to lie low a) agachar-se, curvar-se. b) estar prostrado ou abatido. c) passar despercebido, esconder as intenções.

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[lou] n mugido. • vt+vi mugir.

1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto, quando

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como

1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) quanto

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como

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1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) baixo

2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) baixo

3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) baixo

4) (small: a low price.) baixo

5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) fraco

6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) baixo, inferior

- lower

- low tide/water

- best man

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[best] n 1 o melhor, a melhor parte. 2 o que é superior a tudo o mais. 3 o máximo de empenho, tudo quanto está ao alcance de alguém. 4 as melhores pessoas, os mais capazes. • vt levar a melhor sobre, superar, vencer. • adj ( sup of good) 1 o melhor, o mais desejável, que tem mais valor, superior. 2 que é mais vantajoso ou mais útil. 3 maior. 4 principal. • adv ( sup of well) 1 do modo mais excelente ou eficiente. 2 no mais alto grau. at (the) best na melhor das hipóteses. best-hated mais odiado. he did his best ele fez o possível. he got the best of ele levou a melhor. he made the best of his position ele tirou o melhor proveito do seu cargo. he put his best foot forward ele acelerou seus passos. he was at his best ele se mostrou em sua melhor forma. his best girl, sl sua namorada. I had best not ask melhor seria nem perguntar. I made the best of a bad bargain tirei o melhor de um mau negócio. in the best of humours de ótimo humor. it was all for the best foi tudo com as melhores intenções. make the best of it! faça o melhor que puder! the best part a maior parte. the very best o melhor de todos, do bom o melhor. to have the best of both worlds obter vantagens dos dois lados. to the best of my knowledge ao que eu saiba. to the best of one’s power com todas as forças.

1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) debaixo de

2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) com/em menos de

3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) às ordens de

4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) sob

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['∧ndə] adj inferior. • adv 1 inferiormente. 2 embaixo, por baixo. 3 em estado de inferioridade, em sujeição a, sob as ordens de. • prep 1 debaixo, embaixo, por baixo, sob, abaixo de. 2 inferior, menor. 3 mais novo. 4 protegido ou dominado por. 5 durante. 6 de acordo com. 7 em, dentro de, incluído em. 8 designado, indicado ou representado por. 9 sujeito à regra ou orientação de. 10 autorizado ou atestado por. 11 na classe de, na categoria de. as under conforme indicação abaixo. to be under a cloud ter má reputação. to be under discussion estar em estudos, sob discussão. to be under oath estar sob juramento. to be under one’s care estar sob cuidados, sob supervisão. to be under one’s head and seal estar firmado, assinado de próprio punho. to bring under dominar, subjugar. to go under sucumbir, ser vencido, fracassar. under these circunstances... nestas circunstâncias..., nestas condições...

1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.)

2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.)

3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.)

4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.)

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