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  • 1 a man with a past

    a man with a past
    um homem de passado duvidoso.

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  • 2 past

    1. adjective
    1) (just finished: the past year.) passado
    2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) passado
    3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) passado
    2. preposition
    1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) além de
    2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) depois de
    3. adverb
    (up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) em frente
    4. noun
    1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) passado
    2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) passado
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    [pa:st, pæst] n 1 passado, tempo já decorrido. 2 coisas ditas ou feitas no passado. 3 Gram pretérito. • adj 1 passado, decorrido, findo. he arrived when the feast was past / ele chegou quando a festa havia terminado. she is past thirty / ela passou dos trinta. 2 anterior, antecedente. 3 Gram passado, pretérito. • adv próximo, passado. • prep 1 além, adiante de. 2 passado de, mais tarde que. 3 fora de alcance ou possibilidade. 4 fora de, sem. a man with a past um homem de passado duvidoso. a past due bill um título vencido. for one year past há um ano. half past ten dez (horas) e meia. till past dinner-time até depois do jantar. to be past all shame ser completamente destituído de vergonha. to be past comprehension ser incompreensível. to be past cure ser incurável. to be past hope estar ou ficar desesperado. to be past mending ser irrecuperável. to be past oneself estar indignado. to be past something ser incapaz de fazer coisas que fazia normalmente antes, estar muito velho para fazer. to hasten past passar apressadamente por. we went past the door passamos em frente da porta.

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  • 3 half

    1. plural - halves; noun
    1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) metade
    2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) tempo
    2. adjective
    1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) meio
    2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) metade
    3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) meio
    3. adverb
    1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) meio
    2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) quase
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    - halve
    - half-and-half
    - half-back
    - half-brother
    - half-sister
    - half-caste
    - half-hearted
    - half-heartedly
    - half-heartedness
    - half-holiday
    - half-hourly
    - half-term
    - half-time
    - half-way
    - half-wit
    - half-witted
    - half-yearly
    - at half mast
    - by half
    - do things by halves
    - go halves with
    - half past three
    - four
    - seven
    - in half
    - not half
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    [ha:f; hæf] n (pl halves) 1 metade, meio. 2 semestre. 3 Sport tempo, parte. the first half is over / o primeiro tempo terminou. • adj 1 meio. 2 bastante, quase. 3 incompleto, parcial. • adv 1 meio, em parte, parcialmente. 2 consideravelmente. half a dozen meia dúzia. half an hour meia hora. half as broad again vez e meia de largura. half past four quatro e meia. he does things by halves ele faz as coisas pela metade. I liked it half and half gostei mais ou menos. let us go by halves vamos fazer o negócio meio a meio. my better half minha esposa, meu marido. too clever by half astuto, manhoso.

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  • 4 half

    1. plural - halves; noun
    1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) metade, meio
    2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) primeiro/segundo tempo
    2. adjective
    1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) meio
    2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) meio
    3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) meio
    3. adverb
    1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) meio
    2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) meio
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    - halve - half-and-half - half-back - half-brother - half-sister - half-caste - half-hearted - half-heartedly - half-heartedness - half-holiday - half-hourly - half-term - half-time - half-way - half-wit - half-witted - half-yearly - at half mast - by half - do things by halves - go halves with - half past three - four - seven - in half - not half

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  • 5 strut

    past tense, past participle - strutted; verb
    (to walk in a stiff, proud way: The cock strutted about the farmyard; The man was strutting along looking very pleased with himself.) pavonear-se
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    strut1
    [str∧t] n suporte, braço, esteio, escora. • vt suportar, segurar com esteio ou escoro.
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    strut2
    [str∧t] n andar pomposo, pavoneio. • vt andar de modo afetado ou pomposo, pavonear-se, empertigar-se, emproar-se.

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  • 6 strut

    past tense, past participle - strutted; verb
    (to walk in a stiff, proud way: The cock strutted about the farmyard; The man was strutting along looking very pleased with himself.) pavonear-se

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  • 7 meet

    [mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb
    1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) encontrar
    2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) reunir-se
    3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) conhecer
    4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) juntar-se
    5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) responder
    6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) vir ao encontro
    7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) encontrar
    8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) ter
    9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) responder
    2. noun
    (a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) encontro
    - meet someone halfway
    - meet halfway
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    [mi:t] n 1 reunião, encontro. 2 reunião de esportistas. • vt+vi (ps, pp met) 1 encontrar, encontrar-se. 2 satisfazer (um compromisso). 3 travar conhecimento. 4 reunir-se, ajuntar-se, agrupar-se. 5 opor. 6 receber. • adj adequado, apropriado.

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  • 8 meet

    [mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb
    1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) encontrar
    2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) encontrar-se
    3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) ficar conhecendo
    4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) encontrar-se
    5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) satisfazer
    6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) apresentar-se a
    7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) encontrar
    8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) dar com
    9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) responder a
    2. noun
    (a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) encontro
    - meet someone halfway - meet halfway

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  • 9 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avarento
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) indigno
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) mau
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde
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    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) médio
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termo
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) querer dizer
    2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tencionar
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    2. adjective
    ((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well
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    [mi:n] n 1 meio, meio-termo, média. 2 means forma, expediente, modo. 3 means recursos. • vt+vi (ps, pp meant) 1 significar. what do you mean? / o que você quer dizer? 2 pretender, tencionar. 3 destinar. 4 dispor-se a. • adj 1 baixo, vil, desprezível. 2 inferior, pobre. 3 mesquinho, egoísta. 4 malvado, maldoso, ruim. 5 médio, intermediário. 6 sl ótimo, excelente. 7 envergonhado, humilhado. a man of means homem de recursos, abastado. by all means certamente, sem dúvida. by any means de qualquer maneira. by means of por meio de. by no means de nenhuma maneira. to feel mean a) sentir-se humilhado, envergonhado. b) sentir-se mal, não estar bem. to live beyond one’s means viver além de suas possibilidades. you don’t mean it! o senhor não está falando sério.

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  • 10 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    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?)
    2. noun
    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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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) porão
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    hold1
    [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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    hold2
    [hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

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  • 11 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    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?)
    2. noun
    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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    - hold-all - get hold of - hold back - hold down - hold forth - hold good - hold it - hold off - hold on - hold out - hold one's own - hold one's tongue - hold up - hold-up - hold with II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) porão

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  • 12 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) mesquinho
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mesquinho
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) vil
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) pobre
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    - meanness - meanie II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) média
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termo
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) significar, querer dizer
    2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tencionar
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    2. adjective
    ((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo
    - meaningless - be meant to - mean well

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  • 13 lead

    I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
    1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) levar
    2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) conduzir
    3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) dar origem
    4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) ir à frente
    5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar
    2. noun
    1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) liderança
    2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) liderança
    3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) chefia
    4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem
    5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela
    6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pista
    7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal
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    - leadership
    - lead on
    - lead up the garden path
    - lead up to
    - lead the way     II [led] noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo
    2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) bico
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    lead1
    [led] n 1 chumbo. 2 grafita. 3 sonda, prumo. 4 chapa para cobrir telhados. 5 bala de arma de fogo. • vt 1 cobrir, moldar, prender, etc. com chumbo. 2 Typogr prover com entrelinhas. • adj de chumbo. black lead grafita. red lead zarcão. to swing the lead coll dizer-se doente para escapar ao serviço. white lead alvaiade.
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    lead2
    [li:d] n 1 conduta, guia. 2 precedência. 3 direção, comando, liderança, primeiro lugar. 4 vanguarda. 5 exemplo, precedente. 6 orientação, indicação, pista, indício. 7 mão (nos jogos de cartas). 8 passagem através do gelo. 9 curso de água artificial. 10 correia para amarrar cachorro. 11 cabo condutor. 12 Theat papel principal. 13 Theat ator principal. 14 Box golpe. 15 trecho introdutório de um artigo de jornal. • vt+vi (ps and pp led) 1 ser o primeiro a encabeçar. 2 conduzir, guiar. 3 dirigir, comandar. 4 preceder. 5 persuadir, induzir, liderar, orientar. 6 jogar de mão (cartas). 7 reger (orquestra). 8 levar, passar (a vida). a lead of uma dianteira (em corrida). to have the lead ser o líder. to lead a healthy life levar uma vida saudável. to lead astray desviar, desencaminhar. to lead away conduzir, levar. to lead captive aprisionar, prender. to lead off dar início, começar. to lead on arrastar, seduzir, influenciar. to lead the way preceder, mostrar o caminho. to lead up to a) conduzir a conversação para determinado assunto. b) conduzir em direção a. c) aplanar o caminho. to take the lead a) assumir o comando. b) tomar a iniciativa.

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  • 14 nod

    [nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb
    1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) baixar a cabeça
    2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) cabecear
    2. noun
    (a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) inclinação da cabeça
    * * *
    [nɔd] n 1 aceno de cabeça (indicando aquiescência ou para dar um sinal). 2 inclinação para a frente. 3 fig comando, ordem. • vt+vi 1 acenar com a cabeça. 2 deixar pender a cabeça. 3 ter sonolência. 4 oscilar. on the nod sem objeção, por unanimidade. to give (someone) the nod dar permissão (a alguém). to nod off adormecer, cochilar.

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  • 15 plod

    [plod]
    past tense, past participle - plodded; verb
    1) (to walk heavily and slowly: The elderly man plodded down the street.) arrastar-se
    2) (to work slowly but thoroughly: They plodded on with the work.) labutar
    * * *
    [plɔd] n 1 caminhar penoso. 2 lida, faina, labuta. • vt+vi 1 caminhar lenta e penosamente. he plodded along / ele se arrastava. 2 labutar, lidar, mourejar.

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  • 16 understand

    1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb
    1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) compreender
    2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) compreender
    3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) perceber
    •
    - understanding 2. noun
    1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) intelecto
    2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) compreensão
    3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) acordo
    •
    - make oneself understood
    - make understood
    * * *
    un.der.stand
    [∧ndəst'ænd] vt+vi (ps, pp understood) 1 compreender, entender, perceber. he understands boys / ele tem habilidade para lidar com rapazes. I cannot understand him / eu não o posso compreender. we could not make ourselves understood / não conseguimos nos fazer entender. 2 saber. 3 reconhecer. 4 ouvir, tomar conhecimento, ficar inteirado, ser informado. I was given to understand / deram-me a entender. he gave me to understand that he would be here soon / ele me deu a entender que estaria aqui logo. 5 supor, pensar, julgar, inferir, acreditar, crer. I understood him to say... / compreendi que ele disse. I understand that we need help / creio que precisamos de ajuda. 6 subentender, ser subentendido. am I to understand that you wish to go? / você quer dizer que deseja ir embora? an understood thing coisa lógica, natural. as I understand it assim como eu o entendo. that is understood isto é evidente, subentendido, natural. to understand by compreender por. to understand each other ( one another) entender-se. to understand from tomar conhecimento por intermédio de (carta etc.).
    ————————
    understand.
    • adj 1 compreendido, entendido. 2 de acordo. 3 implícito.

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  • 17 lead

    I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
    1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) conduzir
    2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) levar
    3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) levar
    4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) estar à frente
    5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar
    2. noun
    1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) frente
    2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) vanguarda
    3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) liderança
    4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem
    5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela
    6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) fio condutor
    7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal
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    - leadership - lead on - lead up the garden path - lead up to - lead the way II [led] noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo
    2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina
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  • 18 nod

    [nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb
    1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) inclinar a cabeça, nutar
    2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) cabecear
    2. noun
    (a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) nuto

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  • 19 plod

    [plod]
    past tense, past participle - plodded; verb
    1) (to walk heavily and slowly: The elderly man plodded down the street.) andar pesadamente
    2) (to work slowly but thoroughly: They plodded on with the work.) labutar

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  • 20 understand

    1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb
    1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.)
    2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.)
    3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.)
    •
    - understanding 2. noun
    1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.)
    2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.)
    3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.)
    •
    - make oneself understood
    - make understood

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