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81 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cents3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direção5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) graça6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar em quatro2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar, alojar•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicação trimestral- quarters- quarter-deck - quarter-final - quarter-finalist - quartermaster - at close quarters -
82 redundant
((of workers) no longer employed because there is no longer any job for them where they used to work: Fifty men have just been made redundant at the local factory.) excedente -
83 resign
1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) demitir-se2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) resignar-se•- resigned -
84 skimp
[skimp]1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) ser sovina, restringir2) (to do (a job) imperfectly: He's inclined to skimp his work.) atamancar•- skimpy- skimpily - skimpiness -
85 slavery
1) (the state of being a slave.) escravatura2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) escravatura3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) escravidão -
86 smith
[smiƟ]1) (a blacksmith.) ferreiro2) (a person whose job is to work with a particular metal, or make a particular type of article: a goldsmith; a silversmith; a gunsmith.) pessoa que trabalha com metais•- smithy -
87 specialise
verb ((usually with in) go give one's attention (to), work (in), or study (a particular job, subject etc): He specializes in fixing computers.) especializar(-se), ser especialista -
88 specialize
verb ((usually with in) go give one's attention (to), work (in), or study (a particular job, subject etc): He specializes in fixing computers.) especializar(-se), ser especialista -
89 stick at
(to persevere with (work etc): He must learn to stick at his job.) perseverar -
90 successful
[-'ses-]adjective ((negative unsuccessful) having success: Were you successful in finding a new house?; The successful applicant for this job will be required to start work next month; a successful career.) bem-sucedido -
91 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) aceitar2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) admitir3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) desafiar4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) assumir5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) pegar6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) ficar transtornado -
92 teaching
1) (the work of teacher: Teaching is a satisfying job; ( also adjective) the teaching staff of a school.) ensino2) (guidance or instruction: She followed her mother's teaching.) lição3) (something that is taught: one of the teachings of Christ.) ensinamento -
93 undertaking
1) (a task or piece of work: I didn't realize what a large undertaking this job would be.)2) (a promise: He made an undertaking that he would pay the money back.) -
94 volunteer
[volən'tiə] 1. verb1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) oferecer-se como voluntário2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) oferecer2. noun(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) voluntário -
95 whoever
relative pronoun (any person or people that: Whoever gets the job will have a lot of work to do.) quem, aquele que
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