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  • 1 there never was a good war or a bad peace

    there never was a good war or a bad peace
    nunca houve boa guerra ou má paz.

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  • 2 war

    [wo:] 1. noun
    ((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) guerra
    2. verb
    (to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) lutar
    - warrior
    - war correspondent
    - war-cry
    - war-dance
    - warfare
    - warhead
    - warhorse
    - warlord
    - warmonger
    - warpaint
    - warship
    - wartime
    - war of nerves
    * * *
    [wɔ:] n 1 guerra. they declared war / eles declararam guerra. 2 luta, batalha, contenda, conflito, combate, hostilidades. 3 arte ou ciência militar. • vi guerrear, fazer guerra, batalhar, pelejar, lutar. • adj de ou relativo à guerra, bélico, causado pela ou usado na guerra. at war em guerra. chances/ fortune of war a sorte da guerra. civil war guerra civil. council of war conselho de guerra. man-of-war vaso de guerra, belonave. Secretary of State for War Ministro da Guerra. state of war estado de guerra. tariff war guerra alfandegária. theatre of war palco da guerra. there never was a good war or a bad peace nunca houve boa guerra ou má paz. to drift into war ser arrastado à guerra. to make war upon guerrear contra. to war guerrear (against/on/ with contra/com), hostilizar. war of aggresion guerra de agressão. war of nerves guerra de nervos. war to the knife luta de morte.

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  • 3 such

    1. adjective
    1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal
    2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tal
    3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tão/tanto
    4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tão
    2. pronoun
    (such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) tal
    - such-and-such
    - such as it is
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    [s∧tʃ] adj 1 desta maneira, deste mesmo modo ou grau. one such action and you leave the house / mais um ato destes e você deixa a casa. 2 tal, de modo que. I’ve never heard of such a thing / nunca ouvi tal coisa. 3 semelhante, igual. he did no such thing / ele não fez coisa semelhante. 4 tanto, tamanho. he suffered such pains / ele sofreu tantas dores. 5 certo, certa, assim. • pron 1 tal pessoa, tal coisa. 2 esse, essa, o tal. 3 isto, aquilo. 4 as such como tal. such is life / a vida é assim, a vida é esta. such is my hate / tão grande é o meu ódio. • adv 1 tão, em tal grau. 2 assim mesmo. 3 de tal maneira. and such e assim por diante, e coisas parecidas. as such como tal, em si. he was not afraid of change as such / ele não teve medo da mudança em si. at such an hour of the night em hora tão avançada. children such as yours crianças como as suas. Mr. such and such fulano de tal. such a thing as pity algo semelhante a compaixão. such and tal (não especificado). such good luck tanta sorte. the only such case o único caso desta natureza.

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  • 4 swear

    [sweə]
    past tense - swore; verb
    1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) jurar
    2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) praguejar
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    - swear-word
    - swear by
    - swear in
    - swear to
    * * *
    [swɛə] n praga, imprecação, palavrão. • vt (ps swore, pp sworn) 1 jurar, prestar juramento. I have sworn to myself never to drink again / jurei nunca mais beber. he was sworn a member / ele prestou juramento como membro. 2 fazer jurar. 3 declarar (sob juramento). 4 contratar ou admitir sob juramento. 5 prometer solenemente, fazer voto ou promessa. 6 xingar. 7 praguejar, blasfemar, falar palavrões. to swear at maldizer, rogar pragas. he swears at his work / ele maldiz seu trabalho. to swear by ter confiança em. he swears by his friend / ele tem muita confiança em seu amigo. he swears by his daily bath / ele acredita no efeito de seu banho diário. to swear off prometer que vai parar de fazer algo que faz mal. I have sworn off cards / jurei nunca mais jogar cartas. to swear someone in fazer com que alguém prometa em público ser fiel a alguma instituição, emprego oficial, etc. all witnesses were sworn in / todas as testemunhas prestaram juramento. to swear someone to secrecy fazer alguém jurar que não vai contar para outras pessoas o que acabou de ser dito. he was sworn to secrecy / ele prestou juramento de guardar segredo. to swear to afirmar ou identificar sob juramento. I could swear to it / eu poderia confirmar isso sob juramento.

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  • 5 such

    1. adjective
    1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal, assim
    2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tão
    3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tal
    4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tão
    2. pronoun
    (such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) o que, tal
    - such-and-such - such as it is

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  • 6 think

    [Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb
    1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensar
    2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) achar
    3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensar
    4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensar
    2. noun
    (the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) reflexão
    - - thought-out
    - think better of
    - think highly
    - well
    - badly of
    - think little of / not think much of
    - think of
    - think out
    - think over
    - think twice
    - think up
    - think the world of
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    [θiŋk] vt+vi (ps and pp thought) 1 pensar, achar, idear, cogitar. I think it is (ou it to be) true / penso que é verdade. what do you think of it? / o que você acha disso? he was thinking aloud / ele estava pensando em voz alta. 2 conceber, formar na mente, imaginar. I can’t think what he means / não posso imaginar o que ele pretende. 3 considerar, julgar. 4 crer, supor, opinar, acreditar. I was thought to have been there / acreditou-se que eu teria estado lá. 5 refletir, meditar, considerar, estudar. 6 especular, ponderar. 7 lembrar, recordar. I cannot think of his name / não me lembro do nome dele. we had thought of a thing / lembramos uma coisa. I did not think of it / não me lembrei disso. just think! imagine só! to think again mudar de opinião. to think better mudar de opinião. to think better of ter melhor opinião de. to think how pensar como. to think it out estudar bem o assunto. to think little of ter opinião desfavorável de. to think over pensar bem, reconsiderar. you must think it over / você deve pensar bem sobre isso. to think twice pensar duas vezes, hesitar. to think whether pensar se.

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  • 7 wonder

    1. noun
    1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) espanto
    2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilha
    3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha
    2. verb
    1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) admirar-se
    2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) perguntar-se
    3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) gostar de saber
    •
    - wonderfully
    - wonderingly
    - wonderland
    - wondrous
    - no wonder
    * * *
    won.der
    [w'∧ndə] n 1 milagre. he did/ worked wonders / ele realizou milagres. 2 prodígio, portento. 3 maravilha. she is a wonder / ela é maravilhosa. 4 admiração, surpresa, espanto. it excited wonders / causou surpresa. I was filled with wonder / fiquei muito surpreso. they looked at me in wonder / eles todos me olharam surpresos. • vt+vi 1 admirar-se, surpreender-se, espantar-se (at, over de, com). wonder you never read the letters / admiro-me de que você nunca leia as cartas. it is not to be wondered at if... / não é de admirar se... 2 querer saber, estar curioso por saber, ter curiosidade para descobrir. I wonder who it was! / eu gostaria de saber quem foi. 3 perguntar, inquirir. he wondered to himself how... / ele ficou pensando (consigo mesmo) como... a nine days’ wonder um prodígio. for a wonder surpreendentemente. I wonder! a) isto é o que eu gostaria de saber. b) disto eu ainda duvido muito. I wonder how he did it? como será que ele fez isto? no wonder that não é de admirar que. small wonder if... não é de admirar se... the wonders of the world os milagres do mundo. what wonder? é de admirar?

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  • 8 even

    I 1. [i:vən] adjective
    1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) constante
    2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) liso
    3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) regular
    4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) par
    5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) empatado/igual
    6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) constante/tranquilo, sereno
    2. verb
    1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) igualar
    2) (to make smooth or level.) alisar
    •
    - evenness
    - be/get even with
    - an even chance
    - even out
    - even up     II [i:vən] adverb
    1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) ainda/nem sequer
    2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) ainda
    •
    - even so
    - even though
    * * *
    e.ven
    ['i:v2n] n Poet cair da noite, entardecer. • vt+vi 1 igualar, aplainar, nivelar. 2 emparelhar, equilibrar, compensar. 3 comparar-se, equiparar. 4 tirar desforra. • adj 1 plano, chato, liso. 2 nivelado, alinhado, no mesmo nível ou plano. 3 inalterável, invariável, regular, uniforme. 4 igual, constante, equilibrado. 5 par, equiparado, emparelhado. 6 exato, certo, preciso. 7 quite, sem saldo, sem compromisso. 8 fig desforrado, vingado. I shall be even with him yet / ainda vou tirar desforra dele. I am even with him / ajustei a conta com ele. 9 calmo, tranqüilo, sereno, impassível. 10 justo, eqüitativo, reto, imparcial. • adv até, mesmo. now I like it even more / agora estou gostando ainda mais. even now I have never met him / até agora nunca o encontrei. he never even listened to me / ele nem mesmo me ouviu com atenção. she made no arrangements nor even told me she was going away / ela não tomou providências nem mesmo me avisou que ia embora. even as if exatamente como se. even in Brazil mesmo no Brasil. even so ainda assim, todavia, mesmo que. even the rich até os ricos. even though (even if) l am absent ainda que eu esteja ausente. odd and even ímpar e par. of even date da mesma data. on an even keel Naut com calado equilibrado, sem diferença de imersão. to be even estar em paz, não dever nada. to make even 1 saldar, liquidar. 2 Typogr espaçar, ajustar as linhas.

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  • 9 tell

    [tel]
    1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dizer
    2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dizer
    3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer
    4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguir
    5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar
    6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer-se sentir
    •
    - telling
    - tellingly
    - telltale
    - I told you so
    - tell off
    - tell on
    - tell tales
    - tell the time
    - there's no telling
    - you never can tell
    * * *
    [tel] vt+vi (ps, pp told) 1 dizer, contar, narrar. kindly tell me / por favor me diga. tell me the secret! / conte-me o segredo! don’t tell! / não diga nada! don’t tell me! / não me diga! 2 informar, tornar conhecido, relatar. 3 falar, mencionar. 4 manifestar-se. 5 comunicar, denunciar, revelar, divulgar. 6 mostrar, dar evidência. 7 saber, reconhecer, distinguir. can you tell one from the other? / é capaz de distinguir um do outro? you never can tell! / nunca se pode saber! 8 afirmar, declarar. 9 mandar, ordenar. 10 contar, enumerar. all told em suma. as far as one can tell até onde se pode saber. he was told that... foi dito a ele que... I’ll tell the world! a) pode estar certo! b) isso se pode admitir! I’ll tell you what! sl sabe o quê? I told you so eu te disse. it told well fez bom efeito. tell me another! sl conte-me outra!, mas é, hem! to be told off Mil ser destacado. to tell about a) relatar sobre, falar sobre. b) denunciar. to tell again repetir, tornar a dizer. to tell against someone falar contra alguém. to tell a tale of it saber bem o que é isso. to tell by / from reconhecer por, pelo. to tell by the ear julgar por ter ouvido. to tell fortunes ler a sorte. to tell off a) numerar e colocar à parte. b) repreender, advertir. to tell off (by fours) separar (de quatro em quatro). to tell on a) agir (de modo prejudicial) sobre. his troubles have told on him / as preocupações consumiram-no. b) coll trair, atraiçoar. to tell one’s beads rezar o terço. to tell over conferir (contagem). to tell someone a thing, someone of a thing ou a thing to someone assegurar alguma coisa a alguém. to tell someone to do mandar alguém fazer. to tell them apart distinguir um do outro. to tell the tale coll relatar o caso, contar uma história. to tell the time dizer as horas. you can’t tell him a thing ele não aceita conselhos. you’re telling me coll sei muito bem, tenho certeza disso.

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  • 10 but

    1. conjunction
    (used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) mas
    2. preposition
    (except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) senão
    * * *
    [b∧t] n objeção, restrição. • conj 1 mas, porém. 2 não obstante, embora. 3 de que. 4 que. 5 mesmo que. 6 que não. 7 todavia, entretanto. 8 senão. • prep com exceção de, exceto, salvo, a não ser, menos. everybody was present but Paul / todos estavam presentes, menos Paulo. nothing more remains but to go / não resta outra coisa a não ser ir embora. they all excused themselves but him / todos se desculparam, menos ele. • adv somente, meramente, apenas. it is but a trifle / é apenas uma bagatela. all but aproximadamente, quase. but for all that apesar disso. but for my good health I should have died não fosse minha boa saúde teria morrido. but then entretanto, no entanto. it never rains but it pours quando chove, chove muito. no doctor but a very inexperienced one somente um médico de pouca experiência. no one but tries ninguém que não experimente. nothing but misfortunes nada além de infortúnios. not only poor but also ill não somente pobre mas também doente, além de pobre doente. the last but one o penúltimo.

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  • 11 should

    [ʃud]
    negative short form - shouldn't; verb
    1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) havia de
    2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) devia
    3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) é provável que
    4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) (que) penses, etc.
    5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (se) acontecer, etc.
    6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) gostaria de
    7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) havia de
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    [ʃud] 1 ps of shall. 2 modal verb: a) dar conselho, recomendar. you should always obey your parents / você deveria sempre obedecer seus pais. b) expressar arrependimento. I should have studied german / eu deveria ter estudado alemão. c) pedir permissão, informação, conselho. should we tell her the truth? / devemos contar-lhe a verdade?

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  • 12 should

    [ʃud]
    negative short form - shouldn't; verb
    1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.)
    2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.)
    3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.)
    4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.)
    5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.)
    6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).)
    7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.)

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  • 13 boast

    [bəust] 1. verb
    (to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) gabar-se
    2. noun
    (the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) gabarolice
    - boastfully
    - boastfulness
    - boasting
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    boast1
    [boust] n 1 jactância, ostentação, elogio de si próprio. 2 motivo de orgulho. 3 ensejo para orgulhar-se ou exultar. • vt+vi 1 jactar-se, gabar-se, vangloriar-se. 2 ser orgulhoso. 3 alardear, ostentar. 4 possuir algo que é motivo de orgulho. 5 ter, conter. this village boasts three shops / esta cidadezinha possui três lojas. it is not much to boast of não é grande coisa. to make (a) boast of gabar-se de.
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    boast2
    [boust] vt trabalhar, lavrar pedras, esculpir de modo grosseiro e preliminar.

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  • 14 ill

    [il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective
    1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) doente
    2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) secundário
    3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) má
    2. adverb
    (not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) dificilmente
    3. noun
    1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) mal
    2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) mal
    •
    - illness
    - ill-at-ease
    - ill-fated
    - ill-feeling
    - ill-mannered / ill-bred
    - ill-tempered / ill-natured
    - ill-treat
    - ill-treatment
    - ill-use
    - ill-will
    - be taken ill
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    [il] n 1 mal, desgosto, calamidade, aflição. 2 doença, enfermidade. • adj 1 doente, indisposto. I was ill / fiquei doente. 2 ruim, desfavorável, maléfico. 3 impróprio, prejudicial, maligno. • adv 1 mal, não bem. 2 dificilmente, imperfeitamente. 3 raramente. ill at ease a) desconfortável, constrangido, ansioso. b) inquieto, intranqüilo. to be taken ill ficar doente. to speak ill falar mal. to take it ill sentir-se ofendido. with an ill grace desgraciosamente.

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  • 15 lesson

    ['lesn]
    1) (something which is learned or taught: The lesson which we learned from the experience was never to trust anyone.) lição
    2) (a period of teaching: during the French lesson.) aula
    3) (a part of the Bible read in church: He was asked to read the lesson on Sunday morning.) lição
    * * *
    les.son
    [l'esən] n 1 lição. 2 repreensão. 3 aula. 4 trecho da Bíblia lido durante a cerimônia religiosa na igreja. • vt 1 ensinar, instruir. 2 repreender. to give lessons dar aulas. to take lessons ter aulas. to teach someone a lesson fig dar uma lição a alguém.

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  • 16 record

    1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun
    1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) registo
    2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) disco
    3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) recorde
    4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) história
    2. [rə'ko:d] verb
    1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) registar
    2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) gravar
    3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) registar
    4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) registar
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    - recording
    - record-player
    - in record time
    - off the record
    - on record
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    re.cord
    [r'ekɔ:d] n 1 registro, inscrição, anotação (também Comp). 2 ata, protocolo, relatório. 3 relação, crônica, história. 4 documento. 5 records cadastro, arquivo, anais. 6 memorial, informe. 7 ficha, folha corrida, folha de serviço ou antecedentes. 8 monumento, memória ou recordação. 9 testemunho, evidência. 10 Sport recorde. 11 disco de vinil. 12 reputação. • [rik'ɔ:d] vt+vi 1 registrar, assentar, inscrever, anotar. 2 protocolar. 3 recordar, lembrar, gravar na memória. 4 arquivar. 5 gravar em disco ou fita magnética. 6 testemunhar. a matter of record consenso geral, algo admitido publicamente. for the record publicamente, oficialmente. keeper of records arquivista. off the record confidencial. on record registrado, protocolado, conhecido publicamente. record of service Mil folha de serviço. speed record recorde de velocidade. to bear record of testemunhar. to beat/ break a record bater um recorde. to go on record expressar uma opinião publicamente. to put the record straight dirimir dúvida, corrigir erro.

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  • 17 say

    [sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
    1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.)
    2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) dizer
    3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) dizer
    4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) dizer
    2. noun
    (the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) direito a pronunciar-se
    - have
    - I wouldn't say no to
    - let's say
    - say
    - say the word
    - that is to say
    * * *
    [sei] n 1 fala, palavra. 2 ocasião para falar. • vt+vi (ps, pp said) 1 falar, dizer, afirmar. I am sorry to say / lamento dizer. I should just say so! / é isto mesmo!, é isto o que queria dizer! do you say so? / está falando sério? you don’t say so / não me diga. so he says / é o que ele afirma, é o que ele diz. 2 exprimir, declarar, anunciar, pôr em palavras. he said his say / ele disse o que tinha a dizer. as I was about to say / como ia dizendo. that is well said / isto é bem formulado. that is saying a great deal / isto é bem significativo. all I wanted to say was... / somente queria dizer... he has nothing to say / ele não tem nada a dizer. he is said to be a drunkard / ele é tido como beberrão. 3 recitar, repetir. he says mass / ele celebra a missa. she says her prayers / ela reza. say the word! / diga sim!, aceite! 4 supor, dar como exemplo. (let’s) say twenty / digamos vinte. shall we say Haydn / por exemplo Haydn. does that mean to say that...? / isto quer dizer que...? I should say that... / estou inclinado a acreditar que... it says / diz-se, consta que. 5 explicar, dar uma opinião. let him have his say / deixe-o falar. when all is said / pensando bem, em suma. when all is said and done / no fim das contas. there is much to be said for it / tem muito a favor disto. I say! escute!, ora essa!, não diga! it is said ou they say diz-se, consta que. never say die! coragem! no sooner said than done dito e feito. say away! sl diga logo! says who? sl o que você pensa? so to say por assim dizer. that is to say isto quer dizer, em outras palavras. to say nothing of sem mencionar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > say

  • 18 sight

    1. noun
    1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vista
    2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista
    3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) vista
    4) (a view or glimpse.) vislumbre
    5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) horror
    6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira
    2. verb
    1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) avistar
    2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) fazer pontaria
    •
    - sight-seer
    - catch sight of
    - lose sight of
    * * *
    [sait] n 1 visão, vista. 2 olhar, ação de ver. 3 visibilidade. 4 ponto de vista, opinião. 5 vislumbre, aparição, visão vaga. 6 aspecto, espetáculo, vista. 7 mira, visor. 8 observação, pontaria. 9 o que é fora do comum por quantidade, aparência, etc. 10 aparência estranha, ridícula, ruim. he looks a perfect sight / ele está com aspecto horrível. • vt 1 ver, avistar. 2 observar, olhar. 3 visar, fazer pontaria. 4 fazer mira, colocar mira ou visor. at first sight à primeira vista. it was love at first sight/ foi amor à primeira vista. at short sight a curto prazo. at sight à vista, no ato (de compra). not by a long sight dificilmente, de nenhuma maneira. out of sight não visível, que não está à vista. get out of my sight! / saia já daqui! (da minha vista). out of sight, out of mind longe dos olhos, longe do coração. to be a sight for sore eyes ser um deleite para os olhos, para o coração. to catch/ get a sight of somebody/ something ver, ter contato. we never catch a sight of him / nunca o vemos. we got a sight of it / chegamos a avistá-lo. to keep in sight a) manter contato. b) manter à vista. to lose sight of... a) perder de vista. b) perder contato. to put out of sight a) não querer ver mais. b) sl comer ou beber. to set one’s sight on something estabelecer como objetivo.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > sight

  • 19 boast

    [bəust] 1. verb
    (to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) vangloriar(-se), gabar(-se)
    2. noun
    (the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) gabolice
    - boastfully - boastfulness - boasting

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > boast

  • 20 lesson

    ['lesn]
    1) (something which is learned or taught: The lesson which we learned from the experience was never to trust anyone.) lição
    2) (a period of teaching: during the French lesson.) aula
    3) (a part of the Bible read in church: He was asked to read the lesson on Sunday morning.) lição

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > lesson

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