a+railway+station

1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) caminho de ferro

2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) os caminhos de ferro

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[r'eilwei] n 1 estrada de ferro. 2 companhia de estrada de ferro.

1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) estrada de ferro, ferrovia

2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) estrada de ferro

1) (to strike with the fist.) esbofetear

2) (to knock about: The boat was buffeted by the waves.) bater

1) (a refreshment bar, especially in a railway station or on a train etc: We'll get some coffee at the buffet.) bar

2) (a (usually cold) meal set out on tables from which people help themselves.) bufete

a buffet supper.) volante

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[b'∧fit] n 1 bofetada, tapa. 2 fig contratempo, desgraça. • vt 1 bater, golpear repetidamente. 2 esbofetear. 3 lutar, brigar.

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[b'ufei] n 1 guarda-louça. 2 balcão de bar ou restaurante, bufete. 3 restaurante com bufete. 4 refeição fria disposta em balcões.

1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) alto

2) (a short stop (on a march etc).) paragem

3) (a small railway station.) apeadeiro

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- call a halt to

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[hɔ:lt] n parada, descanso. • vi parar, fazer parar. to call a halt mandar parar.

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[hɔ:lt] n arch manqueira, coxeadura. • vi vacilar, hesitar, estar indeciso. • adj arch coxo, manco.

1) (a raised part of a floor eg in a hall, for speakers, entertainers etc: The orchestra arranged themselves on the platform.) palco

2) (the raised area between or beside the lines in a railway station: They waited on the platform for their train to arrive; The London train will leave from platform 6.) plataforma

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[pl'ætfɔ:m] n plataforma: 1 terraço, eirado. 2 palanque, estrado. 3 declaração de princípios. 4 plataforma política. • adj relativo à plataforma.

1) (a person whose job is to carry luggage in a railway station etc: The old lady could not find a porter to carry her suitcase from the train.) carregador

2) (a person whose job is to carry things eg in rough country where there is no other form of transport: He set off into the jungle with three porters.) carregador

3) (a doorman or attendant in a hotel etc: a hospital porter.) porteiro

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[p'ɔ:tə] n Brit porteiro.

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[p'ɔ:tə] n 1 portador. 2 carregador. 3 Amer cabineiro de vagão-dormitório. 4 Amer faxineiro (de hospital ou escritório). 5 (também porter’s ale) tipo de cerveja preta, muito forte. 6 Tech carregador sobre rodas.

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[t'æksi ræŋk] n Brit ponto de táxis.

noun (a (public) machine for weighing people, loads etc; a scale: I weighed myself on the weighing-machine at the railway station.) balança

1) (to strike with the fist.) esbofetear

2) (to knock about: The boat was buffeted by the waves.) bater

1) (a refreshment bar, especially in a railway station or on a train etc: We'll get some coffee at the buffet.) bar

2) (a (usually cold) meal set out on tables from which people help themselves.) bufê

a buffet supper.) de bufê

1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) parada

2) (a short stop (on a march etc).) parada

3) (a small railway station.) parada

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- call a halt to

1) (a raised part of a floor eg in a hall, for speakers, entertainers etc: The orchestra arranged themselves on the platform.) estrado

2) (the raised area between or beside the lines in a railway station: They waited on the platform for their train to arrive; The London train will leave from platform 6.) plataforma

1) (a person whose job is to carry luggage in a railway station etc: The old lady could not find a porter to carry her suitcase from the train.) carregador

2) (a person whose job is to carry things eg in rough country where there is no other form of transport: He set off into the jungle with three porters.) carregador

3) (a doorman or attendant in a hotel etc: a hospital porter.) porteiro

noun (a (public) machine for weighing people, loads etc; a scale: I weighed myself on the weighing-machine at the railway station.) balança

1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tubo

2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) canal

3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metropolitano

4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) bisnaga

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- tubing

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[tj'u:b] Brit metrô. Tube of guts sl pessoa gorda e repulsiva.

1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) puxar

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) chupar

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) dirigir-se (para)

1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) puxão

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atracção

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influência

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- pull apart / to pieces

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[pul] n 1 puxão, tirão. 2 arranco, arrancada. 3 força de tração. 4 atração, atrativo. 5 trago, gole, sorvo. he took a pull at the bottle / ele tomou um trago da garrafa. 6 tragada. 7 vantagem. she has a pull over him / ela tem uma vantagem sobre ele. 8 pop remada. 9 esforço. 10 puxador, maçaneta. 11 Amer influência. 12 Mech tração. 13 Typogr prova. • vt+vi 1 puxar. I pulled him by the hair / puxei-o pelos cabelos. 2 arrastar, rebocar. 3 colher (frutas ou flores). 4 tirar, remover. 5 depenar. 6 sl roubar, furtar, trapacear. 7 esbaganhar (linho). 8 arrancar, extrair (dentes). 9 granjear, obter. 10 tragar, sorver. 11 rasgar, romper, dilacerar. 12 sl prender, deter. 13 sl varejar, dar uma batida. 14 sl sacar, tirar. he pulled a pistol / ele sacou de um revólver. 15 sofrear, refrear (cavalo de corrida). 16 Typogr imprimir provas. 17 remar. 18 conduzir em barco a remos. 19 ser equipado com remos. 20 Sports distender. 21 esticar, estirar. 22 sl fazer, realizar, executar. 23 aspirar, chupar. 24 sl prender, ser levado para a prisão. a pull boner dar uma rata, dar uma mancada, cometer uma gafe, errar. pull the other one, it’s got bells on conta outra. to pull about puxar de um lado para outro, judiar de. to pull a face amarrar a cara, mostrar que não gostou pela expressão do rosto. to pull a fast one passar a perna em alguém. to pull apart 1 romper. 2 romper-se. to pull away 1 remover. 2 retirar-se, sair. to pull back 1 retroceder, recuar. 2 não cumprir promessa feita, não cumprir a palavra empenhada. 3 gastar menos dinheiro, economizar. to pull down 1 demolir, arrasar. 2 fazer baixar. 3 enfraquecer. 4 humilhar, abater. to pull in 1 dirigir um veículo em direção a um lugar e parar. 2 entrar na estação e parar (trem). 3 Brit capturar (bandido). 4 coll ganhar muito dinheiro, juntar. 5 atrair grande número de pessoas. to pull off 1 despir, tirar. 2 descalçar. 3 conseguir, obter sucesso. 4 dar partida (carro), sair. 5 sair da estrada (carro). to pull on 1 vestir, pôr. 2 calçar. to pull oneself together readquirir o domínio de si mesmo, reanimar-se, recompor-se, controlar-se. to pull out 1 tirar, arrancar. 2 sair da estação (trem). 3 sair de um lugar (carro). to pull over encostar ao meio-fio, desviar o carro para a margem da estrada. to pull round convalescer, restabelecer-se, recobrar os sentidos. to pull through 1 tirar de dificuldades. 2 sair-se de aperto, livrar-se. 3 conseguir, ser bem-sucedido. to pull to pieces 1 despedaçar. 2 criticar impiedosamente. to pull together cooperar, colaborar, juntar forças. to pull up 1 levantar, erguer, içar, alçar. 2 arrancar, extirpar, desarraigar. 3 prender, deter. 4 censurar, repreender. 5 fazer parar. to pull up stakes coll levantar acampamento.

1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) terminal

2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) terminal

3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) terminal

4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) terminal

- terminally

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[t'ə:minəl] n 1 final, parte final, extremidade. 2 terminal (estação de ônibus, trem ou aeroporto). 3 Electr borne, terminal. 4 Comp terminal. • adj 1 terminal, final. 2 relativo ao termo. 3 limitativo.

1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tubo

2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) canal

3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metropolitano

4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) bisnaga

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- tubing

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[tju:b] n 1 tubo, cano. 2 bisnaga, tubo. 3 túnel para trem subterrâneo. 4 trem subterrâneo. 5 válvula eletrônica. 6 cilindro, tubuladura, qualquer objeto tubiforme. 7 sl televisão. to tube it sl ser reprovado em exame ou curso. to go down the tubes arruinar-se, fracassar.