act+like

1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) enganar

2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) brincar

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[fu:l] n 1 louco, bobo, tolo, néscio, parvo, insensato, imbecil. I was fool enough to consent / fui tolo bastante para consentir. 2 bufão, bobo. 3 trouxa, joguete, ingênuo, ludíbrio. • vt+vi 1 bobear, fazer o papel de tolo, doidejar, brincar, desapontar, desperdiçar o tempo, folgar, gracejar. 2 fazer de tolo, fazer escárnio de, chasquear, zombar de. 3 enganar, burlar, engazopar, embrulhar, fraudar, trapacear. a big fool um perfeito idiota. a fool and his money are soon parted o tolo e seu dinheiro logo se separam. April Fool’s Day, All Fool’s Day dia primeiro de abril, dia da mentira. don’t make a fool of yourself não se faça de tolo. no fool like an old one não há tolo como tolo velho. to be a fool for one’s pains perder o tempo. to be nobody’s fool ser esperto, ser astuto. to fool about, Amer, coll to fool around a) vadiar. b) sl prevaricar, ter aventura sexual especialmente adulterina. c) sl flertar. to fool away malbaratar, desperdiçar. to fool on someone pregar uma peça a alguém. to fool someone of his money apanhar o dinheiro de alguém, com astúcia e velhacaria. to fool with não tratar seriamente, brincar irresponsavelmente. to make a fool of fazer de tolo. to make a fool of oneself fazer-se ridículo, fazer asneira. to play the fool fazer papel de bobo.

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[fu:l] n doce de fruta com nata batida.

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[b'uli] n brigão. • vt ameaçar, amedrontar, intimidar. • adj Amer coll bom, excelente. • interj Amer coll bravo!, muito bem! bully for you! bravo!, muito bem!

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[b'uli] n 1 carne salgada (de boi). 2 carne enlatada.

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[b'uli] n (geralmente bully-off) início de jogo de hóquei. let’s bully-off vamos começar o jogo.

1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) lograr

2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) brincar

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1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) fazer

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fazer

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) fazer

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) estudar

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranjar

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fazer

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fazer

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar

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[dou] n Mus dó. up to high doh coll grande agitação.

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[du:] n 1 logro, velhacaria, peça. 2 sarau, reunião festiva, festança.

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[du:] vt+vi (ps did, pp done, pres p doing) 1 fazer, executar, agir, atuar, efetuar, trabalhar. I did my duty, why didn’t you do yours? / fiz meu dever, por que não fez o seu? 2 acabar, pôr fim a, concluir, completar. 3 preparar, arranjar. 4 interpretar, representar, desempenhar o papel de. 5 criar, produzir. 6 causar, levar a efeito ou a termo. 7 render, prestar. 8 haver-se, portar-se, atuar, proceder. 9 estar ou passar bem ou mal de saúde. 10 tratar com, ocupar-se de, acabar com. 11 servir, bastar, ser suficiente ou satisfatório, convir. 12 cozer, assar. 13 percorrer, cobrir. 14 enganar, lograr, trapacear. 15 matar, liquidar, arruinar. 16 coll acolher, entreter, sustentar. 17 visitar lugares interessantes. 18 cumprir. 19 esgotar-se, gastar-se. 20 esforçar-se. 21 traduzir, reter em, modificar. 22 sl consumir drogas. anything doing? há alguma novidade? há qualquer coisa? did you see the garden? você viu o jardim? do as you like faça como quiser. do as you would be done by não faças aos outros o que não queres que te façam. do or die! ou uma ou outra. dos and don’ts o que se pode e não se pode fazer. do you know the author of this piece? você conhece o autor desta peça? do you speak English? você fala inglês? how are you doing? Amer como vai você? I do hate him odeio-o (enfaticamente). I do not (don’t) know him não o conheço. I have done with him não tenho mais nada que fazer com ele. I have nothing to do with it nada tenho a ver com isso. it will do isto me bastará. nothing doing 1 Com não é negócio. 2 nada feito. 3 não há oferta. over done cozido demais, recozido. that will do está bom, isto chega, basta. that won’t do isto não serve, não está bom. that won’t do with me eu não posso admitir ou permitir isso. this has nothing to do with it isso não vem ao caso. to be done Amer coll 1 estar liberado, dispensado. 2 completar uma tarefa. to do a business fazer um negócio. to do a favour fazer um favor. to do a job fazer um trabalho. to do a kindness fazer um favor. to do a message dar um recado. to do a part desempenhar um papel. to do a picture pintar, fazer uma pintura. to do again refazer, fazer outra vez. to do as one is bid obedecer, fazer o que lhe mandam. to do away with 1 pôr de lado. 2 abolir, suprimir. 3 matar, liquidar. to do badly fazer maus negócios. to do better sair-se melhor. to do business with negociar com. to do for 1 convir, ser suficiente, bastante ou satisfatório. 2 pôr fim a. 3 arruinar, liquidar, matar. 4 tomar conta (da casa, da cozinha), fazer limpeza para alguém. 5 done for coll cansado, exausto. to do good well fazer bem, ter sucesso, progredir. to do harm, ill causar dano, prejuízo, fazer mal. to do in 1 lograr, trapacear. 2 matar. to do into traduzir, modificar. to do it sl praticar o ato sexual. to do it up sl fazer bem e decididamente. to do justice fazer justiça. to do like for like tratar do mesmo modo, pagar na mesma moeda. to do mischief causar dano. to do nicely prometer, ir bem, dar esperanças. to do off tirar, despir. to do one’s best esforçar-se, fazer o possível. to do one’s bit cumprir seu dever, fazer serviço militar. to do one’s hair arranjar o cabelo. to do one’s head Mil perder a cabeça. to do on top of someone’s head fazer nas coxas. to do out 1 limpar, arrumar. 2 decorar, embelezar. to do over 1 refazer, repetir, executar, interpretar outra vez. 2 dar uma segunda mão de tinta, emboçar, untar. to do someone. 1 cansar, extenuar alguém. 2 lograr. to do someone an ill turn pregar uma peça a. to do someone down desacreditar, desmoralizar com críticas. to do someone out of privar alguém de, burlar. to do someone over coll ferir, bater. to do the dishes lavar a louça. to do the garden cuidar do jardim. to do the museum visitar o museu. to do the washing lavar a roupa. to do time cumprir uma sentença de prisão. to do to tratar a alguém, agir, comportar-se com. to do to death matar, mandar matar, causar sua sentença de morte. to do up 1 embrulhar, empacotar, dobrar. 2 reparar, acondicionar, pôr em condições. 3 pentear, compor ou alisar os cabelos. 4 esgotar-se, gastar-se. 5 arruinar. to do well by tratar bem alguma pessoa. to do with 1 ter negócio ou relações com, tratar, ter de fazer com alguém ou com alguma coisa, começar. 2 encontrar um meio de, dar um jeito. 3 contentar-se com, passar com. (do you see it?) Yes, I do: No, I don’t sim, eu vejo, não, eu não vejo. to do without dispensar, passar sem. to have to do with ter negócio com, ter a ver com. under done mal cozido, cru, mal passado. we must do or die! temos de lutar ou perecer. well done bem-feito, muito bem, bem cozido, bem passado. well to do próspero, abastado. you do wisely (in doing) você faz bem (em fazer).

1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) olhar

2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) parecer

3) (to face: The house looks west.) encarar

1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) olhadela

2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) olhar

3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspecto

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[luk] n 1 olhar, olhadela. have a look at it / dê uma olhada nisto. 2 expressão, aspecto. I do not like the look of it / isto não me agrada. • vt+vi 1 olhar. 2 contemplar, observar. 3 considerar. 4 prestar atenção. 5 ter vista para. 6 parecer. 7 inspecionar, examinar. look before you leap pense bem antes de agir. look lively apresse-se. look out seja cuidadoso. on the look out de guarda. to look about a) olhar em torno. b) estar vigilante. to look about for procurar. to look about one estar alerta. to look after a) procurar. b) cuidar. to look back rememorar. to look down upon a) menosprezar. b) assumir ares de superioridade. to look for a) procurar. b) esperar. c) antecipar. to look forward to aguardar com interesse. to look in the face enfrentar resolutamente. to look into a) inspecionar minuciosamente. b) examinar. to look in upon fazer uma visita rápida. to look like parecer, ter semelhança. it looks like rain / parece que vai chover. to look on a) ser mero espectador. b) considerar. to look out a) olhar para fora. b) estar alerta. c) selecionar. to look over examinar superficialmente. to look through a) olhar através. b) penetrar com o olhar ou com a mente. c) examinar o conteúdo. to look to a) vigiar. b) cuidar, tomar conta. c) confiar em. to look up a) levantar os olhos. b) procurar. c) melhorar. d) consultar. to look upon to olhar com respeito.

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) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) anel

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) argola

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) círculo

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) recinto

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) bando

1) (to form a ring round.) rodear

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) pôr argola

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) pôr anilha

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1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) tocar

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonar

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) chamar

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) tilintar

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) ressoar

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) soar

1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) toque

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonadela

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) toque

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[riŋ] n 1 anel, círculo, argola, aro, roda. the children formed into a ring / as crianças formaram uma roda. 2 qualquer coisa em forma anular. 3 associação. 4 circo, arena, pista, picadeiro. 5 ringue. 6 the ring apostadores (em lutas desportivas, corridas, etc.). 7 grupo, conluio, coligação de pessoas com objetivos egoísticos para manobras comerciais ou políticas. 8 Sport argolas (em ginástica olímpica). 9 Sport boxe. • vt+vi 1 prover de ou guarnecer com um anel ou aro. 2 rodear, cercar. we ringed ourselves about him / formamos uma roda em volta dele. 3 subir em forma de espiral (como um pássaro). 4 marcar árvores, galhos, etc., cortando-lhes um segmento circular da casca. 5 exibir em uma arena. ring of Saturn anéis de Saturno. to make/ run rings round exceder, sobrepujar, superar facilmente. wedding ring aliança.

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[riŋ] n 1 toque de campainha ou sino. 2 ação de tocar os sinos, repique de sinos, badalada. 3 carrilhão. 4 som semelhante ao do sino, contínuo. 5 ressonância, som. 6 timbre. 7 chamada telefônica. give me a ring / me dê uma ligada (telefônica). 8 tom, qualidade. • vt+vi (ps rang, pp rung) 1 tocar (campainha), tanger, soar, repicar, badalar, retinir (sinos). 2 ressoar, reverberar, retumbar. 3 zumbir (dos ouvidos). 4 chamar, convocar (com toque de sino). 5 fazer soar ou retinir. 6 soar como, parecer. it rings true (false) / soa bem (mal), parece ser verdadeiro ou legítimo (falso). 7 Brit telefonar. 8 cantar os louvores de uma pessoa. the town rang with his fame / sua fama repercutia pela cidade inteira. 9 estar repleto de rumores ou boatos. 10 soar, tinir. teething ring mordedor. that rings a bell isso faz lembrar alguma coisa, isso não me é estranho. to ring back retornar um telefonema. to ring down (the curtain) Theat abaixar a cortina. to ring in the new year dar o sinal para anunciar a chegada ou entrada do ano novo, com toques de sino. to ring off desligar o telefone. to ring the changes a) experimentar variações com o que se tem (como roupas). b) sl passar dinheiro falso. to ring up a) telefonar para. b) marcar o dinheiro recebido em caixa registradora (o que faz soar um sino). to ring up ( the curtain) Theat dar o sinal para levantar a cortina.

1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo

2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho

3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) viradela

4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço

5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) trovão

6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) papo

7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo

1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar

2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar

3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar

4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)

5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) moldar

6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) envolver

7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo

8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar

9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar

10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) revirar

11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar

12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) fluir

13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) passar

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- rolling-pin

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[roul] n 1 rolo (de arame, papel, etc.), qualquer coisa enrolada. 2 cilindro ou qualquer forma aproximadamente cilíndrica. 3 movimento de rotação, ondulação, agitação. 4 rufar de tambor. 5 ribombar do trovão ou de artilharia. 6 ação de rolar. 7 manobra em que o avião dá uma volta completa em torno de seu eixo longitudinal, mantendo a posição horizontal de vôo. 8 lista, rol, catálogo, registro, relação. he called the rolls / ele procedeu à leitura dos nomes, fez a chamada. 9 pãozinho, pão francês. 10 sl maço de notas ou cédulas, dinheiro. 11 rolls atas, anais, crônica, anuário. 12 fardo. 13 ritmo, cadência (linguagem, poesia). 14 encrespamento das ondas do mar. • vt 1 a) rolar. b) fazer rolar. 2 enrolar, dar forma de rolo a. 3 passar suavemente, deslizar (tempo). 4 girar, revolver. 5 agitar, balançar (navio). 6 ondular, flutuar. 7 aplainar, laminar, calandrar. 8 preparar massas alimentícias com o rolo. 9 aplicar cor, por meio de um rolo. 10 ribombar (trovão). 11 rufar (tambor). 12 Amer sl roubar pessoa alcoolizada ou indefesa. 13 ressoar, vibrar (órgão). 14 coll possuir em abundância. 15 correr (rio), fluir. 16 rodar (carro). 17 gingar, menear, bambolear. 18 trinar, gorjear. 19 enfaixar, envolver. 20 encrespar-se (ondas). 21 transportar em carro (ou outro veículo de rodas). 22 começar a operar (câmera), rodar. 23 jogar (dados). 24 Mus arpejar. heads will roll cabeças vão rolar, punições severas vão acontecer (com perda de cargos). pay roll folha de pagamento to be rolling in a) coll chegar em grande número ou quantidade. b) ter em grande quantidade, estar "nadando" em. to roll back a) reduzir (preço). b) recuar, ir para trás. to roll in the aisles morrer de rir.. to roll in the hay sl praticar sexo. to roll in wealth nadar em dinheiro. to roll out a) estender. b) levantar-se da cama. c) produzir em grande quantidade. to roll out the red carpet for receber com a máxima hospitalidade. to roll up a) enrolar. b) fazer recuar (inimigo). c) chegar, vir. to roll up one’s sleeves arregaçar as mangas, preparar-se para entrar em ação. to strike off the rolls riscar da lista, desclassificar, expulsar.

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) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) anel

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) argola

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) círculo

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ringue, picadeiro

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) quadrilha

1) (to form a ring round.) circundar

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) circular

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) pôr anel

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- ring binder

1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) tocar

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonar para

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) tocar

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) tilintar

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) ressoar

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) soar

1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) toque

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonema

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) toque

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- ring a bell

1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo

2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho

3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) enrodilhada

4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço, jogo

5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) rebôo

6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) rolo

7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo

1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar

2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar

3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar

4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)

5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) enrolar

6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) enrolar

7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo

8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar

9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar

10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rolar os olhos

11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar

12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) rolar

13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) correr

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- roller

- rolling-pin

- roll-call

1) (to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well): If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.) comportar-se

2) (to act or react: He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated.) reagir

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[bih'eiv] vt+vi 1 comportar-se, portar-se. behave yourselves, children! / crianças, comportem-se! he has behaved well to (or towards) / ele se comportou bem para com. 2 agir. I do not know how to behave / não sei como agir. 3 conduzir-se, proceder, funcionar. the machine behaves well / a máquina funciona bem.

1) (to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well): If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.) comportar-se (bem)

2) (to act or react: He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated.) comportar-se

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[b'elou] n 1 berro, urro. 2 grito. • vi 1 berrar, urrar. 2 vociferar, gritar alto.

1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) verificar

2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) verificar

3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) suster

1) (an act of testing or checking.) verificação

2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) controle

3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) xeque

4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) xadrez

5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) talão

6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) conta

7) ((American) a cheque.) cheque

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- checked

- checkout

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[tʃek] n 1 parada repentina, pausa. 2 repressão, coibição. they suffered a check / foram impedidos. 3 controle, supervisão. 4 obstáculo, empecilho, contratempo, estorvo, freio, restrição. 5 recuo, retrogressão. 6 comparação. 7 chancela, rubrica, marca, sinal de exame ou de controle. 8 talão, senha. 9 Amer nota, conta de restaurante. 10 Amer cheque. 11 exame, teste, verificação. 12 Mil revés. 13 racha, fenda, pequeno defeito. 14 chess xeque. 15 controlador, fiscal. 16 Gambling ficha. • vt+vi 1 parar repentinamente, estacar. 2 reprimir, controlar, deter, impedir, frear, conter. 3 controlar, fiscalizar, inspecionar, conferir, verificar. 4 rubricar, marcar, pôr sinal de visto em. 5 conferir, corresponder, estar de acordo. 6 Amer receber talão ou senha. 7 Amer enviar bagagem (identificada por talão) a um destino determinado. 8 dar xeque a. check! xeque! checking copy prova, exemplar para conferir. in check 1 sob controle. 2 em xeque. I must keep them in check / tenho de refreá-los. system of checks and balances Amer sistema de controle mútuo pelas diversas repartições governamentais. to check in 1 registrar-se (em hotel). 2 apresentar-se no aeroporto ou outro porto de embarque para mostrar a passagem e despachar a bagagem. to check off 1 contar, marcar, rubricar. 2 Amer guardar ou despachar bagagem. to check out 1 pagar a conta, devolver as chaves e sair (hotel). 2 somar as compras e receber pagamento (diz-se de caixas em supermercados). to check over controlar, conferir. to check the plumbing sl ir ao banheiro. to check up conferir (cálculo). to check up on examinar. to check with conferir com, estar de acordo com. to give a check upon reprimir, atalhar, mandar parar. to give check dar xeque.

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[tʃek] n 1 padrão enxadrezado. 2 quadradinho de xadrez. 3 tecido ou pano axadrezado.

1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) clangor

2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) choque

3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) confronto

4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) incompatibilidade

1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) bater

2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) defrontar-se

3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) entrar em conflito

4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) sobrepor-se

5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) berrar com

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[klæʃ] n 1 estrondo, estrépito, som de choque, som metálico. 2 choque, colisão. 3 conflito, desacordo, discordância, oposição. • vt+vi 1 estrepitar, estrondear. 2 bater, colidir, chocar-se com estrondo. 3 bater, fechar com estrondo. 4 discordar, colidir, entrar em conflito. 5 não combinar, estar em desarmonia (de cores). 6 ir de encontro a, impedir, opor-se a.

1) (the act of contributing.) contribuição

2) (something contributed, especially money: Would you like to make a contribution to this charity?) contribuição

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[kɔntribj'u:ʃən] n 1 contribuição, ato de contribuir ou de auxiliar, colaboração. he laid all his friends under contribution to compile his book / ele valeu-se de todos os seus amigos para compilar seu livro. 2 dádiva, subscrição, donativo, auxílio. 3 artigo escrito para jornal ou revista. 4 taxa, tributo.