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1 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) perguntar2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) pedir informações3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) perguntar por4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) perguntar por5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) perguntar por6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) investigar•- inquiry- make inquiries* * *in.quire[inkw'aiə] vt+vi inquirir, perguntar (por), informar-se, indagar, investigar. he inquired the way / ele indagou o caminho. inquire within / entre e pergunte por mais detalhes. he inquired into the thing / ele investigou o assunto. to inquire after perguntar sobre. he inquired after my health / ele perguntou sobre o meu estado de saúde. he inquired after rare coins / ele perguntou por moedas raras. to inquire for a person pedir para ver alguém. -
2 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) perguntar2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) convidar•- ask for
- for the asking* * *[a:sk; æsk] vt+vi 1 perguntar, inquirir, indagar. may I ask? / posso perguntar? she asked after my father / ela perguntou como meu pai estava passando. 2 requerer, solicitar, pedir. I asked his advice, permission / pedi seu conselho, sua permissão. may I ask you to pass me the salt / queira passar-me o sal, por favor. ask, and it shall be given you / pedi e dar-se-vos-á (Mateus, VII, 7). you asked for it! / você é que criou esta situação! she asked for a drink / ela pediu uma bebida. 3 reclamar, demandar, exigir. this work asks great care / este serviço exige cuidado especial. 4 convidar. I asked him to lunch / convidei-o para o almoço. ask him upstairs / convide-o para subir, peça-lhe que suba. 5 necessitar, precisar. 6 publicar proclamas (na igreja), apregoar. I ask you o que eu queria saber é, diga-me. to ask a favour pedir um favor. to ask a question fazer ou formular uma pergunta. to ask for trouble procurar confusão, dificuldades. to ask one’s way perguntar pelo caminho. to ask the time indagar as horas. to ask too much exigir demais. -
3 reunite
verb (to bring or come together after being separated: The family was finally reunited after the war; The children were reunited with their parents.) reunir(-se)* * *re.u.nite[ri:ju:n'ait] vt 1 reunir(-se). 2 tornar a unir. 3 reconciliar. -
4 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) indagar2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) indagar3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) perguntar, indagar4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) perguntar5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) perguntar6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) investigar•- inquiry- make inquiries -
5 reunite
verb (to bring or come together after being separated: The family was finally reunited after the war; The children were reunited with their parents.) reunir -
6 Anglicize
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) anglicizar* * *An.gli.cize['æŋglisaiz] vt+vi anglicizar(-se), anglizar(-se). -
7 baby-sit
verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) fazer de babysiter* * *ba.by-sit[b'eibi sit] vt pajear. -
8 diagnose
(to say what is wrong (with a sick person etc) after making an examination; to identify (an illness etc): The doctor diagnosed her illness as flu.) diagnosticar* * *di.ag.nose[d'aiəgnouz] vt Med diagnosticar. -
9 disembark
(to (cause to) go from a ship on to land: We disembarked soon after breakfast.) desembarcar* * *dis.em.bark[disimb'a:k] vt+vi desembarcar, tirar ou sair de uma embarcação, saltar em terra, descarregar. -
10 reconcile
1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) reconciliar2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) conciliar3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) (fazer) conformar-se•* * *rec.on.cile[r'ekənsail] vt 1 reconciliar, congraçar, apaziguar. 2 ajustar, harmonizar, acomodar, conciliar. 3 satisfazer, contentar. 4 conformar-se, resignar-se, não fazer oposição. -
11 rehouse
(to provide with a new or different house: After the fire, the family had to be rehoused.) realojar* * *re.house[ri:h'auz] vt acomodar em residência nova ou melhor. -
12 retard
(to make slower or later: The country's economic progress was retarded by strikes; The baby's development was retarded by an accident he had shortly after birth.) retardar- retarded* * *re.tard[rit'a:d] n demora, atraso. • vt+vi 1 retardar-se, demorar-se, atrasar-se, protelar, pôr obstáculos, embaraçar. 2 impedir, deter. -
13 survive
1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) sobreviver2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) sobreviver•- survival- surviving
- survivor* * *sur.vive[səv'aiv] vt 1 viver mais, permanecer vivo. 2 sobreviver. 3 subsistir, permanecer, remanescer. -
14 unveil
1) (to remove a veil (from eg a face): After the marriage ceremony, the bride unveils (her face).) descobrir(-se)2) (to uncover (a new statue etc) ceremonially: The prime minister was asked to unveil the plaque on the wall of the new college.) inaugurar* * *un.veil[∧nv'eil] vt+vi 1 desvelar: a) tirar o véu. b) desvendar, revelar(-se), descobrir(-se), expor. 2 abrir-se, dizer o que sente. 3 descerrar. -
15 anglicise
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) anglicizar -
16 anglicise
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) anglicizar -
17 anglicize
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) anglicizar -
18 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) perguntar2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) convidar•- ask for - for the asking -
19 baby-sit
verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) ficar de baby-sitter -
20 diagnose
(to say what is wrong (with a sick person etc) after making an examination; to identify (an illness etc): The doctor diagnosed her illness as flu.) diagnosticar
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