all-up+weight

1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) transportar

2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir

3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) suportar

4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) ter

5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprovar

6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) comportar-se

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[k'æri] n 1 alcance de arma ou projetil. 2 golf distância atingida por um tiro de bola. 3 posição vertical da espingarda em continência. 4 Amer transporte, passagem (a seco entre dois rios navegáveis). 5 Com transporte: sinal ou dígito produzido pela soma de dois ou mais algarismos, quando o total for igual ou maior que a base do sistema de notação em que os algarismos estão representados. O mesmo que "vai um". • vt+vi 1 carregar, levar, transportar, conduzir. she carries the virus with her / ela carrega o vírus. Patricia cannot carry all the books / Patrícia não consegue carregar todos os livros. 2 ter, conter. these coins carry a lot of gold / estas moedas contêm muito ouro. should the police carry guns? / a polícia deveria carregar armas de fogo? the new cars carry a guarantee / os carros novos têm uma garantia. 3 suportar, apoiar, sustentar. the roof is carried by columns / o teto é sustentado pelas colunas. 4 capturar, tomar pela força. the enemies carried the town / os inimigos capturaram a cidade. 5 ganhar, conquistar pela maioria, aprovar. he carried all before him / ele conquistou todos. 6 comportar-se, mostrar-se. she carries herself well / ela mostra bom porte. 7 adicionar em, transportar para uma outra coluna. I put down six and carry three / são seis e vão três. 8 publicar, incluir uma notícia. 9 fazer o trabalho de ou atuar no esporte para suprir as deficiências de um outro. he carries his department / ele carrega (faz o serviço de) todo o departamento. 10 manter mercadorias em estoque. they carry a stock of these items / eles mantêm um estoque destes itens. 11 ter suficiente. 12 manter. 13 Mil pôr a arma em continência. 14 (referente ao som) alcançar ou ser transmitido. his voice carries well to the other end of the hall / sua voz alcança o outro lado do salão. 15 (referente à arma) ter um alcance específico. 16 sl estar com drogas ou com uma arma ilegal. 17 efetuar, pôr em efeito, conseguir. 18 (referente a cães) buscar a caça abatida. that hound can fetch and carry / aquele cão sabe apanhar e trazer (a caça). carry over (componente) reaproveitado de um produto antigo em produto novo. to carry a child estar grávida. to carry a load, to carry a burden ter um problema ou uma responsabilidade ou muito trabalho. to carry along arrastar, continuar. to carry a torch for amar alguém sem ser amado. Frank has been carrying a torch for Linda ever since he saw her / Frank está amando Linda desde o dia em que a viu. to carry away 1 (geralmente na forma passiva) perder o controle. I was carried away when I was shopping / perdi o controle quando estava fazendo compras. 2 arrebatar the artists carried away the audience / os artistas arrebataram o público. 3 Naut desmastrar. to carry back restituir, pôr no mesmo lugar. to carry forth mostrar, expor à vista. to carry great weight ter muito peso, pesar muito. his judgements carry great weight / seu critério, seu parecer pesa muito. to carry in levar para dentro. to carry it high portar-se com orgulho. to carry off 1 ter sucesso em. 2 ganhar prêmios. "Titanic" carried off most of the awards / "Titanic" ganhou a maioria dos prêmios. 3 causar a morte de. all prisoners were carried off by famine / todos os prisioneiros morreram de fome. 4 raptar, seqüestrar they carried the director’s daughter off / eles seqüestraram a filha do diretor. to carry on 1 continuar. we must carry on / devemos continuar. 2 comportar-se ansiosamente ou de uma forma descontrolada, tola. how she does carry on with him! / que afetação dela para agradá-lo! 3 reclamar. 4 namorar, ter relações sexuais com. he carries on with her daughter / ele namora com a filha dela. to carry out 1 executar, efetuar, realizar, conduzir. it will be an easy plan to carry out / será um plano fácil de realizar. 2 implementar she will carry out the instructions / ela implementará as instruções. to carry over 1 transferir, levar. she doesn’t let her private problems carry over into her work / ela não permite que seus problemas pessoais sejam levados/transferidos para o trabalho. 2 transportar, transferir (uma conta) para uma outra página. 3 adiar, jogar para depois. let’s carry over our holidays for next year / vamos jogar as nossas férias para o próximo ano. 4 adiar pagamento para o próximo exercício. to carry the day 1 vencer uma batalha, competição ou debate. the allies carried the day / os aliados venceram. 2 persuadir pessoas a apoiar alguém. to carry through 1 finalizar, levar a efeito, conseguir terminar algo apesar das dificuldades. 2 ajudar alguém em uma fase difícil. you carry coals to Newcastle você está vendendo mel ao colmeeiro.

1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) lume

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz

1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro

1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender-se

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligeiro

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) leve

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered

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[lait] n 1 luz, claridade, iluminação, brilho. 2 fonte de luz (lâmpada, vela, etc.). 3 janela. 4 clarabóia. 5 alvorada, clarear do dia, luz diurna. 6 fig exposição, conhecimento público. 7 compreensão, esclarecimento, conhecimento. 8 iluminação espiritual, luz interior, verdade. 9 aspecto, ponto de vista. 10 sinal de trânsito, farol. 11 fig luminar, sumidade. 12 algo usado para acender (acendedor, fósforo, isqueiro, fogo). 13 inspiração. • vt+vi (ps and pp lit or lighted) 1 iluminar, acender, brilhar. 2 inflamar. 3 iluminar-se, acender-se. 4 clarear. • adj brilhante, claro, luminoso. according to my lights a meu ver, no meu entender. against the light contra a luz. between the lights a) à meia-luz. b) no crepúsculo. fast to light que não desbota pela ação da luz, resistente à luz. in a good (bad) light de modo favorável (desfavorável). in the light of à luz de, considerando. men of light and leading homens de saber e influência. to bring to light descobrir, elucidar. to come to light tornar-se conhecido. to light out sair apressadamente, fugir. to see the light a) nascer. b) passar a existir, tornar-se público. c) compreender, entender. to shed light explicar, elucidar. to stand in one’s own light frustrar os próprios planos ou desejos.

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[lait] adj 1 leve. 2 fácil, simples. 3 ligeiro, rápido, ágil. 4 Phon átono. 5 alegre, jocoso. 6 trivial, de pouca importância. 7 frívolo, leviano. 8 claro. 9 fraco (bebidas). 10 suave, brando. 11 poroso, friável. 12 tonto, amalucado, delirante. • adv 1 levemente. 2 facilmente. a light heart despreocupação, sensação de alegria. light as a feather leve como uma pluma. light come, light go fácil vem, fácil vai. light in the head a) tonto. b) bobo. c) louco. to have light fingers ter dedos leves, ter tendência a furtar. to make light of fazer pouco de, não levar a sério.

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[lait] vt+vi 1 aliviar. 2 desmontar, apear(-se). 3 descer, pousar. 4 encontrar por acaso. 5 golpear, atacar (com into).

1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fogo

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz

1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro

1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leve

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mais leve

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil, ligeiro

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered

1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) equivalente

2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) digno de

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- worthily

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[wə:θ] n 1 valor: a) preço, custo. b) qualidade. c) conceito. d) mérito. e) importância, significação, excelência. f) utilidade. 2 propriedade, riqueza, bens. • adj 1 que vale, valedor. 2 que merece, merecedor, digno. 3 equivalente a. 4 que tem o preço de. 5 que vale a pena. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando. a book worth reading um livro digno de ser lido. a man of great worth um homem de grande valor, de grandes méritos. an hour’s worth of work valor equivalente a uma hora de trabalho. a shilling’s worth of cheese queijo por um xelim. a week’s worth of food alimento suficiente para uma semana. for all one is worth com o máximo esforço. he is said to be worth hundred pounds a month consta que ele tem uma renda mensal de cem libras. he’s worth his weight in gold ele vale seu peso em ouro, seu valor é inestimável. he took him for all he was worth fig ele sangrou-o, fê-lo pagar excessivamente. I tell you that for what it is worth digo-lhe isto com reserva. it is worth it! vale a pena! it is worth its price vale o preço. not to be worth a bucket of warm spit não valer nada. not to be worth the paper it’s written on ser sem valor, não ter o menor valor. not worth mentioning a) indigno de ser mencionado. b) insignificante. of little worth de pouco valor. she died worth a million ela morreu deixando um milhão. this guy doesn’t sing worth a damn/ a shit sl esse cara não conta nada. to be worth valer. it is worth little/ much/ nothing / vale pouco/muito/não vale nada. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth ten shillings to him / vale-lhe dez xelins. to be worth doing, to be worth while doing valer a pena. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth doing / vale a pena fazê-lo. the risk is worth taking / vale a pena correr o risco. to judge people by their worth julgar as pessoas pelo seu valor. to make life worth living valer a pena viver.

1) ((of a profit etc) remaining after all expenses etc have been paid: The net profit from the sale was $200.) líquido

2) ((of the weight of something) not including the packaging or container: The sugar has a net weight of 1 kilo; The sugar weighs one kilo net.) líquido

1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) carregar

2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir

3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) sustentar

4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) acarretar

5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprovar, vencer

6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) conduzir(-se)

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1) ((of a profit etc) remaining after all expenses etc have been paid: The net profit from the sale was $200.) líquido

2) ((of the weight of something) not including the packaging or container: The sugar has a net weight of 1 kilo; The sugar weighs one kilo net.) líquido

1) (an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc: This watch is made of gold; ( also adjective) a gold watch.) ouro

2) (coins, jewellery etc made of gold.) ouro

3) (the colour of the metal: the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; ( also adjective) a gold carpet.) dourado

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[gould] n 1 ouro. 2 moedas de ouro. 3 dinheiro, riqueza. 4 douradura. 5 amarelo-ouro. • adj 1 feito de ouro, áureo, de ouro, como ouro. 2 amarelo-ouro. a heart of gold um coração de ouro. all that glitters is not gold nem tudo que reluz é ouro. as good as gold comportado, educado. gold watch relógio de ouro. he is worth his weight in gold ele vale seu peso em ouro. the countries on gold os países com padrão ouro.

1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) incluir

2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) recolher

3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) assimilar

4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) apertar

5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) enganar

1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) incluir

2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) recolher, acolher

3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) assimilar

4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) diminuir

5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) enganar