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81 trickle
['trikl] 1. verb(to flow in small amounts: Blood was trickling down her face.)2. noun(a small amount: a trickle of water; At first there was only a trickle of people but soon a crowd arrived.)* * *trick.le[tr'ikəl] n gotejamento, gota, pingo. • vt+vi 1 gotejar, escorrer devagar, escoar. 2 vir, ir, passar aos poucos. to trickle out escorrer aos poucos. -
82 triple
['tripl] 1. adjective1) (three times (as big, much etc as usual): He received triple wages for all his extra work; a triple whisky.)2) (made up of three (parts etc): a triple agreement.)2. verb(to make or become three times as much, big etc; to treble: He tripled his income; His income tripled in ten years.)3. noun(three times the (usual) amount: If you work the bank holiday, you will be paid triple.)- triplet* * *trip.le[tr'ipəl] n triplo, tresdobro. • vt+vi triplicar. • adj triplo, tríplice. triple expansion engine Tech máquina de expansão tripla. -
83 yield
[ji:ld] 1. verb1) (to give up; to surrender: He yielded to the other man's arguments; He yielded all his possessions to the state.) render(-se)2) (to give way to force or pressure: At last the door yielded.) ceder3) (to produce naturally, grow etc: How much milk does that herd of cattle yield?) produzir2. noun(the amount produced by natural means: the annual yield of wheat.) produção* * *[ji:ld] n 1 rendimento, lucro, produto. 2 producão. • vt+vi 1 render. 2 produzir. 3 dar, conceder, consentir, permitir, aquiescer, autorizar. 4 entregar(-se), capitular, render-se, deixar (para o inimigo). 5 ceder (pressão, peso). 6 submeter(-se), sujeitar(-se). 7 descobrir, revelar (segredo). to yield an abatement conceder um desconto. to yield place to ceder lugar a, arranjar lugar para. to yield to conditions concordar com condições. to yield to despair entregar-se ao desespero. to yield to temptation cair em tentação. to yield to the times conformar-se com os tempos. to yield up revelar, divulgar. to yield up the ghost entregar a alma, morrer. -
84 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) idade2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) época, idade3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) idade4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) um tempão2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) envelhecer- aged- ageless - age-old - the aged - come of age - of age -
85 angle
I ['æŋɡl] noun1) (the (amount of) space between two straight lines or surfaces that meet: an angle of 90°.) ângulo2) (a point of view: from a journalist's angle.) ângulo3) (a corner.) canto•- angular- angularity II ['æŋɡl] verb(to use a rod and line to try to catch fish: angling for trout.) pescar (com anzol)- angler- angling -
86 augment
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87 bid
[bid] 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) licitar, oferecer2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) pleitear3) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) convidar para4) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) expressar, dizer2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) proposta2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) tentativa de conseguir•- bidder- bidding - biddable -
88 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) apanhar2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) tomar, apanhar3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) surpreender4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) prender6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir, acertar7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) compreender8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar (fogo)2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) pegada2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho, prendedor, ferrolho3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) apanha4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) armadilha•- catching- catchy - catch-phrase - catch-word - catch someone's eye - catch on - catch out - catch up -
89 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) mudar2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) trocar3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) trocar(-se)4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) transformar5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) trocar2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) mudança2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) mudança3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) troca4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) trocado5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) troco6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) mudança•- change hands - a change of heart - the change of life - change one's mind - for a change -
90 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) vir2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) chegar3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) vir4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) acontecer5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) chegar a6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) resultar2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) ora!- comer- coming - comeback - comedown - come about - come across - come along - come by - come down - come into one's own - come off - come on - come out - come round - come to - come to light - come upon - come up with - come what may - to come -
91 consume
[kən'sju:m]1) (to eat or drink: He consumes a huge amount of food.) consumir2) (to use: How much electricity do you consume per month?) consumir3) (to destroy, eg by fire: The entire building was consumed by fire.) consumir•- consumer- consumption - consumer goods -
92 content
I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) contente, satisfeito2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) contentamento3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) contentar- contentedly - contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) conteúdo2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) conteúdo•- contents -
93 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) arremeter2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) arremessar3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) frustrar2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) arremetida2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) borrifo, pitada3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) travessão4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) vigor•- dashing- dash off -
94 deep
[di:p] 1. adjective1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) profundo2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) de profundidade3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) mergulhado4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) intenso5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) grave2. adverb(far down or into: deep into the wood.) profundamente- deepen- deeply - deepness - deep-freeze 3. verb(to freeze and keep (food) in this.) congelar- deep-sea- in deep water -
95 deplete
[di'pli:t](to make smaller in amount, number etc: Our supplies of food are rather depleted.) exaurir -
96 disconcert
[diskən'sə:t](to embarrass or take aback: He was disconcerted by the amount he had to pay.) desconcertar -
97 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) sob controle4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) para o sul2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abaixo2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragar- downward- downwards - downward - down-and-out - down-at-heel - downcast - downfall - downgrade - downhearted - downhill - downhill racing - downhill skiing - down-in-the-mouth - down payment - downpour - downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) absoluto- downstream - down-to-earth - downtown - downtown - down-trodden - be/go down with - down on one's luck - down tools - down with - get down to - suit someone down to the ground - suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) penugem- downie®- downy -
98 estimate
1. ['estimeit] verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) estimar2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) avaliar2. [-mət] noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) estimativa -
99 gauge
[ɡei‹] 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) medir2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) avaliar2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) medidor, aferidor2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) padrão3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) bitola -
100 gleam
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