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21 general
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) geral2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) geral3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) geral4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) chefe2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public* * *gen.er.al[dʒ'enərəl] n 1 idéia, noção ou princípio geral. 2 Mil general. 3 principal de ordem religiosa. 4 povo, público. • adj 1 geral, de ou para todos. 2 comum, usual, corrente, ordinário. 3 não-especializado, não-especificado. 4 não detalhado, geral. 5 genérico. 6 principal, mais alto, dirigente. as a general rule como regra geral, em geral. a topic of general interest um tópico de interesse geral. director general diretor-geral. general of the army Amer o posto mais alto no exército norte-americano. in general terms em termos gerais. in (the) general geralmente, em geral, usualmente. major general major-general, general-de-divisão. the general o público, o povo. -
22 headquarters
noun singular or plural ((often abbreviated to HQ [ei 'kju:] noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization: During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters.) quartel-general* * *head.quar.ters[h'edkwɔ:təz] n pl 1 Mil quartel-general. 2 centro de operações. -
23 nominate
['nomineit](to name (someone) for possible election to a particular job etc: They nominated him as captain.) nomear- nominee* * *nom.i.nate[n'ɔmineit] vt 1 nomear, designar. 2 indicar (candidato). 3 lançar (candidatura). -
24 oppose
[ə'pəuz]1) (to resist or fight against (someone or something) by force or argument: We oppose the government on this matter.) opor-se a2) (to act or compete against: Who is opposing him in the election?) opor-se a•* * *op.pose[əp'ouz] vt+vi 1 opor-se, resistir, obstar. 2 objetar. 3 contrapor. 4 pôr defronte de. -
25 poll
[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) eleição2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) votação3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) sondagem2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) receber (votos)- polling-station
- go to the polls* * *[poul] n 1 pesquisa de opinião pública. 2 número total de votos. 3 apuração de votos. 4 lista eleitoral. 5 local eleitoral. • vt 1 receber votos, ser votado. he polled 100,000 votes / ele recebeu 100.000 votos. 2 votar. 3 inscrever eleitores. 4 apurar votos. 5 cortar, aparar. to be at the head of the poll encabeçar a votação. to go to the poll ir votar. heavy (light) poll alta (baixa) percentagem de votantes. -
26 presidential
[prezi'denʃəl]adjective a presidential election.) presidencial* * *pres.i.den.tial[prezid'enʃəl] adj presidencial. -
27 re-elect
[ri:i'lekt](to elect again: They have re-elected him to Parliament.) reeleger* * *re-e.lect[ri:il'ekt] vt reeleger. -
28 record
1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) registo2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) disco3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) recorde4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) história2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) registar2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) gravar3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) registar4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) registar•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
- on record* * *re.cord[r'ekɔ:d] n 1 registro, inscrição, anotação (também Comp). 2 ata, protocolo, relatório. 3 relação, crônica, história. 4 documento. 5 records cadastro, arquivo, anais. 6 memorial, informe. 7 ficha, folha corrida, folha de serviço ou antecedentes. 8 monumento, memória ou recordação. 9 testemunho, evidência. 10 Sport recorde. 11 disco de vinil. 12 reputação. • [rik'ɔ:d] vt+vi 1 registrar, assentar, inscrever, anotar. 2 protocolar. 3 recordar, lembrar, gravar na memória. 4 arquivar. 5 gravar em disco ou fita magnética. 6 testemunhar. a matter of record consenso geral, algo admitido publicamente. for the record publicamente, oficialmente. keeper of records arquivista. off the record confidencial. on record registrado, protocolado, conhecido publicamente. record of service Mil folha de serviço. speed record recorde de velocidade. to bear record of testemunhar. to beat/ break a record bater um recorde. to go on record expressar uma opinião publicamente. to put the record straight dirimir dúvida, corrigir erro. -
29 recruit
[rə'kru:t] 1. noun1) (a person who has (just) joined the army, air force etc.) recruta2) (a person who has (just) joined a society, group etc: Our party needs new recruits before the next election.) novo membro2. verb(to cause to join the army, a society etc: We must recruit more troops; Can't you recruit more members to the music society?) recrutar* * *re.cruit[rikr'u:t] n 1 Mil recruta. 2 Mil recrutamento, alistamento. 3 novo membro de qualquer grupo, classe ou associação, novato. • vt+vi 1 recrutar, alistar. 2 abastecer, reforçar (exército ou marinha), reabastecer-se. 3 revigorar, robustecer. -
30 tactics
['tæktiks]((sometimes in singular) the art of arranging troops, warships etc during a battle, in order to win or gain an advantage over one's opponents: They planned their tactics for the election/game/meeting.) táctica- tactical- tactically
- tactician* * *tac.tics[t'æktiks] n pl 1 tática, métodos táticos. 2 Mil operações táticas. -
31 vote
[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) voto2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) votar2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) votar•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks* * *[vout] n 1 voto, sufrágio. the case was decided by vote / o caso foi decidido por votaçâo. it was agreed to by 23 votes to 11 / aceito com 23 votos contra 11. 2 direito de voto. 3 votação, eleição. 4 decisão, resolução (alcançada por votação). 5 cédula eleitoral. 6 número total de votos. 7 crédito ou orçamento votado. • vt 1 votar. 2 eleger (por meio de voto). 3 deliberar, decidir, aprovar, rejeitar (por meio de voto). 4 coll propor, sugerir. to vote down a) derrotar por votos. b) rejeitar. to vote in admitir por votação, eleger. to vote out derrotar ou afastar por voto. to vote through aceitar por votação. vote of censure voto de censura. vote of confidence voto de confiança. -
32 win
[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) ganhar2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) ganhar3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) meta2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.)- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through* * *[win] n coll vitória, sucesso (em esporte). • vt+vi (ps, pp won). 1 vencer, ganhar, triunfar. we won the day/ the field / nós vencemos. 2 obter (sucesso). they won golden opinions / eles obtiveram a mais irrestrita admiração de todos. 3 conquistar, cativar (auditório). 4 alcançar, atingir (margem, cume). we won our goal / nós alcançamos nosso objetivo. 5 Mil tomar. 6 conquistar o amor de, persuadir ao casamento. 7 conseguir a simpatia de. 8 persuadir, convencer. 9 influenciar. 10 lavrar (minérios). they won their way eles impuseram-se. to win by a head/ short head ganhar apertado. to win in impor-se, obter as simpatias. to win in a canter ganhar bem, ganhar facilmente. to win on/ upon a) ganhar. b) obter o melhor de. c) ganhar favores de, ter influência sobre. we won on him / nós obtivemos influência sobre ele. to win over/ round conquistar a opinião, o apoio de alguém. he won him over / ele conquistou a sua simpatia. he had won us over to his side / ele nos havia conquistado para o seu partido. to win the day ganhar uma discussão. to win through a) vencer as dificuldades, passar com êxito por obstáculos. b) prevalecer, ser bem-sucedido. you can’t win não tem jeito, nada do que você fizer será bom, satisfatório. you win você ganhou (eu desisto). -
33 a straight fight
(an election contest involving only two candidates.) luta a dois -
34 go to the polls
(to have an election.) ir às urnas -
35 landslide defeat
noun (a clear defeat in an election.) -
36 landslide (victory)
noun (a clear victory in an election: Their political party won a landslide victory.) -
37 run for
(to stand for election for: He is running for president.) ser candidato a -
38 stand for
1) (to be a candidate for election to: He stood for Parliament.) candidatar-se2) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.) significar3) (to represent: I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education.) representar4) (to tolerate: I won't stand for this sort of behaviour.) tolerar -
39 a straight fight
(an election contest involving only two candidates.) eleições entre dois candidatos -
40 abstain
[əb'stein]((often with from) not to do, take etc: He abstained (from voting in the election); He abstained from alcohol.) abster-se
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