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neck and neck

emparelhado (em corridas).

1) (to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue).) liquidar

2) (to get rid of.) liquidar

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[l'ikwideit] vt+vi 1 liquidar, saldar. 2 decidir, resolver. 3 suprimir, matar.

1) (to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue).) liquidar

2) (to get rid of.) liquidar

1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) perto

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) justo

1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) igual

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) minucioso

4) (tight: a close fit.) apertado

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) abafado

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) avarento

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) calado

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1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) fechar

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) fechar

- close down

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[klouz] n 1 fim, término, conclusão. 2 briga, peleja, luta corpo-a-corpo • vt+vi 1 fechar, encerrar, confinar. 2 tapar, encher. 3 barrar, bloquear, obstruir. 4 cerrar (fileiras). 5 juntar(-se). 6 envolver, cercar. 7 concordar, chegar a um acordo. 8 terminar, completar, concluir, encerrar. 9 cicatrizar, fechar (ferida). 10 trancar, aferrolhar. 11 engalfinhar-se. 12 Naut encostar(-se), perlongar. at the close of day no fim do dia, ao crepúsculo. at the close of the year no fim do ano. he closed his days ele morreu. he closed the door upon every attempt at reconciliation ele tornou impossível qualquer tentativa de reconciliação. he closed the door upon her 1 ele fechou o porta atrás dela. 2 fig expulsou-a. the ship closes the wind o navio vira para o vento. they closed upon him 1 chegaram a um acordo a seu respeito. 2 caíram em cima dele. to close a bargain fechar um negócio. to close an account encerrar uma conta. to close an affair encerrar um assunto. to close a seam rematar uma costura. to close down fechar, encerrar as atividades. the shops closed down / as lojas fecharam suas portas. to close in 1 fechar, cercar. 2 encerrar, irromper, aproximar-se, chegar. the night closed in / chegou a noite. to close off isolar, impedir a passagem. to close on aproximar-se. to close one’s eyes morrer. to close one’s eyes to ignorar, não querer enxergar. he closed his eyes to the problem / ele ignorou o problema, ele não quis enxergar o problema. to close out (vendas) liquidar, queimar. to close round cercar, rodear. to close the ranks cerrar fileiras. to close up 1 fechar, trancar, cerrar. they closed up / cerraram fileiras. 2 cicatrizar. to close with 1 aceder. 2 unir-se a. 3 entrar em luta corporal. to draw to a close chegar ao fim.

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[klous] n 1 espaço fechado, terreno cercado, cercado. 2 cerca, sebe, tapada. 3 beco estreito. 4 the Close recinto de mosteiro ou abadia. • adj 1 junto, próximo, perto, pegado, contíguo, estreito. 2 justo, apertado. 3 compacto, denso, condensado. 4 íntimo, caro, familiar. 5 cuidadoso, exato, conciso, preciso. 6 estrito, perfeito. 7 fechado, cerrado. 8 rigoroso, severo. 9 abafado, opressivo, pesado, sufocante. 10 fechado, reservado. 11 secreto, oculto. 12 restrito, limitado. 13 parcimonioso, econômico, frugal. 14 raro, difícil de obter. 15 quase igual, quase no mesmo nível. 16 confinado, estritamente guardado, segregado. 17 pronunciado com os lábios parcialmente fechados. 18 grosso, fechado (tecido). 19 viscoso, tenaz. 20 quase certeiro. 21 atento, observador. • adv 1 rente, cerce, cérceo. 2 de perto, junto ao pé. 3 severamente, rigorosamente, estritamente. 4 estreitamente, hermeticamente, firmemente, compactamente. 5 exatamente, cautelosamente. 6 economicamente. a close carriage uma carruagem fechada. a close customer coll um tipo taciturno. a close hand 1 uma mão fechada. 2 fig pessoa sovina. at close quarters nas imediações. close air ar viciado ou abafado. close argument argumento incontestável. close at hand iminente, próximo. close by bem junto, perto. close combat luta corpo-a-corpo. close coupled circuit n Eletr circuito conjugado. close election, close vote eleição disputadíssima. close on quase. close proximity proximidade imediata. close season, close time temporada de caça proibida. close shave ou thing escape por pouco, por um triz. close style estilo breve ou conciso. close to nas proximidades. close to the chest sem revelar a intenção. close to the ground rente ao chão. close to the wind com vento pela popa. close writing letra apertada. he keeps himself close ele se esconde. keep close! 1 fique perto de mim! 2 cale a boca! 3 esconda-se! the end is close o fim está próximo. to come close chegar perto. to cut close cortar rente. to draw the curtains close fechar bem as cortinas. to follow close upon seguir ao pé. to live close viver economicamente, poupar. to sit close assentar justo (vestido). to sit close around the fire estar sentado junto ou perto do fogo. to stick close to ficar perto ou próximo de.

1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) perto

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) justo

1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) apertado

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) minucioso

4) (tight: a close fit.) apertado

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) abafado

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) mesquinho

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) discreto

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1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) fechar

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) concluir

- close down

1) (a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: a sewing-machine.) máquina

2) (a vehicle, especially a motorbike: That's a fine machine you have!) máquina

1) (to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: The articles are machined to a smooth finish.) fazer à máquina

2) (to sew with a sewing-machine: You should machine the seams.) costurar

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He machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.) metralhar

- machine tool

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[məʃ'i:n] n 1 máquina, engenho, mecanismo. 2 fig pessoa que age automaticamente. 3 Amer organização que controla poder. • vt executar trabalhos com máquinas.

1) (a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: a sewing-machine.) máquina

2) (a vehicle, especially a motorbike: That's a fine machine you have!) máquina

1) (to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: The articles are machined to a smooth finish.) fazer à máquina

2) (to sew with a sewing-machine: You should machine the seams.) costurar à máquina

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- machinery

He machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.) metralhar

- machine tool

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) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) através do tempo

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo

5) (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 sul

1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) a descer

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de

- downward

He is a downright nuisance!) total

- downstairs

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[daun] n 1 duna. 2 terreno elevado e colinoso coberto de relva no sul da Inglaterra, usado como pastagem, colinas perto do mar no norte e no sul da Inglaterra ( the Downs), enseada entre os promontórios no norte e no sul da Inglaterra. 3 penugem, penas, pêlos ou cabelos que primeiro nascem, buço, cotão, lanugem, frouxel. 4 qualquer substância fofa, macia ou felpuda. 5 pêlo nas cascas de plantas ou frutas. 6 movimento em declive, descida. 7 revés de fortuna (especialmente no plural). 8 sl desconfiança. • vt+vi coll abaixar, abater, sujeitar, derrubar, dominar, humilhar, descer, descender, engolir rapidamente. • adj 1 abatido, desanimado, descoroçoado, deprimido. I may be down but not out / nem tudo está perdido. 2 em estado ou condição inferior. 3 em declive. 4 doente, adoentado. he is down with the flu / ele tem gripe. 5 Amer terminado. 6 Comp fora do ar, inoperante. • adv 1 abaixo, para baixo, em descida, em declive. 2 em decadência. 3 em posição deitada no chão. 4 abaixo do horizonte. 5 no ponto inferior, ao mais baixo grau. 6 do norte ao sul. 7 de origem, propriedade ou época anterior. 8 a uma quantia inferior, a um preço reduzido. 9 em estado de sujeição, depressão, desgraça ou perigo. 10 efetivamente, realmente, com atenção, com aplicação. 11 por escrito, no papel, em preto no branco. 12 à vista, contra entrega. 13 Naut a sotavento. 14 seguindo a corrente. 15 em estado mais calmo, menos intenso. 16 em mau estado físico. • prep abaixo, para baixo, em declive, ao longo de, em direção inferior. • interj abaixo! deita! senta! the ups and downs at life as vicissitudes da vida. down and out totalmente desprovido, privado de recursos, arruinado, liquidado, vencido. down at heel maltrapilho, descuidado no traje. down for em uma lista de espera. down for Tuesday anunciado para terça-feira. down from town afastado da cidade. down in the country no campo, no interior. down in the mouth descoroçoado, desalentado, desanimado. down on zangado ou aborrecido com. down on one’s knees de joelhos. down on one’s luck necessitado de dinheiro, pronto. down the centuries no correr dos séculos. down the river pelo rio abaixo, seguindo a corrente. down the wind a sotavento. down to hell! vá para o inferno! down to the ground coll completamente. down with him! derriba-o! deita-o abaixo! he is down upon his luck ele está sem sorte. he was tracked down at last finalmente ele foi achado. the sun is down o sol se pôs. the thermometer is down by five degrees o termômetro desceu 5 graus. the wind is down cessou o vento. to bear down, to beat down Naut pôr-se a barlavento. to be down on ser severo, rude com alguém, tratar mal, falar rudemente a alguém. to bend down curvar-se. to calm down acalmar. to clean the house down limpar a casa toda. to come down vir abaixo, descer, fig baixar, abater-se, ceder, cair na miséria. to come down with cair de cama com. to down tools fazer greve. to fly down aterrissar, descer voando, voar para. to get down 1 apear, descer. 2 engolir, tragar alguma coisa. to get down to business ir ao que interessa, ir direto ao assunto. to get down to work trabalhar com afinco. to go down 1 afundar, soçobrar. 2 deixar a universidade para as férias ou no fim do trimestre. 3 baixar (o preço). 4 acalmar-se (o vento). to have a down on coll guardar rancor a. to hunt down = link=%20to%20ride%20down to ride down. to kneel down ajoelhar-se. to knock down atropelar. to let someone down 1 humilhar. 2 deixar ao desamparo, abandonar alguém. to lie down deitar-se. to pay cash down pagar à vista. to put a down on sl dar informações sobre, delatar, denunciar. to put down 1 depor. 2 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. to ride down 1 alcançar perseguindo. 2 forçar, escaramuçar, atropelar. to send down expulsar ou suspender um estudante. to set down 1 assentar por escrito, notar. 2 mencionar, citar. 3 resolver. 4 registrar. to shout down fazer calar mediante gritos. to sit down sentar-se. to step down descer. to stoop down abaixar-se. to take down 1 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. 2 pôr abaixo, deitar abaixo. to turn down the radio diminuir o volume do rádio. to write down assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. up and down aqui e acolá, de lá para cá, para baixo e para cima, por toda parte. upside down de cabeça para baixo, ao revés, às avessas.

1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cêntimos

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direcçao

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) perdao

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pernil

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre

1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar aos quartos

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar

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[kw'ɔ:tə] n 1 quarto, quarta parte, trimestre, quarto do ano, quarto da lua, quarto de hora, quarto da carcaça de um animal. 2 região ou parte da terra. 3 quarteirão. 4 quartel, alojamento de soldados e marinheiros. 5 quadrante. 6 medida de peso. 7 abrigo, quartel, refúgio, acolhida. 8 piedade, clemência. 9 moeda nos EUA ou Canadá que vale 25 centavos ou um quarto de dólar. 10 área de uma cidade onde um certo grupo de pessoas mora ou trabalha ou que tem características peculiares. • vt+vi 1 esquartejar. 2 aquartelar. 3 Her esquartelar. 4 repartir em quatro partes iguais. a quarter past six seis horas e quinze minutos. a quarter to three quinze para as três. at close quarters muito perto. hind quarter ancas, quarto traseiro. in this quarter nesta parte. quarters of a ship alhetas. to change quarter mudar-se.

1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cents

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direção

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) graça

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre

1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar em quatro

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar, alojar

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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.) realizar

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?) dar certo

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

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, fazer

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

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

- doer

1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) o/a

2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) ele/a

3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) ele/a

4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)

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Italian, Italy

1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) o/a

2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) ele/a

3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) ele/a

4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)

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- its

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n 1 objeto indefinido em expressões idiomáticas. 2 fig o ovo de Colombo. 3 atrativo pessoal (feminino e masculino). 4 ponto, questão. that is simply it / aí é que está a coisa. • pron 1 ele, ela, o, a, lhe. it is cherries / são cerejas. who is it? / quem é? it is my son / é meu filho. 2 isso, isto. it is my fault / a culpa é minha. throw it away / jogue isto fora. from all these reasons it follows... por todas estas razões deduz-se.... he thinks he is it sl ele se acha muito importante. it follows that conclui-se que. it happens acontece. it is me sou eu. it rains está chovendo. it was he who foi ele que. it won’t work não vai dar certo. she was it ela foi formidável. so it is assim é. this is it sl esse é o ponto importante.

1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) isso, aquilo, o, a

2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)

3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.)

4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)

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- its

1) (used as the object of a verb when the person speaking and other people are the object of an action etc they perform: We saw ourselves in the mirror.) (vimo-)nos

2) (used to emphasize we, us or the names of the speaker and other people performing an action etc: We ourselves played no part in this.) nós mesmos

3) (without help etc: We'll just have to finish the job ourselves.) sozinhos

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[auəs'elvz] pron nós mesmos, nos. all by ourselves sozinhos, sem ajuda. we did it ourselves nós mesmos o fizemos (enfático). we hurt ourselves nós nos ferimos (reflexivo).

1) (to divide, separate or break into pieces: He broke up the old furniture and burnt it; John and Mary broke up (= separated from each other) last week.) romper

2) (to finish or end: The meeting broke up at 4.40.) terminar

1) (to divide, separate or break into pieces: He broke up the old furniture and burnt it; John and Mary broke up (= separated from each other) last week.) despedaçar

2) (to finish or end: The meeting broke up at 4.40.) encerrar(-se)

1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) sob controle

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo

5) (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 sul

1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abaixo

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de

- downward

He is a downright nuisance!) absoluto

- downstairs

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