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  • 61 stand

    [stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
    1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) ficar em pé
    2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) levantar-se
    3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) ficar
    4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) permanecer
    5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) ficar
    6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar
    7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se
    8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) pôr em pé
    9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) agüentar, submeter-se a
    10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) oferecer
    2. noun
    1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição
    2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte
    3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) estande
    4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna, arquibancada
    5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra
    - standing 3. noun
    1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração
    2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) reputação
    4. adjective
    ((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) sem reserva, em lista de espera
    5. adverb
    (travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) sem reserva
    - standing-room - make someone's hair stand on end - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand fast/firm - stand for - stand in - stand on one's own two feet - stand on one's own feet - stand out - stand over - stand up for - stand up to

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  • 62 wash

    [woʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) lavar(-se)
    2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) lavar
    3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) bater contra
    4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) arrastar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) banho, lavagem
    2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) lavagem
    3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) embate
    4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) loção
    5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) aguada
    6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) marulho
    - washer - washing - washed-out - washerwoman - washerman - washcloth - wash-basin - washing-machine - washing-powder - washing-up - washout - washroom - wash up

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  • 63 demonstration

    1) (a display or exhibition (of how something works etc): I'd like a demonstration of this dishwasher.) demonstração
    2) ((also demo ['demou] - plural demos) a public expression of opinion by holding meetings and processions, showing placards etc.) manifestação
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    dem.on.stra.tion
    [demənstr'eiʃən] n 1 demonstração, prova concludente. 2 manifestação, comício, passeata. 3 palestra ou explicação em que se demonstra como fazer ou usar algo.

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  • 64 example

    1) (something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen: an example of his handwriting.) exemplo
    2) (something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc: Can you give me an example of how this word is used?) exemplo
    3) (a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied: She was an example to the rest of the class.) exemplo
    4) (a warning to be heeded: Let this be an example to you, and never do it again!) exemplo
    - make an example of
    - set someone an example
    - set an example
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    ex.am.ple
    [igz'a:mp2l; igz'æmp2l] n 1 exemplo. for example / por exemplo. by way of example / para citar um exemplo. 2 molde, modelo. 3 exemplar. beyond example / nunca visto, sem precedente. a bad example / um mau exemplo. to set a good example / dar bom exemplo. to take example by one / tomar exemplo de alguém. let this be an example to you / que isto lhe sirva de lição. to make an example / castigar para servir de exemplo.

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  • 65 exist

    [iɡ'zist]
    1) (to be something real or actual: Do ghosts really exist?) existir
    2) (to stay alive; to continue to live: It is possible to exist on bread and water.) sobreviver
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    ex.ist
    [igz'ist] vi existir: 1 viver. we have to exist in this hole! / temos de viver nesta cova! 2 estar. 3 subsistir. how can you exist on so little? / como você consegue viver com tão pouco? 4 ocorrer. do such things exist? / há tal coisa?, já viu tal coisa?

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  • 66 for

    [fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para
    2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para
    3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante
    4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) QUERY (PHRASAL VERB)
    5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por
    6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para
    7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por
    8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por
    9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por
    10) (because of: for this reason.) por
    11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para
    12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para/por
    13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por
    14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para
    15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) apesar de
    2. conjunction
    (because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) pois
    * * *
    [fɔ:] prep 1 por, em lugar de, em vez de. we used boxes for chairs / usamos caixas em vez de cadeiras. 2 por, em prol de, em defesa de, a favor de. they voted for Roosevelt / eles votaram em Roosevelt. 3 de, representante de, em nome de. the lawyer acts for his client / o advogado age em nome de seu cliente. 4 por, para, à razão de, ao preço de. these apples are twelve for a dollar / estas maçãs custam um dólar a dúzia. 5 para, a fim de, no intuito de. he ran for his life / ele correu para salvar a vida. 6 para, a fim de, em consideração de. he went for a walk / ele foi dar um passeio. 7 para, em busca de. 8 para, com destino a. he has just left for New York / ele acaba de partir para Nova York. we have a present for you / temos um presente para você. 9 para, próprio de, acomodado a. 10 por, por causa de, em razão de, devido a. he was punished for stealing / ele foi condenado por ter furtado. 11 para, em honra de. they died for their country / eles morreram pela pátria. a party was given for her / foi dada uma festa em sua honra. 12 de, por, com afeição ou sentimento por. 13 para, a respeito de, com relação a, pelo que toca a, enquanto a. 14 numa extensão de, numa duração de. 15 como, na qualidade de. 16 a despeito de, apesar de, não obstante. 17 para, em vista de, em proporção de, não obstante. 18 de, no valor de. 19 durante. 20 para, em auxílio de. may I hold the umbrella for you? / permita-me segurar-lhe o guarda-chuva? 21 para, na ocasião de. 22 de, por, na quantidade de. 23 para, apropriado para, adaptado a. books for children / livros para crianças. 24 por, dirigido a. 25 para, na direção de. the train for London / o trem para Londres. 26 para, equivalente a. • conj pois, visto que, desde que, já que. we can’t go, for it is raining / não podemos ir porque está chovendo. I did it, for I thought it right / fi-lo, porque o achei justo. for all his efforts, he did not succeed / apesar de todos seus esforços ele não se saiu bem. for all the improvement you have made last year, you might give up / em vista do pouco progresso que fez no ano passado, você deveria desistir. arrested for murder preso por assassínio. as for me quanto a mim. bound for destinada para. but for this a não ser assim. eating too much is bad for one’s health comer demais faz mal à saúde. for account and at the risk of the consignee por conta e risco do consignatário. for a draught of vintage! quem me dera tomar um gole de vinho! for all he is so rich por rico que seja. for all his faults, we like him still apesar de todos os seus defeitos, gostamos dele. for all I know ao que me é dado supor. for all that não obstante isso, apesar disso. for a song por uma pechincha. for a while por algum tempo. for cash down contra pagamento à vista. for certain com certeza. for example por exemplo. for fear of por medo de. for free sl grátis. for fun por brincadeira. for his part por sua parte, por parte dele. for hours durante horas. for how long? por quanto tempo? for love por amor. for me pelo que me diz respeito. for miles about numa extensão de milhas ao redor. for nothing de graça, gratuitamente. for one poisonous snake there are many harmless ones para cada cobra venenosa há muitas inofensivas. for our account por nossa conta. for sure com certeza. for that matter quanto a isso. for the last time pela última vez. for the present, for the time being por ora, por enquanto. for the time to come para o futuro. for the whole year para todo o ano. for this reason por essa razão, por esse motivo. for two years por dois anos. for want of por falta de. for what remains quanto ao mais. for years há anos. for your sake por sua causa. good for nothing imprestável. he has earned a holiday for himself ele fez jus a um dia de licença. he is hard up for money ele está em apertos financeiros. he is not long for this world ele não tardará a morrer. he won’t be back for hours ele não voltará antes de algumas horas. I for one quanto a mim. I go in for tennis eu gosto de tênis. I got it for a reward recebi-o em recompensa. I know him for conheço-o como. I long for a rest anseio por um descanso. it is for you to do compete-lhe fazer. it is for you to propose compete ao senhor fazer proposta. it is usual for her to take a walk every day ela costuma dar um passeio todo dia. it was for nothing foi debalde. not for anything por nada. now for it! mãos à obra! once for all uma vez por todas. ready for action pronto para o combate. she reads well for her age ela lê bem para a sua idade. she wept for ela chorou por. that is the man for me é este o homem que me faz falta. the first free day for years o primeiro dia livre há anos. there is nothing for it but não há remédio senão. to be in for estar sob a ameaça de. to be in for it estar em maus lençóis. too beautiful for words indescritivelmente belo. to play for pennies jogar a vintém. to write for money escrever pedindo dinheiro. we longed for home estávamos com saudade de casa. were it not for you se não fosse você. we sent for a doctor mandamos chamar um médico. what for? para quê? word for word palavra por palavra. you have spoiled our day for us você nos estragou o dia.

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  • 67 hire

    1. verb
    1) ((often with from) to get the use of by paying money: He's hiring a car (from us) for the week.) alugar
    2) ((often with out) to give (someone) the use of in exchange for money: Will you hire me your boat for the week-end?; Does this firm hire out cars?) alugar
    3) ((especially American) to employ (a workman etc): They have hired a team of labourers to dig the road.) contratar
    2. noun
    ((money paid for) hiring: Is this hall for hire?; How much is the hire of the hall?; We don't own this crane - it's on hire.) aluguel
    - hire-purchase
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    [haiə] n aluguel, salário, pagamento, arrendamento. • vt+vi alugar, arrendar, engajar, empregar. on hire a) para alugar. b) empregado. the right to hire and fire o direito de contratar e despedir. to hire out alugar.

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  • 68 interpret

    [in'tə:prit]
    1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) fazer de intérprete
    2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) interpretar
    3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretar
    - interpreter
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    in.ter.pret
    [int'ə:prit] vt+vi 1 explicar, aclarar, elucidar. 2 representar, exprimir o pensamento. 3 interpretar, traduzir, ajuizar da intenção. to interpret to the letter interpretar ao pé da letra.

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  • 69 land

    [lænd] 1. noun
    1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) terra
    2) (a country: foreign lands.) terra
    3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) terreno
    4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) terras
    2. verb
    1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) aterrar
    2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pôr(-se) em terra
    3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) acabar em

    [-rouvə]

    (a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.) jipe

    - landing-gear
    - landing-stage
    - landlocked
    - landlord
    - landmark
    - land mine
    - landowner
    - landslide
    - landslide victory
    - landslide
    - landslide defeat
    - land up
    - land with
    - see how the land lies
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    [lænd] n 1 terra. 2 região, país, nação. 3 terras, solo, terreno. 4 bens de raiz. • vt+vi 1 aportar, desembarcar. 2 Aeron pousar, aterrar, aterrissar. 3 parar, acabar. the thief landed in jail / o ladrão acabou na cadeia. 4 pegar, apanhar (peixes). 5 coll ganhar, obter. Land of the Rising Sun país do Sol Nascente: Japão. to land a fish pegar um peixe. to land a job obter um emprego. to make land Naut avistar terra.

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  • 70 learn

    [lə:n]
    past tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb
    1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) aprender
    2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) aprender
    - learner
    - learning
    - learner-friendly
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    [lə:n] vt+vi (ps and pp learned or learnt) 1 aprender, estudar, instruir-se. 2 ter conhecimento, ser informado. 3 fixar na memória. 4 descobrir, ficar sabendo. to learn by heart aprender de cor, de memória, decorar.

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  • 71 let

    I [let] present participle - letting; verb
    1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) deixar
    2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) fazer
    3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) que (morram, etc.)
    - let someone or something alone/be
    - let alone/be
    - let down
    - let fall
    - let go of
    - let go
    - let in
    - out
    - let in for
    - let in on
    - let off
    - let up
    - let well alone
    II [let] present participle - letting; verb
    (to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) alugar
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    let1
    [let] vt+vi (ps and pp let) 1 permitir, deixar, concordar. 2 causar, fazer com que. 3 alugar, locar. let me see, let me think um instante, vejamos. let us go vamos. to let alone a) não incomodar, deixar em paz. b) sem falar em, sem mencionar, quanto mais, muito menos. he can’t even walk let alone run / ele não pode nem andar, quanto mais correr. to let be não interferir, deixar em paz, deixar como está. to let blood sangrar. to let down a) baixar, arriar. b) deixar cair. c) desapontar, decepcionar, deixar na mão. to let fall a) deixar cair. b) mencionar algo como por acaso. to let fly a) infligir golpes violentos. b) usar linguagem violenta. to let go a) soltar, largar, deixar ir. b) soltar-se, relaxar. c) tirar da mente. to let in a) deixar entrar. b) introduzir, admitir. to let in for arranjar encrenca, envolver-se em dificuldades. to let into a) admitir. b) deixar saber, partilhar. c) inserir. to let know fazer saber, informar. to let loose largar, soltar. to let off a) deixar impune, perdoar, executar. b) disparar (arma). to let on a) divulgar, revelar (segredo). b) fingir. to let oneself go obedecer aos impulsos, relaxar, soltar-se. to let out a) deixar sair. b) deixar escapar. c) divulgar. d) alargar (roupas). e) alugar. to let slip deixar escapar. to let up diminuir, cessar, afrouxar.
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    let2
    [let] n arch obstáculo, impedimento. • vt arch obstruir, impedir.

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  • 72 like

    I 1. adjective
    (the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) igual
    2. preposition
    (the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) como
    3. noun
    (someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) igual
    4. conjunction
    ((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) como
    - likelihood
    - liken
    - likeness
    - likewise
    - like-minded
    - a likely story!
    - as likely as not
    - be like someone
    - feel like
    - he is likely to
    - look like
    - not likely!
    II verb
    1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) gostar
    2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) gostar de
    - likable
    - liking
    - should/would like
    - take a liking to
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    like1
    [laik] n 1 igual. 2 semelhante. 3 acontecimento similar. • adj 1 semelhante, parecido, equivalente, parelho, igual. 2 relacionado. 3 característico. • adv 1 provavelmente. 2 por assim dizer. 3 aproximadamente, em torno de. something like £ 5.00 / cerca de £ 5,00. 4 tal como. • conj como, como se. • prep 1 como. do not shout like that / não grite tanto. 2 típico de, característico de, próprio de. what is he like? / como ele é? 3 com jeito de, com cara de. and the like, etc., e assim por diante. did you ever hear the like of it? já se ouviu coisa igual? in like manner da mesma maneira. it is like enough é muito provável. like master, like man tal senhor, tal criado. the likes of gente como. they are as like as two peas são cara de um, focinho do outro. to feel like ter vontade de. to look like parecer.
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    [laik] vt+vi 1 gostar de, achar bom. I should like you to come / eu gostaria que você viesse. 2 querer, desejar. 3 convir, agradar. as you like como queira. do as you like / faça o que quiser. he makes himself liked ele se faz estimado. how do you like it? o que você acha disso? to like better gostar mais. to like well gostar.

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  • 73 much

    comparative of; see more
    * * *
    (muito) 1 mais. 2 adicional, extra. • adv 1 além do mais. 2 ainda.
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    [m∧tʃ] n grande quantidade, porção apreciável, algo fora de comum. • adj muito. • adv 1 muito. 2 em grande parte. 3 quase. as much outro tanto. as much as tanto como, tanto quanto. how much? quanto? in as much as porquanto, visto como. much the same quase a mesma coisa. much too heavy demasiadamente pesado. so much tanto. so much the better tanto melhor. so much the worse tanto pior. too much of a thing is good for nothing todo excesso é prejudicial.
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    and many. 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. • adv 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. 3 muitíssimo.

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  • 74 off

    (to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) bater o ponto
    * * *
    [ɔf] adj 1 desligado. 2 desocupado, livre. we are taking the day off / fazemos feriado hoje, não trabalhamos. 3 mais distante, mais remoto. 4 lateral. 5 não muito bom, estragado. 6 possível mas não provável. 7 rumo ao mar. 8 cancelado. • adv 1 embora. he saw her off / ele acompanhou-a, conduziu-a (para casa, à estação, etc.). 2 distante (tempo). it is still a long way off / ainda há muito tempo até lá. Easter is four weeks off / daqui a quatro semanas teremos Páscoa. 3 livre. 4 inteiramente. 5 fora, ausente. 6 longe, afastado, remoto. 7 ao largo. 8 afastado do vento. • prep 1 fora. 2 fora de. 3 distante. 4 ao lado de. • interj vá embora! saia! fora! an off chance uma possibilidade remota. an off street rua lateral secundária. be off with you some-te, vai-te embora. far off a grande distância. hands off tire as mãos. he feels off ele não se sente bem. help him off with his coat ajude-o a tirar a capa, o casaco. how well off are you for money? como você está de dinheiro? I’m off wine at the moment não estou bebendo vinho no momento. off and on de vez em quando, intermitentemente. off ( from) the road afastado do caminho, distante da estrada. off Plymouth Naut na altura de Plymouth. off-the-cuff coll improvisado, espontâneo. off the record extra-oficialmente, confidencialmente. off the wall Amer sl a) incomum, extraordinário, chocante. b) louco, excêntrico. off with their heads! arranquem-lhes as cabeças. she is off with him ela não quer ter mais relações com ele. the milk has gone off o leite se estragou. the off side o lado direito do caminho. to be off partir, ir embora. to be off forth estar a caminho, partir. to be off key cantar erradamente ou mal. to be off one’s head estar tonto. to feel off sentir-se mal. to turn off fechar (a torneira), desligar (a luz). well or badly off a) em boas ou más circunstâncias. b) endinheirado ou sem dinheiro, pobre. you are way off você errou por muito. you can get ten percent off você pode conseguir dez por cento de desconto.

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  • 75 often

    ['ofn]
    (many times: I often go to the theatre; I should see him more often.) com frequência
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    of.ten
    ['ɔ:fən] adv muitas vezes, freqüentemente. as often as sempre que. as often as not geralmente. every so often de vez em quando. how often quantas vezes, com que freqüência. I told him ever so often eu lhe disse repetidas vezes. more often than not freqüentemente. not often poucas vezes. often and often tantas e tantas vezes. often as embora, ainda que.

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  • 76 power

    1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) poder
    2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) energia
    3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) poder
    4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) poder
    5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) força
    6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potência
    7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potência
    - powerful
    - powerfully
    - powerfulness
    - powerless
    - powerlessness
    - power cut
    - failure
    - power-driven
    - power point
    - power station
    - be in power
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    pow.er
    [p'auə] n 1 poder: a) faculdade, capacidade. b) autoridade, controle, comando. c) governo. d) influência, ascendência. e) recurso, capacidade. f) força, vigor. g) Jur direito, capacidade. 2 potência: a) capacidade de trabalho de uma máquina, aparelho, motor, etc. b) Phys rateio da transformação de energia. c) Math produto de fatores iguais. d) nação poderosa. 3 força mecânica ou elétrica. 4 Med eficácia, eficiência. 5 coll grande quantidade, abundância. 6 Opt capacidade de aumento de uma lente, alcance. 7 arch força militar ou naval. 8 powers potestades. 9 energia elétrica. • vt equipar com meio de propulsão mecânica, prover de energia. • adj força. effective power potência efetiva. electric power força elétrica. in power no poder, no governo. power of attorney Jur procuração. power of conversation dom da conversação. reasoning power capacidade de raciocínio. square power segunda potência. the powers of evil as forças do mal. they came into power eles se apossaram do poder. they will do all in their power farão tudo que estiver ao seu alcance. to raise into the 2nd power elevar à segunda potência.

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  • 77 put

    [put]
    present participle - putting; verb
    1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) pôr
    2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) apresentar
    3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) exprimir
    4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) pôr
    5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) navegar
    - a put-up job
    - put about
    - put across/over
    - put aside
    - put away
    - put back
    - put by
    - put down
    - put down for
    - put one's feet up
    - put forth
    - put in
    - put in for
    - put off
    - put on
    - put out
    - put through
    - put together
    - put up
    - put up to
    - put up with
    * * *
    [put] n 1 arremesso, lançamento. 2 Sports arremesso de peso. 3 (bolsa) operação a prazo. • vt+vi ps, pp put 1 pôr: a) colocar. b) reduzir a um estado ou condição. c) fixar, determinar. d) guardar. e) depositar. f) atribuir, imputar. g) adicionar, deitar. h) assinar, apor. i) expressar, afirmar. j) dedicar-se a. k) aplicar. l) impor ônus a. m) firmar, assentar. 2 formular, propor. 3 seguir, rumar. 4 avaliar, orçar. 5 incitar. 6 lançar à água (navio). 7 forçar, obrigar. 8 arremessar, lançar. 9 apostar. 10 investir. 11 adaptar. 12 traduzir. • adj no lugar, fixado, fixo, parado. he puts the distance at eight miles ele avalia a distância em oito milhas. how shall I put it? como direi? if I may put my two cents in se eu posso dar um conselho, um palpite. if one puts it upon that ground considerando-o deste ponto de vista. I put him on guard eu o preveni. I put it to you deixo-o a seu critério. she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him on his oath ela o fez jurar. stay put! não se mova! they put their heads together eles confabularam. to put about 1 publicar ou circular. 2 mudar o curso, o rumo. 3 espalhar (boato). to put a bug in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put across 1 conseguir explicar algo. 2 levar a cabo. I just can’t put it across / não consigo mesmo levá-lo a cabo. to put a flea in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put ahead avançar, adiantar. to put an end to pôr fim em, acabar, encerrar. he put an end to his life / ele deu cabo da vida. he put an end to the matter / ele encerrou o assunto. to put a question levantar uma questão. to put aside 1 pôr de lado (para fazer uma outra coisa). 2 não dar importância. to put away 1 pôr de lado. 2 descartar, dispor de. 3 guardar, economizar. 4 guardar, colocar no devido lugar. 5 divorciar. 6 matar um animal velho ou doente. 7 confinar, prender. 8 comer. to put back 1 adiar. 2 atrasar. 3 repelir. 4 recusar, negar. 5 repor, recolocar. 6 Naut voltar, regressar. 7 atrasar o relógio. to put by 1 guardar, economizar. 2 pôr de lado. 3 armazenar. 4 rejeitar, recusar. 5 livrar-se de. 6 desviar, esquivar. to put down 1 criticar alguém na frente de outras pessoas, humilhar. 2 dar uma quantia de dinheiro como entrada. 3 anotar, inscrever, registrar (no papel). 4 matar um animal velho ou doente. 5 parar o veículo para alguém descer. 6 Aeron aterrissar. 7 pôr a criança para dormir. 8 derrubar. 9 suprimir, eliminar. 10 rebaixar, degradar. 11 depor. 12 cortar, renunciar a. 13 atribuir. 14 estimar, considerar. 15 beber continuadamente. to put down for relacionar, pedir por escrito. to put for fazer uma tentativa para ganhar. to put forth 1 estender. 2 tornar manifesto. 3 desenvolver, tornar. 4 empregar, aplicar (força). 5 elevar, erguer (voz). 6 propor. 7 publicar, editar. 8 emprestar com juros. to put forward 1 promover, pôr em evidência. 2 fazer progredir, avançar. 3 propor, formular, apresentar. she put forward an argument / ela apresentou um argumento. to put in 1 consertar um equipamento doméstico. 2 gastar tempo e energia fazendo uma atividade. 3 interromper alguém. 4 introduzir, apresentar. 5 intercalar, encaixar. 6 interferir, intervir. 7 aportar. the ship put into the port / o navio entrou no porto. 8 eleger um político ou um partido político. to put in brackets/ parentheses colocar entre parênteses. to put in for 1 requerer algo formalmente. 2 oferecer-se, candidatar-se. to put in mind lembrar. to put in possession 1 empossar, dar posse a. 2 informar, pôr a par de. to put in practice 1 pôr em ação. 2 praticar, fazer. to put into gear embrear. to put it on 1 fingir. 2 sobrecarregar. 3 exagerar. to put off 1 despir, tirar, descalçar. 2 adiar, protelar, transferir, postergar. 3 dissuadir. 4 usar de evasivas. 5 coll desconcertar, confundir. 6 desembarcar, pôr em terra (passageiros). 7 partir. 8 desencorajar, desanimar. 9 atrapalhar (o trabalho, a concentração de alguém). to put on 1 vestir, calçar. 2 assumir. 3 imputar, atribuir a. 4 impor, infligir. 5 incitar, instigar. 6 empregar, aplicar. 7 carregar no preço. 8 ganhar pressão. 9 fingir, simular. he puts on a big act / ele está fazendo fita. 10 apostar em. 11 adiantar (relógios). 12 antecipar. 13 coll representar, levar. to put on the ritz dar-se ares de riqueza, mostrar-se, exibir-se. to put on to 1 estar consciente de. 2 conectar-se com/ao telefone. to put one’s ass on the line vulg colocar-se em perigo, assumir a responsabilidade. to put one’s back into dedicar-se de corpo e alma a. to put one’s cards on the table colocar as cartas na mesa, fazer jogo franco. to put oneself in somebody’s place imaginar-se em lugar de alguém. to put one’s foot in one’s mouth meter os pés pelas mãos. to put one’s hands to the plow meter mãos à obra. to put one through the mill 1 sujeitar a disciplina rigorosa. 2 punir, castigar. to put on trial levar à barra do tribunal. to put out 1 expelir, lançar fora. 2 extinguir, aparar. 3 emprestar. 4 desconcertar, confundir. he was put by this news / esta notícia o desconcertou. 5 estender a mão. 6 exibir, mostrar. 7 publicar, editar. 8 gastar, despender. 9 dar para criar (criança). 10 pôr para fora. 11 dar para fora (roupa suja, etc.). 12 ir embora, partir, sair. 13 Med deslocar, distender. 14 Naut fazer-se ao mar. the ship put out to sea / o navio fez-se ao mar. 15 Sports pôr fora de jogo. 16 desfraldar (bandeira). to put out of action pôr fora de função ou ação. to put out of gear desengrenar. to put out of one’s head fazer esquecer. to put out of order pôr em desordem. to put out of the way 1 matar, eliminar. 2 destruir. to put over 1 colocar acima de. 2 conduzir através de, fazer transpor. 3 levar a cabo. 4 sl prevalecer, impor-se. he put himself over / ele conseguiu prevalecer. 5 comunicar. 6 iludir, tapear. to put somebody in a hole coll pôr alguém em dificuldades. to put somebody on the floor arrasar, fazer com que todos o apreciem, desbundar alguém. to put somebody through college/ school financiar os estudos de alguém. she put him through college / ela lhe financiou os estudos. to put something into one’s head colocar, meter algo na cabeça. to put something over on someone fazer alguém crer. one can’t put anything over on him / ele não se deixa ludibriar. to put the bite on sl dar uma mordidinha, pedir dinheiro emprestado. to put the cart before the horse pôr a carroça diante dos bois. to put the pen to paper começar a escrever. she put the pen to the paper / ela começou a escrever. to put the screw to sl apertar, pressionar, agir coercivamente. to put the wind up 1 alarmar, alvoroçar. 2 alarmar-se. 3 tornar-se irritado ou excitado. to put the wood to sl castigar, coagir. to put through 1 levar a cabo. 2 conseguir a aprovação de lei. 3 fazer penetrar ou atravessar. 4 fazer agir. 5 coll fazer ligação telefônica. 6 forçar alguém a, obrigar alguém a. to put to 1 combinar, juntar, unir. 2 confiar a. 3 afixar a, prender a. 4 atrelar. he put the horses to the car / ele atrelou os cavalos. 5 limitar a. 6 expor a, sujeitar a. to put to a stand dar um paradeiro a. to put to bed pôr na cama, fazer deitar. to put to death matar, executar. the murderer was put to death / o assassino foi executado. to put to flight lançar em fuga. to put together 1 agregar. 2 juntar, reunir. to put to rights pôr em ordem, endireitar. to put to sea começar uma viagem, fazer-se ao mar. to put to shame fazer envergonhar. to put to silence silenciar, fazer calar. to put to sleep pôr na cama, fazer dormir. to put to the sword matar com a espada. to put to the vote submeter à votação. to put two and two together chegar, tirar conclusões. to put under the screw forçar, pressionar. to put up 1 levantar, alçar, içar, suspender, pendurar. 2 erigir, erguer, edificar. 3 montar (máquinas). 4 pôr em leilão. 5 levar à cena. 6 guardar, economizar. 7 pôr em conserva. 8 pôr de lado. 9 acolher, dar hospedagem a, acomodar. 10 designar candidato. 11 candidatar-se. 12 acondicionar, embrulhar. 13 sl tramar, conspirar. 14 aumentar, elevar (preços). 15 alojar-se, hospedar-se. 16 embainhar (espada). 17 cessar (luta). to put up a big stink Braz coll armar um salseiro, rodar a baiana. to put up to 1 instigar, incitar a. he put him up to it / ele o instigou a dizê-lo. 2 dar informações importantes. I’ll put it up to him / levá-lo-ei ao seu conhecimento. to put up with tolerar, agüentar, suportar. what would you put it at? em quanto você avalia isto?

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  • 78 puzzle

    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) desorientar
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) quebrar a cabeça sobre
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) quebra-cabeças
    - puzzle out
    * * *
    puz.zle
    [p'∧zəl] n 1 quebra-cabeça, enigma. 2 perplexidade, embaraço. 3 jogo de quebra-cabeça. • vt+vi 1 confundir, embaraçar, desconcertar. that puzzles me / isto me confunde. 2 complicar, intricar, enredar. 3 puzzle out resolver, deslindar, solver. he puzzled it out / ele o resolveu, ele deslindou. he puzzled his brain over it / ele quebrou a cabeça para resolvê-lo.

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  • 79 question

    ['kwes ən] 1. noun
    1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) questao
    2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) questao
    3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) questao
    4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) dúvida
    5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) possibilidade
    2. verb
    1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) perguntar
    2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) questionar
    - questionably
    - questionableness
    - question mark
    - question-master
    - questionnaire
    - in question
    - out of the question
    * * *
    ques.tion
    [kw'estʃən] n 1 pergunta, questão. he did without question / ele o fez obedientemente, sem questionar. 2 inquérito, exame. 3 disputa, discussão, debate. 4 dúvida. I call it in question / tenho minhas dúvidas a respeito. 5 tese, assunto. • vt+vi 1 examinar, indagar, interrogar. 2 duvidar, desconfiar. 3 disputar, debater, altercar. at question questionável. beyond question sem dúvida. in question em questão, em consideração. it is a question of é uma questão de. out of question indubitavelmente, sem qualquer dúvida. question and answer column coluna em jornais e revistas que publica cartas de leitores e respostas da redação. that’s open to question isto é questão de opinião. the book in question o livro em questão. there is no question of doing it é impossível fazê-lo. to pop the question coll pedir em casamento.

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  • 80 recipe

    ['resəpi]
    (a set of instructions on how to prepare and cook something: a recipe for curry; ( also adjective) a recipe book.) receita
    * * *
    rec.i.pe
    [r'esipi] n 1 receita, récipe, prescrição médica. 2 receita culinária.

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