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21 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) partida2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) piada2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) brincar2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) brincar•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *[dʒouk] n 1 chiste, gracejo, brincadeira, graça, pilhéria, troça. she cannot see a joke, she cannot take a joke / ela não gosta de gracejos, ela não é amiga de brincadeiras. I do not see the joke / não sei qual é a graça. 2 pândega, pagode, ridículo. • vt+vi 1 troçar, chacotear, gracejar, brincar, galhofar, pilheriar. you are joking / você não está falando sério, você está brincando. 2 ridicularizar, zombar. a practical joke peça, travessura, trote (telefone). in joke de brincadeira. it’s no joke é sério. to be/ go beyond a joke perder a graça, ficar preocupante. to tell a joke contar uma anedota. -
22 soul
[səul]1) (the spirit; the non-physical part of a person, which is often thought to continue in existence after he or she dies: People often discuss whether animals and plants have souls.) alma2) (a person: She's a wonderful old soul.) alma3) ((of an enterprise etc) the organizer or leader: He is the soul of the whole movement.) alma4) (soul music.) música soul•- soulful- soulfully
- soulless
- soul-destroying
- soul music* * *soul1[soul] n 1 alma. 2 espírito, energia de sentimento. 3 parte essencial. 4 pessoa. 5 espírito (de pessoa morta). a good soul! uma boa alma! (pessoa). from my soul com profundo sentimento. not a soul ninguém, nem uma pessoa. poor soul! coitado, pobrezinho! to bear one’s soul abrir sua alma, revelar seus segredos mais íntimos. to keep body and soul together sobreviver, ganhar o suficiente para viver. to sell one’s soul vender a própria alma, agir contra a consciência por dinheiro ou poder. upon my soul! pela minha alma, céus! nossa!————————soul2[soul] adj Amer coll referente aos negros. -
23 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 -
24 frown
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25 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mão2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ponteiro3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) trabalhador braçal, marujo4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) mão, ajuda5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) mão, jogo6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) hand (quatro polegadas)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) caligrafia2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) dar, entregar2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) mandar de volta, passar•- handful- handbag - handbill - handbook - handbrake - handcuff - handcuffs - hand-lens - handmade - hand-operated - hand-out - hand-picked - handshake - handstand - handwriting - handwritten - at hand - at the hands of - be hand in glove with someone - be hand in glove - by hand - fall into the hands of someone - fall into the hands - force someone's hand - get one's hands on - give/lend a helping hand - hand down - hand in - hand in hand - hand on - hand out - hand-out - handout - hand over - hand over fist - hands down - hands off! - hands-on - hands up! - hand to hand - have a hand in something - have a hand in - have/get/gain the upper hand - hold hands with someone - hold hands - in good hands - in hand - in the hands of - keep one's hand in - off one's hands - on hand - on the one hand... on the other hand -... on the other hand - out of hand - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand - shake hands with / shake someone's hand - a show of hands - take in hand - to hand -
26 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) piada, brincadeira2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) graça2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) caçoar2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) brincar•- joker- jokingly - it's no joke - joking apart/aside - take a joke -
27 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agir2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) portar-se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) representar2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) acto2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) decreto3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) acto4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) número•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *act1[ækt] n 1 ato, ação. 2 feito, procedimento, obra. 3 divisão de uma peça teatral. 4 número de programa (circo, variedades). 5 decreto, lei, decisão legislativa. 6 auto, documento. • vi 1 agir, atuar, proceder. 2 funcionar. this lock won’t act / esta fechadura não funciona. 3 portar-se, conduzir-se. 4 comportar-se, fingir-se, simular. 5 influir, influenciar, produzir efeito. the medicine did not act / o remédio não fez efeito. 6 desempenhar (um papel), representar. the play acts well / a peça agrada, a peça desenvolve-se bem no palco. act and deed documento legal. act of faith ato de fé. act of God força maior. act of grace ato de clemência. act of Parliament ata de parlamento. in the act em flagrante. to act as, to act for substituir, fazer o serviço de, desempenhar o papel de. to act by agir para com (uma pessoa). to act on, upon ter efeito sobre, influenciar. to act out expressar em ações. children act out what they see / as crianças expressam em ações o que vêem. to act up 1 agir de maneira diferente do normal ou esperado. 2 comportar-se de maneira volúvel. 3 apresentar defeito. my washer often acts up / minha lavadora apresenta defeito com freqüência. to act up to agir de acordo com.————————act2 -
28 better
['betə]comparative; = good* * *bet.ter[b'etə] n 1 pessoa ou coisa melhor, estado melhor. the better / o melhor. 2 vantagem, superioridade. to have the better of it / vencer, impor-se. 3 betters superiores, chefes. • vt+vi 1 melhorar, progredir, aperfeiçoar, avançar. 2 fazer melhor que, sobrepujar, exceder. • adj ( comp of good) 1 melhor, superior. 2 preferível. • adv ( comp of well) 1 melhor, de maneira superior. 2 em grau mais alto. all the better, so much the better tanto melhor. better and better cada vez melhor. better off em melhor situação. better than a dig in the eye, better than a kick in the pants coll melhor do que nada. for the better para melhor. for better or for worse para o que der e vier. for the better part of the day quase o dia inteiro. he is my better ele me supera. he thought better of it ele pensou melhor sobre o assunto. he was better than his word ele fez mais do que tinha prometido. I bettered myself melhorei minha situação. I know better não acredito. my better half minha cara metade (mulher). the better land o outro mundo. the better part of valour is discretion inteligência é melhor que valentia (Shakespeare). upon better acquaintance após conhecimento mais íntimo. you had better (not) seria melhor..., melhor não... -
29 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.) em 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.) profundo5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) grave2. adverb(far down or into: deep into the wood.) no fundo- deepen- deeply
- deepness
- deep-freeze 3. verb(to freeze and keep (food) in this.) congelar- deep-sea- in deep water* * *[di:p] n 1 profundidade, profundeza. 2 mar, fundo do mar. 3 abismo. 4 fig recesso do coração. • adj 1 profundo, fundo. 2 oculto, escondido, secreto. 3 sagaz, astuto, penetrante. 4 sincero, íntimo, vivo. 5 intenso, extremo. 6 dificultoso de entender, profundo. 7 escuro, carregado (falando de cores). 8 Mus sonoro, baixo, grave. 9 absorto, concentrado em seus pensamentos. • adv 1 há muito, remotamente. 2 profundamente. deep in debt totalmente endividado. deep in thought absorvido em seus próprios pensamentos. in deep water em situação difícil ou embaraçosa. thrown in at the deep end ser posto numa situação completamente nova sem nenhuma preparação ou ajuda. to feel something deep, to feel something deep down sentir algo de maneira profunda apesar de nem sempre demonstrar. to go off the deep end perder as estribeiras, sair do sério. -
30 feminism
noun (the thought and actions of people who want to make women's (legal, political, social etc) rights equal to those of men.) feminismo* * *fem.i.nism[f'eminizəm] n feminismo. -
31 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante4) (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.) por6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por10) (because of: for this reason.) por11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para/por13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) apesar de2. 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. -
32 glib
[ɡlib]1) (speaking persuasively but usually without sincerity: The salesman was a very glib talker.) fluente2) ((of a reply etc) quick and ready, but showing little thought: glib excuses.) pronto•- glibly* * *[glib] adj lisonjeiro, volúvel, loquaz, fluente, superficial, pouco sincero. -
33 global village
noun (the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts.)* * *glo.bal vil.lage[gloubəl v'ilidʒ] n o mundo. -
34 hotheaded
adjective (easily made angry; inclined to act suddenly and without sufficient thought.) impetuoso* * *hot.head.ed[hɔth'edid] adj 1 temerário, irascível, colérico. 2 fogoso. -
35 manly
adjective (having the qualities thought desirable in a man, ie strength, determination, courage etc: He is strong and manly.) másculo* * *man.ly[m'ænli] adj varonil, valoroso. -
36 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) ser capaz de2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) poder3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) podia•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) força- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *[m'ait] n força, poder. • v ps of may (poder). with might and main com toda a força. -
37 miracle
['mirəkl]1) (something which man is not normally capable of making happen and which is therefore thought to be done by a god or God: Christ's turning of water into wine was a miracle.) milagre2) (a fortunate happening that has no obvious natural cause or explanation: It's a miracle he wasn't killed in the plane crash.) milagre•- miraculously* * *mir.a.cle[m'irəkəl] n 1 milagre. 2 maravilha. -
38 pair
[peə] 1. noun1) (a set of two of the same thing which are (intended to be) used etc together: a pair of shoes/gloves.) par2) (a single thing made up of two parts: a pair of scissors; a pair of pants.) par3) (two people, animals etc, often one of either sex, who are thought of together for some reason: a pair of giant pandas; John and James are the guilty pair.) par2. verb(to make into a pair: She was paired with my brother in the tennis match.) emparelhar* * *[pɛə] n 1 par. 2 dupla. 3 parelha. 4 casal. 5 objeto formado de duas partes iguais. 6 arch lance de escada. 7 sl seios de mulher. • vt+vi 1 emparelhar. 2 juntar, unir. 3 casar-se. 4 acasalar-se. 5 formar um par (jogo de cartas). a pair of gloves um par de luvas. a pair of nippers um alicate. a pair of pajamas um pijama. a pair of scissors uma tesoura. a pair of shoes um par de sapatos. a pair of spectacles (ou glasses) um par de óculos. a pair of trousers uma calça. a two pair front room um quarto de frente no segundo andar. in pairs aos pares. the pair of you ambos. to pair off a) dispor em pares, igualar, equilibrar. b) sair aos pares. they paired off / eles saíram aos pares. to pair up fazer aos pares (no trabalho, no esporte, etc.). to pair with fazer parelha com. up four pairs of stairs no quarto andar. -
39 product
['prodəkt]1) (a result: The plan was the product of hours of thought.) produto2) (something manufactured: The firm manufactures metal products.) produto3) (the result of multiplying one number by another: The product of 9 and 2 is 18.) produto* * *prod.uct[pr'ɔdəkt] n produto: 1 fruto. 2 criação. 3 artigo, manufatura. 4 resultado, rendimento. 5 Math resultado da multiplicação. 6 conseqüência, efeito. perishable products produtos perecíveis. -
40 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) desorientar2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) quebrar a cabeça sobre2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) quebra-cabeças•- puzzling- 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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