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1 root and branch
root and branchaté as raízes, completamente.————————root and branchcompletamente, totalmente. -
2 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) criar raizes- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer* * *root1[ru:t] n 1 raiz. 2 qualquer coisa com forma ou função de raiz. 3 causa, fonte, origem. he is the root of our misfortunes / ele é a causa da nossa desgraça. 4 parte ou ponto essencial. he went to the root of the question / ele foi ao fundo da questão. 5 Math raiz. 6 nota fundamental ou tônica. 7 Phil raiz (de uma palavra). 8 fundamento, base. 9 antepassado, linhagem. • vt 1 arraigar, lançar ou criar raízes. 2 radicar, fixar, consolidar, enraizar. 3 erradicar, extirpar, arrancar (up, out, away). 4 originar-se. root and branch completamente, totalmente. the root of all evil a origem de todos os males. to take root, to strike root criar raízes (também fig).————————root2[ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.————————root3[ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você. -
3 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raízes2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) enraizar- root crop - root out - take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolver -
4 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) quadrado2) (something in the shape of this.) quadrado3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) praça4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) quadrado2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) quadrado2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) igual3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) quadrado4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) antiquado3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) em esquadria2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) em cheio4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) tornar quadrado2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) acertar3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) ajustar(-se)4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) elevar ao quadrado•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal* * *[skwɛə] n 1 quadrado. 2 coisa quadrada ou retangular, divisão de tabuleiro de xadrez, vidraça, etc. 3 praça, área (cercada de ruas), quadra. 4 Amer comprimento de um lado de uma praça. 5 largo, parque de uma cidade. 6 tropas colocadas em forma de quadrado. 7 esquadro. 8 (também square number) Math quadrado, segunda potência de um número. 9 fig igualdade, simetria, regularidade, eqüidade, honestidade. 10 medida de área, correspondente a 100 pés quadrados. 11 pessoa antiquada, conservadora. • vt+vi 1 fazer retangular, fazer quadrado, esquadrar. 2 dividir em quadrados. 3 pôr no esquadro, verificar o ângulo. 4 fazer plano, endireitar. 5 ajustar, liquidar (contas). he squared him / ele o pagou, ele liquidou suas dívidas. 6 corresponder, estar de acordo, concordar. 7 Math quadrar, elevar ao quadrado. 8 determinar, colocar em lugar certo, regularizar. I’ll square things / regularizarei o negócio. 9 adaptar, adaptar-se. 10 formar ângulo reto. 11 sl subornar. he squared him / sl ele o subornou. • adj 1 quadrado, retangular, quadrangular, em quadrangular. she has a square chin / ela tem um queixo quadrado. 2 em quadrado, relativo à área, que designa a unidade de área. 3 que forma um angulo de 90°, reto. 4 direito, plano, no nível. 5 líquido, sem sobras, igual. 6 justo, honesto, correto, direito. 7 completo, absoluto. 8 Math ao quadrado, na segunda potência. 9 sólido, forte. 10 sl antiquado, conservador, retrógrado. 11 claro, direto, inequívoco. 12 coll satisfatório, abundante, substancial. I have had a square meal / tive uma refeição reforçada. • adv 1 coll honestamente. 2 em forma quadrada, em ângulos retos. he squared up to her ele se colocou diante dela. he’s square-pushing with her sl ele anda com ela. I got square with him estou quite com ele. like a square peg in a round hole fig uma coisa que não se adapta, como um peixe fora d’água. on the square a) no esquadro. b) coll honesto, justo. that fellow is on the square / sl este camarada está em ordem. out of square irregular, fora do normal. to square away coll estar pronto para entrar em ação. to square off a) dar forma retangular a. b) tomar posição para boxe. to square oneself coll reparar danos, ajustar contas. to square one’s shoulders enfrentar o destino. to square the circle descobrir a quadratura do círculo, fig tentar fazer uma coisa impossível. to square the yards Naut cruzar as vergas. to square up liquidar uma conta. to start from square one começar do princípio, voltar ao começo. -
5 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) quadrado2) (something in the shape of this.) quadrado3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) praça4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) quadrado2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) quadrado2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) igual, empatado3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) quadrado4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) quadrado3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) em ângulo reto2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) em cheio4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) tornar quadrado2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) regrar, acertar3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) enquadrar(-se)4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) elevar ao quadrado•- squared- squarely - square centimetre - metre - square root - fair and square - go back to square one - a square deal -
6 chicory
[' ikəri](a plant whose leaves are used in salads and whose root is ground and mixed with coffee.) chicória* * *chic.o.ry[tʃ'ikəri] n Bot 1 chicória ( Cichorium intybus). 2 sua raiz torrada é usada como substituto do café. -
7 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) planta2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) maquinaria3) (a factory.) fábrica2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) plantar2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) plantar3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) colocar-se4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) colocar à socapa•- planter* * *[pla:nt, plænt] n 1 planta, vegetal. 2 muda. 3 fábrica, usina. 4 maquinaria, instalação. 5 posição, postura. 6 plantação. 7 trapaça, embuste. • vt+vi 1 plantar, cultivar. 2 cravar, fincar, afixar. 3 estabelecer, fundar. 4 implantar, incutir. 5 introduzir. 6 colocar, depositar (ostras, ovas ou peixes para criação). 7 colonizar, povoar. 8 coll abandonar. 9 sl ocultar. 10 sl golpear. 11 sl tramar. 12 sl forjar falsos indícios. reprocessing plant indústria de reciclagem. -
8 chicory
[' ikəri](a plant whose leaves are used in salads and whose root is ground and mixed with coffee.) chicória -
9 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) planta2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) maquinaria, aparelhagem3) (a factory.) fábrica2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) plantar2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) plantar3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) plantar4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) plantar•- planter -
10 branch
1. noun1) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) ramo2) (an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc): There isn't a branch of that store in this town; ( also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.) divisão2. verb((usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches: The road to the coast branches off here.) ramificar* * *[bra:ntʃ; bræntʃ] n 1 ramo de árvore. 2 Geogr braço (de rio). 3 ramal. 4 parte, seção. 5 filial, sucursal, agência. 6 descendência, linha de família. 7 linha secundária, ramal de estrada de ferro. 8 área de conhecimento. a branch of medicine / uma área da medicina. • vi 1 estender galhos. 2 ramificar. 3 separar-se, destacar-se. 4 dividir em seções, ramos etc. root and branch até as raízes, completamente. to branch off a) ramificar-se, espalhar-se. b) ir em diferentes direções. to branch out ampliar, diversificar (negócios, atividades). -
11 stem
I 1. [stem] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) haste2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) haste3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) proa2. verb((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) provir- - stemmedII [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb(to stop (a flow, eg of blood).) parar* * *stem1[stem] n 1 tronco, talo. 2 haste, pecíolo, pedúnculo, caule. 3 pé, suporte, base. 4 Gram raiz. 5 tronco ou ramo de família, geração. 6 árvore genealógica, linhagem. 7 stems sl pernas atraentes de mulher. • vt+vi 1 remover o talo ou a haste de. 2 prover de talo. 3 ser proveniente de, originar-se, descender de. to stem from Amer originar-se de.————————stem2[stem] n Naut talhamar, proa. from stem to stern da proa à popa, do princípio ao fim.————————stem3[stem] vt+vi 1 parar, estancar, represar. 2 diminuir, impedir. 3 enfrentar, lutar contra as ondas ou a maré. to stem the tide lutar contra a maré. -
12 sucker
1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) chupador2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) ventosa3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) ventosa4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) rebento5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.)* * *suck.er1[s'∧kə] n 1 chupador, animal ou coisa que chupa ou suga. 2 nome popular de diversos peixes chupadores (como o papa-terra ou curimatã bras.). 3 ventosa. 4 tubo de sucção, pistão, êmbolo de sucção. 5 coll bobo, trouxa. 6 chupeta. 7 fig fã, fanático. 8 criança de peito. there’s a sucker born every minute os trouxas nunca acabarão. to play the sucker bancar o trouxa, fazer papel de bobo. to be a sucker for something ser incapaz de resistir a, não conseguir resistir a.————————suck.er2[s'∧kə] n Bot broto, rebento que nasce da raiz. • vt lançar rebentos, tirar rebentos. -
13 uproot
(to pull (a plant etc) out of the earth with the roots: I uprooted the weeds and burnt them.) desenraizar* * *up.root[∧pr'u:t] vt desarraigar: 1 arrancar, erradicar ( from de). 2 exterminar, extirpar. 3 expulsar. -
14 stem
I 1. [stem] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) caule, haste2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) pé, haste, tubo3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) proa2. verb((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) provir- - stemmedII [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb(to stop (a flow, eg of blood).) estancar -
15 sucker
1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) sugador2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) ventosa3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) ventosa4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) broto5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.)
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