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  • 1 answer

    1. noun
    1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) resposta
    2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) solução
    2. verb
    1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) responder
    2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) atender
    3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) corresponder
    4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) corresponder
    - answering machine
    - answer for
    - answerphone
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    an.swer
    ['a:nsə; 'ænsə] n 1 resposta, réplica. 2 retribuição. 3 contestação. 4 solução, resultado. • vt+vi 1 responder, replicar. 2 redargüir, retrucar, contestar. 3 atender, acatar, obedecer, reagir. the maid must answer the bell / a empregada tem de atender à campainha. 4 apresentar solução, dar o resultado (de problemas), resolver. 5 servir, satisfazer. this will answer my purpose / isto servirá aos meus propósitos, isto há de corresponder às minhas finalidades. this answers very well / isto serve bem, isto é muito bom. 6 retribuir. 7 responsabilizar(-se), estar ou tornar(-se) responsável. 8 corresponder a, condizer, estar conforme. this answers to your description / isto corresponde à sua descrição. 9 pagar, expiar. answer a fool according to his folly! responde ao louco segundo sua loucura! he answers back ele responde com insolência. he answers to the name of... ele se chama... in answer to your letter em resposta à sua carta. she knows all the answers ela tem uma língua solta. to answer for responder por, responsabilizar-se por, afiançar.

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  • 2 answer

    1. noun
    1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) resposta
    2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) solução
    2. verb
    1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) responder
    2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) atender
    3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) satisfazer
    4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) corresponder a
    - answering machine - answer for - answerphone

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  • 3 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
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    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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  • 4 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dorso
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) traseiras
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) traseiro
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) recuar
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar
    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand
    5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) obliquamente
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat
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    back1
    [bæk] n 1 dorso, costas. I have the care for his children on my back / tenho em meus ombros a preocupação de cuidar de suas crianças. she turned her back on him / ela virou as costas para ele. 2 qualquer parte de vestuário que cubra as costas. 3 lombo, dorso (de animais). 4 espinha dorsal. 5 parte traseira, lado ou face posterior, verso. 6 espaldar, encosto de cadeira ou poltrona. 7 parte menos usada, costas da mão. 8 Ftb zagueiro. 9 quilha de navio. 10 suporte, apoio. 11 lombada (de livro). 12 avesso (de tecido). • vt 1 (geralmente back up) suportar, ajudar, auxiliar, emprestar apoio moral. 2 mover(-se) para trás. 3 endossar, apoiar. he backed a cheque / ele endossou um cheque. 4 apostar em. 5 montar, subir às costas. 6 prover de encosto, servir de dorso. 7 impelir ou forçar para trás. 8 prosseguir escrevendo no verso. 9 mover-se à esquerda (em relação à bússola). 10 formar um fundo para. 11 servir de fundo a. 12 coll carregar às costas. • vi recuar, retroceder, refluir. • adj 1 posterior, de trás, traseiro. 2 remoto, retirado. 3 passado, atrasado. 4 vencido. 5 Amer em região distante ou fronteiriça. 6 Phon gutural, velar. • adv 1 para trás, atrás. he sat back in his chair / ele reclinou-se na sua cadeira. 2 no passado. I can look back fifty years / posso olhar para trás cinqüenta anos. 3 de volta. I shall be back soon / estarei de volta logo. 4 em retorno ou devolução. 5 para o lugar de origem. 6 em reserva. 7 anteriormente. at the back of the house, Amer back of the house atrás da casa. back and belly coll vestuário e alimentação. back and forth para a frente e para trás. back her! Naut para trás! back of Amer coll atrás de, em auxílio de, em suporte de. back of a knife costas de uma faca. back of the hand costas da mão. back to back costas com costas. behind my back nas minhas costas. come back! volte!, Amer venha para trás! do not answer back! não responda! for years back Amer desde anos, há anos. go there and come back vá até lá e volte. half-back Ftb médio, sl alfo. he lay on his back for three years ele ficou de cama durante três anos. he was at my back ele estava atrás de mim, ele me defendeu, ele me apoiou. he went back from his promise ele fugiu à sua promessa. I broke my back to get what I have passei pelo pior para conseguiur o que eu tenho. I got, put his back up provoquei-o. on one’s back sl deitado de costas, indefeso, impotente, sem dinheiro, pronto. on the back of that além disso. the Backs (Cambridge) fundos, lugar de estacionamento na universidade. to back away Amer ceder. to back down abandonar, desistir, retirar-se. to back on to dar para (quartos, janelas). to back out retirar-se, desistir de um empreendimento, quebrar uma promessa. to back sails pôr sobre (as velas). to back up mover-se para trás, dar marcha-à-ré, suportar, auxiliar. to be cast on one’s back fig sofrer derrota. to cast behind the back esquecer, perdoar. to pay back devolver, repor, pagar de volta. to see the back of desembaraçar-se de, livrar-se de, ver pelas costas.
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    back2
    [bæk] n cuba, tina, alguidar.

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  • 5 guess

    [ɡes] 1. verb
    1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) adivinhar
    2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) achar
    2. noun
    (an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) opinião
    - anybody's guess
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    [ges] n suposição, conjetura, "chute". • vt+vi 1 adivinhar, estimar, conjeturar, "chutar". 2 solucionar, resolver, adivinhar (uma charada) por conjetura. 3 supor, crer, pensar. by guess a esmo. to make a guess at the purpose adivinhar a intenção. you’ve got another guess coming Amer coll nada disso, você está enganado.

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  • 6 reply

    1. verb
    (to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) responder
    2. noun
    1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) resposta
    2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) resposta
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    re.ply
    [ripl'ai] n resposta, réplica. • vt+vi 1 responder, replicar, retorquir. 2 Jur contestar uma ação. in reply to em resposta a. make no reply! não responda! we said in reply that respondemos que.

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  • 7 riddle

    I ['ridl] noun
    (a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) adivinha
    II ['ridl] verb
    (to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) crivar
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    rid.dle1
    [r'idəl] n 1 enigma, mistério, charada, adivinhação. 2 pessoa ou coisa de natureza ambígua ou misteriosa. • vt+vi 1 propor enigmas. 2 falar enigmaticamente. 3 solucionar, decifrar. to ask a riddle fazer uma pergunta enigmática. to read a riddle decifrar. to speak riddles falar por enigmas.
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    rid.dle2
    [r'idəl] n crivo, ciranda, joeira, peneira grossa. • vt 1 joeirar, peneirar, cirandar. 2 fig perfurar, furar com tiros, crivar. 3 fig permear, encher de. riddled with bullets crivado de balas.

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  • 8 wrong

    [roŋ] 1. adjective
    1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) errado
    2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) errado
    3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) errado
    4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) errado
    5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) errado
    2. adverb
    (incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) erradamente
    3. noun
    (that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) mal
    4. verb
    (to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) ofender
    - wrongfully
    - wrongfulness
    - wrongly
    - wrongdoer
    - wrongdoing
    - do someone wrong
    - do wrong
    - do wrong
    - go wrong
    - in the wrong
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    [rɔŋ] n 1 injustiça. 2 pecado, iniqüidade. 3 ofensa, injúria, agravo. 4 dano. 5 mal. 6 crime, delito, erro, transgressão de um preceito legal. • vt 1 ser injusto para com. 2 tratar injustamente. 3 proceder mal, fazer mal a. 4 causar dano ou prejuízo a, prejudicar. 5 enganar, defraudar (of por). 6 ofender, injuriar. 7 violar. 8 desonrar (uma mulher). • adj 1 errado, incorreto, errôneo, falso. you are wrong / você está errado. you hit upon the wrong person / você topou com a pessoa errada. 2 que induz em erro, desacertado. 3 impróprio, inconveniente, inoportuno. 4 injusto. 5 mau, iníquo. 6 indevido. 7 ilegal, em desacordo com a lei. 8 em mau estado ou condição, que não funciona (bem), fora de ordem. 9 insatisfatório. • adv (também wrongly) 1 mal, erradamente, ao contrário, erroneamente, incorretamente, desacertadamente, sem razão. I guessed wrong / não acertei em minha suposição, errei em meu palpite. 2 impropriamente. 3 injustamente. 4 indevidamente. 5 iniquamente. 6 ilegalmente. 7 insatisfatoriamente. a wrong guess uma suposição errônea ou um palpite errado. a wrong letter/ font Typogr erro de composição. don’t put him in the wrong não lhe faça injustiça. don’t put him in the wrong with her não o ponha em desarmonia ou evite que se desentenda com ela ou a hostilize. he got him wrong with Mr. A ele o pôs em descrédito com o Sr. A. he got me in wrong ele me desacreditou, minou meu bom conceito. he is in the wrong box ele está numa maçada, num aperto, em dificuldades. he is the wrong side out ele está mal-humorado. I am wronged sou vítima de uma injustiça. in the wrong a) ter uma visão errônea. b) ter uma posição injusta. it was wrong of him foi um erro dele, ele errou (em agir assim). my watch is/ goes wrong meu relógio está errado, não anda bem. now he laughs at the wrong side of his mouth ele perdeu a vontade de rir. on the wrong side of fifty acima dos cinqüenta. rightly or wrongly justa ou injustamente, com ou sem razão. she took it the wrong way ela levou a mal. she was born on the wrong side of the blanket sl ela é filha ilegítima. she was born on the wrong side of the tracks ela nasceu na parte pobre da cidade. something is wrong with this barometer (algo em) este barômetro não está em ordem. the wrong side a) o avesso (pano, tecido). b) o reverso (da medalha). the wrong side out ao avesso. the wrong thing o errado, a coisa errada. they can prove you wrong eles lhe podem provar que você está errado. they told him wrong eles lhe deram informação errada. to be barking up the wrong tree dar murro em ponta de faca, tentar fazer algo sem nenhuma chance de sucesso. to be caught on the wrong foot ter de agir quando não se está preparado. to do wrong agir ilegalmente, imoralmente. to do wrong to someone, to do someone wrong cometer uma injustiça com, ser injusto com. he did me wrong / ele cometeu uma injustiça para comigo, foi injusto. to get hold of the wrong end of the stick entender errado completamente. we got hold of the wrong end of the stick / fig nós pegamos o bonde errado, demos um pulo errado. to get in wrong with, to get on the wrong side of causar antagonismo em, causar má impressão em. we got in wrong with them / nós lhes causamos má impressão. to get out of bed on the wrong side levantar com o pé esquerdo (estar de mau humor). he has got out of bed on the wrong side / ele se levantou com o pé esquerdo (está de mau humor). to get wrong entender mal, não entender, interpretar mal. don’t get me wrong / não me entenda mal. to go wrong a) sair errado, acabar mal. b) errar. c) tomar um mau caminho, desencaminhar. d) funcionar mal. his lungs went wrong / ele começou a sofrer dos pulmões, ficou tuberculoso. to right a wrong corrigir uma injustiça, fazer justiça. to start/ get off on the wrong foot começar mal. two wrongs don’t make a right um erro não justifica o outro. we were in the wrong nós estávamos sem a razão, estávamos errados. we wrong him in thinking that... somos injustos com ele pensando que... what’s wrong? o que há de errado? o que aconteceu? what’s wrong with a cigarette? que tal um cigarro? what’s wrong with N.? o que há com N.? you got it wrong você o entendeu, calculou ou interpretou mal, você se enganou.

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  • 9 guess

    [ɡes] 1. verb
    1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) adivinhar
    2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) achar
    2. noun
    (an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) palpite
    - anybody's guess

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  • 10 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?) pergunta
    2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) questão
    3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) questão
    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

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  • 11 reply

    1. verb
    (to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) replicar, responder
    2. noun
    1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) resposta
    2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) resposta

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  • 12 riddle

    I ['ridl] noun
    (a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) adivinha
    II ['ridl] verb
    (to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) crivar

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  • 13 wrong

    [roŋ] 1. adjective
    1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) errado
    2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) errado
    3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) errado
    4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) errado
    5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) errado
    2. adverb
    (incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) erradamente
    3. noun
    (that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) erro
    4. verb
    (to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) ofender, caluniar
    - wrongfully - wrongfulness - wrongly - wrongdoer - wrongdoing - do someone wrong - do wrong - do wrong - go wrong - in the wrong

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  • 14 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) chamar.
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) chamar
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) chamar
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) chamar
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) visitar
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonar
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) apostar
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grito
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) canto
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) chamada
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) apelo
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) procura
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) razão
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
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    [kɔ:l] n 1 grito, clamor, brado, berro. 2 grito ou voz (de animais), pio, latido. 3 chamariz, reclamo, chama (para atrair aves). 4 convite, solicitação, intimação, pedido. 5 chamado, chamamento, apelo. 6 Eccl chamamento divino, vocação. she decided that she must answer the call and become a nun / ela decidiu que precisa responder ao chamado de Deus e tornar-se freira. 7 visita breve. 8 telefonema, ligação telefônica. there was a call for you / tinha uma ligação telefônica para você. 9 Brit Jur admissão ao foro como advogado. 10 Com a opção de compra, direito de resgate de dívida. • vt+vi 1 chamar(-se). 2 denominar, intitular, apelidar, dar o nome de. the month is called July after Julius Caesar / o mês chama-se julho em homenagem a Júlio César. 3 qualificar, classificar. I call that truly kind / acho isso realmente amável. 4 citar, mencionar. 5 nomear, designar. what do you call pencil in Portuguese? / que quer dizer pencil em português? 6 pedir para vir, mandar vir. 7 reclamar o pagamento de. 8 invocar, apelar para, recorrer a. 9 fazer a chamada de. 10 atrair (aves, com chamariz). 11 reclamar, exigir a presença de. 12 proclamar. the banns were called / foi feito o proclama, o casamento foi anunciado. 13 fazer entrar em discussão (caso no foro). 14 visitar, entrar de passagem. 15 telefonar, chamar ao telefone. 16 poker pagar para ver as cartas. 17 bridge fazer um lance. 18 baseball terminar o jogo (por causas acidentais). 19 soar para a chamada (corneta, etc.). 20 apregoar (mercadorias). 21 Jur admitir no foro como advogado. 22 Comp chamar o arquivo. 23 tirar a sorte com uma moeda para decidir quem começa um jogo. 24 Amer exigir pagamento imediato ou em uma data específica. an overseas call uma ligação telefônica internacional. a person-to-person phone call ligação telefônica de pessoa para pessoa. call it a day! coll vamos dar por encerrado! call-money, money at call empréstimo exigível a qualquer momento. call of nature Euphem necessidade de urinar ou defecar. call to arms convocação às armas. call to the bar admissão a advogado no foro. collect call ligação telefônica a cobrar. he calls a spade a spade ele dá nomes aos bois. I called the whole street coll percorri toda a rua de porta em porta. long-distance call chamada interurbana. on call pronto para atender, principalmente em casos de emergência. please call me tomorrow at six o’clock faça o favor de acordar-me amanhã às 6 horas. port of call porto de escala. postman’s call vinda do carteiro. roll call chamada de alunos, recrutas, etc. telephone call telefonema. the postman has called o carteiro esteve aqui. there is no call for não há procura para. there is no call for you to be rude / não há motivo para você ser tão rude. to be called upon to ser obrigado a (fazer alguma coisa). I was called upon to help / pediram-me que ajudasse. to be within call 1 estar perto de alguém, estar ao alcance da voz. 2 estar às ordens de alguém, estar à disposição. to call a halt fazer parar, opor-se a. to call a meeting convocar uma reunião. to call aside chamar à parte. to call a strike convocar trabalhadores para a greve. to call at 1 visitar, entrar ou visitar de passagem, vir ou comparecer. may I call at your house? / permite-me visitá-lo? 2 passar, fazer paragem em. the ship called at Liverpool / o navio aportou em Liverpool. 3 Naut tocar em, fazer escala por. to call attention to chamar a atenção para. may I call your attention to / permita-me chamar-lhe a atenção para. to call away 1 afastar, chamar de volta para. 2 desviar, distrair (a atenção). to call back 1 mandar voltar, chamar de volta, pedir que volte. 2 visitar novamente, telefonar novamente. 3 retornar um chamado telefônico. to call collect fazer um telefonema a cobrar. to call down 1 mandar descer, pedir que desça. 2 invocar. he called down curses upon me / ele invocou a ira do céu contra mim. 3 Amer coll ralhar, repreender. to call for 1 pedir os serviços de. 2 chamar à cena (atores). 3 pedir, requerer demandar, exigir. your criticism was not called for / ninguém pediu sua opinião. 4 perguntar por. 5 ir buscar alguém, mandar chamar alguém. to call forth 1 fazer surgir, trazer à tona, inspirar. to call in 1 mandar entrar, pedir que entre. 2 convocar, consultar, pedir conselho, auxílio a. 3 retirar, recolher (dinheiro de circulação). 4 sacar uma quantia, cobrar (dívidas). 5 visitar de passagem. to call in question 1 pôr em dúvida, duvidar. 2 chamar para exame, para argüição. to call into being criar, dar existência a. to call into play efetuar, fazer operar, realizar. to call it quits coll parar ou terminar uma relação. to call off 1 revogar, mandar voltar. 2 desviar, distrair. 3 dissuadir. 4 cancelar. to call on 1 invocar, apelar, recorrer. 2 pagar uma visita, visitar de passagem. I called on her at her house / visitei-a. 3 pedir explicações. 4 reclamar, exigir pagamento. to call one’s bluff desmascarar. she called his bluff and he admitted he was lying / ela o desmascarou e ele confessou que estava mentindo. to call one’s hand or trump mostrar o jogo. to call one’s own possuir, considerar como de sua propriedade. I have nothing to call my own / não possuo nada que possa chamar meu. to call out 1 gritar, berrar, vociferar. 2 desafiar, provocar (para um duelo). 3 chamar, fazer a chamada de, citar (para fazer algum serviço). 4 evocar. 5 Amer coll convidar para dançar. to call over ler (uma lista) em voz alta, fazer a chamada de. to call someone names descompor, xingar ou injuriar alguém, dizer palavras injuriosas a alguém. to call the roll fazer a chamada (de alunos, soldados, etc.). to call the shots coll ser responsável, mandar. to call to account pedir explicações, pedir contas. to call to mind trazer à lembrança, recordar-se. to call up 1 mandar subir. 2 evocar, trazer à lembrança, lembrar, recordar. 3 telefonar. 4 citar, intimar. 5 instigar fazer falar. 6 fazer entrar em ação ou discussão. 7 Comp instruir o computador para apresentar informação. 8 exigir pagamento de. to call upon 1 recorrer a, apelar para, rogar a. I called upon him for advice / fui pedir-lhe um conselho. 2 visitar, ir ver alguém. to give someone a call chamar, telefonar a alguém. to have first call ter prioridade. he has first call on his daughter’s time / ele tem prioridade no horário (tempo) da sua filha.

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  • 15 charge

    1. verb
    1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) cobrar
    2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) pôr na conta
    3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) acusar
    4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) carregar sobre
    5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) correr
    6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) recarregar
    7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) carregar
    2. noun
    1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) preço
    2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) acusação
    3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) carga
    4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) carga
    5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) encargo
    6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) carga
    - in charge of
    - in someone's charge
    - take charge
    * * *
    [tʃa:dʒ] n 1 carga de pólvora, carga explosiva. 2 cargo, ofício, dever, responsabilidade, obrigação. 3 cuidado, encargo, custódia. he gave his daughter into my charge / ele me confiou sua filha. I have her in my charge / estou cuidando dela. 4 pessoa ou coisa sob cuidados de alguém, protegido, afilhado. 5 ordem, incumbência, direção, comando. 6 carga, fardo. 7 instrução, exortação. 8 Jur acusação formal. the charges brought against him / as acusações apresentadas contra ele. he had to answer a charge of housebreaking / ele teve de responder a uma acusação de roubo, com arrombamento. 9 preço de venda, custo. 10 encargo financeiro, despesa, ônus. 11 ataque, assalto, carga, investida. 12 Mil sinal de ataque. 13 carga elétrica, carga de bateria, de acumulador, etc. 14 Her divisa. 15 Sport falta no jogo de futebol. 16 Com lançamento de débito. • vt+vi 1 carregar, encher, pôr carga em. 2 carregar arma de fogo, carregar bateria. 3 ordenar, encarregar, confiar, incumbir, dar comissão ou encargo. I charged him with the solemn trust / confiei-lhe o assunto sério. 4 dirigir, dar ordem ou comando. 5 acusar, incriminar. he charged the crime on her / ele a acusou do crime. he was charged with stealing / ele foi acusado de furto. 6 cobrar. he charged me 5 dollars for it / ele me cobrou 5 dólares por isto. 7 pôr preço a. 8 debitar, levar à conta de. 9 assaltar, arremeter, desferir o assalto final. 10 abastecer. 11 instruir, recomendar, exortar. 12 Sport cometer faltas no jogo de futebol. 13 fig sobrecarregar a memória de. 14 sl picada de um narcótico. at high charges a preços elevados. at his own charge por conta própria. charged up sl 1 intoxicado por narcótico. 2 agitado e nervoso. charge it to my account! ponha isto na minha conta! charge to be deducted despesas a deduzir. electrical charge carga elétrica. extra charge despesas extras. give him in charge! entregue-o à polícia! I lay that to your charge eu o acuso disto. in charge interino, encarregado. I am in charge of this house / estou encarregado ou tomando conta desta casa. no charge, free of charge grátis, gratuito. petty charges pequenas despesas. to be taken in charge ser preso. to charge for cobrar por, pôr na conta. to charge off Com considerar como prejuízo. to charge up a battery carregar a bateria. to lay the charge at one’s door culpar alguém. to take charge of tomar conta de. to the charge of him a seu débito.

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  • 16 counter

    I noun 0. see count II II 1. adverb
    ((with to) in the opposite direction or manner to: The election is running counter to the forecasts.) contra
    2. verb
    (to meet or answer (a stroke or move etc by another): He successfully countered all criticisms.) contrariar
    III noun
    (a kind of table or surface on which goods are laid: Can you get me some sweets from the confectionery counter?) balcão
    * * *
    coun.ter1
    [k'auntə] n calculador, contador.
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    coun.ter2
    [k'auntə] n 1 ficha (de jogo de cartas). 2 imitação de moeda. 3 balcão (de banco, restaurante ou loja). 4 guichê. under the counter por baixo do pano (ilegalmente).
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    coun.ter3
    [k'auntə] n 1 oposto, contrário. 2 contragolpe (boxe). 3 parada (esgrima). 4 contraforte: forro com que se reforça a parte do calçado que se ajusta sobre o calcanhar. 5 Naut almeida: parte côncava da popa de um navio. • vt+vi 1 opor, contrariar, agir contra. 2 dar contragolpe (boxe). • adj oposto, contrário. it went counter to my plans / foi contrário aos meus planos.

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  • 17 crib

    [krib] 1. noun
    1) (a cradle.) berço
    2) ((American) a child's cot.) berço
    3) (a translation used when studying a text in a foreign language.) cábula
    4) (a manger.) manjedoura
    2. verb
    (to copy: She cribbed the answer from her friend's work.) copiar
    * * *
    [krib] n 1 berço com grades altas. 2 manjedoura. 3 estábulo. 4 silo. 5 entivação, armação, entabuamento de vigas e caibros para construção. 6 coll cópia (cola) usada clandestinamente nos exames. 7 casa pequena, choupana. 8 pequeno furto. 9 cartas descartadas no jogo de cribbage. • vt+vi 1 colocar manjedoura ou berço. 2 coll plagiar. 3 colar (nos exames). 4 confinar, engaiolar, fechar ou encerrar em pequeno espaço. 5 restringir, cercear. 6 colocar armação de madeira. 7 surripiar.

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  • 18 cube

    [kju:b] 1. noun
    1) (a solid body having six equal square faces.) cubo
    2) (the result of multiplying a number by itself twice: The cube of 4 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 43 = 64.) ao cubo
    2. verb
    1) (to calculate the cube of (a number): If you cube 2, you will get the answer 8.) calcular o cubo
    2) (to make into a cube or cubes: She cubed the beef.) cortar em cubos
    - cube root
    - cubic centimetre
    * * *
    [kju:b] n 1 Geom cubo. 2 Math terceira potência. 3 produto de fatores iguais. • vt 1 dar a forma de cubo a. 2 cubar, cubicar. three cubed três ao cubo.

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  • 19 direct

    [di'rekt] 1. adjective
    1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) directo
    2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) directo
    3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) directo
    4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) absoluto
    5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) directo
    2. verb
    1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) dirigir
    2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) ensinar o caminho
    3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) ordenar
    4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) dirigir
    - directional
    - directive
    - directly
    - directness
    - director
    - directory
    * * *
    di.rect
    [dir'ekt] vt+vi 1 dirigir, conduzir, guiar, encaminhar para, ornar. 2 administrar, gerir, controlar, servir de guia, chefe, etc. 3 apontar, mostrar, indicar, ensinar o caminho a. 4 endereçar. 5 instruir, ensinar. 6 governar, ordenar, mandar, comandar. 7 dirigir a palavra a. 8 prescrever, aconselhar. 9 enviar alguém a outrem. 10 visar, apontar, tender. • adj 1 direito, reto. 2 imediato, o mais próximo, o mais curto. 3 sem rodeios, sem intermediário. 4 sincero, franco, claro, verídico, exato. 5 em linha reta, relativo ao parentesco. 6 Gram direto. 7 diametral. 8 decisivo, conclusivo. 9 Astr na direção do movimento dos planetas, de oeste a leste. • adv 1 imediatamente. 2 diretamente. 3 absolutamente. 4 sem intervalo.

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  • 20 e-mail

    ['i:meil] 1. noun
    1) (electronic mail: She sent him an email.)
    2) ((adjectival) What is your e-mail address?)
    2. verb
    He promised to e-mail us his answer.)
    * * *
    e-mail, E-mail
    ['i: meil] n Comp abbr electronic mail.

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