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101 clue
[klu:](anything that helps to solve a mystery, puzzle etc: The car number was a clue to the identity of the murderer; I can't answer the second clue in this crossword.) chave, pista- clueless- not to have a clue -
102 column
['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) coluna2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) coluna3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) coluna4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) coluna5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) coluna6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) coluna7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) fila• -
103 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.) contra2. verb(to meet or answer (a stroke or move etc by another): He successfully countered all criticisms.) contrariar- counter-III noun(a kind of table or surface on which goods are laid: Can you get me some sweets from the confectionery counter?) balcão -
104 crib
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105 cube
[kju:b] 1. noun1) (a solid body having six equal square faces.) cubo2) (the result of multiplying a number by itself twice: The cube of 4 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 43 = 64.) cubo2. verb1) (to calculate the cube of (a number): If you cube 2, you will get the answer 8.) calcular o cubo2) (to make into a cube or cubes: She cubed the beef.) cortar em cubos•- cubic- cube root - cubic centimetre -
106 defence
[di'fens]1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) defesa2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) defesa3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) defesa•- the defence -
107 definite
['definit](clear; fixed or certain: I'll give you a definite answer later.) definitivo- definite article -
108 direct
[di'rekt] 1. adjective1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) direto2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) direto, franco3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) direto4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) absoluto5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) direto2. verb1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) dirigir2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) orientar3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) ordenar4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) dirigir•- directional - directive - directly - directness - director - directory -
109 e-mail
['i:meil] 1. noun( also E-mail)1) (electronic mail: She sent him an email.)2) ((adjectival) What is your e-mail address?)2. verbHe promised to e-mail us his answer.) enviar um e-mail -
110 email
['i:meil] 1. noun( also E-mail)1) (electronic mail: She sent him an email.)2) ((adjectival) What is your e-mail address?)2. verbHe promised to e-mail us his answer.) enviar um e-mail -
111 get right
(to understand, do, say etc (something) correctly: Did I get the answer right?) acertar -
112 guesswork
noun (the process or result of guessing: I got the answer by guesswork.) adivinhação -
113 hedge
[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) sebe2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) esquivar-se2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) cercar•- hedgehog- hedgerow -
114 hit on
(to find (an answer etc): We've hit on the solution at last.) descobrir -
115 intelligible
[in'teli‹əbl]((negative unintelligible) able to be understood: His answer was barely intelligible because he was speaking through a mouthful of food.) inteligível- intelligibly -
116 key
[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) chave2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) tecla3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tecla4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) tom5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) chave6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) legenda2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) -chave- keyboard- keyhole - keyhole surgery - keynote - keyed up -
117 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) encontrar2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) encontrar-se3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) ficar conhecendo4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) encontrar-se5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) satisfazer6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) apresentar-se a7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) encontrar8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) dar com9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) responder a2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) encontro- meeting- meet someone halfway - meet halfway -
118 negative
['neɡətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) negativo2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativo3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativo4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativo2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) negativa2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativo• -
119 neglect
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120 next
[nekst] 1. adjective(nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) próximo, seguinte2. adverb(immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) em seguida3. pronoun(the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) o seguinte- biggest - oldest - next door - next to
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