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1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.) entrada

2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.) entrada

3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.) entrada

4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.) inscrição

5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.) registo

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['entri] n 1 entrada, ingresso. entry form / ficha de registro. 2 portal, pórtico, saguão, vestíbulo, porta. 3 Com escrituração, anotação, apontamento, lançamento, registro. to make the entry of the sum / lançar a soma (ao crédito ou débito). bookkeeping by single entry, by double entry / escrituração por partida simples, por partidas dobradas. 4 Sport inscrição na lista de competidores. 5 Jur posse efetiva de bens imóveis. 6 declaração alfandegária. 7 importação. 8 verbete (dicionário). entry into office posse em um cargo. upon entry logo após o recebimento (correio, etc.).

1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.) entrada

2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.) entrada

3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.) vestíbulo

4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.) inscrito, inscrição

5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.) registro

1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) calor

2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.)

3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) calor

4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) calor

5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) eliminatória

- heated

- hot

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[hi:t] n 1 calor. 2 aquecimento. 3 temperatura elevada. 4 ponto mais quente, ativo ou violento. 5 ardor. 6 fúria, cólera. 7 cio. 8 Sport partida, corrida, páreo. 9 sl pressão. • vt+vi 1 aquecer, esquentar. 2 inflamar. 3 excitar(-se). dead heat corrida empatada. final heat arrancada final. have a heat! aqueça-se! sensible heat Tech calor sensível. specific heat Phys calor específico.

1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) comprimir(-se)

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) espremer

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) pressionar

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) insistir em

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) passar a ferro

1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) pressão

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prensa

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) imprensa

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) imprensa

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) espremedor

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[pres] n 1 multidão, turba. 2 apinhamento, aperto. 3 pressão. 4 prensa. 5 lagar. 6 prelo, máquina de impressão. 7 imprensa, jornalismo. 8 haltere. 9 armário, armário de cozinha. 10 urgência, premência, pressa. • vt+vi 1 comprimir, premer. 2 apertar, empurrar, pressionar. 3 forçar, compelir. 4 impor. 5 acometer, acossar, assediar. 6 oprimir, afligir. 7 prensar, espremer. 8 passar a ferro. 9 fazer pressão sobre. 10 apressar, estimular. 11 exigir, reclamar, demandar. freedom/ liberty of press liberdade de imprensa. in the press no prelo ou para a imprensa. press of sail Naut todo o pano (vela). to correct the press corrigir provas. to go to the press ir para o prelo. to have a good press ser bem recebido pela crítica. to press a button apertar um botão. to press ahead/ forward/on continuar energicamente apesar das dificuldades. to send to press mandar imprimir.

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[pres] vt recrutar à força.

1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) ver-se

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduzir

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) provar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) espectáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição

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[ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de.

1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) amarrar

2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) amarrar

3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) atar-se

4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) empatar

1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) gravata

2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) laços

3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) empate

4) (a game or match to be played.) jogo

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[tai] n 1 laço: a) laçada. b) vínculo. 2 nó. 3 gravata. 4 ligadura: a) corda, corrente, cinta etc. b) Mus sinal que une duas notas. 5 tirante. 6 Amer dormente. 7 Sport empate. • vt+vi 1 ligar, amarrar, atar. we are tied to time / estamos presos ao fator tempo. 2 ancorar. 3 fixar, juntar. 4 dar nó, dar laço. 5 limitar, restringir. 6 confinar, reter. 7 contratar. 8 empatar. our hands were tied fig estávamos de mãos atadas. this work is a great tie coll este trabalho é um grande sacrifício. tied down by much work muito ocupado pelo trabalho. to tie down a) amarrar, prender. b) submeter. to tie in a bow fazer um laço. to tie oneself to ligar-se a, comprometer-se com. to tie up amarrar. I tied up my shoe / amarrei meu sapato. she tied up the parcel / ela amarrou o pacote. he tied up the horse to a pole / ele amarrou o cavalo a um poste. to tie up with ligar-se a, juntar-se com. to tie with a) estar em igualdade com. b) Sport empatar com.

1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) quentura

2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) calor

3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) calor

4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) calor, excitação

5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) prova eliminatória

- heated

- hot

1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) apertar(-se)

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) espremer

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) pressionar

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) insistir em

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) passar a ferro

1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) pressão, aperto

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) impressora, prelo

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) imprensa

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) imprensa

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prensa, espremedor

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1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) aparecer

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) acompanhar

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) mostrar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposição, espetáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstração

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) aparência

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentação

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) desempenho

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- competition

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[kəmp'i:t] vt 1 competir, concorrer. 2 ser rival, rivalizar. 3 contender, lutar ( for por).

- competition

1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) pular

2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) saltitar

3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) saltar

4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) saltar

1) (a short jump on one leg.) salto

2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) salto

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[hɔp] n lúpulo. • vt 1 juntar lúpulo à cerveja. 2 colher lúpulo.

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[hɔp] n 1 pulo, salto. 2 viagem curta (de avião). 3 coll baile. 4 coll dança, arrasta-pé. • vt+vi 1 pular, saltar. 2 coll viajar de avião (a curta distância). 3 dançar. hop it dê o fora, vá embora. hop, step and jump Sport salto triplo. to be hopping mad estar louco da vida, muito bravo e aborrecido. to catch someone on the hop pegar alguém com a mão na botija. to hop off partir (avião). to hop the freight Amer sl viajar clandestinamente em trem de carga. to keep on the hop manter-se ocupado, trabalhando.

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[hɔp] n sl 1 ópio. 2 qualquer narcótico. 3 pessoa viciada em drogas. 4 besteira, mentira. to hop up administrar, dar drogas.

1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) juri

2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) juri

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[dʒ'uəri] n júri: 1 grupo de jurados que forma um tribunal. 2 comissão julgadora. common jury júri (usualmente de doze jurados) que decide uma causa por voto unânime. grand jury júri (usualmente de doze ou treze jurados) que decide se uma causa deve ser julgada por um alto tribunal.

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[dʒ'uəri] adj Naut provisório, de emergência.

1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) levar

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) conduzir

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) dar origem

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) ir à frente

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar

1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) liderança

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) liderança

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) chefia

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pista

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal

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1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) bico

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[led] n 1 chumbo. 2 grafita. 3 sonda, prumo. 4 chapa para cobrir telhados. 5 bala de arma de fogo. • vt 1 cobrir, moldar, prender, etc. com chumbo. 2 Typogr prover com entrelinhas. • adj de chumbo. black lead grafita. red lead zarcão. to swing the lead coll dizer-se doente para escapar ao serviço. white lead alvaiade.

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[li:d] n 1 conduta, guia. 2 precedência. 3 direção, comando, liderança, primeiro lugar. 4 vanguarda. 5 exemplo, precedente. 6 orientação, indicação, pista, indício. 7 mão (nos jogos de cartas). 8 passagem através do gelo. 9 curso de água artificial. 10 correia para amarrar cachorro. 11 cabo condutor. 12 Theat papel principal. 13 Theat ator principal. 14 Box golpe. 15 trecho introdutório de um artigo de jornal. • vt+vi (ps and pp led) 1 ser o primeiro a encabeçar. 2 conduzir, guiar. 3 dirigir, comandar. 4 preceder. 5 persuadir, induzir, liderar, orientar. 6 jogar de mão (cartas). 7 reger (orquestra). 8 levar, passar (a vida). a lead of uma dianteira (em corrida). to have the lead ser o líder. to lead a healthy life levar uma vida saudável. to lead astray desviar, desencaminhar. to lead away conduzir, levar. to lead captive aprisionar, prender. to lead off dar início, começar. to lead on arrastar, seduzir, influenciar. to lead the way preceder, mostrar o caminho. to lead up to a) conduzir a conversação para determinado assunto. b) conduzir em direção a. c) aplanar o caminho. to take the lead a) assumir o comando. b) tomar a iniciativa.

1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) buraco

2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) mina

3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).)

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[pit] n Amer caroço. • vt Amer descaroçar.

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[pit] n 1 cova, fossa, buraco. 2 mina, jazida. 3 poço de mina. 4 abismo, voragem. 5 sepultura, túmulo. 6 inferno, profundas. 7 depressão. 8 marca deixada por doença. 9 Theat poço da orquestra. 10 rinha. 11 Agric tulha. 12 Amer departamento da bolsa de mercadorias onde se negocia só com um artigo. 13 o fundo da platéia. 14 cavidade natural do corpo humano. 15 Braz coll "boxes": lugar ao lado da pista de corrida onde os carros são rapidamente consertados ou abastecidos. • vt+vi 1 enterrar em buraco ou cova. 2 entulhar, guardar em tulha. 3 marcar com sinais de doença. 4 fazer brigar (animais). 5 opor. 6 descaroçar. 7 Med ceder à pressão dos dedos. coal pit mina de carvão. pitted with smallpox coberto de bexigas (sinais de doença). the pit of the stomach boca do estômago. the pits Brit lugar muito ruim, as profundas do inferno.

1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo

1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) para cá/lá

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) por aí

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) cá/lá

1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) à volta de

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) por

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por toda (a cidade)

1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) giro

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) volta

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canção

- rounded

- round figures/numbers

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[raund] n 1 qualquer coisa em forma de bola, círculo, cilindro. 2 círculo, circunferência, esfera, abóbada, volta, curva, argola, orbe, anel. 3 redondeza. 4 órbita. 5 ronda, rotação, circuito, curso, rota. he made his rounds, he went his rounds / ele fez a ronda. 6 sucessão, série, ciclo, rotina. 7 rodada (de bebidas ou em competições ou jogos). 8 Mil salva, descarga, tiro, disparo. 9 a respectiva munição. 10 aplauso, salva de. 11 dança de roda. 12 Mus canção em forma de cânone. 13 escultura não em relevo. 14 carne de coxão. 15 fatia (em forma circular), rodela. 16 degrau de escada. 17 grupo, roda (de políticos). 18 Box assalto, round. • vt+vi 1 arredondar(-se), curvar, bolear, dobrar. 2 contornar, voltear, rodear, circundar, rondar. 3 circunavegar. 4 virar, volver. 5 tornar fluente, corrente (o estilo). 6 cercar, envolver (inimigo). 7 completar, terminar, acabar. 8 Phon labializar. 9 arredondar (números). • adj 1 redondo, circular, cilíndrico, rotundo, curvo, arredondado, esférico, orbicular, globular, boleado. 2 cheio, corpulento, rechonchudo. 3 amplo, grande, considerável, vultosa (importância). 4 claro, franco, positivo, categórico, sincero. 5 sonoro, agradável, harmonioso. 6 Phon labial, labializado. 7 completo. 8 arredondado, não fracionado. 9 rápido, ativo, bom. 10 corrente, fluente (estilo). 11 ininterrupto, contínuo. • adv 1 circularmente, em círculo, contornando. 2 de ou por todos os lados, em todas as direções, por toda parte. 3 em volta, em redor, em torno, na redondeza, perto, nas proximidades. 4 de circunferência. 5 de passagem por. 6 para a casa (de alguém). 7 de volta (viagem). 8 de porta em porta, de mão em mão. 9 completamente, do princípio ao fim, de cabo a rabo. • prep 1 em volta, por toda parte. 2 à volta de, em torno de. 3 na vizinhança de, perto de. 4 mais ou menos, em torno de. 5 durante todo, por todo. all the year round durante o ano todo. a long way round desvio, caminho mais longo que outro para o mesmo destino. a round hand boa caligrafia. a round oath uma forte imprecação. a round of drinks uma rodada de bebida. a round peg in a square hole no lugar errado, deslocado. at a round pace em passo acelerado. he will look round one of these days ele nos visitará nos próximos dias. in round figures aproximadamente, em números redondos. in the round a) Sculp em redondo, que pode ser visto por todos os lados. b) globalmente, com tudo considerado. c) Theat com a platéia em volta do palco. round about a) em volta de. b) indiretamente. c) aproximadamente. round game jogo, folguedo em que diversas pessoas podem participar (como jogo de prendas). round me em volta de mim. round of applause salva de palmas. round shot a) bola de canhão. b) tiro curto. round-the-clock que dura vinte e quatro horas. round the corner virando a esquina. the daily round a rotina, as obrigações diárias. the rumour went the round of the town o boato circulou pela cidade. the tour round the world a viagem ao redor do mundo. they got him round persuadiram-no, convenceram-no. this earthy round este mundo todo. to ask him round pedir-lhe que venha aqui. to bring round a) trazer para. b) fazer voltar a si. c) convencer, persuadir. to come round a) voltar a si, recuperar-se. b) visitar. c) mudar de opinião, ceder. to go/ make the rounds circular, patrulhar. to go round to procurar (alguém), visitar. to look round oneself olhar em redor de si. to round off a) arredondar(-se). b) completar ou concluir satisfatoriamente. to round on volver contra, atacar, denunciar. to round out preencher. to round to Naut vir a vento. to round up a) arrebanhar, ajuntar, reunir (gado). b) Mil cercar, envolver. c) capturar (criminosos). d) arredondar (números). to show him round the city mostrar-lhe a cidade. to turn round a) virar(-se). b) voltar. c) mudar de idéia ou opinião. twenty rounds of cartriges Mil vinte cartuchos para cada homem.

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[raund] vt cochichar, segredar, sussurrar.

1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) pular num pé só

2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) saltitar, pular de pés juntos

3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) saltar

4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) saltar

1) (a short jump on one leg.) pulo num pé só

2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) pulo de pés juntos

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- hopscotch

1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) júri

2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) júri

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- juror

1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) conduzir

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) levar

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) levar

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) estar à frente

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar

1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) frente

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) vanguarda

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) liderança

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) fio condutor

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal

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- leader

1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina

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- leaden

1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) cova

2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) poço de mina, mina

3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) box

- pitfall