as+it+were+about

1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por+art.

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por (aí)

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) em torno de

- be about to

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[əb'aut] adv 1 quase, aproximadamente, cerca de. I am about ready / estou quase pronto. it is about your size / é quase do seu tamanho. we walked about forty miles / caminhamos cerca de quarenta milhas. 2 em redor, em volta, por todos os lados. the fields about Cambridge / os campos ao redor de Cambridge. all the children were about their sick father / todas as crianças ficaram em redor de seu pai doente. 3 aqui e ali, para cá e para lá. they were walking about / eles estavam andando de lá para cá. 4 em direção contrária, em sentido oposto. the ship turned about and left / o navio mudou de rumo e partiu. • prep 1 acerca de, a respeito de, sobre, relativo a. his opinion about this topic is... / a sua opinião acerca deste assunto é... what is she talking about? / sobre o que ela está falando? 2 perto de, nas imediações de, junto a. I lost my wallet about here / perdi minha carteira nas imediações deste lugar. 3 em redor de, em volta de. she had her sweater about her shoulder / ela tinha a blusa em volta dos ombros. 4 prestes a, disposto a, a ponto de. he is about to go / ele está prestes a partir. 5 ocupado com, interessado em. while you are about the cooking, you can look after the baby / enquanto você está ocupado com a cozinha, pode tomar conta do bebê. about as high quase tão alto. all about em toda parte. do you know what you are about? você sabe o que pretende fazer? você conhece as dificuldades a enfrentar? go about your own business não se importe com as coisas alheias. how about a glass of wine? que tal um copo de vinho? I am about sick of it coll já estou farto disto! it is somewhere about the place está por aí. left about! meia-volta à esquerda! much noise about nothing muita gritaria por nada. right about! meia-volta à direita! she had no money about her ela não tinha dinheiro consigo. she is about the garden ela está em qualquer lugar do jardim. to be about something tratar de alguma coisa, fazer alguma coisa. to come about acontecer, realizar-se. to go about andar para lá e para cá, vaguear. to go about something ter a intenção de fazer alguma coisa. to hang about ficar à toa. to lie about estar espalhado, estar em desordem. to take turns about fazer alguma coisa por turno.

1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) fazer confusão

2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) mexer

3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) mexer com

4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) desarranjar

1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) amolar

2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) futricar

3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) futricar

4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) desarrumar

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[bi:] v aux (ps was, pl were, pp been). 1 ser, existir, viver, ser realidade. it is mine, his / é meu, seu. it is my father’s / pertence a meu pai. she is everything to me / ela é tudo para mim. 2 ter lugar, acontecer, realizar-se. when is it to be? / quando será? 3 permanecer, ficar, continuar. 4 igualar, representar, significar. 5 estar, encontrar-se. to be at work / estar no trabalho. to be busy / estar ocupado. to be careful / ser cuidadoso. to be in a hurry / estar com pressa. he is at the advanced group / ele é do grupo dos adiantados. 6 visitar. • interj be! seja! am I to understand that...? significa isto que...? as it is de qualquer maneira. as it were por assim dizer. be that as it may seja como for. five years were to pass cinco anos teriam de passar. here you are coll aqui está. he was a long time about it ele levou muito tempo para isto. he was to have written ele devia ter escrito. how are we to go on? como vamos continuar?, que será de nós? how are you? como vai? how is this? o que significa isto? how long have you been in England? quanto tempo faz que está na Inglaterra? how much is this dress? quanto custa este vestido? how was it that he did not come? por que ele não veio? I am for leaving sou de opinião que devemos partir. if I were to do it se eu o fizesse. I must be off tenho de ir. in a moment the dog was upon him em um instante o cachorro estava em cima dele. it is above me isto foge à minha alçada. it is for him to excuse himself ele é quem deve pedir desculpas. it is for you to decide a decisão cabe a você. it’s up to you isso é com você. it will be for him to say ele terá de decidir. I was rewarded fui recompensado. let me be! deixe-me em paz! Mrs. Jones that is to be a futura senhora Jones. she lived to be 90 ela viveu 90 anos. that is to say quer dizer. that’s him all over isto é típico dele. the book is being printed/ is printing o livro está sendo impresso. the house is to let a casa está para alugar. the might-have-beens as oportunidades perdidas. there you are! aí está! to be able ser capaz, poder. to be in a) estar em casa. b) estar no poder. to be like parecer-se com. to be long demorar-se. to be of no use ser imprestável. to be out a) não estar em casa. b) estar errado. to be out of one’s mind estar fora de si. to be over acabar. to be short (of something) não ter o suficiente, estar faltando. to be up estar no fim. to be worthwhile valer a pena. we must take things as they are temos de aceitar as coisas como são. we shall be examined tomorrow teremos exame amanhã. what are you about? o que você quer fazer? what is he to be? o que ele será? what is, is good o que é, é bom. what is it? o que houve?, o que há com você? what was he to do? o que ele havia de fazer? when it was time quando a hora havia chegado. you are not to do that você não deve fazer isto. you have been (and gone) and done it coll você o fez realmente. you were not late, were you? você não chegou atrasado, não é? you were not to open the door não era para você abrir a porta.

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[bi:t] n 1 batida, pancada, golpe, toque. 2 pulsação, latejo. 3 Mus ritmo, compasso, movimento de mão ou de batuta para indicar o ritmo. 4 ronda (de guarda). 5 setor, campo de ação ou de conhecimentos. 6 Amer coll o que ganha, o melhor. 7 Amer furo jornalístico. 8 Mech batimento. 9 batida (de caça). 10 sl caloteiro. • vt (ps beat, pp beaten) 1 bater: a) dar pancadas. they beat him hollow / desancaram-no a valer. b) dar uma ou mais pancadas. the windows were beaten in / as janelas foram quebradas (a pedradas etc.). c) remexer, misturar, agitar. I beat up the egg / bati o ovo. d) sovar, socar. e) chocar-se contra, tocar violentamente. f) espancar, açoitar, surrar. g) marcar as horas pelo som. h) incidir (raios luminosos). the sun beat upon the roof / o sol bateu sobre o telhado. i) Mus marcar o compasso. j) vencer, derrotar, desbaratar. l) superar, ultrapassar, levar a melhor sobre. m) palpitar, pulsar, vibrar. my heart beats / meu coração palpita. n) trilhar, percorrer. o) dar na porta com algo que faça barulho. p) levantar (caça). q) agitar (as asas). r) tocar, fazer soar. s) rufar, soar, emitir som. t) afinar batendo, achatar. u) martelar (piano etc.). 2 coll aturdir, desconcertar. 3 coll iludir, lograr, enganar. 4 coll preceder, antecipar-se a. 5 coll conquistar a vitória. 6 ser batido (ovos etc.). 7 Naut bordejar, barlaventear. the ship beat up against the wind / o navio bordejou contra o vento. 8 fig quebrar a cabeça, dar tratos à bola. 9 Mus alternar em volume. • adj 1 sl exausto, esbaforido. 2 coll pasmo, desconcertado, atônito. beat it! Amer sl saia!, fora! can you beat it? Amer sl será possível? dead beat inteiramente exausto. he beat his brains (about) ele quebrou a cabeça, ele deu tratos à bola (sobre). he is on his beat ele está fazendo a sua ronda. I beat up the country for bati todo o país à procura de. that beats all! isto é o cúmulo! that beats me isto escapa ao meu conhecimento. the attack was beaten off o ataque foi repelido. the prices were beaten down os preços foram reduzidos. to beat a retreat bater em retirada, tocar retirada. to beat about the bush usar de rodeios. do not beat about the bush / deixe de rodeios. to beat down a) deprimir, abater. b) coll regatear, pechinchar. c) coll fazer baixar o preço. to beat one’s breast demonstrar grande dor. to beat one’s way viajar ou entrar de carona. to beat off/ to beat out entender ou solver mediante pesquisa laboriosa. to beat over the sea cruzar os mares. to beat the air, to beat one’s meat vulg masturbar-se, Braz vulg bater punheta. to beat the wind errar o golpe, lidar em vão. to beat time Mus marcar o compasso. to beat through romper, passar através de (multidões etc.). to beat to leeward Naut bordejar, barlaventear. to beat up a) atacar subitamente. b) alarmar, perturbar. c) sl malhar, surrar a valer.

1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tão/tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) assim

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) isso/que sim/assim, etc.

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) também

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') de facto

- so-called

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abbr south (Sul, ao sul, para o sul).

1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tão/tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) assim

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) isso/que sim/assim, etc.

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) também

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') de facto

- so-called

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[sou] n Mus sol.

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[sou] adv 1 assim, deste modo, desta maneira, desta forma, conforme foi mostrado. so it is true? / é verdade, então? I think so / penso que sim. 2 como consta. 3 naquele estado, naquela condição. 4 tão, de tal modo, de tal grau. it is so fine a day / está um dia tão bonito. 5 muito. 6 por esta razão, então, por isto, portanto. 7 igualmente, também. are you hungry? so am I / está com fome? eu também. 8 mais ou menos, aproximadamente. he stays a week or so / ele permanecerá mais ou menos uma semana. • conj 1 de maneira que, para que. there was nothing to be done, so I went away / não havia nada que fazer, portanto fui-me embora. we left the book on the table, so that he’d find it / deixamos o livro em cima da mesa, para que ele o achasse. 2 sob a condição de, se. • interj 1 bem! 2 certo! 3 é verdade? é assim? • pron o mesmo, a mesma coisa. and so forth e assim por diante. and so on e assim por diante. be so kind as to give me... tenha a bondade de me dar... ever so much muito. if so nesse caso, caso que, se... is that so? é verdade? realmente? just/ quite so assim mesmo, bem assim. Mr. so-and-so fulano. Mrs. so-and-so fulana. not so pretty as não tão bonito como. so far so good até aqui, muito bem. so help me God! que Deus me ajude! so much for that! chega disto, basta! so much the better! tanto melhor! so so assim, assim, mais ou menos. so? so what? e daí? the more so tanto mais. why so? por quê?

1) (to make wet with drops of liquid, mud etc, especially suddenly and accidentally: A passing car splashed my coat (with water).) salpicar

2) (to (cause to) fly about in drops: Water splashed everywhere.) esparrinhar

3) (to fall or move with splashes: The children were splashing in the sea.) chapinhar

4) (to display etc in a place, manner etc that will be noticed: Posters advertising the concert were splashed all over the wall.) espalhar

1) (a scattering of drops of liquid or the noise made by this: He fell in with a loud splash.) chape

2) (a mark made by splashing: There was a splash of mud on her dress.) mancha

3) (a bright patch: a splash of colour.) mancha

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[splæʃ] n 1 som ou ação de espirrar ou de esguichar. 2 mancha de líquido espirrado, mancha, salpico. 3 pequena quantidade, gota. 4 exibição ostensiva. he made a great splash / ele fez muito estardalhaço, ele chamou a atenção. • vt+vi 1 patinhar, chapinhar. 2 espirrar, esguichar, salpicar. 3 esparramar líquido. 4 sujar, molhar. 5 atravessar lama ou água chapinhando. 6 coll esbanjar. he dunks but he splashes Braz coll ele rouba, mas faz. to splash out/ about Brit esbanjar, alardear.

1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.)

2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)

3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.)

4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.)

5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.)

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1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tão, tanto, muito

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) assim

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) isso

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) também

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') de fato

- so-called

1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ir

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) passar

3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) ir

4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) ir

5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ir

6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) ser liquidado

7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) decorrer

8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) ir embora

9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) sumir

10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ir (fazer)

11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) ir-se abaixo

12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) funcionar

13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) ficar

14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) estar

15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) guardar-se

16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) passar

17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) gastar-se

18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) valer

19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) fazer

20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) ser

21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) correr bem

1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tentativa

2) (energy: She's full of go.) genica

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1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) bem sucedido

2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) actual

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- go-ahead

- go-getter

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[gou] n 1 ação de andar, andar. 2 espírito, impulso, energia, animação. 3 estado das coisas, modo, estilo. 4 autorização para prosseguir. 5 vez (de jogar), tentativa. 6 remessa. 7 ocorrência. 8 sucesso. • vt+vi (ps went, pp gone) 1 ir, seguir, prosseguir, andar. 2 sair, partir, deixar, ir embora. 3 estar em movimento, andar, trabalhar (máquinas), soar. 4 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. 5 estar, ser. 6 começar, empreender. 7 proceder, avançar. 8 correr, vagar, estar em uso corrente. 9 meter-se, intrometer-se. 10 estender-se, alcançar. 11 passar. 12 ser vendido, ser entregue. 13 tender, levar, conduzir. 14 resultar, redundar. 15 pertencer, caber. 16 combinar, harmonizar. 17 explodir, estourar. 18 deixar de existir, perder, gastar. 19 morrer. 20 afrouxar. a fair go uma chance. all the go na moda. a near go um escape por um triz. anything goes Amer vale tudo. as men go como costuma acontecer com os homens. at one go de uma só vez, simultaneamente. be gone! afaste-se!, saia! dead and gone morto e passado. do you go with me? você me compreende?, você concorda comigo? from the word go desde o começo. go along with you! sem essa!, não acredito em você! going, going, gone! Auction primeiro, segundo, terceiro! go to it! coll vamos a isso! have a go at it! faça uma tentativa! he goes by the name of X ele é conhecido sob o nome X. here’s a go! agora avante! is it a go? combinado? it is all (quite) the go está bem em moda. it is no go coll não vai, não adianta. (it’s) no go nada feito. it was touch and go estava por um fio de cabelo, por um triz. let go! largue! let me go! solte-me! on the go em movimento, em atividade. pop went the bottle a garrafa estourou. that goes for you too isto também se aplica a você. that goes to show Amer isto demonstra. there is no go in the show coll o negócio não anda. there it goes again vai começar tudo de novo. to give it a go tentar. to go about 1 passar de um lugar para outro. 2 estar ocupado com. 3 procurar. 4 circular. to go about one’s business 1 prestar atenção com as suas coisas, seu negócio. 2 partir, deixar. to go abroad viajar para o exterior. to go against ir contra. to go ahead continuar, começar imediatamente. to go along with concordar com, apoiar. to go aside 1 errar. 2 retirar-se. to go astray perder-se, perder o caminho. to go at atacar. to go away partir. to go back voltar. to go back on trair, não cumprir uma promessa. to go bail fiar, afiançar. to go down 1 afundar. 2 deteriorar. 3 ser aceito, acreditado. 4 Comp quebrar. 5 sair da universidade. 6 sl acontecer. 7 ir para a cadeia. to go down on vulg fazer sexo oral com. to go down the drain 1 desperdiçar, não ser aproveitado. 2 perder o valor. to go down with pegar uma doença. to go Dutch repartir proporcionalmente uma conta ou despesa, Braz coll rachar uma conta. to go far ir longe, ter sucesso. to go for 1 atacar. 2 ir atrás. 3 tentar. 4 ser atraído por. 5 buscar, procurar. to go for broke arriscar tudo para vencer, dar o máximo de si. to go for nothing não ter valor. to go halves dividir igualmente uma conta, despesa. to go hang ser esquecido, negligenciado. to go hard with passar por dificuldades, custar caro a, ser difícil para. to go in entrar. to go in and out entrar e sair livremente. to go in for 1 praticar. 2 ter como profissão ou hobby. he goes in for sailing / ele gosta de velejar. he decided to go in for law / ele decidiu estudar (seguir a carreira de) direito. 3 participar de uma competição, prestar um exame. to go into 1 entrar. he went into convulsions / ele entrou em convulsões. he went into business / ele entrou nos negócios. 2 investigar. 3 ter, adotar como profissão. to go in unto Bib ter relações sexuais com. to go in with entrar em uma sociedade com, ajuntar-se com. to go it alone fazer algo sozinho, virar-se sozinho. to go live Radio, TV estar ao vivo. to go native adaptar-se a uma cultura estrangeira. to go off 1 deixar, partir. the train went off / o trem partiu. 2 disparar, explodir. the gun went off / a arma disparou. 3 piorar, deteriorar. the cinema has gone off / o cinema piorou. 4 estragar (comida). 5 chegar a uma conclusão esperada. 6 deixar de gostar de uma pessoa. 7 sl experimentar orgasmo. to go off with 1 largar um relacionamento para se relacionar com uma outra pessoa. 2 levar, pegar, carregar. to go on 1 continuar. you can’t go on the way you’ve been / você não pode continuar desta maneira. 2 comportar-se. 3 falar muito. he went on about it for half an hour / ele falou sobre isso durante meia hora. 4 existir, durar. 5 adequar-se. 6 começar. 7 aparecer no palco. 8 acontecer. to go on a journey sair em viagem. to go one better than exceder, sobrepujar. to go one’s own way agir, fazer independentemente. to go one’s way partir. to go on horseback andar a cavalo. to go on strike entrar em greve. to go on well with dar-se muito bem com. to go out 1 tornar-se extinto, extinguir. the fire went out / o fogo apagou-se. 2 partir, sair. 3 sair de moda. to go out of business deixar, desistir de um negócio, fechar as portas. to go out of fashion sair da moda. to go out of print estar esgotado (livros). to go over 1 revisar, rever, examinar. 2 relembrar. 3 ficar perto de. 4 visitar. 5 repetir. to go over to 1 mudar de opinião ou de partido. 2 TV mudar o lugar da transmissão. to go places 1 viajar muito. 2 prosperar, progredir, fazer sucesso. to go round ter suficiente. to go shares dividir. to go sick ficar doente. to go slow trabalhar, produzir menos (para obter algo dos empresários). to go stag sair desacompanhado. to go steady namorar firme. to go through 1 passar por. 2 gastar tudo. 3 Jur ir, ser aceito. 4 praticar, ensaiar. 5 olhar cuidadosamente. 6 ler do começo ao fim. to go through fire and water passar por todas as situações. to go together harmonizar, condizer. to go to pieces ficar em pedaços. the doll has gone to pieces / a boneca ficou em pedaços. to go under 1 falhar. 2 afundar, submergir. to go up 1 subir, ascender, aumentar. 2 ser destruído por fogo ou explosão. 3 aumentar preços. 4 entrar em uma universidade. to go with acompanhar, concordar, combinar. to go without passar sem. that goes without saying / é evidente, não precisa dizer. to go wrong dar errado, falhar, fracassar. to have a go tentar. to have a go at 1 criticar. 2 atacar fisicamente. 3 amolar, irritar alguém. what goes with it? o que é que acompanha isto? who goes? de quem é a vez? who goes there? quem está aí? years gone by anos passados.

1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) perguntar

2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) pedir informações

3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) perguntar por

4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) perguntar por

5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) perguntar por

6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) investigar

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[inkw'aiə] vt+vi inquirir, perguntar (por), informar-se, indagar, investigar. he inquired the way / ele indagou o caminho. inquire within / entre e pergunte por mais detalhes. he inquired into the thing / ele investigou o assunto. to inquire after perguntar sobre. he inquired after my health / ele perguntou sobre o meu estado de saúde. he inquired after rare coins / ele perguntou por moedas raras. to inquire for a person pedir para ver alguém.

1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) indagar

2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) indagar

3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) perguntar, indagar

4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) perguntar

5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) perguntar

6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) investigar

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- inquiry

1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) relatório

2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) boato

3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) detonação

1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) comunicar

2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) denunciar

3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) participar

4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) apresentar-se

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- reporter

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[rip'ɔ:t] n 1 relatório (também Comp), informação, notícia. 2 rumor, boato. 3 reputação, fama. 4 estampido, detonação, estrondo. 5 resenha, descrição. • vt+vi 1 relatar, fazer relatório, informar, contar, noticiar, comunicar. 2 queixar-se, dar parte, denunciar. 3 apresentar-se, comparecer. 4 ressoar, repercutir. 5 trabalhar como repórter. as report has it segundo boatos. a yearly report relatório anual. he reported himself ele comunicou sua presença. it is reported dizem que. to report back trazer a informação, voltar com a informação. to report on informar a respeito de. school report boletim escolar.

1) (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.) raiz

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes

- root beer

1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer

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[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).

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[ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.

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[ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você.

1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) relatório

2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) boato

3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) estampido

1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) relatar, fazer relatório

2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) acusar

3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) denunciar

4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) apresentar(-se)

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- reporter

1) (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.) raiz

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raízes

- root beer

1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolver

1) (a large boat: The ship sank and all the passengers and crew were drowned.) navio

2) (any of certain types of transport that fly: a spaceship.) nave

- shipment

We were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa.) naufragar

- shipyard

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[ʃip] n 1 navio, embarcação, vapor. 2 vaso (de guerra), avião. 3 tripulação de um navio ou avião. • vt+vi 1 embarcar, pôr ou receber a bordo. 2 ir a bordo. 3 enviar, mandar, carregar (com navio, trem ou viatura). 4 contratar para trabalho em navio. 5 embarcar para trabalhar em navio. 6 fixar, armar (mastro, remo). 7 ser lavado no convés por ondas. aboard ship a bordo. about ship Naut leme de ló. by ship por navio, por via marítima. to take ship (for) embarcar para. when my ship comes home quando ganhar a sorte grande, quando receber dinheiro.

1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) todo

2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) todos

1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) totalmente

2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) muito

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- all-clear

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[ɔ:l] n 1 tudo, totalidade. all has been done / tudo foi feito. all’s well that ends well / o resultado coroa a obra, bem está o que bem acaba. 2 todos os bens (de uma pessoa). 3 universo. • adj 1 todo(s), toda(s), inteiro. he lost all respect for her / perdeu todo o respeito por ela. 2 cada, todos indistintamente. 3 o maior possível, máximo. 4 qualquer, algum, tudo quanto. 5 somente, só, apenas. 6 completo, inteiro. • adv 1 completamente, inteiramente, totalmente, positivamente. he was dressed all in black / ele estava inteiramente vestido de preto. he shivered all over / ele tremeu da cabeça aos pés. I am quite all right! / estou passando bem! the news is all over the place / a novidade é conhecida aqui e em todo lugar. 2 unicamente, exclusivamente. 3 excessivamente, muito, extremamente. 4 quase. I have all but forgotten / quase esqueci. he was all but drowned / por pouco ele não pereceu afogado. he is all but engaged / ele já está praticamente noivo. • pron tudo, todos, todas. what is all this about? / qual é a causa de tudo isso? he wanted all or nothing / ele queria tudo ou nada. all of us want to go / todos nós queremos ir. the trip costs all in all five dollars / no total, a excursão custa cinco dólares. above all acima de tudo, antes de tudo. after all 1 afinal de contas. 2 apesar de tudo. all about em redor. all along sempre, durante todo o tempo. all at once de repente. all day o dia todo. all in tudo incluído. all-in cost custo total. all-in insurance seguro contra todos os riscos. all kind(s) of things muitas coisas (objetos) diferentes. all of tanto quanto, não menos do que. all of a heap coll espantado, perplexo. all of us todos nós. all over the country em todo o país. all right! está bem! muito bem! all-round price preço global. all the better tanto melhor. all the town toda a cidade. all the world and his wife! coll Deus e todo o mundo! all-time record recorde mundial. all too soon cedo demais. all wet 1 completamente molhado. 2 Amer sl totalmente errado. all-weather utilizável sob qualquer condição de tempo. and all that e tudo mais, etc. at all 1 sob qualquer condição. 2 de qualquer modo. at all events em qualquer caso, de todo jeito. before all acima de tudo, antes de tudo. dressed all in green toda vestida de verde. each and all cada um, cada qual. first of all primeiramente, antes de tudo. for all I know ao que eu saiba. for all that apesar de tudo. for all the world! coll isso mesmo, exatamente! good-bye to all that! vamos dar um fim a isto! in all em soma, no total. it is all one (ou the same) to me tudo isto não me importa, é a mesma coisa para mim. it is all up with him coll ele está nas últimas. not at all de jeito nenhum. not for all the world! nem por nada! nothing at all absolutamente nada. once and for all de uma vez para sempre, definitivamente. one and all todos juntos (sem exceção), todo e qualquer. that is all! isto é tudo! basta! that is all very well, but... tudo isto está muito bem, mas... with all my heart com todo o meu coração, com toda a sinceridade.

- loafer

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[louf] n (pl loaves) 1 um pão, filão de pão. 2 pão em forma de cone. 3 açúcar refinado em forma de cubos. 4 cabeça de repolho ou alface. 5 alimento preparado em uma massa uniforme. 6 sl cabeça, cuca. use your loaf / use a cabeça. half a loaf is better than no bread antes pouco do que nada. loaf sugar açúcar em cubinhos ou tabletes. loaves and fishes vantagens pessoais.

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[louf] n ociosidade, vadiagem. • vi vadiar.