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21 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) mentira2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) mentir- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) jogar-se2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) ficar3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ficar4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) estar•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *lie1[lai] n mentira, falsidade. • vt+vi 1 mentir. 2 conseguir algo por meio de mentiras. an out-and-out lie uma mentira deslavada. to give one the lie acusar alguém de mentir. to give the lie to desmentir. white lie mentira inocente, mentira justificável.————————lie2[lai] n 1 posição ou estado em que se encontra determinado objeto ou pessoa. 2 antro, covil, toca (de animais). the lie of the land fig estado de coisas.————————lie3[lai] vt+vi (ps lay, pp lain, pres p lying) 1 jazer. 2 deitar-se, estar deitado. 3 repousar. 4 encontrar-se. two villages lie along the river / duas aldeias rodeiam as margens do rio. 5 existir. 6 alojar-se. 7 dormir. 8 ficar. to lie about viver na ociosidade, vadiar. to lie at one’s heart ser fonte de preocupações ou cuidados. to lie behind ser a razão (oculta para algo). to lie by a) estar ou ficar perto de. b) descansar. c) permanecer sem uso. to lie down a) deitar-se. b) submeter-se. to lie down on the job fazer corpo mole no trabalho. to lie hard/ heavy on oprimir, tornar-se um peso. to lie idle ficar à toa. to lie in the way ser um obstáculo ou impedimento. to lie in wait ficar de emboscada. to lie low esconder-se, ficar na moita. to lie off ficar longe do cais (navio). to lie on one’s hands permanecer sem ser vendida (mercadoria). to lie on/ upon depender de alguém. to lie over adiar, postergar. to lie to Naut estar à capa. to lie under estar exposto a, oprimido. to lie up a) esconder-se, recolher-se. b) ficar de cama. c) ir para o estaleiro (navio). to lie with a) arch manter relações sexuais com alguém. b) ter responsabilidade. to take something lying down sofrer sem reagir, submeter-se. -
22 merely
adverb (simply or only: I was merely asking a question.) simplesmente* * *mere.ly[m'iəli] adv meramente, somente, apenas. -
23 mooch
[mu: ]( slang)1) (to wander about (as if) without any purpose: There are no places of entertainment here, so they just mooch around at night.)2) ((American) to get a drink, money etc by asking someone to give it to you without intending to return it; to sponge: He is always mooching cigarettes; She keeps mooching off her friends.)* * *[mu:tʃ] vt+vi 1 vaguear, perambular. 2 sl roubar. 3 pedir, obter à custa de outrem. -
24 on and on
(used with certain verbs to emphasize the length of an activity: She kept on and on asking questions.) constantemente* * *on and onsem parar, ininterruptamente. -
25 on
[on] 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) em cima de2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em/de6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) em.7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) a fazer/tomar8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em9) (towards: They marched on the town.) em direcção a10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em/por12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) com13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ao ser (investigado)14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) sobre2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) em2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) em funcionamento4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) em exibição5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) em3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) a decorrer2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) vai haver•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto* * *[ɔn] adj posto, colocado. • adv 1 sobre, por cima de. 2 em diante, a partir de. 3 adiante, para a frente. 4 em andamento, em ação. 5 na direção. • prep 1 sobre, em cima de. 2 em. 3 no, nos, na, nas. 4 para o. 5 por meio de. 6 a respeito de. 7 perto. 8 junto a. 9 conforme. 10 durante. 11 em acréscimo a. 12 na direção de. 13 coll às custas de. and so on e assim por diante. come on! venha, vamos. far on in years de idade avançada. from that day on daquele dia em diante. go on! continue, prossiga. he is always on about her coll ele não pára de falar nela. he is on ele está embriagado. hold on! segure-se. later on mais tarde. on and off de vez em quando. on and on sem parar, ininterruptamente. on board a bordo. on call a chamado. on close no fechamento. on condition that sob a condição de. on duty a serviço, de plantão. on fire em chamas. on foot a pé. on Friday next week na sexta-feira da próxima semana. on purpose de propósito. on the contrary ao contrário. on the right/ left à direita/esquerda. on the river à margem do rio. on the rocks com gelo. on the telephone ao telefone. on time na hora. she’s always on sl ela está sempre ligada. the light is on a luz está acesa. they got on a bus eles subiram no ônibus. they greeted us on their arrival saudaram-nos por ocasião de sua chegada. to be on a cloud coll estar muito feliz. to be on one’s ass sl estar numa pior. to be on roll coll ter muito sucesso. to be on someone’s back sl a) pegar no pé de alguém. b) depender de alguém. to get on in life progredir na vida. to have a lot on coll ter muito o que fazer. to look on olhar, assistir (a um jogo). to march on prosseguir marchando. who is on the committee? quem está no comitê? -
26 pardon
1. verb1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) perdoar2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) perdoar2. noun1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) perdão2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) perdão3. interjection(used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said: Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?) desculpe- I beg your pardon
- pardon me* * *par.don[pa:dən] n 1 perdão, indulto. 2 graça. 3 absolvição. • vt 1 perdoar. 2 escusar. 3 absolver. general pardon anistia geral. he was pardoned foi-lhe concedido o perdão. I beg your pardon perdoe-me, desculpe-me. (I) beg your pardon? como disse? pardon me for interrupting desculpe-me interromper. -
27 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cabo3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) ponto4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ponto8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) ponto10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) traço12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) tomada2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) apontar3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) preencher frinchas•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *[pɔint] n 1 ponto: a) sinal, mancha. b) Geom grandeza considerada por abstração, sem dimensão alguma. c) circunstância, detalhe, pormenor. d) Sports tento. e) ponto principal, o essencial. f) duodécima parte da linha (1/72 de polegada). g) local, sítio, posição. h) objetivo, escopo, mira. i) desígnio. j) grau, situação. k) fim, termo. l) instante, momento. m) Gram sinal de pontuação. n) furo feito por agulha. o) assunto, caso, questão. p) unidade de valores ou preços. q) renda feita com agulha. r) Naut cada uma das 32 divisões do compasso. s) Naut intervalo entre dois pontos do compasso. t) pinta (de cartas ou dados). u) ponto decimal. 2 ponta: a) extremidade aguçada, bico. b) extremidade, cabo, promontório. 3 pico, cume. 4 fato ou argumento que impressiona. 5 direção, curso. 6 Typogr corpo. 7 decisão, resolução. 8 agulha de ferrovia. 9 ferramenta ou arma pontiaguda. 10 característica, atributo. 11 auge, apogeu. 12 ato de apontar. 13 punctura, picada. 14 Mil patrulha de ponta. • vt+vi 1 apontar: a) fazer ponta em, aguçar. b) indicar, mostrar. c) dirigir para, assestar. d) mostrar indicando. e) dirigir-se com a ponta para. 2 separar com pontos ou traços. 3 pontuar. 4 aludir, mencionar, sugerir. 5 salientar, evidenciar. 6 conduzir a, tender para. 7 encher com argamassa. at the point of death às portas da morte. at the point of the sword sob coação, impelido pela força. at this point neste momento, a esta altura. beside the point fora do assunto, alheio à questão, irrelevante. boiling point ponto de ebulição. breaking point momento de ruptura. cardinal points pontos cardeais. freezing point ponto de congelamento. from point to point detalhadamente, minuciosamente. he gained his point ele obteve seu desígnio. he wandered from the point ele desviou-se do assunto. in point of a respeito de, com referência a. in point of fact de fato, na realidade. it is a good point in his character é um elemento positivo do seu caráter. I was on the point of doing it estava prestes a fazê-lo. music is her strong (weak) point música é o forte (fraco) dela. not to put too fine a point on it falar claramente. point of contact ponto de contato. point of conscience questão de consciência. point of controversy ponto de divergência. point of departure ponto de partida, especialmente em uma discussão. point of honor ponto de honra, questão de honra. point of inflection ponto de inflexão. point of intersection ponto de intersecção. point of no return ponto sem retorno (viagem, avião). point of order questão de ordem. point of origin local de origem. point of reference ponto de referência. point of sale Com ponto de venda. point of support ponto de apoio. point of view a) ponto de vista. b) opinião. point out apontar, indicar, chamar atenção para. that’s not to the point isto não vem ao caso, não diz respeito à questão. that’s the point eis a questão. the conversation ended in point a conversa tornou-se mais aguçada. the points of a horse as qualidades de um cavalo. the winner on points o vencedor por pontos. they spoke to the point falaram objetivamente. to be on the point of estar prestes a. to get to the point ir ao ponto principal. to give points to dar vantagens a. to keep to the point limitar-se ao assunto. to lose on points (boxe) perder por pontos. to make a point of fazer questão de, considerar. to miss the point não compreender. to point a wall rebocar uma parede. to point out mostrar, apontar para, chamar a atenção para. to point towards a) apontar para. b) estar voltado para. to point up enfatizar. to stick to the point permanecer no assunto, prender-se ao assunto. to stretch (strain) a point conceder um pouco, abrir uma exceção. to the point a) importante, relevante. b) conciso, objetivo. to win on points (boxe) ganhar por pontos. turning point a) momento de decisão. b) ponto crítico. up to a certain point até certo ponto. we made a point of doing it fizemos questão de fazê-lo. when it came to the point quando chegou o momento decisivo. -
28 poll
[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) eleição2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) votação3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) sondagem2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) receber (votos)- polling-station
- go to the polls* * *[poul] n 1 pesquisa de opinião pública. 2 número total de votos. 3 apuração de votos. 4 lista eleitoral. 5 local eleitoral. • vt 1 receber votos, ser votado. he polled 100,000 votes / ele recebeu 100.000 votos. 2 votar. 3 inscrever eleitores. 4 apurar votos. 5 cortar, aparar. to be at the head of the poll encabeçar a votação. to go to the poll ir votar. heavy (light) poll alta (baixa) percentagem de votantes. -
29 pump
1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) bomba2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) bomba2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) bombear2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) sondar•- pump up* * *[p∧mp] n 1 bomba de ar, de água ou de gasolina. 2 sandálias ou sapatilhas. 3 coll coração. • vt+vi 1 elevar por meio de bomba, bombear. 2 emitir, lançar, arrojar. 3 esgotar por meio de bomba. 4 sondar, perquirir. 5 arrancar, extrair, obter. 6 encher (pneumáticos). 7 latejar, pulsar. 8 arquejar, ofegar, arfar. 9 vulg trepar, foder, ter relação sexual. he is pumped out ele está esgotado. pumped up em um estado de extrema excitação. pump him for interrogue-o sobre. they pumped out his stomach fizeram-lhe lavagem estomacal. to pump out produzir ou fornecer em grandes quantidades. to pump up the music/volume, etc. tocar música num volume bem alto. -
30 quiz
[kwiz]plural - quizzes; noun1) (a game or competition in which knowledge is tested by asking questions: a television quiz; a general-knowledge quiz.) jogo de perguntas2) (a short test given to students.)•* * *[kwiz] n 1 jogo ou competição em que se fazem perguntas para testar conhecimento geral. 2 exame oral ou escrito de um indivíduo ou grupo. • vt 1 questionar, interrogar. 2 aplicar um teste oral. -
31 request
[ri'kwest] 1. noun1) (the act of asking for something: I did that at his request; After frequent requests, he eventually agreed to sing.) pedido2) (something asked for: The next record I will play is a request.) pedido2. verb(to ask (for) something; People using this library are requested not to talk; Many people have requested this next song.) pedir- on request* * *re.quest[rikw'est] n 1 petição, requerimento, requisição. 2 Com pedido, demanda, solicitação. • vt requerer, pedir, rogar, solicitar. I request a favour of you / peço-lhe um favor. as requested conforme pedido. at the request of a pedido de. in request pedido, procurado, em voga. upon request, by request a pedido. -
32 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sentar2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) encontrar-se3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) pertencer4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) empoleirar-se5) (to undergo (an examination).) fazer6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) posar7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) reunir•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up* * *[sit] vt+vi (ps+ pp sat) 1 sentar, sentar-se. 2 fazer sentar, acomodar. 3 sentar sobre, estar sentado, estar montado. 4 estar colocado, estar em posição fixa. 5 ocupar cargo, ter assento ou cadeira (em assembléia), ser membro de. 6 reunir-se em sessão. 7 posar. 8 descansar, pousar, repousar. 9 chocar. 10 servir, adaptar-se, assentar (roupa). 11 sl cuidar. to sit about/ to sit around Brit não fazer nada de util, Braz ficar à toa. to sit back a) reclinar-se. b) coll não se envolver. to sit by permitir que algo ilegal ou errado aconteça. to sit down a) sentar-se. she sat down at our table / ela sentou-se conosco, à nossa mesa. b) sentar-se para fazer alguma coisa. the ecologists sat down to discuss the pollution of the rivers / os ecologistas se reuniram para discutir a poluição dos rios. c) Aeron aterrissar. to sit in on assistir para observar, mas sem participar. the director sat in on the trainee’s class / o diretor observou a aula do estagiário. to sit on demorar, atrasar. to sit out esperar pacientemente pelo final. to sit through esperar pelo final embora não esteja gostando. to sit up a) sentar-se eretamente. b) ficar acordado durante a noite. -
33 sorry
['sori] 1. adjective1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) peço desculpa2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) pesaroso3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) lamentável2. interjection1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) perdão!2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) desculpe•* * *sor.ry[s'ɔri] adj 1 triste, preocupado, pesaroso, contrito, arrependido. 2 miserável, lamentável, pobre, fraco, que causa dó. 3 melancólico, desanimado. (I am) sorry! perdão! desculpe! sinto muito! sorry? como disse? repita, por favor. sorry about that desculpe-me, por favor, perdão. to be sorry for somebody ter pena de alguém. I am sorry for her / tenho pena dela. to be sorry for something estar arrependido, desejar não ter feito alguma coisa. I am sorry for it / estou arrependido. to give a sorry excuse dar uma desculpa esfarrapada. -
34 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) qual2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) que3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) que- which is which? - which is which* * *[witʃ] adj, pron 1 qual? quais? quê? which pictures did you like best? / de qual dos quadros você gostou mais? to which of our theaters do you wish to go? / para qual dos nossos teatros você deseja ir? 2 qual, quais, que, o que, qualquer. this red which is the most demanded colour / este vermelho que é a cor mais procurada. the step which you have taken will lead to... / fig o passo que você tomou conduzirá a... all of which todos os quais. do you know which is which? você sabe distinguir as duas coisas? he tried every which way ele tentou por todos os modos. of which do qual, dos quais, de que. which of you? quem (ou qual) de vocês? -
35 make a point of
(to be especially careful to (do something): I'll make a point of asking her today.) fazer questão de -
36 play at
1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) brincar a2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) estar a fazer -
37 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) -
38 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) que diabo(?) -
39 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) que diabo(?) -
40 without so much as
(without even: He took my umbrella without so much as asking.) sem sequer
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