at+this+stage

at this stage of development

nesta fase do desenvolvimento.

at this stage of life

neste período da vida.

1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) representar

2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) organizar

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- staging

1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) momento

2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) etapa

3) (a section of a bus route.) zona

4) (a section of a rocket.) secção

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- stagecoach

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[steidʒ] n 1 palco. 2 teatro, drama. he has been on the stage for twenty years now / ele já trabalha no teatro há vinte anos. 3 profissão de ator, elenco. she goes on the stage / ela vai ser atriz. 4 cena de ação. 5 plataforma, tablado. 6 andaime, estrado. 7 trecho, distância parcial percorrida em viagem, etapa. they travelled by easy stages / viajaram em etapas folgadas. 8 período, passo, estágio, fase. 9 degrau. 10 platina de microscópio. 11 cadafalso, patíbulo. 12 diligência, carruagem, ônibus. 13 parada. I shall get down at the next stage / vou descer na próxima parada. • vt+vi 1 encenar, arranjar. 2 prestar-se para o teatro. at this stage of development nesta fase do desenvolvimento. at this stage of life neste período da vida. back stage bastidor (de teatro). stage by stage passo a passo. stages of appeal instâncias de apelação. to hold the stage fig formar o ponto de atração. to set the stage preparar o terreno, tornar possível.

1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) encenar

2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) organizar

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- staging

1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) estádio, fase

2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) etapa

3) (a section of a bus route.) zona

4) (a section of a rocket.) seção

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- stagecoach

- adolescence

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[ædəl'esənt] n adolescente. • adj adolescente, juvenil.

- adolescence

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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- - holder

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[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.

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[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) degrau

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) avanço

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) medida

- steps

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[step] n 1 passo. it hurts at every step / dói a cada passo. 2 distância de um passo. 3 pequena distância, pulo. 4 andar, pisada. 5 marcha. 6 degrau. 7 som de passos. 8 rasto, pegada. 9 ação, medida. 10 grau, incremento. 11 Mus intervalo. 12 combinação de passos ou movimentos (em dança). 13 steps escada, degraus. 14 fase, etapa. 15 fig exemplo, trilha. • vt+vi 1 andar, dar um passo. 2 pisar, pôr os pés. 3 medir em passos (distância). 4 colocar em degraus ou em forma de escada, graduar, escalonar. 5 coll andar depressa. 6 entrar. step this way please / por favor, entre aqui! door step soleira da porta, limiar. he lets them step all over him ele atura tudo. he stepped up to her ele aproximou-se dela. in step a) no mesmo passo. b) fig de acordo. mind the step! cuidado, degrau! out of step a) fora do passo. b) fig em desacordo. step by step passo a passo, gradativamente. step on it! coll pé na tábua! vamos! to be one step ahead fig estar um passo à frente. to break step perder o passo. to fall into step pegar o passo, acompanhar o passo. to get out of step perder o passo. to keep step manter o passo. to step aside a) dar passagem. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step back retroceder, recuar. to step down a) descer. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step forward avançar, dar um passo para a frente. to step in a) entrar. b) intervir, interferir. he stepped in just in time / fig ele agiu no momento oportuno. to step into someone’s shoes substituir, tomar o lugar de alguém. to step into the breach entrar na brecha. to step off medir os passos. to step on a) pisar, calcar, tripudiar. b) apressar-se. to step out a) acelerar os passos, andar depressa, apear, apear-se (de veículo). b) Amer coll sair com moça, sair para divertir-se, sair por um período curto. to step out of line sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to step round to someone fazer uma visita rápida a alguém. to step up Amer aumentar (a produção). to take steps tomar medidas, providenciar. to watch one’s step tomar cuidado.

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) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) degrau

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) passo

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) passo

- steps

1) (one stage in the descent of a family: All three generations - children, parents and grandparents - lived together quite happily.) geração

2) (people born at about the same time: People of my generation all think the same way about this.) geração

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[dʒenər'eiʃən] n 1 geração. 2 procriação, criação. 3 produção. 4 Math formação. 5 descendência, linhagem, genealogia. spontaneous generation geração espontânea. the present generation a geração atual.

1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) subir

2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) subir

3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) levantar-se

4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) levantar-se

5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) nascer

6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) elevar-se

7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) levantar-se

8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) subir

9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) nascer

10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) levantar-se

11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) erguer-se

12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) ressuscitar

1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) subida

2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) aumento

3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) elevação

4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) ascensão

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- rising

the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) em ascensão

- early

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[raiz] n 1 ação de levantar ou subir. 2 ascensão, elevação. 3 colina, aclive, ladeira, rampa, elevação de terreno. 4 promoção, avanço, progresso. 5 subida dos peixes à superfície. 6 distância vertical entre a linha de nascença e o ponto mais elevado do intradorso. 7 subida. 8 lance de escadas. 9 Brit aumento (de salário). 10 ponto elevado. 11 origem, causa, fonte, nascente, início, princípio. 12 cheia (de rios). 13 alta, encarecimento. • vi (ps rose, pp risen). 1 subir, ir para cima. 2 levantar(-se), erguer(-se),

pôr-se de pé, sair da cama. I rose from my seat / levantei-me da minha cadeira. my hair rose on my head / meus cabelos ficaram em pé. 3 terminar (levantando-se). 4 ressuscitar, ressurgir. 5 crescer (massa de pão). 6 promover, ser promovido, progredir. 7 aumentar (salários, preços). 8 ascender (terreno). 9 nascer, surgir (sol). 10 vir à superfície (peixes). 11 tornar-se audível. 12 revoltar-se, rebelar-se, insurgir-se contra. they rose in arms / pegaram em armas, sublevaram-se. 13 elevar (edifícios, montanhas). 14 encher (rio, mar). 15 originar, começar. 16 animar-se, criar ânimo. her spirit rose / ela ficou alegre, animou-se. 17. vir à mente. it rose to my mind / veio-me à mente. 18 aumentar, intensificar-se, acentuar-se. 19 aclamar, aplaudir. the house rose at the actress / a artista foi aplaudida calorosamente. 20 esforçar-se para enfrentar. on the rise em alta. rise in (of) prices aumento de preços. she got a rise out of me ela me irritou. she rose to her feet ela levantou-se, ficou de pé. they rose to the bait morderam a isca. to give rise to originar, produzir, ocasionar, causar. to rise upon the view surgir, aparecer. we rose to the occasion mostramo-nos à altura da situação.

1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) amargo

2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) azedo

3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) azedo

- sourly

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[s'auə] n 1 coisa ácida ou azeda. 2 Amer bebida alcoólica, acre. • adj 1 azedo, ácido, acre. 2 fermentado, rançoso, estragado, coalhado. 3 desagradável, amargo, áspero. 4 frio, úmido (tempo). 5 aborrecido, amargurado, carrancudo. 6 improdutivo (solo). 7 insatisfatório, pobre. • vt+vi 1 azedar, ficar ácido. 2 fig amargurar, exacerbar, piorar. 3 ficar aborrecido ou amargurado. 4 tornar impróprio para o cultivo.

1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) terminal

2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) terminal

3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) terminal

4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) terminal

- terminally

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[t'ə:minəl] n 1 final, parte final, extremidade. 2 terminal (estação de ônibus, trem ou aeroporto). 3 Electr borne, terminal. 4 Comp terminal. • adj 1 terminal, final. 2 relativo ao termo. 3 limitativo.

1) (one stage in the descent of a family: All three generations - children, parents and grandparents - lived together quite happily.) geração

2) (people born at about the same time: People of my generation all think the same way about this.) geração

1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) aumentar

2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) levantar(-se)

3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) levantar-se

4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) levantar-se

5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) levantar-se

6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) elevar-se

7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) levantar-se

8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) elevar-se

9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) nascer

10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) aumentar

11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) erguer-se

12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) ressuscitar

1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ascensão

2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) aumento

3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) elevação

4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) ascensão

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- rising

the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) levante, em ascensão

- early

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.) em sentido oposto

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.) de lugar em lugar

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?) em visita

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

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

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) na virada de

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

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.) ronda

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.) rodada, assalto

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

- rounded

- round figures/numbers

1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) azedo, ácido

2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) azedo

3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) azedo

- sourly