attack+with

1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) atacar

2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) atacar

3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) atacar

4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) atirar-se a

1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) ataque

2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) ataque

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[ət'æk] n ataque: 1 doença repentina, mal-estar, acesso súbito. 2 investida, agressão, acometimento. 3 injúria, acusação, discussão. 4 ação de atacar. • vt+vi 1 atacar, assaltar, tomar a ofensiva, agredir, ferir. 2 formar libelo, criticar, ofender, injuriar, combater (por escrito ou verbalmente). 3 iniciar vigorosamente um serviço, dedicar-se inteiramente ao trabalho. 4 prejudicar, lesar. 5 acometer. attacked by rust atacado pela ferrugem.

1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) atacar

2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) atacar

3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) atacar

4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) atacar

1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) ataque

2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) ataque

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what with

devido a, por causa de.

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what with

pensando bem. what with patience,

1) (to attack with artillery: They bombarded the town.) bombardear

2) (to direct questions etc at: The reporters bombarded the film star with questions.) bombardear

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[bɔmb'a:d] n Mil, Naut bombarda. • vt 1 bombardear: lançar bombas, atacar com fogo de artilharia. 2 assediar, crivar de perguntas, questões etc.

1) (to attack with artillery: They bombarded the town.) bombardear

2) (to direct questions etc at: The reporters bombarded the film star with questions.) bombardear

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1) (a violent disturbance in the air causing wind, rain, thunder etc: a rainstorm; a thunderstorm; a storm at sea; The roof was damaged by the storm.) tempestade

2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) explosão

1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) gritar com

2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) precipitar-se

3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) assaltar

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[stɔ:m] n 1 tempestade. 2 temporal, chuva forte. 3 distúrbio, tumulto, manifestação violenta, furor. 4 ataque, assalto, bombardeio. • vt+vi 1 ventar muito, chover, fazer temporal. 2 ser violento, ficar bravo, enfurecer-se. 3 falar alto, gritar, berrar. 4 entrar em algum lugar fazendo barulho (demonstrando raiva). 5 assaltar, atacar violentamente. 6 bombardear. a storm in a teacup tempestade num copo d’água. after a storm comes a calm depois da chuva vem o sol. brain storm tempestade de idéias. hail storm temporal de granizo. rain storm temporal, chuva torrencial. snow storm nevasca. the calm after the storm a bonança após a tempestade. thunder storm temporal. to raise a storm promover desordens. to take by storm tomar de assalto, conquistar.

1) (a violent disturbance in the air causing wind, rain, thunder etc: a rainstorm; a thunderstorm; a storm at sea; The roof was damaged by the storm.) tempestade

2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) torrente

1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) esbravejar

2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) precipitar-se

3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) tomar de assalto

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1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) cobrar

2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) pôr na conta

3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) acusar

4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) carregar sobre

5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) correr

6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) recarregar

7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) carregar

1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) preço

2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) acusação

3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) carga

4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) carga

5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) encargo

6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) carga

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[tʃa:dʒ] n 1 carga de pólvora, carga explosiva. 2 cargo, ofício, dever, responsabilidade, obrigação. 3 cuidado, encargo, custódia. he gave his daughter into my charge / ele me confiou sua filha. I have her in my charge / estou cuidando dela. 4 pessoa ou coisa sob cuidados de alguém, protegido, afilhado. 5 ordem, incumbência, direção, comando. 6 carga, fardo. 7 instrução, exortação. 8 Jur acusação formal. the charges brought against him / as acusações apresentadas contra ele. he had to answer a charge of housebreaking / ele teve de responder a uma acusação de roubo, com arrombamento. 9 preço de venda, custo. 10 encargo financeiro, despesa, ônus. 11 ataque, assalto, carga, investida. 12 Mil sinal de ataque. 13 carga elétrica, carga de bateria, de acumulador, etc. 14 Her divisa. 15 Sport falta no jogo de futebol. 16 Com lançamento de débito. • vt+vi 1 carregar, encher, pôr carga em. 2 carregar arma de fogo, carregar bateria. 3 ordenar, encarregar, confiar, incumbir, dar comissão ou encargo. I charged him with the solemn trust / confiei-lhe o assunto sério. 4 dirigir, dar ordem ou comando. 5 acusar, incriminar. he charged the crime on her / ele a acusou do crime. he was charged with stealing / ele foi acusado de furto. 6 cobrar. he charged me 5 dollars for it / ele me cobrou 5 dólares por isto. 7 pôr preço a. 8 debitar, levar à conta de. 9 assaltar, arremeter, desferir o assalto final. 10 abastecer. 11 instruir, recomendar, exortar. 12 Sport cometer faltas no jogo de futebol. 13 fig sobrecarregar a memória de. 14 sl picada de um narcótico. at high charges a preços elevados. at his own charge por conta própria. charged up sl 1 intoxicado por narcótico. 2 agitado e nervoso. charge it to my account! ponha isto na minha conta! charge to be deducted despesas a deduzir. electrical charge carga elétrica. extra charge despesas extras. give him in charge! entregue-o à polícia! I lay that to your charge eu o acuso disto. in charge interino, encarregado. I am in charge of this house / estou encarregado ou tomando conta desta casa. no charge, free of charge grátis, gratuito. petty charges pequenas despesas. to be taken in charge ser preso. to charge for cobrar por, pôr na conta. to charge off Com considerar como prejuízo. to charge up a battery carregar a bateria. to lay the charge at one’s door culpar alguém. to take charge of tomar conta de. to the charge of him a seu débito.

1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) cobrar

2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) pôr na conta, debitar

3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) acusar

4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) investir

5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) correr

6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) carregar

7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) carregar

1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) preço

2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) acusação

3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) investida

4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) carga

5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) encargo

6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) carga

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1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) fogo

2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) fogão

3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) fogo

4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) entusiasmo/fogo

5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) fogo

1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) aquecer/cozer

2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) despertar

3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) disparar

4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) disparar

5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) disparar

6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) despedir

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[f'aiə] n 1 fogo, lume, fogueira. 2 incêndio. 3 chama. 4 fig ardor, fervor, ímpeto, calor, furor, paixão, emoção, inspiração poética. 5 fuzilaria, descarga de armas de fogo, tiroteio. 6 brilho, resplendor, fulgor, raio, corisco, chispa, faísca. 7 conflagração, erupção, incandescência. 8 furor. • vt+vi 1 atear fogo a, incendiar, inflamar, queimar, abrasar. 2 explodir. 3 detonar, fazer fogo. 4 fig inflamar, estimular, animar, excitar, irritar. 5 lançar, arremessar, arder, luzir, iluminar, cintilar, fulgir, incandescer. 6 cauterizar. 7 demitir, despedir, destituir de emprego. 8 incendiar-se, inflamar-se. 9 desfechar, descarregar (arma de fogo), detonar, deflagrar. Fire away! desembuche, fale logo. cross-fire fogo cruzado. it’s on fire está pegando fogo. out of the frying pan into the fire pular da frigideira para o fogo, sair de uma situação ruim para outra pior. St. Anthony’s fire erisipela. St. Elmo’s fire fogo-de-santelmo. the fire of youth o fervor da mocidade. to be under fire estar exposto. to catch fire pegar fogo. to cease fire cessar fogo. to fight a fire lutar contra o fogo. to fight fire with fire responder na mesma moeda. to go through fire and water for fazer qualquer sacrifício por. to hang fire demorar para começar, hesitar, atrasar. to hold one’s fire controlar-se. to keep up the fire conservar o fogo. to play with fire brincar com o fogo, correr risco. to pour oil on the fire deitar lenha no fogo. to set fire atear fogo. to strike fire provocar entusiasmo. under fire debaixo de fogo.

1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) coração

2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) centro

3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) coração

4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) coragem

5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) coração

6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) copas

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- heart-warming

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[ha:t] n 1 coração. 2 núcleo, âmago, centro. 3 alma. 4 amor, afeição, inclinação. 5 ânimo, coragem. 6 hearts copas (baralho). bless my heart! meu Deus! he has set his heart on it ele afeiçoou-se a isso. he puts his heart in his work ele se empenha de corpo e alma no seu trabalho. I find it in my heart estou disposto a. in good heart descansado (solo). in the heart of hearts no fundo do coração. it cuts me to the heart isso me dói no coração. out of heart desanimado, desencorajado. the heart of the matter o essencial da questão. to give (lose) one’s heart apaixonar-se. to learn by heart decorar. to lose heart perder o ânimo. to pluck up heart reanimar-se. to speak to one’s heart confortar, encorajar, animar. with all one’s heart com todo o coração. with heart and soul de corpo e alma.

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado

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[straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada.

1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) saudável

2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) adequado

1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) cair bem

2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) adequar-se

3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) montar

4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) equipar

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1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) montagem/acessório

2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) prova

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- fit in

1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) ataque

2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) ataque

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- by fits and starts

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[fit] n 1 ajustagem, adaptação, ajuste, encaixe, encaixamento, ajustamento. 2 corte, feitio, talhe, forma. • adj 1 bom, próprio, conveniente, ajustado, justo. 2 preparado, apto, digno, capaz. 3 saudável: em boa condição física e mental. 4 coll predisposto. • vt+vi (ps e pp fitted) 1 assentar, ajustar, adaptar, prover, amoldar. 2 convir a, ser conveniente ou apropriado. 3 aprontar, preparar, qualificar. his talents fits him for this job / seus talentos habilitam-no para este trabalho. 4 suprir, prover, equipar, aparelhar. 5 Tech encaixar, engatar. 6 Mech montar. fighting fit saudável, com boa saúde. fit as a fiddle bem-disposto. fit for publication próprio para publicação. food fit for a king uma refeição régia. if the cap fits se a carapuça servir. it doesn’t fit não se adapta bem. it fits in my plan isto se enquadra no meu plano. it fits like a glove assenta como uma luva. it fits the occasion isto vem a propósito. it is fit to do é conveniente fazer. not in a fit state sem condições para (fazer algo). to fit in encaixar, adaptar. to fit out prover com equipamento, fornecer. to fit pipes into each other encaixar tubos um no outro. to fit up a house mobiliar uma casa.

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[fit] n 1 acesso, ataque, espasmo. 2 desmaio, colapso, síncope, convulsão. by ou in fits and starts aos trancos e barrancos. fit of rage ataque de cólera. fit to be tied coll doido varrido, irritado. to have a fit ficar muito bravo ou chocado.

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[spiə] n lança, arpão, chuço. • vt+vi 1 lancear, atravessar com lança. 2 coll avançar, mover-se rapidamente numa direção.

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[spiə] n caule de cereais, longa haste de capim. • vi brotar, formar haste. asparagus spears brotos de aspargos.

1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) golpe

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) golpe

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) batida

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) traço

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) golpe

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) braçada

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) esforço

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) ataque

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[strouk] n 1 golpe, soco, pancada. 2 batida, som de pancada. 3 proeza, façanha, lance, feito. 4 movimento rítmico, braçada. 5 Sports voga (também stroke oar). 6 pulsação, batida do coração. 7 traço de escala, mostrador. 8 traço (de pena, etc.). 9 arrancada. 10 golpe (de sorte, etc.). 11 ataque (de doença), surto, doença. 12 Med apoplexia, derrame cerebral. 13 remada. 14 Mech curso (de êmbolo), percurso. 15 badalada (de sino, relógio, etc.). 16 pincelada. 17 patrão (de barco a remo). • vt+vi 1 ser o patrão de remadores. 2 traçar, fazer um traço. 3 cancelar, riscar. 4 rebater (bola). a stroke of genius um lance de gênio. a stroke of luck um golpe de sorte. at a stroke em um só golpe, de uma só vez. down stroke movimento descendente. on the stroke of one à uma hora em ponto. to put someone off his stroke perturbar ou interromper o trabalho de alguém. up stroke traço ou movimento ascendente.

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[strouk] n afago, carícia, ato de passar a mão para acariciar. • vt acariciar, alisar, afagar.

1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) fogo

2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) aquecedor

3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) fogo

4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) ardor

5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) fogo

1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) queimar, cozer

2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) inflamar

3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) disparar

4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) atirar

5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) atirar

6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) demitir

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1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) em forma

2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) adequado

1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) ajustar(-se)

2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) adequar(-se)

3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) ajustar

4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) equipar

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1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) mobília

2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) prova

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- fit in

1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) ataque

2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) acesso

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- by fits and starts

- spearhead

1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) golpe, batida

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) golpe

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) batida

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) penada, pincelada

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) remada, tacada

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) braçada, movimento

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) ação, movimento

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) ataque

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