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61 fly
I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) voar2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) fugir de3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) voar, passar voando•- flyer- flier - flying saucer - flying visit - frequent flyer/flier - flyleaf - flyover - fly in the face of - fly into - fly off the handle - get off to a flying start - let fly - send someone/something flying - send flying -
62 scent
[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) farejar2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) farejar3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) perfumar2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) perfume, aroma2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) pista3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) perfume•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent - put/throw off the scent -
63 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) atirar2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) abater a tiros, fuzilar3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) lançar4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) lançar5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) fotografar, filmar6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) lançar7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) caçar2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) broto- shoot down - shoot rapids - shoot up -
64 weather
['weƟə] 1. noun(conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc: The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; ( also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.) tempo, clima2. verb1) (to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.) desgastar(-se)2) (to survive safely: The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.) resistir a•- weathercock - weathervane - weatherperson - make heavy weather of - under the weather -
65 aircraft
plural - aircraft; noun (any of several types of machine for flying in the air: Enemy aircraft have been sighted.) avião* * *air.craft['ɛəkra:ft] n aeronave. -
66 buck
1. noun(the male of the deer, hare, rabbit etc: a buck and a doe.) macho2. verb((of a horse or mule) to make a series of rapid jumps into the air.) saltar- buckskin- buck up
- pass the buck* * *buck1[b∧k] n 1 macho (para homens ou animais). 2 janota. • adj de homem, macho. old buck! velho amigo! to pass the buck passar a responsabilidade para outro.————————buck2[b∧k] n 1 pulo, pinote, marrada. 2 arremetida contra as linhas adversárias (futebol americano). 3 cavalo de ginástica. • vt+vi 1 Amer lutar contra, resistir, avançar contra. 2 Sport furar as linhas inimigas com a bola. 3 dar marradas, pular (cavalo) para derrubar o cavaleiro. 4 fig vangloriar-se. to buck off the rider atirar o cavaleiro ao chão. to buck the machine Amer sl fazer oposição.————————buck3[b∧k] n Amer sl dólar. -
67 storm
[sto:m] 1. noun1) (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.) tempestade2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) explosão2. verb1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) gritar com2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) precipitar-se3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) assaltar•- stormy- stormily
- storminess
- stormbound
- stormtrooper
- a storm in a teacup
- take by storm* * *[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. -
68 flight
I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) vôo2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) vôo3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) lance4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) revoada•- flighty- flight deck - in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) fuga -
69 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grosso, espesso2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grossura, de espessura3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) grosso, denso4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, abundante5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) cerrado6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) grosso7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) grosso2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) auge, parte mais densa- thickly- thickness - thicken - thick-skinned - thick and fast - through thick and thin -
70 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) baixar2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) desapontar3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) esvaziar4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) baixar -
71 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) baixar, descer2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) decepcionar, desapontar3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) esvaziar4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) encompridar -
72 storm
[sto:m] 1. noun1) (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.) tempestade2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) torrente2. verb1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) esbravejar2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) precipitar-se3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) tomar de assalto•- stormy- stormily - storminess - stormbound - stormtrooper - a storm in a teacup - take by storm -
73 ascend
[ə'send](to climb, go, or rise up: The smoke ascended into the air.) subir- ascent
- ascend the throne* * *as.cend[əs'end] vt+vi 1 ascender, ir para cima, passar para mais alto. Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837 / a rainha Vitória subiu ao trono em 1837. 2 trepar, escalar, subir, elevar-se, alar-se. 3 remontar, voltar para a nascente. -
74 atmosphere
['ætməsfiə]1) (the air surrounding the earth: The atmosphere is polluted.) atmosfera2) (any surrounding feeling: There was a friendly atmosphere in the village.) ambiente•* * *at.mo.sphere['ætməsfiə] n atmosfera: 1 camada de ar que envolve a Terra, ar. 2 ar em lugar determinado. 3 envoltório gasoso dos corpos celestes. 4 Phys unidade de pressão pneumática. 5 ambiente, esfera social. -
75 chill
[ il] 1. noun1) (coldness: There's a chill in the air.) friagem2) (an illness which causes shivering: I think I've caught a chill.) resfriado2. adjective(cold: a chill wind.) frio3. verb(to make cold (without freezing): Have you chilled the wine?) arrefecer- chilly- chilliness* * *[tʃil] n 1 frio. 2 sensação de frio, arrepio. 3 frieza, insensibilidade. 4 depressão, abatimento, desânimo. 5 resfriamento, calafrio. • vt+vi 1 esfriar-se, resfriar-se, refrigerar. 2 sentir frio, arrepiar. 3 endurecer, temperar (metal). 4 deprimir, desanimar. • adj 1 frio, gélido. 2 com frieza, indiferente. 3 deprimente, desanimador. he caught, took a chill resfriou-se. I must take the chill off the water tenho de amornar, aquecer levemente a água. -
76 dive
1. verb1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) mergulhar2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) mergulhar2. noun(an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) mergulho- diver- diving-board
- great diving beetle* * *[daiv] n 1 mergulho, salto de cabeça para baixo. 2 movimento súbito e rápido. 3 Amer sl espelunca, antro, casa de bebidas e de jogo, casa de má reputação. • vt+vi 1 mergulhar(-se), afundar, imergir, submergir, arrojar-se de cabeça na água. 2 penetrar, sondar, entranhar-se, ( into) profundar. 3 arrojar-se, precipitar-se. 4 descer a pique, descer rapidamente e desaparecer, perder-se de vista. 5 bater a carteira, ( into) furtar, meter rapidamente a mão em. to dive in começar a comer. to take a dive sl concordar em perder uma partida num jogo desonestamente. -
77 fountain
1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fonte2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) fonte3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) fonte•* * *foun.tain[f'auntin] n 1 fonte, bica, nascente, origem, causa, chafariz, repuxo, manancial, princípio. 2 bebedouro. 3 reservatório. -
78 mostly
adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) sobretudo* * *most.ly[m'oustli] adv 1 pela maior parte. 2 a maioria das vezes. 3 principalmente. -
79 suspend
[sə'spend]1) (to hang: The meat was suspended from a hook.) pendurar2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) suspender3) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) suspender4) (to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges: Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.) suspender•- suspenders
- suspense
- suspension
- suspension bridge* * *sus.pend[səsp'end] vt+vi 1 suspender, pendurar. it was suspended from the ceiling by a thread / estava suspenso do forro por um fio. 2 suspender, afastar, interromper temporariamente. 3 deixar pendente, deter, sustar, adiar. -
80 swish
[swiʃ] 1. verb(to (cause to) move with a hissing or rustling sound: He swished the whip about in the air.) agitar(-se) com zunido2. noun(an act, or the sound, of swishing: The horse cantered away with a swish of its tail.) chicotada* * *[swiʃ] n 1 assobio, zunido, silvo. 2 ruge-ruge (de saias). 3 sl homossexual efeminado. • vt+vi 1 assobiar, zunir, sibilar. 2 fazer sibilar. 3 açoitar. 4 sl realçar modos efeminados (homossexual).
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