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101 the sky's the limit
(there is no upper limit eg to the amount of money that may be spent: Choose any present you like - the sky's the limit!) não há limites -
102 ban
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103 beg to differ
(to disagree: You may think that he should get the job but I beg to differ.) discordar -
104 booby-trap
past tense, past participle - booby-trapped; verb (to put a booby trap in an object: Don't touch that! It may be booby-trapped.) -
105 certain
['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) certo2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) seguro3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) certo4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) certo•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') claro- for certain - make certain -
106 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sorte2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidade3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) chance4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) acaso2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriscar2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) acontecer por acaso3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) casual- chancy- chance on - upon - by any chance - by chance - an even chance - the chances are -
107 clutch at straws
(to hope that something may help one in a hopeless situation.) agarrar-se a qualquer coisa -
108 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) vir2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) chegar3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) vir4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) acontecer5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) chegar a6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) resultar2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) ora!- comer- coming - comeback - comedown - come about - come across - come along - come by - come down - come into one's own - come off - come on - come out - come round - come to - come to light - come upon - come up with - come what may - to come -
109 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) contato2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) contato3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) contato4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) contato5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) contato6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) contato2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) contatar -
110 convertible
adjective (that may or can be converted: a convertible sofa.) conversível -
111 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) estrondo2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) trombada3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) craque4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) espatifar(-se)2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) colidir, chocar-se contra3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) espatifar(-se)4) ((of a business) to fail.) falir5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) abrir caminho ruidosamente6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) intensivo- crash-land -
112 credible
['kredəbl](that may be believed: The story he told was barely credible.) crível- credibly- credibility -
113 drive-through
adjective (that one may drive through (and do something without getting out of the car): a drivethrough bank/restaurant/zoo.) -
114 fortune
['fo: ən]1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) sorte2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) fortuna•- fortunately - fortune-teller - tell someone's fortune - tell fortune -
115 human being
(a person: Animals may behave like that, but human beings shouldn't.) ser humano -
116 inset
['inset](a small map, picture etc that has been put in the corner of a larger one: In a map of a coastline, there may be an inset to show offshore islands.) inserção -
117 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vida2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) vida8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) prisão perpétua•- lifeless- lifelike - life-and-death - lifebelt - lifeboat - lifebuoy - life-cycle - life expectancy - lifeguard - life-jacket - lifeline - lifelong - life-saving - life-sized - life-size - lifetime - as large as life - bring to life - come to life - for life - the life and soul of the party - not for the life of me - not on your life! - take life - take one's life - take one's life in one's hands - to the life -
118 material
[mə'tiəriəl] 1. noun1) (anything out of which something is, or may be, made: Tables are usually made from solid material such as wood.) material2) (cloth: I'd like three metres of blue woollen material.) tecido2. adjective1) (consisting of solid(s), liquid(s), gas(es) or any combination of these: the material world.) material2) (belonging to the world; not spiritual: He wanted material things like money, possessions and power.) material3) (essential or important: evidence that is material to his defence.) essencial•- materialize - materialise - materialization - materialisation -
119 menu
['menju:]1) ((a card with) a list of dishes that may be ordered at a meal: What's on the menu today?) cardápio2) (a list of options on a computer screen, from which a user can choose.) -
120 perforate
['pə:fəreit](to make a hole or holes in, especially a line of small holes in paper, so that it may be torn easily: Sheets of postage stamps are perforated.) perfurar, picotar- perforation
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