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1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) corrida

2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) pressa

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[r∧ʃ] n 1 ímpeto, investida, arremetida. 2 movimento rápido, avanço. 3 pressa, precipitação, agitação, afobação. 4 fúria, torrente. 5 primeira cópia de um filme (para crítica, etc.). 6 coll acúmulo ou sobrecarga de serviço. 7 coll grande procura (no comércio). 8 corrida, grande afluxo de pessoas. 9 aumento súbito. 10 grande movimento, grande atividade. 11 afluência, afluxo. 12 "barato" (efeito de drogas). • vt+vi 1 impelir, empurrar, executar a toda pressa. 2 ir, vir, ou passar com pressa. 3 apressar, acelerar, precipitar. we rushed our car to town / seguimos desabaladamente de carro para a cidade. 4 tomar de assalto, atacar. 5 passar, sobrepassar, tirar e ocupar repentinamente. 6 mover, correr com ímpeto e precipitação ou violência. 7 entrar, agir com falta de consideração. 8 namorar, cortejar. • adj urgente. a rush on the banks uma corrida aos bancos. it rushed into my mind veio-me à mente de súbito, precipitadamente. the Christmas rush a grande procura por ocasião das compras de Natal. the gold rush a corrida do ouro. they rushed the camp Mil tomaram o acampamento de surpresa. to rush along precipitar-se, seguir. to rush forward investir, arrojar-se. to rush in entrar de roldão, entrar apressadamente. to rush into print publicar apressadamente. to rush one’s fences agir precipitadamente, levar a cerca no peito. to rush out sair precipitadamente. to rush someone off his feet apressar alguém. to rush through aprovar depressa (lei). with a rush de repente, rapidamente.

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[r∧ʃ] n 1 junco, caniço, verga. 2 fig ninharia, bagatela. • vt+vi fazer com junco, juncar.

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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- striker

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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) (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.) bater

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.) soar, tocar

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.) ocorrer

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

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

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

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

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1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) sólido

2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) sólido

3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) sólido

4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) sólido

5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) sólido

6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) sólido

7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) ininterrupto

1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) sólido

2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) sólido

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- solidarity

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[s'ɔlid] n 1 corpo sólido. 2 Geom corpo que tem largura, comprimento e altura. • adj 1 sólido. 2 maciço, compacto, íntegro. 3 que tem três dimensões, cúbico. 4 denso, pesado, grosso. 5 duro, firme. 6 igual, uniforme. 7 unânime. 8 real, sério. 9 genuíno, verdadeiro. 10 incontestável, de confiança. 11 sensato, inteligente, criterioso. 12 com fundamento financeiro, sólido (no sentido comercial). 13 inteiro, íntegro. 14 contínuo. 15 fechado. 16 sem hífen. 17 coll em bases firmes, amigável. 18 sl excelente, formidável. 19 forte, durável. to be of solid sugar ser totalmente de açúcar. to go solid against something recusar alguma coisa como grupo. they went solid against the new law / votaram unanimente contra a nova lei.

1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) sólido

2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) maciço, compacto

3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) sólido

4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) maciço

5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) contínuo, unânime

6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) sólido

7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) consecutivo

1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) sólido

2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) sólido

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