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121 sentimental
[-'men-]1) ((sometimes with about) having, showing or causing much tender feeling: a sentimental person; a sentimental film about a little boy and a donkey.) sentimental2) (of the emotions or feelings: The ring has sentimental value, as my husband gave it to me.) sentimental -
122 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) escorregar2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) escorregar3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) decair4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) escapulir5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) escapar6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) enfiar2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) passo em falso2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) lapso3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinação4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa de lançamento•- slipper- slippery - slipperiness - slip road - slipshod - give someone the slip - give the slip - let slip - slip into - slip off - slip on - slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) pedaço de papel -
123 west
[west] 1. noun1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) oeste2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) oeste2. adjective1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) oeste2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) oeste3. adverb(towards the west: The cliffs face west.) a oeste- westerly- western 4. noun(a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.) western- westward - westwards - westward - go west - the West - the Wild West -
124 It
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) o/a2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) ele/a3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) ele/a4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself* * *Italian, Italy -
125 State
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) condição2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) estado3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) de cerimónia•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) declarar* * *Amer abbr state College, State University (faculdade, universidade estadual). -
126 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) longe2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) de costas3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) completamente4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) sem parar5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) fora* * *a.way[əw'ei] adj 1 ausente, fora. 2 distante, longe, remoto. he is away from home / ele está longe de seu lar. • adv 1 para longe, à distância, fora, embora. 2 longe de. I was three hours away from home / eu estava a três horas de casa. 3 em direção oposta, contrariamente. 4 para a posse de outrem, fora, embora. she gave her fortune away / ela jogou fora sua fortuna. 5 até o fim, até a morte, completamente. 6 para diante, continuadamente, constantemente, sempre. he is working away / ele está trabalhando continuadamente. 7 coll logo, sem demora, imediatamente. 8 com elipse do verbo, imperativamente: vá embora! an away match partida em campo adversário. away back Amer coll afastadamente, remotamente. away down longínquo. away with you! fora!, vai-te embora! far and away, out and away inteiramente, absolutamente, de longe. he is far and away the best man of the team / ele é absolutamente (de longe) o melhor homem da equipe. fire away coll conte já, deixe ouvir sua história. I cannot away with him não posso suportá-lo. laugh away! ria à vontade! right away! a) pronto!, imediatamente! b) rail toque!, siga! to do away anular, abolir. to make away with a thing subtrair, furtar alguma coisa. you won’t get away with it com isto você vai enganar-se. -
127 dot
[dot](a small, round mark: She marked the paper with a dot.) ponto- dotted* * *dot1[dɔt] n 1 ponto, pequeno sinal ou marca redonda que se faz com a ponta de pena, etc. 2 ponto sobre as letras i, j, etc. 3 pingo, pinta, salpico, borrão, mancha. 4 coisa minúscula, insignificante. 5 sinal curto emitido pelo rádio ou telegrafia. 6 Mus ponto que se escreve à direita de uma figura musical para lhe aumentar metade de seu valor. 7 fig homenzinho, petiz, guri. 8 Math a) ponto decimal. b) símbolo da multiplicação. • vt+vi 1 pontear, fazer ou pôr pontos, marcar com pontos, pontilhar. 2 salpicar, semear, mosquear. dot and dash o sistema dos sinais da telegrafia Morse. full of dots cheio de reticências. on the dot coll em ponto. polka dots salpicos, pontinhos de cores (em tecidos). the year dot coll muito tempo atrás, no começo dos tempos. to dot about, all over espalhar, derramar em toda parte. to dot and carry on 1 Math escrever as unidades e transportar os décimos. 2 trabalhar metodicamente. to dot one’s i’s and cross one’s t’s executar ou explicar pormenorizadamente, pôr os pontos nos is.————————dot2[dɔt] n dote: bens que leva a pessoa que se casa. -
128 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) orelha2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) ouvido•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) espiga* * *ear1[i2] n 1 ouvido. 2 orelha. 3 audição. 4 percepção. 5 atenção, consideração. 6 asa (de vaso). 7 alça, colcheta. an ear for music um ouvido para música. a thick ear pé-de-ouvido. ear that sticks out orelha-de-abano. he brought a storm about his ears ele levantou uma tempestade. it came to his father’s ears chegou ao conhecimento de seu pai. lend me an ear! ouça-me, escute-me! to be all ears prestar toda a atenção, ser todo ouvidos. to box one’s ears esbofetear alguém. to fall on deaf ears não ser atendido. to give ear dar ouvidos. to go in one ear and out the other entrar por um ouvido e sair pelo outro. to have itching ears querer ouvir as novidades. to have or keep an ear to the ground estar atento à opinião pública ou aos acontecimentos. to lend an ear escutar, prestar atenção. to make someone’s ears burn falar de alguém na sua ausência, fazer queimar os ouvidos de alguém. to play by ear tocar de ouvido. to play it by ear agir de improviso, conforme as coisas acontecem. to prick up one’s ears aguçar os ouvidos, ficar de orelha em pé. to turn a deaf ear to não dar ouvido a. up to the ears in..., over head and ears in... profundamente envolvido, enterrado até ao pescoço. wet behind the ears inexperiente, imaturo.————————ear2[i2] n espiga. • vi espigar.
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