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41 sail
[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) vela2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) passeio de barco3) (an arm of a windmill.) vela2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) velejar2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) navegar3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) viajar de barco4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) partir5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) viajar6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) deslocar-se com altivez•- sailing
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- sailor
- in full sail* * *[seil] n 1 vela (de navio), velas, velame. 2 asa de moinho de vento. 3 navio, veleiro. 4 viagem marítima, cruzeiro em barco à vela. • vt+vi 1 velejar, viajar. 2 viajar, navegar (em navio, vapor, etc.). 3 deslizar, planar. 4 singrar. 5 navegar, manobrar (navio). 6 partir, iniciar viagem. 7 movimentar-se com desenvoltura ou com sobranceria. Bermuda sail Naut vela triangular. sail ho! navio à vista! to get under sail levantar as velas. to go sailing sair para velejar. to sail close to the wind roçar os limites (da legalidade ou da adequação), navegar em águas perigosas. to sail into 1 atacar (fisicamente ou por palavras). 2 repreender. to sail through executar ou levar a cabo com facilidade. to set sail fazer-se à vela. to take in sail abaixar ou diminuir as velas, fig diminuir suas esperanças ou ambições. under full sail a todo pano. -
42 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) mudar2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) transferir3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) tirar2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) mudança2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) turno3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) turno•- shiftlessness
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- shiftily
- shiftiness* * *shift1[ʃift] n 1 substituição, mudança, troca, alteração. 2 grupo, turma. 3 turno, horas de uma turma. 4 esquema, meio, truque, artifício, expediente. 5 troca de roupa. • vt+vi 1 mudar, alterar, cambiar, deslocar, variar. the scene now is shifted to Paris / o cenário agora muda para Paris. he shifted his ground / ele mudou seu ponto de vista. 2 ser desonesto. 3 arranjar-se, defender-se, recorrer a expedientes. don’t shift the blame on me / não ponha a culpa em mim. 4 livrar-se de. 5 mudar de posição, de curso, de direção, Auto mudar de marcha. he shifted from one foot to the other / ele mudou de um pé para outro. 6 trocar a roupa. 7 usar de evasivas. can you make shift without her? você consegue arranjar-se sem ela? to shift off livrar-se de. to shift out Comp deslocar de saída, deslocar em esquema circular.————————shift2[ʃift] n Comp deslocamento. • vi deslocar. -
43 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) saltar2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) resultar3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) (fazer) saltar2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) mola2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primavera3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) salto4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticidade5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) nascente•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *[spriŋ] n 1 pulo, salto, recuo. 2 mola, mola espiral. 3 elasticidade. 4 contragolpe. 5 primavera. 6 fonte, nascente. 7 origem, causa, fonte. 8 período inicial, primavera da vida. 9 Naut racha, rachadura, fenda (do mastro). 10 empenamento, curvatura. • vt+vi (ps sprang, pp sprung) 1 pular, saltar. 2 recuar, retroceder, voltar, ressaltar por força elástica. 3 fazer pular ou saltar, acionar uma mola, armar. 4 levantar-se, emergir, brotar, nascer, crescer, descender. 5 surgir repentinamente, soltar, voar, lascar-se, saltar. 6 produzir, apresentar de repente. 7 rachar, fender. the ship sprang a leak / o navio começou a fazer água. 8 empenar, curvar-se. 9 levantar (caça). 10 fazer saltar, estourar. 11 sl sair ou escapar da cadeia. • adj 1 que tem mola, de mola. 2 suspenso em molas. 3 primaveril. 4 de fonte ou nascente. to spring at pular em cima de, lançar-se sobre. she sprang a surprise on me ela me fez uma surpresa. to spring a mine fazer explodir uma mina. to spring back pular para trás, voltar para trás (por força de mola). to spring forth saltar para fora. to spring forward lançar-se sobre ou para a frente. to spring into existence surgir, formar-se de repente. to spring something on someone revelar algo de surpresa a alguém. to spring to one’s feet levantar-se de um salto. to spring up brotar, surgir, levantar-se de um salto. -
44 stagger
['stæɡə]1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) cambalear2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) surpreender3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) escalonar•* * *stag.ger[st'ægə] n 1 cambaleio. 2 (geralmente staggers pl) vágado dos cavalos e do gado. 3 fig epilepsia, vertigem, tontura. 4 Aeron escalonamento dos planos. • vt+vi 1 cambalear, vacilar. 2 fazer cambalear, tontear. 3 ficar fraco, titubear, vacilar, ceder. 4 hesitar. 5 ficar confuso. 6 surpreender, confundir. 7 estontear. 8 coordenar (tempo, horário) para não coincidir um com o outro. 9 Aeron escalonar. staggered biplane biplano com o plano superior avançado. -
45 warlike
adjective ((negative unwarlike) fond of, or likely to begin, war: a warlike nation.) belicoso* * *war.like[w'ɔ:laik] adj bélico, marcial, militar, guerreiro, belicoso, hostil. -
46 catch fire
(to begin to burn: Dry wood catches fire easily.) arder -
47 catch sight of
(to get a brief view of; to begin to see: He caught sight of her as she came round the corner.) avistar -
48 come into effect
((of a law etc) to begin to operate: The law came into effect last month.) entrar em vigor -
49 enter into
1) (to take part in: He entered into an agreement with the film director.) participar2) (to take part enthusiastically in: They entered into the Christmas spirit.) participar3) (to begin to discuss: We cannot enter into the question of salaries yet.) entrar4) (to be a part of: The price did not enter into the discussion.) fazer parte -
50 enter on/upon
(to begin: We have entered upon the new term.) iniciar -
51 get down to
(to begin working seriously at or on: I must get down to some letters!) atirar-se a -
52 get into
1) (to put on (clothes etc): Get into your pyjamas.) vestir2) (to begin to be in a particular state or behave in a particular way: He got into a temper.) começar3) (to affect strangely: I don't know what has got into him) atingir -
53 get into the swing (of things)
(to begin to fit into a routine etc.) entrar na rotinaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > get into the swing (of things)
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54 get into the swing (of things)
(to begin to fit into a routine etc.) entrar na rotinaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > get into the swing (of things)
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55 get the hang of
(to learn or begin to understand how to do (something): It may seem difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it after a few weeks.) apanhar o jeito -
56 go about
1) (to (begin to) work at: I don't know the best way to go about the job!) pegar em2) ((of a ship) to change direction or turn around.) virar de bordo -
57 go off
1) ((of a bomb etc) to explode: The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.) explodir2) ((of an alarm) to ring: When the alarm went off the thieves ran away.) disparar3) (to leave: He went off yesterday.) ir embora4) (to begin to dislike: I've gone off cigarettes.) perder o gosto de5) (to become rotten: That meat has gone off.) apodrecer6) (to stop working: The fan has gone off.) avariar-se -
58 go to work on
(to begin work on: We're thinking of going to work on an extension to the house.) começar a fazer -
59 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) ganhar vantagemEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > have/get/gain the upper hand
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60 launch into
(to begin eagerly: He launched into an enthusiastic description of the play.) iniciar
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