begins

charity begins at home

caridade bem ordenada começa por nós mesmos.

- beginning

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[big'in] vt+vi (ps began, pp begun) 1 começar, iniciar, fazer a primeira parte. he began by saying / ele começou por dizer. he began on (upon) his novel / ele iniciou seu romance. he began talking, to talk / ele começou a falar. this begins (or is beginning) to be tiresome / isto está começando a ficar enfadonho. 2 originar, dar origem, aparecer. 3 aproximar-se, estar próximo, chegar a. 4 dar início a. 5 instituir, produzir, inaugurar, principiar. begin at the beginning! comece pelo princípio! the King of England does not begin to have the power of the President Amer o Rei da Inglaterra está longe de ter o poder do presidente. to begin with em primeiro lugar, antes de tudo. well begun is half done bem começado é meio caminho andado. you don’t begin to play soccer Amer você joga mal o futebol.

1) (kindness (especially in giving money to poor people): She gave clothes to the gypsies out of charity.) caridade

2) (an organization set up to collect money for the needy, for medical research etc: Many charities sent money to help the victims of the disaster.) obra de caridade

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[tʃ'æriti] n 1 caridade, misericórdia. 2 auxílio, esmola, óbolo. 3 ato de caridade, obra pia. 4 casa, instituição ou fundo de caridade. 5 tolerância, indulgência. 6 charities pl instituições beneficentes. charity begins at home caridade bem ordenada começa por nós mesmos. charity girl Amer sl jovem sexualmente promíscua. charity party festa de caridade. for charity’s sake! pelo amor de Deus! sister of charity irmã de caridade.

1) (a male parent, especially human: Mr Smith is her father.) pai

2) ((with capital) the title of a (usually Roman Catholic) priest: I met Father Sullivan this morning.) padre

3) (a person who begins, invents or first makes something: King Alfred was the father of the English navy.) pai

- fatherhood

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[f'a:ðə] n 1 pai: a) genitor, progenitor. b) antepassado, avô. c) protetor, benfeitor. d) fundador, inventor, criador, autor. e) senador, pai da pátria (na antiga Roma). 2 patriarca, velho venerável, prócer. 3 Father Padre (primeira pessoa da Trindade), Deus. 4 padre: título prefixado ao nome próprio. 5 fathers os edis, os senadores, os deputados. • vt 1 gerar, procriar. 2 fig criar, originar. 3 adotar como filho. 4 agir como pai, governar paternalmente. 5 atribuir a paternidade ou autoria (on, upon). they fathered the child on him / atribuíram-lhe a paternidade da criança. Father Christmas Papai Noel. like father like son tal pai tal filho. the Holy Father o Santo Padre, o Papa.

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(pai), French (francês), Friday (sexta-feira).

1) (a mark by which anything is known; a quality: The use of bright colours is one of the features of her painting.) característica

2) (one of the parts of one's face (eyes, nose etc): She has very regular features.) feição

3) (a special article in a newspaper: `The Times' is doing a feature on holidays.) artigo/...de fundo?

4) (the main film in a cinema programme etc: The feature begins at 7.30; ( also adjective) a feature film.) filme/longa metragem

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[f'i:tʃə] n 1 feição, traço, aspecto, caráter, distintivo. 2 feições, feições fisionômicas, rosto, lineamentos. 3 característico. 4 ponto saliente, o essencial, ponto mais importante, parte essencial. 5 filme de longa-metragem. 6 artigos ou reportagem de destaque. 7 peça dramática de rádio. • vt+vi 1 caracterizar. 2 retratar, delinear os traços de, esboçar. 3 ser o característico de. 4 coll parecer-se com, sair a. 5 dar destaque a, realçar, dar realce a. 6 coll entender, tomar nota de. 7 atuar, representar em um filme. a film featuring Sir Lawrence Olivier / um filme com Sir Lawrence Olivier.

1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) de

2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) de

3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) de

4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) de

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[frɔm, frəm] prep 1 de. 2 proveniente de, da parte de. 3 para longe de, para fora de, da posse de. 4 desde, a partir de, a contar de. 5 por causa de, em conseqüência de, de acordo com, conforme, por, a julgar por, segundo. 6 diferente de. 7 afastado de, distante de. apart from salvo, exceto. different from diferente de. from above de cima. from a child desde criança. from afar de longe. from amidst do meio de. from among do meio de, dentre. from bad to worse de mal a pior. from behind something de trás de alguma coisa. from being mild he became irate primeiro ele foi amável, depois irritou-se. from beyond dalém. from day to day dia a dia, diariamente. from every angle em todo o sentido. from hand to mouth de expedientes. from her looks a julgar de seu aspecto. from high de cima, do alto. from my own experience de minha própria experiência. from now on de agora em diante, doravante. from stem to stern de popa à proa. from the beginning desde o início. from top to toe, from head to foot da cabeça aos pés. from under de baixo de. from what you say segundo (ou pelo) que você diz. from within de dentro, do interior. from year’s end to year’s end de ano a ano. he died from overwork ele morreu devido a excesso de trabalho. I am far from thinking that eu estou longe de pensar que. I saw him from the window eu o vi da janela. straight from the horse’s mouth sl de fonte fidedigna. they took it from me roubaram-no de mim. to drink from the glass beber no copo. we are far from home nós estamos longe de casa. we hid it from him nós o escondemos dele. we keep him from doing it nós impedimos que ele o fizesse. where are you from? de onde você é, onde você nasceu?

noun (the line along the forehead where the hair begins to grow.) limite do couro cabeludo

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[h'ɛəlain] n traço, linha muito fina.

1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) chefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeça

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colar

1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) dirigir

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigir-se

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) encabeçar

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear

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[hed] n 1 cabeça. 2 cabeça de prego, de alfinete, de martelo, etc. 3 o que, pela sua forma, dá idéia de cabeça (p ex: cabeça de alho). 4 parte superior ou mais importante, ponta, topo, alto. 5 parte frontal, proa de um navio, vanguarda de tropas. 6 promontório, cabo. 7 face de uma medalha ou moeda. 8 lugar de honra ou de comando. 9 pessoa principal, chefe, diretor. 10 pessoa, indivíduo. 11 unidade (de gado), cabeça. 12 vida. 13 cabeçalho. 14 tópico, assunto. 15 categoria, divisão. 16 culminação, crise. 17 parte amadurecida de uma úlcera. 18 espuma de cerveja (colarinho). 19 pressão de água com vapor (para fins industriais). 20 isenção às restrições, liberdade de ação. 21 raciocínio, inteligência. 22 Mus couro do tambor. 23 parte superior ou inferior de um barril. 24 aumento gradual de força, impulso. 25 fonte, nascente (de um rio). 26 cabeceira (cama). • vt+vi 1 encabeçar, liderar, chefiar, dirigir. 2 ser ou formar cabeça. 3 prover de cabeça. 4 ser ou pôr cabeçalho. 5 ir na dianteira. 6 podar (árvores). 7 opor, enfrentar, deter, interceptar. 8 Ftb cabecear. • adj 1 na cabeceira, vanguarda ou ponta. 2 que vem da frente. 3 principal, dirigente, comandante. from head to foot dos pés à cabeça. head and ears totalmente. head and shoulders above muito superior ou muito acima de. head over heels a) de pernas para o ar. b) precipitadamente. he is off his head ele perdeu a cabeça. I make neither head nor tail of it não sei o que pensar a respeito. out of one’s own head a) de invenção própria. b) de livre vontade. over one’s head a) além da compreensão. b) superior em autoridade. peanut head sl cabeça-de-bagre. the ship could not make head against the wind o navio não conseguiu progredir contra o vento. the wind heads us temos vento desfavorável. to come to a head a) maturar, amadurecer. b) atingir o ponto culminante. c) formar pus. to give one his head dar liberdade ou licença a alguém. to go to one’s head subir à cabeça, envaidecer, deixar tonto. to head for mover-se em direção a, ir para, rumar, seguir. to lose one’s head perder a cabeça, o controle. to turn one’s head a) afetar. b) deixar tonto. c) deixar convencido, orgulhoso.

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[hed] n sl 1 viciado em drogas pesadas. 2 ressaca. 3 a cabeça do pênis.

- initially

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[in'iʃəl] n inicial: primeira letra de uma palavra. • vt pôr as iniciais, rubricar. • adj inicial, no princípio.

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[invə:tid k'ɔməz] n pl aspas.

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inverted commas

aspas.

1) ((a booklet or paper giving the details of) the planned events in an entertainment etc: According to the programme, the show begins at 8.00.) programa

2) (a plan or scheme: a programme of reforms.) programa

3) ((British and American usually program) a set of data, instructions etc put into a computer.) programa

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[pr'ougræm] n Brit = link=program program.

1) (the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes: They have discovered the source of the trouble.) fonte

2) (the spring from which a river flows: the source of the Nile.) nascente

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[sɔ:s] n 1 fonte, nascente. I draw it from a reliable source / tenho isso de fonte limpa. 2 origem, lugar de origem. 3 fonte de informações. the rumour takes its source from/ has its source in some facts / o boato baseia-se em alguns fatos.

noun (the point from which something begins.) ponto de partida

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[st'a:tiŋ pɔint] n ponto de partida, base.

1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) aumentar

2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) construir

1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) aumentar

2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) montar, constituir

1) (a male parent, especially human: Mr Smith is her father.) pai

2) ((with capital) the title of a (usually Roman Catholic) priest: I met Father Sullivan this morning.) padre

3) (a person who begins, invents or first makes something: King Alfred was the father of the English navy.) pai

- fatherhood

1) (a mark by which anything is known; a quality: The use of bright colours is one of the features of her painting.) característica

2) (one of the parts of one's face (eyes, nose etc): She has very regular features.) traço

3) (a special article in a newspaper: `The Times' is doing a feature on holidays.) matéria especial

4) (the main film in a cinema programme etc: The feature begins at 7.30; ( also adjective) a feature film.) filme principal

1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) de

2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) de

3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) de

4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) de

noun (the line along the forehead where the hair begins to grow.) contorno do couro cabeludo

1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeça, chefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo, cabeceira

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) chefe

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) (por) pessoa, (por) cabeça

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colarinho

1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabeçar

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) rumar para

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) intitular

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear

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