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121 brain
[brein]1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) cérebro2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) cabeça3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) inteligência•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- brainwave* * *[brein] n 1 cérebro, miolo. 2 (geralmente brains) inteligência, intelecto. 3 sl crânio: a) pessoa muito inteligente. b) aluno que tira notas altas. • vt quebrar a cabeça de alguém, esfacelar o crânio. he blew out his brains ele deu um tiro na cabeça. he has his music on the brain ele só pensa na sua música. he knocked out his enemy’s brains ele esmagou a cabeça do seu inimigo. -
122 brand
[brænd] 1. noun1) (a maker's name or trademark: a new brand; ( also adjective) a brand name.) marca2) (a variety: He has his own brand of humour.) tipo3) (a mark on cattle etc to show who owns them, made with a hot iron.) sinal2. verb1) (to mark cattle etc with a hot iron.) marcar com ferrete2) (to make a permanent impression on: His name is branded on my memory.) estampar3) (to attach (permanent) disgrace to: branded for life as a thief.) estigmatizar•* * *[brænd] n 1 tição: pedaço de madeira queimada total ou parcialmente. 2 marca de ferro quente (em gado). 3 marca, qualidade. all of the best brands / todos da melhor qualidade. a product of good brand / um produto de boa qualidade. 4 marca de fábrica, marca registrada. 5 mácula, desonra, estigma. brand of Cain / mácula de Caim. • vt 1 marcar com ferro quente. 2 marcar, macular, estigmatizar. that day is branded on my memory / esse dia está marcado na minha memória. -
123 bunch
1. noun(a number of things fastened or growing together: a bunch of bananas.) molho2. verb((often with up or together) to come or put together in bunches, groups etc: Traffic often bunches on a motorway.) amontoar* * *[b∧ntʃ] n 1 cacho, fardo, feixe, maço, penca. 2 grupo, rebanho, bando. 3 fig turma, grupo de gente. he is the best of the bunch / ele é o melhor da turma. • vt Amer 1 juntar-se, agrupar-se. 2 juntar, enfeixar, enfardar, juntar para formar maço. bunch of flowers ramalhete de flores. bunch of grapes cacho de uvas. bunch of keys molho de chaves. -
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125 claim
[kleim] 1. verb1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) alegar2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) exigir3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) reclamar2. noun1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) pretensão2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) reclamação3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) reivindicação•- claimant* * *[kleim] n 1 reivindicação, pretensão. 2 direito, título. she has a claim to my care / ela tem direito ao meu amparo. 3 objeto de reclamação ou de reivindicação. 4 Amer terra demarcada para exploração (por garimpeiro). 5 asserção, alegação. • vt+vi 1 reclamar, reivindicar, ter pretensão sobre, requerer seu direito. 2 alegar, pretextar, afirmar. he claims to have told the truth / ele afirma ter dito a verdade. 3 declarar como fato, sustentar. 4 clamar. claim as per accounts débito escriturado. claim department seção de reclamações. claim for compensation pedido de indenização. I have many claims on my time meu tempo é muito escasso. to claim against proceder contra, apresentar queixa contra. to give up all claims renunciar a todas as pretensões. to jump a claim tomar terras que outra pessoa já requereu como suas. to lay claim to dar entrada à petição de. he laid claim to an indemnity / ele apresentou um pedido de indenização. -
126 classic
1) (standard or best: the classic example.) clássico2) ((of literature, art etc) of the highest quality.) clássico3) ((of dress etc) simple, elegant and traditional.) clássico* * *clas.sic[kl'æsik] n 1 obra clássica, arte clássica. 2 clássico, autor ou artista clássico. 3 filólogo de línguas antigas. 4 clássicos, literatura dos gregos ou romanos, línguas antigas, filologia clássica. • adj 1 de primeira qualidade. 2 clássico, relativo à arte ou literatura clássica. 3 perfeito, sóbrio, bem proporcionado. 4 famoso em literatura ou história. the classics os escritores clássicos. he is a student of the classics / ele estuda filologia clássica. -
127 climb
1. verb1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) subir2) (to rise or ascend.) subir2. noun1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) subida2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) subida•- climber* * *[klaim] n 1 ascensão, subida, escalada. 2 lugar a ser escalado. • vt+vi 1 ascender, subir, escalar, trepar. the boy climbed a tree / o menino subiu numa árvore. 2 elevar-se. he climbed the scale / ele subiu na sociedade. 3 crescer, trepar (planta). to climb down 1 descer (uma árvore, um penhasco, etc.). 2 ceder, reduzir suas ambições. 3 tornar-se mais humilde. to climb the wall sl subir pelas paredes, ficar colérico por ansiedade ou frustração. -
128 coax
[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) persuadir* * *[kouks] vt+vi 1 persuadir, influenciar com palavras lisonjeiras, adular. 2 obter mediante lisonja. he coaxed her out of her money ele tirou-lhe o dinheiro com sua lábia. he coaxed it out of me sl ele me levou no bico.
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