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  • 41 hurry

    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) apressar(-se)
    2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) levar à pressa
    2. noun
    1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) pressa
    2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) pressa
    •
    - hurriedly
    - in a hurry
    - hurry up
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    hur.ry
    [h'∧ri] n 1 pressa, precipitação. 2 ação de apressar, pressão. 3 inquietação, desassossego. • vt+vi 1 apressar. 2 incitar, acelerar, impelir. 3 apressar-se, correr. 4 precipitar. hurry up! vamos!, depressa! in no hurry, not in any hurry não há necessidade de se apressar. to be in a hurry estar com pressa. to hurry away a) levar embora com pressa ou com violência. b) fugir, afastar-se depressa. to hurry back mandar imediatamente de volta. to hurry in entrar ou fazer entrar às pressas. to hurry on a) incitar, impelir. b) passar, seguir depressa. to hurry over something passar depressa por cima de alguma coisa. to hurry someone along apressar alguém. to hurry up acelerar. what’s the hurry? por que tanta pressa?

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  • 42 inspire

    1) (to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc: The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.) inspirar
    2) (to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea: An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.) inspirar
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    in.spire
    [insp'aiə] vt+vi 1 inspirar, fazer sentir, incutir. 2 afetar, influenciar. 3 insuflar com força divina. 4 sugerir, aconselhar, incitar. 5 inspirar, respirar (ar nos pulmões).

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  • 43 just now

    1) (at this particular moment: I can't do it just now.) agora
    2) (a short while ago: She fell and banged her head just now, but she feels better again.) há pouco
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    just now
    agora mesmo, há pouco.
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    just now
    agora mesmo.

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  • 44 like

    I 1. adjective
    (the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) igual
    2. preposition
    (the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) como
    3. noun
    (someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) igual
    4. conjunction
    ((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) como
    - likelihood
    - liken
    - likeness
    - likewise
    - like-minded
    - a likely story!
    - as likely as not
    - be like someone
    - feel like
    - he is likely to
    - look like
    - not likely!     II verb
    1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) gostar
    2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) gostar de
    •
    - likable
    - liking
    - should/would like
    - take a liking to
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    like1
    [laik] n 1 igual. 2 semelhante. 3 acontecimento similar. • adj 1 semelhante, parecido, equivalente, parelho, igual. 2 relacionado. 3 característico. • adv 1 provavelmente. 2 por assim dizer. 3 aproximadamente, em torno de. something like £ 5.00 / cerca de £ 5,00. 4 tal como. • conj como, como se. • prep 1 como. do not shout like that / não grite tanto. 2 típico de, característico de, próprio de. what is he like? / como ele é? 3 com jeito de, com cara de. and the like, etc., e assim por diante. did you ever hear the like of it? já se ouviu coisa igual? in like manner da mesma maneira. it is like enough é muito provável. like master, like man tal senhor, tal criado. the likes of gente como. they are as like as two peas são cara de um, focinho do outro. to feel like ter vontade de. to look like parecer.
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    [laik] vt+vi 1 gostar de, achar bom. I should like you to come / eu gostaria que você viesse. 2 querer, desejar. 3 convir, agradar. as you like como queira. do as you like / faça o que quiser. he makes himself liked ele se faz estimado. how do you like it? o que você acha disso? to like better gostar mais. to like well gostar.

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  • 45 loaf

    I [ləuf] plural - loaves; noun
    (a shaped mass of bread: a sliced loaf.) pão
    II [ləuf] verb
    (with about or around) to pass time without doing anything in particular: They were loafing about (the street). vagabundear
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    loaf1
    [louf] n (pl loaves) 1 um pão, filão de pão. 2 pão em forma de cone. 3 açúcar refinado em forma de cubos. 4 cabeça de repolho ou alface. 5 alimento preparado em uma massa uniforme. 6 sl cabeça, cuca. use your loaf / use a cabeça. half a loaf is better than no bread antes pouco do que nada. loaf sugar açúcar em cubinhos ou tabletes. loaves and fishes vantagens pessoais.
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    loaf2
    [louf] n ociosidade, vadiagem. • vi vadiar.

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  • 46 much

    comparative of; see more
    * * *
    (muito) 1 mais. 2 adicional, extra. • adv 1 além do mais. 2 ainda.
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    [m∧tʃ] n grande quantidade, porção apreciável, algo fora de comum. • adj muito. • adv 1 muito. 2 em grande parte. 3 quase. as much outro tanto. as much as tanto como, tanto quanto. how much? quanto? in as much as porquanto, visto como. much the same quase a mesma coisa. much too heavy demasiadamente pesado. so much tanto. so much the better tanto melhor. so much the worse tanto pior. too much of a thing is good for nothing todo excesso é prejudicial.
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    and many. 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. • adv 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. 3 muitíssimo.

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  • 47 no

    [nəu] 1. adjective
    1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) nenhum
    2) (not allowed: No smoking.) proibido
    3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) nenhum
    2. adverb
    (not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) não
    3. interjection
    (a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') não
    4. noun plural
    ( noes)
    1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) não
    2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) voto contra
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    5. noun
    (a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) zé-ninguém
    - there's no saying
    - knowing
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    no1
    [nou] n 1 não, negativa. 2 recusa. 3 voto negativo. • pron nenhum, nenhuma. there is no coffee / não há café. • adv 1 não. I can drink no more / não posso beber mais. 2 de modo algum. by no means de forma alguma. no big deal nada importante. no doubt não há dúvida. of no use de nenhuma utilidade. there is no knowing what will happen não se sabe o que vai acontecer.
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    no2
    [nou] n Theat forma clássica do drama japonês.

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  • 48 oil

    [oil] 1. noun
    (a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) óleo
    2. verb
    (to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) olear
    - oily
    - oilfield
    - oil paint
    - oil painting
    - oil palm
    - oil-rig
    - oil-tanker
    - oil-well
    - strike oil
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    [ɔil] n 1 óleo. 2 petróleo. 3 azeite. 4 pl oils tintas a óleo. 5 pintura a óleo. 6 sl conversa untuosa, aduladora. • vt 1 azeitar, olear, lubrificar, untar. 2 ungir. 3 transformar em óleo. 4 tornar-se oleoso. 5 abastecer-se com óleo combustível. 6 sl subornar, adular. crude oil óleo cru. oil by-product derivado de petróleo. oil of turpentine essência de terebintina. oil of vitriol ácido sulfúrico. sour oil petróleo com alto teor de enxofre. sweet oil petróleo com baixo teor de enxofre. to burn the midnight oil estudar até altas horas, queimar as pestanas. to drill for oil perfurar em busca de petróleo. to have a well oiled tongue ser bom de bico. to oil a man’s palm subornar alguém. to oil on troubled waters pôr água na fervura, acalmar os ânimos. to pour oil into the fire pôr óleo na fogueira. to strike oil a) descobrir um poço de petróleo. b) enriquecer de repente.

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  • 49 oracle

    ['orəkl]
    1) (a very knowledgeable person: I don't know the answer to this problem, so I'd better go and ask the oracle.) oráculo
    2) (in former times, a holy place where a god was believed to give answers to questions: the oracle at Delphi.) oráculo
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    or.a.cle
    ['ɔrəkəl] n oráculo. to work the oracle coll ser bem sucedido numa tarefa difícil.

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  • 50 overshadow

    (to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) fazer sombra a
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    o.ver.shad.ow
    [ouvəʃ'ædou] vt 1 obscurecer, toldar. 2 fig ofuscar, eclipsar. 3 proteger, abrigar.

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  • 51 press

    [pres] 1. verb
    1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) comprimir(-se)
    2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) espremer
    3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) pressionar
    4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) insistir em
    5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) passar a ferro
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) pressão
    2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prensa
    3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) imprensa
    4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) imprensa
    5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) espremedor
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    - press conference
    - press-cutting
    - be hard pressed
    - be pressed for
    - press for
    - press forward/on
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    press1
    [pres] n 1 multidão, turba. 2 apinhamento, aperto. 3 pressão. 4 prensa. 5 lagar. 6 prelo, máquina de impressão. 7 imprensa, jornalismo. 8 haltere. 9 armário, armário de cozinha. 10 urgência, premência, pressa. • vt+vi 1 comprimir, premer. 2 apertar, empurrar, pressionar. 3 forçar, compelir. 4 impor. 5 acometer, acossar, assediar. 6 oprimir, afligir. 7 prensar, espremer. 8 passar a ferro. 9 fazer pressão sobre. 10 apressar, estimular. 11 exigir, reclamar, demandar. freedom/ liberty of press liberdade de imprensa. in the press no prelo ou para a imprensa. press of sail Naut todo o pano (vela). to correct the press corrigir provas. to go to the press ir para o prelo. to have a good press ser bem recebido pela crítica. to press a button apertar um botão. to press ahead/ forward/on continuar energicamente apesar das dificuldades. to send to press mandar imprimir.
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    [pres] vt recrutar à força.

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  • 52 revise

    1) (to correct faults and make improvements in (a book etc): This dictionary has been completely revised.) rever
    2) (to study one's previous work, notes etc in preparation for an examination etc: You'd better start revising (your Latin) for your exam.) rever
    3) (to change (one's opinion etc).) rever
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    * * *
    re.vise
    [riv'aiz] n 1 revisão, exame. 2 Typogr prova. 3 versão revisada. • vt 1 revisar, examinar, rever. 2 corrigir, emendar (por exemplo, provas tipográficas), alterar, modificar.

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  • 53 shade

    [ʃeid] 1. noun
    1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) sombra
    2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) sombra
    3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) quebra-luz
    4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) matiz
    5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) um tudo nada
    2. verb
    1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) proteger
    2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) sombrear
    3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) fugir para
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    - shades
    - shading
    - shady
    - shadiness
    - put in the shade
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    [ʃeid] n 1 lugar sombreado, sombra. 2 penumbra. 3 cortina, veneziana. 4 tonalidade, gradação de cor, matiz, tom. 5 sombreado (de pintura). 6 nuança, diferença mínima, grau. 7 quebra-luz, abajur. 8 anteparo. 9 viseira. • vt+vi 1 abrigar da luz, sombrear, proteger da luz. 2 escurecer, tornar sombrio. 3 mostrar diferenças ou nuanças, mudar aos poucos, graduar (cores), matizar. glass shade redoma. to shade away esmaecer, sumir-se. to throw somebody into the shade superar alguém.

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  • 54 shape

    [ʃeip] 1. noun
    1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) formato
    2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) vulto
    3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) forma
    2. verb
    1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) modelar
    2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) moldar
    3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) desenvolver-se
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    - shapeless
    - shapelessness
    - shapely
    - shapeliness
    - in any shape or form
    - in any shape
    - out of shape
    - take shape
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    [ʃeip] n 1 forma, figura, contorno, configuração, formação. she is an angel in human shape / ela é um anjo em forma humana. don’t put my hat out of shape! / não deforme meu chapéu! of what shape is it? / que forma tem isto? 2 molde. 3 modelo, aspecto, aparência. 4 caráter, condição. 5 ordem. 6 Amer condição. 7 esquema, modelo. 8 imagem, aparição. • vt 1 dar forma, formar, modelar. 2 tomar forma, assumir forma, formar-se. 3 adaptar, ajustar, conformar, talhar. 4 dirigir, planejar. 5 exprimir em palavras. 6 moldar, configurar. 7 instalar. in shape em forma. out of shape fora de forma. to take shape tomar forma, formar-se.

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  • 55 stay

    [stei] 1. verb
    1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) ficar
    2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) ficar
    2. noun
    (a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) estadia
    - stay in
    - stay out
    - stay put
    - stay up
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    stay1
    [stei] n 1 permanência, estada, parada, tempo, temporada. 2 paralisação, impedimento, estorvo, restrição. 3 suspensão (de um processo). 4 coll resistência, tolerância. • vt+vi 1 ficar, permanecer. will he stay with you? / ele ficará com você. 2 morar, passar certo tempo ou uma temporada, residir, acomodar-se. she is staying with her sister / ela mora com sua irmã. 3 parar. 4 pausar, esperar. 5 ficar para. 6 parar, suspender, pôr fim a. 7 Amer coll satisfazer (fome ou apetite). 8 protelar, retardar, adiar, transferir. 9 reter, suspender, obstar, impedir. 10 agüentar, tolerar. 11 Amer coll satisfazer a fome ou o apetite. 12 vulg manter a ereção, Brit ficar de pau duro. don’t stay me up Amer coll não me deixe na mão. to be here (have come) to stay vir para ficar. mini-skirts are here to stay / minissaias vieram para ficar, minissaias tornaram-se geralmente aceitas. to stay away ficar afastado, ficar ausente. to stay behind ficar para trás. to stay for someone esperar por alguém. to stay for tea coll ficar para o chá. to stay home ficar em casa. to stay in ficar em casa. to stay loose ficar relaxado, Brit ficar numa boa. to stay on perdurar, ficar. to stay out ficar fora, demorar. to stay over Amer passar a noite fora. to stay put Amer estabelecer-se, ficar firme, não arredar pé. to stay single ficar solteiro. to stay the course competir até agüentar. to stay up ficar acordado.
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    [stei] n 1 suporte, braço, esteio. 2 espartilho. 3 Naut tirante, estai. 4 apoio, arrimo, escora. 5 barbatana (de colarinho, de maiô, etc.). • vt+vi suportar, sustentar, manter. 2 colocar tirante, suportar com estai. 3 Naut virar de bordo. in stays Naut ao virar. stays, a pair of stays espartilho.

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  • 56 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    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
    2. noun
    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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    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up
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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.

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  • 57 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand

    (an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) por um lado...por outro

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  • 58 err on the side of

    (to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) pecar por excesso

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  • 59 facelift

    1) (an operation to smooth and firm the face: She has had a facelift.) plástica facial
    2) (a process intended to make a building etc look better: This village will be given a facelift.) pintadela/reforma

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  • 60 mark time

    (to move the feet up and down as if marching, but without going forward: He's only marking time in this job till he gets a better one.) marcar passo

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  • better — [[t]be̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ betters, bettering, bettered 1) Better is the comparative of good. 2) Better is the comparative of well. 3) ADV COMPAR: ADV after v If you like one thing better than another, you like it more. I like your interpretation better …   English dictionary

  • better — bet|ter1 W1S1 [ˈbetə US ər] adj [: Old English; Origin: betera] 1.) [comparative of good] more useful, interesting, satisfactory, effective, suitable etc ≠ ↑worse ▪ Your stereo is better than mine. ▪ a better job with a better salary ▪ There must …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • better had — This is a substandard (illiterate) expression used to mean should, must, or ought to. When one is told to do something, a nonreputable reply would be I guess I better had. These two words reversed (had better, meaning that something would be safe …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • and — [[t]ənd, STRONG ænd[/t]] ♦ 1) CONJ COORD You use and to link two or more words, groups, or clauses. When he returned, she and Simon had already gone... Between 1914 and 1920 large parts of Albania were occupied by the Italians... I m going to… …   English dictionary

  • and — conj. 1 a connecting words, clauses, or sentences, that are to be taken jointly (cakes and buns; white and brown bread; buy and sell; two hundred and forty). b implying progression (better and better). c implying causation (do that and I ll hit… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Better Know a District — (also known as BKAD) is a recurring segment on The Colbert Report . It offers a humorous explanation of a different United States Congressional district in each segment and generally includes an interview with that district s member of… …   Wikipedia

  • Better — Bet ter, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot, and prob …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Better half — Better Bet ter, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Better World Books — is a U.S based online book seller. Described as a for profit Social Business Venture , Better World Books claim they measure success through a “triple bottom line”, considering economic, environmental social factors. They are a founding B… …   Wikipedia

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