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1 border
['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) orla2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) fronteira3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) canteiro2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) fazer fronteira3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) limite* * *bor.der[b'ɔ:də] n 1 margem, borda, beira. 2 fronteira, limite. 3 orla, extremidade, bainha, remate, debrum. 4 bordadura (de jardim). • vt+vi 1 limitar, formar fronteira. 2 confinar, limitar com. 3 debruar, bordar, orlar. 4 fig tocar, atingir, chegar às raias, beirar. his devotion to his dog borders on the ridiculous / sua devoção ao cachorro chega às raias do ridículo. the Border fronteira entre a Inglaterra e a Escócia. -
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['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) orla2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) fronteira3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) canteiro2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) limitar-se, fazer fronteira3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) limite -
3 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) beira2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) gume3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) intensidade2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) guarnecer2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) avançar•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge* * *[ed9] n 1 canto, extremidade, margem, beira, bordo. 2 bainha, aresta. 3 situação crítica. 4 gume, fio, corte. 5 aspereza, rispidez, irritabilidade. it sets my teeth on edge / isto me irrita, mexe com os meus nervos. 6 vantagem, margem de superioridade. 7 agudeza de mente ou apetite. • vt+vi 1 afiar, amolar, aguçar. 2 introduzir-se despercebidamente, infiltrar(-se). 3 margear, delimitar, emoldurar, cercar, orlar, circundar. 4 empurrar ou mover pouco a pouco. 5 derrotar por pequena margem. on edge a) nervoso, agitado. b) ansioso, impaciente. to be on the very edge of doing something estar prestes a fazer alguma coisa. to be over the edge coll ter uma crise nervosa. to edge away afastar-se devagar, esgueirar-se. to give an edge dar uma vantagem. to have the edge on ter pequena vantagem sobre. to put an edge on afiar, dar fio. to put someone on edge irritar alguém. to put to the edge of the sword passar à espada, matar. to set on edge excitar, animar. to take the edge off privar de força, abrandar, suavizar. -
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[frin‹] 1. noun1) (a border of loose threads on a carpet, shawl etc: Her red shawl has a black fringe.) franja2) (hair cut to hang over the forehead: You should have your fringe cut before it covers your eyes.) franja3) (the outer area; the edge; the part farthest from the main part or centre of something: on the fringe of the city.) orla2. verb(to make or be a border around: Trees fringed the pond.) orlar* * *[frindʒ] n franja: a) cadilhos de linho, seda, ouro, etc. para enfeite. b) qualquer coisa semelhante a franja: orla, fímbria, borda, margem. debrum. c) cabelo puxado para a testa e aparado. d) periferia. e) Pol ala, facção. • vt franjar, orlar, debruar, guarnecer. -
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[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) beira2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) gume3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) agudeza2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) orlar2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) avançar devagar•- edging- edgy - edgily - edginess - have the edge on/over - on edge -
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[frin‹] 1. noun1) (a border of loose threads on a carpet, shawl etc: Her red shawl has a black fringe.) franja2) (hair cut to hang over the forehead: You should have your fringe cut before it covers your eyes.) franja3) (the outer area; the edge; the part farthest from the main part or centre of something: on the fringe of the city.) orla2. verb(to make or be a border around: Trees fringed the pond.) orlar -
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[kəust] 1. noun(the side or border of land next to the sea: The coast was very rocky.) costa2. verb(to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling: He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol.) deslizar- coastal- coaster
- coastguard* * *[koust] n 1 costa, praia, beira-mar. 2 litoral, região costeira. 3 the Coast a costa do Pacífico dos EUA. 4 Amer ladeira, descida. 5 pista para tobogã (espécie de trenó). • vt+vi 1 costear, viajar ao longo da costa. 2 andar junto da costa. 3 navegar de porto a porto. 4 descer uma ladeira, de bicicleta a roda livre ou de automóvel em ponto morto. 5 Amer descer ladeira abaixo (de trenó). 6 locomover-se sem esforço. foul coast costa perigosa. from coast to coast de costa a costa: em toda a extensão de um país que tem mais de uma costa. he is coasting along ele está se saindo bem. off the coast no mar, próximo da costa. on the coast na costa. the coast is clear fig o caminho está livre, passou o perigo. -
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[hem] 1. noun(the border of a piece of clothing, folded over and sewn.) bainha2. verb(to make a hem on (a piece of clothing): I've hemmed the skirt.) pôr bainha em- hem in* * *hem1[hem] n bainha, orla, borda, margem. • vt abainhar, fazer bainha. to hem in cercar, encerrar.————————hem2[hem] n pigarro. • vi pigarrear, tossir. to hem and haw pigarrear de embaraço. -
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['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralelo2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) paralelo2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) paralelamente3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralela2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) paralelo3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralelo4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) igualar* * *par.al.lel[p'ærələl] n 1 Geom paralela, linha paralela. 2 paralelismo. 3 semelhança, analogia. 4 paralelo, confronto, comparação. 5 cada um dos círculos paralelos ao equador. 6 similar: objeto, pessoa ou animal idêntico ao outro. 7 régua de paralelas. 8 Typogr paralelas: sinal de referência (//). • vt 1 comparar, confrontar. 2 formar à semelhança de. 3 igualar, assemelhar. 4 dispor em posição paralela a. 5 ser paralelo a. • adj 1 paralelo. 2 semelhante, análogo. he doesn’t find his parallel ele não encontra similar. literary parallel analogia na literatura. parallel in with semelhante a. parallel of latitude Geogr círculo de latitude. to draw a parallel between traçar um paralelo entre, fazer uma comparação entre. to run parallel to a) correr paralelo a. b) concordar com, guiar-se por. we parallel it with confrontamo-lo com. we put ourselves on a parallel with comparamo-nos a. without parallel sem paralelo, inigualado. -
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[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) relatório2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) boato3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) detonação2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) comunicar2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) denunciar3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) participar4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) apresentar-se•- reporter- reported speech
- report back* * *re.port[rip'ɔ:t] n 1 relatório (também Comp), informação, notícia. 2 rumor, boato. 3 reputação, fama. 4 estampido, detonação, estrondo. 5 resenha, descrição. • vt+vi 1 relatar, fazer relatório, informar, contar, noticiar, comunicar. 2 queixar-se, dar parte, denunciar. 3 apresentar-se, comparecer. 4 ressoar, repercutir. 5 trabalhar como repórter. as report has it segundo boatos. a yearly report relatório anual. he reported himself ele comunicou sua presença. it is reported dizem que. to report back trazer a informação, voltar com a informação. to report on informar a respeito de. school report boletim escolar. -
11 verge
[və:‹] 1. noun(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) orla2. verb(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) beirar* * *verge1[və:dʒ] n 1 beira, margem, borda, orla. 2 limite, divisa. 3 arredor, recinto, alcance, campo visual, horizonte. 4 circunscrição, comarca, vara. 5 alçada. 6 cercadura de um canteiro. 7 cumeeira. 8 vara, bastão, insígnia de autoridade. 9 fuste de coluna. • vi estar à margem de, limitar com, fazer divisa com, estar contíguo a. to be on the verge of life estar no crepúsculo da vida. to be on the verge of starvation estar à beira da miséria, da fome. to be within the verge of the rays estar ao alcance dos raios.————————verge2[və:dʒ] vi tender, inclinar-se, pender. his behaviour verges on madness / o seu comportamento chega às raias da loucura. the colour verges on red / a cor pende para o vermelho. -
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[kəust] 1. noun(the side or border of land next to the sea: The coast was very rocky.) costa2. verb(to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling: He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol.) deslizar- coastal- coaster - coastguard -
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['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralelo2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) paralelo2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) paralelamente3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralela2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) paralelo3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralela4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) igualar-se a -
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[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) relatório2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) boato3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) estampido2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) relatar, fazer relatório2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) acusar3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) denunciar4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) apresentar(-se)•- reporter- reported speech - report back -
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