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1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) perto

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) justo

1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) igual

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) minucioso

4) (tight: a close fit.) apertado

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) abafado

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) avarento

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) calado

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1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) fechar

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) fechar

- close down

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[klouz] n 1 fim, término, conclusão. 2 briga, peleja, luta corpo-a-corpo • vt+vi 1 fechar, encerrar, confinar. 2 tapar, encher. 3 barrar, bloquear, obstruir. 4 cerrar (fileiras). 5 juntar(-se). 6 envolver, cercar. 7 concordar, chegar a um acordo. 8 terminar, completar, concluir, encerrar. 9 cicatrizar, fechar (ferida). 10 trancar, aferrolhar. 11 engalfinhar-se. 12 Naut encostar(-se), perlongar. at the close of day no fim do dia, ao crepúsculo. at the close of the year no fim do ano. he closed his days ele morreu. he closed the door upon every attempt at reconciliation ele tornou impossível qualquer tentativa de reconciliação. he closed the door upon her 1 ele fechou o porta atrás dela. 2 fig expulsou-a. the ship closes the wind o navio vira para o vento. they closed upon him 1 chegaram a um acordo a seu respeito. 2 caíram em cima dele. to close a bargain fechar um negócio. to close an account encerrar uma conta. to close an affair encerrar um assunto. to close a seam rematar uma costura. to close down fechar, encerrar as atividades. the shops closed down / as lojas fecharam suas portas. to close in 1 fechar, cercar. 2 encerrar, irromper, aproximar-se, chegar. the night closed in / chegou a noite. to close off isolar, impedir a passagem. to close on aproximar-se. to close one’s eyes morrer. to close one’s eyes to ignorar, não querer enxergar. he closed his eyes to the problem / ele ignorou o problema, ele não quis enxergar o problema. to close out (vendas) liquidar, queimar. to close round cercar, rodear. to close the ranks cerrar fileiras. to close up 1 fechar, trancar, cerrar. they closed up / cerraram fileiras. 2 cicatrizar. to close with 1 aceder. 2 unir-se a. 3 entrar em luta corporal. to draw to a close chegar ao fim.

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[klous] n 1 espaço fechado, terreno cercado, cercado. 2 cerca, sebe, tapada. 3 beco estreito. 4 the Close recinto de mosteiro ou abadia. • adj 1 junto, próximo, perto, pegado, contíguo, estreito. 2 justo, apertado. 3 compacto, denso, condensado. 4 íntimo, caro, familiar. 5 cuidadoso, exato, conciso, preciso. 6 estrito, perfeito. 7 fechado, cerrado. 8 rigoroso, severo. 9 abafado, opressivo, pesado, sufocante. 10 fechado, reservado. 11 secreto, oculto. 12 restrito, limitado. 13 parcimonioso, econômico, frugal. 14 raro, difícil de obter. 15 quase igual, quase no mesmo nível. 16 confinado, estritamente guardado, segregado. 17 pronunciado com os lábios parcialmente fechados. 18 grosso, fechado (tecido). 19 viscoso, tenaz. 20 quase certeiro. 21 atento, observador. • adv 1 rente, cerce, cérceo. 2 de perto, junto ao pé. 3 severamente, rigorosamente, estritamente. 4 estreitamente, hermeticamente, firmemente, compactamente. 5 exatamente, cautelosamente. 6 economicamente. a close carriage uma carruagem fechada. a close customer coll um tipo taciturno. a close hand 1 uma mão fechada. 2 fig pessoa sovina. at close quarters nas imediações. close air ar viciado ou abafado. close argument argumento incontestável. close at hand iminente, próximo. close by bem junto, perto. close combat luta corpo-a-corpo. close coupled circuit n Eletr circuito conjugado. close election, close vote eleição disputadíssima. close on quase. close proximity proximidade imediata. close season, close time temporada de caça proibida. close shave ou thing escape por pouco, por um triz. close style estilo breve ou conciso. close to nas proximidades. close to the chest sem revelar a intenção. close to the ground rente ao chão. close to the wind com vento pela popa. close writing letra apertada. he keeps himself close ele se esconde. keep close! 1 fique perto de mim! 2 cale a boca! 3 esconda-se! the end is close o fim está próximo. to come close chegar perto. to cut close cortar rente. to draw the curtains close fechar bem as cortinas. to follow close upon seguir ao pé. to live close viver economicamente, poupar. to sit close assentar justo (vestido). to sit close around the fire estar sentado junto ou perto do fogo. to stick close to ficar perto ou próximo de.

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[int'eil] n 1 Jur vínculo, morgadio, fideicomisso. 2 herança inalienável. 3 ordem de transmissão por herança. to cut off the entail / abolir ou limitar os vínculos da sucessão hereditária. • vt 1 impor (on a), requerer, acarretar. 2 vincular, inalienar, legar.

1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) levar

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) conduzir

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) dar origem

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) ir à frente

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar

1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) liderança

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) liderança

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) chefia

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pista

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal

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- leader

1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) bico

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- leaden

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[led] n 1 chumbo. 2 grafita. 3 sonda, prumo. 4 chapa para cobrir telhados. 5 bala de arma de fogo. • vt 1 cobrir, moldar, prender, etc. com chumbo. 2 Typogr prover com entrelinhas. • adj de chumbo. black lead grafita. red lead zarcão. to swing the lead coll dizer-se doente para escapar ao serviço. white lead alvaiade.

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[li:d] n 1 conduta, guia. 2 precedência. 3 direção, comando, liderança, primeiro lugar. 4 vanguarda. 5 exemplo, precedente. 6 orientação, indicação, pista, indício. 7 mão (nos jogos de cartas). 8 passagem através do gelo. 9 curso de água artificial. 10 correia para amarrar cachorro. 11 cabo condutor. 12 Theat papel principal. 13 Theat ator principal. 14 Box golpe. 15 trecho introdutório de um artigo de jornal. • vt+vi (ps and pp led) 1 ser o primeiro a encabeçar. 2 conduzir, guiar. 3 dirigir, comandar. 4 preceder. 5 persuadir, induzir, liderar, orientar. 6 jogar de mão (cartas). 7 reger (orquestra). 8 levar, passar (a vida). a lead of uma dianteira (em corrida). to have the lead ser o líder. to lead a healthy life levar uma vida saudável. to lead astray desviar, desencaminhar. to lead away conduzir, levar. to lead captive aprisionar, prender. to lead off dar início, começar. to lead on arrastar, seduzir, influenciar. to lead the way preceder, mostrar o caminho. to lead up to a) conduzir a conversação para determinado assunto. b) conduzir em direção a. c) aplanar o caminho. to take the lead a) assumir o comando. b) tomar a iniciativa.

1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) direito

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) certo

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) certo

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) certo

1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) direito

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) razão

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) direita

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) direita

1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) imediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) bem

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) à direita

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bem

1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) endireitar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corrigir

- righteous

- right-winger

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[rait] n 1 direito, o que é justo ou correto. we had a right to do so / tínhamos o direito de assim proceder. 2 justiça, eqüidade. 3 reivindicação, pretensão. 4 privilégio, prerrogativa, regalia. 5 direitos. 6 lado direito ou o que fica no lado direito, mão direita. 7 Sport soco com a direita. 8 direita: o partido conservador. 9 opção (para compra de ações) ou o certificado negociável referente a essa opção. • vt+vi 1 corrigir, pôr em ordem, regularizar, retificar, endireitar. 2 fazer justiça, reabilitar, defender. 3 reassumir ou restaurar posição correta. • adj 1 direito, reto. 2 vertical, a prumo. 3 correto, justo, honesto. 4 bom, próprio, adequado, conveniente, indicado. 5 sadio, são, normal. he is not in his right mind / ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. 6 exato, correto, certo. 7 verdadeiro, genuíno, real, legítimo. 8 à direita, do lado direito. 9 direito. 10 externo, superior (lado de um tecido, etc.). • adv 1 corretamente, justamente, de acordo com os princípios de justiça e moral, verdadeiramente, propriamente. 2 exatamente, corretamente, bem, satisfatoriamente, precisamente. he did quite right to leave / ele fez bem em sair ou partir. 3 muito, bastante, extremamente. 4 para a direita. 5 diretamente, em linha reta, de modo reto. 6 imediatamente, sem demora, logo, neste instante. all right muito bem, está certo, está em ordem. all rights reserved todos os direitos reservados. as of right de direito. as right as perfeitamente bem, em boa saúde, pronto para outra. at the right of the table à direita da mesa. by right of por força de. by rights por direito. he is in the right ele tem razão. human rights direitos humanos. I am not right a) não estou bem, não estou disposto. b) não tenho razão. in one’s own right por si mesmo, por seus próprios méritos. in one’s right mind em sã consciência. it is all right está bem, não importa. it serves you right! bem feito! on the right à direita. right about turn meia-volta (à direita). right ahead! para a frente! para diante! right along sem parar, continuamente. right away imediatamente. right down completamente, perfeitamente, inteiramente. right enough a) satisfatório. b) sem sombra de dúvida. right here aqui mesmo. right in bem para dentro. right now agora mesmo. right off imediatamente. right oh! certo! confere! right there aí, ali ou lá mesmo. right you are perfeitamente. she is on the right side of thirty ela ainda não fez trinta anos, ela ainda não chegou aos trinta. to be right out estar de saída, sair já. the right man in the right place o homem certo no lugar certo. the right way modo, método, caminho certo, a seguir. to put ( to set) to rights pôr em ordem, acertar. to spend money right and left esbanjar dinheiro a torto e a direito. we got it right esclarecemos o caso. you are right você está certo, tem razão.

1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) arremeter

2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) arremessar

3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) frustrar

1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) arremetida

2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) borrifo, pitada

3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) travessão

4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) vigor

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- dashing

1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) dirigir

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) levar de carro

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) conduzir

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) bater

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) impulsionar

1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) passeio de carro

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) caminho

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ímpeto

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanha

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) tacada

6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drive

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- driver

1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) dever

2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) dever

3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) taxa

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- dutiable

1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) fim, extremidade, último

2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fim

3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) fim

4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) finalidade

5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resto

- ending

1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) acabar

2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) acabar

1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) acabamento

2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) chegada

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- finished

1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) receber

2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) arranjar

3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) alcançar

4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) fazer com que

5) (to become: You're getting old.) tornar-se

6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) persuadir

7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) chegar

8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir

9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) contrair

10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) pegar

11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) compreender

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- getaway

1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) erguer

2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) carregar

3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) levantar

4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) subir

1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) erguimento

2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) elevador

3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) carona

4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) estímulo

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- lift off

1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fogo

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz

1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro

1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leve

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mais leve

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil, ligeiro

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered

1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) anel

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) argola

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) círculo

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ringue, picadeiro

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) quadrilha

1) (to form a ring round.) circundar

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) circular

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) pôr anel

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- ring binder

1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) tocar

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonar para

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) tocar

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) tilintar

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) ressoar

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) soar

1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) toque

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonema

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) toque

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