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  • 61 light

    I 1. noun
    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
    2. adjective
    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
    3. [lit] verb
    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
    •
    - lighting - lighthouse - light-year - bring to light - come to light - in the light of - light up - see the light - set light to II
    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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    - light-headed - light-hearted - lightweight - get off lightly - make light of - travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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  • 62 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) brincar
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jogar
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (peça)
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) dançar, saltitar
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) manobrar
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) lazer
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) jogo
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    - playable - playful - playfully - playfulness - playboy - playground - playing-card - playing-field - playmate - playpen - playschool - plaything - playtime - playwright - at play - bring/come into play - child's play - in play - out of play - play at - play back - play down - play fair - play for time - play havoc with - play into someone's hands - play off - play off against - play on - play a - no part in - play safe - play the game - play up

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  • 63 raise

    [reiz] 1. verb
    1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar
    2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar
    3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar
    4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar
    5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar
    6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) levantar, reunir
    7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar
    8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar
    9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erigir
    10) (to give (a shout etc).) exclamar
    11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contatar, alcançar
    2. noun
    (an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento
    - raise hell/Cain / the roof - raise someone's spirits

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  • 64 save

    I 1. [seiv] verb
    1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) salvar
    2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) economizar, poupar
    3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) poupar
    4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) defender, evitar
    5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) salvar
    6) (to keep data in the computer.)
    2. noun
    ((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) defesa
    - saving - savings - saviour - saving grace - savings account - savings bank - save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction
    (except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) salvo

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  • 65 carpet

    1. noun
    (a woven covering for floors etc.) carpete
    2. verb
    (to cover with a carpet: They haven't carpeted the floor yet.) alcatifar
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    car.pet
    [k'a:pit] n 1 tapete, alcatifa 2 fig relva, campo florido • vt 1 atapetar, alcatifar. 2 coll repreender. to be on the carpet levar um pito, ser repreendido, ser chamado à ordem pelos seus superiores. to bring upon the carpet trazer à baila, alegar ou citar a propósito. to sweep something under the carpet esconder, encobrir.

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  • 66 court

    [ko:t] 1. noun
    1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) tribunal
    2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) tribunal
    3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) campo
    4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) corte
    5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) Palácio
    6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) praça
    2. verb
    1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) cortejar
    2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) buscar
    3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) arriscar-se a
    •
    - courtly
    - courtliness
    - courtship
    - courthouse
    - court-martial
    - courtyard
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    [kɔ:t] n 1 pátio. 2 viela. 3 área, quadra para jogos. 4 mansão senhorial. 5 corte, a família e as pessoas que rodeiam um soberano. she was presented at court / ela foi introduzida na corte. 6 paço, residência real. 7 reunião formal organizada por um soberano. 8 corte de justiça, tribunal. he brought the case into court / ele levou o caso perante um tribunal. 9 juízes de um tribunal. 10 galanteio, corte, namoro. he paid her his court / ele lhe fez a corte. 11 cortejo, homenagem. • vt+vi 1 cortejar, galantear, agradar. 2 namorar. 3 solicitar, procurar, requestar. 4 provocar, atrair. at court na corte. court of appeal tribunal de apelação. court of claims tribunal de ações contra o governo. court of domestic relations tribunal das famílias e sucessões. court of honor n tribunal militar que investiga questões relacionadas com a honra. court of inquiry tribunal militar. court of justice tribunal de justiça. court of law tribunal de justiça. court of record tribunal de registro público. General Court Amer assembléia legislativa. in court no tribunal, perante um tribunal. in open court em julgamento público. tennis court quadra de tênis. the High Court of Justice o supremo tribunal (da Inglaterra e Gales em Londres). the High Court of Parliament reunião plenária do parlamento. to bring into court processar, levar perante o juiz. to come to court ser julgado (processo). to go into court processar. to pay court to (a woman) fazer a corte, cortejar (uma mulher). to put into court levar perante um tribunal. to put out of court excluir do julgamento. to settle out of court resolver amigavelmente.

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  • 67 dash

    [dæʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) atirar-se
    2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) espatifar
    3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) destruir
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) arranco
    2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) poucochinho
    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.) genica
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    - dash off
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    [dæʃ] n 1 arremetida, colisão, encontro violento, choque. 2 estrondo. 3 pancada, golpe inesperado. 4 ruído da água agitada ou caindo. 5 movimento rápido e brusco, precipitação, ímpeto. 6 mistura. 7 incursão. 8 travessão (sinal de pontuação). 9 hífen, linha de suspensão. 10 traço, risca, risco de pena. 11 sinal musical para aumentar o intervalo ou para indicar staccato. 12 causa ou objeto de desânimo ou depressão. 13 pequenina porção, um pouco. 14 Amer, coll corrida breve. 15 Telegr som longo. • vt+vi 1 quebrar com estrépito. 2 causar colisão. 3 colidir, chocar-se e quebrar. 4 arremessar, lançar com força e ímpeto. 5 projetar, arremessar-se violentamente. 6 lançar fora subitamente. 7 salpicar, manchar, molhar, borrifar. 8 adulterar, diluir, misturar, alterar, pingar. 9 esboçar, compor rapidamente. 10 obliterar, riscar, apagar com traços. 11 destruir, malograr, baldar. 12 descoroçoar, desapontar, desconcertar, desanimar, intimidar, confundir. 13 sl rogar uma praga contra. 14 correr, pedalar ou guiar, cavalgar. 15 movimentar-se ou comportar-se vistosamente, com ostentação. at one dash de uma vez, de um golpe. I dash it all com a breca! to cut a dash fazer figura, causar impressão. to dash against a) açoitar (falando das ondas que batem com força contra os rochedos). b) espedaçar-se (o navio num escolho). to dash away bater, golpear. to dash by passar correndo. to dash down a) precipitar-se (para baixo), tombar. b) = link=to%20dash%20away to dash away.. to dash in irromper, entrar como um raio. to dash into chocar-se contra, entrar precipitadamente. to dash off a) partir depressa. b) escrever ou fazer às pressas. to dash one’s confidence desconcertar ou desapontar alguém. to dash out a) sair precipitadamente. b) dar coices, quebrar, despedaçar. c) = link=to%20dash%20away to dash away. to dash to pieces a) despedaçar, partir em pedaços. b) fig frustrar, anular. to dash with misturar.

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  • 68 duty

    ['dju:ti]
    plural - duties; noun
    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.) obrigação
    3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) taxa
    •
    - dutiful
    - duty-free
    - off duty
    - on duty
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    du.ty
    [dj'u:ti] n (pl duties) 1 dever, obrigação. 2 obediência, submissão, respeito. 3 direito aduaneiro, imposto, taxa. 4 rendimento efetivo de uma máquina. 5 serviço, cargo, ofício, trabalho, atribuição, função, ocupação. 6 responsabilidade. export duty taxa de exportação. heavy duty serviço pesado. import duty, customs duty taxa de importação. in duty bound obrigado, compelido pelo dever. in duty to por respeito a. to be off duty estar de folga. to be on duty estar de guarda, estar de serviço. to do duty for substituir, colocar alguém ou alguma coisa em lugar de, pôr ou ser posto em lugar de outra pessoa a título provisório.

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  • 69 end

    [end] 1. noun
    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.) extremidade
    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
    2. verb
    (to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) terminar
    - endless
    - at a loose end
    - end up
    - in the end
    - make both ends meet
    - make ends meet
    - no end of
    - no end
    - on end
    - put an end to
    - the end
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    [end] n 1 fim: a) termo, conclusão. at the end of May / em fins de maio. to the end of the earth / até o fim do mundo. to come to an end / chegar ao fim, terminar, finalizar. to come to a bad end / acabar mal. b) parada, terminal, ponto final. c) objetivo, finalidade. the end justifies the means / o fim justifica os meios. they fought to the bitter end / lutaram até ao fim. d) resultado, efeito, conseqüência. to what end? / para que fim? e) morte, destruição. f) resto, retalho, fragmento, sobra. g) Tech ponto, parte frontal. h) extremidade. 2 Amer Ftb jogador de ponta ou extrema. 3 uma das partes específicas de uma empresa ou negócio. • vt+vi 1 acabar, concluir, terminar. all’s well that ends well / tudo está bem quando acaba bem. he ended by eating the cake / ele acabou comendo o bolo. it ended in marriage / acabou em casamento. it ended in nothing / acabou em nada. Braz acabou em pizza. 2 finalizar, parar. 3 destruir, matar, morrer. 4 ser ou formar o fim. • adj final. at a loose end sem trabalho, desempregado, sem ocupação, sem rumo. from one end to the other do começo ao fim. he gained his end ele conseguiu o que almejava. his hair stands on end ele está de cabelo em pé (medo). I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer, estou desesperado. in the end no fim, finalmente. loose ends pontas soltas, pontos não resolvidos. no end of trouble um sem-número de preocupações. odds and ends bugigangas. she has it all at her fingers’ ends ela tem tudo na ponta da língua, sabe de cor e salteado. three days on end três dias consecutivos. to be at an end estar no fim. to be no end of a fool ser um tolo incorrigível. to be the thin end of the wedge ser apenas o começo. to get hold of the wrong end of the stick enganar-se redondamente. to go off the deep end fig perder as estribeiras, perder o autocontrole. to keep one’s end up não se deixar vencer, não perder o ânimo. to make an end of encerrar, pôr um termo. to make both ends meet viver de acordo com suas rendas, equilibrar o orçamento, conseguir chegar ao fim do mês. to no end em vão, inútil. to put an end to pôr fim. to rain for days on end chover durante dias a fio. to turn end over soçobrar.

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  • 70 fetch

    [fe ]
    1) (to go and get (something or someone) and bring it: Fetch me some bread.) buscar/ir buscar?
    2) (to be sold for (a certain price): The picture fetched $100.) alcançar
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    fetch1
    [fetʃ] vt+vi 1 ir buscar, ir para, trazer, mandar vir. go and fetch a chair / vá buscar uma cadeira. 2 arrancar, soltar, extrair, fazer sair. 3 alcançar (preço), valer, render, ser vendido por. 4 chegar a, atingir, alcançar, levar a. far-fetched irreal, improvável. to fetch a blow dar uma pancada. to fetch about fazer um rodeio, rodear, circular. to fetch a deep breath respirar profundamente. to fetch and carry servir de criado. to fetch a sigh arrancar um suspiro. to fetch up somewhere dar em algum lugar, chegar a algum lugar sem haver planejado.
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    [fetʃ] n aparição, fantasma de pessoa ainda viva.

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  • 71 fortune

    ['fo: ən]
    1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) sorte
    2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) fortuna
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    - fortunately
    - fortune-teller
    - tell someone's fortune
    - tell fortune
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    for.tune
    [f'ɔ:tʃən] n 1 fortuna, boa sorte, ventura, dita, prosperidade, sucesso imprevisto. 2 sina, sorte, fado, destino. 3 casualidade, eventualidade, felicidade, acidente, acaso. 4 riqueza, opulência, haveres, propriedades, dote. 5 importância de uma fortuna. 6 estado, ou condição de uma pessoa. a small fortune coll bastante dinheiro. by good fortune felizmente. fortune favoured favorecido pela sorte. good fortune felicidade, boa sorte. he came into a fortune ele herdou uma fortuna. he made a fortune ele adquiriu uma fortuna. he made his fortune ele fez fortuna. ill fortune infelicidade, má sorte. to cost a fortune custar os olhos da cara. to marry a fortune casar com moça rica. to seek one’s fortune buscar ventura. to tell someone his fortune ler a sorte a alguém. to try one’s fortune tentar a sorte.

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  • 72 future

    ['fju: ə] 1. noun
    1) ((what is going to happen in) the time to come: He was afraid of what the future might bring; ( also adjective) his future wife.) futuro
    2) ((a verb in) the future tense.) futuro
    2. adjective
    ((of a tense of a verb) indicating an action which will take place at a later time.) futuro
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    fu.ture
    [fj'u:tʃə] n futuro: a) porvir. b) destino, fado, perspectivas, esperanças. c) Gram a tempo futuro. • adj futuro (também Gram), vindouro. for/ in the future futuramente, no ou para o futuro. in the near future dentro em breve, brevemente.

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  • 73 import

    1. [im'po:t] verb
    (to bring in (goods etc) from abroad usually for sale: We import wine from France.) importar
    2. ['impo:t] noun
    1) (something which is imported from abroad: Our imports are greater than our exports.) importação
    2) (the act of bringing in goods from abroad: the import of wine.) importação
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    - importer
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    im.port
    ['impɔ:t] n 1 importação. 2 importância, significação. 3 conseqüência. 4 produto ou matéria-prima importada. 5 idéia importada. • [imp'ɔ:t] vt+vi 1 importar, introduzir mercadorias estrangeiras. 2 significar, importar, ser de importância. 3 envolver. 4 atingir, concernir.

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  • 74 introduce

    [intrə'dju:s]
    1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) apresentar
    2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) introduzir
    3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) propor
    4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) introduzir
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    - introductory
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    in.tro.duce
    [intrədj'u:s] vt+vi 1 trazer, importar, inserir. 2 introduzir, fazer adotar, levar ao conhecimento. he introduced me to the modern poetry / ele me introduziu à poesia moderna. 3 apresentar, trazer à baila. 4 fazer introdução ou prefácio. 5 trazer de novo, começar, iniciar. 6 apresentar-se, apresentar alguém ou algo conhecido a outra pessoa. I introduced John to Mary / eu apresentei João a Maria. to introduce a new idea into the conversation introduzir uma nova idéia na conversa.

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  • 75 junior

    ['‹u:njə] 1. noun, adjective
    ((a person who is) younger in years or lower in rank or authority: He is two years my junior; The school sent two juniors and one senior to take part; junior pupils; He is junior to me in the firm; the junior school.) mais novo
    2. adjective
    ((often abbreviated to Jnr, Jr or Jun. when written) used to indicate the son of a person who is still alive and who has the same name: John Jones Junior.) filho
    3. noun
    ((especially American) a name for the child (usually a son) of a family: Do bring Junior!)
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    ju.n.ior
    [dʒ'u:niə] n 1 júnior: pessoa mais moça. 2 pessoa de posição inferior. 3 Amer estudante da terceira (penúltima) série do colégio. 4 esportista da classe juvenil. • adj 1 júnior: mais moço. 2 mais recente. 3 inferior.

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  • 76 knee

    [ni:]
    1) (the joint at the bend of the leg: He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy.) joelho
    2) (the part of an article of clothing covering this joint: He has a hole in the knee of his trousers.) joelho
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    - knee-deep
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    [ni:] n 1 joelho. 2 articulação, curva, cotovelo. 3 parte do vestuário que cobre o joelho, joelheira. 4 joelhada, golpe com o joelho. • vi 1 tocar ou bater com o joelho. 2 Tech ligar ou reforçar com joelhos. 3 coll fazer joelheiras nas calças. down on one’s knees de joelhos. on the knees of the gods ainda incerto, dependente do futuro. to bend the knee to (someone) curvar-se diante de alguém. to bring someone to his knees forçar a submissão de. to sit on someone’s knee sentar no colo.

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  • 77 lead

    I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
    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
    2. noun
    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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    - leadership
    - lead on
    - lead up the garden path
    - lead up to
    - lead the way     II [led] noun
    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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    lead1
    [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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    lead2
    [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.

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  • 78 mass

    I 1. [mæs] noun
    1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) monte
    2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) montes de
    3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) massa
    4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) massa
    2. verb
    (to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) reunir-se
    3. adjective
    (of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) em massa
    - mass-produce
    - mass-production
    - the mass media     II [mæs] noun
    1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) missa
    2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) missa
    * * *
    [mæs] n 1 massa. 2 grande número. 3 a maior parte, a maioria. 4 magnitude, grandeza. 5 multidão. • vt+vi 1 amontoar, reunir em massa. 2 concentrar (tropas). • adj 1 de massa, para o povo em geral. 2 em massa. 3 médio, comum. 4 total. the great mass a maioria. the masses as massas, o povo.

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  • 79 prosecute

    ['prosikju:t]
    (to bring a legal action against: He was prosecuted for theft.) processar
    - prosecutor
    * * *
    pros.e.cute
    [pr'ɔsikju:t] vt+vi 1 prosseguir, continuar, dar seguimento a. 2 exercer, praticar. 3 processar, acionar. 4 instaurar processo, promover ação penal.

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  • 80 rear

    I 1. [riə] noun
    1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) retaguarda
    2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) traseiro
    2. adjective
    (positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) traseiro
    - rearguard II [riə] verb
    1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) criar
    2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) empinar-se
    3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) levantar
    •
    * * *
    [riə] n 1 a parte traseira, o fundo. 2 retaguarda, última fileira. 3 sl traseiro, assento, bunda, nádegas. • vt+vi 1 criar, educar, cultivar. 2 levantar, erigir, construir. 3 edificar, construir. 4 empinar-se, levantar-se nas patas traseiras. • adj traseiro, posterior, da retaguarda. at the rear nos fundos, na parte de trás. in the rear na retaguarda, na parte de trás, por último. to bring up the rear vir por último (numa procissão, por exemplo).

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