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1 build
[bild] 1. past tense, past participle - built; verb(to form or construct from parts: build a house/railway/bookcase.) construir2. noun(physical form: a man of heavy build.) compleição- builder- building
- building society
- built-in
- built-up
- build up* * *[bild] n 1 construção. 2 forma, compleição, constituição física. of slender build / de constituição esbelta. 3 corte (de vestido). • vt+vi (ps and pp built) 1 construir, erigir, edificar. the house is building / a casa está em construção. 2 formar, desenvolver. 3 estabelecer, fundar, basear. 4 alargar, aumentar. his constitution is building up sua saúde está melhorando. that is something to build upon isto é algo em que se pode confiar. to build up aumentar, desenvolver, melhorar, fortalecer moralmente. I need to build up my vocabulary / preciso aumentar meu vocabulário. it was built up in the course of years / foi erigido no decurso dos anos. to build up stocks armazenar. -
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3 builder
noun (a person who builds houses etc: The builder who built our house has gone bankrupt.) construtor* * *build.er[b'ildə] n construtor, edificador, empreiteiro. master builder empreiteiro, chefe de construção. -
4 building
1) (the art or business of putting up (houses etc) ( also adjective): a building contractor.) construção2) (anything built: The new supermarket is a very ugly building.) construção* * *build.ing[b'ildiŋ] n 1 edifício, construção, estrutura. 2 arte, processo, negócio (de construção). building under governmental trust prédio tombado. -
5 subcontractor
(a person who undertakes work for a contractor and is therefore not directly employed by the person who wants such work done: The building contractor has employed several subcontractors to build the block of flats.) subempreiteiro* * *sub.con.trac.tor[s∧bkəntr'æktə] n subempreiteiro. -
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(a person who undertakes work for a contractor and is therefore not directly employed by the person who wants such work done: The building contractor has employed several subcontractors to build the block of flats.) subcontratante -
7 bridge
[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) ponte2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) ponte3) (the bony part (of the nose).) cana4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) cavalete2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) construir uma ponte2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) preencher* * *bridge1[bridʒ] n 1 ponte. 2 Naut ponte de comando. 3 a parte superior do nariz, onde os óculos se apóiam. 4 ponte (prótese dentária). 5 cavalete de instrumento de cordas. 6 coisa parecida com ponte. • vt 1 construir ponte sobre. 2 atravessar, estender-se sobre. 3 resolver. foot-bridge ponte estreita, passagem. pontoon-bridge ponte flutuante, montada sobre pontões. suspension bridge ponte pênsil.————————bridge2[bridʒ] n bridge, jogo de cartas. -
8 combat
1. noun((an act of) fighting: The two knights met each other in single combat.) combate2. verb(to fight against; to oppose: The residents of the town tried to combat the government's plans to build a motorway.) combater* * *com.bat[k'ɔmbæt] n combate, peleja, luta, batalha. • adj relativo a combate. • vt+vi 1 lutar, combater, contender, batalhar ( with com, against contra). 2 opor-se, resistir, bater-se contra. close combat luta corpo a corpo. single combat duelo. -
9 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) lar2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) pátria3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) lar4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) lar5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casa2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) caseiro2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) local3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) em casa3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) em/para casa2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) completamente•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *[houm] n 1 lar, residência, casa, moradia. 2 família. 3 pátria, origem, cidade ou terra natal. • vt+vi 1 ir para casa. 2 retornar. 3 ter lar, residir, morar. 4 prover com lar ou residência. • adj 1 caseiro, doméstico, familiar. 2 nativo, nacional. 3 expressivo, que atinge ou alcança seu objetivo. • adv 1 para casa, rumo à pátria, de retorno. 2 em casa. 3 exatamente, a propósito. 4 profundamente. at home a) em casa. b) na pátria. c) à vontade. make yourself at home / esteja à vontade. away from home ausente, fora de casa. he is expected home ele está sendo esperado em casa. I’ll see you home levarei você para casa. not at home ausente, fora de casa. nothing to write home about nada de importante. that comes home to you! isto atinge você! the return home a volta para casa. to be at home in a subject ser versado em um assunto. to bring the crime home to apresentar as provas do crime a. to go home fig morrer. to pay home pagar na mesma moeda. to strike home acertar o golpe. -
10 nest
[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) ninho2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) fazer ninho- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *[nest] n 1 ninho. 2 covil, toca. 3 retiro. 4 ninhada. 5 jogo (série de objetos). • vt+vi 1 aninhar. 2 fazer ninho. to feather one’s nest acumular riquezas de maneira escusa, valer-se de oportunidade para enriquecer. to foul one’s own nest difamar a própria família. to stir up a hornet’s nest mexer em casa de marimbondo. -
11 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) reunir7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erguer10) (to give (a shout etc).) dar11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contactar2. 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* * *[reiz] n 1 aumento. 2 subida, elevação. 3 levantamento: ação de levantar. • vt+vi 1 levantar, erguer, pôr de pé. I raised my glass to him / eu o brindei. 2 elevar, aumentar, subir ou fazer subir. 3 engrandecer, promover, fortalecer. 4 ajuntar, formar, recrutar, alistar. 5 criar, cultivar, plantar. 6 criar, educar. he was born and raised in New York / ele nasceu e foi educado em Nova York. 7 provocar, causar. 8 suscitar, fazer aparecer, evocar. 9 ressuscitar. 10 exclamar. 11 erigir, erguer, construir, edificar. 12 descobrir, achar. the dog raised a rabbit / o cachorro descobriu uma lebre. 13 terminar, acabar, suspender. 14 avistar. the ship raised land / o navio aproximou-se da (avistou) terra. 15 sublevar, revoltar. 16 arranjar, angariar, levantar (fundos). she raised the dough / ela arranjou o dinheiro. 17 armar (tenda). 18 alçar. 19 causar (briga). 20 excitar, animar, incitar (against, upon contra). 21 realçar, frisar. 22 entoar, cantar. he raised me out of sleep ele despertou-me. to raise a blister formar uma bolha de água na pele. to raise a ghost invocar um espírito. to raise a hand to levantar a mão para, bater, tratar mal. to raise a monument erigir um monumento. to raise an army ajuntar, formar um exército. to raise an eyebrow ficar surpreso. to raise a point levantar uma questão. to raise a shout dar um grito. to raise a storm fig provocar, causar uma tempestade. to raise Cain, (mischief, a row) fazer barulho, armar contendas. to raise cloth aveludar pano. to raise dust fazer alarde, criar confusão. to raise hell coll criar caso. to raise money arranjar dinheiro. to raise money on a property empenhar, hipotecar uma propriedade. to raise one’s eyes elevar a vista (to para). to raise one’s glass fazer um brinde à saúde de. to raise one’s hat cumprimentar tirando o chapéu, tirar o chapéu em cumprimento. to raise prices fazer subir os preços. to raise sheep, potatoes, etc. criar ovelhas, cultivar, plantar batatas. to raise the country sublevar o país. to raise the dead ressuscitar os mortos. to raise the nation to power engrandecer a nação, levá-la ao poder. to raise the roof ficar muito bravo, criar caso, armar um pampeiro. to raise the salary aumentar o salário. to raise the siege of a fort levantar o cerco de um forte. to raise the wind a) sl achar meios de arranjar dinheiro por modos fraudulentos. b) provocar distúrbio ou comoção. to raise to a power Math elevar a uma potência. to raise up levantar, alçar. -
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[rə'dikjuləs] 1. adjective(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) ridículo- ridiculousness
- ridicule 2. noun(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) troça* * *ri.dic.u.lous[rid'ikjuləs] adj 1 ridículo, que move a riso ou desprezo. 2 absurdo. -
13 sand
[sænd] 1. noun1) (a large amount of tiny particles of crushed rocks, shells etc, found on beaches etc.) areia2) (an area of sand, especially on a beach: We lay on the sand.) areia2. verb(to smooth with eg sand-paper: The floor should be sanded before you varnish it.) lixar- sandy- sandbank
- sandcastle
- sandpaper 3. verb(to make smooth with sandpaper.) lixar- sandstone
- sand-storm* * *[sænd] n 1 areia. 2 fig coragem. 3 sands areal, região arenosa, deserto de areia. 4 praia. 5 cor marrom amarelado clara. • vt 1 jogar areia. 2 arear, limpar com areia. to build on sand edificar sobre areia. • adj feito de areia, areia (cor). -
14 bridge
[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) ponte2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) ponte3) (the bony part (of the nose).) ponte do nariz4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) cavalete2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) construir uma ponte2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) preencher -
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16 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) lar, casa2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) pátria3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) asilo, abrigo4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) lar5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casa2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) doméstico2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) local3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) da casa3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) para casa, em casa2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) diretamente•- homeless- homely - homeliness - homing - home-coming - home-grown - homeland - home-made - home rule - homesick - homesickness - homestead - home truth - homeward - homewards - homeward - homework - at home - be/feel at home - home in on - leave home - make oneself at home - nothing to write home about -
17 nest
[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) ninho2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) nidificar- nestling- nest-egg - feather one's own nest - feather one's nest -
18 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) levantar, reunir7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erigir10) (to give (a shout etc).) exclamar11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contatar, alcançar2. 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 -
19 ridiculous
[rə'dikjuləs] 1. adjective(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) ridículo- ridiculousness - ridicule 2. noun(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) escárnio
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