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1 brick
[brik]((a block of) baked clay used for building: a pile of bricks; ( also adjective) a brick wall.) tijolo- brickbat- bricklayer* * *[brik] n 1 tijolo. 2 coisa da forma de tijolo. 3 bloco para brinquedo de construção. 4 sl um quilo de maconha comprimido. 5 coll pessoa de bom coração, formidável. • vt amurar, pavimentar, revestir com tijolos. they are going to brick up part of the garden / eles vão pavimentar parte do jardim. • adj 1 de tijolo. 2 da cor de tijolo. he dropped a brick ele deu um passo em falso, ele disse uma tolice. he is a regular brick sl ele é um rapaz formidável. to make bricks without straw fazer esforços para realizar uma atividade impossível. -
2 capital
I 1. ['kæpitl] noun1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) capital2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) maiúscula3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) capital2. adjective1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) capital2) (excellent: a capital idea.) excelente3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) capital•- capitalist
- capitalist
- capitalistic II ['kæpitl] noun(in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc.) capitel* * *cap.i.tal1[k'æpitəl] n 1 capital: a) sede de governo, metrópole, cidade principal. b) letra maiúscula. c) Com patrimônio, em valores móveis e imóveis. d) o ativo após dedução do passivo, valor líquido da firma. 2 capitalistas (coletivamente). 3 fig vantagem, lucro • adj 1 relativo ao capital. 2 capital: a) importante. b) essencial, principal. c) fundamental. d) primário. e) ótimo. f) Jur máximo, que se refere à pena de morte, mortal. g) maiúsculo, capitular, capital. a capital joke uma piada estrondante. block capitals Typogr egípcias: tipos grossos para títulos. capital at hand Com fundos disponíveis. floating, circulating capital capital circulante. invested capital cabedal, fundo. to make capital out of aproveitar(-se), tirar proveito de.————————cap.i.tal2[k'æpitəl] n Archit capitel, remate (de coluna). -
3 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) raso2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) aborrecido3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) completo4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vazio5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) choco6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) desafinado2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) estendido3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plano4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) baixio•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out* * *flat1[flæt] n 1 superfície plana, horizontal, achatada ou nivelada. 2 planície, plano, campo raso, terreno plano ou nivelado. 3 baixo, baixio, pântano. 4 Mus bemol. 5 simplório, otário, papalvo. • adj 1 liso, plano, raso, chato, sem relevo, nivelado, horizontal. 2 estirado, estendido, rente, arrasado. 3 raso, pouco fundo, achatado. 4 vazio, furado. 5 plano, claro. 6 chato, maçante, monótono, trivial, vulgar, insípido. 7 Mus bemol, abemolado. • adv 1 horizontalmente, de modo plano, chato. 2 positivamente, redondamente, planamente. 3 completamente, exatamente. 4 insipidamente. a flat lie mentira manifesta. flat against the wall encostado à parede. flat on the ground rente ao chão. he fell flat on the ground ele espatifou-se no chão. I must lay my clothes flat tenho de dobrar minha roupa. it fell flat fig isso malogrou. to go flat ficar choco (bebida), perder o gás. to lay flat arrasar, destruir.————————flat2[flæt] n apartamento, andar, pavimento. -
4 slum
(a group of houses, blocks of flats, street etc where the conditions are dirty and overcrowded and the building(s) usually in a bad state: That new block of flats is rapidly turning into a slum; a slum dwelling.) bairro da lata* * *[sl∧m] n 1 rua suja de bairro pobre. 2 cortiço. • vi visitar os cortiços (por curiosidade ou diversão). to go slumming misturar-se com pessoas inferiores. -
5 storey
['sto:ri](one of the floors or levels in a building: an apartment block of seventeen storeys.) andar- - storeyed- - storied* * *sto.rey[st'ɔ:ri] n pavimento, andar. the upper storey sl cabeça, Brit coll cachola, cuca. to be wrong in the upper storey sl ter um parafuso solto, sofrer da bola. -
6 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. -
7 tower
1. noun(a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle: the Tower of London; a church-tower.) torre2. verb(to rise high: She is so small that he towers above her.) elevar-se muito alto- towering- tower-block* * *tow.er[t'auə] n 1 torre. 2 fortaleza, cidadela, castelo. 3 fig defesa, proteção. • vi 1 elevar-se, subir, ascender. 2 estar sobranceiro. 3 dominar. a tower of strength um forte apoio. to tower above elevar-se sobre, dominar. -
8 brick
[brik]((a block of) baked clay used for building: a pile of bricks; ( also adjective) a brick wall.) tijolo- brickbat- bricklayer -
9 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) plano, raso2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) monótono, chato3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) categórico4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vazio5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) choco6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) abemolado2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) horizontalmente3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) superfície plana, palma4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) baixio•- flatly- flatten - flat rate - flat out -
10 slum
(a group of houses, blocks of flats, street etc where the conditions are dirty and overcrowded and the building(s) usually in a bad state: That new block of flats is rapidly turning into a slum; a slum dwelling.) bairro pobre -
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12 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.) subcontratante -
13 tower
1. noun(a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle: the Tower of London; a church-tower.) torre2. verb(to rise high: She is so small that he towers above her.) elevar-se, dominar- towering- tower-block
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