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  • 81 me

    [mi:]
    ((used as the object of a verb or preposition and sometimes instead of I) the word used by a speaker or writer when referring to himself: He hit me; Give that to me; It's me; He can go with John and me.) me/mim/(com)migo
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    [mi:, mi] pron me, mim. dear me! valha-me Deus! for me, to me para mim. poor me! pobre de mim! tell me diga-me.

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  • 82 mumble

    (to speak (words) in such a way that they are difficult to hear: The old man mumbled (a few words) quietly to himself.) resmungar
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    mum.ble
    [m'∧mbəl] n 1 resmungo. 2 murmuração. • vt+vi 1 resmungar. 2 murmurar.

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  • 83 nerve

    [nə:v] 1. noun
    1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nervo
    2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) coragem
    3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) atrevimento
    2. verb
    (to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) fazer das tripas coração
    - nervous
    - nervously
    - nervousness
    - nervy
    - nerviness
    - nerve-racking
    - nervous breakdown
    - nervous system
    - get on someone's nerves
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    [nə:v] n 1 nervo. 2 força, vigor, energia. 3 nervura. 4 nerves nervosismo, nervosidade. 5 coragem. 6 ousadia, impudicícia. he has the nerve to do it / ele tem a ousadia de fazê-lo. • vt animar, encorajar. a fit of nerves um ataque de nervos. he gets on my nerves ele me aborrece, esgota minha paciência. he lives on his nerves ele está sempre preocupado e ansioso. to lose one’s nerve apavorar-se. to strain every nerve to do something empregar todos os esforços para fazer algo. to touch a raw nerve ferir alguém como resultado de insensibilidade, magoar.

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  • 84 pique

    [pi:k]
    (anger caused by one's pride being hurt: She walked out of the room in a fit of pique.) raiva
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    [pi:k] n ressentimento, vexação, ofensa. • vt 1 irritar, provocar. 2 espicaçar, despertar. 3 vangloriar-se, jactar-se. he piques himself on his money / ele se vangloria da sua fortuna. 4 Naut picar. she took a pique against him ela ressentiu-se com ele.

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  • 85 pistol

    ['pistl]
    (a small gun, held in one hand when fired: He shot himself with a pistol.) pistola
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    pis.tol
    [p'istəl] n pistola (arma de fogo). • vt alvejar ou matar com pistola.

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  • 86 plant

    1. noun
    1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) planta
    2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) maquinaria
    3) (a factory.) fábrica
    2. verb
    1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) plantar
    2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) plantar
    3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) colocar-se
    4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) colocar à socapa
    - planter
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    [pla:nt, plænt] n 1 planta, vegetal. 2 muda. 3 fábrica, usina. 4 maquinaria, instalação. 5 posição, postura. 6 plantação. 7 trapaça, embuste. • vt+vi 1 plantar, cultivar. 2 cravar, fincar, afixar. 3 estabelecer, fundar. 4 implantar, incutir. 5 introduzir. 6 colocar, depositar (ostras, ovas ou peixes para criação). 7 colonizar, povoar. 8 coll abandonar. 9 sl ocultar. 10 sl golpear. 11 sl tramar. 12 sl forjar falsos indícios. reprocessing plant indústria de reciclagem.

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  • 87 pledge

    [ple‹] 1. noun
    1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) promessa
    2) (something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned: He borrowed $20 and left his watch as a pledge.) penhor
    3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) sinal
    2. verb
    1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) prometer
    2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) empenhar
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    [pledʒ] n 1 penhor, caução. 2 garantia, fiança. 3 brinde, saúde. 4 promessa, compromisso. under pledge of secrecy / sob promessa de sigilo. 5 voto de abstenção de bebidas alcoólicas. 6 Hist refém. • vt 1 empenhar, caucionar. I pledged my word of honour / dei minha palavra de honra. 2 garantir, ser fiador de. 3 brindar, beber à saúde de. 4 prometer. 5 comprometer-se a. he pledged himself to / ele se comprometeu a. 6 prometer abstenção de bebidas alcoólicas. 7 hipotecar. to pledge someone beber à saúde de, brindar. to put in a pledge penhorar.

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  • 88 plume

    [plu:m]
    (a large decorative feather: She wore a plume in her hat.) pluma
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    [plu:m] n 1 pluma. 2 plumagem. 3 penacho. 4 galardão, prêmio. 5 coluna de fumaça. 6 Astr projeção de coroa solar. • vt 1 emplumar: enfeitar com plumas. 2 alisar a plumagem. 3 envaidecer-se, gabar-se. he plumed himself on his skill / gabava-se de sua perícia.

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  • 89 poise

    [poiz] 1. verb
    (to balance: He poised himself on the diving-board.) equilibrar-se
    2. noun
    1) (balance and control in bodily movement: Good poise is important for a dancer.) equilíbrio
    2) (dignity and self-confidence: He lost his poise for a moment.) pose
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    [pɔiz] n equilíbrio, estabilidade. • vt+vi 1 equilibrar, balançar. 2 estabilizar. 3 suspender.

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  • 90 post

    I [pəust] noun
    (a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) poste
    - keep somebody posted
    - keep posted
    II 1. [pəust] noun
    ((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) correio
    2. verb
    (to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) mandar pelo correio
    - postal
    - postage stamp
    - postal order
    - postbox
    - postcard
    - postcode
    - post-free
    - post-haste
    - posthaste
    - postman
    - postmark
    - postmaster
    - post office
    III 1. [pəust] noun
    1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) lugar
    2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) posto
    3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) posto
    2. verb
    (to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) colocar
    IV [pəust]
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    post1
    [poust] n 1 poste, mourão, pilar, estaca, coluna. 2 ombreira de porta. 3 pilar de portão. 4 Sports poste de partida ou chegada. 5 Naut cadaste. • vt+vi 1 afixar, pregar ou colar cartazes. 2 denunciar, divulgar (por meio de avisos afixados). 3 proibir a entrada ou a passagem (mediante cartazes). 4 publicar em quadro (lista de alunos reprovados, atraso de navios ou aviões, etc.). the airliner has been posted as missing / foi publicado o aviso do desaparecimento do avião. starting post poste de partida. winning post poste de chegada.
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    post2
    [poust] n 1 posto, guarnição. 2 toque de recolher. 3 cargo, ofício, emprego. 4 posto comercial. • vt 1 postar, colocar. 2 (xadrez) cravar. 3 postar: colocar de sentinela.
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    post3
    [poust] n 1 posta: estação de muda de cavalos. 2 postilhão, mensageiro, estafeta. 3 diligência postal. 4 mala postal. 5 correio, agência postal. by return of the post / por volta do correio. 6 caixa postal. 7 formato de papel (16 X 20 polegadas). • vi+vt 1 viajar em diligência postal. 2 viajar apressadamente. 3 postar: pôr no correio. 4 conduzir rapidamente. 5 enviar por mensageiro. 6 remeter pelo correio. 7 informar, inteirar (com up). he posted himself / ele se informou. 8 Accounting transferir lançamento do diário para o razão. 9 Accounting pôr em dia (livros contábeis). • adv rapidamente, por via expressa. to keep posted manter informado. he kept me posted / ele me manteve informado.
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    post4
    [poust] prep depois, mais tarde. post meridiem = link=p.mp.m.
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    post5
    [poust] pref indica posterioridade (de tempo, lugar ou posição).

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  • 91 practical

    ['præktikəl]
    1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) prático
    2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) prático
    3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) prático
    - practically
    - practical joke
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    prac.ti.cal
    [pr'æktikəl] adj 1 prático: a) não teórico. b) experiente, experimentado. c) fácil, útil. 2 virtual.

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  • 92 praise

    [preiz] 1. verb
    1) (to express admiration or approval of; to commend: He praised her singing.) louvar
    2) (to glorify (God) by singing hymns etc: Praise the Lord!) louvar
    2. noun
    (the expression of approval or honour: He has received a lot of praise for his musical skill.) elogio
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    [preiz] n 1 louvor, aplauso, elogio. 2 glorificação, exaltação. • vt+vi 1 louvar, aplaudir, elogiar. he praised him to the sky / ele o elogiou sobejamente. 2 glorificar, exaltar. he praised himself on his practice / ele vangloriou-se da sua experiência. praise be to God! louvado seja Deus! say it in his praise diga-o em seu louvor. they are loud in his praises eles o elogiam sobremaneira.

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  • 93 profess

    [prə'fes] 1. verb
    1) (to state or declare openly.) declarar
    2) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) declarar
    - professional 2. noun
    (( abbreviation pro [prou]) a person who is professional: a golf professional/pro.) profissional
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    pro.fess
    [prəf'es] vt+vi 1 professar: a) fazer votos. b) declarar, admitir, confessar, reconhecer. he professed himself contented / ele se declarou satisfeito. c) exercer, praticar. she professes the Christian religion / ela professa a religião cristã. d) ensinar, lecionar. e) adotar, seguir, observar. f) preconizar, propagar. 2 alegar, simular, pretender. he professes philology / ele é catedrático de Filologia.

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  • 94 protect

    [prə'tekt]
    (to guard or defend from danger; to keep safe: She protected the children from every danger; Which type of helmet protects the head best?; He wore a fur jacket to protect himself against the cold.) proteger
    - protection
    - protective
    - protector
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    pro.tect
    [prət'ekt] vt 1 proteger: a) defender, amparar, salvaguardar. protect my interests! / proteja os meus interesses! b) favorecer, beneficiar. 2 garantir o pagamento de (títulos).

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  • 95 put

    [put]
    present participle - putting; verb
    1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) pôr
    2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) apresentar
    3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) exprimir
    4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) pôr
    5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) navegar
    - a put-up job
    - put about
    - put across/over
    - put aside
    - put away
    - put back
    - put by
    - put down
    - put down for
    - put one's feet up
    - put forth
    - put in
    - put in for
    - put off
    - put on
    - put out
    - put through
    - put together
    - put up
    - put up to
    - put up with
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    [put] n 1 arremesso, lançamento. 2 Sports arremesso de peso. 3 (bolsa) operação a prazo. • vt+vi ps, pp put 1 pôr: a) colocar. b) reduzir a um estado ou condição. c) fixar, determinar. d) guardar. e) depositar. f) atribuir, imputar. g) adicionar, deitar. h) assinar, apor. i) expressar, afirmar. j) dedicar-se a. k) aplicar. l) impor ônus a. m) firmar, assentar. 2 formular, propor. 3 seguir, rumar. 4 avaliar, orçar. 5 incitar. 6 lançar à água (navio). 7 forçar, obrigar. 8 arremessar, lançar. 9 apostar. 10 investir. 11 adaptar. 12 traduzir. • adj no lugar, fixado, fixo, parado. he puts the distance at eight miles ele avalia a distância em oito milhas. how shall I put it? como direi? if I may put my two cents in se eu posso dar um conselho, um palpite. if one puts it upon that ground considerando-o deste ponto de vista. I put him on guard eu o preveni. I put it to you deixo-o a seu critério. she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him on his oath ela o fez jurar. stay put! não se mova! they put their heads together eles confabularam. to put about 1 publicar ou circular. 2 mudar o curso, o rumo. 3 espalhar (boato). to put a bug in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put across 1 conseguir explicar algo. 2 levar a cabo. I just can’t put it across / não consigo mesmo levá-lo a cabo. to put a flea in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put ahead avançar, adiantar. to put an end to pôr fim em, acabar, encerrar. he put an end to his life / ele deu cabo da vida. he put an end to the matter / ele encerrou o assunto. to put a question levantar uma questão. to put aside 1 pôr de lado (para fazer uma outra coisa). 2 não dar importância. to put away 1 pôr de lado. 2 descartar, dispor de. 3 guardar, economizar. 4 guardar, colocar no devido lugar. 5 divorciar. 6 matar um animal velho ou doente. 7 confinar, prender. 8 comer. to put back 1 adiar. 2 atrasar. 3 repelir. 4 recusar, negar. 5 repor, recolocar. 6 Naut voltar, regressar. 7 atrasar o relógio. to put by 1 guardar, economizar. 2 pôr de lado. 3 armazenar. 4 rejeitar, recusar. 5 livrar-se de. 6 desviar, esquivar. to put down 1 criticar alguém na frente de outras pessoas, humilhar. 2 dar uma quantia de dinheiro como entrada. 3 anotar, inscrever, registrar (no papel). 4 matar um animal velho ou doente. 5 parar o veículo para alguém descer. 6 Aeron aterrissar. 7 pôr a criança para dormir. 8 derrubar. 9 suprimir, eliminar. 10 rebaixar, degradar. 11 depor. 12 cortar, renunciar a. 13 atribuir. 14 estimar, considerar. 15 beber continuadamente. to put down for relacionar, pedir por escrito. to put for fazer uma tentativa para ganhar. to put forth 1 estender. 2 tornar manifesto. 3 desenvolver, tornar. 4 empregar, aplicar (força). 5 elevar, erguer (voz). 6 propor. 7 publicar, editar. 8 emprestar com juros. to put forward 1 promover, pôr em evidência. 2 fazer progredir, avançar. 3 propor, formular, apresentar. she put forward an argument / ela apresentou um argumento. to put in 1 consertar um equipamento doméstico. 2 gastar tempo e energia fazendo uma atividade. 3 interromper alguém. 4 introduzir, apresentar. 5 intercalar, encaixar. 6 interferir, intervir. 7 aportar. the ship put into the port / o navio entrou no porto. 8 eleger um político ou um partido político. to put in brackets/ parentheses colocar entre parênteses. to put in for 1 requerer algo formalmente. 2 oferecer-se, candidatar-se. to put in mind lembrar. to put in possession 1 empossar, dar posse a. 2 informar, pôr a par de. to put in practice 1 pôr em ação. 2 praticar, fazer. to put into gear embrear. to put it on 1 fingir. 2 sobrecarregar. 3 exagerar. to put off 1 despir, tirar, descalçar. 2 adiar, protelar, transferir, postergar. 3 dissuadir. 4 usar de evasivas. 5 coll desconcertar, confundir. 6 desembarcar, pôr em terra (passageiros). 7 partir. 8 desencorajar, desanimar. 9 atrapalhar (o trabalho, a concentração de alguém). to put on 1 vestir, calçar. 2 assumir. 3 imputar, atribuir a. 4 impor, infligir. 5 incitar, instigar. 6 empregar, aplicar. 7 carregar no preço. 8 ganhar pressão. 9 fingir, simular. he puts on a big act / ele está fazendo fita. 10 apostar em. 11 adiantar (relógios). 12 antecipar. 13 coll representar, levar. to put on the ritz dar-se ares de riqueza, mostrar-se, exibir-se. to put on to 1 estar consciente de. 2 conectar-se com/ao telefone. to put one’s ass on the line vulg colocar-se em perigo, assumir a responsabilidade. to put one’s back into dedicar-se de corpo e alma a. to put one’s cards on the table colocar as cartas na mesa, fazer jogo franco. to put oneself in somebody’s place imaginar-se em lugar de alguém. to put one’s foot in one’s mouth meter os pés pelas mãos. to put one’s hands to the plow meter mãos à obra. to put one through the mill 1 sujeitar a disciplina rigorosa. 2 punir, castigar. to put on trial levar à barra do tribunal. to put out 1 expelir, lançar fora. 2 extinguir, aparar. 3 emprestar. 4 desconcertar, confundir. he was put by this news / esta notícia o desconcertou. 5 estender a mão. 6 exibir, mostrar. 7 publicar, editar. 8 gastar, despender. 9 dar para criar (criança). 10 pôr para fora. 11 dar para fora (roupa suja, etc.). 12 ir embora, partir, sair. 13 Med deslocar, distender. 14 Naut fazer-se ao mar. the ship put out to sea / o navio fez-se ao mar. 15 Sports pôr fora de jogo. 16 desfraldar (bandeira). to put out of action pôr fora de função ou ação. to put out of gear desengrenar. to put out of one’s head fazer esquecer. to put out of order pôr em desordem. to put out of the way 1 matar, eliminar. 2 destruir. to put over 1 colocar acima de. 2 conduzir através de, fazer transpor. 3 levar a cabo. 4 sl prevalecer, impor-se. he put himself over / ele conseguiu prevalecer. 5 comunicar. 6 iludir, tapear. to put somebody in a hole coll pôr alguém em dificuldades. to put somebody on the floor arrasar, fazer com que todos o apreciem, desbundar alguém. to put somebody through college/ school financiar os estudos de alguém. she put him through college / ela lhe financiou os estudos. to put something into one’s head colocar, meter algo na cabeça. to put something over on someone fazer alguém crer. one can’t put anything over on him / ele não se deixa ludibriar. to put the bite on sl dar uma mordidinha, pedir dinheiro emprestado. to put the cart before the horse pôr a carroça diante dos bois. to put the pen to paper começar a escrever. she put the pen to the paper / ela começou a escrever. to put the screw to sl apertar, pressionar, agir coercivamente. to put the wind up 1 alarmar, alvoroçar. 2 alarmar-se. 3 tornar-se irritado ou excitado. to put the wood to sl castigar, coagir. to put through 1 levar a cabo. 2 conseguir a aprovação de lei. 3 fazer penetrar ou atravessar. 4 fazer agir. 5 coll fazer ligação telefônica. 6 forçar alguém a, obrigar alguém a. to put to 1 combinar, juntar, unir. 2 confiar a. 3 afixar a, prender a. 4 atrelar. he put the horses to the car / ele atrelou os cavalos. 5 limitar a. 6 expor a, sujeitar a. to put to a stand dar um paradeiro a. to put to bed pôr na cama, fazer deitar. to put to death matar, executar. the murderer was put to death / o assassino foi executado. to put to flight lançar em fuga. to put together 1 agregar. 2 juntar, reunir. to put to rights pôr em ordem, endireitar. to put to sea começar uma viagem, fazer-se ao mar. to put to shame fazer envergonhar. to put to silence silenciar, fazer calar. to put to sleep pôr na cama, fazer dormir. to put to the sword matar com a espada. to put to the vote submeter à votação. to put two and two together chegar, tirar conclusões. to put under the screw forçar, pressionar. to put up 1 levantar, alçar, içar, suspender, pendurar. 2 erigir, erguer, edificar. 3 montar (máquinas). 4 pôr em leilão. 5 levar à cena. 6 guardar, economizar. 7 pôr em conserva. 8 pôr de lado. 9 acolher, dar hospedagem a, acomodar. 10 designar candidato. 11 candidatar-se. 12 acondicionar, embrulhar. 13 sl tramar, conspirar. 14 aumentar, elevar (preços). 15 alojar-se, hospedar-se. 16 embainhar (espada). 17 cessar (luta). to put up a big stink Braz coll armar um salseiro, rodar a baiana. to put up to 1 instigar, incitar a. he put him up to it / ele o instigou a dizê-lo. 2 dar informações importantes. I’ll put it up to him / levá-lo-ei ao seu conhecimento. to put up with tolerar, agüentar, suportar. what would you put it at? em quanto você avalia isto?

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  • 96 report

    [rə'po:t] 1. noun
    1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) relatório
    2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) boato
    3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) detonação
    2. verb
    1) (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.) comunicar
    2) (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.) denunciar
    3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) participar
    4) (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
    - reported speech
    - report back
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    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.

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  • 97 reputation

    [repju'teiʃən]
    (the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) reputação
    - reputed
    - live up to one's reputation
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    rep.u.ta.tion
    [repjut'eiʃən] n 1 reputação, conceito, renome, crédito. they have the reputation of being rich / eles são tidos como ricos. 2 fama, celebridade. 3 boa reputação, bom-nome. to enjoy good reputation gozar de bom conceito.

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  • 98 resign

    1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) demitir-se
    2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) resignar-se
    - resigned
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    re.sign
    [riz'ain] vt+vi 1 resignar-se, renunciar. 2 conformar-se, submeter-se. 3 demitir-se. 4 Chess abandonar. to resign from office demitir-se de seu cargo. to resign to the will of God submeter-se à vontade de Deus.

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  • 99 restrain

    [rə'strein]
    (to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) conter
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    re.strain
    [ristr'ein] vt 1 conter, reter, reprimir, refrear, retrair. 2 impedir, estorvar, atalhar. 3 dominar, controlar, restringir, limitar. 4 encarcerar.

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  • 100 revenge

    [rə'ven‹] 1. noun
    1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) vingança
    2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) vingança
    2. verb
    ((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) vingar-se
    * * *
    re.venge
    [riv'endʒ] n 1 vingança, desforra, desagravo, represália. I took (my) revenge / vinguei-me. 2 desejo de vingança. • vt vingar-se, desforrar(-se), retaliar. in revenge por vingança. to revenge oneself on, upon vingar-se em.

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