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81 gas chamber
(a room in which people are killed by means of gas: Many people were sent to the gas chamber in World War II.) câmara de gás* * *gas cham.ber[g'æs tʃeimbə] n câmara de gás. -
82 golf
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83 grab
1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.) agarrar2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.) deitar a mão2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) pega- grab at* * *[græb] n 1 agarramento (rápido), arrebatamento. 2 Tech garra. • vt+vi 1 agarrar, pegar, arrebatar, apanhar, roubar. 2 sl prender. to make a grab at apoderar-se de. -
84 grapevine
1) (an informal means of passing news from person to person: I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving.) vias informais2) (a vine.) videira* * *grape.vine[gr'eipvəin] n 1 videira. 2 Amer transmissão de notícias, de pessoa para pessoa. 3 boato, rumor. -
85 grate
I [ɡreit] noun(a framework of iron bars for holding a fire in a fireplace.) grelhaII [ɡreit] verb1) (to rub (cheese, vegetables etc) into small pieces by means of a grater.) ralar2) (to irritate: His voice grates on me.) irritar•- grater- grating* * *grate1[greit] 1 n grelha, grade. 2 lareira. 3 crivo. • vt colocar grade ou grelha.————————grate2[greit] vt+vi 1 ranger, rilhar, ringir. 2 ofender, vexar, irritar. 3 raspar, ralar. it grates on my ear ofende-me os ouvidos. it grates on my nerves irrita-me os nervos. to grate the teeth ranger os dentes. -
86 harness
1. noun(the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) arreios2. verb1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) aparelhar2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) aproveitar* * *har.ness[h'a:nis] n 1 couraça, armadura, arnês. 2 arreio. 3 fig equipamento profissional. • vt 1 arnesar ( with com). 2 arrear (to a). 3 subordinar (to a), aproveitar (by por meio de). to die in harness exercer seu ofício até o fim da vida. to work double harness trabalhar com um sócio. -
87 hereby
adverb especially (in legal language, now, by means of (eg this statement): I hereby declare that I will not be responsible for any of her debts.)* * *here.by[hiəb'ai] adv por isto, com isto, por meio disto. -
88 hinge
[hin‹](the joint by means of which a door is fastened to a door-frame, a lid is fastened to a box etc and on which the door, lid etc turns when it opens or closes: I must oil the hinges.) dobradiça- hinge on* * *[hindʒ] n 1 dobradiça, charneira, gonzo. 2 articulação, junta. 3 fig ponto crítico. • vt+vi 1 colocar em dobradiças, engonçar. 2 dobrar, virar (on sobre), girar sobre gonzos. to hinge on depender de. -
89 hoist
[hoist] 1. verb1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) levantar2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) levantar2. noun1) (an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects: a luggage hoist.) guindaste2) (a lift or push up: Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!) empurrão* * *[hɔist] n 1 ação de levantar ou içar. 2 elevador. 3 macaco, moitão, guindaste, guincho, grua. • vt+vi içar, levantar, elevar, guindar. hoist with his own petard preso em sua própria armadilha. to hoist the flag içar a bandeira. -
90 hose
[həuz] 1.1) ((also hosepipe) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc: a garden hose; a fireman's hose.) mangueira2) (an older word for stockings or socks: woollen hose.) meias2. verb(to apply water to by means of a hose: I'll go and hose the garden/car.) regar- hosiery- hose reel
- hose down* * *[houz] n 1 calças estreitas que vão da cintura às pontas dos pés. 2 meias em geral. 3 mangueira, tubo de borracha. 4 Tech luva de acoplamento. • vt 1 esguichar, regar (com mangueira). 2 sl enganar, ludibriar. 3 sl rejeitar. -
91 how
1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) como2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) quanto3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) como4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) como5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) como•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) de qualquer maneira que- how come
- how do you do?* * *[hau] n 1 pergunta que começa com how. 2 modo de fazer • adv como, de que maneira. how about having tea? que tal tomar um chá? how are you? como vai? how come? Amer coll como aconteceu isso? how is it that...? como é que...? how many? quantos? how much? quanto? how much is it? quanto é?, quanto custa? how now? e agora? she knows how to play ela sabe tocar. the how a maneira, o modo. -
92 however
1) (in spite of that: It would be nice if we had more money. However, I suppose we'll manage with what we have.) contudo2) ((also how ever) in what way; by what means: However did you get here?; However did you do that?) de que modo3) (to no matter what extent: However hard I try, I still can't do it.) por mais que* * *how.e.ver[hau'evə] adv 1 de qualquer modo, por qualquer meio. 2 por mais que. • conj porém, não obstante, contudo, todavia, entretanto. however it may be seja como for. -
93 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) empurrar2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) pressionar3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.)4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.)5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.)2. noun(quick and busy activity.) actividade- hustler* * *hus.tle[h'∧səl] n 1 situação ou sentimento de excitação, atividade ou confusão. 2 pressa. 3 diligência, atividade. 4 energia, ambição. • vt+vi 1 apressar. 2 empurrar(-se), acotovelar(-se). 3 forçar. 4 ser muito ativo, diligente. 5 sl ganhar dinheiro por meios desonestos. the hustle and bustle a grande atividade. they hustled it through eles conseguiram seu intento. -
94 hydroelectricity
(electricity produced by means of water-power.) hidro-electricidade* * *hy.dro.e.lec.tric.i.ty[haidrouilektr'isiti] n qualidade de hidrelétrico. -
95 in passing
(while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) de passagem* * *in passinga propósito, de passagem. -
96 inability
[inə'biləti](the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something): I was surprised at his inability to read.) incapacidade* * *in.a.bil.i.ty[inəb'iliti] n incapacidade, inaptidão, falta de poder. -
97 incubate
['iŋkjubeit]1) (to produce (young birds) from eggs by sitting on them or by keeping them warm by some other means.) incubar2) ((of germs or disease) to develop until signs of the disease appear: How long does chickenpox take to incubate?) incubar•- incubator* * *in.cu.bate['iŋkjubeit] vt+vi 1 incubar, chocar. 2 fig meditar, pensar. -
98 independent
[indi'pendənt]1) (not controlled by other people, countries etc: an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain.) independente2) (not willing to accept help: an independent old lady.) independente3) (having enough money to support oneself: She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents.) independente4) (not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else: an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion.) independente•- independently* * *in.de.pend.ent[indip'endənt] n independente: político que não representa nenhum partido. • adj 1 independente, livre. 2 auto-suficiente. 3 imparcial. man of independent means homem que vive de rendimentos. she is independent ela é independente. -
99 inhaler
noun (a usually small apparatus by means of which people inhale certain medicines.) inalador* * *in.hal.er[inh'eilə] n inalador: 1 pessoa que inala. 2 aparelho para inalação -
100 inject
[in'‹ekt](to force (a liquid etc) into the body of (a person) by means of a needle and syringe: The doctor injected the antibiotic into her arm; He has to be injected twice daily with an antibiotic.) injectar* * *in.ject[indʒ'ekt] vt 1 injetar, introduzir, inocular. 2 fazer um aparte, trazer à baila. to inject into someone, inject into one’s mind influenciar alguém, insinuar, inspirar alguém.
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