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  • 1 in pursuance of your favour of

    in pursuance of your favour of
    em vista de sua carta de.

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  • 2 favour

    ['feivə] 1. noun
    1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) favor
    2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) aprovação
    3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) preferência
    4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) nas graças de/graça(s) (ESTAMOS A TRADUZIR O SUBSTANTIVO)
    2. verb
    (to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) apoiar
    - favourably
    - favourite
    3. noun
    (a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) favorito
    - in favour of
    - in one's favour
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    fa.vour
    [f'eivə] n = link=favor favor.

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  • 3 favour

    ['feivə] 1. noun
    1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) favor
    2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) agrado
    3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) preferência
    4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) apoio
    2. verb
    (to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) apoiar
    - favourably - favourite 3. noun
    (a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) favorito
    - in favour of - in one's favour

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  • 4 pursuance

    pur.su.ance
    [pəsj'uəns] n 1 prossecução, prosseguimento. 2 conseqüência. 3 seqüência. in pursuance of em conseqüência de. in pursuance of your favour of em vista de sua carta de.

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  • 5 grace

    [ɡreis] 1. noun
    1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) graça
    2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) gentileza
    3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) acção de graças
    4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) mercê
    5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Excelência
    6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) graça
    - gracefully
    - gracefulness
    - gracious
    2. interjection
    (an exclamation of surprise.) valha-me Deus
    - graciousness
    - with a good/bad grace
    - with good/bad grace
    * * *
    [greis] n 1 graça, beleza, encanto. 2 favor, benevolência. 3 perdão, mercê. 4 graça divina, amor divino. 5 oração de mesa. 6 tempo de espera, tempo de graça. 7 virtude, dignidade, decoro, mérito. 8 adiamento, prazo. 9 University isenção. • vt 1 ornar, enfeitar. 2 honrar, exaltar, agraciar. act of grace ato de perdão. airs and graces afetação, grã-finismo. a year’s grace período de graça de um ano. by grace of the Senate por decisão do senado. by the grace of God pela graça de Deus. fall from grace 1 perder os favores. 2 lapso de boa conduta. his, her, your Grace Vossa Alteza, Vossa Eminência. in a state of grace em estado de graça. the Graces Myth as Graças. the year of grace o ano da graça de... to be in the grace of estar nas graças de. with a bad grace contrariado, de má vontade. with a good grace de boa vontade.

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  • 6 prejudice

    ['pre‹ədis] 1. noun
    ((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) preconceito
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) predispor
    2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) prejudicar
    * * *
    prej.u.dice
    [pr'edʒudis] n 1 discriminação. 2 preconceito. we had a prejudice against him / tínhamos um preconceito contra ele. 3 predisposição, inclinação. we had a prejudice in favour of him / tínhamos uma predisposição favorável acerca dele. • vt 1 prejudicar, lesar. 2 predispor, imbuir de preconceito. one unhappy experience prejudiced him against all women / uma experiência infeliz o predispôs contra todas as mulheres. to the prejudice of em detrimento de. without prejudice sem preconceito.

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  • 7 thank

    [Ɵæŋk] 1. verb
    (to express appreciation or gratitude to (someone) for a favour, service, gift etc: He thanked me for the present; She thanked him for inviting her.) agradecer
    - thankfully
    - thankfulness
    - thankless
    - thanklessly
    - thanklessness
    - thanks
    2. interjection
    (thank you: Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks.) obrigado
    - Thanksgiving
    - thanks to
    - thank you
    * * *
    [θæŋk] n (geralmente thanks) agradecimento, graças, gratidão. • vt 1 agradecer, ficar grato. I will thank you for the book / ficar-lhe-ei grato pelo livro. 2 exprimir gratidão, dar graças. in thanks for como agradecimento por. I will thank you to go é um favor retirar-se. many thanks! muito obrigado! thanks! agradecido! no, thanks! não, obrigado! thank God! graças a Deus! thanking you in anticipation agradecendo-lhe antecipadamente. thanks to your kindness graças à sua bondade. thank you (kindly)! agradeço (muito)! to get small thanks ser mal recompensado. to give / send / return thanks agradecer. to receive thanks receber agradecimentos. to thank oneself for ser responsável por, dever a si mesmo. he may thank himself for it / ele deve isso a si mesmo.

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  • 8 disgrace

    [dis'ɡreis] 1. noun
    1) (the state of being out of favour: He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.) desgraça
    2) (a state of being without honour and regarded without respect: There seemed to be nothing ahead of him but disgrace and shame.) desonra
    3) (something which causes or ought to cause shame: Your clothes are a disgrace!) vergonha
    2. verb
    1) (to bring shame upon: Did you have to disgrace me by appearing in those clothes?) desonrar
    2) (to dismiss from a position of importance: He was publicly disgraced.) degradar
    - disgracefully
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    dis.grace
    [disgr'eis] n 1 desgraça, desfavor, desvalimento, desestima, descrédito. 2 vergonha, desonra, ignomínia. • vt 1 desgraçar, causar desgraça a, desfavorecer, desestimar, despedir em desgraça. 2 desonrar, envergonhar, degradar. in disgrace desacreditado. to be a disgrace to ser a vergonha de. to bring disgrace on causar vergonha a. to fall into disgrace with cair no desagrado de.

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  • 9 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) fazer
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fazer
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) fazer
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) estudar
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranjar
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fazer
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fazer
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) festa
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
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    do1, doh
    [dou] n Mus dó. up to high doh coll grande agitação.
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    do2
    [du:] n 1 logro, velhacaria, peça. 2 sarau, reunião festiva, festança.
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    do3
    [du:] vt+vi (ps did, pp done, pres p doing) 1 fazer, executar, agir, atuar, efetuar, trabalhar. I did my duty, why didn’t you do yours? / fiz meu dever, por que não fez o seu? 2 acabar, pôr fim a, concluir, completar. 3 preparar, arranjar. 4 interpretar, representar, desempenhar o papel de. 5 criar, produzir. 6 causar, levar a efeito ou a termo. 7 render, prestar. 8 haver-se, portar-se, atuar, proceder. 9 estar ou passar bem ou mal de saúde. 10 tratar com, ocupar-se de, acabar com. 11 servir, bastar, ser suficiente ou satisfatório, convir. 12 cozer, assar. 13 percorrer, cobrir. 14 enganar, lograr, trapacear. 15 matar, liquidar, arruinar. 16 coll acolher, entreter, sustentar. 17 visitar lugares interessantes. 18 cumprir. 19 esgotar-se, gastar-se. 20 esforçar-se. 21 traduzir, reter em, modificar. 22 sl consumir drogas. anything doing? há alguma novidade? há qualquer coisa? did you see the garden? você viu o jardim? do as you like faça como quiser. do as you would be done by não faças aos outros o que não queres que te façam. do or die! ou uma ou outra. dos and don’ts o que se pode e não se pode fazer. do you know the author of this piece? você conhece o autor desta peça? do you speak English? você fala inglês? how are you doing? Amer como vai você? I do hate him odeio-o (enfaticamente). I do not (don’t) know him não o conheço. I have done with him não tenho mais nada que fazer com ele. I have nothing to do with it nada tenho a ver com isso. it will do isto me bastará. nothing doing 1 Com não é negócio. 2 nada feito. 3 não há oferta. over done cozido demais, recozido. that will do está bom, isto chega, basta. that won’t do isto não serve, não está bom. that won’t do with me eu não posso admitir ou permitir isso. this has nothing to do with it isso não vem ao caso. to be done Amer coll 1 estar liberado, dispensado. 2 completar uma tarefa. to do a business fazer um negócio. to do a favour fazer um favor. to do a job fazer um trabalho. to do a kindness fazer um favor. to do a message dar um recado. to do a part desempenhar um papel. to do a picture pintar, fazer uma pintura. to do again refazer, fazer outra vez. to do as one is bid obedecer, fazer o que lhe mandam. to do away with 1 pôr de lado. 2 abolir, suprimir. 3 matar, liquidar. to do badly fazer maus negócios. to do better sair-se melhor. to do business with negociar com. to do for 1 convir, ser suficiente, bastante ou satisfatório. 2 pôr fim a. 3 arruinar, liquidar, matar. 4 tomar conta (da casa, da cozinha), fazer limpeza para alguém. 5 done for coll cansado, exausto. to do good well fazer bem, ter sucesso, progredir. to do harm, ill causar dano, prejuízo, fazer mal. to do in 1 lograr, trapacear. 2 matar. to do into traduzir, modificar. to do it sl praticar o ato sexual. to do it up sl fazer bem e decididamente. to do justice fazer justiça. to do like for like tratar do mesmo modo, pagar na mesma moeda. to do mischief causar dano. to do nicely prometer, ir bem, dar esperanças. to do off tirar, despir. to do one’s best esforçar-se, fazer o possível. to do one’s bit cumprir seu dever, fazer serviço militar. to do one’s hair arranjar o cabelo. to do one’s head Mil perder a cabeça. to do on top of someone’s head fazer nas coxas. to do out 1 limpar, arrumar. 2 decorar, embelezar. to do over 1 refazer, repetir, executar, interpretar outra vez. 2 dar uma segunda mão de tinta, emboçar, untar. to do someone. 1 cansar, extenuar alguém. 2 lograr. to do someone an ill turn pregar uma peça a. to do someone down desacreditar, desmoralizar com críticas. to do someone out of privar alguém de, burlar. to do someone over coll ferir, bater. to do the dishes lavar a louça. to do the garden cuidar do jardim. to do the museum visitar o museu. to do the washing lavar a roupa. to do time cumprir uma sentença de prisão. to do to tratar a alguém, agir, comportar-se com. to do to death matar, mandar matar, causar sua sentença de morte. to do up 1 embrulhar, empacotar, dobrar. 2 reparar, acondicionar, pôr em condições. 3 pentear, compor ou alisar os cabelos. 4 esgotar-se, gastar-se. 5 arruinar. to do well by tratar bem alguma pessoa. to do with 1 ter negócio ou relações com, tratar, ter de fazer com alguém ou com alguma coisa, começar. 2 encontrar um meio de, dar um jeito. 3 contentar-se com, passar com. (do you see it?) Yes, I do: No, I don’t sim, eu vejo, não, eu não vejo. to do without dispensar, passar sem. to have to do with ter negócio com, ter a ver com. under done mal cozido, cru, mal passado. we must do or die! temos de lutar ou perecer. well done bem-feito, muito bem, bem cozido, bem passado. well to do próspero, abastado. you do wisely (in doing) você faz bem (em fazer).

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  • 10 for

    [fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para
    2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para
    3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante
    4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) QUERY (PHRASAL VERB)
    5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por
    6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para
    7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por
    8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por
    9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por
    10) (because of: for this reason.) por
    11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para
    12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para/por
    13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por
    14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para
    15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) apesar de
    2. conjunction
    (because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) pois
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    [fɔ:] prep 1 por, em lugar de, em vez de. we used boxes for chairs / usamos caixas em vez de cadeiras. 2 por, em prol de, em defesa de, a favor de. they voted for Roosevelt / eles votaram em Roosevelt. 3 de, representante de, em nome de. the lawyer acts for his client / o advogado age em nome de seu cliente. 4 por, para, à razão de, ao preço de. these apples are twelve for a dollar / estas maçãs custam um dólar a dúzia. 5 para, a fim de, no intuito de. he ran for his life / ele correu para salvar a vida. 6 para, a fim de, em consideração de. he went for a walk / ele foi dar um passeio. 7 para, em busca de. 8 para, com destino a. he has just left for New York / ele acaba de partir para Nova York. we have a present for you / temos um presente para você. 9 para, próprio de, acomodado a. 10 por, por causa de, em razão de, devido a. he was punished for stealing / ele foi condenado por ter furtado. 11 para, em honra de. they died for their country / eles morreram pela pátria. a party was given for her / foi dada uma festa em sua honra. 12 de, por, com afeição ou sentimento por. 13 para, a respeito de, com relação a, pelo que toca a, enquanto a. 14 numa extensão de, numa duração de. 15 como, na qualidade de. 16 a despeito de, apesar de, não obstante. 17 para, em vista de, em proporção de, não obstante. 18 de, no valor de. 19 durante. 20 para, em auxílio de. may I hold the umbrella for you? / permita-me segurar-lhe o guarda-chuva? 21 para, na ocasião de. 22 de, por, na quantidade de. 23 para, apropriado para, adaptado a. books for children / livros para crianças. 24 por, dirigido a. 25 para, na direção de. the train for London / o trem para Londres. 26 para, equivalente a. • conj pois, visto que, desde que, já que. we can’t go, for it is raining / não podemos ir porque está chovendo. I did it, for I thought it right / fi-lo, porque o achei justo. for all his efforts, he did not succeed / apesar de todos seus esforços ele não se saiu bem. for all the improvement you have made last year, you might give up / em vista do pouco progresso que fez no ano passado, você deveria desistir. arrested for murder preso por assassínio. as for me quanto a mim. bound for destinada para. but for this a não ser assim. eating too much is bad for one’s health comer demais faz mal à saúde. for account and at the risk of the consignee por conta e risco do consignatário. for a draught of vintage! quem me dera tomar um gole de vinho! for all he is so rich por rico que seja. for all his faults, we like him still apesar de todos os seus defeitos, gostamos dele. for all I know ao que me é dado supor. for all that não obstante isso, apesar disso. for a song por uma pechincha. for a while por algum tempo. for cash down contra pagamento à vista. for certain com certeza. for example por exemplo. for fear of por medo de. for free sl grátis. for fun por brincadeira. for his part por sua parte, por parte dele. for hours durante horas. for how long? por quanto tempo? for love por amor. for me pelo que me diz respeito. for miles about numa extensão de milhas ao redor. for nothing de graça, gratuitamente. for one poisonous snake there are many harmless ones para cada cobra venenosa há muitas inofensivas. for our account por nossa conta. for sure com certeza. for that matter quanto a isso. for the last time pela última vez. for the present, for the time being por ora, por enquanto. for the time to come para o futuro. for the whole year para todo o ano. for this reason por essa razão, por esse motivo. for two years por dois anos. for want of por falta de. for what remains quanto ao mais. for years há anos. for your sake por sua causa. good for nothing imprestável. he has earned a holiday for himself ele fez jus a um dia de licença. he is hard up for money ele está em apertos financeiros. he is not long for this world ele não tardará a morrer. he won’t be back for hours ele não voltará antes de algumas horas. I for one quanto a mim. I go in for tennis eu gosto de tênis. I got it for a reward recebi-o em recompensa. I know him for conheço-o como. I long for a rest anseio por um descanso. it is for you to do compete-lhe fazer. it is for you to propose compete ao senhor fazer proposta. it is usual for her to take a walk every day ela costuma dar um passeio todo dia. it was for nothing foi debalde. not for anything por nada. now for it! mãos à obra! once for all uma vez por todas. ready for action pronto para o combate. she reads well for her age ela lê bem para a sua idade. she wept for ela chorou por. that is the man for me é este o homem que me faz falta. the first free day for years o primeiro dia livre há anos. there is nothing for it but não há remédio senão. to be in for estar sob a ameaça de. to be in for it estar em maus lençóis. too beautiful for words indescritivelmente belo. to play for pennies jogar a vintém. to write for money escrever pedindo dinheiro. we longed for home estávamos com saudade de casa. were it not for you se não fosse você. we sent for a doctor mandamos chamar um médico. what for? para quê? word for word palavra por palavra. you have spoiled our day for us você nos estragou o dia.

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  • 11 swing

    [swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
    1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) balançar
    2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) gingar
    3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) virar
    2. noun
    1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balanço
    2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) oscilação
    3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) ritmo
    4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) viragem
    5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) baloiço
    - swing bridge
    - swing door
    - be in full swing
    - get into the swing of things
    - get into the swing
    - go with a swing
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    [swiŋ] n 1 balanceio, balouço, oscilação, balanço, vaivém, amplitude de oscilação. 2 impulso. 3 balanço, brinquedo. 4 andar, movimento balançante. 5 ritmo, movimento rítmico. he got into the swing of his work / ele familiarizou-se com seu trabalho. 6 golpe de boxe dado com movimento giratório do braço. 7 liberdade de ação. let young people have their swing / deixe aos moços a sua liberdade. 8 movimento, atividade. 9 (também swing music) tipo de música e dança. 10 inclinação, propensão, tenência, vocação. 11 volta, passeio em trajeto circular. 12 grande alteração, virada. 13 flutuação periódica. • vt+vi (ps swung, swang, pp swung) 1 balançar, oscilar. 2 girar, voltear. 3 mover-se em linha curva. 4 mover-se livremente. 5 pender, pendurar, estar suspenso ou pendurado. 6 brandir, vibrar. 7 Amer, coll influenciar ou lidar com sucesso. 8 tocar música em ritmo de swing. 9 gingar, agitar, mover-se com ritmo. 10 coll morrer enforcado. 11 brincar no balanço. 12 entrar em atividade. 13 badalar, freqüentar os lugares da moda. 14 ter vida sexual ativa e variada. • adj relativo à dança ou música de swing. he’ll swing it coll ele dará um jeito. in full swing em plena atividade, em pleno funcionamento. let him have his full swing of pleasure / deixe-o divertir-se à vontade. swings and roundabouts uma situação na qual vantagens e desvantagens se equivalem. to go with a swing a) ser ritmado. b) seguir sem dificuldades. to swing about sacudir, abalar. to swing both ways ser bissexual. to swing by fazer uma breve visita. to swing into line Mil efetuar uma volta. to swing open abrir-se (porta). to swing round girar, virar-se. to swing the lead sl simular doença para evitar fazer sua tarefa, seu trabalho.

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  • 12 wind

    I 1. [wind] noun
    1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vento
    2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) fôlego
    3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) gases
    2. verb
    (to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) tirar o fôlego
    3. adjective
    ((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) de sopro
    - windiness
    - windfall
    - windmill
    - windpipe
    - windsurf
    - windsurfer
    - windsurfing
    - windscreen
    - windsock
    - windsurf
    - windsurfer
    - windsurfing
    - windswept
    - get the wind up
    - get wind of
    - get one's second wind
    - in the wind
    - like the wind
    II past tense, past participle - wound; verb
    1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) enrolar
    2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) enrolar
    3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) subir
    4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) dar corda
    - winding
    - wind up
    - be/get wound up
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    wind1
    [wind] n 1 vento. 2 brisa, aragem. 3 vento forte, temporal, ventania. 4 gases, flatulência. 5 (caça) faro, cheiro. 6 fôlego. 7 conversa à toa. 8 Mus instrumento de sopro (também winds) ou quem toca instrumento de sopro. • vt 1 expor ao vento e ao ar, arejar. 2 farejar, seguir o cheiro de. 3 exaustar, cansar (cavalo). 4 (deixar) resfolegar, tomar fôlego, descansar (cavalo). you must wind your horse / você precisa deixar o seu cavalo descansar. I was winded with my run / fiquei sem fôlego com a corrida. 5 [waind] (ps, pp wound, winded) soprar, tocar instrumento de sopro. before the wind levado pelo vento. between wind and weather entre a espada e a parede, em alternativa difícil. broken wind respiração dificultosa (de cavalos). contrary wind vento contrário. fair/ good wind vento favorável. gone with the wind levado pelo vento. he got his wind ele tomou fôlego. he got the wind of him ele tirou vantagem dele. he got the wind up Mil ele ficou com medo. he got wind of it fig ele farejou algo, ficou sabendo daquilo. he hit me in the wind ele me alvejou na boca do estômago. he is in good wind ele tem bom fôlego (boa capacidade respiratória). in the wind’s eye, in the teeth of the wind contra o vento. it is an ill wind that blows nobody any good o prazer de um é o desgosto de outro. it is in the wind está em andamento. on the wind a favor do vento, levado pelo vento. the wind is very high está soprando um vento forte. there is something in the wind fig há algo no ar, está se passando ou acontecendo alguma coisa. they know where the wind hits/ blows eles sabem de onde o vento sopra. thrown to the winds espalhado por todos os ventos/lados. to raise the wind arranjar dinheiro, angariar fundos. to sail near/ close to the wind Naut navegar à bolina cerrada. under the wind a sotavento. up him nós lhe fizemos medo. we put the wind there is a great wind up fig sl o ambiente está carregado. we spoke to the wind fig nós falamos ao vento, em vão. wind and waterline Naut linha d’água. wind and weather o tempo, as condições atmosféricas.
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    wind2
    [waind] n 1 torcedura, enroscamento. 2 curvatura, tortuosidade, sinuosidade. 3 giro, volta, curva, rotação. • vt+vi (ps, pp wound) 1 serpear, serpentear. the river wound its way through the valley / o rio serpenteava pelo vale. 2 envolver, enroscar(-se) ( round em volta de). she wound round his heart / ela soube conquistá-lo. she wound her arms round her child / ela envolveu o filho em seus braços. 3 girar, rotar. 4 Naut virar a proa. 5 empenar(-se), dobrar(-se), entortar(-se), torcer(-se), retorcer(-se). 6 enrolar(se). 7 envolver. 8 abraçar. 9 enredar. 10 guindar, içar, levantar. 11 dar corda a. 12 insinuar-se. 13 girar o braço antes de lançar a bola (em beisebol). he wound himselt into her favour ele soube ganhar a sua simpatia. she wound the wool into a ball ela formou um novelo de lã. to wind off a) desenrolar. b) filmar. to wind on enrolar. to wind up a) guindar, içar, elevar. b) rolar, enrolar. c) dar corda a (relógio). d) resumir (discurso). e) encerrar, acertar (contas). f) regularizar, terminar, finalizar, acabar, concluir. they wound up by marrying / eles acabaram se casando. g) resolver, liquidar, fechar (negócio). h) pôr em forma, reanimar (alguém), incitar, estimular, dar energia a. i) estar preso. the ship winds up / Naut o navio vira (preso à âncora).

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  • 13 with

    [wið]
    1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) com
    2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) com
    3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) de
    4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) com
    5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) com
    6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) de
    7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) com
    8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) com
    9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) abaixo! / viva!
    * * *
    [wið, wiθ] prep 1 com. he lives with us / ele mora conosco. I carry everything with me / eu tenho, levo tudo comigo. he behaved with great discretion / ele portou-se com muita inteligência. he is ill with influenza / ele adoeceu com gripe. I am displeased with him / estou desgostoso com ele. in that you differ with me / nisto não concordo com você, sou de outra opinião. 2 por, a, em, de. what do you want with me? / o que você quer de mim? his eyes sparkled with joy / seus olhos brilharam de alegria. 3 a respeito de, apesar de, por meio de. 4 em relação a, relacionado com, como resultado de. dressed with silk trajado de seda. he is with it ele está na moda, está por dentro. it rests with you está em você. stiff with cold enregelado, duro de frio. this is a trifling circunstance with me isto é de pouca importância para mim. to be in favour with gozar da simpatia de. to get with it estar por dentro dos últimos acontecimentos, progressos, idéias, etc. to start with para começar. what with devido a, por causa de. with all speed a toda pressa. with bare feet descalço. with child grávida. with every one looking on sob o olhar de todos. with this com isto, a seguir. with young prenhe.

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  • 14 disgrace

    [dis'ɡreis] 1. noun
    1) (the state of being out of favour: He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.) desgraça
    2) (a state of being without honour and regarded without respect: There seemed to be nothing ahead of him but disgrace and shame.) desonra
    3) (something which causes or ought to cause shame: Your clothes are a disgrace!) vergonha
    2. verb
    1) (to bring shame upon: Did you have to disgrace me by appearing in those clothes?) envergonhar
    2) (to dismiss from a position of importance: He was publicly disgraced.) degradar
    - disgracefully

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  • 15 grace

    [ɡreis] 1. noun
    1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) graça
    2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) decoro
    3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) ação de graças
    4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) adiamento
    5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Alteza, Graça
    6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) graça
    - gracefully - gracefulness - gracious 2. interjection
    (an exclamation of surprise.) por Deus
    - graciousness - with a good/bad grace - with good/bad grace

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  • 16 swing

    [swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
    1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) balançar(-se)
    2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) gingar
    3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) virar
    2. noun
    1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balanço
    2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) balanço
    3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) balanço
    4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) virada
    5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) balanço
    - swing bridge - swing door - be in full swing - get into the swing of things - get into the swing - go with a swing

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  • 17 thank

    [Ɵæŋk] 1. verb
    (to express appreciation or gratitude to (someone) for a favour, service, gift etc: He thanked me for the present; She thanked him for inviting her.) agradecer
    - thankfully - thankfulness - thankless - thanklessly - thanklessness - thanks 2. interjection
    (thank you: Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks.) obrigado
    - Thanksgiving - thanks to - thank you

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