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61 television
['teliviʒən](often abbreviated to TV [ti:'vi:]) noun1) (the sending of pictures from a distance, and the reproduction of them on a screen: We saw it on television.) televisão2) ((also television set) an apparatus with a screen for receiving these pictures.) televisor•- televise* * *tel.e.vi.sion[teliv'iʒən] (abreviatura: TV) n televisão. pay TV/ cable TV TV a cabo. subscription TV TV por assinatura. -
62 tow
[təu] 1. verb(to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.) rebocar2. noun((an) act of towing or process of being towed: Give us a tow!) rebocada* * *[tou] n 1 reboque: a) ato ou efeito de rebocar. the car is on tow / o carro está sendo rebocado. b) o que é rebocado. he arrived early with his children in tow / ele chegou cedo com as crianças na rabeira. c) cabo, corrente usada para puxar ou rebocar. 2 sirga, estopa, fibra bruta de cânhamo ou de linho. • vt rebocar, sirgar. • adj feito de estopa, de linho ou de cânhamo. to take someone in tow influenciar, dominar alguém. -
63 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) fio de arame2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) fio3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) fio4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegrama2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) ligar com arame2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) mandar um telegrama3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafar•- wireless- wiring
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- wire-netting* * *[w'aiə] n 1 arame. 2 corda de instrumento. 3 fio elétrico. 4 rede ou tela de arame. 5 grade de gaiola. 6 armadilha de arame para caçar coelhos. 7 arame para mover os títeres ou bonecos de um teatro. 8 cerca de arame farpado. 9 linha telegráfica ou telefônica. 10 telégrafo, telegrafia. 11 telegrama, despacho telegráfico. 12 sl batedor de carteiras. 13 coll escuta, gravador portátil. • vt+vi 1 amarrar ou prender com arame. 2 Electr ligar, fazer ligação ou instalação. 3 cercar (com arame). 4 Mil proteger, fortificar (posição, com arame farpado). 5 enfiar em arame (contas). 6 caçar com armadilhas de arame. 7 coll telegrafar a. he was wired for / ele foi chamado por telegrama. 8 enviar dinheiro de um banco a outro eletronicamente. he wired 100 dollars to his mother / ele mandou 100 dólares para sua mãe (através de uma ordem de banco). barbed wire a) arame farpado. b) cerca de arame farpado. copper wire arame de cobre. down to the wires até o último momento. fine wire arame fino. live wire a) Electr condutor sob tensão. b) sl valentão. to get your wires corssed ficar confuso com o que outra pessoa está dizendo. to pull wires a) dirigir ocultamente outra pessoa. b) obter os seus objetivos por meio de influência secreta. c) mexer os pauzinhos. -
64 funicular (railway)
noun (a kind of railway in which carriages are pulled uphill by cable etc.) funicular -
65 ski tow
noun (a ski lift; a cable system for pulling skiers up a slope.) -
66 capstan
['kæpstən](a drum-shaped machine, used for winding eg a ship's anchor-cable.) cabrestante -
67 chairlift
noun (a set of seats hanging from a cable, used to take skiers etc up a mountain.) teleférico de cadeira -
68 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrair2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) fazer um contrato, contratar3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrair4) (to promise (in marriage).) comprometer-se em casamento2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contrato- contractor -
69 cord
[ko:d]1) ((a piece of) thin rope or thick string: The burglars tied up the nightwatchman with thick cord.) cordão2) (a string-like part of the body: the spinal cord; the vocal cords.) corda3) (a length of electric cable or flex attached to an electrical appliance: the cord of his electric razor.) fio4) (a kind of velvet fabric with a ribbed appearance; (in plural) trousers made of this: a pair of cords.) veludo cotelê -
70 funicular (railway)
noun (a kind of railway in which carriages are pulled uphill by cable etc.) funicularEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > funicular (railway)
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71 hawser
['ho:zə](a thick rope or a steel cable for towing ships or tying them to a dock etc.) cabo de reboque -
72 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) principal2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) tronco principal- mainly- mainland - mainspring - mainstream -
73 moor
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74 plug
1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) plugue2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) tampão2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) tapar- plug in -
75 ski lift
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76 ski tow
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78 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) arame, fio2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) fio3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) telégrafo4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegrama2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) instalar a rede elétrica2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) telegrafar3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafar•- wireless- wiring - high wire - wire-netting
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