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41 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) elemento2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) elemento3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) ambiente4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) parcela5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) resistência•- elements
- in one's element* * *el.e.ment['elim2nt] n 1 elemento, componente. 2 fundamento, princípio, base. 3 Chem corpo simples, substância diminuta indivisível por análise química. 4 cada um dos quatro elementos fundamentais: terra, água, ar e fogo. 5 elements fenômenos atmosféricos. the fury of the elements / a fúria dos elementos (condições atmosféricas). 6 ambiente, meio. he is in his element / ele está no seu meio, sente-se à vontade. 7 elements conhecimentos básicos. 8 elements as Santas Espécies da Eucaristia. 9 Mil, Naut unidade de tropas ou de aviões da armada. -
42 emu
['i:mju:](a type of Australian bird which cannot fly.) avestruz* * *e.mu['i:mju:] n Ornith casuar: ave pernalta, espécie de avestruz do gênero Dromiceius. -
43 enter
['entə]1) (to go or come in: Enter by this door.) entrar2) (to come or go into (a place): He entered the room.) entrar3) (to give the name of (another person or oneself) for a competition etc: He entered for the race; I entered my pupils for the examination.) inscrever(-se)4) (to write (one's name etc) in a book etc: Did you enter your name in the visitors' book?) inscrever-se5) (to start in: She entered his employment last week.) entrar para•- enter on/upon* * *en.ter['ent2] vt+vi 1 entrar, passar para dentro. the sum was entered to his credit / a importância foi lançada ao seu crédito. 2 dirigir-se, introduzir-se, penetrar, chegar. 3 filiar-se, associar-se, inscrever-se, matricular-se, alistar-se, ingressar. he entered the navy / ele alistou-se, entrou na marinha. he entered the university / ele matriculou-se na universidade. he entered a learned profession / ele abraçou uma profissão intelectual. 4 admitir, acolher, introduzir. I cannot enter into details / não posso entrar em detalhes. that does not enter into my plans / isto não se adapta às minhas intenções. 5 começar, iniciar, encetar, vir ao pensamento. it entered my mind / surgiu-me à idéia. 6 prestar serviço militar, sentar praça. 7 internar(-se). 8 registrar, anotar, aduanar. to enter the day-book / lançar no diário. 9 assumir compromissos. 10. entrar em cena. enter Romeo / Theat Romeu entra em cena. 11 iniciar um emprego. 12 dar entrada, apresentar (queixa). she entered an action / ela apresentou uma queixa. 13 participar. 14 celebrar acordo. to enter into an arrangement / entrar num acordo. -
44 entertain
[entə'tein]1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) receber2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) divertir3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) nutrir•- entertaining
- entertainment* * *en.ter.tain[ent2t'ein] vt+vi 1 entreter, divertir, distrair. 2 receber visita, hospedar, acolher. 3 oferecer festas, celebrar, regalar. she entertained at dinner / ela fez as honras no jantar. they entertain a great deal / eles dão muitas festas, eles recebem muitos amigos. 4 tomar em consideração, cogitar, nutrir (idéias, planos). I entertained doubts as to / tinha dúvidas a respeito de. I cannot entertain the idea / não posso admitir a idéia. 5 manter correspondência. we have entertained correspondence for years / nós mantivemos correspondência durante anos. -
45 equal
['i:kwəl] 1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) igual2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) igual3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) ser igual a- equality- equalize
- equalise
- equally
- equal to* * *e.qual['i:kw2l] n igual, semelhante, qualidade ou quantidade igual. his equals in age / os de sua idade. he is without equals / ele não tem igual. she is not his equal / ela não está à altura dele, ela não pode comparar-se com ele. • vt igualar(-se), compensar, equiparar, tornar igual. • adj 1 igual, idêntico, análogo, equivalente, o mesmo. I should be equal to a cup of tea / uma xícara de chá me faria bem agora. they are equal in strength and age / eles são iguais em força e idade. with equal ease / com a mesma facilidade. 2 uniforme, constante, eqüitativo, justo, imparcial. she has an equal temper / ela tem uma boa índole. 3 capaz, à altura de, a par. he is equal to his task / ele está capacitado para cumprir a sua tarefa. -
46 exclude
[ik'sklu:d]1) (to prevent (someone) from sharing or taking part in something: They excluded her from the meeting.) excluir2) (to shut out; to keep out: Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.) retirar/eliminar3) (to leave out of consideration: We cannot exclude the possibility that he was lying.) excluir•- excluding* * *ex.clude[ikskl'u:d] vt 1 excluir. 2 excetuar, rejeitar. 3 eliminar. -
47 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) explicar2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) explicar•- explanatory
- explain away* * *ex.plain[ikspl'ein] vt+vi 1 explicar, esclarecer, elucidar, ilustrar. can you explain your conduct? / você pode justificar a sua conduta? 2 interpretar. 3 motivar, fundamentar. to explain away dar satisfação (geralmente sobre atitudes ou ações erradas). -
48 fatalism
noun (the belief that fate controls everything, and man cannot change it.) fatalismo* * *fa.tal.ism[f'eitəlizəm] n fatalismo: 1 doutrina segundo a qual todos os acontecimentos são predeterminados (pelo destino). 2 o credo dos adeptos dessa doutrina. -
49 fathom
1. noun(a measure of depth of water (6 feet or 1.8 metres): The water is 8 fathoms deep.) braça2. verb(to understand (a mystery etc): I cannot fathom why she should have left home.) compreender* * *fath.om[f'æðəm] n 1 Naut braça (medida de profundidade: 1,83 m). 2 fig penetração, profundidade. • vt 1 sondar, penetrar, profundar. 2 também fathom out entender, decifrar. -
50 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) encontrar2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) descobrir3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) achar2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) achado- find out* * *[faind] n achado, descoberta. • vt+vi (ps e pp found) 1 achar, encontrar. I find no meaning in it / não descubro sentido nisso. he was found competent / ele foi reconhecido competente. I found no time to do it / não me sobrou tempo para fazê-lo. 2 descobrir, verificar, perceber, notar, constatar. I find it impossible / vejo que é impossível. I find this climate agreeable / acho este clima agradável. he was found out fibbing / pegaram-no numa mentira. 3 julgar. I find it hard to believe / acho difícil acreditar. 4 Jur declarar, pronunciar, decidir. the jury found him not guilty, found that he was not guilty / os jurados absolveram-no. 5 fornecer, prover, suprir. the money cannot be found / não é possível arranjar o dinheiro. 6 aprovar, desaprovar. 7 tirar vantagens. 8 entrar em, penetrar em. 9 resolver, decifrar, desmascarar. take me as you find me aceite-me como sou. to find amiss desaprovar. to find fault with repreender. to find for favorecer alguém durante um julgamento. to find one’s account in tirar vantagens de. to find oneself descobrir suas capacidades. to find one’s way to achar o caminho de. to find out descobrir, decifrar, desmascarar. -
51 fireproof
adjective (that is made so it cannot catch fire: a fireproof suit.)* * *fire.proof[f'aiəpru:f] adj à prova de fogo. • vt tornar à prova de fogo. -
52 fixation
noun (a strong idea or opinion for or against something that one does not or cannot change: She has a fixation about travelling alone.) fixação* * *fix.a.tion[fiks'eiʃən] n fixação, firmeza, estabilidade, obsessão. -
53 for instance
(for example: Some birds, penguins for instance, cannot fly at all.) por exemplo* * *for instance(abreviatura: e.g.) por exemplo. -
54 forbear
for.bear1[f'ɔ:bɛə] n = link=forebear forebear.————————for.bear2[fɔ:b'ɛə] vt+vi (ps forbore, pp forborne) 1 conter, reprimir, abster-se de, deixar de, desistir de, omitir, não mencionar, não usar. I cannot forbear observing / não posso deixar de observar. 2 sofrer, tolerar, poupar, tratar com clemência, ter paciência, ser indulgente, conter-se, refrear-se, reprimir-se, abster-se. • interj pare! deixe disso! -
55 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) pendurar2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) segurar3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) enforcar4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) pender5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) baixar (a cabeça)•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *[hæŋ] n 1 declive, ladeira. 2 o modo de assentar, caimento (vestido, cortina, etc.). 3 sl modo, jeito de uma coisa, funcionamento (de máquina). • vt+vi (ps and pp hung) 1 pender, pendurar. 2 suspender(-se), estar suspenso. 3 enforcar(-se), ser enforcado. 4 inclinar. 5 projetar-se sobre. 6 forrar, atapetar. 7 pairar. 8 estar em dúvida. 9 impedir uma decisão judicial. 10 tardar, perder tempo, protelar, vadiar. 11 estar à mostra ou em exposição. don’t care a hang! pouco se me dá!, pouco me importa! hang it (all)! o diabo que carregue (tudo) isto! hang you! o diabo que o carregue! hang your number up to dry sl você ainda cheira a cueiros. let it all hang out faça o que você quiser. time hangs heavy upon my hands estou enfadado, enfastiado. to be hung up on (ou about) something ficar, estar ansioso sem necessidade, estar aflito, ter uma idéia fixa. to get the hang of compreender, entender o significado de. I got the hang of it / compreendi o quê da coisa. to hang about (ou around) a) passar ou matar o tempo. b) permanecer. to hang about someone ficar em volta de alguém. to hang a hard sl ficar de pau duro, ter ereção. to hang around ficar andando à toa. to hang around with a) relacionar-se com alguém. b) Braz coll sair com alguém. to hang back hesitar, vacilar. to hang by a thread estar por um fio. to hang fire a) negar fogo (arma). b) fig hesitar, vacilar. to hang in sl esperar. to hang in doubt estar em dúvida. to hang loose sl fazer nada, estar relaxado. to hang off a) soltar, deixar solto, deixar ir. b) hesitar, vacilar. to hang on a) segurar firmemente. b) esperar. c) continuar a fazer algo apesar das dificuldades. d) depender de. e) persistir. to hang oneself enforcar-se. to hang out a) passar o tempo em um lugar ou com alguém. b) pendurar roupas no varal. c) expor, deixar à mostra para venda. to hang out for insistir. to hang over a) inclinar-se. b) pairar sobre, ameaçar. to hang together a) ficarem juntos, unidos. b) serem consistentes. c) conectar, ligar. to hang tough estar decidido, resoluto. to hang up a) suspender. b) adiar. c) desligar (telefone). d) pendurar, dependurar. to hang up on someone interromper no meio o telefonema com alguém. to hang upon something estar afeiçoado a alguma coisa. -
56 herself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.)2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) próprio3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) sozinho* * *her.self[hə:s'elf] pron ela mesma, se, si mesma. she did it by herself / ela mesma o fez. she hurt herself / ela se feriu. she cannot do that by herself / ela não pode fazer isso sozinha. -
57 hide
I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) esconder2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) esconderijo- hidden- hide-and-seek
- hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) couro- hiding* * *hide1[haid] vt+vi (ps hid, pp hidden, hid) 1 esconder(-se), ocultar, encobrir. 2 sair, afastar-se. hide and seek jogo de esconde-esconde.————————hide2[haid] n 1 pele, couro cru. 2 coll pele humana. • vt coll bater, espancar. -
58 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) bater2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) bater3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) atingir4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) alcançar2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) golpe2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) ponto3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sucesso•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with* * *[hit] n 1 golpe, pancada, estocada. 2 sucesso, sorte. 3 ataque, crítica. • vt+vi (ps and pp hit) 1 dar um golpe, dar uma pancada (at em). he hit me a blow / ele me deu uma pancada. 2 acertar, atingir. he was hit by the ball / ele foi atingido pela bola. his hand was hit by the knife / a sua mão foi ferida pela faca. a lucky hit um bom lance, um golpe feliz. he hit the town coll ele chegou à cidade. hit or miss a esmo. to hit against bater contra. to hit it off concordar. to hit it up injetar drogas. to hit off imitar ou descrever perfeitamente. to hit the bottle beber muito, em excesso. to hit the ceilving/ roof ficar com raiva. to hit the hay/ sack ir dormir, ir para a cama. to hit the jackpot acertar na sorte grande. to hit the nail on the head dar na trilha. to hit the road partir, pegar a estrada. to hit upon encontrar, topar com. to make a hit with someone a) ficar popular. b) impressionar alguém. you have hit my taste você acertou meu gosto. -
59 idiom
['idiəm]1) (an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words: His mother passed away (= died) this morning.) idioma2) (the expressions of a language in general: English idiom.) idioma•- idiomatically* * *id.i.om['idiəm] n 1 idioma, língua, dialeto. 2 modo peculiar de expressão. 3 expressão idiomática. -
60 imbecile
['imbəsi:l, ]( American[) -sl]1) (a stupid person; a fool.) imbecil2) (a person of very low intelligence who cannot look after himself.) imbecil•* * *im.be.cile['imbəsi:l] n imbecil, bobo, tonto. • adj imbecil, bobo.
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