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101 tantalize
(to tease or torment (a person etc) by making him want something he cannot have and by keeping it just beyond his reach: The expensive clothes in the shop-window tantalized her.) atormentar- tantalising* * *tan.ta.lize[t'æntəlaiz] vt = link=tantalise tantalise. -
102 think
[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensar2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) achar3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensar4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensar2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) reflexão- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of* * *[θiŋk] vt+vi (ps and pp thought) 1 pensar, achar, idear, cogitar. I think it is (ou it to be) true / penso que é verdade. what do you think of it? / o que você acha disso? he was thinking aloud / ele estava pensando em voz alta. 2 conceber, formar na mente, imaginar. I can’t think what he means / não posso imaginar o que ele pretende. 3 considerar, julgar. 4 crer, supor, opinar, acreditar. I was thought to have been there / acreditou-se que eu teria estado lá. 5 refletir, meditar, considerar, estudar. 6 especular, ponderar. 7 lembrar, recordar. I cannot think of his name / não me lembro do nome dele. we had thought of a thing / lembramos uma coisa. I did not think of it / não me lembrei disso. just think! imagine só! to think again mudar de opinião. to think better mudar de opinião. to think better of ter melhor opinião de. to think how pensar como. to think it out estudar bem o assunto. to think little of ter opinião desfavorável de. to think over pensar bem, reconsiderar. you must think it over / você deve pensar bem sobre isso. to think twice pensar duas vezes, hesitar. to think whether pensar se. -
103 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) linha2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) rosca3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) fio2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) enfiar2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) ziguezaguear•* * *[θred] n 1 linha de coser, fio. the thread is broken / o fio arrebentou. 2 filamento, fibra. 3 sl filete, veia. 4 rosca, filete de rosca. • vt+vi 1 enfiar (fio na agulha). 2 enfileirar, enfiar (pérolas). 3 formar em fios. 4 passar com dificuldade. 5 roscar, fazer rosca em. my life hung by a thin thread minha vida suspensa por um fio. she lost the thread of her tale ela perdeu o fio da sua história. thread of life Myth fio da vida. to thread one’s way through procurar seu caminho com dificuldade, atravessar com dificuldade. -
104 tradesman
['trei‹-]1) (a shopkeeper.) comerciante2) (a workman in a skilled job: My husband cannot mend the television-set - I'll have to send for a tradesman.) técnico* * *trades.man[tr'eidzmən] n 1 negociante, lojista, varejista, comerciante. 2 mecânico. -
105 tree line
noun (the height above which trees cannot grow.)* * *tree line[t'ri: lain] n limite climático para o crescimento de árvores. -
106 trust
1. verb1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) confiar2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) confiar3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) esperar2. noun1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) confiança2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) cuidado3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) responsabilidade4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) depósito5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) consórcio•- trustee- trustworthy
- trustworthiness
- trusty
- trustily
- trustiness* * *[tr∧st] n 1 confiança, crença, fé, confidência. I put (place, have) great trust in you / confio em você, tenho fé na sua pessoa. there is no trust to be placed in him / não se pode ter confiança nele. 2 pessoa ou coisa em que se confia. 3 esperança. 4 crédito. 5 obrigação, responsabilidade, cargo, dever. 6 guarda, cuidado. 7 Jur fideicomisso, procurador em confiança. 8 monopólio, truste. 9 cartel, sindicato. 10 depósito em custódia, custódia. • vt+vi 1 confiar, ter fé, crer. I do not trust him round the corner / não tenho nenhuma confiança nele. trust him for that! / ironic conte com ele para isso! (e veja onde você vai parar). 2 acreditar em, ter confiança em. 3 depender de, confiar em. 4 confiar a, entregar aos cuidados de, deixar com. you must trust yourself to him / você deve ter confiança nele. he cannot be trusted with so large a sum / não se pode confiar-lhe uma soma tão grande. 5 esperar, acreditar. 6 dar crédito a, fiar, vender a crédito. • adj de confiança, em confiança. breach of trust abuso de confiança. building under governmental trust prédio tombado. in trust em confiança, em custódia. on trust a) em fiança, a crédito. b) em confiança. position of trust cargo de confiança. private trust fundação particular. to hold in trust for guardar para, administrar para. to take on trust aceitar de boa fé. to trust someone with something, to trust something to someone confiar alguma coisa a alguém. -
107 unaccountable
(that cannot be explained: his unaccountable absence.) inexplicável* * *un.ac.count.a.ble[∧nək'auntəbəl] adj 1 inexplicável, esquisito. 2 irresponsável. -
108 unaccountably
adverb (in a way that cannot be explained: He was unaccountably late/ill.) inexplicavelmente* * *un.ac.count.a.bly[∧nək'auntəbli] adv 1 inexplicavelmente. 2 irresponsavelmente. -
109 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) compreender2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) compreender3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) perceber•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) intelecto2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) compreensão3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) acordo•- make oneself understood- make understood* * *un.der.stand[∧ndəst'ænd] vt+vi (ps, pp understood) 1 compreender, entender, perceber. he understands boys / ele tem habilidade para lidar com rapazes. I cannot understand him / eu não o posso compreender. we could not make ourselves understood / não conseguimos nos fazer entender. 2 saber. 3 reconhecer. 4 ouvir, tomar conhecimento, ficar inteirado, ser informado. I was given to understand / deram-me a entender. he gave me to understand that he would be here soon / ele me deu a entender que estaria aqui logo. 5 supor, pensar, julgar, inferir, acreditar, crer. I understood him to say... / compreendi que ele disse. I understand that we need help / creio que precisamos de ajuda. 6 subentender, ser subentendido. am I to understand that you wish to go? / você quer dizer que deseja ir embora? an understood thing coisa lógica, natural. as I understand it assim como eu o entendo. that is understood isto é evidente, subentendido, natural. to understand by compreender por. to understand each other ( one another) entender-se. to understand from tomar conhecimento por intermédio de (carta etc.).————————understand.• adj 1 compreendido, entendido. 2 de acordo. 3 implícito. -
110 unluckily
adverb (unfortunately: Unluckily he has hurt his hand and cannot play the piano.) infelizmente* * *un.luck.i.ly[∧nl'∧kili] adv infelizmente, desventuradamente, desgraçadamente, desastrosamente. -
111 unquestionable
(that cannot be doubted; completely certain: unquestionable proof.) indiscutível- unquestioning* * *un.ques.tion.a.ble[∧nkw'estʃənəbəl] adj inquestionável, indisputável, indubitável, indiscutível, certo, incontestável. -
112 unspeakable
(that cannot be expressed in words, especially because too bad to describe: his unspeakable cruelty/rudeness.) indescritível* * *un.speak.a.ble[∧nsp'i:kəbəl] adj 1 inexprimível, indizível, inefável. 2 indescritível, terrível. -
113 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) usar2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) usar•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uso2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) uso3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) uso4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) uso5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uso•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *[ju:s] n 1 uso. he made use of this book / ele fez uso deste livro. 2 prática. 3 praxe, usança, hábito, costume. 4 ritual. 5 aplicação, emprego. 6 função, serventia. we have no use for it / não usamos isso, não é de proveito para nós. 7 utilidade, finalidade. there is no use in ringing up, it is no use to ring up / não adianta telefonar, é inútil telefonar. she was of some use in laying the table / ela se mostrou útil, pondo a mesa. 8 modo de usar. 9 necessidade. it is of no use to shout/gritar aqui não adianta nada. 10 tratamento, trato. 11 vantagem, proveito. 12. usufruto. • [ju:z] vt+vi 1 usar. I used it for a journey / usei-o, gastei-o para uma viagem. 2 praticar. 3 habituar, acostumar, costumar. 4 aproveitar(-se), servir(-se), utilizar(-se), explorar. they used him badly / trataram-no mal. 5 gastar, consumir, esgotar. 6 aplicar, empregar. 7 manusear. 8 tratar. for rough use para serviço pesado. for use para uso. in use em uso, usual, de praxe. to be used to... estar acostumado a... to use up gastar, esgotar. used to... costumava... I used to go on Sundays / eu costumava ir aos domingos. he used not to like fish / ele não gostava de peixe (mas agora gosta). didn’t she use to live in the country? / ela não morava no campo? you didn’t use to smoke / você não costumava fumar. -
114 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vigília3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) turno2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) esperar3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) prestar atenção4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) esperar•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *[wɔtʃ] n 1 cuidado, atenção. 2 guarda, vigilância, atalaia. we set a watch upon him / nós vigiamo-lo. 3 guarda, vigia. he is on the watch / ele está de espreita, atento, vigilante. 4 Hist sentinela. 5 período ou tempo de vigilância. 6 veladura, vigília, ato de estar acordado. this life passes away as a watch in the night / esta vida passa depressa como uma noite de vigília. 7 relógio de bolso ou de pulso. 8 Naut quarto: a) período em que parte da tripulação está de serviço ou prontidão (geralmente de quatro horas). b) o grupo que está a serviço ou de prontidão no mesmo período. • vt+vi 1 olhar atentamente, assistir a (jogo, televisão, etc.). 2 estar atento, ter cuidado, prestar atenção. 3 vigiar, observar. 4 ficar de vigília, velar, ficar acordado. 5 guardar, velar ou zelar por, cuidar de. 6 ficar de espreita, espreitar. 7 estar de sentinela. 8 acompanhar (acontecimento). 9 esperar. he watched his opportunity / ele esperou, aproveitou a sua oportunidade. they cannot watch their time / eles não sabem esperar a sua hora. I’d watch it! isto é o que eu queria ver! isto é o que faltava! stop watch cronômetro. to be on the watch for someone esperar alguém de tocaia, de espreita. they were on the watch for him / eles esperaram-no de tocaia. to keep a close watch manter rigorosa vigilância. to keep a watch on someone manter alguém em observação, vigiar alguém. to put one’s watch on/ back adiantar/atrasar o relógio. to watch in ficar acordado para comemorar o Ano-Novo. to watch one’s step agir com cautela. to watch out estar alerta, atento. to watch out for a) estar observando e esperando por alguém ou alguma coisa. b) tomar cuidado com. to watch over zelar por, guardar. watch and ward vigilância contínua. watch what you’re doing! preste atenção no que você está fazendo!watch your mouth! cuidado com o que você diz! watch yourself! cuidado! watch your step! atenção! (degrau, etc.). -
115 watertight
adjective (made in such a way that water cannot pass through.) estanque* * *wa.ter.tight[w'ɔ:tətait] adj 1 à prova d’água, impermeável. 2 fig seguro, de confiança, perfeito. 3 fig claro, explícito. -
116 what
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) não importa* * *[wɔt] adj que, qual, quais. what kind of book is it? / que espécie de livro é? what books has he bought? / que livros ele comprou? into what sea does this river fall? / em que mar desemboca este rio? what time is it? / que horas são? he did not know what intentions they had / ele não sabia que intenções tinham eles. what a fool he is! / que tolo ele é! • pron 1 interrogative quê? what do you call it?/ como é que isso se chama? what did he say? / que foi que ele disse? what is he? / qual é a profissão dele? 2 relative o(s) que, a(s) que, aquele(s) que, aquela(s) que, aquilo que. we did what we could / fizemos o que pudemos. think of what you say! / pense no que diz! • adv em que, de que maneira, de que. • conj tanto quanto, que. • interj quê! como! and what not e não sei o que mais. I know what is what! eu sei realmente o que acontece. I tell you what! quer saber duma coisa? or what else ou o que mais. tell him what is what mostre-lhe que apito estão tocando. that’s it is! é assim que é! what about going? que tal, vamos? what a fine place! que lugar bonito! what a pity! que pena! what are you laughing at? de que você está rindo? what cannot be cured must be endured não se pode ajudar a quem não aceita conselho. what for? para quê? what is, is good como está, está bem. what news! que notícias! what next? que mais? mais alguma coisa? what nonsense! que bobagem! que absurdo! what of him? que há com ele? what of that? que faz? que importa? what on earth are you thinking about? que diabo você está pensando? what we said, we meant a idéia foi exatamente aquilo que dissemos. what with pensando bem. what with patience, what with sternness em parte com paciência, em parte com dureza. -
117 wheelchair
noun (a chair with wheels, used for moving from place to place by invalids or those who cannot walk.) cadeira de rodas* * *wheel.chair[w'i:ltʃɛə] n cadeira de rodas. -
118 wild-goose chase
(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) busca inútil* * *wild-goose chase[waild g'u:s tʃeis] n procura ou tentativa à toa, infrutífera. -
119 wing
[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) asa2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) asa3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) ala4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) parte5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) ala6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) ala7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.)8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) esquadrilha•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing* * *[wiŋ] n 1 Zool, Bot, Anat asa. the love added/ lent wings to his feet / o amor alou os seus pés. 2 qualquer coisa semelhante a asa em forma ou uso. 3 braço de moinho. 4 pá ou palheta de ventilador. 5 Amer unidade administrativa ou tática das forças aéreas, esquadra. 6 vôo, transporte aéreo, aviação. 7 bastidor (teatro). 8 wings emblema de aviador (piloto). he got his wings / ele recebeu seu emblema de aviador. 9 Mil ala, flanco. 10 facção, parte ou grupo de uma organização. 11 Sports ala (esquerda ou direita), jogador de ala. 12 perna dianteira (quadrúpede), braço (pessoa). 13 lóbulo de pulmão. 14 meio ou instrumento de transporte, viagem ou progresso. 15 folha de porta ou janela. 16 pára-lama (carro). 17 orelha (de poltrona). 18 fig proteção, cuidado, amparo. • vt+vi 1 voar, tomar vôo. 2 atravessar ou percorrer voando. 3 transportar por via aérea. 4 fig apressar, acelerar, fazer voar. 5 prover com asas, alar, dar asas a. 6 prover de penas (flecha). 7 atingir ou acertar (um avião ou pássaro) nas asas, ferir na asa. 8 coll ferir no braço. 9 Archit prover de alas. bird’s wing asa de pássaro. in the wings pronto para agir. it had taken wings to itself desapareceu depressa. on the wing a) voando, em vôo, depressa. b) em movimento, em atividade, atarefado. c) de partida, em fuga. on the wings of the wind rápido como o vento. side wing bastidor de teatro. take her under your wings tome-a sob sua proteção, proteja-a. to spread wings alçar vôo, fazer algo novo e difícil. to take wings a) (pássaros) levantar vôo. b) fig fugir, morrer. to wing it coll improvisar. we clipped him the wings fig cortamos-lhe as asas. -
120 without
1) (in the absence of; not having: They went without you; I could not live without him; We cannot survive without water.) sem2) (not: He drove away without saying goodbye; You can't walk along this street without meeting someone you know.) sem* * *with.out[wið'aut] adv fora, de fora, por fora, no lado de fora. don’t see things from without / não olhe as coisas apenas exteriormente. • conj sem. • prep sem, destituído de, falta de, fora de. I shall do it without him / eu o farei sem ele. we went without our supper / ficamos sem jantar. have this or go without! ou isso ou nada! to do/ go without passar sem. you must learn to go without / você precisa aprender o que é ter falta. it went without saying / foi subentendido, sem necessidade de menção especial. we went without nós não recebemos nada. without doubt sem dúvida. without effect sem efeito. without seeing sem ver.
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