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  • 1 be/go on the rampage

    ['ræmpei‹] (to rush about angrily, violently or in excitement, often causing great destruction.) andar em tumulto

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  • 2 terrible

    ['terəbl]
    1) (very bad: a terrible singer; That music is terrible!) ruim
    2) (causing great pain, suffering, hardship etc: War is terrible; It was a terrible disaster.) terrível
    3) (causing great fear or horror: The noise of the guns was terrible.) terrível
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    [t'erəbəl] n coisa terrível. • adj 1 terrível, horrível, medonho. 2 severo, extremo. 3 desagradável, mau. in a terrible hurry com muita pressa.

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  • 3 good

    [ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
    1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bom
    2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bom
    3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bom
    4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bom
    5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bom
    6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bom
    7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bom
    8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bom
    9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bom
    10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) certo
    11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bom
    12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bom
    13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bom
    14) (thorough: a good clean.) bom
    15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bem
    2. noun
    1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bem
    2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) lado bom
    3. interjection
    (an expression of approval, gladness etc.) muito bem
    4. interjection
    ((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) santo Deus!
    - goody
    - goodbye
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good-for-nothing
    - good humour
    - good-humoured
    - good-humouredly
    - good-looking
    - good morning
    - good afternoon
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good night
    - good-natured
    - goodwill
    - good will
    - good works
    - as good as
    - be as good as one's word
    - be up to no good
    - deliver the goods
    - for good
    - for goodness' sake
    - good for
    - good for you
    - him
    - Good Friday
    - good gracious
    - good heavens
    - goodness gracious
    - goodness me
    - good old
    - make good
    - no good
    - put in a good word for
    - take something in good part
    - take in good part
    - thank goodness
    - to the good
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    [gud] n 1 bem, benefício, vantagem. 2 o que é bom, justo, útil, coisa boa, gente boa. 3 bem-estar, prosperidade. • adj (compar better, sup best) 1 bom, admirável, desejável. 2 justo, próprio. 3 comportado. 4 benigno, bondoso. 5 sincero, verdadeiro. 6 seguro, certo. 7 real, genuíno. 8 agradável. 9 vantajoso, útil, beneficente. 10 satisfatório, pleno. 11 suficiente, adequado, muito. 12 capaz, eficiente, minucioso. 13 bastante, considerável. 14 devoto, virtuoso. 15 saudável, benéfico, salutar. 16 conveniente, decente. 17 fresco, não deteriorado. 18 válido, corrente (moeda). 19 Com solvente, seguro, idôneo. 20 Law vigorante, em vigor. 21 perfeito, completo. 22 amável, cortês. 23 aceitável, apetitoso. • interj bom! bem! a good deal bastante. a good half mais do que a metade. a good hour bem uma hora. a good many bastante. a good press uma imprensa favorável. a good turn uma mudança para o bem, um obséquio. are you good for $10? será que me podia emprestar $10? as good as done praticamente feito. as good as gold com um coração de ouro. be good enough to do this tenha a bondade de fazer isto. being in good faith ter boa fé. for good (and all) para sempre, definitivamente. for the good of para o bem de. gone for good foi-se definitivamente. good and Amer muito, bem. good and bad bem e mal. good and dry bem seco. good breeding boa educação. good debts dívidas seguras. good fruit frutas frescas. good humour bom humor, amabilidade. good temper jovialidade, serenidade. good title título juridicamente em ordem. have a good time! bom divertimento! he has as good as told me ele me deu a entender. he is good at telling stories ele sabe contar histórias. he is good company ele é bom companheiro. he was as good as his word ele cumpriu com sua palavra. I must make good my promise preciso cumprir minha promessa. in good earnest seriamente. in good faith de boa fé. in good time em tempo, oportunamente, logo. I think it good acho conveniente. it holds good, it stands good é válido. it is a good thing é conveniente. it is good for you fará bem a você, isto é bom para você. it looks good (to me) parece(-me) bom. my good man meu caro senhor. on good authority de fonte segura. that is no good isto não adianta. the good homens de bem. the good of the state o bem do estado. this food looks good esta comida tem bom aspecto. to feel good estar disposto, estar alegre. to have a good mind to do estar bem disposto a fazer. to have a good time divertir-se bastante. to have good health estar com boa saúde. to have good looks ser bonito, ser vistoso. to make good confirmar, demonstrar, executar, cumprir, substituir, compensar. to make good a loss to someone compensar a perda a alguém. to the good além, extra, de sobra. what is it good for? para que serve? what is the good of that? qual é a vantagem disto?

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  • 4 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) beliscar
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) cortar
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) arder
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) ir num pulo
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) parar
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) mordidela
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frio cortante
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) trago
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    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
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    nip1
    [nip] n 1 beliscão. 2 alfinetada. 3 queimadura produzida pela geada. 4 frio cortante. 5 mordidela. 6 um bocado. • vt+vi 1 beliscar. 2 queimar pela ação da geada. 3 enregelar. 4 doer. 5 causar dor. 6 dar uma corrida (ir rápido até algum lugar). there’s a nip in the air está frio.
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    nip2
    [nip] n gole, trago (de bebidas alcoólicas). • vt+vi bebericar. nip and tuck renhido, taco a taco, em pé de igualdade (diz-se de competição, luta, etc.).

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  • 5 stroke

    [strəuk] I noun
    1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) golpe
    2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) golpe
    3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) batida
    4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) traço
    5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) golpe
    6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) braçada
    7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) esforço
    8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) ataque
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    II 1. verb
    (to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) afagar
    2. noun
    (an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) afago
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    stroke1
    [strouk] n 1 golpe, soco, pancada. 2 batida, som de pancada. 3 proeza, façanha, lance, feito. 4 movimento rítmico, braçada. 5 Sports voga (também stroke oar). 6 pulsação, batida do coração. 7 traço de escala, mostrador. 8 traço (de pena, etc.). 9 arrancada. 10 golpe (de sorte, etc.). 11 ataque (de doença), surto, doença. 12 Med apoplexia, derrame cerebral. 13 remada. 14 Mech curso (de êmbolo), percurso. 15 badalada (de sino, relógio, etc.). 16 pincelada. 17 patrão (de barco a remo). • vt+vi 1 ser o patrão de remadores. 2 traçar, fazer um traço. 3 cancelar, riscar. 4 rebater (bola). a stroke of genius um lance de gênio. a stroke of luck um golpe de sorte. at a stroke em um só golpe, de uma só vez. down stroke movimento descendente. on the stroke of one à uma hora em ponto. to put someone off his stroke perturbar ou interromper o trabalho de alguém. up stroke traço ou movimento ascendente.
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    stroke2
    [strouk] n afago, carícia, ato de passar a mão para acariciar. • vt acariciar, alisar, afagar.

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  • 6 bad

    [bæd]
    comparative - worse; adjective
    1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) mau
    2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) mau
    3) (unpleasant: bad news.) mau
    4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) estragado
    5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) mau
    6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) doente
    7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) mal
    8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) grave
    9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) não pago
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    - badness
    - badly off
    - feel bad about something
    - feel bad
    - go from bad to worse
    - not bad
    - too bad
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    [bæd] n o que é ruim, qualidade má, quer física ou moral. • adj (compar worse, sup worst) 1 ruim, mau, inferior. 2 malvado, perverso, iníquo. 3 desagradável, incômodo, dolorido, pungente. 4 desfavorável, inoportuno. 5 ofensivo, injurioso. bad language / linguagem de baixo calão, palavrões. 6 sem valor, imprestável. 7 defeituoso, imperfeito, falho. 8 falso, não-válido. bad coin / moeda falsa. 9 estragado, podre. 10 Amer hostil, perigoso, assassino. bad blood / coll ser hostil, zangado. 11 nocivo, prejudicial. 12 enfermo, adoentado. bad finger / dedo ferido ou doente. she is very bad / ela está muito doente, ela está passando mal. 13 triste, pesaroso. 14 severo, intenso forte: a bad cold / um forte resfriado. act in bad faith agir desonestamente, de má fé. feel bad about estar aborrecido ou envergonhado. from bad to worse de mal a pior. he feels bad about sl ele fica zangado ou sentido. he had a bad time of it ele passou mal. he is badly off ele está em má situação (financeira). he went to the bad coll ele perdeu-se. I am in his bad books não sou cotado com ele. in a bad temper zangado, mal-humorado. I take the bad with the good tomo as coisas como são. not bad coll não é mau, serve. not a bad joke / uma boa piada. that is too bad é pena. that is very bad isto é muito mau. to make the best of a bad job fazer o melhor possível em circunstâncias difíceis. 3 £ to the bad (side of the account) 3 libras esterlinas de prejuízo. with a bad grace de má vontade.

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  • 7 cloud

    1.
    1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) nuvem
    2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) nuvem
    3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) nuvem
    2. verb
    1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) nublar-se
    2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) nublar
    3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) anuviar(-se)
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    - cloudy
    - cloudburst
    - under a cloud
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    [klaud] n 1 nuvem. 2 névoa, bruma. 3 multidão, grande número. 4 mancha, veia (no mármore). 5 fig sombra, tristeza, desgraça, asa negra. his death cast a cloud over the festival / sua morte entristeceu a festa. • vt+vi 1 cobrir(-se) de nuvens, nublar(-se). 2 ondear, imitar veias, marmorear. 3 fig anuviar, entristecer(-se). 4 escurecer, obscurecer. cloud of smoke nuvem de fumaça. he is in a cloud ele vive escondido. he is in the clouds ele está pensativo, absorto. he is under a cloud ele vive em miséria, ele tem má fama. on cloud nine coll eufórico. the cloud lifted fig a sombra levantou-se. the clouds as altas esferas. to cloud over nublar-se, turvar-se.

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  • 8 fan

    I 1. [fæn] noun
    1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) leque
    2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilador
    2. verb
    1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) abanar
    2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) ventilar/atiçar
    II [fæn] noun
    (an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) admirador/aficionado
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    fan1
    [fæn] n 1 leque, abanico. 2 arch joeira, peneira. 3 ventarola, ventoinha, ventilador, abano. 4 Naut pá da hélice. 5 asa, cauda das aves em forma de leque. • vt+vi 1 abanar, agitar o ar com o leque, refrescar, movendo abano ou leque. 2 ventilar, aventar, arejar. 3 joeirar, padejar. 4 soprar, atear (o fogo). fig atiçar, excitar, inflamar. 5 bafejar, soprar brandamente. 6 soprar, fazer voar, abrir(-se) ou desdobrar em leque ou em forma de leque. the shit hit the fan vulg caiu (jogaram) merda no ventilador. to fan out espalhar-se (diz-se de grupo de pessoas que tomam direções diversas). to fan the flames tornar uma situação mais intensa ou extrema.
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    [fæn] n (abbr fanatic) coll fã, admirador, entusiasta, aficionado. football fan / torcedor de futebol.

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  • 9 hard

    1. adjective
    1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro
    2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil
    3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) duro
    4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) violento
    5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) duro
    6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) pesada
    2. adverb
    1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) esforçadamente
    2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) violentamente
    3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fixamente
    4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente
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    - hardness
    - hardship
    - hard-and-fast
    - hard-back
    - hard-boiled
    - harddisk
    - hard-earned
    - hard-headed
    - hard-hearted
    - hardware
    - hard-wearing
    - be hard on
    - hard at it
    - hard done by
    - hard lines/luck
    - hard of hearing
    - a hard time of it
    - a hard time
    - hard up
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    hard1
    [ha:d] adj 1 duro, sólido, firme, rígido, compacto. 2 difícil, dificultoso. hard lessons / lições, tarefas difíceis. 3 severo, áspero, opressivo, inflexível. 4 desagradável. 5 fatigante, trabalhoso. 6 intricado. 7 insuportável, injusto. 8 sl mau, desonroso. 9 que contém sais minerais (água). 10 que contém muito álcool. • adv 1 ao lado, junto. 2 duramente, asperamente, severamente, fortemente. 3 com empenho. a hard case um caso difícil ou perdido. a hard death uma morte penosa. a hard ride marcha acelerada (a cavalo). a hard worker um trabalhador eficiente. for hard wear durável. hard after logo atrás. hard at hand perto, disponível. hard at work trabalhando diligentemente. hard by perto, ao lado. hard of hearing que ouve mal, surdo. hard to digest indigesto. he is hard to deal with é difícil aturá-lo. he is hard to please é difícil contentá-lo. he is hard upon the man ele trata o homem com dureza ou injustamente. in a hard condition em boa forma física. it is hard lines for him ele está com azar. it is hard upon seven são quase sete horas. it rains hard chove a cântaros. it will go hard with me, but I... será difícil que eu não... I was hard pressed estive em grande aperto. the wind blew hard o vento soprou fortemente. to bear hard upon oprimir. to die hard vender caro sua vida. to drink hard beber muito. to drive a hard bargain regatear por centavos. to press hard for insistir energicamente.
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    [ha:d] n 1 solo duro, margem firme (não pantanosa). 2 dificuldade. 3 sl trabalhos forçados.

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  • 10 scrape

    [skreip] 1. verb
    1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) arranhar
    2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) raspar
    3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) rascar
    4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) raspar
    5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) cavar
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raspadela
    2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) esfoladela
    3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) enrascada
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    - scrape the bottom of the barrel
    - scrape through
    - scrape together/up
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    [skreip] n 1 ato, ruído ou efeito de raspar ou arranhar. 2 aperto, dificuldade, embaraço. • vt+vi 1 raspar, tirar por raspagem. 2 roçar, arranhar. 3 juntar, acumular. 4 economizar. 5 passar com dificuldade, labutar. to scrape acquaintance with sl insinuar-se na amizade de. to scrape against something esfregar-se contra alguma coisa. to scrape along sl viver ao deus-dará. to scrape off raspar. to scrape through passar com dificuldade, passar apertado.

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  • 11 stall

    I [sto:l] noun
    1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) estábulo
    2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) banca
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    II 1. [sto:l] verb
    1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) parar
    2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) perder velocidade
    3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) parar
    2. noun
    (a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) estol
    III [sto:l] verb
    (to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) empatar
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    stall1
    [stɔ:l] n 1 estábulo individual, baia, boxe. 2 tenda, barraca, lugar, estande onde se vende alguma coisa, banca. 3 cadeira, assento no coro da igreja. 4 seção de poltronas, primeiras filas no teatro. 5 dedeira. • vt+vi 1 viver em estábulo ou boxe. 2 pôr ou manter em estábulo. 3 parar, paralisar, enguiçar motor, encrencar. 4 atolar. 5 perder velocidade (avião). 6 Amer parar de trabalhar, passar o tempo, ficar na expectativa.
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    [stɔ:l] n sl pretexto, evasiva, escapatória. • vt+vi 1 simular, esquivar-se. 2 protelar, adiar.

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  • 12 active

    ['æktiv]
    1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) activo
    2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) activo
    3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) activo
    4) (in force: The rule is still active.) em vigor
    5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) activo
    6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) activo
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    - actively
    - activity
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    ac.tive
    ['æktiv] adj 1 ativo, expedito, diligente. 2 vivo, rápido, ágil. 3 movimentado, atarefado, animado. 4 efetivo, vigoroso, laborioso, assíduo. 5 progressivo, produtivo. 6 Gram ativo.

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  • 13 foul

    1. adjective
    1) ((especially of smell or taste) causing disgust: a foul smell.) ruim
    2) (very unpleasant; nasty: a foul mess.) desagradável
    2. noun
    (an action etc which breaks the rules of a game: The other team committed a foul.) falta
    3. verb
    1) (to break the rules of a game (against): He fouled his opponent.) cometer uma falta
    2) (to make dirty, especially with faeces: Dogs often foul the pavement.) sujar
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    [faul] n 1 infração, falta, violação das regras estabelecidas nos jogos, prélios, etc., colisão intencionada, golpe ou jogo ilícito, abalroamento. 2 Amer, Sport bola fora, no beisebol. 3 Brit mau tempo, tempo borrascoso, má ventura. • vt+vi 1 sujar(-se), emporcalhar, enlamear, turvar-se, conspurcar, corromper, desonrar, infamar. 2 cometer infração, violar regras estabelecidas. 3 Amer, Sport bater a bola fora, no beisebol. 4 Naut colidir, abalroar. 5 enredar-se, enredar (cabo), encepar, entoucar (âncora). 6 abstruir(-se), entupir(-se), bloquear, entravar. 7 Naut cobrir-se de algas (o casco do navio). • adj 1 sujo, emporcalhado, lodoso, enlameado, poluído, porco, imundo, turvo, impuro, estragado, podre, pútrido, viciado, nocivo, sórdido, asqueroso, repugnante, torpe, indecente, obsceno. 2 malvado, infame, corrompido, vil. 3 contrário às regras, ilícito, irregular, iníquo, ímprobo, desonesto, injusto. 4 abalroado. 5 enredado (cabo). 6 entupido, obstruído. 7 mau, borrascoso. 8 contrário. 9 feio, abominável, repelente, hediondo, odioso, vergonhoso. 10 Amer, Sport (no beisebol) fora. 11 sujo, cheio de erros. 12 desagradável. • adv 1 ilicitamente. 2 traiçoeiramente, perfidamente. by fair means or foul de qualquer maneira, a qualquer preço. one boot was foul of the other um barco abalroou o outro. the chimney is foul a chaminé está obstruída de fuligem. the foul fiend o diabo. through foul and fair aos trancos e barrancos. to fall/ run foul of a) lançar-se sobre. b) Naut colidir com. c) encalhar. d) coll criar caso, desentender-se. to foul up sl estragar, deitar a perder, Brit vulg foder. to hit someone foul dar um golpe ilícito em. to play foul atraiçoar.

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  • 14 storm

    [sto:m] 1. noun
    1) (a violent disturbance in the air causing wind, rain, thunder etc: a rainstorm; a thunderstorm; a storm at sea; The roof was damaged by the storm.) tempestade
    2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) explosão
    2. verb
    1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) gritar com
    2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) precipitar-se
    3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) assaltar
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    - stormily
    - storminess
    - stormbound
    - stormtrooper
    - a storm in a teacup
    - take by storm
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    [stɔ:m] n 1 tempestade. 2 temporal, chuva forte. 3 distúrbio, tumulto, manifestação violenta, furor. 4 ataque, assalto, bombardeio. • vt+vi 1 ventar muito, chover, fazer temporal. 2 ser violento, ficar bravo, enfurecer-se. 3 falar alto, gritar, berrar. 4 entrar em algum lugar fazendo barulho (demonstrando raiva). 5 assaltar, atacar violentamente. 6 bombardear. a storm in a teacup tempestade num copo d’água. after a storm comes a calm depois da chuva vem o sol. brain storm tempestade de idéias. hail storm temporal de granizo. rain storm temporal, chuva torrencial. snow storm nevasca. the calm after the storm a bonança após a tempestade. thunder storm temporal. to raise a storm promover desordens. to take by storm tomar de assalto, conquistar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > storm

  • 15 cog

    [koɡ]
    (one of a series of teeth around the edge of a wheel which fits into one of a similar series in a similar wheel (or into a chain as in a bicycle) causing motion: The cogs in the gear-wheels of a car get worn down.) roda dentada
    * * *
    cog1
    [kɔg] n 1 Mech dente de roda dentada, dente de engrenagem. 2 roda dentada. • vt dentear. to be a cog in the machine coll ser uma peça na engrenagem: pessoa ou setor de uma firma sem nenhuma importância. to ship a cog cometer um erro.
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    cog2
    [kɔg] vt 1 lisonjear, persuadir, seduzir mediante lisonja. 2 trapacear (com dados viciados). he cogged the dice / ele jogou com dados viciados.
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    cog3
    [kɔg] n barco de pesca.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > cog

  • 16 murder

    ['mə:də] 1. noun
    1) ((an act of) killing a person on purpose and illegally: The police are treating his death as a case of murder; an increase in the number of murders.) assassínio
    2) (any killing or causing of death that is considered as bad as this: the murder of innocent people by terrorists.) assassínio
    2. verb
    (to kill (a person) on purpose and illegally: He murdered two children.) assassinar
    - murderous
    - murderously
    * * *
    mur.der
    [m'ə:də] n assassinato, assassínio, homicídio. • vt+vi assassinar, matar. it is murder! que inferno! murder in the first degree homicídio doloso. murder in the second degree homicídio culposo. to get away with murder fazer o que quiser que ninguém vai punir. to scream blue murder, to shout bloody murder fazer um estardalhaço, protestar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > murder

  • 17 spare

    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) dispensar
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) dispensar
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) poupar
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) poupar
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) poupar
    6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) poupar
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) vago
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) livre
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) peça sobresselente
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) pneu sobresselente
    •
    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare
    * * *
    [spɛə] n objeto de reserva. • vt+vi 1 poupar, tratar com indulgência, ter dó ou consideração. spare me all this! / poupe-me de tudo isso! spare his life! / poupe sua vida! 2 aliviar, desobrigar, isentar, dispensar. 3 tomar em consideração, respeitar. spare her blushes / respeite seu melindre. 4 economizar. 5 abster-se, privar-se. 6 dispensar. can you spare me a moment? / você dispõe de um momento para mim? 7 ter em excesso, de sobra. I have not a minute to spare / não tenho nem um minuto de sobra. we have time to spare / temos tempo de sobra. • adj 1 excedente, de sobra. 2 de reserva, extra, sobressalente. 3 magro. 4 pouco, esparso, parco, frugal. enough and to spare mais do que suficiente. to drive someone spare deixar alguém louco, furioso. to go spare ficar furioso, ficar bravo. to have to spare ter de sobra. to spare no expense não poupar gastos.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > spare

  • 18 torture

    ['to: ə] 1. verb
    (to treat (someone) cruelly or painfully, as a punishment, or in order to make him/her confess something, give information etc: He tortured his prisoners; She was tortured by rheumatism/jealousy.) torturar
    2. noun
    1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) tortura
    2) ((something causing) great suffering: the torture of waiting to be executed.) tortura
    * * *
    tor.ture
    [t'ɔ:tʃə] n 1 tortura. 2 suplício, tormento, sofrimento. • vt 1 torturar, atormentar. 2 torcer, alterar, desvirtuar. to be in torture sofrer suplícios. to put someone to the torture torturar alguém.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > torture

  • 19 trough

    [trof]
    1) (a long, low, open container for animals' food or water: a drinking-trough for the cattle.) cocho
    2) (a low part between two waves (in the sea etc): The boat went down into a trough.) depressão
    3) (an area of low pressure in the atmosphere, usually causing rain.) depressão
    * * *
    [trɔf] n 1 cocho, gamela, tina. 2 vala, sarjeta. 3 depressão entre duas ondas no mar. 4 Meteor baixa depressão barométrica. 5 calha de moinho.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > trough

  • 20 ultraviolet

    ((of light) consisting of rays from the invisible part of the spectrum beyond the purple, that have an effect on the skin, eg causing suntan.) ultravioleta
    * * *
    ul.tra.vi.o.let
    [∧ltrəv'aiəlit] adj ultravioleta.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > ultraviolet

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