certain+something

1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho

2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasia

3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasia

1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) ter vontade de

2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) supor

3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) desejar

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- fanciful

1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) bóia

2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) furgão

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- floating population

1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeça, chefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo, cabeceira

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) chefe

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) (por) pessoa, (por) cabeça

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colarinho

1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabeçar

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) rumar para

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) intitular

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear

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1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar, conservar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) manter(-se)

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) prosseguir

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) manter

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar(-se)

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) manter

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) reter

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) manter

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) manter

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

- keeper

1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) mesquinho

2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mesquinho

3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) vil

4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) pobre

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1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio

2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) média

1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) significar, querer dizer

2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tencionar

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- meaning

- meaningful

1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) sob

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) sobre

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) em

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) sob

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) em

1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.)

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.)

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.)

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.)

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.)

1) (in progress: The game was on.) em curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) de pé

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- oncoming

1) (to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him: We persuaded him (not) to go.) persuadir

2) (to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince: We eventually persuaded him that we were serious.) persuadir

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- persuasion

1) (to behave in a certain way as a result of something: How did he react when you called him a fool?; He reacted angrily to the criticism; Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to form water.) reagir

2) ((with against) to behave or act in a certain way in order to show rejection of: Young people tend to react against their parents.) reagir

3) ((with to) to be affected, usually badly, by (a drug etc): I react very badly to penicillin.) reagir

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- reaction

1) (to depend on or need: The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me.)

2) (to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen): Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it.)

1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) anel

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) argola

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) círculo

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ringue, picadeiro

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) quadrilha

1) (to form a ring round.) circundar

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) circular

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) pôr anel

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- ring binder

1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) tocar

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonar para

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) tocar

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) tilintar

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) ressoar

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) soar

1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) toque

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonema

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) toque

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- ring a bell

1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) correr

2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) locomover-se

3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) correr

4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) funcionar

5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) dirigir

6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) correr

7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) circular

8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) permanecer em cartaz

9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) dirigir

10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) escorrer, espalhar-se, desbotar

11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) levar, conduzir

12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passar

13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) tornar-se

1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) corrida

2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) passeio

3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) período

4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) desfiado

5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) uso

6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) cercado

7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)

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- runner

- runny

1) ((often with ever) from a certain time onwards: I have been at home (ever) since I returned from Italy.) desde que

2) (at a time after: Since he agreed to come, he has become ill.) depois que

3) (because: Since you are going, I will go too.) já que

1) ((usually with ever) from that time onwards: We fought and I have avoided him ever since.) desde então

2) (at a later time: We have since become friends.) desde então

1) (from the time of (something in the past) until the present time: She has been very unhappy ever since her quarrel with her boyfriend.) desde

2) (at a time between (something in the past) and the present time: I've changed my address since last year.) desde

3) (from the time of (the invention, discovery etc of): the greatest invention since the wheel.) depois de

1) (a manner or way of doing something, eg writing, speaking, painting, building etc: different styles of architecture; What kind of style are you going to have your hair cut in?; a new hairstyle.) estilo

2) (a fashion in clothes etc: the latest Paris styles; I don't like the new style of shoe.) moda

3) (elegance in dress, behaviour etc: She certainly has style.) estilo, elegância

1) (to arrange (hair) in a certain way: I'm going to have my hair cut and styled.) arrumar

2) (to design in a certain style: These chairs/clothes are styled for comfort.) conceber

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- tender

1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) tender

2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) tender, pender

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- tendency

1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) tratar

2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) tratar

3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) tratar

4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) oferecer

5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) tratar de

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a race against time

corrida contra o tempo.

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['ælədʒi] n alergia.

1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como

1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como

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[æz, əz] adv 1 tão, igualmente, tanto quanto, do mesmo grau ou modo, equivalente. I haven’t known him as long as you / eu não o conheço há tanto tempo quanto você. I am as clever as he / sou tão inteligente quanto ele. 2 como por exemplo. • conj 1 como, quão, quanto, assim como, tal como, conforme. it looked as if they were really fighting / parecia como se eles lutassem de fato. 2 enquanto, ao passo que, no momento em que, quando. 3 porque, visto que, já que, porquanto, como. as you weren’t there, I left a message / como você não estava lá, deixei um recado. 4 se bem que, ainda que, embora, contanto que, conquanto que. 5 em resultado do que, em conseqüência do que. • prep como, na qualidade de. we all respect him as a writer / nós todos o respeitamos na qualidade de escritor. let me tell you as a friend / deixe-me dizer-lhe como amigo. • pron 1 que, quem, qual. 2 como. as a rule usualmente, em geral. as... as tão... como, tanto quanto. as ever como sempre. as far I am concerned quanto a mim, no que me concerne. as follows como segue. as for me quanto a mim. as from... válido desde... (as) heavy as lead pesado como chumbo. as if, as though como se (após os verbos com o sentido de "parecer"). as is no estado em que se encontra. as I see it, as I understand it! no meu ponto de vista. as it is/ was nestas circunstâncias, de todo jeito, de qualquer forma. as it rained visto que chovia. as it were por assim dizer, de certo modo. as long as enquanto, visto que, já que. as many as tantos quantos. as of, as from a partir de. as of next week I’ll be retired a partir da semana que vem estarei aposentado. as regards no que diz respeito. as requested conforme pedido. as soon as assim que, logo que. as soon as possible o mais cedo possível. as usual como de costume. as yet até agora. as you were! Mil última forma! be so kind as to do it queira fazê-lo, por favor. busy as a bee diligente como uma abelha. classical books as the plays of Racine livros clássicos como os dramas de Racine. do as you wish faça como quiser. he as well as she ele como ela, tanto ele quanto ela, ambos. he went so far as to say... ele chegou a ponto de afirmar... his position as a banker sua posição como banqueiro. she smiled as she did it ela sorriu ao fazê-lo. such as como por exemplo. twice as large duas vezes maior. we may as well tell her podemos contar-lhe do mesmo jeito, não há razão para não dizer a ela.

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[æs] n (pl asses) asse: antiga moeda de cobre dos romanos.

1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) vir

2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) chegar

3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) vir

4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) acontecer

5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) chegar a

6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) somar

- comer

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"(now) come!" vamos, por favor!, anime-se!

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[k∧m] vt+vi (ps came, pp come) 1 vir, aproximar(-se). 2 chegar. 3 surgir. 4 alcançar, atingir. 5 acontecer, ocorrer. 6 resultar, redundar, advir. 7 nascer, proceder, emanar. 8 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. 9 passar, entrar. 10 andar, percorrer. 11 ocorrer, ser lembrado. 12 ser obtenível, estar disponível. 13 importar em, custar, perfazer. 14 chegar a. 15 formar-se, tomar forma ou feitio. 16 estender-se, avançar, ir até. 17 tratar-se de, referir-se a. 18 ser levado a, vir a. 19 coll ter um orgasmo, gozar. a misfortune has come over us uma desgraça caiu sobre nós. and where do I come in? e eu? que vantagem levo? are you coming my way? você vem comigo? come along! venha comigo!, vamos! come in! entre! come off it! pare de enrolar!, pare de mentir! come of it what will venha o que vier. come on! venha!, vamos! come what may! aconteça o que acontecer! first come, first served quem primeiro chega, primeiro é servido. for the year to come para o ano próximo. for years to come para vários anos, para o futuro. he came in ele entrou. he came it strong ele mostrou energia neste assunto. he came up to London ele veio para Londres. he comes it too strong ele exagera. he did not come up to my expectations ele não correspondeu às minhas expectativas. he has come short of his duties ele não cumpriu seus deveres. he has it coming to him Amer coll ele bem o merece. how come? por quê?, como? how come you know that? / como você ficou sabendo disso? ( I am) coming já vou, estou indo. I came near losing my courage quase perdi a coragem. I shall come and see you soon logo irei fazer-lhe uma visita. it came on to rain começou a chover. it came to me veio-me a idéia. it comes in bottles é fornecido em garrafas. it has come into my head veio-me à mente, lembrei-me de. it has come to be the fashion tornou-se moda. it has come true tornou-se realidade. let’s come to the point! vamos ao assunto (principal). ( now) come! vamos, por favor!, anime-se! oh come! oh come on! sem essa! so it has come to this então as coisas chegaram a este ponto (ruim). that comes in useful isto chega em boa hora. the book has come apart o livro descolou. the conservatives come in os conservadores chegam ao poder, foram eleitos. the life to come a outra vida. the photograph has not come a fotografia não saiu. these figs come from Africa estes figos são da África. the ship came down before the wind Naut o navio virou a favor do vento. the time to come o futuro. the train came in o trem chegou. they came in for a share levaram (ganharam) sua parte. to come about a) acontecer, suceder. b) mudar de direção. the wind came about / o vento virou. to come a cropper a) cair. b) fracassar. to come across a) encontrar, deparar com. where did you come across him? / onde você o encontrou? b) Amer coll pagar por acaso. c) atravessar. d) ser bem recebido, compreendido (um discurso). e) Amer coll dizer a verdade, confessar. to come after a) seguir. b) procurar. to come again voltar, repetir-se. to come at chegar a, conseguir. to come away sair, ir embora. to come back a) voltar. it came back to me / voltou-me à memória, lembrei-me novamente. b) reanimar-se. c) sl retrucar. to come behind a) vir atrás. b) ficar atrás de. to come by a) passar. b) ganhar. c) obter. how did you come by it? / como obteve isto? to come clean Amer coll confessar tudo. to come clean from Amer coll vir diretamente de. to come down a) descer, baixar, abaixar. b) desmoronar-se. c) fig ceder. to come down a peg or two coll ficar mais moderado. to come down in the world perder posição social, baixar o nível de vida. to come down to earth voltar à realidade, pôr os pés no chão. to come down upon someone repreender alguém severamente. to come face to face deparar-se. to come for vir buscar. I come for the books / venho buscar os livros. may I come for you? / posso vir buscar você? to come full circle dar a volta completa, voltar ao começo. to come home a) voltar para casa. b) ser sentido, percebido ou compreendido. the sufferings of the poor have come home to me / o sofrimento dos pobres me comoveu. to come in first alcançar o primeiro lugar. to come in for an inheritance receber uma herança. to come into entrar em, tomar posse de, adquirir. to come into a fortune herdar uma fortuna. to come into one’s own conseguir seu direito. to come into play entrar em jogo. to come into property chegar a fazer fortuna. to come into sight chegar à vista. to come into the world nascer. he came into the world / ele nasceu. to come it strong sl mentir, exagerar, contar vantagem. to come of a) vir, descender. he comes of an old family / ele descende de família antiga. b) resultar de. to come of age atingir a maioridade (legal). to come off a) soltar-se, desprender-se. the cork won’t come off / a rolha não quer sair. b) sair, retirar-se. c) ocorrer, ter lugar. d) ter bom resultado. he came off well / ele saiu-se bem. e) sair de cartaz (peça, filme). to come on a) avançar, apresssar-se. b) progredir, melhorar. c) começar. d) entrar (em cena, no campo). e) entrar em cartaz (filme). to come on the scene a) chegar, começar a tomar parte. b) nascer. to come out a) sair. the stains won’t come out / as manchas não querem sair. b) aparecer, ser publicado, ser editado. the likeness has come out well / saiu bem parecida ou semelhante. c) fig ficar ou tornar-se conhecido. she came out last year / ela ficou conhecida o ano passado. d) resultar. e) cair (dente, cabelo). to come out for apoiar. to come out in support declarar apoio. to come out in the open abrir o jogo, ser sincero. to come out in the wash coll acabar bem. to come out (on strike) entrar em greve. to come out right acabar bem. to come round/ around a) fazer uma visita, aparecer. b) voltar a si, recuperar os sentidos. he came round soon / ele logo voltou a si. c) mudar de idéia, pensar melhor. he will come round / ele pensará melhor. d) virar, mudar de direção. to come out top ir primeiro. he came out top / ele foi primeiro. to come short ter defeitos, ser insuficiente. to come short of não alcançar o nível, ser inferior. to come through a) ter bom resultado, conseguir. b) superar, sobreviver. c) aparecer. d) chegar conforme o esperado. to come to a) chegar a, alcançar. the war came to an end / a guerra chegou ao fim. b) obter, conseguir. c) importar em, montar. d) recuperar os sentidos. she came to herself / ela voltou a si, recuperou os sentidos. to come to a bad end acabar mal. to come to a head chegar a um ponto crucial. to come to blows chegar às vias de fato, brigar. to come to grief não ter sucesso. to come to grips with enfrentar, confrontar. to come to light vir à luz, ser descoberto. to come to nought ou nothing fracassar. to come to pass acontecer. to come to terms chegar a um acordo. to come to the same thing dar na mesma, ser indiferente. to come to think of it pensar bem. to come under estar em tais condições, cair sob, estar sujeito a. to come up a) subir, avançar, vir. b) aproximar-se. c) nascer, brotar, crescer. d) surgir, vir à baila. the question came up for discussion / a questão surgiu para ser discutida. e) acontecer. to come up in the world melhorar de vida, subir de posição social. to come upon a) descobrir, encontrar, ocorrer. b) surpreender, cair sobre, atacar. to come up to the mark corresponder às necessidades. to come up with igualar, alcançar, aproximar-se. to have come down to ser transmitido ou legado a. to have come down with a bad cold ficar muito gripado. to have come to believe convencer-se, acreditar. what comes next? o que vem agora? what does it come to? quanto custa? when did that come in? quando isto virou moda?, desde quando está em moda? when he came to die quando ele estava à morte. when it comes to costs quanto ao preço. where does the joke come in? onde está a piada nisto?

1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) data

2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) data

3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) encontro

1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) datar

2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) remontar

3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) envelhecer

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[deit] n 1 data. 2 época, era. 3 tempo assinalado. 4 período, prazo, duração. 5 coll encontro, entrevista. 6 respectiva pessoa, geralmente do sexo oposto. 7 conclusão. • vt+vi 1 datar, pôr data em. 2 achar a data de. 3 ser datado. 4 marcar ou fixar uma data para. 5 pertencer a determinado período. 6 Amer marcar um encontro com pessoa do outro sexo. 7 começar. 8 contar. 9 sair de moda. at a later date, some future date daqui a algum tempo. at an early date logo, brevemente. bearing date datado. blind date encontro às escuras. out of date obsoleto, fora da moda, antiquado. to date até agora. to date back to datar de (tal e tal tempo atrás). to make/ have a date marcar encontro, ter uma entrevista. under date of em ou sob data de. up to date a) em dia. b) até o presente, até o momento. c) moderno, recente, atual.

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[deit] n Bot 1 tâmara, datil. 2 tamareira, datileira.