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  • 1 a clean bill of health

    (a certificate saying that a person, the crew of ship etc is entirely healthy (especially after being ill): I've been off work but I've got a clean bill of health now.) certificado de robustez

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  • 2 a clean bill of health

    (a certificate saying that a person, the crew of ship etc is entirely healthy (especially after being ill): I've been off work but I've got a clean bill of health now.) atestado de saúde

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  • 3 sweep

    [swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb
    1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) varrer
    2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) varrer
    3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) grassar
    4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) passar/entrar, etc. altaneiramente
    2. noun
    1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) varridela
    2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto
    3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) limpa-chaminés
    4) (a sweepstake.) lotaria
    - sweeping
    - sweeping-brush
    - at one/a sweep
    - sweep someone off his feet
    - sweep off his feet
    - sweep out
    - sweep the board
    - sweep under the carpet
    - sweep up
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    [swi:p] n 1 varredura, varrição, vassourada, limpeza. 2 movimento impetuoso, impulso. 3 linha curva, perfil. 4 curva, volta. 5 golpe, giro, movimento circular (como com alfanje). 6 extensão, região, área, amplitude, amplidão. 7 alcance, extensão, esfera. 8 limpador de chaminés, varredor. 9 remo comprido. 10 vara comprida para tirar água de poço. 11 folga, jogo. 12 rampa. 13 tipo de aposta em corrida de cavalos em que o ganhador leva tudo. 14 vitória arrasadora. 15 asas de moinho de vento. 16 sweeps (também sweepings) varredura, lixo, sujeira. • vt+vi (ps, pp swept) 1 varrer, limpar, escovar. the waves swept the boat / as ondas lavaram o barco. 2 roçar, tocar. 3 remover, arrastar (no chão), levar de roldão. 4 eliminar, abolir. 5 correr, mover-se rapidamente, passar impetuosamente. 6 andar com pose ou dignidade. 7 estender-se. 8 caçar, tocar. 9 escavar, dragar. 10 procurar, olhar (o horizonte), perscrutar, esquadrinhar, vasculhar. 11 arrebatar, empolgar. 12 assolar, devastar. 13 abarcar, abranger. 14 vencer de forma espetacular, vencer todas as partidas. 15 derramar-se, fluir. a clean sweep a) fig uma limpeza geral. b) uma vitória completa. at one sweep de um só golpe. he swept his pupils along with him ele entusiasmou seu alunos. sweep-net rede de arrasto. to make a clean sweep of a) ganhar todos os prêmios, concursos, etc. b) limpar completamente. to sweep along correr, passar rapidamente, fig voar. to sweep by passar com grande velocidade. to sweep down varrer para baixo. to sweep down on atirar-se sobre. to sweep off arrastar, levar, varrer. to sweep past passar com grande velocidade. to sweep someone off their feet coll fig fazer alguém ficar impressionado, atraído por você. we were swept off our feet / ficamos impressionados, emocionados. to sweep the board ganhar tudo, limpar a mesa (jogo de apostas). to sweep the chimney limpar a chaminé. with a sweep of his hand com um movimento da mão.

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  • 4 come

    1. past tense - came; verb
    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
    2. interjection
    (expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) então!
    - coming
    - comeback
    - comedown
    - come about
    - come across
    - come along
    - come by
    - come down
    - come into one's own
    - come off
    - come on
    - come out
    - come round
    - come to
    - come to light
    - come upon
    - come up with
    - come what may
    - to come
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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?

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  • 5 sweep

    [swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb
    1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) varrer
    2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) varrer, arrebatar
    3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) varrer, assolar
    4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) deslizar, passar majestosamente
    2. noun
    1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) varrida
    2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto largo
    3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) limpador de chaminé
    4) (a sweepstake.) sweepstake
    - sweeping - sweeping-brush - at one/a sweep - sweep someone off his feet - sweep off his feet - sweep out - sweep the board - sweep under the carpet - sweep up

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  • 6 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
    - 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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  • 7 wipe

    1. verb
    1) (to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: Would you wipe the table for me?) limpar
    2) (to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.) limpar
    2. noun
    (an act of cleaning by rubbing: Give the table a wipe.) limpadela
    - wipe out
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    [waip] n 1 esfregadela, limpadela. he gave it a wipe / ele esfregou-o, limpou. 2 sl crime, assassinato. • vt+vi 1 esfregar, limpar, passar pano em. she wiped her nose, her eyes / ela limpou o nariz, esfregou os olhos. 2 secar, enxugar. 3 fig inocentar (usualmente com off ou out). 4 passar (cartão, passagem) pela leitora magnética. to wipe away limpar enxugando, secar ou limpar esfregando. to wipe off a) limpar esfregando. b) pagar, saldar (dívida). to wipe out a) apagar. b) eliminar, liquidar (alguém). he wiped out his enemy / ele liquidou o inimigo. c) extinguir, destruir, extirpar (povo). d) fazer alguém ficar extremamente cansado. swimming wiped me out / a natação me deixou extremamente cansado. e) bater em algo enquanto dirigindo um carro. to wipe up remover sujeira (com um pano).

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  • 8 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!) ranger
    4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) roçar
    5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) cavoucar
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raspadura, rangido
    2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) raspão, esfoladura
    3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) enrascada
    - scrape the bottom of the barrel - scrape through - scrape together/up

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  • 9 slate

    I [sleit] noun
    1) ((a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; ( also adjective) a slate roof.) lousa
    2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) lousa
    II [sleit] verb
    (to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) criticar
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    slate1
    [sleit] n 1 ardósia. 2 lousa. 3 cor-de-ardósia. 4 Amer lista de candidatos. • vt 1 cobrir com telhas de ardósia. 2 cobrir com ardósia ou substância semelhante. 3 colocar em lista de candidatos. • adj acinzentado, ardósia. to start with a clean slate passar uma esponja no passado e recomeçar. to wipe off the slate fig esquecer o passado.
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    slate2
    [sleit] vt 1 dar uma sarabanda, uma ensaboadela. 2 criticar severamente. 3 planejar.

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  • 10 dirty

    1) (not clean: dirty clothes.) sujo
    2) (mean or unfair: a dirty trick.) sujo
    3) (offensive; obscene: dirty books.) obsceno
    4) ((of weather) stormy.) tempestuoso
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    dirt.y
    [d'ə:ti] vt+vi sujar, emporcalhar, manchar. • adj 1 sujo, porco. 2 vil, baixo, desprezível, sórdido, obsceno, avarento. 3 de cor suja ou turva. 4 borrascoso, tempestuoso, ventoso. • adv sl muito. to do the dirty on someone prejudicar alguém, pregar uma peça, enganar. to get the dirty water off one’s chest escarrar. to give someone a dirty look coll olhar com reprovação. to wash one’s dirty linen in public lavar a roupa suja em público.

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  • 11 dry

    1. adjective
    1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) seco
    2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) insípido
    3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) irónico
    4) ((of wine) not sweet.) seco
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) secar
    - drier
    - dryer
    - drily
    - dryly
    - dryness
    - dry-clean
    - dry land
    - dry off
    - dry up
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    [drai] n 1 Amer proibicionista, partidário da Lei Seca, do regime seco. 2 secura, seca, estado ou qualidade do que é seco. • vt+vi 1 secar(-se), enxugar(-se), dessecar, esgotar, desaguar, ficar seco, deixar em seco. 2 murchar, tornar murcho. 3 secar-se, definhar-se. • adj (compar drier, sup driest) 1 seco, enxuto, sem chuva, árido, estéril, sem vegetação, mirrado, magro. 2 sedento, sequioso. 3 murcho, ressequido. 4 seco, insensível, de poucas palavras, severo, áspero, duro, rude, sarcástico, satírico, mordaz, reservado, calado, enfadonho. 5 sem lágrimas. 6 nu, puro (fatos). 7 sem leite, que não produz leite (vaca). 8 sem manteiga, seco (pão, vinho). 9 sem vida, insípido. 10 sujeito à Lei Seca, marcado pela ausência de bebidas alcoólicas. 11 desidratado. 12 improdutivo. 13 que causa sede. cut and dry já feito, decidido com antecedência, combinado de antemão. dry as a bone/ bone-dry totalmente seco. high and dry fracassado, desamparado, abandonado. to die a dry death morrer sem ser por afogamento ou por derramamento de sangue. to dry out coll receber ou dar curso de tratamento do alcoolismo. to dry up 1 secar, dessecar. 2 deixar de fluir. 3 coll esquecer o diálogo (ator). 4 sl calar a boca.

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  • 12 pad

    I 1. [pæd] noun
    1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) almofada
    2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) bloco
    3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) plataforma
    2. verb
    (to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) almofadar
    - pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb
    (to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) caminhar
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    pad1
    [pæd] n 1 estrada, caminho. 2 cavalo estradeiro. 3 bandoleirismo. 4 ruído surdo de passos. • vi 1 percorrer a pé. 2 andar ou correr com passos surdos. to pad it ou to pad the hoof sl andar a pé.
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    pad2
    [pæd] n 1 almofada, coxim. 2 enchimento, chumaço. 3 almofada de carimbo. 4 protetor de mata-borrão para escrivaninhas. 5 bloco para apontamentos. 6 selim, selote. 7 Med pelota: almofada de funda herniária. 8 hipotênar: parte polpuda e mole do lado de baixo das patas de alguns animais, como lebre, raposa, lobo, lontra. 9 joelheira. 10 Sports caneleira: proteção para as pernas. 11 folha flutuante de planta aquática. 12 sl apartamento, moradia. • vt 1 almofadar, acolchoar, rechear, colocar enchimento. 2 encher com palavras ocas (discurso). a pad of fat camada adiposa sob a pele. heating pad almofada elétrica para aquecimento. ink pad almofada de carimbo. launching pad plataforma de lançamento (foguetes). memo pad bloco de notas. to pad out escrever ou falar mais do que o necessário, Brit encher lingüiça. warming pad almofada elétrica.

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  • 13 purge

    [pə:‹] 1. verb
    1) (to make (something) clean by clearing it of everything that is bad, not wanted etc.) purificar
    2) (to rid (a political party etc) of disloyal members.) sanear
    2. noun
    (an act of purging.) saneamento
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    [pə:dʒ] n 1 purgação. 2 purgante, purgativo. 3 expurgo. • vt+vi 1 purgar: a) purificar. b) limpar. c) clarificar. d) expiar, resgatar. e) fazer evacuar os intestinos. f) expurgar. 2 Jur justificar, inocentar. 3 purgar-se: a) tornar-se puro ou limpo. b) submeter-se à expiação. c) tomar purgante. d) eximir-se, justificar-se. to purge away, to purge off remover, eliminar.

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  • 14 scrub

    1. past tense, past participle - scrubbed; verb
    1) (to rub hard in order to clean: She's scrubbing the floor.) esfregar
    2) (to remove by scrubbing: She scrubbed the mess off the carpet.) esfregar
    3) (to cancel: We planned to go but had to scrub the idea.) pôr de lado
    2. noun
    (an act of scrubbing.) esfregadela
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    [skr∧b] n 1 capoeira, moita, arbustos. 2 animal doméstico mestiço. 3 esfregação, ato de esfregar. • vt+vi 1 esfregar, friccionar, lavar esfregando. 2 lavar. 3 labutar. • adj pequeno, mirrado, inferior.

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  • 15 sponge

    1. noun
    1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) esponja
    2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) esponja
    3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) pão-de-ló
    4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) lavadela
    2. verb
    1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) limpar
    2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) viver às sopas de
    - spongy
    - spongily
    - sponginess
    - sponge cake
    - sponge pudding
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    [sp∧ndʒ] n 1 Zool esponja: animal marinho inferior. 2 esponja. 3 coisa parecida com esponja (como bolo, pão ou doce porosos). 4 chumaço de gaze ou algodão. 5 pessoa que consegue absorver como uma esponja (bebida, conhecimentos, etc.). 6 parasita, pessoa que vive à custa de outros. • vt+vi 1 esfregar, limpar, apagar, molhar com esponja. she sponged the baby down / ela lavou bem a criança. 2 absorver. 3 parasitar, explorar. let’s pass the sponge over it! vamos esquecer isso, vamos apagar isso da memória. to sponge on someone viver à custa de alguém. to throw up the sponge dar-se como vencido, entregar os pontos, desistir.

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  • 16 dry

    1. adjective
    1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) seco
    2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) árido
    3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) irônico
    4) ((of wine) not sweet.) seco
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) secar
    - drier - dryer - drily - dryly - dryness - dry-clean - dry land - dry off - dry up

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  • 17 pad

    I 1. [pæd] noun
    1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) almofada
    2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) bloco
    3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) plataforma
    2. verb
    (to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) rechear, forrar
    - pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb
    (to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.)

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  • 18 scrub

    1. past tense, past participle - scrubbed; verb
    1) (to rub hard in order to clean: She's scrubbing the floor.) esfregar
    2) (to remove by scrubbing: She scrubbed the mess off the carpet.) esfregar
    3) (to cancel: We planned to go but had to scrub the idea.) eliminar
    2. noun
    (an act of scrubbing.) esfregação

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  • 19 sponge

    1. noun
    1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) esponja
    2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) esponja
    3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) pão-de-ló
    4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) passada de esponja
    2. verb
    1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) limpar com esponja
    2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) viver à custa
    - spongy - spongily - sponginess - sponge cake - sponge pudding

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  • 20 wipe

    1. verb
    1) (to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: Would you wipe the table for me?) limpar
    2) (to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.) enxugar, limpar
    2. noun
    (an act of cleaning by rubbing: Give the table a wipe.) limpadela
    - wipe out

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