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  • 81 posterior

    [pə'stiəriə]
    (coming, or situated behind.) posterior
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    pos.te.ri.or
    [pɔst'iəriə] adj 1 posterior: a) ulterior. b) traseiro. 2 Anat caudal. 3 Anat dorsal. 4 Bot superior.

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  • 82 posterity

    [po'sterəti]
    (people coming after; future generations: The treasures must be kept for posterity.) posteridade
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    pos.ter.i.ty
    [pɔst'eriti] n posteridade.

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  • 83 posthumous

    ['postjuməs]
    1) (happening, coming etc to a person after his death: the posthumous publication of his book.) póstumo
    2) ((of a child) born after its father has died.) póstumo
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    post.hu.mous
    [p'ɔstjuməs] adj póstumo.

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  • 84 preliminary

    [pri'liminəri]
    (coming before, and preparing for, something: The chairman made a few preliminary remarks before introducing the speaker.) preliminar
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    pre.lim.i.nar.y
    [pril'iminəri] n 1 preliminar, introdução. 2 exame preliminar. • adj preliminar, prévio, introdutório.

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  • 85 prevent

    [pri'vent]
    (to stop (someone doing something or something happening): He prevented me from going.) impedir
    - preventive
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    pre.vent
    [priv'ent] vt+vi 1 frustrar, evitar. 2 impedir, obstar. the rain prevented his coming / a chuva impediu sua vinda. 3 prevenir (from, de).

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  • 86 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cêntimos
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direcçao
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) perdao
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pernil
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar aos quartos
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) trimestral
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
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    quar.ter
    [kw'ɔ:tə] n 1 quarto, quarta parte, trimestre, quarto do ano, quarto da lua, quarto de hora, quarto da carcaça de um animal. 2 região ou parte da terra. 3 quarteirão. 4 quartel, alojamento de soldados e marinheiros. 5 quadrante. 6 medida de peso. 7 abrigo, quartel, refúgio, acolhida. 8 piedade, clemência. 9 moeda nos EUA ou Canadá que vale 25 centavos ou um quarto de dólar. 10 área de uma cidade onde um certo grupo de pessoas mora ou trabalha ou que tem características peculiares. • vt+vi 1 esquartejar. 2 aquartelar. 3 Her esquartelar. 4 repartir em quatro partes iguais. a quarter past six seis horas e quinze minutos. a quarter to three quinze para as três. at close quarters muito perto. hind quarter ancas, quarto traseiro. in this quarter nesta parte. quarters of a ship alhetas. to change quarter mudar-se.

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  • 87 reckon

    ['rekən]
    1) (to consider: He is reckoned (to be / as / as being) the best pianist in Britain.) considerar
    2) ((especially American) to think; to have decided; to intend: Do you reckon we'll succeed?; Is he reckoning on coming?) contar (com)
    - day of reckoning
    - reckon on
    - reckon up
    - reckon with
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    reck.on
    [r'ekən] vt+vi 1 contar, calcular, computar. reckon the cost before you decide / calcule o custo antes de decidir. 2 considerar, avaliar, estimar. he is reckoned the best player / ele é considerado o melhor jogador. 3 coll pensar, supor. I reckon you are right / suponho que você tem razão. 4 contar com. 5 pagar ( for por). 6 ajustar, fazer as contas ( with com). to reckon in incluir, acrescentar. to reckon little for fazer pouco caso de. to reckon over recalcular, examinar. to reckon up somar. to reckon with ter de se haver com, ter de enfrentar. to reckon without one’s host calcular mal, planejar sem o consentimento da pessoa interessada. you can reckon on / upon me você pode contar comigo.

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  • 88 reprove

    [rə'pru:v]
    verb (to tell (a person) that he has done wrong: The teacher reproved the boys for coming late to school.) repreender
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    re.prove
    [ripr'u:v] vt reprovar, censurar, repreender, criticar.

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  • 89 rescue

    ['reskju:] 1. verb
    (to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc: The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.) salvar
    2. noun
    ((an) act of rescuing or state of being rescued: The lifeboat crew performed four rescues last week; After his rescue, the climber was taken to hospital; They came quickly to our rescue.) salvamento
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    res.cue
    [r'eskju:] n livramento, salvamento, salvação, resgate. • vt livrar, salvar, socorrer, resgatar. they are coming to our rescue / eles vêm socorrer-nos.

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  • 90 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) para cá/lá
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) por aí
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) cá/lá
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) à volta de
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) por
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por toda (a cidade)
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) giro
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) volta
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canção
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) contornar
    - roundly
    - roundness
    - rounds
    - all-round
    - all-rounder
    - roundabout
    6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) indirecto
    - round-shouldered
    - round trip
    - all round
    - round about
    - round off
    - round on
    - round up
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    round1
    [raund] n 1 qualquer coisa em forma de bola, círculo, cilindro. 2 círculo, circunferência, esfera, abóbada, volta, curva, argola, orbe, anel. 3 redondeza. 4 órbita. 5 ronda, rotação, circuito, curso, rota. he made his rounds, he went his rounds / ele fez a ronda. 6 sucessão, série, ciclo, rotina. 7 rodada (de bebidas ou em competições ou jogos). 8 Mil salva, descarga, tiro, disparo. 9 a respectiva munição. 10 aplauso, salva de. 11 dança de roda. 12 Mus canção em forma de cânone. 13 escultura não em relevo. 14 carne de coxão. 15 fatia (em forma circular), rodela. 16 degrau de escada. 17 grupo, roda (de políticos). 18 Box assalto, round. • vt+vi 1 arredondar(-se), curvar, bolear, dobrar. 2 contornar, voltear, rodear, circundar, rondar. 3 circunavegar. 4 virar, volver. 5 tornar fluente, corrente (o estilo). 6 cercar, envolver (inimigo). 7 completar, terminar, acabar. 8 Phon labializar. 9 arredondar (números). • adj 1 redondo, circular, cilíndrico, rotundo, curvo, arredondado, esférico, orbicular, globular, boleado. 2 cheio, corpulento, rechonchudo. 3 amplo, grande, considerável, vultosa (importância). 4 claro, franco, positivo, categórico, sincero. 5 sonoro, agradável, harmonioso. 6 Phon labial, labializado. 7 completo. 8 arredondado, não fracionado. 9 rápido, ativo, bom. 10 corrente, fluente (estilo). 11 ininterrupto, contínuo. • adv 1 circularmente, em círculo, contornando. 2 de ou por todos os lados, em todas as direções, por toda parte. 3 em volta, em redor, em torno, na redondeza, perto, nas proximidades. 4 de circunferência. 5 de passagem por. 6 para a casa (de alguém). 7 de volta (viagem). 8 de porta em porta, de mão em mão. 9 completamente, do princípio ao fim, de cabo a rabo. • prep 1 em volta, por toda parte. 2 à volta de, em torno de. 3 na vizinhança de, perto de. 4 mais ou menos, em torno de. 5 durante todo, por todo. all the year round durante o ano todo. a long way round desvio, caminho mais longo que outro para o mesmo destino. a round hand boa caligrafia. a round oath uma forte imprecação. a round of drinks uma rodada de bebida. a round peg in a square hole no lugar errado, deslocado. at a round pace em passo acelerado. he will look round one of these days ele nos visitará nos próximos dias. in round figures aproximadamente, em números redondos. in the round a) Sculp em redondo, que pode ser visto por todos os lados. b) globalmente, com tudo considerado. c) Theat com a platéia em volta do palco. round about a) em volta de. b) indiretamente. c) aproximadamente. round game jogo, folguedo em que diversas pessoas podem participar (como jogo de prendas). round me em volta de mim. round of applause salva de palmas. round shot a) bola de canhão. b) tiro curto. round-the-clock que dura vinte e quatro horas. round the corner virando a esquina. the daily round a rotina, as obrigações diárias. the rumour went the round of the town o boato circulou pela cidade. the tour round the world a viagem ao redor do mundo. they got him round persuadiram-no, convenceram-no. this earthy round este mundo todo. to ask him round pedir-lhe que venha aqui. to bring round a) trazer para. b) fazer voltar a si. c) convencer, persuadir. to come round a) voltar a si, recuperar-se. b) visitar. c) mudar de opinião, ceder. to go/ make the rounds circular, patrulhar. to go round to procurar (alguém), visitar. to look round oneself olhar em redor de si. to round off a) arredondar(-se). b) completar ou concluir satisfatoriamente. to round on volver contra, atacar, denunciar. to round out preencher. to round to Naut vir a vento. to round up a) arrebanhar, ajuntar, reunir (gado). b) Mil cercar, envolver. c) capturar (criminosos). d) arredondar (números). to show him round the city mostrar-lhe a cidade. to turn round a) virar(-se). b) voltar. c) mudar de idéia ou opinião. twenty rounds of cartriges Mil vinte cartuchos para cada homem.
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    [raund] vt cochichar, segredar, sussurrar.

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  • 91 scold

    [skəuld]
    (to criticize or blame loudly and angrily: She scolded the child for coming home so late.) repreender
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    [skould] n pessoa ralhadora. • vt+vi renhir, ralhar, xingar, repreender.

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  • 92 seam

    [si:m] 1. noun
    1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) costura
    2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) costura
    3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) filão
    2. verb
    (to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) coser
    - the seamy side of life
    - the seamy side
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    [si:m] n 1 costura. 2 sutura, junção, linha onde se unem dois cantos. 3 Med cicatriz. 4 fenda, racha, sulco. 5 Geol filão, veio, camada. • vt 1 costurar, juntar com costura, coser. 2 marcar (o rosto) com rugas ou cicatrizes. 3 abrir-se em sulcos. flat seam costura rebatida. joining seam emenda (costura). lapped seam bainha dobrada. staggered seam pesponto.

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  • 93 secondary

    1) (coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary: secondary education.) secundário
    2) (lesser in importance: a matter of secondary importance.) secundário
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    sec.ond.ar.y
    [s'ekəndəri] n subalterno, substituto, pessoa ou coisa que está em segundo lugar. • adj 1 secundário, segundo. 2 subordinado, auxiliar, subalterno. 3 derivado, subseqüente.

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  • 94 shock

    I 1. [ʃok] noun
    1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) abalo
    2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) choque
    3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) choque
    4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) choque
    2. verb
    (to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) chocar
    - shocking
    - shockingly
    - shock-absorber
    II [ʃok] noun
    (a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) trunfa
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    shock1
    [ʃɔk] n 1 choque, impacto, encontro, colisão. the walls stood the shock / os muros resistiram ao impacto. 2 distúrbio, abalo. I got the shock of my life / fiquei seriamente chocado. 3 Med choque, colapso. 4 coll paralisia. 5 golpe, desgosto, dissabor. 6 choque elétrico, descarga elétrica. 7 Mil ataque, choque de tropas. • vt 1 chocar-se, colidir, ir de encontro, abalar, bater. 2 surpreender, horrorizar, escandalizar, ofender, melindrar, ferir. he was shocked at or by her behaviour / ele ficou chocado com o comportamento dela. 3 dar choque elétrico.
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    shock2
    [ʃɔk] n meda: pilha de molhos de trigo ou milho no campo, montão de gavelas. • vt+vi juntar em medas, empilhar.
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    [ʃɔk] n massa de pêlo ou de cabelo.

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  • 95 smoke

    [sməuk] 1. noun
    1) (the cloudlike gases and particles of soot given off by something which is burning: Smoke was coming out of the chimney; He puffed cigarette smoke into my face.) fumo
    2) (an act of smoking (a cigarette etc): I came outside for a smoke.) fumada
    2. verb
    1) (to give off smoke.) fumar
    2) (to draw in and puff out the smoke from (a cigarette etc): I don't smoke, but he smokes cigars.) fumar
    3) (to dry, cure, preserve (ham, fish etc) by hanging it in smoke.) defumar
    - smokeless
    - smoker
    - smoking
    - smoky
    - smoke detector
    - smokescreen
    - go up in smoke
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    [smouk] n 1 fumaça. 2 coll o que se fuma: charuto, cigarro, cachimbo. 3 ato de fumar. 4 tempo, período em que se fuma. • vt+vi 1 soltar fumaça, fumegar, enfumaçar. 2 defumar, curar. 3 fumigar, matar com fumaça, expurgar. 4 fumar. 5 colorir, manchar, escurecer com fumaça. there’s no smoke without fire não há fumaça sem fogo. to go up in smoke ser destruído pelo fogo, virar fumaça. to smoke out a) forçar alguém a sair de um esconderijo jogando fumaça nesse local. b) expor alguém que se esconde.

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  • 96 sound

    I adjective
    1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) forte
    2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) profundo
    3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) sólido
    4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) sólido
    5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) seguro
    - soundness
    - sound asleep
    II 1. noun
    1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) som
    2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) som
    3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) ideia
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) tocar
    2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) tocar
    3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) parecer
    4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) pronunciar(-se)
    5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) auscultar
    - soundlessly
    - sound effects
    - soundproof
    3. verb
    (to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) tornar à prova de som
    III verb
    (to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondar
    - sound out
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    sound1
    [saund] n 1 som, o que se pode ouvir. 2 vibrações sonoras. 3 tom, ruído. 4 distância dentro da qual um ruído pode ser ouvido. 5 Phon som, combinação de vogais. 6 barulho. • vt+vi 1 soar, emitir um som ou ruído. 2 fazer soar, tocar. they sounded the alarm / deram sinal de alarme. 3 ser ouvido, retinir, ressoar. 4 auscultar. 5 dirigir pelo som. 6 anunciar. he sounds the retreat / ele dá sinal para a retirada. 7 parecer. that sounds fine / isto soa bem. you sound disappointed / você parece desapontado. to sound off expressar-se pública e ofensivamente. to stay within sound ficar dentro do alcance do ouvido.
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    [saund] n 1 estreito, canal, braço de mar. 2 Ichth bexiga natatória.
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    [saund] n Med sonda. • vt+vi 1 sondar, medir a profundidade. 2 examinar, testar (trazendo uma amostra da profundidade). 3 inquirir, investigar, examinar. 4 mergulhar, afundar. 5 Med auscultar. to sound out sondar, investigar, inquirir cautelosamente.
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    [saund] adj 1 sem defeito, inteiro, intato, ileso, bom, perfeito. 2 são, sadio. 3 forte, seguro, confiável. 4 sólido. 5 correto, acertado, razoável, sensato. 6 legal, leal, honrado, idôneo. 7 profundo (sono), eficiente. • adv profundamente. to be safe and sound estar são e salvo. to be sound as a bell (roach, trout) ser completamente sadio. to have a sound mind in a sound body ter mente sã num corpo são. to have a sound knowledge ter um conhecimento sólido.

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  • 97 southerly

    1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the south: a southerly wind.) do sul
    2) (looking, lying etc towards the south: in a southerly direction.) do sul
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    south.er.ly
    [s'∧ðəli] adj do sul, meridional. • adv para o sul. southerly wind vento sul.

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  • 98 stay

    [stei] 1. verb
    1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) ficar
    2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) ficar
    2. noun
    (a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) estadia
    - stay in
    - stay out
    - stay put
    - stay up
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    stay1
    [stei] n 1 permanência, estada, parada, tempo, temporada. 2 paralisação, impedimento, estorvo, restrição. 3 suspensão (de um processo). 4 coll resistência, tolerância. • vt+vi 1 ficar, permanecer. will he stay with you? / ele ficará com você. 2 morar, passar certo tempo ou uma temporada, residir, acomodar-se. she is staying with her sister / ela mora com sua irmã. 3 parar. 4 pausar, esperar. 5 ficar para. 6 parar, suspender, pôr fim a. 7 Amer coll satisfazer (fome ou apetite). 8 protelar, retardar, adiar, transferir. 9 reter, suspender, obstar, impedir. 10 agüentar, tolerar. 11 Amer coll satisfazer a fome ou o apetite. 12 vulg manter a ereção, Brit ficar de pau duro. don’t stay me up Amer coll não me deixe na mão. to be here (have come) to stay vir para ficar. mini-skirts are here to stay / minissaias vieram para ficar, minissaias tornaram-se geralmente aceitas. to stay away ficar afastado, ficar ausente. to stay behind ficar para trás. to stay for someone esperar por alguém. to stay for tea coll ficar para o chá. to stay home ficar em casa. to stay in ficar em casa. to stay loose ficar relaxado, Brit ficar numa boa. to stay on perdurar, ficar. to stay out ficar fora, demorar. to stay over Amer passar a noite fora. to stay put Amer estabelecer-se, ficar firme, não arredar pé. to stay single ficar solteiro. to stay the course competir até agüentar. to stay up ficar acordado.
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    [stei] n 1 suporte, braço, esteio. 2 espartilho. 3 Naut tirante, estai. 4 apoio, arrimo, escora. 5 barbatana (de colarinho, de maiô, etc.). • vt+vi suportar, sustentar, manter. 2 colocar tirante, suportar com estai. 3 Naut virar de bordo. in stays Naut ao virar. stays, a pair of stays espartilho.

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  • 99 stereophonic

    [steriə'fonik]
    1) ((of recorded or broadcast sound) giving the effect of coming from different directions, and usually requiring two loudspeakers placed apart from each other.) estereofónico
    2) ((of equipment, apparatus etc) intended for recording or playing such sound.) estereofónico
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    ster.e.o.phon.ic
    [steriəf'ɔnik] adj estereofônico.

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  • 100 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) esforçar-se
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) estragar
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) esforço
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensão
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) distensão
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão
    - strainer
    - strain off
    II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) traço
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia
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    strain1
    [strein] n 1 força, peso. 2 esforço, solicitação, extenuação. the cord could not stand the strain / a corda não agüentou o esforço. 3 luxação, deslocamento, contorção. I have a strain in my hand / destronquei minha mão. 4 tensão, pressão, compressão. 5 estilo, modo, maneira. 6 procedimento. 7 (também strains) melodia, composição, canção. he was buried to the strains of his favourite song / ele foi sepultado ao som de sua canção favorita. • vt+vi 1 puxar, esticar, forçar. 2 puxar com força, arrancar. 3 esforçar, concentrar-se. 4 cansar, extenuar, prejudicar por esforço excessivo, torcer, luxar, deslocar, contorcer. 5 estar prejudicado por esforço, estar machucado. 6 abusar, exagerar. 7 esforçar-se, exceder-se. 8 constringir, comprimir. 9 espremer, passar por peneira ou espremedor, coar. 10 percolar, passar. 11 apertar, abraçar, estreitar. he strained the child to his heart / ele abraçou a criança. in this strain desta maneira, neste tom. she is a strain on my nerves ela me deixa nervoso. to strain a point abandonar, desistir de um princípio. to strain a relationship comportar-se de uma forma a causar problemas na relação, estragar. to strain at esforçar-se para. to strain something to the limit ir, forçar, até o limite.
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    strain2
    [strein] n 1 raça, cepa, descendência. 2 grupo, família de plantas ou animais que formam uma variedade, linhagem. 3 qualidade ou caráter hereditário. 4 traço, tendência, disposição. there is a strain of madness in her / ela tem um traço de loucura.

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