concern+(verb)

1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) dizer respeito

2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) preocupar-se

3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) preocupar-se

1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) preocupação

2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) ansiedade

3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) firma

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[kəns'ə:n] n 1 concernência. 2 interesse. I have no concern for such things / não me interesso por estas coisas. 3 (também concerns) assunto importante, negócio. 4 inquietação, preocupação. 5 companhia, empresa comercial, firma. 6 relação, referência. • vt+vi 1 concernir, afetar, dizer respeito a. 2 interessar. 3 afligir, preocupar, inquietar. a big concern uma empresa ou companhia grande. a flourishing concern um negócio próspero. a matter of great concern um assunto de grande importância. a practical concern um interesse imediato. I have no concern with nada tenho a ver com, não é da minha conta. mind your own concerns trate de seus próprios assuntos. that it no concern of yours isto não é da sua conta. to be concerned about a thing ou for a person estar preocupado com uma coisa ou por causa de uma pessoa. to concern about/ over preocupar-se. to concern in/ with ocupar-se, participar. to whom it may concern Jur a quem possa interessar. with deep concern com grande preocupação.

1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) dizer respeito

2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) preocupar-se

3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) preocupar(-se), interessar(-se)

1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) responsabilidade

2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) preocupação

3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) firma

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1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) aplicar

2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) usar

3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) requerer

4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) aplicar-se

5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) aplicar-se

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[əpl'ai] vt+vi 1 aplicar: a) apor, justapor, sobrepor, pôr em contato. b) adaptar, ajustar, acomodar. c) usar, empregar, utilizar, pôr em prática. d) dedicar, consagrar, destinar. 2 pedir, solicitar, requerer. 3 recorrer. 4 gastar, despender (dinheiro). 5 usar apropriadamente. 6 referir(-se) a, concernir. this does not apply to you / isto não se refere a você. 7 dedicar(-se), concentrar-se, demonstrar assiduidade, diligência ou atenção. apply to Mr... queira dirigir-se ao Sr... to apply for requerer, solicitar. to apply to dirigir-se a, recorrer.

1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) aplicar

2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) usar

3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) requerer, solicitar

4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) aplicar-se

5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) valer

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1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interesse

2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interesse

3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) juro

4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) acções

5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) sociedade

1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessar

2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) interessar

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['intrist] n 1 interesse, atração. he showed a great interest for my case / ele demonstrou grande interesse pelo meu caso. the book has lost all interest for me / o livro não me atrai mais. 2 Com ação, parte, porção. 3 coisa que interessa. 4 sociedade. 5 vantagem, benefício (próprio). 6 força (moral), influência, importância. he has no interest in the town / ele não possui influência na cidade. it is only of small interest to know / é de somenos importância saber. 7 Econ juros. he cannot pay the interest on the capital / ele não pode pagar os juros sobre o capital. he lends at interest / ele empresta dinheiro a juros. 8 Com lucro. • vt 1 interessar, atrair, cativar. 2 importar, concernir, atingir, comover. I interest myself in eu me interesso por. in my (your) interest em meu (seu) interesse. in the interest of em benefício de. the landed interest os latifundiários. to be interested in estar interessado em. to have someone’s interests at heart importar-se com alguém, tentar ajudar alguém. to take no interest in não interessar-se por.

1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interesse

2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interesse

3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) juro

4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) participação

5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) grupo de interesses

1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessar

2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) interessar

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1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) referir-se a

2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) reportar-se a

3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) enviar

4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) consultar

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[rif'ə:] vt+vi (ps, pp referred) 1 referir, aludir, reportar. the minister often refers to the Bible / o pastor ou sacerdote freqüentemente faz alusão à Bíblia. 2 encaminhar, dirigir, apresentar. he was referred to the association for assistance / ele foi encaminhado à associação para obter auxílio. 3 recorrer. 4 submeter, entregar (para julgamento). 5 atribuir. 6 aplicar. the rule refers to special cases / o regulamento se aplica a casos especiais. to refer one’s failure to bad luck atribuir o insucesso à má sorte. to refer the case to a judge entregar o caso a um juiz. to refer to a dictionary recorrer a um dicionário.

1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) referir-se

2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) referir(-se)

3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) encaminhar

4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) consultar

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1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa

2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) motivo

3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa

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[kɔ:z] n 1 causa: a) aquilo ou aquele que faz com que uma coisa exista. b) aquilo que determina um acontecimento. c) origem, princípio. d) motivo, razão. e) processo, demanda, pleito ou ação judicial. f) interesse, partido. 2 ocasião (para agir). • vt 1 causar, ser causa de, ser motivo de, motivar, ocasionar. 2 originar, efetuar, produzir. 3 induzir, compelir, mandar fazer. final cause causa final, finalidade (especialmente do universo). first cause causa prima. to gain one’s cause ganhar a demanda ou o processo. to give cause for dar lugar a, dar ensejo a. to make common cause with tomar o partido de, conjugar esforços com. to plead a cause advogar, defender uma causa. to stand for a just cause defender uma causa justa.

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[d'isrig'a:d] n 1 descuido, negligência, pouco caso. 2 desatenção, desconsideração, desmazelo, indelicadeza, descortesia, desprezo, desdém. • vt desconsiderar, desatender, negligenciar, fazer pouco-caso de, tratar com desatenção, sem respeito, desdenhar, desprezar.

1) (to show; to display to the public: My picture is to be exhibited in the art gallery.) exibir/expor

2) (to show (a quality etc): He exhibited a complete lack of concern for others.) demonstrar

1) (an object displayed publicly (eg in a museum): One of the exhibits is missing.) objecto exposto

2) (an object or document produced in court as part of the evidence: The blood-stained scarf was exhibit number one in the murder trial.) prova

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[igz'ibit] n 1 exibição, apresentação, exposição. 2 Jur prova documento, testemunho. 3 objetos expostos. • vt+vi 1 exibir, expor, apresentar. 2 mostrar, revelar. 3 Jur apresentar provas. 4 Med prescrever ou administrar.

1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ir

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) passar

3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) ir

4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) ir

5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ir

6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) ser liquidado

7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) decorrer

8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) ir embora

9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) sumir

10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ir (fazer)

11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) ir-se abaixo

12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) funcionar

13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) ficar

14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) estar

15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) guardar-se

16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) passar

17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) gastar-se

18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) valer

19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) fazer

20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) ser

21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) correr bem

1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tentativa

2) (energy: She's full of go.) genica

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1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) bem sucedido

2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) actual

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[gou] n 1 ação de andar, andar. 2 espírito, impulso, energia, animação. 3 estado das coisas, modo, estilo. 4 autorização para prosseguir. 5 vez (de jogar), tentativa. 6 remessa. 7 ocorrência. 8 sucesso. • vt+vi (ps went, pp gone) 1 ir, seguir, prosseguir, andar. 2 sair, partir, deixar, ir embora. 3 estar em movimento, andar, trabalhar (máquinas), soar. 4 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. 5 estar, ser. 6 começar, empreender. 7 proceder, avançar. 8 correr, vagar, estar em uso corrente. 9 meter-se, intrometer-se. 10 estender-se, alcançar. 11 passar. 12 ser vendido, ser entregue. 13 tender, levar, conduzir. 14 resultar, redundar. 15 pertencer, caber. 16 combinar, harmonizar. 17 explodir, estourar. 18 deixar de existir, perder, gastar. 19 morrer. 20 afrouxar. a fair go uma chance. all the go na moda. a near go um escape por um triz. anything goes Amer vale tudo. as men go como costuma acontecer com os homens. at one go de uma só vez, simultaneamente. be gone! afaste-se!, saia! dead and gone morto e passado. do you go with me? você me compreende?, você concorda comigo? from the word go desde o começo. go along with you! sem essa!, não acredito em você! going, going, gone! Auction primeiro, segundo, terceiro! go to it! coll vamos a isso! have a go at it! faça uma tentativa! he goes by the name of X ele é conhecido sob o nome X. here’s a go! agora avante! is it a go? combinado? it is all (quite) the go está bem em moda. it is no go coll não vai, não adianta. (it’s) no go nada feito. it was touch and go estava por um fio de cabelo, por um triz. let go! largue! let me go! solte-me! on the go em movimento, em atividade. pop went the bottle a garrafa estourou. that goes for you too isto também se aplica a você. that goes to show Amer isto demonstra. there is no go in the show coll o negócio não anda. there it goes again vai começar tudo de novo. to give it a go tentar. to go about 1 passar de um lugar para outro. 2 estar ocupado com. 3 procurar. 4 circular. to go about one’s business 1 prestar atenção com as suas coisas, seu negócio. 2 partir, deixar. to go abroad viajar para o exterior. to go against ir contra. to go ahead continuar, começar imediatamente. to go along with concordar com, apoiar. to go aside 1 errar. 2 retirar-se. to go astray perder-se, perder o caminho. to go at atacar. to go away partir. to go back voltar. to go back on trair, não cumprir uma promessa. to go bail fiar, afiançar. to go down 1 afundar. 2 deteriorar. 3 ser aceito, acreditado. 4 Comp quebrar. 5 sair da universidade. 6 sl acontecer. 7 ir para a cadeia. to go down on vulg fazer sexo oral com. to go down the drain 1 desperdiçar, não ser aproveitado. 2 perder o valor. to go down with pegar uma doença. to go Dutch repartir proporcionalmente uma conta ou despesa, Braz coll rachar uma conta. to go far ir longe, ter sucesso. to go for 1 atacar. 2 ir atrás. 3 tentar. 4 ser atraído por. 5 buscar, procurar. to go for broke arriscar tudo para vencer, dar o máximo de si. to go for nothing não ter valor. to go halves dividir igualmente uma conta, despesa. to go hang ser esquecido, negligenciado. to go hard with passar por dificuldades, custar caro a, ser difícil para. to go in entrar. to go in and out entrar e sair livremente. to go in for 1 praticar. 2 ter como profissão ou hobby. he goes in for sailing / ele gosta de velejar. he decided to go in for law / ele decidiu estudar (seguir a carreira de) direito. 3 participar de uma competição, prestar um exame. to go into 1 entrar. he went into convulsions / ele entrou em convulsões. he went into business / ele entrou nos negócios. 2 investigar. 3 ter, adotar como profissão. to go in unto Bib ter relações sexuais com. to go in with entrar em uma sociedade com, ajuntar-se com. to go it alone fazer algo sozinho, virar-se sozinho. to go live Radio, TV estar ao vivo. to go native adaptar-se a uma cultura estrangeira. to go off 1 deixar, partir. the train went off / o trem partiu. 2 disparar, explodir. the gun went off / a arma disparou. 3 piorar, deteriorar. the cinema has gone off / o cinema piorou. 4 estragar (comida). 5 chegar a uma conclusão esperada. 6 deixar de gostar de uma pessoa. 7 sl experimentar orgasmo. to go off with 1 largar um relacionamento para se relacionar com uma outra pessoa. 2 levar, pegar, carregar. to go on 1 continuar. you can’t go on the way you’ve been / você não pode continuar desta maneira. 2 comportar-se. 3 falar muito. he went on about it for half an hour / ele falou sobre isso durante meia hora. 4 existir, durar. 5 adequar-se. 6 começar. 7 aparecer no palco. 8 acontecer. to go on a journey sair em viagem. to go one better than exceder, sobrepujar. to go one’s own way agir, fazer independentemente. to go one’s way partir. to go on horseback andar a cavalo. to go on strike entrar em greve. to go on well with dar-se muito bem com. to go out 1 tornar-se extinto, extinguir. the fire went out / o fogo apagou-se. 2 partir, sair. 3 sair de moda. to go out of business deixar, desistir de um negócio, fechar as portas. to go out of fashion sair da moda. to go out of print estar esgotado (livros). to go over 1 revisar, rever, examinar. 2 relembrar. 3 ficar perto de. 4 visitar. 5 repetir. to go over to 1 mudar de opinião ou de partido. 2 TV mudar o lugar da transmissão. to go places 1 viajar muito. 2 prosperar, progredir, fazer sucesso. to go round ter suficiente. to go shares dividir. to go sick ficar doente. to go slow trabalhar, produzir menos (para obter algo dos empresários). to go stag sair desacompanhado. to go steady namorar firme. to go through 1 passar por. 2 gastar tudo. 3 Jur ir, ser aceito. 4 praticar, ensaiar. 5 olhar cuidadosamente. 6 ler do começo ao fim. to go through fire and water passar por todas as situações. to go together harmonizar, condizer. to go to pieces ficar em pedaços. the doll has gone to pieces / a boneca ficou em pedaços. to go under 1 falhar. 2 afundar, submergir. to go up 1 subir, ascender, aumentar. 2 ser destruído por fogo ou explosão. 3 aumentar preços. 4 entrar em uma universidade. to go with acompanhar, concordar, combinar. to go without passar sem. that goes without saying / é evidente, não precisa dizer. to go wrong dar errado, falhar, fracassar. to have a go tentar. to have a go at 1 criticar. 2 atacar fisicamente. 3 amolar, irritar alguém. what goes with it? o que é que acompanha isto? who goes? de quem é a vez? who goes there? quem está aí? years gone by anos passados.

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[snu:p] n coll detetive. • vi coll bisbilhotar, espreitar, espionar, xeretar.

1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa

2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) razão

3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa

1) (to show; to display to the public: My picture is to be exhibited in the art gallery.) expor

2) (to show (a quality etc): He exhibited a complete lack of concern for others.) demonstrar

1) (an object displayed publicly (eg in a museum): One of the exhibits is missing.) objeto exposto

2) (an object or document produced in court as part of the evidence: The blood-stained scarf was exhibit number one in the murder trial.) prova

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1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ir

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) passar

3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) ser dado, ser vendido

4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) ir

5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ir

6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) ser demolido

7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) decorrer

8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) partir

9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) sumir

10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ir

11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) ir-se

12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) funcionar

13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) tornar-se

14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) ter, ser

15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) guardar-se

16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) passar

17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) ser gasto

18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) valer

19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) fazer

20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) ser

21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) dar certo

1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tentativa

2) (energy: She's full of go.) energia

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- going

1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) operante

2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) corrente

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- go-getter