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1 confess
[kən'fes](to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit: He confessed (to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess.) confessar- confessional
- confessor* * *con.fess[kənf'es] vt+vi 1 confessar, admitir, reconhecer. 2 Eccl confessar-se, revelar os seus pecados em confissão. 3 Eccl ouvir em confissão. 4 professar (doutrina, ideologia). 5 Poet evidenciar, manifestar. it is confessed that é admitido que. -
2 confess
[kən'fes](to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit: He confessed (to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess.) confessar- confessional - confessor -
3 brainwash
verb (to force (a person) to confess etc by putting great (psychological) pressure on him: The terrorists brainwashed him into believing in their ideals.) fazer lavagem ao cérebro -
4 brainwash
verb (to force (a person) to confess etc by putting great (psychological) pressure on him: The terrorists brainwashed him into believing in their ideals.) fazer lavagem cerebral -
5 free
[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) livre2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) livre3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) generoso4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) franco5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) livre7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) livre8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) livre2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) libertar2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) livrar(-se)•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) trabalhar por conta própria- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
- set free* * *[fri:] vt (ps e pp freed) 1 livrar, libertar, emancipar, soltar, pôr em liberdade. 2 resgatar, desobrigar, isentar, eximir. 3 desembaraçar, desobstruir, franquear, abrir. • adj 1 livre, independente, autônomo. you are free to do what you want / você tem toda liberdade para fazer o que deseja. 2 liberto, emancipado, que pode dispor de sua pessoa. it is free for you to go / você pode ir, se quiser. 3 espontâneo, voluntário. I am free to confess / estou pronto a confessar. 4 discricionário, arbitrário. 5 solto, desprendido, desatado, não fixo. the ship is free of the harbour / o navio encontra-se fora das águas do porto. 6 em liberdade, absolvido, inocente. he was set free / ele foi posto em liberdade. 7 desimpedido, desobstruído. 8 desocupado, vago. 9 permitido, lícito. 10 desembaraçado. 11 descoberto, aberto. 12 acessível, público, aberto (porto). 13 gratuito, grátis, franco. 14 isento, dispensado. 15 generoso, liberal, pródigo, profuso. 16 abundante, copioso, ilimitado, irrestrito. 17 não convencional, sem cerimônia. he was very free with me / ele tomou muitas liberdades comigo. 18 não textual, não ao pé da letra. 19 franco, sincero, ingênuo, cândido, que fala com franqueza. 20 atrevido, licencioso, descomedido, indecente, imoral, libertino. 21 desenfreado, descuidado. 22 Naut favorável. 23 Bot que não estão aderentes entre si. 24 Chem puro, simples (elemento). • adv grátis, gratuitamente. carriage free transporte pago. duty free isento de taxa alfadengária. for free coll grátis. free alongside ship (abreviatura: FAS) posto no costado do navio. free and easy natural, despreocupado, sem cerimônia. free and unencumbered sem hipoteca, não hipotecado. free cost gratuito. free from damage incólume, não avariado. free from disease livre de doença. free from restraint livre de restrições, desimpedido. free of care despreocupado, sem preocupações. free of charge (abreviatura: FOC) livre de despesas, franco. free of crowds and noise longe das multidões e do barulho. free of debt sem dívidas. free of duty sem taxa alfandegária. free on board (abreviatura: FOB) livre de despesas de transporte. free on quay (abreviatura: FOQ) entregue no cais sem despesa. free on rails (abreviatura: FOR) livre de despesas até ser posto no trem. free on truck (abreviatura: FOT) posto no caminhão livre de despesas. it runs free Tech corre em vazio. of my own free will de minha livre e espontânea vontade. post free porte pago. to feel free sentir-se à vontade. to free of limpar (um lugar) de, livrar-se de (alguém). to have ones’ hands free ter as mãos vazias. toll free isento de taxa, chamada telefônica grátis. to make free with explorar, usar de liberdade, tratar desrespeitosamente. to make someone free of something dar a alguém o direito de usar ou partilhar algo. -
6 bring
[briŋ]past tense, past participle - brought; verb1) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) trazer2) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) dar•- bring back
- bring down
- bring home to
- bring off
- bring round
- bring up* * *[briŋ] vt (ps and pp brought) 1 trazer, vir com alguém ou com alguma coisa, levar, conduzir. bring me my shoes / traga meus sapatos. bring your friend with you / traga seu amigo. 2 fazer vir. 3 influenciar, persuadir, convencer, guiar. I could not bring him to confess / não consegui levá-lo a confessar. 4 Jur apresentar perante a corte. 5 aduzir, alegar. 6 vender por. 7 provocar, causar. 8 produzir. he brought down the house Theat ele provocou aplausos entusiásticos. he brought home the bacon sl ele sustentava a casa. he was brought about to ele foi persuadido a, ele foi levado a. he was brought in (not) guilt Jur ele foi declarado (não) culpado. he was brought low ele foi derrubado, ele ficou doente. I bring my body under domino meu corpo. I brought him off a) ajudei-o a escapar. b) desaconselhei-o. I brought it off coll eu o consegui, eu o resolvi. I brought the child away with me trouxe a criança comigo. I brought them together reconciliei-os, levei-os a fazerem as pazes. it was brought about foi realizado, foi efetuado. it was brought home to him ele foi posto a par, foi-lhe dito seriamente. she was brought to ela voltou a si. that brings it all back to me isso me faz lembrar de tudo. the ship brought to o navio meteu de capa, pôs-se em capa, virou, parou. the subject was brought up o assunto foi trazido à baila. the sum was brought forward a quantia foi transferida. to bring back devolver. to bring down a) abaixar, trazer para baixo. b) arrancar, demolir, derrubar. the roof was brought down / o telhado foi demolido (desmontado). he brought down the plane / ele derrubou o avião. c) baixar, reduzir (preço). to bring forth produzir, criar, gerar, dar cria. to bring forward fazer progredir, apresentar, trazer, alegar. the bill was brought forward / o projeto de lei foi apresentado. to bring home levar para casa. to bring in a) trazer para dentro. b) importar (mercadorias). c) produzir. d) sondar. to bring into account levar em conta, calcular. to bring into force entrar em vigor. to bring into play pôr em jogo, fazer agir. to bring into question pôr em dúvida, duvidar. to bring into the world dar à luz. to bring on provocar, ocasionar, causar. the crisis brought on misery / a crise trouxe miséria. to bring out a) levar para fora, pôr para fora. b) apresentar, fazer sair, publicar. the young girl was brought out / a moça foi apresentada (à sociedade). c) lançar, exibir, pôr em cena (peça teatral). to bring over converter. to bring the heart into one’s mouth abrir-se, dar demonstração dos seus sentimentos. to bring through restaurar, curar, fazer sobreviver (doentes). to bring to pass causar, originar. to bring up a) criar, educar. b) construir, erigir. c) inventar (moda). d) Naut ancorar. the ship brought up / o navio ancorou. to bring up the rear a) Mil formar a retaguarda, comandar a retaguarda, cobrir a retirada. b) fig ser dos últimos. to bring up-to-date modernizar, pôr em dia. -
7 torture
['to: ə] 1. verb(to treat (someone) cruelly or painfully, as a punishment, or in order to make him/her confess something, give information etc: He tortured his prisoners; She was tortured by rheumatism/jealousy.) torturar2. noun1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) tortura2) ((something causing) great suffering: the torture of waiting to be executed.) tortura* * *tor.ture[t'ɔ:tʃə] n 1 tortura. 2 suplício, tormento, sofrimento. • vt 1 torturar, atormentar. 2 torcer, alterar, desvirtuar. to be in torture sofrer suplícios. to put someone to the torture torturar alguém. -
8 torture
['to: ə] 1. verb(to treat (someone) cruelly or painfully, as a punishment, or in order to make him/her confess something, give information etc: He tortured his prisoners; She was tortured by rheumatism/jealousy.) torturar2. noun1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) tortura2) ((something causing) great suffering: the torture of waiting to be executed.) tortura
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