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1 contain
[kən'tein]1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) conter2) (to control: He could hardly contain his excitement.) controlar•* * *con.tain[kənt'ein] vt+vi conter: 1 incluir, encerrar, compreender. 2 acomodar, caber. 3 reter, reprimir, refrear, controlar. he contained himself / ele se conteve. he contained his passion / ele controlou suas paixões. 4 Mil deter, imobilizar (forças inimigas). 5 Math ser divisível (geralmente sem resto). -
2 contain
[kən'tein]1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) conter2) (to control: He could hardly contain his excitement.) conter• -
3 contain
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4 barrel
['bærəl]1) (a container of curved pieces of wood or of metal: The barrels contain beer.) barril2) (a long, hollow, cylindrical shape, especially the tube-shaped part of a gun: The bullet jammed in the barrel of the gun.) cano* * *bar.rel[b'ærəl] n 1 barril, barrica. 2 capacidade de um barril. 3 tambor, tonel. 4 cilindro, tubo. 5 cano de espingarda ou de canhão. 6 corpo, tronco, caixa de animal. 7 Amer sl dinheiro usado para comprar eleitores. 8 Naut saia do cabrestante. 9 cilindro de realejo. • vt+vi embarrilar. -
5 camphor
['kæmfə](a strongly scented whitish substance, used for various medical and industrial purposes: Mothballs contain camphor.) cânfora* * *cam.phor[k'æmfə] n 1 cânfora, alcânfora. 2 álcool canforado. -
6 capacity
[kə'pæsəti]plural - capacities; noun1) (ability to hold, contain etc: This tank has a capacity of 300 gallons.) capacidade2) (ability: his capacity for remembering facts.) capacidade3) (position: in his capacity as a leader.) qualidade* * *ca.pac.i.ty[kəp'æsiti] n 1 capacidade: a) faculdade, competência, aptidão. b) volume, espaço, âmbito. c) lotação. d) poder. 2 qualidade. 3 habilidade. 4 capacidade (elétrica). 5 produção (máxima). capacity houses teatros ou cinemas repletos. capacity load carga máxima, capacidade de carga. full to capacity Theat lotado. in the capacity of na qualidade de. -
7 comprise
(to contain or consist of: Her family comprises two sons and a daughter.) incluir* * *com.prise[kəmpr'aiz] vt 1 incluir, compreender, encerrar, conter, abranger. 2 consistir de. -
8 container
1) (something made to contain things: He brought his lunch in a plastic container.) recipiente2) (a very large sealed metal box for carrying goods on a lorry, ship etc: The ship carried twenty containers; ( also adjective) a container ship, a container lorry.) contentor* * *con.tain.er[kənt'einə] n contêiner, recipiente, receptáculo. -
9 filter
['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) filtro2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filtro2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) filtrar(-se)2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) sair•* * *fil.ter[f'iltə] n 1 filtro. 2 purificador. • vt+vi 1 filtrar, purificar. 2 filtrar-se. 3 infiltrar-se. to filter out remover. traffic filter sinal de trânsito que controla o fluxo do trânsito que se dirige à direita ou à esquerda. -
10 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) porão* * *hold1[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.————————hold2[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião. -
11 incorporate
[in'ko:pəreit](to contain or include as part of the whole: The shopping centre incorporates a library and a bank.) integrar* * *in.cor.po.rate1[ink'ɔ:pəreit] vt+vi incorporar, unir, ligar, reunir, juntar. • [ink'ɔ:pərit] adj incorporado, unido.————————in.cor.po.rate2[ink'ɔ:pərit] adj = link=incorporeal incorporeal. -
12 menthol
['menƟəl](a sharp-smelling substance got from peppermint oil used to help give relief from colds etc: If you have a cold put some menthol in boiling water and breathe in the steam; Some cigarettes contain menthol.) mentol* * *men.thol[m'enθɔl] n mentol. he only smokes menthol cigarettes / ele só fuma cigarros mentolados. -
13 organic
[-'ɡæ-]1) (of or concerning the organs of the body: organic diseases.) orgânico2) (of, found in, or produced by, living things: Organic compounds all contain carbon.) orgânico3) ((of food) grown without the use of artificial fertilizers.) natural* * *or.gan.ic[ɔ:g'ænik] adj 1 orgânico. 2 vital. 3 coordenado, estrutural, construtivo. 4 inerente, inato. 5 fundamental. -
14 scrap
I 1. [skræp] noun1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.) pedaço2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.) restos3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.) sucata4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.) recorte2. verb(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.) pôr de lado- scrappy- scrappily
- scrappiness
- scrapbook
- scrap heap II 1. [skræp] noun(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.) luta2. verb(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.) lutar* * *scrap1[skræp] n 1 pedaço, fragmento, pedacinho, resto. 2 pedaço de jornal, de papel, recorte. 3 torresmo. 4 refugo, sobras. • vt 1 quebrar, esmagar, transformar em pedaços. 2 descartar, jogar no ferro velho.————————scrap2[skræp] n sl sururu, briga. • vi sl lutar, brigar. -
15 barrel
['bærəl]1) (a container of curved pieces of wood or of metal: The barrels contain beer.) barril2) (a long, hollow, cylindrical shape, especially the tube-shaped part of a gun: The bullet jammed in the barrel of the gun.) cano -
16 camphor
['kæmfə](a strongly scented whitish substance, used for various medical and industrial purposes: Mothballs contain camphor.) cânfora -
17 capacity
[kə'pæsəti]plural - capacities; noun1) (ability to hold, contain etc: This tank has a capacity of 300 gallons.) capacidade2) (ability: his capacity for remembering facts.) capacidade, habilidade3) (position: in his capacity as a leader.) qualidade -
18 comprise
(to contain or consist of: Her family comprises two sons and a daughter.) compreender -
19 container
1) (something made to contain things: He brought his lunch in a plastic container.) recipiente2) (a very large sealed metal box for carrying goods on a lorry, ship etc: The ship carried twenty containers; ( also adjective) a container ship, a container lorry.) contêiner -
20 filter
['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) filtro2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filtro2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) filtrar2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) filtrar-se•
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