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1 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) corrente2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) corrente2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) corrente•- current account* * *cur.rent[k'∧rənt] n 1 corrente, fluxo. 2 corrente elétrica. 3 andamento, curso, movimento. 4 direção geral, tendência. 5 correnteza. • adj 1 circulante, corrente. 2 prevalecente, de uso comum, em voga, generalizado. 3 presente, em vigor, atual. 4 Com em aberto. alternating current corrente alternada. continuous current, direct current Electr corrente contínua. current of modern opinion tendência da opinião moderna. it passes for current that... supõe-se geralmente que... three-phase current Electr corrente trifásica. to pass current a) ser aceito como válido. b) ser de praxe. to sell for current payment vender à vista. -
2 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) corrente2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) curso2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) corrente•- current account -
3 backwash
1) (a backward current eg that following a ship's passage through the water: the backwash of the steamer.) ressaca2) (the unintentional results of an action, situation etc: The backwash of that firm's financial troubles affected several other firms.) repercussão* * *back.wash[b'ækwɔʃ] n 1 água atirada para trás por remo, roda d’água ou navio em movimento. 2 contracorrente, contracorrenteza, remanso. backwash effect / efeito-marola. -
4 whirlpool
noun (a circular current in a river or sea, caused by opposing tides, winds or currents.) remoinho* * *whirl.pool[w'ə:lpu:l] n redemoinho de água. -
5 whirlwind
noun (a violent circular current of wind with a whirling motion.) furacão* * *whirl.wind[w'ə:lwind] n 1 redemoinho de vento. 2 furacão, tufão, vendaval. 3 qualquer coisa semelhante a furacão. 4 romance, namoro que aconteceu muito rápido (mais rápido do que o normal). • adj algo que se desnvolve rapidamente. -
6 backwash
1) (a backward current eg that following a ship's passage through the water: the backwash of the steamer.) ressaca2) (the unintentional results of an action, situation etc: The backwash of that firm's financial troubles affected several other firms.) repercussão -
7 whirlpool
noun (a circular current in a river or sea, caused by opposing tides, winds or currents.) remoinho de água -
8 whirlwind
noun (a violent circular current of wind with a whirling motion.) remoinho de vento -
9 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) leque2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilador2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) abanar2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) ventilar/atiçarII [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) admirador/aficionado* * *fan1[fæn] n 1 leque, abanico. 2 arch joeira, peneira. 3 ventarola, ventoinha, ventilador, abano. 4 Naut pá da hélice. 5 asa, cauda das aves em forma de leque. • vt+vi 1 abanar, agitar o ar com o leque, refrescar, movendo abano ou leque. 2 ventilar, aventar, arejar. 3 joeirar, padejar. 4 soprar, atear (o fogo). fig atiçar, excitar, inflamar. 5 bafejar, soprar brandamente. 6 soprar, fazer voar, abrir(-se) ou desdobrar em leque ou em forma de leque. the shit hit the fan vulg caiu (jogaram) merda no ventilador. to fan out espalhar-se (diz-se de grupo de pessoas que tomam direções diversas). to fan the flames tornar uma situação mais intensa ou extrema.————————fan2[fæn] n (abbr fanatic) coll fã, admirador, entusiasta, aficionado. football fan / torcedor de futebol. -
10 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) leque2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilador2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) abanar2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) abanarII [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) fã -
11 eddy
['edi] 1. plural - eddies; noun(a current of water or air running back against the main stream or current.) remoinho2. verb(to move round and round: The water eddied round the pier; The crowds eddied to and fro in the square.) remoinhar* * *ed.dy['edi] n 1 remoinho, turbilhão, redemoinho. 2 contracorrente (de água, ar, fumaça, etc.). • vt+vi 1 redemoinhar. 2 mover-se em círculos. -
12 eddy
['edi] 1. plural - eddies; noun(a current of water or air running back against the main stream or current.) redemoinho2. verb(to move round and round: The water eddied round the pier; The crowds eddied to and fro in the square.) redemoinhar -
13 cycle
I 1. verb(to go by bicycle: He cycles to work every day.) andar de bicicleta2. noun(shortened form of bicycle: They bought the child a cycle for his birthday.) bicicleta- cyclistII noun1) (a number of events happening one after the other in a certain order: the life-cycle of the butterfly.) ciclo2) (a series of poems, songs etc written about one main event etc: a song cycle.) ciclo3) ((of alternating current, radio waves etc) one complete series of changes in a regularly varying supply, signal etc.) ciclo•- cyclic- cyclically* * *cy.cle[s'aikəl] n 1 ciclo. 2 circuito, revolução. 3 período que se repete. 4 coleção, conjunto de histórias ou poemas sobre um certo assunto. 5 época, longo período de tempo. 6 bicicleta, triciclo. 7 Electr alternação, ciclo, período de corrente. 8 processo ou círculo vicioso. 9 órbita celeste. 10 Bot verticilo. • vi 1 passar por um ciclo, ocorrer em ciclos. 2 andar de bicicleta ou de triciclo. cycle of the sun ciclo solar. in cycles em ciclos, periodicamente. lunar cycle ciclo lunar. -
14 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) amalgamar(-se)2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) fundir-se2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) fusível- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) rastilho* * *fuse1[fju:z] n 1 Electr fusível. 2 estopim, rastilho, detonador, mecha, espoleta. to blow a fuse queimar um fusível.————————fuse2[fju:z] vt+vi 1 fundir(-se), derreter(-se), liquefazer(-se). 2 unir-se, amalgamar(-se), misturar(-se). -
15 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) abalo2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) choque3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) choque4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) choque2. 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- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) trunfa* * *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.————————shock2[ʃɔk] n meda: pilha de molhos de trigo ou milho no campo, montão de gavelas. • vt+vi juntar em medas, empilhar.————————shock3[ʃɔk] n massa de pêlo ou de cabelo. -
16 cycle
I 1. verb(to go by bicycle: He cycles to work every day.) andar de bicicleta2. noun(shortened form of bicycle: They bought the child a cycle for his birthday.) bicicleta- cyclistII noun1) (a number of events happening one after the other in a certain order: the life-cycle of the butterfly.) ciclo2) (a series of poems, songs etc written about one main event etc: a song cycle.) ciclo3) ((of alternating current, radio waves etc) one complete series of changes in a regularly varying supply, signal etc.) ciclo•- cyclic- cyclically -
17 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) fundir2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) fundir2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) fusível- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) detonador -
18 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) choque2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) choque3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) abalo4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) choque2. 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- shocker- shocking - shockingly - shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) emaranhado -
19 ampere
['æmpeə]((also amp [æmp]) (often abbreviated to A when written) the unit by which an electric current is measured.) ampere* * *am.pere['æmpɛə] n Electr ampère. -
20 battery
['bætəri]plural - batteries; noun1) (a series of two or more electric cells arranged to produce, or store, a current: a torch battery.) bateria2) (an arrangement of cages in which laying hens etc are kept.) aviário3) (a group of large guns (and the people manning them).) bateria4) (a long series: a battery of questions.) chuva* * *bat.ter.y[b'ætəri] n 1 bateria de cozinha. 2 Electr bateria, pilha. 3 jogo de coisas similares. 4 Mil bateria: a) posição de tiro. b) agrupamento de peças de artilharia. 5 Jur ofensa física, agressão.
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