difficult+for

1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) pesado

2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) pesado

3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) forte, abundante

4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) excessivo

5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) pesado

6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) difícil

7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) pesado

8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) pesado

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- heavily

- jammy

1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) apinhado

2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) espremer

3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) emperrar

4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) causar interferência

1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) engarrafamento

2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) enrascada

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- jam on

1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) alojamento

2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) lugar

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[əkɔməd'eiʃən] n 1 acomodação, morada, alojamento. 2 auxílio, favor. 3 empréstimo, adiantamento. 4 prestimosidade, boa vontade, obsequiosidade. 5 adaptação, ajustamento. accommodation for books espaço para livros. accommodation for people acomodação para pessoas.

1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) o mais

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) a maioria

1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) o mais

2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mais que tudo

3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) muitíssimo

4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) quase

1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mais que todos

2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) a maior parte

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- mostly

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[moust] n 1 a maior parte, o maior número. 2 a maioria. 3 máximo. this is the most you can ask for / isto é o máximo que você pode exigir. • adj sup of much and many. 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. • adv 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. 3 muitíssimo. at most quando muito. for the most part a) a maior parte. b) geralmente. to make the most of a thing tirar o máximo proveito.

1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) rua

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) hábito

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) caminho

- wayfarer

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[wei] n 1 modo, estilo, maneira. 2 jeito, feitio, forma. she will never get it done that way / ela nunca conseguirá fazê-lo desta forma. 3 método, meio. 4 ponto, particular, detalhe, aspecto. 5 direção, lado. 6 distância, trajeto. 7 rumo, curso. they each went their different ways / cada qual tomou o seu caminho. 8 caminho, atalho, vereda, trilha, rua, via, estrada. we asked our way / perguntamos o caminho. 9 lugar. 10 hábito, costume, modo, peculiaridade (também ways). 11 vontade, desejo. 12 coll condição, estado. 13 movimento, progresso, marcha. 14 porte, comportamento, conduta. • adv embora, longe. a good way uma boa distância. a great/ long way off a grande distância daqui, de longe. all the way a) inteiramente. b) todo o caminho. c) durante todo o tempo. any way you please de qualquer forma que queira. a way out uma saída. by the same way pelo mesmo caminho. by the way a) de passagem, a caminho. b) a propósito. by way of a) via. b) em vez, como. c) a fim de. by way of excuse como desculpa. by way of jest por brincadeira. covered way passagem coberta. from way back de muito tempo, antigo. half the way a meio caminho, meio. he is in my way ele está no meu caminho, está me atrapalhando. he made the best of his way (to) ele seguiu o mais depressa que pôde (para). he mended his ways ele melhorou, corrigiu-se. her mild ways seus modos suaves, meigos. he works his way Amer ele progride pelo próprio esforço. how did she get that way? como foi possível ela ficar assim? if you had your own way se tudo fosse como você quer. in a family way de modo familiar, não cerimonioso. in a way de certo modo. in the way of business em matéria de negócios. I paved the way for him fig preparei o caminho para ele. I put/ threw it in his way fi-lo chegar a suas mãos. I set out on my way parti, pus-me a caminho. it is in your way é seu campo, de sua alçada. it is out of my way a) isto não é meu campo, disso eu não entendo. b) não é de minha alçada. he went out of his way (to do) / ele se deu ao trabalho, ele teve a gentileza (de fazer). it pays its way vale a pena. it will go a great way toward contribuirá grandemente. I was just up her way sl eu estive justamente perto dela. not by a long way, no way de forma alguma, de jeito nenhum. once in a way uma vez, excepcionalmente. one way uma direção. one way or the other por um meio ou por outro, de um jeito ou de outro. one-way street Traffic via de uma só mão, direção única. on our way through em nosso caminho por. on the way out tornar-se impopular. on the way (to) a caminho (para). out of the way a) fora do caminho. b) fig que despista, desvia. c) extraordinário, fora do comum. d) na prisão. e) morto. they put him out of the way / eles afastaram-no, liquidaram-no (mataram-no). put him in the way of doing it dê-lhe a oportunidade de fazê-lo. right of the way a) direito de passagem, servidão. b) Traffic preferência, direito de tomar a frente. that is always the way with him é sempre assim com ele. the hard way sl por esforço próprio. the Milky Way a Via-Láctea. the other way about/ round ao contrário. the way of the world o caminho da vida (ou do mundo). the ways of war as peculiaridades da guerra. they begged their way eles passaram mendigando. they pay their way eles não têm dívidas. they put him in the way of success eles contribuíram para o seu êxito. this way! por aqui! to be in the family way estar grávida, esperando bebê. to get one’s (own) way obter, ganhar, fazer do próprio jeito, como quer. I got it my own way / fiz do meu jeito, fiz como queria. to give way a) dar passagem. b) dar vazão. c) ceder. they gave way / eles cederam, recuaram. to give way to a) sucumbir. b) dar prioridade a. to go all the way with concordar plenamente com. to go one’s way partir. to go one’s (own) way agir independentemente. to go out of the way a) dar(-se) ao trabalho de. b) fazer muito esforço para realizar algo. to go someone’s way favorecer alguém. to go the way of all flesh morrer. to go under way a) pôr-se em marcha, partir. b) fig estar em andamento. to have a way with saber lidar com, ter jeito. to have it both ways jogar dos dois lados. to have it one’s (own) way fazer, pensar do jeito que agrada a si próprio. let him have it his own way / deixe-o fazer o que ele quer. to have one’s way conseguir o que quer. to have way Naut estar em movimento. to look the other way a) desviar o olhar. b) não perceber. to lose one’s way perder-se, perder o caminho. he lost his way / ele perdeu-se, perdeu o caminho. to make one’s way a) ir para a frente, continuar (com dificuldade). b) progredir, alcançar o sucesso. they made their way / fig eles abriram o seu caminho, venceram. to make way a) dar lugar a. I made way for him / eu dei lugar a ele. b) progredir. she made way / ela venceu, progrediu. to set in one’s ways apegar-se a velhos hábitos. under way. a) a caminho, em marcha. b) fig em andamento. way off muito longe. Way of the Cross via-sacra. way up bem alto. we did/ had it all our own way fizemos o que queríamos. we took our way nós partimos. where there’s a will, there’s a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. which way? por onde? which way did they go? / para/por onde foram eles?

1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) papel

2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) papel

3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) jornal

4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) exame

5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) documentos

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- papery

paperback novels.) de bolso

- paper-clip

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[p'eipə] n 1 papel. 2 papiro. 3 folha ou pedaço de papel. 4 carteira. 5 documentos, autos. 6 jornal. 7 papel-moeda. 8 título, bônus, letra de câmbio, nota promissória, ação. 9 teste, ensaio. 10 documentos de identidade. 11 Naut papéis de bordo. 12 questionário de exame. 13 papel fantasia para decoração. 14 sl entrada gratuita. 15 sl portador de permanente. 16 papelotes. 17 sl baralho marcado. 18 sl papelote de drogas. • vt 1 assentar em papel. 2 embrulhar. 3 empapelar. 4 lixar. 5 sl dar permanentes a. 6 suprir de papel. 7 sl preencher multa de trânsito. 8 sl passar cheque sem fundos. • adj 1 de papel. 2 fictício, teórico. 3 frágil, fino. a quire of paper uma mão de papel. a ream of paper uma resma de papel. blotting paper mata-borrão. carbon paper papel-carbono. drawing paper papel para desenho. emery paper lixa. filter paper filtro de papel. fly paper papel pega-moscas. foolscap paper papel almaço. glass paper folha de lixa. he sent in his papers ele pediu demissão. letter paper papel para correspondência. marbled paper papel marmoreado. newspaper jornal. on paper a) por escrito. b) no papel, teoricamente. paper does not blush o papel aceita tudo. starched paper papel gomado. tissue paper papel de seda. toilet paper papel higiênico. to move for papers requerer os autos. to paper over ( a problem) ocultar, esconder (uma dificuldade). to put to paper anotar, registrar, tomar nota de. to read a paper fazer uma conferência. wallpaper papel de parede. waste paper papel usado. waterproof paper papel impermeável. white Paper Brit, Austr, Canada documento oficial que apresenta a política do governo em determinado assunto. wrapping paper papel de embrulho.

1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) acomodação

2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) lugar

1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) mais

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) a maioria de

1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) o/a/os/as mais

2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mais

3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) muito

4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) quase

1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mais

2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) a maioria, a maior parte

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- mostly

1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) postura

2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) pose

1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) posar

2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) fazer-se passar por

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[pouz] n pose: a) postura estudada. b) atitude deliberada. • vt 1 posar. 2 atribuir a. 3 propor, apresentar. 4 fazer posar.

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[pouz] vt embaraçar, confundir.

1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) papel

2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) papel

3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) jornal

4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) exame escrito

5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) documentos, papéis

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- papery

paperback novels.) em brochura

- paper-clip

1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) postura

2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) pose

1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) posar

2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) fazer-se passar por

1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem, caminho

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) caminho

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) jeito, maneira

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneira

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.)

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1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloco

2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) bloco

3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloco

4) (a barrier: a road block.) barricada

5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) quarteirão

- blockade

The ships blockaded the town.) fazer bloqueio

- blockage

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[blɔk] n 1 bloco (de madeira, de metal, de pedra etc.). 2 obstrução, impedimento. 3 Sport bloqueio do jogo do adversário. 4 Amer quadra, quarteirão. 5 grupo de prédios, bloco de casas. 6 conjunto. 7 secionamento de via férrea. 8 cepo. 9 roldana, moitão, cadernal. 10 molde, forma de chapéu. 11 bloco de papel. 12 sl cabeça. 13 Med obstrução. 14 cadafalso (de guilhotina). • vt+vi 1 impedir a passagem, encher, entupir. 2 bloquear, obstruir. 3 parar, paralisar. 4 montar, moldar ou prensar sobre um bloco, formar um bloco. 5 esboçar, delinear. 6 segurar ou firmar com blocos. 7 bloquear (crédito, moeda). 8 Sport fazer obstrução. 9 Parl impedir, adiar, opor-se a projeto de lei. a chip off the old block fig muito parecido com o pai. to block out/in esboçar, planejar. to block the line bloquear a linha (de estrada de ferro). to knock someone’s block off dar um murro na cabeça de alguém. to put one’s head on the block arriscar o pescoço.

1) (an act of dodging.) evasão

2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) artimanha

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- dodgy

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[dɔdʒ] n 1 movimento súbito para o lado. 2 coll evasiva, astúcia, ardil, logro, peça, trapaça, artifício, truque. I must think of a dodge / tenho de inventar um expediente. 3 toque especial de campainha. • vt 1 esquivar-se ao encontro, evitar, escapar, fugir de pessoa ou coisa que nos ameaça. he dodged for the house / ele escapou em direção a casa. 2 evadir, sofismar, usar de rodeios, prevaricar, fugir à verdade, trapacear, enganar, lograr com boas palavras dando esperanças. to dodge the column sl fugir às obrigações.

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easier said than done

falar é fácil, fazer é que são elas.

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easier said than done

mais fácil falar do que fazer.

1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) esquivar-se

2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) escapar

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- elusive

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[ilj'u:d] vt 1 iludir, esquivar(-se), evadir. 2 escapar, fugir à memória. it eludes observation / escapa à atenção. 3 frustrar, desconcertar.

1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) equilíbrio

2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) pé

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[f'utiŋ] n 1 passada, piso. 2 lugar onde pôr os pés, apoio para os pés, fundamento, sustentáculo, base. 3 posição segura ou estabelecida, ponto de apoio. 4 condição, posição, pé, estado, termos. 5 relações. 6 soma, adição, total. 7 estabelecimento, admissão na sociedade, numa profissão. 8 sapata da parede. on a war footing em pé de guerra. to be on a friendly footing estar em boas relações. to be on equal/ the same footing estar em iguais condições. to get a footing tomar pé, estabelecer-se solidamente. to lose one’s footing escorregar. to pay (for) one’s footing pagar jóia de admissão.

1) (rather frightening: a formidable appearance.) temível

2) (very difficult to overcome: formidable difficulties.) temível

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- formidably

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[f'ɔ:midəbəl] adj formidável, tremendo, enorme, temível, pavoroso, terrível, descomunal.

- huskiness

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[h'∧ski] n Zool cão dos esquimós que puxa trenós.

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[h'∧ski] adj 1 cascudo, abundante em cascas. 2 rouco, de som áspero. 3 diz-se de homem alto, forte e atraente.

1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nível

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) andar

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nivelador

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) no chão

1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) raso

2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) igual

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) firme

1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) apontar

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) arrasar

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- levelness

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[l'evəl] n 1 nível. 2 superfície plana. 3 plano horizontal. 4 altitude. 5 planície. 6 nível social ou cultural. 7 galeria ou passagem horizontal. • vt+vi 1 nivelar, aplainar. 2 apontar (uma arma). 3 dirigir (um ataque). 4 arrasar, demolir. 5 igualar (em condições), equiparar, uniformizar. 6 alisar. 7 fig ser franco e aberto. • adj 1 plano, raso. 2 horizontal. 3 igual, uniforme, nivelado, liso. 4 em pé de igualdade, na mesma posição. 5 monótono. 6 firme, inabalável. 7 sensato, calmo. 8 bem equilibrado. on the level de modo franco e correto. to do one’s level best empregar todos os esforços, fazer o melhor possível, dar o máximo de si. to level against levantar acusação contra (alguém). to level at apontar (arma).