direction+de+la+force

direction of force

sentido de força.

1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) força

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) força

3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) força

1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) obrigar

2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forçar

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[fɔ:s] n 1 força, robustez, energia, vigor. I could not resist the force of his argument / não pude resistir à força do seu argumento. 2 valentia. 3 impulso, motivo, causa. 4 poder. the force of circumstances / o poder das circunstâncias. 5 compulsão, coerção, necessidade, obrigação, violência, constrangimento. 6 capacidade de convencer ou impressionar. 7 influência, autoridade, poder. 8 virtude, eficácia, validade, vigência, vigor. 9 a parte principal de um conjunto. 10 agremiação, turma de empregados. 11 força militar, naval ou policial. 12 Phys potência, ação, causa que gera movimentos, agente. 13 força motriz. 14 valor, peso, significação rigorosa (de um termo). 15 exército, marinha. • vt 1 forçar, compelir, constranger, coagir, expurgar, conseguir, obter por força, arrombar. they forced my hands / eles coagiram-me. that means forcing an open door / isso significa arrombar portas abertas. 2 violentar, violar, estuprar, deflorar, impor, impingir, obrigar a aceitar. he forced the words / ele torceu o sentido das palavras. he forced his advice on me / ele impôs-me o seu conselho. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, tirar, tomar. she forced the secret from me / ela arrancou-me o segredo. 4 apressar, estimular, fazer brotar, amadurecer artificialmente. he forced a smile / ele forçou um sorriso. Air Forces forças aéreas. Armed Forces forças armadas. by force of à força de, por meio de. by main force à viva força. direction of force sentido de força. force of habit força do hábito. he was forced on ele foi impelido. in force a) em vigor. b) em grande número. in force of em virtude de, por força de, em conseqüência de. in great force coll em forma excelente. natural forces forças da natureza. of force forçosamente. our office force nosso quadro de empregados. the coming into force o ato de entrar em vigor. the Force Brit a polícia. the law came into force a lei entrou em vigor. to be in force estar em vigor. to force along empurrar, impelir. to force away obrigar a recuar. to force back repelir, rechaçar. to force down obrigar a baixar, fazer descer. to force from obrigar, conseguir à força. to force in/ through fazer entrar, forçar a entrada. to force off Com queimar, vender por qualquer preço, fazer liquidação. to force on/ upon forçar a aceitar, impor. to force one’s hand obrigar a mostrar o jogo, obrigar a revelar as intenções. to force one’s way abrir caminho. to force open abrir à força, arrombar. to force out arrancar. to force the issue trazer o assunto à baila. to force the pace apressar excessivamente o passo. to force up forçar a subida, fazer subir à força. to join forces with trabalhar junto com a mesma finalidade. to put in force pôr em vigor.

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado

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[straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada.

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) bater

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) soar, tocar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) ocorrer

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) baixar, desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoberta, achado

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1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) puxar

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) chupar

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) dirigir-se (para)

1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) puxão

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atracção

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influência

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- pull apart / to pieces

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[pul] n 1 puxão, tirão. 2 arranco, arrancada. 3 força de tração. 4 atração, atrativo. 5 trago, gole, sorvo. he took a pull at the bottle / ele tomou um trago da garrafa. 6 tragada. 7 vantagem. she has a pull over him / ela tem uma vantagem sobre ele. 8 pop remada. 9 esforço. 10 puxador, maçaneta. 11 Amer influência. 12 Mech tração. 13 Typogr prova. • vt+vi 1 puxar. I pulled him by the hair / puxei-o pelos cabelos. 2 arrastar, rebocar. 3 colher (frutas ou flores). 4 tirar, remover. 5 depenar. 6 sl roubar, furtar, trapacear. 7 esbaganhar (linho). 8 arrancar, extrair (dentes). 9 granjear, obter. 10 tragar, sorver. 11 rasgar, romper, dilacerar. 12 sl prender, deter. 13 sl varejar, dar uma batida. 14 sl sacar, tirar. he pulled a pistol / ele sacou de um revólver. 15 sofrear, refrear (cavalo de corrida). 16 Typogr imprimir provas. 17 remar. 18 conduzir em barco a remos. 19 ser equipado com remos. 20 Sports distender. 21 esticar, estirar. 22 sl fazer, realizar, executar. 23 aspirar, chupar. 24 sl prender, ser levado para a prisão. a pull boner dar uma rata, dar uma mancada, cometer uma gafe, errar. pull the other one, it’s got bells on conta outra. to pull about puxar de um lado para outro, judiar de. to pull a face amarrar a cara, mostrar que não gostou pela expressão do rosto. to pull a fast one passar a perna em alguém. to pull apart 1 romper. 2 romper-se. to pull away 1 remover. 2 retirar-se, sair. to pull back 1 retroceder, recuar. 2 não cumprir promessa feita, não cumprir a palavra empenhada. 3 gastar menos dinheiro, economizar. to pull down 1 demolir, arrasar. 2 fazer baixar. 3 enfraquecer. 4 humilhar, abater. to pull in 1 dirigir um veículo em direção a um lugar e parar. 2 entrar na estação e parar (trem). 3 Brit capturar (bandido). 4 coll ganhar muito dinheiro, juntar. 5 atrair grande número de pessoas. to pull off 1 despir, tirar. 2 descalçar. 3 conseguir, obter sucesso. 4 dar partida (carro), sair. 5 sair da estrada (carro). to pull on 1 vestir, pôr. 2 calçar. to pull oneself together readquirir o domínio de si mesmo, reanimar-se, recompor-se, controlar-se. to pull out 1 tirar, arrancar. 2 sair da estação (trem). 3 sair de um lugar (carro). to pull over encostar ao meio-fio, desviar o carro para a margem da estrada. to pull round convalescer, restabelecer-se, recobrar os sentidos. to pull through 1 tirar de dificuldades. 2 sair-se de aperto, livrar-se. 3 conseguir, ser bem-sucedido. to pull to pieces 1 despedaçar. 2 criticar impiedosamente. to pull together cooperar, colaborar, juntar forças. to pull up 1 levantar, erguer, içar, alçar. 2 arrancar, extirpar, desarraigar. 3 prender, deter. 4 censurar, repreender. 5 fazer parar. to pull up stakes coll levantar acampamento.

1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) puxar

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) tragar

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) arrancar

1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) puxão, tragada

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atração

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influência

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1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) bater

2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) bater

3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) atingir

4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) alcançar

1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) golpe

2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) ponto

3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sucesso

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[hit] n 1 golpe, pancada, estocada. 2 sucesso, sorte. 3 ataque, crítica. • vt+vi (ps and pp hit) 1 dar um golpe, dar uma pancada (at em). he hit me a blow / ele me deu uma pancada. 2 acertar, atingir. he was hit by the ball / ele foi atingido pela bola. his hand was hit by the knife / a sua mão foi ferida pela faca. a lucky hit um bom lance, um golpe feliz. he hit the town coll ele chegou à cidade. hit or miss a esmo. to hit against bater contra. to hit it off concordar. to hit it up injetar drogas. to hit off imitar ou descrever perfeitamente. to hit the bottle beber muito, em excesso. to hit the ceilving/ roof ficar com raiva. to hit the hay/ sack ir dormir, ir para a cama. to hit the jackpot acertar na sorte grande. to hit the nail on the head dar na trilha. to hit the road partir, pegar a estrada. to hit upon encontrar, topar com. to make a hit with someone a) ficar popular. b) impressionar alguém. you have hit my taste você acertou meu gosto.

1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) enroscar(-se)

2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) enrolar

3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) torcer

1) (the act of twisting.) torção

2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) rosca

3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) nó

4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) desvio

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[twist] n 1 guinada, mudança repentina. 2 giro, volta, rotação. 3 torcedura, torção. 4 trança. 5 entrelaçamento. 6 fio torcido, retrós, cordel, corda. 7 tecido. 8 trançado. 9 esquisitice, idiossincrasia. she has got a twist in her character / ela não regula bem. 10 espiral. 11 raias (de uma arma de fogo). 12 esforço de torção. 13 fumo em corda. 14 Amer fig mulherzinha. 15 fig truque ardiloso. 16 rosca. 17 twist: dança de contorções rítmicas. • vt+vi 1 torcer, retorcer. I twisted the knife out of his hand torci a faca da mão dele. he twisted his wrist ele torceu o pulso. 2 trançar, entrelaçar, tecer. 3 enrolar, enroscar, enlaçar. 4 fig emaranhar, enredar. 5 cingir, rodear. 6 curvar, virar. 7 torcer-se, serpear. 8 retorcer, desfigurar. 9 torcer, alterar, mudar (significado, palavras). 10 fazer grinaldas, ramalhetes. 11 dançar twist. give a twist someone’s arm induzir ou persuadir. to twist someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente.

1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) bater

2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) acertar

3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) atingir

4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) alcançar, atingir

1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) golpe

2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) ponto ganho

3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sucesso

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1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) girar, torcer(-se), serpentear

2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) trançar

3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) torcer, retorcer

1) (the act of twisting.) torção

2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.)

3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) nó, dobra

4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) virada

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