doctors

1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) ir a

2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) dar atenção

3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) tratar de

4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) tratar

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- attendance

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[ət'end] vt+vi 1 prestar atenção, escutar, observar, atender. please, attend to what I am saying / queira(m) prestar atenção ao que lhe(s) digo. 2 cuidar ou tomar conta de, assistir a. attend to this / veja isto, cuide disto. 3 desempenhar uma função ou serviço, encarregar(-se) de servir. 4 ir ou estar a serviço de, visitar (como o faz p ex: o médico, o enfermeiro, etc.), tratar. 5 estar presente, comparecer, freqüentar (colégio), assistir (a aulas). 6 escoltar, acompanhar. 7 assistir, tomar parte. 8 dedicar-se, aplicar-se, auxiliar. to be attended with estar ligado a.

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brain drain

[br'ein drein] n evasão da intelectualidade (professores, médicos, cientistas) de um país para outro, em busca de melhores salários.

1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) certo

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) seguro

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) certo

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) certo

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- certainly

- certainty

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[s'ə:tən] n número ou quantidade indeterminada. • adj 1 certo, seguro. 2 claro, evidente, positivo, indubitável, incontestável, verdadeiro. 3 exato. 4 convencido. 5 infalível. 6. determinado. 7 um, algum, qualquer. a lady of a certain age uma senhora de idade não definida. for certain por certo, com certeza, sem dúvida. I know for certain / tenho certeza absoluta. I feel certain estou certo, não tenho dúvida. the fact is certain o fato é certo. to a certain extent, to a certain degree até um certo ponto. to make certain certificar-se, ter certeza.

noun, adjective ((a person) emigrating or having emigrated: The numbers of emigrants are increasing; emigrant doctors.) emigrante

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['emigr2nt] n emigrante. • adj emigrante. returning emigrant / repatriado.

- emigrant

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['emigreit] vi emigrar.

[in'oubliŋ] adj enobrecedor. the ennobling mission of doctors / a missão enobrecedora dos médicos.

1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) inútil

2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) sem jeito

3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) desesperado

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[h'ouplis] adj 1 desesperado, desanimado. 2 incorrigível. 3 impossível. 4 incompetente.

1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) pousar

2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) deitar

3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) preparar

4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) achatar

5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) aplacar

6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) pôr

7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) apostar

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- layer

- layabout

1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laico

2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) leigo

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- layman

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[lei] n 1 situação, posição, configuração. 2 postura. 3 camada. 4 parte nos lucros, quinhão. 5 ramo de negócios, atividade, ocupação, emprego. 6 vulg ato sexual. 7 vulg parceiro no ato sexual. • vt+vi (ps and pp laid) 1 derrubar, deitar, prostrar, abater. 2 pôr, colocar, assentar. 3 acalmar ou fazer desaparecer, exorcizar, conjurar, aplacar. 4 deitar em posição de repouso, depositar, pousar, estender. 5 dispor, planejar, preparar, arranjar. 6 imputar, atribuir. the crime is being laid to her / o crime está sendo atribuído a ela. 7 apresentar (queixa, protesto). 8 sl ter relações sexuais. 9 enterrar. 10 apontar (armas). 11 localizar(-se). the scene is laid in New York / a cena se passa em Nova York. lay of the land 1 configuração do terreno. 2 estado de coisas. to lay about. a) distribuir socos a esmo. b) atacar com socos ou palavras. to lay a claim to reclamar, reivindicar. to lay an ambush preparar uma emboscada. to lay aside/ away a) pôr de lado, separar, guardar para uso futuro. b) deixar de, largar, abandonar. to lay a tax impor um imposto. to lay bare a) revelar. b) despir, desnudar. to lay before exibir, mostrar, exprimir. to lay blows dar pancadas, socos. to lay bricks assentar tijolos. to lay by economizar, guardar. to lay by the heels aprisionar, prender. to lay down a) depositar, pousar no chão, deitar. b) depor (armas). c) declarar, afirmar. d) pagar, apostar. e) formular, traçar. f) reservar, guardar, armazenar. g) sacrificar. h) construir. to lay down one’s arms render-se. to lay down one’s life sacrificar a vida. to lay down the law repreender com severidade. to lay eggs pôr ovos. to lay fast agarrar e segurar firmemente. to lay fire pôr fogo. to lay hands on a) pôr mãos à obra. b) tocar. c) assaltar. d) agarrar. to lay hands upon oneself suicidar-se. to lay heads together deliberar, conferenciar. to lay hold of/on agarrar, prender, segurar. to lay in armazenar, pôr em estoque. to lay into bater, espancar. to lay it on exagerar bastante. to lay it to one’s door atribuir a culpa a outrem. to lay off a) despedir empregados, cortar pessoal. b) parar. to lay on a) impor, infligir. b) golpear. c) instalar. to lay open a) expor, descobrir. b) explicar. to lay out a) dispor, arranjar, projetar, traçar. b) mostrar, expor. c) gastar, desembolsar. d) vestir defunto. e) nocautear, pôr fora de combate. to lay over cobrir. to lay plans fazer preparativos ou planos. to lay siege to a) sitiar, cercar. b) importunar, assediar. to lay ten dollars on a horse apostar dez dólares num cavalo. to lay the blame on someone responsabilizar, imputar responsabilidade a alguém. to lay the hands on Eccl impor as mãos. to lay the land perder a terra de vista. to lay the loss at avaliar o prejuízo em. to lay the nap of a cloth alisar a lanugem (pano). to lay the table pôr a mesa. to lay to parar (navio). to lay together a) pôr lado a lado. b) somar. to lay to heart a) sentir profundamente. b) tomar seriamente em consideração. to lay to sleep/ rest enterrar. to lay to the oars remar a toda força. to lay under sujeitar a, submeter. to lay up a) armazenar. b) economizar. c) ficar na cama. d) pôr um navio no dique. to lay wait ficar à espreita, emboscar. to lay waste assolar, devastar.

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[lei] vi ps of lie.

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[lei] n 1 balada. 2 fig canção, canto.

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[lei] adj leigo, secular.

1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vida

2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida

3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida

4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida

5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida

6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida

7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) vida

8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) prisão perpétua

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- lifeless

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[laif] n 1 vida, existência. 2 período, duração. 3 modo de viver, conduta. 4 vivacidade, animação. 5 princípio vital. 6 biografia. after life/ eternal life/ future life vida eterna, vida após a morte. as large as life real, em carne e osso. for life para o resto da vida. for one’s life/ for dear life como se fosse para salvar a vida. high life a alta sociedade. low life a classe baixa. not for the life of me por nada neste mundo. run for your life! sebo nas canelas! to be the life of ser a alma de. to breathe life into dar vida a. to bring/ come to life a) recobrar a consciência. b) recobrar a vontade de viver. to lead a double life levar vida dupla. to the life fiel ao original, perfeito.

1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) viver

2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) sobreviver

3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) morar

4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) viver

5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) viver

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- - lived

- living-room

1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) vivo

2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) directo

3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) activo

4) (burning: a live coal.) aceso

- lively

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[laiv] adj 1 vivo. 2 ativo, esperto, aceso, pronto para agir. 3 ao vivo (transmissão). 4 carregado com eletricidade (como um fio). 5 que não explodiu ainda (como uma granada). 6 vivo, brilhante (cor). 7 fig eficaz, cheio de energia, de interesse atual. 8 em estado natural. • adv ao vivo.

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[liv] vt+vi 1 viver, existir. 2 subsistir. 3 morar, habitar. 4 ganhar a vida. she lives by sewing / ela ganha a vida costurando. 5 gozar a vida. 6 nutrir-se. to live and let live ser tolerante, cuidar da própria vida e deixar os outros em paz. to live away viver alegre e despreocupadamente. to live by/on one’s wits viver de expedientes. to live down fazer esquecer um delito por uma vida impecável. to live from hand to mouth ter apenas o suficiente para as necessidades indispensáveis à vida. to live in morar no emprego. to live it up viver à larga, viver de forma intensa. to live off viver à custa de. to live on viver de. to live out a) sobreviver. b) morar fora do emprego. to live through superar, sobreviver. to live to a great age atingir uma idade avançada. to live up to a) viver à altura de. b) cumprir o prometido, corresponder às expectativas.

- medically

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[m'edikəl] adj 1 medical. 2 medicinal.

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on call

a chamado.

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on call

pronto para atender, principalmente em casos de emergência.

1) (a long thin instrument used by doctors to examine a wound etc.) sonda

2) (an investigation: a police probe into illegal activities.) sindicância

1) (to investigate: He probed into her private life.) investigar

2) (to examine (as if) with a probe: The doctor probed the wound; He probed about in the hole with a stick.) escarafunchar

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[proub] n 1 Surg tenta, sonda. 2 Amer sindicância, inquérito. • vt+vi 1 Surg tentear, sondar. 2 investigar, sindicar, inquirir. 3 aprofundar, esquadrinhar.

1) (a person whose duty it is to keep a register (especially of births, marriages and deaths).) conservador

2) (in the United Kingdom etc one of the grades of hospital doctors.) médico especializado

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[r'edʒistra:] n 1 registrador. 2 escrivão, oficial de registro.

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[self infl'iktid] adj dano causado pela própria pessoa. this wound is the result of self-inflicted punishment / este ferimento é o resultado de autoflagelação.

1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tal

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tão/tanto

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tão

- suchlike

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[s∧tʃ] adj 1 desta maneira, deste mesmo modo ou grau. one such action and you leave the house / mais um ato destes e você deixa a casa. 2 tal, de modo que. I’ve never heard of such a thing / nunca ouvi tal coisa. 3 semelhante, igual. he did no such thing / ele não fez coisa semelhante. 4 tanto, tamanho. he suffered such pains / ele sofreu tantas dores. 5 certo, certa, assim. • pron 1 tal pessoa, tal coisa. 2 esse, essa, o tal. 3 isto, aquilo. 4 as such como tal. such is life / a vida é assim, a vida é esta. such is my hate / tão grande é o meu ódio. • adv 1 tão, em tal grau. 2 assim mesmo. 3 de tal maneira. and such e assim por diante, e coisas parecidas. as such como tal, em si. he was not afraid of change as such / ele não teve medo da mudança em si. at such an hour of the night em hora tão avançada. children such as yours crianças como as suas. Mr. such and such fulano de tal. such a thing as pity algo semelhante a compaixão. such and tal (não especificado). such good luck tanta sorte. the only such case o único caso desta natureza.

1) (a group of people forming a side in a game: a football team.) equipa

2) (a group of people working together: A team of doctors.) equipa

3) (two or more animals working together eg pulling a cart, plough etc: a team of horses/oxen.) parelha

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- team spirit

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[ti:m] n 1 time, equipe, conjunto, quadro. 2 junta, parelha. • vt+vi 1 emparelhar, juntar em parelha, atrelar. 2 trabalhar com junta, guiar e transportar em carro puxado por junta. to team up with juntar forças com.

1) (to remove (an organ of the body) and put it into another person or animal: Doctors are able to transplant kidneys.) transplantar

2) (to remove (skin) and put it on another part of the body.) enxertar

3) (to plant in another place: We transplanted the rose-bush (into the back garden).) transplantar

1) (an operation in which an organ or skin is transplanted: He had to have a kidney transplant.) transplante

2) (an organ, skin, or a plant that is transplanted: The transplant was rejected by the surrounding tissue.) transplante

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[trænspl'a:nt; trænspl'ænt] n Surg transplante. • vt+vi 1 transplantar(-se). 2 remover de um lugar para outro, transferir, transportar.

1) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; ( also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) mulher

2) (a female domestic daily helper: We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.) mulher

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- - woman

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[w'umən] n (pl women) 1 mulher. 2 mulheres em geral, sexo feminino. 3 natureza ou característica feminina, feminilidade. 4 esposa. 5 criada, camareira. 6 amante. • vt+vi tripular, manejar (por mulheres). he played the woman ele se portou de modo efeminado. man and woman ambos os sexos. single woman mulher que vive só, solteira. the eternal woman o eternamente feminino. woman of the street mulher da rua. woman of the world mulher mundana, que conhece o mundo. young woman moça, mulher jovem.

1) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) inventar

2) (to compose or be part(s) of: The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.) constituir(-se)

3) (to complete: We need one more player - will you make up the number(s)?) completar

4) (to apply cosmetics to (the face): I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.) maquilhar(-se)

5) (to become friends again (after a quarrel etc): They've finally made up (their disagreement).) fazer as pazes