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21 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) monte2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) teor2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ser levado2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) vaguear•- drifter- driftwood* * *[drift] n 1 qualquer coisa flutuante ou que é levada ao sabor dos mares, ventos ou correntes. 2 força do vento, correnteza, curso, direção. 3 monte, duna, depósito (de neve, areia, folhas, etc.) formado pelo vento ou pela correnteza. 4 nevasca, chuva de vento. 5 tendência, fim, alvo, inclinação. 6 impulso, força, compulsão. 7 desígnio, intento, intenção, sentido, significado. 8 Naut deriva, desvio da derrota. 9 Geol formação errática, depósito de aluvião deixado pela água ou pela geleira. 10 Min galeria de minas. 11 Tech mandril, broca, punção. 12 agulha de espingarda. 13 condução de gado em manadas para um lugar determinado para inspeção. 14 rede de arrasto. 15 Archit força horizontal ou pressão lateral de um arco, etc. 16 África do Sul vau, lugar pouco profundo do rio onde se pode transitar a pé ou a cavalo. • vt+vi 1 amontoar(-se), acumular, juntar por ação do vento ou da água. 2 andar, flutuar à discrição dos mares, ventos ou correntes, ser levado pela correnteza. 3 Naut desgarrar, ir à deriva. 4 fig flutuar, boiar, vegetar, viver despreocupadamente, vaguear, ser levado pelas circunstâncias. I can’t catch the drift of what you are saying não estou entendendo o que você quer dizer. to get the drift compreender. -
22 influence
['influəns] 1. noun1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) influência2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) influência2. verb(to have an effect on: The weather seems to influence her moods.) influenciar- influentially* * *in.flu.ence['influəns] n influência, preponderância, prestígio. • vt 1 influenciar, influir. 2 persuadir, manipular. to be under the influence of estar sob a influência de. -
23 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) azevicheII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) jacto2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) saída3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) jacto•- jet-lag- jet-propelled
- jet propulsion* * *jet1[dʒet] n 1 Min azeviche. 2 fig coisa muito negra. • adj 1 feito de azeviche. 2 preto-azeviche.————————jet2[dʒet] n 1 jato, jacto, jorro. 2 esguicho. 3 bocal, tubo de saída. 4 avião a jato. 5 propulsão a jato. • vt+vi 1 sair a jacto, sair aos borbotões, esguichar, jorrar. 2 viajar em avião a jato. jet-assisted take-off unit Aeron foguete que ajuda o avião a decolar. turbo jet motor a jato-propulsão. -
24 launch
I 1. [lo:n ] verb1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) lançar2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) lançar3) (to throw.) atirar2. noun((an) act of launching.) lançamento- launch into
- launch out II [lo:n ] noun(a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) lancha* * *[lɔ:ntʃ] n 1 lançamento. 2 inauguração, estréia. 3 lancha. • vt+vi 1 lançar (navio, foguete, etc.). 2 Com começar (um negócio). 3 arremessar. 4 Com lançar (produto). 5 encaminhar (alguém em um negócio ou profissão). to launch out iniciar. -
25 machine tool
(a power-driven machine that shapes metal, wood, or plastics by cutting, pressing, or drilling.) máquina operatriz* * *ma.chine tool[məʃ'i:n tu:l] n máquina operatriz.————————machine toolmáquina operatriz. -
26 mouse
plural - mice; noun1) (any of several types of small furry gnawing animal with a long tail, found in houses and in fields.) rato2) ((computers) a device that is used to move the cursor on a computer screen and to give instructions to a computer.)•- mousy- mousehole
- mousetrap* * *mouse1[maus] n (pl mice) 1 camundongo. 2 pessoa tímida. 3 sl olho preto (com hematoma). • vt+vi [mauz] 1 apanhar camundongos. 2 persistir na caça de. 3 rasgar, jogar para cá e para lá (como o gato faz com o rato). 4 rondar, espreitar.————————mouse2[maus] n Comp mouse: periférico para o deslocamento rápido do cursor na tela. mouse driven system sistema de software dirigido por mouse, ou seja, no qual as opções são feitas movendo-se o mouse. -
27 outcast
(a person who has been driven away from friends etc: an outcast from society.) pária* * *out.cast['autka:st] n 1 proscrito, desterrado. 2 pária, réprobo. • adj 1 exilado, desterrado. 2 rejeitado, banido. -
28 pariah
(a person driven out of a group or community; an outcast: Because of his political beliefs he became a pariah in the district.) pária* * *pa.ri.ah[pər'aiə] n pária: 1 membro da casta mais baixa dos hindus. 2 fig homem excluído da sociedade. -
29 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pilha2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) montes2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) empilhar- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) estacaIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) pelo* * *pile1[pail] n 1 pêlo, penugem, lanugem, felpa. 2 face felpuda de tecido.————————pile2[pail] n 1 pilha, ruma, montão. 2 coll porção, quantidade, lote. 3 pira funerária. 4 edifício grande ou bloco de edifícios. 5 sl fortuna, dinheirama. he made his pile / ele fez fortuna. 6 pilha elétrica, bateria. 7 Tech pacote de ferro para soldar. 8 Phys reator, pilha atômica. • vt+vi 1 empilhar, amontoar. 2 abarrotar. 3 formar pilhas. to pile in entrar em grande número. to pile it on exagerar. to pile up a) empilhar(-se), acumular(-se). b) Auto colidir (grande número de veículos). c) Naut encalhar.————————pile3[pail] n estaca. • vt cravar estacas. • adj suportado por estacas. -
30 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) poder2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) energia3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) poder4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) poder5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) força6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potência7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potência•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *pow.er[p'auə] n 1 poder: a) faculdade, capacidade. b) autoridade, controle, comando. c) governo. d) influência, ascendência. e) recurso, capacidade. f) força, vigor. g) Jur direito, capacidade. 2 potência: a) capacidade de trabalho de uma máquina, aparelho, motor, etc. b) Phys rateio da transformação de energia. c) Math produto de fatores iguais. d) nação poderosa. 3 força mecânica ou elétrica. 4 Med eficácia, eficiência. 5 coll grande quantidade, abundância. 6 Opt capacidade de aumento de uma lente, alcance. 7 arch força militar ou naval. 8 powers potestades. 9 energia elétrica. • vt equipar com meio de propulsão mecânica, prover de energia. • adj força. effective power potência efetiva. electric power força elétrica. in power no poder, no governo. power of attorney Jur procuração. power of conversation dom da conversação. reasoning power capacidade de raciocínio. square power segunda potência. the powers of evil as forças do mal. they came into power eles se apossaram do poder. they will do all in their power farão tudo que estiver ao seu alcance. to raise into the 2nd power elevar à segunda potência. -
31 sail
[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) vela2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) passeio de barco3) (an arm of a windmill.) vela2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) velejar2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) navegar3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) viajar de barco4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) partir5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) viajar6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) deslocar-se com altivez•- sailing
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- sailor
- in full sail* * *[seil] n 1 vela (de navio), velas, velame. 2 asa de moinho de vento. 3 navio, veleiro. 4 viagem marítima, cruzeiro em barco à vela. • vt+vi 1 velejar, viajar. 2 viajar, navegar (em navio, vapor, etc.). 3 deslizar, planar. 4 singrar. 5 navegar, manobrar (navio). 6 partir, iniciar viagem. 7 movimentar-se com desenvoltura ou com sobranceria. Bermuda sail Naut vela triangular. sail ho! navio à vista! to get under sail levantar as velas. to go sailing sair para velejar. to sail close to the wind roçar os limites (da legalidade ou da adequação), navegar em águas perigosas. to sail into 1 atacar (fisicamente ou por palavras). 2 repreender. to sail through executar ou levar a cabo com facilidade. to set sail fazer-se à vela. to take in sail abaixar ou diminuir as velas, fig diminuir suas esperanças ou ambições. under full sail a todo pano. -
32 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) parafuso2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) apertadela2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) aparafusar2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) (des)aparafusar3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage* * *[skru:] n 1 parafuso. 2 fuso. 3 hélice. 4 volta de parafuso, movimento fusiforme. 5 algo semelhante a um parafuso. 6 cavalo cansado. 7 coll guarda de prisão, carcereiro. • vt+vi 1 parafusar, atarraxar. 2 montar ou desmontar por meio de parafusos. 3 torcer, rosquear. 4 fixar com parafuso. 5 forçar, comprimir, esticar por meio de parafusos. 6 apertar, oprimir. 7 deturpar, alterar, falsificar, contorcer. 8 vulg trepar, foder. differential screw rosca diferencial. endless screw rosca sem fim. female screw rosca fêmea. male screw rosca macha. to give the screw a turn exercer pressão. to have a screw loose fig ter um parafuso solto. to put the screw on somebody exercer pressão sobre alguém. to screw down desparafusar. to screw out extorquir, arrancar, fig espremer. we screwed it out of him / sl apertamo-lo até confessar. to screw tight apertar com parafuso. to screw up 1 apertar um parafuso, instigar. 2 confundir, errar, atrapalhar tudo. -
33 spur
[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) espora2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) aguilhão•- spur on* * *[spə:] n 1 espora, aguilhão. he set spurs to his horse / ele meteu as esporas em seu cavalo. 2 coisa que estimula, ambição, vaidade, incentivo, impulso, estímulo. 3 ponta, espiga, esporão. 4 espigão, contraforte (de montanha). 5 escora, espiga. 6 raiz pivotante de árvore. 7 ferros para escalar. • vt+vi (ps+pp spurred) 1 esporear. 2 andar depressa (a cavalo). 3 bater, ferir com esporas. 4 estimular, impelir. 5 colocar esporas. he acted on the spur of the moment ele agiu sob um impulso repentino. he won his spurs ele distinguiu-se. to spur on acelerar, estimular. -
34 staple
['steipl] I noun1) (a chief product of trade or industry.) produto principal2) (a chief or main item (of diet etc).) produto de primeira necessidadeII 1. noun1) (a U-shaped type of nail.) agrafo2) (a U-shaped piece of wire that is driven through sheets of paper etc to fasten them together.) agrafo2. verb(to fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples.) agrafar- stapler* * *sta.ple1[st'eipəl] n 1 grampo, prego em forma de U. 2 clipes, prendedor, presilha. 3 arame para grampear. • vt segurar com grampo.————————sta.ple2[st'eipəl] n 1 pilha. 2 gênero ou artigo principal de produção. 3 elemento, material principal. 4 matéria-prima. 5 fibra de lã ou de algodão. 6 mercado principal, centro de comércio. • vt classificar (lã) de acordo com a fibra. • adj 1 importante, principal. 2 estabelecido no comércio. 3 produzido em grande quantidade. -
35 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vapor2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) vapor2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) fumegar2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) deslocar-se a vapor3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cozer em vapor•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *[sti:m] n 1 vapor. 2 fumaça, névoa. 3 coll força, energia, iniciativa. • vt+vi 1 emitir fumaça ou vapor, evaporar. 2 evaporar-se, levantar vapor, vaporizar. 3 mover-se, andar ou navegar por força de vapor. 4 ferver, cozinhar em vapor. 5 condensar umidade. • adj 1 a vapor. 2 aquecido a vapor, que conduz vapor. at full steam a todo vapor, com toda força. to be steamed up coll a) ficar furioso, perder as estribeiras. b) ficar ansioso, ficar entusiasmado. to get up / pick up steam a) ganhar velocidade (veículo). b) aumentar, crescer em importância. to let off steam soltar fumaça, fig desabafar. to run out of steam perder a força. to steam someone up estimular, entusiasmar alguém. to steam up cobrir-se de vapor. under one’s steam por seu próprio esforço, por sua conta. -
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38 tram
[træm]((also tramcar: American streetcar) a long car running on rails and usually driven by electric power, for carrying passengers especially along the streets of a town.) carro eléctrico- tramway* * *[træm] n 1 Brit bonde (também tram-car, tramway). 2 carril. 3 vagonete, carro para o transporte de minérios. 4 Mech instrumento para ajustar ou alinhar peças de máquinas. -
39 wicket
['wikit]1) (a hoop through which the balls are driven in the game of croquet or at which the ball is bowled in cricket.) whicket2) (the ground between two sets of these rods: The wicket has dried out well.)3) (the ending of a batsman's period of batting: They scored fifty runs for (the loss of) one wicket.)•* * *wick.et[w'ikit] n 1 postigo, portinhola, cancela. 2 janelinha ou abertura. 3 comporta (de represa). 4 borboleta, torniquete. 5 Sports (críquete) meta. 6 Sports (críquete) tempo em que um batedor consegue manter-se no wicket. 7 Sports (críquete) qualquer dos dois jogos de pauzinhos que o oponente procura derrubar. -
40 fork-lift truck
(a small power-driven machine with an arrangement of steel prongs which can lift, raise up high and carry heavy things and stack them where required.) empilhadora
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