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  • 1 dust

    1. noun
    1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) pó
    2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) pó
    2. verb
    (to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) espanar
    - dusty
    - dustiness
    - dustbin
    - dust-jacket
    - dustman
    - dustpan
    - dust-up
    - dust down
    - throw dust in someone's eyes
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    [d∧st] n 1 pó, poeira. 2 poeira leve em suspensão no ar, nuvem de pó. 3 limalha. 4 cisco. 5 pólen. 6 cinzas, restos mortais. 7 a terra, o solo (principalmente o lugar onde se fazem enterros). 8 estado ou condição humilhante, desonra. 9 coisa de nenhum valor. 10 confusão, algazarra, bate-boca. • vi 1 varrer o pó, espanar, sacudir o pó. 2 empoar, empolvilhar, polvilhar. 3 pulverizar. 4 tomar banho de poeira (aves). to bite the dust fig 1 ser morto. 2 ser derrotado, malograr. to dust on’es jacket fig sacudir o pó de alguém, espancá-lo, dar-lhe uma surra. to raise, make ou kick up a dust fig levantar poeira, fazer grande alarde, causar perturbação. to shake the dust off one’s feet Brit ir embora com raiva. to throw dust in one’s eyes deitar poeira nos olhos de alguém, iludi-lo com falsas promessas ou aparências, enganar alguém. to turn to dust and ashes fig reduzir a cinzas, desfazer em cinzas. when the dust has settled quando a poeira baixar.

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  • 2 dust

    1. noun
    1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) poeira
    2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) pó
    2. verb
    (to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) desempoeirar
    - dusty - dustiness - dustbin - dust-jacket - dustman - dustpan - dust-up - dust down - throw dust in someone's eyes

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  • 3 crumble

    (to break into crumbs or small pieces: She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.) desfazer-se
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    crum.ble
    [kr'∧mbəl] n substância em desagregação. • vt+vi 1 esmigalhar(-se). 2 desintegrar-se, cair em pedaços, desagregar-se. the house had crumbled into dust / a casa ficou reduzida a pó.

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  • 4 pulverise

    (to make or crush into dust or powder.) pulverizar
    - pulverisation
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    pul.ver.ise
    [p'∧lvəraiz] vt+vi Brit = link=pulverize pulverize.

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  • 5 pulverize

    (to make or crush into dust or powder.) pulverizar
    - pulverisation
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    pul.ver.ize
    [p'∧lvəraiz] vt+vi Amer pulverizar: 1 triturar. 2 vaporizar. 3 destruir, aniquilar. 4 refutar, rebater.

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  • 6 pulverise

    (to make or crush into dust or powder.) pulverizar
    - pulverisation

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  • 7 pulverize

    (to make or crush into dust or powder.) pulverizar
    - pulverisation

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  • 8 bite

    1. past tense - bit; verb
    (to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) morder
    2. noun
    1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) mordidela
    2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) mordidela
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    - bite the dust
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    [bait] n 1 bocado: pedaço cortado com os dentes. give me a bite / deixe dar uma dentada, dê-me algo para comer. 2 refeição ligeira. 3 mordedura, mordida, dentada. 4 ferida, ferroada, picada. 5 dor aguda. 6 aperto, ato de agarrar. 7 ação mordente de um ácido sobre metal. • vt (ps bit, pp bit, bitten) 1 morder, cortar com os dentes. the dog bit me in the arm, he bit my arm / o cachorro mordeu-me no braço, ele mordeu meu braço. 2 roer. 3 cortar, perfurar. 4 ferir com os dentes, picar, ferroar. 5 abocar, abocanhar, morder repentinamente. 6 causar dor aguda a. 7 agarrar-se a, pegar em. 8 morder a isca, ser pego (o peixe, e também figurativo). 9 trapacear, iludir. 10 corroer, atacar (ácido). it bit in / corroeu. 11 impressionar profundamente. be bitten with ser apaixonado por (alguma coisa). bite one’s lips controlar-se. it bit into cortou em. once bitten, twice shy gato escaldado tem medo de água fria. to be bitten a) ser mordido. b) ser enganado. to bite off more than one can chew coll assumir encargos superiores às suas forças. to bite the dust ser vencido, cair morto. to bite the hand that feeds cuspir no prato em que comeu. to bite the tongue guardar segredo.

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  • 9 raise

    [reiz] 1. verb
    1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar
    2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar
    3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar
    4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar
    5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar
    6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) reunir
    7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar
    8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar
    9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erguer
    10) (to give (a shout etc).) dar
    11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contactar
    2. noun
    (an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento
    - raise hell/Cain / the roof
    - raise someone's spirits
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    [reiz] n 1 aumento. 2 subida, elevação. 3 levantamento: ação de levantar. • vt+vi 1 levantar, erguer, pôr de pé. I raised my glass to him / eu o brindei. 2 elevar, aumentar, subir ou fazer subir. 3 engrandecer, promover, fortalecer. 4 ajuntar, formar, recrutar, alistar. 5 criar, cultivar, plantar. 6 criar, educar. he was born and raised in New York / ele nasceu e foi educado em Nova York. 7 provocar, causar. 8 suscitar, fazer aparecer, evocar. 9 ressuscitar. 10 exclamar. 11 erigir, erguer, construir, edificar. 12 descobrir, achar. the dog raised a rabbit / o cachorro descobriu uma lebre. 13 terminar, acabar, suspender. 14 avistar. the ship raised land / o navio aproximou-se da (avistou) terra. 15 sublevar, revoltar. 16 arranjar, angariar, levantar (fundos). she raised the dough / ela arranjou o dinheiro. 17 armar (tenda). 18 alçar. 19 causar (briga). 20 excitar, animar, incitar (against, upon contra). 21 realçar, frisar. 22 entoar, cantar. he raised me out of sleep ele despertou-me. to raise a blister formar uma bolha de água na pele. to raise a ghost invocar um espírito. to raise a hand to levantar a mão para, bater, tratar mal. to raise a monument erigir um monumento. to raise an army ajuntar, formar um exército. to raise an eyebrow ficar surpreso. to raise a point levantar uma questão. to raise a shout dar um grito. to raise a storm fig provocar, causar uma tempestade. to raise Cain, (mischief, a row) fazer barulho, armar contendas. to raise cloth aveludar pano. to raise dust fazer alarde, criar confusão. to raise hell coll criar caso. to raise money arranjar dinheiro. to raise money on a property empenhar, hipotecar uma propriedade. to raise one’s eyes elevar a vista (to para). to raise one’s glass fazer um brinde à saúde de. to raise one’s hat cumprimentar tirando o chapéu, tirar o chapéu em cumprimento. to raise prices fazer subir os preços. to raise sheep, potatoes, etc. criar ovelhas, cultivar, plantar batatas. to raise the country sublevar o país. to raise the dead ressuscitar os mortos. to raise the nation to power engrandecer a nação, levá-la ao poder. to raise the roof ficar muito bravo, criar caso, armar um pampeiro. to raise the salary aumentar o salário. to raise the siege of a fort levantar o cerco de um forte. to raise the wind a) sl achar meios de arranjar dinheiro por modos fraudulentos. b) provocar distúrbio ou comoção. to raise to a power Math elevar a uma potência. to raise up levantar, alçar.

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  • 10 brush

    1. noun
    1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) escova
    2) (an act of brushing.) escovadela
    3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) cauda
    4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) altercação
    2. verb
    1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) escovar
    2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) varrer
    3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) escovar
    4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) roçar
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    - brush away
    - brush up
    - give
    - get the brush-off
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    [br∧ʃ] n 1 escova. 2 escovadela, ato de escovar. 3 Mil escovilhão. 4 toque, ato de roçar. 5 escaramuça, luta, briga, combate. 6 rabo, cauda de raposa ou esquilo. 7 pincel, broxa. 8 feixe de luz. 9 Electr escova. 10 fig arte de pintar. • vt+vi 1 escovar, limpar, esfregar (com escova). he brushed his teeth / ele escovou os dentes. I must brush up my skirt / tenho de escovar (limpar) minha saia. 2 tirar, remover. 3 tocar, esbarrar, roçar levement. he brushed against me / ele esbarrou em mim. 4 correr, mover-se rapidamente. he brushed by me / ele passou correndo por mim. at a brush ao primeiro assalto, à primeira tentativa. by the same brush do mesmo artista ou pintor. he brushed off ele fugiu, ele não reagiu. to brush up a) recapitular, refrescar a memória. he must brush up his math / ele precisa recapitular seus conhecimentos de matemática. I must brush up my Latin / preciso recapitular meu latim. b) polir para eliminar imperfeições. c) refrescar-se. I must brush up / preciso refrescar-me. to give one a brush atacar alguém.
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    brush2
    [br∧ʃ] n Amer 1 galhos cortados ou quebrados. 2 mato, capoeira, moita. 3 interior, região de pouca população.

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  • 11 dirt

    [də:t] 1. noun
    (any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, dung etc: His shoes are covered in dirt.) sujidade
    2. verb
    (to make or become dirty: He dirtied his hands/shoes.) sujar
    - dirt-cheap
    - dirt track
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    [də:t] n 1 lodo, lama, barra, poeira. 2 imundície, sujidade, porcaria. 3 esterco. 4 sordidez, vileza, baixeza, mesquinhez, sujeira, obscenidade. 5 Min cascalho, areia, escória, refugo. 6 coll mexerico de natureza maliciosa. 7 sl pessoa suja. 8 sl Brit escroto. as cheap as dirt (mulher) vulgar, sem classe. to dish the dirt coll espalhar histórias e mexericos maliciosos sobre alguém. to do someone dirt prejudicar, maltratar, fazer sujeira com alguém. to eat dirt sofrer injúrias e abusos. to throw dirt upon a person caluniar, denegrir. to treat like dirt tratar injustamente, desrespeitosamente.

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  • 12 film

    [film] 1. noun
    1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) filme
    2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) filme
    3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) película
    2. verb
    1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) filmar
    2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) enevoar-se
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    - filmstar
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    [film] n 1 filme, película, fita de cinema. 2 membrana, pele fina, filamento delicado. 3 véu, névoa, belida. 4 Phot filme. • vt+vi 1 filmar. 2 cobrir com véu, ou membrana fina. her eyes filmed over / seus olhos enevoaram-se (de lágrimas). on the films na tela, no cinema, numa empresa cinematográfica.

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  • 13 kick

    [kik] 1. verb
    1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) dar um pontapé
    2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) dar um coice
    2. noun
    1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) pontapé
    2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) coice
    3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) prazer
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    - kick off
    - kick up
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    [kik] n 1 pontapé. 2 chute. 3 coice, patada. 4 recuo, retrocesso de arma de fogo. 5 Amer sl queixa, reclamação, objeção, protesto. 6 Amer sl emoção, excitação, estímulo, ímpeto, energia. 7 fig depressão do fundo da garrafa. 8 kicks sl motivo de queixa. • vt+vi 1 dar pontapés, espernear, escoicear. 2 Sport chutar, impelir com as pernas (futebol, natação). 3 recuar, retroceder (arma de fogo). 4 queixar(-se), reclamar. a kick in the ass sl falta de sorte. a kick in the teeth coll uma recusa, um insucesso. for kicks coll por brincadeira. he got the kick sl ele recebeu o chute, o pontapé (jogaram-no fora). it’s all the kick é alta moda. to get a kick out of living aproveitar, gozar a vida, divertir-se a valer, sentir prazer de viver. to get the kick out ser despedido. to kick about coll 1 perambular. 2 estar por aí, ficar despercebido. to kick against opor-se, reagir contra. to kick around 1 tratar rudemente. 2 mudar de um lugar para outro, perambular. 3 estar por aí, ficar despercebido. 4 discutir, pensar a respeito, considerar. to kick ass sl assegurar o poder, ser durão. to kick back coll a) recuar ou reagir repentina e inesperadamente. b) devolver ao dono um objeto furtado. c) pagar como propina uma parte do salário ao intermediário. to kick down abater a pontapés, derrubar com chutes. to kick in a) quebrar com chute. b) contribuir, participar de um rateio. to kick off a) Ftb dar o chute inicial. b) sl morrer, empacotar. c) tirar, pôr para fora. to kick oneself coll estar aborrecido/descontente consigo mesmo. to kick one’s heels esperar impacientemente. to kick out a) excluir, expulsar, jogar fora. b) morrer. c) ir embora, fugir. d) Ftb chutar a bola fora de campo. to kick over the traces exagerar, exceder-se. to kick the bucket sl morrer, esticar a canela. to kick the habit vencer um vício, um hábito. to kick up a dust, a fuss, a row fazer barulho, causar perturbação ou briga.

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  • 14 kiss

    [kis] 1. verb
    (to touch with the lips as a sign of affection: She kissed him when he arrived home; The child kissed his parents goodnight; The film ended with a shot of the lovers kissing.) beijar
    2. noun
    (an act of kissing: He gave her a kiss.) beijo
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    [kis] n 1 beijo, ósculo. 2 toque leve. 3 Cook suspiro. • vt+vi 1 beijar, oscular. 2 tocar levemente. kiss of death beijo da morte, algo que causa ruína ou morte. kiss of life Brit 1 respiração artificial pelo método boca-a-boca. 2 fig algo que dá novo alento. to get the kiss off sl 1 ser demitido. 2 levar um fora. to kiss and tell revelar suas aventuras sexuais. to kiss good-bye 1 dar um beijo de despedida. 2 rejeitar, dispensar. to kiss off demitir, mandar embora. to kiss someone’s arse/ ass vulg ser bajulador, servil, puxa-saco. to kiss the book beijar a Bíblia prestando um juramento. you can kiss the book on that / isto é mais que certo. to kiss the cup bebericar. to kiss the dust 1 sucumbir, ser vencido, morrer. 2 parar de funcionar ou ter utilidade, terminar. to kiss the ground curvar-se, prostrar-se. to kiss the rod aceitar castigo sem reclamar.

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  • 15 lick

    [lik] 1. verb
    (to pass the tongue over: The dog licked her hand.) lamber
    2. noun
    1) (an act of licking: The child gave the ice-cream a lick.) lambedela
    2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) pintadela
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    [lik] n 1 lambidela, lambida. 2 pancada, golpe. 3 oportunidade, vez. 4 saleiro: local onde se deposita sal para o gado. 5 pequena quantidade. 6 coll velocidade. 7 figura musical intercalada. • vt+vi 1 lamber. 2 bater, surrar. 3 vencer, derrotar, superar. 4 confundir, ser incompreensível. it licks me / não consigo entender. 5 sl fumar crack. to give a lick and a promise fazer de qualquer jeito, sem capricho. to lick into shape a) moldar. b) tornar apresentável, pôr em condições. to lick one’s shoes mostrar-se servil. to lick one’s wounds recuperar-se de derrota ou decepção. to lick the dust morder o pó, ser derrotado, cair morto. to lick up consumir, devorar.

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  • 16 pan

    I [pæn] noun
    1) (a metal pot usually with a long handle, used for cooking food: a frying-pan; a saucepan.) tacho
    2) ((American) a tin for baking or cooking food inside an oven: a cake pan.)
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    II [pæn] past tense, past participle - panned; verb
    (to move (a film or television camera) so as to follow a moving object or show a wide view: The camera panned slowly across to the other side of the street.) mover(-se) QUERY
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    pan1
    [pæn] n 1 frigideira, caçarola, panela. 2 cadinho. 3 prato de balança. 4 tacho. 5 tina. 6 autoclave. 7 coletor de óleo. 8 caçoleta de arma de fogo. 9 cavidade natural. 10 bateia: peneira para minerar. 11 vaso para triturar minério. 12 recipiente para a evaporação de água salgada. 13 poça d’água, atoleiro. 14 camada dura do subsolo. 15 sl face, rosto. • vt+vi 1 garimpar, faiscar. 2 frigir, fritar. 3 dar resultado. 4 extrair sal mediante evaporação em recipiente apropriado. 5 sl criticar acerbamente. ash pan cinzeiro (de fogão a lenha). baking pan assadeira. bed pan urinol, penico. brain pan calota craniana. cake pan forma de bolo. dust pan pá de lixo. flushing pan vaso sanitário. frying pan frigideira. knee pan patela: rótula do joelho. lavatory pan bacia do vaso sanitário. sauce pan panela. to go down the pan sl não valer mais a pena usar ou guardar. to pan out a) lavar ouro na bateia. b) ser bem-sucedido. c) produzir, render.
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    [pæn] vi Cin, TV panoramizar: movimentar a câmera para obter efeito panorâmico ou seguir um objeto em movimento.

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  • 17 settle

    ['setl]
    1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) pôr(-se) à vontade
    2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) depositar-se
    3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) acalmar
    4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) fixar-se
    5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) resolver
    6) (to pay (a bill).) liquidar
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    - settler
    - settle down
    - settle in
    - settle on
    - settle up
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    set.tle
    [s'etəl] n banco de madeira com espaldar alto e baú sob o assento. • vt+vi 1 assentar, estabelecer. 2 determinar, decidir, fixar. 3 pôr em ordem, arranjar, arrumar. 4 pagar, liquidar. 5 estabelecer-se, vir morar, fixar residência. 6 casar-se. 7 colonizar, estabelecer colônias. 8 pousar, instalar-se. 9 acomodar-se. 10 apaziguar, acalmar, acalmar-se, sossegar, diminuir. 11 descer, cair, depositar-se, assentar. 12 ficar límpido. 13 afundar, baixar. 14 solidificar, endurecer. 15 firmar (tempo). 16 chegar a um acordo, concordar. to settle down instalar-se, estabelecer-se, depositar, sossegar. he settled down to writing / ele pôs-se a escrever. to settle for tomar uma certa direção. it is settling for sunshine / o tempo se torna ensolarado. to settle in mudar, estabelecer-se. they settled in / eles mudaram, ocuparam a casa. to settle up encerrar, combinar, resolver. I settled (up) on living in town / decidi morar na cidade.

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  • 18 shield

    [ʃi:ld] 1. noun
    1) (a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons.) escudo
    2) (something or someone that protects: A thick steel plate acted as a heat shield.) escudo
    3) (a trophy shaped like a shield won in a sporting competition etc: My son has won the archery shield.) trofeu
    2. verb
    1) (to protect: The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust.) proteger
    2) (to prevent from being seen clearly: That group of trees shields the house from the road.) proteger
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    [ʃi:ld] n 1 escudo. 2 blindagem. 3 proteção, defesa, amparo. 4 objeto em forma de escudo. • vt+vi 1 proteger, defender, cobrir. 2 servir de escudo, servir de proteção.

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  • 19 suspend

    [sə'spend]
    1) (to hang: The meat was suspended from a hook.) pendurar
    2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) suspender
    3) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) suspender
    4) (to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges: Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.) suspender
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    - suspenders
    - suspense
    - suspension
    - suspension bridge
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    sus.pend
    [səsp'end] vt+vi 1 suspender, pendurar. it was suspended from the ceiling by a thread / estava suspenso do forro por um fio. 2 suspender, afastar, interromper temporariamente. 3 deixar pendente, deter, sustar, adiar.

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  • 20 bite

    1. past tense - bit; verb
    (to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) morder, picar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) mordida, picada, dentada
    2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) mordida
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    - bite the dust

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  • dust — /dʌst / (say dust) noun 1. earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 2. any finely powdered substance, as sawdust. 3. a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. 4. that to which anything, as the human body, is reduced by… …  

  • dust — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dūst; akin to Old High German tunst storm, and probably to Latin fumus smoke more at fume Date: before 12th century 1. fine particles of matter (as of earth) 2. the particles into which… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dust off — (in BRIT, also use dust down) 1) PHRASAL VERB If you say that someone dusts something off or dusts it down, you mean they are using an old idea or method, rather than trying something new. [V P n (not pron)] Critics were busy dusting down the… …   English dictionary

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