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  • 21 fatigue

    [fə'ti:ɡ]
    1) (great tiredness (caused especially by hard work or effort): He was suffering from fatigue.) fadiga
    2) ((especially in metals) weakness caused by continual use: metal fatigue.) fadiga
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    fa.tigue
    [fət'i:g] n 1 fadiga, exaustão, cansaço. 2 Mil faxina. • vt fatigar(-se), exaurir-se.

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  • 22 fight

    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) lutar
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) discutir
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) luta
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade
    4) (a boxing-match.) luta de boxe
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    - fight back
    - fight it out
    - fight off
    - fight one's way
    - fight shy of
    - put up a good fight
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    [fait] n batalha, peleja, briga, rixa, luta, contenda, disputa, combate, pugilato. she still has a lot of fight in her / ele ainda tem muita vontade de continuar lutando. • vt+vi (ps, pp fought) 1 batalhar, pelejar, guerrear, lutar, combater. she fought back her tears / ela segurou suas lágrimas. 2 brigar, disputar. 3 bater-se por, defender, sustentar, dar combate a. cat fight briga ruidosa, estardalhaço. hand to hand fight luta corporal, peleja. he is fighting fit ele está muito bem fisicamente. it’s worth fighting for vale a pena bater-se por isso. to fight a bottle sl beber em demasia. to fight a duel bater-se em duelo. to fight a losing battle dar murro em ponta de faca. to fight back resistir, responder. to fight down an emotion lutar contra uma emoção (não sentindo, não mostrando ou não sendo impulsionado por ela). to fight fire with fire responder com a mesma moeda. to fight for breath tentar respirar, respirar com dificuldade. to fight for something disputar uma coisa. to fight off repelir, rechaçar (inimigo, etc.). to fight one’s way abrir caminho empregando esforço. to fight out decidir pelas armas, resolver pela luta. to fight show opor resistência, não se dobrar. to fight shy of evitar, esquivar-se a. to have a fight bater-se, brigar. to make a fight for lutar por. to put up a fight lutar valentemente contra alguém mais forte.

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  • 23 force

    [fo:s] 1. noun
    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
    2. verb
    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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    - forceful
    - forcefully
    - forces
    - in
    - into force
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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.

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  • 24 haul

    [ho:l] 1. verb
    1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) puxar
    2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) transportar
    2. noun
    1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) puxão
    2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) colheita
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    - haulier
    - a long haul
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    [hɔ:l] n 1 ação de puxar, arrastamento. 2 distância ou quantidade puxada. 3 quantidade apanhada de uma só vez, bolada. 4 lanço de rede, redada. • vt+vi 1 puxar, arrastar. 2 extrair (carvão). 3 Naut rebocar, mudar de curso, de direção. to haul ashore puxar à terra. to haul down arriar (bandeira). to haul over the coals repreender. to haul round virar (vento). to haul tight mudar de curso. to haul upon the wind Naut virar a proa para o vento.

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  • 25 industry

    ['indəstri]
    plural - industries; noun
    1) ((any part of) the business of producing or making goods: the ship-building industry; The government should invest more money in industry.) indústria
    2) (hard work or effort: He owed his success to both ability and industry.) trabalho
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    - industrialist
    - industrialized
    - industrialised
    - industrialization
    - industrialisation
    - industrious
    - industrial estate
    - industrial relations
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    in.dus.try
    ['indəstri] n 1 diligência, assiduidade, atividade, esforço. 2 indústria, fábrica.

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  • 26 lapse

    [læps] 1. verb
    1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) caducar
    2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) cair
    2. noun
    1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) lapso
    2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) intervalo
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    [læps] n 1 lapso, espaço de tempo, intervalo. 2 lapso, descuido, negligência. 3 passo falso, deslize, desvio. 4 declínio, queda. 5 apostasia. 6 prescrição. • vt+vi 1 escoar, decorrer, passar. the days lapsed away / os dias passaram. 2 errar, falhar. 3 decair, diminuir. the boy’s interest lapsed / o interesse do rapaz decaiu. 4 prescrever, caducar, ficar sem efeito. the title lapsed / o título prescreveu.

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  • 27 rally

    ['ræli] 1. verb
    1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) reagrupar(-se)
    2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) juntar-se
    3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) recuperar-se
    2. noun
    1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) assembleia
    2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) rali
    3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) recuperação
    4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) sucessão de jogadas
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    ral.ly1
    [r'æli] n 1 reunião, reagrupamento (de tropas), recobro de forças. 2 comício. 3 rebatida (da bola, em tênis ou jogos similares). 4 Sport rali: competição automobilística. • vt+vi 1 reunir, ajuntar, reagrupar, pôr em ordem. 2 reanimar, revigorar. 3 tornar a reunir-se, encontrar-se para um fim comum. 4 convocar, chamar, incitar para uma ação em conjunto. 5 recuperar-se, reviver, reanimar-se, refazer-se. 6 Com recuperar os preços. the market rallies o mercado se normaliza (após uma depressão). to rally round coll colaborar, ajudar. to rally to the side of one’s friends tomar o partido dos ou socorrer os amigos.
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    ral.ly2
    [r'æli] n zombaria benévola. • vt+vi zombar de, ridicularizar de maneira benévola.

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  • 28 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoio
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) desligado
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) descansar
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) pertencer
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]
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    rest1
    [rest] n 1 descanso, repouso, folga, trégua, tranqüilidade, paz, sossego. 2 sono. 3 lugar de repouso, sanatório. 4 abrigo, albergue, pousada, parada. 5 suporte, apoio, pedestal. 6 Mus pausa. 7 Poet morte, túmulo. 8 inércia. the matter rests with you / o caso depende de você. 9 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 descansar ( from de), repousar, fazer uma pausa, estar parado, não se mover, ficar quieto. I shall not rest until this matter is settled / não descansarei até este assunto ser resolvido. 2 estar calmo, sossegado ou despreocupado. you can rest assured that we will do all we can / você pode ter a certeza de que faremos tudo que pudermos. 3 dormir. 4 estar morto, jazer. 5 não ser aproveitado, cultivado (terras). 6 ser espalhado. 7 ser apoiado ou apoiar-se (on, against sobre, em), basear-se ( upon sobre), motivar-se (in em). 8 depender (on de), confiar (in em). 9 parar, cessar de mover-se. 10 deixar pendente. 11 dirigir, fixar (os olhos). our eyes rest on the book / nossos olhos estão fixos no livro. 12 Jur interromper voluntariamente a apresentação de provas. a day of rest dia de descanso. the fault rests with you a culpa é sua. to be at rest a) estar dormindo. b) estar parado. c) estar despreocupado, livre de aborrecimentos. d) Euphem estar morto. to give a rest deixar em paz, não amolar. to lay at rest sepultar, enterrar. to lay/ put ( an idea) to rest provar que é falso. to let something rest deixar de lado. to let the matter rest dar o assunto por liquidado. to put/set someone’s mind at rest tranqüilizar, apaziguar. to rest on/ upon a) apoiar-se. b) basear-se. to rest up coll descansar. to set at rest acalmar, aquietar. to take a rest descansar. without rest sem descanso, sem folga.
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    rest2
    [rest] n 1 resto, restante, sobra, resíduo. 2 saldo, reserva. 3 Ten série longa de trocas de bola. • vt+vi 1 restar, sobrar, sobejar. 2 ficar, permanecer. among the rest entre as outras coisas. and all the rest of it e tudo o mais. and the rest? e quem mais? for the rest demais, além disso. the rest os outros, os demais. you may rest assured that você pode ficar certo de que.

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  • 29 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) ver-se
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduzir
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) provar
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) espectáculo
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
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    [ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de.

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  • 30 stimulus

    ['stimjuləs]
    plural - stimuli; noun
    1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) estímulo
    2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) estímulo
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    stim.u.lus
    [st'imjuləs] n (pl stimuli) 1 estímulo, incentivo. 2 aguilhão.

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  • 31 trouble

    1. noun
    1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema
    2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) conflitos
    3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema
    2. verb
    1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) perturbar
    2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) incomodar
    3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) dar-se ao incómodo
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    - troublesome
    - troublemaker
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    troub.le
    [tr'∧bəl] n 1 aborrecimento, transtorno, preocupação, dificuldade. we took the trouble of doing (to do) it / esforçamo-nos em fazê-lo. I must put you to the trouble / tinha de incomodá-lo. 2 distúrbio, agitação, desordem, encrenca. don’t ask (look) for trouble / não procure encrencas. 3 doença, desgraça sofrimento, defeito (físico), falha. 4 embaraço, incômodo, aperto. I am sorry to give you so much trouble / sinto causar-lhe tanto incômodo. 5 esforço, trabalho extra. it is too much trouble / é trabalho demais. save yourself the trouble / não se dê ao trabalho. 6 pessoa ou coisa que causa aborrecimento. 7 troubles problemas da vida, desgraças, infortúnios. • vt+vi 1 preocupar, importunar, aborrecer, perturbar, molestar. 2 atormentar, afligir. I am troubled with headache / estou atormentado com dores de cabeça. 3 incomodar, estorvar. may I trouble you for a light? / permite pedir-lhe um fósforo? 4 agitar, causar distúrbio, perturbar. 5 pedir. may I trouble you to tell me the time? / permita-me perguntar-lhe as horas? 6 turvar. 7 incomodar-se, preocupar-se. don’t trouble (yourself) / não se incomode, não se preocupe. she is troubled about ela está preocupada com. to be in trouble estar em apuros, em dificuldade. to get into trouble a) meter-se em dificuldades. you will get into trouble / você vai meter-se em apuros. b) engravidar. to trouble about something preocupar-se com alguma coisa. troubled in mind aflito, preocupado. troubled look olhar preocupado. troubled waters fig situação confusa, condições duvidosas.

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  • 32 drain

    [drein] 1. verb
    1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenar
    2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) escoar(-se)
    3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) escoar, escorrer
    4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) esvaziar
    5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) esgotar
    2. noun
    1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) canal de escoamento
    2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) escoadouro
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    - draining-board - drainpipe - down the drain

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  • 33 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) dirigir
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) levar de carro
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) conduzir
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) bater
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) impulsionar
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) passeio de carro
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) caminho
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ímpeto
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanha
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) tacada
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drive
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    - driver's license - drive-in - drive-through - driving licence - be driving at - drive off - drive on

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  • 34 exercise

    1. noun
    1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) exercício
    2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) exercício
    3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) manobra
    2. verb
    1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) fazer exercício
    2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) exercer

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  • 35 exertion

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the act of bringing forcefully into use: the exertion of one's influence.) exercício
    2) ((an) effort: They failed in spite of their exertions.) esforço

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  • 36 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) extrair
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) extrair
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) extrair
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) extrato, excerto
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) extrato
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  • 37 fatigue

    [fə'ti:ɡ]
    1) (great tiredness (caused especially by hard work or effort): He was suffering from fatigue.) fadiga
    2) ((especially in metals) weakness caused by continual use: metal fatigue.) fadiga
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  • 38 fight

    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) combater
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) brigar, discutir
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) batalha
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade
    4) (a boxing-match.) luta, peleja
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    - fight back - fight it out - fight off - fight one's way - fight shy of - put up a good fight

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  • 39 force

    [fo:s] 1. noun
    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
    2. verb
    1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) forçar, obrigar
    2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forçar
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    - forceful - forcefully - forces - in - into force

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > force

  • 40 haul

    [ho:l] 1. verb
    1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) puxar
    2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) carrear
    2. noun
    1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) puxão
    2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) butim
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    - haulier - a long haul

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > haul

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