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81 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) corrente2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) curso2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) corrente•- current account -
82 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) dirigir2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) levar de carro3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) conduzir4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) bater5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) impulsionar2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) passeio de carro2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) caminho3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ímpeto4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanha5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) tacada6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drive•- driver- driver's license - drive-in - drive-through - driving licence - be driving at - drive off - drive on -
83 electric
[ə'lektrik]1) (of, produced by, or worked by electricity: electric light.) elétrico2) (full of excitement: The atmosphere in the theatre was electric.) eletrizante -
84 electrical
adjective (related to electricity: electrical engineering; electrical appliances; an electrical fault.) elétrico, de eletricidade -
85 electrified
adjective (supplied or charged with electricity: an electrified fence.) eletrificado -
86 electrify
1) (to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.) eletrificar2) (to excite or astonish: The news electrified us.) eletrizar -
87 electrode
[i'lektrəud](a conductor through which a current of electricity enters or leaves a battery etc.) eletrodo -
88 energy
['enə‹i]plural - energies; noun1) (the ability to act, or the habit of acting, strongly and vigorously: He has amazing energy for his age; That child has too much energy; I must devote my energies to gardening today.) energia2) (the power, eg of electricity, of doing work: electrical energy; nuclear energy.) energia•- energetically -
89 failure
[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) falta, reprovação2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) fracasso3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) incapacidade -
90 flex
[fleks] 1. verb(to bend, especially in order to test: to flex one's muscles.) flectir2. noun((a piece of) thin insulated wire for carrying electricity: That lamp has a long flex.) fio- flexible- flexibility - flexitime -
91 frequency
plural - frequencies; noun1) (the state of happening often: The frequency of her visits surprised him.) freqüência2) ((in electricity, radio etc) the number of waves, vibrations etc per second: At what frequency does the sound occur?) freqüência3) (a set wavelength on which radio stations regularly broadcast: I regularly listen to this frequency in order to hear my favourite music.) freqüência -
92 generate
['‹enəreit](to cause or produce: This machine generates electricity; His suggestions generated a lot of ill-feeling.) suscitar- the generation gap - generator -
93 generator
noun (a machine which produces electricity, gas etc: The hospital has an emergency generator.) gerador -
94 harness
1. noun(the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) arreio2. verb1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) atrelar2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) explorar -
95 hydroelectricity
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96 install
[in'sto:l]1) (to put in place ready for use: When was the telephone/electricity installed (in this house)?) instalar2) (to put (a thing, oneself or another person) in a place or position: He was installed as president yesterday; They soon installed themselves in the new house.) empossar, instalar•- instalment -
97 lightning
(a flash of electricity between clouds or from a cloud to earth during a storm, usually followed by thunder: The house was struck by lightning.) raio, relâmpago -
98 link up
to join or be joined closely or by a link: An electrician called to link up our house to the mains electricity supply (noun link-up) ligar -
99 live wire
1) (a wire charged with electricity.) fio vivo2) (a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm: He is very quiet, but his sister is a real live wire.) pessoa dinâmica -
100 machine
[mə'ʃi:n] 1. noun1) (a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: a sewing-machine.) máquina2) (a vehicle, especially a motorbike: That's a fine machine you have!) máquina2. verb1) (to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: The articles are machined to a smooth finish.) fazer à máquina2) (to sew with a sewing-machine: You should machine the seams.) costurar à máquina•- machinist - machine-gun 3. verbHe machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.) metralhar
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