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121 snigger
['sniɡə] 1. verb(to laugh quietly in an unpleasant manner eg at someone else's misfortune: When he fell off his chair we all sniggered.) rir à socapa2. noun(an act of sniggering.) risinho* * *snig.ger[sn'igə] n riso silencioso, com escárnio ou desrespeito. • vi rir em silêncio (at, over sobre), geralmente de modo desrespeitoso. -
122 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) esponja2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) esponja3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) pão-de-ló4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) lavadela2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) limpar2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) viver às sopas de•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *[sp∧ndʒ] n 1 Zool esponja: animal marinho inferior. 2 esponja. 3 coisa parecida com esponja (como bolo, pão ou doce porosos). 4 chumaço de gaze ou algodão. 5 pessoa que consegue absorver como uma esponja (bebida, conhecimentos, etc.). 6 parasita, pessoa que vive à custa de outros. • vt+vi 1 esfregar, limpar, apagar, molhar com esponja. she sponged the baby down / ela lavou bem a criança. 2 absorver. 3 parasitar, explorar. let’s pass the sponge over it! vamos esquecer isso, vamos apagar isso da memória. to sponge on someone viver à custa de alguém. to throw up the sponge dar-se como vencido, entregar os pontos, desistir. -
123 sprinkle
['spriŋkl](to scatter something over something else in small drops or bits: He sprinkled salt over his food; He sprinkled the roses with water.) espalhar- sprinkling* * *sprin.kle[spr'iŋkəl] n 1 um pouco, pequena quantidade. 2 chuvisco, aspersão. • vt+vi 1 espalhar, pulverizar, polvilhar, salpicar. 2 borrifar. 3 pintar, pontilhar. 4 estar pintado ou salpicado. 5 chuviscar. a sprinkle of um pouquinho de. -
124 stand-in
noun (a person who takes someone else's job etc for a temporary period, especially in making films.) substituto* * *stand-in[st'ænd in] n 1 Cin extra. 2 substituto. 3 sl posição influente ou favorável. • adj substituto. -
125 substitute
1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) substituir2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) substituto* * *sub.sti.tute[s'∧bstitju:t] n 1 substituto, representante. 2 sucedâneo. • vt+vi 1 substituir, colocar no lugar de. 2 assumir o lugar de. • adj substituto. -
126 succeed
[sək'si:d]1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) conseguir2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) suceder(-se) a•- success- successful
- successfully
- succession
- successive
- successively
- successor
- in succession* * *suc.ceed[səks'i:d] vt+vi 1 ter sucesso, ter êxito, ser bem-sucedido, prosperar, progredir. he succeeds in everything / ele tem sucesso em tudo. the scheme fully succeeded / o plano foi um sucesso completo. 2 realizar, conseguir, produzir efeito. 3 suceder, seguir, vir depois, substituir, tomar o lugar de outro. he succeeds to his father / ele sucede seu pai. to succeed in doing something conseguir fazer aquilo que queria / planejava. I succeeded in helping my friend / consegui ajudar meu amigo. -
127 succession
[sək'seʃən]1) (the right of succeeding to a throne as king, to a title etc: The Princess is fifth in (order of) succession (to the throne).) sucessão2) (a number of things following after one another: a succession of bad harvests.) sucessão3) (the act or process of following and taking the place of someone or something else: his succession to the throne.) sucessão* * *suc.ces.sion[səks'eʃən] n 1 sucessão, série. 2 descendência. 3 herança, direito de sucessão. 4 ordem de herdeiros ou de sucessão. 5 seqüência. Apostolic(al) Succession sucessão apostólica. by order of succession um após outro, em seguida. in due succession em devida ordem. in quick succession em sucessão rápida. in succession em seqüência. succession duty imposto de transmissão de herança. succession of octaves Mus seqüência de oitavas. succession to the throne sucessão ao trono. war of succession guerra da sucessão. -
128 synchronize
(to (cause to) happen at the same time, go at the same speed etc, as something else: In the film, the movements of the actors' lips did not synchronize with the sounds of their words; to synchronize watches.) sincronizar- synchronisation* * *syn.chro.nize[s'iŋkrənaiz] vt+vi 1 coincidir, ocorrer ao mesmo tempo. 2 mover simultaneamente, combinar. 3 sincronizar, ajustar para coincidir.
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else — W1S1 [els] adv [: Old English; Origin: elles] 1.) [used after words beginning with some , every , any , and no , and after question words] a) besides or in addition to someone or something ▪ There s something else I d like to talk about as well.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Else — Else, a. & pron. [OE. & AS. elles otherwise, gen. sing. of an adj. signifying other; akin to OHG. elles otherwise, OSw. [ a]ljes, Sw. eljest, Goth. aljis, adj., other, L. alius, Gr. ?. Cf. {Alias}, {Alien}.] Other; one or something beside; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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else — [els] adj. [ME & OE elles, adv. gen. of n. base el , other (as in OE el land, foreign land), akin to Goth aljis, OHG elles, of same formation < IE base * al , that, yonder one > L alius, another, alienus, belonging to another, Gr allos,… … English World dictionary
else — O.E. elles other, otherwise, different, from P.Gmc. *aljaz (Cf. Goth. aljis other, O.H.G. eli lenti, O.E. el lende, both meaning in a foreign land; see also ALSACE (Cf. Alsace)), an adverbial genitive of the neuter of PIE root *al beyond (Cf. Gk … Etymology dictionary
else — else·where; else; else·wheres; … English syllables
