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81 paratroops
['pærətru:ps](soldiers who are trained to drop by parachute into enemy territory.) tropas pára-quedistas* * *par.a.troops[p'ærətru:ps] n Mil força de pára-quedistas. -
82 partisan
1) (a strong and enthusiastic supporter of a person, political party, idea or philosophy etc: Every movement has its partisans; ( also adjective) partisan feelings.) partidário2) (a member of a group organized to fight against an enemy which has occupied their country.) membro da resistência* * *par.ti.san1[pa:tiz'æn] n 1 partidário, sequaz, sectário. 2 guerrilheiro. • adj 1 partidário, faccioso. 2 relativo a guerrilheiros.————————par.ti.san2[pa:tiz'æn] n partazana. -
83 passive
['pæsiv]1) (showing no interest, emotion etc, or not resisting an attack etc: The villagers showed passive resistance to the enemy) passivo2) (of the form of the verb used when the subject receives the action of the verb: The boy was bitten by the dog.) passivo•- passiveness
- passivity* * *pas.sive[p'æsiv] n 1 Gram passiva, voz passiva. 2 Com passivo. • adj passivo: 1 que sofre uma ação. 2 indiferente, desinteressado. 3 que não oferece resistência. 4 inativo, inerte. -
84 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) piquete2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) piquete2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) fazer piquete2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) fazer piquete* * *pick.et[p'ikit] n 1 estaca, piqueta. 2 piquete. 3 membro de piquete de grevistas. • vt+vi 1 cercar com estacas. 2 fortificar com estacas. 3 Mil estacionar piquetes. 4 amarrar a uma estaca. 5 fazer piquetes de grevistas. -
85 plunge
1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) mergulhar2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) mergulhar2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) mergulho- plunger- take the plunge* * *[pl∧ndʒ] n 1 mergulho, imersão. 2 salto. 3 queda repentina. 4 arrebentar das ondas. 5 coll especulação arriscada. • vt+vi 1 mergulhar, submergir, imergir. 2 cravar, fincar. he plunged the dagger into his enemy’s bosom / ele cravou o punhal no peito do seu inimigo. 3 lançar, arrastar. the country was plunged into war / a nação foi arrastada à guerra. to take the plunge decidir finalmente. 4 lançar-se, precipitar-se. he plunged into the room / ele irrompeu na sala. 5 cair subitamente. 6 Naut arfar. 7 arriscar dinheiro, endividar-se, afundar em dívidas. she plunged into debts / ela se afundou em dívidas. -
86 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cêntimos3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direcçao5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) perdao6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pernil7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar aos quartos2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) trimestral- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *quar.ter[kw'ɔ:tə] n 1 quarto, quarta parte, trimestre, quarto do ano, quarto da lua, quarto de hora, quarto da carcaça de um animal. 2 região ou parte da terra. 3 quarteirão. 4 quartel, alojamento de soldados e marinheiros. 5 quadrante. 6 medida de peso. 7 abrigo, quartel, refúgio, acolhida. 8 piedade, clemência. 9 moeda nos EUA ou Canadá que vale 25 centavos ou um quarto de dólar. 10 área de uma cidade onde um certo grupo de pessoas mora ou trabalha ou que tem características peculiares. • vt+vi 1 esquartejar. 2 aquartelar. 3 Her esquartelar. 4 repartir em quatro partes iguais. a quarter past six seis horas e quinze minutos. a quarter to three quinze para as três. at close quarters muito perto. hind quarter ancas, quarto traseiro. in this quarter nesta parte. quarters of a ship alhetas. to change quarter mudar-se. -
87 raid
[reid] 1. noun(a sudden, short and usually unexpected attack: The enemy made a raid on the docks; The police carried out a raid on the gambling den.) assalto2. verb1) (to make a raid on: The police raided the gambling club.) assaltar2) (to take things from: I'm hungry - let's raid the fridge.) assaltar•- raider* * *[reid] n 1 reide, ataque repentino (geralmente efetuado por poucos homens e sem a intenção de manter o território invadido), invasão, incursão. 2 busca ou batida por parte da polícia, inspetores da alfândega, etc. • vt invadir, fazer uma incursão. air raid ataque aéreo. -
88 rear
I 1. [riə] noun1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) retaguarda2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) traseiro2. adjective(positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) traseiro- rearguard II [riə] verb1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) criar2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) empinar-se3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) levantar•- rear up* * *[riə] n 1 a parte traseira, o fundo. 2 retaguarda, última fileira. 3 sl traseiro, assento, bunda, nádegas. • vt+vi 1 criar, educar, cultivar. 2 levantar, erigir, construir. 3 edificar, construir. 4 empinar-se, levantar-se nas patas traseiras. • adj traseiro, posterior, da retaguarda. at the rear nos fundos, na parte de trás. in the rear na retaguarda, na parte de trás, por último. to bring up the rear vir por último (numa procissão, por exemplo). -
89 reconnaissance
[rə'konəsəns]((the act of making) a study (of land, enemy troops etc) to obtain information, eg before a battle.) reconhecimento* * *re.con.nais.sance[rik'ɔnisəns] n 1 Mil reconhecimento. 2 exame, verificação. -
90 reconnoitre
[rekə'noitə](to make a reconnaissance of (land, enemy troops etc).) fazer um reconhecimento* * *rec.on.noi.tre[rekən'ɔitə] vt+vi reconhecer, fazer um reconhecimento, explorar, inspecionar (especialmente em sentido militar). -
91 reinforcement
1) (the act of reinforcing.) reforço2) ((in plural) men added to an army etc in order to strengthen it: As the enemy attacks increased, the general called for reinforcements.) reforços* * *re.in.force.ment[ri:inf'ɔ:smənt] n reforço. -
92 repel
[rə'pel]past tense, past participle - repelled; verb1) (to resist or fight (an enemy) successfully: to repel invaders.) repelir2) (to cause a feeling of dislike or disgust: She was repelled by his dirty appearance.) causar repulsa3) (to force to move away: Oil repels water.) afastar* * *[rip'el] vt+vi 1 repelir, repulsar, rechaçar, rebater. 2 rejeitar, repudiar. 3 causar aversão a. -
93 repulse
1. verb1) (to repel (an enemy).) repelir2) (to refuse to accept eg help from, or be friendly to.) recusar2. noun((an) act of repulsing.) rejeição- repulsive
- repulsively
- repulsiveness* * *re.pulse[rip'∧ls] n 1 repulsa, recusa. 2 rejeição. • vt 1 repulsar, repelir. 2 recusar, rejeitar. to meet with a repulse ser repulsado ou repelido. -
94 resist
[rə'zist]1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) resistir a2) (to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something): I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.) resistir a3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) ser resistente a•- resistant* * *re.sist[riz'ist] n qualquer substância aplicada a uma superfície como revestimento protetor. • vt+vi 1 resistir, opor-se, repelir. he cannot resist making a joke / ele não pode deixar de fazer uma brincadeira. we were resisted / opuseram-nos resistência. 2 frustrar, impedir, deter. -
95 resistance
1) (the act of resisting: The army offered strong resistance to the enemy; ( also adjective) a resistance force.) resistência2) (the ability or power to be unaffected or undamaged by something: resistance to disease.) resistência3) (the force that one object, substance etc exerts against the movement of another object etc.) resistência* * *re.sist.ance[riz'istəns] n 1 resistência, oposição. 2 capacidade de resistência. 3 Med imunidade. 4 Electr resistência. the line of least resistance o caminho mais fácil. -
96 retreat
[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) bater em retirada2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) retirar-se2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) retirada2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) retirada3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) retiro* * *re.treat[ritr'i:t] n 1 retirada (especialmente em sentido militar). 2 toque de recolher, retreta. 3 retiro, asilo, abrigo, refúgio. 4 recolhimento. 5 recuo, afastamento. • vt+vi 1 retirar-se, retroceder, afastar-se, fugir. 2 refugiar-se, procurar asilo. 3 Chess recuar uma peça. to beat a retreat bater em retirada. -
97 retreating
re.treat.ing[ritr'i:tiŋ] adj em retirada. the retreating enemy o inimigo em retirada. -
98 scan
[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) esquadrinhar2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) passar os olhos por3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) sondar4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) escandir5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.)6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.)2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.)- scanner* * *[skæn] n Comp escaneamento, varredura. • vt+vi 1 olhar de perto, examinar cuidadosamente, esquadrinhar. 2 escandir. 3 TV decompor, expor a imagem ponto por ponto a fim de transmiti-la. 4 sondar com radar. 5 Comp escanear, varrer. to scan the horizon esquadrinhar o horizonte (com binóculo). -
99 scuttle
I verb(to hurry with short, quick steps.) apressar-seII verb((of a ship's crew) to make a hole in (the ship) in order to sink it: The sailors scuttled the ship to prevent it falling into enemy hands.) afundar* * *scut.tle1[sk'∧təl] n cesto, balde, vasilhame.————————scut.tle2[sk'∧təl] n corrida, passo rápido. • vi correr, andar a passos rápidos. to scuttle away partir correndo.————————scut.tle3[sk'∧təl] 1 Naut escotilha, portinhola. 2 Archit postigo, alçapão. • vt 1 cortar furos no casco de um navio, afundar um navio cortando furos no casco. 2 abandonar, desfazer. -
100 searchlight
noun (a strong light with a beam that can be turned in any direction, used eg to see enemy aeroplanes in the sky.) holofote* * *search.light[s'ə:tʃlait] n holofote, farol, faixa de luz.
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