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1 clockwork
noun (machinery similar to that of a clock: a toy which works by clockwork.) mecanismo* * *clock.work[kl'ɔkwə:k] n mecanismo de relógio ou mecanismo semelhante. • adj automático, regular. clockwork engine locomotiva de corda (brinquedo). like clockwork com grande regularidade, como um relógio. -
2 engineer
1) (a person who designs, makes, or works with, machinery: an electrical engineer.) engenheiro2) ((usually civil engineer) a person who designs, constructs, or maintains roads, railways, bridges, sewers etc.) engenheiro3) (an officer who manages a ship's engines.) maquinista naval4) ((American) an engine-driver.) maquinista* * *en.gi.neer[end9in'i2] n 1 engenheiro. chief engineer / engenheiro-chefe. civil engineer / engenheiro civil. electrical engineer / engenheiro elétrico. 2 técnico. 3 mecânico. 4 maquinista de locomotiva. 5 Mil sapador. • vt 1 construir, executar, projetar, montar. 2 fig pôr em movimento, planejar, maquinar. 3 sl dar um jeito, engendrar. -
3 principle
['prinsəpəl]1) (a general truth, rule or law: the principle of gravity.) princípio2) (the theory by which a machine etc works: the principle of the jet engine.) princípio•- in principle
- on principle* * *prin.ci.ple[pr'insipəl] n princípio: a) causa primária, origem, fundamento. b) preceito, postulado, axioma. c) norma, hábito. d) caráter, essência. he is a man of sound principles / ele é um homem de sãos princípios. e) Chem componente determinante. f) Mech modo de funcionamento. g) regra científica. h) retidão, convicção. • vt imbuir princípios em. by principle por princípio. in principle em princípio. on the principle that baseado no princípio de que. principle of design princípio de construção. to hold a principle seguir uma norma. to lay down a principle estabelecer um princípio. to take a principle adotar como princípio de procedimento. -
4 engineer
1) (a person who designs, makes, or works with, machinery: an electrical engineer.) engenheiro, mecânico2) ((usually civil engineer) a person who designs, constructs, or maintains roads, railways, bridges, sewers etc.) engenheiro civil3) (an officer who manages a ship's engines.) mecânico naval4) ((American) an engine-driver.) maquinista -
5 principle
['prinsəpəl]1) (a general truth, rule or law: the principle of gravity.) princípio2) (the theory by which a machine etc works: the principle of the jet engine.) princípio•- in principle - on principle
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