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1 prisoner
noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) prisioneiro* * *pris.on.er[pr'izənə] n 1 preso, detento. 2 prisioneiro. prisoner of state prisioneiro político. prisoner of war prisioneiro de guerra. to be a prisoner at the bar estar em prisão preventiva. to be a prisoner to one’s house ser escravo da própria casa. she is a prisoner to her house / ela é escrava de sua casa. to hold someone prisoner manter alguém aprisionado. to take someone prisoner capturar alguém. -
2 prisoner
noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) preso, prisioneiro -
3 at large
1) ((of prisoners etc) free: Despite the efforts of the police, the escaped prisoner is still at large.) em liberdade2) (in general: the country / the public at large.) em geral* * *at largea) livremente, à vontade. b) livre. c) por extenso, na íntegra, detalhadamente. d) como um todo, conjuntamente. -
4 refuge
['refju:‹]((a place which gives) shelter or protection from danger, trouble etc: The escaped prisoner sought refuge in the church.) refúgio- refugee* * *ref.uge[r'ef ju:dʒ] n 1 refúgio, asilo, abrigo, albergue. to take refuge from a storm / procurar refúgio de uma tempestade. 2 amparo, proteção. 3 aquele que dá refúgio ou acolhe alguém. 4 recurso, subterfúgio, pretexto. city of refuge Bib cidade de refúgio: uma das seis cidades na Terra Santa indicada como refúgio para quem, sem intenção, houvesse matado. house of refuge asilo. -
5 hunt down
(to search for (someone or something) until found: The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.) perseguir -
6 turn in
(to hand over (a person or thing) to people in authority: They turned the escaped prisoner in to the police.) entregar -
7 at large
1) ((of prisoners etc) free: Despite the efforts of the police, the escaped prisoner is still at large.) em liberdade2) (in general: the country / the public at large.) em geral -
8 hunt down
(to search for (someone or something) until found: The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.) caçar até pegar -
9 refuge
['refju:‹]((a place which gives) shelter or protection from danger, trouble etc: The escaped prisoner sought refuge in the church.) refúgio- refugee -
10 turn in
(to hand over (a person or thing) to people in authority: They turned the escaped prisoner in to the police.) entregar -
11 captive
['kæptiv] 1. noun(a prisoner: Two of the captives escaped.) preso2. adjective(kept prisoner: captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.) cativo- captor
- capture 3. noun1) (the act of capturing.) captura2) (something caught: A kangaroo was his most recent capture.) captura* * *cap.tive[k'æptiv] n cativo, prisioneiro. • adj 1 cativo, preso. 2 cativado, fascinado, encantado. -
12 captive
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13 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) escala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) escala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) escala4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) escala5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) escalaII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) escalarIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) escama- scaly* * *scale1[skeil] n 1 escama. 2 camada fina, crosta. 3 Ent cochonilha. • vi 1 escamar, remover escamas. 2 descascar. to scale off esfoliar.————————scale2[skeil] n 1 prato de balança. • vt pesar. the calf scales 125 pounds / o vitelo pesa 125 libras.————————scale3[skeil] n 1 escala, seqüência, série de graus. 2 graduação, régua, metro, instrumento de medida. 3 escala: proporção de tamanho. 4 extensão, tamanho. 5 Mus escala. • vi 1 reduzir, baixar em certa proporção. 2 representar em escala. 3 escalar, subir, ascender. on a large scale em larga escala. plain scale tamanho natural (desenho). reduced ( enlarged) scale escala reduzida (aumentada). to scale down reduzir proporcionalmente. -
14 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) escala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) escala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) escala4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) escala5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) escalaII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) escalarIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) escama- scaly
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