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41 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenar2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) escoar-se3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) escoar4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) esvaziar5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) esgotar2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) escoadouro2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) sorvedouro•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *[drein] n 1 dreno, tubo ou vala para drenagem. 2 rego, fosso, vala, escoadouro, cano de esgoto, desaguadouro, sarjeta. 3 esgotamento, escoamento contínuo, goteira. he is a great drain on my means / ele pesa-me muito no bolso. 4 pressão, extenuação, exigência. 5 drenagem, ato de drenar. 6 sl gole de bebida alcoólica. 7 Surg tubo de drenagem para facilitar a evacuação do pus, etc., dreno. • vt+vi 1 drenar, secar um terreno por meio de drenagem. 2 esgotar, escoar, tirar a água de qualquer lugar, deixar escorrer pouco a pouco, esvaziar gradualmente, desaguar, dessecar. 3 esgotar-se, exaurir-se, extenuar-se gradualmente, secar, vasar, privar de recursos. 4 fazer exigências de. 5 engolir de um trago. 6 prover com canos de descarga. 7 fig perder a cor, empalidecer. to drain away/ off/ out 1 enfraquecer. 2 esgotar, esvair, dessangrar. to drain dry esgotar, drenar completamente. to drain the bed drenar o subsolo. to drain the cup of experimentar integralmente. to go down the drain descer pelo ralo, desperdiçar, reduzir a nada, arruinar. to laugh like a drain Brit sl rir ruidosamente. -
42 dramatic
[drə'mætik]1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) dramático2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) impressionante3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) teatral* * *dra.mat.ic[drəm'ætik] adj 1 dramático, de drama. 2 comovente. -
43 dramatise
['dræ-]1) (to turn into the form of a play: She dramatized the novel for television.) dramatizar2) (to make real events seem like things that happen in a play: She dramatizes everything so!) fazer um drama* * *dram.a.tise[dr'æmətaiz] vt dramatizar: 1 dar a forma de drama. 2 tornar dramático, interessante ou comovente, representar dramaticamente. -
44 dramatize
['dræ-]1) (to turn into the form of a play: She dramatized the novel for television.) dramatizar2) (to make real events seem like things that happen in a play: She dramatizes everything so!) fazer um drama* * *dram.a.tize[dr'æmətaiz] vt = link=dramatise dramatise. -
45 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) queda2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out* * *[drɔp] n 1 gota, pingo. 2 qualquer coisa que tem forma de gota. 3 pendente, brinco, penduricalho, pingente, berloque. 4 pano de teatro. 5 queda, declive, descida, declínio. 6 dose, gole, trago. 7 partezinha, porção ínfima, bocado, pequena quantidade de líquido ou de qualquer outra coisa. 8 altura entre dois níveis, desnível. 9 descida de pára-quedas. 10 Amer ponto central de distribuição. 11 fenda por onde se colocam cartas, etc. 12 n pl gotas medicinais. 13 n pl várias espécies de balas confeitadas ou pastilhas. • vt+vi (ps, pp dropped) 1 pingar, gotejar, cair ou deixar cair gota a gota, destilar. 2 deixar cair alguma coisa, cair, pôr, colocar, deixar cair repentinamente. 3 desprender-se, soltar. 4 diminuir, baixar. 5 descer, deixar descer dum carro, etc. 6 renunciar a, desistir de, deixar, descontinuar, pôr fim a, largar, suspender, cessar, acalmar (o vento). 7 deixar escapar uma palavra, insinuar de passagem. 8 cair, chegar inesperadamente, entrar ou visitar casualmente. 9 escrever umas linhas. 10 coll perder. 11 perder terreno, recuar. 12 derrubar com um soco ou um tiro. 13 deixar de fora, suprimir. 14 sl consumir drogas por via oral. 15 dar cria. a drop in prices uma queda dos preços. a drop in the bucket uma gota de água no oceano. at the drop of a hat ao primeiro sinal, imediatamente. by drops gota a gota. drop dead! vá para o inferno! drop it! pare com isso! let’s drop it vamos esquecer esse assunto. to drop across encontrar por acaso. to drop a hint insinuar casualmente. to drop a line escrever umas linhas. to drop an acquaintance descontinuar o contato com alguém, cortar relações. to drop asleep cair no sono, adormecer. to drop astern Naut ir para trás, ficar para trás a fim de dar passagem a outro navio. to drop a subject mudar de assunto. to drop away afastar-se, diminuir gradualmente. to drop a word deixar escapar uma palavra. to drop behind 1 ficar atrás. 2 atrasar (pagamento). to drop bombs lançar bombas. to drop dead cair morto. to drop down Naut navegar rio abaixo. to drop everything abandonar tudo. to drop in/ over aparecer sem avisar, fazer uma visita informal. to drop into gear engrenar. to drop off 1 diminuir, cair. 2 coll partir, desaparecer. 3 adormecer. to drop out desligar-se, cair fora, deixar de freqüentar. to drop short não conseguir o seu intento. to drop the curtain descer o pano de boca. to get/ have the drop on 1 ter sob a mira do revólver. 2 levar a melhor, ficar em melhor posição. to have a drop too much ficar embriagado, beber demais. -
46 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) ênfase2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) ênfase3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) ênfase•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically* * *em.pha.sis['emf2sis] n 1 ênfase, força dialética. 2 importância. she lays great emphasis on being told everything / ela faz questão de que lhe contem tudo. 3 acentuação, relevo. -
47 equip
[i'kwip]past tense, past participle - equipped; verb(to fit out or provide with everything needed: He was fully equipped for the journey; The school is equipped with four computers.) equipar* * *e.quip1[ikw'ip] vt 1 equipar, guarnecer, aprestar, prover. 2 vestir, aparelhar, ornar.————————e.quip2[ikw'ip] abbr equipment (equipamento). -
48 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) cada2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) cada3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) todo4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) cada•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time* * *eve.ry['evri] adj cada (um), todo, todos. I expect her every minute / eu a espero a cada momento. his every word / todas as suas palavras. she has every bit as much as her sister / ela tem exatamente tanto quanto a sua irmã. every day diariamente, todos os dias. every now and then de vez em quando. every one cada um isoladamente. every other day / dia sim, dia não. every ten days de dez em dez dias. every time a cada momento, a qualquer oportunidade. every two days de dois em dois dias. -
49 face-saving
adjective (of something which helps a person not to look stupid or not to appear to be giving in: He agreed to everything we asked and as a face-saving exercise we offered to consult him occasionally.) /para salvar as aparências* * *face-sav.ing[f'eis seiviŋ] adj ato ou exemplo para preservar a dignidade e o prestígio de alguém. -
50 fatalism
noun (the belief that fate controls everything, and man cannot change it.) fatalismo* * *fa.tal.ism[f'eitəlizəm] n fatalismo: 1 doutrina segundo a qual todos os acontecimentos são predeterminados (pelo destino). 2 o credo dos adeptos dessa doutrina. -
51 fatalist
noun (a person who believes in fatalism: He is a complete fatalist - he just accepts everything that happens to him.) fatalista* * *fa.tal.ist[f'eitəlist] n fatalista: adepto do fatalismo. -
52 garden
1. noun(a piece of ground on which flowers, vegetables etc are grown: a small garden at the front of the house; ( also adjective) a garden slug.) jardim2. verb(to work in a garden, usually as a hobby: The old lady does not garden much.) fazer jardinagem- gardener- gardening
- gardens
- garden party* * *gar.den[g'a:dən] n 1 jardim, quintal, horta. 2 parque, horto, lugar de recreio ou de passeio. 3 região fértil ou bem-cultivada. • vt+vi cuidar de ou trabalhar em jardim, ajardinar, jardinar. • adj 1 de ou relativo a jardim, horta ou quintal. 2 comum, ordinário, do prado. everything in the garden is lovely tudo está bem. hanging garden jardim suspenso. market garden mercado, feira que vende legumes, frutas. to lead someone up the garden path fig levar alguém no bico. -
53 giddy
['ɡidi](feeling that one is going to fall over, or that everything is spinning round: I was dancing round so fast that I felt quite giddy; a giddy feeling.) estonteado- giddily- giddiness* * *gid.dy[g'idi] adj 1 tonto, vertiginoso. a giddy height / uma altura vertiginosa. 2 irrefletido, inconstante, leviano. • vt+vi ficar com vertigem, provocar vertigem, tontear. a giddy dance uma dança rápida. to play the giddy goat bancar o palhaço. -
54 gullible
(easily tricked or fooled: He is so gullible that he believes everything you tell him.) crédulo* * *gul.li.ble[g'∧ləbəl] adj crédulo, ingênuo. -
55 hulk
1) (the body of an old ship from which everything has been taken away.) casco2) (something or someone enormous and clumsy.) mostrengo* * *[h∧lk] n 1 Naut casco de navio. 2 coisa ou pessoa pesada, desajeitada, informe. • vi mover-se, erguer-se preguiçosa e pesadamente. -
56 in all
(in total, when everything is added up: I spent three hours in all waiting for buses last week.) ao todo* * *in allem soma, no total. -
57 in place
(in the proper position; tidy: He left everything in place.) no seu lugar* * *in placea) no lugar certo. b) adequado. -
58 kitchen
['ki in](a room where food is cooked: A smell of burning was coming from the kitchen; ( also adjective) a kitchen table.) cozinha* * *kitch.en[k'itʃən] n cozinha. everything except the kitchen sink tudo que possa ser concebido. -
59 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) conhecer2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conhecer3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conhecer4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconhecer•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *[nou] n conhecimento, informação reservada. • vt (ps knew, pp known) 1 saber, conhecer, entender. he knows all the answers / ele tem resposta para tudo. she knows him by sight / ela o conhece de vista. I came to know it by chance / fiquei sabendo por acaso. he knows how to paint / ele sabe pintar. 2 reconhecer, indentificar ( for como). I should know him anywhere / eu o reconheceria em qualquer lugar. 3 estar ciente, estar informado. please let me know your arrival / queira por favor informar-me da sua chegada. 4 ter a certeza. I know her to be my friend / tenho certeza de sua amizade. 5 estar relacionado, conhecer pessoalmente. she knows him / ela o conhece. I have known him for three weeks / conheço-o há três semanas. 6 estar habilitado, ter experiência, ser hábil, destro. 7 distinguir ( from de). you can’t know him from his brother / você não pode distingui-lo do seu irmão. 8 Bib arch conhecer, ter relações sexuais com. for all I know que eu saiba. he is in the know ele está a par de. he knows better than to betray her ele não é tão estúpido para traí-la. he knows his own mind ele sabe o que quer. he knows it by heart ele sabe de cor. I know better than that não caio nessa. known as conhecido pelo nome de. make it known torne público. not that I know não que eu saiba. to know how many beans make five saber com quantos paus se faz uma canoa. to know oneself conhecer a si mesmo. to know the ropes a) entender do assunto. b) conhecer em detalhes. well, what do you know? a) Amer sabe lá!, vai saber! b) quais são as novidades? you never know coll talvez, quem sabe? you know é ou não é?, você sabe. you know best você é quem sabe. -
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