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  • 1 fall between two stools

    (to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) ficar entre a quarta e a meia-quartilha

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  • 2 fall between two stools

    (to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) fracassar por indecisão

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  • 3 to fall between two stools

    to fall between two stools
    ficar entre a cruz e a espada.

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  • 4 stool

    [stu:l]
    (a seat without a back: a piano-stool; a kitchen stool.) banquinho
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    stool1
    [stu:l] n 1 assento, banquinho sem encosto. 2 mocho, tamborete, escabelo. 3 almofada para os joelhos, genuflexório. 4 sl alcagüete, espião da polícia, dedo-duro. • vt sl alcagüetar, delatar, dedo-durar (com on). to fall between two stools ficar entre a cruz e a espada.
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    stool2
    [stu:l] n 1 evacuação, fezes. 2 privada, bacia sanitária. • vi evacuar, defecar.
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    stool3
    [stu:l] n toco, copa de árvore lançando rebentos. • vi brotar, lançar rebentos da raiz, germinar.

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  • 5 stool

    [stu:l]
    (a seat without a back: a piano-stool; a kitchen stool.) tamborete, banco

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  • 6 love

    1. noun
    1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) amor
    2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) amor
    3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) amor
    4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) love
    2. verb
    1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) amar
    2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) gostar de
    - lovely
    - loveliness
    - lover
    - loving
    - lovingly
    - love affair
    - love-letter
    - lovesick
    - fall in love with
    - fall in love
    - for love or money
    - make love
    - there's no love lost between them
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    [l∧v] n 1 amor, forte afeição. 2 pessoa amada. 3 cupido. 4 Sport pontuação zero (no tênis). • vt+vi amar, querer, gostar de. for love of one’s country por amor à pátria. for love or money de qualquer maneira. labour of love trabalho caritativo ou desinteressado. there’s no love last between them não se toleram. to fall in love apaixonar-se. to make love to fazer amor. to play for love jogar por passatempo.

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  • 7 collapse

    [kə'læps]
    1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) ruir
    2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) desmaiar
    3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) falhar
    4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) desdobrar-se
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    col.lapse
    [kəl'æps] n 1 colapso, desmaio, prostração repentina. 2 ruína, queda, falência, malogro. • vt+vi 1 cair, ruir, desmoronar. 2 desfalecer, cair em colapso, desmaiar. 3 Amer dobrar, fechar. 4 desanimar, perder a força, ceder. collapse of a bank falência de um banco. collapse of prices queda de preços.

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  • 8 collapse

    [kə'læps]
    1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) ruir, desmoronar
    2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) desmaiar
    3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) fracassar
    4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) desmontar

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  • 9 love

    1. noun
    1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) amor
    2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) amor
    3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) paixão
    4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) zero
    2. verb
    1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) amar
    2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) adorar, gostar de
    - lovely - loveliness - lover - loving - lovingly - love affair - love-letter - lovesick - fall in love with - fall in love - for love or money - make love - there's no love lost between them

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  • 10 ear

    I [iə] noun
    1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) orelha
    2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) ouvido
    - eardrum
    - earlobe
    - earmark
    - earring
    - earshot
    - be all ears
    - go in one ear and out the other
    - play by ear
    - up to one's ears in
    - up to one's ears
    II [iə] noun
    (the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) espiga
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    ear1
    [i2] n 1 ouvido. 2 orelha. 3 audição. 4 percepção. 5 atenção, consideração. 6 asa (de vaso). 7 alça, colcheta. an ear for music um ouvido para música. a thick ear pé-de-ouvido. ear that sticks out orelha-de-abano. he brought a storm about his ears ele levantou uma tempestade. it came to his father’s ears chegou ao conhecimento de seu pai. lend me an ear! ouça-me, escute-me! to be all ears prestar toda a atenção, ser todo ouvidos. to box one’s ears esbofetear alguém. to fall on deaf ears não ser atendido. to give ear dar ouvidos. to go in one ear and out the other entrar por um ouvido e sair pelo outro. to have itching ears querer ouvir as novidades. to have or keep an ear to the ground estar atento à opinião pública ou aos acontecimentos. to lend an ear escutar, prestar atenção. to make someone’s ears burn falar de alguém na sua ausência, fazer queimar os ouvidos de alguém. to play by ear tocar de ouvido. to play it by ear agir de improviso, conforme as coisas acontecem. to prick up one’s ears aguçar os ouvidos, ficar de orelha em pé. to turn a deaf ear to não dar ouvido a. up to the ears in..., over head and ears in... profundamente envolvido, enterrado até ao pescoço. wet behind the ears inexperiente, imaturo.
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    ear2
    [i2] n espiga. • vi espigar.

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  • 11 stand

    [stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
    1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) estar de pé
    2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) pôr-se de pé
    3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) permanecer
    4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) manter-se em vigor
    5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) encontrar-se
    6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar
    7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se
    8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) colocar
    9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sofrer
    10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) pagar
    2. noun
    1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição
    2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte
    3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) quiosque
    4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) arquibancada
    5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra das testemunhas
    - standing 3. noun
    1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração
    2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) prestígio
    4. adjective
    ((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) lista de espera
    5. adverb
    (travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) em lista de espera
    - standing-room
    - make someone's hair stand on end
    - stand aside
    - stand back
    - stand by
    - stand down
    - stand fast/firm
    - stand for
    - stand in
    - stand on one's own two feet
    - stand on one's own feet
    - stand out
    - stand over
    - stand up for
    - stand up to
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    [stænd] n 1 parada, pausa, descanso. 2 resistência, defesa. 3 lugar, posto, posição, estação, ponto. 4 plataforma, tribuna, estrado. 5 andaime, suporte, estante. 6 estande: recinto reservado a cada participante de uma exposição. 7 barraca, tenda, banca (de jornais e revistas). 8 grupo de árvores ou plantas. 9 coll loja, local de negócio. 10 Amer banco onde as testemunhas depõem. 11 arquibancada. 12 descanso, suporte. 13 pé, pedestal. • vt+vi (ps, pp stood) 1 estar em pé. 2 ter certa altura quando em pé, medir. 3 levantar, ficar em pé. 4 estar situado ou localizado, encontrar-se. 5 colocar, encostar, pôr em pé. don’t stand the umbrella against the table! / não encoste o guarda-chuva na mesa! 6 estar colocado, ocupar certo lugar ou cargo. 7 manter em certa posição. 8 sustentar. 9 estar, ser, encontrar-se. 10 continuar, permanecer, resistir, oferecer resistência. 11 tolerar, agüentar. I can’t stand him / não o posso tolerar. I can’t stand it any longer / não agüento mais isso. I can’t stand it / não tolero isso. there is no standing her stupidity / ninguém agüenta sua estupidez. 12 juntar-se, acumular-se. 13 durar. 14 sofrer, submeter-se, suportar. 15 custear, pagar. it stands me in eight dollars / coll isso me custa oito dólares. I’ll stand you a bottle / pago-lhe uma garrafa, convido-o para tomar um drinque. 16 manter um certo rumo. 17 parar, paralisar, ficar parado, estagnar. 18 valer, estar em vigor. 19 candidatar-se. he stands for Parliament / ele é candidato ao parlamento. 20 coll dar ou pagar conforme o trato. as it stands, as the case stands, as matters stand como estão as coisas, pela situação atual. and there it stands! basta! está encerrado o assunto! he stands no nonsense com ele não se brinca. he stands out like a sore thumb Amer sl ele chama a atenção (de maneira desagradável). how do we stand? como estamos? qual é a situação? it stands at that (cost) price o preço de custo é este. it stands to reason é plausível, evidente, razoável. stand off! saia de perto! vá embora! stand or fall vitória ou morte! the thermometer stands at 35° o termômetro marca 35°. the things I stand up in o que tenho no corpo (roupa). to be at a stand estar parado, estar perplexo, estar em dúvida, indeciso. to come to a stand chegar a um impasse. to make a stand parar, resistir, oferecer resistência, opor-se. to make a stand for something insistir em alguma coisa, responder por alguma coisa. to take a firm stand ocupar uma posição firme. to take one’s stand tomar posição, colocar-se. to take the stand Jur depor. to stand about ficar à toa, rodear. to stand against oferecer resistência, destacar-se de. to stand a good chance ter boas probabilidades. to stand a comparison poder enfrentar uma comparação. to stand alone estar sozinho, estar sem auxílio, estar em posição isolada. to stand aloof manter-se de lado, afastar-se. to stand aside sair ao caminho, ficar de lado. to stand at attention Mil tomar sentido. to stand back afastar-se, recuar. to stand between estar no caminho, estar no meio. to stand by estar presente, estar ao lado, assistir, estar de prontidão, manter (palavra). to stand by a thing defender uma coisa. to stand by one through thick and thin prestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude. to stand by one’s word manter sua palavra. to stand by someone assistir alguém, acudir. to stand condemned estar condenado. to stand corrected conformar-se com a pena, reconhecer seu erro. to stand down a) abdicar (em favor de outrem). b) Brit dar baixa (soldados). c) deixar o banco de testemunhas. to stand fast resistir, não ceder. to stand fire resistir à prova (suportar o fogo do inimigo). to stand first ser o primeiro, estar em primeiro lugar. to stand for a) significar, querer dizer. b) pretender. c) ter rumo para, velejar para. d) auxiliar. e) ser responsável por, representar. to stand forth mostrar-se, salientar-se. to stand from Naut vir de, ter rumo de, velejar de. to stand gaping ficar de boca aberta, boquiaberto. to stand godfather (to) ser padrinho (de). to stand good ter valor, estar válido. to stand high ter bom nome, ter boa fama. to stand in a) Naut velejar em direção à terra. b) substituir alguém (serviço). to stand in awe ter temor de. to stand in fear ter medo de. to stand in line ficar na fila. to stand in need of ter necessidade de, precisar. to stand in someone’s way estar no caminho de alguém, atrapalhar alguém, impedir alguém. to stand off ficar de lado, afastar-se, retroceder, retrair-se, recusar-se, protelar (pagamento), Naut ficar ao largo. to stand off from Naut afastar-se de. to stand on basear-se em alguma coisa, contar com alguma coisa. to stand on ceremony fazer cerimônias. to stand on end estar em pé (cabelos). to stand one’s ground manter-se, defender-se, ficar firme, não ceder. to stand on one’s dignity fazer questão da sua dignidade. to stand on one’s head ficar de ponta-cabeça, ficar de pernas para o ar. to stand one’s tackling manter seu ponto de vista. to stand on one’s right insistir em seu direito. to stand on your own two feet ser independente, ser auto-suficiente, andar com as próprias pernas. to stand out salientar-se, distinguir-se, sobressair, resistir, não ceder. to stand out for insistir em. to stand over ficar, sobrar, ficar em atraso, adiar, protelar. to stand pat Amer a) conformar-se, opor-se a mudanças. b) Game não pedir cartas, passar. to stand ready to prontificar-se, dispor-se a. to stand security dar fiança, garantir. to stand someone friend mostrar-se amigo para alguém. to stand someone up faltar a um encontro. to stand something on its head mudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar. to stand still imobilizar-se, ficar parado. to stand the test (ou a trial) passar a prova. to stand to a) permanecer, manter. b) aderir a. c) apoiar, defender. she stood to him / ela o defendeu. to stand trial ser submetido a julgamento. to stand up a) levantar-se. b) Amer decepcionar, abandonar, deixar na mão. to stand up against levantar-se contra, rebelar-se, lutar contra. to stand up for defender, apoiar, tomar o partido de. to stand upon insistir em, basear-se em. to stand upon one’s guard tomar cuidado, precaver-se. to stand up to encarar, enfrentar. to stand well with dar-se bem com, ter amizade com. what stand do you take? qual é a sua opinião?

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