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121 scoot
[sku:t]((often with along, away, past etc) to move (away) fast: He scooted down the road.) correr- scooter* * *[sku:t] vt correr, sair depressa. 2 coll andar de motoneta, lambreta. -
122 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) afundar-se2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) descer3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) embeber(-se)4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) desanimar5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) enterrar2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) banca da cozinha- sunken- be sunk
- sink in* * *[siŋk] n 1 pia. 2 antro, lugar de vício ou de corrupção. 3 fossa, escoadouro. • vt+vi (ps sank, pp sunk, arch sunken) 1 descer, baixar, cair, depositar, declinar. 2 fazer descer, fazer baixar. 3 afundar, ir a pique, submergir. 4 afundar, pôr a pique. 5 reduzir, diminuir. my heart sinks when I think of her / coll fico deprimido quando penso nela. 6 ficar mais baixo ou mais fraco. 7 entrar, penetrar. 8 furar, perfurar, escavar, aprofundar. 9 passar gradualmente, cair. 10 gastar, perder (dinheiro). 11 decair, deteriorar. he is sinking fast / ele está decaindo rapidamente. she has sunk very low / ela decaiu muito. 12 fazer desaparecer, esconder, perder de vista. 13 levar à ruína, destruir. 14 pagar, amortizar dívida. 15 compor (riscos). let’s sink a few beers coll vamos tomar alguns chopes. to sink back cair para trás. to sink beneath a burden fig sucumbir debaixo de uma carga. to sink capital in investir capital. to sink down cair, ficar prostrado. to sink in value desvalorizar-se. to sink into oblivion cair no esquecimento. to sink or swim ou vai ou racha. to sink to one’s knees cair de joelhos. -
123 skate
I 1. [skeit] noun1) (a boot with a steel blade fixed to it for moving on ice etc: I can move very fast across the ice on skates.) patim2) (a roller-skate.) patim2. verb1) (to move on skates: She skates beautifully.) patinar2) (to move over, along etc by skating.) patinar•- skater- skateboard
- skating-rink II [skeit] plurals - skate, skates; noun1) (a kind of large, flat fish.) raia2) (its flesh, used as food.) raia* * *[skeit] n 1 patim. 2 Ichth arraia, raia. • vi patinar. ice skate patim para gelo. roller skate patim de rolemãs. to get the skates on apressar-se. get your skates on / apresse-se. to skate round/to skate over a problem evitar discutir um problema, esquivar-se. -
124 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) afrouxar2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) moderar-se* * *slack.en[sl'ækən] vt+vi 1 retardar, diminuir a velocidade. 2 ficar mais lento. 3 ficar moderado, relaxar. 4 soltar, afrouxar. 5 ficar solto, afrouxar-se. -
125 slow
[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) lento2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) atrasado3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) atrasado2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) abrandar- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up* * *[slou] vt+vi 1 reduzir a velocidade, diminuir, tornar lento. 2 ficar lento, ir mais lento. • adj 1 lento, vagaroso, demorado. he was not slow to do it / fê-lo prontamente. 2 tardio, atrasado. your watch is slow / seu relógio está atrasado. 3 que causa atraso, que impede grande velocidade. 4 baixo, pouco quente (fogo, chama), brando. 5 inativo, indolente. 6 cansativo, maçante. 7 coll antiquado. 8 constrangido. slow and sure! devagar mas seguro! to be of slow payment pagar sempre atrasado. he is of slow payment / ele costuma pagar com atraso.to be slow in the uptake, to be slow off the mark ser difícil de compreender. he is slow in the uptake, he is slow off the mark / ele é de difícil compreensão. to be slow of speech não ter o dom da palavra. he is slow of speech / ele não tem jeito para falar. to slow down diminuir a velocidade, diminuir a marcha, tornar-se menos ativo. -
126 speed
[spi:d] 1. noun1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) velocidade2) (quickness of moving.) velocidade2. verb1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) deslocar(-se) com velocidade2) ((past tense, past participle speeded) to drive very fast in a car etc, faster than is allowed by law: The policeman said that I had been speeding.) conduzir com excesso de velocidade•- speeding- speedy
- speedily
- speediness
- speed bump
- speed trap
- speedometer
- speed up* * *[spi:d] n 1 velocidade, rapidez. 2 marcha, engrenagem. 3 arch sorte, prosperidade. • vt+vi (ps+pp sped) 1 apressar-se, correr, andar depressa. he sped his way / ele saiu correndo. 2 fazer andar depressa. 3 acelerar. 4 ajudar, promover. 5 transportar rapidamente, despachar às pressas. 6 arch dar sorte. 7 coll anfetamina. at full speed em velocidade máxima. God speed thee! arch Deus o ajude! vá com Deus! high speed alta velocidade. how have you sped? como tem passado? more haste, less speed devagar se vai ao longe. second speed Auto segunda marcha. to speed up acelerar, apressar. -
127 speedometer
[spi:'domitə]noun (an instrument on a car etc showing how fast one is travelling.) velocímetro* * *speed.om.e.ter[spid'ɔmitə] n velocímetro. -
128 sports car
(a small, fast car with only two seats.) carro de desporto* * *sports car[sp'ɔ:ts ka:] n carro esporte.
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