find+a+means

- by all means

- a man of means

- by all means

- a man of means

1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) medidas

2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) medidas

3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) medição

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[m'eʒəmənt] n medição, medida, forma de medida.

1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) em/para cima de

2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) por cima de

3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) sobre

4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) por

5) (about: a quarrel over money.) sobre

6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) por

7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) com

8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) em cima de

1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)

2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)

3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)

4) (downwards: He fell over.)

5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)

6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)

7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)

1) (too (much), as in overdo.) ex(ceder-se)

2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.) (em/por) cima

3) (covering, as in overcoat.) sobre(tudo)

4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.) (deitar) abaixo

5) (completely, as in overcome.) sobre(pujar)

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- over again

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['ouvə] pref sobre, super, supra (indica superioridade, excesso, posição acima, ultrapassagem).

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['ouvə] adj 1 excedente, supranumerário. 2 superior. 3 exterior, externo. 4 terminado, acabado. • adv 1 de novo, novamente. 2 de um lado a outro. 3 completamente, todo, inteiramente. 4 do começo ao fim, de ponta a ponta. 5 a mais, em excesso. 6 para lá. 7 para cá, para aqui. 8 de um para o outro. 9 muito, excessivamente. 10 do outro lado. 11 de ponta cabeça. • prep 1 demasiado, excessivo. 2 por cima de, sobre, acima de, superior a. 3 mais de, além de. 4 enquanto. 5 por causa de. 6 através de. 7 até o final de. 8 mais que. 9 durante, no decurso de. 10 a respeito de. 11 virado. 12 por toda parte. 13 acima, superior. 14 entre. all over a) completamente. b) por toda parte. ask them over peça que venham para cá. come over here venha aqui. for over a year durante mais de um ano. not over twenty não mais de vinte. not over well bastante ruim. over and above além de. over and again outra vez, novamente. over and against a) contra. b) defronte de. over and out Radio câmbio final (diz-se para encerrar uma conversa pelo rádio). over and over repetidas vezes, vezes sem conta. over head and ears profundamente. over one’s head fora da compreensão de alguém. over or under mais ou menos. over the hill sl de meia-idade. over the next week durante a próxima semana. over there lá adiante. over to you Radio é a sua vez de falar (indica a pessoa que entrará no ar em seguida). the milk boils over o leite está fervendo. three times over três vezes consecutivamente. to be over cessar, acabar. to call over fazer a chamada. to hand over entregar. to have advantage, authority over ter vantagem, autoridade sobre. to run over atropelar. turn over the page vire a página. we live over the way moramos no outro lado da rua.

1) ((usually in plural) something that gives help, support etc when needed; a supply; a means: We have used up all our resources; We haven't the resources at this school for teaching handicapped children.) recurso

2) ((usually in plural) the wealth of a country, or the supply of materials etc which bring this wealth: This country is rich in natural resources.) recursos

3) (the ability to find ways of solving difficulties: He is full of resource.) iniciativa

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- resourceful

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[riz'ɔ:s] n 1 recurso, meio, expediente. 2 resources recursos, riquezas (de um país), meios pecuniários, faculdades. 3 desembaraço. a man of no resource um homem sem expediente, sem recurso. to leave someone to his own resources deixar alguém por sua própria conta.

1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) esguio

2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) pequeno

- slimming

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[slim] vt+vi 1 emagrecer, adelgaçar, afinar. 2 ficar magro, delgado, fino. 3 fazer uma cura de emagrecimento. • adj 1 delgado, fino. 2 pequeno, fraco. 3 esbelta, elegante, interessante (mulher).

1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) surpreender

2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) levar pela surpresa

3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) surpreender

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- surprised

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[səpr'aiz] n 1 surpresa, coisa inesperada. I got the surprise of my life / foi uma surpresa para mim. 2 sobressalto. 3 emoção, perplexidade, pasmo. • vt 1 espantar, surpreender, pasmar. 2 atacar de surpresa, pegar de surpresa, surpreender, apanhar de improviso, aparecer inesperadamente. her behaviour surprised me / seu comportamento me surpreendeu. 3 abismar. • adj de surpresa, surpreendente. to my great surprise para grande espanto meu. to take by surprise pegar em flagrante, pegar de surpresa, espantar. you took me by surprise / você me pegou de surpresa.

1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) rua

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) hábito

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) caminho

- wayfarer

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[wei] n 1 modo, estilo, maneira. 2 jeito, feitio, forma. she will never get it done that way / ela nunca conseguirá fazê-lo desta forma. 3 método, meio. 4 ponto, particular, detalhe, aspecto. 5 direção, lado. 6 distância, trajeto. 7 rumo, curso. they each went their different ways / cada qual tomou o seu caminho. 8 caminho, atalho, vereda, trilha, rua, via, estrada. we asked our way / perguntamos o caminho. 9 lugar. 10 hábito, costume, modo, peculiaridade (também ways). 11 vontade, desejo. 12 coll condição, estado. 13 movimento, progresso, marcha. 14 porte, comportamento, conduta. • adv embora, longe. a good way uma boa distância. a great/ long way off a grande distância daqui, de longe. all the way a) inteiramente. b) todo o caminho. c) durante todo o tempo. any way you please de qualquer forma que queira. a way out uma saída. by the same way pelo mesmo caminho. by the way a) de passagem, a caminho. b) a propósito. by way of a) via. b) em vez, como. c) a fim de. by way of excuse como desculpa. by way of jest por brincadeira. covered way passagem coberta. from way back de muito tempo, antigo. half the way a meio caminho, meio. he is in my way ele está no meu caminho, está me atrapalhando. he made the best of his way (to) ele seguiu o mais depressa que pôde (para). he mended his ways ele melhorou, corrigiu-se. her mild ways seus modos suaves, meigos. he works his way Amer ele progride pelo próprio esforço. how did she get that way? como foi possível ela ficar assim? if you had your own way se tudo fosse como você quer. in a family way de modo familiar, não cerimonioso. in a way de certo modo. in the way of business em matéria de negócios. I paved the way for him fig preparei o caminho para ele. I put/ threw it in his way fi-lo chegar a suas mãos. I set out on my way parti, pus-me a caminho. it is in your way é seu campo, de sua alçada. it is out of my way a) isto não é meu campo, disso eu não entendo. b) não é de minha alçada. he went out of his way (to do) / ele se deu ao trabalho, ele teve a gentileza (de fazer). it pays its way vale a pena. it will go a great way toward contribuirá grandemente. I was just up her way sl eu estive justamente perto dela. not by a long way, no way de forma alguma, de jeito nenhum. once in a way uma vez, excepcionalmente. one way uma direção. one way or the other por um meio ou por outro, de um jeito ou de outro. one-way street Traffic via de uma só mão, direção única. on our way through em nosso caminho por. on the way out tornar-se impopular. on the way (to) a caminho (para). out of the way a) fora do caminho. b) fig que despista, desvia. c) extraordinário, fora do comum. d) na prisão. e) morto. they put him out of the way / eles afastaram-no, liquidaram-no (mataram-no). put him in the way of doing it dê-lhe a oportunidade de fazê-lo. right of the way a) direito de passagem, servidão. b) Traffic preferência, direito de tomar a frente. that is always the way with him é sempre assim com ele. the hard way sl por esforço próprio. the Milky Way a Via-Láctea. the other way about/ round ao contrário. the way of the world o caminho da vida (ou do mundo). the ways of war as peculiaridades da guerra. they begged their way eles passaram mendigando. they pay their way eles não têm dívidas. they put him in the way of success eles contribuíram para o seu êxito. this way! por aqui! to be in the family way estar grávida, esperando bebê. to get one’s (own) way obter, ganhar, fazer do próprio jeito, como quer. I got it my own way / fiz do meu jeito, fiz como queria. to give way a) dar passagem. b) dar vazão. c) ceder. they gave way / eles cederam, recuaram. to give way to a) sucumbir. b) dar prioridade a. to go all the way with concordar plenamente com. to go one’s way partir. to go one’s (own) way agir independentemente. to go out of the way a) dar(-se) ao trabalho de. b) fazer muito esforço para realizar algo. to go someone’s way favorecer alguém. to go the way of all flesh morrer. to go under way a) pôr-se em marcha, partir. b) fig estar em andamento. to have a way with saber lidar com, ter jeito. to have it both ways jogar dos dois lados. to have it one’s (own) way fazer, pensar do jeito que agrada a si próprio. let him have it his own way / deixe-o fazer o que ele quer. to have one’s way conseguir o que quer. to have way Naut estar em movimento. to look the other way a) desviar o olhar. b) não perceber. to lose one’s way perder-se, perder o caminho. he lost his way / ele perdeu-se, perdeu o caminho. to make one’s way a) ir para a frente, continuar (com dificuldade). b) progredir, alcançar o sucesso. they made their way / fig eles abriram o seu caminho, venceram. to make way a) dar lugar a. I made way for him / eu dei lugar a ele. b) progredir. she made way / ela venceu, progrediu. to set in one’s ways apegar-se a velhos hábitos. under way. a) a caminho, em marcha. b) fig em andamento. way off muito longe. Way of the Cross via-sacra. way up bem alto. we did/ had it all our own way fizemos o que queríamos. we took our way nós partimos. where there’s a will, there’s a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. which way? por onde? which way did they go? / para/por onde foram eles?

1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) dimensão

2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) medida

3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) mensuração

1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) acima de

2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) por cima de

3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) sobre

4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) por

5) (about: a quarrel over money.) sobre

6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) por

7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) ao longo de

8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) no

1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.) sobre

2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)

3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.) do outro lado

4) (downwards: He fell over.) para baixo

5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.) mais

6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.) de sobra

7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.) completamente

1) (too (much), as in overdo.)

2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)

3) (covering, as in overcoat.)

4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)

5) (completely, as in overcome.)

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- over again

1) ((usually in plural) something that gives help, support etc when needed; a supply; a means: We have used up all our resources; We haven't the resources at this school for teaching handicapped children.) recurso

2) ((usually in plural) the wealth of a country, or the supply of materials etc which bring this wealth: This country is rich in natural resources.) recursos

3) (the ability to find ways of solving difficulties: He is full of resource.) expediente

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- resourceful

1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) esbelto

2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) fraco, escasso

- slimming

1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) surpreender

2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) surpreender

3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) surpreender

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- surprised

1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem, caminho

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) caminho

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) jeito, maneira

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneira

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.)

- wayfarer