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  • 1 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) pôr
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) pôr
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) pôr
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) pôr
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) pentear
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) encastoar
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) endireitar
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) prescrito
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) decidido
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fixo
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) colecção
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) penteado
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set
    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon
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    [set] n 1 jogo, grupo, conjunto, coleção, série. 2 sociedade, facção. 3 grupo, círculo. 4 conjunto de piadas e estórias no espetáculo de um comediante. 5 Theat, Cin cenário. 6 Radio aparelho, receptor, emissor. 7 porte, posição, forma, ajuste. 8 direção, tendência, curso, rumo. 9 inclinação, deslocação. 10 planta, muda, rebento. 11 fruta recentemente formada da flor. 12 solidificação, endurecimento. 13 Tennis set: série de seis pontos. 14 ato de amarrar (de um cão de caça). 15 ninhada de ovos. 16 trava de serra. 17 última demão de reboque. • vt+vi (ps, pp set) 1 pôr, colocar, localizar, assentar, adaptar, plantar. 2 ajustar, endireitar. 3 regular, acertar. 4 fixar, estabelecer, definir. 5 determinar. 6 apontar, designar. 7 marcar, fixar. 8 dar (exemplo). 9 ligar, firmar. 10 ficar firme, solidificar, coalhar, endurecer, pegar (cimento). 11 montar, engastar. 12 adornar, ornamentar. 13 descer, pôr-se (sol), baixar (maré). 14 chocar, pôr para chocar, colocar ovos para chocar. 15 amarrar (cão de caça). 16 cair, assentar-se, adaptar-se, servir (vestido). 17 tender, dirigir-se, rumar, soprar, vir de (vento). 18 começar a mover-se, pôr-se em movimento. 19 aplicar-se. 20 formar fruta. 21 adaptar. 22 pôr em música, compor. 23 Typogr compor. 24 afiar, assentar (corte de faca, etc.). 25 reduzir (osso deslocado). 26 meter velas. • adj 1 fixado, estabelecido, predeterminado, prescrito. 2 fixo, rígido, imóvel, estacionário. 3 obstinado, aferrado. 4 firme, duro, endurecido. 5 decidido. it was set before him foi apresentado a ele. my set purpose minha firme intenção. to set about começar, tomar providências, iniciar. he doesn’t know how to set about it / ele não sabe como começá-lo. to set apart pôr de lado, reservar. to set a poem to music pôr versos em música. to set aside desprezar, pôr de lado. to set at defiance desafiar. to set back atrasar (relógio), retroceder, impedir, parar. to set behind colocar atrás, descuidar. to set by reservar, separar para uso no futuro. to set down depositar, descer, registrar. to set eyes on something ver, perceber, notar alguma coisa. to set fire to pôr fogo em, acender. to set forth mostrar, demonstrar, anunciar, levantar, partir. to set forward promover, ajudar, continuar, viajar, partir, sair de viagem. to set free liberar. to set in começar, iniciar. a heavy storm set in / caiu um forte temporal. to set in motion pôr em movimento. to set in order arrumar, pôr em ordem. to set off against destacar-se de. to set on incitar, instigar, atacar. to set one’s hand to meter mãos à obra. to set out plantar, enfeitar, adornar, demonstrar, delimitar, exibir, partir, levantar, levantar-se, pôr-se a caminho. to set pen to paper começar a escrever. to set right corrigir. to set someone up as judge arvorar-se em juiz. to set to começar a brigar. to set to work começar a trabalhar, fazer trabalhar. to set up levantar, montar, comprar, iniciar (negócio), fundar, instalar, auxiliar, ajudar, soltar (grito), estabelecer, instituir, estabelecer-se, tornar-se independente. he set up for himself / ele começou a trabalhar por conta própria. to set up a reserve instituir um fundo de reserva. to set up in print compor, tipografar. with set teeth com os dentes cerrados.

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  • 2 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) colocar
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) estabelecer
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) provocar
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?)
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ajustar
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) arrumar, ajeitar
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) incrustar
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) ajustar
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) estabelecido
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) resolvido a
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) firme
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) firme, rígido
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) incrustado de
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) conjunto, coleção
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) arranjo, mise en plis
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set
    - setback - set phrase - set-square - setting-lotion - set-to - set-up - all set - set about - set someone against someone - set against someone - set someone against - set against - set aside - set back - set down - set in - set off - set something or someone on someone - set on someone - set something or someone on - set on - set out - set to - set up - set up camp - set up house - set up shop - set upon

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  • 3 to set someone’s eyes on somebody

    to set someone’s eyes on somebody
    ver alguém. I set my eyes on him for the first time/eu o vi pela primeira vez.

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  • 4 lay/set eyes on

    (to see, especially for the first time: I wish I'd never set eyes on her!) ver/pôr os olhos em cima

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  • 5 lay/set eyes on

    (to see, especially for the first time: I wish I'd never set eyes on her!) pôr os olhos em

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  • 6 inverted commas

    (single or double commas, the first (set) of which is turned upside down (`` '', ` '), used in writing to show where direct speech begins and ends: ``It is a lovely day,'' she said.) aspas
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    in.vert.ed com.mas
    [invə:tid k'ɔməz] n pl aspas.
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    inverted commas
    aspas.

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  • 7 milk tooth

    (one of the first set of a baby's teeth: The child's milk teeth started to come out when he was six years old.) dente de leite

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  • 8 inverted commas

    (single or double commas, the first (set) of which is turned upside down (`` '', ` '), used in writing to show where direct speech begins and ends: ``It is a lovely day,'' she said.) aspas

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  • 9 milk tooth

    (one of the first set of a baby's teeth: The child's milk teeth started to come out when he was six years old.) dente de leite

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  • 10 foot

    [fut]
    plural - feet; noun
    1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.)
    2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) sopé
    3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.)
    - football
    - foothill
    - foothold
    - footlight
    - footman
    - footmark
    - footnote
    - footpath
    - footprint
    - footsore
    - footstep
    - footwear
    - follow in someone's footsteps
    - foot the bill
    - on foot
    - put one's foot down
    - put one's foot in it
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    [fut] n (pl feet) 1 pé. 2 base, suporte. 3 sopé, fundo, rodapé. 4 margem inferior (de uma página). 5 o último de uma série. 6 pé: medida de comprimento equivalente a doze polegadas ou 30,48 cm. 7 garra, pata, perna. 8 Poet pé: divisão de um verso. 9 Mil gente de pé, infantaria, soldados de infantaria. • vt+vi 1 pôr novo pé em. 2 andar a pé, caminhar, atravessar a pé, pisar cadenciadamente, ir a pé. 3 dançar. 4 somar, adicionar. a foot in both camps em cima do muro, não se decidir por nenhum dos lados. at his feet aos pés dele. at the foot ao pé (da página). at the foot of the hill no sopé da colina. foot by foot pé ante pé, passo a passo, devagar, cautelosamente. from head to foot dos pés à cabeça. he never puts a foot wrong ele nunca erra. he put his foot on the floor coll, Auto ele acelerou a marcha. he shall not set foot in my house ele não há de entrar na minha casa, ele não há de pôr os pés na minha casa. light/ swift of foot ligeiro de pés. on foot a pé, em pé, em movimento, em andamento, em obra, em projeto, em vias de conclusão. on one’s feet em pé, de pé, fig de boa saúde, próspero, florescente. six foot/ feet five seis pés e cinco polegadas. the first, the first regiment of foot regimento de infantaria n<U>o</U> 1. they helped him to his feet eles ajudaram-no a levantar-se. to carry someone off one’s feet entusiasmar, empolgar alguém. to drag one’s foot fazer corpo mole, ser deliberadamente lerdo em tomar uma decisão. to find one’s foot sentir-se confiante. to foot it coll dançar, caminhar, correr. to foot up somar. to get/ have cold feet acovardar-se. to go on foot andar a pé. to have one foot in the grave estar com um pé na sepultura, estar com os pés na cova. to keep one’s feet/ footing manter-se em pé, não cair. to know the length of s. o.’s foot conhecer alguém muito bem, conhecer o fraco de alguém. to put one’s best foot forward coll a) andar o mais rápido possível. b) esmerar-se, fazer o melhor possível. c) apresentar boa aparência para causar boa impressão. to put one’s foot down agir firme e decididamente, bater o pé, ser enérgico, porfiar. to put one’s foot in it meter os pés pelas mãos. to put one’s foot in one’s mouth falar o que não deve, falar bobagem, fig dar um fora. to set foot in meter ou pôr o pé em alguma parte, introduzir-se. to set on foot iniciar, dar o primeiro impulso, pôr em obra, lançar, pôr em movimento. to show the cloven foot revelar má índole. to stand on one’s own two feet ser independente, ser dono do seu nariz. to start off on the right/ left foot começar com o pé direito/esquerdo. to sweep off one’s feet entusiasmar-se, apaixonar-se. to tread under foot pisar, calcar aos pés. two feet long dois pés de comprimento. under foot no meio do caminho.

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  • 11 eye

    1. noun
    1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) olho
    2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) buraco
    3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) percepção
    2. verb
    (to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) olhar
    - eyebrow
    - eye-catching
    - eyelash
    - eyelet
    - eyelid
    - eye-opener
    - eye-piece
    - eyeshadow
    - eyesight
    - eyesore
    - eye-witness
    - before/under one's very eyes
    - be up to the eyes in
    - close one's eyes to
    - in the eyes of
    - keep an eye on
    - lay/set eyes on
    - raise one's eyebrows
    - see eye to eye
    - with an eye to something
    - with one's eyes open
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    [ai] n 1 olho, vista. 2 íris. 3 visão, percepção. 4 olhar, olhadela. 5 olhar vigilante. 6 senso, sentido. 7 modo de ver, opinião, ponto de vista. 8 Bot botão, broto. 9 olhal, clarabóia. 10 orifício da agulha, colchete. 11 olhada. • vt olhar, observar, mirar, examinar. a private eye detetive particular. eye of the storm Meteor o centro de um ciclone tropical. eye of the wind Meteor o ponto do qual o vento sopra. eyes front, right, left Mil sentido! olhar à frente, à direita, à esquerda. mind your eyes! cuidado com os olhos! the evil eye o mau-olhado. the sight offends your eyes o espetáculo ou o procedimento ofende a vista. the sight relieves the eyes o espetáculo deleita a vista. to be up to the eyes with work estar sobrecarregado de trabalho. to cast an eye on something dar uma olhada. to eye somebody from top to toe olhar alguém dos pés à cabeça. to give someone the eye demonstrar simpatia. to open one’s eye to the truth fazer ver a verdade. to see something with half an eye perceber tudo à primeira vista. to set someone’s eyes on somebody ver alguém. I set my eyes on him for the first time / eu o vi pela primeira vez. to shut one’s eyes fingir que não vê.

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  • 12 scene

    [si:n]
    1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) cena
    2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) cena
    3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) cena
    4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) cena
    5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) cena
    6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) cenário
    7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) cenário
    - scenic
    - behind the scenes
    - come on the scene
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    scene1
    [si:n] n 1 cenário. 2 cena, decoração teatral. the scene closes / a cortina cai. 3 cena, subdivisão de um ato. it was a love scene / era uma cena de amor. the scene opens with a conversation / a cena começa com um diálogo. 4 ação, situação. the scene is set in Verona / o local da cena é Verona. 5 vista, panorama. behind the scenes fig atrás dos bastidores.
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    scene2
    [si:n] n sl qualquer lugar onde fanáticos por música se reúnem para ouvir grupos musicais.

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  • 13 sight

    1. noun
    1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vista
    2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista
    3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) vista
    4) (a view or glimpse.) vislumbre
    5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) horror
    6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira
    2. verb
    1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) avistar
    2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) fazer pontaria
    - sight-seer
    - catch sight of
    - lose sight of
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    [sait] n 1 visão, vista. 2 olhar, ação de ver. 3 visibilidade. 4 ponto de vista, opinião. 5 vislumbre, aparição, visão vaga. 6 aspecto, espetáculo, vista. 7 mira, visor. 8 observação, pontaria. 9 o que é fora do comum por quantidade, aparência, etc. 10 aparência estranha, ridícula, ruim. he looks a perfect sight / ele está com aspecto horrível. • vt 1 ver, avistar. 2 observar, olhar. 3 visar, fazer pontaria. 4 fazer mira, colocar mira ou visor. at first sight à primeira vista. it was love at first sight/ foi amor à primeira vista. at short sight a curto prazo. at sight à vista, no ato (de compra). not by a long sight dificilmente, de nenhuma maneira. out of sight não visível, que não está à vista. get out of my sight! / saia já daqui! (da minha vista). out of sight, out of mind longe dos olhos, longe do coração. to be a sight for sore eyes ser um deleite para os olhos, para o coração. to catch/ get a sight of somebody/ something ver, ter contato. we never catch a sight of him / nunca o vemos. we got a sight of it / chegamos a avistá-lo. to keep in sight a) manter contato. b) manter à vista. to lose sight of... a) perder de vista. b) perder contato. to put out of sight a) não querer ver mais. b) sl comer ou beber. to set one’s sight on something estabelecer como objetivo.

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  • 14 stage

    I 1. [stei‹] noun
    (a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) estrado
    2. verb
    1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) representar
    2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) organizar
    - stage direction
    - stage fright
    - stagehand
    - stage manager
    - stagestruck
    II [stei‹]
    1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) momento
    2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) etapa
    3) (a section of a bus route.) zona
    4) (a section of a rocket.) secção
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    [steidʒ] n 1 palco. 2 teatro, drama. he has been on the stage for twenty years now / ele já trabalha no teatro há vinte anos. 3 profissão de ator, elenco. she goes on the stage / ela vai ser atriz. 4 cena de ação. 5 plataforma, tablado. 6 andaime, estrado. 7 trecho, distância parcial percorrida em viagem, etapa. they travelled by easy stages / viajaram em etapas folgadas. 8 período, passo, estágio, fase. 9 degrau. 10 platina de microscópio. 11 cadafalso, patíbulo. 12 diligência, carruagem, ônibus. 13 parada. I shall get down at the next stage / vou descer na próxima parada. • vt+vi 1 encenar, arranjar. 2 prestar-se para o teatro. at this stage of development nesta fase do desenvolvimento. at this stage of life neste período da vida. back stage bastidor (de teatro). stage by stage passo a passo. stages of appeal instâncias de apelação. to hold the stage fig formar o ponto de atração. to set the stage preparar o terreno, tornar possível.

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  • 15 essential

    [i'senʃəl] 1. adjective
    (absolutely necessary: Strong boots are essential for mountaineering; It is essential that you arrive punctually.) essencial
    2. noun
    (a thing that is fundamental or necessary: Everyone should learn the essentials of first aid; Is a television set an essential?) indispensável/fundamento
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    es.sen.tial
    [is'en82l] n 1 qualidade ou elemento indispensável. 2 princípios básicos. the essentials of astronomy / os princípios básicos da astronomia. • adj essencial, substancial.

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  • 16 for

    [fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para
    2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para
    3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante
    4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) QUERY (PHRASAL VERB)
    5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por
    6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para
    7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por
    8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por
    9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por
    10) (because of: for this reason.) por
    11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para
    12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para/por
    13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por
    14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para
    15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) apesar de
    2. conjunction
    (because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) pois
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    [fɔ:] prep 1 por, em lugar de, em vez de. we used boxes for chairs / usamos caixas em vez de cadeiras. 2 por, em prol de, em defesa de, a favor de. they voted for Roosevelt / eles votaram em Roosevelt. 3 de, representante de, em nome de. the lawyer acts for his client / o advogado age em nome de seu cliente. 4 por, para, à razão de, ao preço de. these apples are twelve for a dollar / estas maçãs custam um dólar a dúzia. 5 para, a fim de, no intuito de. he ran for his life / ele correu para salvar a vida. 6 para, a fim de, em consideração de. he went for a walk / ele foi dar um passeio. 7 para, em busca de. 8 para, com destino a. he has just left for New York / ele acaba de partir para Nova York. we have a present for you / temos um presente para você. 9 para, próprio de, acomodado a. 10 por, por causa de, em razão de, devido a. he was punished for stealing / ele foi condenado por ter furtado. 11 para, em honra de. they died for their country / eles morreram pela pátria. a party was given for her / foi dada uma festa em sua honra. 12 de, por, com afeição ou sentimento por. 13 para, a respeito de, com relação a, pelo que toca a, enquanto a. 14 numa extensão de, numa duração de. 15 como, na qualidade de. 16 a despeito de, apesar de, não obstante. 17 para, em vista de, em proporção de, não obstante. 18 de, no valor de. 19 durante. 20 para, em auxílio de. may I hold the umbrella for you? / permita-me segurar-lhe o guarda-chuva? 21 para, na ocasião de. 22 de, por, na quantidade de. 23 para, apropriado para, adaptado a. books for children / livros para crianças. 24 por, dirigido a. 25 para, na direção de. the train for London / o trem para Londres. 26 para, equivalente a. • conj pois, visto que, desde que, já que. we can’t go, for it is raining / não podemos ir porque está chovendo. I did it, for I thought it right / fi-lo, porque o achei justo. for all his efforts, he did not succeed / apesar de todos seus esforços ele não se saiu bem. for all the improvement you have made last year, you might give up / em vista do pouco progresso que fez no ano passado, você deveria desistir. arrested for murder preso por assassínio. as for me quanto a mim. bound for destinada para. but for this a não ser assim. eating too much is bad for one’s health comer demais faz mal à saúde. for account and at the risk of the consignee por conta e risco do consignatário. for a draught of vintage! quem me dera tomar um gole de vinho! for all he is so rich por rico que seja. for all his faults, we like him still apesar de todos os seus defeitos, gostamos dele. for all I know ao que me é dado supor. for all that não obstante isso, apesar disso. for a song por uma pechincha. for a while por algum tempo. for cash down contra pagamento à vista. for certain com certeza. for example por exemplo. for fear of por medo de. for free sl grátis. for fun por brincadeira. for his part por sua parte, por parte dele. for hours durante horas. for how long? por quanto tempo? for love por amor. for me pelo que me diz respeito. for miles about numa extensão de milhas ao redor. for nothing de graça, gratuitamente. for one poisonous snake there are many harmless ones para cada cobra venenosa há muitas inofensivas. for our account por nossa conta. for sure com certeza. for that matter quanto a isso. for the last time pela última vez. for the present, for the time being por ora, por enquanto. for the time to come para o futuro. for the whole year para todo o ano. for this reason por essa razão, por esse motivo. for two years por dois anos. for want of por falta de. for what remains quanto ao mais. for years há anos. for your sake por sua causa. good for nothing imprestável. he has earned a holiday for himself ele fez jus a um dia de licença. he is hard up for money ele está em apertos financeiros. he is not long for this world ele não tardará a morrer. he won’t be back for hours ele não voltará antes de algumas horas. I for one quanto a mim. I go in for tennis eu gosto de tênis. I got it for a reward recebi-o em recompensa. I know him for conheço-o como. I long for a rest anseio por um descanso. it is for you to do compete-lhe fazer. it is for you to propose compete ao senhor fazer proposta. it is usual for her to take a walk every day ela costuma dar um passeio todo dia. it was for nothing foi debalde. not for anything por nada. now for it! mãos à obra! once for all uma vez por todas. ready for action pronto para o combate. she reads well for her age ela lê bem para a sua idade. she wept for ela chorou por. that is the man for me é este o homem que me faz falta. the first free day for years o primeiro dia livre há anos. there is nothing for it but não há remédio senão. to be in for estar sob a ameaça de. to be in for it estar em maus lençóis. too beautiful for words indescritivelmente belo. to play for pennies jogar a vintém. to write for money escrever pedindo dinheiro. we longed for home estávamos com saudade de casa. were it not for you se não fosse você. we sent for a doctor mandamos chamar um médico. what for? para quê? word for word palavra por palavra. you have spoiled our day for us você nos estragou o dia.

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  • 17 gear

    [ɡiə]
    1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) mudança
    2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) mudança
    3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) mecanismo
    4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) acessório
    - gear lever/change/stick
    * * *
    [giə] n 1 engrenagem, roda dentada. 2 mecanismo, maquinismo para transmitir ou alterar movimento. 3 funcionamento, ajustagem. 4 equipamento. 5 propriedade móvel, posse, bens, roupa, vestuário, atavio. 6 arreios, arnês. 7 Naut aparelho, equipamento, petrechos. • vt+vi 1 engrenar. 2 ajustar-se, trabalhar em conjunto. 3 equipar com engrenagem, câmbio, transmissão, etc. 4 pôr em movimento. 5 cambiar, engatar marcha, arrear cavalo. he went into second gear / ele engatou a segunda marcha. high gear marcha rápida. it gears into engrena exatamente. low gear Auto primeira marcha. out of gear em desarranjo, fora de funcionamento, desligado. the car was going (on) top gear o automóvel corria a toda velocidade. the engine is in gear a máquina está engrenada. to gear up aumentar a marcha.

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  • 18 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mão
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ponteiro
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) ajudante
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) ajuda
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) cartas
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) meio palmo
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) caligrafia
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) entregar
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) passar
    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand
    * * *
    [hænd] n 1 mão ou qualquer coisa semelhante em forma ou função. 2 pata dianteira. 3 autoridade, controle, posse. 4 perícia, habilidade, destreza. 5 promessa de casamento. 6 fonte, origem. 7 auxílio, ajuda. 8 trabalhador braçal, auxiliar. 9 cartas que cada um dos jogadores tem. 10 vez de iniciar (em jogos como tênis). 11 caligrafia, estilo. 12 assinatura. 13 palmo (de comprimento). 14 ponteiro de relógio. 15 aplauso. 16 lado. • vt 1 dar, entregar, passar. 2 assistir, conduzir. • adj de mão, para mão, por mão, na mão. a good hand uma pessoa hábil. all hands Naut toda a tripulação. an old hand um velho experiente. a poor hand uma pessoa inábil. at first hand de primeira mão. at hand perto, à mão. at second hand de segunda mão. at the hand of someone da parte de alguém. a wretched hand um jogo (de cartas) ruim. by hand manual. by the hand of por intermédio de. for one’s own hand por conta própria. from good hands de primeira fonte. green hand homem ou operário inexperiente. hands off! não toque! hands up! mãos ao alto! in a hand’s turn num instante. near at hand à mão, perto. off hand a) de vez em quando. b) de improviso. on hand a) em estoque, à disposição. b) perto, à mão. c) presente. on the one hand, on the other hand por um lado, por outro lado. out of hand a) de improviso. b) feito, terminado, completo. the matter is well in hand a situação está sob controle. to ask the hand of pedir em casamento. to bear a hand dar uma mão, ajudar. to be hand and glove ser carne e unha. to be off hand ser rude, descortês. to bring up by hand criar sem leite materno. to change hands mudar de dono. to fall into someone’s hands cair em poder de alguém. to fight hand to hand lutar corpo-a-corpo. to give the hand of dar em casamento. to hand about fazer passar de mão em mão. to hand down a) passar para baixo. b) transmitir, legar. to hand in (into) a) passar para dentro. b) entregar (requerimento). c) ajudar (alguém) a entrar. to hand on passar adiante. to hand out distribuir, repartir. to hand over ceder, legar. to have a hand in estar metido em. to have one’s hand out ter perdido a prática. to have someone on one’s hands ter de cuidar de alguém. to keep a firm hand over manter rigorosamente em ordem. to keep one’s hand in conservar a prática. to lay hands on a) tirar, pegar, obter. b) prender. c) atracar. d) prejudicar, magoar. e) benzer pondo a mão. to lay hands upon a thing empreender alguma coisa, pôr mãos à obra. to lend a hand ajudar. to put one’s hand into one’s pocket sacar a carteira. to shake hands dar um aperto de mão. to show one’s hand pôr suas cartas na mesa. to take in hand empreender, assumir. to try one’s hand at experimentar, fazer alguma coisa. to wash one’s hands of desligar-se de. to wash one’s hands of something lavar as próprias mãos de, declarar-se alheio ao assunto ou inocente. to write a clear hand ter letra legível. under hand and seal assinado e selado. with a high hand violento.

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  • 19 wave

    [weiv] 1. noun
    1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) onda
    2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) onda
    3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) onda
    4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) onda
    5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) aceno de mão
    2. verb
    1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) ondular
    2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) ondear(-se)
    3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) acenar
    - waviness
    - waveband
    - wave
    - wavelength
    - wave aside
    * * *
    [weiv] n 1 onda: a) vaga b) Phys vibração c) Poet água, mar. d) fig explosão (de entusiasmo, etc.). 2 ondulação, ondeado. 3 chamalote (tecido). 4 aceno, gesto, sinal com a mão. 5 agitação, oscilação, tremor. 6 onda, aumento rápido. • vt+vi 1 ondear, ondular. 2 acenar, fazer sinal (com a mão). we waved him farewell / nós lhe acenamos um adeus. they waved me aside / eles me chamaram à parte com um aceno. 3 abanar, agitar. 4 flutuar, tremular. 5 brandir. 6 oscilar, balançar. 7 achamalotar (tecido). 8 dar aspecto ondeado a (superfície metálica). a wave of indignation uma onda de indignação. cold wave onda de frio. heat wave onda de calor. long waves Radio ondas longas. long wave set Radio aparelho de ondas longas. permanent wave permanente (cabelo). short waves Radio ondas curtas. the waves Lit o oceano. to make waves causar problemas. to wave down fazer sinal para o ônibus, o carro parar. to wave someone off dizer adeus para alguém que está partindo. to wave something aside recusar a aceitar alguma coisa por ser irrelevante. they waved my objections aside / eles desprezaram minhas objeções. to wave something goodbye dizer adeus a (aceitar a situação). wave of light onda de luz.

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  • 20 essential

    [i'senʃəl] 1. adjective
    (absolutely necessary: Strong boots are essential for mountaineering; It is essential that you arrive punctually.) essencial
    2. noun
    (a thing that is fundamental or necessary: Everyone should learn the essentials of first aid; Is a television set an essential?) fundamento, essencial

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