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  • 1 flower

    1. noun
    (the part of a plant or tree from which fruit or seed grows, often brightly coloured and sometimes including the stem on which it grows: a bunch of flowers.) flor
    2. verb
    ((of plants etc) to produce flowers: This plant flowers in early May.) florescer
    - flowery
    - flower-bed
    - flower-pot
    - in flower
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    flow.er
    [fl'auə] n 1 flor. 2 escol, nata, a parte mais fina, mais nobre, mais distinta, fina flor. 3 figura ou elegância de retórica. 4 o desabrochar da vida, a flor da idade. he died in the flower of his age / ele morreu na flor da idade. 5 sl homem ou rapaz afeminado, Brit coll bicha, veado. 6 sl mulher lésbica passiva. • vt+vi 1 florescer, desabrochar, florir, produzir flores. 2 florear, cobrir ou adornar com flores, ornar de flores. cut flowers flores de corte. flowers of speech flores de retórica. no flowers pede-se não enviar flores. say it with flowers! diga-o com flores!

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  • 2 flower

    1. noun
    (the part of a plant or tree from which fruit or seed grows, often brightly coloured and sometimes including the stem on which it grows: a bunch of flowers.) flor
    2. verb
    ((of plants etc) to produce flowers: This plant flowers in early May.) florescer
    - flowery - flower-bed - flower-pot - in flower

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  • 3 fasten

    (to fix or join (together): Fasten the gate!; She fastened a flower to the front of her dress; He fastened his eyes upon her face.) prender
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    fas.ten
    [f'a:sən; f'æsən] vt+vi 1 firmar, fixar, segurar, pregar, parafusar, cavilhar. to fasten with pegs, rivets or screws / prender com pinos, rebites ou parafusos. 2 atar, prender, ligar, apertar, amarrar. it fastens with a button / isso se fecha com um botão. 3 trancar, aferrolhar, fechar bem. to fasten the door / trancar ou aferrolhar a porta. 4 firmar-se, pregar-se, prender-se, fixar-se, endurecer. the plaster has fastened / o gesso endureceu. 5 agarrar-se. he fastened on to me ele grudou em mim, não me deixou em paz. to fasten up abotoar, fechar. to fasten your attention on, to fasten upon concentrar o pensamento em alguma coisa, não conseguir pensar em outra coisa a não ser. to fasten the eyes (up) on something / cravar os olhos em alguma coisa. to fasten one’s hopes (up) on something / pôr as esperanças em alguma coisa. to fasten the crime upon someone / imputar o crime a alguém.

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  • 4 fasten

    (to fix or join (together): Fasten the gate!; She fastened a flower to the front of her dress; He fastened his eyes upon her face.) firmar, apertar

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  • 5 bloom

    [blu:m] 1. noun
    1) (a flower: These blooms are withering now.) flor
    2) (the state of flowering: The flowers are in bloom.) em flor
    3) (freshness: in the bloom of youth.) frescura
    2. verb
    (to flower or flourish: Daffodils bloom in the spring.) florescer
    * * *
    bloom1
    [blu:m] n 1 flor. 2 florescência, tempo de florescência. 3 vigor, beleza, exuberância. 4 juventude, força da juventude. 5 Bot camada fina aveludada que cobre certas frutas e folhas. 6 rubor das faces. • vt+vi 1 ter flores, produzir flores, florir. 2 vicejar, estar forte e vigoroso. 3 estar na flor da idade, ser belo. 4 fazer florir ou vicejar. in full bloom em plena floração. it took the bloom off tirou o brilho. the bloom of youth a flor da idade.
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    bloom2
    [blu:m] n Met lupa: massa de ferro fundido batida na bigorna para se tornar gusa.

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  • 6 border

    ['bo:də] 1. noun
    1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) orla
    2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) fronteira
    3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) canteiro
    2. verb
    ((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) fazer fronteira
    3. noun
    (the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) limite
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    bor.der
    [b'ɔ:də] n 1 margem, borda, beira. 2 fronteira, limite. 3 orla, extremidade, bainha, remate, debrum. 4 bordadura (de jardim). • vt+vi 1 limitar, formar fronteira. 2 confinar, limitar com. 3 debruar, bordar, orlar. 4 fig tocar, atingir, chegar às raias, beirar. his devotion to his dog borders on the ridiculous / sua devoção ao cachorro chega às raias do ridículo. the Border fronteira entre a Inglaterra e a Escócia.

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  • 7 bloom

    [blu:m] 1. noun
    1) (a flower: These blooms are withering now.) flor
    2) (the state of flowering: The flowers are in bloom.) floração
    3) (freshness: in the bloom of youth.) frescor
    2. verb
    (to flower or flourish: Daffodils bloom in the spring.) florescer

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  • 8 border

    ['bo:də] 1. noun
    1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) orla
    2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) fronteira
    3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) canteiro
    2. verb
    ((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) limitar-se, fazer fronteira
    3. noun
    (the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) limite

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  • 9 nose

    [nəuz] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nariz
    2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) faro
    3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nariz
    2. verb
    1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) abrir caminho
    2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) farejar
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    - - nosed
    - nosey
    - nosy
    - nosily
    - nosiness
    - nose-bag
    - nosedive
    - nose job     3. verb
    (to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)
    - lead by the nose
    - nose out
    - pay through the nose
    - turn up one's nose at
    - under a person's very nose
    - under very nose
    - under a person's nose
    - under nose
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    [nouz] n 1 nariz. 2 focinho. 3 olfato. 4 faro. 5 bico, ponta. 6 proa. 7 fig sagacidade. • vt+vi 1 farejar. 2 cheirar. 3 localizar pelo cheiro. 4 esfregar com o nariz. 5 procurar. 6 cheirar com o objetivo de avaliar(vinho). 7 mover-se cautelosamente em uma certa direção. it gets up my nose isto me aborrece. on the nose na mosca, exatamente. the traffic stood nose to tail right down the avenue os veículos estavam em fila (um atrás do outro) na avenida. to blow one’s nose assoar o nariz. to follow one’s nose seguir sempre direito. to lead by the nose fazer alguém seguir cegamente. to nose about bisbilhotar. to nose out descobrir. to pay through the nose pagar um preço exorbitante. to pick one’s nose pôr o dedo no nariz. to put someone’s nose out of joint desconcertar alguém. to thrust/put one’s nose into intrometer-se. to turn up the nose mostrar desprezo. to turn up your nose at something rejeitar, desprezar. under one’s nose bem à vista, debaixo do nariz.

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  • 10 stem

    I 1. [stem] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) haste
    2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) haste
    3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) proa
    2. verb
    ((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) provir
    II [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb
    (to stop (a flow, eg of blood).) parar
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    stem1
    [stem] n 1 tronco, talo. 2 haste, pecíolo, pedúnculo, caule. 3 pé, suporte, base. 4 Gram raiz. 5 tronco ou ramo de família, geração. 6 árvore genealógica, linhagem. 7 stems sl pernas atraentes de mulher. • vt+vi 1 remover o talo ou a haste de. 2 prover de talo. 3 ser proveniente de, originar-se, descender de. to stem from Amer originar-se de.
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    stem2
    [stem] n Naut talhamar, proa. from stem to stern da proa à popa, do princípio ao fim.
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    stem3
    [stem] vt+vi 1 parar, estancar, represar. 2 diminuir, impedir. 3 enfrentar, lutar contra as ondas ou a maré. to stem the tide lutar contra a maré.

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  • 11 nose

    [nəuz] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nariz
    2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) olfato
    3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nariz
    2. verb
    1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) abrir caminho
    2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) farejar
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    - - nosed
    - nosey - nosy - nosily - nosiness - nose-bag - nosedive - nose job 3. verb
    (to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)
    - lead by the nose - nose out - pay through the nose - turn up one's nose at - under a person's very nose - under very nose - under a person's nose - under nose

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  • 12 stem

    I 1. [stem] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) caule, haste
    2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) pé, haste, tubo
    3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) proa
    2. verb
    ((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) provir
    II [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb
    (to stop (a flow, eg of blood).) estancar

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  • 13 bud

    1. noun
    (a shoot of a tree or plant, containing undeveloped leaves or flower(s) or both: Are there buds on the trees yet?; a rosebud.) rebento
    2. verb
    (to begin to grow: The trees are budding.) dar rebentos
    - in bud
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    [b∧d] n 1 Bot botão de flor. 2 fig origem, começo, embrião. 3 Zool germe, estado inicial. 4 fig adolescente. • vt+vi 1 brotar, germinar, florescer, criar botões. 2 Hort enxertar. 3 crescer, desenvolver-se. 4 fazer germinar. in bud em botão. it was nipped in the bud fig foi abafado logo no início. to bud off a) enxertar. b) derivar-se.

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  • 14 design

    1. verb
    (to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) projectar
    2. noun
    1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) desenho
    2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) traçado
    3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) padrão
    4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) propósito
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    - designing
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    de.sign
    [diz'ain] n 1 projeto, intento, esquema, plano, escopo, fim, motivo, enredo, tenção. 2 desenho, bosquejo, esboço, debuxo, delineação, risco, modelo. 3 invenção artística, arranjamento, arte de desenho. • vt+vi 1 projetar, planejar, ter em mira, propor-se, ter intenção. 2 designar, destinar, assinar. 3 desenhar, traçar, debuxar, esboçar, delinear, bosquejar.

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  • 15 figure

    ['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun
    1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figura
    2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura
    3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) número/cifra, algarismo
    4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figura
    2. verb
    1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurar
    2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) calcular
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    - figuratively
    - figurehead
    - figure of speech
    - figure out
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    fig.ure
    [f'igə] n 1 figura, imagem, forma, aparência, contorno, vulto. he cuts a sorry figure / ele faz triste figura. 2 corpo, talhe, parte. 3 individualidade, personagem eminente. 4 diagrama, desenho, emblema, ilustração, figura geométrica. 5 algarismo, cifra aritmética, número. it runs into seven figures / alcança números de sete algarismos. 6 preço, valor, quantia, importância. what’s the figure / quanto custa isso. 7 símbolo. • vt+vi 1 figurar, formar uma imagem de, desenhar, simbolizar. he figures as the villain / ele faz o papel de vilão. 2 formar uma idéia ou imagem mental de, imaginar. 3 numerar, marcar por meio de números ou algarismos, computar, calcular, avaliar. 4 Mus embelezar, adornar, entremear de imagens, assinalar os respectivos acordes. 5 fazer figura, tomar parte em, salientar-se. 6 fazer cálculos matemáticos, decifrar. a famous figure in history um grande vulto da história. a fine figure of a man or woman homem ou mulher bem apessoados, atraentes, altos e elegantes. figure ground perception Com percepção de figura de fundo. Em marketing é a percepção de objetos ou eventos quando eles sobressaem claramente em um determinado fundo. figure of speech figuras de linguagem (metáfora, antítese, personificação, etc.). figure to yourself imagine só. mother figure símbolo da mãe. that figures! isto faz sentido! to figure as passar por, parecer, afigurar-se. to figure in aparecer, fazer parte de. to figure on Amer coll contar com, esperar. to figure out calcular, figurar, imaginar. to keep one’s figure conservar-se esbelto. to lose one’s figure engordar, perder a linha. what a figure you are! coll que figura você faz!

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  • 16 judge

    1. verb
    1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) julgar
    2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) julgar
    3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) julgar
    4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) julgar
    2. noun
    1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juiz
    2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) juiz
    3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) juiz
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    - judgment
    - judging from / to judge from
    - pass judgement on
    - pass judgement
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    [dʒ∧dʒ] n 1 juiz, árbitro, julgador. 2 Judge Juiz Supremo, Deus. 3 perito, técnico, especialista. he is a good judge of cattle / ele é um perito de gado vacum. • vt+vi 1 julgar, sentenciar. I judge of him from his behaviour / eu o julgo pelo seu comportamento. 2 decidir, concluir, considerar como. 3 avaliar, ajuizar, opinar. he judges the merits of their proposal / ele avalia os méritos de sua proposta. 4 criticar, condenar, censurar. 5 expor, considerar, pensar. as far as I can judge segundo meu modo de pensar. as God is my judge! assim Deus me salve!

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  • 17 pollinate

    ['poləneit]
    verb (to make (a plant) fertile by carrying pollen to it from another flower: Insects pollinate the flowers.) polinizar
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    pol.li.nate
    [p'ɔlineit] vt = link=%20pollenate pollenate.

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  • 18 press

    [pres] 1. verb
    1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) comprimir(-se)
    2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) espremer
    3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) pressionar
    4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) insistir em
    5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) passar a ferro
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) pressão
    2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prensa
    3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) imprensa
    4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) imprensa
    5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) espremedor
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    - press conference
    - press-cutting
    - be hard pressed
    - be pressed for
    - press for
    - press forward/on
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    press1
    [pres] n 1 multidão, turba. 2 apinhamento, aperto. 3 pressão. 4 prensa. 5 lagar. 6 prelo, máquina de impressão. 7 imprensa, jornalismo. 8 haltere. 9 armário, armário de cozinha. 10 urgência, premência, pressa. • vt+vi 1 comprimir, premer. 2 apertar, empurrar, pressionar. 3 forçar, compelir. 4 impor. 5 acometer, acossar, assediar. 6 oprimir, afligir. 7 prensar, espremer. 8 passar a ferro. 9 fazer pressão sobre. 10 apressar, estimular. 11 exigir, reclamar, demandar. freedom/ liberty of press liberdade de imprensa. in the press no prelo ou para a imprensa. press of sail Naut todo o pano (vela). to correct the press corrigir provas. to go to the press ir para o prelo. to have a good press ser bem recebido pela crítica. to press a button apertar um botão. to press ahead/ forward/on continuar energicamente apesar das dificuldades. to send to press mandar imprimir.
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    [pres] vt recrutar à força.

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  • 19 sap

    I [sæp] noun
    (the liquid in trees, plants etc: The sap flowed out when he broke the stem of the flower.) seiva
    II [sæp] past tense, past participle - sapped; verb
    (to weaken or destroy (a person's strength, confidence, courage etc): The disease slowly sapped his strength.) enfraquecer
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    sap1
    [sæp] n 1 seiva. 2 fluido vital, vigor. • vt extrair a seiva.
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    sap2
    [sæp] n 1 sapa. 2 galeria subterrânea, solapa, solapamento. • vt+vi 1 sapar, minar, cavar. 2 enfraquecer, consumir, gastar. 3 entrincheirar-se, solapar. 4 aproximar-se (da posição inimiga) por meio de sapa ou trincheira.
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    [sæp] n Amer bobo, tolo. • vi trabalhar muito, dar duro.

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  • 20 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) ver-se
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduzir
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) provar
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) espectáculo
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição
    •
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
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    [ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de.

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  • flower — /ˈflaʊə / (say flowuh) noun 1. the blossom of a plant. 2. Botany a. the sexual reproductive structure of the angiosperm usually consisting of gynoecium, androecium, and perianth. b. an analogous reproductive structure in other plants, as the… …  

  • flower — flow|er1 [ flaur ] noun count *** 1. ) the colored part of a plant from which the plant s fruit develops. A flower is often made up of many petals: The plant has small white flowers. a ) a flower and its stem that have been removed from a plant:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • flower — I UK [ˈflaʊə(r)] / US [ˈflaʊr] noun [countable] Word forms flower : singular flower plural flowers *** 1) a) the coloured part of a plant from which the plant s fruit develops. A flower is often made up of many petals The plant has small white… …   English dictionary

  • flower — 1 noun 1 (C) the coloured part of a plant or tree that produces seeds or fruit: Fruit trees produce flowers in the spring. 2 (C) a small plant that is grown for the beauty of this part: He grows flowers in the front garden. 3 in flower a plant or …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Verb — This article is about the part of speech. For the physical activity program, see VERB (program). For English usage of verbs, see English verbs. Verbs redirects here. For the Christian gospel rapper, see Verbs (rapper). Examples I washed the car… …   Wikipedia

  • flower — 1. noun /ˈflaʊə,ˈflaʊɚ/ a) A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction. How frail a flower thou doſt ſo highly a… …   Wiktionary

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