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  • 1 for a while

    for a while
    por algum tempo.

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  • 2 for\ a\ while

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  • 3 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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  • 4 leave

    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) deixar
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) deixar
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) deixar
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) deixar
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) deixar
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) deixar
    - leave out
    - left over
    II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) licença
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) licença
    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave
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    leave1
    [li:v] n 1 licença, permissão. 2 partida, despedida. by your leave com (sua) licença. leave of absence permissão para ausentar-se do trabalho, licença do trabalho. maternity leave licença-maternidade. on leave de licença. to ask for leave of absence pedir licença (para ausentar-se do trabalho). to take leave despedir-se, partir.
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    leave2
    [li:v] vt+vi (ps and pp left) 1 partir. 2 abandonar. 3 retirar-se, sair. 4 cessar. 5 desistir. 6 deixar, deixar ficar. 7 legar. 8 submeter à aprovação. 9 depositar, confiar à guarda de. 10 sobrar. there is nothing left nada sobrou. to leave about deixar jogado de qualquer maneira. to leave alone não incomodar, não interferir, deixar em paz. to leave be deixar estar, não interferir. to leave behind deixar para trás, esquecer. to leave cold deixar indiferente. to leave for partir para. to leave go/ hold of largar, soltar. to leave it lay deixar para lá. to leave much to be desired deixar muito a desejar. to leave no stone unturned não deixar pedra sobre pedra. to leave off a) desistir, descontinuar. b) deixar de vestir. to leave out omitir. to leave out in the cold deixar de lado, ignorar. to leave over deixar para considerações futuras. to leave something up to somebody deixar alguma coisa por conta de alguém.
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    leave3
    [li:v] vi cobrir-se de folhas.

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  • 5 leave

    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) sair, partir
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) deixar
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) deixar
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) deixar
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) deixar
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) deixar
    - leave out - left over II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) permissão
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) licença
    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave

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  • 6 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) para cá/lá
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) por aí
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) cá/lá
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) à volta de
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) por
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por toda (a cidade)
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) giro
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) volta
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canção
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) contornar
    - roundly
    - roundness
    - rounds
    - all-round
    - all-rounder
    - roundabout
    6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) indirecto
    - round-shouldered
    - round trip
    - all round
    - round about
    - round off
    - round on
    - round up
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    round1
    [raund] n 1 qualquer coisa em forma de bola, círculo, cilindro. 2 círculo, circunferência, esfera, abóbada, volta, curva, argola, orbe, anel. 3 redondeza. 4 órbita. 5 ronda, rotação, circuito, curso, rota. he made his rounds, he went his rounds / ele fez a ronda. 6 sucessão, série, ciclo, rotina. 7 rodada (de bebidas ou em competições ou jogos). 8 Mil salva, descarga, tiro, disparo. 9 a respectiva munição. 10 aplauso, salva de. 11 dança de roda. 12 Mus canção em forma de cânone. 13 escultura não em relevo. 14 carne de coxão. 15 fatia (em forma circular), rodela. 16 degrau de escada. 17 grupo, roda (de políticos). 18 Box assalto, round. • vt+vi 1 arredondar(-se), curvar, bolear, dobrar. 2 contornar, voltear, rodear, circundar, rondar. 3 circunavegar. 4 virar, volver. 5 tornar fluente, corrente (o estilo). 6 cercar, envolver (inimigo). 7 completar, terminar, acabar. 8 Phon labializar. 9 arredondar (números). • adj 1 redondo, circular, cilíndrico, rotundo, curvo, arredondado, esférico, orbicular, globular, boleado. 2 cheio, corpulento, rechonchudo. 3 amplo, grande, considerável, vultosa (importância). 4 claro, franco, positivo, categórico, sincero. 5 sonoro, agradável, harmonioso. 6 Phon labial, labializado. 7 completo. 8 arredondado, não fracionado. 9 rápido, ativo, bom. 10 corrente, fluente (estilo). 11 ininterrupto, contínuo. • adv 1 circularmente, em círculo, contornando. 2 de ou por todos os lados, em todas as direções, por toda parte. 3 em volta, em redor, em torno, na redondeza, perto, nas proximidades. 4 de circunferência. 5 de passagem por. 6 para a casa (de alguém). 7 de volta (viagem). 8 de porta em porta, de mão em mão. 9 completamente, do princípio ao fim, de cabo a rabo. • prep 1 em volta, por toda parte. 2 à volta de, em torno de. 3 na vizinhança de, perto de. 4 mais ou menos, em torno de. 5 durante todo, por todo. all the year round durante o ano todo. a long way round desvio, caminho mais longo que outro para o mesmo destino. a round hand boa caligrafia. a round oath uma forte imprecação. a round of drinks uma rodada de bebida. a round peg in a square hole no lugar errado, deslocado. at a round pace em passo acelerado. he will look round one of these days ele nos visitará nos próximos dias. in round figures aproximadamente, em números redondos. in the round a) Sculp em redondo, que pode ser visto por todos os lados. b) globalmente, com tudo considerado. c) Theat com a platéia em volta do palco. round about a) em volta de. b) indiretamente. c) aproximadamente. round game jogo, folguedo em que diversas pessoas podem participar (como jogo de prendas). round me em volta de mim. round of applause salva de palmas. round shot a) bola de canhão. b) tiro curto. round-the-clock que dura vinte e quatro horas. round the corner virando a esquina. the daily round a rotina, as obrigações diárias. the rumour went the round of the town o boato circulou pela cidade. the tour round the world a viagem ao redor do mundo. they got him round persuadiram-no, convenceram-no. this earthy round este mundo todo. to ask him round pedir-lhe que venha aqui. to bring round a) trazer para. b) fazer voltar a si. c) convencer, persuadir. to come round a) voltar a si, recuperar-se. b) visitar. c) mudar de opinião, ceder. to go/ make the rounds circular, patrulhar. to go round to procurar (alguém), visitar. to look round oneself olhar em redor de si. to round off a) arredondar(-se). b) completar ou concluir satisfatoriamente. to round on volver contra, atacar, denunciar. to round out preencher. to round to Naut vir a vento. to round up a) arrebanhar, ajuntar, reunir (gado). b) Mil cercar, envolver. c) capturar (criminosos). d) arredondar (números). to show him round the city mostrar-lhe a cidade. to turn round a) virar(-se). b) voltar. c) mudar de idéia ou opinião. twenty rounds of cartriges Mil vinte cartuchos para cada homem.
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    round2
    [raund] vt cochichar, segredar, sussurrar.

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  • 7 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) em sentido oposto
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) de lugar em lugar
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) em visita
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta de
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) em torno de
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) na virada de
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) ronda
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) rodada, assalto
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) cânone
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) virar
    - roundly - roundness - rounds - all-round - all-rounder - roundabout 6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) sinuoso
    - round-shouldered - round trip - all round - round about - round off - round on - round up

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  • 8 intermittent

    [intə'mitənt]
    (happening occasionally; stopping for a while and then starting again: an intermittent pain.) intermitente
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    in.ter.mit.tent
    [intəm'itənt] adj intermitente, com interrupções. the pulse is intermittent / o pulso está irregular, intermitente.

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  • 9 intermittent

    [intə'mitənt]
    (happening occasionally; stopping for a while and then starting again: an intermittent pain.) intermitente

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  • 10 once

    1. adverb
    1) (a single time: He did it once; If I could see her once again I would be happy.) uma vez
    2) (at a time in the past: I once wanted to be a dancer.) uma vez
    2. conjunction
    (when; as soon as: Once (it had been) unlocked, the door opened easily.) logo que
    - just for once
    - for once
    - once and for all
    - once in a while
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    [w∧ns] n uma vez. • adj antigo. • adv 1 uma vez. 2 outrora. 3 algum dia. 4 logo que. • conj uma vez que. all at once a) simultaneamente. b) subitamente. at once imediatamente, ao mesmo tempo. but/ just once apenas uma vez. once again, once more mais uma vez. once and again repetidamente. once for pelo menos uma vez, por uma vez. once for all definitivamente. once in a blue moon muito raramente, só uma vez na vida. once in a while de vez em quando. once or twice algumas vezes. once upon a time... era uma vez...

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  • 11 use

    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) usar
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) usar
    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to
    II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uso
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) uso
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) uso
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) uso
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uso
    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use
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    [ju:s] n 1 uso. he made use of this book / ele fez uso deste livro. 2 prática. 3 praxe, usança, hábito, costume. 4 ritual. 5 aplicação, emprego. 6 função, serventia. we have no use for it / não usamos isso, não é de proveito para nós. 7 utilidade, finalidade. there is no use in ringing up, it is no use to ring up / não adianta telefonar, é inútil telefonar. she was of some use in laying the table / ela se mostrou útil, pondo a mesa. 8 modo de usar. 9 necessidade. it is of no use to shout/gritar aqui não adianta nada. 10 tratamento, trato. 11 vantagem, proveito. 12. usufruto. • [ju:z] vt+vi 1 usar. I used it for a journey / usei-o, gastei-o para uma viagem. 2 praticar. 3 habituar, acostumar, costumar. 4 aproveitar(-se), servir(-se), utilizar(-se), explorar. they used him badly / trataram-no mal. 5 gastar, consumir, esgotar. 6 aplicar, empregar. 7 manusear. 8 tratar. for rough use para serviço pesado. for use para uso. in use em uso, usual, de praxe. to be used to... estar acostumado a... to use up gastar, esgotar. used to... costumava... I used to go on Sundays / eu costumava ir aos domingos. he used not to like fish / ele não gostava de peixe (mas agora gosta). didn’t she use to live in the country? / ela não morava no campo? you didn’t use to smoke / você não costumava fumar.

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  • 12 wait

    [weit] 1. verb
    1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) esperar
    2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) esperar
    3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servir
    2. noun
    (an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) espera
    - waiting-list
    - waiting-room
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    [weit] n 1 espera, tardança, delonga, demora. they had a long wait at the gate / eles tiveram de esperar muito no portão. 2 Theat entreato, intervalo. 3 cilada, emboscada. 4 Hist banda de música, um dos músicos ou cantores ambulantes, música por eles executada. • vt+vi 1 esperar, aguardar. we waited for him at the station / esperamos por ele na estação. we kept him waiting / fizemo-lo esperar. 2 retardar, protelar, adiar, demorar. 3 ter paciência ( until até). wait for it! / espere, aguarde o resultado! 4 servir, atender, cuidar de (at/on/ upon). 5 visitar, fazer visita respeitosa a (on/ upon). 6 resultar de. to lie in wait esperar em emboscada. to wait at table servir à mesa. to wait in line esperar em fila. to wait up a) esperar acordado. don’t wait up for me to come / não fique acordado até eu voltar. b) Amer ir mais devagar, esperar por alguém que vem mais atrás. wait and see! sl deixe como está, para ver como fica!

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  • 13 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vigília
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) turno
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) esperar
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) prestar atenção
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) esperar
    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
    * * *
    [wɔtʃ] n 1 cuidado, atenção. 2 guarda, vigilância, atalaia. we set a watch upon him / nós vigiamo-lo. 3 guarda, vigia. he is on the watch / ele está de espreita, atento, vigilante. 4 Hist sentinela. 5 período ou tempo de vigilância. 6 veladura, vigília, ato de estar acordado. this life passes away as a watch in the night / esta vida passa depressa como uma noite de vigília. 7 relógio de bolso ou de pulso. 8 Naut quarto: a) período em que parte da tripulação está de serviço ou prontidão (geralmente de quatro horas). b) o grupo que está a serviço ou de prontidão no mesmo período. • vt+vi 1 olhar atentamente, assistir a (jogo, televisão, etc.). 2 estar atento, ter cuidado, prestar atenção. 3 vigiar, observar. 4 ficar de vigília, velar, ficar acordado. 5 guardar, velar ou zelar por, cuidar de. 6 ficar de espreita, espreitar. 7 estar de sentinela. 8 acompanhar (acontecimento). 9 esperar. he watched his opportunity / ele esperou, aproveitou a sua oportunidade. they cannot watch their time / eles não sabem esperar a sua hora. I’d watch it! isto é o que eu queria ver! isto é o que faltava! stop watch cronômetro. to be on the watch for someone esperar alguém de tocaia, de espreita. they were on the watch for him / eles esperaram-no de tocaia. to keep a close watch manter rigorosa vigilância. to keep a watch on someone manter alguém em observação, vigiar alguém. to put one’s watch on/ back adiantar/atrasar o relógio. to watch in ficar acordado para comemorar o Ano-Novo. to watch one’s step agir com cautela. to watch out estar alerta, atento. to watch out for a) estar observando e esperando por alguém ou alguma coisa. b) tomar cuidado com. to watch over zelar por, guardar. watch and ward vigilância contínua. watch what you’re doing! preste atenção no que você está fazendo!watch your mouth! cuidado com o que você diz! watch yourself! cuidado! watch your step! atenção! (degrau, etc.).

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  • 14 slave

    [sleiv] 1. noun
    1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) escravo
    2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) escravo
    2. verb
    (to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) labutar
    * * *
    [sleiv] n 1 escravo. 2 pessoa viciada, escravo. he is a slave to drink / ele é viciado na bebida. 3 mourejador, pessoa que trabalha muito, que é explorada por outros. • vi trabalhar muito, mourejar, labutar.

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  • 15 stay

    [stei] 1. verb
    1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) ficar
    2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) ficar
    2. noun
    (a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) estadia
    - stay in
    - stay out
    - stay put
    - stay up
    * * *
    stay1
    [stei] n 1 permanência, estada, parada, tempo, temporada. 2 paralisação, impedimento, estorvo, restrição. 3 suspensão (de um processo). 4 coll resistência, tolerância. • vt+vi 1 ficar, permanecer. will he stay with you? / ele ficará com você. 2 morar, passar certo tempo ou uma temporada, residir, acomodar-se. she is staying with her sister / ela mora com sua irmã. 3 parar. 4 pausar, esperar. 5 ficar para. 6 parar, suspender, pôr fim a. 7 Amer coll satisfazer (fome ou apetite). 8 protelar, retardar, adiar, transferir. 9 reter, suspender, obstar, impedir. 10 agüentar, tolerar. 11 Amer coll satisfazer a fome ou o apetite. 12 vulg manter a ereção, Brit ficar de pau duro. don’t stay me up Amer coll não me deixe na mão. to be here (have come) to stay vir para ficar. mini-skirts are here to stay / minissaias vieram para ficar, minissaias tornaram-se geralmente aceitas. to stay away ficar afastado, ficar ausente. to stay behind ficar para trás. to stay for someone esperar por alguém. to stay for tea coll ficar para o chá. to stay home ficar em casa. to stay in ficar em casa. to stay loose ficar relaxado, Brit ficar numa boa. to stay on perdurar, ficar. to stay out ficar fora, demorar. to stay over Amer passar a noite fora. to stay put Amer estabelecer-se, ficar firme, não arredar pé. to stay single ficar solteiro. to stay the course competir até agüentar. to stay up ficar acordado.
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    stay2
    [stei] n 1 suporte, braço, esteio. 2 espartilho. 3 Naut tirante, estai. 4 apoio, arrimo, escora. 5 barbatana (de colarinho, de maiô, etc.). • vt+vi suportar, sustentar, manter. 2 colocar tirante, suportar com estai. 3 Naut virar de bordo. in stays Naut ao virar. stays, a pair of stays espartilho.

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  • 16 worth

    [wə:Ɵ] 1. noun
    (value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) valor
    2. adjective
    1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) equivalente
    2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) digno de
    - worthlessly
    - worthlessness
    - worthy
    3. noun
    (a highly respected person.) notabilidade
    - worthiness
    - - worthy
    - worthwhile
    - for all one is worth
    * * *
    [wə:θ] n 1 valor: a) preço, custo. b) qualidade. c) conceito. d) mérito. e) importância, significação, excelência. f) utilidade. 2 propriedade, riqueza, bens. • adj 1 que vale, valedor. 2 que merece, merecedor, digno. 3 equivalente a. 4 que tem o preço de. 5 que vale a pena. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando. a book worth reading um livro digno de ser lido. a man of great worth um homem de grande valor, de grandes méritos. an hour’s worth of work valor equivalente a uma hora de trabalho. a shilling’s worth of cheese queijo por um xelim. a week’s worth of food alimento suficiente para uma semana. for all one is worth com o máximo esforço. he is said to be worth hundred pounds a month consta que ele tem uma renda mensal de cem libras. he’s worth his weight in gold ele vale seu peso em ouro, seu valor é inestimável. he took him for all he was worth fig ele sangrou-o, fê-lo pagar excessivamente. I tell you that for what it is worth digo-lhe isto com reserva. it is worth it! vale a pena! it is worth its price vale o preço. not to be worth a bucket of warm spit não valer nada. not to be worth the paper it’s written on ser sem valor, não ter o menor valor. not worth mentioning a) indigno de ser mencionado. b) insignificante. of little worth de pouco valor. she died worth a million ela morreu deixando um milhão. this guy doesn’t sing worth a damn/ a shit sl esse cara não conta nada. to be worth valer. it is worth little/ much/ nothing / vale pouco/muito/não vale nada. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth ten shillings to him / vale-lhe dez xelins. to be worth doing, to be worth while doing valer a pena. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth doing / vale a pena fazê-lo. the risk is worth taking / vale a pena correr o risco. to judge people by their worth julgar as pessoas pelo seu valor. to make life worth living valer a pena viver.

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  • 17 slave

    [sleiv] 1. noun
    1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) escravo
    2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) escravo
    2. verb
    (to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) trabalhar como escravo

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  • 18 use

    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!)
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.)
    - used - user - user-friendly - user guide - be used to something - be used to - used to II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.)
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.)
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.)
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.)
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.)
    - usefulness - usefully - useless - be in use - out of use - come in useful - have no use for - it's no use - make good use of - make use of - put to good use - put to use

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  • 19 wait

    [weit] 1. verb
    1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) esperar
    2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) esperar
    3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servir
    2. noun
    (an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) espera
    - waiting-list - waiting-room

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  • 20 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) guarda
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) quarto
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver, olhar
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) ver, ficar de olho
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) tomar cuidado
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vigiar, esperar
    - watchful - watchfully - watchfulness - watchdog - watchmaker - watchman - watchtower - watchword - keep watch - watch one's step - watch out - watch over

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