for hours

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for hours

durante horas.

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for hours

por um longo tempo. hour after hour, for hour after hour por um longo tempo sem mudança.

he won’t be back for hours

ele não voltará antes de algumas horas.

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

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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.

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

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abbr free on rails (livre de despesas até ser posto no trem).

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.) por

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) por

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?) para

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) a favor de

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

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

1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) vencido

2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) apagado

1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) nocauteado

2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) exaurido

1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hora

2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hora

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['auə] n 1 hora. 2 tempo. 3 período. 4 momento. 5 grau de longitude. at all hours, at all hours of the day and night o tempo todo, a qualquer hora do dia ou da noite. for hours por um longo tempo. hour after hour, for hour after hour por um longo tempo sem mudança. out of hours fora do horário. the small hours a madrugada. till all hours até muito tarde da noite.

1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hora

2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hora

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1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) falar

2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) falar

3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) falar

4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) dizer

5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) falar

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[spi:k] vt+vi (ps spoke, pp spoken) 1 dizer, articular. 2 falar, conversar. 3 fazer discurso, orar. 4 contar, declarar, exprimir, tornar conhecido. 5 exprimir (idéia), pronunciar, manifestar, comunicar. speak your mind / fale o que está pensando. 6 pedir, requerer, apelar. 7 conversar, falar (with, to com, a). 8 latir. he spoke up for me ele falou a meu favor. not to speak of sem mencionar, sem citar. not to speak of expenses / sem falar das despesas. nothing to speak of nada digno de menção. so to speak por assim dizer. speak up! fale! fale mais alto! that speaks well for him / isso fala a seu favor. to be spoken for estar prometido, estar reservado. to speak about falar sobre, tratar de, falar de. to speak for falar por alguém. he can speak for himself / ele mesmo pode falar. that speaks for itself / isso fala por si mesmo. to speak ill of somebody falar mal de alguém. she never speaks ill of anybody / ela nunca fala mal de ninguém. to speak on continuar falando. he spoke on the same subject / ele falou sobre o mesmo assunto. to speak out falar alto, falar à vontade, manifestar-se livremente, declarar, comunicar, esclarecer, falar francamente, dar opinião abertamente. to speak to a) dirigir-se a. b) coll admoestar. c) falar ao sentimento, atrair, interessar. to speak to someone falar com alguém. I should like to speak to you / gostaria de falar-lhe. to speak up a) falar alto. b) defender alguém, protestar. to speak well/ highly of somebody falar muito bem de alguém, elogiar. she speaks highly of him / ela fala dele em palavras elogiosas.

1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) falar

2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) falar, conversar

3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) falar

4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) dizer

5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) falar

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1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) receber

2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) divertir

3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) nutrir

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[ent2t'ein] vt+vi 1 entreter, divertir, distrair. 2 receber visita, hospedar, acolher. 3 oferecer festas, celebrar, regalar. she entertained at dinner / ela fez as honras no jantar. they entertain a great deal / eles dão muitas festas, eles recebem muitos amigos. 4 tomar em consideração, cogitar, nutrir (idéias, planos). I entertained doubts as to / tinha dúvidas a respeito de. I cannot entertain the idea / não posso admitir a idéia. 5 manter correspondência. we have entertained correspondence for years / nós mantivemos correspondência durante anos.

1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) falar

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) falar

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) falar sobre

1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) conversa

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) palestra

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) mexerico

4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) conversa

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[tɔ:k] n 1 conversa, conversação. 2 conferência, discurso, conselho. 3 fala. 4 boato, rumor. it’s the talk of the town / é o assunto da cidade. 5 tagarelice, palra. • vt+vi 1 falar, conversar, dizer. 2 levar a, influenciar. money talks / dinheiro convence. 3 discutir. 4 consultar, conferenciar. 5 manifestar-se, explicar. 6 palrar, tagarelar. let’s talk it over conversemos (seriamente) sobre o assunto. now you are talking isto, sim, que é proposta. small talk conversa superficial. talking of it falando nisso. talk is cheap! falar é fácil! to talk against time falar para preencher o tempo. to talk away matar o tempo com conversa amigável, Brit coll jogar conversa fora. to talk back dar uma resposta rude. to talk big sl contar vantagem. to talk down to tratar de modo superior. to talk into persuadir. to talk of falar sobre, discutir, mencionar. don’t talk of it! / nem fale disto! to talk politics discutir sobre política. to talk round a) falar sem chegar ao assunto. b) convencer, persuadir. to talk sense falar com juízo. to talk someone down não deixar falar, calar. to talk someone out of convencer alguém. he won’t be talked out of it / não se deixa levar na conversa. to talk someone’s head off sl falar demais. to talk tall gabar-se, vangloriar-se. to talk to falar com. I talked to him / falei (seriamente) com ele. to talk turkey falar francamente. to talk with falar para dar instruções, admoestar ou persuadir. you can talk! coll você fala de barriga cheia!

1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) convencer

2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) andar à volta de

1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) falar

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) falar, comentar

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) discutir

1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) discussão

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) conferência

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) comentário, falatório

4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) falação

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1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) convencer

2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) rodear, tergiversar

1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) mordidela

2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) mordidela

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[bait] n 1 bocado: pedaço cortado com os dentes. give me a bite / deixe dar uma dentada, dê-me algo para comer. 2 refeição ligeira. 3 mordedura, mordida, dentada. 4 ferida, ferroada, picada. 5 dor aguda. 6 aperto, ato de agarrar. 7 ação mordente de um ácido sobre metal. • vt (ps bit, pp bit, bitten) 1 morder, cortar com os dentes. the dog bit me in the arm, he bit my arm / o cachorro mordeu-me no braço, ele mordeu meu braço. 2 roer. 3 cortar, perfurar. 4 ferir com os dentes, picar, ferroar. 5 abocar, abocanhar, morder repentinamente. 6 causar dor aguda a. 7 agarrar-se a, pegar em. 8 morder a isca, ser pego (o peixe, e também figurativo). 9 trapacear, iludir. 10 corroer, atacar (ácido). it bit in / corroeu. 11 impressionar profundamente. be bitten with ser apaixonado por (alguma coisa). bite one’s lips controlar-se. it bit into cortou em. once bitten, twice shy gato escaldado tem medo de água fria. to be bitten a) ser mordido. b) ser enganado. to bite off more than one can chew coll assumir encargos superiores às suas forças. to bite the dust ser vencido, cair morto. to bite the hand that feeds cuspir no prato em que comeu. to bite the tongue guardar segredo.

1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) desorientar

2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) quebrar a cabeça sobre

1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma

2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) quebra-cabeças

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[p'∧zəl] n 1 quebra-cabeça, enigma. 2 perplexidade, embaraço. 3 jogo de quebra-cabeça. • vt+vi 1 confundir, embaraçar, desconcertar. that puzzles me / isto me confunde. 2 complicar, intricar, enredar. 3 puzzle out resolver, deslindar, solver. he puzzled it out / ele o resolveu, ele deslindou. he puzzled his brain over it / ele quebrou a cabeça para resolvê-lo.

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[w'ɔfəl] n Brit waffle: tipo de panqueca assada e comida com geléia ou calda.

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[w'ɔfəl] n palavras vazias, lugar-comum. • vi 1 Brit encher de palavras vazias, Braz, sl enrolar, encher lingüiça. 2 Amer estar indeciso, não ter opinião formada.