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1 check
[ ek] 1. verb1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) verificar2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) verificar3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) suster2. noun1) (an act of testing or checking.) verificação2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) controle3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) xeque4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) xadrez5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) talão6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) conta7) ((American) a cheque.) cheque•- checked- checkbook
- check-in
- checkmate 3. verb(to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) fazer xeque-mate- checkout- checkpoint
- check-up
- check in
- check out
- check up on
- check up* * *check1[tʃek] n 1 parada repentina, pausa. 2 repressão, coibição. they suffered a check / foram impedidos. 3 controle, supervisão. 4 obstáculo, empecilho, contratempo, estorvo, freio, restrição. 5 recuo, retrogressão. 6 comparação. 7 chancela, rubrica, marca, sinal de exame ou de controle. 8 talão, senha. 9 Amer nota, conta de restaurante. 10 Amer cheque. 11 exame, teste, verificação. 12 Mil revés. 13 racha, fenda, pequeno defeito. 14 chess xeque. 15 controlador, fiscal. 16 Gambling ficha. • vt+vi 1 parar repentinamente, estacar. 2 reprimir, controlar, deter, impedir, frear, conter. 3 controlar, fiscalizar, inspecionar, conferir, verificar. 4 rubricar, marcar, pôr sinal de visto em. 5 conferir, corresponder, estar de acordo. 6 Amer receber talão ou senha. 7 Amer enviar bagagem (identificada por talão) a um destino determinado. 8 dar xeque a. check! xeque! checking copy prova, exemplar para conferir. in check 1 sob controle. 2 em xeque. I must keep them in check / tenho de refreá-los. system of checks and balances Amer sistema de controle mútuo pelas diversas repartições governamentais. to check in 1 registrar-se (em hotel). 2 apresentar-se no aeroporto ou outro porto de embarque para mostrar a passagem e despachar a bagagem. to check off 1 contar, marcar, rubricar. 2 Amer guardar ou despachar bagagem. to check out 1 pagar a conta, devolver as chaves e sair (hotel). 2 somar as compras e receber pagamento (diz-se de caixas em supermercados). to check over controlar, conferir. to check the plumbing sl ir ao banheiro. to check up conferir (cálculo). to check up on examinar. to check with conferir com, estar de acordo com. to give a check upon reprimir, atalhar, mandar parar. to give check dar xeque.————————check2[tʃek] n 1 padrão enxadrezado. 2 quadradinho de xadrez. 3 tecido ou pano axadrezado. -
2 club
1. noun1) (a heavy stick etc used as a weapon.) maça2) (a bat or stick used in certain games (especially golf): Which club will you use?) taco3) (a number of people meeting for study, pleasure, games etc: the local tennis club.) clube4) (the place where these people meet: He goes to the club every Friday.) clube5) (one of the playing-cards of the suit clubs.) paus2. verb(to beat or strike with a club: They clubbed him to death.) espancar- clubs* * *[kl∧b] n 1 cacete, porrete, cassetete, clava, maça. 2 Sport taco. 3 clube, grêmio, sociedade. 4 Gambling (geralmente clubs) naipe de paus, paus. king of clubs / rei de paus. clubs are trump / naipe de paus é trunfo. • vt+vi 1 bater, abater, golpear com porrete, esbordoar, cacetar, maçar. 2 unir(-se), reunir(-se), associar-se. 3 voltar o fuzil com a coronha para cima. • adj de ou relativo a clube. at the club no clube. Indian club exercise ginástica com clavas de madeira. Indian clubs maças de madeira usadas em ginástica. Jean is in the club sl Jean está esperando bebê (diz-se de mulher solteira). to club the musket dar coronhada. to club together 1 unir-se, juntar-se. 2 cotizar-se, subscrever dinheiro. to join the club Brit sl estar na mesma situação. -
3 contribute
[kən'tribjut]1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) contribuir2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) contribuir•- contributor* * *con.trib.ute[kəntr'ibju:t] vt+vi 1 contribuir, subscrever, subvencionar, dar dinheiro ou auxílio. 2 colaborar (em jornal ou revista). he contributes to a newspaper / ele escreve para um jornal. -
4 sweepstake
['swi:psteik](a system of gambling eg on a horse-race, in which the person who holds a ticket for the winning horse gets all the money staked by the other gamblers.) aposta de corridas -
5 contribute
[kən'tribjut]1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) contribuir2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) contribuir•- contributor -
6 sweepstake
['swi:psteik](a system of gambling eg on a horse-race, in which the person who holds a ticket for the winning horse gets all the money staked by the other gamblers.) sweepstake
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