for+television

1) (the sending of pictures from a distance, and the reproduction of them on a screen: We saw it on television.) televisão

2) ((also television set) an apparatus with a screen for receiving these pictures.) televisor

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- televise

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[teliv'iʒən] (abreviatura: TV) n televisão. pay TV/ cable TV TV a cabo. subscription TV TV por assinatura.

1) (the sending of pictures from a distance, and the reproduction of them on a screen: We saw it on television.) televisão

2) ((also television set) an apparatus with a screen for receiving these pictures.) televisor

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- televise

- adaptation

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[əd'æpt] vi+vt 1 adaptar, ajustar, acomodar. she adapted herself to circumstances / ela adaptou-se às circunstâncias. 2 apropriar, alterar.

1) (to turn into the form of a play: She dramatized the novel for television.) dramatizar

2) (to make real events seem like things that happen in a play: She dramatizes everything so!) fazer um drama

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[dr'æmətaiz] vt dramatizar: 1 dar a forma de drama. 2 tornar dramático, interessante ou comovente, representar dramaticamente.

1) (to turn into the form of a play: She dramatized the novel for television.) dramatizar

2) (to make real events seem like things that happen in a play: She dramatizes everything so!) fazer um drama

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[dr'æmətaiz] vt = link=dramatise dramatise.

- adaptation

1) (to turn into the form of a play: She dramatized the novel for television.) dramatizar

2) (to make real events seem like things that happen in a play: She dramatizes everything so!) dramatizar

1) (to turn into the form of a play: She dramatized the novel for television.) dramatizar

2) (to make real events seem like things that happen in a play: She dramatizes everything so!) dramatizar

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small screen

[sm'ɔ:l skri:n] n telinha (TV), televisão.

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

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

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

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- setting

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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.

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

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

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

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1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) biombo

2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) cortina

3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) écran

1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) esconder

2) (to make or show a cinema film.) projectar

3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) investigar

4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) investigar

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- screenplay

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[skri:n] n 1 biombo, separação, anteparo. 2 grade, tela. 3 tela de cinema. 4 tela (de computador ou televisão). 5 algo que serve para separar ou proteger. 6 triagem. • vt 1 abrigar, proteger, esconder. 2 projetar (um filme sobre a tela), exibir. 3 filmar. 4 adaptar para filmagem. 5 fazer triagem. summer screen tela de janela ou porta. to screen off separar ambientes com divisória. to screen out marginalizar pessoas.

1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) biombo, anteparo

2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) cortina

3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) tela

1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) esconder

2) (to make or show a cinema film.) projetar, exibir

3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) passar pelo crivo

4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) examinar minuciosamente

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- screenplay

1) ((a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship.) cabo

2) ((a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals: They are laying (a) new cable.) cabo

3) ((a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc.) cabo

4) ((also cablegram) a telegram sent by cable.) cabograma

5) (cable television.)

- cable-car

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[k'eibəl] n 1 cabo, corda. 2 Naut amarra. 3 cabo submarino, elétrico ou telefônico. 4 Tech condutor de fios múltiplos. 5 Amer cabograma. • vt+vi 1 ligar por um cabo, amarrar, segurar com amarra ou cabo. 2 cabografar, expedir cabograma. cable length or cable’s length unidade de medida marítima correspondente a 231 m.

1) ((a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship.) cabo

2) ((a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals: They are laying (a) new cable.) cabo

3) ((a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc.) cabo

4) ((also cablegram) a telegram sent by cable.) cabograma

5) (cable television.) televisão a cabo

- cable-car

1) (the recording or broadcasting (by means of a video recorder) of television pictures and sound.) video

2) (a videotape.) filme video

3) ((also video cassette recorder; VCR) a machine used for watching or recording television films and programmes on videotape.) gravador video

- video arcade

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[v'idiou] n 1 televisão. 2 vídeo, programa gravado para passar na televisão. • adj relativo à televisão ou à imagem em tela, de vídeo.

1) (the recording or broadcasting (by means of a video recorder) of television pictures and sound.) vídeo

2) (a videotape.) videoteipe

3) ((also video cassette recorder; VCR) a machine used for watching or recording television films and programmes on videotape.)

- video arcade

1) (one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose: This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room.) compartimento

2) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) espaço

3) (a need or possibility (for something): There is room for improvement in his work.) lugar

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[ru:m, rum] n 1 quarto, aposento, apartamento, dependência. 2 espaço, capacidade, lugar. we made room for him / demos-lhe lugar, arranjamos-lhe lugar. it took up much room / ocupou muito espaço. to leave the room Euphem ir ao banheiro. 3 folga, jogo, tolerância. 4 oportunidade, ensejo, ocasião. 5 alojamento, quarto ou residência mobiliada. 6 os ocupantes de um quarto. • vt+vi 1 ocupar um quarto, morar num aposento. 2 prover com quarto ou aposento, hospedar ou estar hospedado ( with com, in em). bathroom banheiro. bedroom dormitório. dining-room sala de jantar. drawing-room sala de visitas. in the next room no quarto anexo, no aposento contíguo. no room for hope nenhum motivo para ter esperança. plenty of room muito espaço. room and board pensão completa. the whole room a) todos os presentes. b) sl o pessoal, a turma toda. to give room proporcionar o ensejo, dar oportunidade ou motivo.

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

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

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[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.).