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  • 21 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) guiar
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) levar
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) tanger
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) bater
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) impulsionar
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) passeio
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) caminho
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanha
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) pancada
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.)
    •
    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on
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    [draiv] n 1 passeio de carro, auto, etc. 2 percurso, distância a percorrer de carro, auto, etc. 3 estrada para carros. 4 entrada para carros em moradias. 5 ato de conduzir, dirigir, guiar. 6 condução de gado em manadas. 7 pressão, esforço, atividade, energia, impulso, empenho, dinamismo. 8 ímpeto, impulso, pulsão, necessidade instintiva. 9 Golf tacada ou movimento da bola. 10 Mil ataque, assalto, avanço. 11 força motriz, movimento, rodagem, mecanismo de engrenagem, acionamento, transmissão, propulsão. 12 Comp unidade de disco. 13 galeria de mina. 14 competições de jogos de cartas. • vt+vi (drove, driven) 1 impelir, empuxar, empurrar alguma coisa com força, empurrar para diante, impulsar, fazer caminhar para diante, forçar. 2 conduzir, guiar, dirigir (cavalos, carro, navio, etc.), levar. 3 ir de carro, auto, etc., passear de carro, etc., prosseguir. 4 constranger, compelir, forçar, coagir. 5 lançar, propulsar, acionar, pôr em movimento. 6 perfurar, arrastar por atrito, encunhar, cravar. 7 escovar (um túnel). 8 Naut desgarrar. 9 instar, seduzir, incitar, induzir, conduzir, levar a. 10 realizar, efetuar, levar a efeito. 11 mover-se com grande força (chuva, vento). 12 rebater (bola) no golfe. disk drive Comp unidade de disco. to drive a good ( bad) bargain fazer um bom (mau) negócio. to drive a hard bargain ser firme nas negociações. to drive a nail in cravar um prego. to drive a nail into someone’s coffin contribuir para a ruína ou fracasso de alguém. to drive ashore arrojar à costa. to drive asunder apartar, separar à força. to drive at 1 tender a, aludir, insinuar. 2 trabalhar em. to drive at full speed guiar a toda velocidade. to drive a thing into a person inculcar alguma coisa em alguém. to drive away expelir, expulsar, fazer sair, afugentar, afastar-se, partir em carro. to drive back rechaçar, repulsar, reconduzir em carro, etc., voltar de carro, etc. to drive by friction arrastar por atrito. to drive home 1 ir para casa de carro. 2 cravar um prego com um martelo. 3 fazer com que seja claramente compreendido. to drive in, into inserir à força, fincar, fazer entrar a marteladas. to drive it home to mostrar, forçar a acreditar. to drive into a corner colocar em situação difícil, encurralar. to drive off 1 partir, ir-se embora em carro, etc. 2 expelir, rechaçar. 3 Golf dar a primeira tocada. to drive on seguir adiante, levar em frente, empurrar, incentivar. to drive out 1 expelir, expulsar, fazer sair. 2 sair ou passear em carro, etc. to drive pigs to market roncar, ressonar. to drive someone mad/ crazy 1 enlouquecer, levar à loucura. 2 fig exasperar, irritar, deixar louco. to drive someone out of his senses/ out of his mind deixar maluco. to drive someone round the bend exasperar, enlouquecer. to drive to leeward desgarrar, desviar de rumo. to drive up the prices fazer subir os preços, elevar os preços. to drive up to passar de carro por algum lugar.

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  • 22 help

    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ajudar
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ser útil
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (não poder) deixar de
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) auxiliar
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio
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    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out
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    [help] n 1 ajuda, auxílio. 2 medicamento, remédio. 3 alívio, socorro, amparo. 4 auxiliar, ajudante. • vt+vi 1 ajudar, assistir ( with com, in em). she helped me with the washing / ela ajudou-me a lavar a roupa. 2 socorrer, amparar. 3 remediar, medicar. 4 prevenir, evitar, impedir. it can’t be helped / não pode ser evitado. 5 deixar de fazer, abster-se. I cannot help laughing / não posso deixar de rir. he can’t help doing it / ele não consegue abster-se disto. 6 servir(-se) (à mesa). help yourself / sirva-se à vontade. by the help of com o auxílio de. more than one can help mais do que é necessário. she cannot help it ela não tem culpa. so help me God! Deus me ajude! there is no help for it não há remédio para isto. to help down a) ajudar a descer. b) fig contribuir para a ruína. to help forward ajudar, favorecer. to help into ajudar a entrar. to help off ajudar a partir, a livrar-se de. to help out a) ajudar a sair. b) sustentar. to help someone to conseguir alguma coisa para alguém.

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  • 23 rival

    1. noun
    (a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) rival
    2. verb
    (to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) igualar
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    riv.al
    [r'aivəl] n rival, concorrente, competidor, antagonista, êmulo. • vt+vi 1 rivalizar, concorrer, disputar, competir, emular. 2 ser rival de. 3 igualar. • adj rival, êmulo, competidor. without rival inigualado, sem rival, sem igual.

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  • 24 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) dirigir
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) levar de carro
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) conduzir
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) bater
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) impulsionar
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) passeio de carro
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) caminho
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ímpeto
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanha
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) tacada
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drive
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    - driver's license - drive-in - drive-through - driving licence - be driving at - drive off - drive on

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  • 25 pine

    I noun
    1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) pinheiro
    2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) pinho
    II verb
    1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) definhar
    2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) ter saudade

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  • 26 rival

    1. noun
    (a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) rival
    2. verb
    (to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) rivalizar com

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  • 27 as

    [æz] 1. conjunction
    1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto
    2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque
    3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como
    4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como
    5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora
    6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como
    2. adverb
    (used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tão
    3. preposition
    1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como
    2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como
    3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como
    4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como
    •
    - as if / as though
    - as to
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    as1
    [æz, əz] adv 1 tão, igualmente, tanto quanto, do mesmo grau ou modo, equivalente. I haven’t known him as long as you / eu não o conheço há tanto tempo quanto você. I am as clever as he / sou tão inteligente quanto ele. 2 como por exemplo. • conj 1 como, quão, quanto, assim como, tal como, conforme. it looked as if they were really fighting / parecia como se eles lutassem de fato. 2 enquanto, ao passo que, no momento em que, quando. 3 porque, visto que, já que, porquanto, como. as you weren’t there, I left a message / como você não estava lá, deixei um recado. 4 se bem que, ainda que, embora, contanto que, conquanto que. 5 em resultado do que, em conseqüência do que. • prep como, na qualidade de. we all respect him as a writer / nós todos o respeitamos na qualidade de escritor. let me tell you as a friend / deixe-me dizer-lhe como amigo. • pron 1 que, quem, qual. 2 como. as a rule usualmente, em geral. as... as tão... como, tanto quanto. as ever como sempre. as far I am concerned quanto a mim, no que me concerne. as follows como segue. as for me quanto a mim. as from... válido desde... (as) heavy as lead pesado como chumbo. as if, as though como se (após os verbos com o sentido de "parecer"). as is no estado em que se encontra. as I see it, as I understand it! no meu ponto de vista. as it is/ was nestas circunstâncias, de todo jeito, de qualquer forma. as it rained visto que chovia. as it were por assim dizer, de certo modo. as long as enquanto, visto que, já que. as many as tantos quantos. as of, as from a partir de. as of next week I’ll be retired a partir da semana que vem estarei aposentado. as regards no que diz respeito. as requested conforme pedido. as soon as assim que, logo que. as soon as possible o mais cedo possível. as usual como de costume. as yet até agora. as you were! Mil última forma! be so kind as to do it queira fazê-lo, por favor. busy as a bee diligente como uma abelha. classical books as the plays of Racine livros clássicos como os dramas de Racine. do as you wish faça como quiser. he as well as she ele como ela, tanto ele quanto ela, ambos. he went so far as to say... ele chegou a ponto de afirmar... his position as a banker sua posição como banqueiro. she smiled as she did it ela sorriu ao fazê-lo. such as como por exemplo. twice as large duas vezes maior. we may as well tell her podemos contar-lhe do mesmo jeito, não há razão para não dizer a ela.
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    as2
    [æs] n (pl asses) asse: antiga moeda de cobre dos romanos.

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  • 28 cart

    1. noun
    1) (a two-wheeled (usually horse-drawn) vehicle for carrying loads: a farm cart.) carroça
    2) ((American) a small wheeled vehicle pushed by hand, for carrying groceries, golf clubs etc.) carrinho de mão
    2. verb
    1) (to carry (in a cart): He carted the manure into the field.) transportar
    2) (to carry: I don't want to cart this luggage around all day.) carregar
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    * * *
    [ka:t] n carreta, carroça, caçamba, carrinho de mão. • vt acarretar, carrear, carretar, transportar com dificuldade. to cart off levar alguém a algum lugar a despeito de sua vontade. to put the cart before the horse pôr o carro diante dos bois.

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  • 29 hanker

    ['hæŋkə]
    ((with after or for) to want (something): He was hankering after the bright lights of the city.) ansiar por
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    han.ker
    [h'æŋkə] vt desejar ardentemente, ansiar.

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  • 30 itch

    [i ] 1. noun
    (an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch: He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.) comichão
    2. verb
    1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) ter comichão
    2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) ter vontade
    •
    - itchiness
    * * *
    [itʃ] n 1 coceira. 2 sarna. 3 desejo ardente, ânsia. • vt+vi 1 coçar. 2 desejar, ter vontade, ansiar, estar ansioso ( after, for para, de). my fingers itch to box his ears / estou louco para dar uma bofetada nele.

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  • 31 less

    [les] 1. adjective
    ((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menos
    2. adverb
    (not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos
    3. pronoun
    (a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos
    4. preposition
    (minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos
    - lesser 5. adverb
    (less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menos
    - no less a person than
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    less1
    [les] n 1 menos. 2 mínimo. 3 inferior. • adj 1 menos. 2 menor. 3 inferior. • adv menos. • prep menos. for less por menos, mais barato. in less than no time imediatamente. no less than nada mais, nada menos. the less money the fewer friends quanto menos dinheiro, tanto menos amigos.

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  • 32 regular

    ['reɡjulə] 1. adjective
    1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) habitual
    2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) normal
    3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) regular
    4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regular
    5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) frequente
    6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) permanente
    7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regular
    8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regular
    9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) normal
    10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) regular
    2. noun
    1) (a soldier in the regular army.) soldado profissional
    2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) freguês habitual
    •
    - regularly
    - regulate
    - regulation
    - regulator
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    reg.u.lar
    [r'egjulə] n 1 soldado de linha. 2 membro de uma ordem religiosa ou monástica. 3 Amer partidário, fiel, freguês. • adj 1 regular, segundo o hábito ou a regra, normal, comum, corrente, certo. 2 exato, pontual. 3 Geom simétrico, harmonioso. 4 ordeiro, metódico, uniforme. 5 autorizado. 6 pertencente ou relativo às tropas regulares. 7 Rel de ou relativo a uma ordem religiosa ou monástica. 8 Gram que se conjuga regularmente. 9 coll completo. 10 de ou relativo a um partido político estabelecido, regular, oficial. the regular candidate o candidato regular, oficial. to be a regular brick ser um rapaz direito. to keep regular hours ter vida metódica. to lead a regular life viver uma vida metódica.

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  • 33 return

    [rə'tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) voltar
    2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) devolver
    3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) voltar
    4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) retribuir
    5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) eleger
    6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) dar
    7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) devolver
    2. noun
    1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) regresso
    2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) bilhete de ida e volta
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    - return match
    - return ticket
    - by return of post
    - by return
    - in return for
    - in return
    - many happy returns of the day
    - many happy returns
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    re.turn
    [rit'ə:n] n 1 volta, regresso, retorno. 2 devolução, restituição. 3 retribuição, paga, compensação, favor ou serviço recíproco. 4 o que é restituído ou devolvido. 5 relatório, relação. 6 tabela, quadro. 7 recorrência, repetição. 8 declaração de resultado de eleição. 9 returns lucro, proveito, retorno. 10 Archit parede lateral. 11 Sport rebatida. 12 reenvio, remessa, reentrada. 13 réplica, resposta. 14. passagem de volta. 15 Cards seguimento de naipe. 16 notícia, informação, aviso. 17 declaração de imposto de renda. 18 Brit passagem de ida e volta. 19 recaída (de uma doença). • vt+vi 1 voltar, regressar, retornar. 2 repetir-se, recorrer. 3 replicar, responder, retorquir. 4 devolver, restituir. 5 reverter. 6 volver para trás (os olhos, etc.). 7 retribuir, recompensar, reciprocar. 8 eleger. 9 render, lucrar. 10 dar notícia ou informação, relatar. 11 pronunciar, anunciar (uma sentença). 12 recair. 13 rebater (uma bola). 14 quebrar, dobrar-se, formar ângulo. 15 Cards seguir naipe. 16 apresentar (relatório). 17 declarar oficialmente (uma quantia em dinheiro). • adj 1 em devolução. 2 de regresso. by return of post à volta do correio, pelo primeiro correio. in return for em troca de. many happy returns of the day! (aniversário) que a data se repita ainda muitas vezes! felicitações cordiais! on his return por ocasião de seu regresso. on sale or and return Com em consignação. return of payment reembolso. to make good returns ser lucrativo. to return a favour retribuir um favor. to return thanks agradecer, dar agradecimentos. to yield quick returns Com ter grande saída.

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  • 34 risk

    [risk] 1. noun
    ((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risco
    2. verb
    1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar
    2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar-se
    •
    - at a person's own risk
    - at own risk
    - at risk
    - at the risk of
    - run/take the risk of
    - run/take the risk
    - take risks / take a risk
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    [risk] n risco, perigo. do it at your own risk / faça-o por sua conta e risco. we ran (took) risks / expusemo-nos a perigos. • vt arriscar, expor ao perigo, aventurar-se. at risk em perigo. at the consignee’s risk por conta e risco do consignatário. the risk of being drowned o risco de afogar-se. to run a risk correr um perigo.

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  • 35 toilet

    ['toilit]
    ((a room containing) a receptacle for the body's waste matter, usually with a supply of water for washing this away; a lavatory: Do you want to go to the toilet?; Where is the ladies' toilet?; ( also adjective) a toilet seat.) casa de banho
    - toilet-roll
    - toilet-water
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    toi.let
    [t'ɔilit] n 1 banheiro. 2 privada. 3 toalete: a) toucador. b) ato de vestir-se, arrumar-se, de tomar banho. c) vestuário, roupa.

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  • 36 whichever

    relative adjective, relative pronoun
    1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) qual deles
    2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) qualquer
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    which.ev.er
    [witʃ'evə] adj qualquer (que), quaisquer (que), seja qual for. • pron 1 qualquer coisa, qualquer. 2 tudo o que, tudo quanto. whichever side you choose / seja qual for o lado que você escolher.

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  • 37 cart

    1. noun
    1) (a two-wheeled (usually horse-drawn) vehicle for carrying loads: a farm cart.) carroça
    2) ((American) a small wheeled vehicle pushed by hand, for carrying groceries, golf clubs etc.) carro-de-mão
    2. verb
    1) (to carry (in a cart): He carted the manure into the field.) carrear
    2) (to carry: I don't want to cart this luggage around all day.) carregar
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  • 38 hanker

    ['hæŋkə]
    ((with after or for) to want (something): He was hankering after the bright lights of the city.) ansiar

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  • 39 help

    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) aliviar
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) servir
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) deixar de, evitar
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) empregado, ajudante
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio
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    - helpful - helpfully - helpfulness - helping - helpless - helplessly - helplessness - help oneself - help out

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  • 40 need

    [ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb
    1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) necessitar
    2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) precisar
    2. noun
    1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) necessidade
    2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) necessidade
    3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) necessidade, motivo
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    - needlessly - needy - a need for - in need of

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  • for want of a better phrase — for want of a better word/phrase/term/ phrase used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean They were worried about, for want of a better word, competition from other charities. Thesaurus:… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • for want of something — formal because someone lacks something She could not go on holiday for want of money …   English dictionary

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