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  • 81 sun

    1. noun
    1) (the round body in the sky that gives light and heat to the earth: The Sun is nearly 150 million kilometres away from the Earth.) sol
    2) (any of the fixed stars: Do other suns have planets revolving round them?) sol
    3) (light and heat from the sun; sunshine: We sat in the sun; In Britain they don't get enough sun; The sun has faded the curtains.) sol
    2. verb
    (to expose (oneself) to the sun's rays: He's sunning himself in the garden.) apanhar sol
    - sunny
    - sunniness
    - sunbathe
    - sunbeam
    - sunburn
    - sunburned
    - sunburnt
    - sundial
    - sundown
    - sunflower
    - sunglasses
    - sunlight
    - sunlit
    - sunrise
    - sunset
    - sunshade
    - sunshine
    - sunstroke
    - suntan
    - catch the sun
    - under the sun
    * * *
    [s∧n] n 1 sol. 2 luz solar, calor do sol. 3 Poet dia. • vt tomar sol, expor-se ao sol. a place in the sun um lugar vantajoso, um lugar ao sol. from sun to sun de sol a sol. in the sun ao sol. to see the sun estar vivo. to take the sun Naut medir a latitude (de acordo com a posição do sol). under the sun na Terra.

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  • 82 take

    (to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) fazer reféns
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    [teik] n 1 quantidade que se pegou. 2 ato de pegar. 3 objeto que se pegou. 4 Cin tomada. 5 receita, renda. 6 parte, quinhão. 7 cicatriz de vacina. • vt+vi (ps took, pp taken) 1 tomar, pegar. a pain took him in the leg / ele foi tomado de dores na perna. 2 alcançar, agarrar, prender, capturar, apropriar-se. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, levar. 4 receber (como pagamento), aceitar, obter, adquirir. he won’t take "no" for an answer / ele não vai aceitar um "não" como resposta. 5 tomar, receber como marido ou mulher, tomar alojamento ou pensão. 6 suportar, receber, acolher. 7 tomar, comer, beber, engolir, consumir. 8 ganhar. 9 apanhar, contrair (doença). 10 ocupar. 11 usar, tomar (um veículo). 12 aproveitar (oportunidade). 13 tirar, tomar (férias). 14 submeter-se, sofrer, agüentar, aturar. I wouldn’t take it from anybody / não aturaria isso de ninguém. he couldn’t take it / Amer coll ele não agüentou. 15 necessitar, requerer, exigir. it takes an honest man to... / é necessário um homem honesto para... he’s got what it takes / ele possui as qualidades necessárias. 16 abranger, ocupar, consumir (tempo). 17 escolher, selecionar. 18 afastar, remover (por morte). 19 diminuir, prejudicar. 20 subtrair, extrair, extorquir, fraudar, lesar, roubar. 21 guiar, levar. 22 acompanhar, escoltar, levar. 23 carregar, transportar. 24 tirar (fotografia). 25 ser fotogênico. 26 sentir (orgulho). 27 determinar, verificar. 28 agir, ter efeito. 29 compreender. 30 supor, presumir. how old do you take him? / quantos anos lhe dá? 31 considerar. 32 assumir (responsabilidade), adotar. 33 alugar, empregar. 34 escrever, anotar. 35 tomar assinatura, assinar. 36 Gram ser usado com. 37 agradar, atrair, encantar. 38 prender (a atenção). 39 ir, andar. 40 vencer, conquistar, tomar (obstáculo). 41 ficar, tornar-se. 42 pegar, começar a crescer. 43 ser afetado por, sentir, experimentar, contrair. 44 fig manietar, subjugar. 45 assaltar, surpreender. 46 necessitar, custar. 47 colher. 48 fazer (viagem). 49 conquistar. 50 enveredar. 51 deduzir. 52 inflamar-se. 53 conceber, emprenhar, engravidar. 54 morder a isca. 55 preparar-se, empreender. as I take it a meu ver, na minha opinião. don’t take on so much about that não se preocupe tanto com isso, não faça tanto caso disso. it takes two to make a bargain quando um não quer dois não brigam. take it on! tome conta disso! take it or leave it! faça como quiser! take me, for example eu, por exemplo. taken all round considerado em conjunto. to be taken ill ficar doente. to be taken out of oneself ficar fora de si. to be taken with estar encantado com, ficar impressionado com. to take aback surpreender, espantar (alguém). to take a back seat deixar-se suplantar, aceitar ou receber lugar inferior, ser demasiado modesto. to take a breath respirar para descansar. to take account of prestar atenção a, considerar. to take action a) tomar medidas. b) Jur demandar. to take advantage of tirar proveito de, prevalecer-se de. to take after puxar a, sair à semelhança de. she takes after her mother / ela puxa à mãe. to take aim visar. to take a joke topar uma brincadeira. to take along levar. to take amiss levar a mal, sentir-se ofendido. to take away a) tirar, roubar, tomar. b) descontar. c) levar embora, afastar. to take back a) levar de volta, retirar. b) aceitar de volta. to take care ser cauteloso, tomar cuidado. to take care of cuidar de. to take charge of encarregar-se de. to take down a) tirar de cima, descer, trazer para baixo. b) escrever, anotar, registrar por escrito, tomar nota. c) derrubar (árvore), demolir (casa). d) passar na frente, transpassar. to take down a peg humilhar, baixar a estima. they took him down a peg / tiraram-lhe a prosa. to take effect entrar em vigor. to take evasive action coll evadir-se. to take exception at não gostar de. she took exception at what he said / ela não gostou do que ele disse. to take felt Mil dar baixa. to take fire a) inflamar-se. b) fig exaltar-se. to take for tomar por, considerar, confundir com. to take for a walk levar para um passeio. to take for granted tomar como certo, não dar atenção por julgar óbvio. to take forward favorecer, proteger. to take from tirar, descontar. to take heed tomar conhecimento de, considerar. to take hold of pegar. to take in a) tomar, absorver, chupar, comer, recolher, guardar (velas). b) receber (dinheiro), comprar (mercadorias). c) receber (hóspede). d) recolher, aceitar em casa. e) receber (trabalho) para fazer em casa. f) notar, perceber. g) compreender. h) engolir (mentiras). i) enganar. you can’t take me in / você não pode me tapear. to take in hand empreender, tentar. to take into account levar em conta, considerar. to take into one’s head dar na cabeça, decidir-se. to take in vain fazer mau uso, abusar. to take it easy ir com calma, ir devagar. to take it from someone acreditar em alguém. to take leave a) despedir-se, partir. b) Mil pedir licença. to take long tomar tempo, levar tempo. it would take us too long / isto nos tomaria tempo demais. how long does it take? / quanto tempo leva? to take lying down aceitar sem protesto ou defesa. to take off a) tirar. it was taken off my hands / foi tirado das minhas mãos. b) levantar vôo, decolar (também fig). he’ll take off any minute now / ele vai decolar a qualquer momento, vai começar a fazer sucesso. c) escapar, safar-se. he took himself off / coll ele safou-se, ele deu às de vila-diogo. d) exonerar. they took him off / eles exoneraram-no. to take on a) tomar conta. b) empregar, contratar. c) assumir (aparência). d) adotar, adquirir, contrair. to take one’s life into one’s hands Amer coll tomar o próprio destino nas mãos. to take one’s time não se apressar. to take on in the service alistar-se no serviço militar. to take out a) tirar, comprar. b) tirar de dentro. c) arrancar (dente). d) sacar (dinheiro). e) emprestar (livro). f) tirar (mancha). g) convidar uma dama (para dançar). h) escolher, reservar (mercadorias). i) levar para um passeio. will you take us out on Sunday? / você nos levará para passear domingo? to take out a licence tirar um documento de licença. to take over a) assumir (cargo, serviço), tomar posse. b) levar alguma coisa a alguém. to take part in tomar parte. to take path jurar. to take place acontecer, ocorrer. to take root arraigar, criar raízes, firmar-se. to take someone by surprise surpreender alguém, pegar de surpresa. to take someone by the hand a) pegar alguém pela mão. b) fig proteger alguém. to take someone for a ride Amer coll levar alguém para um passeio (a fim de matar). to take something off one’s hands encarregar-se de alguma coisa. to take steps tomar medidas. to take stock of examinar, analisar. to take the air a) Aeron levantar vôo. b) sair ao ar livre para um passeio. to take the cake ser o melhor. to take through rever, estudar. to take to a) ir para. b) refugiar-se em. the fox took to the earth / a raposa refugiou-se na cova. c) ocupar-se, dedicar-se. he takes to study / ele dedica-se aos estudos. d) afeiçoar-se, dar-se bem com. children take to him / crianças gostam dele. e) começar a fazer habitualmente, acostumar-se. we took kindly to this way of life / acostumamo-nos facilmente a este modo de vida. to take to heart levar a sério. to take to one’s bed ficar de cama por doença. she took to her bed / ela ficou de cama (por doença). to take to one’s heels correr, fugir. to take to pieces desmontar. to take up a) começar a estudar. he took up law / ele começou a estudar Direito. b) encurtar, diminuir. you’d better take that skirt up a little / é melhor você encurtar um pouco essa saia. c) adotar, começar, seguir. he took up teaching / ele seguiu a carreira de professor. d) ocupar, fazer uso de. e) utilizar, absorver. it takes up all my time / isto toma todo meu tempo. to take upon oneself tomar sob sua responsabilidade, assumir o encargo. to take up the cudgels for someone apoiar alguém, ficar do lado de alguém. to take up with ter relações, ter amizade com. what size do you take? que tamanho você usa?

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  • 83 separate

    1. ['sepəreit] verb
    1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) separar
    2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) separar-se
    3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) separar-se
    2. [-rət] adjective
    1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) separado
    2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) distinto
    - separable - separately - separates - separation - separatist - separatism - separate off - separate out - separate up

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  • 84 centre

    ['sentə] 1. noun
    1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centro
    2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) centro
    3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centro
    2. verb
    1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) centralizar(-se)
    2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) centrar-se
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    cen.tre
    [s'entə] n centro: 1 meio. 2 núcleo, ponto essencial, sede principal. 3 ponto de atração ou convergência, ponto de emanação ou radiação. 4 partido político do centro ou moderado. 5 Amer jogador que na bola-ao-cesto inicia o jogo. • vt+vi 1 centrar, localizar no centro. 2 concentrar, centralizar, reunir num centro. 3 determinar o centro de. 4 atrair. 5 estar posto no centro. 6 fazer convergir a um centro. 7 fazer centro. centre of a rope alma do cabo. centre of gravity centro de gravidade. centre of mass n Mech centro de massa. centre of motion centro de rotação. centre of the poppet contraponto. lower dead centre ponto morto inferior. upper dead centre ponto morto superior.

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  • 85 first

    [fə:st] 1. adjective, adverb
    (before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) primeiro
    2. adverb
    (before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) primeiro
    3. noun
    (the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) primeiro
    - first aid
    - first-born
    - first-class
    - first-hand
    - first-rate
    - at first
    - at first hand
    - first and foremost
    - first of all
    * * *
    [fə:st] n 1 primeiro. 2 começo, princípio. • adj 1 primeiro. 2 primitivo, anterior. 3 em primeiro lugar. 4 principal, fundamental, essencial. • adv 1 antes de tudo. 2 primeiramente. 3 antes. 4 pela primeira vez. 5 preferivelmente. at first inicialmente. at first hand em primeira mão, diretamente. first come, first served quem chega primeiro será atendido primeiro. first day cover envelope no qual são colocados selos comemorativos. first day premium Com ágio de primeiro dia: diferença entre o preço em que novas ações são emitidas e aquele ao qual são vendidas em uma bolsa de valores no primeiro dia após sua emissão. first in first out Com primeiro a entrar, primeiro a sair: sistema de atribuição de valor ao estoque, em que há o pressuposto de que os bens adquiridos em primeiro lugar são também os primeiros a serem usados ou vendidos durante o exercício contábil. First Lord of the Admiralty ministro da Marinha. first of all antes de mais nada. first off a princípio. first things first primeiro as coisas mais importantes. first turning on the left primeira rua à esquerda. First World War Primeira Guerra Mundial (1914-1918). from first to last do começo até o fim. in the first place em primeiro lugar. to come first ter prioridade. to go first viajar de primeira classe. to put someone first tratar alguém com deferência, dar prioridade.

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  • 86 landing

    1) ((an act of) coming or bringing to shore or to ground: an emergency landing; ( also adjective) a landing place.) aterragem
    2) (a place for coming ashore.) desembarcadouro
    3) (the level part of a staircase between flights of steps: Her room was on the first floor, across the landing from mine.) patamar
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    land.ing
    [l'ændiŋ] n 1 desembarque. 2 aterrissagem. 3 desembarcadouro, surgidouro. 4 plataforma entre dois lances de escadas ou no alto das escadas. 5 Amer plataforma de estação ferroviária. • adj relativo a desembarque ou a descarregamento.

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  • 87 landing-stage

    noun (a platform, fixed or floating, on which to land passengers or goods from a boat.) plataforma
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    land.ing-stage
    [l'ændiŋ steidʒ] n = link=landing-place landing-place.

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  • 88 mine

    I pronoun
    (something which belongs to me: Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends).) meu/minha
    II 1. noun
    1) (a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug: a coalmine; My father worked in the mines.) mina
    2) (a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground: The ship has been blown up by a mine.) mina
    2. verb
    1) (to dig (for metals etc) in a mine: Coal is mined near here.) extrair
    2) (to place explosive mines in: They've mined the mouth of the river.) minar
    3) (to blow up with mines: His ship was mined.) destruir
    - mining
    - minefield
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    mine1
    [main] pron meu, meus, minha, minhas. a friend of mine um amigo meu.
    ————————
    mine2
    [main] n mina: a) escavação subterrânea para obtenção de minérios. b) escavação por baixo de fortificações inimigas, destinada a fazê-las explodir. c) engenho de guerra contendo explosivos colocado no roteiro de navios inimigos para destruí-los. d) jazida de minério. e) manancial, fonte de riqueza. • vt+vi 1 minar, escavar uma mina. 2 minerar, extrair minério. 3 minar, solapar. 4 colocar minas. he is a mine of information ele é uma mina (fonte) de informações.

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  • 89 pier

    [piə]
    (a platform of stone, wood etc stretching from the shore into the sea, a lake etc, used as a landing-place for boats or as a place of entertainment: The passengers stepped down on to the pier.) cais
    * * *
    [piə] n 1 pilar de ponte. 2 píer, molhe, quebra-mar. 3 embarcadouro, ponte de atracação. 4 Archit pilar, pilastra. 5 tremó: espaço de parede entre duas janelas. flooting pier cais flutuante. landing pier ponte de desembarque.

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  • 90 sanctuary

    ['sæŋk uəri]
    plural - sanctuaries; noun
    1) (a holy or sacred place: the sanctuary of the god Apollo.) santuário
    2) (a place of safety from eg arrest: In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.) asilo
    3) (an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden: a bird sanctuary.) reserva
    * * *
    sanc.tu.ar.y
    [s'æŋktuəri] n 1 santuário, lugar sagrado. 2 altar. 3 refúgio, imunidade. 4 reserva natural animal ou vegetal.

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  • 91 unearth

    (to discover (something) or remove it from a place where it is put away or hidden: During his studies, he unearthed several new facts about the history of the place.) desenterrar
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    un.earth
    [∧n'ə:θ] vt 1 desenterrar. 2 desentocar. 3 descobrir, revelar.

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  • 92 in the first

    (expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) em primeiro (segundo, etc) lugar

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  • 93 centre

    ['sentə] 1. noun
    1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centro
    2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) centro
    3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centro
    2. verb
    1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) centrar
    2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) concentrar-se

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  • 94 in the first

    (expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) em primeiro/segundo lugar

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  • 95 landing

    1) ((an act of) coming or bringing to shore or to ground: an emergency landing; ( also adjective) a landing place.) desembarque, aterrissagem
    2) (a place for coming ashore.) desembarcadouro
    3) (the level part of a staircase between flights of steps: Her room was on the first floor, across the landing from mine.) patamar

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  • 96 mine

    I pronoun
    (something which belongs to me: Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends).) meu, minha, meus, minhas
    II 1. noun
    1) (a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug: a coalmine; My father worked in the mines.) mina
    2) (a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground: The ship has been blown up by a mine.) mina
    2. verb
    1) (to dig (for metals etc) in a mine: Coal is mined near here.) extrair
    2) (to place explosive mines in: They've mined the mouth of the river.) minar
    3) (to blow up with mines: His ship was mined.) minar
    - mining - minefield

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  • 97 pier

    [piə]
    (a platform of stone, wood etc stretching from the shore into the sea, a lake etc, used as a landing-place for boats or as a place of entertainment: The passengers stepped down on to the pier.) cais

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  • 98 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cabo
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) ponto
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) instante
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) rumo
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) questão
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) razão
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) característica
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) ponto
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) apontar
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) argamassar
    - pointer - pointless - pointlessly - points - be on the point of - come to the point - make a point of - make one's point - point out - point one's toes

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  • 99 sanctuary

    ['sæŋk uəri]
    plural - sanctuaries; noun
    1) (a holy or sacred place: the sanctuary of the god Apollo.) santuário
    2) (a place of safety from eg arrest: In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.) refúgio
    3) (an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden: a bird sanctuary.) reserva

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  • 100 stand

    [stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
    1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) ficar em pé
    2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) levantar-se
    3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) ficar
    4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) permanecer
    5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) ficar
    6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar
    7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se
    8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) pôr em pé
    9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) agüentar, submeter-se a
    10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) oferecer
    2. noun
    1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição
    2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte
    3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) estande
    4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna, arquibancada
    5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra
    - standing 3. noun
    1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração
    2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) reputação
    4. adjective
    ((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) sem reserva, em lista de espera
    5. adverb
    (travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) sem reserva
    - standing-room - make someone's hair stand on end - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand fast/firm - stand for - stand in - stand on one's own two feet - stand on one's own feet - stand out - stand over - stand up for - stand up to

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  • from --- to --- — 1. Used with a repeated word to show that something keeps on. Without ending. * /The world grows wiser from age to age./ * /He goes from day to day without changing his necktie./ Also used in a short form like an adjective. * /The superintendent… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Place — (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space regarded as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Place kick — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Place name — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Place of arms — Place Place (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Place management — is the process of making places better. This is practiced through programmes to improve a location or to maintain an already attained desired standard of operation. Place management can be undertaken by private, public or voluntary organisations… …   Wikipedia

  • Place d'Orleans Station (OC Transpo) — Place d Orléans (also called Orléans Station) is a transitway station in the Orléans community of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. It is located just off Regional Road 174 and Champlain Street right next to Place d Orléans Shopping Centre.This is the …   Wikipedia

  • Place Jacques-Cartier — is a square located in Old Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and an entrance to the Old Port of Montreal.The street is named for Jacques Cartier, a French explorer popularly thought of as one of the major discoverers of Canada. The broad,… …   Wikipedia

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