from+what+he+said+xx

1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) corrigir

2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) corrigir

1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) correcto

2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) correcto

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[kər'ekt] vt 1 corrigir, retificar. 2 regular. 3 emendar. 4 rever, revisar (provas). he corrects proofs / ele revisa provas tipográficas. 5 admoestar, repreender. 6 castigar. • adj 1 correto, direito, certo, exato, preciso. you are correct in that / você tem razão neste ponto. it is the correct thing to do / é o que se deve fazer. 2 próprio, justo, apropriado. I stand corrected admito meu erro. the correct card sl o bom negócio. to be correct a) comportar-se bem. b) ter razão, estar certo.

1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) corrigir

2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) corrigir

1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) correto

2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) correto, certo

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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?

1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) monte

2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) teor

1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ser levado

2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) vaguear

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[drift] n 1 qualquer coisa flutuante ou que é levada ao sabor dos mares, ventos ou correntes. 2 força do vento, correnteza, curso, direção. 3 monte, duna, depósito (de neve, areia, folhas, etc.) formado pelo vento ou pela correnteza. 4 nevasca, chuva de vento. 5 tendência, fim, alvo, inclinação. 6 impulso, força, compulsão. 7 desígnio, intento, intenção, sentido, significado. 8 Naut deriva, desvio da derrota. 9 Geol formação errática, depósito de aluvião deixado pela água ou pela geleira. 10 Min galeria de minas. 11 Tech mandril, broca, punção. 12 agulha de espingarda. 13 condução de gado em manadas para um lugar determinado para inspeção. 14 rede de arrasto. 15 Archit força horizontal ou pressão lateral de um arco, etc. 16 África do Sul vau, lugar pouco profundo do rio onde se pode transitar a pé ou a cavalo. • vt+vi 1 amontoar(-se), acumular, juntar por ação do vento ou da água. 2 andar, flutuar à discrição dos mares, ventos ou correntes, ser levado pela correnteza. 3 Naut desgarrar, ir à deriva. 4 fig flutuar, boiar, vegetar, viver despreocupadamente, vaguear, ser levado pelas circunstâncias. I can’t catch the drift of what you are saying não estou entendendo o que você quer dizer. to get the drift compreender.

1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) recusar

2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) recusar

3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) recusar

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- refuse collector

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[r'efju:s] n refugo, rebotalho, resíduo, lixo. • adj de refugo ou rebotalho, sem valor.

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[rifj'u:z] vt recusar, negar, rejeitar, repulsar, repelir, opor, refugar. he was refused a reward / negaram-lhe uma recompensa.

1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) recusar(-se) a

2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) recusar

3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) recusar

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- refusal

- refuse collector

1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) perdoar

2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) perdoar

1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) perdão

2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) perdão

- beg someone's pardon

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[pa:dən] n 1 perdão, indulto. 2 graça. 3 absolvição. • vt 1 perdoar. 2 escusar. 3 absolver. general pardon anistia geral. he was pardoned foi-lhe concedido o perdão. I beg your pardon perdoe-me, desculpe-me. (I) beg your pardon? como disse? pardon me for interrupting desculpe-me interromper.

1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) perdoar

2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) perdoar, indultar

1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) perdão

2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) indulto

- beg someone's pardon

- misunderstanding

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[mis∧ndəst'ænd] vt+vi 1 entender mal. 2 interpretar mal.

1) (a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games: Put all the plates on the table.) mesa

2) (a statement of facts or figures arranged in columns etc: The results of the experiments can be seen in table 5.) quadro

3) (the people sitting at a table: The whole table heard what he said.) mesa

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[t'eibəl] n 1 mesa. she rose from table / ela levantou-se da mesa. 2 fig refeição, alimentação, comida (que está na mesa). 3 pessoas sentadas à mesa. 4 superfície plana, plano. 5 tabela, lista. 6 Archit laje, placa, pedra plana. 7 planalto, platô. 8 tábua, tabuinha (com inscrições). 9 gamão, ou cada uma das metades ou quartas partes do tabuleiro de gamão. 10 faceta superior plana de pedra preciosa. 11 tabuada. • vt 1 colocar na mesa. 2 fazer lista ou tabela. 3 aprontar discussão, colocar na pauta. 4 Amer adiar discussão (de moção, relatório etc.). • adj de mesa. at table à mesa. extensible table mesa elástica. folding table mesa dobradiça. multiplication table tabuada. surgical table mesa de cirurgia. table of contents índice de matéria, sumário. table of interest juros. table of rates tarifas. table of the law as tábuas da lei, os 10 mandamentos (também the tables). the Lord’s Table altar. the tables as tábuas da lei, os 10 mandamentos. to clear the table tirar a mesa. to drink someone under the table beber mais que outra pessoa sem ficar bêbado. to keep a good table ter refeições fartas. to keep the table amused entreter os que estão à mesa. to lay on the table a) Amer adiar a discussão, engavetar. b) Brit colocar em discussão. to lay/ spread the table pôr a mesa. to learn the tables aprender a tabuada. to sit down at table sentar-se à mesa. to turn the tables virar o feitiço contra o feiticeiro. to wait at table servir à mesa. under the table a) às escondidas, por baixo do pano. b) bêbado.

1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) monte

2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) teor

1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ser levado

2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) perambular

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- misunderstanding

1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) que

2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) que

- like that

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[ðæt] demonstrative pron (pl those) esse, essa, isso, aquele, aquela, aquilo. how much are those apples? / quanto custam essas maçãs? who is that man? / quem é aquele homem? I prefer that book (those books) / prefiro esse livro (esses livros). what was that cry? / que grito foi esse? that is the girl I saw / essa é a moça que eu tinha visto. that’s all I wanted to know / isso é tudo que eu queria saber. you are responsible for that / você é responsável por isso. in that you are right / nisso você tem razão. I hoped it would come to that / esperava que chegasse a isso. • relative pron que, o que. the book that I gave you / o livro que lhe dei. the day that I met you / no dia em que o encontrei. • conj para que, que, a fim de que, de modo que. not that I have any objection / não que eu tenha alguma objeção. do you remember that she said so? / você se lembra de que ela falou assim? • adv tão, de tal modo, de tal maneira, assim. leave it at that! / deixe-o assim! I did not go that far / não cheguei a tal ponto. she is not that old / ela não é assim tão velha. and that was that! isso está liquidado! at that time naquele tempo. for all that apesar de tudo isso. for the very reason that pela própria razão que. in order that a fim de que. no one that nenhum que. now that agora que. that easily tão facilmente. that far tão longe. that is (abreviatura: i. e., Lat id est) isto é. that one (those ones) aquele (aqueles). this or that? esse ou aquele? so that’s that! portanto é isso aí!

1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) que

2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) que, se

- like that

1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) que

2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) que

- whoever

1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) seja quem for que

2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) quem

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- whom

1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) que

2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) que

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[d∧bəlju: eitʃ 'ou] abbr World Health Organization (Organização Mundial de Saúde).

1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) que

2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) que

- whoever

1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) seja quem for que

2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) quem

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- whom

1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) que

2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) que

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[hu:] pron 1 interrogative quem? who goes there? / quem está aí? did you know who that was? / você sabia quem era? 2 relative quem, que, o(a) qual, aquele ou aquela que. I who am your master / eu que sou o seu mestre.

1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) que

2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) que

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- whoever

1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) quem quer que

2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) quem

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- whom

1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) quem

2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) que

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1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) esperança

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) esperança

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperança

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[houp] n esperança, confiança, expectativa. • vt+vi esperar ( for por), ter esperança (in em). I hope for the best / espero o melhor. he doesn’t have hope in hell of doing it ele não tem a mínima chance de fazê-lo. hoped for esperado. I hope so assim espero, espero que sim. in the hope of na esperança de. to be out of hope não ter mais esperança. to hope against esperar por uma coisa quase irrealizável. to raise hopes encorajar, dar esperanças.