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1 water
['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) água2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) regar2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) encher-se de água3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) encher-se de lágrimas•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) impermeável4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) impermeabilizar- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down* * *wa.ter[w'ɔ:tə] n 1 água: a) o líquido. b) qualquer líquido que sugere água. c) líquidos do corpo, como suor, saliva, lágrima, urina. d) chuva (também waters). e) limpidez, transparência, brilho ou lustre (de pedra preciosa). f) vazamento (no casco de um navio). 2 curso d’água, rio, lago, lagoa. 3 enchente ou nível baixo de um rio. 4 profundidade de um rio. 5 maré (alta ou baixa). 6 superfície de aspecto ondeado em seda ou metal. 7 ações emitidas sem aumento de capital. 8 waters águas: a) águas correntes. b) águas agitadas, ondeantes, o mar, o alto-mar. he fished in troubled waters / ele pescou em águas turvas. c) águas de fonte, águas minerais. • vt+vi 1 molhar. 2 irrigar, banhar. 3 regar. 4 aguar. 5 abastecer de ou prover com água. 6 dar de beber. 7 enfraquecer, diluir, misturar com água (leite, etc.), batizar (líquidos). 8 encher de água (boca), salivar. 9 lacrimejar. 10 dar aspecto ondeado a seda ou a superficies metálicas, ondear. 11 emitir ações sem aumento de capital. • adj 1 de ou relativo à água. 2 hidráulico. 3 aquático. 4 fluvial, marítimo. above water acima d’água. an ornamental water lago artificial. by water por via marítima ou fluvial. he is in low water sl ele está em apuros, tem falta de dinheiro. high water maré alta. hot water bottle botija de água quente. it makes your eyes water faz lacrimejar os seus olhos. joy water birita, pinga. like water abundante. low water maré baixa. of the first waters da melhor qualidade. on the water na água, no mar. still waters run deep quem vê cara não vê coração, pessoas muito quietas podem guardar fortes emoções. they cast their money upon the water fig eles jogaram o dinheiro pela janela. to be in deep water fig estar em aperto, em maus lençóis, em situação difícil. to hold water a) à prova d’água. b) fig ser convincente, fundamentado, verdadeiro. to keep one’s head above water conseguir manter-se à tona, ficar acima das dificuldades. to make the mouth water dar água na boca. it makes my mouth water / me dá água na boca. to pass/ make water soltar água, urinar. to pour oil on troubled waters acalmar. to test the water/ waters pesquisa de motivação. to throw cold water on fig jogar balde de água fria em, desencorajar. to water down diluir. water of life a) refresco espiritual. b) conhaque, uísque. water under the bridge experiências passadas, problemas passados já esquecidos. -
2 water
['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) água2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) aguar2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) salivar3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) lacrimejar•- waters- watery - wateriness - waterborne - water-closet - water-colour - watercress - waterfall - waterfowl - waterfront - waterhole - watering-can - water level - waterlily - waterlogged - water main - water-melon - waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) capa de chuva4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) impermeabilizar- water-skiing - water-ski - watertight - water vapour - waterway - waterwheel - waterworks - hold water - into deep water - in deep water - water down -
3 ice
1. noun1) (frozen water: The pond is covered with ice.) gelo2) (an ice-cream: chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.) gelado3) ((American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream: lemon ice(s).)2. verb(to cover with icing: She iced the cake.) cobrir- icing- icy
- icily
- iciness
- ice age
- ice axe
- iceberg
- ice box
- ice-cream
- ice-cube
- ice rink
- ice-skate
- ice-skating
- ice tray
- ice over/up* * *[ais] n 1 gelo. 2 sorvete. 3 coll brilhante, pedras e jóias em geral. 4 formalidade, reserva, frieza. 5 sl droga ilícita. • vt+vi 1 gelar, congelar, esfriar. 2 cristalizar, cobrir com açúcar. dry ice gelo seco. he broke the ice ele rompeu o gelo, ele tornou a situação mais fácil e confortável. he cuts no ice coll ele conta pouco. he is on thin ice ele está em terreno perigoso, está vunerável. he put the project on ice ele deixou o projeto para mais tarde. Italian ice raspadinha. to be on ice fig ficar no gelo, ficar isolado. to ice on fig excluir alguém, ignorando-o. to ice over/up cobrir-se com uma camada de gelo. -
4 ice
1. noun1) (frozen water: The pond is covered with ice.) gelo2) (an ice-cream: chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.) sorvete3) ((American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream: lemon ice(s).)2. verb(to cover with icing: She iced the cake.) cobrir de glacê- icing- icy - icily - iciness - ice age - ice axe - iceberg - ice box - ice-cream - ice-cube - ice rink - ice-skate - ice-skating - ice tray - ice over/up -
5 snow
[snəu] 1. noun(frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) neve2. verb(to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) nevar- snowy- snowball
- snowboard
- snow-capped
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
- snowstorm
- snow-white
- snowed under* * *[snou] n 1 neve. 2 queda de neve, nevada. 3 sl cocaína. • vt+vi 1 cair como neve, nevar. 2 cobrir, bloquear com neve. 3 Amer bajular com intuito de enganar ou influenciar. the snows longo período com quedas de neve. to be snowed in/ snowed up estar ilhado, preso. we are snowed in, we are snowed up / não podemos sair porque há muita neve, estamos presos na neve. to snow under a) soterrar na neve. b) fig ter alguma coisa em excesso. I’m snowed under with work / estou atolado de trabalho, tenho muito trabalho a fazer, estou sobrecarregado. -
6 snow
[snəu] 1. noun(frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) neve2. verb(to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) nevar- snowy- snowball - snowboard - snow-capped - snowdrift - snowfall - snowflake - snowstorm - snow-white - snowed under
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