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get+rid+of+(verb)

  • 1 rid

    [rid]
    present participle - ridding; verb
    ((with of); to free (someone etc) from: We must try to rid the town of rats.) livrar
    - get rid of
    - good riddance
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    [rid] vt (ps rid/ridded, pp rid) libertar, desembaraçar, livrar(-se), desfazer-se, deixar de. to rid the sea of pirates livrar o mar de piratas. we got well rid of it livramo-nos em boa hora.

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  • 2 get

    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) receber
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) arranjar
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) tirar
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) pôr
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) ficar
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convencer
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) chegar
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) apanhar
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) apanhar
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) compreender
    - get-together
    - get-up
    - be getting on for
    - get about
    - get across
    - get after
    - get ahead
    - get along
    - get around
    - get around to
    - get at
    - get away
    - get away with
    - get back
    - get by
    - get down
    - get down to
    - get in
    - get into
    - get nowhere
    - get off
    - get on
    - get on at
    - get out
    - get out of
    - get over
    - get round
    - get around to
    - get round to
    - get there
    - get through
    - get together
    - get up
    - get up to
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    [get] n cria, gets filhotes. • vt+vi (ps got pp got, Amer gotten) 1 receber, obter, ganhar, alcançar. 2 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. they got to be friends / eles ficaram amigos. 3 aprender, decorar. 4 adquirir, contrair, apanhar, pegar. 5 suceder, conseguir. he got there / ele chegou lá (conseguiu o seu intento). 6 buscar, pegar, arranjar, procurar, transportar, levar, trazer. 7 tomar, comer. get your breakfast! / tome seu café da manhã! 8 induzir, persuadir, convencer. you must get him to do it / você tem que convencê-lo a fazer isso. 9 causar, motivar. 10 mandar, mandar fazer, providenciar. 11 criar, dar à luz. 12 mover, trazer, tirar. 13 coll ser obrigado a, ter de. 14 chegar, vir, ir, partir, alcançar. he got as far as Rio de Janeiro / ele chegou até o Rio de Janeiro. 15 sl bater, surrar, matar. 16 compreender, entender. do you get me? / você me compreende? now I get it / agora entendi. 17 ter, possuir. 18 engendrar, procriar. 19 coll ser bem-sucedido. 20 coll levar a melhor. 21 achar. 22 pegar, colher, surpreender. 23 comover. 24 Amer sl assassinar. 25 tratar de, encarregar-se de. 26 irritar, confundir. don’t let it get you! Amer coll não se deixe dominar. get a move on! vá para frente! avante! get going! vamos!, ande! get you gone! saia! he gets on my nerves ele deixa-me nervoso. he got better ele melhorou. he got her with child coll ele a engravidou. he got his face slapped ele recebeu uma bofetada. he got the idea into his head ele está com esta idéia na cabeça. I get your number eu tenho a sua ficha, eu te conheço. I got it quite right acertei isto bem. I got out of bed on the wrong side saí da cama com o pé esquerdo. I got to hear fiquei sabendo, soube. I have got you agora o peguei. I must get ready preciso me aprontar. it’s getting on for 12 são quase 12 horas. she’s getting her nails done ela está fazendo as unhas (com uma manicure). the ship got clear of the harbour o navio saiu do porto. they get things done eles resolvem tudo. they got married eles se casaram. they got talking eles entabularam conversa. to get about 1 viajar. he gets about a lot / ele viaja muito. 2 espalhar (boatos, informações, notícias), circular. the rumor gets about / o boato está circulando. 3 ter relações sexuais com diferentes pessoas. to get above someone estar cheio de si. to get across comunicar muito bem, fazer compreender. to get ahead prosperar, progredir. to get along 1 dar-se bem com alguém. he is not easy to get along with / não é fácil lidar com ele. 2 sair-se, progredir, passar bem. how’s your son getting along at university? / como o seu filho está se saindo na universidade? 3 continuar a fazer algo que você estava fazendo. I can’t stop to talk to you because I really must get along / não posso parar para falar com você porque eu realmente tenho que ir andando. to get around 1 viajar. 2 espalhar, circular (boatos, informações, notícias). 3 persuadir alguém. 4 lidar com um problema (geralmente evitando-o). to get at 1 alcançar. you’ll need a ladder to get at the top shelf / você precisará de uma escada para alcançar a prateleira de cima. 2 criticar. why do you always get at your wife? / por que você sempre critica sua esposa? 3 querer dizer, significar. what are you trying to get at? / o que você está querendo dizer? 4 começar. 5 ofender verbalmente. 6 influenciar por meio de ameaças, persuadir. can you get at him? / você pode persuadi-lo?, suborná-lo? 7 descobrir a verdade. to get away 1 escapar, fugir. the thieves got away / os ladrões escaparam. 2 partir, sair. I could get away after the meeting / consegui sair depois da reunião. 3 sair de férias. she’ll get away next week / ela sairá de férias na próxima semana. 4 imperativ saia!, fora! 5 interj não diga!, impossível! to get away with 1 não ser punido ou pego por ter feito algo, sair impune. you can’t get away with that / você vai pagar por isso. 2 fazer algo mesmo que "não seja a melhor opção". to get away with murder Amer sl sair impune. to get back 1 voltar (para um lugar). 2 refazer ou voltar a falar de um assunto novamente. 3 ter, receber de volta. to get back at vingar-se de. to get back to telefonar novamente mais tarde. to get behind ficar atrás, atrasar. to get by conseguir sobreviver, Braz coll virar-se, arranjar-se, passar. I don’t know how she can get by with her salary / não sei como ela consegue sobreviver (se virar) com o salário. to get by heart aprender de cor. to get change receber troco. to get clear esclarecer, ficar solto. to get down 1 ficar infeliz e cansado. the job is getting him down / o trabalho está acabando com ele. 2 anotar. 3 engolir. to get down to começar a fazer, Braz coll colocar a mão na massa. let’s get down to business / vamos tratar do assunto. to get dressed vestir-se. to get drunk embriagar-se. to get forward progredir, avançar, apressar um trabalho. to get home chegar em casa. to get hungy ficar com fome. to get in 1 conseguir entrar. 2 ser eleito. 3 chegar em casa. 4 coletar, juntar. 5 mandar chamar. 6 conseguir fazer. to get in on fazer parte de, ajuntar-se a. can’t I get in on it, too? / não poderei tomar parte nisso também? to get interested in Com ficar interessado, ficar sócio. to get into debt fazer dívidas. to get into huddle mexericar, bisbilhotar, caluniar. to get into the habit of swearing adquirir o hábito de praguejar. to get in with fazer amizade. I got in bad with him / fiquei de mal com ele. to get it on or off with 1 ter relações sexuais com. 2 ficar sob o efeito de drogas. to get late ficar tarde. to get off 1 escapar. 2 ir, começar uma viagem. 3 fazer dormir, cair no sono. 4 aprender, memorizar. 5 ter um orgasmo. 6 começar a sair com alguém. I got off with him / comecei a namorá-lo. 7 terminar o trabalho, sair do trabalho. 8 descer, sair (meio de transporte). I got off from the bus / desci do ônibus. to get off the fence coll descer do muro, tomar um partido. to get on 1 proceder, avançar. 2 prosperar, progredir. he is getting on in life / ele está progredindo na vida. 3 concordar, associar-se harmoniosamente. 4 conseguir. 5 dar-se bem com. he gets on with her / ele se dá bem com ela. 6 continuar a fazer. 7 vestir-se. he got on his clothes / ele vestiu-se. to get oneself together começar a controlar a vida, as emoções. to get out 1 escapar. 2 ajudar alguém a escapar. 3 divulgar, soltar um segredo. I got it out of him / arranquei o segredo dele. 4 publicar. to get out of 1 livrar-se de. how can we get out of this? / como é que vamos sair dessa? 2 ter prazer ou graça. what can young people get out of listening to that kind of music? / que prazer os jovens têm em escutar aquele tipo de música? 3 persuadir alguém para ter algo em troca, Braz coll ganhar. what do I get out of it? / o que ganho com isso? to get over 1 recuperar-se, restabelecer-se de. she got over her sorrow / ela se recuperou do sofrimento. 2 impressionar-se. 3 lidar com os problemas e resolvê-los. 4 comunicar-se. to get rid of someone livrar-se de alguém. to get round 1 soltar uma informação, boato, notícia. 2 resolver um problema tentando evitá-lo. 3 persuadir. to get round to conseguir fazer. to get the best of it vencer, levar vantagem. to get the fire under dominar o incêndio. to get the hang of chegar a entender, perceber o truque. to get the worst of it ser derrotado ou aniquilado, levar a pior. to get through 1 terminar. 2 chegar a um destino. 3 receber aprovação. 4 conectar, transferir (telefone), conseguir falar. I got through to him / eu consegui falar com ele. 5 comunicar-se. 6 gastar, esbanjar dinheiro. 7 passar em um exame, teste. to get tired ficar cansado. to get to alcançar, chegar, começar. I got to London / cheguei a Londres. to get together 1 encontrar com alguém. 2 namorar. 3 juntar, reunir, chegar a um acordo. I must get the facts together / tenho de reunir os fatos. to get under subjugar, controlar. to get up 1 levantar da cama, levantar-se. 2 organizar, preparar algo. they are getting up a party / eles estão preparando uma festa. to get up speed/ steam começar a viajar mais rápido. to get up to tramar. to get warm ficar quente. to get wind tornar-se público, recobrar fôlego. to get wind of receber informações sobre. to have got ter. to have got to ter de. you’ll get it (hot)! espere!, você vai apanhar! you’ve got me there não sei a resposta para a sua pergunta, Braz coll você me pegou.

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  • 3 rid

    [rid]
    present participle - ridding; verb
    ((with of); to free (someone etc) from: We must try to rid the town of rats.) livrar
    - get rid of - good riddance

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  • 4 disarm

    1) (to take away weapons from: He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the gunman.) desarmar
    2) (to get rid of weapons of war: Not until peace was made did the victors consider it safe to disarm.) depor as armas
    3) (to make less hostile; to charm.) desarmar
    - disarming
    - disarmingly
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    dis.arm
    [dis'a:m] vt+vi 1 desarmar, tirar o armamento, privar de armas, depor armas, desmantelar, desmilitarizar. 2 abrandar, aplacar, acalmar, mitigar, ceder. 3 baldar, frustrar.

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  • 5 eradicate

    (to get rid of completely: Smallpox has almost been eradicated.) erradicar
    * * *
    e.rad.i.cate
    [ir'ædikeit] vt exterminar, erradicar.

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  • 6 disarm

    1) (to take away weapons from: He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the gunman.) desarmar
    2) (to get rid of weapons of war: Not until peace was made did the victors consider it safe to disarm.) depor armas
    3) (to make less hostile; to charm.) desarmar
    - disarming - disarmingly

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  • 7 eradicate

    (to get rid of completely: Smallpox has almost been eradicated.) erradicar

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  • 8 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) viradela
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) trovão
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) papo
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) moldar
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) envolver
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) revirar
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) fluir
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) passar
    - rolling
    - roller-skate
    3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) andar de patins
    - roll in
    - roll up
    II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) registo de matrículas
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    [roul] n 1 rolo (de arame, papel, etc.), qualquer coisa enrolada. 2 cilindro ou qualquer forma aproximadamente cilíndrica. 3 movimento de rotação, ondulação, agitação. 4 rufar de tambor. 5 ribombar do trovão ou de artilharia. 6 ação de rolar. 7 manobra em que o avião dá uma volta completa em torno de seu eixo longitudinal, mantendo a posição horizontal de vôo. 8 lista, rol, catálogo, registro, relação. he called the rolls / ele procedeu à leitura dos nomes, fez a chamada. 9 pãozinho, pão francês. 10 sl maço de notas ou cédulas, dinheiro. 11 rolls atas, anais, crônica, anuário. 12 fardo. 13 ritmo, cadência (linguagem, poesia). 14 encrespamento das ondas do mar. • vt 1 a) rolar. b) fazer rolar. 2 enrolar, dar forma de rolo a. 3 passar suavemente, deslizar (tempo). 4 girar, revolver. 5 agitar, balançar (navio). 6 ondular, flutuar. 7 aplainar, laminar, calandrar. 8 preparar massas alimentícias com o rolo. 9 aplicar cor, por meio de um rolo. 10 ribombar (trovão). 11 rufar (tambor). 12 Amer sl roubar pessoa alcoolizada ou indefesa. 13 ressoar, vibrar (órgão). 14 coll possuir em abundância. 15 correr (rio), fluir. 16 rodar (carro). 17 gingar, menear, bambolear. 18 trinar, gorjear. 19 enfaixar, envolver. 20 encrespar-se (ondas). 21 transportar em carro (ou outro veículo de rodas). 22 começar a operar (câmera), rodar. 23 jogar (dados). 24 Mus arpejar. heads will roll cabeças vão rolar, punições severas vão acontecer (com perda de cargos). pay roll folha de pagamento to be rolling in a) coll chegar em grande número ou quantidade. b) ter em grande quantidade, estar "nadando" em. to roll back a) reduzir (preço). b) recuar, ir para trás. to roll in the aisles morrer de rir.. to roll in the hay sl praticar sexo. to roll in wealth nadar em dinheiro. to roll out a) estender. b) levantar-se da cama. c) produzir em grande quantidade. to roll out the red carpet for receber com a máxima hospitalidade. to roll up a) enrolar. b) fazer recuar (inimigo). c) chegar, vir. to roll up one’s sleeves arregaçar as mangas, preparar-se para entrar em ação. to strike off the rolls riscar da lista, desclassificar, expulsar.

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  • 9 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) enrodilhada
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço, jogo
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) rebôo
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) rolo
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) enrolar
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) enrolar
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rolar os olhos
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) rolar
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) correr
    - rolling - roller-skate 3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) andar de patim
    - roll in - roll up II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) lista

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  • 10 cure

    [kjuə] 1. verb
    1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) curar
    2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) curar
    3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) curar
    2. noun
    (something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) cura
    - curative
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    [kjuə] n 1 cura: ato ou efeito de curar. he effected a cure / ele realizou uma cura. 2 tratamento curativo. she took a cure / ela fez um tratamento. 3 remédio, medicamento. 4 processo de conservar ou curar carne, peixe, etc. 5 cura das almas, cuidado espiritual. 6 curato, cargo de cura. • vt+vi 1 curar. 2 tratar, remediar, medicar. 3 aliviar, livrar-se de. 4 curar, defumar, salgar, conservar carne, etc. 5 curar-se, sarar. 6 tornar-se curado, defumado, etc. 7 vulcanizar. cure of souls n cura das almas. past cure incurável. to undergo a cure submeter-se a um tratamento. under cure sob tratamento. what can’t be cured must be endured o que não se pode remediar tem-se de tolerar.

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  • 11 curé

    [kjuə] 1. verb
    1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) curar
    2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) curar
    3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) curar
    2. noun
    (something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) cura
    - curative
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    cu.ré
    [kjur'ei] n Fr cura de paróquia francesa, vigário.

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  • 12 ditch

    [di ] 1. noun
    (a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) vala
    2. verb
    (to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) abandonar
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    [ditʃ] n fosso, rego, vala, fort fosso, trincheira. • vt+vi 1 abrir, cavar fosso, vala, rego, entrincheirar, cercar de fossos, circunvalar. 2 drenar por meio de valas ou fossos. 3 sl livrar-se de. dull as ditch water maçador, maçante, inerte. to die in the ditch morrer na miséria. to die in the last ditch resistir até o último momento.

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  • 13 eliminate

    [i'limineit]
    (to get rid of; to omit or exclude: He was eliminated from the tennis match in the first round.) eliminar
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    e.lim.i.nate
    [il'imineit] vt 1 eliminar, expulsar. 2 omitir, desconsiderar, livrar-se. 3 Math eliminar incógnitas das equações. 4 Jur anular. 5 executar, matar.

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  • 14 expel

    [ik'spel]
    past tense, past participle - expelled; verb
    1) (to send away in disgrace (a person from a school etc): The child was expelled for stealing.) expulsar
    2) (to get rid of: an electric fan for expelling kitchen smells.) expelir
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    ex.pel
    [iksp'el] vt 1 expelir, expulsar. he was expelled from school / ele foi expulso da escola. 2 deportar. Tech expelir, arremessar.

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  • 15 exterminate

    [ik'stə:mineit]
    (to get rid of or destroy completely: Rats must be exterminated from a building or they will cause disease.) exterminar
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    ex.ter.mi.nate
    [ekst'2:mineit] vt exterminar, arruinar, eliminar, aniquilar, extirpar.

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  • 16 liquidate

    [-deit]
    1) (to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue).) liquidar
    2) (to get rid of.) liquidar
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    liq.ui.date
    [l'ikwideit] vt+vi 1 liquidar, saldar. 2 decidir, resolver. 3 suprimir, matar.

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  • 17 shift

    [ʃift] 1. verb
    1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) mudar
    2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) transferir
    3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) tirar
    2. noun
    1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) mudança
    2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) turno
    3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) turno
    - shiftlessness
    - shifty
    - shiftily
    - shiftiness
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    shift1
    [ʃift] n 1 substituição, mudança, troca, alteração. 2 grupo, turma. 3 turno, horas de uma turma. 4 esquema, meio, truque, artifício, expediente. 5 troca de roupa. • vt+vi 1 mudar, alterar, cambiar, deslocar, variar. the scene now is shifted to Paris / o cenário agora muda para Paris. he shifted his ground / ele mudou seu ponto de vista. 2 ser desonesto. 3 arranjar-se, defender-se, recorrer a expedientes. don’t shift the blame on me / não ponha a culpa em mim. 4 livrar-se de. 5 mudar de posição, de curso, de direção, Auto mudar de marcha. he shifted from one foot to the other / ele mudou de um pé para outro. 6 trocar a roupa. 7 usar de evasivas. can you make shift without her? você consegue arranjar-se sem ela? to shift off livrar-se de. to shift out Comp deslocar de saída, deslocar em esquema circular.
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    shift2
    [ʃift] n Comp deslocamento. • vi deslocar.

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  • 18 stuff

    I noun
    1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) substância
    2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) tralha
    3) (an old word for cloth.) pano
    - that's the stuff! II verb
    1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) encher
    2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) rechear
    3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) embalsamar
    - stuff up
    * * *
    [st∧f] n 1 material, matéria (prima). 2 tecido de lã. 3 coisa, coisas, substância. that is the sort of stuff I need / este é o tipo de coisa de que preciso. 4 pertences, bens. 5 traste, coisa inútil, bugiganga. 6 bobagem, tolice. 7 caráter, essência, natureza, qualidade, tipo. he has the stuff of a poet / ele tem jeito de poeta. 8 coll remédio, Amer narcótico. 9 habilidade, traquejo. • vt 1 encher, rechear, apertar, abarrotar. 2 parar, bloquear, obstruir, tapar. 3 empalhar. 4 estofar (móveis). 5 rechear (um assado). 6 forçar, empurrar, socar, engordar, empanturrar. 7 comer demasiadamente, empanzinar-se. 8 encher a cabeça. 9 vulg ter relações sexuais (com uma mulher). heavy stuff Mil fogo de artilharia. hot stuff fig coisa apimentada. stuff and nonsense bobagem, besteira. that’s the stuff! isto sim! assim sim! to do one’s stuff cumprir a sua parte, fazer o que se tem de fazer, mostrar a habilidade. to have the stuff ter habilidade, ter competência. to know one’s stuff entender do assunto, entender do seu ofício. to stuff into encher, apertar, estofar, forçar para dentro. to stuff oneself empanzinar-se, empanturrar-se. to stuff out empalhar. to stuff up tapar, tampar, fechar, bloquear, obstruir, entupir.

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  • 19 axe

    [æks] 1. noun
    (a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) machado
    2. verb
    1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) despedir
    2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) reduzir

    English-Portuguese dictionary > axe

  • 20 axe

    [æks] 1. noun
    (a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) machado
    2. verb
    1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) demitir
    2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) cortar

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > axe

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