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21 cure
[kjuə] 1. verb1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) curar2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) curar3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) curar2. noun(something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) cura- curable- curative -
22 ditch
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23 eliminate
[i'limineit](to get rid of; to omit or exclude: He was eliminated from the tennis match in the first round.) eliminar -
24 expel
[ik'spel]past tense, past participle - expelled; verb1) (to send away in disgrace (a person from a school etc): The child was expelled for stealing.) expulsar2) (to get rid of: an electric fan for expelling kitchen smells.) expelir, eliminar• -
25 exterminate
[ik'stə:mineit](to get rid of or destroy completely: Rats must be exterminated from a building or they will cause disease.) exterminar -
26 liquidate
[-deit]1) (to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue).) liquidar2) (to get rid of.) liquidar -
27 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) mudar2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) transferir3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) remover2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) mudança2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) turno3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) turno•- shiftlessness - shifty - shiftily - shiftiness -
28 stuff
I noun1) (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).) substância2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) tralha3) (an old word for cloth.) fazenda, pano•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (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.) empanturrar2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) rechear3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) empalhar•- stuffing- stuff up -
29 discourage
1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) desanimar2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) desencorajar/desviar, afastar, inibir3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) dissuadir•* * *dis.cour.age[disk'∧ridʒ] vt 1 descoroçoar, desanimar, tirar o ânimo ou a coragem, desalentar. 2 dissuadir, intimidar, acanhar, impedir, desaconselhar.
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