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121 worse
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) melhorar/piorar* * *[wə:s] n o pior. • adj 1 (compar de bad, evil, ill) pior. 2 inferior. 3 mais, mais intenso. 4 mais mau, mais maligno. 5 em pior estado. am I the worse for it? / estou pior assim (em piores condições)? • adv pior. the storm raged worse in our village / o temporal desabou com mais violência sobre nossa aldeia. a change for the worse uma mudança para pior. farther and far worse por muito pior. for better for worse para tempos bons ou maus, na felicidade ou na infelicidade. from bad to worse de mal a pior. he/it is not the worse for it não lhe fez mal algum, não está pior por isso, não sofreu por isso. he was the worse for drink ele estava bastante embriagado. I think none the worse of him if... não faço pior juízo dele se... (not) to be worse (não) estar pior (em pior estado ou situação, em piores circunstâncias). no worse não pior. someone’s bark is worse than their bite o diabo não é tão feio como se pinta. ( so much) the worse tanto pior. the later the worse quanto mais tarde, pior. the trousers are little/ much the worse for use as calças estão pouco/muito usadas. to become worse piorar, tornar-se pior. to be none the worse for não ser prejudicado, não sofrer dano. they were none the worse for him / não sofreram prejuízo ou dano algum por causa dele. to get worse piorar. to make matters worse tornar as coisas piores. worse and worse cada vez pior. worse cannot be told coisa pior não se pode narrar. worse luck! infelizmente! worse off em pior situação, mais pobre. he is worse off than he was / ele está passando pior, está em pior situação que antes. your hands would not be worse for a wash não lhe faria mal algum se você lavasse as mãos. -
122 axe
[æks] 1. noun(a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) machado2. verb1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) despedir2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) reduzir -
123 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) aprender de ouvido2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) apanhar3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) apanhar4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) levantar-se5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) pegar6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) receber7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) apanhar -
124 axe
[æks] 1. noun(a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) machado2. verb1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) demitir2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) cortar -
125 balance
['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) balança2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) equilíbrio3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) equilíbrio4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) equilibrar2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) equilibrar, sustentar(-se)•- in the balance - off balance - on balance -
126 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) tábua2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) quadro3) (meals: board and lodging.) comida4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) conselho2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) embarcar em2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) estar hospedado•- boarder- boarding-house - boarding-school - across the board - go by the board -
127 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) apanhar2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) tomar, apanhar3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) surpreender4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) prender6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir, acertar7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) compreender8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar (fogo)2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) pegada2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho, prendedor, ferrolho3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) apanha4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) armadilha•- catching- catchy - catch-phrase - catch-word - catch someone's eye - catch on - catch out - catch up -
128 chest
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