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  • 1 to go solid against something

    to go solid against something
    recusar alguma coisa como grupo. they went solid against the new law/votaram unanimente contra a nova lei.

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  • 2 to knock against something

    to knock against something
    colidir, chocar(-se), bater contra alguma coisa.

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  • 3 to scrape against something

    to scrape against something
    esfregar-se contra alguma coisa.

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  • 4 to write against something

    to write against something
    declarar-se por escrito contrário a alguma coisa.

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  • 5 a race against time

    (a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) corrida contra o tempo
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    a race against time
    corrida contra o tempo.

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  • 6 a race against time

    (a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) uma corrida contra o tempo

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  • 7 scrape

    [skreip] 1. verb
    1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) arranhar
    2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) raspar
    3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) rascar
    4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) raspar
    5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) cavar
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raspadela
    2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) esfoladela
    3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) enrascada
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    - scrape the bottom of the barrel
    - scrape through
    - scrape together/up
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    [skreip] n 1 ato, ruído ou efeito de raspar ou arranhar. 2 aperto, dificuldade, embaraço. • vt+vi 1 raspar, tirar por raspagem. 2 roçar, arranhar. 3 juntar, acumular. 4 economizar. 5 passar com dificuldade, labutar. to scrape acquaintance with sl insinuar-se na amizade de. to scrape against something esfregar-se contra alguma coisa. to scrape along sl viver ao deus-dará. to scrape off raspar. to scrape through passar com dificuldade, passar apertado.

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  • 8 push

    [puʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) empurrar
    2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) incitar
    3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) passar
    2. noun
    1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) empurrão
    2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) dinamismo
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    - push-chair
    - pushover
    - be pushed for
    - push around
    - push off
    - push on
    - push over
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    [puʃ] n 1 empurrão, empuxão, repelão. give him a push / dê-lhe um empurrão. 2 esforço, tentativa. we made a push for the money / esforçamo-nos para obter o dinheiro. you should have another push for it / você deveria tentá-lo novamente. 3 emergência, conjuntura, dificuldade, apuro. 4 estocada. 5 impulso, estímulo. 6 apertão. 7 arremetida, investida, acometimento. 8 coll energia, dinamismo. 9 Mech compressão. 10 botão de pressão. • vt+vi 1 empurrar, empuxar. 2 impulsionar, fazer seguir. 3 arremeter, investir, acometer. 4 impelir, instigar, incitar. 5 estender, alargar, dilatar. 6 pressionar. 7 ativar, levar avante. she brought it to the last push / ela levou a situação ao extremo. 8 apressar, acelerar. 9 importunar, amolar. 10 abrir caminho. 11 esforçar-se, porfiar. 12 coll vender drogas. don’t push! não amole! don’t push it too far! não abuse! he pushed his way ele abriu seu caminho à força. I can do it at a push vou fazê-lo mas com dificuldade. push off! saia! retire-se! to push about, to push around dar ordens de maneira insultuosa, humilhar. to push ahead progredir. to push aside não dar importância. to push away, to push back repelir, rechaçar. to push in furar fila. to push off 1 desatracar. 2 fig começar, principiar, iniciar. 3 queimar, torrar (mercadorias). to push on 1 incitar, instigar. 2 apressar, acelerar. 3 continuar algo depois de uma pausa. to push open abrir empurrando (porta). to push out pôr para fora, produzir. to push over derrubar (uma pessoa). to push through levar a cabo, fazer com que seja aceito. to push up forçar a alta (preços).

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  • 9 push

    [puʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) empurrar
    2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) impelir
    3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) passar droga
    2. noun
    1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) empurrão
    2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) ímpeto
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    - push-chair - pushover - be pushed for - push around - push off - push on - push over

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  • 10 prejudice

    ['pre‹ədis] 1. noun
    ((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) preconceito
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) predispor
    2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) prejudicar
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    prej.u.dice
    [pr'edʒudis] n 1 discriminação. 2 preconceito. we had a prejudice against him / tínhamos um preconceito contra ele. 3 predisposição, inclinação. we had a prejudice in favour of him / tínhamos uma predisposição favorável acerca dele. • vt 1 prejudicar, lesar. 2 predispor, imbuir de preconceito. one unhappy experience prejudiced him against all women / uma experiência infeliz o predispôs contra todas as mulheres. to the prejudice of em detrimento de. without prejudice sem preconceito.

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  • 11 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoio
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) desligado
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) descansar
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) pertencer
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]
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    rest1
    [rest] n 1 descanso, repouso, folga, trégua, tranqüilidade, paz, sossego. 2 sono. 3 lugar de repouso, sanatório. 4 abrigo, albergue, pousada, parada. 5 suporte, apoio, pedestal. 6 Mus pausa. 7 Poet morte, túmulo. 8 inércia. the matter rests with you / o caso depende de você. 9 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 descansar ( from de), repousar, fazer uma pausa, estar parado, não se mover, ficar quieto. I shall not rest until this matter is settled / não descansarei até este assunto ser resolvido. 2 estar calmo, sossegado ou despreocupado. you can rest assured that we will do all we can / você pode ter a certeza de que faremos tudo que pudermos. 3 dormir. 4 estar morto, jazer. 5 não ser aproveitado, cultivado (terras). 6 ser espalhado. 7 ser apoiado ou apoiar-se (on, against sobre, em), basear-se ( upon sobre), motivar-se (in em). 8 depender (on de), confiar (in em). 9 parar, cessar de mover-se. 10 deixar pendente. 11 dirigir, fixar (os olhos). our eyes rest on the book / nossos olhos estão fixos no livro. 12 Jur interromper voluntariamente a apresentação de provas. a day of rest dia de descanso. the fault rests with you a culpa é sua. to be at rest a) estar dormindo. b) estar parado. c) estar despreocupado, livre de aborrecimentos. d) Euphem estar morto. to give a rest deixar em paz, não amolar. to lay at rest sepultar, enterrar. to lay/ put ( an idea) to rest provar que é falso. to let something rest deixar de lado. to let the matter rest dar o assunto por liquidado. to put/set someone’s mind at rest tranqüilizar, apaziguar. to rest on/ upon a) apoiar-se. b) basear-se. to rest up coll descansar. to set at rest acalmar, aquietar. to take a rest descansar. without rest sem descanso, sem folga.
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    rest2
    [rest] n 1 resto, restante, sobra, resíduo. 2 saldo, reserva. 3 Ten série longa de trocas de bola. • vt+vi 1 restar, sobrar, sobejar. 2 ficar, permanecer. among the rest entre as outras coisas. and all the rest of it e tudo o mais. and the rest? e quem mais? for the rest demais, além disso. the rest os outros, os demais. you may rest assured that você pode ficar certo de que.

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  • 12 stub

    1. noun
    1) (a stump or short remaining end of eg a cigarette, pencil etc: The ashtray contained seven cigarette stubs.) toco
    2) (the counterfoil or retained section of a cheque etc.) talão
    2. verb
    (to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard: She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.) dar uma topada
    - stub out
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    [st∧b] n 1 toco, toro, cepa. 2 canhoto (de cheque, etc.). 3 coisa curta e romba (sem ponta). 4 toco de cigarro ou de charuto ou de lápis. 5 pena de ponta grossa. • vt 1 roçar, arrancar tocos. 2 arrancar ou cortar pela raiz. 3 apagar toco de cigarro. 4 dar topada. I stubbed my toe against the door / bati o dedo do pé contra a porta. to stub something out apagar (cigarros, charutos). he stubbed out his cigar / ele apagou seu charuto.

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  • 13 scrape

    [skreip] 1. verb
    1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) arranhar
    2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) raspar
    3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) ranger
    4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) roçar
    5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) cavoucar
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raspadura, rangido
    2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) raspão, esfoladura
    3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) enrascada
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    - scrape the bottom of the barrel - scrape through - scrape together/up

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  • 14 knock

    [nok] 1. verb
    1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) bater
    2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) deitar ao chão
    3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) bater
    4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) bater
    2. noun
    1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) pancada
    2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) pancada
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    - knock-kneed
    - knock about/around
    - knock back
    - knock down
    - knock off
    - knock out
    - knock over
    - knock up
    - get knocked up
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    [nɔk] n 1 pancada, golpe, batida. 2 som, produzido por uma pancada. 3 infortúnio, má sorte, revés, contratempo. 4 Amer crítica dura e freqüentemente fútil. • vt+vi 1 bater, dar pancadas, surrar. 2 derrubar batendo. 3 fazer ruído, barulho anormal (máquina). 4 impelir, arremessar. 5 Amer sl criticar, censurar. 6 Brit espantar, chocar, impressionar. he knocked them cold 1 ele os deixou inconscientes (com uma pancada). 2 ele os deixou atordoados. I am quite knocked up eu estou totalmente esgotado. I knocked him into a cocked hat eu lhe dei uma surra, eu o derrotei fragorosamente. that knocked him back a 100 dollars isto lhe custou 100 dólares. that knocks me estou surpreso. to knock about a) bater, tratar com violência. b) coll vaguear, perambular. to knock against someone a) encontrar alguém por acaso. b) encontrar por acaso. to knock against something colidir, chocar(-se), bater contra alguma coisa. to knock along andar ao acaso, passear ociosamente. to knock at the door bater à porta. to knock down a) abater, derrubar com uma pancada. b) fig deixar perplexo. c) arrematar, adjudicar (num leilão). d) coll abaixar os preços (de venda). to knock down for a song sl vender a troco de bananas, por nada. to knock for a loop a) derrotar. b) confundir, surpreender. to knock in enfiar com força. to knock off a) liquidar rapidamente. b) parar ou cessar o trabalho. knock it off! / pare com isso! c) deduzir, descontar. d) 4 sl matar. e) sl roubar. to knock one’s head against a brick wall bater com a cabeça na parede, encontrar total resistência. to knock on the head a) atordoar ou matar com uma pancada na cabeça. b) fig arruinar, frustrar. to knock out a) Sport eliminar. b) Box nocautear, vencer por nocaute. c) coll surpreender, impressionar. to knock the bottom out of a) refutar alegações num argumento. b) fig tirar a base, o fundamento a alguma coisa. to knock together fazer, montar ou compilar às pressas. to knock up a) golpear ou forçar para cima. b) acordar batendo à porta. c) fatigar, esgotar, cansar. d) montar ou organizar às pressas. e) sl ficar grávida.

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  • 15 prop

    I 1. [prop] noun
    (a support: The ceiling was held up with wooden props.) escora
    2. verb
    (to lean (something) against something else: He propped his bicycle against the wall.) encostar
    II see property
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    prop1
    [prɔp] n 1 estaca, escora, espeque, esteio. 2 fig amparo, arrimo. 3 Theat acessório, objeto usado no palco ou na cena de filmagem. • vt 1 estaquear, escorar, sustentar (também prop up). 2 apoiar, fortalecer, animar.
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    prop2
    [prɔp] abbr propeller.

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  • 16 prejudice

    ['pre‹ədis] 1. noun
    ((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) preconceito
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) predispor contra
    2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) prejudicar, causar dano a
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  • 17 prop

    I 1. [prop] noun
    (a support: The ceiling was held up with wooden props.) escora
    2. verb
    (to lean (something) against something else: He propped his bicycle against the wall.) escorar, apoiar
    II see property

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  • 18 apply

    1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) aplicar
    2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) usar
    3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) requerer
    4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) aplicar-se
    5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) aplicar-se
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    - applicable
    - applicability
    - applicant
    - application
    - apply oneself/one's mind
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    ap.ply
    [əpl'ai] vt+vi 1 aplicar: a) apor, justapor, sobrepor, pôr em contato. b) adaptar, ajustar, acomodar. c) usar, empregar, utilizar, pôr em prática. d) dedicar, consagrar, destinar. 2 pedir, solicitar, requerer. 3 recorrer. 4 gastar, despender (dinheiro). 5 usar apropriadamente. 6 referir(-se) a, concernir. this does not apply to you / isto não se refere a você. 7 dedicar(-se), concentrar-se, demonstrar assiduidade, diligência ou atenção. apply to Mr... queira dirigir-se ao Sr... to apply for requerer, solicitar. to apply to dirigir-se a, recorrer.

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  • 19 apply

    1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) aplicar
    2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) usar
    3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) requerer, solicitar
    4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) aplicar-se
    5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) valer
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    - applicable - applicability - applicant - application - apply oneself/one's mind

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  • 20 write

    past tense - wrote; verb
    1) (to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper: They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink.) escrever
    2) (to compose the text of (a book, poem etc): She wrote a book on prehistoric monsters.) escrever
    3) (to compose a letter (and send it): He has written a letter to me about this matter; I'll write you a long letter about my holiday; I wrote to you last week.) escrever
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    - writing
    - writings
    - written
    - writing-paper
    - write down
    - write out
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    [rait] vt+vi (ps wrote, pp written) 1 escrever (about, on sobre; for para): a) redigir. b) compor, ser escritor. c) dirigir (carta). she writes plain / ela escreve claramente. I shall write for the book / escreverei pedindo o livro. she writes in pencil / ela escreve a lápis. they write to ask if... / eles escrevem perguntando se... she wrote a letter to him, she wrote him a letter / ela lhe escreveu uma carta. 2 inscrever. 3 gravar. 4 datilografar. 5 ditar. 6 ortografar. 7 preencher (cheque). 8 mostrar claramente. 9 dizer, comunicar, relatar, descrever ou narrar por escrito. 10 subscrever-se. I write myself N. N. / eu me subscrevo (o meu nome se escreve) fulano de tal. he has written himself out ele esgotou(-se) (seus recursos intelectuais) escrevendo. he writes a good hand ele tem boa letra. he writes shorthand ele sabe taquigrafia. he wrote word ele mandou notícias. nothing to write home about nada de especial. surprise was written large on her face seu rosto refletiu claramente grande surpresa. they wrote him down as lazy ele foi tido como preguiçoso, ele foi considerado preguiçoso. to be written out ser excluído de uma novela (personagem). to have something written all over your face mostrar claramente o que você pensa e sente. to write against something declarar-se por escrito contrário a alguma coisa. to write away escrever (a uma firma) solicitando um produto ou uma informação. to write back responder por escrito. to write down a) anotar, fazer apontamento de. b) relatar. c) descrever, qualificar maldosamente, depreciar (por escrito). it is written down a failure / é tido (ou qualificado) como fracasso. d) Com baixar de valor. to write down in full escrever por extenso. to write for a newspaper escrever para um jornal. to write in a) intercalar, inserir (palavra, texto). b) lançar, registrar, anotar. c) enviar uma carta fazendo um pedido ou dando uma opinião. d) Amer votar escrevendo o nome do candidato que não consta da cédula de votação. to write into acrescentar. to write it out over again copiar novamente na íntegra. to write off a) escrever depressa, com facilidade. b) creditar em conta-corrente. c) sl dar por perdido. d) cancelar (dívida, compromisso). e) escrever solicitando um produto ou pedindo informação sobre ele. f) dispensar, descartar, rejeitar. to write out a) escrever por extenso. b) passar a limpo, copiar. to write the book sl ser autoridade no assunto, ser especialista. to write up a) expor, descrever minuciosamente. b) completar. c) realçar, destacar. d) lancar, pôr em dia. to write up an actor elogiar um ator em jornal. we write him up nós o destacamos elogiosamente, nós o exaltamos. we write to/ at his dictation escrevemos o que ele nos dita. written all over escrito em todo lugar.

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