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81 scheme
[ski:m] 1. noun1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) esquema2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) ardil2. verb(to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) conspirar- schemer- scheming* * *[ski:m] n 1 esquema, desenho, plano, projeto, forma. 2 plano, conspiração, intriga, maquinação, esquema, sistema, método. • vt+vi 1 planejar, fazer planos. 2 conspirar, maquinar. -
82 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) desperdiçar2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) desperdícios2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) perda3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) ermo•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *[weist] n 1 desperdício, esbanjamento, dissipação. 2 perda, quebra, derrame. 3 gasto, desgaste. 4 estrago. 5 material inútil ou supérfluo. 6 sobras, resíduos, refugo, borra. 7 lixo. 8 deserto, solidão, ermo. 9 terra inculta. 10 arch ruína, devastação (devido à guerra, ao fogo). 11 estopa. • vt+vi 1 desperdiçar, dissipar, esbanjar. 2 perder, não aproveitar. he is wasted / ele não está sendo aproveitado, está em lugar errado. 3 gastar, consumir, destruir. 4 desgastar. 5 arruinar, estragar. 6 corroer (ondas). 7 assolar, devastar (guerra). 8 enfraquecer, debilitar, definhar, abater, mirrar. • adj 1 sem valor, inútil. 2 inaproveitado, não usado ou em uso, sobrado, supérfluo. 3 não cultivado, agreste, estéril, improdutivo. 4 deserto, ermo, desabitado, desolado, devastado. 5 abandonado. the garden lies waste / o jardim está abandonado. 6 perdido (trabalho de máquinas). 7 monótono, desinteressante. 8 sombrio, melancólico, lúgubre. 9 de refugo, residual, de despejo, excretado. 10 desperdiçado. loss by waste perda por trabalho improdutivo (máquina). to be wasted on someone perder tempo com, ser inútil, não ter efeito. it was wasted on him / foi perder tempo com ele, foi inútil, não fez efeito algum. to go to waste a) ser desperdiçado, desperdiçar. b) não ser aproveitado, aproveitar. to lay waste devastar, assolar. to run to waste a) ser desperdiçado. b) não ser aproveitado, perder. to waste away definhar-se, decair. he is wasting away, has a wasting disease / ele está definhando, sofre de uma doença que o vai consumindo. waste drainage pipe tubo de esgoto. waste not, want not sabendo usar não vai faltar. waste of time perda de tempo. -
83 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) carregar2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) sustentar4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) acarretar5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprovar, vencer6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) conduzir(-se)•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
- carry-cot - be/get carried away - carry forward - carry off - carry on - carry out - carry weight((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
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84 channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) canal2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) canal3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) canal4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) canal5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) canal2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) abrir um canal2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) canalizar -
85 direction
[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) direção2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) direção3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) instrução4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) orientação -
86 family
['fæməli]plural - families; noun1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) família2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) família3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) família4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) família•- family tree -
87 scheme
[ski:m] 1. noun1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) projeto2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) trama2. verb(to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) tramar- schemer- scheming -
88 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) desperdiçar2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) refugo, resíduo2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) desperdício3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) ermo•- wastage- wasteful - wastefully - wastefulness - waste paper - wastepaper basket - waste pipe - waste away -
89 yield
[ji:ld] 1. verb1) (to give up; to surrender: He yielded to the other man's arguments; He yielded all his possessions to the state.) ceder2) (to give way to force or pressure: At last the door yielded.) ceder3) (to produce naturally, grow etc: How much milk does that herd of cattle yield?) produzir2. noun(the amount produced by natural means: the annual yield of wheat.) rendimento -
90 auction
['o:kʃən] 1. noun(a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the highest price: They held an auction; He sold the house by auction.) leilão2. verb(to sell something in this way: He auctioned all his furniture before emigrating.) leiloar* * *auc.tion['ɔ:kʃən] n hasta pública, citação, leilão. • vt vender em hasta pública, oferecer em leilão, leiloar. to auction off livrar-se de objetos vendendo-os em leilão. to put up to ( for) auction, Amer to put up at auction oferecer em leilão, pôr em leilão. to sell by auction, Amer to sell at auction vender em leilão. -
91 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeno2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) pequeno3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) pequeno2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) pouco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) pouco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) pouco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) não•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *lit.tle[l'itəl] n 1 pequena quantidade. 2 pouco tempo. • adj 1 escasso. 2 pequeno. 3 breve. 4 insignificante, trivial. 5 exíguo. 6 mesquinho, desprezível. 7 humilde, de condição baixa. • adv 1 em pequena escala. 2 escassamente. 3 de modo algum. his little ways suas peculiaridades, espertezas. in little em miniatura. little by little pouco a pouco. little or nothing quase nada. not a little nem um pouco. the little ones os pequeninos, as crianças. to go a little way durar pouco. to make of little tratar com pouco-caso. -
92 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?) preconceito2. verb1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) predispor2) (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•* * *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. -
93 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) espancar2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) arrastar-se3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) labutar2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) trabalheira2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) pancada* * *[slɔg] n 1 trabalho árduo, difícil. 2 caminhada difícil. • vt+vi (ps+pp slogged) 1 golpear, sovar, surrar. 2 trabalhar, labutar. 3 malhar, mourejar. 4 fazer uma viagem longa e árdua (principalmente a pé). -
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95 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) espancar2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) andar penosamente3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) trabalhar duramente2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) trabalho duro2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) golpe forte -
96 as a last resort
(when all other methods etc have failed: If we can't get the money in any other way, I suppose we could, as a last resort, sell the car) em último recurso* * *as a last resortcomo último recurso. -
97 contrive
1) (to manage (to do something): He contrived to remove the money from her bag.) conseguir2) (to make in a clever way: He contrived a tent from an old sack.) fabricar•* * *con.trive[kəntr'aiv] vt+vi 1 inventar, excogitar. 2 planejar, projetar, tramar. he contrived ways of handling the situation / ele planejou meios de lidar com a situação. 3 efetuar, conseguir, dar um jeito. 4 produzir, realizar. he contrived to lose all his money ironic ele conseguiu perder todo o dinheiro. -
98 discipline
['disiplin] 1. noun1) (training in an orderly way of life: All children need discipline.) disciplina2) (strict self-control (amongst soldiers etc).)2. verb1) (to bring under control: You must discipline yourself so that you do not waste time.) disciplinar2) (to punish: The students who caused the disturbance have been disciplined.) castigar•* * *dis.ci.pline[d'isiplin] n 1 disciplina, educação, instrução. 2 regime de ordem imposta ou livremente consentida. 3 relações de subordinação, sujeição. 4 observância de preceitos e normas. 5 doutrina. 6 matéria de ensino. 7 disciplina eclesiástica. 8 castigo disciplinar, punição. • vt 1 disciplinar, ensinar, educar. 2 sujeitar à disciplina. 3 corrigir, fazer obedecer. 4 punir. -
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(when all other methods etc have failed: If we can't get the money in any other way, I suppose we could, as a last resort, sell the car) como último recurso -
100 discipline
['disiplin] 1. noun1) (training in an orderly way of life: All children need discipline.) disciplina2) (strict self-control (amongst soldiers etc).) disciplina2. verb1) (to bring under control: You must discipline yourself so that you do not waste time.) disciplinar2) (to punish: The students who caused the disturbance have been disciplined.) punir•
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