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1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.

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[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) cobrir

2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) chegar para

3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) percorrer

4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) abranger

5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) proteger

6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) fazer a cobertura

7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) ter na mira

1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) cobertura

2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) cobertura

3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) abrigo

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[k'∧və] n 1 coberta, cobertura. 2 tampa. 3 cobertor. 4 invólucro, envoltório, embrulho. 5 envelope, sobrecarta. 6 proteção, abrigo, amparo. 7 capa de livro. 8 talher completo. 9 véu, disfarce. 10 pretexto. 11 Com cobertura, segurança. • vt+vi 1 cobrir, tampar. 2 cobrir a superfície de. 3 envolver, revestir. 4 esconder, ocultar. 5 abrigar, proteger, resguardar. 6 vencer espaço, percorrer, viajar. 7 incluir, compreender, abranger. the book covers the whole ground / o livro abrange toda a matéria. 8 bastar. 9 compensar, contrabalançar. 10 ter dentro do alcance (de arma de fogo). 11 pôr o chapéu. 12 trabalhar como repórter ou fotógrafo. 13 depositar, casar dinheiro em aposta. 14 Amer comprar ações ou títulos para fornecimento futuro como garantia contra desvalorizações. 15 chocar. 16 cobrir (animais), padrear. from cover to cover do começo ao fim. in paper covers brochado. to break cover levantar a caça. to cover in cobrir (uma casa). to cover over subscrever em excesso (empréstimo). to cover up encobrir, ocultar. to cover with leather revestir com couro. to take cover Mil procurar abrigo. two covers were laid puseram dois talheres. under cover a) embrulhado. b) apenso, anexo (a uma carta). c) em segredo, escondido. under cover of a) sob o endereço de. b) sob a cobertura de. under cover of darkness sob o manto da noite.

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) agüentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) deter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter, comportar

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter(-se)

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter(-se)

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) manter comprometido

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) resistir

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) reter

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) ter lugar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) manter(-se)

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) segurar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) preensão

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) cobrir

2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) cobrir

3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) cobrir

4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) cobrir, abranger

5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) proteger

6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) cobrir

7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) ter na mira, mirar

1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) coberta, toalha, tampa

2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) cobertura

3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) cobertura

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) recair/cair

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cair

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) cair

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) acontecer

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) ficar

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) caber

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) queda

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) queda

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) queda

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) outono

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[fɔ:l] n 1 queda, caída, distância de caída, tombo, salto, baixa, inclinação, iluminação, declive. to give one a fall / fazer alguém cair. the ice gave me a fall / levei um tombo no gelo. trees broke his fall / as árvores suavizaram sua queda. 2 queda d’água, catarata, desaguamento, desembocadura de rio, precipitação de chuva ou de neve e sua quantidade. a fall of rain / uma pancada de chuva. the Niagara Falls / as cataratas do Niágara. 3 desmoronamento, desabamento (ruínas, destruição), capitulação de praças, rendição, tomada, derrota, aniquilação. 4 corte de árvores, derrubada. 5 tombo de costas, encontro (luta romana). 6 baixa de temperatura, de maré, de preço. to speculate on the fall / especular na baixa. a fall in prices / uma baixa nos preços. a fall of temperature / uma queda de temperatura. 7 derruba (demissão de empregados em massa). 8 queda de voz, de tom: cadência. 9 queda de forças vitais: morte. 10 queda de elementos: decadência. 11 Amer outono. 12 Naut tirador de talha, extremidade livre da corda de talha. 13 a) inclinação, propensão, tendência. b) declínio, descrédito, desgraça. 14 decaída, ruína, lapso, pecado. 15 outono, queda de folhas. 16 the Fall Eccl o pecado original. • vt+vi (ps fell, pp fallen) 1 cair, tombar, deixar-se cair, cair em terra, descer sobre a terra, correr. when night falls / ao cair da noite. 2 desaguar, desembocar. 3 abater-se, esmorecer, fraquejar, decair. 4 desmoronar, desabar, ruir. 5 abater, derrubar. 6 baixar, decrescer, diminuir (temperatura, maré, preço), ceder, abrandar-se, acalmar (vento). 7 chocar, encontrar, acometer, vencer (luta). 8 baixar de tom, de voz. 9 fundir-se, perecer, cessar, acabar, morrer. 10 ser demitido. 11 sentir um desapontamento. 12 pender, inclinar-se. 13 tornar-se, ficar, aparecer, surgir, acontecer, suceder. 14 incidir, recair, coincidir, pertencer, reverter. 15 escapar (palavras). 16 cair da graça ou perder prestígio. 17 abaixar-se, envergonhar-se. 18 cair em pecado, arruinar-se. 19 apostatar. 20 render-se, capitular, ser tomado (praça). 21 morrer no campo de batalha. to fall aboard abalroar, colidir com um navio. to fall a-crying pôr-se a chorar. to fall a-fighting começar a brigar. to fall among cair entre, achar-se entre ou no meio de. to fall away abandonar, apostatar, dissolver-se, decair, definhar. to fall back recuar, ceder, retirar-se. to fall back upon recorrer a. to fall behind ficar para trás, perder terreno. to fall by the ears começar a disputar, brigar. to fall calm acalmar, amainar (o vento). to fall down desmoronar, prosternar-se. to fall down with the tide descer rio abaixo com a maré. to fall dry cair em seco. to fall due vencer o prazo. to fall flat falhar completamente, malograr, não produzir efeito. to fall for engraçar-se, enamorar-se. he fell for her / ele apaixonou-se por ela. to fall foul Naut abalroar, colidir com, atacar, provocar conflito. to fall from renegar, abandonar, desertar. to fall from grace cair em pecado. to fall in desabar, ruir, cair, abater-se, vencer-se, findar, reverter ao possuidor primitivo por prescrição, Mil entrar em forma, engatar. to fall in love with apaixonar-se por. to fall in with encontrar, topar ou dar com alguém ou com alguma coisa acidentalmente, concordar, harmonizar-se, conformar-se, aquiescer, coincidir. to fall in with the enemy / vir às mãos, romper as hostilidades. to fall into assentir, consentir. he fell into an error / ele caiu num erro. she fell into a passion (ou rage) / ela encolerizou-se (ou enfureceu-se). to fall into a habit adquirir um costume. to fall into conversation começar uma conversa. to fall into disuse cair em desuso. to fall into oblivion cair em esquecimento. to fall off cair de um lugar, desprender-se, retirar-se, recuar, abandonar, renegar, desamparar, desavir-se, rebelar-se, declinar, afrouxar. Naut descair, desviar-se, arribar, virar para sotavento. to fall on cair, recair sobre, dirigir-se, cair em tal dia, lançar-se sobre, topar ou dar com. a cry fell on my ear / um grito chegou-me ao ouvido. Christmas fell on Sunday last year / no ano passado o Natal caiu num domingo. the accent falls on the last syllable / o acento recai sobre a última sílaba. he fell on his legs / ele caiu de pé, teve sorte. he fell on his sword / lançou-se sob a espada (suicidou-se). to fall out acontecer, ocorrer, suceder, sair bem ou mal, resultar, dar em resultado, cair fora, Naut inclinar-se para fora, Mil debandar, sair de forma, desavir-se. the land fell out of cultivation / o campo ficou abandonado. to fall out of flesh emagrecer. to fall out of one’s hands cair das mãos de alguém. to fall out with someone desavir-se ou romper. to fall short faltar, escassear, ser insuficiente, não atingir o objetivo (tiro). to fall short of ficar frustrado, enganado, logrado ou abaixo de, não alcançar, faltar ao cumprimento. the supplies fell short of the expected / os fornecimentos não corresponderam ao que era esperado. to fall silent emudecer, ficar silencioso, calado. to fall through falhar, fracassar, ser reprovado, abortar, dar em nada. to fall to leeward Naut sotaventear. to fall to pôr-se a fazer alguma coisa, aplicar-se, pôr-se a comer com sofreguidão, tocar por sorte, competir, cair (por sorte a alguém). the property fell to him / a propriedade coube a ele. he fell to praying / ele começou a rezar. it falls to my lot / isto é comigo. it falls to her / isso compete a ela. he fell to religion / ele dedicou-se à religião. the lion fell to his rifle / o leão sucumbiu ao tiro da sua espingarda. all our hopes fell to the ground / todas as nossas esperanças se desfizeram. the land falls to the river / o terreno cai sobre o rio. to fall to pieces desabar, despedaçar-se, desagregar-se. to fall under estar compreendido, contido, incluído, enquadrar-se, cair sob, expor-se, ser submetido. this falls under class B / isto entra na classe B. to fall under one’s displeasure cair no desagrado de alguém. to fall upon encontrar-se, lançar-se, assaltar, lançar mão, adotar, considerar, meditar. he fell upon an expedient / ele lançou mão de um expediente. to fall within estar incluído, incorrer. it falls within the amount / isto entra no montante.

1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) furo

2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) fuga

3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) fuga

1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) verter

2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) (deixar) escapar

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[li:k] n 1 rombo, fenda. 2 vazamento. 3 goteira. 4 o líquido que vaza. 5 perda, dispersão. 6 divulgação de informações secretas. 7 sl o ato de urinar. • vt+vi 1 escoar. 2 vazar. 3 deixar transpirar ou vazar (informações secretas). to leak out tornar público, transpirar. to spring a leak Naut fazer água. to take a leak coll urinar.

noun ((usually with over or of) control, great skill or knowledge: We have gained mastery over the enemy.) domínio

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[m'a:stəri] n 1 domínio, poder, autoridade. 2 superioridade. 3 mestria, perícia.

1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) fenda

2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) vazamento

3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) vazamento

1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) vazar

2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) vazar

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noun ((usually with over or of) control, great skill or knowledge: We have gained mastery over the enemy.) mestria

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[dif'i:t] n 1 derrota, desbarato, revés. 2 frustração, malogro. • vt 1 derrotar, destroçar, desbaratar. 2 vencer em discussão, competição ou jogo. 3 frustrar, anular, baldar, malograr.

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1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) esquadrinhar

2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) passar os olhos por

3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) sondar

4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) escandir

5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.)

6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.)

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[skæn] n Comp escaneamento, varredura. • vt+vi 1 olhar de perto, examinar cuidadosamente, esquadrinhar. 2 escandir. 3 TV decompor, expor a imagem ponto por ponto a fim de transmiti-la. 4 sondar com radar. 5 Comp escanear, varrer. to scan the horizon esquadrinhar o horizonte (com binóculo).

1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) perscrutar

2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) correr os olhos por

3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) explorar

4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) scannear

5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) scannear

6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) escandir

She had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) exame com scanner

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1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cêntimos

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direcçao

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) perdao

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pernil

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre

1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar aos quartos

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar

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[kw'ɔ:tə] n 1 quarto, quarta parte, trimestre, quarto do ano, quarto da lua, quarto de hora, quarto da carcaça de um animal. 2 região ou parte da terra. 3 quarteirão. 4 quartel, alojamento de soldados e marinheiros. 5 quadrante. 6 medida de peso. 7 abrigo, quartel, refúgio, acolhida. 8 piedade, clemência. 9 moeda nos EUA ou Canadá que vale 25 centavos ou um quarto de dólar. 10 área de uma cidade onde um certo grupo de pessoas mora ou trabalha ou que tem características peculiares. • vt+vi 1 esquartejar. 2 aquartelar. 3 Her esquartelar. 4 repartir em quatro partes iguais. a quarter past six seis horas e quinze minutos. a quarter to three quinze para as três. at close quarters muito perto. hind quarter ancas, quarto traseiro. in this quarter nesta parte. quarters of a ship alhetas. to change quarter mudar-se.

1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cents

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direção

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) graça

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre

1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar em quatro

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar, alojar

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