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101 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) viver2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) sobreviver3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) morar4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) viver5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) viver•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) meio de vida- live-in - live and let live - live down - live in - out - live on - live up to - within living memory - in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) vivo2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) ao vivo3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) em atividade4) (burning: a live coal.) aceso2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) ao vivo- lively- liveliness - livestock - live wire -
102 solid
['solid] 1. adjective1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) sólido2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) maciço, compacto3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) sólido4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) maciço5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) contínuo, unânime6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) sólido7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) consecutivo2. adverb(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) ininterruptamente3. noun1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) sólido2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) sólido•- solidify - solidification - solidity - solidness - solidly - solid fuel -
103 bag
[bæɡ] 1. noun1) (a container made of soft material (eg cloth, animal skin, plastic etc): She carried a small bag.) saco2) (a quantity of fish or game caught: Did you get a good bag today?) apanha2. verb1) (to put into a bag.) ensacar2) (to kill (game).) caçar•- baggy- bags of
- in the bag
- bag lady* * *[bæg] n 1 saco, saca (de papel, pano, couro etc.). a bag of coffee / uma saca de café. 2 conteúdo de um saco ou de uma saca. 3 sacola, maleta. bag clasp / alça de bolsa de viagem. 4 bolsa de caçador. 5 caça abatida. I made a good bag / fiz uma boa caçada. 6 bolsa de dinheiro. 7 mala postal. 8 Anat bolsa. 9 úbere (de vaca). 10 bags coll calças. a pair of bags / um par de calças. 11 bags sl porção, montão. 12 porção de narcótico. 13 mulher feia, mulher velha. 14 escroto, Braz vulg saco. 15 preservativo, Braz coll camisinha. • vt 1 inchar, inflar, intumescer. 2 distender-se, dilatar-se. 3 ensacar, embolsar. 4 pôr a caça na bolsa. 5 fig matar, capturar, apanhar. 6 prender em armadilha (especialmente mediante astúcia). 7 sl roubar, furtar. 8 pender livremente. air bag Auto dispositivo inflável para proteção de pessoas em caso de acidente. bag and baggage com armas e bagagens, de mala e cuia. bag-of-bones feixe de ossos. Gladstone bag bolsa de viagem para homens. in the bag sl no papo, garantido. scum bag Med a) bolsa de colostomia. b) vulg escória, monte de merda. the whole bag of tricks tudo, todos os meios. to bear the bag ter o controle do dinheiro. to leave someone holding the bag deixar alguém na mão. to let the cat out of the bag revelar o segredo. -
104 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) benefício2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) aproveitar2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) fazer bem•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt* * *ben.e.fit[b'enifit] n benefício: 1 auxílio, vantagem, proveito. for the benefit of / em benefício de. I derive great benefit from / tiro grande proveito de. 2 favor, ato de caridade. 3 ajuda financeira recebida por doença, desemprego ou invalidez, benefício, seguro. 4 espetáculo em benefício de alguma coisa. • vt+vi 1 beneficiar, favorecer. I benefited him / beneficiei-o. 2 beneficiar-se. let us give him the benefit of the doubt em caso de dúvida consideremo-lo inocente, in dubio pro reo. to take the benefit of an act ser beneficiado por lei. -
105 better
['betə]comparative; = good* * *bet.ter[b'etə] n 1 pessoa ou coisa melhor, estado melhor. the better / o melhor. 2 vantagem, superioridade. to have the better of it / vencer, impor-se. 3 betters superiores, chefes. • vt+vi 1 melhorar, progredir, aperfeiçoar, avançar. 2 fazer melhor que, sobrepujar, exceder. • adj ( comp of good) 1 melhor, superior. 2 preferível. • adv ( comp of well) 1 melhor, de maneira superior. 2 em grau mais alto. all the better, so much the better tanto melhor. better and better cada vez melhor. better off em melhor situação. better than a dig in the eye, better than a kick in the pants coll melhor do que nada. for the better para melhor. for better or for worse para o que der e vier. for the better part of the day quase o dia inteiro. he is my better ele me supera. he thought better of it ele pensou melhor sobre o assunto. he was better than his word ele fez mais do que tinha prometido. I bettered myself melhorei minha situação. I know better não acredito. my better half minha cara metade (mulher). the better land o outro mundo. the better part of valour is discretion inteligência é melhor que valentia (Shakespeare). upon better acquaintance após conhecimento mais íntimo. you had better (not) seria melhor..., melhor não... -
106 book
[buk] 1. noun1) (a number of sheets of paper (especially printed) bound together: an exercise book.) livro2) (a piece of writing, bound and covered: I've written a book on Shakespeare.) livro3) (a record of bets.) registo2. verb1) (to buy or reserve (a ticket, seat etc) for a play etc: I've booked four seats for Friday's concert.) reservar2) (to hire in advance: We've booked the hall for Saturday.) reservar•- bookable- booking
- booklet
- bookbinding
- bookbinder
- bookcase
- booking-office
- bookmaker
- bookmark
- bookseller
- bookshelf
- bookshop
- bookworm
- booked up
- book in
- by the book* * *[buk] n 1 livro. 2 caderno. 3 divisão de uma obra literária, tomo. 4 letra de ópera ou opereta, libreto. 5 texto de peça teatral. 6 registro de apostas. 7 bloco, talão. 8 vazas feitas em jogo de cartas. 9 the Book a Bíblia. 10 livro contábil. • vt+vi 1 registrar, marcar em livro. 2 reservar, inscrever-se. I booked two seats for... / reservei duas entradas para... 3 tirar bilhete, comprar passagem. 4 autuar. book of accounts livro-caixa. Book of Books Livro dos Livros: a Bíblia. book of reference livro de consultas. book printing paper papel para livros. by (the) book coll corretamente, de acordo com as regras, como manda o figurino. he is at his books ele está estudando. he is on the books of the society ele é membro registrado da sociedade. he took his name off the book ele mandou riscar seu nome da lista de sócios. I am booked to do coll estou comprometido a fazer. I am deep in his books tenho muitas dívidas com ele. I am in his good (bad) books sou benquisto (malquisto) por ele. it doesn’t suit my books fig não me agrada, não me convém. pillow book livro de cabeceira. take a leaf out of my book faça como eu. the number of students on her (the University’s) books o número de estudantes matriculados. to be booked up estar repleto, lotado (hotel etc.). to book in registrar-se (em hotel, balcão de despachos no aeroporto etc.). to bring to book a) lançar em livro contábil. b) pedir satisfações, repreender. c) autuar. to get into one’s good books cair nas boas graças de alguém. to keep the books fazer a escrituração. to know like a book saber exatamente, saber de cor. to throw the books at fazer todas as acusações possíveis contra. -
107 gold
[ɡould]1) (an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc: This watch is made of gold; ( also adjective) a gold watch.) ouro2) (coins, jewellery etc made of gold.) ouro3) (the colour of the metal: the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; ( also adjective) a gold carpet.) dourado•- golden- goldfish
- gold-leaf
- gold medal
- gold-mine
- gold-rush
- goldsmith
- as good as gold
- golden opportunity* * *[gould] n 1 ouro. 2 moedas de ouro. 3 dinheiro, riqueza. 4 douradura. 5 amarelo-ouro. • adj 1 feito de ouro, áureo, de ouro, como ouro. 2 amarelo-ouro. a heart of gold um coração de ouro. all that glitters is not gold nem tudo que reluz é ouro. as good as gold comportado, educado. gold watch relógio de ouro. he is worth his weight in gold ele vale seu peso em ouro. the countries on gold os países com padrão ouro. -
108 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) puxar2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) transportar2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) puxão2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) colheita•- haulage- haulier
- a long haul* * *[hɔ:l] n 1 ação de puxar, arrastamento. 2 distância ou quantidade puxada. 3 quantidade apanhada de uma só vez, bolada. 4 lanço de rede, redada. • vt+vi 1 puxar, arrastar. 2 extrair (carvão). 3 Naut rebocar, mudar de curso, de direção. to haul ashore puxar à terra. to haul down arriar (bandeira). to haul over the coals repreender. to haul round virar (vento). to haul tight mudar de curso. to haul upon the wind Naut virar a proa para o vento. -
109 jolly
['‹oli] 1. adjective(merry and cheerful: He's in quite a jolly mood today.) alegre2. adverb(very: Taste this - it's jolly good!) muito- jollity* * *jol.ly1[dʒ'ɔli] vt 1 festejar, celebrar. 2 sl caçoar, pilheriar. 3 animar, alegrar, divertir. 4 Amer sl lisonjear, adular, Braz sl embrulhar. • adj 1 alegre, de bom humor, bem-disposto. 2 divertido, jocoso. 3 folgazão, jovial. 4 tocado, um tanto ébrio. 5 coll admirável, excelente, extraordinário. 6 agradável, delicioso. 7 grande, enorme. 8 vivo. • adv Brit coll bastante, muito. I had to be jolly quick / tive de me apressar bastante. a jolly good fellow um rapaz extraordinário.————————jol.ly2[dʒ'ɔli] n abbr jollification (festança, diversão). -
110 pretty
['priti] 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) bonito2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!)2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) bastante- prettily- prettiness
- pretty much the same
- alike
- pretty well* * *pret.ty[pr'iti] adj 1 bonito: a) lindo, belo, atraente. b) bom, fino, excelente. c) censurável. 2 agradável, bom. it is not a pretty sight / não é agradável de ser visto. 3 considerável. 4 afetado, ajanotado. • (só antes de adj ou adv) adv moderadamente, consideravelmente, bastante. a pretty face uma carinha bonita. a pretty mess! uma bela embrulhada! a pretty penny bastante dinheiro. a pretty trick! uma boa peça!. I am sitting pretty Amer estou em circunstâncias agradáveis, estou numa boa. my pretty! meu querido!, minha querida!. pretty boy homem bonito e afeminado. pretty cold bastante frio. pretty considerable assaz, considerável. pretty good razoável, satisfatório. pretty much the same quase a mesma coisa. pretty nearly quase. to pretty up a room embelezar um quarto. -
111 saint
[seint, ]( before a name[) snt]1) ((often abbreviated to St, especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death: Saint Matthew; St John's Road.) santo2) (a very good, kind person: You really are a saint to put up with her.) santo•- saintly- saintliness* * *[seint] n 1 santo, santa. 2 coll beatão. 3 pessoa falecida (que está no céu). 4 pessoa impecável como um santo. • vt canonizar, declarar santo, considerar santo, santificar. Saint’s day dia santificado. All Saints’ Day dia de Todos os Santos. St. Bernard dog cão são-bernardo. St. Elmo’s fire fogo-de-santelmo. St. Martin’s summer veranico. St. Peter’s a basílica de São Pedro, em Roma. St. Velentine’s Day dia dos namorados, 14 de fevereiro. St. Vitus’s dance Med dança de São Vito. -
112 sort
[so:t] 1. noun(a class, type or kind: I like all sorts of books; She was wearing a sort of crown.) tipo2. verb(to separate into classes or groups, putting each item in its place: She sorted the buttons into large ones and small ones.) separar- sorter- of a sort / of sorts
- out of sorts
- sort of
- sort out* * *[sɔ:t] n 1 classe, espécie, tipo. she is a strange sort of girl / ela é um tipo estranho de moça. 2 caráter, qualidade, natureza. 3 modo, estilo, maneira. 4 pessoa ou coisa de certa qualidade. he is a good sort / ele é um bom rapaz. • vt+vi 1 classificar, sortir, selecionar, pôr em ordem, separar de acordo com certa qualidade. 2 separar, isolar. 3 servir, adaptar-se, estar de acordo. 4 arrumar, arranjar. 5 Comp classificar. a good sort out uma boa arrumação. all sorts of toda espécie/classe de (de tudo). in some sort de certo modo. I sort of remembered it lembrei-me vagamente disto. nothing of the sort nada disso. of all sorts de toda espécie. something of the sort alguma coisa parecida. sort of coll um tanto, um pouco, meio, mais ou menos. he is sort of tired / ele está meio cansado. that sort of thing tal coisa, algo de parecido. the common sort o povo simples. to be out of sorts sentir-se mal, estar aborrecido. to sort out a) separar, escolher. b) pôr em ordem, acertar. c) Brit coll resolver. to sort someone out atacar alguém com palavras ou golpes. -
113 sure
[ʃuə] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) certo2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) certo3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) seguro2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') claro- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
- sure enough* * *[ʃ'uə] adj 1 certo, sem dúvida, seguro. are you quite sure? / você está absolutamente certo? I am quite sure of it / estou absolutamente certo, tenho certeza. 2 confiante. 3 convencido. 4 fiel, de confiança. 5 garantido, infalível, seguro. 6 firme, estável. 7 indubitável. • adv coll seguramente, com certeza. as sure as death certo como a morte. as sure as hell sem dúvida alguma. be sure and do it coll não deixe de fazê-lo. be sure you leave a message! não se esqueça de deixar um recado! for sure claro, certamente, com toda a certeza. sure enough sem dúvida, certamente. sure I! claro! certamente! sem dúvida! to be sure na verdade, de fato. to make sure certificar-se. he made sure that the door was locked / ele verificou se a porta estava fechada. well, I’m sure! ora essa! well to be sure! naturalmente! veja só! -
114 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) rua4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) hábito8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) caminho2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) de longe- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *[wei] n 1 modo, estilo, maneira. 2 jeito, feitio, forma. she will never get it done that way / ela nunca conseguirá fazê-lo desta forma. 3 método, meio. 4 ponto, particular, detalhe, aspecto. 5 direção, lado. 6 distância, trajeto. 7 rumo, curso. they each went their different ways / cada qual tomou o seu caminho. 8 caminho, atalho, vereda, trilha, rua, via, estrada. we asked our way / perguntamos o caminho. 9 lugar. 10 hábito, costume, modo, peculiaridade (também ways). 11 vontade, desejo. 12 coll condição, estado. 13 movimento, progresso, marcha. 14 porte, comportamento, conduta. • adv embora, longe. a good way uma boa distância. a great/ long way off a grande distância daqui, de longe. all the way a) inteiramente. b) todo o caminho. c) durante todo o tempo. any way you please de qualquer forma que queira. a way out uma saída. by the same way pelo mesmo caminho. by the way a) de passagem, a caminho. b) a propósito. by way of a) via. b) em vez, como. c) a fim de. by way of excuse como desculpa. by way of jest por brincadeira. covered way passagem coberta. from way back de muito tempo, antigo. half the way a meio caminho, meio. he is in my way ele está no meu caminho, está me atrapalhando. he made the best of his way (to) ele seguiu o mais depressa que pôde (para). he mended his ways ele melhorou, corrigiu-se. her mild ways seus modos suaves, meigos. he works his way Amer ele progride pelo próprio esforço. how did she get that way? como foi possível ela ficar assim? if you had your own way se tudo fosse como você quer. in a family way de modo familiar, não cerimonioso. in a way de certo modo. in the way of business em matéria de negócios. I paved the way for him fig preparei o caminho para ele. I put/ threw it in his way fi-lo chegar a suas mãos. I set out on my way parti, pus-me a caminho. it is in your way é seu campo, de sua alçada. it is out of my way a) isto não é meu campo, disso eu não entendo. b) não é de minha alçada. he went out of his way (to do) / ele se deu ao trabalho, ele teve a gentileza (de fazer). it pays its way vale a pena. it will go a great way toward contribuirá grandemente. I was just up her way sl eu estive justamente perto dela. not by a long way, no way de forma alguma, de jeito nenhum. once in a way uma vez, excepcionalmente. one way uma direção. one way or the other por um meio ou por outro, de um jeito ou de outro. one-way street Traffic via de uma só mão, direção única. on our way through em nosso caminho por. on the way out tornar-se impopular. on the way (to) a caminho (para). out of the way a) fora do caminho. b) fig que despista, desvia. c) extraordinário, fora do comum. d) na prisão. e) morto. they put him out of the way / eles afastaram-no, liquidaram-no (mataram-no). put him in the way of doing it dê-lhe a oportunidade de fazê-lo. right of the way a) direito de passagem, servidão. b) Traffic preferência, direito de tomar a frente. that is always the way with him é sempre assim com ele. the hard way sl por esforço próprio. the Milky Way a Via-Láctea. the other way about/ round ao contrário. the way of the world o caminho da vida (ou do mundo). the ways of war as peculiaridades da guerra. they begged their way eles passaram mendigando. they pay their way eles não têm dívidas. they put him in the way of success eles contribuíram para o seu êxito. this way! por aqui! to be in the family way estar grávida, esperando bebê. to get one’s (own) way obter, ganhar, fazer do próprio jeito, como quer. I got it my own way / fiz do meu jeito, fiz como queria. to give way a) dar passagem. b) dar vazão. c) ceder. they gave way / eles cederam, recuaram. to give way to a) sucumbir. b) dar prioridade a. to go all the way with concordar plenamente com. to go one’s way partir. to go one’s (own) way agir independentemente. to go out of the way a) dar(-se) ao trabalho de. b) fazer muito esforço para realizar algo. to go someone’s way favorecer alguém. to go the way of all flesh morrer. to go under way a) pôr-se em marcha, partir. b) fig estar em andamento. to have a way with saber lidar com, ter jeito. to have it both ways jogar dos dois lados. to have it one’s (own) way fazer, pensar do jeito que agrada a si próprio. let him have it his own way / deixe-o fazer o que ele quer. to have one’s way conseguir o que quer. to have way Naut estar em movimento. to look the other way a) desviar o olhar. b) não perceber. to lose one’s way perder-se, perder o caminho. he lost his way / ele perdeu-se, perdeu o caminho. to make one’s way a) ir para a frente, continuar (com dificuldade). b) progredir, alcançar o sucesso. they made their way / fig eles abriram o seu caminho, venceram. to make way a) dar lugar a. I made way for him / eu dei lugar a ele. b) progredir. she made way / ela venceu, progrediu. to set in one’s ways apegar-se a velhos hábitos. under way. a) a caminho, em marcha. b) fig em andamento. way off muito longe. Way of the Cross via-sacra. way up bem alto. we did/ had it all our own way fizemos o que queríamos. we took our way nós partimos. where there’s a will, there’s a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. which way? por onde? which way did they go? / para/por onde foram eles? -
115 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) benefício2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) beneficiar(-se)2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) fazer bem a•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt -
116 breeding
noun (education and training; good manners: a man of good breeding.) educação -
117 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) loiro2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) justo3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) claro4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) médio5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) bom6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) bonito•- fairness- fairly - fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) quermesse, feira2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) feira3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) feira -
118 goodwill
1) (the good reputation and trade with customers that a business firm has: We are selling the goodwill along with the shop.) boa reputação2) (friendliness: He has always shown a good deal of goodwill towards us.) boa vontade -
119 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) puxar2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) carrear2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) puxão2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) butim•- haulage- haulier - a long haul -
120 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cabo3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) ponto4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) instante6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) rumo8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) questão10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) razão11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) característica12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) ponto2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) apontar3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) argamassar•- pointed- pointer - pointless - pointlessly - points - be on the point of - come to the point - make a point of - make one's point - point out - point one's toes
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