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1 grounds
1) (the garden or land round a large house etc: the castle grounds.) terrenos2) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) fundamentos3) (the powder which remains in a cup (eg of coffee) which one has drunk: coffee grounds.) borra* * *[graundz] n pl 1 área, terra. 2 jardim, terreno em volta de uma casa. -
2 grounds
1) (the garden or land round a large house etc: the castle grounds.) terreno2) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) base3) (the powder which remains in a cup (eg of coffee) which one has drunk: coffee grounds.) borra -
3 coffee grounds
cof.fee grounds[k'ɔfi graundz] n pl borra de café. -
4 happy hunting-grounds
happy hunting-groundsparaíso, segundo a crença dos indíos nos EUA. -
5 on public grounds
on public groundsem consideração à opinião pública. -
6 on these grounds
on these groundspor estas razões. -
7 ground
past tense, past participle; = grind* * *ground1[graund] v ps, pp de grind.————————ground2[graund] n 1 terra, chão, solo, soalho. 2 terreno, área, região. 3 bens de raiz, propriedade. 4 campo de esporte, gramado. 5 fundamento, motivo, pretexto, base, razão, causa. 6 base, sede. 7 fundo, fundo de desenho ou pintura. 8 Electr terra, ligação da terra. 9 fundo do mar, de um lago ou rio. 10 sedimento. • vt 1 pôr no chão, deitar à terra, depor (armas). 2 Naut encalhar. 3 fundar, estabelecer, fundamentar, basear. the story is grounded in fact / a história baseia-se em fatos. 4 ensinar os elementos básicos. 5 preparar o fundo (pintura). 6 Electr ligar à terra. 7 Aeron fazer descer, manter em terra. building under ground construção no subsolo. football ground campo de futebol. forbidden ground terreno ou assunto proibido. ground-controlled approach system sistema de aterrissagem cega por meio de radar. I have gone (or been) over and over the whole ground pensei e estudei de todas as formas. it is common ground é de conhecimento geral, há concordância em. on English ground em terras inglesas, em território inglês. on public grounds em consideração à opinião pública. on the ground of pela razão de. on the ground that pela razão que. on these grounds por estas razões. rich ground terra fértil. rising ground terreno undante. that suits me down to the ground isto me serve sob todos os pontos de vista. the proposal fell to the ground a proposta foi rejeitada, fracassou. to be grounded estar encalhado. to break ground dar o primeiro passo, começar. to cover much ground estender-se longe, ir longe. to gain ground ganhar terreno. to give ground ceder, retirar-se. to go over the old ground again repetir o já conhecido. to hold the ground defender o ponto de vista ou o lugar. to lose ground perder terreno. to touch ground in the discussion chegar a resultados concretos na discussão. under ground debaixo da terra, dentro da mina. we covered much ground today fig hoje avançamos muito (nos estudos). -
8 campus
['kæmpəs](college or university grounds: The new library was built in the centre of the campus.) campus* * *cam.pus[k'æmpəs] n Amer terreno ou prédios de uma universidade ou faculdade. -
9 extend
[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) estender2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) estender-se3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) estender4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) dar•- extensive* * *ex.tend[ikst'end] vt+vi 1 estender: a) prolongar(-se), alongar(-se). b) ampliar(-se), aumentar, amplificar. c) alargar, dilatar, expandir. d) prorrogar (prazo). 2 oferecer, dar (a mão), conceder. to extend a welcome / dar as boas-vindas, dar hospitalidade. 3 escrever por extenso (o que havia sido taquigrafado). he extended a line / ele traçou uma linha. -
10 hunting-ground
hunt.ing-ground[h'∧ntiŋ graund] n lugar ou região de caça. happy hunting-grounds paraíso, segundo a crença dos indíos nos EUA. -
11 lodge
[lo‹] 1. noun1) (a small house, especially one at a gate to the grounds of a large house.) casinha2) (a room at a college gate etc for an attendant: the porter's lodge.) portaria2. verb1) (to live in rooms for which one pays, in someone else's house: He lodges with the Smiths.) alojar-se2) (to make or become fixed: The bullet was lodged in his spine.) alojar-se3) (to make (an objection, an appeal etc) formally or officially.) apresentar•- lodger- lodging* * *[lɔdʒ] n 1 residência temporária, alojamento. 2 choupana, chalé. 3 loja maçônica. 4 covil, toca. 5 casa de guarda. 6 Amer tenda ou moradia de indígena ou a família que a habita. • vt+vi 1 alojar, hospedar, abrigar. 2 depositar. 3 implantar, fixar. 4 bater ou espalhar cereais. 5 alojar-se, hospedar-se, pousar. 6 derrubar plantações (tempestade). 7 ficar preso num lugar. the kite lodged in the tree / a pipa ficou presa na árvore. 8 colocar, apresentar. to lodge a bullet colocar, acertar com uma bala. to lodge a complaint apresentar uma queixa. -
12 racialism
1) (the belief that some races of men are better than others.) racismo2) (prejudice against someone on the grounds of his race.) racismo* * *ra.cial.ism[r'eiʃəlizəm] n racismo. -
13 sex
[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) sexo2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) sexo•- sexist- sexless
- sexual
- sexually
- sexy
- sexual abuse
- sex appeal
- sexual harassment
- sexual intercourse* * *[seks] n sexo, caráter feminino ou masculino. the fair sex o sexo frágil. the sterner sex o sexo forte. phone sex telessexo. -
14 campus
['kæmpəs](college or university grounds: The new library was built in the centre of the campus.) campus -
15 extend
[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) ampliar2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) estender-se3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) estender4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) apresentar•- extensive -
16 lodge
[lo‹] 1. noun1) (a small house, especially one at a gate to the grounds of a large house.) guarita2) (a room at a college gate etc for an attendant: the porter's lodge.) portaria2. verb1) (to live in rooms for which one pays, in someone else's house: He lodges with the Smiths.) hospedar(-se)2) (to make or become fixed: The bullet was lodged in his spine.) alojar-se3) (to make (an objection, an appeal etc) formally or officially.) apresentar•- lodger- lodging -
17 racialism
1) (the belief that some races of men are better than others.) racismo2) (prejudice against someone on the grounds of his race.) racismo -
18 sex
[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) sexo2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) sexo•- sexist- sexless - sexual - sexually - sexy - sexual abuse - sex appeal - sexual harassment - sexual intercourse
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