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  • 1 flourish

    1. verb
    1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) medrar
    2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) florescer
    3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) brandir
    2. noun
    1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) floreado
    2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) floreado
    3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) floreado
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    flour.ish
    [fl'∧riʃ] n 1 floreio (da espada), ação de brandir ou agitar. 2 rasgo de pena, floreado, rabisco, arabesco, ornato de letra. 3 Mus floritura, fanfarra, charanga, clarinada, floreado, prelúdio. 4 esplendor, brilho, ornato, ostentação. 5 florescimento, prosperidade. • vi 1 florescer, prosperar, medrar, vicejar. 2 distinguir-se, viver, ter fama, existir com renome. 3 florear, brandir, menear, agitar. 4 ostentar, exibir. 5 florear com a pena, rabiscar, fazer rasgos de pena, florear a letra, florir, enfeitar, ornar. 6 gabar-se, jactar-se, florear ou ornar um discurso, com flores de eloqüência, usar linguagem florida. 7 Mus florear, preludiar, tocar uma fanfarra. 8 exibir em vitrina. in full flourish em plena flor. to flourish a trumpet florear na trombeta. with a flourish enfático, com um floreado.

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  • 2 root

    I 1. [ru:t] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz
    2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz
    3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz
    4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes
    2. verb
    (to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) criar raizes
    - root crop
    - root out
    - take root     II [ru:t] verb
    1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar
    2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer
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    root1
    [ru:t] n 1 raiz. 2 qualquer coisa com forma ou função de raiz. 3 causa, fonte, origem. he is the root of our misfortunes / ele é a causa da nossa desgraça. 4 parte ou ponto essencial. he went to the root of the question / ele foi ao fundo da questão. 5 Math raiz. 6 nota fundamental ou tônica. 7 Phil raiz (de uma palavra). 8 fundamento, base. 9 antepassado, linhagem. • vt 1 arraigar, lançar ou criar raízes. 2 radicar, fixar, consolidar, enraizar. 3 erradicar, extirpar, arrancar (up, out, away). 4 originar-se. root and branch completamente, totalmente. the root of all evil a origem de todos os males. to take root, to strike root criar raízes (também fig).
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    root2
    [ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.
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    root3
    [ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você.

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  • 3 flourish

    1. verb
    1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) vicejar
    2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) florescer
    3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) brandir
    2. noun
    1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) floreio
    2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) aceno
    3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) floreado
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  • 4 root

    I 1. [ru:t] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz
    2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz
    3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz
    4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raízes
    2. verb
    (to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) enraizar
    - root crop - root out - take root II [ru:t] verb
    1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar
    2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolver

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  • 5 mend

    [mend] 1. verb
    1) (to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair: Can you mend this broken chair?) consertar
    2) (to grow better, especially in health: My broken leg is mending very well.) recuperar
    2. noun
    (a repaired place: This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.) remendo
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    [mend] n 1 remendo. 2 melhoria em modos. • vt+vi 1 consertar, reparar, emendar, remendar. 2 corrigir. 3 melhorar. 4 restabelecer-se. on the mend em estado ou a caminho de melhoria. to mend one’s pace apressar o passo. to mend one’s way corrigir-se.

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  • 6 plant

    1. noun
    1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) planta
    2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) maquinaria
    3) (a factory.) fábrica
    2. verb
    1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) plantar
    2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) plantar
    3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) colocar-se
    4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) colocar à socapa
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    - planter
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    [pla:nt, plænt] n 1 planta, vegetal. 2 muda. 3 fábrica, usina. 4 maquinaria, instalação. 5 posição, postura. 6 plantação. 7 trapaça, embuste. • vt+vi 1 plantar, cultivar. 2 cravar, fincar, afixar. 3 estabelecer, fundar. 4 implantar, incutir. 5 introduzir. 6 colocar, depositar (ostras, ovas ou peixes para criação). 7 colonizar, povoar. 8 coll abandonar. 9 sl ocultar. 10 sl golpear. 11 sl tramar. 12 sl forjar falsos indícios. reprocessing plant indústria de reciclagem.

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  • 7 rear

    I 1. [riə] noun
    1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) retaguarda
    2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) traseiro
    2. adjective
    (positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) traseiro
    - rearguard II [riə] verb
    1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) criar
    2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) empinar-se
    3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) levantar
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    [riə] n 1 a parte traseira, o fundo. 2 retaguarda, última fileira. 3 sl traseiro, assento, bunda, nádegas. • vt+vi 1 criar, educar, cultivar. 2 levantar, erigir, construir. 3 edificar, construir. 4 empinar-se, levantar-se nas patas traseiras. • adj traseiro, posterior, da retaguarda. at the rear nos fundos, na parte de trás. in the rear na retaguarda, na parte de trás, por último. to bring up the rear vir por último (numa procissão, por exemplo).

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  • 8 spring

    [spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb
    1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) saltar
    2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) resultar
    3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) (fazer) saltar
    2. noun
    1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) mola
    2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primavera
    3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) salto
    4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticidade
    5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) nascente
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    - springiness
    - sprung
    - springboard
    - spring cleaning
    - springtime
    - spring up
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    [spriŋ] n 1 pulo, salto, recuo. 2 mola, mola espiral. 3 elasticidade. 4 contragolpe. 5 primavera. 6 fonte, nascente. 7 origem, causa, fonte. 8 período inicial, primavera da vida. 9 Naut racha, rachadura, fenda (do mastro). 10 empenamento, curvatura. • vt+vi (ps sprang, pp sprung) 1 pular, saltar. 2 recuar, retroceder, voltar, ressaltar por força elástica. 3 fazer pular ou saltar, acionar uma mola, armar. 4 levantar-se, emergir, brotar, nascer, crescer, descender. 5 surgir repentinamente, soltar, voar, lascar-se, saltar. 6 produzir, apresentar de repente. 7 rachar, fender. the ship sprang a leak / o navio começou a fazer água. 8 empenar, curvar-se. 9 levantar (caça). 10 fazer saltar, estourar. 11 sl sair ou escapar da cadeia. • adj 1 que tem mola, de mola. 2 suspenso em molas. 3 primaveril. 4 de fonte ou nascente. to spring at pular em cima de, lançar-se sobre. she sprang a surprise on me ela me fez uma surpresa. to spring a mine fazer explodir uma mina. to spring back pular para trás, voltar para trás (por força de mola). to spring forth saltar para fora. to spring forward lançar-se sobre ou para a frente. to spring into existence surgir, formar-se de repente. to spring something on someone revelar algo de surpresa a alguém. to spring to one’s feet levantar-se de um salto. to spring up brotar, surgir, levantar-se de um salto.

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  • 9 stoop

    [stu:p] 1. verb
    1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) inclinar-se
    2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) descer a
    2. noun
    (a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) curvatura
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    stoop1
    [stu:p] n 1 inclinação para a frente (da cabeça e dos ombros). 2 condescendência. 3 arremesso de ave de rapina sobre a presa. 4 fig ataque repentino. • vt+vi 1 inclinar-se, curvar, dobrar-se. 2 ter a cabeça e os ombros inclinados para a frente. 3 baixar-se, humilhar-se, condescender. 4 arremeter sobre a presa. to stoop to anything coll ceder, vender-se a qualquer preço. to walk with a stoop andar curvado.
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    stoop2
    [stu:p] Amer 1 sacada, varanda na entrada de uma casa. 2 escadaria à entrada de um edifício ou de uma casa.
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    stoop3
    [stu:p] n poste, pilar.

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  • 10 tooth

    [tu:Ɵ]
    plural - teeth; noun
    1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) dente
    2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) dente
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    - toothed
    - toothless
    - toothy
    - toothache
    - toothbrush
    - toothpaste
    - toothpick
    - be
    - get long in the tooth
    - a fine-tooth comb
    - a sweet tooth
    - tooth and nail
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    [tu:θ] n (pl teeth) 1 dente. he clenched his teeth / ele cerrou os dentes. he cut his first tooth / nasceu-lhe o primeiro dente. 2 saliência em forma de dente. 3 Mech dente de engrenagem ou de serra. • vt 1 colocar dentes, pôr dentes em. 2 dentear, endentar. 3 engrenar, entrosar. armed to the teeth armado até os dentes. long in the teeth. maduro, velho. to one’s teeth em franca oposição a, na cara de. through clenched teeth relutantemente, obstinadamente. tooth and nail trabalhar com todo esforço. to take the teeth out of tirar os dentes de, tornar alguém inofensivo. to work to have a sweet tooth adorar doces.

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  • 11 get on

    1) (to make progress or be successful: How are you getting on in your new job?) evoluir
    2) (to work, live etc in a friendly way: We get on very well together; I get on well with him.) dar-se
    3) (to grow old: Our doctor is getting on a bit now.) envelhecer
    4) (to put (clothes etc) on: Go and get your coat on.) vestir
    5) (to continue doing something: I must get on, so please don't interrupt me; I must get on with my work.) continuar

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  • 12 get on

    1) (to make progress or be successful: How are you getting on in your new job?) progredir, avançar
    2) (to work, live etc in a friendly way: We get on very well together; I get on well with him.) entender-se
    3) (to grow old: Our doctor is getting on a bit now.) envelhecer
    4) (to put (clothes etc) on: Go and get your coat on.) pôr, vestir
    5) (to continue doing something: I must get on, so please don't interrupt me; I must get on with my work.) continuar

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  • 13 mend

    [mend] 1. verb
    1) (to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair: Can you mend this broken chair?) consertar
    2) (to grow better, especially in health: My broken leg is mending very well.) recuperar
    2. noun
    (a repaired place: This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.) remendo

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  • 14 plant

    1. noun
    1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) planta
    2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) maquinaria, aparelhagem
    3) (a factory.) fábrica
    2. verb
    1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) plantar
    2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) plantar
    3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) plantar
    4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) plantar
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    - planter

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  • 15 rear

    I 1. [riə] noun
    1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) fundos, retaguarda
    2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) traseiro
    2. adjective
    (positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) traseiro
    - rearguard II [riə] verb
    1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) criar
    2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) empinar
    3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) erguer
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  • 16 stoop

    [stu:p] 1. verb
    1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) abaixar(-se)
    2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) rebaixar(-se)
    2. noun
    (a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) posição curvada

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  • 17 tooth

    [tu:Ɵ]
    plural - teeth; noun
    1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) dente
    2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) dente
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    - toothed - toothless - toothy - toothache - toothbrush - toothpaste - toothpick - be - get long in the tooth - a fine-tooth comb - a sweet tooth - tooth and nail

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  • grow to love something — grow to love/hate/understand/etc something phrase if you grow to feel or understand something, you gradually start to feel or understand it They had grown to love the place and the people. He had grown to realize that she would never change.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • grow to hate something — grow to love/hate/understand/etc something phrase if you grow to feel or understand something, you gradually start to feel or understand it They had grown to love the place and the people. He had grown to realize that she would never change.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • grow to understand something — grow to love/hate/understand/etc something phrase if you grow to feel or understand something, you gradually start to feel or understand it They had grown to love the place and the people. He had grown to realize that she would never change.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • grow fat on something — to become rich as a result of something, especially in a way that does not seem fair to other people A lot of young financial advisers have grown fat on selling personal pensions …   English dictionary

  • grow out of something — …   Useful english dictionary

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  • grow out — transitive verb : to cause to grow toward or arrive at maturity grow out a steer • grow out of * * * ˌgrow ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they …   Useful english dictionary

  • grow out of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms grow out of : present tense I/you/we/they grow out of he/she/it grows out of present participle growing out of past tense grew out of past participle grown out of 1) grow out of something if children grow out… …   English dictionary

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