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41 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de altura3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) elevado4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principal5) (noble; good: high ideals.) nobre6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) alto9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) estragado10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) de valor2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) alto- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) realçar- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *[hai] n 1 lugar elevado, algo que é alto. 2 Meteor lugar de alta pressão atmosférica. 3 trunfo mais alto (jogo de cartas). • adj 1 elevado, grande, alto. 2 superior, interior. 3 principal, importante. 4 nobre, ilustre, sublime, distinto, respeitado. 5 excelente, eminente. 6 soberbo, arrogante, orgulhoso. 7 caro, dispendioso. 8 custoso, difícil. 9 Pol extremo, intenso. 10 Mus agudo. 11 de cheiro forte, estragado (carne). 12 veemente, irritado. 13 agitado (mar), turbulento, violento. 14 vivo, animado, embriagado. • adv 1 altamente, sumamente, grandemente, fortemente. 2 ao alto, em alto grau ou quantidade. as high as até a altura de. from on high de cima, do céu. high and low em todos os cantos. it is high time está mais do que na hora. on high no alto, no céu. on the high seas em alto-mar. the Most High o Supremo, Deus. to be high a) ter preço alto, ter cotação alta. b) estar alto (embriagado). to have high words dizer injúrias. to live high levar uma vida cara. to mount the high horse bancar o importante. to pay high pagar caro. to play high fazer um jogo caro, apostar muito. to run high a) fazer mar grosso (agitado, tempestuoso). b) exaltar-se. with a high hand com pulso forte. -
42 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) anzol2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) gancho3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) soco2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) fisgar2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) enganchar3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) desvio•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook* * *[huk] n 1 gancho. 2 anzol. 3 farpa. 4 armadilha, laço. 5 curva fechada. 6 Geogr cabo, promontório. 7 Sport golpe no jogo de boxe. 8 foice. 9 sl ladrão. 10 Mus frase melódica repetitiva facilmente reconhecida, usada em músicas populares. • vt+vi 1 enganchar, ferrar, prender. 2 dependurar. 3 pescar, fisgar. 4 curvar, estar curvado. 5 coll roubar, surrupiar. by hook or by crook de qualquer maneira. crochet hook agulha de crochê. on my own hook por conta própria. reaping hook foice, alfanje. she hooked him sl ela o fisgou. to get off the hook sair de uma situação difícil e perigosa. to get someone off the hook ajudar alguém a sair de uma situação difícil. to get the hook ser despedido. to hook in enganchar. to hook it fugir. to hook up Electr conectar um computador em outro equipamento similar. to let someone off the hook ajudar alguém a sair de uma situação difícil. to take the phone off the hook tirar o telefone do gancho. -
43 legend
['le‹ənd](a myth or traditional story, handed down from one generation to another: the legend of St George.) lenda* * *leg.end[l'edʒənd] n 1 lenda. 2 inscrição, legenda. -
44 lore
[lo:](knowledge handed down on a subject: the lore of the sea.) conhecimento* * *lore1[lɔ:] n 1 erudição, saber. 2 coletânea de fatos e tradições a respeito de determinado assunto.————————lore2[lɔ:] n 1 espaço entre o olho e o bico das aves. 2 espaço entre o olho e as narinas de répteis e peixes. -
45 red
[red]noun, adjective1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) vermelho2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) ruivo3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) comunista•- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
- catch red-handed
- see red* * *[red] n 1 cor vermelha ou qualquer cor semelhante (ocre, almagre). 2 rubor, vermelhidão. 3 pessoa, animal, vestimenta ou qualquer objeto vermelho. 4 político ultra-radical. 5 comunista, esquerdista. 6 anarquista. 7 índio americano. • adj 1 vermelho ou de cor semelhante (escarlate, encarnado). 2 ruivo. bright red vermelho vivo. dark / deep red vermelho escuro. in the red Amer estar endividado, estar perdendo dinheiro, estar no vermelho. like a red rag to a bull provocativo, provocante, que induz à cólera. red as a beetroot vermelho como um pimentão. the reds comunistas. to grow red corar. to paint the town red sl fazer uma farra, cair na gandaia. to see red a) coll enfurecer-se. b) fig ter sede de sangue. to turn red avermelhar, corar. -
46 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) direito2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) certo3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) certo4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) certo2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) direito2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) razão3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) direita4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) direita3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) imediatamente3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) bem4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente5) (to the right: Turn right.) à direita6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bem4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) endireitar2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corrigir5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') com certeza- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) da direita- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right* * *[rait] n 1 direito, o que é justo ou correto. we had a right to do so / tínhamos o direito de assim proceder. 2 justiça, eqüidade. 3 reivindicação, pretensão. 4 privilégio, prerrogativa, regalia. 5 direitos. 6 lado direito ou o que fica no lado direito, mão direita. 7 Sport soco com a direita. 8 direita: o partido conservador. 9 opção (para compra de ações) ou o certificado negociável referente a essa opção. • vt+vi 1 corrigir, pôr em ordem, regularizar, retificar, endireitar. 2 fazer justiça, reabilitar, defender. 3 reassumir ou restaurar posição correta. • adj 1 direito, reto. 2 vertical, a prumo. 3 correto, justo, honesto. 4 bom, próprio, adequado, conveniente, indicado. 5 sadio, são, normal. he is not in his right mind / ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. 6 exato, correto, certo. 7 verdadeiro, genuíno, real, legítimo. 8 à direita, do lado direito. 9 direito. 10 externo, superior (lado de um tecido, etc.). • adv 1 corretamente, justamente, de acordo com os princípios de justiça e moral, verdadeiramente, propriamente. 2 exatamente, corretamente, bem, satisfatoriamente, precisamente. he did quite right to leave / ele fez bem em sair ou partir. 3 muito, bastante, extremamente. 4 para a direita. 5 diretamente, em linha reta, de modo reto. 6 imediatamente, sem demora, logo, neste instante. all right muito bem, está certo, está em ordem. all rights reserved todos os direitos reservados. as of right de direito. as right as perfeitamente bem, em boa saúde, pronto para outra. at the right of the table à direita da mesa. by right of por força de. by rights por direito. he is in the right ele tem razão. human rights direitos humanos. I am not right a) não estou bem, não estou disposto. b) não tenho razão. in one’s own right por si mesmo, por seus próprios méritos. in one’s right mind em sã consciência. it is all right está bem, não importa. it serves you right! bem feito! on the right à direita. right about turn meia-volta (à direita). right ahead! para a frente! para diante! right along sem parar, continuamente. right away imediatamente. right down completamente, perfeitamente, inteiramente. right enough a) satisfatório. b) sem sombra de dúvida. right here aqui mesmo. right in bem para dentro. right now agora mesmo. right off imediatamente. right oh! certo! confere! right there aí, ali ou lá mesmo. right you are perfeitamente. she is on the right side of thirty ela ainda não fez trinta anos, ela ainda não chegou aos trinta. to be right out estar de saída, sair já. the right man in the right place o homem certo no lugar certo. the right way modo, método, caminho certo, a seguir. to put ( to set) to rights pôr em ordem, acertar. to spend money right and left esbanjar dinheiro a torto e a direito. we got it right esclarecemos o caso. you are right você está certo, tem razão. -
47 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) com falta de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) estaladiço2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) a curta distância•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) apurar- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *[ʃɔ:t] n 1 som curto, sílaba curta, coisa curta. 2 Electr curto-circuito. 3 venda de mercadorias que não estão em estoque. 4 filme de curta-metragem. • vt+vi dar curto circuito. vi Amer vender ações emprestadas com o intuito de manipular o mercado de ações. • adj 1 curto. 2 breve. 3 baixo, pequeno, não alto. 4 restrito, de pouco alcance. 5 insuficiente, pouco. 6 deficiente, inadequado. 7 limitado, escasso. 8 conciso, resumido. 9 abrupto, curto, rude. 10 friável, esboroável, que esfarela facilmente (bolo). 11 quebradiço (metal). 12 forte, concentrado (bebida). 13 com falta de (estoque). • adv 1 de modo curto. he cut me short / ele me interrompeu. 2 abruptamente, repentinamente. 3 brevemente, resumidamente. 4 inesperadamente. a short drink aperitivo, coquetel. a short five minutes em menos de cinco minutos. a short time ago pouco tempo atrás. at short notice sem aviso prévio. in short em resumo. make it short and sweet! seja breve! short of exceto. short on com falta de. something short coll coisa forte (bebida). the short and the long of it a história completa, tintim por tintim. to be short with somebody tratar uma pessoa secamente; tratar mal. he was very short with me / ele me tratou rudemente. to be/ to run/ to go/ to come short of something faltar, estar em falta, estar para acabar. we are short of flour / estamos com falta de farinha. we ran short of flour / nossa farinha tinha acabado. they go short of bread / falta-lhes pão. he is short of breath / ele tem falta de ar. I am short of cash / estou sem dinheiro. this comes (falls) short of the ideal / isto não corresponde ao ideal. it was nothing short of marvellous / foi simplesmente maravilhoso. to sell short a) vender para entrega a prazo. b) depreciar, subestimar. to stop short of something parar abruptamente; recusar-se a executar uma ação. the horse stopped short of the fence / o cavalo recusou-se a pular a cerca. -
48 single
['siŋɡl] 1. adjective1) (one only: The spider hung on a single thread.) único2) (for one person only: a single bed/mattress.) de solteiro3) (unmarried: a single person.) solteiro4) (for or in one direction only: a single ticket/journey/fare.) de ida2. noun1) (a gramophone record with only one tune or song on each side: This group have just brought out a new single.) single2) (a one-way ticket.) bilhete de ida•- singles
- singly
- single-breasted
- single-decker
- single-handed
- single parent
- single out* * *sin.gle[siŋgəl] n 1 coisa ou pessoa avulsa, só. 2 jogo, competição para duas pessoas somente. 3 quarto para uma pessoa só (em hotel). 4 disco que tem uma canção de cada lado. • vt+vi separar, escolher. • adj 1 um só, um único. 2 individual, para um só. 3 só, isolado, sozinho, solitário. 4 singular, único. 5 solteiro, não-casado. 6 com um adversário ou competidor em cada lado. 7 simples, não-múltiplo. 8 sincero, honesto, genuíno. bookkeeping by single entry escrituração simples. in single figures de um dígito (número ou pontos). men’s single partida de tênis para dois competidores. single union agreement acordo entre um sindicato e uma empresa pelo qual os empregados desta não se filiarão a outro sindicato. single union deal = link=single%20union%20agreement single union agreement.. to single out escolher, selecionar entre outros. -
49 slice
1. noun1) (a thin broad piece (of something): How many slices of meat would you like?) fatia2) (a part or share: Who got the largest slice of the profits?) fatia2. verb1) (to cut into slices: He sliced the sausage/cucumber.) cortar às fatias2) (to cut (as) with a sharp blade or knife: The blade slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger.) cortar3) (in golf etc, to hit (a ball) in such a way that it curves away to the right (or in the case of a left-handed player, to the left).) bater de viés•- sliced- slicer* * *[slais] n 1 fatia, posta. 2 faca, espátula de lâmina fina e larga. 3 parte, porção, pedaço. • vt+vi 1 cortar em fatias ou postas. 2 cortar, talhar. 3 remover, espalhar com espátula ou faca. 4 dividir, repartir. 5 Golf dar um golpe de maneira que a bola seja desviada para a direita. slice and dice film sl filme de horror. to slice off cortar fora. to slice up fatiar. -
50 two
[tu:] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 2.) dois2) (the age of 2.) dois anos2. adjective1) (2 in number.) dois2) (aged 2.) de dois anos•- two-- two-faced
- two-handed
- twosome
- two-way
- two-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is two years old.) de dois anos- in two* * *[tu:] n 1 número dois. 2 dupla, grupo de dois objetos ou de duas pessoas. 3 o dois de baralho ou de dado. • adj dois, duas, ambos. by twos, in twos em dois. (his) two sisters as duas (ambas as suas) irmãs. the two a) os dois, as duas. b) ambos. the two of us nós dois. to put two and two together tirar uma conclusão dos fatos. to kill two birds with one stone matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada só. two-bit sl barato, trivial. two bits Amer, coll vinte e cinco centavos. two’s company, three’s a crowd (um é pouco) dois é bom, três é demais. two-up, two-down que possui dos quartos em cima e duas salas em baixo. -
51 hand down
(to pass on from one generation to the next: These customs have been handed down from father to son since the Middle Ages.) transmitir -
52 hand out
(to give to several people; to distribute: The teacher handed out books to all the pupils; They were handing out leaflets in the street.) distribuir -
53 hand over
(to give or pass; to surrender: We know you have the jewels, so hand them over; They handed the thief over to the police.) entregar -
54 pay-packet
noun (an envelope containing a person's wages: The manager handed out the pay-packets.) envelope com o ordenado -
55 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) sob controle4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) para o sul2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abaixo2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragar- downward- downwards - downward - down-and-out - down-at-heel - downcast - downfall - downgrade - downhearted - downhill - downhill racing - downhill skiing - down-in-the-mouth - down payment - downpour - downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) absoluto- downstream - down-to-earth - downtown - downtown - down-trodden - be/go down with - down on one's luck - down tools - down with - get down to - suit someone down to the ground - suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) penugem- downie®- downy -
56 empty
['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) vazio2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) vazio3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) vazio4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) vazio2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) esvaziar(-se)2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) despejar(-se)3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) garrafa vazia- empty-handed - empty-headed -
57 hand down
(to pass on from one generation to the next: These customs have been handed down from father to son since the Middle Ages.) passar, transmitir -
58 hand out
(to give to several people; to distribute: The teacher handed out books to all the pupils; They were handing out leaflets in the street.) distribuir -
59 hand over
(to give or pass; to surrender: We know you have the jewels, so hand them over; They handed the thief over to the police.) entregar -
60 heirloom
[-lu:m]noun (something valuable that has been handed down in a family from generation to generation: This brooch is a family heirloom.) herança
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