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81 get ahead
(to make progress; to be successful: If you want to get ahead, you must work hard.) progredir -
82 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) (fazer) trabalhar no duroEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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83 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) (fazer) trabalhar no duroEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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84 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) viver de expedientes -
85 make good
1) (to be successful: Through hard work and ability, he soon made good.)2) (to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc): The damage you caused to my car must be made good.) -
86 overworked
adjective (made to work too hard: His staff are overworked.) sobrecarregado -
87 pay off
1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) despedir2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) compensar -
88 put one's shoulder to the wheel
(to begin to work very hard.) atirar-se ao trabalhoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > put one's shoulder to the wheel
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89 tire out
(to tire or exhaust completely: The hard work tired her out.) cansar -
90 worn to a shadow
(made thin and weary through eg hard work: She was worn to a shadow after months of nursing her sick husband.) reduzido a uma sombra -
91 accent
1. ['æksənt] noun1) ((a mark used to show) the stress on a syllable: The accent is on the second syllable.) acento2) (a mark used to show the pronunciation of a letter in certain languages: Put an accent on the e in début.) acento3) (emphasis: The accent must be on hard work.) ênfase4) (a special way of pronouncing words in a particular area etc: an American accent.) sotaque2. [ək'sent] verb(to pronounce with stress or emphasis: The second syllable is accented.) acentuar -
92 always
['o:lweiz]1) (at all times: I always work hard; I'll always remember her.) sempre2) (continually or repeatedly: He is always making mistakes.) sempre, constantemente -
93 application
[æpli-]1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) requerimento2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) aplicação3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) aplicação -
94 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) apreciar, ser grato por2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) valorizar3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) compreender4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) valorizar-se•- appreciably - appreciation - appreciative - appreciatively -
95 arduous
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96 averse
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97 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) pesado -
98 be a tribute to
(to be the (praiseworthy) result of: The success of the scheme is a tribute to his hard work.) ser um tributo a -
99 be used to (something)
['ju:stu] (accustomed to: She isn't used to such hard work.)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be used to (something)
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100 be used to (something)
['ju:stu] (accustomed to: She isn't used to such hard work.)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be used to (something)
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