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121 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) viver de expedientes -
122 make good
1) (to be successful: Through hard work and ability, he soon made good.) ter sucesso2) (to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc): The damage you caused to my car must be made good.) compensar -
123 moan
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124 need
[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) necessitar2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) precisar2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) necessidade2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) necessidade3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) necessidade, motivo•- needless- needlessly - needy - a need for - in need of -
125 overalls
noun plural (a type of trousers or suit made of hard-wearing materials worn usually over ordinary clothes by workmen etc to protect them from dirt etc: The painter put on his overalls before starting work; I'll need a clean pair of overalls tomorrow.) macacão -
126 overworked
adjective (made to work too hard: His staff are overworked.) sobrecarregado -
127 pay off
1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) dar as contas2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) dar resultado -
128 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) apertar(-se)2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) espremer3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) pressionar4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) insistir em5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) passar a ferro2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) pressão, aperto2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) impressora, prelo3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) imprensa4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) imprensa5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prensa, espremedor•- pressing- press conference - press-cutting - be hard pressed - be pressed for - press for - press forward/on
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