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1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bom

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bom

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bom

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bom

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bom

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bom

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bom

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bom

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bom

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) certo

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bom

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bom

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bom

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bom

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bem

1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bem

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) lado bom

- goodness

- goods

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[gud] n 1 bem, benefício, vantagem. 2 o que é bom, justo, útil, coisa boa, gente boa. 3 bem-estar, prosperidade. • adj (compar better, sup best) 1 bom, admirável, desejável. 2 justo, próprio. 3 comportado. 4 benigno, bondoso. 5 sincero, verdadeiro. 6 seguro, certo. 7 real, genuíno. 8 agradável. 9 vantajoso, útil, beneficente. 10 satisfatório, pleno. 11 suficiente, adequado, muito. 12 capaz, eficiente, minucioso. 13 bastante, considerável. 14 devoto, virtuoso. 15 saudável, benéfico, salutar. 16 conveniente, decente. 17 fresco, não deteriorado. 18 válido, corrente (moeda). 19 Com solvente, seguro, idôneo. 20 Law vigorante, em vigor. 21 perfeito, completo. 22 amável, cortês. 23 aceitável, apetitoso. • interj bom! bem! a good deal bastante. a good half mais do que a metade. a good hour bem uma hora. a good many bastante. a good press uma imprensa favorável. a good turn uma mudança para o bem, um obséquio. are you good for $10? será que me podia emprestar $10? as good as done praticamente feito. as good as gold com um coração de ouro. be good enough to do this tenha a bondade de fazer isto. being in good faith ter boa fé. for good (and all) para sempre, definitivamente. for the good of para o bem de. gone for good foi-se definitivamente. good and Amer muito, bem. good and bad bem e mal. good and dry bem seco. good breeding boa educação. good debts dívidas seguras. good fruit frutas frescas. good humour bom humor, amabilidade. good temper jovialidade, serenidade. good title título juridicamente em ordem. have a good time! bom divertimento! he has as good as told me ele me deu a entender. he is good at telling stories ele sabe contar histórias. he is good company ele é bom companheiro. he was as good as his word ele cumpriu com sua palavra. I must make good my promise preciso cumprir minha promessa. in good earnest seriamente. in good faith de boa fé. in good time em tempo, oportunamente, logo. I think it good acho conveniente. it holds good, it stands good é válido. it is a good thing é conveniente. it is good for you fará bem a você, isto é bom para você. it looks good (to me) parece(-me) bom. my good man meu caro senhor. on good authority de fonte segura. that is no good isto não adianta. the good homens de bem. the good of the state o bem do estado. this food looks good esta comida tem bom aspecto. to feel good estar disposto, estar alegre. to have a good mind to do estar bem disposto a fazer. to have a good time divertir-se bastante. to have good health estar com boa saúde. to have good looks ser bonito, ser vistoso. to make good confirmar, demonstrar, executar, cumprir, substituir, compensar. to make good a loss to someone compensar a perda a alguém. to the good além, extra, de sobra. what is it good for? para que serve? what is the good of that? qual é a vantagem disto?

- transportable

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[tr'ænspɔ:t] n 1 transporte (também em contabilidade), transportação. 2 expedição. 3 navio de transporte. 4 avião de transporte. 5 excitação, êxtase, arrebatamento, entusiasmo. 6 deportado. • [trænsp'ɔ:t] vt 1 transportar, conduzir, levar. 2 arrebatar, entusiasmar, extasiar. 3 deportar. in transports of rage num acesso de raiva. it transports you back to the... century isto faz voltá-lo para o século... transported with joy enlevado de alegria.

- transportable

1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) alegar

2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) exigir

3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) reclamar

1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) pretensão

2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) reclamação

3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) reivindicação

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- claimant

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[kleim] n 1 reivindicação, pretensão. 2 direito, título. she has a claim to my care / ela tem direito ao meu amparo. 3 objeto de reclamação ou de reivindicação. 4 Amer terra demarcada para exploração (por garimpeiro). 5 asserção, alegação. • vt+vi 1 reclamar, reivindicar, ter pretensão sobre, requerer seu direito. 2 alegar, pretextar, afirmar. he claims to have told the truth / ele afirma ter dito a verdade. 3 declarar como fato, sustentar. 4 clamar. claim as per accounts débito escriturado. claim department seção de reclamações. claim for compensation pedido de indenização. I have many claims on my time meu tempo é muito escasso. to claim against proceder contra, apresentar queixa contra. to give up all claims renunciar a todas as pretensões. to jump a claim tomar terras que outra pessoa já requereu como suas. to lay claim to dar entrada à petição de. he laid claim to an indemnity / ele apresentou um pedido de indenização.

1) (the activity of buying goods in shops: Have you a lot of shopping to do?; ( also adjective) a shopping-list.) compras

2) (the goods bought: He helped her carry her shopping home; ( also adjective) a shopping-basket / bag.) compras

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[ʃ'ɔpiŋ] n 1 compra. 2 ato de fazer compras. she did her shopping / ela fez suas compras.

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[tr'ænsit] n 1 trânsito, passagem. 2 transição, mudança. 3 trânsito: teodolito de trânsito. 4 Astron conjunção. • vt transitar, passar, atravessar. in transit em trânsito.

1) (the activity of buying goods in shops: Have you a lot of shopping to do?; ( also adjective) a shopping-list.) compras

2) (the goods bought: He helped her carry her shopping home; ( also adjective) a shopping-basket / bag.) compras

1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) piquete

2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) piquete

1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) fazer piquete

2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) fazer piquete

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[p'ikit] n 1 estaca, piqueta. 2 piquete. 3 membro de piquete de grevistas. • vt+vi 1 cercar com estacas. 2 fortificar com estacas. 3 Mil estacionar piquetes. 4 amarrar a uma estaca. 5 fazer piquetes de grevistas.

1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) piquete

2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) piquete

1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) organizar piquete

2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) fazer piquete

1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) crédito

2) (money loaned (by a bank).) crédito

3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) crédito

4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) crédito

5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) crédito

6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) crédito

7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) crédito

1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) lançar na conta

2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) atribuir

3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) acreditar

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- creditable

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[kr'edit] n 1 crédito, confiança. 2 crédito, soldo, haver de uma conta. I had a credit opened with him / abri um crédito com ele. 3 dinheiro pago por conta. 4 prazo para pagamento. 5 reputação, prestígio financeiro. 6 bom conceito. 7 honra, glória, mérito. he had the credit of it / ele recebeu as honras. he took credit for it / ele o considerou como mérito seu. 8 fidedignidade. 9 pontuação acadêmica após a realização de um curso. 10 reconhecimento do trabalho realizado (ciências e artes). • vt 1 crer, acreditar, confiar. 2 dar crédito bancário ou comercial. 3 creditar em conta. we have credited your account with / creditamos a sua conta com. at three months’ credit com prazo de três meses. blank credit crédito ilimitado. letter of credit carta de crédito. on credit a crédito. to credit someone with julgar alguém capaz de. to credit with atribuir a. to enter, put to his credit creditar na sua conta. to give credit a) dar crédito ( for até). b) acreditar. I give him credit for that (for being) / creio que ele é capaz disto. to somebody’s credit a favor de alguém. transaction on credit transação a prazo. with credit com méritos.

1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) expressar/exprimir

2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) exprimir-se

3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) demonstrar/manifestar

4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) mandar expresso/...por...?

1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) expresso

2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) explícito

1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) rápido

2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) expresso

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- expressly

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[ikspr'es] n 1 mensagem urgente, carta ou encomenda expressa. 2 serviço postal rápido. 3 Amer empresa de remessas rápidas de dinheiro, valores e encomendas. 4 expresso: trem rápido. • vt despachar como encomenda, enviar por mensageiro, remeter com urgência. • adj expresso, claro, definido, categórico, explícito.

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[ikspr'es] vt 1 expressar, enunciar por palavras ou gestos. 2 simbolizar, representar. 3 manifestar, externar. to express oneself / dar vazão aos seus sentimentos, manifestar sua opinião. 4 espremer, comprimir. to express the juice of grapes / extrair o suco de uvas.

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[ikspr'es] adv por via expressa. I sent the package express / enviei o volume por via expressa.

1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) fornecimento

2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) fornecimento

3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) gado

4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) acçOes

5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) caldo

6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) cabo

1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) vender

2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) abastecer

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- stockist

- stock-still

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[stɔk] n 1 estoque, sortimento, fundo, mercadoria, inventário. 2 suprimento, reserva, coleção. 3 gado, animais de fazenda. 4 capital, apólices, ações. 5 fundo público, subscrição pública. 6 linhagem, raça, família, origem, descendência. 7 suporte, cabo, coronha. 8 matéria-prima. 9 Cook caldo (de carne ou de peixe). 10 Theat várias peças apresentadas por uma companhia em um só teatro. 11 coisa ou pessoa estúpida, pateta. 12 alvo de ridicularização. 13 tora, tronco, haste. 14 stocks a) Naut picadeiros de carreira. b) tronco: armação de madeira com furos nos quais se prendiam as pernas e os braços de condenados. 15 Bot cavalo (de enxerto), planta que fornece olhos para enxerto. 16 bloco, cepo, base de madeira. 17 assentador para bigorna. 18 cubo de roda. 19 Zool colônia de corais, colméia. 20 Bot (também stock gillyflower) goiveiro. 21 Bot rizoma. 22 espécie de gravata larga e alta. 23 stocks meias curtas, soquetes. • vt+vi 1 pôr em estoque, estocar, armazenar, suprir. 2 acumular, prover. 3 manter em estoque. 4 abastecer, suprir. 5 prover-se. 6 colocar cabo ou coronha. 7 prover de gado, soltar animais para criação. 8 lançar rebentos novos. 9 brotar, ramificar-se. 10 cultivar, plantar. • adj 1 mantido em estoque. 2 de uso corrente. 3 relativo ao gado. 4 relativo ao estoque. 5 comum, ordinário, normal. a stock of knowledge um tesouro de conhecimentos. floating stock capital em circulação. live stock gado, rebanho. on the stocks em depósito, em construção (diz-se de navios). out of stock em falta, esgotado. stock and block tudo, o total. stock in bank capital depositado em banco. stock phrase lugar-comum. stock piece peça de grande atração. stocks and shares ações, bônus. stock size tamanho normal. stocks payable in foreign standard fundos em moeda estrangeira. to have in stock ter em estoque. to put stock in valorizar. to stock up abastecer de, suprir com. to stock up with abastecer-se de. to take stock a) inventariar, fazer balanço ou inventário. b) fig considerar, avaliar. to take stock in Com comprar ações.

1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) crédito

2) (money loaned (by a bank).) crédito

3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) crédito

4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) crédito

5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) saldo bancário

6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) crédito

7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) certificado de aprovação

1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) creditar

2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) atribuir

3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) acreditar

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- creditable

1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) expressar

2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) exprimir(-se)

3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) expressar

4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) enviar por correio expresso

1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) expresso

2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) expresso

1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) expresso

2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) por expresso

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- expressly

1) (the act of giving something to someone in exchange for money: the sale of a house; Sales of cars have increased.) venda

2) (in a shop etc, an offer of goods at lowered prices for a short time: I bought my dress in a sale.) saldo

3) (an event at which goods are sold: an auction sale; a book sale.) liquidação

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- saleroom

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[seil] n 1 venda. 2 receita bruta proveniente de vendas, movimento de vendas. 3 mercado, procura. 4 leilão. 5 liquidação. for sale à venda. on sale 1 à venda. 2 em liquidação.

1) (the act of giving something to someone in exchange for money: the sale of a house; Sales of cars have increased.) venda

2) (in a shop etc, an offer of goods at lowered prices for a short time: I bought my dress in a sale.) liquidação

3) (an event at which goods are sold: an auction sale; a book sale.) venda

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- saleroom

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) estar de pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) pôr-se de pé

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) permanecer

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) manter-se em vigor

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) encontrar-se

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) colocar

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sofrer

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) pagar

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) quiosque

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra das testemunhas

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) prestígio

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- stand-by

- stand-in

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[stænd] n 1 parada, pausa, descanso. 2 resistência, defesa. 3 lugar, posto, posição, estação, ponto. 4 plataforma, tribuna, estrado. 5 andaime, suporte, estante. 6 estande: recinto reservado a cada participante de uma exposição. 7 barraca, tenda, banca (de jornais e revistas). 8 grupo de árvores ou plantas. 9 coll loja, local de negócio. 10 Amer banco onde as testemunhas depõem. 11 arquibancada. 12 descanso, suporte. 13 pé, pedestal. • vt+vi (ps, pp stood) 1 estar em pé. 2 ter certa altura quando em pé, medir. 3 levantar, ficar em pé. 4 estar situado ou localizado, encontrar-se. 5 colocar, encostar, pôr em pé. don’t stand the umbrella against the table! / não encoste o guarda-chuva na mesa! 6 estar colocado, ocupar certo lugar ou cargo. 7 manter em certa posição. 8 sustentar. 9 estar, ser, encontrar-se. 10 continuar, permanecer, resistir, oferecer resistência. 11 tolerar, agüentar. I can’t stand him / não o posso tolerar. I can’t stand it any longer / não agüento mais isso. I can’t stand it / não tolero isso. there is no standing her stupidity / ninguém agüenta sua estupidez. 12 juntar-se, acumular-se. 13 durar. 14 sofrer, submeter-se, suportar. 15 custear, pagar. it stands me in eight dollars / coll isso me custa oito dólares. I’ll stand you a bottle / pago-lhe uma garrafa, convido-o para tomar um drinque. 16 manter um certo rumo. 17 parar, paralisar, ficar parado, estagnar. 18 valer, estar em vigor. 19 candidatar-se. he stands for Parliament / ele é candidato ao parlamento. 20 coll dar ou pagar conforme o trato. as it stands, as the case stands, as matters stand como estão as coisas, pela situação atual. and there it stands! basta! está encerrado o assunto! he stands no nonsense com ele não se brinca. he stands out like a sore thumb Amer sl ele chama a atenção (de maneira desagradável). how do we stand? como estamos? qual é a situação? it stands at that (cost) price o preço de custo é este. it stands to reason é plausível, evidente, razoável. stand off! saia de perto! vá embora! stand or fall vitória ou morte! the thermometer stands at 35° o termômetro marca 35°. the things I stand up in o que tenho no corpo (roupa). to be at a stand estar parado, estar perplexo, estar em dúvida, indeciso. to come to a stand chegar a um impasse. to make a stand parar, resistir, oferecer resistência, opor-se. to make a stand for something insistir em alguma coisa, responder por alguma coisa. to take a firm stand ocupar uma posição firme. to take one’s stand tomar posição, colocar-se. to take the stand Jur depor. to stand about ficar à toa, rodear. to stand against oferecer resistência, destacar-se de. to stand a good chance ter boas probabilidades. to stand a comparison poder enfrentar uma comparação. to stand alone estar sozinho, estar sem auxílio, estar em posição isolada. to stand aloof manter-se de lado, afastar-se. to stand aside sair ao caminho, ficar de lado. to stand at attention Mil tomar sentido. to stand back afastar-se, recuar. to stand between estar no caminho, estar no meio. to stand by estar presente, estar ao lado, assistir, estar de prontidão, manter (palavra). to stand by a thing defender uma coisa. to stand by one through thick and thin prestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude. to stand by one’s word manter sua palavra. to stand by someone assistir alguém, acudir. to stand condemned estar condenado. to stand corrected conformar-se com a pena, reconhecer seu erro. to stand down a) abdicar (em favor de outrem). b) Brit dar baixa (soldados). c) deixar o banco de testemunhas. to stand fast resistir, não ceder. to stand fire resistir à prova (suportar o fogo do inimigo). to stand first ser o primeiro, estar em primeiro lugar. to stand for a) significar, querer dizer. b) pretender. c) ter rumo para, velejar para. d) auxiliar. e) ser responsável por, representar. to stand forth mostrar-se, salientar-se. to stand from Naut vir de, ter rumo de, velejar de. to stand gaping ficar de boca aberta, boquiaberto. to stand godfather (to) ser padrinho (de). to stand good ter valor, estar válido. to stand high ter bom nome, ter boa fama. to stand in a) Naut velejar em direção à terra. b) substituir alguém (serviço). to stand in awe ter temor de. to stand in fear ter medo de. to stand in line ficar na fila. to stand in need of ter necessidade de, precisar. to stand in someone’s way estar no caminho de alguém, atrapalhar alguém, impedir alguém. to stand off ficar de lado, afastar-se, retroceder, retrair-se, recusar-se, protelar (pagamento), Naut ficar ao largo. to stand off from Naut afastar-se de. to stand on basear-se em alguma coisa, contar com alguma coisa. to stand on ceremony fazer cerimônias. to stand on end estar em pé (cabelos). to stand one’s ground manter-se, defender-se, ficar firme, não ceder. to stand on one’s dignity fazer questão da sua dignidade. to stand on one’s head ficar de ponta-cabeça, ficar de pernas para o ar. to stand one’s tackling manter seu ponto de vista. to stand on one’s right insistir em seu direito. to stand on your own two feet ser independente, ser auto-suficiente, andar com as próprias pernas. to stand out salientar-se, distinguir-se, sobressair, resistir, não ceder. to stand out for insistir em. to stand over ficar, sobrar, ficar em atraso, adiar, protelar. to stand pat Amer a) conformar-se, opor-se a mudanças. b) Game não pedir cartas, passar. to stand ready to prontificar-se, dispor-se a. to stand security dar fiança, garantir. to stand someone friend mostrar-se amigo para alguém. to stand someone up faltar a um encontro. to stand something on its head mudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar. to stand still imobilizar-se, ficar parado. to stand the test (ou a trial) passar a prova. to stand to a) permanecer, manter. b) aderir a. c) apoiar, defender. she stood to him / ela o defendeu. to stand trial ser submetido a julgamento. to stand up a) levantar-se. b) Amer decepcionar, abandonar, deixar na mão. to stand up against levantar-se contra, rebelar-se, lutar contra. to stand up for defender, apoiar, tomar o partido de. to stand upon insistir em, basear-se em. to stand upon one’s guard tomar cuidado, precaver-se. to stand up to encarar, enfrentar. to stand well with dar-se bem com, ter amizade com. what stand do you take? qual é a sua opinião?

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) ficar em pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) levantar-se

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) ficar

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) permanecer

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) ficar

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) pôr em pé

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) agüentar, submeter-se a

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) oferecer

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) estande

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna, arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) reputação

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- stand-by

- stand-in

1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) perguntar

2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) pedir informações

3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) perguntar por

4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) perguntar por

5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) perguntar por

6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) investigar

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- inquiry

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[inkw'aiə] vt+vi inquirir, perguntar (por), informar-se, indagar, investigar. he inquired the way / ele indagou o caminho. inquire within / entre e pergunte por mais detalhes. he inquired into the thing / ele investigou o assunto. to inquire after perguntar sobre. he inquired after my health / ele perguntou sobre o meu estado de saúde. he inquired after rare coins / ele perguntou por moedas raras. to inquire for a person pedir para ver alguém.