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1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) capital

2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) maiúscula

3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) capital

1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) capital

2) (excellent: a capital idea.) excelente

3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) capital

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[k'æpitəl] n 1 capital: a) sede de governo, metrópole, cidade principal. b) letra maiúscula. c) Com patrimônio, em valores móveis e imóveis. d) o ativo após dedução do passivo, valor líquido da firma. 2 capitalistas (coletivamente). 3 fig vantagem, lucro • adj 1 relativo ao capital. 2 capital: a) importante. b) essencial, principal. c) fundamental. d) primário. e) ótimo. f) Jur máximo, que se refere à pena de morte, mortal. g) maiúsculo, capitular, capital. a capital joke uma piada estrondante. block capitals Typogr egípcias: tipos grossos para títulos. capital at hand Com fundos disponíveis. floating, circulating capital capital circulante. invested capital cabedal, fundo. to make capital out of aproveitar(-se), tirar proveito de.

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[k'æpitəl] n Archit capitel, remate (de coluna).

1) (thick paper or thin board: shapes cut out from card.) papelão

2) ((also playing card) a small piece of such paper etc with designs, used in playing certain games: a pack of cards.) carta

3) (a similar object used for eg sending greetings, showing membership of an organization, storing information etc: a birthday card; a membership card; a business card.) cartão

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[ka:d] n 1 carta de baralho. 2 cartão, bilhete de visita. 3 bilhete de ingresso. 4 cardápio. 5 programa (de jogos, diversões, etc.). 6 ficha. 7 cartaz (de exposição ou vitrina). 8 papeleta. 9 papelão. 10 verbete. 11 sl original, pessoa excêntrica. 12 cards jogo de cartas. • vt 1 cartear, dar cartas. 2 prover de cartão ou ficha. 3 fichar, registrar em fichas. a doubtful card carta, coisa ou pessoa duvidosa. a pack of cards baralho. a queer card um esquisitão. game of cards jogo de cartas. he has a card up his sleeve ele tem um trunfo na mão, algo (plano, recurso, etc.) de reserva, solução secreta. house of cards castelo de cartas. in, on the cards possível, provável. post-card, postal card cartão postal. to deal the cards cartear, dar as cartas. to play at cards jogar cartas, jogar baralho. to play one’s card well fig ter muita estratégia. to put one’s cards on the table fig jogar com as cartas na mesa, dar a conhecer os meios de que dispõe. to show one’s cards revelar os planos ou as intenções. to shuffle the cards baralhar as cartas. to speak by the cards fig falar com clareza. to throw up one’s cards 1 desistir do jogo. 2 fig desistir. trump card trunfo. visiting card cartão de visita.

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[ka:d] n carda: máquina de cardar. • vt cardar: pentear com carda.

1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sorte

2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidade

3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) possibilidade

4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) acaso

1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriscar

2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) acontecer

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[tʃa:ns; tʃæns] n 1 oportunidade. when I get a chance I’ll help you / logo que puder, ajudá-lo-ei. she had the chance to meet him / ela teve oportunidade de encontrá-lo. 2 possibilidade, chance. let us give him a chance! / vamos dar a ele uma chance! 3 probabilidade, eventualidade. 4 sorte, fortuna. 5 risco, ventura. 6 ocorrência, acaso. • vt+vi 1 ocorrer, acontecer acidental ou eventualmente. I chanced to be there / por acaso eu estive lá. 2 tomar a oportunidade, arriscar, pôr em contingência • adj acidental, casual, provável, fortuito. a Chinaman’s chance sl sem chance alguma. by chance por acaso. don’t take chances! não se arrisque! it has a chance isto é provável. not a chance! sem esperança!, sem chance! outside chance sl remota possibilidade. take your chance! arrisque a sorte! the chances are é provável. to chance on, to chance upon encontrar inesperadamente, topar. to leave it to chance confiar na sorte. to stand a chance of ter probabilidade de.

1) ((in a business organization etc) concerned with management: executive skills.)

2) (concerned with the carrying out of laws etc: executive powers.)

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[igz'ekjutiv] n 1 Com executivo, gerente, diretor. 2 The Executive Executivo, poder executivo. • adj executivo.

1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hora

2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hora

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['auə] n 1 hora. 2 tempo. 3 período. 4 momento. 5 grau de longitude. at all hours, at all hours of the day and night o tempo todo, a qualquer hora do dia ou da noite. for hours por um longo tempo. hour after hour, for hour after hour por um longo tempo sem mudança. out of hours fora do horário. the small hours a madrugada. till all hours até muito tarde da noite.

1) (the room or building in which the business of a firm is done: The firm's head offices are in New York; ( also adjective) office furniture.) escritório

2) (the room in which a particular person works: the bank manager's office.) gabinete

3) (a room or building used for a particular purpose: Train tickets are bought at the ticket-office.) bilheteira

4) (a position of authority, especially in or as a government: Our party has not been in office for years; the office of mayor.) cargo

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['ɔfis] n 1 escritório, gabinete, consultório (de médico ou dentista). 2 repartição. 3 quadro de funcionários. 4 cargo público. 5 posição, posto. 6 ofício, profissão, ocupação. 7 ofício divino, missa. 8 coll privado. 9 pl préstimos. goods offices apoio, ajuda. holy office Santo Ofício, inquisição. last office cerimônias fúnebres. out of office fora do poder. to be in office exercer um cargo (público), estar no poder. to come into office tomar posse em um cargo (público). to resign office renunciar a um cargo público. to take office tomar posse, entrar em exercício.

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[prai] Amer n 1 alavanca, pé-de-cabra. 2 emprego de alavanca. • vt 1 erguer ou abrir com alavanca. 2 fig extrair com dificuldade.

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[prai] vi 1 espreitar. 2 pry into inquirir, indagar. 3 intrometer-se. don’t pry into my things / não se intrometa em meus negócios. to pry about espionar.

1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) tentar morder

2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) partir

3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) estalar

4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) refilar

5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) tirar uma foto

1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) estalido

2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) foto

3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) bisca

- snappy

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[snæp] n 1 estalo, estrépito, estalido. 2 ruptura, quebra. 3 dentada, mordida, abocamento. 4 repreensão, ato de falar ríspido e rápido. 5 Amer coll esperteza, vivacidade. 6 temporada, época curta. 7 fecho com mola, cadeado, ferrolho com mola. 8 bolacha. 9 Amer coll instantâneo. 10 Amer coll coisa fácil de se fazer, serviço fácil. 11 jogo de cartas. • vt 1 estalar, crepitar, trincar. 2 fechar, pegar, mover (com estalo). 3 quebrar, romper, estourar. the ring snapped / o anel rompeu-se. 4 ceder, romper (sob pressão, tensão). 5 morder, abocar, abocanhar, dar dentada. the dog snapped at my leg / o cachorro tentou abocanhar minha perna. 6 agarrar, apanhar, pegar. he snapped at the idea / ele agarrou a idéia (percebeu rapidamente). 7 vociferar, falar ríspida e rapidamente. he snapped at me / ele dirigiu-me invectivas. 8 soltar, mover-se rapidamente. 9 tirar fotografia instantânea. • adj 1 Amer que é feito rapidamente ou de improviso. 2 que se move, abre, fecha com estalo. • adv de maneira brusca ou rápida, mal-humoradamente, mordazmente. a cold snap uma onda de frio. not a snap nem um pingo. snap it up! apresse-se! snap out of it! coll tome uma atitude mais razoável! anime-se! saia dessa! to snap a pistol disparar uma pistola. to snap away tirar, arrancar. to snap a whip estalar com um chicote. to snap back responder bruscamente. to snap off interromper repentinamente. to snap one’s finger at someone mostrar indiferença ou desprezo. to snap one’s fingers/to give a snap of one’s fingers estalar os dedos. to snap someone’s nose off repreender alguém. to snap up comer, pegar, abocar, apanhar, fig compreender.

1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) quadrado

2) (something in the shape of this.) quadrado

3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) praça

4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 3² = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) quadrado

1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) quadrado

2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) igual

3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) quadrado

4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) antiquado

1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) em esquadria

2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) em cheio

1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) tornar quadrado

2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) acertar

3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) ajustar(-se)

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) elevar ao quadrado

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[skwɛə] n 1 quadrado. 2 coisa quadrada ou retangular, divisão de tabuleiro de xadrez, vidraça, etc. 3 praça, área (cercada de ruas), quadra. 4 Amer comprimento de um lado de uma praça. 5 largo, parque de uma cidade. 6 tropas colocadas em forma de quadrado. 7 esquadro. 8 (também square number) Math quadrado, segunda potência de um número. 9 fig igualdade, simetria, regularidade, eqüidade, honestidade. 10 medida de área, correspondente a 100 pés quadrados. 11 pessoa antiquada, conservadora. • vt+vi 1 fazer retangular, fazer quadrado, esquadrar. 2 dividir em quadrados. 3 pôr no esquadro, verificar o ângulo. 4 fazer plano, endireitar. 5 ajustar, liquidar (contas). he squared him / ele o pagou, ele liquidou suas dívidas. 6 corresponder, estar de acordo, concordar. 7 Math quadrar, elevar ao quadrado. 8 determinar, colocar em lugar certo, regularizar. I’ll square things / regularizarei o negócio. 9 adaptar, adaptar-se. 10 formar ângulo reto. 11 sl subornar. he squared him / sl ele o subornou. • adj 1 quadrado, retangular, quadrangular, em quadrangular. she has a square chin / ela tem um queixo quadrado. 2 em quadrado, relativo à área, que designa a unidade de área. 3 que forma um angulo de 90°, reto. 4 direito, plano, no nível. 5 líquido, sem sobras, igual. 6 justo, honesto, correto, direito. 7 completo, absoluto. 8 Math ao quadrado, na segunda potência. 9 sólido, forte. 10 sl antiquado, conservador, retrógrado. 11 claro, direto, inequívoco. 12 coll satisfatório, abundante, substancial. I have had a square meal / tive uma refeição reforçada. • adv 1 coll honestamente. 2 em forma quadrada, em ângulos retos. he squared up to her ele se colocou diante dela. he’s square-pushing with her sl ele anda com ela. I got square with him estou quite com ele. like a square peg in a round hole fig uma coisa que não se adapta, como um peixe fora d’água. on the square a) no esquadro. b) coll honesto, justo. that fellow is on the square / sl este camarada está em ordem. out of square irregular, fora do normal. to square away coll estar pronto para entrar em ação. to square off a) dar forma retangular a. b) tomar posição para boxe. to square oneself coll reparar danos, ajustar contas. to square one’s shoulders enfrentar o destino. to square the circle descobrir a quadratura do círculo, fig tentar fazer uma coisa impossível. to square the yards Naut cruzar as vergas. to square up liquidar uma conta. to start from square one começar do princípio, voltar ao começo.

- transaction

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[trænz'ækt; træns'ækt] vt+vi 1 realizar, efetuar. 2 tratar de. 3 conduzir, gerir. 4 negociar.

1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) caso

2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) coisa

3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) assunto

4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) caso

1) (thick paper or thin board: shapes cut out from card.) cartão

2) ((also playing card) a small piece of such paper etc with designs, used in playing certain games: a pack of cards.) carta

3) (a similar object used for eg sending greetings, showing membership of an organization, storing information etc: a birthday card; a membership card; a business card.) cartão

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1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sorte

2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidade

3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) chance

4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) acaso

1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriscar

2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) acontecer por acaso

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1) ((in a business organization etc) concerned with management: executive skills.) executivo

2) (concerned with the carrying out of laws etc: executive powers.) executivo

1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) tomar conta

2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) incomodar-se

3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) tomar cuidado com

4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) obedecer

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- patent leather shoes

1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) prática

2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) prática

3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) treino, exercício

4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) clientela, consultório

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1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) aparecer

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) acompanhar

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) mostrar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposição, espetáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstração

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) aparência

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentação

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) desempenho

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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).) estoque

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

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.) ações

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

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

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

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

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- stock-still