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  • 41 be

    ['bi: ɡi:]
    ( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)
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    [bi:] v aux (ps was, pl were, pp been). 1 ser, existir, viver, ser realidade. it is mine, his / é meu, seu. it is my father’s / pertence a meu pai. she is everything to me / ela é tudo para mim. 2 ter lugar, acontecer, realizar-se. when is it to be? / quando será? 3 permanecer, ficar, continuar. 4 igualar, representar, significar. 5 estar, encontrar-se. to be at work / estar no trabalho. to be busy / estar ocupado. to be careful / ser cuidadoso. to be in a hurry / estar com pressa. he is at the advanced group / ele é do grupo dos adiantados. 6 visitar. • interj be! seja! am I to understand that...? significa isto que...? as it is de qualquer maneira. as it were por assim dizer. be that as it may seja como for. five years were to pass cinco anos teriam de passar. here you are coll aqui está. he was a long time about it ele levou muito tempo para isto. he was to have written ele devia ter escrito. how are we to go on? como vamos continuar?, que será de nós? how are you? como vai? how is this? o que significa isto? how long have you been in England? quanto tempo faz que está na Inglaterra? how much is this dress? quanto custa este vestido? how was it that he did not come? por que ele não veio? I am for leaving sou de opinião que devemos partir. if I were to do it se eu o fizesse. I must be off tenho de ir. in a moment the dog was upon him em um instante o cachorro estava em cima dele. it is above me isto foge à minha alçada. it is for him to excuse himself ele é quem deve pedir desculpas. it is for you to decide a decisão cabe a você. it’s up to you isso é com você. it will be for him to say ele terá de decidir. I was rewarded fui recompensado. let me be! deixe-me em paz! Mrs. Jones that is to be a futura senhora Jones. she lived to be 90 ela viveu 90 anos. that is to say quer dizer. that’s him all over isto é típico dele. the book is being printed/ is printing o livro está sendo impresso. the house is to let a casa está para alugar. the might-have-beens as oportunidades perdidas. there you are! aí está! to be able ser capaz, poder. to be in a) estar em casa. b) estar no poder. to be like parecer-se com. to be long demorar-se. to be of no use ser imprestável. to be out a) não estar em casa. b) estar errado. to be out of one’s mind estar fora de si. to be over acabar. to be short (of something) não ter o suficiente, estar faltando. to be up estar no fim. to be worthwhile valer a pena. we must take things as they are temos de aceitar as coisas como são. we shall be examined tomorrow teremos exame amanhã. what are you about? o que você quer fazer? what is he to be? o que ele será? what is, is good o que é, é bom. what is it? o que houve?, o que há com você? what was he to do? o que ele havia de fazer? when it was time quando a hora havia chegado. you are not to do that você não deve fazer isto. you have been (and gone) and done it coll você o fez realmente. you were not late, were you? você não chegou atrasado, não é? you were not to open the door não era para você abrir a porta.

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  • 42 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) parar
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) parar
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) tapar
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) permanecer
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) paragem
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) paragem
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) ponto
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registo
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) calço
    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up
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    [stɔp] n 1 parada, ato de parar, interrupção, obstrução, suspensão, interrupção. 2 obstáculo, impedimento, empecilho. 3 ponto, lugar de parada, estação. 4 Mech lingüeta, trava, alavanca, ferrolho. 5 Gram ponto. 6 Mus chave, registro (de órgão), buraco, furo (de clarinete, flauta, etc.). 7 fim. 8 Phon consoante explosiva. 9 estada, demora, permanência. 10 Opt diafragma. • vt+vi 1 parar, fazer parar. 2 pôr fim a, cessar, cortar. 3 interromper, paralisar, deter, suspender, prevenir, abolir, reprimir. 4 coll deter-se, hospedar-se, alojar-se. 5 cessar, desistir, pausar. 6 tapar, fechar (buraco). 7 arrolhar, encerrar. 8 bloquear, obstruir, tapar, vedar. 9 refrear, deter. 10 desligar. 11 obturar (dente). 12 estancar (sangue), pôr fim, acabar com. 13 pontuar, fazer uso da pontuação. 14 interceptar. 15 Mus pontear, fazer pausa. 16 reter, sustar, suspender (pagamento). 17 ficar, demorar-se. 18 aparar (golfe). • interj alto! pare! a badly stopped composition uma composição mal pontuada. dead stop parada total. he stops at nothing ele não respeita nada ou ninguém, ele não tem escrúpulos. full stop Gram ponto final. pit stop a) sl parada para ir ao toalete. b) Auto parada no box. stop it! pára com isso. they came to a stop pararam. they stopped for my husband ficaram para esperar meu marido. they stopped for tea ficaram para tomar chá. to pull all the stops out remover todos os empecilhos, fazer o melhor possível para que algo aconteça. to stop at hospedar-se em, deter-se em. to stop by fazer uma visita rápida. to stop dead ou short parar de repente. to stop down Phot fechar o diafragma. to stop in a) ficar em casa. b) Amer fazer uma visita rápida. to stop in bed ficar na cama. to stop off Amer interromper a viagem. to stop on permanecer por mais tempo. to stop out a) demorar. b) ficar fora (de casa) até mais tarde. to stop over Amer parar, fazer escala. to stop up a) ficar acordado. b) impedir, bloquear. c) preencher, obturar. we put a stop to it pusemos um fim a isto. we stopped his mouth tapamos-lhe a boca, satisfizemo-lo. whistle stop sl cidade pequena, vilarejo.

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  • 43 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) esforçar-se
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) estragar
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) esforço
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensão
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) distensão
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão
    - strainer
    - strain off
    II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) traço
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia
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    strain1
    [strein] n 1 força, peso. 2 esforço, solicitação, extenuação. the cord could not stand the strain / a corda não agüentou o esforço. 3 luxação, deslocamento, contorção. I have a strain in my hand / destronquei minha mão. 4 tensão, pressão, compressão. 5 estilo, modo, maneira. 6 procedimento. 7 (também strains) melodia, composição, canção. he was buried to the strains of his favourite song / ele foi sepultado ao som de sua canção favorita. • vt+vi 1 puxar, esticar, forçar. 2 puxar com força, arrancar. 3 esforçar, concentrar-se. 4 cansar, extenuar, prejudicar por esforço excessivo, torcer, luxar, deslocar, contorcer. 5 estar prejudicado por esforço, estar machucado. 6 abusar, exagerar. 7 esforçar-se, exceder-se. 8 constringir, comprimir. 9 espremer, passar por peneira ou espremedor, coar. 10 percolar, passar. 11 apertar, abraçar, estreitar. he strained the child to his heart / ele abraçou a criança. in this strain desta maneira, neste tom. she is a strain on my nerves ela me deixa nervoso. to strain a point abandonar, desistir de um princípio. to strain a relationship comportar-se de uma forma a causar problemas na relação, estragar. to strain at esforçar-se para. to strain something to the limit ir, forçar, até o limite.
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    strain2
    [strein] n 1 raça, cepa, descendência. 2 grupo, família de plantas ou animais que formam uma variedade, linhagem. 3 qualidade ou caráter hereditário. 4 traço, tendência, disposição. there is a strain of madness in her / ela tem um traço de loucura.

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  • 44 business

    ['biznis]
    1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) negócio
    2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) negócio
    3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) assunto
    - businessman
    - on business
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    busi.ness
    [b'iznis] n 1 serviço, trabalho, profissão, ocupação. 2 assunto, negócio. important business / negócios importantes. 3 negócio, atividade comercial, comércio. he went into business / ele ingressou no comércio. 4 empresa, firma, estabelecimento industrial ou comercial. 5 loja. 6 direito de agir, interesse. 7 ação em representação teatral. a good stroke of business um bom negócio. he transacts business with ele mantém relações comerciais com. I mean business estou falando sério. it is not his business to do that não lhe compete fazer isso. it’s none of your business! não é da sua conta! I went about my business tratei da minha vida, cuidei dos meus negócios. mind your own business! tome conta da sua própria vida! monkey business sl maracutaia. no business done sem movimento comercial. on business a negócios, em assuntos comerciais. quite a business não é tão fácil. that did his business isto o liquidou. that is no business of yours isto não é da sua conta. to get down to business começar a trabalhar, a tratar de assuntos profissionais. to have no business não ter direito algum.

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  • 45 dead

    [ded] 1. adjective
    1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) morto
    2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) morto
    3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) total
    2. adverb
    (completely: dead drunk.) totalmente
    - deadly 3. adverb
    (extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) muito
    - dead-end
    - dead heat
    - dead language
    - deadline
    - deadlock
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    [ded] n morto ou mortos, (precedido de the) os mortos. • adj 1 morto, defunto, falecido. 2 inanimado. 3 cadavérico, muito pálido, descorado. 4 inerte, inativo, sem atividade, apático, morto. 5 silencioso, tranqüilo. 6 desanimado, sem força, amortecido, dormente (falando de pé ou de mão). 7 deslustroso, sem brilho (os olhos). 8 sem movimento, estagnado, paralisado. 9 improdutivo, que não dá lucro. 10 obsoleto, antiquado. 11 coll muito cansado, cansadíssimo, exaurido, exausto, alquebrado. 12 certo, seguro, positivo, infalível. 13 insípido, monótono, chato. • adv 1 absolutamente, completamente, inteiramente. 2 profundamente. a dead bee makes no honey do nada, nada se faz. as dead as a doornail totalmente morto. dead against, dead on end diretamente contra, absolutamente contrário. dead from the neck up coll muito burro, imbecil. dead on the mark no alvo, absolutamente certo. dead to the world inconsciente, profundamente adormecido. over my dead body somente sobre o meu cadáver. the dead of night horas mortas, altas horas da noite em que tudo está em silêncio. to cut someone dead fingir que não conhece. to rise from the dead ressuscitar dos mortos. to stop dead parar de repente. to wear dead man’s shoes herdar posses ou funções de um morto.

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  • 46 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) pôr
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) pôr
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) pôr
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) pôr
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) pentear
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) encastoar
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) endireitar
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) prescrito
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) decidido
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fixo
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) colecção
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) penteado
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set
    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon
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    [set] n 1 jogo, grupo, conjunto, coleção, série. 2 sociedade, facção. 3 grupo, círculo. 4 conjunto de piadas e estórias no espetáculo de um comediante. 5 Theat, Cin cenário. 6 Radio aparelho, receptor, emissor. 7 porte, posição, forma, ajuste. 8 direção, tendência, curso, rumo. 9 inclinação, deslocação. 10 planta, muda, rebento. 11 fruta recentemente formada da flor. 12 solidificação, endurecimento. 13 Tennis set: série de seis pontos. 14 ato de amarrar (de um cão de caça). 15 ninhada de ovos. 16 trava de serra. 17 última demão de reboque. • vt+vi (ps, pp set) 1 pôr, colocar, localizar, assentar, adaptar, plantar. 2 ajustar, endireitar. 3 regular, acertar. 4 fixar, estabelecer, definir. 5 determinar. 6 apontar, designar. 7 marcar, fixar. 8 dar (exemplo). 9 ligar, firmar. 10 ficar firme, solidificar, coalhar, endurecer, pegar (cimento). 11 montar, engastar. 12 adornar, ornamentar. 13 descer, pôr-se (sol), baixar (maré). 14 chocar, pôr para chocar, colocar ovos para chocar. 15 amarrar (cão de caça). 16 cair, assentar-se, adaptar-se, servir (vestido). 17 tender, dirigir-se, rumar, soprar, vir de (vento). 18 começar a mover-se, pôr-se em movimento. 19 aplicar-se. 20 formar fruta. 21 adaptar. 22 pôr em música, compor. 23 Typogr compor. 24 afiar, assentar (corte de faca, etc.). 25 reduzir (osso deslocado). 26 meter velas. • adj 1 fixado, estabelecido, predeterminado, prescrito. 2 fixo, rígido, imóvel, estacionário. 3 obstinado, aferrado. 4 firme, duro, endurecido. 5 decidido. it was set before him foi apresentado a ele. my set purpose minha firme intenção. to set about começar, tomar providências, iniciar. he doesn’t know how to set about it / ele não sabe como começá-lo. to set apart pôr de lado, reservar. to set a poem to music pôr versos em música. to set aside desprezar, pôr de lado. to set at defiance desafiar. to set back atrasar (relógio), retroceder, impedir, parar. to set behind colocar atrás, descuidar. to set by reservar, separar para uso no futuro. to set down depositar, descer, registrar. to set eyes on something ver, perceber, notar alguma coisa. to set fire to pôr fogo em, acender. to set forth mostrar, demonstrar, anunciar, levantar, partir. to set forward promover, ajudar, continuar, viajar, partir, sair de viagem. to set free liberar. to set in começar, iniciar. a heavy storm set in / caiu um forte temporal. to set in motion pôr em movimento. to set in order arrumar, pôr em ordem. to set off against destacar-se de. to set on incitar, instigar, atacar. to set one’s hand to meter mãos à obra. to set out plantar, enfeitar, adornar, demonstrar, delimitar, exibir, partir, levantar, levantar-se, pôr-se a caminho. to set pen to paper começar a escrever. to set right corrigir. to set someone up as judge arvorar-se em juiz. to set to começar a brigar. to set to work começar a trabalhar, fazer trabalhar. to set up levantar, montar, comprar, iniciar (negócio), fundar, instalar, auxiliar, ajudar, soltar (grito), estabelecer, instituir, estabelecer-se, tornar-se independente. he set up for himself / ele começou a trabalhar por conta própria. to set up a reserve instituir um fundo de reserva. to set up in print compor, tipografar. with set teeth com os dentes cerrados.

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  • 47 take off

    1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) despir
    2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) levantar voo
    3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) tirar uma folga
    4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) imitar

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  • 48 dead

    [ded] 1. adjective
    1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) morto
    2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) inerte
    3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) absoluto
    2. adverb
    (completely: dead drunk.) completamente
    - deadly 3. adverb
    (extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) extremamente
    - dead-end - dead heat - dead language - deadline - deadlock

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  • 49 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) parar
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) impedir, deter
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) obstruir, pontear
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ficar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) parada, interrupção
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) parada
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) ponto
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) calço
    - stopper - stopping - stopcock - stopgap - stopwatch - put a stop to - stop at nothing - stop dead - stop off - stop over - stop up

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  • 50 take off

    1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) tirar
    2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) decolar
    3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) tirar uma folga
    4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) imitar

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  • 51 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) partir
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) começar
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) (pôr a) andar
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) lançar
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) começo
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avanço
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with
    II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) sobressaltar-se
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sobressalto
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) susto
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    [sta:t] n 1 partida, começo (de um movimento, de viagem, de corrida, etc.). 2 começo, início, princípio. 3 arranco, impulso, ímpeto. 4 sobressalto, susto. 5 vantagem, dianteira. 6 lugar de partida. 7 arranque (motor). • vt+vi 1 partir, pôr-se em movimento, levantar vôo, zarpar, embarcar, sair de viagem. 2 começar, iniciar. 3 dar partida (de motor), fazer começar. 4 encaminhar, auxiliar no início. 5 sobressaltar-se, espantar-se, assustar-se, fazer um movimento brusco, estancar. 6 vir, sair, brotar repentinamente, pegar. 7 levantar, assustar (caça). 8 soltar, ceder. 9 provocar, originar. 10 fundar (negócio). by fits and starts aos poucos, aos trancos. for a start primeiro, em primeiro lugar. from start to finish do princípio ao fim. to get off to a good/ a bad start começar bem. to get ou have the start of someone tomar a dianteira de alguém. to give someone a start a) dar vantagens para alguém no começo de um negócio, de uma competição, etc. b) surpreender ou assustar alguém. c) dar um emprego a alguém. he gave me a start / ele me assustou. to have a false start ter um mau começo. to make a new start começar de novo. to start a family ter o primeiro filho. to start after sair à procura de. to start back assustar-se, retroceder bruscamente. to start doing começar a fazer (alguma coisa). to start forward pular para a frente. to start from scratch começar do nada, começar do zero. to start in business começar um negócio. to start out (ou off) partir, levantar-se, pôr-se em marcha. to start over Amer começar de novo. to start up a) levantar-se bruscamente. b) dar partida (motor). c) fundar, abrir (um negócio). to start with para começar, primeiro, em primeiro lugar.

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  • 52 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) sair
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) começar
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) pôr para funcionar
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) lançar
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) início
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) dianteira
    - starting-point - for a start - get off to a good - bad start - start off - start out - start up - to start with II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) sobressaltar
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sobressalto
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) susto

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  • 53 afraid

    [ə'freid]
    1) (feeling fear or being frightened (of a person, thing etc): The child is not afraid of the dark; She was afraid to go.) com medo
    2) (sorry (to have to say that): I'm afraid I don't agree with you.) [] desculpa
    * * *
    a.fraid
    [əfr'eid] adj amedrontado, medroso, receoso, apreensivo. I am afraid that... receio que. I am afraid we shall be late / receio que estejamos atrasados. is this your work? – I am afraid it is! / é esse o seu serviço? – Sim, infelizmente é! to be afraid of ter medo de. he is afraid of his teacher / ele tem medo do seu professor. she is afraid to jump / ela tem medo de pular. she is afraid of ghosts / ela tem medo de fantasmas. you need not be afraid of being late / você não precisa ter medo de atrasar-se. I am afraid to call him / tenho medo de chamá-lo. who’s afraid? quem é que está com medo?, quem é medroso?

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  • 54 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) através do tempo
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo
    5) (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 sul
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) a descer
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) emborcar
    - 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. adjective - 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
    - downy
    * * *
    [daun] n 1 duna. 2 terreno elevado e colinoso coberto de relva no sul da Inglaterra, usado como pastagem, colinas perto do mar no norte e no sul da Inglaterra ( the Downs), enseada entre os promontórios no norte e no sul da Inglaterra. 3 penugem, penas, pêlos ou cabelos que primeiro nascem, buço, cotão, lanugem, frouxel. 4 qualquer substância fofa, macia ou felpuda. 5 pêlo nas cascas de plantas ou frutas. 6 movimento em declive, descida. 7 revés de fortuna (especialmente no plural). 8 sl desconfiança. • vt+vi coll abaixar, abater, sujeitar, derrubar, dominar, humilhar, descer, descender, engolir rapidamente. • adj 1 abatido, desanimado, descoroçoado, deprimido. I may be down but not out / nem tudo está perdido. 2 em estado ou condição inferior. 3 em declive. 4 doente, adoentado. he is down with the flu / ele tem gripe. 5 Amer terminado. 6 Comp fora do ar, inoperante. • adv 1 abaixo, para baixo, em descida, em declive. 2 em decadência. 3 em posição deitada no chão. 4 abaixo do horizonte. 5 no ponto inferior, ao mais baixo grau. 6 do norte ao sul. 7 de origem, propriedade ou época anterior. 8 a uma quantia inferior, a um preço reduzido. 9 em estado de sujeição, depressão, desgraça ou perigo. 10 efetivamente, realmente, com atenção, com aplicação. 11 por escrito, no papel, em preto no branco. 12 à vista, contra entrega. 13 Naut a sotavento. 14 seguindo a corrente. 15 em estado mais calmo, menos intenso. 16 em mau estado físico. • prep abaixo, para baixo, em declive, ao longo de, em direção inferior. • interj abaixo! deita! senta! the ups and downs at life as vicissitudes da vida. down and out totalmente desprovido, privado de recursos, arruinado, liquidado, vencido. down at heel maltrapilho, descuidado no traje. down for em uma lista de espera. down for Tuesday anunciado para terça-feira. down from town afastado da cidade. down in the country no campo, no interior. down in the mouth descoroçoado, desalentado, desanimado. down on zangado ou aborrecido com. down on one’s knees de joelhos. down on one’s luck necessitado de dinheiro, pronto. down the centuries no correr dos séculos. down the river pelo rio abaixo, seguindo a corrente. down the wind a sotavento. down to hell! vá para o inferno! down to the ground coll completamente. down with him! derriba-o! deita-o abaixo! he is down upon his luck ele está sem sorte. he was tracked down at last finalmente ele foi achado. the sun is down o sol se pôs. the thermometer is down by five degrees o termômetro desceu 5 graus. the wind is down cessou o vento. to bear down, to beat down Naut pôr-se a barlavento. to be down on ser severo, rude com alguém, tratar mal, falar rudemente a alguém. to bend down curvar-se. to calm down acalmar. to clean the house down limpar a casa toda. to come down vir abaixo, descer, fig baixar, abater-se, ceder, cair na miséria. to come down with cair de cama com. to down tools fazer greve. to fly down aterrissar, descer voando, voar para. to get down 1 apear, descer. 2 engolir, tragar alguma coisa. to get down to business ir ao que interessa, ir direto ao assunto. to get down to work trabalhar com afinco. to go down 1 afundar, soçobrar. 2 deixar a universidade para as férias ou no fim do trimestre. 3 baixar (o preço). 4 acalmar-se (o vento). to have a down on coll guardar rancor a. to hunt down = link=%20to%20ride%20down to ride down. to kneel down ajoelhar-se. to knock down atropelar. to let someone down 1 humilhar. 2 deixar ao desamparo, abandonar alguém. to lie down deitar-se. to pay cash down pagar à vista. to put a down on sl dar informações sobre, delatar, denunciar. to put down 1 depor. 2 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. to ride down 1 alcançar perseguindo. 2 forçar, escaramuçar, atropelar. to send down expulsar ou suspender um estudante. to set down 1 assentar por escrito, notar. 2 mencionar, citar. 3 resolver. 4 registrar. to shout down fazer calar mediante gritos. to sit down sentar-se. to step down descer. to stoop down abaixar-se. to take down 1 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. 2 pôr abaixo, deitar abaixo. to turn down the radio diminuir o volume do rádio. to write down assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. up and down aqui e acolá, de lá para cá, para baixo e para cima, por toda parte. upside down de cabeça para baixo, ao revés, às avessas.

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  • 55 home

    [həum] 1. noun
    1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) lar
    2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) pátria
    3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) lar
    4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) lar
    5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casa
    2. adjective
    1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) caseiro
    2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) local
    3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) em casa
    3. adverb
    1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) em/para casa
    2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) completamente
    - homely
    - homeliness
    - homing
    - home-coming
    - home-grown
    - homeland
    - home-made
    - home rule
    - homesick
    - homesickness
    - homestead
    - home truth
    - homeward
    - homewards
    - homeward
    - homework
    - at home
    - be/feel at home
    - home in on
    - leave home
    - make oneself at home
    - nothing to write home about
    * * *
    [houm] n 1 lar, residência, casa, moradia. 2 família. 3 pátria, origem, cidade ou terra natal. • vt+vi 1 ir para casa. 2 retornar. 3 ter lar, residir, morar. 4 prover com lar ou residência. • adj 1 caseiro, doméstico, familiar. 2 nativo, nacional. 3 expressivo, que atinge ou alcança seu objetivo. • adv 1 para casa, rumo à pátria, de retorno. 2 em casa. 3 exatamente, a propósito. 4 profundamente. at home a) em casa. b) na pátria. c) à vontade. make yourself at home / esteja à vontade. away from home ausente, fora de casa. he is expected home ele está sendo esperado em casa. I’ll see you home levarei você para casa. not at home ausente, fora de casa. nothing to write home about nada de importante. that comes home to you! isto atinge você! the return home a volta para casa. to be at home in a subject ser versado em um assunto. to bring the crime home to apresentar as provas do crime a. to go home fig morrer. to pay home pagar na mesma moeda. to strike home acertar o golpe.

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  • 56 proceed

    [prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]
    1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) continuar
    2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) proceder
    3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) começar a
    4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) derivar
    5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) proceder contra
    - proceeds
    * * *
    pro.ceed
    [prəs'i:d] vi 1 proceder: a) prosseguir, continuar. b) derivar-se, originar-se, emanar, provir (from, out of, de). the noise proceeded from the adjoining room / o barulho provinha da sala ao lado. c) agir, obrar. d) ter seguimento. e) Jur instaurar processo contra. he proceeded against his partner / ele instaurou processo contra seu sócio. 2 ocorrer, ter lugar. he proceeded on his voyage / ele prosseguiu viagem. 3 reatar (discurso). 4 obter um grau acadêmico. he proceeded to the degree of... / ele obteve o grau de...

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  • 57 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) para cá/lá
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) por aí
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) cá/lá
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) à volta de
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) por
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por toda (a cidade)
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) giro
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) volta
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canção
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) contornar
    - roundly
    - roundness
    - rounds
    - all-round
    - all-rounder
    - roundabout
    6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) indirecto
    - round-shouldered
    - round trip
    - all round
    - round about
    - round off
    - round on
    - round up
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    round1
    [raund] n 1 qualquer coisa em forma de bola, círculo, cilindro. 2 círculo, circunferência, esfera, abóbada, volta, curva, argola, orbe, anel. 3 redondeza. 4 órbita. 5 ronda, rotação, circuito, curso, rota. he made his rounds, he went his rounds / ele fez a ronda. 6 sucessão, série, ciclo, rotina. 7 rodada (de bebidas ou em competições ou jogos). 8 Mil salva, descarga, tiro, disparo. 9 a respectiva munição. 10 aplauso, salva de. 11 dança de roda. 12 Mus canção em forma de cânone. 13 escultura não em relevo. 14 carne de coxão. 15 fatia (em forma circular), rodela. 16 degrau de escada. 17 grupo, roda (de políticos). 18 Box assalto, round. • vt+vi 1 arredondar(-se), curvar, bolear, dobrar. 2 contornar, voltear, rodear, circundar, rondar. 3 circunavegar. 4 virar, volver. 5 tornar fluente, corrente (o estilo). 6 cercar, envolver (inimigo). 7 completar, terminar, acabar. 8 Phon labializar. 9 arredondar (números). • adj 1 redondo, circular, cilíndrico, rotundo, curvo, arredondado, esférico, orbicular, globular, boleado. 2 cheio, corpulento, rechonchudo. 3 amplo, grande, considerável, vultosa (importância). 4 claro, franco, positivo, categórico, sincero. 5 sonoro, agradável, harmonioso. 6 Phon labial, labializado. 7 completo. 8 arredondado, não fracionado. 9 rápido, ativo, bom. 10 corrente, fluente (estilo). 11 ininterrupto, contínuo. • adv 1 circularmente, em círculo, contornando. 2 de ou por todos os lados, em todas as direções, por toda parte. 3 em volta, em redor, em torno, na redondeza, perto, nas proximidades. 4 de circunferência. 5 de passagem por. 6 para a casa (de alguém). 7 de volta (viagem). 8 de porta em porta, de mão em mão. 9 completamente, do princípio ao fim, de cabo a rabo. • prep 1 em volta, por toda parte. 2 à volta de, em torno de. 3 na vizinhança de, perto de. 4 mais ou menos, em torno de. 5 durante todo, por todo. all the year round durante o ano todo. a long way round desvio, caminho mais longo que outro para o mesmo destino. a round hand boa caligrafia. a round oath uma forte imprecação. a round of drinks uma rodada de bebida. a round peg in a square hole no lugar errado, deslocado. at a round pace em passo acelerado. he will look round one of these days ele nos visitará nos próximos dias. in round figures aproximadamente, em números redondos. in the round a) Sculp em redondo, que pode ser visto por todos os lados. b) globalmente, com tudo considerado. c) Theat com a platéia em volta do palco. round about a) em volta de. b) indiretamente. c) aproximadamente. round game jogo, folguedo em que diversas pessoas podem participar (como jogo de prendas). round me em volta de mim. round of applause salva de palmas. round shot a) bola de canhão. b) tiro curto. round-the-clock que dura vinte e quatro horas. round the corner virando a esquina. the daily round a rotina, as obrigações diárias. the rumour went the round of the town o boato circulou pela cidade. the tour round the world a viagem ao redor do mundo. they got him round persuadiram-no, convenceram-no. this earthy round este mundo todo. to ask him round pedir-lhe que venha aqui. to bring round a) trazer para. b) fazer voltar a si. c) convencer, persuadir. to come round a) voltar a si, recuperar-se. b) visitar. c) mudar de opinião, ceder. to go/ make the rounds circular, patrulhar. to go round to procurar (alguém), visitar. to look round oneself olhar em redor de si. to round off a) arredondar(-se). b) completar ou concluir satisfatoriamente. to round on volver contra, atacar, denunciar. to round out preencher. to round to Naut vir a vento. to round up a) arrebanhar, ajuntar, reunir (gado). b) Mil cercar, envolver. c) capturar (criminosos). d) arredondar (números). to show him round the city mostrar-lhe a cidade. to turn round a) virar(-se). b) voltar. c) mudar de idéia ou opinião. twenty rounds of cartriges Mil vinte cartuchos para cada homem.
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    [raund] vt cochichar, segredar, sussurrar.

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  • 58 sound

    I adjective
    1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) forte
    2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) profundo
    3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) sólido
    4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) sólido
    5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) seguro
    - soundness
    - sound asleep
    II 1. noun
    1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) som
    2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) som
    3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) ideia
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) tocar
    2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) tocar
    3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) parecer
    4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) pronunciar(-se)
    5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) auscultar
    - soundlessly
    - sound effects
    - soundproof
    3. verb
    (to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) tornar à prova de som
    III verb
    (to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondar
    - sound out
    * * *
    sound1
    [saund] n 1 som, o que se pode ouvir. 2 vibrações sonoras. 3 tom, ruído. 4 distância dentro da qual um ruído pode ser ouvido. 5 Phon som, combinação de vogais. 6 barulho. • vt+vi 1 soar, emitir um som ou ruído. 2 fazer soar, tocar. they sounded the alarm / deram sinal de alarme. 3 ser ouvido, retinir, ressoar. 4 auscultar. 5 dirigir pelo som. 6 anunciar. he sounds the retreat / ele dá sinal para a retirada. 7 parecer. that sounds fine / isto soa bem. you sound disappointed / você parece desapontado. to sound off expressar-se pública e ofensivamente. to stay within sound ficar dentro do alcance do ouvido.
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    [saund] n 1 estreito, canal, braço de mar. 2 Ichth bexiga natatória.
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    sound3
    [saund] n Med sonda. • vt+vi 1 sondar, medir a profundidade. 2 examinar, testar (trazendo uma amostra da profundidade). 3 inquirir, investigar, examinar. 4 mergulhar, afundar. 5 Med auscultar. to sound out sondar, investigar, inquirir cautelosamente.
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    [saund] adj 1 sem defeito, inteiro, intato, ileso, bom, perfeito. 2 são, sadio. 3 forte, seguro, confiável. 4 sólido. 5 correto, acertado, razoável, sensato. 6 legal, leal, honrado, idôneo. 7 profundo (sono), eficiente. • adv profundamente. to be safe and sound estar são e salvo. to be sound as a bell (roach, trout) ser completamente sadio. to have a sound mind in a sound body ter mente sã num corpo são. to have a sound knowledge ter um conhecimento sólido.

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  • 59 standard

    ['stændəd] 1. noun
    1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) padrão
    2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) critério
    3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) estandarte
    2. adjective
    ((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) uniformizado
    - standardise
    - standardization
    - standardisation
    - standard-bearer
    - be up to / below standard
    - standard of living
    * * *
    stand.ard
    [st'ændəd] n 1 padrão, critério, protótipo, modelo, regra, norma, medida, nível. they judge me by their standard / eles me julgam pelo seu padrão. they applied another standard / aplicaram outro critério. she is not up to the standard / ela não corresponde às exigências. the standard of this book is very high / este livro é de um nível muito alto. 2 medida ou peso padrão. 3 bandeira, emblema, símbolo, estandarte. 4 suporte, coluna. 5 árvore ou arbusto com um tronco liso e direito. 6 base, pedestal. • adj 1 padrão, que serve de padrão. 2 excepcional, modelar, exemplar. 3 legal, oficial. 4 clássico. 5 normal, comum. above (below) the standard acima (abaixo) da média. standard of living nível de vida, padrão de vida.

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  • 60 sound

    I adjective
    1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) forte
    2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) pesado, profundo
    3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) sólido
    4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) sólido
    5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) consistente
    - soundness - sound asleep II 1. noun
    1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) som
    2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) som, barulho
    3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) efeito
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) soar
    2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) tocar
    3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) parecer, soar
    4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) pronunciar
    5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) auscultar
    - soundlessly - sound effects - soundproof 3. verb
    (to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) tornar à prova de som
    III verb
    (to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondar
    - sound out

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