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81 promotion
[-ʃən]1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) promoção2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) promoção3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) promoção -
82 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) levantar, reunir7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erigir10) (to give (a shout etc).) exclamar11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contatar, alcançar2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento- raise hell/Cain / the roof - raise someone's spirits -
83 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) referir-se2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) referir(-se)3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) encaminhar4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) consultar•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) arbitrar- reference book - reference library -
84 senior
['si:njə] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.)2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.)2. adjective((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) sênior- senior citizen -
85 slope
[sləup] 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) declive2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) declive2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) inclinar(-se)- sloping -
86 snowfall
1) (a fall or shower of snow that settles on the ground: There was a heavy snowfall last night.) nevada2) (the amount of snow that falls in a certain place: The snowfall last year was much higher than average.) nevada -
87 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) bater2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) soar, tocar7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) ocorrer8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) baixar, desmontar2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoberta, achado•- striker- striking - strikingly - be out on strike - be on strike - call a strike - come out on strike - come - be within striking distance of - strike at - strike an attitude/pose - strike a balance - strike a bargain/agreement - strike a blow for - strike down - strike dumb - strike fear/terror into - strike home - strike it rich - strike lucky - strike out - strike up -
88 tall
[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) alto, grande2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) de altura•- tallness- a tall order - a tall story -
89 temperature
['temprə ə]1) (the amount or degree of cold or heat: The food must be kept at a low temperature.) temperatura2) (a level of body heat that is higher than normal: She had a temperature and wasn't feeling well.) temperatura, febre• -
90 trump
1. noun(in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits: This time, hearts are trumps; ( also adjective) a trump card.) trunfo2. verb(to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) trunfar -
91 upper
1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.)2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.)3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.)- get/have the upper hand of/over someone - get/have the upper hand -
92 upward(s)
adverb ((facing) towards a higher place or level: He was lying on the floor face upwards; The path led upwards.)
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