his+power+to+do+it

his power was broken down

seu poder foi quebrado.

1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) quebrar

3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) faltar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bater

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interromper

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) quebrar

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicar

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) quebrar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) abrandar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) começar

1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) quebra

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) mudança

3) (an opening.) brecha

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidade

•

- breakable

- breakage

* * *

[breik] n = link=brake brake.¹, acepção 1.

————————

[breik] n 1 ruptura, quebra, fratura. 2 brecha, racho. 3 fenda, abertura. 4 interrupção, cessação. 5 pausa, intervalo. 6 fuga, saída por meios violentos. 7 mudança repentina ou acentuada (de tempo). 8 Amer baixa súbita (dos preços na bolsa). 9 desvio de direção (de uma bola). 10 fig ruína, quebra. 11 irrupção, ruptura. 12 Amer sl falha, rata, erro. 13 chance, oportunidade. 14 interrupção de corrente. 15 clareira, picada. 16 seqüência de tacadas (jogo de bilhar). 17 Mus ponto de passagem de um registro a outro. 18 Poet cesura. • vt+vi (ps broke, pp broken) 1 quebrar, romper, dividir em pedaços, fraturar, esmagar, despedaçar. she broke her arm / ela fraturou o braço. the toy is broken to pieces / o brinquedo está em pedaços. 2 rachar, romper, lascar, estourar. 3 triturar, moer, desbastar. 4 romper, perturbar, interromper (também Electr). he broke his fast / ele interrompeu o jejum. he broke the silence / ele rompeu o silêncio. 5 Electr desligar. 6 separar, dividir, desunir. 7 ferir, danificar. 8 arruinar, destruir. 9 fazer invalidar (testamento). 10 levar à falência, arruinar financeiramente. he broke the bank / ele quebrou a banca. 11 violar, transgredir, infringir. 12 forçar caminho, penetrar, romper, arrombar. 13 chegar repentinamente, irromper. the sun broke / o sol irrompeu (pelas nuvens). 14 mudar repentinamente. the weather broke / o tempo mudou. 15 Amer baixar subitamente (os preços na bolsa). 16 amortecer, moderar, abrandar. some bushes broke his fall / alguns arbustos amorteceram sua queda. 17 Mus mudar de som ou de registro. 18 mudar de direção (bola). 19 definhar, enfraquecer, quebrantar, depauperar. 20 ceder, amolecer, afrouxar. 21 ser dominado pela tristeza, partir-se (coração). her heart broke / seu coração se partiu. 22 parar, pôr fim. you must break with this bad habit / você deve deixar este mau hábito. 23 degradar, rebaixar. 24 sujeitar, domar, subjugar. his resistance was broken / sua resistência foi subjugada. 25 disciplinar, corrigir. 26 exceder, ultrapassar, superar, quebrar (recorde). 27 iniciar uma escavação para construção. 28 revelar, divulgar, tornar conhecido. 29 Amer correr, atirar-se. 30 desmanchar (noivado). 31 desfazer, desmanchar (coleção etc.). 32 rebentar (ondas, flores, pústulas). 33 raiar, surgir. the day broke / o dia raiou. 34 saltar da água (peixe). 35 mudar de partido. 36 quebrar-se, fragmentar-se, partir-se. 37 desintegrar(-se), dissolver(-se). they broke company / eles dissolveram a sociedade. 38 desencadear-se (tempestade). 39 levantar (acampamento). they broke camp / eles levantaram acampamento. 40 falir, ir à falência. the business broke / o negócio faliu. a cry broke from her lips um grito escapou de seus lábios. break a leg! a) sl merda para você! b) Theat boa sorte! break of the day aurora, amanhecer. at (the) break of day / ao amanhecer. break step! Mil sem cadência! give me a break! me dá um tempo! he broke company ele saiu à francesa. he broke down all restraint ele abandonou todo constrangimento. he broke into a laugh ele rompeu em gargalhadas. her health broke sua saúde piorou. his power was broken down seu poder foi quebrado. his voice broke down sua voz falhou. lucky breaks coll boas oportunidades. she broke in health ela adoeceu. the buoy broke adrift a bóia soltou-se e está à deriva. the horse broke o cavalo mudou de andamento. the machine broke down a máquina encrencou, quebrou. the school breaks up a escola fecha, começam as férias. the supplies broke down os estoques acabaram. they broke (new) ground fig desbravaram novas terras. to break asunder quebrar em pedaços. to break away a) fugir, escapar. he broke away / ele saiu correndo. b) dissolver-se, desaparecer. to break down a) demolir, derrubar. b) sucumbir. c) falhar, não obter êxito. to break forth a) irromper. b) exclamar subitamente. c) brotar, jorrar. to break in a) domar, ensinar, domesticar. b) arrombar, forçar. our house was broken into / nossa casa foi arrombada. c) Press colocar ilustrações no espaço deixado. d) interromper, perturbar. the war broke in upon our peace / a guerra interrompeu nossa paz. to break of bounds fig ultrapassar os limites. to break off a) romper-se. b) cessar, parar, interromper. he broke off / ele parou, interrompeu-se. he broke off the conversation / ele interrompeu a conversação. to break off an engagement desmanchar um noivado. to break one of a habit tirar o vício ou o costume de alguém. to break out a) tirar quebrando. b) desobstruir, livrar. c) irromper problemas na pele. he broke out into hives / sua pele ficou cheia de urticária. d) desabafar-se, expandir-se. he broke out into lamentations / ele rompeu em lamúrias. e) fugir, escapar. he broke out of prison / ele fugiu da cadeia. to break the ice superar as dificuldades iniciais, quebrar o gelo. to break through abrir caminho através de algo. she broke through the crowd / ela abriu caminho na multidão. to break up a) levantar-se, ir embora. b) dissolver (reunião). c) dispersar. the crowd was broken up / a multidão foi dispersada. d) cortar em pedaços (caça). e) abrir, rebentar, romper. f) confundir, desconcertar. g) fragmentar-se, desintegrar-se. his household was broken up / seu lar se desintegrou. she is broken up by grief / ela está alquebrada de desgosto. to break water emergir da água. to break with romper relações com. he broke with his father / ele rompeu relações com o pai.

* * *

at a disadvantage

em desvantagem, em condição inferior.

1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

•

- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

* * *

[k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar.

1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) força

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) força

3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) força

1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) obrigar

2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forçar

•

- forced

* * *

[fɔ:s] n 1 força, robustez, energia, vigor. I could not resist the force of his argument / não pude resistir à força do seu argumento. 2 valentia. 3 impulso, motivo, causa. 4 poder. the force of circumstances / o poder das circunstâncias. 5 compulsão, coerção, necessidade, obrigação, violência, constrangimento. 6 capacidade de convencer ou impressionar. 7 influência, autoridade, poder. 8 virtude, eficácia, validade, vigência, vigor. 9 a parte principal de um conjunto. 10 agremiação, turma de empregados. 11 força militar, naval ou policial. 12 Phys potência, ação, causa que gera movimentos, agente. 13 força motriz. 14 valor, peso, significação rigorosa (de um termo). 15 exército, marinha. • vt 1 forçar, compelir, constranger, coagir, expurgar, conseguir, obter por força, arrombar. they forced my hands / eles coagiram-me. that means forcing an open door / isso significa arrombar portas abertas. 2 violentar, violar, estuprar, deflorar, impor, impingir, obrigar a aceitar. he forced the words / ele torceu o sentido das palavras. he forced his advice on me / ele impôs-me o seu conselho. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, tirar, tomar. she forced the secret from me / ela arrancou-me o segredo. 4 apressar, estimular, fazer brotar, amadurecer artificialmente. he forced a smile / ele forçou um sorriso. Air Forces forças aéreas. Armed Forces forças armadas. by force of à força de, por meio de. by main force à viva força. direction of force sentido de força. force of habit força do hábito. he was forced on ele foi impelido. in force a) em vigor. b) em grande número. in force of em virtude de, por força de, em conseqüência de. in great force coll em forma excelente. natural forces forças da natureza. of force forçosamente. our office force nosso quadro de empregados. the coming into force o ato de entrar em vigor. the Force Brit a polícia. the law came into force a lei entrou em vigor. to be in force estar em vigor. to force along empurrar, impelir. to force away obrigar a recuar. to force back repelir, rechaçar. to force down obrigar a baixar, fazer descer. to force from obrigar, conseguir à força. to force in/ through fazer entrar, forçar a entrada. to force off Com queimar, vender por qualquer preço, fazer liquidação. to force on/ upon forçar a aceitar, impor. to force one’s hand obrigar a mostrar o jogo, obrigar a revelar as intenções. to force one’s way abrir caminho. to force open abrir à força, arrombar. to force out arrancar. to force the issue trazer o assunto à baila. to force the pace apressar excessivamente o passo. to force up forçar a subida, fazer subir à força. to join forces with trabalhar junto com a mesma finalidade. to put in force pôr em vigor.

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

•

- - holder

* * *

[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.

————————

[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) agüentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) deter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter, comportar

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter(-se)

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter(-se)

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) manter comprometido

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) resistir

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) reter

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) ter lugar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) manter(-se)

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) segurar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) preensão

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

•

- - holder

1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) força

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) força

3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) força

1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) forçar, obrigar

2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forçar

•

- forced

- best man

* * *

[best] n 1 o melhor, a melhor parte. 2 o que é superior a tudo o mais. 3 o máximo de empenho, tudo quanto está ao alcance de alguém. 4 as melhores pessoas, os mais capazes. • vt levar a melhor sobre, superar, vencer. • adj ( sup of good) 1 o melhor, o mais desejável, que tem mais valor, superior. 2 que é mais vantajoso ou mais útil. 3 maior. 4 principal. • adv ( sup of well) 1 do modo mais excelente ou eficiente. 2 no mais alto grau. at (the) best na melhor das hipóteses. best-hated mais odiado. he did his best ele fez o possível. he got the best of ele levou a melhor. he made the best of his position ele tirou o melhor proveito do seu cargo. he put his best foot forward ele acelerou seus passos. he was at his best ele se mostrou em sua melhor forma. his best girl, sl sua namorada. I had best not ask melhor seria nem perguntar. I made the best of a bad bargain tirei o melhor de um mau negócio. in the best of humours de ótimo humor. it was all for the best foi tudo com as melhores intenções. make the best of it! faça o melhor que puder! the best part a maior parte. the very best o melhor de todos, do bom o melhor. to have the best of both worlds obter vantagens dos dois lados. to the best of my knowledge ao que eu saiba. to the best of one’s power com todas as forças.

1) (a weighing instrument.) balança

2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) equilíbrio

3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) equilíbrio

4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo

1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) equilibrar

2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) equilibrar

•

- balance sheet

* * *

[b'æləns] n 1 equilíbrio. 2 estabilidade de corpo e mente. 3 comparação, estimativa, balanço. 4 harmonia, proporção. 5 continuidade, estabilidade. 6 contrapeso, coisa que anula ou contrabalança. 7 Com saldo, balanço. 8 resto, sobra. 9 balancim (de relógio). 10 peso, quantidade ou força preponderante. 11 movimento balançante da cabeça. 12 igualdade de peso. 13 constelação Libra ou sétimo signo do zodíaco. • vt+vi 1 pesar em balança. 2 equilibrar, contrabalançar. 3 comparar (valor, importância). 4 fazer proporcional, ser proporcional. 5 firmar, estabilizar. 6 anular (efeito). 7 Com fazer balanço, equilibrar contas. 8 estar em equilíbrio, estar balançado, equilibrar-se. 9 hesitar, estar indeciso. 10 ponderar, avaliar, estimar. adverse balance prejuízo. balance at the bank saldo credor no banco. balance beam braço de balança. balance carried forward saldo a conta nova. balance in hand dinheiro à mão. balance of mind equilíbrio mental. balance of power equilíbrio de forças. he lost his balance ele perdeu o domínio sobre si. his sudden riches threw him off his balance sua riqueza inesperada deixou-o desnorteado. in the balance pendente. this turned the balance isto foi decisivo. to balance accounts with acertar as contas com.

1) (to leave or give up the position and authority of a king or queen: The king abdicated (the throne) in favour of his son.) abdicar

2) (to leave or give up (responsibility, power etc): He abdicated all responsibility for the work to his elder son.) renunciar

•

- abdication

* * *

['æbdikeit] vt abdicar, renunciar, resignar, exonerar-se, desistir, abandonar. the king abdicated his throne / o rei renunciou ao trono.

1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) soletrar

2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) ler-se

3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) grafar correctamente

4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) significar

•

- speller

1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) feitiço

2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) encanto

1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) temporada

2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) temporada

3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) temporada

* * *

[spel] n 1 palavra ou palavras que têm força mágica. 2 encanto, fascinação, feitiço. she has cast a spell over me / ela me deixou encantado. they are under his spell / elas estão sob o fascínio dele. 3 período de trabalho, turno, vigia. 4 coll período de tempo. 5 Amer coll indisposição, doença. 6 período climático. 7 rendição, substituição. • vt+vi (ps+pp Amer spelled, Brit spelt) 1 soletrar. 2 falar ou escrever corretamente. he spells his name with an E / ele escreve seu nome com E. how do you spell this? / como você escreve isto? 3 formar (palavras). 4 significar, dizer. 5 coll substituir, render, trabalhar (temporariamente) em lugar de outro. 6 dar descanso, dar um intervalo. 7 descansar durante um intervalo. 8 enfeitiçar. a spell of bad weather um período de mau tempo. by spells de vez em quando. to spell out a) soletrar, ler ou escrever letra a letra com dificuldade. I can’t spell it out / não consigo decifrá-lo. b) sl explicar nos mínimos detalhes.

1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) súbdito

2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) assunto

3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) disciplina

4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) motivo

5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) sujeito

1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) submeter

2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) submeter

•

- subjection

* * *

[s'∧bdʒikt] n 1 assunto, tópico, tema, tese. let us change the subject / mudemos o assunto. 2 súdito, vassalo. 3 objeto, vítima. 4 Gram sujeito. 5 tema de melodia, em que se baseia uma composição musical. 6 objeto, motivo. 7 Schooling disciplina, matéria. 8 sujeito de experiência, cobaia. 9 substância, essência, substrato. 10 cadáver (para dissecção). • [səbdʒ'ekt] vt 1 subjugar, dominar, sujeitar. he is subject to asthma / ele está sujeito à asma. 2 submeter. he subjected himself to great danger / ele se expôs a um grande perigo. • adj 1 sujeito, sob o domínio de. 2 exposto. 3 com disposição ou tendência para. 4 dependente, condicionado a. a subject for pity um objeto de compaixão. subject to duty sujeito a taxas alfandegárias. subject to his approval dependente de sua aprovação. subject to reservations com reservas. subject to this com estas restrições. the subject under discussion o tema em discussão.

1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) autoridade

2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) autoridade

3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) autoridades

4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) autoridade

•

- authoritarian

* * *

[ɔ:θ'ɔriti] n 1 autoridade. we must apply to the authorities / precisamos dirigir-nos às autoridades. 2 poder, jurisdição. 3 alto funcionário do governo. 4 chefe, gerente, diretor. 5 reputação, fama. I state this on the authority of Mr. Fleming / baseio minha alegação na autoridade do Sr. Fleming. 6 fonte autorizada. 7 perito, entendido. 8 autorização, direito. by authority of por ordem de, com permissão de. corporate authority direitos de pessoa jurídica. on good authority de boa fonte. to be in authority ter o poder nas mãos. to have authority to estar autorizado a, ter o direito de.

1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) influência

2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) influência

- influential

* * *

['influəns] n influência, preponderância, prestígio. • vt 1 influenciar, influir. 2 persuadir, manipular. to be under the influence of estar sob a influência de.