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all the world (and his wife)}

todos, todo o mundo.

all the world and his wife!

coll Deus e todo o mundo!

he is tied to his wife’s apron strings

ele é dominado pela mulher.

1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) concubina

2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.)

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[k'ɔŋkjubain] n concubina, amante.

1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.)

2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.)

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

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

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[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.

1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) família

2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) família

3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) família

4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) família

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[f'æmili] n família: 1 pais e filhos, lar. 2 grupo de pessoas que formam um lar, inclusive parentes e criados. 3 descendência, estirpe. ancient ou old family / linhagem antiga. 4 linhagem nobre. 5 raça, tribo, clã. 6 gênero, espécie, ordem. 7 filhos (principalmente quando são pequenos). in the family way em estado interessante, em estado de gravidez. the Holy Family a Sagrada Família.

1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) sobreviver

2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) sobreviver

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[səv'aiv] vt 1 viver mais, permanecer vivo. 2 sobreviver. 3 subsistir, permanecer, remanescer.

1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) família

2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) família

3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) família

4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) família

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1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) sobreviver

2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) sobreviver a

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1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) considerar

2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) prezar

3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) pensar em

4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) fitar

5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) fazer caso de

1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) consideração

2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) consideração

3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) estima

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[rig'a:d] n 1 consideração, atenção, respeito. 2 olhar firme. 3 estima. we hold him in high regard / temo-lo em alta estima. 4 respeito, relação. 5 pl regards cumprimentos, saudações, lembranças. • vt+vi 1 considerar, julgar, ter como. he is regarded as the best doctor in town / ele é considerado o melhor médico da cidade. I regard him as such / eu o considero como tal. 2 respeitar, acatar, dar atenção. she regards her parents’ wishes / ela respeita/acata os desejos de seus pais. 3 olhar, observar atentamente. 4 dizer respeito, ter relação, concernir. 5 estimar, venerar. as regards that quanto àquilo. in this regard sob esse aspecto. in/ with regard to com referência a, relativamente a, quanto a. with due regard com o devido respeito. with kind regards com atenciosas saudações. without regard to his health sem consideração à sua saúde.

1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) considerar

2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) ter consideração

3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) considerar

4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) olhar

5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) prestar atenção a

1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) consideração

2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) respeito, consideração

3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) estima, consideração

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[əd'∧ltəri] n adultério.

1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) dedicar

2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) consagrar

3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) dedicar

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[d'edikeit] vt dedicar(-se), oferecer com afetuosidade, consagrar(-se), votar, dar-se, aplicar-se. • adj dedicado, consagrado.

1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) à custa de

2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) à custa de/contra?

1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) às custas de

2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) às custas de

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).) partir

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.) romper, transgredir

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

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

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

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

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.) rebentar

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

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.) sorte

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1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) dedicar

2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) consagrar

3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) dedicar

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

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

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

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

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[əf'ɛə] n 1 afazeres de qualquer natureza, ocupação, obrigação. 2 affairs negócios (de Estado ou de finanças). 3 acontecimento, incidente, ocorrência. 4 questão, caso particular, assunto reservado. that is my affair! / isto é comigo! that is not my affair! / isto não me importa! 5 coll coisa. a splendid affair / uma coisa espetacular. 6 romance, namoro. he has an affair with / ele tem um caso com. affair of honour questão de honra, duelo. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministro das Relações Exteriores. to make an affair of something exagerar, promover uma tempestade num copo d’água.