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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-se a

2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) reportar-se a

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.) enviar

4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) consultar

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[rif'ə:] vt+vi (ps, pp referred) 1 referir, aludir, reportar. the minister often refers to the Bible / o pastor ou sacerdote freqüentemente faz alusão à Bíblia. 2 encaminhar, dirigir, apresentar. he was referred to the association for assistance / ele foi encaminhado à associação para obter auxílio. 3 recorrer. 4 submeter, entregar (para julgamento). 5 atribuir. 6 aplicar. the rule refers to special cases / o regulamento se aplica a casos especiais. to refer one’s failure to bad luck atribuir o insucesso à má sorte. to refer the case to a judge entregar o caso a um juiz. to refer to a dictionary recorrer a um dicionário.

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

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

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

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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.

1) ((often with ever) from a certain time onwards: I have been at home (ever) since I returned from Italy.) desde que

2) (at a time after: Since he agreed to come, he has become ill.) depois que

3) (because: Since you are going, I will go too.) já que

1) ((usually with ever) from that time onwards: We fought and I have avoided him ever since.) desde então

2) (at a later time: We have since become friends.) desde então

1) (from the time of (something in the past) until the present time: She has been very unhappy ever since her quarrel with her boyfriend.) desde

2) (at a time between (something in the past) and the present time: I've changed my address since last year.) desde

3) (from the time of (the invention, discovery etc of): the greatest invention since the wheel.) depois de

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[sins] adv 1 desde, desde então. I have been waiting since last week / estou esperando desde a semana passada. I have not met him since / desde então não mais o encontrei. 2 antes, antigamente. • prep desde, desde então. • conj 1 desde que. 2 já que, visto que, uma vez que, como. since he was tired he went to bed / como estivesse cansado, ele foi para a cama. ever-since desde então. how long since? desde quanto tempo? since when? desde quando? since when have you known him? / desde quando o conhece?

1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) substância

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) tralha

3) (an old word for cloth.) pano

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1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) encher

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) rechear

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) embalsamar

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[st∧f] n 1 material, matéria (prima). 2 tecido de lã. 3 coisa, coisas, substância. that is the sort of stuff I need / este é o tipo de coisa de que preciso. 4 pertences, bens. 5 traste, coisa inútil, bugiganga. 6 bobagem, tolice. 7 caráter, essência, natureza, qualidade, tipo. he has the stuff of a poet / ele tem jeito de poeta. 8 coll remédio, Amer narcótico. 9 habilidade, traquejo. • vt 1 encher, rechear, apertar, abarrotar. 2 parar, bloquear, obstruir, tapar. 3 empalhar. 4 estofar (móveis). 5 rechear (um assado). 6 forçar, empurrar, socar, engordar, empanturrar. 7 comer demasiadamente, empanzinar-se. 8 encher a cabeça. 9 vulg ter relações sexuais (com uma mulher). heavy stuff Mil fogo de artilharia. hot stuff fig coisa apimentada. stuff and nonsense bobagem, besteira. that’s the stuff! isto sim! assim sim! to do one’s stuff cumprir a sua parte, fazer o que se tem de fazer, mostrar a habilidade. to have the stuff ter habilidade, ter competência. to know one’s stuff entender do assunto, entender do seu ofício. to stuff into encher, apertar, estofar, forçar para dentro. to stuff oneself empanzinar-se, empanturrar-se. to stuff out empalhar. to stuff up tapar, tampar, fechar, bloquear, obstruir, entupir.

1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) que

2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) que

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[ðæt] demonstrative pron (pl those) esse, essa, isso, aquele, aquela, aquilo. how much are those apples? / quanto custam essas maçãs? who is that man? / quem é aquele homem? I prefer that book (those books) / prefiro esse livro (esses livros). what was that cry? / que grito foi esse? that is the girl I saw / essa é a moça que eu tinha visto. that’s all I wanted to know / isso é tudo que eu queria saber. you are responsible for that / você é responsável por isso. in that you are right / nisso você tem razão. I hoped it would come to that / esperava que chegasse a isso. • relative pron que, o que. the book that I gave you / o livro que lhe dei. the day that I met you / no dia em que o encontrei. • conj para que, que, a fim de que, de modo que. not that I have any objection / não que eu tenha alguma objeção. do you remember that she said so? / você se lembra de que ela falou assim? • adv tão, de tal modo, de tal maneira, assim. leave it at that! / deixe-o assim! I did not go that far / não cheguei a tal ponto. she is not that old / ela não é assim tão velha. and that was that! isso está liquidado! at that time naquele tempo. for all that apesar de tudo isso. for the very reason that pela própria razão que. in order that a fim de que. no one that nenhum que. now that agora que. that easily tão facilmente. that far tão longe. that is (abreviatura: i. e., Lat id est) isto é. that one (those ones) aquele (aqueles). this or that? esse ou aquele? so that’s that! portanto é isso aí!

1) (at that time in the past or future: I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then.) então

2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) então

3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) depois

4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) então

5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) então

6) (also; in addition: I have two brothers, and then I have a cousin in America.) além disso

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[ðen] n esse tempo, aquele tempo. since then, he’s been more attentive / desde aquele tempo, ele tem sido mais atento. • adj existente naquele tempo, de então, desse tempo. the then king / o então rei. • adv 1 então, naquele tempo. life was better then / a vida era melhor naquele tempo. life will be better then / a vida será melhor. 2 depois, em seguida. then I left him / depois o deixei. 3 em outra ocasião, outra vez. 4 também, além. 5 em tal caso. how then did he manage? / como é então que ele fez? then why don’t you say so? / então por que você não diz? • conj por conseguinte, então, pois. by then até lá, enquanto, naquela altura. if that is so then se isso é assim então. not till then somente então. then and not till then depois e não antes. till then até lá. what then? e então?

1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensar

2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) achar

3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensar

4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensar

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[θiŋk] vt+vi (ps and pp thought) 1 pensar, achar, idear, cogitar. I think it is (ou it to be) true / penso que é verdade. what do you think of it? / o que você acha disso? he was thinking aloud / ele estava pensando em voz alta. 2 conceber, formar na mente, imaginar. I can’t think what he means / não posso imaginar o que ele pretende. 3 considerar, julgar. 4 crer, supor, opinar, acreditar. I was thought to have been there / acreditou-se que eu teria estado lá. 5 refletir, meditar, considerar, estudar. 6 especular, ponderar. 7 lembrar, recordar. I cannot think of his name / não me lembro do nome dele. we had thought of a thing / lembramos uma coisa. I did not think of it / não me lembrei disso. just think! imagine só! to think again mudar de opinião. to think better mudar de opinião. to think better of ter melhor opinião de. to think how pensar como. to think it out estudar bem o assunto. to think little of ter opinião desfavorável de. to think over pensar bem, reconsiderar. you must think it over / você deve pensar bem sobre isso. to think twice pensar duas vezes, hesitar. to think whether pensar se.

1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) constar

2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) mover-se

1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) vir

2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) chegar

3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) vir

4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) acontecer

5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) chegar a

6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) resultar

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1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) espalhar-se

2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) movimentar-se

1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) imaginar

2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) imaginar

3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) imaginar, supor

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1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) número

2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) grande número

3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) número

4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) número

1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerar

2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) contar

3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) totalizar

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1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') alegar

2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) advogar

3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) suplicar

1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) continuar, prosseguir

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.) provir de

5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) processar

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1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) ficar em pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) levantar-se

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) ficar

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) permanecer

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) ficar

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) pôr em pé

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) agüentar, submeter-se a

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) oferecer

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) estande

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna, arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra

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1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) reputação

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- stand-in

1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) substância

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) tralha

3) (an old word for cloth.) fazenda, pano

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1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) empanturrar

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) rechear

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) empalhar

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