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61 possession
[-ʃən]1) (something which is owned by a person, country etc: She lost all her possessions in the fire.) posse2) (the state of possessing.) posse* * *pos.ses.sion[pəz'eʃən] n 1 posse: a) fato de possuir. b) Jur retenção, fruição. c) propriedade, bem. d) cópula carnal. e) possessions pl posses, haveres. 2 possessão: a) domínio, colônia. b) obsessão. to be in one’s possession estar em poder de. it was in his possession / estava em seu poder. to be in possession of estar de posse de. he is in possession of this book / ele está de posse deste livro. to take possession of tomar posse de. vacant possession posse imediata (do imóvel a alugar). -
62 resolution
[rezə'lu:ʃən] 1. noun1) (a firm decision (to do something): He made a resolution to get up early.) resolução2) (an opinion or decision formally expressed by a group of people, eg at a public meeting: The meeting passed a resolution in favour of allowing women to join the society.) resolução3) (resoluteness.) resolução4) (the act of resolving (a problem etc).) resolução•- resolute- resolutely
- resoluteness
- resolve 2. noun1) (determination to do what one has decided to do: He showed great resolve.) determinação2) (a firm decision: It is his resolve to become a director of this firm.) decisão•- resolved* * *res.o.lu.tion[rezəl'u:ʃən] n 1 resolução (também Comp), decisão, determinação. 2 dissolução, decomposição. 3 constância, firmeza. 4 análise. 5 Path ação de desinflamar sem supuração. 6 solução de um problema. 7 proposta aprovada, deliberação. 8 Mech decomposição de forças. to come to a resolution, to take a resolution chegar a uma decisão. -
63 reverse
[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) inverter (a marcha)2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) virar do avesso3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) anular2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contrário2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revés3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) marcha-atrás4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) reverso•- reversal- reversed
- reversible
- reverse the charges* * *re.verse[riv'ə:s] n 1 reverso, contrário, oposto, avesso, inverso. 2 revés, mudança completa, reviravolta, contratempo, derrota. he met with a reverse / ele sofreu uma derrota. 3 dorso, costas, verso, reverso (de moeda). 4 Mech inversão. 5 marcha à ré. • vt+vi 1 inverter, virar em sentido contrário, virar do lado avesso. 2 transpor, colocar um em lugar do outro. 3 anular, revogar, abolir. 4 dar contravapor ou contramarcha, marcha à ré. 5 Mech inverter a marcha. • adj 1 inverso, oposto, contrário, invertido, reverso, virado de ponta cabeça. 2 anulado, revogado. 3 que opera em sentido contrário. 4 virado para o lado oposto. 5 Mech de inversão. 6 Mil vindo da retaguarda. in the reverse em marcha à ré. it was the reverse foi o contrário. much the reverse of muito ao contrário de. the reverse of a medal/ of a coin o reverso de uma medalha ou moeda. -
64 road
[rəud]1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) estrada2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) rua3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) caminho4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) caminho•- road map
- roadside
- roadway
- roadworks
- roadworthy
- roadworthiness
- by road* * *[roud] n 1 estrada, rodovia. 2 caminho, curso. he is in my road / ele está no meu caminho. there is no royal road to knowledge / não há caminho fácil para o saber. 3 Amer estrada de ferro. 4 Naut ancoradouro. 5 jornada, viagem. cross road encruzilhada. gentlemen of the road salteadores. high road estrada principal, rodovia. in the road a) na estrada ou rodovia. b) no ancoradouro. one for the road saideira, a última bebida antes de partir. on the road a caminho, de passagem, viajando, excursionando. orbital road anel viário. rule of the road regulamento do tráfego. to take to the road a) partir, pegar a estrada. b) tornar-se andarilho. to travel by road viajar por rodovia. -
65 sponsor
['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) patrocinar2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) patrocinar2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) patrocinador* * *spon.sor[sp'ɔnsə] n 1 fiador, pessoa responsável. 2 padrinho, madrinha. he stood sponsor to my child / ele serviu de padrinho ao meu filho. 3 segurança, garantia. 4 patrocinador. • vt dar fiança, responsabilizar-se, patrocinar, servir de padrinho. -
66 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) sugar2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) chupar3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) chupar4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.)2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) chupadela- sucker- suck up to* * *[s∧k] n 1 chupada, sucção. 2 som de sucção, força de sucção. • vt+vi 1 sugar, aspirar com a boca, sorver. 2 chupar. 3 mamar. 4 absorver. 5 tragar, puxar. 6 embeber. something sucks coll é muito mal, é muito ruim. to give suck to someone amamentar. she gave suck to her child / ela amamentou o seu fllho. to suck around sl bajular, puxar o saco. to suck face beijar. to suck off vulg praticar felação, chupar. to suck one’s thumb chupar o dedo. to suck someone into something fazer com que alguém se envolva com alguma coisa, atividade. to suck the blood of someone chupar o sangue de alguém, explorar alguém. to suck the brains of someone roubar as idéias de alguém. to suck up absorver, embeber, aspirar. to suck up to coll bajular, adular, puxar o saco. -
67 unravel
past tense - unravelled; verb1) (to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She could not unravel the tangled thread.) desembaraçar2) ((especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone: My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles.) desfazer-se3) (to solve (a problem, mystery etc): Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?) deslindar* * *un.rav.el[∧nr'ævəl] vt+vi 1 desemaranhar(-se), desembaraçar(-se). 2 desfibrar(-se), desfiar(-se). 3 desenredar(-se), deslindar(-se), esclarecer(-se), elucidar(-se). 4 separar. -
68 appeal
[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) apelar, recorrer2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) apelar3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) atrair2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) apelo2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) suplicante• -
69 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) cair2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cair3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) cair, baixar4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) cair5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) cair6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) caber2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) queda2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) queda3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) queda4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) outono•- falls- fallout - his - her face fell - fall away - fall back - fall back on - fall behind - fall down - fall flat - fall for - fall in with - fall off - fall on/upon - fall out - fall short - fall through -
70 glory
['ɡlo:ri] 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) glória2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) glória3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) glória2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) orgulhar-se- glorify- glorification - glorious - gloriously -
71 like
I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) parecido2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) como3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) coisa igual4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) como- likely- likelihood - liken - likeness - likewise - like-minded - a likely story! - as likely as not - be like someone - feel like - he is likely to - look like - not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) gostar de2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) gostar de•- likeable- likable - liking - should/would like - take a liking to -
72 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) medida2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) medida3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) medida4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) medida5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) dose6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.)2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) medir2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) medir3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) avaliar, medir4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) medir•- beyond measure - for good measure - full measure - made to measure - measure out - measure up -
73 reverse
[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) inverter2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) inverter, pôr no avesso3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) revogar2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contrário, avesso2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revés3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) marcha à ré4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) verso•- reversal- reversed - reversible - reverse the charges -
74 sponsor
['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) patrocinar2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) patrocinar2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) patrocinador -
75 unravel
past tense - unravelled; verb1) (to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She could not unravel the tangled thread.)2) ((especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone: My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles.)3) (to solve (a problem, mystery etc): Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?)
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