if+that+will+not+do

1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) congelar

2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) gelar

3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) gelar

4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) congelar

5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) gelar, paralisar

6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) congelar

- freezer

1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) concordar

2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) concordar

3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) fazer bem

4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) dar-se bem

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- agreeable

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[əgr'i:] vt+vi 1 concordar, estar de acordo, ser da mesma opinião. she never agrees with me / ela nunca concorda comigo. 2 harmonizar, corresponder ( with com). unripe fruit does not agree with me / frutas verdes me fazem mal. 3 viver em harmonia, dar-se bem. 4 consentir, anuir. 5 chegar a um entendimento ou acordo, fazer ajuste, combinar, pactuar. 6 Gram concordar. as agreed upon! como combinado! it’s agreed upon! de acordo, está combinado! let us agree to differ! são pontos de vista diferentes, mas não vamos discutir por isso. to agree to something estar de acordo com alguma coisa.

1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) pousar

2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) depositar

1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) depósito

2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) depósito

3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) depósito

4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) depósito

5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) depósito

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[dip'ɔzit] n 1 depósito, coisa depositada, dinheiro depositado num banco. 2 penhor, adiantamento de dinheiro, garantia de pagamento, dinheiro de sinal, fiança. 3 sedimento, substâncias que se depositam no fundo de um líquido, incrustação na caldeira. 4 Geol depósito, reunião estratificada de matérias transportadas ou solidificadas, jazida. • vt+vi 1 depositar, pôr em depósito, guardar em lugar seguro, dar a guardar temporariamente. 2 precipitar, sedimentar, assentar, formar depósito. on deposit confiado aos cuidados de.

1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) duvidar

2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) duvidar

- doubtful

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[daut] n 1 dúvida, questão duvidosa, incerteza, indecisão, hesitação, objeção, problema, dificuldade em crer, ceticismo, embaraço. give him the benefit of the doubt / em caso de dúvida presuma dele o melhor. 2 apreensão, receio. • vt+vi duvidar, ter dúvida, não acreditar, não crer, ser cético, hesitar, estar na dúvida, na incerteza, desconfiar, suspeitar. I am in doubt / estou indeciso, em dúvida. I doubt it / duvido disso. I doubt that he will come / duvido que ele venha. beyond doubt sem dúvida, certamente, por certo. I make no doubt não duvido disso. in doubt em dúvida. no doubt = link=beyond beyond. doubt. there is no doubt but não há dúvida de que. without doubt = link=beyond beyond. doubt.

1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) colocar

2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) depositar

1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) depósito

2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) depósito, sinal

3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) depósito, sinal

4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) depósito

5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) jazida

1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) se

2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) se

3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) sempre que

4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) embora

5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) se

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- if only

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[if] n ifs possibilidade, incerteza. • conj se, caso, que, embora, ainda que, mesmo que. if she lost in wealth, she gained in popularity / embora ela perdesse em fortuna, ganhou em popularidade. I don’t know if he is at home / não sei se ele está em casa. as if como se. if I were you se eu fosse você. if not se não. if only I could se eu pudesse. ifs and buts objeções. if she should come caso ela venha. if so neste caso. she is 40 if a day ela tem no mínimo 40 (anos).

1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tão/tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) assim

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) isso/que sim/assim, etc.

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) também

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') de facto

- so-called

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[sou] n Mus sol.

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[sou] adv 1 assim, deste modo, desta maneira, desta forma, conforme foi mostrado. so it is true? / é verdade, então? I think so / penso que sim. 2 como consta. 3 naquele estado, naquela condição. 4 tão, de tal modo, de tal grau. it is so fine a day / está um dia tão bonito. 5 muito. 6 por esta razão, então, por isto, portanto. 7 igualmente, também. are you hungry? so am I / está com fome? eu também. 8 mais ou menos, aproximadamente. he stays a week or so / ele permanecerá mais ou menos uma semana. • conj 1 de maneira que, para que. there was nothing to be done, so I went away / não havia nada que fazer, portanto fui-me embora. we left the book on the table, so that he’d find it / deixamos o livro em cima da mesa, para que ele o achasse. 2 sob a condição de, se. • interj 1 bem! 2 certo! 3 é verdade? é assim? • pron o mesmo, a mesma coisa. and so forth e assim por diante. and so on e assim por diante. be so kind as to give me... tenha a bondade de me dar... ever so much muito. if so nesse caso, caso que, se... is that so? é verdade? realmente? just/ quite so assim mesmo, bem assim. Mr. so-and-so fulano. Mrs. so-and-so fulana. not so pretty as não tão bonito como. so far so good até aqui, muito bem. so help me God! que Deus me ajude! so much for that! chega disto, basta! so much the better! tanto melhor! so so assim, assim, mais ou menos. so? so what? e daí? the more so tanto mais. why so? por quê?

1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dorso

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) traseiras

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa

1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás

1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) recuar

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar

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- backer

- backlog

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[bæk] n 1 dorso, costas. I have the care for his children on my back / tenho em meus ombros a preocupação de cuidar de suas crianças. she turned her back on him / ela virou as costas para ele. 2 qualquer parte de vestuário que cubra as costas. 3 lombo, dorso (de animais). 4 espinha dorsal. 5 parte traseira, lado ou face posterior, verso. 6 espaldar, encosto de cadeira ou poltrona. 7 parte menos usada, costas da mão. 8 Ftb zagueiro. 9 quilha de navio. 10 suporte, apoio. 11 lombada (de livro). 12 avesso (de tecido). • vt 1 (geralmente back up) suportar, ajudar, auxiliar, emprestar apoio moral. 2 mover(-se) para trás. 3 endossar, apoiar. he backed a cheque / ele endossou um cheque. 4 apostar em. 5 montar, subir às costas. 6 prover de encosto, servir de dorso. 7 impelir ou forçar para trás. 8 prosseguir escrevendo no verso. 9 mover-se à esquerda (em relação à bússola). 10 formar um fundo para. 11 servir de fundo a. 12 coll carregar às costas. • vi recuar, retroceder, refluir. • adj 1 posterior, de trás, traseiro. 2 remoto, retirado. 3 passado, atrasado. 4 vencido. 5 Amer em região distante ou fronteiriça. 6 Phon gutural, velar. • adv 1 para trás, atrás. he sat back in his chair / ele reclinou-se na sua cadeira. 2 no passado. I can look back fifty years / posso olhar para trás cinqüenta anos. 3 de volta. I shall be back soon / estarei de volta logo. 4 em retorno ou devolução. 5 para o lugar de origem. 6 em reserva. 7 anteriormente. at the back of the house, Amer back of the house atrás da casa. back and belly coll vestuário e alimentação. back and forth para a frente e para trás. back her! Naut para trás! back of Amer coll atrás de, em auxílio de, em suporte de. back of a knife costas de uma faca. back of the hand costas da mão. back to back costas com costas. behind my back nas minhas costas. come back! volte!, Amer venha para trás! do not answer back! não responda! for years back Amer desde anos, há anos. go there and come back vá até lá e volte. half-back Ftb médio, sl alfo. he lay on his back for three years ele ficou de cama durante três anos. he was at my back ele estava atrás de mim, ele me defendeu, ele me apoiou. he went back from his promise ele fugiu à sua promessa. I broke my back to get what I have passei pelo pior para conseguiur o que eu tenho. I got, put his back up provoquei-o. on one’s back sl deitado de costas, indefeso, impotente, sem dinheiro, pronto. on the back of that além disso. the Backs (Cambridge) fundos, lugar de estacionamento na universidade. to back away Amer ceder. to back down abandonar, desistir, retirar-se. to back on to dar para (quartos, janelas). to back out retirar-se, desistir de um empreendimento, quebrar uma promessa. to back sails pôr sobre (as velas). to back up mover-se para trás, dar marcha-à-ré, suportar, auxiliar. to be cast on one’s back fig sofrer derrota. to cast behind the back esquecer, perdoar. to pay back devolver, repor, pagar de volta. to see the back of desembaraçar-se de, livrar-se de, ver pelas costas.

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[bæk] n cuba, tina, alguidar.

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.) supor

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- imaginary

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[im'ædʒin] vt+vi 1 imaginar, figurar-se, representar-se. 2 pensar, supor, crer. just imagine! imagine!

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.) estar de 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.) pôr-se de pé

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

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) manter-se em vigor

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

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.) colocar

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sofrer

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

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.) quiosque

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

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

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- take the stand

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

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

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- stand-by

- stand-in

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[stænd] n 1 parada, pausa, descanso. 2 resistência, defesa. 3 lugar, posto, posição, estação, ponto. 4 plataforma, tribuna, estrado. 5 andaime, suporte, estante. 6 estande: recinto reservado a cada participante de uma exposição. 7 barraca, tenda, banca (de jornais e revistas). 8 grupo de árvores ou plantas. 9 coll loja, local de negócio. 10 Amer banco onde as testemunhas depõem. 11 arquibancada. 12 descanso, suporte. 13 pé, pedestal. • vt+vi (ps, pp stood) 1 estar em pé. 2 ter certa altura quando em pé, medir. 3 levantar, ficar em pé. 4 estar situado ou localizado, encontrar-se. 5 colocar, encostar, pôr em pé. don’t stand the umbrella against the table! / não encoste o guarda-chuva na mesa! 6 estar colocado, ocupar certo lugar ou cargo. 7 manter em certa posição. 8 sustentar. 9 estar, ser, encontrar-se. 10 continuar, permanecer, resistir, oferecer resistência. 11 tolerar, agüentar. I can’t stand him / não o posso tolerar. I can’t stand it any longer / não agüento mais isso. I can’t stand it / não tolero isso. there is no standing her stupidity / ninguém agüenta sua estupidez. 12 juntar-se, acumular-se. 13 durar. 14 sofrer, submeter-se, suportar. 15 custear, pagar. it stands me in eight dollars / coll isso me custa oito dólares. I’ll stand you a bottle / pago-lhe uma garrafa, convido-o para tomar um drinque. 16 manter um certo rumo. 17 parar, paralisar, ficar parado, estagnar. 18 valer, estar em vigor. 19 candidatar-se. he stands for Parliament / ele é candidato ao parlamento. 20 coll dar ou pagar conforme o trato. as it stands, as the case stands, as matters stand como estão as coisas, pela situação atual. and there it stands! basta! está encerrado o assunto! he stands no nonsense com ele não se brinca. he stands out like a sore thumb Amer sl ele chama a atenção (de maneira desagradável). how do we stand? como estamos? qual é a situação? it stands at that (cost) price o preço de custo é este. it stands to reason é plausível, evidente, razoável. stand off! saia de perto! vá embora! stand or fall vitória ou morte! the thermometer stands at 35° o termômetro marca 35°. the things I stand up in o que tenho no corpo (roupa). to be at a stand estar parado, estar perplexo, estar em dúvida, indeciso. to come to a stand chegar a um impasse. to make a stand parar, resistir, oferecer resistência, opor-se. to make a stand for something insistir em alguma coisa, responder por alguma coisa. to take a firm stand ocupar uma posição firme. to take one’s stand tomar posição, colocar-se. to take the stand Jur depor. to stand about ficar à toa, rodear. to stand against oferecer resistência, destacar-se de. to stand a good chance ter boas probabilidades. to stand a comparison poder enfrentar uma comparação. to stand alone estar sozinho, estar sem auxílio, estar em posição isolada. to stand aloof manter-se de lado, afastar-se. to stand aside sair ao caminho, ficar de lado. to stand at attention Mil tomar sentido. to stand back afastar-se, recuar. to stand between estar no caminho, estar no meio. to stand by estar presente, estar ao lado, assistir, estar de prontidão, manter (palavra). to stand by a thing defender uma coisa. to stand by one through thick and thin prestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude. to stand by one’s word manter sua palavra. to stand by someone assistir alguém, acudir. to stand condemned estar condenado. to stand corrected conformar-se com a pena, reconhecer seu erro. to stand down a) abdicar (em favor de outrem). b) Brit dar baixa (soldados). c) deixar o banco de testemunhas. to stand fast resistir, não ceder. to stand fire resistir à prova (suportar o fogo do inimigo). to stand first ser o primeiro, estar em primeiro lugar. to stand for a) significar, querer dizer. b) pretender. c) ter rumo para, velejar para. d) auxiliar. e) ser responsável por, representar. to stand forth mostrar-se, salientar-se. to stand from Naut vir de, ter rumo de, velejar de. to stand gaping ficar de boca aberta, boquiaberto. to stand godfather (to) ser padrinho (de). to stand good ter valor, estar válido. to stand high ter bom nome, ter boa fama. to stand in a) Naut velejar em direção à terra. b) substituir alguém (serviço). to stand in awe ter temor de. to stand in fear ter medo de. to stand in line ficar na fila. to stand in need of ter necessidade de, precisar. to stand in someone’s way estar no caminho de alguém, atrapalhar alguém, impedir alguém. to stand off ficar de lado, afastar-se, retroceder, retrair-se, recusar-se, protelar (pagamento), Naut ficar ao largo. to stand off from Naut afastar-se de. to stand on basear-se em alguma coisa, contar com alguma coisa. to stand on ceremony fazer cerimônias. to stand on end estar em pé (cabelos). to stand one’s ground manter-se, defender-se, ficar firme, não ceder. to stand on one’s dignity fazer questão da sua dignidade. to stand on one’s head ficar de ponta-cabeça, ficar de pernas para o ar. to stand one’s tackling manter seu ponto de vista. to stand on one’s right insistir em seu direito. to stand on your own two feet ser independente, ser auto-suficiente, andar com as próprias pernas. to stand out salientar-se, distinguir-se, sobressair, resistir, não ceder. to stand out for insistir em. to stand over ficar, sobrar, ficar em atraso, adiar, protelar. to stand pat Amer a) conformar-se, opor-se a mudanças. b) Game não pedir cartas, passar. to stand ready to prontificar-se, dispor-se a. to stand security dar fiança, garantir. to stand someone friend mostrar-se amigo para alguém. to stand someone up faltar a um encontro. to stand something on its head mudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar. to stand still imobilizar-se, ficar parado. to stand the test (ou a trial) passar a prova. to stand to a) permanecer, manter. b) aderir a. c) apoiar, defender. she stood to him / ela o defendeu. to stand trial ser submetido a julgamento. to stand up a) levantar-se. b) Amer decepcionar, abandonar, deixar na mão. to stand up against levantar-se contra, rebelar-se, lutar contra. to stand up for defender, apoiar, tomar o partido de. to stand upon insistir em, basear-se em. to stand upon one’s guard tomar cuidado, precaver-se. to stand up to encarar, enfrentar. to stand well with dar-se bem com, ter amizade com. what stand do you take? qual é a sua opinião?

1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) concordar

2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) concordar

3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) fazer bem

4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) entender-se bem

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- agreeable

1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) ouvir

2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) escutar

3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) ouvir dizer, ter notícias

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- hearing

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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- imaginary

- whichever

1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) discutir

2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argumentar

3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) persuadir

4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) discutir

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['a:gju:] vt+vi 1 discutir, argumentar, discorrer, debater. 2 raciocinar, arrazoar, deduzir. 3 afirmar, manter, sustentar, defender. 4 manifestar, revelar. 5 indicar, demonstrar, provar. to argue someone into persuadir alguém a fazer algo. to argue someone out of dissuadir alguém de fazer algo. to argue something out discutir em detalhes todos os aspectos e possíveis conseqüências desta coisa ou ação para chegar a uma decisão. to argue the toss perder tempo em discussão desnecessária. to argue with someone brigar com alguém.

1) (close attention: Do it with care.) cuidado

2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) cuidado

3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) cuidado

4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)

1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) importar-se

2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) querer

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[kɛə] n cuidado: 1 atenção, prudência, precaução. 2 proteção, guarda, diligência. 3 esmero. 4 preocupação. • vt+vi preocupar-se com, importar-se com. I do not care whether he comes or not / para mim tanto faz se ele vem ou não. why should I care what he does? / por que eu deveria me importar com o que ele faz? care of (c/o) Messrs. G. & R. ao cuidado (a/c) dos Srs. G. & R. free from care despreocupado. full of care preocupado. I couldn’t care less não dou a mínima, não me importo. I do not care a pin eu não me incomodo com coisa alguma. in, under my care sob meus cuidados. let that be my cares deixe isto a meu cuidado. to care about ou for gostar muito de, considerar, apreciar. I care for her / eu a tenho em consideração. she cares for me and she would do anything to please me / ela gosta muito de mim e faria qualquer coisa para me agradar. to take care (of) cuidar (de), tomar conta (de). take care not to break it! / cuidado para não quebrar isso! take care! / cuide-se! (usado quando alguém se despede). who takes care of the children? / quem toma conta das crianças? who cares? não me importo de jeito nenhum.

1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) discutir, brigar

2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) argumentar (a favor, contra)

3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) persuadir (a, a não)

4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) sustentar

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- arguable

1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) doente

2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) secundário

3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) má

1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) mal

2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) mal

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- ill-

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[il] n 1 mal, desgosto, calamidade, aflição. 2 doença, enfermidade. • adj 1 doente, indisposto. I was ill / fiquei doente. 2 ruim, desfavorável, maléfico. 3 impróprio, prejudicial, maligno. • adv 1 mal, não bem. 2 dificilmente, imperfeitamente. 3 raramente. ill at ease a) desconfortável, constrangido, ansioso. b) inquieto, intranqüilo. to be taken ill ficar doente. to speak ill falar mal. to take it ill sentir-se ofendido. with an ill grace desgraciosamente.

- lessen

- the less... the less/more

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[les] n 1 menos. 2 mínimo. 3 inferior. • adj 1 menos. 2 menor. 3 inferior. • adv menos. • prep menos. for less por menos, mais barato. in less than no time imediatamente. no less than nada mais, nada menos. the less money the fewer friends quanto menos dinheiro, tanto menos amigos.

1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.)

2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) forte

3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) forte

4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) de (20,000)

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- strongly

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[strɔŋ] adj 1 forte, poderoso, potente, robusto. 2 resistente, sólido, duradouro. 3 capaz, competente. 4 firme, decidido. 5 de peso, convincente, imperioso. 6 com um certo número, em grande número. 7 forte, rico em alguma coisa (álcool, etc.). 8 alto, firme, claro, forte (voz). 9 ardido, muito condimentado. 10 com cheiro ou gosto desagradável, rançoso. 11 intenso. 12 firme, seguro, de confiança. grammar is not his strong point / gramática não é seu ponto forte. 13 enérgico, vigoroso. he went it strong / ele agiu de maneira enérgica, exagerou, foi longe demais. 14 sincero, vivo, ardente, zeloso, sério. 15 distinto, marcado, pronunciado. 16 Gram irregular. 17 Phon acentuado. 18 próspero, com preços vantajosos. 19 rude. they use strong language / eles usam linguagem rude. • adv com força, poderosamente, vigorosamente. strong as a horse forte como um touro. strong as death poderoso como a morte. to be still going strong continuar firme e forte, continuar em atividade. he is going strong / ele continua firme, continua em atividade. to be strong for something estar entusiasmado. with a strong hand com mão forte, com força.