in+descent

descent from the cross

pintura representando a descida de Cristo da cruz.

1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) descida

2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) descida

3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) descendência

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[dis'ent] n 1 descida, ato de descer ladeira, encosta, declive, pendor. 2 queda, caída. 3 descendência, linhagem, estirpe, origem, posteridade. 4 declínio, decadência, decaimento. 5 Jur transmissão de herança. 6 assalto, incursão. descent from the cross pintura representando a descida de Cristo da cruz.

1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) descida

2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) descida

3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) ascendência

descida com pára-quedas

1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) preto

2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) escuro

3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) negro

4) (without milk: black coffee.) preto

5) (evil: black magic.) negro

6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) preto

7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) negro

1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) preto

2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) preto

3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) preto

- blackness

- blackmail

- blackmailer

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[blæk] n 1 preto. 2 corante ou pigmento preto. 3 luto, roupa preta. 4 negro, indivíduo da raça negra. 5 fuligem. 6 mancha, sujeira. 7 Draughts, Chess as peças pretas. • vt+vi 1 pretejar, tornar preto. 2 pintar de preto, enegrecer (sapatos). 3 ficar preto. 4 ficar temporariamente cego ou inconsciente. • adj 1 preto. 2 sem luz, muito escuro. 3 de luto, vestido de preto. 4 negro, de pele escura. 5 sujo, imundo. 6 sombrio, escuro, tenebroso. 7 hostil, ameaçador. 8 mau, malvado, perverso. 9 desastroso, calamitoso. black and tan terrier pequeno cachorro malhado. Black and Tans tropas britânicas na Irlanda (1921). he became black in the face ele ficou vermelho de raiva. in black and white preto no branco, por escrito. in the black com saldo credor, sem dívidas. the devil is less black than he is painted o diabo não é tão feio como o pintam. to beat black and blue moer de pancada. to black out a) escurecer. b) Aeron perder a visão. c) perder a consciência momentaneamente. d) Radio interferir.

1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) preto

2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) escuro

3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) preto

4) (without milk: black coffee.) preto

5) (evil: black magic.) negro

6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) negro

7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) negro

1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) preto

2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) preto

3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) negro

- blackness

- blackmail

- blackmailer

1) (the red fluid pumped through the body by the heart: Blood poured from the wound in his side.) sangue

2) (descent or ancestors: He is of royal blood.) sangue

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- bloodless

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[bl∧d] n 1 sangue. 2 fig vida. 3 suco, seiva. 4 temperamento, natureza animal. 5 matança, derramamento de sangue. 6 consangüinidade, parentesco. 7 linhagem (real), estirpe, nobreza. 8 ira, sanha, raiva. 9 raça, nacionalidade. 10 homem valente e espirituoso. blood is thicker than water o sangue (parentesco) fala mais alto. full blood puro-sangue (cavalo). half-blood mestiço. in cold blood a sangue-frio. it runs in the blood está no sangue. my blood is up estou louco de raiva. new blood or young blood sangue novo ou idéias novas. next in blood de parentesco íntimo. of the royal blood de sangue real. the gift of language is in her blood o talento para línguas está no seu sangue. to be out for blood estar disposto a tudo, estar atrás de vingança. to get blood from a stone tirar leite de pedra. to let blood sangrar. to make bad blood exasperar os ânimos. to make one’s blood boil enfurecer. to make one’s blood run cold causar arrepios, fazer o sangue gelar nas veias.

1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) descer

2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) descer

3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) cair sobre

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- descendant

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[dis'end] vt+vi 1 descer, abaixar, mover-se de cima para baixo, aterrissar. 2 descender, provir, proceder, derivar, originar-se. 3 cair com força, sobrevir, desencadear-se. 4 (on, upon) invadir, assaltar, atacar. 5 (to) passar a alguém por direito de sucessão. 6 rebaixar-se, decair, aviltar-se, humilhar-se, condescender. 7 passar do estado geral para o particular. 8 baixar de nível.

1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) directo

2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) directo

3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) directo

4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) absoluto

5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) directo

1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) dirigir

2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) ensinar o caminho

3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) ordenar

4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) dirigir

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- direction

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[dir'ekt] vt+vi 1 dirigir, conduzir, guiar, encaminhar para, ornar. 2 administrar, gerir, controlar, servir de guia, chefe, etc. 3 apontar, mostrar, indicar, ensinar o caminho a. 4 endereçar. 5 instruir, ensinar. 6 governar, ordenar, mandar, comandar. 7 dirigir a palavra a. 8 prescrever, aconselhar. 9 enviar alguém a outrem. 10 visar, apontar, tender. • adj 1 direito, reto. 2 imediato, o mais próximo, o mais curto. 3 sem rodeios, sem intermediário. 4 sincero, franco, claro, verídico, exato. 5 em linha reta, relativo ao parentesco. 6 Gram direto. 7 diametral. 8 decisivo, conclusivo. 9 Astr na direção do movimento dos planetas, de oeste a leste. • adv 1 imediatamente. 2 diretamente. 3 absolutamente. 4 sem intervalo.

1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) queda

1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever

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- droplet

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[drɔp] n 1 gota, pingo. 2 qualquer coisa que tem forma de gota. 3 pendente, brinco, penduricalho, pingente, berloque. 4 pano de teatro. 5 queda, declive, descida, declínio. 6 dose, gole, trago. 7 partezinha, porção ínfima, bocado, pequena quantidade de líquido ou de qualquer outra coisa. 8 altura entre dois níveis, desnível. 9 descida de pára-quedas. 10 Amer ponto central de distribuição. 11 fenda por onde se colocam cartas, etc. 12 n pl gotas medicinais. 13 n pl várias espécies de balas confeitadas ou pastilhas. • vt+vi (ps, pp dropped) 1 pingar, gotejar, cair ou deixar cair gota a gota, destilar. 2 deixar cair alguma coisa, cair, pôr, colocar, deixar cair repentinamente. 3 desprender-se, soltar. 4 diminuir, baixar. 5 descer, deixar descer dum carro, etc. 6 renunciar a, desistir de, deixar, descontinuar, pôr fim a, largar, suspender, cessar, acalmar (o vento). 7 deixar escapar uma palavra, insinuar de passagem. 8 cair, chegar inesperadamente, entrar ou visitar casualmente. 9 escrever umas linhas. 10 coll perder. 11 perder terreno, recuar. 12 derrubar com um soco ou um tiro. 13 deixar de fora, suprimir. 14 sl consumir drogas por via oral. 15 dar cria. a drop in prices uma queda dos preços. a drop in the bucket uma gota de água no oceano. at the drop of a hat ao primeiro sinal, imediatamente. by drops gota a gota. drop dead! vá para o inferno! drop it! pare com isso! let’s drop it vamos esquecer esse assunto. to drop across encontrar por acaso. to drop a hint insinuar casualmente. to drop a line escrever umas linhas. to drop an acquaintance descontinuar o contato com alguém, cortar relações. to drop asleep cair no sono, adormecer. to drop astern Naut ir para trás, ficar para trás a fim de dar passagem a outro navio. to drop a subject mudar de assunto. to drop away afastar-se, diminuir gradualmente. to drop a word deixar escapar uma palavra. to drop behind 1 ficar atrás. 2 atrasar (pagamento). to drop bombs lançar bombas. to drop dead cair morto. to drop down Naut navegar rio abaixo. to drop everything abandonar tudo. to drop in/ over aparecer sem avisar, fazer uma visita informal. to drop into gear engrenar. to drop off 1 diminuir, cair. 2 coll partir, desaparecer. 3 adormecer. to drop out desligar-se, cair fora, deixar de freqüentar. to drop short não conseguir o seu intento. to drop the curtain descer o pano de boca. to get/ have the drop on 1 ter sob a mira do revólver. 2 levar a melhor, ficar em melhor posição. to have a drop too much ficar embriagado, beber demais.

1) (one stage in the descent of a family: All three generations - children, parents and grandparents - lived together quite happily.) geração

2) (people born at about the same time: People of my generation all think the same way about this.) geração

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[dʒenər'eiʃən] n 1 geração. 2 procriação, criação. 3 produção. 4 Math formação. 5 descendência, linhagem, genealogia. spontaneous generation geração espontânea. the present generation a geração atual.

- parachutist

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[p'ærəʃu:t] n 1 pára-quedas. 2 Zool patágio de mamíferos ou répteis. • vt+vi 1 saltar de pára-quedas. 2 lançar de pára-quedas. golden parachute somas elevadas e benefícios oferecidos em troca de uma aposentadoria precoce.

1) (a list of the ancestors from whom a person or animal is descended: a dog's pedigree.) genealogia

2) (distinguished descent or ancestry: a man of pedigree.) linhagem

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[p'edigri:] n 1 árvore genealógica. 2 linhagem, estirpe. 3 linhagem distinta. 4 raça boa, raça pura.

1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) branco

2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) branco

3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) branco

4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) com leite

1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) branco

2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) branco

3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) clara

4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) branco dos olhos

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- whiten

- whitewashed

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[wait] n 1 branco (cor, pessoa ou objeto). 2 brancura, alvura. 3 whites roupas brancas. • vt branquear, alvejar. • adj 1 branco ou quase branco, alvo. 2 pálido, lívido. 3 claro, transparente. 4 nevoso. 5 prateado, da cor da prata, grisalho, encanecido. 6 vestido de branco. 7 fig puro, imaculado, inocente, ingênuo. 8 sl limpo, direito, correto. 9 sl frio, rude. 10 real, reacionário, monarquista. as white as a sheet branco como cera. dressed in white vestido de branco. he turns up the white of his eyes ele vira os olhos. they bled him white roubaram-no até a camisa, deixaram-no de tanga. white of the eye branco do olho.

1) (the red fluid pumped through the body by the heart: Blood poured from the wound in his side.) sangue

2) (descent or ancestors: He is of royal blood.) sangue

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- bloodless

1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) descer

2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) descer

3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) cair sobre

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- descendant

1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) direto

2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) direto, franco

3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) direto

4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) absoluto

5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) direto

1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) dirigir

2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) orientar

3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) ordenar

4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) dirigir

•

- direction

1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) declive

1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar, largar

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever, rabiscar

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- droplet

1) (one stage in the descent of a family: All three generations - children, parents and grandparents - lived together quite happily.) geração

2) (people born at about the same time: People of my generation all think the same way about this.) geração

- parachutist