in+one's+power

to be shorn of one’s power

perder o poder.

to the best of one’s power

com todas as forças.

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.

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[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) agüentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) deter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter, comportar

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter(-se)

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter(-se)

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) manter comprometido

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) resistir

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) reter

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) ter lugar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) manter(-se)

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) segurar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) preensão

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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[ʃɔ:n] pp of to shear. his shorn head stood out / seus cabelos cortados muito curtos sobressaíam. she was shorn of her power / removeram-lhe seu poder. to be shorn of one’s power perder o poder.

- best man

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[best] n 1 o melhor, a melhor parte. 2 o que é superior a tudo o mais. 3 o máximo de empenho, tudo quanto está ao alcance de alguém. 4 as melhores pessoas, os mais capazes. • vt levar a melhor sobre, superar, vencer. • adj ( sup of good) 1 o melhor, o mais desejável, que tem mais valor, superior. 2 que é mais vantajoso ou mais útil. 3 maior. 4 principal. • adv ( sup of well) 1 do modo mais excelente ou eficiente. 2 no mais alto grau. at (the) best na melhor das hipóteses. best-hated mais odiado. he did his best ele fez o possível. he got the best of ele levou a melhor. he made the best of his position ele tirou o melhor proveito do seu cargo. he put his best foot forward ele acelerou seus passos. he was at his best ele se mostrou em sua melhor forma. his best girl, sl sua namorada. I had best not ask melhor seria nem perguntar. I made the best of a bad bargain tirei o melhor de um mau negócio. in the best of humours de ótimo humor. it was all for the best foi tudo com as melhores intenções. make the best of it! faça o melhor que puder! the best part a maior parte. the very best o melhor de todos, do bom o melhor. to have the best of both worlds obter vantagens dos dois lados. to the best of my knowledge ao que eu saiba. to the best of one’s power com todas as forças.

1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) piedade

2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) sorte

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[m'ə:si] n 1 mercê, clemência, piedade, compaixão, misericórdia. 2 perdão. 3 discrição. at the mercy of à mercê de. for mercy’s sake por piedade, por misericórdia. Lord, have mercy on us Rel Senhor, tende piedade de nós.

1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) misericórdia

2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) bênção

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1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar

5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) reunir

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erguer

10) (to give (a shout etc).) dar

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contactar

- raise someone's hopes

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[reiz] n 1 aumento. 2 subida, elevação. 3 levantamento: ação de levantar. • vt+vi 1 levantar, erguer, pôr de pé. I raised my glass to him / eu o brindei. 2 elevar, aumentar, subir ou fazer subir. 3 engrandecer, promover, fortalecer. 4 ajuntar, formar, recrutar, alistar. 5 criar, cultivar, plantar. 6 criar, educar. he was born and raised in New York / ele nasceu e foi educado em Nova York. 7 provocar, causar. 8 suscitar, fazer aparecer, evocar. 9 ressuscitar. 10 exclamar. 11 erigir, erguer, construir, edificar. 12 descobrir, achar. the dog raised a rabbit / o cachorro descobriu uma lebre. 13 terminar, acabar, suspender. 14 avistar. the ship raised land / o navio aproximou-se da (avistou) terra. 15 sublevar, revoltar. 16 arranjar, angariar, levantar (fundos). she raised the dough / ela arranjou o dinheiro. 17 armar (tenda). 18 alçar. 19 causar (briga). 20 excitar, animar, incitar (against, upon contra). 21 realçar, frisar. 22 entoar, cantar. he raised me out of sleep ele despertou-me. to raise a blister formar uma bolha de água na pele. to raise a ghost invocar um espírito. to raise a hand to levantar a mão para, bater, tratar mal. to raise a monument erigir um monumento. to raise an army ajuntar, formar um exército. to raise an eyebrow ficar surpreso. to raise a point levantar uma questão. to raise a shout dar um grito. to raise a storm fig provocar, causar uma tempestade. to raise Cain, (mischief, a row) fazer barulho, armar contendas. to raise cloth aveludar pano. to raise dust fazer alarde, criar confusão. to raise hell coll criar caso. to raise money arranjar dinheiro. to raise money on a property empenhar, hipotecar uma propriedade. to raise one’s eyes elevar a vista (to para). to raise one’s glass fazer um brinde à saúde de. to raise one’s hat cumprimentar tirando o chapéu, tirar o chapéu em cumprimento. to raise prices fazer subir os preços. to raise sheep, potatoes, etc. criar ovelhas, cultivar, plantar batatas. to raise the country sublevar o país. to raise the dead ressuscitar os mortos. to raise the nation to power engrandecer a nação, levá-la ao poder. to raise the roof ficar muito bravo, criar caso, armar um pampeiro. to raise the salary aumentar o salário. to raise the siege of a fort levantar o cerco de um forte. to raise the wind a) sl achar meios de arranjar dinheiro por modos fraudulentos. b) provocar distúrbio ou comoção. to raise to a power Math elevar a uma potência. to raise up levantar, alçar.

1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) olfacto

2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) cheiro

3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) cheiro

1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) cheirar

2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) cheirar

3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) cheirar

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[smel] n 1 ato de cheirar, olfação. 2 sentido de cheiro, olfato. 3 cheiro, odor, aroma. 4 fedor. 5 traço, indício. • vt+vi (ps+pp smelt, smelled) 1 cheirar, perceber com o olfato. 2 emitir cheiro, cheirar, ter cheiro. 3 perceber, pressentir. 4 ter traços de, ter características de, parecer ter. 5 feder. 6 descobrir, caçar. to smell a rat suspeitar, desconfiar. to smell blood sl excitar. to smell like a rose sl ser puro e inocente. to smell out descobrir, farejar. to smell/ stink to high heaven feder, cheirar muito mal. to smell up causar mau cheiro.

1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) olfato

2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) cheiro

3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) cheirada

1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) cheirar

2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) cheirar

3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) cheirar

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1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) tomar conta

2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) incomodar-se

3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) ter cuidado com

4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) ligar

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[maind] n 1 mente, cérebro, intelecto. 2 memória, lembrança. it sticks in your mind / está guardado na memória, fixo na memória. it is at the back of your mind / é vagamente lembrado. 3 opinião, parecer. 4 disposição, ânimo. 5 gosto, vontade. 6 intenção, propósito. 7 desejo, inclinação. 8 atenção, concentração. • vt+vi 1 prestar atenção a, notar. keep your mind on your work! / concentre-se no seu trabalho! 2 dedicar-se a, ocupar-se de. mind the baby / cuide da criança. mind your own business / vá cuidar da sua vida. 3 lembrar-se. 4 objetar a. I don’t mind it / não faço caso. 5 fazer o obséquio de. 6 vigiar, estar alerta. 7 coll olhar por, cuidar de. 8 obedecer. never mind não tem importância, não faz mal. out of sight, out of mind longe dos olhos, longe do coração. presence of mind presença de espírito. to bear/ keep something in mind levar em consideração. to be of two minds vacilar, hesitar. to be out of one’s mind estar louco. to change one’s mind mudar de opinião. to come/spring to mind, to cross/ enter your mind lembrar-se de algo sem esforço. to get your mind round something entender algo difícil ou complicado. to give somebody a piece of one’s mind dar uma bronca. to go over something in one’s mind, to turn it over in one’s mind pensar sobre algo cuidadosamente para entender ou achar a solução. to have a mind to estar disposto a. to have in mind a) lembrar-se de. b) considerar, pensar a respeito. c) planejar, pretender. to have your mind on something pensar sobre algo. to make up one’s mind tomar uma resolução, decidir-se. to put in mind relembrar-se de. to set one’s mind on desejar muito. to set/put someone’s mind at rest fazer com que alguém pare de se preocupar. to speak one’s mind dizer tudo que pensa.

1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) tomar conta

2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) incomodar-se

3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) tomar cuidado com

4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) obedecer

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1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cut glass

- a cut above

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[k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar.

1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) força

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) força

3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) força

1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) obrigar

2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forçar

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[fɔ:s] n 1 força, robustez, energia, vigor. I could not resist the force of his argument / não pude resistir à força do seu argumento. 2 valentia. 3 impulso, motivo, causa. 4 poder. the force of circumstances / o poder das circunstâncias. 5 compulsão, coerção, necessidade, obrigação, violência, constrangimento. 6 capacidade de convencer ou impressionar. 7 influência, autoridade, poder. 8 virtude, eficácia, validade, vigência, vigor. 9 a parte principal de um conjunto. 10 agremiação, turma de empregados. 11 força militar, naval ou policial. 12 Phys potência, ação, causa que gera movimentos, agente. 13 força motriz. 14 valor, peso, significação rigorosa (de um termo). 15 exército, marinha. • vt 1 forçar, compelir, constranger, coagir, expurgar, conseguir, obter por força, arrombar. they forced my hands / eles coagiram-me. that means forcing an open door / isso significa arrombar portas abertas. 2 violentar, violar, estuprar, deflorar, impor, impingir, obrigar a aceitar. he forced the words / ele torceu o sentido das palavras. he forced his advice on me / ele impôs-me o seu conselho. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, tirar, tomar. she forced the secret from me / ela arrancou-me o segredo. 4 apressar, estimular, fazer brotar, amadurecer artificialmente. he forced a smile / ele forçou um sorriso. Air Forces forças aéreas. Armed Forces forças armadas. by force of à força de, por meio de. by main force à viva força. direction of force sentido de força. force of habit força do hábito. he was forced on ele foi impelido. in force a) em vigor. b) em grande número. in force of em virtude de, por força de, em conseqüência de. in great force coll em forma excelente. natural forces forças da natureza. of force forçosamente. our office force nosso quadro de empregados. the coming into force o ato de entrar em vigor. the Force Brit a polícia. the law came into force a lei entrou em vigor. to be in force estar em vigor. to force along empurrar, impelir. to force away obrigar a recuar. to force back repelir, rechaçar. to force down obrigar a baixar, fazer descer. to force from obrigar, conseguir à força. to force in/ through fazer entrar, forçar a entrada. to force off Com queimar, vender por qualquer preço, fazer liquidação. to force on/ upon forçar a aceitar, impor. to force one’s hand obrigar a mostrar o jogo, obrigar a revelar as intenções. to force one’s way abrir caminho. to force open abrir à força, arrombar. to force out arrancar. to force the issue trazer o assunto à baila. to force the pace apressar excessivamente o passo. to force up forçar a subida, fazer subir à força. to join forces with trabalhar junto com a mesma finalidade. to put in force pôr em vigor.

1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vapor

2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) vapor

1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) fumegar

2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) deslocar-se a vapor

3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cozer em vapor

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- steam-

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[sti:m] n 1 vapor. 2 fumaça, névoa. 3 coll força, energia, iniciativa. • vt+vi 1 emitir fumaça ou vapor, evaporar. 2 evaporar-se, levantar vapor, vaporizar. 3 mover-se, andar ou navegar por força de vapor. 4 ferver, cozinhar em vapor. 5 condensar umidade. • adj 1 a vapor. 2 aquecido a vapor, que conduz vapor. at full steam a todo vapor, com toda força. to be steamed up coll a) ficar furioso, perder as estribeiras. b) ficar ansioso, ficar entusiasmado. to get up / pick up steam a) ganhar velocidade (veículo). b) aumentar, crescer em importância. to let off steam soltar fumaça, fig desabafar. to run out of steam perder a força. to steam someone up estimular, entusiasmar alguém. to steam up cobrir-se de vapor. under one’s steam por seu próprio esforço, por sua conta.

1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar, aparar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) cabular

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, virar a cara

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte, redução

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) orelha

2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) ouvido

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- earache

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[i2] n 1 ouvido. 2 orelha. 3 audição. 4 percepção. 5 atenção, consideração. 6 asa (de vaso). 7 alça, colcheta. an ear for music um ouvido para música. a thick ear pé-de-ouvido. ear that sticks out orelha-de-abano. he brought a storm about his ears ele levantou uma tempestade. it came to his father’s ears chegou ao conhecimento de seu pai. lend me an ear! ouça-me, escute-me! to be all ears prestar toda a atenção, ser todo ouvidos. to box one’s ears esbofetear alguém. to fall on deaf ears não ser atendido. to give ear dar ouvidos. to go in one ear and out the other entrar por um ouvido e sair pelo outro. to have itching ears querer ouvir as novidades. to have or keep an ear to the ground estar atento à opinião pública ou aos acontecimentos. to lend an ear escutar, prestar atenção. to make someone’s ears burn falar de alguém na sua ausência, fazer queimar os ouvidos de alguém. to play by ear tocar de ouvido. to play it by ear agir de improviso, conforme as coisas acontecem. to prick up one’s ears aguçar os ouvidos, ficar de orelha em pé. to turn a deaf ear to não dar ouvido a. up to the ears in..., over head and ears in... profundamente envolvido, enterrado até ao pescoço. wet behind the ears inexperiente, imaturo.

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[i2] n espiga. • vi espigar.