in+the+present+case

1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) QUERY (PHRASAL VERB)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por

10) (because of: for this reason.) por

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para/por

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) apesar de

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[fɔ:] prep 1 por, em lugar de, em vez de. we used boxes for chairs / usamos caixas em vez de cadeiras. 2 por, em prol de, em defesa de, a favor de. they voted for Roosevelt / eles votaram em Roosevelt. 3 de, representante de, em nome de. the lawyer acts for his client / o advogado age em nome de seu cliente. 4 por, para, à razão de, ao preço de. these apples are twelve for a dollar / estas maçãs custam um dólar a dúzia. 5 para, a fim de, no intuito de. he ran for his life / ele correu para salvar a vida. 6 para, a fim de, em consideração de. he went for a walk / ele foi dar um passeio. 7 para, em busca de. 8 para, com destino a. he has just left for New York / ele acaba de partir para Nova York. we have a present for you / temos um presente para você. 9 para, próprio de, acomodado a. 10 por, por causa de, em razão de, devido a. he was punished for stealing / ele foi condenado por ter furtado. 11 para, em honra de. they died for their country / eles morreram pela pátria. a party was given for her / foi dada uma festa em sua honra. 12 de, por, com afeição ou sentimento por. 13 para, a respeito de, com relação a, pelo que toca a, enquanto a. 14 numa extensão de, numa duração de. 15 como, na qualidade de. 16 a despeito de, apesar de, não obstante. 17 para, em vista de, em proporção de, não obstante. 18 de, no valor de. 19 durante. 20 para, em auxílio de. may I hold the umbrella for you? / permita-me segurar-lhe o guarda-chuva? 21 para, na ocasião de. 22 de, por, na quantidade de. 23 para, apropriado para, adaptado a. books for children / livros para crianças. 24 por, dirigido a. 25 para, na direção de. the train for London / o trem para Londres. 26 para, equivalente a. • conj pois, visto que, desde que, já que. we can’t go, for it is raining / não podemos ir porque está chovendo. I did it, for I thought it right / fi-lo, porque o achei justo. for all his efforts, he did not succeed / apesar de todos seus esforços ele não se saiu bem. for all the improvement you have made last year, you might give up / em vista do pouco progresso que fez no ano passado, você deveria desistir. arrested for murder preso por assassínio. as for me quanto a mim. bound for destinada para. but for this a não ser assim. eating too much is bad for one’s health comer demais faz mal à saúde. for account and at the risk of the consignee por conta e risco do consignatário. for a draught of vintage! quem me dera tomar um gole de vinho! for all he is so rich por rico que seja. for all his faults, we like him still apesar de todos os seus defeitos, gostamos dele. for all I know ao que me é dado supor. for all that não obstante isso, apesar disso. for a song por uma pechincha. for a while por algum tempo. for cash down contra pagamento à vista. for certain com certeza. for example por exemplo. for fear of por medo de. for free sl grátis. for fun por brincadeira. for his part por sua parte, por parte dele. for hours durante horas. for how long? por quanto tempo? for love por amor. for me pelo que me diz respeito. for miles about numa extensão de milhas ao redor. for nothing de graça, gratuitamente. for one poisonous snake there are many harmless ones para cada cobra venenosa há muitas inofensivas. for our account por nossa conta. for sure com certeza. for that matter quanto a isso. for the last time pela última vez. for the present, for the time being por ora, por enquanto. for the time to come para o futuro. for the whole year para todo o ano. for this reason por essa razão, por esse motivo. for two years por dois anos. for want of por falta de. for what remains quanto ao mais. for years há anos. for your sake por sua causa. good for nothing imprestável. he has earned a holiday for himself ele fez jus a um dia de licença. he is hard up for money ele está em apertos financeiros. he is not long for this world ele não tardará a morrer. he won’t be back for hours ele não voltará antes de algumas horas. I for one quanto a mim. I go in for tennis eu gosto de tênis. I got it for a reward recebi-o em recompensa. I know him for conheço-o como. I long for a rest anseio por um descanso. it is for you to do compete-lhe fazer. it is for you to propose compete ao senhor fazer proposta. it is usual for her to take a walk every day ela costuma dar um passeio todo dia. it was for nothing foi debalde. not for anything por nada. now for it! mãos à obra! once for all uma vez por todas. ready for action pronto para o combate. she reads well for her age ela lê bem para a sua idade. she wept for ela chorou por. that is the man for me é este o homem que me faz falta. the first free day for years o primeiro dia livre há anos. there is nothing for it but não há remédio senão. to be in for estar sob a ameaça de. to be in for it estar em maus lençóis. too beautiful for words indescritivelmente belo. to play for pennies jogar a vintém. to write for money escrever pedindo dinheiro. we longed for home estávamos com saudade de casa. were it not for you se não fosse você. we sent for a doctor mandamos chamar um médico. what for? para quê? word for word palavra por palavra. you have spoiled our day for us você nos estragou o dia.

1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como

1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como

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- as for

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[æz, əz] adv 1 tão, igualmente, tanto quanto, do mesmo grau ou modo, equivalente. I haven’t known him as long as you / eu não o conheço há tanto tempo quanto você. I am as clever as he / sou tão inteligente quanto ele. 2 como por exemplo. • conj 1 como, quão, quanto, assim como, tal como, conforme. it looked as if they were really fighting / parecia como se eles lutassem de fato. 2 enquanto, ao passo que, no momento em que, quando. 3 porque, visto que, já que, porquanto, como. as you weren’t there, I left a message / como você não estava lá, deixei um recado. 4 se bem que, ainda que, embora, contanto que, conquanto que. 5 em resultado do que, em conseqüência do que. • prep como, na qualidade de. we all respect him as a writer / nós todos o respeitamos na qualidade de escritor. let me tell you as a friend / deixe-me dizer-lhe como amigo. • pron 1 que, quem, qual. 2 como. as a rule usualmente, em geral. as... as tão... como, tanto quanto. as ever como sempre. as far I am concerned quanto a mim, no que me concerne. as follows como segue. as for me quanto a mim. as from... válido desde... (as) heavy as lead pesado como chumbo. as if, as though como se (após os verbos com o sentido de "parecer"). as is no estado em que se encontra. as I see it, as I understand it! no meu ponto de vista. as it is/ was nestas circunstâncias, de todo jeito, de qualquer forma. as it rained visto que chovia. as it were por assim dizer, de certo modo. as long as enquanto, visto que, já que. as many as tantos quantos. as of, as from a partir de. as of next week I’ll be retired a partir da semana que vem estarei aposentado. as regards no que diz respeito. as requested conforme pedido. as soon as assim que, logo que. as soon as possible o mais cedo possível. as usual como de costume. as yet até agora. as you were! Mil última forma! be so kind as to do it queira fazê-lo, por favor. busy as a bee diligente como uma abelha. classical books as the plays of Racine livros clássicos como os dramas de Racine. do as you wish faça como quiser. he as well as she ele como ela, tanto ele quanto ela, ambos. he went so far as to say... ele chegou a ponto de afirmar... his position as a banker sua posição como banqueiro. she smiled as she did it ela sorriu ao fazê-lo. such as como por exemplo. twice as large duas vezes maior. we may as well tell her podemos contar-lhe do mesmo jeito, não há razão para não dizer a ela.

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[æs] n (pl asses) asse: antiga moeda de cobre dos romanos.

1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto, quando

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como

1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) quanto

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como

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- as for

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

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

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

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[pli:d] vt+vi (ps, pp pleaded, pled) 1 pleitear, demandar. 2 defender, advogar. we pleaded his cause / advogamos a sua causa. 3 alegar, argumentar. 4 apelar, rogar, suplicar. 5 Jur objetar, contestar. 6 declarar. he pleaded not guilty / ele se declarou inocente. he pleaded guilty / ele se confessou culpado. we pleaded him guilty / declaramo-lo culpado.

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

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

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

1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) tratar

2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) tratar

3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) tratar

4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) oferecer

5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) tratar de

- treatment

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[tri:t] n 1 festa, convite para comer e beber, regalo. it’s my treat / é a minha vez de convidar. 2 divertimento, prazer, alegria. it was a treat to hear it / foi um prazer ouvir isso. 3 delícia. • vt+vi 1 tratar, agir com, lidar com. 2 considerar, pensar sobre. 3 medicar, tratar. he treated me for gastritis / ele tratou da minha gastrite. we treated ourselves to some wine / regalamo-nos com um pouco de vinho. 4 discutir, tratar de um assunto. 5 oferecer (comida e bebida), convidar, regalar. I treated him to an ice / ofereci-lhe um sorvete. 6 pagar as despesas. to treat of tratar de, ventilar. to treat with a) entrar em entendimento com. b) Med tratar com, por meio de. to treat someone like a doormat coll, to treat someone like shit tratar alguém muito mal, fazer capacho de alguém.

1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) tratar

2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) tratar

3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) tratar

4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) oferecer

5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) tratar de

- treatment

1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) aparecer

2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) chegar

3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) aparecer

4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) parecer

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- appearance

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[əp'iə] vt+vi 1 aparecer, surgir, tornar-se visível, mostrar-se. 2 parecer, dar a impressão, afigurar(-se). 3 publicar, lançar no mercado, pôr à venda. 4 apresentar(-se), introduzir(-se) (ao público). 5 tornar-se aparente, óbvio ou oportuno. 6 estar presente ou comparecer em juízo ou perante qualquer autoridade. to appear to be aparentar, afigurar-se.

1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) aparecer

2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) chegar

3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) aparecer, comparecer

4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) parecer

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- appearance

1) (the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness: He reached his present position through merit.) merecimento

2) (a good point or quality: His speech had at least the merit of being short.) mérito

- meritorious

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[m'erit] n 1 mérito, merecimento, valor. 2 recompensa. 3 virtude. 4 merits Jur os aspectos essenciais de uma questão. • vt 1 merecer, ser digno de. 2 tornar-se merecedor.

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on hand

a) em estoque, à disposição. b) perto, à mão. c) presente. on the one hand, on the other hand por um lado, por outro lado.

1) (the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness: He reached his present position through merit.) mérito

2) (a good point or quality: His speech had at least the merit of being short.) mérito

- meritorious