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121 jack
[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) macaco2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) valete•- jack up* * *jack2[dʒæk] n 1 homem do povo, camarada, operário braçal para serviços avulsos. 2 marujo. 3 Tech macaco, guindaste, guincho. 4 Tech alavanca e várias outras peças de máquinas. 5 valete: carta de baralho. 6 pedrinha usada em jogo infantil. 7 Naut bandeira de cruzeiro. 8 Naut barra de ferro horizontal no topo do mastro principal dos veleiros. 9 Amer jumento, burro. 10 Amer coelho macho. 11 Electr tomada. 12 dispositivo para virar o espeto. 13 Ichth lúcio novo e pequeno: peixe esocídeo de água doce. 14 cavalete para serrador. 15 sl dinheiro, arame, gaita. 16. Hist cota de armas de couro. 17 Brit sl policial. • vt 1 içar, guindar, levantar. 2 coll majorar, aumentar (preços). • adj 1 macho (de alguns animais). 2 cansado, exausto. every man jack coll todos sem exceção, em geral. to jack in Brit coll interromper, abandonar. to jack off sl masturbar-se, Braz vulg bater punheta. to jack up coll a) aumentar (preços, salários, etc.). b) levantar, guindar. c) sl injetar drogas, narcóticos. -
122 key
[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) chave2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) tecla3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tecla4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) escala5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) chave6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) escala2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) essencial- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up* * *key1[ki:] n 1 chave, chaveta (também Electr). 2 código, padrão, legenda. 3 solução, explicação, decifração, código. 4 posição-chave, reduto. 5 pessoa ou coisa indispensável, dirigente, comandante. 6 pino, parafuso, contrapino, cunha, porca. 7 chave de fenda, chave inglesa. 8 tecla, lingüeta de flauta e outros instrumentos de sopro. 9 Mus escala, tonalidade. what’s the key? / Mus qual é a chave? 10 estilo musical ou literário. 11 keys pl membros da câmara de representantes na Ilha de Man. • vt 1 Tech encaixar, entalhar. 2 fechar à chave, chavear. 3 Typogr calçar. 4 Mus afinar. 5 ajustar, acertar (um discurso à altura do auditório). 6 fig conferir, estar certo. • adj 1 controlador de controle. 2 muito importante, essencial, fundamental. he had the key of the street sl ele teve de passar a noite no olho da rua. master key chave-mestra. natural key Mus chave natural. to key in Comp introduzir comandos ou dados através da digitação. to key up incitar, estimular, Mus elevar o tom.————————key2[ki:] n recife, parcel, baixio. -
123 laser
['leizə]((an instrument that produces) a narrow and very intense beam of light: The men were cutting the sheets of metal with a laser; ( also adjective) a laser beam.) laser* * *la.ser[l'eizə] n abbr light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (amplificação de luz por radiação estimulada), raio laser. -
124 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nível2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) andar3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nivelador4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) no chão2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) raso2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) igual3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) firme3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) apontar4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) arrasar•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *lev.el[l'evəl] n 1 nível. 2 superfície plana. 3 plano horizontal. 4 altitude. 5 planície. 6 nível social ou cultural. 7 galeria ou passagem horizontal. • vt+vi 1 nivelar, aplainar. 2 apontar (uma arma). 3 dirigir (um ataque). 4 arrasar, demolir. 5 igualar (em condições), equiparar, uniformizar. 6 alisar. 7 fig ser franco e aberto. • adj 1 plano, raso. 2 horizontal. 3 igual, uniforme, nivelado, liso. 4 em pé de igualdade, na mesma posição. 5 monótono. 6 firme, inabalável. 7 sensato, calmo. 8 bem equilibrado. on the level de modo franco e correto. to do one’s level best empregar todos os esforços, fazer o melhor possível, dar o máximo de si. to level against levantar acusação contra (alguém). to level at apontar (arma). -
125 loudspeaker
1) (an instrument for increasing the loudness of sounds so that they can be heard further away: The politician addressed the crowds from his car through a loudspeaker.) alto-falante2) (a speaker in a radio, record-player etc.) alto-falante* * *loud.speak.er[l'audspi:kə] n alto-falante. -
126 mandolin
['mændəlin](a musical instrument similar to a guitar: He played a tune on the mandolin.) bandolim* * *man.do.lin[mændəl'in] n bandolim. -
127 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) medida2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) unidade3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) medida4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) medida5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) algum6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.)2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) medir2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) medir3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) medir4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) medir•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *meas.ure[m'eʒə] n 1 medida. 2 extensão. 3 proporção. 4 capacidade. 5 unidade de medida de extensão ou de capacidade. 6 instrumento para medição (metro, trena, etc.). 7 sistema de medição. 8 medição. 9 norma, medida padrão. 10 quantidade exata (para receitas). 11 Poet ritmo, unidade métrica. 12 Mus compasso. 13 medida, providência, meios, recursos. 14 measures Geol estratos, camadas. • vt+vi 1 medir, mensurar. 2 comparar. 3 pesar, avaliar, julgar. 4 tomar medidas (costura). 5 percorrer, cobrir uma distância. 6 ter certa medida. beyond/ without measure desmedidamente. in a measure em parte. measure of capacity medida de volume. to measure one’s length estatelar-se no solo. to measure swords duelar à espada. to measure up estar à altura. to take measures tomar providências. to take one’s measure a) tirar medida para feitio de roupa. b) apreciar os méritos de uma pessoa. -
128 metronome
['metrənoum](an instrument that can be set to make a ticking noise at different speeds to mark musical time.) metrónomo* * *met.ro.nome[m'etrənoum] n metrônomo: instrumento para marcar o grau de celeridade do movimento musical.
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