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  • 1 it was touch and go

    it was touch and go
    estava por um fio de cabelo, por um triz.

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  • 2 touch-and-go

    touch-and-go
    [t∧tʃ ən g'ou] n estado de incerteza, situação arriscada. • adj arriscado, incerto, perigoso. it was a touch-and-go business / foi um negócio arriscado.

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  • 3 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ir
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) passar
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) ir
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) ir
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ir
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) ser liquidado
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) decorrer
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) ir embora
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) sumir
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ir (fazer)
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) ir-se abaixo
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) funcionar
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) ficar
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) estar
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) guardar-se
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) passar
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) gastar-se
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) valer
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) fazer
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) ser
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) correr bem
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tentativa
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) genica
    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) bem sucedido
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) actual
    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) licença
    - going-over
    - goings-on
    - no-go
    - all go
    - be going on for
    - be going on
    - be going strong
    - from the word go
    - get going
    - give the go-by
    - go about
    - go after
    - go against
    - go along
    - go along with
    - go around
    - go around with
    - go at
    - go back
    - go back on
    - go by
    - go down
    - go far
    - go for
    - go in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - go off
    - go on
    - go on at
    - go out
    - go over
    - go round
    - go slow
    - go steady
    - go through
    - go through with
    - go too far
    - go towards
    - go up
    - go up in smoke/flames
    - go with
    - go without
    - keep going
    - make a go of something
    - make a go
    - on the go
    * * *
    [gou] n 1 ação de andar, andar. 2 espírito, impulso, energia, animação. 3 estado das coisas, modo, estilo. 4 autorização para prosseguir. 5 vez (de jogar), tentativa. 6 remessa. 7 ocorrência. 8 sucesso. • vt+vi (ps went, pp gone) 1 ir, seguir, prosseguir, andar. 2 sair, partir, deixar, ir embora. 3 estar em movimento, andar, trabalhar (máquinas), soar. 4 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. 5 estar, ser. 6 começar, empreender. 7 proceder, avançar. 8 correr, vagar, estar em uso corrente. 9 meter-se, intrometer-se. 10 estender-se, alcançar. 11 passar. 12 ser vendido, ser entregue. 13 tender, levar, conduzir. 14 resultar, redundar. 15 pertencer, caber. 16 combinar, harmonizar. 17 explodir, estourar. 18 deixar de existir, perder, gastar. 19 morrer. 20 afrouxar. a fair go uma chance. all the go na moda. a near go um escape por um triz. anything goes Amer vale tudo. as men go como costuma acontecer com os homens. at one go de uma só vez, simultaneamente. be gone! afaste-se!, saia! dead and gone morto e passado. do you go with me? você me compreende?, você concorda comigo? from the word go desde o começo. go along with you! sem essa!, não acredito em você! going, going, gone! Auction primeiro, segundo, terceiro! go to it! coll vamos a isso! have a go at it! faça uma tentativa! he goes by the name of X ele é conhecido sob o nome X. here’s a go! agora avante! is it a go? combinado? it is all (quite) the go está bem em moda. it is no go coll não vai, não adianta. (it’s) no go nada feito. it was touch and go estava por um fio de cabelo, por um triz. let go! largue! let me go! solte-me! on the go em movimento, em atividade. pop went the bottle a garrafa estourou. that goes for you too isto também se aplica a você. that goes to show Amer isto demonstra. there is no go in the show coll o negócio não anda. there it goes again vai começar tudo de novo. to give it a go tentar. to go about 1 passar de um lugar para outro. 2 estar ocupado com. 3 procurar. 4 circular. to go about one’s business 1 prestar atenção com as suas coisas, seu negócio. 2 partir, deixar. to go abroad viajar para o exterior. to go against ir contra. to go ahead continuar, começar imediatamente. to go along with concordar com, apoiar. to go aside 1 errar. 2 retirar-se. to go astray perder-se, perder o caminho. to go at atacar. to go away partir. to go back voltar. to go back on trair, não cumprir uma promessa. to go bail fiar, afiançar. to go down 1 afundar. 2 deteriorar. 3 ser aceito, acreditado. 4 Comp quebrar. 5 sair da universidade. 6 sl acontecer. 7 ir para a cadeia. to go down on vulg fazer sexo oral com. to go down the drain 1 desperdiçar, não ser aproveitado. 2 perder o valor. to go down with pegar uma doença. to go Dutch repartir proporcionalmente uma conta ou despesa, Braz coll rachar uma conta. to go far ir longe, ter sucesso. to go for 1 atacar. 2 ir atrás. 3 tentar. 4 ser atraído por. 5 buscar, procurar. to go for broke arriscar tudo para vencer, dar o máximo de si. to go for nothing não ter valor. to go halves dividir igualmente uma conta, despesa. to go hang ser esquecido, negligenciado. to go hard with passar por dificuldades, custar caro a, ser difícil para. to go in entrar. to go in and out entrar e sair livremente. to go in for 1 praticar. 2 ter como profissão ou hobby. he goes in for sailing / ele gosta de velejar. he decided to go in for law / ele decidiu estudar (seguir a carreira de) direito. 3 participar de uma competição, prestar um exame. to go into 1 entrar. he went into convulsions / ele entrou em convulsões. he went into business / ele entrou nos negócios. 2 investigar. 3 ter, adotar como profissão. to go in unto Bib ter relações sexuais com. to go in with entrar em uma sociedade com, ajuntar-se com. to go it alone fazer algo sozinho, virar-se sozinho. to go live Radio, TV estar ao vivo. to go native adaptar-se a uma cultura estrangeira. to go off 1 deixar, partir. the train went off / o trem partiu. 2 disparar, explodir. the gun went off / a arma disparou. 3 piorar, deteriorar. the cinema has gone off / o cinema piorou. 4 estragar (comida). 5 chegar a uma conclusão esperada. 6 deixar de gostar de uma pessoa. 7 sl experimentar orgasmo. to go off with 1 largar um relacionamento para se relacionar com uma outra pessoa. 2 levar, pegar, carregar. to go on 1 continuar. you can’t go on the way you’ve been / você não pode continuar desta maneira. 2 comportar-se. 3 falar muito. he went on about it for half an hour / ele falou sobre isso durante meia hora. 4 existir, durar. 5 adequar-se. 6 começar. 7 aparecer no palco. 8 acontecer. to go on a journey sair em viagem. to go one better than exceder, sobrepujar. to go one’s own way agir, fazer independentemente. to go one’s way partir. to go on horseback andar a cavalo. to go on strike entrar em greve. to go on well with dar-se muito bem com. to go out 1 tornar-se extinto, extinguir. the fire went out / o fogo apagou-se. 2 partir, sair. 3 sair de moda. to go out of business deixar, desistir de um negócio, fechar as portas. to go out of fashion sair da moda. to go out of print estar esgotado (livros). to go over 1 revisar, rever, examinar. 2 relembrar. 3 ficar perto de. 4 visitar. 5 repetir. to go over to 1 mudar de opinião ou de partido. 2 TV mudar o lugar da transmissão. to go places 1 viajar muito. 2 prosperar, progredir, fazer sucesso. to go round ter suficiente. to go shares dividir. to go sick ficar doente. to go slow trabalhar, produzir menos (para obter algo dos empresários). to go stag sair desacompanhado. to go steady namorar firme. to go through 1 passar por. 2 gastar tudo. 3 Jur ir, ser aceito. 4 praticar, ensaiar. 5 olhar cuidadosamente. 6 ler do começo ao fim. to go through fire and water passar por todas as situações. to go together harmonizar, condizer. to go to pieces ficar em pedaços. the doll has gone to pieces / a boneca ficou em pedaços. to go under 1 falhar. 2 afundar, submergir. to go up 1 subir, ascender, aumentar. 2 ser destruído por fogo ou explosão. 3 aumentar preços. 4 entrar em uma universidade. to go with acompanhar, concordar, combinar. to go without passar sem. that goes without saying / é evidente, não precisa dizer. to go wrong dar errado, falhar, fracassar. to have a go tentar. to have a go at 1 criticar. 2 atacar fisicamente. 3 amolar, irritar alguém. what goes with it? o que é que acompanha isto? who goes? de quem é a vez? who goes there? quem está aí? years gone by anos passados.

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  • 4 stir

    [stə:] 1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb
    1) (to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.) mexer
    2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) agitar(-se)
    3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) comover
    2. noun
    (a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) agitação
    - stir-fry
    - stir up
    * * *
    [stə:] n 1 ato de mexer (com colher), movimento, tumulto, barulho, agitação, atividade. 2 excitação. 3 distúrbio, levante, revolta. 4 impulso, empurrão. 5 sl cadeia. • vt+vi (ps, pp stirred) 1 mover, agitar, mexer (com a colher). 2 misturar-se, mexer-se, movimentar-se. don’t stir / não se mexa!, não se mova! 3 circular, correr. 4 misturar, mexer, agitar. she does not stir a finger / ela não mexe um dedo. 5 provocar, começar a sentir. he stirred her pity / ele provocou sua compaixão. 6 afetar, excitar, incitar, levantar, animar, agitar. he stirred up the crowd / ele incitou as massas. 7 ficar ativo, excitar-se, pôr-se em movimento. 8 atiçar fogo. he’s only stirring / ele só está provocando. 9 levantar (da cama). he can’t stir from his bed / ele não pode levantar da cama. he will be stirring at eight o’clock / ele se levantará às oito horas. to stir in/ into acrescentar e mexer, misturar. to stir up a) agitar, levantar. b) encorajar, incitar.

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  • 5 stir

    [stə:] 1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb
    1) (to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.) mexer
    2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) mexer, agitar
    3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) mexer, comover
    2. noun
    (a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) agitação, comoção
    - stir-fry - stir up

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  • 6 insensitive

    [in'sensətiv]
    1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) insensível
    2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) insensível
    * * *
    in.sen.si.tive
    [ins'ensitiv] adj insensível, insensitivo, impassível.

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  • 7 sensation

    [sen'seiʃən]
    1) (the ability to feel through the sense of touch: Cold can cause a loss of sensation in the fingers and toes.) sensação
    2) (a feeling: a sensation of faintness.) sensação
    3) (a general feeling, or a cause, of excitement or horror: The murder caused a sensation; His arrest was the sensation of the week.) sensação
    - sensationally
    * * *
    sen.sa.tion
    [sens'eiʃən] n 1 sensação, sentido. 2 impressão produzida por um estímulo. 3 surpresa, impressão. 4 sucesso, comoção. the concert created a sensation among the audience / o concerto provocou grande impressão no público.

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  • 8 soft

    [soft]
    1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) macio
    2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) macio
    3) (not loud: a soft voice.) suave
    4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) suave
    5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) brando
    6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) não alcoólico
    7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) medricas
    - softness
    - soften
    - soft-boiled
    - soft-hearted
    - soft-spoken
    - software
    - softwood
    - have a soft spot for
    * * *
    [sɔft] n material ou objeto mole. • adj 1 macio, flexível, plástico, maleável. 2 mole, tenro, dúctil. 3 suave, brando, agradável, gentil. 4 fino, liso, macio. 5 baixo (voz). 6 delicado, afável, meigo. 7 difuso (luz). 8 generoso (coração). 9 sem sais (água). 10 coll fácil. 11 fraco, afeminado. 12 estúpido, bobo, de miolo mole. 13 Phon mudo. • interj quieto, calma! to be soft on the head coll ser um tonto, fazer coisas bobas. he is soft on the head / ele tem o miolo mole, é meio bobão, ratardado. to be soft with somebody ser benevolente demais. she was soft with her child / ela tratou seu filho com muita benevolência. to have a soft spot in the heart for somebody coll ter um fraco (uma inclinação) por alguém. she has a soft spot in her heart for him / ela tem um fraco por ele.

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  • 9 tap

    I 1. [tæp] noun
    (a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) pancadinha
    2. verb
    ((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) bater levemente
    - tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun
    ((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) torneira
    2. verb
    1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) explorar
    2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) pôr escuta em
    * * *
    [tæp] n 1 pancadinha, batida, golpe leve. 2 pedaço de couro para proteger o salto do sapato. 3 batoque (de pipa). 4 torneira. 5 bebida alcoólica (de certa marca ou qualidade). 6 bar. 7 Electr ponto de tomada ou derivação elétrica. 8 Tech macho de tarraxa. 9 peça metálica adaptada à sola e salto do sapato para sapatear. • vt+vi 1 bater de leve, dar pancadinha. 2 remendar, solar sapatos. 3 sangrar, furar, puncionar para tirar líquido (também Med). 4 desarrolhar, destampar (pipa). 5 tirar líquido (por punção). 6 ligar, penetrar, abrir (uma estrada). they tapped the telephone wire / fizeram ligação clandestina no fio telefônico. 7 Electr derivar. 8 cortar rosca interna. 9 sapatear. he didn’t do a tap of work ele nem mexeu um dedo, não fez nada. he tapped me for sl ele deu-me uma facada, pediu-me dinheiro emprestado. on tap a) do barril. b) fig em estoque. three-way tap torneira tripla. to tap the hand on the table bater com a mão na mesa.

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  • 10 insensitive

    [in'sensətiv]
    1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) insensível
    2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) insensível

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  • 11 sensation

    [sen'seiʃən]
    1) (the ability to feel through the sense of touch: Cold can cause a loss of sensation in the fingers and toes.) sensação
    2) (a feeling: a sensation of faintness.) sensação
    3) (a general feeling, or a cause, of excitement or horror: The murder caused a sensation; His arrest was the sensation of the week.) sensação
    - sensationally

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  • 12 tap

    I 1. [tæp] noun
    (a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) batida leve
    2. verb
    ((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) bater de leve
    - tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun
    ((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) torneira
    2. verb
    1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) explorar
    2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) grampear

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