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1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) apoiar

2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) apoiar

3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) confirmar

4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) sustentar

1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) apoio

2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) suporte

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[səp'ɔ:t] n 1 assistência, ajuda, auxílio, amparo, apoio. 2 manutenção, subsistência, sustento. 3 Archit suporte, apoio, esteio, espeque, base. he gives support to his sister / ele sustenta sua irmã. 4 Phot tripé. 5 Mil proteção, assistência, defesa. 6 arrimo. she is the only support of her parents / ela é o único arrimo de seus pais. • vt 1 sustentar, suportar, escorar. 2 fortalecer, encorajar, ajudar, auxiliar. 3 manter, sustentar, cuidar. 4 favorecer, defender, apoiar. 5 advogar, justificar, defender, patrocinar. 6 provar, verificar, afirmar, substanciar, confirmar. 7 Mil proteger, dar assistência (em combate). 8 sofrer, tolerar, agüentar. 9 assistir, atender. 10 representar (papel) com sucesso. in support of his theories em defesa de suas teorias. moral support apoio moral. to strongly support apoiar muito alguém. to support someone in apoiar alguém em, concordar com alguém para. with my support com meu auxílio.

1) (a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone: He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you.) ameaça

2) (a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen: a threat of rain.) ameaça

3) (a source of danger: His presence is a threat to our plan/success.) ameaça

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[θret] n ameaça, perigo. there was a threat of rain / estava ameaçando chuva.

1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) amarrar

2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) amarrar

3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) atar-se

4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) empatar

1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) gravata

2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) laços

3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) empate

4) (a game or match to be played.) jogo

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[tai] n 1 laço: a) laçada. b) vínculo. 2 nó. 3 gravata. 4 ligadura: a) corda, corrente, cinta etc. b) Mus sinal que une duas notas. 5 tirante. 6 Amer dormente. 7 Sport empate. • vt+vi 1 ligar, amarrar, atar. we are tied to time / estamos presos ao fator tempo. 2 ancorar. 3 fixar, juntar. 4 dar nó, dar laço. 5 limitar, restringir. 6 confinar, reter. 7 contratar. 8 empatar. our hands were tied fig estávamos de mãos atadas. this work is a great tie coll este trabalho é um grande sacrifício. tied down by much work muito ocupado pelo trabalho. to tie down a) amarrar, prender. b) submeter. to tie in a bow fazer um laço. to tie oneself to ligar-se a, comprometer-se com. to tie up amarrar. I tied up my shoe / amarrei meu sapato. she tied up the parcel / ela amarrou o pacote. he tied up the horse to a pole / ele amarrou o cavalo a um poste. to tie up with ligar-se a, juntar-se com. to tie with a) estar em igualdade com. b) Sport empatar com.

1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema

2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) conflitos

3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema

1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) perturbar

2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) incomodar

3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) dar-se ao incómodo

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[tr'∧bəl] n 1 aborrecimento, transtorno, preocupação, dificuldade. we took the trouble of doing (to do) it / esforçamo-nos em fazê-lo. I must put you to the trouble / tinha de incomodá-lo. 2 distúrbio, agitação, desordem, encrenca. don’t ask (look) for trouble / não procure encrencas. 3 doença, desgraça sofrimento, defeito (físico), falha. 4 embaraço, incômodo, aperto. I am sorry to give you so much trouble / sinto causar-lhe tanto incômodo. 5 esforço, trabalho extra. it is too much trouble / é trabalho demais. save yourself the trouble / não se dê ao trabalho. 6 pessoa ou coisa que causa aborrecimento. 7 troubles problemas da vida, desgraças, infortúnios. • vt+vi 1 preocupar, importunar, aborrecer, perturbar, molestar. 2 atormentar, afligir. I am troubled with headache / estou atormentado com dores de cabeça. 3 incomodar, estorvar. may I trouble you for a light? / permite pedir-lhe um fósforo? 4 agitar, causar distúrbio, perturbar. 5 pedir. may I trouble you to tell me the time? / permita-me perguntar-lhe as horas? 6 turvar. 7 incomodar-se, preocupar-se. don’t trouble (yourself) / não se incomode, não se preocupe. she is troubled about ela está preocupada com. to be in trouble estar em apuros, em dificuldade. to get into trouble a) meter-se em dificuldades. you will get into trouble / você vai meter-se em apuros. b) engravidar. to trouble about something preocupar-se com alguma coisa. troubled in mind aflito, preocupado. troubled look olhar preocupado. troubled waters fig situação confusa, condições duvidosas.

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[trauns] vt 1 castigar, bater, surrar. 2 vencer, derrotar.

1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) tentar

2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) experimentar

3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) julgar

4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) cansar

1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) tentativa

2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) ensaio

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[trai] n tentativa, experiência, prova, teste. • vt+vi 1 tentar, experimentar, ensaiar, provar. he tried his hand at it / ele experimentou fazê-lo. he tried his luck at it / ele tentou a sorte nisto. we tried at this play / experimentamos este jogo. 2 investigar. 3 pôr à prova. 4 Jur interrogar, levar em juízo, processar. he was tried on a charge / ele foi processado por causa de uma denúncia. 5 atormentar, afligir, sujeitar a sofrimento ou provação. 6 esforçar, cansar, esgotar, atacar (vista). you must try harder / precisa esforçar-se mais. he tried hard for a job / ele esforçou-se para conseguir um emprego. 7 testar, aferir, acertar. a teacher of tried experience um professor experimentado. to have a try at experimentar-se em. to try for aspirar, concorrer para. to try on a) provar (roupa). b) sl chatear, tentar esgotar a paciência de alguém. to try out testar, provar. you just try! atreva-se.

1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabalho

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) emprego

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabalho

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabalho

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) emprego

1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabalhar

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) ter emprego

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) dar resultado

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) (deslocar-se, etc.) penosamente

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) tornar(-se)

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) fabricar

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1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanismo

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) acçOes

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[wə:k] n 1 trabalho: a) labor, faina, lida. b) ocupação, emprego. c) profissão, ofício. d) tarefa. e) serviço, mister. f) produto manufaturado. g) obra (também artística, literária, etc.). h) atividade, esforço. i) costura, bordado. 2 estudo, pesquisa, projeto. 3 mecanismo, motor, maquinaria (também works). 4 fábrica, usina, oficina, estabelecimento fabril (também works). 5 Mil fortificações. 6 Eng construção. 7 empreendimento, local de trabalho. 8 energia. heat can be converted into work / o calor pode ser transformado em energia (movimento). • vt+vi 1 trabalhar: a) fazer trabalhar, dar trabalho a. b) labutar, laborar, lidar, operar. c) correr, funcionar, andar (máquina). d) produzir, estar em atividade (fábrica, oficina). e) formar, forjar, talhar, moldar, prensar, preparar, produzir. f) lavrar, cultivar, plantar. g) executar cuidadosamente, tratar, examinar. h) estar empregado, exercer o seu ofício, aplicar sua atividade a. i) esforçar-se, empregar seus esforços. 2 calcular, resolver (problema). 3 elaborar, pôr em prática. 4 manejar, manipular. 5 visitar, percorrer uma zona (como vendedor). 6 influenciar, influir. 7 persuadir, induzir. 8 coll enganar. 9 provocar, causar. 10 trabalhar em máquina, operar máquina. 11 fazer funcionar, pôr em movimento ou correr. 12 dirigir ou conduzir (trem). 13 explorar (mina). 14 tecer, costurar, bordar, fazer trabalho de agulha. 15 dar certo, ter resultado, produzir efeito, ser eficaz. your plan does not work / seu plano não dá resultado. 16 desenvolver-se. 17 mover-se com dificuldade. 18 forçar o seu caminho laboriosamente. I worked myself into the cave / forcei a entrada ou abri o caminho para a caverna. 19 alterar, contorcer o rosto ( with de). 20 estar agitado, estar em agitação. 21 fermentar (líquidos). 22 excitar(-se), alterar(-se). 23 acionar, mover. • adj de ou relativo ao trabalho. anxious work trabalho inquietante, exaltante. at work a) (pessoas) a/de serviço, trabalhando. b) (máquina) em movimento. a work in three volumes uma obra em três volumes (ou tomos). defensive works Mil fortificação. good work! bom trabalho! bom resultado! good works Theol boas ações, obras de caridade. his face worked with pain seu rosto se contorceu de dor. in work a) em serviço. b) em atividade. it had worked much good tem causado muito bem. it is the work of poison é o efeito do veneno. I worked myself into a frenzy fui me exaltando (inutilmente). needle work trabalho de agulha. out of work desempregado. that is all in the day’s work isto não é nada de extraordinário, é muito comum. the screw worked itself loose o parafuso soltou-se. to do someone’s dirty work fazer um serviço/trabalho desagradável por alguém. to make short work of it fazer um trabalho rapidamente, sem muito esforço ou dificuldade. to work against time trabalhar sob controle de tempo. to work at dedicar-se a. to work in a) penetrar no assunto, adquirir prática. b) encaixar, inserir. to work into a) penetrar. the dye worked into the stuff / o corante penetrou no material. b) insinuar. c) transformar em (um produto). to work off a) transformar, mudar (em um produto). b) liquidar. c) livrar-se de. d) dar expansão a seus sentimentos. e) Typogr tirar provas. to work oneself into a) enfronhar-se bem em (um trabalho), adquirir muita prática. b) forçar o caminho através de ou para. to work out a) executar, realizar. b) elaborar, planejar. c) desenvolver. d) resolver (problema). e) fazer exercício, praticar. f) ter efeito, mostrar efeito, surgir, ser resolvido. to work out at somar em, perfazer o total de, custar. to work over a) fazer ou trabalhar em algo por completo. b) examinar em detalhes. to work someone over agredir alguém violentamente. to work through lidar com um problema (especialmente emocional) do seu jeito. to work to a) virar (vento). b) Naut barlaventear. to work up a) elaborar, planejar. b) desenvolver (to, into para). c) redigir. d) estudar e ter a seu cargo um assunto ou tema. e) persuadir. f) incitar, instigar, excitar. g) fazer subir os preços. h) revolver (sentimentos). i) misturar (alimentos). j) subir, ter sucesso na vida. to work up to atingir, alcançar. voluntary work trabalho voluntário. we had worked our sums right nós solucionamos nossos problemas de matemática. we went/ set to work pusemos mãos à obra. you work yourself to death você se mata (trabalhando).

1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) interromper

2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) separar

3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) cortar

noun (something that reveals an unexpected fact etc: Our visit to their office was a real eye-opener - they are so inefficient!) revelação

1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) desfazer-se de

2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) indicar

adjective (in which players, teams etc attempt to qualify for a competition etc: Our team was beaten in the qualifying round.) qualidade

1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) ação

2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) jogo

3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) ação, processo

4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) ação

5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) ação, combate

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1) (the act of arriving: I was greeted by my sister on my arrival.) chegada

2) (a person, thing etc that has arrived: I wish he would stop calling our baby the new arrival.) recém-chegado

1) (to put an earlier date on (a cheque etc): He should have paid his bill last month and so he has backdated the cheque.) antedatar

2) (to make payable from a date in the past: Our rise in pay was backdated to April.) retroagir

1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) base

2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) base

3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) base

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- basely