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21 out-of-the-way
adjective (difficult to reach or arrive at: an out-of-the-way place.) fora de mão* * *out-of-the-way[aut əv ðə w'ei] adj 1 fora de mão, afastado, longínquo. 2 raro, singular, desusado. -
22 platform
['plætfo:m]1) (a raised part of a floor eg in a hall, for speakers, entertainers etc: The orchestra arranged themselves on the platform.) palco2) (the raised area between or beside the lines in a railway station: They waited on the platform for their train to arrive; The London train will leave from platform 6.) plataforma* * *plat.form[pl'ætfɔ:m] n plataforma: 1 terraço, eirado. 2 palanque, estrado. 3 declaração de princípios. 4 plataforma política. • adj relativo à plataforma. -
23 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) chegar a2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) alcançar3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) estender a mão4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contactar5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) estender-se2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) alcance2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) alcance3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) extensão* * *[ri:tʃ] n 1 distância que se pode alcançar ou atingir, alcance. 2 limite de alcance, extensão, distância. 3 escopo, desígnio. 4 ação de agarrar, apanhar, estender. 5 eixo de ligação. 6 braço (de rio) entre duas voltas. 7 poder, faculdade, capacidade. • vt+vi 1 alcançar, atingir, chegar a. he reached toward the door / moveu-se em direção à porta. I cannot reach the top of the wall / não alcanço a parte superior do muro. radio reaches millions / o rádio alcança milhões. the power of Rome reached to the end of the known world / o poder de Roma atingiu todos os recantos do mundo conhecido. 2 obter, conseguir. 3 estender(-se), estirar, passar, dar. will you reach me that book? / quer passar-me aquele livro? 4 apanhar, agarrar. he reached for his gun / apanhou, agarrou o seu revólver (espingarda). 5 penetrar. 6 tocar, influenciar, impressionar. men are reached by flattery / os homens são sensíveis à lisonja. 7 fazer esforços para. he reached after one of the prizes / ele se esforçou para obter um dos prêmios. 8 tornar-se acessível. as far as the eye can reach tão longe quanto a vista alcança. beyond reach fora de alcance. out of one’s reach fora de alcance. the reach of the mind o alcance, o poder das faculdades mentais. to reach for the rope estender o braço para apanhar a corda. to reach forth /out one’s hand estender a mão. to reach into penetrar. to reach the end of a book chegar ao fim de um livro. to reach the heart tocar no coração. to reach to atingir, perfazer. within the reach of a gunshot à distância de um tiro de espingarda. -
24 road
[rəud]1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) estrada2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) rua3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) caminho4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) caminho•- road map
- roadside
- roadway
- roadworks
- roadworthy
- roadworthiness
- by road* * *[roud] n 1 estrada, rodovia. 2 caminho, curso. he is in my road / ele está no meu caminho. there is no royal road to knowledge / não há caminho fácil para o saber. 3 Amer estrada de ferro. 4 Naut ancoradouro. 5 jornada, viagem. cross road encruzilhada. gentlemen of the road salteadores. high road estrada principal, rodovia. in the road a) na estrada ou rodovia. b) no ancoradouro. one for the road saideira, a última bebida antes de partir. on the road a caminho, de passagem, viajando, excursionando. orbital road anel viário. rule of the road regulamento do tráfego. to take to the road a) partir, pegar a estrada. b) tornar-se andarilho. to travel by road viajar por rodovia. -
25 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) segundo2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) segundo3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) segundo2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) segundo3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) segundo2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) auxiliar4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) apoiar5. noun(a secondary school.) escola secundária- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) segundo2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) instante* * *sec.ond1[s'ekənd] adj 1 segundo, segunda. she was born on the second of may / ela nasceu no dia 2 de maio. 2 inferior, secundário. 3 subordinado. 4 outro, diferente. • adv secundariamente, em segundo lugar. on second thoughts depois de pensar bem. to become second nature tornar-se uma segunda natureza. to be second cousins ser primos em segundo grau. to be/ to stand second to none equiparar-se aos melhores. to play the second fiddle fig ter um papel de segunda ordem. to try a second time tentar novamente.————————sec.ond2[s'ekənd] n 1 segundo, 1/60 de um minuto, de tempo ou de ângulo. 2 instante, momento. 3 Mus segunda: intervalo de tempo entre duas notas. I’ll join you in a second / estarei aí num instante.————————sec.ond3[s'ekənd] n 1 padrinho no duelo. 2 ajudante, auxiliar. • vt 1 secundar, assistir, auxiliar, suportar. 2 apoiar, aprovar. 3 agir como ajudante. -
26 should
[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) havia de2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) devia3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) é provável que4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) (que) penses, etc.5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (se) acontecer, etc.6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) gostaria de7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) havia de* * *[ʃud] 1 ps of shall. 2 modal verb: a) dar conselho, recomendar. you should always obey your parents / você deveria sempre obedecer seus pais. b) expressar arrependimento. I should have studied german / eu deveria ter estudado alemão. c) pedir permissão, informação, conselho. should we tell her the truth? / devemos contar-lhe a verdade? -
27 superlative
[su'pə:lətiv] 1. adjective((of an adjective or adverb) of the highest degree of comparison: `Biggest' is a superlative adjective.) superlativo2. noun((an adjective or adverb of) the superlative degree: `Best' and `worst' are the superlatives of `good' and `bad'; She is the prettiest girl in the room; We'll go by different roads to see who will arrive (the) soonest / most quickly.) superlativo* * *su.per.la.tive[su:p'ə:lətiv] n 1 exemplo supremo. 2 Gram superlativo. • adj 1 insuperável, excelente, supremo. 2 Gram superlativo. 3 excessivo, exagerado. to talk in superlatives exagerar. -
28 telegraph
1. noun1) (a system of sending messages using either wires and electricity or radio: Send it by telegraph.) telégrafo2) (an instrument for this: Send the message on the telegraph.) telégrafo2. verb1) (to send by telegraph: He telegraphed the time of his arrival.) telegrafar2) (to inform by telegraph: He telegraphed us to say when he would arrive.) telegrafar•- telegraphy
- telegraphic
- telegraph pole* * *tel.e.graph[t'eligra:f; t'eligræf] n telégrafo. • vt 1 telegrafar, sinalizar. 2 revelar (sem querer) intenção, decisão. -
29 uniform
['ju:nifo:m] 1. adjective(the same always or everywhere; not changing or varying: The sky was a uniform grey.) uniforme2. noun((a set of) clothes worn by eg soldiers, children at a particular school etc: Full uniform must be worn; The new uniforms will arrive tomorrow.) uniforme- uniformity
- uniformly* * *u.ni.form[j'u:nifɔ:m] n uniforme, farda. • vt uniformizar: 1 prover de uniforme, farda. 2 igualar. • adj 1 uniforme: a) igual, regular, homogêneo. b) invariável. 2 monótono. -
30 unlikely
(not likely or probable: an unlikely explanation for his absence; She's unlikely to arrive before 7.00 p.m.; It is unlikely that she will come.) pouco provável* * *un.like.ly[∧nl'aikli] adj 1 improvável, inverossímil. 2 inauspicioso, pouco prometedor. • adv improvavelmente. to have an unlikely errand ter uma incumbência inauspiciosa. I am unlikely to come / é provável que eu não venha. -
31 unusual
(not usual; rare; uncommon: It is unusual for him to arrive late; He has an unusual job.) invulgar* * *un.u.su.al[∧nj'u:ʒuəl] adj invulgar, incomum, extraordinário, raro, singular, notável. -
32 vital
1) (essential; of the greatest importance: Speed is vital to the success of our plan; It is vital that we arrive at the hospital soon.) vital2) (lively and energetic: a vital person/personality.) vital•- vitality* * *vi.tal[v'aitəl] n (no pl) 1 órgãos vitais. 2 partes essenciais. • adj 1 vital, capital, essencial, muito importante, imprescindível. 2 mortal, danoso. 3 vivo, cheio de vida. of vital importance de importância vital. -
33 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) esperar2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) esperar3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servir2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) espera- waiter- waiting-list
- waiting-room* * *[weit] n 1 espera, tardança, delonga, demora. they had a long wait at the gate / eles tiveram de esperar muito no portão. 2 Theat entreato, intervalo. 3 cilada, emboscada. 4 Hist banda de música, um dos músicos ou cantores ambulantes, música por eles executada. • vt+vi 1 esperar, aguardar. we waited for him at the station / esperamos por ele na estação. we kept him waiting / fizemo-lo esperar. 2 retardar, protelar, adiar, demorar. 3 ter paciência ( until até). wait for it! / espere, aguarde o resultado! 4 servir, atender, cuidar de (at/on/ upon). 5 visitar, fazer visita respeitosa a (on/ upon). 6 resultar de. to lie in wait esperar em emboscada. to wait at table servir à mesa. to wait in line esperar em fila. to wait up a) esperar acordado. don’t wait up for me to come / não fique acordado até eu voltar. b) Amer ir mais devagar, esperar por alguém que vem mais atrás. wait and see! sl deixe como está, para ver como fica! -
34 when
1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) quando2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) quando2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) quando•- whence- whenever* * *[wen] n quando. • pron quando, em que, no qual, na qual. • adv quando. when will he go? / quando irá ele? • conj 1 quando, no tempo em que, durante. we asked him when he could do it. / nós lhe perguntamos quando ele poderia fazê-lo. I will write when I have time / eu escreverei quando tiver tempo. we succeeded even when it seemed to fail / nós tivemos sucesso, mesmo quando parecíamos falhar. when seeing him she laughed / quando ela o viu, deu risada. 2 uma vez que, já que. 3 embora. 4 mesmo quando. from when? desde quando? a partir de quando? since when? desde quando? desde então? the when and the why o quando e o porquê. till when? até quando? when due Com no vencimento. when I went home quando eu fui para casa. when king quando (foi) rei. when received Com após o recebimento. when seated sentado ou quando sentado. when young quando moço. -
35 come on the scene
(to arrive: We were enjoying ourselves till she came on the scene.) entrar em cena -
36 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) chegar ao principal2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) chegar o momento -
37 drop in
(to arrive informally to visit someone: Do drop in (on me) if you happen to be passing!) aparecer -
38 get the sack
(to be sacked: I'll get the sack if I arrive at the office late!) ser despedido -
39 get through
1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) terminar2) (to pass (an examination).) passar3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) atingir4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) atingir -
40 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) desistir2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) desistir3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) desistir4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) devotar5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) desistir de
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