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  • 101 profile

    (the view of a face, head etc from the side; a side view: She has a beautiful profile.) perfil
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    pro.file
    [pr'oufəil] n 1 perfil. 2 contorno. 3 seção vertical. 4 corte, seção. 5 esboço biográfico. • vt 1 perfilar: a) traçar o perfil de. b) dar um perfil a. c) moldar, modelar. d) contornar. 2 retratar em esboço biográfico. to keep a low profile evitar chamar a atenção sobre si próprio.

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  • 102 rain

    [rein] 1. noun
    1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) chuva
    2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) chuva
    2. verb
    1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) chover
    2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) (fazer) chover
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    - raininess
    - rainbow
    - rain check: take a rain check
    - raincoat
    - raindrop
    - rainfall
    - rain forest
    - rain-gauge
    - keep
    - save for a rainy day
    - rain cats and dogs
    - the rains
    - as right as rain
    - right as rain
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    [r'ein] n 1 chuva. 2 queda abundante de qualquer coisa. • vt+vi 1 chover. 2 cair em gotas. as right as rain coll com boa saúde, bom novamente, recuperado. heavy rain chuva pesada, forte. it looks like rain ameaça chover. it never rains but it pours uma desgraça nunca vem só. rained off cancelado por causa da chuva. rain or shine chova ou faça sol; com qualquer tempo. the rains estação chuvosa (em países tropicais). to rain cats and dogs chover a cântaros. to rain down despencar, cair sobre. to rain off interromper por causa da chuva (partida esportiva). to rain out parar de chover.

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  • 103 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (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 a
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) alcançar
    3) (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 mão
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contactar
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) estender-se
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) alcance
    2) (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.) alcance
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) extensão
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    [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.

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  • 104 record

    1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun
    1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) registo
    2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) disco
    3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) recorde
    4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) história
    2. [rə'ko:d] verb
    1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) registar
    2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) gravar
    3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) registar
    4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) registar
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    - recording
    - record-player
    - in record time
    - off the record
    - on record
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    re.cord
    [r'ekɔ:d] n 1 registro, inscrição, anotação (também Comp). 2 ata, protocolo, relatório. 3 relação, crônica, história. 4 documento. 5 records cadastro, arquivo, anais. 6 memorial, informe. 7 ficha, folha corrida, folha de serviço ou antecedentes. 8 monumento, memória ou recordação. 9 testemunho, evidência. 10 Sport recorde. 11 disco de vinil. 12 reputação. • [rik'ɔ:d] vt+vi 1 registrar, assentar, inscrever, anotar. 2 protocolar. 3 recordar, lembrar, gravar na memória. 4 arquivar. 5 gravar em disco ou fita magnética. 6 testemunhar. a matter of record consenso geral, algo admitido publicamente. for the record publicamente, oficialmente. keeper of records arquivista. off the record confidencial. on record registrado, protocolado, conhecido publicamente. record of service Mil folha de serviço. speed record recorde de velocidade. to bear record of testemunhar. to beat/ break a record bater um recorde. to go on record expressar uma opinião publicamente. to put the record straight dirimir dúvida, corrigir erro.

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  • 105 refrigerate

    verb (to keep (food) cold to prevent it from going bad: Meat should be refrigerated.) refrigerar
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    re.frig.er.ate
    [rifr'idʒəreit] vt 1 refrigerar, refrescar. 2 tornar-se frio ou fresco.

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  • 106 rein

    [rein]
    1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) rédea
    2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) rédeas
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    [rein] n 1 rédea. 2 fig freio, controle, refreamento. • vt+vi 1 levar as rédeas. 2 fig governar, controlar. to draw rein apertar as rédeas, deter o passo. to give rein to dar rédeas a, largar as rédeas. to keep a rein on controlar. to rein in reter, refrear. to rein up/ back fazer parar o cavalo. to take the reins assumir o controle.

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  • 107 relentless

    adjective (without pity; not allowing anything to keep one from what one is doing or trying to do: The police fight a relentless battle against crime.) implacável
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    re.lent.less
    [ril'entlis] adj inexorável, implacável, inflexível, impiedoso.

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  • 108 score

    [sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun
    1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) resultado
    2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partitura
    3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) vintena
    2. verb
    1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) marcar
    2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) riscar
    3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) anotar
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    - score-board
    - on that score
    - scores of
    - scores
    - settle old scores
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    [skɔ:] n 1 contagem, número de pontos feitos num jogo etc. what’s the score ? / como está o jogo? 2 dívida, quantidade devida, débito. you can put that down to my score / você pode pôr isto na minha conta. 3 razão, motivo. 4 Mus partitura. 5 entalhe, corte. 6 grupo ou jogo de vinte. • vt+vi 1 sulcar, cortar, entalhar, fazer incisão, marcar (na conta) por meio de cortes em um pedaço de madeira. 2 fazer pontos, suceder. 3 marcar, registrar, anotar. this scores for me / isto conta para mim. 4 ganhar, receber, alcançar. 5 Mus instrumentar, orquestrar. 6 gravar, cortar, riscar. on the score of... em consideração de..., por causa de... to pay off/ settle a score desforrar-se de uma ofensa. to score a hit Amer ter grande sucesso. to score high in a test conseguir pontuação alta numa prova. to score off bater, ultrapassar, superar. to score out riscar, anular, apagar. to score up somar na conta, atribuir (alguma coisa a alguém). upon what score? por que motivo?

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  • 109 shun

    past tense, past participle - shunned; verb
    (to avoid or keep away from.) evitar
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    [ʃ∧n] vt evitar, afastar-se, marginalizar.

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  • 110 skin

    [skin] 1. noun
    1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) pele
    2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) casca
    3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) película
    2. verb
    (to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) esfolar
    - skin flick
    - skin-tight
    - by the skin of one's teeth
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    [skin] n 1 pele. 2 couro. 3 casca, crosta. 4 odre. 5 Naut forro, querena, camisa de vela. 6 revestimento de ferro ou madeira. • vt+vi 1 tirar a pele, descascar. 2 esfolar. 3 mudar de pele. 4 enganar para tirar dinheiro, explorar. to get under one’s skin a) irritar alguém. b) interessar-se por alguém. to be in one’s bare skin estar nu, em pêlo, pelado. he has a thick skin / ele é insensível, descarado. to be in somebody’s skin coll estar na pele de alguém. I wouldn’t like to be in his skin / coll eu não gostaria de estar na pele dele. to be like a skinned rabbit estar magro feito um coelho esfolado. to be nothing but skin and bones ser/estar muito magro. to get out by the skin of one’s teeth escapar por um triz. to get wet to the skin molhar-se muito, molhar-se até os ossos. to have a thick skin ser insensível, casca grossa. to jump out of somebody’s skin exasperar-se. to keep the eyes skinned Amer sl manter os olhos bem abertos, ficar alerta. to skin over cicatrizar, cobrir-se de pele. to skin the cat Gym fazer tração na barra.

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  • 111 soul

    [səul]
    1) (the spirit; the non-physical part of a person, which is often thought to continue in existence after he or she dies: People often discuss whether animals and plants have souls.) alma
    2) (a person: She's a wonderful old soul.) alma
    3) ((of an enterprise etc) the organizer or leader: He is the soul of the whole movement.) alma
    4) (soul music.) música soul
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    - soulfully
    - soulless
    - soul-destroying
    - soul music
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    soul1
    [soul] n 1 alma. 2 espírito, energia de sentimento. 3 parte essencial. 4 pessoa. 5 espírito (de pessoa morta). a good soul! uma boa alma! (pessoa). from my soul com profundo sentimento. not a soul ninguém, nem uma pessoa. poor soul! coitado, pobrezinho! to bear one’s soul abrir sua alma, revelar seus segredos mais íntimos. to keep body and soul together sobreviver, ganhar o suficiente para viver. to sell one’s soul vender a própria alma, agir contra a consciência por dinheiro ou poder. upon my soul! pela minha alma, céus! nossa!
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    [soul] adj Amer coll referente aos negros.

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  • 112 step

    [step] 1. noun
    1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo
    2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo
    3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo
    4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo
    5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) degrau
    6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) avanço
    7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) medida
    2. verb
    (to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) caminhar
    - stepladder
    - stepping-stones
    - in
    - out of step
    - step aside
    - step by step
    - step in
    - step out
    - step up
    - watch one's step
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    [step] n 1 passo. it hurts at every step / dói a cada passo. 2 distância de um passo. 3 pequena distância, pulo. 4 andar, pisada. 5 marcha. 6 degrau. 7 som de passos. 8 rasto, pegada. 9 ação, medida. 10 grau, incremento. 11 Mus intervalo. 12 combinação de passos ou movimentos (em dança). 13 steps escada, degraus. 14 fase, etapa. 15 fig exemplo, trilha. • vt+vi 1 andar, dar um passo. 2 pisar, pôr os pés. 3 medir em passos (distância). 4 colocar em degraus ou em forma de escada, graduar, escalonar. 5 coll andar depressa. 6 entrar. step this way please / por favor, entre aqui! door step soleira da porta, limiar. he lets them step all over him ele atura tudo. he stepped up to her ele aproximou-se dela. in step a) no mesmo passo. b) fig de acordo. mind the step! cuidado, degrau! out of step a) fora do passo. b) fig em desacordo. step by step passo a passo, gradativamente. step on it! coll pé na tábua! vamos! to be one step ahead fig estar um passo à frente. to break step perder o passo. to fall into step pegar o passo, acompanhar o passo. to get out of step perder o passo. to keep step manter o passo. to step aside a) dar passagem. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step back retroceder, recuar. to step down a) descer. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step forward avançar, dar um passo para a frente. to step in a) entrar. b) intervir, interferir. he stepped in just in time / fig ele agiu no momento oportuno. to step into someone’s shoes substituir, tomar o lugar de alguém. to step into the breach entrar na brecha. to step off medir os passos. to step on a) pisar, calcar, tripudiar. b) apressar-se. to step out a) acelerar os passos, andar depressa, apear, apear-se (de veículo). b) Amer coll sair com moça, sair para divertir-se, sair por um período curto. to step out of line sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to step round to someone fazer uma visita rápida a alguém. to step up Amer aumentar (a produção). to take steps tomar medidas, providenciar. to watch one’s step tomar cuidado.

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  • 113 stiff

    [stif]
    1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) rígido
    2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) duro
    3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) espesso
    4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difícil
    5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte
    6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) formal
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    - stiffness
    - stiffen
    - stiffening
    - bore
    - scare stiff
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    [stif] n 1 sl cadáver. 2 sl pessoa formal, cerimoniosa. 3 Amer sl pessoa desajeitada, caipira. 4 sl pessoa bêbada. 5 sl trabalhador migrante, trabalhador braçal. • vt sl 1 enganar, trapacear, ludibriar. 2 tratar rudemente, ser injusto com. 3 fracassar comercialmente. • adj 1 duro, rijo, teso. 2 firme, duro de mover. 3 inflexível, tenso. 4 apertado, esticado. 5 espesso, viscoso. 6 denso, compacto. 7 formal, afetado, constrangido, cerimonioso. he’s as stiff as a poker / ele é excessivamente formal (ou cerimonioso). 8 forte, constante (vento). 9 severo, rigoroso. 10 obstinado, persistente. 11 forte, com muito álcool. 12 coll alto, salgado (fig, falando de preço), excessivo. 13 entrevado, emperrado. 14 dolorido. 15 teimoso, intransigente. 16 formal, frio. 17 sl bêbado. • adv 1 duramente, rijamente. 2 muito, extremamente. it bored me stiff / foi muito cansativo ou enfadonho para mim. 3 totalmente. to bore someone stiff aborrecer alguém com conversa chata. to keep a stiff upper lip agüentar firme. to scare someone stiff assustar alguém, amedrontar alguém.

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  • 114 suppress

    [sə'pres]
    1) (to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).) reprimir
    2) (to keep back or stifle: She suppressed a laugh.) conter
    3) (to prevent from being published, known etc: to suppress information.) suprimir
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    sup.press
    [səpr'es] vt 1 suprimir, anular, eliminar, cortar. 2 subjugar, dominar, oprimir, esmagar. 3 impedir, reprimir, segurar. 4 omitir, ocultar, abafar. 5 paralisar, estancar, reter, extinguir. to suppress a book proibir um livro.

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  • 115 vicious

    ['viʃəs]
    (evil; cruel; likely to attack or cause harm: Keep back from that dog - it's vicious.) mau
    - viciousness
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    vi.cious
    [v'iʃəs] adj 1 vicioso, viciado. 2 depravado, corrupto. 3 mau, malvado. 4 malévolo, odioso, malicioso, cruel, maldoso. 5 incorreto, errôneo, imperfeito (estilo). 6 impuro, estragado, estagnado (ar, etc.). 7 desagradavelmente acentuado ou forte. 8 indócil (animal), feroz, violento, perigoso.

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  • 116 view

    [vju:] 1. noun
    1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) vista
    2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) opinião
    3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) vista
    2. verb
    (to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) ver
    - viewpoint
    - in view of
    - on view
    - point of view
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    [vju:] n 1 vista: a) visão, aspecto. b) faculdade de ver física ou mentalmente. it disappeared from view / desapareceu de vista. c) cenário, panorama, paisagem. the window commands a view over the sea / a janela dá para o mar. 2 ponto de vista, opinião, parecer. 3 concepção, idéia, teoria. 4 percepção, compreensão. 5 exame, inspeção, consideração geral. 6 intenção, propósito, intento, desígnio. 7 fig perspectiva, expectativa. • vt 1 ver, observar, visualizar, enxergar. 2 examinar, averiguar. she viewed the books with a critical eye / ela examinou os livros criticamente. 3 assistir (especialmente televisão). 4 considerar, ponderar. a bird’s eye view a) vista panorâmica, vista aérea. b) visão de conjunto, visão geral. at first view à primeira vista. at one view num relance. in my view na minha opinião. in view a) à vista. b) em estudo. c) como objetivo. d) na expectativa ou esperança. in view of devido a, por causa de, em virtude de, em vista de. on nearer view examinando melhor ou de mais perto. on view em exibição, em exposição, aberto ao público, exposto. plain to the view bem visível. to fall in with someone’s views concordar com o ponto de vista de alguém. to keep in view não perder de vista, manter em mente. to meet a person’s views concordar com alguém. to take a poor view of ter uma opinião desfavorável sobre. to take a too bright view of ter opinião demasiadamente favorável sobre. to take a view of olhar, examinar. to take the long view olhar para longe, examinar os efeitos a longo prazo. to take (ou hold) the view of ter ou manter a opinião de. with a view to a) com a finalidade ou a intenção de. b) na esperança ou na expectativa de.

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  • 117 ward

    [wo:d]
    1) (a room with a bed or beds for patients in a hospital etc: He is in a surgical ward of the local hospital.) enfermaria
    2) (a person who is under the legal control and care of someone who is not his or her parent or (a ward of court) of a court: She was made a ward of court so that she could not marry until she was eighteen.) tutelado
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    [wɔ:d] n 1 vigia, guarda, vigilância. 2 arch guarnição (de soldados para guardar uma praça). 3 custódia, proteção, tutela, cuidado. 4 defeso. 5 arch praça forte. 6 ala (de prisão). 7 ala ou divisão (de um hospital), enfermaria. 8 distrito, bairro. 9 cercado (para gado). 10 tutelado, protegido, pupilo. 11 guarda (esgrima). 12 guardas (fechadura). 13 dentes (de chave). • vt 1 arch guardar, cuidar, proteger ( from de). 2 precaver-se, parar, aparar, desviar, repelir ( off contra). casual ward asilo para desabrigados. to be in ward to estar sob a tutela de. to keep watch and ward estar de vigilância. under ward sob custódia, preso.

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  • 118 drive off

    1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) arrancar
    2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) afastar
    3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) jogar

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  • 119 give a wide berth (to)

    (to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) manter-se afastado

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  • 120 give a wide berth (to)

    (to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) manter-se afastado

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  • keep from — {v.}, {informal} To hold yourself back from; stop or prevent yourself from (doing something). * /Can you keep from repeating gossip?/ * /Jill can t keep from talking about her trip./ Usually used with can in the negative. * /You can t keep from… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep\ from — v informal To hold yourself back from; stop or prevent yourself from (doing something). Can you keep from repeating gossip? Jill can t keep from talking about her trip. Usually used with can in the negative. You can t keep from liking Jim.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • keep from — it s hard to keep from smoking Syn: refrain from, stop oneself, restrain oneself from, prevent oneself from, forbear from, avoid …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • keep from — prevent, refrain from I love ice cream and couldn t keep from eating three bowls …   Idioms and examples

  • keep from — phr verb Keep from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑harm …   Collocations dictionary

  • keep from something — ˈkeep from sth | ˈkeep yourself from sth derived to prevent yourself from doing sth • keep from something doing sth She could hardly keep from laughing. • I just managed to keep myself from falling. Main entry: ↑keepderived …   Useful english dictionary

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