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  • 1 want

    [wont] 1. verb
    1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) querer
    2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) precisar
    3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) carecer
    2. noun
    1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) desejo
    2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) necessidade
    3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) falta
    •
    - want ad
    - want for
    * * *
    [wɔnt] n 1 falta, carência, escassez. they failed for want of money / eles falharam por falta de dinheiro. 2 necessidade, precisão. we have few wants / nós temos poucas necessidades, precisamos de pouco. 3 pobreza, penúria, miséria, indigência. 4 desejo, ânsia. • vt+vi 1 faltar, ter ou sentir falta de, não ter, carecer de, escassear. 2 precisar, necessitar, dever, ter necessidade de. it wants great care / isto requer muito cuidado. he wants a pair of glasses / ele quer/precisa de óculos. 3 estar necessitado de, ser pobre, sofrer privações. 4 desejar, querer, pretender. what do you want? / o que você quer/deseja? 5 exigir. a long-felt want falta ou carência há muito sentida. to be wanted by the police ser procurado pela polícia. to live in want sofrer necessidade, passar privação. want of spirit desânimo, falta de coragem.

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  • 2 want

    [wont] 1. verb
    1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) querer
    2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) precisar de
    3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) carecer de
    2. noun
    1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) desejo
    2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) escassez, carência
    3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) falta
    •
    - want ad - want for

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  • 3 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) arrastar
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastar
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastar
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragar
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) arrastar-se
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) travão
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) tragada
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) chatice
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) roupa de travesti
    * * *
    [dræg] n 1 carro de rojo, rastilho, arrasto, carro de transporte. 2 rede varredoura. 3 draga, fateixa de rocegar. 4 croque, gancho, ancinho, grade de arar, desterroar. 5 máquina ou dispositivo para adubar a terra. 6 máquina, aparelho que serve para arrastar ou puxar algo. 7 resistência ao avanço, sapata de roda de veículo, travão, qualquer coisa que retarda o progresso, ( upon) obstáculo, empecilho. 8 espécie de carruagem aberta, a quatro cavalos. 9 dragagem, ação de dragar, arrastar. 10 Hunt rasto de raposa, rasto artificial, montaria, caça grossa. 11 Amer sl influência, pressão. 12 sl coisa enfadonha. 13 sl inalação de fumaça. 14 sl roupa própria de pessoas de um sexo, usada por pessoas de outro. 15 sl festa de homossexuais. • vt+vi 1 arrastar(-se), levar a rastos, tirar, puxar à força, arrancar. 2 dragar, rocegar, desentupir (um porto). 3 gradar, desterroar. 4 garrar, arrastar (a âncora). 5 arrastar (falando de vestidos compridos). 6 pescar com a rede varredoura. 7 deter-se, tardar, prolongar-se, não adiantar, mover-se morosamente ou com dificuldade. the child drags / a criança é retardada no seu desenvolvimento. 8 passar. to drag along, drag on 1 arrastar com força. 2 puxar, arrastar. 3 arrastar-se, demorar. to drag away mover-se ou partir sem vontade. to drag by passar vagarosamente. to drag down 1 sentir-se fraco ou deprimido. 2 reduzir a um nível social mais baixo. to drag in introduzir um assunto sem interesse ou inoportuno. to drag into envolver (alguém ou algo) desnecessariamente. to drag one’s feet não se esforçar, retardar, fazer corpo mole. to drag out 1 protrair, prolongar, fazer durar. 2 forçar a dizer algo. to drag up 1 educar ou criar com negligência. 2 levantar um assunto desnecessariamente.

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  • 4 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) puxar
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastar
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastar
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragar
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) arrastar-se
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) entrave
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) tragada
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) chateação
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) roupa de travesti

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  • 5 bar

    1. noun
    1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) barra
    2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) barra
    3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) tranca
    4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) balcão
    5) (a public house.) bar
    6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) compasso
    7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) obstáculo
    8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) banco dos réus
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) trancar
    2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) excluir
    3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) impedir
    3. preposition
    (except: All bar one of the family had measles.) excepto
    - barman
    - bar code
    * * *
    [ba:] n 1 barra, vergalhão. a bar of soap / uma barra de sabão. 2 trave, tranca. 3 barreira, obstáculo. 4 faixa, listra. 5 compasso, ritmo. 6 traço na pauta musical que indica o compasso. 7 bar, balcão de bar. 8 cancelo: grade de tribunal ou corte. 9 profissão ou cargo de advogado. he was called to the bar / ele foi admitido como advogado no foro. 10 advogados, advocacia. 11 corte de justiça. 12 tribunal. 13 bocado, parte do freio. 14 Jur exceção. 15 barra, banco de areia. 16 Her barra: listão horizontal de brasão. 17 Vet barra: espaço nos maxilares entre os dentes caninos e os molares. 18 divisa militar. 19 Electr resistência. • vt 1 colocar trave ou tranca, barrar, trancar, fechar. 2 bloquear, obstruir. 3 excluir, excetuar. 4 cercar, gradear. 5 impedir, obstar. 6 confinar, listrar: marcar com faixas ou listras. 7 Mus marcar com traços de compasso. 8 proibir, vedar. 9 pôr de lado. 10 objetar a. 11 Jur opor exceção a. • prep exceto, fora, salvo. bar one! fora um!, menos um! bar of rest Mus sinal de pausa. behind bars preso. double bar Mus traço final. ( horizontal) bar barra fixa (para ginástica). parallel bars barras paralelas. the bar of God o juízo final. to bar out impedir de entrar, excluir. to bar up fechar com grade, cercar. to be at the bar a) advogar no foro. b) estudar direito. to cross the bars esticar as canelas.

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  • 6 bar

    1. noun
    1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) barra
    2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) barra, faixa
    3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) tranca
    4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) bar
    5) (a public house.) bar
    6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) compasso
    7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) barreira
    8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) banco de réus
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) trancar
    2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) barrar
    3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) impedir
    3. preposition
    (except: All bar one of the family had measles.) exceto
    - barman - bar code

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  • 7 hit

    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) bater
    2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) bater
    3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) atingir
    4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) alcançar
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) golpe
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) ponto
    3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sucesso
    •
    - hit-or-miss
    - hit back
    - hit below the belt
    - hit it off
    - hit on
    - hit out
    - make a hit with
    * * *
    [hit] n 1 golpe, pancada, estocada. 2 sucesso, sorte. 3 ataque, crítica. • vt+vi (ps and pp hit) 1 dar um golpe, dar uma pancada (at em). he hit me a blow / ele me deu uma pancada. 2 acertar, atingir. he was hit by the ball / ele foi atingido pela bola. his hand was hit by the knife / a sua mão foi ferida pela faca. a lucky hit um bom lance, um golpe feliz. he hit the town coll ele chegou à cidade. hit or miss a esmo. to hit against bater contra. to hit it off concordar. to hit it up injetar drogas. to hit off imitar ou descrever perfeitamente. to hit the bottle beber muito, em excesso. to hit the ceilving/ roof ficar com raiva. to hit the hay/ sack ir dormir, ir para a cama. to hit the jackpot acertar na sorte grande. to hit the nail on the head dar na trilha. to hit the road partir, pegar a estrada. to hit upon encontrar, topar com. to make a hit with someone a) ficar popular. b) impressionar alguém. you have hit my taste você acertou meu gosto.

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  • 8 method

    ['meƟəd]
    1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) método
    2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) método
    3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) método
    •
    - methodically
    * * *
    meth.od
    [m'eθəd] n método.

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  • 9 hit

    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) bater
    2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) acertar
    3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) atingir
    4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) alcançar, atingir
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) golpe
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) ponto ganho
    3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sucesso
    •
    - hit-or-miss - hit back - hit below the belt - hit it off - hit on - hit out - make a hit with

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  • 10 method

    ['meƟəd]
    1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) método
    2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) método
    3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) método
    •
    - methodically

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  • 11 charm

    1. noun
    1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) encanto
    2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) encantamento
    3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) amuleto
    4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.)
    2. verb
    1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) encantar
    2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) encantar
    •
    - charmingly
    * * *
    [tʃa:m] n 1 fascinação, encanto, atrativo. she flashes her charms / ela ostenta seus encantos. 2 graça, beleza. 3 talismã, amuleto, fetiche. 4 feitiço, encantamento. 5 berloque. • vt+vi 1 cativar, encantar, fascinar, atrair, agradar. 2 enfeitiçar, encantar. 3 dar forças mágicas a, proteger por amuleto ou talismã. 4 dar prazer a. charm price preço psicológico. to charm along produzir como por magia. to charm away fazer desaparecer, tornar invisível. to work like a charm funcionar com muito sucesso, como por encanto.

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  • 12 discomfort

    1) (the state of being uncomfortable; pain: Her broken leg caused her great discomfort.) incómodo
    2) (something that causes lack of comfort: the discomforts of living in a tent.) desconforto
    * * *
    dis.com.fort
    [disk'∧mfət] n 1 desconforto, incômodo. 2 desconsolo, enfado, mágoa, pesar, aflição, inquietação, preocupação. • vt desconsolar, entristecer, afligir, atormentar, desanimar.

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  • 13 entertainment

    1) (something that entertains, eg a theatrical show etc.) espectáculo
    2) (the act of entertaining.) divertimento
    3) (amusement; interest: There is no lack of entertainment in the city at night.) divertimento
    * * *
    en.ter.tain.ment
    [ent2t'einm2nt] n 1 hospitalidade, entretenimento. 2 hospedagem, acolhimento. 3 divertimento. the play afforded me endless entertainment / a peça proporcionou-me um enorme prazer. 4 festa, espetáculo. musical entertainment / festa musical. 5 passatempo, diversão.

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  • 14 headache

    1) (a pain in the head: Bright lights give me a headache.) dor de cabeça
    2) (something worrying: Lack of money is a real headache.) dor de cabeça
    * * *
    head.ache
    [h'edeik] n dor de cabeça.

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  • 15 inability

    [inə'biləti]
    (the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something): I was surprised at his inability to read.) incapacidade
    * * *
    in.a.bil.i.ty
    [inəb'iliti] n incapacidade, inaptidão, falta de poder.

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  • 16 mistrust

    1. verb
    (to have no confidence or trust in.) desconfiar de
    2. noun
    (lack of confidence in something.) desconfiança
    - mistrustfully
    * * *
    mis.trust
    [mistr'∧st] n desconfiança, suspeita. • vt+vi desconfiar, suspeitar.

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  • 17 neglect

    [ni'ɡlekt] 1. verb
    1) (to treat carelessly or not give enough attention to: He neglected his work.) desleixar-se
    2) (to fail (to do something): He neglected to answer the letter.) esquecer-se de
    2. noun
    (lack of care and attention: The garden is suffering from neglect.) desleixo
    * * *
    ne.glect
    [nigl'ekt] n 1 negligência, incúria, desleixo, descuido. 2 omissão. • vt 1 negligenciar, descurar, descuidar, desleixar. 2 omitir.

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  • 18 support

    [sə'po:t] 1. verb
    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
    2. noun
    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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    - supporting
    * * *
    sup.port
    [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.

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  • 19 thirst

    [Ɵə:st] 1. noun
    1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) sede
    2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) sede
    2. verb
    (to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) ter sede de
    - thirstily
    - thirstiness
    * * *
    [θə:st] n 1 sede. 2 ânsia, vontade, desejo. • vt+vi 1 ter sede. 2 desejar, ansiar. to quench one’s thirst matar a sede. to thirst after estar ávido de.

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  • 20 charm

    1. noun
    1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) encanto
    2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) encantamento
    3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) amuleto
    4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.)
    2. verb
    1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) encantar
    2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) encantar
    •
    - charmingly

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