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41 army
1) (a large number of men armed and organized for war: The two armies met at dawn.) exército2) (a large number (of people etc): an army of tourists.) multidão* * *ar.my['a:mi] n 1 exército, tropas regulares. 2 (freqüentemente com maiúscula) organização militar completa de uma nação (exceto marinha). 3 sociedade esportiva ou humanitária organizada à maneira do exército. 4 fig multidão, grande massa humana. to join the army alistar-se (no exército). -
42 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) perto de2) (past: going by the house.) perto de3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por/de6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) até8) (during the time of.) durante9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) em10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) a12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) perto2) (past: A dog ran by.) por aqui3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de lado•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) passar ao lado- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *by1[bai] prep 1 perto de, ao lado, próximo de. 2 através de, por, via, pelo, pela. he went by Paris / ele viajou via Paris. it was sent by post / foi enviado pelo correio. 3 por meio de, com, pela ação de. 4 (indicando dimensão) por, multiplicado por. two feet broad by three feet long / dois pés de largura por três de comprimento. 5 na medida de, à, às, ao, aos. 6 na extensão de, em extensão, por. 7 de acordo com, conforme, segundo. 8 em relação com. 9 separado por, dividido por. 10 durante, dentro de. 11 até, antes de, não mais tarde de. 12 em direção a. 13 de, da autoria de, da origem de. a play by Oscar Wilde / uma peça da autoria de Oscar Wilde. • adj 1 perto, próximo, à mão. 2 passado (relativo ao espaço). 3 passado (relativo ao tempo). 4 ao lado, de lado. 5 Amer coll na casa, para a casa (quando de passagem). book by book livro por livro, um livro após outro. by all means de qualquer maneira, por todos os meios. by and by depois, logo, mais tarde. by and large Amer coll em geral, de modo geral. by birth de nascença. by chance por acaso. by degrees aos poucos, passo a passo. by far de longe. by heart de cor. by leave com permissão. by nature de natureza. by next year no próximo ano ao mais tardar. by night à noite, durante a noite. by no means de modo algum. by now entrementes, neste meio tempo. by oneself sozinho, sem ajuda, por iniciativa própria. I did it by myself / eu mesmo o fiz. by rights de direito, por direito. by the by a propósito, de passagem. by the hour por hora. by the job por tarefa. by the six o’clock train pelo (com o) trem das seis horas. by the way de passagem, a propósito, incidentalmente. by the yard por jardas, em jardas. by thousands aos milhares. by train por trem, por estrada de ferro. close by, hard by próximo, junto, perto. full and by Naut a favor do vento. he held the cat by the tail ele pegou (segurou) o gato pelo rabo. little by little aos poucos. side by side lado a lado. they got up by candlelight eles se levantaram à luz de velas. they passed me by deixaram-me de lado, passaram por mim. to march by passar em desfile. to set by pôr de lado. you must not judge by appearances não deve julgar pelas aparências. your being told that by him is queer é esquisito que isso lhe tenha sido dito por ele. -
43 computer
[kəm'pju:tə](a usually large electronic machine capable of storing and processing large amounts of information and of performing calculations: The whole process is done by computer; PC means `personal computer'; a computer game; a computer program.) computador- computerise* * *com.put.er[kəmpj'u:tə] n 1 computador. 2 máquina de calcular. personal computer (abreviatura: PC) computador pessoal. -
44 extra
['ekstrə] 1. adjective(additional; more than usual or necessary: They demand an extra $10 a week; We need extra men for this job.) extra2. adverb(unusually: an extra-large box of chocolates.) excessivamente/excepcionalmente3. pronoun(an additional amount: The book costs $6.90 but we charge extra for postage.) a mais4. noun1) (something extra, or something for which an extra price is charged: The college fees cover teaching only - stationery and other equipment are extras.) extra2) (in cinema or television, an actor employed in a small part, eg as a person in a crowd.) extra3) (a special edition of a newspaper containing later or special news.) edição extraordinária/...especial?* * *ex.tra['ekstr2] n 1 extraordinário. 2 acréscimo, aumento. music is an extra / cobra-se um acréscimo pela música. 3 edição extra de jornais. 4 figurante em teatro ou filme, operário diarista. 5 extras gastos extraordinários, despesas suplementares, taxa suplementar. heating and washing are extras / para aquecimento e lavagem de roupa, cobrar-se-ão taxas adicionais. • adj 1 extra, extraordinário, especial, inusitado. 2 superior. 3 suplementar. • adv super, extra. extra large / supergrande, tamanho acima do grande (roupas). -
45 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) claro2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) justo3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) bonito4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) suficiente/razoável5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) um certo tamanho/algo grande6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) belo/formoso•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) feira2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) feira3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) feira* * *fair1[fɛə] n 1 feira. 2 feira de amostras. 3 Amer bazar de caridade. the book faira feira do livro.————————fair2[fɛə] n Poet mulher formosa. • vt+vi 1 Mech acabar (uma peça). 2 fazer ou tornar-se propício. 3 aclarar, desanuviar-se (tempo). • adj 1 regular, satisfatório. 2 uniforme, suave. 3 proporcionado, formoso, belo. 4 claro, límpido. 5 claro, louro (cabelo, face). 6 limpo, íntegro. 7 desimpedido. 8 sereno (céu). 9 bom, favorável (vento). he is in a fair way to succeed / ele tem boas perspectivas de êxito. 10 prometedor, auspicioso. 11 cortês, amável, agradável. 12 oportuno, plausível. 13 sólido, com base (esperança). 14 considerável, amplo. 15 nítido, legível (letra). 16 legítimo, justo. he has a fair chance / ele tem uma oportunidade justa. 17 honesto, franco (jogo, luta). • adv 1 de modo justo, favorável. they played fair / eles jogaram honestamente. the wind sits fair / o vento está favorável. 2 em cheio. 3 diretamente. a fair share uma parte justa. by fair means por bem, sem violência. by fair means or foul de um modo ou de outro. fair and softly goes afar devagar se vai ao longe. fair and square honesto, justo. fair field and no favour possibilidades iguais para todos. fair water água límpida. fair wear and tear Tech desgaste justo: dano ou desgaste causado aos bens em conseqüência de uso normal. the belly is not filled with fair words palavras bonitas não enchem barriga. the stone hit him fair in the head a pedra caiu-lhe diretamente na cabeça. to bid fair to prometer, ser auspicioso. to give someone fair warning avisar em tempo. to have a fair livelihood ter para viver comodamente. to stand fair for ter esperanças. to stand fair with a person estar em bons entendimentos com alguém. -
46 fat
[fæt] 1. noun1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) gordura2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) gordura2. adjective1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) gordo2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) grande•- fatness- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head* * *[fæt] n 1 gordura, banha, graxa, adiposidade, unto, sebo. vegetable fat / gordura vegetal. 2 obesidade. 3 fig gordura de terra: abundância. 4 fig a flor, a nata, a melhor parte ou a parte mais desejada. • vt+vi 1 engordar, tornar-se gordo. to grow fat / engordar. 2 cevar. to make fat / cevar. • adj 1 gordo, corpulento, obeso, adiposo, carnudo, rechonchudo, cevado. 2 gorduroso, oleoso. 3 fértil. 4 lucrativo, rendoso, proveitoso, próspero. 5 rico, avultado, considerável, abundante. a fat dowry / um dote rico. 6 grosso, cheio, abastecido, bem provido, recheado. 7 grosso, encorpado (caráter tipográfico). 8 fig estúpido, obtuso, lerdo, indolente, preguiçoso. a fat lot of good! nada bom! the fat is in the fire algo aconteceu que irá desencadear uma série de problemas, vai dar confusão. to fat mouth, to chew the fat sl 1 tagarelar, falar "abobrinhas". 2 lisonjear, engabelar. 3 reclamar. to live off the fat of the land viver na abundância. -
47 galaxy
['ɡæləksi]plural - galaxies; noun1) (a very large group of stars.) galáxia2) (a large group of famous, impressive etc people, things etc: a galaxy of entertainers; a galaxy of new cars.) galáxia•* * *gal.ax.y[g'æləksi] n 1 galáxia. 2 Via Láctea. 3 fig plêiade. galaxy of beauties grupo ou reunião de belezas. -
48 heap
[hi:p] 1. noun1) (a large amount or a large number, in a pile: a heap of sand/apples.) monte2) ((usually in plural with of) many, much or plenty: We've got heaps of time; I've done that heaps of times.) montes (de)2. verb1) (to put, throw etc in a heap: I'll heap these stones (up) in a corner of the garden.) amontoar2) (to fill or cover with a heap: He heaped his plate with vegetables; He heaped insults on his opponent.) encher•- heaped* * * -
49 hearty
1) (very friendly: a hearty welcome.) amistoso2) (enthusiastic: a hearty cheer.) entusiástico3) (very cheerful; too cheerful: a hearty person/laugh.) cordial4) ((of meals) large: He ate a hearty breakfast.) substancial5) ((of a person's appetite) large.) bom* * *heart.y[h'a:ti] n 1 marujo. 2 bom colega. • adj 1 amável, amigável. 2 genuíno, sincero. 3 bem-disposto, vigoroso. 4 enérgico, entusiástico. 5 substancioso (alimento). 6 que tem bom apetite. -
50 heavy industry
(industries such as coalmining, ship-building etc which involve the use of large or heavy machines or which produce large or heavy products.) indústria pesada* * *heav.y in.dus.try[hevi 'indəstri] n indústria pesada. -
51 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vida2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) vida8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) prisão perpétua•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *[laif] n 1 vida, existência. 2 período, duração. 3 modo de viver, conduta. 4 vivacidade, animação. 5 princípio vital. 6 biografia. after life/ eternal life/ future life vida eterna, vida após a morte. as large as life real, em carne e osso. for life para o resto da vida. for one’s life/ for dear life como se fosse para salvar a vida. high life a alta sociedade. low life a classe baixa. not for the life of me por nada neste mundo. run for your life! sebo nas canelas! to be the life of ser a alma de. to breathe life into dar vida a. to bring/ come to life a) recobrar a consciência. b) recobrar a vontade de viver. to lead a double life levar vida dupla. to the life fiel ao original, perfeito. -
52 locust
['ləukəst](a type of large insect of the grasshopper family, found in Africa and Asia, which moves in very large groups and destroys growing crops by eating them.) gafanhoto* * *lo.cust[l'oukəst] n 1 Ent gafanhoto peregrino. 2 Bot alfarrobeira: árvore da família das Leguminosas. -
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54 massacre
['mæsəkə] 1. noun1) (the killing of a large number of usually people, especially with great cruelty.) massacre2) (a very bad defeat: That last game was a complete massacre.) massacre2. verb(to kill (large numbers) cruelly.) massacrar* * *mas.sa.cre[m'æsəkə] n massacre, morticínio, carnificina. • vt massacrar, chacinar. -
55 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) número2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) quantidade3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) número4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) número2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerar2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) incluir3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) totalizar•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *num.ber[n'∧mbə] n 1 número, algarismo. 2 soma, total. 3 quantidade. 4 exemplar. 5 multidão. 6 número de um programa. 7 série. 8 flexão. 9 cadência. 10 tomo, volume. 11 pluralidade. 12 aritmética. • vt 1 numerar. 2 contar. 3 ter, constar de. 4 importar em. 5 incluir. 6 limitar, restringir. a number of diversos, uma quantidade de. any number of coll grande quantidade. even number Math número par. her days are numbered seus dias estão contados, ela tem pouco tempo de vida. his number comes up chegou a vez dele (de sofrer, ser punido). his number is up coll ele vai morrer. I’ve got his number Amer sl descobri as intenções dele. numbers of bastante. odd number Math número ímpar. out of number inumerável. prime number Math número primo. without number inumerável. -
56 overgrown
[əuvə'ɡroun]1) (full of plants that have grown too large or thick: Our garden is overgrown with weeds.) coberto de2) (grown too large: an overgrown puppy.) demasiado crescido* * *o.ver.grown[ouvəgr'oun] adj 1 coberto de vegetação. 2 excessivamente grande, enorme. -
57 pelican
['pelikən](a kind of large water-bird with a large beak with a pouch for carrying fish.) pelicano* * *pel.i.can[p'elikən] n Ornith pelicano. -
58 pineapple
(a type of large tropical fruit shaped like a large pine-cone, or the plant which produces it.) ananás* * *pine.ap.ple[p'ainæpəl] n 1 Bot ananás, abacaxi. 2 sl granada de mão. -
59 plenty
['plenti] 1. pronoun1) (a sufficient amount; enough: I don't need any more books - I've got plenty; We've got plenty of time to get there.) bastante2) (a large amount: He's got plenty of money.) montes2. adjectiveThat's plenty, thank you!) bastante- plentiful* * *plen.ty[pl'enti] n abundância, profusão, fartura. • adj abundante, copioso, farto. having plenty of abundantemente provido de. in plenty em excesso. plenty large bastante amplo. plenty of time tempo de sobra. plenty of times muitas vezes. -
60 quantity
['kwontəti](the size, weight, number etc of something, especially a large size etc: What quantity of paper do you need?; I buy these goods in quantity; a small quantity of cement; large quantities of tinned food.) quantidade- an unknown quantity* * *quan.ti.ty[kw'ɔntiti] n quantidade, soma.
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