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3 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dorso3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) traseiras4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) traseiro3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) recuar2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) obliquamente- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *back1[bæk] n 1 dorso, costas. I have the care for his children on my back / tenho em meus ombros a preocupação de cuidar de suas crianças. she turned her back on him / ela virou as costas para ele. 2 qualquer parte de vestuário que cubra as costas. 3 lombo, dorso (de animais). 4 espinha dorsal. 5 parte traseira, lado ou face posterior, verso. 6 espaldar, encosto de cadeira ou poltrona. 7 parte menos usada, costas da mão. 8 Ftb zagueiro. 9 quilha de navio. 10 suporte, apoio. 11 lombada (de livro). 12 avesso (de tecido). • vt 1 (geralmente back up) suportar, ajudar, auxiliar, emprestar apoio moral. 2 mover(-se) para trás. 3 endossar, apoiar. he backed a cheque / ele endossou um cheque. 4 apostar em. 5 montar, subir às costas. 6 prover de encosto, servir de dorso. 7 impelir ou forçar para trás. 8 prosseguir escrevendo no verso. 9 mover-se à esquerda (em relação à bússola). 10 formar um fundo para. 11 servir de fundo a. 12 coll carregar às costas. • vi recuar, retroceder, refluir. • adj 1 posterior, de trás, traseiro. 2 remoto, retirado. 3 passado, atrasado. 4 vencido. 5 Amer em região distante ou fronteiriça. 6 Phon gutural, velar. • adv 1 para trás, atrás. he sat back in his chair / ele reclinou-se na sua cadeira. 2 no passado. I can look back fifty years / posso olhar para trás cinqüenta anos. 3 de volta. I shall be back soon / estarei de volta logo. 4 em retorno ou devolução. 5 para o lugar de origem. 6 em reserva. 7 anteriormente. at the back of the house, Amer back of the house atrás da casa. back and belly coll vestuário e alimentação. back and forth para a frente e para trás. back her! Naut para trás! back of Amer coll atrás de, em auxílio de, em suporte de. back of a knife costas de uma faca. back of the hand costas da mão. back to back costas com costas. behind my back nas minhas costas. come back! volte!, Amer venha para trás! do not answer back! não responda! for years back Amer desde anos, há anos. go there and come back vá até lá e volte. half-back Ftb médio, sl alfo. he lay on his back for three years ele ficou de cama durante três anos. he was at my back ele estava atrás de mim, ele me defendeu, ele me apoiou. he went back from his promise ele fugiu à sua promessa. I broke my back to get what I have passei pelo pior para conseguiur o que eu tenho. I got, put his back up provoquei-o. on one’s back sl deitado de costas, indefeso, impotente, sem dinheiro, pronto. on the back of that além disso. the Backs (Cambridge) fundos, lugar de estacionamento na universidade. to back away Amer ceder. to back down abandonar, desistir, retirar-se. to back on to dar para (quartos, janelas). to back out retirar-se, desistir de um empreendimento, quebrar uma promessa. to back sails pôr sobre (as velas). to back up mover-se para trás, dar marcha-à-ré, suportar, auxiliar. to be cast on one’s back fig sofrer derrota. to cast behind the back esquecer, perdoar. to pay back devolver, repor, pagar de volta. to see the back of desembaraçar-se de, livrar-se de, ver pelas costas.————————back2[bæk] n cuba, tina, alguidar. -
4 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) cobrar2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) pôr na conta3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) acusar4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) carregar sobre5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) correr6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) recarregar7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) carregar2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) preço2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) acusação3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) carga4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) carga5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) encargo6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) carga•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge* * *[tʃa:dʒ] n 1 carga de pólvora, carga explosiva. 2 cargo, ofício, dever, responsabilidade, obrigação. 3 cuidado, encargo, custódia. he gave his daughter into my charge / ele me confiou sua filha. I have her in my charge / estou cuidando dela. 4 pessoa ou coisa sob cuidados de alguém, protegido, afilhado. 5 ordem, incumbência, direção, comando. 6 carga, fardo. 7 instrução, exortação. 8 Jur acusação formal. the charges brought against him / as acusações apresentadas contra ele. he had to answer a charge of housebreaking / ele teve de responder a uma acusação de roubo, com arrombamento. 9 preço de venda, custo. 10 encargo financeiro, despesa, ônus. 11 ataque, assalto, carga, investida. 12 Mil sinal de ataque. 13 carga elétrica, carga de bateria, de acumulador, etc. 14 Her divisa. 15 Sport falta no jogo de futebol. 16 Com lançamento de débito. • vt+vi 1 carregar, encher, pôr carga em. 2 carregar arma de fogo, carregar bateria. 3 ordenar, encarregar, confiar, incumbir, dar comissão ou encargo. I charged him with the solemn trust / confiei-lhe o assunto sério. 4 dirigir, dar ordem ou comando. 5 acusar, incriminar. he charged the crime on her / ele a acusou do crime. he was charged with stealing / ele foi acusado de furto. 6 cobrar. he charged me 5 dollars for it / ele me cobrou 5 dólares por isto. 7 pôr preço a. 8 debitar, levar à conta de. 9 assaltar, arremeter, desferir o assalto final. 10 abastecer. 11 instruir, recomendar, exortar. 12 Sport cometer faltas no jogo de futebol. 13 fig sobrecarregar a memória de. 14 sl picada de um narcótico. at high charges a preços elevados. at his own charge por conta própria. charged up sl 1 intoxicado por narcótico. 2 agitado e nervoso. charge it to my account! ponha isto na minha conta! charge to be deducted despesas a deduzir. electrical charge carga elétrica. extra charge despesas extras. give him in charge! entregue-o à polícia! I lay that to your charge eu o acuso disto. in charge interino, encarregado. I am in charge of this house / estou encarregado ou tomando conta desta casa. no charge, free of charge grátis, gratuito. petty charges pequenas despesas. to be taken in charge ser preso. to charge for cobrar por, pôr na conta. to charge off Com considerar como prejuízo. to charge up a battery carregar a bateria. to lay the charge at one’s door culpar alguém. to take charge of tomar conta de. to the charge of him a seu débito. -
5 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mão2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ponteiro3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) ajudante4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) ajuda5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) cartas6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) meio palmo7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) caligrafia2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) entregar2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) passar•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *[hænd] n 1 mão ou qualquer coisa semelhante em forma ou função. 2 pata dianteira. 3 autoridade, controle, posse. 4 perícia, habilidade, destreza. 5 promessa de casamento. 6 fonte, origem. 7 auxílio, ajuda. 8 trabalhador braçal, auxiliar. 9 cartas que cada um dos jogadores tem. 10 vez de iniciar (em jogos como tênis). 11 caligrafia, estilo. 12 assinatura. 13 palmo (de comprimento). 14 ponteiro de relógio. 15 aplauso. 16 lado. • vt 1 dar, entregar, passar. 2 assistir, conduzir. • adj de mão, para mão, por mão, na mão. a good hand uma pessoa hábil. all hands Naut toda a tripulação. an old hand um velho experiente. a poor hand uma pessoa inábil. at first hand de primeira mão. at hand perto, à mão. at second hand de segunda mão. at the hand of someone da parte de alguém. a wretched hand um jogo (de cartas) ruim. by hand manual. by the hand of por intermédio de. for one’s own hand por conta própria. from good hands de primeira fonte. green hand homem ou operário inexperiente. hands off! não toque! hands up! mãos ao alto! in a hand’s turn num instante. near at hand à mão, perto. off hand a) de vez em quando. b) de improviso. on hand a) em estoque, à disposição. b) perto, à mão. c) presente. on the one hand, on the other hand por um lado, por outro lado. out of hand a) de improviso. b) feito, terminado, completo. the matter is well in hand a situação está sob controle. to ask the hand of pedir em casamento. to bear a hand dar uma mão, ajudar. to be hand and glove ser carne e unha. to be off hand ser rude, descortês. to bring up by hand criar sem leite materno. to change hands mudar de dono. to fall into someone’s hands cair em poder de alguém. to fight hand to hand lutar corpo-a-corpo. to give the hand of dar em casamento. to hand about fazer passar de mão em mão. to hand down a) passar para baixo. b) transmitir, legar. to hand in (into) a) passar para dentro. b) entregar (requerimento). c) ajudar (alguém) a entrar. to hand on passar adiante. to hand out distribuir, repartir. to hand over ceder, legar. to have a hand in estar metido em. to have one’s hand out ter perdido a prática. to have someone on one’s hands ter de cuidar de alguém. to keep a firm hand over manter rigorosamente em ordem. to keep one’s hand in conservar a prática. to lay hands on a) tirar, pegar, obter. b) prender. c) atracar. d) prejudicar, magoar. e) benzer pondo a mão. to lay hands upon a thing empreender alguma coisa, pôr mãos à obra. to lend a hand ajudar. to put one’s hand into one’s pocket sacar a carteira. to shake hands dar um aperto de mão. to show one’s hand pôr suas cartas na mesa. to take in hand empreender, assumir. to try one’s hand at experimentar, fazer alguma coisa. to wash one’s hands of desligar-se de. to wash one’s hands of something lavar as próprias mãos de, declarar-se alheio ao assunto ou inocente. to write a clear hand ter letra legível. under hand and seal assinado e selado. with a high hand violento. -
6 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) tensão2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensão3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) acento2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) acentuar- lay/put stress on* * *[stres] n 1 força ou influência desagradável. 2 pressão, tensão. 3 esforço. 4 Med estresse. 5 ênfase, importância. 6 Gram acento tônico. 7 veemência, violência. • vt 1 exercer pressão sobre. 2 tratar como importante, dar ênfase a, salientar, realçar, enfatizar. 3 pronunciar com acento tônico, acentuar na pronúncia. 4 estressar, submeter a tensão. to put / lay stress on enfatizar, colocar ênfase em. he lays stress upon that fact / ele salienta este fato. under the stress of circumstances sob a pressão das circunstâncias. -
7 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risco2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar-se•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *[risk] n risco, perigo. do it at your own risk / faça-o por sua conta e risco. we ran (took) risks / expusemo-nos a perigos. • vt arriscar, expor ao perigo, aventurar-se. at risk em perigo. at the consignee’s risk por conta e risco do consignatário. the risk of being drowned o risco de afogar-se. to run a risk correr um perigo. -
8 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) lombo3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) fundos4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) dos fundos3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) dar marcha à ré2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar em•- backer- backbite - backbiting - backbone - backbreaking - backdate - backfire - background - backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) de revés- backlog- back-number - backpack - backpacking: go backpacking - backpacker - backside - backslash - backstroke - backup - backwash - backwater - backyard - back down - back of - back on to - back out - back up - have one's back to the wall - put someone's back up - take a back seat -
9 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risco2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar(-se) a•- risky- at a person's own risk - at own risk - at risk - at the risk of - run/take the risk of - run/take the risk - take risks / take a risk -
10 arm
I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) braço2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) braço•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) armar2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) armar-se•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
- take up arms* * *arm1[a:m] n 1 braço. he was received with open arms / ele foi acolhido de braços abertos. 2 qualquer um dos membros dianteiros dos animais, tentáculo (do polvo ou outros pólipos). 3 galho, ramo (de uma árvore). 4 braço do mar ou de um rio. 5 Tech braço de qualquer instrumento ou máquina, alavanca, suporte. 6 Naut braço da âncora, lais da verga. 7 ramal, ramificação. 8 manga (de roupa). 9 braço de cadeira. 10 força, autoridade. an arm and a leg preço exorbitantemente alto. this dress costs an arm and a leg / este vestido custa muito caro (os olhos da cara). as long as your arm extremamente longo. at arm’s length à distância de um braço, à distância, friamente. child in arms criança de colo. she kept her neighbor at arm’s length ela evitou tornar-se amiga ou envolver-se com seu vizinho. they go arm in arm eles andam de braços dados. to give your right arm for querer muito alguma coisa. to twist someone’s arm pressionar alguém a fazer algo, persuadir, induzir. within arm’s reach ao alcance do braço ou da mão.————————arm2[a:m] n 1 arma, armamento, instrumento de ataque ou defesa. 2 unidade de exército (infantaria, cavalaria, etc.), tropa. 3 Her escudo, brasão. • vt+vi 1 armar(-se), prover de armas. 2 preparar(-se) para a guerra. 3 fortalecer, fortificar, guarnecer, proteger. by force of arms com mão armada. ground arms! descansar armas! King of Arms arauto mor. present arms! apresentar armas! to bear arms prestar serviço militar. to lay down arms render-se. to take up arms preparar para atacar e lutar contra alguém. under arms pronto para a guerra. up in arms a) em revolta, amotinado. b) fig exaltado, furioso. -
11 bricklayer
noun (a person who builds (houses etc) with bricks.) pedreiro* * *brick.lay.er[br'ikleiə] n pedreiro. -
12 ghost
[ɡəust](a spirit, usually of a dead person: Do you believe in ghosts?; Hamlet thought he saw his father's ghost.) fantasma- ghostly- give up the ghost* * *[goust] n 1 espírito, alma. 2 aparição, fantasma. 3 sombra, leve aparência, traço. 4 Opt, TV fantasma: imagem secundária. • vt 1 agir como fantasma. 2 escrever obra literária em nome de outra pessoa. not the ghost of a chance sem a menor possibilidade. she was the mere ghost of herself ela ficou reduzida a uma sombra. the Holy Ghost o Espírito Santo. to give up the ghost morrer. to lay a ghost exorcismar um fantasma. -
13 leave
I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) deixar2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) deixar3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) deixar4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) deixar5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) deixar6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) deixar•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) licença2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) licença•- take one's leave of- take one's leave* * *leave1[li:v] n 1 licença, permissão. 2 partida, despedida. by your leave com (sua) licença. leave of absence permissão para ausentar-se do trabalho, licença do trabalho. maternity leave licença-maternidade. on leave de licença. to ask for leave of absence pedir licença (para ausentar-se do trabalho). to take leave despedir-se, partir.————————leave2[li:v] vt+vi (ps and pp left) 1 partir. 2 abandonar. 3 retirar-se, sair. 4 cessar. 5 desistir. 6 deixar, deixar ficar. 7 legar. 8 submeter à aprovação. 9 depositar, confiar à guarda de. 10 sobrar. there is nothing left nada sobrou. to leave about deixar jogado de qualquer maneira. to leave alone não incomodar, não interferir, deixar em paz. to leave be deixar estar, não interferir. to leave behind deixar para trás, esquecer. to leave cold deixar indiferente. to leave for partir para. to leave go/ hold of largar, soltar. to leave it lay deixar para lá. to leave much to be desired deixar muito a desejar. to leave no stone unturned não deixar pedra sobre pedra. to leave off a) desistir, descontinuar. b) deixar de vestir. to leave out omitir. to leave out in the cold deixar de lado, ignorar. to leave over deixar para considerações futuras. to leave something up to somebody deixar alguma coisa por conta de alguém.————————leave3[li:v] vi cobrir-se de folhas. -
14 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) tensão, estresse2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensão3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) ênfase2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) enfatizar, acentuar- lay/put stress on
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Lay days — Lay Lay, a. [F. lai, L. laicus, Gr. ? of or from the people, lay, from ?, ?, people. Cf. {Laic}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother. [1913 Webster] 2. Not educated or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Lay — may refer to: *Lay person, any person who is not a member of the clergy. *Lai, a 13th or 14th century northern European song. *Kenneth Lay (1942–2006), U.S. businessman, former CEO of Enron. *Benjamin Lay (1681 1760), English Quaker and… … Wikipedia
Lay communion — is a term applied in the Catholic Church, to describe the status of a cleric who is in communion with the Church, but only with the standing of a lay person. In modern times lay communion is sometimes imposed, but only in exceptional… … Wikipedia
