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1 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) levar2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) conduzir3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) dar origem4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) ir à frente5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) liderança2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) liderança3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) chefia4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pista7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) bico•- leaden* * *lead1[led] n 1 chumbo. 2 grafita. 3 sonda, prumo. 4 chapa para cobrir telhados. 5 bala de arma de fogo. • vt 1 cobrir, moldar, prender, etc. com chumbo. 2 Typogr prover com entrelinhas. • adj de chumbo. black lead grafita. red lead zarcão. to swing the lead coll dizer-se doente para escapar ao serviço. white lead alvaiade.————————lead2[li:d] n 1 conduta, guia. 2 precedência. 3 direção, comando, liderança, primeiro lugar. 4 vanguarda. 5 exemplo, precedente. 6 orientação, indicação, pista, indício. 7 mão (nos jogos de cartas). 8 passagem através do gelo. 9 curso de água artificial. 10 correia para amarrar cachorro. 11 cabo condutor. 12 Theat papel principal. 13 Theat ator principal. 14 Box golpe. 15 trecho introdutório de um artigo de jornal. • vt+vi (ps and pp led) 1 ser o primeiro a encabeçar. 2 conduzir, guiar. 3 dirigir, comandar. 4 preceder. 5 persuadir, induzir, liderar, orientar. 6 jogar de mão (cartas). 7 reger (orquestra). 8 levar, passar (a vida). a lead of uma dianteira (em corrida). to have the lead ser o líder. to lead a healthy life levar uma vida saudável. to lead astray desviar, desencaminhar. to lead away conduzir, levar. to lead captive aprisionar, prender. to lead off dar início, começar. to lead on arrastar, seduzir, influenciar. to lead the way preceder, mostrar o caminho. to lead up to a) conduzir a conversação para determinado assunto. b) conduzir em direção a. c) aplanar o caminho. to take the lead a) assumir o comando. b) tomar a iniciativa. -
2 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) conduzir2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) levar3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) levar4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) estar à frente5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) frente2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) vanguarda3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) liderança4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) fio condutor7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal•- leader- leadership - lead on - lead up the garden path - lead up to - lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina•- leaden -
3 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. -
4 to lead a charmed life
to lead a charmed lifeter muita sorte na vida. he leads a charmed life / ele é sortudo. -
5 to lead a dog’s life
to lead a dog’s lifeter vida de cachorro. -
6 to lead a double life
to lead a double lifelevar vida dupla. -
7 to lead a healthy life
to lead a healthy lifelevar uma vida saudável. -
8 to lead a regular life
to lead a regular lifeviver uma vida metódica. -
9 charmed
[tʃa:md] adj enfeitiçado, encantado. to lead a charmed life ter muita sorte na vida. he leads a charmed life / ele é sortudo. -
10 dog
[doɡ] 1. noun(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) cão2. adjective((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) macho3. verb(to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) perseguir- dogged- doggedly
- doggedness
- dog-biscuit
- dog collar
- dog-eared
- dog-tired
- a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- in the doghouse
- not a dog's chance* * *[dɔg] n 1 cão. 2 macho de outros animais (raposa, lobo, chacal, etc.). 3 cão de chaminé. 4 Tech grampo, gancho, gato, gato de ferro, coração de torno, arrasto. 5 cachorro: pessoa vil, baixa, de má índole. 6 homem, rapaz alegre, galhofeiro. 7 Astr = link=Dog%20Star Dog Star. 8 Amer sl ostentação, espetáculo, presunção. 9 corrida de galgos. 10 sl mulher inconveniente e feia. 11 sl peça que percute a cápsula nas armas de fogo portáteis. • vt 1 perseguir alguém como um cão, seguir insistentemente, andar à espreita de, seguir as pegadas de. 2 seguir o rosto, a pista de, rastejar, caçar. 3 Naut prender. a dead dog sl coisa sem valor. a dog in the manger um invejoso, um desmancha-prazeres. a dog’s age coll muito tempo. Barking dogs don’t bite cão que ladra não morde. dog eat dog cruel, selvagem, lei do cão. dressed up like a dog’s dinner vestido com roupas finas, mas ridículas. every dog has his day toda a pessoa tem seu dia de glória, toda araruta tem seu dia de mingau. give a dog a bad name ter fama e deitar-se na cama, uma vez que se tem má fama é difícil livrar-se dela. he always helps a lame dog over a stile ele livra qualquer um de um aperto. he is an old dog at it é perro velho, é um marrão, é um finório. he has not a word to throw at a dog ele não dirige uma palavra amável a ninguém. hot dog coll cachorro-quente. jolly dog sl galhofeiro, homem divertido. lap dog cão de regaço. let sleeping dogs lie não mexa em casa de marimbondo. lucky dog felizardo. not to have a dog’s chance coll não ter nenhuma chance. pedigree dog cão de raça. sea dogs n 1 lobo-do-mar, marinheiro ou marujo velho e experimentado. 2 fenômeno luminoso no horizonte que pressagia tempestade. sheep dog cão pastor. sly dog homem matreiro, astuto, velhaco. sneaking dog sl pessoa ordinária. street dog vira-lata, cão de rua. sun dog parélio, imagem do sol refletida numa nuvem. to die a dog’s death perecer na miséria e desonra. to go to the dogs arruinar-se, dar com os burros na água. to lead a dog’s life ter vida de cachorro. to live together like cat and dog viver como cão e gato, em contínua discórdia. top dog coll pessoa que está em posição superior, que tem poder. to put on the dog Amer sl ser pretensioso, exibir-se. to rain cats and dogs chover a cântaros, chover canivetes. to throw, to give to the dogs atirar fora, desperdiçar, esbanjar. to treat like a dog tratar mal. to work like a dog trabalhar como burro. under dog indivíduo subalterno, inferior, pessoa pobre, humilde. watch dog cão de guarda. you can’t teach an old dog new tricks o que não se aprende na mocidade não se aprende jamais, papagaio velho não aprende a falar. -
11 regular
['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) habitual2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) normal3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) regular4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regular5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) frequente6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) permanente7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regular8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regular9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) normal10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) regular2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) soldado profissional2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) freguês habitual•- regularly
- regulate
- regulation
- regulator* * *reg.u.lar[r'egjulə] n 1 soldado de linha. 2 membro de uma ordem religiosa ou monástica. 3 Amer partidário, fiel, freguês. • adj 1 regular, segundo o hábito ou a regra, normal, comum, corrente, certo. 2 exato, pontual. 3 Geom simétrico, harmonioso. 4 ordeiro, metódico, uniforme. 5 autorizado. 6 pertencente ou relativo às tropas regulares. 7 Rel de ou relativo a uma ordem religiosa ou monástica. 8 Gram que se conjuga regularmente. 9 coll completo. 10 de ou relativo a um partido político estabelecido, regular, oficial. the regular candidate o candidato regular, oficial. to be a regular brick ser um rapaz direito. to keep regular hours ter vida metódica. to lead a regular life viver uma vida metódica. -
12 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) surpresa2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) surpreender2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) levar pela surpresa3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) surpreender•- surprising
- surprisingly
- take by surprise* * *sur.prise[səpr'aiz] n 1 surpresa, coisa inesperada. I got the surprise of my life / foi uma surpresa para mim. 2 sobressalto. 3 emoção, perplexidade, pasmo. • vt 1 espantar, surpreender, pasmar. 2 atacar de surpresa, pegar de surpresa, surpreender, apanhar de improviso, aparecer inesperadamente. her behaviour surprised me / seu comportamento me surpreendeu. 3 abismar. • adj de surpresa, surpreendente. to my great surprise para grande espanto meu. to take by surprise pegar em flagrante, pegar de surpresa, espantar. you took me by surprise / você me pegou de surpresa. -
13 go straight
((of a former criminal) to lead an honest life.) andar na linha -
14 go straight
((of a former criminal) to lead an honest life.) andar na linha
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