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  • 21 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) partir
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) começar
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) (pôr a) andar
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) lançar
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) começo
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avanço
    •
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with     II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) sobressaltar-se
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sobressalto
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) susto
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    [sta:t] n 1 partida, começo (de um movimento, de viagem, de corrida, etc.). 2 começo, início, princípio. 3 arranco, impulso, ímpeto. 4 sobressalto, susto. 5 vantagem, dianteira. 6 lugar de partida. 7 arranque (motor). • vt+vi 1 partir, pôr-se em movimento, levantar vôo, zarpar, embarcar, sair de viagem. 2 começar, iniciar. 3 dar partida (de motor), fazer começar. 4 encaminhar, auxiliar no início. 5 sobressaltar-se, espantar-se, assustar-se, fazer um movimento brusco, estancar. 6 vir, sair, brotar repentinamente, pegar. 7 levantar, assustar (caça). 8 soltar, ceder. 9 provocar, originar. 10 fundar (negócio). by fits and starts aos poucos, aos trancos. for a start primeiro, em primeiro lugar. from start to finish do princípio ao fim. to get off to a good/ a bad start começar bem. to get ou have the start of someone tomar a dianteira de alguém. to give someone a start a) dar vantagens para alguém no começo de um negócio, de uma competição, etc. b) surpreender ou assustar alguém. c) dar um emprego a alguém. he gave me a start / ele me assustou. to have a false start ter um mau começo. to make a new start começar de novo. to start a family ter o primeiro filho. to start after sair à procura de. to start back assustar-se, retroceder bruscamente. to start doing começar a fazer (alguma coisa). to start forward pular para a frente. to start from scratch começar do nada, começar do zero. to start in business começar um negócio. to start out (ou off) partir, levantar-se, pôr-se em marcha. to start over Amer começar de novo. to start up a) levantar-se bruscamente. b) dar partida (motor). c) fundar, abrir (um negócio). to start with para começar, primeiro, em primeiro lugar.

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  • 22 tip

    I 1. [tip] noun
    (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) ponta
    2. verb
    (to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) guarnecer com ponta
    - tip-top
    - be on the tip of one's tongue     II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb
    1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) virar
    2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) verter
    3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) despejar
    2. noun
    (a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) lixeira
    III 1. [tip] noun
    (a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) gorjeta
    2. verb
    (to give such a gift to.) dar gorjeta
    IV [tip] noun
    (a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) sugestão
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    tip1
    [tip] n 1 ponta (dos dedos), extremidade. 2 cume, pico, parte mais alta. 3 parte final. 4 ponta, ponteira. 5 declive, ladeira. • vt 1 colocar ponta, formar ponta. 2 inclinar, tombar, derrubar. give a tip to this! / tombe isto! 3 virar, bascular. 4 inclinar-se, saudar, tirar o chapéu. on the tip of the tongue na ponta da língua. tip of the iceberg a ponta do iceberg. tip-up seat assento de dobrar. to have something at the tip of the fingers ter qualquer coisa na ponta dos dedos. to tip all nine (boliche) derrubar todos os pinos. to tip in Typogr intercalar gravura. to tip off, to tip out despejar, virar, derramar. to tip one’s hat tirar o chapéu, tocar a aba do chapéu em cumprimento. to tip over tombar, virar. to tip the scale pesar na balança, ser um fator decisivo num resultado. to tip the trees podar as árvores. to tip up levantar, pôr de canto.
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    tip2
    [tip] n 1 gorjeta, gratificação. 2 palpite, aviso, informação secreta. 3 sugestão, conselho, dica. he took my tip / ele seguiu meu conselho. 4 pancada leve. • vt 1 dar gorjeta. 2 dar palpite. they tipped me the wink / deram-me um palpite. 3 aconselhar, indicar, sugerir. 4 bater. hot tip palpite bom. straight tip palpite acertado. to tip someone off prevenir alguém. to tip a dolar dar um dólar de gorjeta. to tip the wink 1 insinuar. 2 informar furtivamente.

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  • 23 wish

    [wiʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desejar
    2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) desejar
    3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar
    2. noun
    1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo
    2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo
    3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) votos
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    - wishing-well
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    [wiʃ] n 1 desejo, vontade, anseio, anelo. give him his wish / faça-lhe a vontade. she had a wish for it / ela o desejou. 2 expressão de desejo ou vontade, pedido, ordem. 3 wishes votos, saudações. • vt+vi desejar, ter vontade de, querer, almejar. we wish you all good luck / nós lhe desejamos boa sorte. this is a problem I would not wish on my worst enemy / este é um problema que não desejo ao meu pior inimigo. I don’t wish to interrupt / desculpe-me interromper. I wish I were dead / eu bem que queria estar morto. as heart could wish à vontade. as might be wished como seria de desejar. carry out my wishes! execute minhas ordens! his last wishes sua última vontade. to make a wish formular um desejo, pensar em algo que se deseja. with all good wishes, our best wishes com os melhores votos.

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  • 24 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
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    - hit-or-miss - hit back - hit below the belt - hit it off - hit on - hit out - make a hit with

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  • 25 join

    [‹oin] 1. verb
    1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) ligar, unir
    2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) ligar
    3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) associar-se a
    4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) juntar-se a
    5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) encontrar
    2. noun
    (a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) junção
    - join hands - join in - join up

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  • 26 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) trecho
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) praça
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar
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    - go places - in the first - second place - in place - in place of - out of place - put oneself in someone else's place - put someone in his place - put in his place - take place - take the place of

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  • 27 scratch

    [skræ ] 1. verb
    1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) arranhar
    2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) coçar
    3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) riscar
    4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) arrancar
    5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) retirar
    2. noun
    1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) arranhão, arranhadura
    2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) arranhão
    3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) linha de partida
    •
    - scratchiness - scratch the surface - start from scratch - up to scratch

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  • 28 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) aparecer
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) acompanhar
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) mostrar
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposição, espetáculo
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstração
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) aparência
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentação
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) desempenho
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    - showiness - show-business - showcase - showdown - showground - show-jumping - showman - showroom - give the show away - good show! - on show - show off - show up

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  • 29 spur

    [spə:]
    1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) espora
    2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) incitação
    •
    - spur on

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  • 30 tip

    I 1. [tip] noun
    (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) ponta
    2. verb
    (to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) pôr ponta, apontar
    - tip-top - be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb
    1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) virar
    2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) despejar
    3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) despejar
    2. noun
    (a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) depósito de lixo
    III 1. [tip] noun
    (a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) gorjeta
    2. verb
    (to give such a gift to.) dar uma gorjeta
    IV [tip] noun
    (a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) sugestão, dica

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  • 31 Mark

    1. noun
    1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)
    2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)
    3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)
    4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)
    5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)
    6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)
    2. verb
    1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)
    2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)
    3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)
    4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)
    5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)
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    - markedly
    - marker
    - marksman
    - marksmanship
    - leave/make one's mark
    - mark out
    - mark time
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    [ma:k] n 1 Marcos. 2 São Marcos. 3 o Evangelho de São Marcos.

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  • 32 blunt

    1. adjective
    1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) rombudo
    2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) directo
    2. verb
    (to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) embotar
    - bluntness
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    [bl∧nt] n agulha rombuda. • vt+vi 1 ficar cego ou sem corte. 2 tornar cego (instrumento de corte). 3 moderar, abrandar. 4 entorpecer, enfraquecer. • adj 1 embotado, sem corte, cego. blunt cutting edge / gume cego. 2 brusco, abrupto, áspero. 3 obtuso, insensível, néscio. 4 franco, direto, objetivo. a blunt reply / uma resposta direta.

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  • 33 case

    I [keis] noun
    1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) caso
    2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) caso
    3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) caso
    4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) razão
    5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) caso
    6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) caso
    •
    - in case of
    - in that case     II [keis] noun
    1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) maleta
    2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) caixa
    3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) estante
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    case1
    [keis] n 1 estojo. 2 caixa. 3 cápsula. 4 bainha. 5 coldre. 6 escrínio. 7 cobertura. 8 capa protetora para livros. 9 mala. 10 qualquer objeto que resguarda ou contém outro. 11 Tech invólucro, revestimento. 12 sl figura, pessoa excêntrica, diferente, divertida. • vt encaixar, cobrir. attaché case pasta retangular 007 usada por executivos. book case estante de livros. brief case pasta para papéis ou documentos. cigarette case cigarreira. crank case cárter. cylinder case camisa de cilindro. dressing case estojo de toucador. gear case caixa de engrenagem. jewel case porta-jóias. lower case Typogr caixa de minúsculas. pillow case fronha. show case vitrine, mostra. suit case mala de roupa. upper case Typogr caixa de maiúsculas. vanity case necessaire, estojo de cosméticos.
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    case2
    [keis] n 1 Gram caso, desinência de nomes e pronomes. 2 caso. 3 circunstância. 4 acidente. 5 conjetura. 6 exemplo. 7 causa judicial. 8 caso, manifestação individual de doença. 9 paciente, doente. a lost case uma causa perdida. as the case may be conforme for. case in point exemplo característico. his case is that seu argumento principal é que. in any case em todo o caso, seja como for. in case he comes caso ele venha. in case of need em caso de necessidade. in no case de forma alguma. in such a case nesse caso, se assim for. just in case a título de prevenção. leading case Jur caso de precedência. to make out one’s case saber se defender, justificar-se. to meet the case ser satisfatório, adequado, servir.

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  • 34 contact

    ['kontækt] 1. noun
    1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) contacto
    2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) contacto
    3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) contacto
    4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) contacto
    5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) contacto
    6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) contacto
    2. verb
    (to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) contactar
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    con.tact
    [k'ɔntækt] n 1 contato (também Math, Electr), toque. 2 ligação, conexão. 3 relação, comunicação. • vt+vi 1 entrar ou pôr em contato com. 2 comunicar-se com. 3 tocar(-se). • adj Amer que envolve contato. angle of contact Geom ângulo de contato. in contact em contato. point of contact Math ponto de contato. to break contact romper o contato. to make contact with estabelecer contato com.

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  • 35 emphasis

    ['emfəsis]
    plural - emphases; noun
    1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) ênfase
    2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) ênfase
    3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) ênfase
    •
    - emphasise
    - emphatic
    - emphatically
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    em.pha.sis
    ['emf2sis] n 1 ênfase, força dialética. 2 importância. she lays great emphasis on being told everything / ela faz questão de que lhe contem tudo. 3 acentuação, relevo.

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  • 36 fine

    I 1. adjective
    1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) belo
    2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) belo
    3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) bem
    4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fino
    5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) delicado
    6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fino
    7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) delicado/preciso
    8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) bom
    2. adverb
    (satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) perfeitamente
    3. interjection
    (good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) certo/óptimo
    - finery
    - fine art     II 1. noun
    (money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) multa
    2. verb
    (to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) multar
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    fine1
    [fain] n 1 multa, pena, penalidade. 2 Mus fim. • vt multar.
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    fine2
    [fain] adj (compar finer, sup finest) 1 fino, de excelente qualidade, puro. 2 belo, lindo, excelente, bom, ótimo, agradável. 3 leve, delicado. 4 claro, refinado. 5 bom, bom de saúde. 6 distinto, eminente. 7 excelente, admirável, agradável, aprazível. 8 perfeito, acabado, alinhado, correto. 9 elegante, vistoso. • interj ótimo! excelente! a fine house uma bela casa. a fine lady uma senhora distinta. a fine scholar um grande cientista. not to put too fine a point on it coll falando francamente, sem rodeios. that is all very fine but isso tudo é muito bom, mas... to cut it fine calcular com exatidão, deixar pouca margem. to fine down refinar, tornar mais exato ou preciso.

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  • 37 game

    [ɡeim] 1. noun
    1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) jogo
    2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) jogo
    3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) jogo
    4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) caça
    2. adjective
    (brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) pronto
    - games
    - gamekeeper
    - game point
    - game reserve
    - game warden
    - the game is up
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    game1
    [geim] n 1 jogo: a) modo de jogar. the noble game of chess / o nobre jogo de xadrez. b) divertimento, brincadeira. 2 peça, zombaria, alvo de caçoadas. 3 artigos para jogo ou passatempo. 4 partida, peleja. a game of chess / uma partida de xadrez. 5 rodada, tempo de jogo. 6 número de pontos necessários para ganhar, contagem. 7 atividade, empreendimento que se exerce como um jogo. 8 plano, esquema, ardil, manobra. 9 caça, animais que são caçados. 10 carne de caça. 11 games jogos esportivos. • vi jogar, apostar. • adj 1 relativo à caça, à pesca. 2 valente, resoluto. 3 disposto, decidido. a fair game 1 animal ou ave que pode ser legalmente caçado. 2 pessoa que merece ser criticada. game of chance jogo de azar. game of skill jogo que exige habilidades. he beat me at my own game ele me venceu na minha própria especialidade/na minha área. he gamed away his fortune ele perdeu sua fortuna no jogo. he is game for anything coll ele é bom companheiro. he is playing a losing game ele está jogando um jogo perdido. I am game to go for a walk gostaria de dar um passeio. I know your little game conheço seu jogo. off one’s game jogar mal. on one’s game jogar bem. the game is not worth the candle o resultado não compensa. the game is up acabou a brincadeira, os planos (de crime, trapaça) foram descobertos. to be on the game coll ser um(a) prostituto(a). to die game morrer lutando, como bravo. to give the game away 1 desvendar um segredo. he gave the game away / ele revelou o segredo. 2 desistir, abandonar (um jogo, concurso). to make game of 1 ridicularizar. they made game of me / eles ridicularizam-me. 2 jogar com. to play a waiting game fazer um jogo de paciência. to play the game jogar de uma forma justa e limpa, agir com lisura. you must play the game / você deve jogar de acordo com as regras. what a game! que brincadeira! what’s his game? o que ele está pretendendo? qual é a dele? what’s the game? o que está havendo?
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    game2
    [geim] adj coll manco, coxo, aleijado. a game leg uma perna (manca) aleijada.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > game

  • 38 hole

    [həul] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) buraco
    2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) buraco
    3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) buraco
    2. verb
    1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) esburacar
    2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) meter no buraco
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    [houl] n 1 buraco, orifício, furo. 2 cova, toca. 3 embaraço, dificuldade. I am in a hole / estou em apuros. 4 habitação pequena e escura. 5 falha, defeito. 6 lagoa ou parte calma de um rio. 7 sl solitária. • vt+vi 1 cavar ou fazer buraco. 2 mandar para um buraco. to hole out Sport bater na bola de golfe e mandá-la para o buraco. to hole up hibernar. to pick holes achar defeitos.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > hole

  • 39 illustrate

    ['iləstreit]
    1) (to provide (a book, lecture etc) with pictures, diagrams etc.) ilustrar
    2) (to make (a statement etc) clearer by providing examples etc: Let me illustrate my point; This diagram will illustrate what I mean.) ilustrar
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    - illustration
    - illustrative
    - illustrator
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    il.lus.trate
    ['iləstreit] vt ilustrar, esclarecer, elucidar. • adj ilustre, distinto, renomado.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > illustrate

  • 40 mark

    1. noun
    1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)
    2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)
    3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)
    4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)
    5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)
    6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)
    2. verb
    1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)
    2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)
    3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)
    4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)
    5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)
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    - markedly
    - marker
    - marksman
    - marksmanship
    - leave/make one's mark
    - mark out
    - mark time
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    mark1
    [ma:k] n 1 marca, sinal. 2 símbolo. 3 alvo, mira. 4 escopo, fim, meta. 5 signo. 6 nota escolar. 7 cruz (valendo como assinatura). 8 sintomas. 9 fronteira, limite. 10 rótulo (que indica qualidade ou preço). 11 lugar de saída, partida de uma competição esportiva. • vt+vi 1 marcar, assinalar. 2 distinguir. 3 indicar, designar. 4 selecionar, escolher. 5 prestar atenção, observar, notar. 6 caracterizar, representar. 7 anotar (pontos em jogos como futebol, etc.). 8 tomar nota. 9 observar criticamente. below the mark, not up to the mark abaixo de um dado índice. beside/ wide of the mark alheio ao assunto. man of mark homem ilustre ou famoso. mark my words! ouça o que lhe digo! to feel up to the mark estar em forma. to hit the mark acertar o alvo. to mark out estacar (para construções). to mark with a hot iron a) marcar com ferro em brasa. b) fig estigmatizar, condenar. to toe the mark cumprir o dever.
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    mark2
    [ma:k] n marco: unidade monetária da Alemanha.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > mark

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