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1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) anel

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) argola

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) círculo

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ringue, picadeiro

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) quadrilha

1) (to form a ring round.) circundar

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) circular

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) pôr anel

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- ring binder

1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) tocar

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonar para

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) tocar

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) tilintar

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) ressoar

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) soar

1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) toque

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonema

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) toque

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- ring a bell

1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) arranhar

2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) raspar

3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) ranger

4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) roçar

5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) cavoucar

1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raspadura, rangido

2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) raspão, esfoladura

3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) enrascada

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- scraper

1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) expulsar, despedir

2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) produzir

3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) esvaziar

4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) sair

5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) desligar

6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) revelar(-se)

1) (daring or fearless: a bold plan of attack.) ousado

2) (striking and well-marked: a dress with bold stripes.) nítido

3) ((of type) thick and clear, like this.) negrito

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- boldly

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[bould] adj 1 corajoso, bravo, valente. 2 arrojado, audaz, audacioso. 3 impudente, impertinente, descarado, atrevido. 4 evidente, nítido, claro. 5 abrupto, íngreme, escarpado. 6 confiante, seguro de si. 7 Graph Arts negrito. as bold as brass com ousadia, com atrevimento. I make so bold as to say tomo a liberdade de dizer.

- clarification

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[kl'ærifai] vt+vi 1 clarificar, purificar, limpar. 2 fig esclarecer(-se), explicar(-se), elucidar(-se), aclarar(-se).

1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) cristalizar

2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) cristalizar

3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) clarificar

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[kr'istəlaiz] vt+vi 1 cristalizar(-se) (também fig). 2 cobrir com açúcar.

1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) explicar

2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) explicar

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- explanation

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[ikspl'ein] vt+vi 1 explicar, esclarecer, elucidar, ilustrar. can you explain your conduct? / você pode justificar a sua conduta? 2 interpretar. 3 motivar, fundamentar. to explain away dar satisfação (geralmente sobre atitudes ou ações erradas).

1) (not producing a clear decision or a definite result: an indecisive battle.) indeciso

2) (unable to make firm decisions: indecisive person.) indeciso

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[indis'aisiv] adj indeciso, irresoluto, hesitante.

1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) manter

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar a

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) cuidar

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) fazer

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) atrasar

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) sustentar

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) manter

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

- keeper

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[ki:p] n 1 sustento, manutenção, alimentação e moradia. 2 pasto, prado. 3 calabouço, prisão, masmorra, torre de menagem. • vt+vi (ps, pp kept) 1 ter, possuir, guardar. she keeps a thing close / ela sabe guardar um segredo. she keeps lodgers / ela tem inquilinos. 2 conservar, reter, deter. 3 reservar, guardar, ocultar. 4 cuidar, tomar conta, proteger, favorecer, resguardar, defender. she keeps guard over the treasure / ela vela o tesouro. they keep hold of their property / eles sabem guardar (ou defender) sua propriedade. 5 lembrar, ter em mente. 6 empregar, aproveitar. 7 impedir, deter, prevenir. 8 refrear, reprimir, abster-se. 9 manter, manter em condições, preservar, durar. keep your balance / não perca o seu equilíbrio. he keeps his countenance / ele mantém a calma. she keeps peace / ela mantém a paz. the meat will keep till tomorrow / a carne conservar-se-á até amanhã. 10 cultivar. 11 continuar, permanecer, prolongar. 12 celebrar, observar. 13 cumprir, executar, ser fiel à palavra. 14 alimentar, sustentar. I keep him on milk / alimento-o com leite. 15 armazenar, ter em estoque ou à venda. l6 manter(-se). he keeps his ground / ele mantém-se firme. 17 criar. 18 gerir, dirigir, ter um negócio. they keep a shop / eles têm uma loja. for keeps 1 para ficar com alguma coisa (não para devolver). 2 permanentemente, para sempre. he keeps pace with his friend ela anda ao mesmo passo que o seu amigo, fig iguala-o. he keeps the bed ele está acamado, doente. how are you keeping? como vai?, como tem passado? keep going! continua!, continua andando! keep the ball rolling! não ceda!, continue esforçando-se! keep your distance mantenha a distância (também fig). keep your hair on! sangue frio!, calma! keep your head! não perca a cabeça! to keep aloof manter-se afastado. to keep a low profile sl passar despercebido, tentar não chamar a atenção. to keep an eye on coll vigiar, tomar conta. to keep a straight face ficar sério. to keep asunder manter separado, estar desunido. to keep at it persistir numa coisa, manter-se firme, insistir em alguma coisa, empenhar-se. to keep away a) conservar-se afastado. b) abster-se. c) afastar(-se). to keep back a) retardar, reter o progresso. b) reservar uma parte, guardar um pouco. c) não contar, silenciar. d) conter, conservar baixo. e) segurar, parar no estômago. to keep body and soul together manter-se vivo. to keep books escriturar (contas). to keep clear of manter-se afastado de alguém ou de alguma coisa. to keep company a) ficar junto, estar em companhia. b) fig namorar. to keep down a) abaixar-se. b) oprimir, humilhar. c) reprimir. to keep fit conservar a forma. to keep from a) guardar, conservar. b) preservar. c) impedir, impossibilitar. d) sonegar. e) abster-se. to keep house ter casa. to keep in a) deter, reter. b) comprimir. c) não sair de casa, ficar em casa. d) ficar na parte de dentro. to keep in custody guardar, custodiar. to keep in mind ter em mente, lembrar-se. to keep in with someone estar às boas com alguém, estar bem com. to keep off a) reter, impedir, barrar. keep off! / mantenha distância!, cuidado!, cautela! b) afastar(-se), ficar longe de. c) repelir, rejeitar. d) evitar. to keep on a) continuar, prosseguir. for how long is this to keep on? / quanto tempo isto deve durar? b) avançar, seguir. c) ficar (com o chapéu na cabeça). d) ficar vestido. e) conservar, guardar, manter. to keep on at someone amolar, importunar. to keep one’s end up continuar, prosseguir, não desistir. to keep one’s hand in praticar, conservar aptidão através da prática, continuar em forma. to keep one’s head down evitar chamar atenção sobre si mesmo, passar despercebido. to keep one’s shirt/ pants on coll ficar calmo, ficar frio. to keep out a) impedir a entrada. keep out! / entrada proibida! b) excluir, afastar. to keep quiet ficar quieto. to keep silence ficar calado. to keep smiling não desanimar, sorrir sempre. to keep someone at it obrigar alguém a trabalhar. to keep someone in clothes prover alguém de roupas. to keep someone out of excluir alguém de algo, deixar fora de. to keep someone waiting fazer alguém esperar. to keep something to oneself guardar segredo, ocultar algo. to keep still não se mexer. to keep tab(s) on Amer a) registrar, anotar. b) coll controlar, vigiar. to keep time a) Mus manter o compasso. b) estar certo ou andar bem, ser pontual. to keep to a) seguir, obedecer, aderir. keep to the left! / seguir à esquerda! b) limitar-se a. c) permanecer. to keep to oneself isolar-se dos outros espontaneamente. to keep track of a) ficar informado. b) observar atentamente. to keep under a) conter, reprimir, refrear, tirar a liberdade. b) deixar inconsciente, manter dopado. to keep up a) manter, conservar. b) sustentar, prover. c) continuar, prosseguir, manter-se, não desanimar. the rain keeps up / continua chovendo. d) atualizar-se, ajustar-se. to keep up appearances manter as aparências. to keep up with não ficar atrás, adaptar-se, imitar, copiar. to play for keeps jogar por dinheiro. where do you keep? onde é que você mora?

1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) obscuro

2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) obscuro

3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) obscuro

- obscurely

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[əbskj'uə] vt 1 obscurecer. 2 turvar. 3 toldar, enevoar. 4 ocultar. 5 escurecer. 6 confundir. • adj 1 obscuro, vago, ambíguo. 2 ignorado, desconhecido. 3 escuro, sombrio. 4 indefinido. 5 duvidoso, incerto.

1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) simples

2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) simples

3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco

4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) claro

5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) sem graça

1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planície

2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ponto de meia

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- plainly

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[plein] n 1 planície. 2 plains Amer prado, campina. • adj 1 plano, raso, liso. 2 manifesto, claro, evidente, óbvio. in plain English / em bom e claro inglês. 3 franco, sincero. he used plain language towards him / ele lhe falou com toda a franqueza. 4 simples, comum, modesto. 5 singelo, natural. 6 unicolor. in plain clothes em trajes civis, à paisana. to be plain with agir corretamente com, usar de franqueza com. to make plain explicar, explanar, elucidar.

1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) cristalizar

2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) cristalizar

3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) clarificar

adjective (helping to make something clear: an illuminating discussion.) esclarecedor

- clarification

1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) cristalizar(-se)

2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) cristalizar

3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) solidificar

1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) cristalizar(-se)

2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) cristalizar

3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) solidificar

1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) explicar

2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) explicar

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- explanation

adjective (helping to make something clear: an illuminating discussion.) esclarecedor, iluminante

1) (not producing a clear decision or a definite result: an indecisive battle.)

2) (unable to make firm decisions: indecisive person.)

1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) obscuro

2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) obscuro

3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) obscuro

- obscurely