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  • 41 ease

    [i:z] 1. noun
    1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) sossego
    2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.)
    3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) facilidade
    2. verb
    1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) aliviar
    2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) abrandar
    3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) ajeitar
    - easiness
    - easy
    3. interjection
    (a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) calma!
    - easy-going
    - at ease
    - easier said than done
    - go easy on
    - stand at ease
    - take it easy
    - take one's ease
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    [i:z] n 1 bem-estar físico ou espiritual, tranqüilidade, sossego, ócio. 2 alívio, conforto, despreocupação, comodidade. 3 naturalidade, facilidade, franqueza, desembaraço. • vt+vi 1 aliviar, livrar da dor ou preocupação, consolar, reconfortar, atenuar. 2 diminuir, minorar. 3 tranqüilizar, acalmar. 4 mover(-se) vagarosa e cuidadosamente. 5 soltar, relaxar, afrouxar. 6 facilitar. at ease a) à vontade, em paz. I feel at my ease here / aqui eu me sinto à vontade, em casa. b) Mil descansar (posição). ill at ease embaraçado, constrangido, pouco à vontade. take your ease esteja à vontade. to ease off, ease up abrandar, suavizar, desprender, saltar. to live at ease viver sem preocupações. to put (set) a person at his ease tranqüilizar, reconfortar alguém, fazer sentir-se à vontade. with ease facilmente.

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  • 42 ease

    [i:z] 1. noun
    1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) sossego
    2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) facilidade
    3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) desenvoltura
    2. verb
    1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) aliviar
    2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) abrandar, reduzir
    3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) ajeitar
    - easiness - easy 3. interjection
    (a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) calma
    - easy-going - at ease - easier said than done - go easy on - stand at ease - take it easy - take one's ease

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  • 43 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) lume
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender-se
    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to
    II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligeiro
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) leve
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso
    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light
    III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)
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    light1
    [lait] n 1 luz, claridade, iluminação, brilho. 2 fonte de luz (lâmpada, vela, etc.). 3 janela. 4 clarabóia. 5 alvorada, clarear do dia, luz diurna. 6 fig exposição, conhecimento público. 7 compreensão, esclarecimento, conhecimento. 8 iluminação espiritual, luz interior, verdade. 9 aspecto, ponto de vista. 10 sinal de trânsito, farol. 11 fig luminar, sumidade. 12 algo usado para acender (acendedor, fósforo, isqueiro, fogo). 13 inspiração. • vt+vi (ps and pp lit or lighted) 1 iluminar, acender, brilhar. 2 inflamar. 3 iluminar-se, acender-se. 4 clarear. • adj brilhante, claro, luminoso. according to my lights a meu ver, no meu entender. against the light contra a luz. between the lights a) à meia-luz. b) no crepúsculo. fast to light que não desbota pela ação da luz, resistente à luz. in a good (bad) light de modo favorável (desfavorável). in the light of à luz de, considerando. men of light and leading homens de saber e influência. to bring to light descobrir, elucidar. to come to light tornar-se conhecido. to light out sair apressadamente, fugir. to see the light a) nascer. b) passar a existir, tornar-se público. c) compreender, entender. to shed light explicar, elucidar. to stand in one’s own light frustrar os próprios planos ou desejos.
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    light2
    [lait] adj 1 leve. 2 fácil, simples. 3 ligeiro, rápido, ágil. 4 Phon átono. 5 alegre, jocoso. 6 trivial, de pouca importância. 7 frívolo, leviano. 8 claro. 9 fraco (bebidas). 10 suave, brando. 11 poroso, friável. 12 tonto, amalucado, delirante. • adv 1 levemente. 2 facilmente. a light heart despreocupação, sensação de alegria. light as a feather leve como uma pluma. light come, light go fácil vem, fácil vai. light in the head a) tonto. b) bobo. c) louco. to have light fingers ter dedos leves, ter tendência a furtar. to make light of fazer pouco de, não levar a sério.
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    light3
    [lait] vt+vi 1 aliviar. 2 desmontar, apear(-se). 3 descer, pousar. 4 encontrar por acaso. 5 golpear, atacar (com into).

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  • 44 cool

    [ku:l] 1. adjective
    1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco
    2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo
    3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) frio
    4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)
    2. verb
    1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) arrefecer
    2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) esfriar
    3. noun
    (cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) friagem
    - coolness
    - cool-headed
    - cool down
    - keep one's cool
    - lose one's cool
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    [ku:l] n 1 frescura, fresca, frescor. 2 lugar fresco. let’s sit in the cool! / vamos nos sentar num lugar fresco! 3 falta de entusiasmo, indiferença. 4 pose, compostura. • vt+vi 1 esfriar, resfriar, refrigerar. 2 resfriar-se, ficar frio. 3 acalmar(-se), moderar(-se). • adj 1 frio. 2 fresco. keep in a cool place! / guarde em lugar fresco! 3 calmo, tranqüilo, impassível, moderado, ponderado. 4 indiferente, apático. 5 arrojado, impudente, afrontoso. 6 sl excelente, "legal". • adv de modo distanciado, sem envolvimento. cool as a cucumber fig frio, de sangue-frio, calmo. keep your breath to cool your porridge! poupe sua saliva, porque suas palavras não estão surtindo efeito! they cooled their heels fig ficaram esperando. to cool down acalmar-se.

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  • 45 decrease

    1. [di'kri:s] verb
    (to make or become less: Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.) diminuir
    2. ['di:kri:s] noun
    (a growing less: a decrease of fifty per cent; a gradual decrease in unemployment.) diminuição
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    de.crease
    [d'i:kri:s] n 1 decrescimento, decréscimo, diminuição, redução, declínio. 2 minguante da lua. • [dí:kr'í:s] vt+vi decrescer, diminuir, reduzir, baixar, minguar, declinar, decair.

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  • 46 lessen

    verb (to make or become less: The fan lessened the heat a little; When the children left, the noise lessened considerably.) diminuir
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    less.en
    [l'esən] vt+vi 1 diminuir, reduzir. 2 depreciar. 3 encolher.

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  • 47 soften

    ['sofn]
    verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) amortecer
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    sof.ten
    [s'ɔfən] vt+vi 1 amolecer. 2 tornar-se mole ou macio. 3 mitigar, suavizar, acalmar. 4 derreter, fundir. 5 enfraquecer. 6 esmorecer. 7 comover-se. to soften the blow suavizar o choque. to soften up preparar, amaciar alguém antes de pedir algo.

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  • 48 cool

    [ku:l] 1. adjective
    1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco
    2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo
    3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) frio
    4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)
    2. verb
    1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) esfriar
    2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) esfriar
    3. noun
    (cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) frescor
    - coolness - cool-headed - cool down - keep one's cool - lose one's cool

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  • 49 decrease

    1. [di'kri:s] verb
    (to make or become less: Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.) diminuir
    2. ['di:kri:s] noun
    (a growing less: a decrease of fifty per cent; a gradual decrease in unemployment.) diminuição

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  • 50 soften

    ['sofn]
    verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) suavizar

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  • 51 contract

    1. [kən'trækt] verb
    1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrair
    2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) firmar um contracto
    3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrair
    4) (to promise (in marriage).) contrair
    2. ['kontrækt] noun
    (a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contracto
    - contractor
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    con.tract
    [k'ɔntrækt] n 1 contrato, instrumento de contrato, escritura. 2 acordo, pacto. 3 compromisso de matrimônio. 4 no jogo de bridge, número de vazas anunciado. 5 acordo com um assassino contratado para matar alguém. • [kəntr'ækt] vt+vi 1 contrair(-se), encurtar, encolher. 2 obter, pegar, adquirir, contrair (doença). she contracted a cold / ela contraiu um resfriado. 3 fazer contratos, contratar, ajustar. 4 restringir, limitar. 5 franzir (as sobrancelhas). 6 assumir compromisso, fazer dívidas. 7 rare prometer ou contrair matrimônio. 8 Gram contrair, fazer contração de. marriage contract contrato de casamento. to contract for firmar contrato para. to contract in comprometer-se a tomar parte. to contract out a) contratar. b) Brit recusar-se a tomar parte. to enter into a contract fazer um contrato. to make a contract fazer um contrato. work done by contract trabalho por empreitada.

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  • 52 dampen

    1) (to make damp.) humedecer
    2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) amortecer
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    damp.en
    [d'æmpən] vt+vi 1 umedecer(-se), tornar úmido, molhar levemente. 2 descoroçoar, desanimar, deprimir. 3 refrear, estorvar. 4 amortecer, abafar, pôr um abafador (rádio), suspender vibrações ou ecos no estúdio mediante um abafador.

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  • 53 haste

    [heist]
    ((too much) speed: Your work shows signs of haste - there are too many mistakes in it.) precipitação
    - hasty
    - hastily
    - hastiness
    - in haste
    - make haste
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    [heist] n 1 pressa, ligeireza, rapidez. 2 precipitação • vt+vi apressar, acelerar, ir ou andar depressa. in haste apressadamente. make haste! apresse-se! more haste less speed quanto mais rápido, pior. to haste away afastar-se depressa.

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  • 54 dampen

    1) (to make damp.) umedecer
    2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) arrefecer

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  • 55 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fogo
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender
    - lighting - lighthouse - light-year - bring to light - come to light - in the light of - light up - see the light - set light to II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leve
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mais leve
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil, ligeiro
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso
    - light-headed - light-hearted - lightweight - get off lightly - make light of - travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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  • 56 black

    [blæk] 1. adjective
    1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) preto
    2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) escuro
    3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) negro
    4) (without milk: black coffee.) preto
    5) (evil: black magic.) negro
    6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) preto
    7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) negro
    2. noun
    1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) preto
    2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) preto
    3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) preto
    3. verb
    (to make black.) enegrecer
    - blacken
    - black art/magic
    - blackbird
    - blackboard
    - black box
    - the Black Death
    - black eye
    - blackhead
    - blacklist
    4. verb
    (to put (a person etc) on such a list.) lista negra
    5. noun
    (the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) chantagem
    - Black Maria
    - black market
    - black marketeer
    - blackout
    - black sheep
    - blacksmith
    - black and blue
    - black out
    - in black and white
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    [blæk] n 1 preto. 2 corante ou pigmento preto. 3 luto, roupa preta. 4 negro, indivíduo da raça negra. 5 fuligem. 6 mancha, sujeira. 7 Draughts, Chess as peças pretas. • vt+vi 1 pretejar, tornar preto. 2 pintar de preto, enegrecer (sapatos). 3 ficar preto. 4 ficar temporariamente cego ou inconsciente. • adj 1 preto. 2 sem luz, muito escuro. 3 de luto, vestido de preto. 4 negro, de pele escura. 5 sujo, imundo. 6 sombrio, escuro, tenebroso. 7 hostil, ameaçador. 8 mau, malvado, perverso. 9 desastroso, calamitoso. black and tan terrier pequeno cachorro malhado. Black and Tans tropas britânicas na Irlanda (1921). he became black in the face ele ficou vermelho de raiva. in black and white preto no branco, por escrito. in the black com saldo credor, sem dívidas. the devil is less black than he is painted o diabo não é tão feio como o pintam. to beat black and blue moer de pancada. to black out a) escurecer. b) Aeron perder a visão. c) perder a consciência momentaneamente. d) Radio interferir.

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  • 57 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) chamar.
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) chamar
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) chamar
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) chamar
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) visitar
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonar
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) apostar
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grito
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) canto
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) chamada
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) apelo
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) procura
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) razão
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
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    [kɔ:l] n 1 grito, clamor, brado, berro. 2 grito ou voz (de animais), pio, latido. 3 chamariz, reclamo, chama (para atrair aves). 4 convite, solicitação, intimação, pedido. 5 chamado, chamamento, apelo. 6 Eccl chamamento divino, vocação. she decided that she must answer the call and become a nun / ela decidiu que precisa responder ao chamado de Deus e tornar-se freira. 7 visita breve. 8 telefonema, ligação telefônica. there was a call for you / tinha uma ligação telefônica para você. 9 Brit Jur admissão ao foro como advogado. 10 Com a opção de compra, direito de resgate de dívida. • vt+vi 1 chamar(-se). 2 denominar, intitular, apelidar, dar o nome de. the month is called July after Julius Caesar / o mês chama-se julho em homenagem a Júlio César. 3 qualificar, classificar. I call that truly kind / acho isso realmente amável. 4 citar, mencionar. 5 nomear, designar. what do you call pencil in Portuguese? / que quer dizer pencil em português? 6 pedir para vir, mandar vir. 7 reclamar o pagamento de. 8 invocar, apelar para, recorrer a. 9 fazer a chamada de. 10 atrair (aves, com chamariz). 11 reclamar, exigir a presença de. 12 proclamar. the banns were called / foi feito o proclama, o casamento foi anunciado. 13 fazer entrar em discussão (caso no foro). 14 visitar, entrar de passagem. 15 telefonar, chamar ao telefone. 16 poker pagar para ver as cartas. 17 bridge fazer um lance. 18 baseball terminar o jogo (por causas acidentais). 19 soar para a chamada (corneta, etc.). 20 apregoar (mercadorias). 21 Jur admitir no foro como advogado. 22 Comp chamar o arquivo. 23 tirar a sorte com uma moeda para decidir quem começa um jogo. 24 Amer exigir pagamento imediato ou em uma data específica. an overseas call uma ligação telefônica internacional. a person-to-person phone call ligação telefônica de pessoa para pessoa. call it a day! coll vamos dar por encerrado! call-money, money at call empréstimo exigível a qualquer momento. call of nature Euphem necessidade de urinar ou defecar. call to arms convocação às armas. call to the bar admissão a advogado no foro. collect call ligação telefônica a cobrar. he calls a spade a spade ele dá nomes aos bois. I called the whole street coll percorri toda a rua de porta em porta. long-distance call chamada interurbana. on call pronto para atender, principalmente em casos de emergência. please call me tomorrow at six o’clock faça o favor de acordar-me amanhã às 6 horas. port of call porto de escala. postman’s call vinda do carteiro. roll call chamada de alunos, recrutas, etc. telephone call telefonema. the postman has called o carteiro esteve aqui. there is no call for não há procura para. there is no call for you to be rude / não há motivo para você ser tão rude. to be called upon to ser obrigado a (fazer alguma coisa). I was called upon to help / pediram-me que ajudasse. to be within call 1 estar perto de alguém, estar ao alcance da voz. 2 estar às ordens de alguém, estar à disposição. to call a halt fazer parar, opor-se a. to call a meeting convocar uma reunião. to call aside chamar à parte. to call a strike convocar trabalhadores para a greve. to call at 1 visitar, entrar ou visitar de passagem, vir ou comparecer. may I call at your house? / permite-me visitá-lo? 2 passar, fazer paragem em. the ship called at Liverpool / o navio aportou em Liverpool. 3 Naut tocar em, fazer escala por. to call attention to chamar a atenção para. may I call your attention to / permita-me chamar-lhe a atenção para. to call away 1 afastar, chamar de volta para. 2 desviar, distrair (a atenção). to call back 1 mandar voltar, chamar de volta, pedir que volte. 2 visitar novamente, telefonar novamente. 3 retornar um chamado telefônico. to call collect fazer um telefonema a cobrar. to call down 1 mandar descer, pedir que desça. 2 invocar. he called down curses upon me / ele invocou a ira do céu contra mim. 3 Amer coll ralhar, repreender. to call for 1 pedir os serviços de. 2 chamar à cena (atores). 3 pedir, requerer demandar, exigir. your criticism was not called for / ninguém pediu sua opinião. 4 perguntar por. 5 ir buscar alguém, mandar chamar alguém. to call forth 1 fazer surgir, trazer à tona, inspirar. to call in 1 mandar entrar, pedir que entre. 2 convocar, consultar, pedir conselho, auxílio a. 3 retirar, recolher (dinheiro de circulação). 4 sacar uma quantia, cobrar (dívidas). 5 visitar de passagem. to call in question 1 pôr em dúvida, duvidar. 2 chamar para exame, para argüição. to call into being criar, dar existência a. to call into play efetuar, fazer operar, realizar. to call it quits coll parar ou terminar uma relação. to call off 1 revogar, mandar voltar. 2 desviar, distrair. 3 dissuadir. 4 cancelar. to call on 1 invocar, apelar, recorrer. 2 pagar uma visita, visitar de passagem. I called on her at her house / visitei-a. 3 pedir explicações. 4 reclamar, exigir pagamento. to call one’s bluff desmascarar. she called his bluff and he admitted he was lying / ela o desmascarou e ele confessou que estava mentindo. to call one’s hand or trump mostrar o jogo. to call one’s own possuir, considerar como de sua propriedade. I have nothing to call my own / não possuo nada que possa chamar meu. to call out 1 gritar, berrar, vociferar. 2 desafiar, provocar (para um duelo). 3 chamar, fazer a chamada de, citar (para fazer algum serviço). 4 evocar. 5 Amer coll convidar para dançar. to call over ler (uma lista) em voz alta, fazer a chamada de. to call someone names descompor, xingar ou injuriar alguém, dizer palavras injuriosas a alguém. to call the roll fazer a chamada (de alunos, soldados, etc.). to call the shots coll ser responsável, mandar. to call to account pedir explicações, pedir contas. to call to mind trazer à lembrança, recordar-se. to call up 1 mandar subir. 2 evocar, trazer à lembrança, lembrar, recordar. 3 telefonar. 4 citar, intimar. 5 instigar fazer falar. 6 fazer entrar em ação ou discussão. 7 Comp instruir o computador para apresentar informação. 8 exigir pagamento de. to call upon 1 recorrer a, apelar para, rogar a. I called upon him for advice / fui pedir-lhe um conselho. 2 visitar, ir ver alguém. to give someone a call chamar, telefonar a alguém. to have first call ter prioridade. he has first call on his daughter’s time / ele tem prioridade no horário (tempo) da sua filha.

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  • 58 defuse

    [di:'fju:z]
    1) (to remove the fuse from (a bomb etc).) desactivar
    2) (to make harmless or less dangerous: He succeeded in defusing the situation.) aliviar
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    de.fuse
    [di:fj'u:z] vt neutralizar, acalmar (diz-se de situações tensas ou perigosas). to defuse a bomb desativar uma bomba.

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  • 59 diminish

    [di'miniʃ]
    (to make or become less: Our supplies are diminishing rapidly.)
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    di.min.ish
    [dim'iniʃ] vt+vi 1 diminuir, tornar menor, reduzir. 2 abaixar, rebaixar. 3 degradar, depreciar. 4 decrescer, declinar. 5 subtrair. 6 afilar-se, adelgaçar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > diminish

  • 60 lower

    1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) abaixar
    2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) abaixar
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    low.er1
    [l'ouə] vt+vi 1 abaixar, baixar. 2 abater, baratear, reduzir. 3 rebaixar, diminuir. 4 arriar. 5 humilhar, melindrar. 6 cair. • adj compar of low.
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    low.er2
    [l'auə] n olhar sombrio e ameaçador. • vi franzir as sobrancelhas, olhar ameaçadoramente.

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См. также в других словарях:

  • make less — index decrease, deduct (reduce), diminish, minimize, moderate (temper), reduce Burton s Legal Thesauru …   Law dictionary

  • make less concentrated — index dilute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make less confusing — index elucidate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make less extreme — index commute, modify (moderate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make less friendly — index disaffect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make less harsh — index commute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make less important — index demote Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make less intense — index commute, modify (moderate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make less rigorous — index commute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make less rough — index commute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make less serious — index extenuate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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