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  • 21 thaw

    [Ɵo:] 1. verb
    1) ((of ice, snow etc) to melt, or make or become liquid: The snow thawed quickly.) descongelar
    2) ((of frozen food etc) to make or become unfrozen: Frozen food must be thawed before cooking.) descongelar
    2. noun
    ((the time of) the melting of ice and snow at the end of winter, or the change of weather that causes this: The thaw has come early this year.) degelo
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    [θɔ:] n 1 descongelamento, degelo. the thaw has set in / o degelo começou. 2 tempo de degelo. 3 enternecimento. • vt+vi 1 descongelar, degelar. 2 derreter(-se), dissolver(-se). 3 relaxar, ficar à vontade. 4 enternecer-se.

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  • 22 snap

    [snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
    1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) tentar morder
    2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) quebrar com estalo
    3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) estalar
    4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) falar bruscamente
    5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) tirar um instantâneo
    2. noun
    1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) estalo
    2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) instantâneo
    3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) snap
    3. adjective
    (done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) súbito
    - snappily - snappiness - snapshot - snap one's fingers - snap up

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  • 23 thaw

    [Ɵo:] 1. verb
    1) ((of ice, snow etc) to melt, or make or become liquid: The snow thawed quickly.) derreter
    2) ((of frozen food etc) to make or become unfrozen: Frozen food must be thawed before cooking.) descongelar, degelar
    2. noun
    ((the time of) the melting of ice and snow at the end of winter, or the change of weather that causes this: The thaw has come early this year.) degelo

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  • 24 empty

    ['empti] 1. adjective
    1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) vazio
    2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) vazio
    3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) vazio
    4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) vazio
    2. verb
    1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) esvaziar(-se)
    2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) despejar(-se)
    3. noun
    (an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) garrafa vazia
    - empty-handed
    - empty-headed
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    empt.y
    ['empti] vt+vi 1 esvaziar, evacuar, desocupar. 2 vazar. 3 despejar, descarregar. 4 desembocar, desaguar (rio). 5 esgotar(-se). • adj 1 vazio, vácuo. on an empty stomach / em jejum. 2 vão, nulo, inútil. 3 desocupado, vago. 4 despovoado. 5 fig fútil, vaidoso, presunçoso. 6 privado, destituído. his words are empty of sense / suas palavras são desprovidas de sentido, o que ele diz não tem sentido. 7 com fome, faminto.

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  • 25 fly

    I plural - flies
    nou)
    1) (a type of small winged insect.)
    2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)
    3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)
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    II past tense - flew; verb
    1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) voar
    2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) fugir
    3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) voar
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    - flier
    - flying saucer
    - flying visit
    - frequent flyer/flier
    - flyleaf
    - flyover
    - fly in the face of
    - fly into
    - fly off the handle
    - get off to a flying start
    - let fly
    - send someone/something flying
    - send flying
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    fly1
    [flai] n 1 Zool mosca vulgar ou doméstica. 2 qualquer inseto díptero. 3 qualquer inseto de asas transparentes como a efeméride. 4 anzol dissimulado por penas. he wouldn’t hurt a fly ele não é capaz de fazer mal a uma mosca, ele é muito bom e gentil. there are no flies on him ele não é bobo e não se deixa enganar. to break a fly on the wheel arrombar portas abertas. to die/ drop like flies morrer como moscas. to find a fly in the ointment fig achar cabelo na sopa, procurar pêlo em casca de ovo.
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    fly2
    [flai] n (pl flies) 1 pestana de braguilha. 2 aba que cobre a entrada de uma barraca. 3 cabriolé, carruagem leve, carruagem de aluguel. 4 Amer, Sport no beisebol, bola rebatida no ar. 5 pêndulo, volante de um relógio. 6 Mech volante. 7 a parte da grimpa que mostra a direção do vento. 8 comprimento ou borda exterior da bandeira. 9 vôo, trajetória. 10 Theat bambolina. 11 braguilha. • vt+vi (ps flew, pp flown) 1 voar, esvoaçar, mover-se no ar por meio de asas. 2 flutuar, ondear, drapejar, agitar-se no ar, pairar. 3 fazer voar, arvorar, hastear, desfraldar (bandeira), soltar. 4 voar, viajar pelo ar, mover-se no ar por meio de aeroplanos. 5 voar sobre, atravessar voando. he flew the ocean / ele atravessou o oceano em avião. 6 dirigir, pilotar (avião). he flies an aeroplane / ele pilota um aeroplano. 7 transportar pelo ar. 8 pular, saltar, galgar, voar, correr, passar velozmente, decorrer rapidamente (o tempo), precipitar-se, lançar-se. 9 fugir, escapar-se, desaparecer rapidamente, voar, fugir de, esquivar, evitar. he will have to fly the country / ele terá de evitar a pátria. I must fly the danger / tenho de escapar deste perigo. 10 Sport rebater a bola no ar, no beisebol. 11 caçar com falcão. he flew a hawk / ele caçou com falcão. fly me a line! coll mande-me umas linhas! in the fly no vôo, em movimento, sem se deter. on the fly ainda durante o vôo, antes de cair. she flew out at me ela acometeu-me com injúrias. to fly about mudar o vento com freqüência. to fly abroad voar, divulgar-se. to fly a flag hastear uma bandeira. to fly a kite soltar um papagaio, sl emitir uma letra de favor, fig lançar um balão de ensaio, ver de que lado sopra o vento. to fly around esvoaçar, adejar de um lado para o outro. to fly at/ upon lançar-se sobre, acometer, atacar violentamente. to fly away fugir, escapar. to fly by instruments voar por instrumentos. to fly from fugir de. to fly high ter ambições. to fly in the face of insultar alguém. to fly into a passion encolerizar-se. to fly into raptures extasiar-se. to fly off soltar-se. to fly off the handle perder as estribeiras. to fly open abrir-se de repente (a porta). to fly out encolerizar-se, enfurecer-se, perder as estribeiras, rebentar, voar em estilhaços, partir-se em pedaços. to fly to arms correr às armas. to fly to pieces estilhaçar-se. to let fly atirar, disparar, fazer fogo.

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  • 26 gobble

    ['ɡobl]
    1) (to swallow food etc quickly: You'll be sick if you keep gobbling your meals like that.) devorar
    2) ((of turkeys) to make a noise in the throat: We could hear the turkeys gobbling in the farmyard.) grugrulejar
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    gob.ble
    [g'ɔbəl] n gorgolejo: o som emitido pelo peru. • vt+vi 1 gorgolejar. 2 devorar, engolir com pressa.

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  • 27 heat

    [hi:t] 1. noun
    1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) calor
    2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.)
    3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) calor
    4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) calor
    5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) eliminatória
    2. verb
    ((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) aquecer
    - heatedly
    - heatedness
    - heater
    - heating
    - heat wave
    - in/on heat     See also:
    - hot
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    [hi:t] n 1 calor. 2 aquecimento. 3 temperatura elevada. 4 ponto mais quente, ativo ou violento. 5 ardor. 6 fúria, cólera. 7 cio. 8 Sport partida, corrida, páreo. 9 sl pressão. • vt+vi 1 aquecer, esquentar. 2 inflamar. 3 excitar(-se). dead heat corrida empatada. final heat arrancada final. have a heat! aqueça-se! sensible heat Tech calor sensível. specific heat Phys calor específico.

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  • 28 hiccough

    1. noun
    1) ((the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by eg eating or drinking too much, too quickly.) soluço
    2) ((in plural) the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds: an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups.) soluços
    2. verb
    (to make a hiccup or hiccups.) soluçar
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    hic.cough
    [h'ik∧p] n, vi = link=hiccup hiccup.

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  • 29 hiccup

    1. noun
    1) ((the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by eg eating or drinking too much, too quickly.) soluço
    2) ((in plural) the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds: an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups.) soluços
    2. verb
    (to make a hiccup or hiccups.) soluçar
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    hic.cup
    [h'ik∧p] n soluço. • vi soluçar.

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  • 30 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) beliscar
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) cortar
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) arder
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) ir num pulo
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) parar
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) mordidela
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frio cortante
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) trago
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    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
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    nip1
    [nip] n 1 beliscão. 2 alfinetada. 3 queimadura produzida pela geada. 4 frio cortante. 5 mordidela. 6 um bocado. • vt+vi 1 beliscar. 2 queimar pela ação da geada. 3 enregelar. 4 doer. 5 causar dor. 6 dar uma corrida (ir rápido até algum lugar). there’s a nip in the air está frio.
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    nip2
    [nip] n gole, trago (de bebidas alcoólicas). • vt+vi bebericar. nip and tuck renhido, taco a taco, em pé de igualdade (diz-se de competição, luta, etc.).

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  • 31 peep

    I 1. [pi:p] verb
    1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) espreitar
    2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) espreitar
    2. noun
    (a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) espreitadela
    II 1. [pi:p] verb
    (to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) piar
    2. noun
    (such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) pio
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    peep1
    [pi:p] n olhadela, espreitadela, espiada. we took a peep at the house / demos uma espiada na casa. • vt+vi 1 espreitar, espiar. 2 surgir, aparecer, despontar, raiar. 3 brotar. 4 deixar entrever. at the peep of day ao romper do dia.
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    peep2
    [pi:p] n pio, chilreio. • vi 1 piar, pipilar, chiar. 2 falar em voz fina e fraca.

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  • 32 race

    I 1. [reis] noun
    (a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) corrida
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) (fazer) correr
    2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) fazer uma corrida
    3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) andar a toda a pressa
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    - racecourse
    - racehorse
    - racetrack
    - racing-car
    - a race against time
    - the races     II [reis]
    1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) raça
    2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) raça
    3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) raça
    •
    - racialism
    - racialist
    - the human race
    - of mixed race
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    race1
    [reis] n 1 corrida, carreira, qualquer competição de velocidade. 2 competição, rivalidade. 3 corrente de água. 4 movimento rápido, arremetida. 5 canal de um rio. 6 curso, decurso da vida. 7 canal, canalete. 8 Mech corrediça (de rolamento). • vt+vi 1 competir ou fazer competir numa corrida, disputar. 2 correr, fazer correr, mover-se rapidamente. 3 correr numa disparada (motores, rodas, a hélice de um barco quando este é retirado da água, etc.). 4 bater fortemente (coração). a race against time corrida contra o tempo. auto race corrida automobilística. horse race corrida de cavalos. mill race calha de moinho, calha de adução. rat race corrida de ratos, competição exagerada. sprint race, speed race corrida de velocidade. to race away perder tudo nas corridas. to run a race participar de uma corrida. yacht race corrida de iates.
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    race2
    [reis] n 1 raça humana. 2 estirpe, gênero, espécie. 3 descendência, prole. 4 família, tribo, gente, povo. 5 linhagem, geração, genealogia. 6 classe.

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  • 33 rattle

    [rætl] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) chocalhar
    2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) rolar depressa
    3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) confundir
    2. noun
    1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) tinido
    2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) guizo
    3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) guizo
    •
    - rattlesnake
    - rattle off
    - rattle through
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    rat.tle
    [r'ætəl] n 1 matraca. 2 chocalho, guizo. 3 taramela. 4 agitação, estrépido, estrondo, clangor. 5 algazarra, tagarelice, palavreado. 6 guizo da cascavel. 7 estertor. 8 Bot pedicular, erva-dos-piolhos. • vt+vi 1 causar um ruído semelhante ao da matraca, chocalho, taramela ou guizo. 2 chocalhar, matraquear, agitar com ruído ou estampido. 3 aturdir, ribombar. 4 vociferar, gritar, fazer algazarra, tagarelar. 5 Amer coll confundir, embaraçar, embaralhar. death rattle estertor. the rattle of a carriage o ruído causado por uma carroça ao rodar sobre rua empedrada. the rattle of a drum o rufar de um tambor. to rattle down Naut enfrechar. to rattle in the throat estertorar. to rattle off repetir de memória. to rattle on/ away falar sem parar, papaguear. to rattle through something tratar de terminar. yellow rattle Bot crista-de-galo.

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  • 34 rush

    I 1. verb
    (to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) ir/levar à pressa
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) corrida
    2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) pressa
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    II noun
    (a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) junco
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    rush1
    [r∧ʃ] n 1 ímpeto, investida, arremetida. 2 movimento rápido, avanço. 3 pressa, precipitação, agitação, afobação. 4 fúria, torrente. 5 primeira cópia de um filme (para crítica, etc.). 6 coll acúmulo ou sobrecarga de serviço. 7 coll grande procura (no comércio). 8 corrida, grande afluxo de pessoas. 9 aumento súbito. 10 grande movimento, grande atividade. 11 afluência, afluxo. 12 "barato" (efeito de drogas). • vt+vi 1 impelir, empurrar, executar a toda pressa. 2 ir, vir, ou passar com pressa. 3 apressar, acelerar, precipitar. we rushed our car to town / seguimos desabaladamente de carro para a cidade. 4 tomar de assalto, atacar. 5 passar, sobrepassar, tirar e ocupar repentinamente. 6 mover, correr com ímpeto e precipitação ou violência. 7 entrar, agir com falta de consideração. 8 namorar, cortejar. • adj urgente. a rush on the banks uma corrida aos bancos. it rushed into my mind veio-me à mente de súbito, precipitadamente. the Christmas rush a grande procura por ocasião das compras de Natal. the gold rush a corrida do ouro. they rushed the camp Mil tomaram o acampamento de surpresa. to rush along precipitar-se, seguir. to rush forward investir, arrojar-se. to rush in entrar de roldão, entrar apressadamente. to rush into print publicar apressadamente. to rush one’s fences agir precipitadamente, levar a cerca no peito. to rush out sair precipitadamente. to rush someone off his feet apressar alguém. to rush through aprovar depressa (lei). with a rush de repente, rapidamente.
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    rush2
    [r∧ʃ] n 1 junco, caniço, verga. 2 fig ninharia, bagatela. • vt+vi fazer com junco, juncar.

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  • 35 scene

    [si:n]
    1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) cena
    2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) cena
    3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) cena
    4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) cena
    5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) cena
    6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) cenário
    7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) cenário
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    - scenic
    - behind the scenes
    - come on the scene
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    scene1
    [si:n] n 1 cenário. 2 cena, decoração teatral. the scene closes / a cortina cai. 3 cena, subdivisão de um ato. it was a love scene / era uma cena de amor. the scene opens with a conversation / a cena começa com um diálogo. 4 ação, situação. the scene is set in Verona / o local da cena é Verona. 5 vista, panorama. behind the scenes fig atrás dos bastidores.
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    scene2
    [si:n] n sl qualquer lugar onde fanáticos por música se reúnem para ouvir grupos musicais.

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  • 36 scribble

    ['skribl] 1. verb
    1) (to write quickly or carelessly: He scribbled a message.) rabiscar
    2) (to make meaningless marks with a pencil etc: That child has scribbled all over the wall.) rabiscar
    2. noun
    1) (untidy, careless handwriting.) rabisco
    2) (a mark etc made by scribbling.) rabisco
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    scrib.ble
    [skr'ibəl] n rabiscos. • vt+vi rabiscar, escrevinhar, escrever às pressas.

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  • 37 slow

    [sləu] 1. adjective
    1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) lento
    2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) atrasado
    3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) atrasado
    2. verb
    (to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) abrandar
    - slowness
    - slow motion
    - slow down/up
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    [slou] vt+vi 1 reduzir a velocidade, diminuir, tornar lento. 2 ficar lento, ir mais lento. • adj 1 lento, vagaroso, demorado. he was not slow to do it / fê-lo prontamente. 2 tardio, atrasado. your watch is slow / seu relógio está atrasado. 3 que causa atraso, que impede grande velocidade. 4 baixo, pouco quente (fogo, chama), brando. 5 inativo, indolente. 6 cansativo, maçante. 7 coll antiquado. 8 constrangido. slow and sure! devagar mas seguro! to be of slow payment pagar sempre atrasado. he is of slow payment / ele costuma pagar com atraso.to be slow in the uptake, to be slow off the mark ser difícil de compreender. he is slow in the uptake, he is slow off the mark / ele é de difícil compreensão. to be slow of speech não ter o dom da palavra. he is slow of speech / ele não tem jeito para falar. to slow down diminuir a velocidade, diminuir a marcha, tornar-se menos ativo.

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  • 38 sweep

    [swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb
    1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) varrer
    2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) varrer
    3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) grassar
    4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) passar/entrar, etc. altaneiramente
    2. noun
    1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) varridela
    2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto
    3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) limpa-chaminés
    4) (a sweepstake.) lotaria
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    - sweeping
    - sweeping-brush
    - at one/a sweep
    - sweep someone off his feet
    - sweep off his feet
    - sweep out
    - sweep the board
    - sweep under the carpet
    - sweep up
    * * *
    [swi:p] n 1 varredura, varrição, vassourada, limpeza. 2 movimento impetuoso, impulso. 3 linha curva, perfil. 4 curva, volta. 5 golpe, giro, movimento circular (como com alfanje). 6 extensão, região, área, amplitude, amplidão. 7 alcance, extensão, esfera. 8 limpador de chaminés, varredor. 9 remo comprido. 10 vara comprida para tirar água de poço. 11 folga, jogo. 12 rampa. 13 tipo de aposta em corrida de cavalos em que o ganhador leva tudo. 14 vitória arrasadora. 15 asas de moinho de vento. 16 sweeps (também sweepings) varredura, lixo, sujeira. • vt+vi (ps, pp swept) 1 varrer, limpar, escovar. the waves swept the boat / as ondas lavaram o barco. 2 roçar, tocar. 3 remover, arrastar (no chão), levar de roldão. 4 eliminar, abolir. 5 correr, mover-se rapidamente, passar impetuosamente. 6 andar com pose ou dignidade. 7 estender-se. 8 caçar, tocar. 9 escavar, dragar. 10 procurar, olhar (o horizonte), perscrutar, esquadrinhar, vasculhar. 11 arrebatar, empolgar. 12 assolar, devastar. 13 abarcar, abranger. 14 vencer de forma espetacular, vencer todas as partidas. 15 derramar-se, fluir. a clean sweep a) fig uma limpeza geral. b) uma vitória completa. at one sweep de um só golpe. he swept his pupils along with him ele entusiasmou seu alunos. sweep-net rede de arrasto. to make a clean sweep of a) ganhar todos os prêmios, concursos, etc. b) limpar completamente. to sweep along correr, passar rapidamente, fig voar. to sweep by passar com grande velocidade. to sweep down varrer para baixo. to sweep down on atirar-se sobre. to sweep off arrastar, levar, varrer. to sweep past passar com grande velocidade. to sweep someone off their feet coll fig fazer alguém ficar impressionado, atraído por você. we were swept off our feet / ficamos impressionados, emocionados. to sweep the board ganhar tudo, limpar a mesa (jogo de apostas). to sweep the chimney limpar a chaminé. with a sweep of his hand com um movimento da mão.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > sweep

  • 39 snap one's fingers

    (to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) estalar os dedos

    English-Portuguese dictionary > snap one's fingers

  • 40 empty

    ['empti] 1. adjective
    1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) vazio
    2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) vazio
    3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) vazio
    4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) vazio
    2. verb
    1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) esvaziar(-se)
    2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) despejar(-se)
    3. noun
    (an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) garrafa vazia
    - empty-handed - empty-headed

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > empty

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