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  • 21 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
    * * *
    [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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  • 22 hot

    [hot]
    1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) quente
    2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) quente
    3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) picante
    4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) colérico
    5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) recente
    •
    - hot air
    - hot-blooded
    - hot dog
    - hotfoot
    - hothead
    - hotheaded
    - hothouse
    - hot-plate
    - be in
    - get into hot water
    - hot up
    - in hot pursuit
    - like hot cakes
    * * *
    [h'ɔt] adj 1 quente. 2 apimentado, picante, muito condimentado. 3 apaixonado, ardente, excitado, fogoso, ávido, ansioso. 4 cobiçoso, lascivo. 5 entusiasmado, caloroso. 6 zeloso. 7 furioso, veemente, perigoso. 8 difícil, árduo. it is hot work / é uma tarefa árdua. 9 sl recente, moderno. 10 vivo, forte (cores). 11 quente (diz-se nos jogos de adivinhação e de procurar objetos). 12 recém-saído. 13 Electr que conduz corrente ativamente. 14 bom, excelente. 15 sl obtido ilegalmente. 16 sl rápido. 17 sl pornográfico, sujo. • adv 1 de modo quente. 2 ansiosamente, ardentemente. 3 furiosamente. at the hot test no ponto mais perigoso. don’t make it too hot! devagar com isso!, não torne as coisas difíceis! hot and cold mistura de heroína e cocaína. to be hot on a) ser bom em. b) estar interessado em. to be in hot water Amer estar em apuros. to give it one hot criticar ou punir severamente alguém. to give someone a hot time fazer alguém passar apertado. to go like hot cakes ter venda rápida, vender muito. to grow hot esquentar-se, encolerizar-se. to have the hots for ser atraente sexualmente. to hot on the heels of perseguir alguém. to make it hot for dificultar as coisas para, fazer com que as coisas sejam impossíveis para.

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  • 23 night

    1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) noite
    2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) noite
    •
    - night-club
    - nightdress
    - nightgown
    - nightfall
    - nightmare
    - nightmarish
    - night-school
    - night shift
    - night-time
    - night-watchman
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    [nait] n 1 noite, anoitecer. 2 escuridão, trevas. a night out uma noite em festa. at night, by night, during the night, in the night à ou de noite. good night! boa noite! to have a bad night dormir mal. to have a late night ir dormir tarde. to have an early night ir dormir cedo. to make a night at it passar uma noite em festa. to make a night of it sl fazer uma noitada, dar uma esticada. to night hoje à noite.

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  • 24 poor

    [puə] 1. adjective
    1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) pobre
    2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) fraco
    3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) coitado
    •
    - poorly 2. adjective
    (ill: He is very poorly.) doente
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    [puə] n the poor os pobres, indigentes. • adj 1 pobre: a) necessitado, indigente. b) escasso, parco. c) estéril, improdutivo. d) infeliz, desprotegido. 2 inferior, medíocre. 3 abatido, prostrado, fraco. 4 magro, mirrado. 5 desfavorável, insatisfatório. 6 deselegante, desalinhado. 7 ineficiente, deficiente. 8 insignificante. a poor meal uma parca refeição. poor fellow! pobre diabo! poor me! coitado de mim! to make a poor job of fazer algo pobremente. to make but a poor shift viver penosamente.

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  • 25 repair

    [ri'peə] 1. verb
    1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) consertar
    2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) remediar
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) reparação
    2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) conservação
    •
    - reparable
    - reparation
    - repairman
    * * *
    re.pair1
    [rip'ɛə] n 1 conserto, reparo. 2 estado de conservação. • vt 1 reparar, consertar, remendar, emendar, corrigir. 2 indenizar. in bad repair, out of repair em mau estado. in good repair em bom estado. under repair em conserto.
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    re.pair2
    [rip'ɛə] n refúgio, recanto. • vt 1 ir, dirigir-se, retirar-se (to para). 2 retornar.

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  • 26 short

    [ʃo:t] 1. adjective
    1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto
    2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo
    3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto
    4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos
    5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) com falta de
    6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) estaladiço
    2. adverb
    1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente
    2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) a curta distância
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    - shortage
    - shorten
    - shortening
    - shortly
    - shorts
    - shortbread
    - short-change
    - short circuit
    - shortcoming
    - shortcut
    - shorthand
    - short-handed
    - short-list     3. verb
    (to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) apurar
    - short-range
    - short-sighted
    - short-sightedly
    - short-sightedness
    - short-tempered
    - short-term
    - by a short head
    - for short
    - go short
    - in short
    - in short supply
    - make short work of
    - run short
    - short and sweet
    - short for
    - short of
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    [ʃɔ:t] n 1 som curto, sílaba curta, coisa curta. 2 Electr curto-circuito. 3 venda de mercadorias que não estão em estoque. 4 filme de curta-metragem. • vt+vi dar curto circuito. vi Amer vender ações emprestadas com o intuito de manipular o mercado de ações. • adj 1 curto. 2 breve. 3 baixo, pequeno, não alto. 4 restrito, de pouco alcance. 5 insuficiente, pouco. 6 deficiente, inadequado. 7 limitado, escasso. 8 conciso, resumido. 9 abrupto, curto, rude. 10 friável, esboroável, que esfarela facilmente (bolo). 11 quebradiço (metal). 12 forte, concentrado (bebida). 13 com falta de (estoque). • adv 1 de modo curto. he cut me short / ele me interrompeu. 2 abruptamente, repentinamente. 3 brevemente, resumidamente. 4 inesperadamente. a short drink aperitivo, coquetel. a short five minutes em menos de cinco minutos. a short time ago pouco tempo atrás. at short notice sem aviso prévio. in short em resumo. make it short and sweet! seja breve! short of exceto. short on com falta de. something short coll coisa forte (bebida). the short and the long of it a história completa, tintim por tintim. to be short with somebody tratar uma pessoa secamente; tratar mal. he was very short with me / ele me tratou rudemente. to be/ to run/ to go/ to come short of something faltar, estar em falta, estar para acabar. we are short of flour / estamos com falta de farinha. we ran short of flour / nossa farinha tinha acabado. they go short of bread / falta-lhes pão. he is short of breath / ele tem falta de ar. I am short of cash / estou sem dinheiro. this comes (falls) short of the ideal / isto não corresponde ao ideal. it was nothing short of marvellous / foi simplesmente maravilhoso. to sell short a) vender para entrega a prazo. b) depreciar, subestimar. to stop short of something parar abruptamente; recusar-se a executar uma ação. the horse stopped short of the fence / o cavalo recusou-se a pular a cerca.

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  • 27 warm

    [wo:m] 1. adjective
    1) (moderately, or comfortably, hot: Are you warm enough, or shall I close the window?; a warm summer's day.) quente
    2) ((of clothes) protecting the wearer from the cold: a warm jumper.) quente
    3) (welcoming, friendly, enthusiastic etc: a warm welcome; a warm smile.) caloroso
    4) (tending to make one hot: This is warm work!) que dá calor
    5) ((of colours) enriched by a certain quantity of red or pink, or (of red etc) rich and bright: a warm red; I don't want white walls - I want something warmer.) quente
    2. verb
    1) (to make moderately hot: He warmed his hands in front of the fire.) aquecer
    2) (to become friendly (towards) or enthusiastic (about): She warmed to his charm.) começar a gostar
    3. noun
    (an act of warming: Give your hands a warm in front of the fire.) passagem no calor
    - warmness
    - warmth
    - warm-blooded
    - warmed-over
    - warmhearted
    - warmheartedness
    - warm up
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    [wɔ:m] n aquecimento. you must have a warm / você precisa aquecer-se. give your hands a warm / esquente as suas mãos. • vt+vi 1 aquecer(-se), esquentar, aquentar. we were warming ourselves by the fire / estivemos nos aquecendo ao fogo. 2 acalorar(-se), avivar(-se), animar(-se), interessar-se, tornar interessante, entusiasmar-se. 3 enternecer-se. 4 causar satisfação ou prazer. • adj 1 quente, cálido, morno, tépido, aquecido, aquentado. 2 cordial, afetuoso, fervoroso, amoroso, apaixonado, ardente. 3 excitado, animado, entusiasmado, acalorado, vivo. 4 vigoroso (descarga de artilharia). 5 zangado, irado, encolerizado. 6 que aquece. 7 terno, generoso. 8 seguro, confortável. 9 recente, fresco (rasto). 10 coll quente, perto, próximo (do que se procura). 11 perigoso. 12 quente (cores, como vermelho, amarelo, alaranjado). 13 coll rico, abastado. to warm up a) animar-se. b) fig incitar, instigar. c) fazer exercício ligeiro antes do jogo para aquecimento. to warm (up) again requentar (comida).

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  • 28 even out

    1) (to become level or regular: The road rose steeply and then evened out; His pulse began to even out.) estabilizar
    2) (to make smooth: He raked the soil to even it out.) alisar
    3) (to make equal: If Jane would do some of Mary's typing, that would even the work out.) igualar/equilibrar

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  • 29 attack

    [ə'tæk] 1. verb
    1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) atacar
    2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) atacar
    3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) atacar
    4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) atacar
    2. noun
    1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) ataque
    2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) ataque

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  • 30 even out

    1) (to become level or regular: The road rose steeply and then evened out; His pulse began to even out.) regularizar-se
    2) (to make smooth: He raked the soil to even it out.) alisar
    3) (to make equal: If Jane would do some of Mary's typing, that would even the work out.) igualar

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  • 31 home

    [həum] 1. noun
    1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) lar, casa
    2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) pátria
    3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) asilo, abrigo
    4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) lar
    5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casa
    2. adjective
    1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) doméstico
    2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) local
    3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) da casa
    3. adverb
    1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) para casa, em casa
    2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) diretamente
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    - homely - homeliness - homing - home-coming - home-grown - homeland - home-made - home rule - homesick - homesickness - homestead - home truth - homeward - homewards - homeward - homework - at home - be/feel at home - home in on - leave home - make oneself at home - nothing to write home about

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  • 32 repair

    [ri'peə] 1. verb
    1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) consertar
    2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) reparar
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) reparo
    2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) estado de conservação
    •
    - reparable - reparation - repairman

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  • 33 warm

    [wo:m] 1. adjective
    1) (moderately, or comfortably, hot: Are you warm enough, or shall I close the window?; a warm summer's day.) quente
    2) ((of clothes) protecting the wearer from the cold: a warm jumper.) quente
    3) (welcoming, friendly, enthusiastic etc: a warm welcome; a warm smile.) caloroso
    4) (tending to make one hot: This is warm work!) que esquenta
    5) ((of colours) enriched by a certain quantity of red or pink, or (of red etc) rich and bright: a warm red; I don't want white walls - I want something warmer.) quente
    2. verb
    1) (to make moderately hot: He warmed his hands in front of the fire.) aquecer, esquentar
    2) (to become friendly (towards) or enthusiastic (about): She warmed to his charm.) animar-se
    3. noun
    (an act of warming: Give your hands a warm in front of the fire.) esquentada
    - warmness - warmth - warm-blooded - warmed-over - warmhearted - warmheartedness - warm up

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  • 34 Job

    [‹ob]
    1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) emprego
    2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) tarefa
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    - a good job
    - have a job
    - just the job
    - make the best of a bad job
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    Job3
    [dʒoub] n pessoa de muita paciência.

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  • 35 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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  • 36 holiday

    ['holədi]
    1) (a day when one does not have to work: Next Monday is a holiday.) feriado
    2) ((often in plural) a period of time when one does not have to work: The summer holidays will soon be here; We're going to Sweden for our holiday(s); I'm taking two weeks' holiday in June; ( also adjective) holiday clothes.) férias
    •
    - on holiday
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    hol.i.day
    [h'ɔlədei] n 1 dia santo, feriado. 2 férias. • adj 1 de ou relativo a feriado. 2 alegre, festivo. on holiday de férias. to make a holiday of it tirar um dia de folga.

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  • 37 it

    1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) o/a
    2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) ele/a
    3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) ele/a
    4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)
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    - its
    - itself
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    n 1 objeto indefinido em expressões idiomáticas. 2 fig o ovo de Colombo. 3 atrativo pessoal (feminino e masculino). 4 ponto, questão. that is simply it / aí é que está a coisa. • pron 1 ele, ela, o, a, lhe. it is cherries / são cerejas. who is it? / quem é? it is my son / é meu filho. 2 isso, isto. it is my fault / a culpa é minha. throw it away / jogue isto fora. from all these reasons it follows... por todas estas razões deduz-se.... he thinks he is it sl ele se acha muito importante. it follows that conclui-se que. it happens acontece. it is me sou eu. it rains está chovendo. it was he who foi ele que. it won’t work não vai dar certo. she was it ela foi formidável. so it is assim é. this is it sl esse é o ponto importante.

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  • 38 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.

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  • 39 model

    ['modl] 1. noun
    1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) modelo
    2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) modelo
    3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) modelo
    4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) modelo
    5) (something that can be used to copy from.) modelo
    6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) modelo
    2. verb
    1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) passar modelos
    2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) fazer de modelo
    3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelar
    4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modelar
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    mod.el
    [m'ɔdəl] n 1 modelo, molde. 2 maqueta. 3 figurino. 4 exemplo. 5 padrão. • vt+vi 1 modelar, moldar. 2 exibir. • adj modelar, perfeito, ideal.

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  • 40 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.) ver-se
    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).) conduzir
    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.) provar
    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.) espectáculo
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição
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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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    [ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de.

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