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  • 41 aboard

    [ə'bo:d]
    adverb, preposition
    (on(to) or in(to) (a means of transport): We were aboard for several hours; He went aboard the ship/train/aircraft.) a bordo
    * * *
    a.board
    [əb'ɔ:d] adv 1 a bordo. 2 por extensão: dentro do trem, avião, etc. 3 ao longo ou ao lado do bordo. all aboard! a) todos a bordo! b) embarcar! to go aboard embarcar. to go aboard a ship embarcar num navio. to fall aboard a ship abalroar um navio. to lay a ship aboard abordar um navio inimigo.

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  • 42 beyond

    [bi'jond]
    1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) além de
    2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) para além de
    3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) fora de
    4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) além do que
    •
    - beyond expectation
    - beyond one's means
    * * *
    be.yond
    [bij'ɔnd] n the beyond, the great beyond o outro mundo, a vida futura. • prep 1 além de, do outro lado de. 2 mais longe que. 3 mais tarde que, depois de. 4 fora de (alcance, compreensão, limite). beyond dispute / fora de dúvida, indiscutível. it is getting beyond my control / está escapando ao meu controle. 5 mais do que, superior a, excedente. beyond measure / além dos limites. that is beyond me / isto está além das minhas forças, além da minha compreensão. 6 em adição a, além de. • adv além, mais longe, acolá. he passed beyond ele morreu. the back of beyond fig o confim do mundo.

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  • 43 bleep

    [bli:p] 1. noun
    1) (a short, high-pitched burst of sound.) apito
    2) ((also bleeper) a small instrument for making this sound: Call Dr Smith on his bleep!) alarme
    2. verb
    (to make a short, high-pitched sound, usually by electronic means: Satellites bleep as they circle the earth.) soar
    * * *
    [bli:p] n som estridente e repetitivo emitido por alguns instrumentos elétricos ou eletrônicos. • vt emitir bleeps, sons altos.

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  • 44 blow

    I [bləu] noun
    1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) pancada
    2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) golpe
    II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb
    1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) soprar
    2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) fazer voar
    3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) ser soprado
    4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) soprar
    5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) fazer soar
    •
    - blow-lamp
    - blow-torch
    - blowout
    - blowpipe
    - blow one's top
    - blow out
    - blow over
    - blow up
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    blow1
    [blou] n 1 soco, golpe, pancada. 2 calamidade súbita, desgraça repentina, desastre. 3 ataque repentino, assalto, golpe de mão. he struck a blow for me ele me ajudou. they came to blows eles chegaram às vias de fato. with (or at) one blow, with (or at) a single blow com um só golpe, de uma só vez. without striking a blow sem luta.
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    blow2
    [blou] n 1 sopro, assopradela. 2 rajada de vento, ventania. 3 bazófia, fanfarronada. 4 queima de fusível. • vt+vi (ps blew, pp blown) 1 soprar, assoprar. 2 ventar, mover em corrente, mover rapidamente. 3 ser impelido pelo vento. 4 forçar corrente de ar em ou através de, ventilar. 5 soprar, fazer soar (instrumento de sopro). 6 enfatuar-se. 7 encher de ar. 8 dinamitar, rebentar, estourar. 9 sl amaldiçoar. 10 bufar, ofegar, exalar com força. 11 coll contar vantagem, gabar-se. 12 esbanjar dinheiro. 13 fundir, queimar (fusível). 14 difundir, espalhar, revelar. 15 sl sair, partir. to blow down derrubar (pelo vento). to blow in/ into a) chegar inesperadamente. he blew into town / ele chegou inesperadamente na cidade. b) começar a produzir (poço de petróleo). to blow off steam descarregar, desabafar. to blow one’s nose assoar o nariz. to blow one’s own trumpet elogiar a si mesmo. to blow out a) estourar (pneu). b) extinguir, apagar. c) parar de funcionar (máquina elétrica). d) estourar pela força do ar. the explosion blew the windows out / a explosão estourou as janelas. to blow over parar, cessar (tempo ruim). the storm blew over / a tempestade parou. to blow someone a kiss atirar um beijo a alguém. to blow up a) explodir, dinamitar. b) ser destruído por explosão. c) ampliar (fotografia). d) ficar irritado. e) começar, chegar (tempo ruim). there is a storm blowing up / está ameaçando uma tempestade.
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    blow3
    [blou] n florescência. • vi florir, florescer.

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  • 45 brown-nosing

    brown-nos.ing
    [br'aun nouziŋ] n bajulação. he was promoted only by means of brown-nosing / ele foi promovido só por meio de bajulação.

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  • 46 button

    1. noun
    1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) botão
    2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) botão
    2. verb
    ((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) abotoar
    3. verb
    (to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) apanhar
    * * *
    but.ton
    [b'∧tən] n 1 botão. 2 coisa parecida com botão. 3 Bot gomo, olho. 4 dístico, broche. • vt+vi 1 abotoar. 2 prover de botões. 3 abotoar-se. I don’t care a button não me importa. I must press a button fig tenho de tomar providências. it isn’t worth a button não vale um caracol. on the button precisamente. to button up abotoar, ter pouco ou nenhum valor.

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  • 47 by dint of

    (by means of: He succeeded by dint of sheer hard work.) à força de
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    by dint of
    por meio de, à força de.

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  • 48 by hook or by crook

    (by some means or another; in any way possible: I'll get her to marry me, by hook or by crook.) custe o que custar
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    by hook or by crook
    de qualquer maneira.
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    by hook or by crook
    de qualquer modo.

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  • 49 carbon copy

    (a copy of writing or typing made by means of carbon paper.) cópia a químico
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    car.bon cop.y
    [ka:bən k'ɔpi] n 1 cópia em papel-carbono. 2 réplica.

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  • 50 catechism

    ['kætikizəm]
    1) (a book (especially religious) of instructions by means of question and answer.) catecismo
    2) (a series of searching questions on any subject.) questionário
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    * * *
    cat.e.chism
    [k'ætikizəm] n catecismo.

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  • 51 cause

    [ko:z] 1. noun
    1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa
    2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) motivo
    3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa
    2. verb
    (to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) causar.
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    [kɔ:z] n 1 causa: a) aquilo ou aquele que faz com que uma coisa exista. b) aquilo que determina um acontecimento. c) origem, princípio. d) motivo, razão. e) processo, demanda, pleito ou ação judicial. f) interesse, partido. 2 ocasião (para agir). • vt 1 causar, ser causa de, ser motivo de, motivar, ocasionar. 2 originar, efetuar, produzir. 3 induzir, compelir, mandar fazer. final cause causa final, finalidade (especialmente do universo). first cause causa prima. to gain one’s cause ganhar a demanda ou o processo. to give cause for dar lugar a, dar ensejo a. to make common cause with tomar o partido de, conjugar esforços com. to plead a cause advogar, defender uma causa. to stand for a just cause defender uma causa justa.

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  • 52 channel

    [' ænl] 1. noun
    1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) canal
    2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) canal
    3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) canal
    4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) meio
    5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) canal
    2. verb
    1) (to make a channel in.) sulcar
    2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) canalizar
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    chan.nel
    [tʃ'ænəl] n canal: 1 leito ou parte navegável de um rio. 2 estreito de mar. 3 tubo, conduto, passagem para líquidos. 4 valeta, rego, calha. 5 fig meio, intermédio, via. 6 Rádio, TV faixa de freqüência, canal, estação. 7 Archit acanaladura • vt 1 formar sulcos ou canais, encanar, sulcar, arregoar. 2 transportar em ou por canais. the Channel o Canal do Mancha.

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  • 53 circle

    ['sə:kl] 1. noun
    1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) círculo
    2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) círculo
    3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) círculo
    4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) balcão
    2. verb
    1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) cercar
    2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) desenhar um círculo
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    cir.cle
    [s'ə:kəl] n 1 Geom círculo. 2 superfície de círculo. 3 circuito, volta. we have come full circle / demos uma volta completa. 4 circunferência. 5 auréola, halo. 6 coroa, diadema. 7 anel. 8 assentos no balcão do teatro. 9 período, ciclo. 10 órbita de um corpo celeste. 11 período de revolução de um corpo celeste. 12 grupo de pessoas, círculo, roda, grêmio. 13 esfera de influência ou de ação. • vt+vi 1 circular. 2 revolver, girar, rodar, circungirar. 3 formar círculo, circundar, rodear. circle of friends círculo de amizade. describe a circle! descreva um círculo, um arco. dress circle Theat primeiro balcão. great circle Geom círculo máximo. lesser ou small circle Geom círculo menor. that means squaring the circle isto significa a quadratura do círculo. the upper circles as altas esferas. to argue in a circle argumentar dentro de um círculo vicioso. to circle in cercar. upper circle Theat segundo balcão. vicious circle círculo vicioso.

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  • 54 clarinet

    [klærə'net]
    (a type of musical wind instrument, usually made of wood, and played by means of keys and fingers covering combinations of holes.) clarinete
    * * *
    clar.i.net
    [klærin'et] n clarineta, clarinete.

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  • 55 clutch

    1. verb
    1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) agarrar
    2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) segurar
    2. noun
    1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) garras
    2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) embraiagem
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    * * *
    clutch1
    [kl∧tʃ] n 1 aperto, agarração, arrebatamento. 2 garra, presa, mão que pega ou aperta. 3 fig (geralmente clutches) poder, controle, influência. 4 embreagem, acoplamento. 5 alavanca ou pedal que aciona a embreagem. 6 sl situação ou circunstância difícil ou séria. 7 Amer sl abraço. 8 Amer sl grupo, bando. 9 Amer sl freguês de restaurante que não dá ou dá pouca gorjeta. • vt+vi 1 apertar, agarrar, apanhar. 2 arrebatar. 3 embrear, acionar a embreagem. he made a clutch at ele pegou, ele estendeu a mão para. she kept out of his clutches ela ficou longe de seu alcance. to throw the clutch in embrear. to throw the clutch out desembrear.
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    clutch2
    [kl∧tʃ] n 1 ninho com ovos. 2 ninhada.

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  • 56 communication

    1) ((an act, or means, of) conveying information: Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.) comunicação
    2) (a piece of information given, a letter etc: I received your communication in this morning's post.) comunicação
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    com.mu.ni.ca.tion
    [kəmju:nik'eiʃən] n comunicação: 1 transmissão. 2 informação, notificação, participação. 3 mensagem, carta informativa, comunicado, aviso. 4 passagem, ligação, relação. 5 intercâmbio, intercurso, relações. he broke off all communication with me / ele rompeu todas as relações comigo. 6 communications sistema de comunicações. I am in communication with estou em comunicação com. I have no communication with não tenho relações com.

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  • 57 computer

    [kəm'pju:tə]
    (a usually large electronic machine capable of storing and processing large amounts of information and of performing calculations: The whole process is done by computer; PC means `personal computer'; a computer game; a computer program.) computador
    - computerise
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    com.put.er
    [kəmpj'u:tə] n 1 computador. 2 máquina de calcular. personal computer (abreviatura: PC) computador pessoal.

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  • 58 contact

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

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  • 59 convection

    [kən'vekʃən]
    (the passing of heat through liquids or gases by means of currents.) convecção
    * * *
    con.vec.tion
    [kənv'ekʃən] n Phys convecção.

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  • 60 convenience

    1) (the state or quality of being convenient; freedom from trouble or difficulty: the convenience of living near the office.) conveniência
    2) (any means of giving ease or comfort: the conveniences of modern life.) comodidade
    3) ((also public convenience) a public lavatory.) sanitário
    * * *
    con.ve.ni.ence
    [kənv'i:niəns] n 1 conveniência. it is great convenience to me / é muito conveniente para mim. 2 condição ou tempo conveniente. 3 comodidade, utilidade, conforto. 4 vantagem, oportunidade. 5 vaso sanitário. any time that suits your convenience qualquer tempo que lhe convier. at your convenience à vontade, como quiser. at your earliest convenience na primeira oportunidade. marriage of convenience casamento de conveniência, por razões práticas. public convenience mictório público. suit your own convenience faça como quiser.

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