mountain-top

noun (the summit of a mountain.) cume

noun (the summit of a mountain.) cume

- mountain birch

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[m'auntin] n 1 montanha, serra. 2 grande massa.

- mountain birch

noun (a long raised surface along the top of a mountain.)

noun (a long raised surface along the top of a mountain.)

1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) subir

2) (to rise or ascend.) subir

1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) subida

2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) subida

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- climber

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[klaim] n 1 ascensão, subida, escalada. 2 lugar a ser escalado. • vt+vi 1 ascender, subir, escalar, trepar. the boy climbed a tree / o menino subiu numa árvore. 2 elevar-se. he climbed the scale / ele subiu na sociedade. 3 crescer, trepar (planta). to climb down 1 descer (uma árvore, um penhasco, etc.). 2 ceder, reduzir suas ambições. 3 tornar-se mais humilde. to climb the wall sl subir pelas paredes, ficar colérico por ansiedade ou frustração.

1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) escalar

2) (to rise or ascend.) subir

1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) escalada

2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) subida

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- climber

1) (the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird.) crista

2) (the summit or highest part: the crest of a wave; the crest of a mountain.) crista

3) (feathers on the top of a helmet.) penacho

4) (a badge or emblem: the family crest.) timbre

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- crested

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[krest] n 1 crista. 2 poupa, topete, penacho na cabeça de certas aves. 3 penacho, cocar, pluma de elmo ou capacete. 4 cimeira, topo, cume. 5 elmo ou cimeira de elmo. 6 crina de cavalo. 7 o melhor ou mais alto da sua espécie. 8 crista de onda, montanha, etc. 9 Her timbre. • vt+vi 1 pôr cimeira, pluma, penacho, escudo, etc. em. 2 coroar. 3 superar, alcançar o cume de. 4 formar cristas, encapelar-se (onda).

1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) queda

1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever

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- droplet

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[drɔp] n 1 gota, pingo. 2 qualquer coisa que tem forma de gota. 3 pendente, brinco, penduricalho, pingente, berloque. 4 pano de teatro. 5 queda, declive, descida, declínio. 6 dose, gole, trago. 7 partezinha, porção ínfima, bocado, pequena quantidade de líquido ou de qualquer outra coisa. 8 altura entre dois níveis, desnível. 9 descida de pára-quedas. 10 Amer ponto central de distribuição. 11 fenda por onde se colocam cartas, etc. 12 n pl gotas medicinais. 13 n pl várias espécies de balas confeitadas ou pastilhas. • vt+vi (ps, pp dropped) 1 pingar, gotejar, cair ou deixar cair gota a gota, destilar. 2 deixar cair alguma coisa, cair, pôr, colocar, deixar cair repentinamente. 3 desprender-se, soltar. 4 diminuir, baixar. 5 descer, deixar descer dum carro, etc. 6 renunciar a, desistir de, deixar, descontinuar, pôr fim a, largar, suspender, cessar, acalmar (o vento). 7 deixar escapar uma palavra, insinuar de passagem. 8 cair, chegar inesperadamente, entrar ou visitar casualmente. 9 escrever umas linhas. 10 coll perder. 11 perder terreno, recuar. 12 derrubar com um soco ou um tiro. 13 deixar de fora, suprimir. 14 sl consumir drogas por via oral. 15 dar cria. a drop in prices uma queda dos preços. a drop in the bucket uma gota de água no oceano. at the drop of a hat ao primeiro sinal, imediatamente. by drops gota a gota. drop dead! vá para o inferno! drop it! pare com isso! let’s drop it vamos esquecer esse assunto. to drop across encontrar por acaso. to drop a hint insinuar casualmente. to drop a line escrever umas linhas. to drop an acquaintance descontinuar o contato com alguém, cortar relações. to drop asleep cair no sono, adormecer. to drop astern Naut ir para trás, ficar para trás a fim de dar passagem a outro navio. to drop a subject mudar de assunto. to drop away afastar-se, diminuir gradualmente. to drop a word deixar escapar uma palavra. to drop behind 1 ficar atrás. 2 atrasar (pagamento). to drop bombs lançar bombas. to drop dead cair morto. to drop down Naut navegar rio abaixo. to drop everything abandonar tudo. to drop in/ over aparecer sem avisar, fazer uma visita informal. to drop into gear engrenar. to drop off 1 diminuir, cair. 2 coll partir, desaparecer. 3 adormecer. to drop out desligar-se, cair fora, deixar de freqüentar. to drop short não conseguir o seu intento. to drop the curtain descer o pano de boca. to get/ have the drop on 1 ter sob a mira do revólver. 2 levar a melhor, ficar em melhor posição. to have a drop too much ficar embriagado, beber demais.

1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto

2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de altura

3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) elevado

4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principal

5) (noble; good: high ideals.) nobre

6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte

7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto

8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) alto

9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) estragado

10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) de valor

- highly

- highly-strung

- high tide

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[hai] n 1 lugar elevado, algo que é alto. 2 Meteor lugar de alta pressão atmosférica. 3 trunfo mais alto (jogo de cartas). • adj 1 elevado, grande, alto. 2 superior, interior. 3 principal, importante. 4 nobre, ilustre, sublime, distinto, respeitado. 5 excelente, eminente. 6 soberbo, arrogante, orgulhoso. 7 caro, dispendioso. 8 custoso, difícil. 9 Pol extremo, intenso. 10 Mus agudo. 11 de cheiro forte, estragado (carne). 12 veemente, irritado. 13 agitado (mar), turbulento, violento. 14 vivo, animado, embriagado. • adv 1 altamente, sumamente, grandemente, fortemente. 2 ao alto, em alto grau ou quantidade. as high as até a altura de. from on high de cima, do céu. high and low em todos os cantos. it is high time está mais do que na hora. on high no alto, no céu. on the high seas em alto-mar. the Most High o Supremo, Deus. to be high a) ter preço alto, ter cotação alta. b) estar alto (embriagado). to have high words dizer injúrias. to live high levar uma vida cara. to mount the high horse bancar o importante. to pay high pagar caro. to play high fazer um jogo caro, apostar muito. to run high a) fazer mar grosso (agitado, tempestuoso). b) exaltar-se. with a high hand com pulso forte.

1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) pico

2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) auge

3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) pala

- peaked

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[pi:k] n 1 pico, cume, cimo. 2 bico, ponta. 3 pala (de boné). 4 auge, apogeu. 5 Tech máximo. 6 Naut pena. 7 Naut pique. • vt+vi 1 chegar (ou levar) ao ponto máximo. 2 arvorar (os remos). 3 Naut repicar (as velas). • adj máximo.

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[pi:k] vi definhar, emagrecer. to peak and pine extenuar-se, definhar-se.

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[pl'ætou] n 1 planalto, platô. 2 centro de mesa.

1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) variedade

2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) alcance

3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) escala

4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) cadeia

5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pastagem

6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) campo

7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) fogão

1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) alinhar

2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) variar

3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) estender-se

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- ranger

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[reindʒ] n 1 extensão, distância. 2 círculo ou raio de ação, âmbito, faixa. 3 alcance, calibre. 4 percurso. 5 limite, variação. 6 área, espaço, campo de prova. 7 pasto, pastagem, invernada. 8 cadeia de montanhas, cordilheira. 9 linha de tiro. 10 fileira, ordem, classe, série, conjunto. 11 fogão de cozinha. 12 Naut cobro de amarra. 13 perambulação, caminhada. • vt+vi 1 variar dentro de certos limites. 2 percorrer, caminhar, vaguear. 3 pesquisar, explorar em determinada área. 4 enfileirar, alinhar, arranjar, agrupar, ordenar, classificar, sistematizar. 5 tomar o partido de. 6 estender-se (de lado a lado). 7 Naut costear. 8 alcançar, atingir determinada distância (uma peça de artilharia). 9 ocorrer. 10 soltar no pasto. 11 Bot, Zool crescer em determinada região. • adj de ou em campos de pastagem. a plant ranging from Canada to Mexico uma planta que ocorre do Canadá ao México. at close range à queima-roupa. at 10 yards’ range à distância de 10 jardas. free-range hens galinhas criadas soltas. long range gun peça (arma) de longo alcance. long range plane avião de longo percurso. maximum range raio ou limite máximo. prices range from 1 to 10 dollars os preços variam de 1 a 10 dólares. to range oneself entrar na linha, criar juízo. to range over variar. within range ao alcance.

1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) lado

2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) lado

3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) lado

4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) lado

5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) lado

6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) lado

7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) encosta

8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) aspecto

9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) lado

- - side

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[said] n 1 lado. 2 face. 3 superfície. 4 aspecto, ponto de vista. there are two sides to every question / todas as questões têm dois aspectos. there is a serious side to the question / a questão tem um lado sério. 5 parte, parte lateral. 6 ladeira, fralda de montanha, declive, flanco. 7 partido, grupo de pessoas que está em oposição, Sport adversário. he changed sides / ele mudou de partido. 8 posição, atitude. 9 margem, beira. 10 parte da família, linha de descendentes. • vt+vi tomar partido, favorecer. • adj 1 lateral, de lado. 2 de um lado, num lado. 3 para um lado, em direção a um lado. 4 secundário. at/by my side ao meu lado. classical, modern side divisão clássica, grupo moderno. dark/ shady side lado desagradável. on each side of em cada lado de. (on) either side of dos dois lados de, em ambos os lados de. on every side/ on all sides de todos os lados. on my side da minha parte. on the other side de outro lado. on this side deste lado. side by side ombro a ombro. the bright side o lado agradável. to be on somebody’s side apoiar alguém em situação de crise. to be on the safe side para não correr riscos, por via das dúvidas. to be on the wrong/ dark/ shady side of something estar no lado errado de alguma coisa. to get on the right side of someone agradar alguém. to get on the wrong side of someone desagradar alguém. she is on the wrong (dark) side of thirty / ela já passou dos trinta. to put side on fazer farol, bancar o importante. to shake/split one’s sides with laughing sl ficar com as ilhargas doendo de tanto rir. to side against somebody ficar contra alguém. they sided against me / eles juntaram forças contra mim.

- volcanic

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[vɔlk'einou] n (pl volcanos, volcanoes) vulcão. active volcano vulcão ativo. dormant volcano vulcão inativo. extinct volcano vulcão extinto. to be on the top of a volcano fig estar em perigo iminente.

1) (the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird.) crista

2) (the summit or highest part: the crest of a wave; the crest of a mountain.) crista

3) (feathers on the top of a helmet.) penacho

4) (a badge or emblem: the family crest.) brasão

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- crested

1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) declive

1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar, largar

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever, rabiscar

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- droplet

1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto

2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de altura

3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) elevado

4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principal

5) (noble; good: high ideals.) elevado

6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte

7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) agudo

8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) agudo

9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) estragado

10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) alto

- highly

- highly-strung

- high tide

1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) pico

2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) apogeu

3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) pala

- peaked