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  • 101 not

    [not]
    1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) não
    2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) não
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    [nɔt] adv não. I can not / não posso. I do not know / não sei. not at all de forma alguma. not even nem sequer. not long ago há pouco tempo. not once or twice muitas vezes. not so much nem sequer. not yet ainda não. why not? por que não?, como não?

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  • 102 ostentatious

    [osten'teiʃəs]
    (behaving, done etc in such a way as to be seen by other people and to impress them: Their style of living is very ostentatious.) ostentoso
    - ostentatiousness
    - ostentatiously
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    os.ten.ta.tious
    [ɔstent'eiʃəs] adj ostentoso, aparatoso, pomposo.

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  • 103 panel

    ['pænl]
    1) (a flat, straight-sided piece of wood, fabric etc such as is put into a door, wall, dress etc: a door-panel.) painel
    2) (a group of people chosen for a particular purpose eg to judge a contest, take part in a quiz or other game: I will ask some questions and the panel will try to answer them.) júri
    - panelling
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    pan.el
    [p'ænəl] n 1 painel, almofada de porta. 2 barra longitudinal para enfeite de vestido. 3 quadro, painel. 4 lista de jurados. 5 painel: parte do quadro de distribuição. 6 xairel. 7 formato retangular de fotografias, etc. 8 lista de médicos dos serviços sociais. 9 seção de cerca entre dois mourões. 10 seção de estrutura entre pilares ou montanhas adjacentes. 11 Archit artesão. 12 Auto, Aeron mostrador, painel. • vt 1 apainelar, almofadar. 2 equipar com xairel. advisory panel conselho consultivo.

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  • 104 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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  • 105 penny

    ['peni]
    plurals - pence; noun
    1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny
    2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) centavo
    3) (the value of such a coin.) centavo
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    pen.ny
    [p'eni] n (pl pennies, pence) 1 pêni: moeda divisionária inglesa (1/100 da libra). 2 Amer coll centavo. 3 fig ninharia. 4 fig dinheiro. • adj que vale ou custa um pêni. a penny plain and twopence coloured aparentar mais que o valor real. a penny saved is a penny got de tostão em tostão se faz um milhão. a pretty penny coll uma boa bolada, uma nota preta. in for a penny, in for a pound quem começa tem de ir até o fim. the penny dropped! por fim ele(a) entendeu!, Braz a ficha caiu! to spend a penny coll fazer xixi. to turn an honest penny ganhar um dinheirinho honestamente.

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  • 106 people

    ['pi:pl]
    1) (persons: There were three people in the room.) pessoa
    2) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) as pessoas
    3) (( noun singular) a nation or race: all the peoples of this world.) povo
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    peo.ple
    [p'i:pəl] n povo: 1 conjunto de habitantes de uma nação. 2 nação, tribo, raça. 3 gente, público. what will people say? / que dirão os outros? 4 multidão. 5 habitantes, cidadãos. 6 gentalha, ralé, plebe. 7 coll família, parentes. • vt 1 povoar, tornar habitado. 2 habitar. country people camponeses, campesinos. many people muita gente. my people minha família, meus parentes. some people alguns. the peoples of Europe os povos ou raças da Europa. we of all people justamente nós.

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  • 107 petition

    [pə'tiʃən] 1. noun
    (a formal request made to someone in authority and usually signed by a large number of people.) petição
    2. verb
    (to make such a request: They petitioned the government for the release of the prisoners.) fazer uma petição
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    pe.ti.tion
    [pət'iʃən] n 1 petição, requerimento, abaixo-assinado. 2 súplica, rogo. 3 prece. • vt+vi 1 peticionar, requerer. 2 suplicar, rogar. 3 solicitar, pedir. to put a petition to dirigir um requerimento a.

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  • 108 pop

    I 1. [pop] noun
    1) (a sharp, quick, explosive noise, such as that made by a cork as it comes out of a bottle: The paper bag burst with a loud pop.) estoiro
    2) (fizzy drink: a bottle of pop.) gasosa
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make a pop: He popped the balloon; My balloon has popped.) rebentar
    2) (to spring upwards or outwards: His eyes nearly popped out of his head in amazement.) saltar
    3) (to go quickly and briefly somewhere: He popped out to buy a newspaper.) sair num pulo
    4) (put quickly: He popped the letter into his pocket.) enfiar
    - pop-gun
    - pop up
    II [pop] adjective
    1) ((of music) written, played etc in a modern style.) pop
    2) (of, or related to, pop music: a pop group; a pop singer; pop records.) pop
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    pop1
    [pɔp] n 1 estouro, estalo. 2 tiro, detonação. 3 sl pistola. 4 instante. 5 soda: bebida efervescente. • vi 1 estourar, estalar. 2 atirar, disparar. 3 mover-se rapidamente. 4 esbugalhar, arregalar (os olhos). 5 pôr de repente. 6 rebentar pipoca. to pop along esquivar-se. to pop in entrar subitamente. to pop one’s clog sl morrer. to pop out, to pop the light extinguir, apagar. to pop the question to someone coll pedir alguém em casamento. to pop up aparecer súbita ou inesperadamente. to pop upon encontrar inesperadamente. to pop with envy arrebentar de inveja.
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    pop2
    [pɔp] n coll papai, pai.
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    pop3
    [pɔp] abbr 1 popular (popular). 2 population (população).

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  • 109 put

    [put]
    present participle - putting; verb
    1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) pôr
    2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) apresentar
    3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) exprimir
    4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) pôr
    5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) navegar
    - a put-up job
    - put about
    - put across/over
    - put aside
    - put away
    - put back
    - put by
    - put down
    - put down for
    - put one's feet up
    - put forth
    - put in
    - put in for
    - put off
    - put on
    - put out
    - put through
    - put together
    - put up
    - put up to
    - put up with
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    [put] n 1 arremesso, lançamento. 2 Sports arremesso de peso. 3 (bolsa) operação a prazo. • vt+vi ps, pp put 1 pôr: a) colocar. b) reduzir a um estado ou condição. c) fixar, determinar. d) guardar. e) depositar. f) atribuir, imputar. g) adicionar, deitar. h) assinar, apor. i) expressar, afirmar. j) dedicar-se a. k) aplicar. l) impor ônus a. m) firmar, assentar. 2 formular, propor. 3 seguir, rumar. 4 avaliar, orçar. 5 incitar. 6 lançar à água (navio). 7 forçar, obrigar. 8 arremessar, lançar. 9 apostar. 10 investir. 11 adaptar. 12 traduzir. • adj no lugar, fixado, fixo, parado. he puts the distance at eight miles ele avalia a distância em oito milhas. how shall I put it? como direi? if I may put my two cents in se eu posso dar um conselho, um palpite. if one puts it upon that ground considerando-o deste ponto de vista. I put him on guard eu o preveni. I put it to you deixo-o a seu critério. she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him on his oath ela o fez jurar. stay put! não se mova! they put their heads together eles confabularam. to put about 1 publicar ou circular. 2 mudar o curso, o rumo. 3 espalhar (boato). to put a bug in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put across 1 conseguir explicar algo. 2 levar a cabo. I just can’t put it across / não consigo mesmo levá-lo a cabo. to put a flea in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put ahead avançar, adiantar. to put an end to pôr fim em, acabar, encerrar. he put an end to his life / ele deu cabo da vida. he put an end to the matter / ele encerrou o assunto. to put a question levantar uma questão. to put aside 1 pôr de lado (para fazer uma outra coisa). 2 não dar importância. to put away 1 pôr de lado. 2 descartar, dispor de. 3 guardar, economizar. 4 guardar, colocar no devido lugar. 5 divorciar. 6 matar um animal velho ou doente. 7 confinar, prender. 8 comer. to put back 1 adiar. 2 atrasar. 3 repelir. 4 recusar, negar. 5 repor, recolocar. 6 Naut voltar, regressar. 7 atrasar o relógio. to put by 1 guardar, economizar. 2 pôr de lado. 3 armazenar. 4 rejeitar, recusar. 5 livrar-se de. 6 desviar, esquivar. to put down 1 criticar alguém na frente de outras pessoas, humilhar. 2 dar uma quantia de dinheiro como entrada. 3 anotar, inscrever, registrar (no papel). 4 matar um animal velho ou doente. 5 parar o veículo para alguém descer. 6 Aeron aterrissar. 7 pôr a criança para dormir. 8 derrubar. 9 suprimir, eliminar. 10 rebaixar, degradar. 11 depor. 12 cortar, renunciar a. 13 atribuir. 14 estimar, considerar. 15 beber continuadamente. to put down for relacionar, pedir por escrito. to put for fazer uma tentativa para ganhar. to put forth 1 estender. 2 tornar manifesto. 3 desenvolver, tornar. 4 empregar, aplicar (força). 5 elevar, erguer (voz). 6 propor. 7 publicar, editar. 8 emprestar com juros. to put forward 1 promover, pôr em evidência. 2 fazer progredir, avançar. 3 propor, formular, apresentar. she put forward an argument / ela apresentou um argumento. to put in 1 consertar um equipamento doméstico. 2 gastar tempo e energia fazendo uma atividade. 3 interromper alguém. 4 introduzir, apresentar. 5 intercalar, encaixar. 6 interferir, intervir. 7 aportar. the ship put into the port / o navio entrou no porto. 8 eleger um político ou um partido político. to put in brackets/ parentheses colocar entre parênteses. to put in for 1 requerer algo formalmente. 2 oferecer-se, candidatar-se. to put in mind lembrar. to put in possession 1 empossar, dar posse a. 2 informar, pôr a par de. to put in practice 1 pôr em ação. 2 praticar, fazer. to put into gear embrear. to put it on 1 fingir. 2 sobrecarregar. 3 exagerar. to put off 1 despir, tirar, descalçar. 2 adiar, protelar, transferir, postergar. 3 dissuadir. 4 usar de evasivas. 5 coll desconcertar, confundir. 6 desembarcar, pôr em terra (passageiros). 7 partir. 8 desencorajar, desanimar. 9 atrapalhar (o trabalho, a concentração de alguém). to put on 1 vestir, calçar. 2 assumir. 3 imputar, atribuir a. 4 impor, infligir. 5 incitar, instigar. 6 empregar, aplicar. 7 carregar no preço. 8 ganhar pressão. 9 fingir, simular. he puts on a big act / ele está fazendo fita. 10 apostar em. 11 adiantar (relógios). 12 antecipar. 13 coll representar, levar. to put on the ritz dar-se ares de riqueza, mostrar-se, exibir-se. to put on to 1 estar consciente de. 2 conectar-se com/ao telefone. to put one’s ass on the line vulg colocar-se em perigo, assumir a responsabilidade. to put one’s back into dedicar-se de corpo e alma a. to put one’s cards on the table colocar as cartas na mesa, fazer jogo franco. to put oneself in somebody’s place imaginar-se em lugar de alguém. to put one’s foot in one’s mouth meter os pés pelas mãos. to put one’s hands to the plow meter mãos à obra. to put one through the mill 1 sujeitar a disciplina rigorosa. 2 punir, castigar. to put on trial levar à barra do tribunal. to put out 1 expelir, lançar fora. 2 extinguir, aparar. 3 emprestar. 4 desconcertar, confundir. he was put by this news / esta notícia o desconcertou. 5 estender a mão. 6 exibir, mostrar. 7 publicar, editar. 8 gastar, despender. 9 dar para criar (criança). 10 pôr para fora. 11 dar para fora (roupa suja, etc.). 12 ir embora, partir, sair. 13 Med deslocar, distender. 14 Naut fazer-se ao mar. the ship put out to sea / o navio fez-se ao mar. 15 Sports pôr fora de jogo. 16 desfraldar (bandeira). to put out of action pôr fora de função ou ação. to put out of gear desengrenar. to put out of one’s head fazer esquecer. to put out of order pôr em desordem. to put out of the way 1 matar, eliminar. 2 destruir. to put over 1 colocar acima de. 2 conduzir através de, fazer transpor. 3 levar a cabo. 4 sl prevalecer, impor-se. he put himself over / ele conseguiu prevalecer. 5 comunicar. 6 iludir, tapear. to put somebody in a hole coll pôr alguém em dificuldades. to put somebody on the floor arrasar, fazer com que todos o apreciem, desbundar alguém. to put somebody through college/ school financiar os estudos de alguém. she put him through college / ela lhe financiou os estudos. to put something into one’s head colocar, meter algo na cabeça. to put something over on someone fazer alguém crer. one can’t put anything over on him / ele não se deixa ludibriar. to put the bite on sl dar uma mordidinha, pedir dinheiro emprestado. to put the cart before the horse pôr a carroça diante dos bois. to put the pen to paper começar a escrever. she put the pen to the paper / ela começou a escrever. to put the screw to sl apertar, pressionar, agir coercivamente. to put the wind up 1 alarmar, alvoroçar. 2 alarmar-se. 3 tornar-se irritado ou excitado. to put the wood to sl castigar, coagir. to put through 1 levar a cabo. 2 conseguir a aprovação de lei. 3 fazer penetrar ou atravessar. 4 fazer agir. 5 coll fazer ligação telefônica. 6 forçar alguém a, obrigar alguém a. to put to 1 combinar, juntar, unir. 2 confiar a. 3 afixar a, prender a. 4 atrelar. he put the horses to the car / ele atrelou os cavalos. 5 limitar a. 6 expor a, sujeitar a. to put to a stand dar um paradeiro a. to put to bed pôr na cama, fazer deitar. to put to death matar, executar. the murderer was put to death / o assassino foi executado. to put to flight lançar em fuga. to put together 1 agregar. 2 juntar, reunir. to put to rights pôr em ordem, endireitar. to put to sea começar uma viagem, fazer-se ao mar. to put to shame fazer envergonhar. to put to silence silenciar, fazer calar. to put to sleep pôr na cama, fazer dormir. to put to the sword matar com a espada. to put to the vote submeter à votação. to put two and two together chegar, tirar conclusões. to put under the screw forçar, pressionar. to put up 1 levantar, alçar, içar, suspender, pendurar. 2 erigir, erguer, edificar. 3 montar (máquinas). 4 pôr em leilão. 5 levar à cena. 6 guardar, economizar. 7 pôr em conserva. 8 pôr de lado. 9 acolher, dar hospedagem a, acomodar. 10 designar candidato. 11 candidatar-se. 12 acondicionar, embrulhar. 13 sl tramar, conspirar. 14 aumentar, elevar (preços). 15 alojar-se, hospedar-se. 16 embainhar (espada). 17 cessar (luta). to put up a big stink Braz coll armar um salseiro, rodar a baiana. to put up to 1 instigar, incitar a. he put him up to it / ele o instigou a dizê-lo. 2 dar informações importantes. I’ll put it up to him / levá-lo-ei ao seu conhecimento. to put up with tolerar, agüentar, suportar. what would you put it at? em quanto você avalia isto?

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  • 110 raw material

    noun (material before being processed or manufactured; material in its natural state such as iron and coal.)
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    raw ma.teri.al
    [rɔ: mət'iəriəl] n matéria-prima.

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  • 111 rendezvous

    ['rondivu:]
    plural - rendezvous; noun
    1) (an agreement to meet someone somewhere: They had made a rendezvous to meet at midnight.) compromisso
    2) (the place where such a meeting is to be: The park was the lovers' usual rendezvous.) ponto de encontro
    3) (the meeting itself: The rendezvous took place at midnight.) encontro amoroso
    4) (a place where a certain group of people meet or go regularly: This pub is the rendezvous for the local artists and poets.) local de encontro
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    ren.dez.vous
    [r'ɔndivu:] n Fr 1 encontro em hora e lugar marcado. 2 lugar de encontro. 3 reunião. • vt+vi encontrar-se em hora e lugar marcado, reunir-se.

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  • 112 research

    1. [ri'sə:, ]( especially American[) 'ri:sə:(r) ] noun
    (a close and careful study to find out (new) facts or information: He is engaged in cancer research; His researches resulted in some amazing discoveries; ( also adjective) a research student.) pesquisa
    2. [ri'sə:(r) ] verb
    (to carry out such a study: He's researching (into) Thai poetry.) pesquisar
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    re.search
    [ris'ə:tʃ] n pesquisa, busca, indagação, investigação, exame. he makes researches / ele faz pesquisas. • vt+vi pesquisar, indagar, investigar, examinar (for, after, on). research into it! / faça uma investigação minuciosa! he is engaged in researches on ele se ocupa com pesquisas sobre.

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  • 113 retort

    [rə'to:t] 1. verb
    (to make a quick and clever or angry reply: `You're too old', she said. `You're not so young yourself,' he retorted.) replicar
    2. noun
    (such a reply.) réplica
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    re.tort1
    [rit'ɔ:t] n réplica mordaz, resposta ao pé da letra. • vt+vi 1 replicar, retrucar, retorquir. 2 repelir, rebater, revidar. 3 retaliar.
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    [rit'ɔ:t] n Chem retorta: frasco de laboratório. • vt Chem purificar em retorta.

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  • 114 science

    1) (knowledge gained by observation and experiment.) ciência
    2) (a branch of such knowledge eg biology, chemistry, physics etc.) ciência
    3) (these sciences considered as a whole: My daughter prefers science to languages.) ciências
    - scientifically
    - scientist
    - science fiction
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    sci.ence
    [s'aiəns] n 1 ciência. 2 conhecimento, sabedoria. 3 conhecimento teórico e prático. 4 sistema ou método baseado em princípios científicos. Christian Science ciência cristã. doctor of science doutor em ciências naturais. man of science homem de ciência, cientista. natural science ciências naturais. the science of mathematics matemática.

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  • 115 sill

    [sil]
    (a ledge of wood, stone etc at the foot of an opening, such as a window or a door: The windows of the old house were loose, and the sills were crumbling.) peitoril
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    [sil] n 1 soleira de porta, peitoril. 2 viga que serve de fundamento para uma parede.

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  • 116 slight

    1) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) ligeiro
    2) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) franzino
    - slighting
    - slightingly
    - slightly
    - in the slightest
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    [slait] n desprezo, menosprezo, menoscabo. • vt desprezar, fazer pouco caso, não dar importância. • adj 1 pouco, não importante, leve, pequeno, insignificante. 2 fraco, débil, delgado. 3 inadequado, superficial, negligenciável.

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  • 117 smart card

    noun (an advanced version of a credit card, with a computer memory, which can be used for such purposes as paying money and identification.)
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    smart card
    [sm'a:t ka:d] n cartão de crédito inteligente: contém uma memória que registra as transações efetuadas com ele.

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  • 118 social

    ['səuʃəl] 1. adjective
    1) (concerning or belonging to the way of life and welfare of people in a community: social problems.) social
    2) (concerning the system by which such a community is organized: social class.) social
    3) (living in communities: Ants are social insects.) social
    4) (concerning the gathering together of people for the purposes of recreation or amusement: a social club; His reasons for calling were purely social.) social
    - socialist 2. adjective
    (of or concerning socialism: socialist policies/governments.) socialista
    - socialise
    - socially
    - social work
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    so.cial
    [s'ouʃəl] n reunião social, organizada para os sócios de um clube ou instituição. • adj 1 social, relativo à sociedade. 2 sociável. 3 que vive em comunidade.

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  • 119 solution

    [sə'lu:ʃən]
    1) (an answer to a problem, difficulty or puzzle: the solution to a crossword.) solução
    2) (the act of finding such an answer.) resolução
    3) (a liquid with something dissolved in it: a solution of salt and water.) solução
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    so.lu.tion
    [səl'u:ʃən] n 1 solução, resolução. 2 explicação. 3 processo de dissolução. 4 Chem soluto. 5 separação.

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  • 120 statistics

    [stə'tistiks] 1. noun plural
    (figures giving information about something: There were 900 deaths and 20,000 injuries on the roads last year, but the statistics for the previous year were worse.) estatística
    2. noun singular
    (the study of such figures.) estatística
    - statistically
    - statistician
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    sta.tis.tics
    [stət'istiks] n (pl e sing) estatística.

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  • Such character — Such Such, a. [OE. such, sich, sech, sik, swich, swilch, swulch, swilc, swulc, AS. swelc, swilc, swylc; akin to OFries. selik, D. zulk, OS. sulic, OHG. sulih, solih, G. solch, Icel. sl[=i]kr, OSw. salik, Sw. slik, Dan. slig, Goth. swaleiks;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Such like — Such Such, a. [OE. such, sich, sech, sik, swich, swilch, swulch, swilc, swulc, AS. swelc, swilc, swylc; akin to OFries. selik, D. zulk, OS. sulic, OHG. sulih, solih, G. solch, Icel. sl[=i]kr, OSw. salik, Sw. slik, Dan. slig, Goth. swaleiks;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Such or such — Such Such, a. [OE. such, sich, sech, sik, swich, swilch, swulch, swilc, swulc, AS. swelc, swilc, swylc; akin to OFries. selik, D. zulk, OS. sulic, OHG. sulih, solih, G. solch, Icel. sl[=i]kr, OSw. salik, Sw. slik, Dan. slig, Goth. swaleiks;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Such, Such Were the Joys — is a long autobiographical essay by English writer George Orwell, written in the 1940 s, but not published until 1952, after the author s death. It tells a story based on Orwell s experiences, between the ages of eight and thirteen in the years… …   Wikipedia

  • such and such — {pron.} Something whose name is not mentioned because it does not need to be mentioned. * /George s argument tries to prove such and such to be true, but it does not convince me./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • such and such — {pron.} Something whose name is not mentioned because it does not need to be mentioned. * /George s argument tries to prove such and such to be true, but it does not convince me./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • And Now for Something Completely Different — DVD cover Directed by Ian MacNaughton Produced by …   Wikipedia

  • And did those feet in ancient time — is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem, one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books. The date on the title page of 1804 for Milton is probably when the plates were begun, but the poem was… …   Wikipedia

  • such as it is — Just as it appears or is presented, not being any better or worse than most others of its kind; being average or mediocre. * /This pie, such as it is, is the best I can make./ * /Jane told her grandmother her grades, such as they were./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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