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1 manoeuvre
[mə'nu:və] 1. noun1) (a planned movement (of troops, ships, aircraft, vehicles etc): Can you perform all the manoeuvres required by the driving test?) manobra2) (a skilful or cunning plan or action: His appointment was the result of many cunning manoeuvres.) manobra2. verb(to (cause to) perform manoeuvres: She had difficulty manoeuvring her car into the narrow space.) manobrar* * *ma.noeu.vre[mən'u:və] n 1 manobra, evolução. 2 artifício. • vt+vi 1 manobrar. 2 intrigar, tramar. -
2 shaft
1) (the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc: the shaft of a golf-club.) cabo2) (one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed: The horse stood patiently between the shafts.) varal3) (a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine: the driving-shaft.) eixo4) (a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building: a liftshaft; a mineshaft.) poço5) (a ray of light: a shaft of sunlight.) raio* * *[ʃa:ft, ʃæft] n 1 cabo, haste. 2 flecha, seta, lança, dardo. 3 raio, feixe de luz. 4 lança, varal (de carro puxado a cavalo). 5 coluna, fuste de coluna. 6 mastro (de bandeira). 7 Mech eixo, fuso, árvore. 8 cabo (de martelo, etc.). 9 haste, caule, tronco. 10 poço, escavação vertical, entrada de mina, chaminé. 11 cabo de pena. 12 cuba de alto-forno. • vt sl tratar de maneira desonesta. elevator shaft Brit/ lift shaft Amer poço do elevador. -
3 squeeze
[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) espremer2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) comprimir(-se)3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) espremer2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) apertão2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) aperto3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) umas gotas4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) restrição•- squeezer- squeeze up* * *[skwi:z] n 1 aperto, pressão leve. 2 compressão. 3 abraço, aperto de mão. 4 esmagamento, atropelo. 5 suco espremido. 6 coll situação difícil, aperto, apuro. 7 extorsão. 8 impressão fac-símile por compressão. 9 Econ arrocho. • vt+vi 1 apertar, comprimir. 2 abraçar, apertar nos braços. 3 colocar à força, forçar para dentro. 4 oprimir, extorquir. 5 espremer. 6 ceder à pressão, ser compressível. 7 abrir caminho, forçar passagem. 8 extrair à força. to squeeze in enfiar, colocar com força, enfiar-se, meter-se. to squeeze out espremer, fig interrogar. to squeeze through passar empurrando. to squeeze up comprimir, apertar. -
4 manoeuvre
[mə'nu:və] 1. noun1) (a planned movement (of troops, ships, aircraft, vehicles etc): Can you perform all the manoeuvres required by the driving test?) manobra2) (a skilful or cunning plan or action: His appointment was the result of many cunning manoeuvres.) manobra2. verb(to (cause to) perform manoeuvres: She had difficulty manoeuvring her car into the narrow space.) manobrar -
5 shaft
1) (the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc: the shaft of a golf-club.) cabo2) (one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed: The horse stood patiently between the shafts.) varal3) (a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine: the driving-shaft.) eixo de transmissão4) (a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building: a liftshaft; a mineshaft.) poço5) (a ray of light: a shaft of sunlight.) raio de luz -
6 squeeze
[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) comprimir, apertar2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) comprimir(-se)3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) espremer2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) abraço2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) aperto3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) líquido espremido4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) aperto•- squeezer- squeeze up -
7 confined
1) ((with to) kept in or shut up in: confined to bed with a cold.) retido2) (narrow, small: a confined space.) limitado* * *con.fined[kənf'aind] adj 1 limitado, restringido. 2 fig preso. 3 em trabalho de parto. -
8 restricted
1) (limited; narrow, small: a restricted space.) limitado2) (to which entry has been restricted to certain people: The battlefield was a restricted zone.) condicionado3) (in which certain restrictions (eg a speed limit) apply: a restricted area.) condicionado* * *re.strict.ed[ristr'iktid] adj 1 controlado, proibido. 2 restrito, limitado, reservado. -
9 slot
[slot] 1. noun1) (a small narrow opening, especially one to receive coins: I put the correct money in the slot, but the machine didn't start.) ranhura2) (a (usually regular) position (in eg the schedule of television/radio programmes): The early-evening comedy slot.) espaço2. verb((with in or into) to fit (something) into a small space: He slotted the last piece of the puzzle into place; I managed to slot in my tea-break between two jobs.) encaixar* * *slot1[slɔt] n 1 ranhura, fenda. 2 abertura para colocar moedas. 3 janela: vaga em um esquema, programa ou horário. • vt 1 fazer ranhura ou fenda. 2 entrar pela abertura. 3 fazer entrar pela abertura. 4 encaixar (num horário). expansion slot Comp slot de expansão: usado para adicionar características a um microcomputador.————————slot2[slɔt] n rasto, pegada (de caça). -
10 confined
1) ((with to) kept in or shut up in: confined to bed with a cold.) confinado2) (narrow, small: a confined space.) restrito -
11 restricted
1) (limited; narrow, small: a restricted space.) restrito2) (to which entry has been restricted to certain people: The battlefield was a restricted zone.) restrito3) (in which certain restrictions (eg a speed limit) apply: a restricted area.) exclusivo -
12 slot
[slot] 1. noun1) (a small narrow opening, especially one to receive coins: I put the correct money in the slot, but the machine didn't start.) fenda2) (a (usually regular) position (in eg the schedule of television/radio programmes): The early-evening comedy slot.) faixa de horário2. verb((with in or into) to fit (something) into a small space: He slotted the last piece of the puzzle into place; I managed to slot in my tea-break between two jobs.) inserir
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