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  • 21 iron

    1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) ferro
    2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) ferro de engomar
    3) (a type of golf-club.) taco de golfe
    2. verb
    (to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) passar a ferro
    - irons
    - ironing-board
    - ironmonger
    - ironmongery
    - have several
    - too many irons in the fire
    - iron out
    - strike while the iron is hot
    * * *
    i.ron
    ['aiən] n 1 ferro. 2 ferramenta, instrumento. 3 arma. 4 firmeza, dureza. 5 ferro de passar roupa. 6 Amer sl pistola, pequena arma de fogo. • vt+vi 1 passar a ferro (roupa). 2 cobrir com ferro, ferrar. 3 agrilhoar, encadear. • adj 1 ferroso, feito de ferro. 2 duro, firme, férreo. 3 cruel. in irons a ferros, na prisão. malleable iron ferro maleável. pig iron ferro em lingotes. smoothing iron ferro de engomar. the iron age Idade do Ferro. the Iron Duke o Duque de Ferro (Wellington). to have many irons in the fire tratar de diversos negócios ao mesmo tempo. to iron out (small problems) a) resolver (pequenos problemas), achar uma resposta para. b) remover com ferro de passar roupa. to rule with a rod of iron governar com mão de ferro.

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  • 22 meet

    [mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb
    1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) encontrar
    2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) reunir-se
    3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) conhecer
    4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) juntar-se
    5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) responder
    6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) vir ao encontro
    7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) encontrar
    8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) ter
    9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) responder
    2. noun
    (a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) encontro
    - meet someone halfway
    - meet halfway
    * * *
    [mi:t] n 1 reunião, encontro. 2 reunião de esportistas. • vt+vi (ps, pp met) 1 encontrar, encontrar-se. 2 satisfazer (um compromisso). 3 travar conhecimento. 4 reunir-se, ajuntar-se, agrupar-se. 5 opor. 6 receber. • adj adequado, apropriado.

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  • 23 mindful

    ( with of) adjective ((formal) aware (of); paying attention (to): to be mindful of their needs; Mindful of the dangers, he proceeded with caution.)
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    mind.ful
    [m'aindful] adj atento, cuidadoso.

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  • 24 minister

    ['ministə] 1. noun
    1) (a clergyman in certain branches of the Christian Church: He is a minister in the Presbyterian church.) clérigo
    2) ((the title of) the head of any of the divisions or departments of a government: the Minister for Education.) ministro
    2. verb
    ((with to) to give help (to): She ministered to his needs.) cuidar de
    - ministry
    * * *
    min.is.ter
    [m'inistə] n 1 ministro, membro de um ministério. 2 representante diplomático. 3 sacerdote. 4 clérigo, pastor, guia espiritual. • vt+vi 1 ministrar, servir, atender. 2 contribuir. 3 oficiar.

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  • 25 moisture

    ['mois ə]
    noun ((the quality of) dampness: This soil needs moisture.) humedecimento
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    mois.ture
    [m'ɔistʃə] n umidade, umectação.

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  • 26 pen

    I [pen] noun
    (a small enclosure, usually for animals: a sheep-pen.) cercado
    II [pen]
    (an instrument for writing in ink: My pen needs a new nib.) caneta
    - pen-pal
    - pen-knife
    - pen-name
    - pen-pal
    * * *
    pen1
    [pen] n 1 pequeno cercado para animais, galinheiro, redil, aprisco, chiqueiro, curral. 2 os animais mantidos nestes cercados. 3 base para submarinos. • vt (ps and pp penned) encurralar, engaiolar, confinar em cercados. to pen up water represar água.
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    pen2
    [pen] n 1 caneta. 2 pena (de escrever). 3 profissão literária. she lives by her pen / ela vive (ou trabalha) como escritora. 4 estilo literário, maneira de expressão. 5 fig escritor. 6 Zool concha óssea interna da lula. • vt (ps and pp penned) escrever, redigir. ballpoint pen caneta esferográfica. geometrical pen tira-linhas. slip of the pen erro de escrita. the pen is mightier than the sword a inteligência supera a força. to set pen to paper lançar mão da pena.
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    pen3
    [pen] n fêmea do cisne.
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    pen4
    [pen] n Amer sl penitenciária, prisão.

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  • 27 pencil

    ['pensl] 1. noun
    (a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawing: This pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened; He wrote in pencil; ( also adjective) a pencil sharpener.) lápis
    2. verb
    (to write or draw with a pencil: He pencilled an outline of the house.) desenhar a lápis
    * * *
    pen.cil
    [p'ensəl] n 1 lápis. 2 pincel fino. 3 fig arte de pintura. 4 lápis, bastão de cosmético. 5 feixe luminoso. • vt desenhar, traçar ou esboçar a lápis.

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  • 28 practice

    ['præktis]
    1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) prática
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) costume
    3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) treino
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) escritório
    •
    - make a practice of
    - put into practice
    * * *
    prac.tice
    [pr'æktis] n 1 prática: a) uso, costume, hábito, praxe. b) experiência, tirocínio. c) aplicação do saber. d) exercício, adestramento. e) desempenho de uma profissão. f) método, processo, sistema. 2 artifício, ardil, manha. 3 clínica. 4 clientela. 5 arch negociação, conferência. 6 arch intriga, maquinação. • vt+vi (também practise) 1 praticar: a) executar, realizar, fazer. b) exercer, desempenhar. c) exercitar, treinar. d) tratar ou negociar com. e) exercitar-se, adestrar-se. 2 proceder, agir. 3 instigar, maquinar. 4 advogar. 5 clinicar. foul practices procedimento condenável. he practiced on his patience ele aproveitou-se de sua paciência. in practice 1 de fato, na prática. 2 praticamente. 3 em forma, adestrado. out of practice sem prática, fora de forma. practice makes perfect a prática faz o mestre. practice of doing something o costume de fazer alguma coisa. practice of the court procedimento processual. to practice on the piano praticar ao piano. to practice on ou upon iludir, defraudar. to put into practice pôr em prática.

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  • 29 profession

    [-ʃən]
    1) (an occupation or job that needs special knowledge, eg medicine, law, teaching, engineering etc.) profissão
    2) (the people who have such an occupation: the legal profession.) profissão
    3) (an open statement or declaration.) declaração
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    pro.fes.sion
    [prəf'eʃən] n profissão: a) confissão, declaração. b) ocupação, emprego (especialmente liberal). c) tomada de votos. d) categoria profissional. e) fé, religião, credo. by profession de profissão. profession of faith profissão de fé.

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  • 30 re-cover

    (to put a new cover on: This chair needs to be re-covered.) recobrir
    * * *
    re-cover
    cobrir de novo;
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    re-cover2
    [ri:k'∧və] vt recobrir, tornar a cobrir.

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  • 31 recruit

    [rə'kru:t] 1. noun
    1) (a person who has (just) joined the army, air force etc.) recruta
    2) (a person who has (just) joined a society, group etc: Our party needs new recruits before the next election.) novo membro
    2. verb
    (to cause to join the army, a society etc: We must recruit more troops; Can't you recruit more members to the music society?) recrutar
    * * *
    re.cruit
    [rikr'u:t] n 1 Mil recruta. 2 Mil recrutamento, alistamento. 3 novo membro de qualquer grupo, classe ou associação, novato. • vt+vi 1 recrutar, alistar. 2 abastecer, reforçar (exército ou marinha), reabastecer-se. 3 revigorar, robustecer.

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  • 32 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoio
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) desligado
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) descansar
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) pertencer
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]
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    rest1
    [rest] n 1 descanso, repouso, folga, trégua, tranqüilidade, paz, sossego. 2 sono. 3 lugar de repouso, sanatório. 4 abrigo, albergue, pousada, parada. 5 suporte, apoio, pedestal. 6 Mus pausa. 7 Poet morte, túmulo. 8 inércia. the matter rests with you / o caso depende de você. 9 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 descansar ( from de), repousar, fazer uma pausa, estar parado, não se mover, ficar quieto. I shall not rest until this matter is settled / não descansarei até este assunto ser resolvido. 2 estar calmo, sossegado ou despreocupado. you can rest assured that we will do all we can / você pode ter a certeza de que faremos tudo que pudermos. 3 dormir. 4 estar morto, jazer. 5 não ser aproveitado, cultivado (terras). 6 ser espalhado. 7 ser apoiado ou apoiar-se (on, against sobre, em), basear-se ( upon sobre), motivar-se (in em). 8 depender (on de), confiar (in em). 9 parar, cessar de mover-se. 10 deixar pendente. 11 dirigir, fixar (os olhos). our eyes rest on the book / nossos olhos estão fixos no livro. 12 Jur interromper voluntariamente a apresentação de provas. a day of rest dia de descanso. the fault rests with you a culpa é sua. to be at rest a) estar dormindo. b) estar parado. c) estar despreocupado, livre de aborrecimentos. d) Euphem estar morto. to give a rest deixar em paz, não amolar. to lay at rest sepultar, enterrar. to lay/ put ( an idea) to rest provar que é falso. to let something rest deixar de lado. to let the matter rest dar o assunto por liquidado. to put/set someone’s mind at rest tranqüilizar, apaziguar. to rest on/ upon a) apoiar-se. b) basear-se. to rest up coll descansar. to set at rest acalmar, aquietar. to take a rest descansar. without rest sem descanso, sem folga.
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    rest2
    [rest] n 1 resto, restante, sobra, resíduo. 2 saldo, reserva. 3 Ten série longa de trocas de bola. • vt+vi 1 restar, sobrar, sobejar. 2 ficar, permanecer. among the rest entre as outras coisas. and all the rest of it e tudo o mais. and the rest? e quem mais? for the rest demais, além disso. the rest os outros, os demais. you may rest assured that você pode ficar certo de que.

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  • 33 routine

    [ru:'ti:n] 1. noun
    (a regular, fixed way of doing things: one's daily routine; One needs some routine.) rotina
    2. adjective
    (regular; ordinary: routine work.) de rotina
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    rou.tine
    [ru:t'i:n] n 1 rotina, uso geral, hábito, prática regular. 2 discurso ou fórmula repetitiva. 3 série fixa (de passos de dança, exercícios em apresentação de ginástica, números em um espetáculo, etc.). 4 Comp rotina. • adj rotineiro, costumeiro, habitual, de praxe.

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  • 34 salt

    [so:lt] 1. noun
    1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sal
    2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sal
    3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) marujo
    2. adjective
    (containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) salgado
    3. verb
    (to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) salgar
    - saltness
    - salty
    - saltiness
    - bath salts
    - the salt of the earth
    - take something with a grain/pinch of salt
    - take with a grain/pinch of salt
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    [sɔ:lt] n 1 sal, sal de cozinha, cloreto de sódio. 2 Chem sal. 3 coll marujo. • vt 1 salgar, pôr sal. 2 salmourar, tratar com sal. 3 abastecer com sal, depositar sal. 4 fig apimentar, tornar pungente. • adj 1 salgado. 2 com gosto de sal. 3 curado, conservado em sal. 4 ardido, pungente, forte, picante (também fig). 5 indecente, lascivo. an old salt um marujo experimentado, um velho lobo do mar. he is not worth his salt ele não vale o que come. in salt em salmoura. like a dose of salts coll rapidamente. salt of the earth coll pessoa excelente. to lay/ put/cast salt on someone’s tail apanhar alguém (como se apanha pássaro). to rub salt in a wound esfregar sal na ferida, agravar o sofrimento de alguém. to salt out vt coagular. with a grain of salt com certo cuidado, com certas restrições. worth one’s salt valioso, útil.

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  • 35 someone

    1) (an unknown or unnamed person: There's someone at the door - would you answer it?; We all know someone who needs help.) alguém
    2) (a person of importance: He thinks he is someone.) alguém
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    some.one
    [s'∧mw∧n] n+pron = link=somebody somebody.

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  • 36 speaker

    1) (a person who is or was speaking.) locutor
    2) ((sometimes loudspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds: Our record-player needs a new speaker.) altifalante
    * * *
    speak.er
    [sp'i:kə] n 1 locutor, orador. 2 presidente (do congresso americano ou parlamento inglês). 3 Acoustics alto-falante, caixa acústica. loud speaker alto-falante. previous speaker orador anterior.

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  • 37 strict

    [strikt]
    1) (severe, stern, and compelling obedience: This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.) rígido
    2) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) exacto
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    - strictly
    - strictly speaking
    * * *
    [strikt] adj 1 estrito, cuidadoso. 2 rigoroso, severo, austero. Paul is a strict parent / Paul é um pai severo. 3 exato, preciso, pontual. 4 perfeito, completo, absoluto. 5 terminante, expresso. in strict confidence estritamente confidencial. in strict conformity exatamente de acordo. in the strict sense of the word, strictly speaking no sentido exato da palavra.

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  • 38 subsidy

    plural - subsidies; noun
    ((a sum of) money paid by a government etc to an industry etc that needs help, or to farmers etc to keep the price of their products low.) subsídio
    - subsidise
    * * *
    sub.si.dy
    [s'∧bsidi] n subsídio, auxílio, subvenção. subsidies of foreign trade financiamento (pelo Estado) do comércio exterior.

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  • 39 sufficient

    adjective (enough: We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will $10 be sufficient for your needs?) suficiente
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    suf.fi.cient
    [səf'iʃənt] adj 1 suficiente, adequado, bastante. that is sufficient reason not to see him again / isto é razão suficiente para não mais vê-lo. that is sufficient (for me) / isto é suficiente (para mim). 2 arch competente, capaz, apto. sufficient in law com valor jurídico.

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  • 40 suit

    [su:t] 1. noun
    1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) fato
    2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) fato de (banho, etc.)
    3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) processo
    4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) proposta de casamento
    5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) naipe
    2. verb
    1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) convir
    2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) ficar bem
    3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) adaptar
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    - suitor
    - suitcase
    - follow suit
    - suit down to the ground
    - suit oneself
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    [su:t] n 1 terno de roupa. 2 processo, caso jurídico, processo judicial, demanda, litígio. 3 naipe. 4 pedido (de casamento), solicitação, petição. 5 traje. 6 jogo, coleção, conjunto. 7 corte, galanteio. • vt+vi 1 vestir, fazer roupa. 2 adaptar, ajustar, acomodar. this suits my purpose / isto corresponde às minhas intenções. 3 servir para, concordar, adaptar-se para. her dress did not suit the occasion / seu vestido não era adequado para a ocasião. 4 servir, ser conveniente. will this day suit you? / este dia lhe convém? 5 combinar com. they suit each other well / eles combinam bem. 6 agradar, satisfazer. 7 prover. 8 ficar bem, cair bem (roupas). this hat suits you / este chapéu lhe fica bem. boiler suit Fashion jardineira. suiting the action to the words dito e feito. suit yourself faça como quiser. to follow suit a) acompanhar o naipe. b) fig seguir o exemplo. would it suit you if... o senhor concorda, se...

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