not+thin

1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino

2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) líquido

4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) fino

5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) pouco convincente

- thinly

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[θin] vt+vi 1 afinar, adelgaçar, diminuir. 2 diluir. • adj 1 fino, estreito, delgado. 2 esbelto, magro, franzino. 3 esparso, escasso, coçado. 4 leve, rarefeito, tênue. 5 pouco, espalhado. 6 líquido, fluido, ralo, fraco, aguado. 7 fraco, fino (voz). 8 raso, sem profundidade. 9 apagado, esmaecido (cor). a thin shade of blue / um tom de azul esmaecido. 10 transparente. 11 fraco, pobre, deficiente. • adv 1 finamente, delgadamente. 2 escassamente. 3 pobremente. 4 superficialmente. 5 em pequeno número (também thinly). to have thin time passar um tempo ruim, desagradável. to thin down diminuir, tornar-se mais ralo. to thin out dizimar(-se), desbastar.

1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino

2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) ralo

4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) ralo

5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) fraco

- thinly

1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grosso

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grossura

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) grossa

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) espesso

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) espesso

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) estúpido

- thickly

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[θik] n 1 grosso, parte mais grossa ou densa. 2 fig foco, centro. 3 sl pessoa tola, estúpida. • adj 1 gordo, grosso, de grossura. 2 denso, compacto. 3 abundante, numeroso. 4 cheio, coberto. the street is thick with dust / a rua está cheia de poeira. the table was thick with flies / a mesa estava coberta de moscas. 5 espesso, grosso, denso. 6 turvo. 7 coll estúpido, obtuso. • adv (também thickly) 1 densamente, espessamente. the snow fell thick / a neve caía em densos flocos. 2 intensamente, cerradamente. 3 abundantemente. the letters came thick and fast / choveram cartas. a bit thick um pouco exagerado. he is thick in the head sl ele é muito tapado. in the thick of the fight no meio da luta. through thick and thin fig por todas as dificuldades. two inches thick duas polegadas de grossura.

1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grosso, espesso

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grossura, de espessura

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) grosso, denso

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, abundante

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) cerrado

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) grosso

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) grosso

- thickly

1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) inclinar-se

2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) encostar(-se)

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- leaning

1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) magro

2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magro

3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) fraco

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- leanness

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[li:n] n inclinação. • vt+vi (ps and pp leant or leaned) 1 inclinar(-se), curvar(-se), recostar(-se). 2 apoiar(-se). 3 depender. 4 tender. to lean on a friend’s advice confiar no conselho de um amigo.

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[li:n] n carne magra. • adj 1 magro. 2 sem gordura. 3 pobre, deficiente. 4 improdutivo, escasso, insuficiente.

1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) inclinar(-se)

2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) apoiar(-se)

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- leaning

1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) magro

2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magro

3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) escasso

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- leanness

1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) belo

2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) belo

3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) bem

4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fino

5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) delicado

6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fino

7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) delicado/preciso

8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) bom

- finely

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[fain] n 1 multa, pena, penalidade. 2 Mus fim. • vt multar.

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[fain] adj (compar finer, sup finest) 1 fino, de excelente qualidade, puro. 2 belo, lindo, excelente, bom, ótimo, agradável. 3 leve, delicado. 4 claro, refinado. 5 bom, bom de saúde. 6 distinto, eminente. 7 excelente, admirável, agradável, aprazível. 8 perfeito, acabado, alinhado, correto. 9 elegante, vistoso. • interj ótimo! excelente! a fine house uma bela casa. a fine lady uma senhora distinta. a fine scholar um grande cientista. not to put too fine a point on it coll falando francamente, sem rodeios. that is all very fine but isso tudo é muito bom, mas... to cut it fine calcular com exatidão, deixar pouca margem. to fine down refinar, tornar mais exato ou preciso.

1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) esguio

2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) pequeno

- slimming

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[slim] vt+vi 1 emagrecer, adelgaçar, afinar. 2 ficar magro, delgado, fino. 3 fazer uma cura de emagrecimento. • adj 1 delgado, fino. 2 pequeno, fraco. 3 esbelta, elegante, interessante (mulher).

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) estar de pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) pôr-se de pé

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) permanecer

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) manter-se em vigor

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) encontrar-se

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) colocar

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sofrer

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) pagar

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) quiosque

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra das testemunhas

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) prestígio

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- stand-by

- stand-in

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[stænd] n 1 parada, pausa, descanso. 2 resistência, defesa. 3 lugar, posto, posição, estação, ponto. 4 plataforma, tribuna, estrado. 5 andaime, suporte, estante. 6 estande: recinto reservado a cada participante de uma exposição. 7 barraca, tenda, banca (de jornais e revistas). 8 grupo de árvores ou plantas. 9 coll loja, local de negócio. 10 Amer banco onde as testemunhas depõem. 11 arquibancada. 12 descanso, suporte. 13 pé, pedestal. • vt+vi (ps, pp stood) 1 estar em pé. 2 ter certa altura quando em pé, medir. 3 levantar, ficar em pé. 4 estar situado ou localizado, encontrar-se. 5 colocar, encostar, pôr em pé. don’t stand the umbrella against the table! / não encoste o guarda-chuva na mesa! 6 estar colocado, ocupar certo lugar ou cargo. 7 manter em certa posição. 8 sustentar. 9 estar, ser, encontrar-se. 10 continuar, permanecer, resistir, oferecer resistência. 11 tolerar, agüentar. I can’t stand him / não o posso tolerar. I can’t stand it any longer / não agüento mais isso. I can’t stand it / não tolero isso. there is no standing her stupidity / ninguém agüenta sua estupidez. 12 juntar-se, acumular-se. 13 durar. 14 sofrer, submeter-se, suportar. 15 custear, pagar. it stands me in eight dollars / coll isso me custa oito dólares. I’ll stand you a bottle / pago-lhe uma garrafa, convido-o para tomar um drinque. 16 manter um certo rumo. 17 parar, paralisar, ficar parado, estagnar. 18 valer, estar em vigor. 19 candidatar-se. he stands for Parliament / ele é candidato ao parlamento. 20 coll dar ou pagar conforme o trato. as it stands, as the case stands, as matters stand como estão as coisas, pela situação atual. and there it stands! basta! está encerrado o assunto! he stands no nonsense com ele não se brinca. he stands out like a sore thumb Amer sl ele chama a atenção (de maneira desagradável). how do we stand? como estamos? qual é a situação? it stands at that (cost) price o preço de custo é este. it stands to reason é plausível, evidente, razoável. stand off! saia de perto! vá embora! stand or fall vitória ou morte! the thermometer stands at 35° o termômetro marca 35°. the things I stand up in o que tenho no corpo (roupa). to be at a stand estar parado, estar perplexo, estar em dúvida, indeciso. to come to a stand chegar a um impasse. to make a stand parar, resistir, oferecer resistência, opor-se. to make a stand for something insistir em alguma coisa, responder por alguma coisa. to take a firm stand ocupar uma posição firme. to take one’s stand tomar posição, colocar-se. to take the stand Jur depor. to stand about ficar à toa, rodear. to stand against oferecer resistência, destacar-se de. to stand a good chance ter boas probabilidades. to stand a comparison poder enfrentar uma comparação. to stand alone estar sozinho, estar sem auxílio, estar em posição isolada. to stand aloof manter-se de lado, afastar-se. to stand aside sair ao caminho, ficar de lado. to stand at attention Mil tomar sentido. to stand back afastar-se, recuar. to stand between estar no caminho, estar no meio. to stand by estar presente, estar ao lado, assistir, estar de prontidão, manter (palavra). to stand by a thing defender uma coisa. to stand by one through thick and thin prestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude. to stand by one’s word manter sua palavra. to stand by someone assistir alguém, acudir. to stand condemned estar condenado. to stand corrected conformar-se com a pena, reconhecer seu erro. to stand down a) abdicar (em favor de outrem). b) Brit dar baixa (soldados). c) deixar o banco de testemunhas. to stand fast resistir, não ceder. to stand fire resistir à prova (suportar o fogo do inimigo). to stand first ser o primeiro, estar em primeiro lugar. to stand for a) significar, querer dizer. b) pretender. c) ter rumo para, velejar para. d) auxiliar. e) ser responsável por, representar. to stand forth mostrar-se, salientar-se. to stand from Naut vir de, ter rumo de, velejar de. to stand gaping ficar de boca aberta, boquiaberto. to stand godfather (to) ser padrinho (de). to stand good ter valor, estar válido. to stand high ter bom nome, ter boa fama. to stand in a) Naut velejar em direção à terra. b) substituir alguém (serviço). to stand in awe ter temor de. to stand in fear ter medo de. to stand in line ficar na fila. to stand in need of ter necessidade de, precisar. to stand in someone’s way estar no caminho de alguém, atrapalhar alguém, impedir alguém. to stand off ficar de lado, afastar-se, retroceder, retrair-se, recusar-se, protelar (pagamento), Naut ficar ao largo. to stand off from Naut afastar-se de. to stand on basear-se em alguma coisa, contar com alguma coisa. to stand on ceremony fazer cerimônias. to stand on end estar em pé (cabelos). to stand one’s ground manter-se, defender-se, ficar firme, não ceder. to stand on one’s dignity fazer questão da sua dignidade. to stand on one’s head ficar de ponta-cabeça, ficar de pernas para o ar. to stand one’s tackling manter seu ponto de vista. to stand on one’s right insistir em seu direito. to stand on your own two feet ser independente, ser auto-suficiente, andar com as próprias pernas. to stand out salientar-se, distinguir-se, sobressair, resistir, não ceder. to stand out for insistir em. to stand over ficar, sobrar, ficar em atraso, adiar, protelar. to stand pat Amer a) conformar-se, opor-se a mudanças. b) Game não pedir cartas, passar. to stand ready to prontificar-se, dispor-se a. to stand security dar fiança, garantir. to stand someone friend mostrar-se amigo para alguém. to stand someone up faltar a um encontro. to stand something on its head mudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar. to stand still imobilizar-se, ficar parado. to stand the test (ou a trial) passar a prova. to stand to a) permanecer, manter. b) aderir a. c) apoiar, defender. she stood to him / ela o defendeu. to stand trial ser submetido a julgamento. to stand up a) levantar-se. b) Amer decepcionar, abandonar, deixar na mão. to stand up against levantar-se contra, rebelar-se, lutar contra. to stand up for defender, apoiar, tomar o partido de. to stand upon insistir em, basear-se em. to stand upon one’s guard tomar cuidado, precaver-se. to stand up to encarar, enfrentar. to stand well with dar-se bem com, ter amizade com. what stand do you take? qual é a sua opinião?

1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) esbelto

2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) fraco, escasso

- slimming

1) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) fino

2) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) frágil

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[fl'imzi] n 1 papel fino, papel de cópia. 2 reportagem ou noticiário escrito sobre papel de cópia. 3 sl nota de banco. • adj 1 franzino, delgado, débil, frágil, inconsistente. 2 insincero, insensato. 3 fútil, frívolo, insignificante, trivial, superficial.

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) conhecer

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conhecer

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conhecer

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconhecer

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- knowing

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[nou] n conhecimento, informação reservada. • vt (ps knew, pp known) 1 saber, conhecer, entender. he knows all the answers / ele tem resposta para tudo. she knows him by sight / ela o conhece de vista. I came to know it by chance / fiquei sabendo por acaso. he knows how to paint / ele sabe pintar. 2 reconhecer, indentificar ( for como). I should know him anywhere / eu o reconheceria em qualquer lugar. 3 estar ciente, estar informado. please let me know your arrival / queira por favor informar-me da sua chegada. 4 ter a certeza. I know her to be my friend / tenho certeza de sua amizade. 5 estar relacionado, conhecer pessoalmente. she knows him / ela o conhece. I have known him for three weeks / conheço-o há três semanas. 6 estar habilitado, ter experiência, ser hábil, destro. 7 distinguir ( from de). you can’t know him from his brother / você não pode distingui-lo do seu irmão. 8 Bib arch conhecer, ter relações sexuais com. for all I know que eu saiba. he is in the know ele está a par de. he knows better than to betray her ele não é tão estúpido para traí-la. he knows his own mind ele sabe o que quer. he knows it by heart ele sabe de cor. I know better than that não caio nessa. known as conhecido pelo nome de. make it known torne público. not that I know não que eu saiba. to know how many beans make five saber com quantos paus se faz uma canoa. to know oneself conhecer a si mesmo. to know the ropes a) entender do assunto. b) conhecer em detalhes. well, what do you know? a) Amer sabe lá!, vai saber! b) quais são as novidades? you never know coll talvez, quem sabe? you know é ou não é?, você sabe. you know best você é quem sabe.

adjective (thin, tall and not elegant: He is tall and lanky.) magricela

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[l'æŋki] adj 1 magricela, desengonçado. 2 escorrido (cabelo). 3 fraco, frouxo.

1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) tronco

2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) baú

3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) tromba

4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) tronco

5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) mala

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- trunks

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[tr∧ŋk] n 1 tronco de árvore. 2 baú, mala de viagem. 3 tronco, corpo (sem os membros). 4 parte principal. 5 linha tronco (de telefone, de estrada de ferro). 6 tromba de elefante. 7 Amer porta-malas (carro). 8 trunks calção de banho, sunga. • adj 1 principal. 2 relativo ao tronco. bathing trunk calção de banho masculino.

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[tr'∧ŋk] n Comp 1 cabo. 2 linha comum, condutor comum.

1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) ótimo

2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) lindo

3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) bem

4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fino

5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) requintado

6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fino

7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) sutil

8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) ótimo

- finely

1) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) leve

2) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) frágil

adjective (thin, tall and not elegant: He is tall and lanky.) magricela

1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) tronco

2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) baú

3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) tromba

4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) tronco

5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) porta-malas

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- trunks