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  • 61 reserve

    [rə'zə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservar
    2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservar
    2. noun
    1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserva
    2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reserva
    3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) reserva
    4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reserva
    - reserved
    - have
    - keep in reserve
    * * *
    re.serve
    [riz'ə:v] n 1 Com, Mil reserva. 2 restrição, ressalva. 3 circunspeção, discrição. 4 estoque. 5 área reservada. 6 reserves Econ reservas, lastro. • vt 1 reservar, guardar. 2 reter, conservar. 3 apartar, excluir, excetuar. 4 pôr de parte, destinar. cash reserve reserva monetária. in reserve em reserva. reserve fund fundo de reserva. to reserve the right to reservar-se o direito de. without reserve sem reserva (venda), incondicionalmente. with reserve com restrições.

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  • 62 yet

    [jet] 1. adverb
    1) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) ainda
    2) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) ainda
    3) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.) ainda
    2. conjunction
    (but; however: He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him.) contudo
    * * *
    [jet] adv 1 ainda. 2 até agora, até o momento, por ora. 3 já, agora. 4 também. 5 outra vez, de novo, novamente. 6 demais, além. 7 ainda mais. 8 mesmo. • conj contudo, mas, não obstante, porém, no entanto. as yet até agora. have you done yet? você já acabou? nor yet tampouco. not just yet não justamente agora. not yet ainda não. yet again outra vez, novamente. yet a moment só mais um momento. yet more ainda mais. yet why? mas por quê? you will rue it yet! você ainda se arrependerá!

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  • 63 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ir
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) passar
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) ser dado, ser vendido
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) ir
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ir
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) ser demolido
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) decorrer
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) partir
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) sumir
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ir
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) ir-se
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) funcionar
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) tornar-se
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) ter, ser
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) guardar-se
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) passar
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) ser gasto
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) valer
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) fazer
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) ser
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) dar certo
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tentativa
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) energia
    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) operante
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) corrente
    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) permissão para prosseguir
    - going-over - goings-on - no-go - all go - be going on for - be going on - be going strong - from the word go - get going - give the go-by - go about - go after - go against - go along - go along with - go around - go around with - go at - go back - go back on - go by - go down - go far - go for - go in - go in for - go into - go off - go on - go on at - go out - go over - go round - go slow - go steady - go through - go through with - go too far - go towards - go up - go up in smoke/flames - go with - go without - keep going - make a go of something - make a go - on the go

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  • 64 informal

    [in'fo:ml]
    1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) informal
    2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) informal
    - informally

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  • 65 reserve

    [rə'zə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservar
    2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservar
    2. noun
    1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserva
    2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reserva
    3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) reserva
    4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reservista
    - reserved - have - keep in reserve

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  • 66 himself

    1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a male person or animal is the object of an action he performs: He kicked himself; He looked at himself in the mirror.) si próprio
    2) (used to emphasize he, him or the name of a male person or animal: John himself played no part in this.) o próprio
    3) (without help etc: He did it himself.) sozinho
    * * *
    him.self
    [hims'elf] pron ele mesmo, se, si mesmo. he is not quite himself / ele não está bem, ele está fora de si. by himself / sozinho, só. he came to himself / ele voltou a si.

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  • 67 horse

    [ho:s]
    1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) cavalo
    2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) cavalo-de-arção
    - horsefly
    - horsehair
    - horseman
    - horsemanship
    - horseplay
    - horsepower
    - horseshoe
    - on horseback
    - straight from the horse's mouth
    - from the horse's mouth
    * * *
    [hɔ:s] n 1 cavalo. 2 garanhão. 3 cavalaria. 4 cavalete: suporte de madeira, para exercícios e ginástica. 5 sl mil dólares. 6 sl heroína (droga). • vi 1 equipar com cavalo. 2 montar a cavalo. 3 levar ou ser levado à garupa. 4 coll arreliar, vexar. 5 sl trabalhar duramente. • adj 1 relativo a cavalo, cavalar. 2 montado. from the horse’s mouth de fonte segura. he works like a horse ele é muito trabalhador. I’ll win the horse or lose the saddle tudo ou nada. pommel horse cavalo de ginástica. that’s a horse of another color isso é coisa bem diferente. to flog a willing horse arrombar portas abertas. to horse! a cavalo! to horse around (ou about) coll fazer ou perder tempo com brincadeira estúpida. to put the cart before the horse colocar o carro diante dos bois. wild horses shall not drag it from me por nada deste mundo eu revelaria isso.

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  • 68 man

    [mæn] 1. plural - men; noun
    1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) homem
    2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) homem
    3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) homem
    4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) homem
    5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldado
    6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) peça
    2. verb
    (to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) guarnecer
    - - man
    - manhood
    - mankind
    - manly
    - manliness
    - manned
    - man-eating
    - man-eater
    - manhandle
    - manhole
    - man-made
    - manpower
    - manservant
    - mansized
    - mansize
    - manslaughter
    - menfolk
    - menswear
    - as one man
    - the man in the street
    - man of letters
    - man of the world
    - man to man
    - to a man
    * * *
    man1
    [mæn] n (pl men) 1 homem, varão. 2 ser humano. 3 gênero humano. 4 pessoa, indivíduo. 5 policial. 6 marido. 7 amante, namorado. 8 peão (no jogo de xadrez). • vt 1 guarnecer de soldado. 2 equipar com homens. • interj nossa! (para expressar surpresa, contentamento ou para enfatizar algo). a Cambridge man um homem que estudou na universidade de Cambridge. every man for himself cada um por si. man alive interj caramba. man in the street homem comum. man of genius gênio. man of letters a) escritor. b) letrado, homem de letras, literato. man of property homem rico. man of the world homem do mundo: homem vivido, experiente. medical man médico. to a man a) para todos, sem exceção. b) unanimemente. to the last man até o último homem.
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    man2
    abbr manual (manual).

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  • 69 mark

    1. noun
    1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)
    2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)
    3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)
    4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)
    5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)
    6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)
    2. verb
    1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)
    2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)
    3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)
    4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)
    5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)
    - markedly
    - marker
    - marksman
    - marksmanship
    - leave/make one's mark
    - mark out
    - mark time
    * * *
    mark1
    [ma:k] n 1 marca, sinal. 2 símbolo. 3 alvo, mira. 4 escopo, fim, meta. 5 signo. 6 nota escolar. 7 cruz (valendo como assinatura). 8 sintomas. 9 fronteira, limite. 10 rótulo (que indica qualidade ou preço). 11 lugar de saída, partida de uma competição esportiva. • vt+vi 1 marcar, assinalar. 2 distinguir. 3 indicar, designar. 4 selecionar, escolher. 5 prestar atenção, observar, notar. 6 caracterizar, representar. 7 anotar (pontos em jogos como futebol, etc.). 8 tomar nota. 9 observar criticamente. below the mark, not up to the mark abaixo de um dado índice. beside/ wide of the mark alheio ao assunto. man of mark homem ilustre ou famoso. mark my words! ouça o que lhe digo! to feel up to the mark estar em forma. to hit the mark acertar o alvo. to mark out estacar (para construções). to mark with a hot iron a) marcar com ferro em brasa. b) fig estigmatizar, condenar. to toe the mark cumprir o dever.
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    mark2
    [ma:k] n marco: unidade monetária da Alemanha.

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  • 70 might

    I
    (-)
    1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) ser capaz de
    2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) poder
    3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) podia
    - might have
    - I might have known
    II
    (power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) força
    - mightily
    - mightiness
    * * *
    [m'ait] n força, poder. • v ps of may (poder). with might and main com toda a força.

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  • 71 myself

    1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker or writer is the object of an action he or she performs: I cut myself while shaving; I looked at myself in the mirror.) mim próprio
    2) (used to emphasize I, me or the name of the speaker or writer: I myself can't tell you, but my friend will; I don't intend to go myself.) eu próprio
    * * *
    my.self
    [mais'elf] pron 1 eu mesmo. I did it myself / eu mesmo o fiz. I am not quite myself / eu não estou, não me sinto muito bem. I myself will go / eu mesmo irei pessoalmente. 2 a mim mesmo. I hurt myself / eu me machuquei.

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  • 72 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) rua
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) hábito
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) caminho
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) de longe
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means
    * * *
    [wei] n 1 modo, estilo, maneira. 2 jeito, feitio, forma. she will never get it done that way / ela nunca conseguirá fazê-lo desta forma. 3 método, meio. 4 ponto, particular, detalhe, aspecto. 5 direção, lado. 6 distância, trajeto. 7 rumo, curso. they each went their different ways / cada qual tomou o seu caminho. 8 caminho, atalho, vereda, trilha, rua, via, estrada. we asked our way / perguntamos o caminho. 9 lugar. 10 hábito, costume, modo, peculiaridade (também ways). 11 vontade, desejo. 12 coll condição, estado. 13 movimento, progresso, marcha. 14 porte, comportamento, conduta. • adv embora, longe. a good way uma boa distância. a great/ long way off a grande distância daqui, de longe. all the way a) inteiramente. b) todo o caminho. c) durante todo o tempo. any way you please de qualquer forma que queira. a way out uma saída. by the same way pelo mesmo caminho. by the way a) de passagem, a caminho. b) a propósito. by way of a) via. b) em vez, como. c) a fim de. by way of excuse como desculpa. by way of jest por brincadeira. covered way passagem coberta. from way back de muito tempo, antigo. half the way a meio caminho, meio. he is in my way ele está no meu caminho, está me atrapalhando. he made the best of his way (to) ele seguiu o mais depressa que pôde (para). he mended his ways ele melhorou, corrigiu-se. her mild ways seus modos suaves, meigos. he works his way Amer ele progride pelo próprio esforço. how did she get that way? como foi possível ela ficar assim? if you had your own way se tudo fosse como você quer. in a family way de modo familiar, não cerimonioso. in a way de certo modo. in the way of business em matéria de negócios. I paved the way for him fig preparei o caminho para ele. I put/ threw it in his way fi-lo chegar a suas mãos. I set out on my way parti, pus-me a caminho. it is in your way é seu campo, de sua alçada. it is out of my way a) isto não é meu campo, disso eu não entendo. b) não é de minha alçada. he went out of his way (to do) / ele se deu ao trabalho, ele teve a gentileza (de fazer). it pays its way vale a pena. it will go a great way toward contribuirá grandemente. I was just up her way sl eu estive justamente perto dela. not by a long way, no way de forma alguma, de jeito nenhum. once in a way uma vez, excepcionalmente. one way uma direção. one way or the other por um meio ou por outro, de um jeito ou de outro. one-way street Traffic via de uma só mão, direção única. on our way through em nosso caminho por. on the way out tornar-se impopular. on the way (to) a caminho (para). out of the way a) fora do caminho. b) fig que despista, desvia. c) extraordinário, fora do comum. d) na prisão. e) morto. they put him out of the way / eles afastaram-no, liquidaram-no (mataram-no). put him in the way of doing it dê-lhe a oportunidade de fazê-lo. right of the way a) direito de passagem, servidão. b) Traffic preferência, direito de tomar a frente. that is always the way with him é sempre assim com ele. the hard way sl por esforço próprio. the Milky Way a Via-Láctea. the other way about/ round ao contrário. the way of the world o caminho da vida (ou do mundo). the ways of war as peculiaridades da guerra. they begged their way eles passaram mendigando. they pay their way eles não têm dívidas. they put him in the way of success eles contribuíram para o seu êxito. this way! por aqui! to be in the family way estar grávida, esperando bebê. to get one’s (own) way obter, ganhar, fazer do próprio jeito, como quer. I got it my own way / fiz do meu jeito, fiz como queria. to give way a) dar passagem. b) dar vazão. c) ceder. they gave way / eles cederam, recuaram. to give way to a) sucumbir. b) dar prioridade a. to go all the way with concordar plenamente com. to go one’s way partir. to go one’s (own) way agir independentemente. to go out of the way a) dar(-se) ao trabalho de. b) fazer muito esforço para realizar algo. to go someone’s way favorecer alguém. to go the way of all flesh morrer. to go under way a) pôr-se em marcha, partir. b) fig estar em andamento. to have a way with saber lidar com, ter jeito. to have it both ways jogar dos dois lados. to have it one’s (own) way fazer, pensar do jeito que agrada a si próprio. let him have it his own way / deixe-o fazer o que ele quer. to have one’s way conseguir o que quer. to have way Naut estar em movimento. to look the other way a) desviar o olhar. b) não perceber. to lose one’s way perder-se, perder o caminho. he lost his way / ele perdeu-se, perdeu o caminho. to make one’s way a) ir para a frente, continuar (com dificuldade). b) progredir, alcançar o sucesso. they made their way / fig eles abriram o seu caminho, venceram. to make way a) dar lugar a. I made way for him / eu dei lugar a ele. b) progredir. she made way / ela venceu, progrediu. to set in one’s ways apegar-se a velhos hábitos. under way. a) a caminho, em marcha. b) fig em andamento. way off muito longe. Way of the Cross via-sacra. way up bem alto. we did/ had it all our own way fizemos o que queríamos. we took our way nós partimos. where there’s a will, there’s a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. which way? por onde? which way did they go? / para/por onde foram eles?

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  • 73 by

    1. preposition
    1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) perto de
    2) (past: going by the house.) perto de
    3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por
    4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por
    5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por, através de
    6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por
    7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) até
    8) (during the time of.) durante
    9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) em, de
    10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por
    11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) por
    12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de
    2. adverb
    1) (near: They stood by and watched.) por perto
    2) (past: A dog ran by.) por aqui
    3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de lado
    - bypass 3. verb
    (to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) desviar
    - bystander - by and by - by and large - by oneself - by the way

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  • 74 man

    [mæn] 1. plural - men; noun
    1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) homem
    2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) homem
    3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) homem
    4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) cara
    5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldado
    6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) peça
    2. verb
    (to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) guarnecer
    - - man
    - manhood - mankind - manly - manliness - manned - man-eating - man-eater - manhandle - manhole - man-made - manpower - manservant - mansized - mansize - manslaughter - menfolk - menswear - as one man - the man in the street - man of letters - man of the world - man to man - to a man

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  • 75 might

    I
    (-)
    1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) seria possível que
    2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) poder
    3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) bem poderia
    - might have - I might have known II
    (power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) força
    - mightily - mightiness

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  • 76 such

    1. adjective
    1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal, assim
    2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tão
    3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tal
    4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tão
    2. pronoun
    (such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) o que, tal
    - such-and-such - such as it is

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  • 77 then

    [ðen] 1. adverb
    1) (at that time in the past or future: I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then.) então
    2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) então
    3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) então, depois
    4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) então
    5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) então
    6) (also; in addition: I have two brothers, and then I have a cousin in America.) além disso
    2. conjunction
    (in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) então
    3. adjective
    (at that time (in the past): the then Prime Minister.) então

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  • 78 alley

    ['æli]
    1) ((often alleyway) a narrow street in a city etc (usually not wide enough for vehicles).) viela
    2) (a long narrow area used for the games of bowling or skittles: a bowling alley.) pista
    * * *
    al.ley1
    ['æli] n 1 Amer aléia, ruela, viela, beco. 2 passagem entre árvores e arbustos num jardim, alameda. 3 cancha ou campo para jogo de bola. blind alley beco sem saída. that’s not my alley! isto não me toca!
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    al.ley2
    ['æli] n bolinha de gude.

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  • 79 but

    1. conjunction
    (used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) mas
    2. preposition
    (except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) senão
    * * *
    [b∧t] n objeção, restrição. • conj 1 mas, porém. 2 não obstante, embora. 3 de que. 4 que. 5 mesmo que. 6 que não. 7 todavia, entretanto. 8 senão. • prep com exceção de, exceto, salvo, a não ser, menos. everybody was present but Paul / todos estavam presentes, menos Paulo. nothing more remains but to go / não resta outra coisa a não ser ir embora. they all excused themselves but him / todos se desculparam, menos ele. • adv somente, meramente, apenas. it is but a trifle / é apenas uma bagatela. all but aproximadamente, quase. but for all that apesar disso. but for my good health I should have died não fosse minha boa saúde teria morrido. but then entretanto, no entanto. it never rains but it pours quando chove, chove muito. no doctor but a very inexperienced one somente um médico de pouca experiência. no one but tries ninguém que não experimente. nothing but misfortunes nada além de infortúnios. not only poor but also ill não somente pobre mas também doente, além de pobre doente. the last but one o penúltimo.

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  • 80 devious

    ['di:viəs]
    (not direct; not straightforward: We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted.) tortuoso
    - deviousness
    * * *
    de.vi.ous
    [d'i:viəs] adj 1 divergente, desviado, apartado, afastado, desencaminhado. 2 vagante, errante. 3 tortuoso. 4 fig desencaminhado, errôneo, não franco, não honesto.

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