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[d'iskaunt] n desconto, abatimento, diminuição da conta, ágio. he must sell at a discount / ele tem de vender com prejuízo. the bank has suspended discounts / o banco não desconta. •

[diskount] vt+vi 1 descontar, abater, deduzir, diminuir, rebaixar. 2 pagar, receber ou trocar uma letra antes do vencimento mediante desconto. 3 não levar em conta. 4 não fazer caso, não considerar. 5 emprestar dinheiro, deduzindo os juros antecipadamente. discount off com o desconto de. to be at a discount estar sem cotação, desacreditado, malquisto. to lodge a note in a bank for discount fazer descontar um título num banco.

1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) queda

1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever

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[drɔp] n 1 gota, pingo. 2 qualquer coisa que tem forma de gota. 3 pendente, brinco, penduricalho, pingente, berloque. 4 pano de teatro. 5 queda, declive, descida, declínio. 6 dose, gole, trago. 7 partezinha, porção ínfima, bocado, pequena quantidade de líquido ou de qualquer outra coisa. 8 altura entre dois níveis, desnível. 9 descida de pára-quedas. 10 Amer ponto central de distribuição. 11 fenda por onde se colocam cartas, etc. 12 n pl gotas medicinais. 13 n pl várias espécies de balas confeitadas ou pastilhas. • vt+vi (ps, pp dropped) 1 pingar, gotejar, cair ou deixar cair gota a gota, destilar. 2 deixar cair alguma coisa, cair, pôr, colocar, deixar cair repentinamente. 3 desprender-se, soltar. 4 diminuir, baixar. 5 descer, deixar descer dum carro, etc. 6 renunciar a, desistir de, deixar, descontinuar, pôr fim a, largar, suspender, cessar, acalmar (o vento). 7 deixar escapar uma palavra, insinuar de passagem. 8 cair, chegar inesperadamente, entrar ou visitar casualmente. 9 escrever umas linhas. 10 coll perder. 11 perder terreno, recuar. 12 derrubar com um soco ou um tiro. 13 deixar de fora, suprimir. 14 sl consumir drogas por via oral. 15 dar cria. a drop in prices uma queda dos preços. a drop in the bucket uma gota de água no oceano. at the drop of a hat ao primeiro sinal, imediatamente. by drops gota a gota. drop dead! vá para o inferno! drop it! pare com isso! let’s drop it vamos esquecer esse assunto. to drop across encontrar por acaso. to drop a hint insinuar casualmente. to drop a line escrever umas linhas. to drop an acquaintance descontinuar o contato com alguém, cortar relações. to drop asleep cair no sono, adormecer. to drop astern Naut ir para trás, ficar para trás a fim de dar passagem a outro navio. to drop a subject mudar de assunto. to drop away afastar-se, diminuir gradualmente. to drop a word deixar escapar uma palavra. to drop behind 1 ficar atrás. 2 atrasar (pagamento). to drop bombs lançar bombas. to drop dead cair morto. to drop down Naut navegar rio abaixo. to drop everything abandonar tudo. to drop in/ over aparecer sem avisar, fazer uma visita informal. to drop into gear engrenar. to drop off 1 diminuir, cair. 2 coll partir, desaparecer. 3 adormecer. to drop out desligar-se, cair fora, deixar de freqüentar. to drop short não conseguir o seu intento. to drop the curtain descer o pano de boca. to get/ have the drop on 1 ter sob a mira do revólver. 2 levar a melhor, ficar em melhor posição. to have a drop too much ficar embriagado, beber demais.

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.

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[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) parar

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) parar

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) tapar

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) permanecer

1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) paragem

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) paragem

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) ponto

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registo

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) calço

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[stɔp] n 1 parada, ato de parar, interrupção, obstrução, suspensão, interrupção. 2 obstáculo, impedimento, empecilho. 3 ponto, lugar de parada, estação. 4 Mech lingüeta, trava, alavanca, ferrolho. 5 Gram ponto. 6 Mus chave, registro (de órgão), buraco, furo (de clarinete, flauta, etc.). 7 fim. 8 Phon consoante explosiva. 9 estada, demora, permanência. 10 Opt diafragma. • vt+vi 1 parar, fazer parar. 2 pôr fim a, cessar, cortar. 3 interromper, paralisar, deter, suspender, prevenir, abolir, reprimir. 4 coll deter-se, hospedar-se, alojar-se. 5 cessar, desistir, pausar. 6 tapar, fechar (buraco). 7 arrolhar, encerrar. 8 bloquear, obstruir, tapar, vedar. 9 refrear, deter. 10 desligar. 11 obturar (dente). 12 estancar (sangue), pôr fim, acabar com. 13 pontuar, fazer uso da pontuação. 14 interceptar. 15 Mus pontear, fazer pausa. 16 reter, sustar, suspender (pagamento). 17 ficar, demorar-se. 18 aparar (golfe). • interj alto! pare! a badly stopped composition uma composição mal pontuada. dead stop parada total. he stops at nothing ele não respeita nada ou ninguém, ele não tem escrúpulos. full stop Gram ponto final. pit stop a) sl parada para ir ao toalete. b) Auto parada no box. stop it! pára com isso. they came to a stop pararam. they stopped for my husband ficaram para esperar meu marido. they stopped for tea ficaram para tomar chá. to pull all the stops out remover todos os empecilhos, fazer o melhor possível para que algo aconteça. to stop at hospedar-se em, deter-se em. to stop by fazer uma visita rápida. to stop dead ou short parar de repente. to stop down Phot fechar o diafragma. to stop in a) ficar em casa. b) Amer fazer uma visita rápida. to stop in bed ficar na cama. to stop off Amer interromper a viagem. to stop on permanecer por mais tempo. to stop out a) demorar. b) ficar fora (de casa) até mais tarde. to stop over Amer parar, fazer escala. to stop up a) ficar acordado. b) impedir, bloquear. c) preencher, obturar. we put a stop to it pusemos um fim a isto. we stopped his mouth tapamos-lhe a boca, satisfizemo-lo. whistle stop sl cidade pequena, vilarejo.

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado

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[straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada.

1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) cobrar

2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) pôr na conta

3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) acusar

4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) carregar sobre

5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) correr

6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) recarregar

7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) carregar

1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) preço

2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) acusação

3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) carga

4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) carga

5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) encargo

6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) carga

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[tʃa:dʒ] n 1 carga de pólvora, carga explosiva. 2 cargo, ofício, dever, responsabilidade, obrigação. 3 cuidado, encargo, custódia. he gave his daughter into my charge / ele me confiou sua filha. I have her in my charge / estou cuidando dela. 4 pessoa ou coisa sob cuidados de alguém, protegido, afilhado. 5 ordem, incumbência, direção, comando. 6 carga, fardo. 7 instrução, exortação. 8 Jur acusação formal. the charges brought against him / as acusações apresentadas contra ele. he had to answer a charge of housebreaking / ele teve de responder a uma acusação de roubo, com arrombamento. 9 preço de venda, custo. 10 encargo financeiro, despesa, ônus. 11 ataque, assalto, carga, investida. 12 Mil sinal de ataque. 13 carga elétrica, carga de bateria, de acumulador, etc. 14 Her divisa. 15 Sport falta no jogo de futebol. 16 Com lançamento de débito. • vt+vi 1 carregar, encher, pôr carga em. 2 carregar arma de fogo, carregar bateria. 3 ordenar, encarregar, confiar, incumbir, dar comissão ou encargo. I charged him with the solemn trust / confiei-lhe o assunto sério. 4 dirigir, dar ordem ou comando. 5 acusar, incriminar. he charged the crime on her / ele a acusou do crime. he was charged with stealing / ele foi acusado de furto. 6 cobrar. he charged me 5 dollars for it / ele me cobrou 5 dólares por isto. 7 pôr preço a. 8 debitar, levar à conta de. 9 assaltar, arremeter, desferir o assalto final. 10 abastecer. 11 instruir, recomendar, exortar. 12 Sport cometer faltas no jogo de futebol. 13 fig sobrecarregar a memória de. 14 sl picada de um narcótico. at high charges a preços elevados. at his own charge por conta própria. charged up sl 1 intoxicado por narcótico. 2 agitado e nervoso. charge it to my account! ponha isto na minha conta! charge to be deducted despesas a deduzir. electrical charge carga elétrica. extra charge despesas extras. give him in charge! entregue-o à polícia! I lay that to your charge eu o acuso disto. in charge interino, encarregado. I am in charge of this house / estou encarregado ou tomando conta desta casa. no charge, free of charge grátis, gratuito. petty charges pequenas despesas. to be taken in charge ser preso. to charge for cobrar por, pôr na conta. to charge off Com considerar como prejuízo. to charge up a battery carregar a bateria. to lay the charge at one’s door culpar alguém. to take charge of tomar conta de. to the charge of him a seu débito.

1) (a person who controls boxing, football etc matches, makes sure that the rules are not broken etc: The referee sent two of the players off the field.) árbitro

2) (a person who is willing to provide a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for new job.) referência

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[refər'i:] n 1 árbitro, juiz (também Sport). 2 julgador: pessoa que aprecia, julga algo. • vt arbitrar, agir como juiz, Sport apitar uma partida (de futebol, basquetebol, voleibol, etc.).

1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) declive

1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar, largar

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever, rabiscar

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1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) agüentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) deter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter, comportar

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter(-se)

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter(-se)

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) manter comprometido

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) resistir

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) reter

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) ter lugar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) manter(-se)

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) segurar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) preensão

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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1) (a person who controls boxing, football etc matches, makes sure that the rules are not broken etc: The referee sent two of the players off the field.) árbitro

2) (a person who is willing to provide a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for new job.) abonador

1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) parar

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) impedir, deter

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) obstruir, pontear

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ficar

1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) parada, interrupção

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) parada

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) ponto

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) calço

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1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) bater

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) soar, tocar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) ocorrer

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) baixar, desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoberta, achado

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