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1 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) geleia- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) bloquear2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) entalar3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) emperrar4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) interferir2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) engarrafamento2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) aperto•- jam on* * *jam1[dʒæm] n 1 esmagamento. 2 aperto, acotovelamento, aglomeração de gente. 3 congestionamento (de tráfego). 4 emperramento, desarranjo. 5 situação difícil ou perigosa. 6 estorvo, obstrução. 7 sl cocaína. 8 Comp aglomeração, congestionamento: acúmulo imprevisto de cartões ou de qualquer outro meio de entrada. • vt+vi 1 apertar(-se), comprimir(-se), apinhar(-se). they jam into the elevator / eles superlotam o elevador. 2 esmagar. 3 machucar. 4 empurrar, impelir. 5 fechar, tapar, entupir, bloquear, obstruir. 6 emperrar. this door jams / esta porta emperra. 7 Radio perturbar a transmissão. 8 Amer sl apresentar música popular avivada com improvisação. 9 Amer sl copular. jammed up interrompido, bloqueado, congestionado. to be in a jam estar em apuros. to jam on the brakes frear de repente. traffic jam impedimento, congestionamento, bloqueamento ou interrupção do tráfego.————————jam2[dʒæm] n Cook geléia de frutas. • vt transformar em geléia, espalhar geléia. to want jam on it coll esperar ou querer demais. -
2 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) geléia- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) apinhado2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) espremer3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) emperrar4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) causar interferência2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) engarrafamento2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) enrascada•- jam on -
3 embroil
[im'brəil](to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) envolver* * *em.broil[imbr'6il] vt 1 envolver numa briga, enredar. 2 embaraçar, confundir. -
4 predicament
[pri'dikəmənt](an unfortunate or difficult situation.) dilema* * *pre.dic.a.ment[prid'ikəmənt] n situação desagradável ou difícil, apuro. in a pretty predicament num apuro tremendo. -
5 face up to
(to meet or accept boldly: She faced up to her difficult situation.) aceitar/enfrentar -
6 leave in the lurch
(to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help.) deixar alguém em apuros -
7 embroil
[im'brəil](to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) envolver -
8 face up to
(to meet or accept boldly: She faced up to her difficult situation.) enfrentar -
9 leave in the lurch
(to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help.) deixar em apuros -
10 predicament
[pri'dikəmənt](an unfortunate or difficult situation.) situação difícil -
11 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) complicação2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) complicação* * *com.pli.ca.tion[kɔmplik'eiʃən] n 1 complicação, confusão. 2 embaraço, dificuldade. 3 Med complicação, doença secundária. 4 enredamento. -
12 nasty
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) desagradável2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) desagradável3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) mau4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) desagradável5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) feio6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) difícil•- nastily- nastiness* * *nas.ty[n'a:sti, n'æsti] adj 1 sórdido, torpe, vil. 2 desagradável, horrível. 3 indecente, repelente. 4 vexatório, odioso. don’t be nasty não seja malcriado. -
13 proposition
[propə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a proposal or suggestion.) proposta2) (a thing or situation that must be done or dealt with: a difficult proposition.) problema2. verb(to propose to someone to have sex together: He was propositioned by a prostitute.)* * *prop.o.si.tion[prɔpəz'iʃən] n 1 proposição: a) proposta, oferta, oferecimento. b) moção. c) afirmação. d) Log sentença, máxima. e) Math teorema. f) Math problema. g) Rhet ponto a ser debatido ou sustentado. 2 Amer projeto, plano. 3 Amer coll caso, assunto, negócio, empreendimento. 4 Amer coll artigo, mercadoria. 5 Amer coll freguês, indivíduo. 6 Mus enunciação de um tema, tema de uma fuga. 7 sl proposta indecorosa. • vt fazer uma proposta indecorosa. -
14 quandary
['kwondəri]plural - quandaries; noun(a state of uncertainty; a situation in which it is difficult to decide what to do.) incerteza* * *quan.da.ry[kw'ɔndəri] n dúvida, dilema. -
15 relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) relatar2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) relacionado com3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) relacionar-se com•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) relativo2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) relativo•* * *re.late[ril'eit] vt+vi 1 relatar, contar, narrar (to a). 2 referir, dizer respeito (to a). 3 ter referência, ter relação. 4 ligar(-se), unir(-se). to relate to relacionar(-se) com. -
16 sticky
1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) pegajoso2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) difícil* * *stick.y[st'iki] adj 1 grudento, pegajoso, viscoso, adesivo. 2 gomado. 3 úmido, abafado (tempo). 4 fig desastrado, desajeitado, confuso. to come/ meet a sticky end ter um mau fim, ser assassinado, passar por desgraça. -
17 ticklish
1) (easily made to laugh when tickled: Are you ticklish?) que tem cócegas2) (not easy to manage; difficult: a ticklish problem/situation.) delicado* * *tick.lish[t'ikliʃ] adj 1 coceguento, sensível a cócegas. 2 sensível, melindroso. 3 crítico. 4 instável, precário. -
18 tricky
adjective (difficult: a tricky problem/job; a tricky person to deal with.)* * *trick.y[tr'iki] adj 1 cheio de truques, enganador. 2 esperto, malandro. 3 traiçoeiro, complicado, manhoso. a tricky situation uma situação delicada, difícil. -
19 a tight corner/spot
(a difficult position or situation: His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot.) entre a espada e a parede -
20 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) controlar a situação
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