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1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) apanhar

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) apanhar

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) apanhar

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) entalar

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) apanhar

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar fogo

1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) apanha

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) pescaria

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) ardil

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- catching

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[kætʃ] n 1 ato de apanhar ou prender, pega. 2 presa boa. 3 captura, tomadia. 4 pesca, pescaria, safra de peixe. 5 jogador que apanha a bola. 6 jogo de apanhar a bola. 7 vantagem, proveito. 8 coisa destinada a chamar a atenção. 9 chamariz, engodo. 10 armadilha, cilada, enredo. 11 coll bom partido. 12 Hist, Mus canção em forma de cânon. 13 lingüeta, taramela. 14 Tech detentor. 15 fragmento, pedacinho. 16 dificuldade, embaraço. • vt+vi (ps and pp caught) 1 deitar a mão a, apanhar, pegar, agarrar, tomar. 2 captar, capturar. I have caught his accent / adquiri a sua pronúncia. 3 alcançar, pegar, tomar (trem). 4 conter, prender (respiração). he caught his breath / ele prendeu a respiração. 5 apreender. 6 superar, bater. 7 compreender, perceber, escutar, entender. I did not quite catch what you said / não compreendi bem o que você disse. 8 pegar de surpresa, surpreender. we were caught in the rain / fomos surpreendidos pela chuva. 9 contrair, ser contagioso, pegar (doença). I have caught a cold / apanhei resfriado. 10 enredar-se, prender-se, enganchar-se. 11 cativar, fascinar. 12 atrair (atenção). 13 iludir, enganar. • adj 1 atraente, cativante. 2 enganoso. 3 que chama a atenção. a "Catch-22" situation situação sem saída, sem solução. a great catch um bom partido, um homem desejado. catch me doing this! nunca farei isso! he caught him one sl ele lhe pregou uma. there is a catch to it há um problema, entrave. to catch a nap tirar uma soneca. to catch at esforçar-se por agarrar. to catch fire pegar fogo. to catch hold of apoderar-se de, agarrar-se a. to catch it levar um pito, ser ralhado, apanhar. to catch on 1 Amer coll compreender. 2 Amer tornar-se popular, ser largamente usado ou aprovado. to catch one in a lie apanhar alguém numa mentira. to catch one’s fancy encantar, cativar, agradar. to catch sight, to catch a glimpse ver de repente, notar repentinamente. to catch someone redhanded sl pegar alguém em flagrante. to catch the truth descobrir a verdade. to catch up 1 apanhar, levantar rápida ou avidamente. 2 alcançar, superar. 3 Amer criticar, apartear. to catch up with alcançar, emparelhar-se, não ficar para trás. you will catch your death of cold você vai acabar mal de resfriado.

1) (one of the hooked nails of an animal or bird: The cat sharpened its claws on the tree-trunk.) garra

2) (the foot of an animal or bird with hooked nails: The owl held the mouse in its claw.) garra

3) ((the pointed end of) the leg of a crab etc.) pinça

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[klɔ:] n 1 unha afiada, garra. 2 pata com unhas afiadas. 3 pinças, tesouras de caranguejo, etc. 4 coll mão. 5 Tech garra, unha de martelo. 6 arranhão. • vt+vi arranhar, ferir, rasgar, prender com garras. claw me and I’ll claw you fig olho por olho. to claw at agarrar-se a ou rasgar com as unhas ou garras. to claw off 1 livrar-se de. 2 Naut afastar-se da costa. to claw one’s way up vencer com garra.

[k'oulmaus] n Ornith espécie de chapim ( Parus ater).

1) (a pointed arrow-like weapon for throwing or shooting: a poisoned dart.) dardo

2) (a sudden and quick movement.) corrida

- darts

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[da:t] n 1 dardo, flecha, seta, azagaia, chuço. 2 pulo ou movimento súbito e brusco. 3 arremesso, lanço. 4 ferrão dos insetos. 5 picada. 6 Sewing pence ou costura para fazer assentar melhor uma roupa. • vt+vi 1 arremessar, dardejar, lançar com ímpeto. 2 correr ou mover-se rápida e bruscamente. 3 voar como a seta.

[d'ɔ:maus] n (pl dormice) arganaz: espécie de rato silvestre, parecido com o esquilo.

[fl'ikəmaus] n Zool morcego.

[fl'itəmaus] n Zool morcego.

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 have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) viver

2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) sobreviver

3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) morar

4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) viver

5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) viver

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- living-room

1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) vivo

2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) directo

3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) activo

4) (burning: a live coal.) aceso

- lively

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[laiv] adj 1 vivo. 2 ativo, esperto, aceso, pronto para agir. 3 ao vivo (transmissão). 4 carregado com eletricidade (como um fio). 5 que não explodiu ainda (como uma granada). 6 vivo, brilhante (cor). 7 fig eficaz, cheio de energia, de interesse atual. 8 em estado natural. • adv ao vivo.

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[liv] vt+vi 1 viver, existir. 2 subsistir. 3 morar, habitar. 4 ganhar a vida. she lives by sewing / ela ganha a vida costurando. 5 gozar a vida. 6 nutrir-se. to live and let live ser tolerante, cuidar da própria vida e deixar os outros em paz. to live away viver alegre e despreocupadamente. to live by/on one’s wits viver de expedientes. to live down fazer esquecer um delito por uma vida impecável. to live from hand to mouth ter apenas o suficiente para as necessidades indispensáveis à vida. to live in morar no emprego. to live it up viver à larga, viver de forma intensa. to live off viver à custa de. to live on viver de. to live out a) sobreviver. b) morar fora do emprego. to live through superar, sobreviver. to live to a great age atingir uma idade avançada. to live up to a) viver à altura de. b) cumprir o prometido, corresponder às expectativas.

noun (a hole made or used by mice.) toca

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[m'aushoul] n buraco de rato.

- palm something off on someone

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[pa:m] n 1 palma da mão. 2 palmo (medida). 3 ação de empalmar cartas, etc. 4 Naut pata de âncora. 5 pá de remo. 6 Naut repuxo. 7 superfície inferior de esqui. 8 parte larga e chata da galhada do veado, alce, etc. • vt 1 manusear. 2 empalmar, escamotear. 3 impingir, enganar. 4 tocar com a palma da mão. 5 sl subornar, peitar. 6 esconder na palma, fazer desaparecer (cartas de baralho, em mágica, etc.). to cross someone’s palm ( with silver) cobrar gorjeta, pedir dinheiro. to grease the palm of coll molhar a mão, subornar. to have an itching/ itchy palm ser ganancioso. to have someone in the palm of one’s hand ter alguém nas mãos, dominar alguém. to palm off trapacear, lograr, passar adiante por meio de fraude.

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[pa:m] n palma: 1 Bot palmeira. 2 folha de palmeira. 3 fig vitória, supremacia. to bear the palm levar a palma, ser vitorioso. to yield the palm bater em retirada.

1) ((of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws: The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.) dar patadas

2) ((of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof: The horse pawed (at) the ground.) escarvar

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[pɔ:] n 1 pata, pé de animal. 2 coll mão, manopla. 3 arch caligrafia. • vt+vi 1 manusear desajeitadamente. 2 bater com as patas, escarvar. 3 coll tocar com as mãos, especialmente de forma rude ou sexual. paws off! tire as patas daí!

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[p'itə pætə] n ruído contínuo e monótono, como da chuva.

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[pl'uərəl] n Gram plural. • adj 1 Gram plural. 2 múltiplo.

1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) ratazana

2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) patife

1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) quebrar promessas

2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) delatar

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- rat race

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[ræt] n 1 Zool rato, ratazana. 2 fig pessoa baixa, vil, desleal. 3 coll vira-casaca, desertor, trânsfuga. 4 coll fura-greve, fura parede, operário que ocupa o lugar de outro em greve ou que trabalha por salário inferior ao fixado pelo sindicato. 5 informante. 6 enchimento de cabelo para penteado. • vi 1 caçar ratos. 2 portar-se de modo baixo. 3 furar a greve ou trabalhar por salário inferior ao fixado. 4 delatar, informar. as poor as a rat pobre como um rato. a rat out sl retirada desleal ou desprezível. like a drowned rat molhado como um pinto. to smell a rat pressentir, suspeitar de uma tramóia.

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[sk'æmpə] n corrida, galope. • vi 1 correr, galopar. 2 fugir apressadamente.

1) (a type of small mouse-like animal with a long, pointed nose.) musaranho

2) (an old word for an unpleasant woman with a violent temper and sharp tongue.)

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[ʃru:] n 1 mulher briguenta, bruxa. 2 musaranho: mamífero insetívoro.

- timidly

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[t'imid] adj 1 tímido, acanhado. 2 medroso.

[t'itmaus] n (pl titmice) Ornith chapim: pássaro pequeno do gênero Parus.

1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) usar taco ou raquete

2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) bater com taco ou raquete

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- batsman

- batty