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101 centre
['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centro2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) centro3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centro2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) centrar2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) concentrar-se -
102 climb
1. verb1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) escalar2) (to rise or ascend.) subir2. noun1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) escalada2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) subida•- climber -
103 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar, aparar5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) cabular13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, virar a cara2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte, redução2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante- cut-price - cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) impiedoso- cut and dried - cut back - cut both ways - cut a dash - cut down - cut in - cut it fine - cut no ice - cut off - cut one's losses - cut one's teeth - cut out - cut short -
104 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) arremeter2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) arremessar3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) frustrar2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) arremetida2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) borrifo, pitada3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) travessão4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) vigor•- dashing- dash off -
105 examine
[iɡ'zæmin]1) (to look at closely; to inspect closely: They examined the animal tracks and decided that they were those of a fox.) examinar2) ((of a doctor) to inspect the body of thoroughly to check for disease etc: The doctor examined the child and said she was healthy.) examinar3) (to consider carefully: The police must examine the facts.) examinar4) (to test the knowledge or ability of (students etc): She examines pupils in mathematics.) examinar5) (to question: The lawyer examined the witness in the court case.) interrogar•- examiner -
106 harsh
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107 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) mimar, fazer as vontades2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) entregar-se a3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) satisfazer uma vontade•- indulgent - indulge in -
108 low
I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) baixo2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) baixo3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) baixo4) (small: a low price.) baixo5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) fraco6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) baixo, inferior2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) baixo- lower- lowly - lowliness - low-down - lowland - lowlander - lowlands - low-lying - low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.)- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mugir -
109 penalise
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) penalizar2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) punir -
110 penalize
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) penalizar2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) punir -
111 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) escolher2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) catar3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) pegar4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) forçar2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) escolha2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) nata•- pick-up - pick and choose - pick at - pick someone's brains - pick holes in - pick off - pick on - pick out - pick someone's pocket - pick a quarrel/fight with someone - pick a quarrel/fight with - pick up - pick up speed - pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) picareta -
112 safe
I 1. [seif] adjective1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) salvo2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) seguro3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) salvo4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) seguro5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) cauteloso•- safeness- safely - safety - safeguard 2. verb(to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) salvaguardar- safety lamp - safety measures - safety-pin - safety valve - be on the safe side - safe and sound II [seif] noun(a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) cofre -
113 scribble
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114 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) sombra2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) escuro3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) olheiras4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) sombra2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) sombrear2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) seguir de perto•- shadowy- shadowiness - worn to a shadow -
115 soothe
[su:ð]1) (to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc): She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.) acalmar2) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) aplacar•- soothing- soothingly -
116 sophisticated
[sə'fistikeitid]1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) sofisticado, refinado2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) complexo, sutil3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) elaborado, complexo• -
117 squint
[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) ser estrábico2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) olhar com os olhos semicerrados2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) estrabismo2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) olhadela3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) torto -
118 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) linha, fio2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) rosca3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) fio2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) enfiar2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) abrir caminho• -
119 unaffected
1) (of (a person, his feelings etc) not moved or affected: The child seemed unaffected by his father's death.)2) ((of an arrangement etc) not altered: It has been raining heavily, but this evening's football arrangements are unaffected.) -
120 wipe
1. verb1) (to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: Would you wipe the table for me?) limpar2) (to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.) enxugar, limpar2. noun(an act of cleaning by rubbing: Give the table a wipe.) limpadela- wiper- wipe out
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