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  • 1 worker

    1) (a person who works or who is employed in an office, a factory etc: office-workers; car-workers.) trabalhador
    2) (a manual worker rather than an office-worker etc.) trabalhador
    3) (a person who works (hard etc): He's a slow/hard worker.) trabalhador
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    work.er
    [w'əkə] n 1 trabalhador, operário, obreiro, artesão. 2 Zool abelha ou formiga obreira. social worker assistente social.

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  • 2 associate

    1. [ə'səusieit] verb
    1) (to connect in the mind: He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.) associar
    2) ((usually with with) to join (with someone) in friendship or work: They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours.) dar-se
    2. [-et] adjective
    1) (having a lower position or rank: an associate professor.) associado
    2) (joined or connected: associate organizations.) associado
    3. noun
    (a colleague or partner; a companion.) sócio
    - in association with
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    as.so.ci.ate
    [əs'ouʃiit] n 1 sócio, companheiro, camarada, amigo. 2 associado: membro de uma sociedade que não goza de todos os direitos e privilégios. • [əs'ouʃieit] vt 1 raciocinar, argumentar mentalmente, associar idéias. 2 associar-se, unir-se, ligar-se, participar. 3 combinar, juntar. 4 emparceirar-se, confederar-se. 5 andar em companhia, cercar-se de, fazer companhia, freqüentar. • [əs'ouʃiit] adj 1 associado, confederado, aliado. 2 concomitante, que acompanha. 3 admitido para uma sociedade sem gozar os plenos direitos de sócio. to associate oneself with a thing associar-se a uma coisa.

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  • 3 hustle

    1. verb
    1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) empurrar
    2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) pressionar
    3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.)
    4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.)
    5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.)
    2. noun
    (quick and busy activity.) actividade
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    hus.tle
    [h'∧səl] n 1 situação ou sentimento de excitação, atividade ou confusão. 2 pressa. 3 diligência, atividade. 4 energia, ambição. • vt+vi 1 apressar. 2 empurrar(-se), acotovelar(-se). 3 forçar. 4 ser muito ativo, diligente. 5 sl ganhar dinheiro por meios desonestos. the hustle and bustle a grande atividade. they hustled it through eles conseguiram seu intento.

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  • 4 resign

    1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) demitir-se
    2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) resignar-se
    - resigned
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    re.sign
    [riz'ain] vt+vi 1 resignar-se, renunciar. 2 conformar-se, submeter-se. 3 demitir-se. 4 Chess abandonar. to resign from office demitir-se de seu cargo. to resign to the will of God submeter-se à vontade de Deus.

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  • 5 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) correr
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) andar
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) correr
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) trabalhar
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) gerir
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) correr
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) circular
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) durar
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) conduzir
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) espalhar-se
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) levar
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passar
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) ficar
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) corrida
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) passeio
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) período
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) malha caída
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) uso
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) ponto
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) cercado
    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) consecutivos
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild
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    [r∧n] n 1 corrida, carreira. 2 tempo ou porção determinada de trabalho, movimento, operação, série. 3 tempo ou quantidade de líquido escorrido, escoamento, fluxo, descarga. 4 passeio, viagem curta, giro, jornada, viagem, volta. 5 ponto no beisebol ou no críquete. 6 período, temporada, continuação, duração. 7 sucessão de exibições teatrais ou cinematográficas, série de representações. 8 correr (dos dias), marcha, curso (dos acontecimentos). 9 Com grande procura, corrida aos bancos. 10 Mus rápida sucessão de notas, escala. 11 liberdade de percorrer ou fazer uso de. 12 porção, cardume (de peixes), bando. 13 viveiro, lugar reservado para animais, pasto. 14 desfiadura ou desfiado, especialmente de meia. 15 corrente d’água, córrego. 16 tipo, classe. 17 passagem ou migração periódica. 18 curso, caminho ou passagem regular de animais, batida de caça. 19 Min direção, inclinação. 20 fio (de discurso). 21 percurso, trajeto. 22 pista inclinada (de esqui, etc.). 23 sucessão, série, seqüência. the run at the hills is to the west / as montanhas se estendem para o oeste. 24 tendência, orientação, direção geral. 25 Typogr tiragem. • vt+vi (ps ran, pp run) 1 correr. 2 apressar. 3 fugir, escapar. they ran for their lives / fugiram, deram aos calcanhares, deram às de vila-diogo, correram a mais não poder. 4 fazer correr, mover ou andar. 5 seguir, ir. let things run their course / deixe as coisas tomarem seu rumo. his talents do not run that way / os talentos dele não vão por esse lado. 6 fazer percurso ou trajeto. 7 perseguir, dar caça a. 8 passar ou fazer passar (o tempo). 9 pesquisar, procurar a fonte de. 10 estender-se, prolongar-se (ruas, estradas). our garden runs east / nosso jardim estende-se para o leste. 11 enfiar, espetar, penetrar, atravessar. 12 desbotar, misturar-se confusamente (tintas). 13 ter duração de, durar, continuar. school runs from eight to twelve / as aulas duram das oito às doze horas. 14 ter força legal, vigorar, ser válido. 15 conduzir, guiar, transportar. 16 ter forma, qualidade ou caráter específico. 17 participar de uma corrida, disputar, competir. 18 Amer ser candidato à eleição. 19 expor-se a, incorrer em, sofrer. 20 funcionar, operar, trabalhar. 21 fazer operar ou funcionar (uma máquina), estar em ação ou operação. 22 estar em cartaz, continuar sendo exibido ou apresentado (filme, peça teatral, etc.). 23 conduzir, dirigir (negócios). 24 seguir em cardumes (de peixes), principalmente para desova. 25 coser (em direção contínua). 26 romper, passar (bloqueio). 27 contrabandear. 28 publicar (periodicamente). 29 liquidificar, derreter. 30 moldar derretendo. 31 andar a passo rápido, galopar (cavalo). 32 fazer, executar. 33 mover-se sobre ou como sobre rodas, revolver, girar, virar. 34 fluir, escorrer, vazar, gotejar, supurar. 35 espalhar rapidamente, circular, correr. 36 ter origem em, remontar. 37 prosseguir, continuar. 38 tender, inclinar-se (to, towards para). 39 ser corrente, estar em voga. 40 desfiar, correr o fio. 41 Comp rodar, executar. 42 deixar acumular (dívida, conta). 43 custar. 44 levar, deixar, ficar. 45 ocorrer com freqüência. a day’s run Naut singradura. a heavy sea was running o mar estava agitado. a run for one’s money competição, concorrência dura. a run of bad fortune série de infortúnios, corrente de azar. a run of bad luck um período de infelicidade, uma maré de azar. a run of two months Theat exibição de dois meses. at a run correndo. by the run Naut por viagem. don’t run away with the idea that não pense que. feelings run high os ânimos estão exaltados. he ran himself out / ele esgotou-se (correndo). he ran his pen through the line / ele cancelou a linha. he ran with rain ele estava encharcado. his words ran in my head suas palavras não me saíram da cabeça. how your tongue runs! coll como você fala! que tagarela! I am run down estou esgotado. in the long run no final das contas, com o correr do tempo, a longo prazo. in the short run a curto prazo. it has a great run Com tem boa saída. on the run a) na correria, correndo, sempre em atividade. b) coll fugindo. run of office gestão. she ran with tears ela desfez-se em lágrimas. the common run, the ordinary run a maioria, o tipo comum. the general run of girls as moças de um modo geral. the general run of things a tendência geral. the runs diarréia. the ship ran upon a rock / o navio chocou-se contra um rochedo. this year the apples ran big este ano as maçãs ficaram grandes. thus runs the order a ordem é essa. to be run out of town ser expulso da cidade. to enjoy a long run ter longa exibição. to go for a run dar um passeio. to have a run for one’s money tirar bom proveito de seu dinheiro. to have the run of the garden ter livre acesso ao jardim. to have the run of the place ser o senhor na casa. to run about a) andar de um lado para outro. b) correr para cá e para lá. to run across a) encontrar por acaso. b) atravessar correndo. to run after perseguir, procurar obter ou alcançar, correr atrás. to run against a) chocar, abalroar, colidir. b) precipitar-se, opor-se a, ser contrário a, ser rival de. c) Sport competir com. to run ahead a) levar vantagem. b) adiantar-se, correr na frente. to run along a) seguir margeando ou ao longo de. b) ir-se. to run a match participar de um jogo. to run amuck, amok sair do controle, ter acesso de fúria. to run a race disputar uma corrida. to run a risk correr um risco. to run ashore encalhar, parar. to run at atacar, atirar-se sobre. to run a temperature ficar com febre. to run away fugir, esquivar-se ( from de). to run away with a) fazer perder o controle. b) roubar. c) fugir com. d) ganhar, vencer com facilidade. e) absorver, consumir. to run back voltar, retroceder. to run before the sea Naut correr com o mar. to run before the wind Naut correr com o vento. to run by correr, passar por. to run cold gelar. my blood ran cold / meu sangue gelou. to run counter to ser oposto a, correr em sentido oposto a. to run deep ser fundo. to run down a) parar por falta de corda (relógio). b) enfraquecer, cansar. c) perseguir até pegar, alcançar. d) criticar, ofender com palavras, menosprezar, depreciar. e) Naut chocar-se e derrubar ou afundar. f) abalroar, atropelar. g) derrubar. h) decair, deteriorar. i) escorrer, refluir. to run down the coast navegar ao longo da costa. to run dry a) secar. b) esgotar-se. to run for a) esforçar-se por. b) correr. c) candidatar-se a. to run for it fugir, pôr-se a salvo. to run for one’s life correr para salvar a vida. to run foul/ afoul of a) chocar. b) entrar em conflito com. c) misturar-se desordenadamente. to run from fugir de, escapar de. to run hard close seguir de perto (numa competição). to run high enfurecer-se, esbravejar, irar-se. to run in a) correr para dentro. b) fazer uma breve visita a. c) coll prender, pôr no xadrez. d) enfiar, fazer passar. e) inserir, acrescentar (palavras). f) amaciar (motor). to run in the blood estar no sangue. to run into a) entrar correndo, afluir. b) colidir, chocar-se com. c) encontrar por acaso. d) atingir, alcançar (uma determinada quantia, quantidade, etc.). to run into debt endividar-se. to run in with fig estar de acordo com. to run low escassear. to run mad a) enlouquecer. b) fig ficar furioso. to run off a) fugir, escapar. b) escoar, vazar. c) imprimir (cópias). d) escrever às pressas. to run off at the mouth falar demais. to run off one’s feet não dar descanso, não dar sossego. to run off the rails a) descarrilhar (trem). b) fig sair dos trilhos, sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to run off with coll tomar, roubar, escapar com. to run on a) continuar, prosseguir. b) falar muito. c) voltar-se para, relacionar-se. d) Typogr prosseguir sem interrupção. to run one’s head against a brick wall tentar o impossível. to run out a) sair (correndo). b) jorrar, escorrer, transbordar. c) esgotar, acabar. d) terminar. to run out of usar até o fim, não ter mais. to run out on abandonar. to run over a) examinar brevemente. b) recapitular. c) transbordar. d) passar por cima. e) passar correndo. f) passar para o outro lado (desertar). g) atropelar. he was run over by the train / ele foi apanhado pelo trem. to run ragged deixar exausto. to run rings around someone fazer de alguém o que se quer. to run riot a) agir sem controle, pintar o sete. b) crescer demais (planta). to run short estar no fim. to run the show a) sl conduzir ou manejar as coisas. b) ter controle ou poder. to run through a) passar por ou examinar rapidamente. b) tirar, gastar, acabar com, esbanjar. c) penetrar, espalhar, encher. d) transfixar, transpassar. e) passar por. f) cancelar. to run to a) estender-se até. b) correr até. c) tender, inclinar-se para. d) atingir, montar (falando de dinheiro). e) ter dinheiro suficiente para. to run to seed fig perder a força ou o vigor. to run toward, towards inclinar-se para ser favorável a. to run to waste dissipar, estragar. to run up a) correr para cima. b) hastear (bandeira). c) fazer subir (preços). d) acumular dívidas. e) montar ou edificar apressadamente. f) coll fazer depressa (costura). to run up and down correr de cá para lá, de cima para baixo. to run upon a) estar absorto em. b) encontrar inesperada e acidentalmente. c) referir-se a, versar sobre. d) correr sobre, em cima de. e) dedicar-se a, ocupar-se com. f) precipitar-se sobre. to run wild a) enfurecer, ficar fora de si. b) espantar, ficar espantado (cavalo). c) comportar-se mal, agir sem controle. d) crescer como mato (plantas). to run with a) estar de acordo com. b) assumir a responsabilidade. to take a short run tomar pequeno impulso (para saltar).

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  • 6 standard

    ['stændəd] 1. noun
    1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) padrão
    2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) critério
    3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) estandarte
    2. adjective
    ((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) uniformizado
    - standardise
    - standardization
    - standardisation
    - standard-bearer
    - be up to / below standard
    - standard of living
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    stand.ard
    [st'ændəd] n 1 padrão, critério, protótipo, modelo, regra, norma, medida, nível. they judge me by their standard / eles me julgam pelo seu padrão. they applied another standard / aplicaram outro critério. she is not up to the standard / ela não corresponde às exigências. the standard of this book is very high / este livro é de um nível muito alto. 2 medida ou peso padrão. 3 bandeira, emblema, símbolo, estandarte. 4 suporte, coluna. 5 árvore ou arbusto com um tronco liso e direito. 6 base, pedestal. • adj 1 padrão, que serve de padrão. 2 excepcional, modelar, exemplar. 3 legal, oficial. 4 clássico. 5 normal, comum. above (below) the standard acima (abaixo) da média. standard of living nível de vida, padrão de vida.

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  • 7 station

    ['steiʃən] 1. noun
    1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) estação
    2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) estação
    3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) posto
    2. verb
    (to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) postar
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    sta.tion
    [st'eiʃən] n 1 lugar, posto, posição, localização, situação. 2 estação, ponto de parada. 3 prédio ou lugar equipado para certo fim, posto policial, quartel, posto naval. 4 estação de rádio. 5 ponto de referência (para agrimensura). 6 posição social, cargo. 7 Biol hábitat (de uma planta ou animal). 8 Comp estação. • vt postar, estacionar, colocar. at action station pronto para ação. electric station usina elétrica. gas station Amer posto de gasolina. naval station base naval. petrol station Brit posto de gasolina. police station delegacia de polícia. service station posto de serviços. stations of the cross via-sacra. the regiment is stationed at X o regimento está aquartelado em X. weather station estação meteorológica.

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  • 8 unnecessary

    1) (not necessary: It is unnecessary to waken him yet.) desnecessário
    2) (that might have been avoided: Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office.) desnecessário
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    un.nec.es.sar.y
    [∧nn'esisəri] adj desnecessário, supérfluo, inútil. the unnecessaries as coisas desnecessárias, supérfluas.

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  • 9 wonder

    1. noun
    1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) espanto
    2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilha
    3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha
    2. verb
    1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) admirar-se
    2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) perguntar-se
    3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) gostar de saber
    - wonderfully
    - wonderingly
    - wonderland
    - wondrous
    - no wonder
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    won.der
    [w'∧ndə] n 1 milagre. he did/ worked wonders / ele realizou milagres. 2 prodígio, portento. 3 maravilha. she is a wonder / ela é maravilhosa. 4 admiração, surpresa, espanto. it excited wonders / causou surpresa. I was filled with wonder / fiquei muito surpreso. they looked at me in wonder / eles todos me olharam surpresos. • vt+vi 1 admirar-se, surpreender-se, espantar-se (at, over de, com). wonder you never read the letters / admiro-me de que você nunca leia as cartas. it is not to be wondered at if... / não é de admirar se... 2 querer saber, estar curioso por saber, ter curiosidade para descobrir. I wonder who it was! / eu gostaria de saber quem foi. 3 perguntar, inquirir. he wondered to himself how... / ele ficou pensando (consigo mesmo) como... a nine days’ wonder um prodígio. for a wonder surpreendentemente. I wonder! a) isto é o que eu gostaria de saber. b) disto eu ainda duvido muito. I wonder how he did it? como será que ele fez isto? no wonder that não é de admirar que. small wonder if... não é de admirar se... the wonders of the world os milagres do mundo. what wonder? é de admirar?

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  • 10 fieldwork

    noun (work done outside the laboratory, office etc (eg collecting information).) trabalho de campo

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  • 11 stay behind

    (to remain in a place after others have left it: They all left the office at five o'clock, but he stayed behind to finish some work.) demorar-se

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  • 12 associate

    1. [ə'səusieit] verb
    1) (to connect in the mind: He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.) associar
    2) ((usually with with) to join (with someone) in friendship or work: They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours.) relacionar-se
    2. [-et] adjective
    1) (having a lower position or rank: an associate professor.) adjunto
    2) (joined or connected: associate organizations.) associado
    3. noun
    (a colleague or partner; a companion.) colega
    - in association with

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  • 13 fieldwork

    noun (work done outside the laboratory, office etc (eg collecting information).) pesquisa de campo

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  • 14 hustle

    1. verb
    1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) empurrar
    2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) forçar
    3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.)
    4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.)
    5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.)
    2. noun
    (quick and busy activity.) atropelo

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  • 15 standard

    ['stændəd] 1. noun
    1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) padrão
    2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) padrão
    3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) estandarte, pavilhão
    2. adjective
    ((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) padrão
    - standardise - standardization - standardisation - standard-bearer - be up to / below standard - standard of living

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  • 16 station

    ['steiʃən] 1. noun
    1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) estação
    2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) estação
    3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) posto
    2. verb
    (to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) estacionar

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  • 17 stay behind

    (to remain in a place after others have left it: They all left the office at five o'clock, but he stayed behind to finish some work.) ficar

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  • 18 unnecessary

    1) (not necessary: It is unnecessary to waken him yet.)
    2) (that might have been avoided: Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office.)

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  • 19 wonder

    1. noun
    1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) maravilhamento
    2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilha, espanto
    3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha
    2. verb
    1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) espantar-se
    2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) interrogar-se
    3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) interrogar-se
    - wonderfully - wonderingly - wonderland - wondrous - no wonder

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