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on the down-grade

  • 1 on the down-grade

    on the down-grade
    em decadência, em perda de influência, de saúde.

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  • 2 down-grade

    down-grade
    [d'aun greid] n 1 declive, vertente. 2 fig decadência. • vt Amer ser degradado para uma posição inferior. on the down-grade em decadência, em perda de influência, de saúde.

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  • 3 grade

    [ɡreid] 1. noun
    1) (one level in a scale of qualities, sizes etc: several grades of sandpaper; a high-grade ore.) categoria
    2) ((American) (the pupils in) a class or year at school: We're in the fifth grade now.) ano
    3) (a mark for, or level in, an examination etc: He always got good grades at school.) nota
    4) ((especially American) the slope of a railway etc; gradient.) declive
    2. verb
    1) (to sort into grades: to grade eggs.) classificar
    2) (to move through different stages: Red grades into purple as blue is added.) transformar-se
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    - grader
    - grade school
    - make the grade
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    [greid] n 1 grau, degrau. 2 grau de qualidade, de valor, categoria. 3 Amer classe de escola, nota. 4 Mil graduação, posto. 5 grau de subida ou descida em estrada de rodagem ou de ferro. 6 mestiço, cruza (gado). • vt+vi 1 classificar. 2 nivelar. 3 mudar gradativamente. 4 cruzar gado. down grade descida. to grade up melhorar (gado) por cruzamento. the cattle was graded up / o gado foi melhorado por cruzamento. to make the grade Amer coll ter sucesso.

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  • 4 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) arrastar
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastar
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastar
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragar
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) arrastar-se
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) travão
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) tragada
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) chatice
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) roupa de travesti
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    [dræg] n 1 carro de rojo, rastilho, arrasto, carro de transporte. 2 rede varredoura. 3 draga, fateixa de rocegar. 4 croque, gancho, ancinho, grade de arar, desterroar. 5 máquina ou dispositivo para adubar a terra. 6 máquina, aparelho que serve para arrastar ou puxar algo. 7 resistência ao avanço, sapata de roda de veículo, travão, qualquer coisa que retarda o progresso, ( upon) obstáculo, empecilho. 8 espécie de carruagem aberta, a quatro cavalos. 9 dragagem, ação de dragar, arrastar. 10 Hunt rasto de raposa, rasto artificial, montaria, caça grossa. 11 Amer sl influência, pressão. 12 sl coisa enfadonha. 13 sl inalação de fumaça. 14 sl roupa própria de pessoas de um sexo, usada por pessoas de outro. 15 sl festa de homossexuais. • vt+vi 1 arrastar(-se), levar a rastos, tirar, puxar à força, arrancar. 2 dragar, rocegar, desentupir (um porto). 3 gradar, desterroar. 4 garrar, arrastar (a âncora). 5 arrastar (falando de vestidos compridos). 6 pescar com a rede varredoura. 7 deter-se, tardar, prolongar-se, não adiantar, mover-se morosamente ou com dificuldade. the child drags / a criança é retardada no seu desenvolvimento. 8 passar. to drag along, drag on 1 arrastar com força. 2 puxar, arrastar. 3 arrastar-se, demorar. to drag away mover-se ou partir sem vontade. to drag by passar vagarosamente. to drag down 1 sentir-se fraco ou deprimido. 2 reduzir a um nível social mais baixo. to drag in introduzir um assunto sem interesse ou inoportuno. to drag into envolver (alguém ou algo) desnecessariamente. to drag one’s feet não se esforçar, retardar, fazer corpo mole. to drag out 1 protrair, prolongar, fazer durar. 2 forçar a dizer algo. to drag up 1 educar ou criar com negligência. 2 levantar um assunto desnecessariamente.

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  • 5 low

    I 1. [ləu] adjective
    1) (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.) baixo
    2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) baixo
    3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) baixo
    4) (small: a low price.) baixo
    5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) baixo
    6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) baixo
    2. adverb
    (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) baixo
    - lowly
    - lowliness
    - low-down
    - lowland
    - lowlander
    - lowlands
    - low-lying
    - low-tech     3. adjective
    low-tech industries/skills.)
    - be low on II [ləu] verb
    (to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mugir
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    low1
    [lou] n o que é baixo. • adj 1 baixo. 2 pequeno. 3 inferior, vulgar. 4 vil. 5 humilde, pobre. 6 degradado. 7 deficiente. 8 fraco. 9 barato. 10 profundo. • adv 1 baixo. 2 humildemente. 3 profundamente. 4 em voz baixa. 5 suavemente. 6 fracamente, debilmente. to bring low a) abater. b) fazer cair de posição. to lay low a) abater, destruir. b) matar. to lie low a) agachar-se, curvar-se. b) estar prostrado ou abatido. c) passar despercebido, esconder as intenções.
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    low2
    [lou] n mugido. • vt+vi mugir.

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  • 6 low

    I 1. [ləu] adjective
    1) (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.) baixo
    2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) baixo
    3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) baixo
    4) (small: a low price.) baixo
    5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) fraco
    6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) baixo, inferior
    2. adverb
    (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) baixo
    - lowly - lowliness - low-down - lowland - lowlander - lowlands - low-lying - low-tech 3. adjective
    low-tech industries/skills.)
    - be low on II [ləu] verb
    (to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mugir

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  • 7 wire

    1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) fio de arame
    2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) fio
    3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) fio
    4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegrama
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) ligar com arame
    2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) mandar um telegrama
    3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafar
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    - wiring
    - high wire
    - wire-netting
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    [w'aiə] n 1 arame. 2 corda de instrumento. 3 fio elétrico. 4 rede ou tela de arame. 5 grade de gaiola. 6 armadilha de arame para caçar coelhos. 7 arame para mover os títeres ou bonecos de um teatro. 8 cerca de arame farpado. 9 linha telegráfica ou telefônica. 10 telégrafo, telegrafia. 11 telegrama, despacho telegráfico. 12 sl batedor de carteiras. 13 coll escuta, gravador portátil. • vt+vi 1 amarrar ou prender com arame. 2 Electr ligar, fazer ligação ou instalação. 3 cercar (com arame). 4 Mil proteger, fortificar (posição, com arame farpado). 5 enfiar em arame (contas). 6 caçar com armadilhas de arame. 7 coll telegrafar a. he was wired for / ele foi chamado por telegrama. 8 enviar dinheiro de um banco a outro eletronicamente. he wired 100 dollars to his mother / ele mandou 100 dólares para sua mãe (através de uma ordem de banco). barbed wire a) arame farpado. b) cerca de arame farpado. copper wire arame de cobre. down to the wires até o último momento. fine wire arame fino. live wire a) Electr condutor sob tensão. b) sl valentão. to get your wires corssed ficar confuso com o que outra pessoa está dizendo. to pull wires a) dirigir ocultamente outra pessoa. b) obter os seus objetivos por meio de influência secreta. c) mexer os pauzinhos.

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  • 8 relegate

    ['reliɡeit]
    (to put down to a lower grade, position etc: The local football team has been relegated to the Second Division.) relegar
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    rel.e.gate
    [r'eligeit] vt 1 relegar, banir, deportar. 2 encaminhar, passar para. 3 afastar, distanciar. 4 rebaixar, desprezar.

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  • 9 relegate

    ['reliɡeit]
    (to put down to a lower grade, position etc: The local football team has been relegated to the Second Division.) relegar

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