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61 stepping-stones
noun plural (large stones placed in a shallow stream etc, on which a person can step when crossing.) caminho de pedras -
62 babble
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63 backwater
1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) braço, esteiro2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) fim de mundo -
64 blast
1. noun1) (a strong, sudden stream (of air): a blast of cold air.) rajada2) (a loud sound: a blast on the horn.) toque3) (an explosion: the blast from a bomb.) explosão2. verb1) (to tear (apart etc) by an explosion: The door was blasted off its hinges.) explodir2) ((often with out) to come or be sent out, very loudly: Music (was being) blasted out from the radio.) irromper•- blasting- blast furnace - at full blast - blast off -
65 boat
[bəut] 1. noun1) (a small vessel for travelling over water: We'll cross the stream by boat.) barco2) (a larger vessel for the same purpose; a ship: to cross the Atlantic in a passenger boat.) navio3) (a serving-dish shaped like a boat: a gravy-boat.) molheira2. verb(to sail about in a small boat for pleasure: They are boating on the river.) navegar- boatman- in the same boat - speedboat -
66 bridge
[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) ponte2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) ponte3) (the bony part (of the nose).) ponte do nariz4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) cavalete2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) construir uma ponte2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) preencher -
67 brook
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68 channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) canal2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) canal3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) canal4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) canal5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) canal2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) abrir um canal2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) canalizar -
69 cool
[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) frio4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) esfriar2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) esfriar3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) frescor- coolly- coolness - cool-headed - cool down - keep one's cool - lose one's cool -
70 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) corrente2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) curso2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) corrente•- current account -
71 eddy
['edi] 1. plural - eddies; noun(a current of water or air running back against the main stream or current.) redemoinho2. verb(to move round and round: The water eddied round the pier; The crowds eddied to and fro in the square.) redemoinhar -
72 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) flutuar2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) bóia2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) furgão•- floating restaurant -
73 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) azevicheII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) jato2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) esguicho3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) avião a jato•- jet-lag- jet-propelled - jet propulsion -
74 meander
[mi'ændə]1) ((of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves: The stream meandered through the meadows.) serpear2) ((of people etc) to wander about in various directions: His writing meanders all over the page.) vaguear -
75 mountain
(a high hill: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world; ( also adjective) a mountain stream.) montanha- mountain bike - mountain plateau - mountain range - mountain ridge - mountaineer - mountaineering - mountainous - mountain-side - mountain-top - make a mountain out of a molehill -
76 nearby
adverb (close to here or the place mentioned: He lives nearby; a cottage with a stream running nearby.) perto -
77 north
[no:Ɵ] 1. noun1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) norte2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) norte2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) norte2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) norte3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) para o norte- northern - northerner - northernmost - northward - northwards - northward - northbound - north-east / north-west 4. adverb(towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) para nordeste/para noroeste- north-eastern / north-western - the North Pole -
78 pool
[pu:l] I noun1) (a small area of still water: The rain left pools in the road.) poça2) (a similar area of any liquid: a pool of blood/oil.) poça3) (a deep part of a stream or river: He was fishing (in) a pool near the river-bank.) pego4) (a swimming-pool: They spent the day at the pool.) piscinaII 1. noun(a stock or supply: We put our money into a general pool.) fundo comum2. verb(to put together for general use: We pooled our money and bought a caravan that we could all use.) reunir- football pools- pools -
79 pour
[po:]1) (to (cause to) flow in a stream: She poured the milk into a bowl; Water poured down the wall; People were pouring out of the factory.) fluir, escorrer2) ((only with it as subject) to rain heavily: It was pouring this morning.) chover torrencialmente -
80 rapids
noun plural (a place in a river where the water flows quickly, often having dangerous rocks in mid-stream.) corredeira
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