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  • 21 lose

    [lu:z]
    past tense, past participle - lost; verb
    1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) perder
    2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) perder
    3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) perder
    4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) perder
    5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) perder
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    - loss
    - lost
    - at a loss
    - a bad
    - good loser
    - lose oneself in
    - lose one's memory
    - lose out
    - lost in
    - lost on
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    [lu:z] vt+vi (ps and pp lost) 1 perder. 2 ser privado de. 3 fazer perder. 4 desperdiçar. 5 extraviar-se. to lose ground perder terreno, recuar. to lose oneself a) perder-se. b) estar atônito. to lose one’s head perder a cabeça.

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  • 22 root

    I 1. [ru:t] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz
    2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz
    3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz
    4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes
    2. verb
    (to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) criar raizes
    - root crop
    - root out
    - take root     II [ru:t] verb
    1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar
    2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer
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    root1
    [ru:t] n 1 raiz. 2 qualquer coisa com forma ou função de raiz. 3 causa, fonte, origem. he is the root of our misfortunes / ele é a causa da nossa desgraça. 4 parte ou ponto essencial. he went to the root of the question / ele foi ao fundo da questão. 5 Math raiz. 6 nota fundamental ou tônica. 7 Phil raiz (de uma palavra). 8 fundamento, base. 9 antepassado, linhagem. • vt 1 arraigar, lançar ou criar raízes. 2 radicar, fixar, consolidar, enraizar. 3 erradicar, extirpar, arrancar (up, out, away). 4 originar-se. root and branch completamente, totalmente. the root of all evil a origem de todos os males. to take root, to strike root criar raízes (também fig).
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    root2
    [ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.
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    root3
    [ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você.

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  • 23 throw

    [Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb
    1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) atirar
    2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) atirar ao chão
    3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) confundir
    4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) derrubar
    2. noun
    (an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) arremesso
    - throw doubt on
    - throw in
    - throw light on
    - throw oneself into
    - throw off
    - throw open
    - throw out
    - throw a party
    - throw up
    - throw one's voice
    - throwaway
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    [θrou] n 1 lance, arremesso. 2 distância à qual um objeto é atirado. 3 faixa de luz. 4 Mech curso. 5 Mech comprimento do braço. 6 Geol deslocamento. • vt+vi (ps threw, pp thrown) 1 atirar, arremessar, lançar, jogar. he threw stones at me / ele atirou pedras em mim. he threw this remark in my face / ele me jogou esta observação na cara. he was thrown into prison / ele foi preso. 2 derrubar, jogar ao chão, prostrar. 3 pôr, mandar, construir rapidamente. 4 virar, dirigir, mover (rapidamente). 5 virar, acionar (chave ou alavanca). 6 despejar (líquido), descarregar. 7 dar cria. 8 torcer, fiar (seda). 9 moldar, tornear no torno de oleiro. 10 Amer perder propositadamente um jogo esportivo, deixar o adversário ganhar por dinheiro. an opportunity thrown away uma oportunidade não aproveitada. he hastily threw it into English ele traduziu-o rapidamente para o inglês. she threw her friend overboard fig ela abandonou seu amigo. to be thrown into rapture ficar entusiasmado. to be thrown upon oneself depender de si mesmo. to throw about Naut mudar de curso repentinamente. to throw a party Amer dar uma festa. to throw away a) jogar fora. b) desperdiçar. to throw back a) repelir, recusar. b) forçar alguém a depender de alguma coisa. he was thrown back upon his own ability / ele dependeu de sua própria habilidade. to throw down derrubar, tombar, jogar ao chão, demolir. to throw in a) intercalar, lançar para dentro, juntar, adicionar. b) incluir como bônus ou bonificação. to throw in one’s hand desistir de um trabalho. to throw off a) lançar fora, livrar-se, desfazer-se de. I could not throw off my cold / não consegui me livrar do meu resfriado. b) despir-se. c) Typogr tirar prova. d) desconcertar, embaraçar. to throw on vestir(-se) rapidamente. he threw on the coat / ele vestiu rapidamente a capa. to throw oneself into dedicar-se, empenhar-se de corpo e alma. I threw my soul into this idea / dediquei-me completamente a esta idéia. to throw oneself on/ upon atacar, assaltar. to throw open abrir (porta), inaugurar. to throw out a) expulsar, mandar embora, demitir. b) enviar (tropas), colocar (guardas). to throw over a) abandonar, descartar. we threw the plan over / abandonamos o plano. b) encobrir. we shall throw a veil over that / encobriremos isto. to throw remarks at someone lançar observações contra alguém. to throw together encontrar-se por acaso. to throw up a) jogar para cima, elevar, erigir, levantar. he threw up his hands / ele levantou as mãos. b) coll vomitar. to throw up the game renunciar ao jogo. to throw up the sponge Amer desistir da corrida.
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    throw.
    • adj fiado, torcido (seda).

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  • 24 tread

    [tred] 1. past tense - trod; verb
    1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.) pisar
    2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) calcorrear
    3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) pisar
    2. noun
    1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) passo
    2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) banda de rodagem/piso QUERY
    3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) piso
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    [tred] n 1 passo, ruído de passos. 2 andar, modo de andar. 3 piso de degrau. 4 face de rolamento de uma roda, banda de rodagem de pneu, superfície de rolamento do trilho. 5 bitola, distância entre as rodas de um automóvel. 6 galadura. 7 sola (do pé ou do sapato). 8 gala do ovo, cicatrícula. • vt+vi (ps trod, pp trodden) 1 andar, marchar, caminhar. 2 pisar. don’t tread on his toes / fig não pise em seus calos. 3 calcular, esmagar com os pés. 4 seguir nas pegadas. we trod in his footsteps / fig seguimos seu exemplo. he is treading on her heels / ele segue em seus calcanhares. 5 dominar, reprimir. 6 trilhar, abrir caminho com os pés. to tread down a) pisar, esmagar com os pés. b) reprimir. to tread in fazer entrar com pisadelas. to tread on, to tread upon pisar em, pisar sobre. to tread out a) apagar (fogo) com os pés. b) espremer uvas pisando-as. to tread under foot a) pisar, calcar, esmagar. b) dominar.
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    tread.
    • adj pisado, pisoteado (por muitas pessoas ou animais), amassado, marcado com pegadas.

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  • 25 grind

    1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb
    1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) moer, triturar
    2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) ranger, rilhar
    3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) esmagar
    2. noun
    (boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) trabalho penoso
    - grinding - grindstone - grind down - grind up - keep someone's nose to the grindstone - keep one's nose to the grindstone

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  • 26 next

    [nekst] 1. adjective
    (nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) próximo, seguinte
    2. adverb
    (immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) em seguida
    3. pronoun
    (the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) o seguinte
    - biggest - oldest - next door - next to

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  • 27 root

    I 1. [ru:t] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz
    2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz
    3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz
    4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raízes
    2. verb
    (to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) enraizar
    - root crop - root out - take root II [ru:t] verb
    1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar
    2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolver

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  • 28 tread

    [tred] 1. past tense - trod; verb
    1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.) pisar em
    2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) trilhar
    3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) pisotear, pisar
    2. noun
    1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) passada
    2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) banda de pneu
    3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) degrau
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  • 29 at home

    1) (in one's home: I'm afraid he's not at home.) em casa
    2) ((in football etc) in one's own ground: The team is playing at home today.) em casa
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    at home
    a) em casa, em sua pátria. b) versado, bem experimentado.
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    at home
    a) em casa. b) na pátria. c) à vontade. make yourself at home / esteja à vontade.

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  • 30 close

    I 1. [kləus] adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) perto
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) justo
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) igual
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) minucioso
    4) (tight: a close fit.) apertado
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) abafado
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) avarento
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) calado
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    - closeness
    - close call/shave
    - close-set
    - close-up
    - close at hand
    - close on
    - close to     II 1. [kləuz] verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) fechar
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) fechar
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) fim
    - close up
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    close1
    [klouz] n 1 fim, término, conclusão. 2 briga, peleja, luta corpo-a-corpo • vt+vi 1 fechar, encerrar, confinar. 2 tapar, encher. 3 barrar, bloquear, obstruir. 4 cerrar (fileiras). 5 juntar(-se). 6 envolver, cercar. 7 concordar, chegar a um acordo. 8 terminar, completar, concluir, encerrar. 9 cicatrizar, fechar (ferida). 10 trancar, aferrolhar. 11 engalfinhar-se. 12 Naut encostar(-se), perlongar. at the close of day no fim do dia, ao crepúsculo. at the close of the year no fim do ano. he closed his days ele morreu. he closed the door upon every attempt at reconciliation ele tornou impossível qualquer tentativa de reconciliação. he closed the door upon her 1 ele fechou o porta atrás dela. 2 fig expulsou-a. the ship closes the wind o navio vira para o vento. they closed upon him 1 chegaram a um acordo a seu respeito. 2 caíram em cima dele. to close a bargain fechar um negócio. to close an account encerrar uma conta. to close an affair encerrar um assunto. to close a seam rematar uma costura. to close down fechar, encerrar as atividades. the shops closed down / as lojas fecharam suas portas. to close in 1 fechar, cercar. 2 encerrar, irromper, aproximar-se, chegar. the night closed in / chegou a noite. to close off isolar, impedir a passagem. to close on aproximar-se. to close one’s eyes morrer. to close one’s eyes to ignorar, não querer enxergar. he closed his eyes to the problem / ele ignorou o problema, ele não quis enxergar o problema. to close out (vendas) liquidar, queimar. to close round cercar, rodear. to close the ranks cerrar fileiras. to close up 1 fechar, trancar, cerrar. they closed up / cerraram fileiras. 2 cicatrizar. to close with 1 aceder. 2 unir-se a. 3 entrar em luta corporal. to draw to a close chegar ao fim.
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    close2
    [klous] n 1 espaço fechado, terreno cercado, cercado. 2 cerca, sebe, tapada. 3 beco estreito. 4 the Close recinto de mosteiro ou abadia. • adj 1 junto, próximo, perto, pegado, contíguo, estreito. 2 justo, apertado. 3 compacto, denso, condensado. 4 íntimo, caro, familiar. 5 cuidadoso, exato, conciso, preciso. 6 estrito, perfeito. 7 fechado, cerrado. 8 rigoroso, severo. 9 abafado, opressivo, pesado, sufocante. 10 fechado, reservado. 11 secreto, oculto. 12 restrito, limitado. 13 parcimonioso, econômico, frugal. 14 raro, difícil de obter. 15 quase igual, quase no mesmo nível. 16 confinado, estritamente guardado, segregado. 17 pronunciado com os lábios parcialmente fechados. 18 grosso, fechado (tecido). 19 viscoso, tenaz. 20 quase certeiro. 21 atento, observador. • adv 1 rente, cerce, cérceo. 2 de perto, junto ao pé. 3 severamente, rigorosamente, estritamente. 4 estreitamente, hermeticamente, firmemente, compactamente. 5 exatamente, cautelosamente. 6 economicamente. a close carriage uma carruagem fechada. a close customer coll um tipo taciturno. a close hand 1 uma mão fechada. 2 fig pessoa sovina. at close quarters nas imediações. close air ar viciado ou abafado. close argument argumento incontestável. close at hand iminente, próximo. close by bem junto, perto. close combat luta corpo-a-corpo. close coupled circuit n Eletr circuito conjugado. close election, close vote eleição disputadíssima. close on quase. close proximity proximidade imediata. close season, close time temporada de caça proibida. close shave ou thing escape por pouco, por um triz. close style estilo breve ou conciso. close to nas proximidades. close to the chest sem revelar a intenção. close to the ground rente ao chão. close to the wind com vento pela popa. close writing letra apertada. he keeps himself close ele se esconde. keep close! 1 fique perto de mim! 2 cale a boca! 3 esconda-se! the end is close o fim está próximo. to come close chegar perto. to cut close cortar rente. to draw the curtains close fechar bem as cortinas. to follow close upon seguir ao pé. to live close viver economicamente, poupar. to sit close assentar justo (vestido). to sit close around the fire estar sentado junto ou perto do fogo. to stick close to ficar perto ou próximo de.

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  • 31 figure

    ['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun
    1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figura
    2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura
    3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) número/cifra, algarismo
    4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figura
    2. verb
    1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurar
    2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) calcular
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    - figuratively
    - figurehead
    - figure of speech
    - figure out
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    fig.ure
    [f'igə] n 1 figura, imagem, forma, aparência, contorno, vulto. he cuts a sorry figure / ele faz triste figura. 2 corpo, talhe, parte. 3 individualidade, personagem eminente. 4 diagrama, desenho, emblema, ilustração, figura geométrica. 5 algarismo, cifra aritmética, número. it runs into seven figures / alcança números de sete algarismos. 6 preço, valor, quantia, importância. what’s the figure / quanto custa isso. 7 símbolo. • vt+vi 1 figurar, formar uma imagem de, desenhar, simbolizar. he figures as the villain / ele faz o papel de vilão. 2 formar uma idéia ou imagem mental de, imaginar. 3 numerar, marcar por meio de números ou algarismos, computar, calcular, avaliar. 4 Mus embelezar, adornar, entremear de imagens, assinalar os respectivos acordes. 5 fazer figura, tomar parte em, salientar-se. 6 fazer cálculos matemáticos, decifrar. a famous figure in history um grande vulto da história. a fine figure of a man or woman homem ou mulher bem apessoados, atraentes, altos e elegantes. figure ground perception Com percepção de figura de fundo. Em marketing é a percepção de objetos ou eventos quando eles sobressaem claramente em um determinado fundo. figure of speech figuras de linguagem (metáfora, antítese, personificação, etc.). figure to yourself imagine só. mother figure símbolo da mãe. that figures! isto faz sentido! to figure as passar por, parecer, afigurar-se. to figure in aparecer, fazer parte de. to figure on Amer coll contar com, esperar. to figure out calcular, figurar, imaginar. to keep one’s figure conservar-se esbelto. to lose one’s figure engordar, perder a linha. what a figure you are! coll que figura você faz!

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  • 32 gather

    ['ɡæðə] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) reunir-se
    2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) presumir
    3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) apanhar
    4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) preguear
    2. noun
    (a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) prega
    - gather round
    - gather together
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    gath.er
    [g'æðə] n dobra, prega, franzido, costurado em tecido. • vt+vi 1 juntar(-se), reunir(-se), agrupar-se, congregar-se. 2 coletar, acumular, colecionar. 3 colher, catar, apanhar. the crops were gathered in / a colheita foi armazenada. 4 obter, ganhar, adquirir (aos poucos). I gathered information / colhi informações. 5 juntar forças, concentrar-se para um esforço. he gathered strength / ele juntou forças, concentrou-se para um esforço. 6 concluir, inferir, deduzir. I gathered from it that... / deduzi disto que... 7 franzir, enrugar, preguear (tecido). 8 madurecer, formar cabeça e pus (abscesso). I must gather up my thoughts tenho de organizar meus pensamentos. the idea gathered way a idéia pegou, foi aceita. the ship gathered way o navio ganhou velocidade. to be gathered to one’s fathers morrer. to gather breath tomar o fôlego, recobrar o fôlego. to gather ground ganhar terreno. to gather oneself together juntar todas as forças. you must gather yourself together / você precisa animar-se, você deve se concentrar. to gather to a head amadurecer, desenvolver. the abscess gathered to a head / o abscesso supurou.

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  • 33 hang

    [hæŋ]
    past tense, past participle - hung; verb
    1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) pendurar
    2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) segurar
    3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) enforcar
    4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) pender
    5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) baixar (a cabeça)
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    - hanging
    - hangings
    - hangman
    - hangover
    - get the hang of
    - hang about/around
    - hang back
    - hang in the balance
    - hang on
    - hang together
    - hang up
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    [hæŋ] n 1 declive, ladeira. 2 o modo de assentar, caimento (vestido, cortina, etc.). 3 sl modo, jeito de uma coisa, funcionamento (de máquina). • vt+vi (ps and pp hung) 1 pender, pendurar. 2 suspender(-se), estar suspenso. 3 enforcar(-se), ser enforcado. 4 inclinar. 5 projetar-se sobre. 6 forrar, atapetar. 7 pairar. 8 estar em dúvida. 9 impedir uma decisão judicial. 10 tardar, perder tempo, protelar, vadiar. 11 estar à mostra ou em exposição. don’t care a hang! pouco se me dá!, pouco me importa! hang it (all)! o diabo que carregue (tudo) isto! hang you! o diabo que o carregue! hang your number up to dry sl você ainda cheira a cueiros. let it all hang out faça o que você quiser. time hangs heavy upon my hands estou enfadado, enfastiado. to be hung up on (ou about) something ficar, estar ansioso sem necessidade, estar aflito, ter uma idéia fixa. to get the hang of compreender, entender o significado de. I got the hang of it / compreendi o quê da coisa. to hang about (ou around) a) passar ou matar o tempo. b) permanecer. to hang about someone ficar em volta de alguém. to hang a hard sl ficar de pau duro, ter ereção. to hang around ficar andando à toa. to hang around with a) relacionar-se com alguém. b) Braz coll sair com alguém. to hang back hesitar, vacilar. to hang by a thread estar por um fio. to hang fire a) negar fogo (arma). b) fig hesitar, vacilar. to hang in sl esperar. to hang in doubt estar em dúvida. to hang loose sl fazer nada, estar relaxado. to hang off a) soltar, deixar solto, deixar ir. b) hesitar, vacilar. to hang on a) segurar firmemente. b) esperar. c) continuar a fazer algo apesar das dificuldades. d) depender de. e) persistir. to hang oneself enforcar-se. to hang out a) passar o tempo em um lugar ou com alguém. b) pendurar roupas no varal. c) expor, deixar à mostra para venda. to hang out for insistir. to hang over a) inclinar-se. b) pairar sobre, ameaçar. to hang together a) ficarem juntos, unidos. b) serem consistentes. c) conectar, ligar. to hang tough estar decidido, resoluto. to hang up a) suspender. b) adiar. c) desligar (telefone). d) pendurar, dependurar. to hang up on someone interromper no meio o telefonema com alguém. to hang upon something estar afeiçoado a alguma coisa.

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  • 34 recreation

    [rekri'eiʃən]
    ((a) pleasant activity which one enjoys doing in one's spare time (eg a sport, hobby): I have little time for recreation; amusements and recreations.) passatempo
    - recreation ground
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    rec.re.a.tion1
    [rekri'eiʃən] n 1 recreação, divertimento. 2 recreio. 3 passatempo.

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  • 35 side

    1. noun
    1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) lado
    2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) lado
    3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) lado
    4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) lado
    5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) lado
    6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) lado
    7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) encosta
    8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) aspecto
    9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) lado
    2. adjective
    (additional, but less important: a side issue.) secundário
    - - side
    - - sided
    - sidelong
    - sideways
    - sideburns
    - side effect
    - sidelight
    - sideline
    - sidelines
    - side road
    - sidestep
    - side-street
    - sidetrack
    - sidewalk
    - from all sides
    - on all sides
    - side by side
    - side with
    - take sides
    * * *
    [said] n 1 lado. 2 face. 3 superfície. 4 aspecto, ponto de vista. there are two sides to every question / todas as questões têm dois aspectos. there is a serious side to the question / a questão tem um lado sério. 5 parte, parte lateral. 6 ladeira, fralda de montanha, declive, flanco. 7 partido, grupo de pessoas que está em oposição, Sport adversário. he changed sides / ele mudou de partido. 8 posição, atitude. 9 margem, beira. 10 parte da família, linha de descendentes. • vt+vi tomar partido, favorecer. • adj 1 lateral, de lado. 2 de um lado, num lado. 3 para um lado, em direção a um lado. 4 secundário. at/by my side ao meu lado. classical, modern side divisão clássica, grupo moderno. dark/ shady side lado desagradável. on each side of em cada lado de. (on) either side of dos dois lados de, em ambos os lados de. on every side/ on all sides de todos os lados. on my side da minha parte. on the other side de outro lado. on this side deste lado. side by side ombro a ombro. the bright side o lado agradável. to be on somebody’s side apoiar alguém em situação de crise. to be on the safe side para não correr riscos, por via das dúvidas. to be on the wrong/ dark/ shady side of something estar no lado errado de alguma coisa. to get on the right side of someone agradar alguém. to get on the wrong side of someone desagradar alguém. she is on the wrong (dark) side of thirty / ela já passou dos trinta. to put side on fazer farol, bancar o importante. to shake/split one’s sides with laughing sl ficar com as ilhargas doendo de tanto rir. to side against somebody ficar contra alguém. they sided against me / eles juntaram forças contra mim.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > side

  • 36 tent

    [tent]
    (a movable shelter made of canvas or other material, supported by poles or a frame and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs: When we go on holiday, we usually sleep in a tent.) tenda
    * * *
    [tent] n 1 barraca, tenda. 2 Med mecha de gaze, dreno. • vt+vi 1 acampar em barraca ou tenda. 2 cobrir com barraca. oxygen tent Med tenda de oxigênio. to pinch one’s tent estabelecer-se, fixar residência, instalar-se. to take down one’s tents mudar-se, ir embora.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > tent

  • 37 -storeyed

    A two-storied house is one with a ground floor and one floor above it.) de () andares

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  • 38 -storied

    A two-storied house is one with a ground floor and one floor above it.) de () andares

    English-Portuguese dictionary > -storied

  • 39 handstand

    noun (the gymnastic act of balancing one's body upright in the air with one's hands on the ground.) pino

    English-Portuguese dictionary > handstand

  • 40 -storeyed

    A two-storied house is one with a ground floor and one floor above it.) de... andares

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > -storeyed

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