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  • 101 drink

    [driŋk] 1. past tense - drank; verb
    1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) beber
    2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) beber muito
    2. noun
    1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) bebida
    2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) bebida
    - drink to / drink to the health of
    - drink to / drink the health of
    - drink up
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    [driŋk] n 1 bebida, bebida alcoólica. 2 gole, trago. 3 bebedeira, hábito de beber. 4 sl o mar. 5 sl suborno. • vt+vi (drank, drunk). 1 beber, absorver, sorver, embeber. he has taken to drink / ele deu para beber. 2 embebedar-se, embriagar-se. 3 absorver pelos sentidos, aspirar, ver, ouvir. 4 ( with to) brindar a, beber à saúde de ou pelo bom êxito de. a mild drink bebida suave. an intoxicating drink bebida embriagante. a stiff drink bebida forte. have a drink tome alguma coisa. he drank his sorrows away ele afogou suas mágoas em álcool. soft drink refrigerante. strong drinks bebidas fortes. to be in drink estar bêbado. to drink away 1 beber continuamente. 2 livrar-se de, perder (alguma coisa) bebendo. to drink down beber de um gole. to drink from, out of (a glass, etc.) beber num copo, etc. to drink hard, deep beber muito ou em excesso. to drink in absorver pelos sentidos. to drink off beber de um só gole, to drink oneself drunk beber até embriagar-se. to drink the health ou to drink to brindar a, beber à saúde de. to drink up beber tudo, esvaziar. to stand someone a drink/ to treat someone to a drink oferecer uma bebida a alguém, pagar uma bebida a alguém.

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  • 102 ease

    [i:z] 1. noun
    1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) sossego
    2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.)
    3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) facilidade
    2. verb
    1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) aliviar
    2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) abrandar
    3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) ajeitar
    - easiness
    - easy
    3. interjection
    (a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) calma!
    - easy-going
    - at ease
    - easier said than done
    - go easy on
    - stand at ease
    - take it easy
    - take one's ease
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    [i:z] n 1 bem-estar físico ou espiritual, tranqüilidade, sossego, ócio. 2 alívio, conforto, despreocupação, comodidade. 3 naturalidade, facilidade, franqueza, desembaraço. • vt+vi 1 aliviar, livrar da dor ou preocupação, consolar, reconfortar, atenuar. 2 diminuir, minorar. 3 tranqüilizar, acalmar. 4 mover(-se) vagarosa e cuidadosamente. 5 soltar, relaxar, afrouxar. 6 facilitar. at ease a) à vontade, em paz. I feel at my ease here / aqui eu me sinto à vontade, em casa. b) Mil descansar (posição). ill at ease embaraçado, constrangido, pouco à vontade. take your ease esteja à vontade. to ease off, ease up abrandar, suavizar, desprender, saltar. to live at ease viver sem preocupações. to put (set) a person at his ease tranqüilizar, reconfortar alguém, fazer sentir-se à vontade. with ease facilmente.

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  • 103 elaborate

    1. [i'læbəreit] verb
    1) (to work out or describe (a plan etc) in detail: He elaborated his theory.) desenvolver
    2) ((especially with on) to discuss details: She elaborated on the next day's menu.) explicitar
    2. [-rət] adjective
    1) (very detailed or complicated: an elaborate design.) lavrado
    2) (carefully planned: elaborate plans for escape.) elaborado
    - elaboration
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    e.lab.o.rate
    [il'æb2reit] vt+vi elaborar, trabalhar com esmero, aperfeiçoar. • adj [il'2barit] elaborado, bem trabalhado, esmerado.

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  • 104 evaluate

    [i'væljueit]
    1) (to form an idea of the worth of: It is difficult to evaluate him as a writer.) avaliar
    2) (to work out the numerical value of: If x = 1 and y = 2 we can evaluate x2 + y2.) avaliar/calcular
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    e.val.u.ate
    [iv'æljueit] vt avaliar, estimar o valor.

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  • 105 exactly

    1) (just; quite; absolutely: He's exactly the right man for the job.) exactamente
    2) (in accurate detail; precisely: Work out the prices exactly; What exactly did you say?) exactamente/precisamente
    3) (used as a reply meaning `I quite agree'.) exactamente
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    ex.act.ly
    [igz'æktli] adv 1 exatamente, justamente, precisamente. 2 sim, certo, isso mesmo. exactly what I was looking for / exatamente o que eu estava procurando. it was not exactly pleasant / não era bem agradável.

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  • 106 feel

    [fi:l]
    past tense, past participle - felt; verb
    1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) sentir
    2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) apalpar
    3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) sentir
    4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) sentir-se
    5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) achar
    - feeling
    - feel as if / as though
    - feel like
    - feel one's way
    - get the feel of
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    [fi:l] n 1 tato, o sentido do tato. 2 sensação, percepção, impressão. • vt+vi (ps e pp: felt) 1 sentir, perceber, notar. the measure was felt to be premature / a providência foi considerada prematura. 2 ter, experimentar (sentimento, sensação física ou moral). I felt that his hand was cold / senti que sua mão estava fria. I felt as if something were near me / alguma coisa parecia estar perto de mim. 3 ter consciência de. 4 tocar, examinar pelo tato, apalpar, tatear. he felt around in his coat / ele procurou dentro de seu casaco (usando as mãos), apalpou. 5 ressentir(-se), magoar-se com, melindrar-se. I feel hurt / sinto-me ofendido. 6 ser sensível a. he feels the cold / ele se sente infeliz quando está com frio. 7 pressentir, ter impressão ou palpite, achar, considerar. I feel ill / sinto-me doente. it feels like rain / acho que vai chover. 8 reconhecer, aperceber-se de. he feels sure of himself / ele está seguro de si. she is feeling her way / ela está agindo cautelosamente (numa nova situação). 9 ter tato, ter sensibilidade. 10 parecer, dar impressão ou sensação. I feel like taking a walk / tenho vontade de dar um passeio. the grass feels soft / a grama é macia ao tato. by the feel pelo tocar. feel free! fique à vontade! to feel angry irar-se. to feel cold estar com frio. to feel for an object procurar um objeto usando as mãos. to feel good coll estar levemente tocado, bêbado. to feel grieved estar aflito. to feel lonely sentir-se sozinho. to feel no pain coll estar bêbado. to feel one’s way andar às palpadelas. to feel quite oneself sentir-se bem, estar bem-disposto. to feel sorry for ter pena de. to feel strongly that ter forte impressão de que. to feel sure that ter certeza de que. to feel the pulse tomar o pulso de, fig sondar. to feel up to sentir-se à altura de, capaz de enfrentar. you may feel sure of it pode estar certo de que.

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  • 107 fuel

    ['fjuəl] 1. noun
    (any substance by which a fire, engine etc is made to work (eg coal, oil, petrol): The machine ran out of fuel.) combustível
    2. verb
    (to give or take fuel: The tanker will leave when it has finished fuelling / being fuelled.) meter combustível
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    fu.el
    [fj'u:əl] n 1 combustível. 2 fig alento, estímulo, incentivo. • vt+vi (ps e pp fuelled/ fueled) prover de ou abastecer com combustível. add fuel to the fire/ fires pôr lenha na fogueira.

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  • 108 gallop

    ['ɡæləp] 1. noun
    ((a period of riding at) the fastest pace of a horse: He took the horse out for a gallop; The horse went off at a gallop.) galope
    2. verb
    1) ((of a horse) to move at a gallop: The horse galloped round the field.) galopar
    2) ((with through) to do, say etc (something) very quickly: He galloped through the work.) ir a galope
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    gal.lop
    [g'æləp] n 1 galope, corrida rápida de cavalo ou outro animal. 2 galopada. 3 progresso rápido, movimento veloz. • vt+vi 1 galopar, andar a galope. 2 fazer galopar. 3 correr, movimentar-se rapidamente, apressar-se. at a gallop a galope. at full gallop a toda brida. to gallop through fazer um trabalho rapidamente.

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  • 109 grind

    1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb
    1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) moer
    2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) ranger
    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.) maçada
    - grinding
    - grindstone
    - grind down
    - grind up
    - keep someone's nose to the grindstone
    - keep one's nose to the grindstone
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    grind1
    [graind] n ação de moer, de afiar, de triturar. • vt (ps, pp ground) 1 moer, triturar, deixar-se moer, ser moído. 2 amolar, afiar, desgastar. 3 ranger, rilhar. 4 virar uma manivela. 5 fig oprimir, judiar. 6 Amer enfadar, zangar. he ground it up ele triturou-o. he ground out the note ele espremeu o som. to grind a hand organ tocar realejo. to grind down to powder reduzir a pó. to grind the teeth ranger os dentes. to grind to (into) pieces reduzir a pedaços.
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    grind2
    [graind] n sl 1 estudante caxias (extremamente aplicado), considerado chato e anti-social. 2 curso ferroso (difícil). 3 professor ferroso (exigente). • vi rachar: estudar muito, por um longo período de tempo.

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  • 110 heart

    1. noun
    1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) coração
    2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) centro
    3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) coração
    4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) coragem
    5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) coração
    6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) copas
    - hearten
    - heartless
    - heartlessly
    - heartlessness
    - hearts
    - hearty
    - heartily
    - heartiness
    - heartache
    - heart attack
    - heartbeat
    - heartbreak
    - heartbroken
    - heartburn
    - heart failure
    - heartfelt
    - heart-to-heart
    2. noun
    (an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.)
    - at heart
    - break someone's heart
    - by heart
    - from the bottom of one's heart
    - have a change of heart
    - have a heart!
    - have at heart
    - heart and soul
    - lose heart
    - not have the heart to
    - set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
    - take heart
    - take to heart
    - to one's heart's content
    - with all one's heart
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    [ha:t] n 1 coração. 2 núcleo, âmago, centro. 3 alma. 4 amor, afeição, inclinação. 5 ânimo, coragem. 6 hearts copas (baralho). bless my heart! meu Deus! he has set his heart on it ele afeiçoou-se a isso. he puts his heart in his work ele se empenha de corpo e alma no seu trabalho. I find it in my heart estou disposto a. in good heart descansado (solo). in the heart of hearts no fundo do coração. it cuts me to the heart isso me dói no coração. out of heart desanimado, desencorajado. the heart of the matter o essencial da questão. to give (lose) one’s heart apaixonar-se. to learn by heart decorar. to lose heart perder o ânimo. to pluck up heart reanimar-se. to speak to one’s heart confortar, encorajar, animar. with all one’s heart com todo o coração. with heart and soul de corpo e alma.

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  • 111 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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  • 112 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
    - 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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  • 113 mould

    I [mould] noun
    1) ((soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.) terra vegetal
    2) (a growth on stale food etc: This bread is covered with mould.) bolor
    - mouldiness II 1. [məuld] noun
    1) (a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens: a jelly mould.) forma
    2) (something, especially a food, formed in a mould.) comida
    2. verb
    1) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) moldar
    2) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) moldar
    3) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) moldar
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    mould1
    [mould] n Brit 1 molde, modelo, forma, matriz. 2 natureza, caráter. • vt 1 moldar, modelar. 2 esculpir, formar. 3 construir. to be cast in the same mould ter o mesmo caráter.
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    mould2
    [mould] n Brit mofo, bolor, fungo. • vi criar mofo, bolor ou fungo.
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    mould3
    [mould] n Brit 1 terra vegetal. 2 camada superior de terras cultivadas.

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  • 114 output

    (the quantity of goods, amount of work produced: The output of this factory has increased by 20%; His output is poor.) produção
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    out.put
    ['autput] n 1 produção, rendimento. 2 Tech potência desenvolvida. 3 Tech potência útil. 4 Econ output: produto, resultado da combinação de fatores de produção. 5 Comp saída, informação liberada e produzida por um computador. • vt produzir informação como resultado de um programa ou operação.

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  • 115 pass

    1. verb
    1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) passar
    2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) passar
    3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) ultrapassar
    4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) ultrapassar
    5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) passar
    6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) aprovar
    7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) pronunciar
    8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) passar
    9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) passar
    2. noun
    1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) desfiladeiro
    2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) passe
    3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) aprovação
    4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) passe
    - passing
    - passer-by
    - password
    - in passing
    - let something pass
    - let pass
    - pass as/for
    - pass away
    - pass the buck
    - pass by
    - pass off
    - pass something or someone off as
    - pass off as
    - pass on
    - pass out
    - pass over
    - pass up
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    [pa:s; pæs] n 1 passagem: a) ação ou efeito de passar. b) passadouro, desfiladeiro, caminho estreito, garganta. c) canal navegável. 2 estreito, vão. 3 condição, situação, conjuntura. he is at a fine pass / ele está em situação difícil. 4 passe: a) licença, permissão. b) salvo-conduto. c) bilhete gratuito. d) permanente, ingresso gratuito. e) ação de passar as mãos diante dos olhos para hipnotizar alguém. f) passe de mágica, escamoteação, truque. g) Sports ação de passar a bola a outro jogador. 5 Games recusa de jogar ou apostar por falta de cartas adequadas. 6 aprovação em exame (especialmente sem o grau de distinção). 7 nota ou certificado dessa aprovação. 8 Mil licença de curta duração. 9 Fencing estocada, venida. 10 abordagem amorosa ou sexual. 11 um ciclo completo de operações. • vt+vi 1 passar: a) transpor, atravessar. b) percorrer, transitar, andar por. c) ir além de, ultrapassar, exceder. d) correr, deslizar, fluir. e) ir de um lugar a outro. f) mudar de estado, situação ou proprietário. g) Jur ser transmitida (propriedade). h) transportar, reproduzir. i) mudar de lugar, transferir. j) não protestar, deixar passar. k) ser aprovado em exame. l) decorrer, escoar-se, esvair-se (tempo). m) consumir, empregar (tempo). n) passar por, ser tido na conta, ser considerado. o) morrer, falecer, expirar. p) ser votado como lei, receber sanção legal. q) Game não jogar ou não apostar por falta de cartas adequadas. r) Sports entregar a bola a um companheiro de equipe. s) ocorrer, acontecer, suceder. t) circular, ter curso. u) desaparecer, acabar, cessar. v) omitir pagamento de (dividendos). w) transmitir, legar. x) ratificar, sancionar, aprovar (projeto de lei). y) superar, sobrepujar. z) introduzir-se, infiltrar-se. aa) fazer escorregar, deslizar ou correr. she passed her hand across her hair / ela passou a mão pelo cabelo. bb) pôr em circulação (dinheiro, principalmente falso). cc) fazer transpor ou atravessar. 2 evacuar, expelir. 3 Fencing dar uma estocada. 4 omitir, passar sobre. 5 pronunciar, expressar. 6 serem trocadas (palavras). 7 proferir sentença. 8 ser proferida (sentença). 9 prometer, empenhar a palavra. 10 Jur transferir (direito de propriedade). matters have come to such a pass that... as coisas chegaram a tal ponto que... pass it over in silence não faça caso disso. pass me the butter, please! passe-me a manteiga, por favor! to bring to pass realizar, fazer. to come to a pretty pass ficar difícil, chegar a uma situação complicada. to hold the pass a) manter a posição. b) fig permanecer fiel à causa. to let pass deixar passar. to make a pass it fazer avanços amorosos (especialmente sexuais), dar em cima de. to pass a dividend deixar de distribuir um dividendo. to pass along passar ao longo de, passar para diante. to pass away a) ir embora, partir. b) morrer, falecer. c) escoar-se, decorrer (tempo). d) desaparecer, findar. e) consumir, deixar passar. to pass by a) passar por. b) ignorar, omitir, não tomar conhecimento de. c) preterir, não dar importância a. he passed me by / ele me preteriu. to pass for passar por, ser tomado por. to pass in a crowd a) servir, ser aceitável. b) passar despercebido. to pass in review passar em revista (tropas ou fig). to pass into law tornar-se lei. to pass judgement on criticar, fazer julgamentos. to pass muster ser aceitável, ser satisfatório. to pass off a) cessar, terminar, parar. b) transcorrer com sucesso. c) passar por. we passed ourselves off as rich / fizemo-nos passar por ricos. d) passar (dinheiro falso). e) ignorar, passar por cima. to pass on a) continuar, prosseguir. b) passar adiante. c) transmitir, legar. to pass over a) atravessar, transpor. he passed over the bridge / ele atravessou a ponte. b) ignorar, omitir. c) passar por cima ou por alto. she passed her eye over the table / ela relanceou a vista por sobre a mesa. d) não fazer caso de, tolerar. to pass the buck eximir-se de uma responsabilidade, jogar a responsabilidade sobre outra pessoa. to pass the hat coll coletar dinheiro, passar o chapéu. to pass the time of day cumprimentar, trocar cumprimentos. to pass through a) atravessar, transpor. we passed through London / passamos por Londres. b) passar por, ser submetido a. we passed through hard trials / passamos por provas difíceis. c) experimentar, sofrer. d) penetrar, passar através de. e) fazer atravessar ou transpor. to pass to account lançar em conta, assentar nos livros. to pass to someone’s credit lançar no crédito de alguém. to pass up Amer sl a) rejeitar. b) deixar passar, perder. to pass water urinar. to sell the pass a) entregar os pontos. b) trair uma causa.

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  • 116 pay

    [pei] 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb
    1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) pagar
    2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) pagar
    3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) pagar
    4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) compensar
    5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) dar
    2. noun
    (money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) ordenado
    - payee
    - payment
    - pay-packet
    - pay-roll
    - pay back
    - pay off
    - pay up
    - put paid to
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    pay1
    [pei] n 1 pagamento, paga, remuneração. 2 salário, ordenado, soldo. 3 recompensa, retribuição. 4 pagador (no sentido da pessoa que cumpre bem ou mal a obrigação de pagar). he is a good pay / ele é bom pagador. • vt+vi (ps and pp paid) 1 pagar: a) remunerar. I was paid the sum / a importância me foi paga. b) satisfazer um débito. it has been paid for / já está pago. c) dar em troca de compras efetuadas. I’ll pay for the dinner / pagarei o jantar. d) recompensar, gratificar. e) expiar. f) retribuir. g) retaliar. he shall pay for this / ele pagará por isso. we paid him in his own coin / pagamo-lo com a mesma moeda. h) compensar. it doesn’t pay / não vale a pena, não compensa. 2 dar lucros. it did not pay a penny / não rendeu nada. 3 ser rendoso ou proveitoso. 4 dar, prestar (atenção, cumprimentos, respeito). 5 coll punir. in the pay of ao serviço de. to pay a call coll ir ao banheiro. to pay attention prestar atenção. to pay a visit retribuir uma visita. to pay away a) desembolsar, gastar. b) Naut arriar a âncora ou as amarras. to pay back a) restituir, devolver. b) vingar-se, pagar na mesma moeda. to pay court cortejar. to pay dearly fig pagar caro. he had to pay dearly for it / custou-lhe muito caro. to pay down pagar de entrada. to pay in depositar. to pay off a) pagar, remunerar. b) pagar integralmente, saldar, liquidar (dívidas). c) subornar (para manter em silêncio). d) revidar, vingar-se. e) ter sucesso. f) acertar as contas com (pagar e despedir). g) deixar desenrolar (cabo, corda, etc.). h) Naut virar a sotavento. i) Naut cair a sotavento. to pay one’s dues conseguir alguma coisa com muito esforço ou sofrimento. to pay one’s way pagar as próprias despesas, sem contrair dívidas. to pay out a) despender, pagar. b) fazer ajuste de contas. c) coll punir, castigar, vingar-se. to pay up a) saldar, liquidar. b) pagar as custas, expiar. well-paid bem pago, bem remunerado.
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    pay2
    [pei] vt (ps and pp payed) Naut embrear.

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  • 117 plough

    1. noun
    (a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) arado
    2. verb
    1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) arar
    2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) abrir caminho
    3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) entrar em
    * * *
    [plau] n Brit 1 arado, charrua. 2 terra arada. 3 máquina para remover neve. 4 Tech guilherme. 5 Plough Astr Ursa Maior. 6 sl bomba, reprovação em exame. • vt 1 arar, lavrar. 2 sulcar, fender. 3 Tech trabalhar com guilherme. they ploughed their way eles abriram o seu caminho. to plough out levantar (a terra). to plough the sands trabalhar sem proveito. to plough through arar. to plough up sulcar. to put one’s hands to the plough pôr mãos à obra.

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  • 118 proceed

    [prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]
    1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) continuar
    2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) proceder
    3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) começar a
    4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) derivar
    5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) proceder contra
    - proceeds
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    pro.ceed
    [prəs'i:d] vi 1 proceder: a) prosseguir, continuar. b) derivar-se, originar-se, emanar, provir (from, out of, de). the noise proceeded from the adjoining room / o barulho provinha da sala ao lado. c) agir, obrar. d) ter seguimento. e) Jur instaurar processo contra. he proceeded against his partner / ele instaurou processo contra seu sócio. 2 ocorrer, ter lugar. he proceeded on his voyage / ele prosseguiu viagem. 3 reatar (discurso). 4 obter um grau acadêmico. he proceeded to the degree of... / ele obteve o grau de...

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  • 119 redeem

    [rə'di:m]
    1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) resgatar
    2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) redimir
    3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) redimir
    - redemption
    - past/beyond redemption
    - redeeming feature
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    re.deem
    [rid'i:m] vt 1 remir, redimir, resgatar, libertar, salvar. 2 amortizar. 3 cumprir, desempenhar. 4 reparar, indenizar, compensar. 5 readquirir.

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  • 120 refine

    1) (to make (a substance eg sugar) pure by taking out dirt, waste substances etc: Oil is refined before it is used.) refinar
    2) (to improve: We have refined our techniques considerably since the work began.) aperfeiçoar
    - refinement
    - refinery
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    re.fine
    [rif'ain] vt+vi 1 refinar(-se), purificar. 2 clarificar, polir. 3 aperfeiçoar, educar, cultivar. 4 requintar, sutilizar, esmerar(-se), aprimorar(-se).

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