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81 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interesse2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interesse3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) juro4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) acções5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) sociedade2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessar2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) interessar•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest* * *in.terest['intrist] n 1 interesse, atração. he showed a great interest for my case / ele demonstrou grande interesse pelo meu caso. the book has lost all interest for me / o livro não me atrai mais. 2 Com ação, parte, porção. 3 coisa que interessa. 4 sociedade. 5 vantagem, benefício (próprio). 6 força (moral), influência, importância. he has no interest in the town / ele não possui influência na cidade. it is only of small interest to know / é de somenos importância saber. 7 Econ juros. he cannot pay the interest on the capital / ele não pode pagar os juros sobre o capital. he lends at interest / ele empresta dinheiro a juros. 8 Com lucro. • vt 1 interessar, atrair, cativar. 2 importar, concernir, atingir, comover. I interest myself in eu me interesso por. in my (your) interest em meu (seu) interesse. in the interest of em benefício de. the landed interest os latifundiários. to be interested in estar interessado em. to have someone’s interests at heart importar-se com alguém, tentar ajudar alguém. to take no interest in não interessar-se por. -
82 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) trabalho2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) mão-de-obra3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) parto4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Trabalhista2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) trabalhar2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) esforçar-se•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *la.bour[l'eibə] n 1 labor, trabalho, faina, tarefa, mão-de-obra. 2 trabalho de parto. • vt+vi 1 laborar, labutar, trabalhar, lidar. 2 jogar, balouçar (navios). 3 estar em trabalho de parto. 4 avançar com dificuldade. 5 sofrer, afligir-se. 6 fabricar, elaborar. labour of love trabalho feito por prazer. to labour under a delusion estar enganado. -
83 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) levar2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) conduzir3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) dar origem4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) ir à frente5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) liderança2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) liderança3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) chefia4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pista7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) bico•- leaden* * *lead1[led] n 1 chumbo. 2 grafita. 3 sonda, prumo. 4 chapa para cobrir telhados. 5 bala de arma de fogo. • vt 1 cobrir, moldar, prender, etc. com chumbo. 2 Typogr prover com entrelinhas. • adj de chumbo. black lead grafita. red lead zarcão. to swing the lead coll dizer-se doente para escapar ao serviço. white lead alvaiade.————————lead2[li:d] n 1 conduta, guia. 2 precedência. 3 direção, comando, liderança, primeiro lugar. 4 vanguarda. 5 exemplo, precedente. 6 orientação, indicação, pista, indício. 7 mão (nos jogos de cartas). 8 passagem através do gelo. 9 curso de água artificial. 10 correia para amarrar cachorro. 11 cabo condutor. 12 Theat papel principal. 13 Theat ator principal. 14 Box golpe. 15 trecho introdutório de um artigo de jornal. • vt+vi (ps and pp led) 1 ser o primeiro a encabeçar. 2 conduzir, guiar. 3 dirigir, comandar. 4 preceder. 5 persuadir, induzir, liderar, orientar. 6 jogar de mão (cartas). 7 reger (orquestra). 8 levar, passar (a vida). a lead of uma dianteira (em corrida). to have the lead ser o líder. to lead a healthy life levar uma vida saudável. to lead astray desviar, desencaminhar. to lead away conduzir, levar. to lead captive aprisionar, prender. to lead off dar início, começar. to lead on arrastar, seduzir, influenciar. to lead the way preceder, mostrar o caminho. to lead up to a) conduzir a conversação para determinado assunto. b) conduzir em direção a. c) aplanar o caminho. to take the lead a) assumir o comando. b) tomar a iniciativa. -
84 lodging
1) ((often in plural) a room or rooms hired in someone else's house: She lives in lodgings.) quarto alugado2) (a place to stay: He paid the landlady for board and lodging.) alojamento* * *lodg.ing[l'ɔdʒiŋ] n alojamento, aposento, residência temporária. -
85 mature
[mə'tjuə] 1. adjective1) ((having the qualities of someone who, or something that, is) fully grown or developed: a very mature person.) maduro2) ((of cheese, wine etc) ready for eating or drinking: a mature cheese.) maduro2. verb1) (to make or become mature: She matured early.) amadurecer2) ((of an insurance policy) to become due to be paid: My insurance policy matures when I reach sixty-five.) vencer•- maturely- maturity
- matureness* * *ma.ture[mətʃ'uə] vt+vi 1 amadurecer. 2 fazer supurar. 3 vencer (duplicata, dívida). • adj 1 maduro. 2 desenvolvido. 3 supurado. 4 vencida (duplicata). -
86 membership
1) (the state of being a member: membership of the Communist Party.) filiação2) (a group of members: a society with a large membership.) filiação3) (the amount of money paid to a society etc in order to become a member: The membership has increased to $5 this year.) cota* * *mem.ber.ship[m'embəʃip] n 1 qualidade de membro ou sócio. 2 número de membros ou sócios. -
87 meticulous
[mi'tikjuləs](very careful, almost too careful (about small details): He paid meticulous attention to detail.) meticuloso* * *me.tic.u.lous[mət'ikjuləs] adj meticuloso, escrupuloso. -
88 on condition that
(if, and only if (something is done): You will be paid tomorrow on condition that the work is finished.) na condição de* * *on condition thatsob a condição de. -
89 outstanding
1) (excellent; very good: an outstanding student.) excelente2) (not yet paid, done etc: You must pay all outstanding bills.) pendente•* * *out.stand.ing[auts'ændiŋ] adj 1 pendente, a receber, não liquidado. 2 saliente. 3 notável, proeminente, extraordinário, importante, excelente. -
90 overdue
[əuvə'dju:]1) (late: The train is overdue.) atrasado2) ((of bills, work etc) not yet paid, done, delivered etc, although the date for doing this has passed: overdue library books.) em atraso* * *o.ver.due['ouvədj'u:] adj 1 vencido e não pago (título). 2 atrasado (navio, trem). -
91 oversight
(a failure to notice: Due to an oversight, we have not paid the bill.) descuido* * *o.ver.sight['ouvəsait] n 1 superintendência, supervisão, chefia. 2 omissão, descuido. -
92 owing
adjective (still to be paid: There is some money still owing (to us).) devido* * *ow.ing['ouiŋ] adj devido. owing to his nerves devido a seus nervos. -
93 passage
['pæsi‹]1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) passagem2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) passagem3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) passagem4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) passagem* * *pas.sage[p'æsidʒ] n 1 passagem: a) ação ou efeito de passar ou transpor. b) trânsito. c) passadouro, caminho, via. d) vau. e) transição. f) episódio, trecho. g) direito de trânsito, permissão para passar. h) direito de transporte. i) corredor, vestíbulo, galeria. j) escoamento (tempo). k) acontecimento, incidente, ocorrência. 2 travessia, viagem, jornada (principalmente por mar). 3 troca, intercâmbio. 4 Med evacuação intestinal. 5 frase ou trecho musical. 6 aprovação, sanção, ratificação (de projeto de lei). • vt+vi 1 viajar, fazer travessias. 2 fazer passar. of passage migratório, de migração. passage of arms duelo. -
94 payable
adjective (which may be or must be paid: The account is payable at the end of the month.) pagável* * *pay.a.ble[p'eiəbəl] adj 1 pagável, a pagar. 2 rendoso, lucrativo. -
95 payee
noun (a person to whom money is (to be) paid.) portador* * *pay.ee[pei'i:] n recebedor: pessoa a quem se paga dinheiro. -
96 pd
[pi: di:] abbr paid (pago). -
97 pension
['penʃən](a sum of money paid regularly to a widow, a person who has retired from work, a soldier who has been seriously injured in a war etc: He lives on his pension; a retirement pension.) pensão- pension off* * *pen.sion[p'enʃən] n pensão: 1 pagamento a pensionista. 2 espécie de hotel. • vt pensionar, pagar pensão a. not for a pension nem por nada. old age pension aposentadoria. to be pensioned off ser aposentado. -
98 pied
[paid] adj variegado, multicor, malhado. -
99 postage
[-ti‹]noun ((the money paid for) the sending of a letter etc by post: The postage was $1.20.) porte* * *post.age[p'oustidʒ] n porte, franquia postal. postage & packing taxa postal e empacotamento. -
100 postal order
(a printed document bought at a post office, which can be exchanged at another post office for the amount of money paid for it.) vale* * *pos.tal or.der[p'oustəl ɔ:də] n vale postal.————————postal ordervale postal.
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