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  • 1 paint

    [peint] 1. noun
    (a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste: The artist's clothes were covered in paint; ( also adjective) a paint pot.) tinta
    2. verb
    1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) pintar
    2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) pintar
    •
    - painting
    - paint-box
    - paint-brush
    * * *
    [peint] n 1 pintura. 2 tinta. 3 cosmético. • vt+vi 1 pintar, colorir. 2 retratar. 3 maquilar. 4 fig descrever, relatar. 5 dedicar-se à pintura. as fresh as paint vivo e alegre. coat of paint camada de pintura. to paint out dar demão de tinta. to paint over cobrir com tinta. to paint the town red pintar o sete, fazer uma farra. wet paint! tinta fresca!

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  • 2 Paint

    [peint] 1. noun
    (a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste: The artist's clothes were covered in paint; ( also adjective) a paint pot.) tinta
    2. verb
    1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) pintar
    2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) pintar
    •
    - painting
    - paint-box
    - paint-brush
    * * *
    painting

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  • 3 paint

    [peint] 1. noun
    (a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste: The artist's clothes were covered in paint; ( also adjective) a paint pot.) tinta
    2. verb
    1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) pintar
    2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) pintar
    •
    - painting - paint-box - paint-brush

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  • 4 black

    [blæk] 1. adjective
    1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) preto
    2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) escuro
    3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) negro
    4) (without milk: black coffee.) preto
    5) (evil: black magic.) negro
    6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) preto
    7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) negro
    2. noun
    1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) preto
    2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) preto
    3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) preto
    3. verb
    (to make black.) enegrecer
    - blacken
    - black art/magic
    - blackbird
    - blackboard
    - black box
    - the Black Death
    - black eye
    - blackhead
    - blacklist     4. verb
    (to put (a person etc) on such a list.) lista negra
    5. noun
    (the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) chantagem
    - Black Maria
    - black market
    - black marketeer
    - blackout
    - black sheep
    - blacksmith
    - black and blue
    - black out
    - in black and white
    * * *
    [blæk] n 1 preto. 2 corante ou pigmento preto. 3 luto, roupa preta. 4 negro, indivíduo da raça negra. 5 fuligem. 6 mancha, sujeira. 7 Draughts, Chess as peças pretas. • vt+vi 1 pretejar, tornar preto. 2 pintar de preto, enegrecer (sapatos). 3 ficar preto. 4 ficar temporariamente cego ou inconsciente. • adj 1 preto. 2 sem luz, muito escuro. 3 de luto, vestido de preto. 4 negro, de pele escura. 5 sujo, imundo. 6 sombrio, escuro, tenebroso. 7 hostil, ameaçador. 8 mau, malvado, perverso. 9 desastroso, calamitoso. black and tan terrier pequeno cachorro malhado. Black and Tans tropas britânicas na Irlanda (1921). he became black in the face ele ficou vermelho de raiva. in black and white preto no branco, por escrito. in the black com saldo credor, sem dívidas. the devil is less black than he is painted o diabo não é tão feio como o pintam. to beat black and blue moer de pancada. to black out a) escurecer. b) Aeron perder a visão. c) perder a consciência momentaneamente. d) Radio interferir.

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  • 5 black

    [blæk] 1. adjective
    1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) preto
    2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) escuro
    3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) preto
    4) (without milk: black coffee.) preto
    5) (evil: black magic.) negro
    6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) negro
    7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) negro
    2. noun
    1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) preto
    2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) preto
    3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) negro
    3. verb
    (to make black.) pretejar
    - blacken - black art/magic - blackbird - blackboard - black box - the Black Death - black eye - blackhead - blacklist 4. verb
    (to put (a person etc) on such a list.) pôr na lista negra
    5. noun
    (the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) chantagem
    - Black Maria - black market - black marketeer - blackout - black sheep - blacksmith - black and blue - black out - in black and white

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  • 6 mix

    [miks] 1. verb
    1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) misturar
    2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) misturar
    3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) misturar
    4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) misturar-se
    2. noun
    1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) mistura
    2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) mistura
    •
    - mixer
    - mixture
    - mix-up
    - be mixed up
    - mix up
    * * *
    [miks] n 1 mistura. 2 coll confusão. • vt+vi 1 misturar, mesclar, amalgamar, combinar. 2 unir. 3 cruzar (animais). 4 embaralhar. 5 imiscuir-se. cake mix mistura para bolo. pie mix mistura para torta. to mix up confundir, atrapalhar.

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  • 7 mix

    [miks] 1. verb
    1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) misturar
    2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) misturar
    3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) misturar-se
    4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) misturar-se
    2. noun
    1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) mistura
    2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) mistura
    •
    - mixer - mixture - mix-up - be mixed up - mix up

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  • 8 brown

    1. adjective
    1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) castanho
    2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) bronzeado
    2. noun
    1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) castanho
    2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) castanho
    3. verb
    (to make or become brown.) acastanhar
    * * *
    [braun] n 1 cor castanha. 2 cor parda. 3 pigmento ou tinta castanha. • vt+vi 1 pintar de castanho, tornar castanho, bronzear. 2 ficar marrom ou castanho. 3 assar até ficar dourado. • adj 1 castanho, marrom. 2 bronzeado, de pele escura. 3 trigueiro, moreno. he fired into the brown ele atirou a esmo contra a multidão. in a brown study pensativo, absorto em devaneios.

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  • 9 coat

    [kəut] 1. noun
    1) (an item of outdoor clothing, with sleeves, that covers from the shoulders usually to the knees: a coat and hat.) casaco
    2) (a jacket: a man's coat and trousers.) casaco
    3) (the hair or wool of an animal: Some dogs have smooth coats.) pelo
    4) (a covering (eg of paint): This wall will need two coats of paint.) demão
    2. verb
    (to cover: She coated the biscuits with chocolate.) cobrir
    - coat of arms
    * * *
    [kout] n 1 paletó, sobretudo, casaco, capa. 2 pele, pêlo, plumagem. 3 camada, cobertura, mão, demão (de tinta), revestimento. 4 Bot casca, cortiça, tegumento. • vt 1 prover, equipar com capa ou casaco. 2 cobrir com camada, pintar, revestir. coat and skirt costume para senhoras, conjunto. cut your coat according to your cloth não dê o passo maior que a perna, evite gastar mais do que possui. dress coat casaca. frock coat casacão, sobrecasaca. fur coat casaco de pele. he wears the king’s coat ele é soldado (ou oficial). over coat sobretudo. rain coat capa de chuva. tail coat fraque. to turn one’s coat virar a casaca. turn coat vira-casaca. waist coat colete.

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  • 10 colour

    1. noun
    1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) cor
    2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) tinta
    3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) cor
    4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) cor
    2. adjective
    ((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) a cores
    3. verb
    (to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) pintar
    4. noun
    ((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) pessoa de cor
    - colouring
    - colourless
    - colours
    - colour-blind
    - colour scheme
    - off-colour
    - colour in
    - show oneself in one's true colours
    - with flying colours
    * * *
    col.our
    [k'∧lə] n 1 cor, colorido. 2 tinta, corante, pigmento. 3 vermelhão, rubor do rosto. 4 pretexto, disfarce. 5 plausibilidade, aparência de autenticidade. 6 cor da pele das raças que não são brancas. 7 aparência, aspecto. 8 detalhe realístico, vida. 9 caráter, feição. they showed their colours / revelaram suas intenções, mostraram quem realmente eram. he showed his true colours / fig ele mostrou seu verdadeiro caráter. 10 vivacidade, brilho, ânimo. his sincerity gives colour to all he does / sua sinceridade caracteriza todos os seus atos. 11 matiz, tonalidade. 12 Mus timbre, som. 13 colours cores, emblema, estandarte, bandeira. 14 Mil insígnia militar. 15 colours cor política, partido. • vt+vi 1 pintar, tingir, corar, colorir, dar cor a. 2 corar, mudar de cor, enrubescer. 3 fig corar, disfarçar, alterar, paliar, desculpar. 4 dar determinado aspecto a. 5 caracterizar. his prejudices coloured his facts / seus preconceitos manifestaram-se em seu relato. • adj em cores, de cor. body colour tinta opaca. complementary colour cor complementar. composite colours cores mistas. fast colours cores firmes. filling colour massa colorida para preparar a superfície a ser pintada. fundamental colours cores básicas. glaring colours cores berrantes. local colour colorido ou aspecto local. off colour coll exausto, esgotado, indisposto. painted in his true colours mostrado em seu verdadeiro aspecto. play of colours variação de cores. primary colours cores primárias. service with the colours serviço militar. to call to the colours convocar para o serviço militar. to change colour mudar de cor (pessoa), ficar pálido (ou vermelho). to come off with flying colours sair vitorioso. to give false colour to distorcer os fatos. to give/ lend colour to dar aparência de verdade a. to have a colour ter aspecto sadio, ter boa cor. to have a high colour estar corado. to hoist the colours hastear a bandeira. to join the colours alistar-se. to lose colour ficar pálido. to lower the colours a) baixar a bandeira. b) fig ceder, dobrar-se. to mail one’s colours to the mast manter-se firme em sua decisão. to sail under false colours fig agir com falsidade. to stick to one’s colours ser fiel à causa. trooping the colours desfile de bandeiras. under colour of sob o pretexto de. with flying colours com grande sucesso.

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  • 11 commission

    [kə'miʃən] 1.
    1) (money earned by a person who sells things for someone else.) percentagem
    2) (an order for a work of art: a commission to paint the president's portrait.) encomenda
    3) (an official paper giving authority, especially to an army officer etc: My son got his commission last year.) comissão
    4) (an official group appointed to report on a specific matter: a commission of enquiry.) comissão
    2. verb
    1) (to give an order (especially for a work of art) to: He was commissioned to paint the Lord Mayor's portrait.) encarregar
    2) (to give a military commission to.) comissionar
    •
    - commissioner
    - in/out of commission
    * * *
    com.mis.sion
    [kəm'iʃən] n 1 comissão: a) autorização, licença, procuração. b) delegação de autoridade. c) autoridade, poder ou direito concedido, encargo, incumbência, ordem. he discharged a commission / ele executou uma ordem. d) delegação (pessoas autorizadas ou encarregadas). e) pagamento proporcional ou retribuição (no comércio). 2 Mil patente de oficial do exército ou da marinha. 3 cargo, posto. 4 ato, cometimento, execução, perpetração. • vt 1 comissionar, encarregar, incumbir. 2 licenciar, autorizar, outorgar poderes a. 3 Naut armar, pôr em serviço, pôr em uso, aprontar para uso. 4 encomendar. commission on the a) participante da comissão ou delegação. b) autorizado, com poderes. in commission a) comissionado. b) em serviço ativo. on commission Com em comissão, na base de comissão. out of commission inativo, fora do serviço ativo. to receive one’s commission receber patente de oficial. to resign one’s commission demitir-se do serviço militar. the ship was put into (out of) commission o navio foi posto em (fora de) serviço.

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  • 12 lick

    [lik] 1. verb
    (to pass the tongue over: The dog licked her hand.) lamber
    2. noun
    1) (an act of licking: The child gave the ice-cream a lick.) lambedela
    2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) pintadela
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    * * *
    [lik] n 1 lambidela, lambida. 2 pancada, golpe. 3 oportunidade, vez. 4 saleiro: local onde se deposita sal para o gado. 5 pequena quantidade. 6 coll velocidade. 7 figura musical intercalada. • vt+vi 1 lamber. 2 bater, surrar. 3 vencer, derrotar, superar. 4 confundir, ser incompreensível. it licks me / não consigo entender. 5 sl fumar crack. to give a lick and a promise fazer de qualquer jeito, sem capricho. to lick into shape a) moldar. b) tornar apresentável, pôr em condições. to lick one’s shoes mostrar-se servil. to lick one’s wounds recuperar-se de derrota ou decepção. to lick the dust morder o pó, ser derrotado, cair morto. to lick up consumir, devorar.

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  • 13 brown

    1. adjective
    1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) marrom, castanho
    2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) bronzeado
    2. noun
    1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) marrom
    2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) marrom
    3. verb
    (to make or become brown.) acastanhar

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  • 14 coat

    [kəut] 1. noun
    1) (an item of outdoor clothing, with sleeves, that covers from the shoulders usually to the knees: a coat and hat.) casaco
    2) (a jacket: a man's coat and trousers.) paletó
    3) (the hair or wool of an animal: Some dogs have smooth coats.) pelagem
    4) (a covering (eg of paint): This wall will need two coats of paint.) demão, mão
    2. verb
    (to cover: She coated the biscuits with chocolate.) cobrir
    - coat of arms

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  • 15 colour

    1. noun
    1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) cor
    2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) tinta
    3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) cor
    4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) colorido
    2. adjective
    ((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) em cores
    3. verb
    (to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) colorir, pintar
    4. noun
    ((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) negro
    - colouring - colourless - colours - colour-blind - colour scheme - off-colour - colour in - show oneself in one's true colours - with flying colours

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  • 16 commission

    [kə'miʃən] 1.
    1) (money earned by a person who sells things for someone else.)
    2) (an order for a work of art: a commission to paint the president's portrait.)
    3) (an official paper giving authority, especially to an army officer etc: My son got his commission last year.)
    4) (an official group appointed to report on a specific matter: a commission of enquiry.)
    2. verb
    1) (to give an order (especially for a work of art) to: He was commissioned to paint the Lord Mayor's portrait.) encomendar
    2) (to give a military commission to.) comissionar
    •
    - commissioner - in/out of commission

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  • 17 lick

    [lik] 1. verb
    (to pass the tongue over: The dog licked her hand.) lamber
    2. noun
    1) (an act of licking: The child gave the ice-cream a lick.) lambida
    2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) pincelada
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  • 18 box

    I 1. [boks] noun
    1) (a case for holding something: a wooden box; a matchbox.) caixa
    2) (in a theatre etc, a group of seats separated from the rest of the audience.) camarote
    2. verb
    (to put (something) into boxes: Will you box these apples?) encaixotar
    - box number
    - box office     II 1. [boks] verb
    (to fight (someone) with the fists: Years ago, fighters used to box without wearing padded gloves.) lutar boxe
    2. noun
    (a blow on the ear with the hand.) bofetada
    - boxing
    - boxing-glove
    - boxing-match
    * * *
    box1
    [bɔks] n 1 caixa (de madeira, de papelão etc.), lata, caixote. 2 Theat camarote. 3 cabina, cubículo, reservado. 4 abrigo pequeno, compartimento. 5 cocheira. 6 estande. 7 Mech caixa que cobre ou protege um mecanismo, caixa de câmbio. 8 boléia. 9 Sport lugar do lançador no jogo de beisebol. 10 cofre, caixa-forte. 11 espaço em jornal ou revista, separado por linhas. 12 presente de Natal, presente, dádiva. 13 estojo. 14 Typogr caixotim. • vt 1 encaixotar, embalar em caixa, colocar em caixa. 2 prover de caixas. ballot box urna para votar. Christmas-box presente de Natal. he boxed the compass a) Naut ele carteou rumos. b) ele terminou no ponto em que tinha começado. he is in the wrong box ele está enganado. hunting-box cabana de caça. jury-box espaço reservado para os jurados. letter box caixa do correio. musical box caixa de música. paint box caixa de tintas para pintura. PO box caixa postal. prisoner’s box banco dos réus. sentry box guarita para sentinela. stage box Theat camarote do proscênio. strong box caixa-forte, cofre. witness box lugar das testemunhas (em corte).
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    box2
    [bɔks] n tabefe, bofetada. • vt 1 esbofetear. 2 boxear, lutar com os punhos.
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    box3
    [bɔks] n 1 Bot buxo: árvore de origem européia que fornece madeira para confecção de instrumentos musicais. 2 madeira do buxo.
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    box4
    [bɔks] n sl 1 chato, pessoa chata. 2 piano, guitarra, acordeão, aparelho de som, televisão. 3 Braz sl paletó de madeira (caixão de defunto). 4 vulg vulva, Braz xoxota. • vt 1 Brit coll televisionar. 2 sl morrer, Braz bater as botas, abotoar o paletó.

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  • 19 spot

    [spot] 1. noun
    1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) mancha
    2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pinta
    3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) borbulha
    4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) no local
    5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) um pouco
    2. verb
    1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) avistar
    2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) reconhecer
    •
    - spotlessly
    - spotlessness
    - spotted
    - spotty
    - spottiness
    - spot check
    - spotlight     3. verb
    1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) iluminar
    2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) chamar a atenção para
    •
    - on the spot
    - spot on
    * * *
    [spɔt] n 1 marca, mancha, borrão. 2 fig mácula. 3 pinta, espinha. 4 lugar, ponto, local. that is the sore/ tender spot / este é o ponto sensível. 5 coll pouquinho, pequena quantidade, pingo, gole, trago. 6 posição, cargo. 7 sl anúncio avulso, comercial curto (rádio ou televisão). 8 sl clube noturno, restaurante. • vt+vi 1 marcar, manchar, sujar, borrar. 2 ficar manchado, ter manchas ou marcas. 3 colocar em certo lugar ou ponto, espalhar em vários lugares. 4 coll localizar, descobrir, reconhecer. 5 macular, manchar, desonrar. 6 coll descobrir, perceber. 7 chuviscar, cair chuva leve ou irregular. 8 dar vantagem, dar de lambujem. • adj 1 pronto, instantâneo, imediato. 2 Com à vista. 3 transmitido, irradiado (estação de rádio). • adv Brit coll bem, exatamente. a spot of whisky um golinho de uísque. in a spot sl em dificuldade, em maus lençóis. it’s spotting with rain está chuviscando. on the spot a) naquele mesmo lugar, no lugar certo. b) imediatamente. he married her (up) on the spot / ele casou-se com ela imediatamente.c) Amer sl em dificuldade, em apuros. soft spot lugar de trabalho fácil. that hits the spot! isto sim! (que é gostoso). that puts me in a bad spot Amer coll isto me deixa em maus lençóis. to change one’s spots mudar a qualidade ou o modo de vida. to hit the high spots tratar dos pontos principais. to knock spots off Brit coll derrotar facilmente, ser muito melhor do que. to spot out tirar as manchas, limpar.

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  • 20 spot

    [spot] 1. noun
    1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) mancha
    2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pinta
    3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) marca
    4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) lugar
    5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) um pouco
    2. verb
    1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) avistar
    2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) reconhecer
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    - spotlessly - spotlessness - spotted - spotty - spottiness - spot check - spotlight 3. verb
    1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) iluminar com spotlight
    2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) pôr na berlinda
    •
    - on the spot - spot on

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  • paint — ► NOUN 1) a coloured substance which is spread over a surface to give a thin decorative or protective coating. 2) dated cosmetic make up. ► VERB 1) apply paint to. 2) apply (a liquid) to a surface with a brush. 3) depict or produce with paint. 4) …   English terms dictionary

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  • paint out — verb a) To obliterate by painting over. Josephs face was painted out. In place of Josephs monarchic face the word Constitution was painted in. But the reign of Joseph was not over. b) To describe, possibly so as to misrepresent. The Clone Brush… …   Wiktionary

  • paint the wagon — verb To get things done. John, you still haven’t closed that deal, you need to paint that wagon now! …   Wiktionary

  • paint a picture — verb call to mind (Freq. 1) this remark evoked sadness • Syn: ↑suggest, ↑evoke • Derivationally related forms: ↑evocative (for: ↑evoke), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • paint the town red — verb To party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place. After that dinner at MacFens he was done for went wild. Danced a sword dance, or a strathspey, or some other blamed thing, on the table, and yelled louder than the… …   Wiktionary

  • paint with a broad brush — verb To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations. Im just painting with a broad brush. You fellows fill in the details. See Also …   Wiktionary

  • paint by numbers — verb To complete a painting by numbers kit …   Wiktionary

  • paint oneself into a corner — verb To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions …   Wiktionary

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