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  • 21 fly

    I plural - flies
    nou)
    1) (a type of small winged insect.)
    2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)
    3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)
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    II past tense - flew; verb
    1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) voar
    2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) fugir de
    3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) voar, passar voando
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    - flier - flying saucer - flying visit - frequent flyer/flier - flyleaf - flyover - fly in the face of - fly into - fly off the handle - get off to a flying start - let fly - send someone/something flying - send flying

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  • 22 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mão
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ponteiro
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) trabalhador braçal, marujo
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) mão, ajuda
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) mão, jogo
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) hand (quatro polegadas)
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) caligrafia
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) dar, entregar
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) mandar de volta, passar
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    - handbag - handbill - handbook - handbrake - handcuff - handcuffs - hand-lens - handmade - hand-operated - hand-out - hand-picked - handshake - handstand - handwriting - handwritten - at hand - at the hands of - be hand in glove with someone - be hand in glove - by hand - fall into the hands of someone - fall into the hands - force someone's hand - get one's hands on - give/lend a helping hand - hand down - hand in - hand in hand - hand on - hand out - hand-out - handout - hand over - hand over fist - hands down - hands off! - hands-on - hands up! - hand to hand - have a hand in something - have a hand in - have/get/gain the upper hand - hold hands with someone - hold hands - in good hands - in hand - in the hands of - keep one's hand in - off one's hands - on hand - on the one hand... on the other hand -... on the other hand - out of hand - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand - shake hands with / shake someone's hand - a show of hands - take in hand - to hand

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  • 23 jump

    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) pular, saltar
    2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) saltar
    3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) saltar
    4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) saltar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) pulo, salto
    2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) salto
    3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) salto
    4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) salto
    5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) salto
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    - jump at - jump for joy - jump on - jump the gun - jump the queue - jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that - jump to it

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  • 24 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) brincar
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jogar
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (peça)
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) dançar, saltitar
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) manobrar
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) lazer
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) jogo
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    - playable - playful - playfully - playfulness - playboy - playground - playing-card - playing-field - playmate - playpen - playschool - plaything - playtime - playwright - at play - bring/come into play - child's play - in play - out of play - play at - play back - play down - play fair - play for time - play havoc with - play into someone's hands - play off - play off against - play on - play a - no part in - play safe - play the game - play up

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  • 25 ask

    1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) perguntar
    2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir
    3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) convidar
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    - ask for
    - for the asking
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    [a:sk; æsk] vt+vi 1 perguntar, inquirir, indagar. may I ask? / posso perguntar? she asked after my father / ela perguntou como meu pai estava passando. 2 requerer, solicitar, pedir. I asked his advice, permission / pedi seu conselho, sua permissão. may I ask you to pass me the salt / queira passar-me o sal, por favor. ask, and it shall be given you / pedi e dar-se-vos-á (Mateus, VII, 7). you asked for it! / você é que criou esta situação! she asked for a drink / ela pediu uma bebida. 3 reclamar, demandar, exigir. this work asks great care / este serviço exige cuidado especial. 4 convidar. I asked him to lunch / convidei-o para o almoço. ask him upstairs / convide-o para subir, peça-lhe que suba. 5 necessitar, precisar. 6 publicar proclamas (na igreja), apregoar. I ask you o que eu queria saber é, diga-me. to ask a favour pedir um favor. to ask a question fazer ou formular uma pergunta. to ask for trouble procurar confusão, dificuldades. to ask one’s way perguntar pelo caminho. to ask the time indagar as horas. to ask too much exigir demais.

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  • 26 be

    ['bi: ɡi:]
    ( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)
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    [bi:] v aux (ps was, pl were, pp been). 1 ser, existir, viver, ser realidade. it is mine, his / é meu, seu. it is my father’s / pertence a meu pai. she is everything to me / ela é tudo para mim. 2 ter lugar, acontecer, realizar-se. when is it to be? / quando será? 3 permanecer, ficar, continuar. 4 igualar, representar, significar. 5 estar, encontrar-se. to be at work / estar no trabalho. to be busy / estar ocupado. to be careful / ser cuidadoso. to be in a hurry / estar com pressa. he is at the advanced group / ele é do grupo dos adiantados. 6 visitar. • interj be! seja! am I to understand that...? significa isto que...? as it is de qualquer maneira. as it were por assim dizer. be that as it may seja como for. five years were to pass cinco anos teriam de passar. here you are coll aqui está. he was a long time about it ele levou muito tempo para isto. he was to have written ele devia ter escrito. how are we to go on? como vamos continuar?, que será de nós? how are you? como vai? how is this? o que significa isto? how long have you been in England? quanto tempo faz que está na Inglaterra? how much is this dress? quanto custa este vestido? how was it that he did not come? por que ele não veio? I am for leaving sou de opinião que devemos partir. if I were to do it se eu o fizesse. I must be off tenho de ir. in a moment the dog was upon him em um instante o cachorro estava em cima dele. it is above me isto foge à minha alçada. it is for him to excuse himself ele é quem deve pedir desculpas. it is for you to decide a decisão cabe a você. it’s up to you isso é com você. it will be for him to say ele terá de decidir. I was rewarded fui recompensado. let me be! deixe-me em paz! Mrs. Jones that is to be a futura senhora Jones. she lived to be 90 ela viveu 90 anos. that is to say quer dizer. that’s him all over isto é típico dele. the book is being printed/ is printing o livro está sendo impresso. the house is to let a casa está para alugar. the might-have-beens as oportunidades perdidas. there you are! aí está! to be able ser capaz, poder. to be in a) estar em casa. b) estar no poder. to be like parecer-se com. to be long demorar-se. to be of no use ser imprestável. to be out a) não estar em casa. b) estar errado. to be out of one’s mind estar fora de si. to be over acabar. to be short (of something) não ter o suficiente, estar faltando. to be up estar no fim. to be worthwhile valer a pena. we must take things as they are temos de aceitar as coisas como são. we shall be examined tomorrow teremos exame amanhã. what are you about? o que você quer fazer? what is he to be? o que ele será? what is, is good o que é, é bom. what is it? o que houve?, o que há com você? what was he to do? o que ele havia de fazer? when it was time quando a hora havia chegado. you are not to do that você não deve fazer isto. you have been (and gone) and done it coll você o fez realmente. you were not late, were you? você não chegou atrasado, não é? you were not to open the door não era para você abrir a porta.

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  • 27 cross

    [kros] I adjective
    (angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) zangado
    II 1. plural - crosses; noun
    1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) cruz
    2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) cruz
    3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) cruz
    4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) cruz
    5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) cruzamento
    6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) cruzeiro
    7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) cruz
    2. verb
    1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) atravessar
    2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) cruzar
    3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) cruzar
    4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) cruzar
    5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) cortar
    6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) cruzar
    7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) cruzar
    8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) contrariar
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    - crossing
    - crossbow
    - cross-breed
    - cross-bred
    - crosscheck     3. noun
    (the act of crosschecking.)
    - cross-country skiing
    - cross-examine
    - cross-examination
    - cross-eyed
    - cross-fire
    - at cross-purposes
    - cross-refer
    - cross-reference
    - crossroads
    - cross-section
    - crossword puzzle
    - crossword
    - cross one's fingers
    - cross out
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    [krɔs; krɔ:s] n 1 cruz. 2 Cross cruz de Cristo. 3 Cross Redenção de Cristo. 4 religião cristã. 5 crucifixo. 6 símbolo da religião cristã. 7 símbolo das cruzadas. 8 cruz que se põe em lugar do nome. 9 desenho, marca ou objeto em forma de cruz. 10 Astr cruzeiro. 11 sofrimento, aflição, atribulação. 12 cruzamento de raças ou castas, hibridação. 13 híbrido, resultado de cruzamento. 14 encruzilhada, cruzamento. 15 sl fraude, trapaça. 16 interseção de duas linhas. 17 Electr contato entre fios. • vt+vi 1 marcar com cruz. 2 riscar em cruz, cruzar, cancelar. 3 colocar através. 4 estar colocado em forma de cruz, estar deitado através. 5 cruzar, atravessar, transpor, passar sobre. he crossed the threshold / ele transpôs a soleira. 6 cruzar(-se), passar por. the two roads cross each other / as duas estradas se cruzam. they crossed the frontier / cruzaram a fronteira. 7 fazer o sinal-da-cruz sobre. he crossed himself / ele fez o sinal-da-cruz. 8 opor, impedir. 9 fazer cruzamento (entre raças). 10 cruzar, dispor em cruz. he crossed his arms / ele cruzou os braços. 11 cortar (letras). 12 formar cruzamento (ruas). 13 fazer atravessar. 14 estender-se sobre. 15 sl fazer fraude em competições esportivas. 16 sl trair, enganar. • adj 1 atravessado, transversal, oblíquo. we are talking at cross purposes / estamos falando sem nos entendermos. 2 oposto, contrário. 3 rabugento, mal-humorado, zangado, irritadiço. 4 recíproco. 5 cruzado, híbrido. • adv 1 de lado a lado, através. 2 em cruz. 3 transversalmente. 4 contrariamente. 5 desfavoravelmente. as cross as two sticks muito mal-humorado. keep your fingers crossed! fig torça para mim! Maltese Cross Cruz de Malta. no cross, no crown fig não há recompensa sem esforço. on the cross coll por meios desonestos. the idea crossed my mind veio-me a idéia de... the Southern Cross o Cruzeiro do Sul. they had their plans crossed seus planos fracassaram. they were crossed in love seu amor acabou mal. to cross off, out riscar, apagar, cortar. to cross over atravessar. let us cross over to the other side / vamos atravessar (a rua). to cross the floor Pol fig bandear-se para a oposição, abandonar seu partido. to go cross errar. he went cross / ele errou. to make the sign of the cross fazer o sinal-da-cruz. to take up one’s cross carregar sua cruz. with crossed arms de braços cruzados.

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  • 28 live

    I 1. [liv] verb
    1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) viver
    2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) sobreviver
    3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) morar
    4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) viver
    5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) viver
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    - - lived
    - living 2. noun
    (the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) sustento
    - live-in
    - live and let live
    - live down
    - live in
    - out
    - live on
    - live up to
    - within living memory
    - in living memory     II 1. adjective
    1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) vivo
    2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) directo
    3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) activo
    4) (burning: a live coal.) aceso
    2. adverb
    ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) ao vivo
    - liveliness
    - livestock
    - live wire
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    live1
    [laiv] adj 1 vivo. 2 ativo, esperto, aceso, pronto para agir. 3 ao vivo (transmissão). 4 carregado com eletricidade (como um fio). 5 que não explodiu ainda (como uma granada). 6 vivo, brilhante (cor). 7 fig eficaz, cheio de energia, de interesse atual. 8 em estado natural. • adv ao vivo.
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    live2
    [liv] vt+vi 1 viver, existir. 2 subsistir. 3 morar, habitar. 4 ganhar a vida. she lives by sewing / ela ganha a vida costurando. 5 gozar a vida. 6 nutrir-se. to live and let live ser tolerante, cuidar da própria vida e deixar os outros em paz. to live away viver alegre e despreocupadamente. to live by/on one’s wits viver de expedientes. to live down fazer esquecer um delito por uma vida impecável. to live from hand to mouth ter apenas o suficiente para as necessidades indispensáveis à vida. to live in morar no emprego. to live it up viver à larga, viver de forma intensa. to live off viver à custa de. to live on viver de. to live out a) sobreviver. b) morar fora do emprego. to live through superar, sobreviver. to live to a great age atingir uma idade avançada. to live up to a) viver à altura de. b) cumprir o prometido, corresponder às expectativas.

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  • 29 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) viradela
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) trovão
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) papo
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) moldar
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) envolver
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) revirar
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) fluir
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) passar
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) andar de patins
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) registo de matrículas
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    [roul] n 1 rolo (de arame, papel, etc.), qualquer coisa enrolada. 2 cilindro ou qualquer forma aproximadamente cilíndrica. 3 movimento de rotação, ondulação, agitação. 4 rufar de tambor. 5 ribombar do trovão ou de artilharia. 6 ação de rolar. 7 manobra em que o avião dá uma volta completa em torno de seu eixo longitudinal, mantendo a posição horizontal de vôo. 8 lista, rol, catálogo, registro, relação. he called the rolls / ele procedeu à leitura dos nomes, fez a chamada. 9 pãozinho, pão francês. 10 sl maço de notas ou cédulas, dinheiro. 11 rolls atas, anais, crônica, anuário. 12 fardo. 13 ritmo, cadência (linguagem, poesia). 14 encrespamento das ondas do mar. • vt 1 a) rolar. b) fazer rolar. 2 enrolar, dar forma de rolo a. 3 passar suavemente, deslizar (tempo). 4 girar, revolver. 5 agitar, balançar (navio). 6 ondular, flutuar. 7 aplainar, laminar, calandrar. 8 preparar massas alimentícias com o rolo. 9 aplicar cor, por meio de um rolo. 10 ribombar (trovão). 11 rufar (tambor). 12 Amer sl roubar pessoa alcoolizada ou indefesa. 13 ressoar, vibrar (órgão). 14 coll possuir em abundância. 15 correr (rio), fluir. 16 rodar (carro). 17 gingar, menear, bambolear. 18 trinar, gorjear. 19 enfaixar, envolver. 20 encrespar-se (ondas). 21 transportar em carro (ou outro veículo de rodas). 22 começar a operar (câmera), rodar. 23 jogar (dados). 24 Mus arpejar. heads will roll cabeças vão rolar, punições severas vão acontecer (com perda de cargos). pay roll folha de pagamento to be rolling in a) coll chegar em grande número ou quantidade. b) ter em grande quantidade, estar "nadando" em. to roll back a) reduzir (preço). b) recuar, ir para trás. to roll in the aisles morrer de rir.. to roll in the hay sl praticar sexo. to roll in wealth nadar em dinheiro. to roll out a) estender. b) levantar-se da cama. c) produzir em grande quantidade. to roll out the red carpet for receber com a máxima hospitalidade. to roll up a) enrolar. b) fazer recuar (inimigo). c) chegar, vir. to roll up one’s sleeves arregaçar as mangas, preparar-se para entrar em ação. to strike off the rolls riscar da lista, desclassificar, expulsar.

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  • 30 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) escorregar
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) soltar-se
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) baixar de nível
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) deslizar
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) soltar-se
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) enfiar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) escorregadela
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) deslize
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) saiote
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa
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    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up     II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) tira
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    slip1
    [slip] n 1 escorregadura, escorregadela. 2 o que se põe e tira com facilidade, coberta, fronha. 3 Clothes combinação. 4 deslize, erro, lapso, engano, falta. 5 carreira: plano inclinado para construção e lançamento de navios. 6 muda, rebento. 7 tira estreita (de papel). 8 declínio, queda (de preços). • vt+vi 1 andar, mover-se quietamente, fácil ou rapidamente, escapar. 2 passar, mover-se. 3 deslizar, escorregar. 4 colocar, fazer passar, enfiar, tirar quietamente ou de modo despercebido. 5 colocar, vestir fácil ou rapidamente. 6 passar despercebido, escapar. 7 soltar. 8 largar. 9 errar, cometer lapso. 10 cortar galhos para fazer mudas. 11 luxar (osso). to be a slip of a boy/ a girl menino/menina muito frágil, débil. to be a slip of the pen fazer erro de ortografia, de palavra. to be a slip of the tongue fazer um erro verbal, cometer um lapso verbal. to give somebody the slip collescapar de alguém. he gave me the slip / ele me escapou. to let something slip deixar (algo) escapar. he let the opportunity slip / ele deixou escapar a oportunidade. to slip along deslizar, fluir. to slip away escapulir, sair de modo despercebido. to slip in inserir de forma disfarçada. to slip up fazer erro, cometer erro de menor importância.
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    slip2
    [slip] n papeleta, volante (também Comp).

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  • 31 sponge

    1. noun
    1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) esponja
    2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) esponja
    3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) pão-de-ló
    4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) lavadela
    2. verb
    1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) limpar
    2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) viver às sopas de
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    - spongy
    - spongily
    - sponginess
    - sponge cake
    - sponge pudding
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    [sp∧ndʒ] n 1 Zool esponja: animal marinho inferior. 2 esponja. 3 coisa parecida com esponja (como bolo, pão ou doce porosos). 4 chumaço de gaze ou algodão. 5 pessoa que consegue absorver como uma esponja (bebida, conhecimentos, etc.). 6 parasita, pessoa que vive à custa de outros. • vt+vi 1 esfregar, limpar, apagar, molhar com esponja. she sponged the baby down / ela lavou bem a criança. 2 absorver. 3 parasitar, explorar. let’s pass the sponge over it! vamos esquecer isso, vamos apagar isso da memória. to sponge on someone viver à custa de alguém. to throw up the sponge dar-se como vencido, entregar os pontos, desistir.

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  • 32 water

    ['wo:tə] 1. noun
    (a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) água
    2. verb
    1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) regar
    2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) encher-se de água
    3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) encher-se de lágrimas
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    - watery
    - wateriness
    - waterborne
    - water-closet
    - water-colour
    - watercress
    - waterfall
    - waterfowl
    - waterfront
    - waterhole
    - watering-can
    - water level
    - waterlily
    - waterlogged
    - water main
    - water-melon
    - waterproof     3. noun
    (a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) impermeável
    4. verb
    (to make (material) waterproof.) impermeabilizar
    - water-skiing
    - water-ski
    - watertight
    - water vapour
    - waterway
    - waterwheel
    - waterworks
    - hold water
    - into deep water
    - in deep water
    - water down
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    wa.ter
    [w'ɔ:tə] n 1 água: a) o líquido. b) qualquer líquido que sugere água. c) líquidos do corpo, como suor, saliva, lágrima, urina. d) chuva (também waters). e) limpidez, transparência, brilho ou lustre (de pedra preciosa). f) vazamento (no casco de um navio). 2 curso d’água, rio, lago, lagoa. 3 enchente ou nível baixo de um rio. 4 profundidade de um rio. 5 maré (alta ou baixa). 6 superfície de aspecto ondeado em seda ou metal. 7 ações emitidas sem aumento de capital. 8 waters águas: a) águas correntes. b) águas agitadas, ondeantes, o mar, o alto-mar. he fished in troubled waters / ele pescou em águas turvas. c) águas de fonte, águas minerais. • vt+vi 1 molhar. 2 irrigar, banhar. 3 regar. 4 aguar. 5 abastecer de ou prover com água. 6 dar de beber. 7 enfraquecer, diluir, misturar com água (leite, etc.), batizar (líquidos). 8 encher de água (boca), salivar. 9 lacrimejar. 10 dar aspecto ondeado a seda ou a superficies metálicas, ondear. 11 emitir ações sem aumento de capital. • adj 1 de ou relativo à água. 2 hidráulico. 3 aquático. 4 fluvial, marítimo. above water acima d’água. an ornamental water lago artificial. by water por via marítima ou fluvial. he is in low water sl ele está em apuros, tem falta de dinheiro. high water maré alta. hot water bottle botija de água quente. it makes your eyes water faz lacrimejar os seus olhos. joy water birita, pinga. like water abundante. low water maré baixa. of the first waters da melhor qualidade. on the water na água, no mar. still waters run deep quem vê cara não vê coração, pessoas muito quietas podem guardar fortes emoções. they cast their money upon the water fig eles jogaram o dinheiro pela janela. to be in deep water fig estar em aperto, em maus lençóis, em situação difícil. to hold water a) à prova d’água. b) fig ser convincente, fundamentado, verdadeiro. to keep one’s head above water conseguir manter-se à tona, ficar acima das dificuldades. to make the mouth water dar água na boca. it makes my mouth water / me dá água na boca. to pass/ make water soltar água, urinar. to pour oil on troubled waters acalmar. to test the water/ waters pesquisa de motivação. to throw cold water on fig jogar balde de água fria em, desencorajar. to water down diluir. water of life a) refresco espiritual. b) conhaque, uísque. water under the bridge experiências passadas, problemas passados já esquecidos.

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  • 33 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ir
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) passar
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) ser dado, ser vendido
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) ir
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ir
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) ser demolido
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) decorrer
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) partir
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) sumir
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ir
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) ir-se
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) funcionar
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) tornar-se
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) ter, ser
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) guardar-se
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) passar
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) ser gasto
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) valer
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) fazer
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) ser
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) dar certo
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tentativa
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) energia
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    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) operante
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) corrente
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    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) permissão para prosseguir
    - going-over - goings-on - no-go - all go - be going on for - be going on - be going strong - from the word go - get going - give the go-by - go about - go after - go against - go along - go along with - go around - go around with - go at - go back - go back on - go by - go down - go far - go for - go in - go in for - go into - go off - go on - go on at - go out - go over - go round - go slow - go steady - go through - go through with - go too far - go towards - go up - go up in smoke/flames - go with - go without - keep going - make a go of something - make a go - on the go

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  • 34 hat

    [hæt]
    (a covering for the head, usually worn out of doors: He raised his hat as the lady approached.) chapéu
    - hat trick - keep something under one's hat - keep under one's hat - pass/send round the hat - take one's hat off to - talk through one's hat

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  • 35 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) escorregar
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) escorregar
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) decair
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) escapulir
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) escapar
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) enfiar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) passo em falso
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) lapso
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinação
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa de lançamento
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    - slippery - slipperiness - slip road - slipshod - give someone the slip - give the slip - let slip - slip into - slip off - slip on - slip up II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) pedaço de papel

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