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  • 1 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
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    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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  • 2 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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  • 3 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
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    [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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  • 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.) 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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  • 5 match

    [mæ ] I noun
    (a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) fósforo
    II 1. noun
    1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) jogo
    2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) combinação
    3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) igual
    4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) casamento
    2. verb
    1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) combinar com
    2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) confrontar
    - matchless
    - matchmaker
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    match1
    [mætʃ] n 1 igual, parelha. 2 companheiro. 3 luta, competição, partida, jogo. 4 casamento. 5 partido. • vt+vi 1 igualar, emparelhar. 2 casar, unir. 3 equiparar. 4 competir, medir forças. we cannot match them / não podemos medir forças com eles. 5 casar-se. 6 igualar-se. 7 combinar. an even match competição equilibrada. football match jogo de futebol. to be a match for estar à altura. he is more than a match for you / ele é superior a você (em qualidade, competência). he is not a match for me / ele não está à minha altura. to match a colour to another combinar uma cor com outra. to match coins tirar a sorte com moeda (cara ou coroa).
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    match2
    [mætʃ] n 1 palito de fósforo. 2 mecha, estopim. to light a match acender um fósforo.

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  • 6 neutral

    ['nju:trəl] 1. adjective
    1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutro
    2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutro
    3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutro
    2. noun
    1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) neutro
    2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) ponto morto
    - neutralize
    - neutralise
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    neu.tral
    [nj'u:trəl] n 1 nação neutra. 2 indivíduo neutral. 3 ponto neutro. • adj 1 neutral, imparcial. 2 neutro, indefinido. 3 de cor vaga. 4 Chem nem ácido, nem alcalino. 5 Electr nem positivo, nem negativo. 6 nem bom, nem mau, indeterminado.

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  • 7 pale

    [peil] 1. adjective
    1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) pálido
    2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) claro
    2. verb
    (to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) empalidecer
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    pale1
    [peil] vt+vi 1 empalidecer. 2 tornar pálido ( before diante de). 3 fig apagar-se, diminuir, perder a importância. • adj 1 pálido, lívido, descorado. 2 fig fraco, abatido, emaciado. 3 opaco, fusco. as pale as ashes pálido como a morte. beyond the pale inaceitável. to grow/ turn pale empalidecer.
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    pale2
    [peil] n 1 estaca, paliçada. 2 estacada, liça. 3 terreno ou área cercada. 4 limite, confins. 5 território, distrito. 6 Her pala. 7 âmbito, seio. • vt cercar, murar. within the pale of the church no seio da Igreja.

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  • 8 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) correr
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) andar
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) correr
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) trabalhar
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) gerir
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) correr
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) circular
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) durar
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) conduzir
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) espalhar-se
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) levar
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passar
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) ficar
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) corrida
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) passeio
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) período
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) malha caída
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) uso
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) ponto
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) cercado
    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) consecutivos
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild
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    [r∧n] n 1 corrida, carreira. 2 tempo ou porção determinada de trabalho, movimento, operação, série. 3 tempo ou quantidade de líquido escorrido, escoamento, fluxo, descarga. 4 passeio, viagem curta, giro, jornada, viagem, volta. 5 ponto no beisebol ou no críquete. 6 período, temporada, continuação, duração. 7 sucessão de exibições teatrais ou cinematográficas, série de representações. 8 correr (dos dias), marcha, curso (dos acontecimentos). 9 Com grande procura, corrida aos bancos. 10 Mus rápida sucessão de notas, escala. 11 liberdade de percorrer ou fazer uso de. 12 porção, cardume (de peixes), bando. 13 viveiro, lugar reservado para animais, pasto. 14 desfiadura ou desfiado, especialmente de meia. 15 corrente d’água, córrego. 16 tipo, classe. 17 passagem ou migração periódica. 18 curso, caminho ou passagem regular de animais, batida de caça. 19 Min direção, inclinação. 20 fio (de discurso). 21 percurso, trajeto. 22 pista inclinada (de esqui, etc.). 23 sucessão, série, seqüência. the run at the hills is to the west / as montanhas se estendem para o oeste. 24 tendência, orientação, direção geral. 25 Typogr tiragem. • vt+vi (ps ran, pp run) 1 correr. 2 apressar. 3 fugir, escapar. they ran for their lives / fugiram, deram aos calcanhares, deram às de vila-diogo, correram a mais não poder. 4 fazer correr, mover ou andar. 5 seguir, ir. let things run their course / deixe as coisas tomarem seu rumo. his talents do not run that way / os talentos dele não vão por esse lado. 6 fazer percurso ou trajeto. 7 perseguir, dar caça a. 8 passar ou fazer passar (o tempo). 9 pesquisar, procurar a fonte de. 10 estender-se, prolongar-se (ruas, estradas). our garden runs east / nosso jardim estende-se para o leste. 11 enfiar, espetar, penetrar, atravessar. 12 desbotar, misturar-se confusamente (tintas). 13 ter duração de, durar, continuar. school runs from eight to twelve / as aulas duram das oito às doze horas. 14 ter força legal, vigorar, ser válido. 15 conduzir, guiar, transportar. 16 ter forma, qualidade ou caráter específico. 17 participar de uma corrida, disputar, competir. 18 Amer ser candidato à eleição. 19 expor-se a, incorrer em, sofrer. 20 funcionar, operar, trabalhar. 21 fazer operar ou funcionar (uma máquina), estar em ação ou operação. 22 estar em cartaz, continuar sendo exibido ou apresentado (filme, peça teatral, etc.). 23 conduzir, dirigir (negócios). 24 seguir em cardumes (de peixes), principalmente para desova. 25 coser (em direção contínua). 26 romper, passar (bloqueio). 27 contrabandear. 28 publicar (periodicamente). 29 liquidificar, derreter. 30 moldar derretendo. 31 andar a passo rápido, galopar (cavalo). 32 fazer, executar. 33 mover-se sobre ou como sobre rodas, revolver, girar, virar. 34 fluir, escorrer, vazar, gotejar, supurar. 35 espalhar rapidamente, circular, correr. 36 ter origem em, remontar. 37 prosseguir, continuar. 38 tender, inclinar-se (to, towards para). 39 ser corrente, estar em voga. 40 desfiar, correr o fio. 41 Comp rodar, executar. 42 deixar acumular (dívida, conta). 43 custar. 44 levar, deixar, ficar. 45 ocorrer com freqüência. a day’s run Naut singradura. a heavy sea was running o mar estava agitado. a run for one’s money competição, concorrência dura. a run of bad fortune série de infortúnios, corrente de azar. a run of bad luck um período de infelicidade, uma maré de azar. a run of two months Theat exibição de dois meses. at a run correndo. by the run Naut por viagem. don’t run away with the idea that não pense que. feelings run high os ânimos estão exaltados. he ran himself out / ele esgotou-se (correndo). he ran his pen through the line / ele cancelou a linha. he ran with rain ele estava encharcado. his words ran in my head suas palavras não me saíram da cabeça. how your tongue runs! coll como você fala! que tagarela! I am run down estou esgotado. in the long run no final das contas, com o correr do tempo, a longo prazo. in the short run a curto prazo. it has a great run Com tem boa saída. on the run a) na correria, correndo, sempre em atividade. b) coll fugindo. run of office gestão. she ran with tears ela desfez-se em lágrimas. the common run, the ordinary run a maioria, o tipo comum. the general run of girls as moças de um modo geral. the general run of things a tendência geral. the runs diarréia. the ship ran upon a rock / o navio chocou-se contra um rochedo. this year the apples ran big este ano as maçãs ficaram grandes. thus runs the order a ordem é essa. to be run out of town ser expulso da cidade. to enjoy a long run ter longa exibição. to go for a run dar um passeio. to have a run for one’s money tirar bom proveito de seu dinheiro. to have the run of the garden ter livre acesso ao jardim. to have the run of the place ser o senhor na casa. to run about a) andar de um lado para outro. b) correr para cá e para lá. to run across a) encontrar por acaso. b) atravessar correndo. to run after perseguir, procurar obter ou alcançar, correr atrás. to run against a) chocar, abalroar, colidir. b) precipitar-se, opor-se a, ser contrário a, ser rival de. c) Sport competir com. to run ahead a) levar vantagem. b) adiantar-se, correr na frente. to run along a) seguir margeando ou ao longo de. b) ir-se. to run a match participar de um jogo. to run amuck, amok sair do controle, ter acesso de fúria. to run a race disputar uma corrida. to run a risk correr um risco. to run ashore encalhar, parar. to run at atacar, atirar-se sobre. to run a temperature ficar com febre. to run away fugir, esquivar-se ( from de). to run away with a) fazer perder o controle. b) roubar. c) fugir com. d) ganhar, vencer com facilidade. e) absorver, consumir. to run back voltar, retroceder. to run before the sea Naut correr com o mar. to run before the wind Naut correr com o vento. to run by correr, passar por. to run cold gelar. my blood ran cold / meu sangue gelou. to run counter to ser oposto a, correr em sentido oposto a. to run deep ser fundo. to run down a) parar por falta de corda (relógio). b) enfraquecer, cansar. c) perseguir até pegar, alcançar. d) criticar, ofender com palavras, menosprezar, depreciar. e) Naut chocar-se e derrubar ou afundar. f) abalroar, atropelar. g) derrubar. h) decair, deteriorar. i) escorrer, refluir. to run down the coast navegar ao longo da costa. to run dry a) secar. b) esgotar-se. to run for a) esforçar-se por. b) correr. c) candidatar-se a. to run for it fugir, pôr-se a salvo. to run for one’s life correr para salvar a vida. to run foul/ afoul of a) chocar. b) entrar em conflito com. c) misturar-se desordenadamente. to run from fugir de, escapar de. to run hard close seguir de perto (numa competição). to run high enfurecer-se, esbravejar, irar-se. to run in a) correr para dentro. b) fazer uma breve visita a. c) coll prender, pôr no xadrez. d) enfiar, fazer passar. e) inserir, acrescentar (palavras). f) amaciar (motor). to run in the blood estar no sangue. to run into a) entrar correndo, afluir. b) colidir, chocar-se com. c) encontrar por acaso. d) atingir, alcançar (uma determinada quantia, quantidade, etc.). to run into debt endividar-se. to run in with fig estar de acordo com. to run low escassear. to run mad a) enlouquecer. b) fig ficar furioso. to run off a) fugir, escapar. b) escoar, vazar. c) imprimir (cópias). d) escrever às pressas. to run off at the mouth falar demais. to run off one’s feet não dar descanso, não dar sossego. to run off the rails a) descarrilhar (trem). b) fig sair dos trilhos, sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to run off with coll tomar, roubar, escapar com. to run on a) continuar, prosseguir. b) falar muito. c) voltar-se para, relacionar-se. d) Typogr prosseguir sem interrupção. to run one’s head against a brick wall tentar o impossível. to run out a) sair (correndo). b) jorrar, escorrer, transbordar. c) esgotar, acabar. d) terminar. to run out of usar até o fim, não ter mais. to run out on abandonar. to run over a) examinar brevemente. b) recapitular. c) transbordar. d) passar por cima. e) passar correndo. f) passar para o outro lado (desertar). g) atropelar. he was run over by the train / ele foi apanhado pelo trem. to run ragged deixar exausto. to run rings around someone fazer de alguém o que se quer. to run riot a) agir sem controle, pintar o sete. b) crescer demais (planta). to run short estar no fim. to run the show a) sl conduzir ou manejar as coisas. b) ter controle ou poder. to run through a) passar por ou examinar rapidamente. b) tirar, gastar, acabar com, esbanjar. c) penetrar, espalhar, encher. d) transfixar, transpassar. e) passar por. f) cancelar. to run to a) estender-se até. b) correr até. c) tender, inclinar-se para. d) atingir, montar (falando de dinheiro). e) ter dinheiro suficiente para. to run to seed fig perder a força ou o vigor. to run toward, towards inclinar-se para ser favorável a. to run to waste dissipar, estragar. to run up a) correr para cima. b) hastear (bandeira). c) fazer subir (preços). d) acumular dívidas. e) montar ou edificar apressadamente. f) coll fazer depressa (costura). to run up and down correr de cá para lá, de cima para baixo. to run upon a) estar absorto em. b) encontrar inesperada e acidentalmente. c) referir-se a, versar sobre. d) correr sobre, em cima de. e) dedicar-se a, ocupar-se com. f) precipitar-se sobre. to run wild a) enfurecer, ficar fora de si. b) espantar, ficar espantado (cavalo). c) comportar-se mal, agir sem controle. d) crescer como mato (plantas). to run with a) estar de acordo com. b) assumir a responsabilidade. to take a short run tomar pequeno impulso (para saltar).

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  • 9 white

    1. adjective
    1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) branco
    2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) branco
    3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) branco
    4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) com leite
    2. noun
    1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) branco
    2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) branco
    3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) clara
    4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) branco dos olhos
    - whiteness
    - whitening
    - whitish
    - white-collar
    - white elephant
    - white horse
    - white-hot
    - white lie
    - whitewash
    3. verb
    (to cover with whitewash.) caiar
    - white wine
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    [wait] n 1 branco (cor, pessoa ou objeto). 2 brancura, alvura. 3 whites roupas brancas. • vt branquear, alvejar. • adj 1 branco ou quase branco, alvo. 2 pálido, lívido. 3 claro, transparente. 4 nevoso. 5 prateado, da cor da prata, grisalho, encanecido. 6 vestido de branco. 7 fig puro, imaculado, inocente, ingênuo. 8 sl limpo, direito, correto. 9 sl frio, rude. 10 real, reacionário, monarquista. as white as a sheet branco como cera. dressed in white vestido de branco. he turns up the white of his eyes ele vira os olhos. they bled him white roubaram-no até a camisa, deixaram-no de tanga. white of the eye branco do olho.

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  • 10 match

    [mæ ] I noun
    (a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) fósforo
    II 1. noun
    1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) partida
    2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) combinação
    3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) rival
    4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) casamento
    2. verb
    1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) combinar com
    2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) confrontar
    - matchless - matchmaker

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  • 11 neutral

    ['nju:trəl] 1. adjective
    1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutro
    2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutro
    3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutro
    2. noun
    1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) habitante de um país neutro
    2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) ponto morto
    - neutralize - neutralise

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  • 12 pale

    [peil] 1. adjective
    1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) pálido
    2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) pálido
    2. verb
    (to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) empalidecer

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  • 13 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) correr
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) locomover-se
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) correr
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) funcionar
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) dirigir
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) correr
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) circular
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) permanecer em cartaz
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) dirigir
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) escorrer, espalhar-se, desbotar
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) levar, conduzir
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passar
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) tornar-se
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) corrida
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) passeio
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) período
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) desfiado
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) uso
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) cercado
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)
    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) consecutivamente
    - runaway - rundown - runner-up - runway - in - out of the running - on the run - run across - run after - run aground - run along - run away - run down - run for - run for it - run in - run into - run its course - run off - run out - run over - run a temperature - run through - run to - run up - run wild

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  • 14 white

    1. adjective
    1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) branco
    2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) branco
    3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) branco
    4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) com leite
    2. noun
    1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) branco
    2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) branco
    3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) clara
    4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) branco
    - whiteness - whitening - whitish - white-collar - white elephant - white horse - white-hot - white lie - whitewash 3. verb
    (to cover with whitewash.) caiar
    - white wine

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  • 15 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) rodar
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) virar-se
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) virar
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dar a volta
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) transformar(-se)
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) mudar (de cor)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) volta
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) esquina
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) vez
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número
    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up
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    [tə:n] n 1 rotação, volta, giro. I took two turns up and down the room / andei duas vezes para cá e para lá dentro do quarto. 2 fig mudança de direção, reviravolta, crise, ação de virar. 3 curva, cotovelo. 4 mudança, alteração, variação. 5 torção, torcedura. 6 vez, ocasião. await your turn! / espere sua vez! now it is my turn / agora é a minha vez. 7 tempo, período, turno. we did it in turns / fizemos isto em turnos. 8 ação, ato, serviço, favor, obséquio. one good turn deserves another / um favor merece outro. 9 inclinação, predileção, tendência, talento. he has a turn for music / ele tem talento (inclinação, interesse) para a música. 10 curso, caminho. 11 passeio, giro, excursão, volta. we took a turn / demos uma volta, fizemos um passeio. 12 susto, choque. it gave her a turn / ela assustou-se. 13 desmaio. 14 Mus grupeto, nota floreada. 15 oportunidade. 16 ocupação passageira ou provisória. 17 Theat número de variedades. 18 estado, condição, natureza, disposição, caráter. 19 sucessão, alternação, rodízio. 20 Typogr letra bloqueada. • vt+vi 1 girar, rodar, virar(-se), volver(-se). he turned her head / ele lhe virou a cabeça. it turns my stomach / está me virando o estômago. I don’t know which way to turn / fig não sei o que fazer, não sei para que lado me virar. we turned the coat inside out / viramos o paletó às avessas. 2 voltar-se. 3 mover, mexer. we did not turn a hair / não perdemos a calma, não demonstramos. 4 mudar (de direção), alterar o curso. 5 dirigir(-se). 6 retornar. 7 desviar. 8 inverter, reverter. 9 revolver na mente. 10 mudar de posição. 11 mudar de assunto. 12 transformar(-se) em (gelo), mudar (cor), tornar(-se) pálido. 13 fazer, formar, adaptar-se. 14 perturbar, transtornar. her brain (head) is turned / ela é louca. 15 mandar embora, fazer ir. 16 volver, dirigir (olhos), virar (rosto). 17 ser mudado. 18 parar, aparar. 19 fazer voltar. 20 passar, dar volta, contornar. 21 ultrapassar, passar (tempo, idade). 22 tornear, fazer no torno. 23 ser torneado. 24 deixar doente. 25 ficar tonto, desmaiar. my head turns / minha cabeça está virando, estou tonto. 26 dobrar. 27 madurecer, mudar de cor. 28 induzir, instigar. 29 expulsar. 30 vender, trocar. 31 traduzir, verter. 32 transformar(-se), alterar, virar às avessas. 33 agrisalhar. 34 entregar. 35 moldar, configurar. 36 resultar, terminar. 37 tornar-se. he turned Christian, soldier, traitor / ele converteu-se ao cristianismo, ficou soldado, virou traidor. 38 estragar, azedar, coalhar (leite). a friendly (good) turn um serviço de amigo, um obséquio. an ill, bad turn um ato mau. an unexpected turn uma mudança inesperada. at every turn a cada momento, em cada ocasião. a turn for the better uma mudança para o melhor. a well turned phrase uma frase bem formulada. by turns alternativamente, em intervalos. done to a turn Cook no ponto. he turned up a tough person ele mostrou-se, revelou-se uma pessoa dura. it took a bad turn virou para o lado ruim. light and dark by turns claro e escuro alternadamente. on the turn prestes a virar (maré). right about turn! Mil meia-volta, volver! the turn of the century a virada do século. to serve one’s turn servir ao fim de, vir a propósito de. to take turns a) mudar, trocar com, revezar-se. b) experimentar. to turn about virar(-se), volver, voltar(-se). to turn a deaf ear fazer-se de surdo. to turn adrift mandar embora, deixar desamparado. to turn against influenciar contra, virar-se contra, ofender, atiçar. to turn around virar ao contrário, torcer (palavras), mudar de atitude. to turn aside desviar(-se), virar-se para o lado. to turn a trick vulg vender-se (prostituta). to turn away a) desviar, virar, mandar embora, despedir, rejeitar. b) virar-se, voltar-se. to turn back a) regressar, voltar, retroceder. b) recusar, devolver. c) retorquir. d) mandar de volta, fazer voltar. she couldn’t turn back / ela não pode voltar atrás (decisão). to turn down a) virar para baixo, dobrar (para baixo). b) diminuir (gás, etc.). c) declinar, rejeitar (oferta). d) desprezar, abandonar. e) descer, ir para baixo. to turn eighteen fazer, completar 18 anos. to turn from dissuadir de. to turn in a) virar, dobrar, (para dentro). b) entregar (alguém). to turn into a) converter em, transformar em. b) instigar a. c) traduzir. d) transformar-se em. e) converter-se em, tornar-se, ficar. to turn into verse pôr em versos. to turn nasty tornar-se desagradável. to turn off a) desviar, afastar, impedir. b) ( from de), despedir, mandar embora. c) fechar, desligar (gás, rádio, torneira). d) realizar, produzir. e) desligar emocionalmente ou sexualmente. f) dirigir-se para o lado. g) desviar-se, afastar-se. h) estragar. i) virar, entrar, sair de uma rua e entrar em outra, dobrar uma esquina. to turn off with a laugh desfazer com um riso. to turn on a) abrir (torneira), ligar (rádio, etc.). b) coll excitar (sexualmente). c) usar narcóticos. d) virar-se. e) girar sobre, em volta de, depender de. f) atacar, visar, retorquir. to turn one’s coat virar a casaca, mudar de opinião. to turn on the heat sl aumentar o esforço, pressão, atividade. to turn out a) virar para fora (os pés). b) expulsar, mandar embora. they turned him out of doors (out of the house) / botaram-no para fora. c) despejar. d) apagar, desligar (luz). e) virar às avessas (as bolsas). f) extrair (carvão). g) transportar, carregar, produzir, fornecer (mercadorias). h) sl iniciar alguém (sexo, drogas). i) virar-se, dirigir-se (para fora). j) sair, ir-se. k) vir à luz, confirmar (-se). l) formar-se, tornar-se. he has turned out a diligent boy / ele tornou-se um rapaz diligente. m) verificar-se, mostrar ser. It turned out that she had money / verificou-se que ela tinha o dinheiro. n) decorrer, terminar. o) largar o trabalho. to turn out well sair bem, dar certo. to turn over a) virar. b) folhar. c) derrubar. d) transbordar. e) transferir. f) revolver. g) movimentar (dinheiro). h) transmitir. i) extraditar. j) encarregar. k) virar-se. l) girar, revolver-se. m) mudar de opinião ou posição. n) inverter. o) denunciar, entregar (às autoridades). to turn over in someone’s mind estudar bem, pensar bem. to turn round a) girar, virar. b) volver, voltar. c) fig converter-se. to turn someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente. to turn something into money transformar em dinheiro, vender. to turn tail recuar ignominiosamente. to turn the back upon someone virar as costas para alguém. to turn the corner a) dobrar a esquina. b) fig vencer a crise. to turn the key virar a chave. to turn the knife in the wound fig abrir novas feridas. to turn the steps towards dirigir os passos para. to turn the tables mudar a sorte. to turn the tables upon pagar na mesma moeda a. to turn the tap on fig cair em prantos. to turn things upside down virar as coisas de pernas para a ar. to turn thumbs down sl recusar, rejeitar, negar. to turn to a) dirigir, concentrar, aplicar, aproveitar. he turn edit to account / ele tirou proveito disto, aproveitou-o com vantagem. b) começar a trabalhar. c) dirigir-se para. they turned to us / dirigiram-se a nós. d) dirigir-se a. e) voltar-se para. f) transformar-se em, converter-se para, tornar-se. to turn toward dirigir para. to turn turtle fig virar de pernas para o ar. to turn up a) virar para cima, dobrar para cima. she turned up her nose / ela torceu o nariz. b) trazer à tona. c) arregaçar. d) aumentar (som, fogo). e) abrir (baralho). f) descobrir, revelar. g) fazer a barra (roupas). h) dirigir-se para cima, virar-se para cima, levantar-se. i) aparecer, vir à tona, surgir. she has turned up at last / ela chegou finalmente. j) acontecer, suceder. k) tornar-se. l) verificar-se, mostrar-se. to turn upon dirigir-se contra, girar em torno de, tratar-se de. to turn up the wick (sl de aviação) acelerar, voar a toda a velocidade. to turn water into wine transformar água em vinho. turn and turn about alternativamente, sucessivamente. turn it up! coll basta! chega! cale a boca! turn of mind modo de pensar. turn over! vide verso! we turned an honest penny by ganhamos nosso dinheiro honestamente com.

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  • 16 bruise

    [bru:z] 1. noun
    (an injury caused by a blow to a person or a fruit, turning the skin a dark colour: bruises all over his legs; apples covered in bruises.) negra
    2. verb
    (to cause or develop such a mark on the skin: She bruised her forehead; She bruises easily.) magoar-se
    * * *
    [bru:z] n 1 contusão, pisadura. 2 machucadura, esmagamento (em fruta). 3 injúria (aos sentimentos de alguém). • vt+vi 1 contundir, machucar, ferir. I bruised my nose / feri, machuquei meu nariz (contra alguma coisa). 2 fig ofender. 3 esmagar, triturar, moer. 4 socar, esmurrar. they bruised along Sport eles correram a cavalo a toda a brida.

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  • 17 painter

    1) (a person whose job is to put paint on things, especially walls, doors etc in houses: We employed a painter to paint the outside of the house.) pintor
    2) (an artist who makes pictures in paint: Who was the painter of this portrait?) pintor
    * * *
    paint.er1
    [p'eintə] n pintor (de quadros, de parede). lady painter pintora. landscape painter paisagista. painter in oils pintor de quadros a óleo. portrait painter retratista. still-life painter pintor de natureza-morta. water-colour painter aquarelista.
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    paint.er2
    [p'eintə] n Naut proiz: cabo de atracação. to cut the painter a) seguir seu próprio rumo. b) sumir.
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    paint.er3
    [p'eintə] n Zool suçuarana, onça-parda.
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    paint.er4
    [p'eintə] n Meteor nevoeiro freqüente na costa do Peru.

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  • 18 restful

    1) (bringing rest: a restful holiday.) repousante
    2) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) repousante
    3) (relaxed: at rest: The patient seems more restful now.) repousado
    * * *
    rest.ful
    [r'estful] adj tranqüilo, quieto, descansado, sossegado.

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  • 19 tan

    [tæn] 1. past tense, past participle - tanned; verb
    1) (to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).) curtir
    2) (to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun: She was tanned by the sun.) bronzear(-se)
    2. noun, adjective
    ((of) a light brown colour: tan shoes.) acastanhado
    3. noun
    (suntan tanned skin: He came back from holiday with a tan.) bronzeado
    - tanner
    - tannery
    * * *
    tan1
    [tæn] n 1 cor bronzeada (produzida na pele pelos raios solares). 2 tanino: substância extraída da casca de alguns vegetais usada para curtir couro. • vt+vi 1 curtir. 2 bronzear (pelo sol). 3 ficar bronzeado. • adj bronzeado, marrom-claro. to get a good tan conseguir um belo bronzeado.
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    tan2
    [tæn] Math abbr tangent (tangente).

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  • 20 tell

    [tel]
    1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dizer
    2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dizer
    3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer
    4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguir
    5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar
    6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer-se sentir
    - telling
    - tellingly
    - telltale
    - I told you so
    - tell off
    - tell on
    - tell tales
    - tell the time
    - there's no telling
    - you never can tell
    * * *
    [tel] vt+vi (ps, pp told) 1 dizer, contar, narrar. kindly tell me / por favor me diga. tell me the secret! / conte-me o segredo! don’t tell! / não diga nada! don’t tell me! / não me diga! 2 informar, tornar conhecido, relatar. 3 falar, mencionar. 4 manifestar-se. 5 comunicar, denunciar, revelar, divulgar. 6 mostrar, dar evidência. 7 saber, reconhecer, distinguir. can you tell one from the other? / é capaz de distinguir um do outro? you never can tell! / nunca se pode saber! 8 afirmar, declarar. 9 mandar, ordenar. 10 contar, enumerar. all told em suma. as far as one can tell até onde se pode saber. he was told that... foi dito a ele que... I’ll tell the world! a) pode estar certo! b) isso se pode admitir! I’ll tell you what! sl sabe o quê? I told you so eu te disse. it told well fez bom efeito. tell me another! sl conte-me outra!, mas é, hem! to be told off Mil ser destacado. to tell about a) relatar sobre, falar sobre. b) denunciar. to tell again repetir, tornar a dizer. to tell against someone falar contra alguém. to tell a tale of it saber bem o que é isso. to tell by / from reconhecer por, pelo. to tell by the ear julgar por ter ouvido. to tell fortunes ler a sorte. to tell off a) numerar e colocar à parte. b) repreender, advertir. to tell off (by fours) separar (de quatro em quatro). to tell on a) agir (de modo prejudicial) sobre. his troubles have told on him / as preocupações consumiram-no. b) coll trair, atraiçoar. to tell one’s beads rezar o terço. to tell over conferir (contagem). to tell someone a thing, someone of a thing ou a thing to someone assegurar alguma coisa a alguém. to tell someone to do mandar alguém fazer. to tell them apart distinguir um do outro. to tell the tale coll relatar o caso, contar uma história. to tell the time dizer as horas. you can’t tell him a thing ele não aceita conselhos. you’re telling me coll sei muito bem, tenho certeza disso.

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