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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

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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[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.

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.) enrodilhada

4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço, jogo

5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) rebôo

6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) rolo

7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo

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.) enrolar

6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) enrolar

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.) rolar os olhos

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.) rolar

13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) correr

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1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) campo

2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) campo de jogos

3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) jazida

4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) campo

5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) campo

6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) campo

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[fi:ld] n 1 campo. 2 esfera de ação. the whole field of history / todo o domínio da história. 3 campo de batalha. 4 campo (esportes). he beat his enemies off the field / ele derrotou seus inimigos. 5 raio visual. 6 competidores ou equipes de uma competição esportiva. 7 jazida • vt+vi 1 apanhar ou parar a bola. 2 coll receber e responder, dar conta de. • adj de campo, de campanha. air field campo de aviação. coal field jazida de carvão. diamond field jazida de diamantes. field of action campo de ação. field of battle campo de batalha. field of fire área sob fogo de artilharia. field of honour 1 local de duelo. 2 campo de batalha. field of vision campo de visão. in the field na frente, no campo de batalha, fig em competição. magnetic field campo magnético. mine fields terrenos infestados de minas. to hold the field permanecer invicto. to take the field entrar em campanha ou em campo.

1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cabo

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) ponto

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ponto

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) ponto

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) traço

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) tomada

1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) apontar

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) preencher frinchas

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[pɔint] n 1 ponto: a) sinal, mancha. b) Geom grandeza considerada por abstração, sem dimensão alguma. c) circunstância, detalhe, pormenor. d) Sports tento. e) ponto principal, o essencial. f) duodécima parte da linha (1/72 de polegada). g) local, sítio, posição. h) objetivo, escopo, mira. i) desígnio. j) grau, situação. k) fim, termo. l) instante, momento. m) Gram sinal de pontuação. n) furo feito por agulha. o) assunto, caso, questão. p) unidade de valores ou preços. q) renda feita com agulha. r) Naut cada uma das 32 divisões do compasso. s) Naut intervalo entre dois pontos do compasso. t) pinta (de cartas ou dados). u) ponto decimal. 2 ponta: a) extremidade aguçada, bico. b) extremidade, cabo, promontório. 3 pico, cume. 4 fato ou argumento que impressiona. 5 direção, curso. 6 Typogr corpo. 7 decisão, resolução. 8 agulha de ferrovia. 9 ferramenta ou arma pontiaguda. 10 característica, atributo. 11 auge, apogeu. 12 ato de apontar. 13 punctura, picada. 14 Mil patrulha de ponta. • vt+vi 1 apontar: a) fazer ponta em, aguçar. b) indicar, mostrar. c) dirigir para, assestar. d) mostrar indicando. e) dirigir-se com a ponta para. 2 separar com pontos ou traços. 3 pontuar. 4 aludir, mencionar, sugerir. 5 salientar, evidenciar. 6 conduzir a, tender para. 7 encher com argamassa. at the point of death às portas da morte. at the point of the sword sob coação, impelido pela força. at this point neste momento, a esta altura. beside the point fora do assunto, alheio à questão, irrelevante. boiling point ponto de ebulição. breaking point momento de ruptura. cardinal points pontos cardeais. freezing point ponto de congelamento. from point to point detalhadamente, minuciosamente. he gained his point ele obteve seu desígnio. he wandered from the point ele desviou-se do assunto. in point of a respeito de, com referência a. in point of fact de fato, na realidade. it is a good point in his character é um elemento positivo do seu caráter. I was on the point of doing it estava prestes a fazê-lo. music is her strong (weak) point música é o forte (fraco) dela. not to put too fine a point on it falar claramente. point of contact ponto de contato. point of conscience questão de consciência. point of controversy ponto de divergência. point of departure ponto de partida, especialmente em uma discussão. point of honor ponto de honra, questão de honra. point of inflection ponto de inflexão. point of intersection ponto de intersecção. point of no return ponto sem retorno (viagem, avião). point of order questão de ordem. point of origin local de origem. point of reference ponto de referência. point of sale Com ponto de venda. point of support ponto de apoio. point of view a) ponto de vista. b) opinião. point out apontar, indicar, chamar atenção para. that’s not to the point isto não vem ao caso, não diz respeito à questão. that’s the point eis a questão. the conversation ended in point a conversa tornou-se mais aguçada. the points of a horse as qualidades de um cavalo. the winner on points o vencedor por pontos. they spoke to the point falaram objetivamente. to be on the point of estar prestes a. to get to the point ir ao ponto principal. to give points to dar vantagens a. to keep to the point limitar-se ao assunto. to lose on points (boxe) perder por pontos. to make a point of fazer questão de, considerar. to miss the point não compreender. to point a wall rebocar uma parede. to point out mostrar, apontar para, chamar a atenção para. to point towards a) apontar para. b) estar voltado para. to point up enfatizar. to stick to the point permanecer no assunto, prender-se ao assunto. to stretch (strain) a point conceder um pouco, abrir uma exceção. to the point a) importante, relevante. b) conciso, objetivo. to win on points (boxe) ganhar por pontos. turning point a) momento de decisão. b) ponto crítico. up to a certain point até certo ponto. we made a point of doing it fizemos questão de fazê-lo. when it came to the point quando chegou o momento decisivo.

1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservar

2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservar

1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserva

2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reserva

3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) reserva

4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reserva

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[riz'ə:v] n 1 Com, Mil reserva. 2 restrição, ressalva. 3 circunspeção, discrição. 4 estoque. 5 área reservada. 6 reserves Econ reservas, lastro. • vt 1 reservar, guardar. 2 reter, conservar. 3 apartar, excluir, excetuar. 4 pôr de parte, destinar. cash reserve reserva monetária. in reserve em reserva. reserve fund fundo de reserva. to reserve the right to reservar-se o direito de. without reserve sem reserva (venda), incondicionalmente. with reserve com restrições.

1) (a cut with scissors: With a snip of her scissors she cut a hole in the cloth.) corte

2) (a small piece cut off: The floor was covered in snips of paper.) tira

3) (a bargain: It's a snip at $3!) pechincha

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[snip] n 1 corte, incisão. 2 pedacinho cortado, retalho. 3 coll pessoa insignificante. 4 Sport sl palpite, bagatela. • vt+vi cortar (em pedacinhos). to snip off cortar fora.

1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) faísca

2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) faísca

3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) centelha

1) (to give off sparks.) soltar faíscas

2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) provocar

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[spa:k] n 1 faísca, chispa, centelha (também fig). 2 Electr faísca, descarga elétrica. 3 clarão de luz. 4 traço, pequena quantidade, partícula. • vt+vi 1 reluzir, clarear. 2 faiscar, chispar. 3 entusiasmar, despertar para a ação. bright spark Brit coll pessoa alegre ou esperta. the spark of life a centelha de vida. to spark off Brit levar a, causar. to strike sparks off each other trocar estímulos mentais.

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[spa:k] n arch almofadinha, galanteador, janota. • vt+vi galantear, cortejar.

1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) fato

2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) fato de (banho, etc.)

3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) processo

4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) proposta de casamento

5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) naipe

1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) convir

2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) ficar bem

3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) adaptar

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[su:t] n 1 terno de roupa. 2 processo, caso jurídico, processo judicial, demanda, litígio. 3 naipe. 4 pedido (de casamento), solicitação, petição. 5 traje. 6 jogo, coleção, conjunto. 7 corte, galanteio. • vt+vi 1 vestir, fazer roupa. 2 adaptar, ajustar, acomodar. this suits my purpose / isto corresponde às minhas intenções. 3 servir para, concordar, adaptar-se para. her dress did not suit the occasion / seu vestido não era adequado para a ocasião. 4 servir, ser conveniente. will this day suit you? / este dia lhe convém? 5 combinar com. they suit each other well / eles combinam bem. 6 agradar, satisfazer. 7 prover. 8 ficar bem, cair bem (roupas). this hat suits you / este chapéu lhe fica bem. boiler suit Fashion jardineira. suiting the action to the words dito e feito. suit yourself faça como quiser. to follow suit a) acompanhar o naipe. b) fig seguir o exemplo. would it suit you if... o senhor concorda, se...

1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) horas

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tempo

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) hora

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tempo

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) altura

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) vez

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tempo

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo

1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) medir o tempo

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) escolher o momento

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[taim] n 1 tempo. 2 espaço de tempo, época, período. the time of the action is in the 9th century / Theat a ação se passa no século IX. 3 hora, ocasião, oportunidade, momento. can you tell me the right time? / pode dizer-me que horas são? what time is it? what’s the time? / que horas são? this is no time for joking / agora não é hora para brincadeiras. can he tell the time? / ele já sabe dizer as horas? watch the (your) time / não perca a hora!, não perca a oportunidade! she was near her time / sua hora estava chegando. tell me the time please / por favor, diga-me que horas são. 4 prazo. 5 vez. 6 sl tempo de prisão. he did (his) time / sl ele cumpriu sua pena na cadeia. 7 tempos, condições de vida. 8 Mus tempo, compasso, ritmo. 9 tempo de trabalho. 10 remuneração por certo tempo de trabalho. 11 momento da morte. 12 times vezes, multiplicado por. • vt+vi 1 medir, determinar o tempo, cronometrar. the plane is timed to take off at five / o avião deve levantar vôo às cinco. 2 acompanhar, seguir o tempo ou o ritmo. 3 escolher o momento ou a ocasião. • adj 1 relativo ao tempo. 2 a prazo. all in good time tudo em seu tempo. all that time o tempo todo. a long time since desde muito tempo. apparent time tempo solar. a short time pouco tempo. at all times sempre. at another time outra vez, em outra ocasião. at any time em qualquer tempo, a qualquer hora. at a time de uma vez. at the present time no momento. a time of trouble tempo ruim. at my time of life na minha idade. at no time nunca. at one time a) antes, antigamente. b) ao mesmo tempo. at some time or another qualquer dia (ou hora). at such times nestas ocasiões. at that time aquela vez. at the same time ao mesmo tempo. at times às vezes. bad times tempos desfavoráveis. before one’s time cedo demais. behind the times atrasado, fora de moda, antiquado. behind time atrasado. between times no meio tempo. broken time Com perda de tempo. by that time nesse meio tempo. by the length of time com o tempo, por mais tempo. by the time até lá. by this time agora. close time época vedada à caça. dinner-time hora do jantar. each time/ every time cada vez. for a long time past muito tempo atrás. for a time por um tempo, durante certo tempo. for the first time pela primeira vez. for the time (being) para o momento, por enquanto, sob as atuais circunstâncias. for this time desta vez, para esta vez. from time immemorial desde tempos remotos. from time to time de tempos em tempos. high time na hora. in due time pontual. in good time em tempo, na hora. in its proper time em seu tempo. in the meantime no entretempo, nesse meio tempo. in the nick of time no último momento. in time em tempo, a tempo. in time to come futuramente. in your own good time à hora que lhe convém. just in time ainda em tempo. many a time várias vezes. many times muitas vezes. many were the times that muitas vezes que. mean time tempo médio, hora média. my time of life meu tempo de vida. no time at all tempo muito curto. now of all times justamente agora. once upon a time era uma vez. on time Amer em tempo, a tempo. out of time a) fora de tempo. b) Mus fora do ritmo. prime time horário nobre. quick time a) marcha rápida. b) Sport o melhor tempo. sideral time tempo sideral. solar time tempo solar, tempo verdadeiro. some time about nine mais ou menos às nove horas. some time longer mais algum tempo. standard time hora local. there is a time for everything tudo em seu tempo. the right time a hora exata. these times of ours estes nossos tempos. the time has come/ the time is come chegou a hora. the time of delivery o prazo de entrega. the time of flight o tempo de vôo. the time of operation o tempo de funcionamento. the Times o jornal Times. this long time há muito tempo. this time last year ano passado nesta época. this time next week daqui a oito dias. this time twelve months daqui a um ano. this time two weeks daqui a quinze dias. three times better três vezes melhor. three times three is nine/ three times three are nine três vezes três são nove. time after time/ time and again repetidas vezes, freqüentemente. time and eternity tempo e eternidade. time and space tempo e espaço. time enough tempo suficiente. time is up o tempo passou, o tempo acabou. time out Amer a) tempo livre, intervalo. b) tempo esgotado. time out of memory/ mind desde tempos remotos. time out of mind/ time immemorial tempo imemorável. time past, present and to come tempo passado, presente e futuro. times out of number inúmeras vezes. time will show o tempo mostrará. to beat the time Mus marcar compasso. to be pressed for time estar com pressa. to call time Sport pedir tempo. to have a good time divertir-se. we had a good time / nós nos divertimos muito. to have one’s time aproveitar a vida. to have the time of one’s life divertir-se muito. to keep (good) time acompanhar o passo, acompanhar o ritmo, andar certo (relógio). to kill time matar tempo. to make good time viajar depressa. to mark time marcar passo. to take one’s time não se apressar. to work against time trabalhar contra o relógio. up to that time até então. up to this time até agora. what time? a que horas?, quando? work of time trabalho que toma tempo.

1) (to be concerned with: This book deals with methods of teaching English.) tratar de

2) (to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc: She deals with all the inquiries.) tratar de

1) (to be concerned with: This book deals with methods of teaching English.) tratar de

2) (to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc: She deals with all the inquiries.) tratar de

1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cabo

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) ponto

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) instante

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) rumo

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) questão

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) razão

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) característica

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) ponto

1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) apontar

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) argamassar

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1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservar

2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservar

1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserva

2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reserva

3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) reserva

4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reservista

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1) (a cut with scissors: With a snip of her scissors she cut a hole in the cloth.) corte de tesoura

2) (a small piece cut off: The floor was covered in snips of paper.) apara

3) (a bargain: It's a snip at $3!) pechincha

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1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) faísca

2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) faísca

3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) centelha

1) (to give off sparks.) faiscar

2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) animar