play+by+oneself

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 (partidas)

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.) saltar

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar

1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) divertimento

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).) folga

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[plei] n 1 jogo, partida, disputa. 2 divertimento, brincadeira. 3 folguedo, passatempo. 4 peça teatral ou cinematográfica. a play of Shaw (ou by Shaw) / uma peça de Shaw. 5 Mus execução, interpretação. 6 gracejo. 7 jogatina, modo de jogar. 8 Mech jogo, folga. 9 lance, jogada. 10 atividade, ação, movimento. • vt+vi 1 jogar, disputar. 2 brincar, folgar, divertir-se. 3 tocar (instrumentos musicais), executar. 4 agir, proceder. 5 vibrar, oscilar, tremular. 6 representar, desempenhar. 7 Mech jogar, ter folga. 8 pôr em movimento, movimentar, acionar. 9 bancar, fingir. 10 apostar. 11 imitar. at play em jogo. at the play no teatro. in full play em plena atividade. play in the gear folga no jogo da engrenagem. play of colours jogo de cores. said in play dito por brincadeira. they are played out eles estão esgotados. they play a losing game eles procedem sem chance de sucesso. they played the devil with him eles o maltratavam. to bring into play movimentar, acionar. to give free play to one’s abilities proporcionar ambiente em que alguém possa desenvolver livremente as suas aptidões. to hold in play manter alguém ocupado. to make a play for 1 tentar obter. 2 tentar seduzir. to play about comportar-se sem responsabilidade. to play along cooperar ou concordar com alguém. to play a part 1 ajudar alguém a fazer algo. 2 representar um papel. to play around coll namorar, flertar. to play at 1 participar (de um jogo). 2 brincar com. 3 fazer de conta. to play a trick on pregar uma peça em. to play ball coll cooperar. to play down depreciar, negligenciar. to play fair agir corretamente. to play false enganar, trair. to play first violin ter papel preponderante. to play foul proceder incorretamente. to play horse with coll 1 fazer gato e sapato de. 2 desarrumar, lançar em desordem. to play house brincar de casinha. to play into a person’s hands favorecer alguém. to play off 1 fazer, agir, praticar. 2 dar espetáculo, fazer cenas. 3 fingir. 4 concluir um jogo. to play on (ou upon) tocar de leve, roçar. to play on (ou upon) words fazer trocadilhos. to play out 1 acabar, terminar. 2 fatigar, cansar, exaurir. 3 perder a eficácia. to play politics intrigar, maquinar, tramar. to play safe agir com cautela. to play the field espalhar esforço, interesses, afeições em muitas coisas ao mesmo tempo. to play the fool bancar o bobo. to play the game observar as regras do jogo, agir corretamente. to play the gentleman bancar o cavalheiro. to play the market jogar na bolsa, especular. to play up 1 começar a música. 2 redobrar os esforços. 3 mostrar-se firme e forte perante uma crise ou emergência. 4 destacar, salientar, dar ênfase. 5 enganar, trapacear. 6 provocar. 7 comportar-se de forma a não cooperar. 8 dar problemas, doer. to play up to sl 1 contracenar. 2 apoiar. 3 adular, bajular. to play with 1 brincar com. 2 jogar contra. 3 fazer pouco de. 4 masturbar. to play with fire brincar com fogo.

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

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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1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) manter

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar a

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) cuidar

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) fazer

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) atrasar

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) sustentar

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) manter

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

- keeper

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[ki:p] n 1 sustento, manutenção, alimentação e moradia. 2 pasto, prado. 3 calabouço, prisão, masmorra, torre de menagem. • vt+vi (ps, pp kept) 1 ter, possuir, guardar. she keeps a thing close / ela sabe guardar um segredo. she keeps lodgers / ela tem inquilinos. 2 conservar, reter, deter. 3 reservar, guardar, ocultar. 4 cuidar, tomar conta, proteger, favorecer, resguardar, defender. she keeps guard over the treasure / ela vela o tesouro. they keep hold of their property / eles sabem guardar (ou defender) sua propriedade. 5 lembrar, ter em mente. 6 empregar, aproveitar. 7 impedir, deter, prevenir. 8 refrear, reprimir, abster-se. 9 manter, manter em condições, preservar, durar. keep your balance / não perca o seu equilíbrio. he keeps his countenance / ele mantém a calma. she keeps peace / ela mantém a paz. the meat will keep till tomorrow / a carne conservar-se-á até amanhã. 10 cultivar. 11 continuar, permanecer, prolongar. 12 celebrar, observar. 13 cumprir, executar, ser fiel à palavra. 14 alimentar, sustentar. I keep him on milk / alimento-o com leite. 15 armazenar, ter em estoque ou à venda. l6 manter(-se). he keeps his ground / ele mantém-se firme. 17 criar. 18 gerir, dirigir, ter um negócio. they keep a shop / eles têm uma loja. for keeps 1 para ficar com alguma coisa (não para devolver). 2 permanentemente, para sempre. he keeps pace with his friend ela anda ao mesmo passo que o seu amigo, fig iguala-o. he keeps the bed ele está acamado, doente. how are you keeping? como vai?, como tem passado? keep going! continua!, continua andando! keep the ball rolling! não ceda!, continue esforçando-se! keep your distance mantenha a distância (também fig). keep your hair on! sangue frio!, calma! keep your head! não perca a cabeça! to keep aloof manter-se afastado. to keep a low profile sl passar despercebido, tentar não chamar a atenção. to keep an eye on coll vigiar, tomar conta. to keep a straight face ficar sério. to keep asunder manter separado, estar desunido. to keep at it persistir numa coisa, manter-se firme, insistir em alguma coisa, empenhar-se. to keep away a) conservar-se afastado. b) abster-se. c) afastar(-se). to keep back a) retardar, reter o progresso. b) reservar uma parte, guardar um pouco. c) não contar, silenciar. d) conter, conservar baixo. e) segurar, parar no estômago. to keep body and soul together manter-se vivo. to keep books escriturar (contas). to keep clear of manter-se afastado de alguém ou de alguma coisa. to keep company a) ficar junto, estar em companhia. b) fig namorar. to keep down a) abaixar-se. b) oprimir, humilhar. c) reprimir. to keep fit conservar a forma. to keep from a) guardar, conservar. b) preservar. c) impedir, impossibilitar. d) sonegar. e) abster-se. to keep house ter casa. to keep in a) deter, reter. b) comprimir. c) não sair de casa, ficar em casa. d) ficar na parte de dentro. to keep in custody guardar, custodiar. to keep in mind ter em mente, lembrar-se. to keep in with someone estar às boas com alguém, estar bem com. to keep off a) reter, impedir, barrar. keep off! / mantenha distância!, cuidado!, cautela! b) afastar(-se), ficar longe de. c) repelir, rejeitar. d) evitar. to keep on a) continuar, prosseguir. for how long is this to keep on? / quanto tempo isto deve durar? b) avançar, seguir. c) ficar (com o chapéu na cabeça). d) ficar vestido. e) conservar, guardar, manter. to keep on at someone amolar, importunar. to keep one’s end up continuar, prosseguir, não desistir. to keep one’s hand in praticar, conservar aptidão através da prática, continuar em forma. to keep one’s head down evitar chamar atenção sobre si mesmo, passar despercebido. to keep one’s shirt/ pants on coll ficar calmo, ficar frio. to keep out a) impedir a entrada. keep out! / entrada proibida! b) excluir, afastar. to keep quiet ficar quieto. to keep silence ficar calado. to keep smiling não desanimar, sorrir sempre. to keep someone at it obrigar alguém a trabalhar. to keep someone in clothes prover alguém de roupas. to keep someone out of excluir alguém de algo, deixar fora de. to keep someone waiting fazer alguém esperar. to keep something to oneself guardar segredo, ocultar algo. to keep still não se mexer. to keep tab(s) on Amer a) registrar, anotar. b) coll controlar, vigiar. to keep time a) Mus manter o compasso. b) estar certo ou andar bem, ser pontual. to keep to a) seguir, obedecer, aderir. keep to the left! / seguir à esquerda! b) limitar-se a. c) permanecer. to keep to oneself isolar-se dos outros espontaneamente. to keep track of a) ficar informado. b) observar atentamente. to keep under a) conter, reprimir, refrear, tirar a liberdade. b) deixar inconsciente, manter dopado. to keep up a) manter, conservar. b) sustentar, prover. c) continuar, prosseguir, manter-se, não desanimar. the rain keeps up / continua chovendo. d) atualizar-se, ajustar-se. to keep up appearances manter as aparências. to keep up with não ficar atrás, adaptar-se, imitar, copiar. to play for keeps jogar por dinheiro. where do you keep? onde é que você mora?

1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) enganar

2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) brincar

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[fu:l] n 1 louco, bobo, tolo, néscio, parvo, insensato, imbecil. I was fool enough to consent / fui tolo bastante para consentir. 2 bufão, bobo. 3 trouxa, joguete, ingênuo, ludíbrio. • vt+vi 1 bobear, fazer o papel de tolo, doidejar, brincar, desapontar, desperdiçar o tempo, folgar, gracejar. 2 fazer de tolo, fazer escárnio de, chasquear, zombar de. 3 enganar, burlar, engazopar, embrulhar, fraudar, trapacear. a big fool um perfeito idiota. a fool and his money are soon parted o tolo e seu dinheiro logo se separam. April Fool’s Day, All Fool’s Day dia primeiro de abril, dia da mentira. don’t make a fool of yourself não se faça de tolo. no fool like an old one não há tolo como tolo velho. to be a fool for one’s pains perder o tempo. to be nobody’s fool ser esperto, ser astuto. to fool about, Amer, coll to fool around a) vadiar. b) sl prevaricar, ter aventura sexual especialmente adulterina. c) sl flertar. to fool away malbaratar, desperdiçar. to fool on someone pregar uma peça a alguém. to fool someone of his money apanhar o dinheiro de alguém, com astúcia e velhacaria. to fool with não tratar seriamente, brincar irresponsavelmente. to make a fool of fazer de tolo. to make a fool of oneself fazer-se ridículo, fazer asneira. to play the fool fazer papel de bobo.

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[fu:l] n doce de fruta com nata batida.

1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) perto de

2) (past: going by the house.) perto de

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por/de

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) até

8) (during the time of.) durante

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) em

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) a

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de

1) (near: They stood by and watched.) perto

2) (past: A dog ran by.) por aqui

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de lado

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- bygones: let bygones be bygones

- by-product

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[bai] prep 1 perto de, ao lado, próximo de. 2 através de, por, via, pelo, pela. he went by Paris / ele viajou via Paris. it was sent by post / foi enviado pelo correio. 3 por meio de, com, pela ação de. 4 (indicando dimensão) por, multiplicado por. two feet broad by three feet long / dois pés de largura por três de comprimento. 5 na medida de, à, às, ao, aos. 6 na extensão de, em extensão, por. 7 de acordo com, conforme, segundo. 8 em relação com. 9 separado por, dividido por. 10 durante, dentro de. 11 até, antes de, não mais tarde de. 12 em direção a. 13 de, da autoria de, da origem de. a play by Oscar Wilde / uma peça da autoria de Oscar Wilde. • adj 1 perto, próximo, à mão. 2 passado (relativo ao espaço). 3 passado (relativo ao tempo). 4 ao lado, de lado. 5 Amer coll na casa, para a casa (quando de passagem). book by book livro por livro, um livro após outro. by all means de qualquer maneira, por todos os meios. by and by depois, logo, mais tarde. by and large Amer coll em geral, de modo geral. by birth de nascença. by chance por acaso. by degrees aos poucos, passo a passo. by far de longe. by heart de cor. by leave com permissão. by nature de natureza. by next year no próximo ano ao mais tardar. by night à noite, durante a noite. by no means de modo algum. by now entrementes, neste meio tempo. by oneself sozinho, sem ajuda, por iniciativa própria. I did it by myself / eu mesmo o fiz. by rights de direito, por direito. by the by a propósito, de passagem. by the hour por hora. by the job por tarefa. by the six o’clock train pelo (com o) trem das seis horas. by the way de passagem, a propósito, incidentalmente. by the yard por jardas, em jardas. by thousands aos milhares. by train por trem, por estrada de ferro. close by, hard by próximo, junto, perto. full and by Naut a favor do vento. he held the cat by the tail ele pegou (segurou) o gato pelo rabo. little by little aos poucos. side by side lado a lado. they got up by candlelight eles se levantaram à luz de velas. they passed me by deixaram-me de lado, passaram por mim. to march by passar em desfile. to set by pôr de lado. you must not judge by appearances não deve julgar pelas aparências. your being told that by him is queer é esquisito que isso lhe tenha sido dito por ele.

1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) presente

2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) presente

3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) presente

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1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) oferecer

2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) apresentar

3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) apresentar

4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) apresentar

5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) apresentar-se

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[pr'ezənt] n 1 presente: a) atualidade. b) Gram tempo que exprime atualidade. c) dádiva, oferta, presente. 2 apresentação de armas. • vt+vi 1 apresentar: a) introduzir, tornar conhecido de. we presented our compliments to him / apresentamos a ele os nossos cumprimentos. b) existir, mostrar. c) submeter à consideração de. 2 presentear, ofertar. 3 apontar (arma). 4 Eccl nomear para um benefício. 5 Jur denunciar, acusar. 6 Mil apresentar armas. • adj presente: a) que comparece. b) à vista. c) ao alcance. d) existente, contido em. e) atual, contemporâneo. f) vigente, corrente. always present to my mind sempre presente na minha memória. at present no momento, agora. by these presents Jur por estes instrumentos. for the present por agora, por ora. he presented himself ele apresentou-se. present arms! apresentar armas! she made me a present of ela me fez presente de. to be present at estar presente a. to present a bill for acceptance apresentar um título para aceite. to present oneself apresentar-se. up to the present time até agora.

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

- coloured

- colourful

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[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.

1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) desenhar

2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) puxar

3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) mover-se

4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) empatar

5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) levantar

6) (to open or close (curtains).) correr

7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) atrair

1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) empate

2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atracção

3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) sorteio

4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) arranque

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[drɔ:] n 1 a ação de puxar ou tirar. 2 a ação de tirar a sorte. 3 a sorte que se tirou. 4 atração, coisa que atrai, chamariz, coisa de arromba (por exemplo uma peça teatral, "a good draw"). 5 empate (no jogo); ato de interromper um jogo sem terminá-lo. 6 pressão, tensão. 7 bacia, vale, por onde correm ou convergem as águas. 8 parte móvel da ponte levadiça. 9 tentativa para saber alguma coisa. 10 sorte, destino. 11 desenho, esboço. 12 ato de puxar uma arma. 13 gaveta. • vt+vi ps drew, pp drawn. 1 tirar, puxar, arrastar, arrancar. 2 sacar, retirar, desembainhar, extrair. 3 estripar, desentranhar. 4 puxar para cima, tirar para cima. 5 chupar, mamar. 6 atrair para si, atrair com afagos. 7 tirar qualquer líquido de um barril. 8 tirar a sorte. 9 respirar, inalar. 10 arrancar (suspiros, gemidos). 11 estender, alongar, estirar, correr, cerrar (cortina). 12 receber, ganhar (dinheiro, prêmio), tirar (dinheiro do banco). 13 esvaziar. 14 draw to chegar(-se) perto ou em frente de; reunir-se. 15 evocar, causar, deduzir, inferir. 16 retratar, desenhar, debuxar. 17 traçar, delinear, esboçar. 18 minutar. 19 representar-se alguma coisa na idéia, descobrir. 20 formular, fazer uma escritura, contrato, etc. 21 sacar uma letra de câmbio, tirar uma ordem de pagamento. 22 Naut ter calado de, navegar a um calado determinado. 23 empatar um jogo sem terminá-lo. 24 Hunt desencavar feras, bater a moita. 25 fazer exigências, ser exigente. 26 franzir (as sobrancelhas). 27 enxotar. 28 pôr de infusão, deixar em infusão (chá, etc.). 29 esgotar. 30 encolher-se, contrair-se. 31 (back; away from) retirar-se de. 32 espremer, expulsar. 33 exercer influência sobre. 34 ser atraente. 35 eliciar, fazer sair (mediante alguma atração ou por instigação). 36 estar enfunado, içar (vela). 37 acumular, produzir. 38 drenar (um abscesso). 39 perseguir a caça pelo rasto. to beat to the draw sl fazer algo antes de qualquer outro. to be quick on the draw ser chafreiro, repentista. to draw a bead encarrilhar, encaminhar, ter em mira. to draw a bill sacar uma letra. to draw a blank sair a sorte em branco. to draw after acarretar. to draw a gun sacar um revólver. to draw air respirar, tomar folego. to draw a line passar um traço. to draw along 1 consumir-se, definhar. 2 arrastar. to draw amiss Hunt perder o rasto. to draw and quarter 1 executar atando cada membro a um cavalo diferente e conduzi-los para direções diferentes. 2 estripar após enforcamento. to draw a perpendicular baixar uma perpendicular. to draw a picture sl explicar em termos muito simples. to draw a profit ter lucros. to draw aside 1 tomar à parte. 2 abrir, descerrar (cortina). to draw asunder separar tirando, dilacerar. to draw away afastar(-se), apartar, tirar, sacar, seguir em frente. to draw back retirar(-se), puxar para trás, retrair. to draw back one’s hand abandonar alguém. to draw blood of one chupar o sangue de alguém. to draw breath respirar, tomar fôlego. to draw comparisons fazer comparações. to draw down a curse on one’s family lançar uma maldição sobre a família de. to draw forth 1 arrancar, fazer sair. 2 suscitar, provocar. to draw from desenhar conforme. to draw in 1 contrair, encolher, recolher. 2 seduzir, engodar. 3 findar, diminuir (falando de dias). to draw in one’s horns tornar-se mais modesto. to draw it fine ser bastante preciso. to draw it mild coll manifestar, descrever ou perguntar sem exagerar, não exorbitar. to draw near (ou nigh) aproximar-se. to draw off 1 apartar, retirar (-se), retrair. 2 transvasar, esvaziar (vinho, etc.) 3 urinar. to draw on 1 atrair, seduzir, instigar, ocasionar. 2 aproximar(-se), ir-se chegando (falando do tempo). 3 sacar sobre alguém, valer-se de, contar com. to draw on one’s coat vestir seu casaco. to draw on one’s imagination fazer afirmações mentirosas. to draw one dry esgotar alguém, tirar-lhe todo o seu dinheiro. to draw on one’s memory tentar lembrar. to draw out 1 prolongar, retardar, alongar. 2 eliciar, fazer sair por instigação. 3 extrair, formular. 4 puxar fora, tirar. 5 Mil pôr em ordem de batalha. to draw over induzir, persuadir alguém para que mude de partido. to draw rein diminuir a velocidade, parar. to draw someone forth induzir alguém a expandir-se. to draw someone out fig puxar alguém pela língua. to draw someone into, to persuadir alguém a. to draw the attention of chamar a atenção de. to draw the attention to chamar a atenção a. to draw the curtain correr, puxar a cortina. to draw the line at recusar, limitar, traçar os limites. to draw the teeth of tornar inofensivo, cortar as garras. to draw to a head amadurecer. to draw to an end tender para o fim, estar acabando. to draw together contrair. to draw to scale Tech desenhar em escala. to draw towards tender para, inclinar-se. to draw up 1 tirar, puxar para cima, içar. 2 esboçar, redigir, fazer, escrever (um documento, uma petição, etc.). 3 compor, formar. 4 Mil alinhar, pôr em ordem de batalha, formar-se. 5 chegar(-se) em frente de. 6 erguer-se, empertigar-se. 7 parar, interromper. to draw up to the curb encostar o carro no meio-fio. to draw upon (on) sacar sobre alguém. to draw up with alcançar.

1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ajudar

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ser útil

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (não poder) deixar de

1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) auxiliar

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio

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[help] n 1 ajuda, auxílio. 2 medicamento, remédio. 3 alívio, socorro, amparo. 4 auxiliar, ajudante. • vt+vi 1 ajudar, assistir ( with com, in em). she helped me with the washing / ela ajudou-me a lavar a roupa. 2 socorrer, amparar. 3 remediar, medicar. 4 prevenir, evitar, impedir. it can’t be helped / não pode ser evitado. 5 deixar de fazer, abster-se. I cannot help laughing / não posso deixar de rir. he can’t help doing it / ele não consegue abster-se disto. 6 servir(-se) (à mesa). help yourself / sirva-se à vontade. by the help of com o auxílio de. more than one can help mais do que é necessário. she cannot help it ela não tem culpa. so help me God! Deus me ajude! there is no help for it não há remédio para isto. to help down a) ajudar a descer. b) fig contribuir para a ruína. to help forward ajudar, favorecer. to help into ajudar a entrar. to help off ajudar a partir, a livrar-se de. to help out a) ajudar a sair. b) sustentar. to help someone to conseguir alguma coisa para alguém.

1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) orgulhoso

2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) orgulhoso

3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) orgulhoso

4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) esplêndido

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[praud] adj 1 orgulhoso: a) vaidoso, soberbo, arrogante. b) ufano. c) altivo, altaneiro. 2 magnífico, suntuoso, imponente. 3 esplêndido, admirável. 4 fogoso (montaria). 5 impetuoso (rio, torrente). a proud building uma construção suntuosa. my proudest possession o objeto mais valioso e querido que possuo. proud as a peacock empavonado. they did him proud 1 encheram-no de orgulho. 2 acolheram-no magnificamente. to be proud of orgulhar-se de.

[wil] n 1 vontade. we have our will / vai como nós queremos, fizemos prevalecer nossa vontade. 2 desejo, inclinação. what is your will? / qual é o seu desejo? 3 decisão, determinação, resolução, propósito. 4 volição. 5 testamento. he made his will / ele fez o seu testamento. 6 intenção. 7 escolha, preferência. 8 sentimento (para com outra pessoa). 9 consentimento. I got his will / obtive o seu consentimento. • vt 1 querer. God wills it / Deus quer assim. we willed it to be so / nós o queríamos assim, determinamos que assim fosse. 2 desejar. as God wills / como Deus deseja. 3 determinar, decidir. religion wills us... / a religião nos manda... 4 legar. 5 concordar. against my will contra minha vontade. at her own sweet will inteiramente de acordo com sua vontade. at will à vontade. free will livre arbítrio. good will boa vontade. he bears him good will ele lhe quer bem. he willed it away from him ele o deserdou por testamento. ill will má vontade. last will and testament última vontade, testamento. nuncupative will testamento nuncupativo: última vontade expressa por palavras perante testemunhas. of one’s own free will de livre e espontânea vontade. strong will vontade forte. the will to peace o amor à paz. thy will be done seja feita a tua vontade. she showed ill will / ela demonstrou má disposição. to do the will of obedecer a. to will oneself to obrigar-se a, forçar-se a. to will something to someone legar alguma coisa a alguém. to work one’s will fazer a vontade de, fazer prevalecer a vontade de. I worked my will on him / fiz prevalecer minha vontade junto a ele. where there is a will, there is a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. with a will com energia.

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[wil] v aux (ps would) 1 vt querer, desejar, estar inclinado ou disposto a. 2 usado na formação do futuro. it will be good / será bom. this hall will seat five hundred people / este salão comporta quinhentas pessoas. she will leave tomorrow / ela partirá amanhã. cats will catch mice / o gato não deixa de pegar rato. she will come next Friday / ela virá na próxima sexta-feira. they will build a new elevated here / eles construirão um novo elevado aqui. come what will venha o que vier. when the cat is away, the mice will play quando está fora o gato, folga o rato.

1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) ligar

2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) vestir

3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) aumentar

4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) dar

5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) providenciar

6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) fingir

7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) apostar

1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) desenhar

2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) puxar

3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) mover-se

4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) empatar

5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) tirar

6) (to open or close (curtains).) puxar

7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) atrair

1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) empate

2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atração

3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) extração

4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) saque

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1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) lograr

2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) brincar

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1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) aliviar

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) servir

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) deixar de, evitar

1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) empregado, ajudante

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio

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1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) presente

2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) atual

3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) presente

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1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) presentear

2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) apresentar

3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) apresentar

4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) apresentar

5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) apresentar-se

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1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) orgulhoso

2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) orgulhoso

3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) orgulhoso

4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) soberbo

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1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) acender

2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) pôr

3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) aumentar

4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) encenar

5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) colocar

6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) simular

7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) apostar em