play+etc

1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) parar

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) parar

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) tapar

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) permanecer

1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) paragem

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) paragem

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) ponto

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registo

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) calço

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[stɔp] n 1 parada, ato de parar, interrupção, obstrução, suspensão, interrupção. 2 obstáculo, impedimento, empecilho. 3 ponto, lugar de parada, estação. 4 Mech lingüeta, trava, alavanca, ferrolho. 5 Gram ponto. 6 Mus chave, registro (de órgão), buraco, furo (de clarinete, flauta, etc.). 7 fim. 8 Phon consoante explosiva. 9 estada, demora, permanência. 10 Opt diafragma. • vt+vi 1 parar, fazer parar. 2 pôr fim a, cessar, cortar. 3 interromper, paralisar, deter, suspender, prevenir, abolir, reprimir. 4 coll deter-se, hospedar-se, alojar-se. 5 cessar, desistir, pausar. 6 tapar, fechar (buraco). 7 arrolhar, encerrar. 8 bloquear, obstruir, tapar, vedar. 9 refrear, deter. 10 desligar. 11 obturar (dente). 12 estancar (sangue), pôr fim, acabar com. 13 pontuar, fazer uso da pontuação. 14 interceptar. 15 Mus pontear, fazer pausa. 16 reter, sustar, suspender (pagamento). 17 ficar, demorar-se. 18 aparar (golfe). • interj alto! pare! a badly stopped composition uma composição mal pontuada. dead stop parada total. he stops at nothing ele não respeita nada ou ninguém, ele não tem escrúpulos. full stop Gram ponto final. pit stop a) sl parada para ir ao toalete. b) Auto parada no box. stop it! pára com isso. they came to a stop pararam. they stopped for my husband ficaram para esperar meu marido. they stopped for tea ficaram para tomar chá. to pull all the stops out remover todos os empecilhos, fazer o melhor possível para que algo aconteça. to stop at hospedar-se em, deter-se em. to stop by fazer uma visita rápida. to stop dead ou short parar de repente. to stop down Phot fechar o diafragma. to stop in a) ficar em casa. b) Amer fazer uma visita rápida. to stop in bed ficar na cama. to stop off Amer interromper a viagem. to stop on permanecer por mais tempo. to stop out a) demorar. b) ficar fora (de casa) até mais tarde. to stop over Amer parar, fazer escala. to stop up a) ficar acordado. b) impedir, bloquear. c) preencher, obturar. we put a stop to it pusemos um fim a isto. we stopped his mouth tapamos-lhe a boca, satisfizemo-lo. whistle stop sl cidade pequena, vilarejo.

1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) fogo

2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) aquecedor

3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) fogo

4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) ardor

5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) fogo

1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) queimar, cozer

2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) inflamar

3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) disparar

4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) atirar

5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) atirar

6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) demitir

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1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) vir

2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) chegar

3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) vir

4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) acontecer

5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) chegar a

6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) somar

- comer

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"(now) come!" vamos, por favor!, anime-se!

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[k∧m] vt+vi (ps came, pp come) 1 vir, aproximar(-se). 2 chegar. 3 surgir. 4 alcançar, atingir. 5 acontecer, ocorrer. 6 resultar, redundar, advir. 7 nascer, proceder, emanar. 8 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. 9 passar, entrar. 10 andar, percorrer. 11 ocorrer, ser lembrado. 12 ser obtenível, estar disponível. 13 importar em, custar, perfazer. 14 chegar a. 15 formar-se, tomar forma ou feitio. 16 estender-se, avançar, ir até. 17 tratar-se de, referir-se a. 18 ser levado a, vir a. 19 coll ter um orgasmo, gozar. a misfortune has come over us uma desgraça caiu sobre nós. and where do I come in? e eu? que vantagem levo? are you coming my way? você vem comigo? come along! venha comigo!, vamos! come in! entre! come off it! pare de enrolar!, pare de mentir! come of it what will venha o que vier. come on! venha!, vamos! come what may! aconteça o que acontecer! first come, first served quem primeiro chega, primeiro é servido. for the year to come para o ano próximo. for years to come para vários anos, para o futuro. he came in ele entrou. he came it strong ele mostrou energia neste assunto. he came up to London ele veio para Londres. he comes it too strong ele exagera. he did not come up to my expectations ele não correspondeu às minhas expectativas. he has come short of his duties ele não cumpriu seus deveres. he has it coming to him Amer coll ele bem o merece. how come? por quê?, como? how come you know that? / como você ficou sabendo disso? ( I am) coming já vou, estou indo. I came near losing my courage quase perdi a coragem. I shall come and see you soon logo irei fazer-lhe uma visita. it came on to rain começou a chover. it came to me veio-me a idéia. it comes in bottles é fornecido em garrafas. it has come into my head veio-me à mente, lembrei-me de. it has come to be the fashion tornou-se moda. it has come true tornou-se realidade. let’s come to the point! vamos ao assunto (principal). ( now) come! vamos, por favor!, anime-se! oh come! oh come on! sem essa! so it has come to this então as coisas chegaram a este ponto (ruim). that comes in useful isto chega em boa hora. the book has come apart o livro descolou. the conservatives come in os conservadores chegam ao poder, foram eleitos. the life to come a outra vida. the photograph has not come a fotografia não saiu. these figs come from Africa estes figos são da África. the ship came down before the wind Naut o navio virou a favor do vento. the time to come o futuro. the train came in o trem chegou. they came in for a share levaram (ganharam) sua parte. to come about a) acontecer, suceder. b) mudar de direção. the wind came about / o vento virou. to come a cropper a) cair. b) fracassar. to come across a) encontrar, deparar com. where did you come across him? / onde você o encontrou? b) Amer coll pagar por acaso. c) atravessar. d) ser bem recebido, compreendido (um discurso). e) Amer coll dizer a verdade, confessar. to come after a) seguir. b) procurar. to come again voltar, repetir-se. to come at chegar a, conseguir. to come away sair, ir embora. to come back a) voltar. it came back to me / voltou-me à memória, lembrei-me novamente. b) reanimar-se. c) sl retrucar. to come behind a) vir atrás. b) ficar atrás de. to come by a) passar. b) ganhar. c) obter. how did you come by it? / como obteve isto? to come clean Amer coll confessar tudo. to come clean from Amer coll vir diretamente de. to come down a) descer, baixar, abaixar. b) desmoronar-se. c) fig ceder. to come down a peg or two coll ficar mais moderado. to come down in the world perder posição social, baixar o nível de vida. to come down to earth voltar à realidade, pôr os pés no chão. to come down upon someone repreender alguém severamente. to come face to face deparar-se. to come for vir buscar. I come for the books / venho buscar os livros. may I come for you? / posso vir buscar você? to come full circle dar a volta completa, voltar ao começo. to come home a) voltar para casa. b) ser sentido, percebido ou compreendido. the sufferings of the poor have come home to me / o sofrimento dos pobres me comoveu. to come in first alcançar o primeiro lugar. to come in for an inheritance receber uma herança. to come into entrar em, tomar posse de, adquirir. to come into a fortune herdar uma fortuna. to come into one’s own conseguir seu direito. to come into play entrar em jogo. to come into property chegar a fazer fortuna. to come into sight chegar à vista. to come into the world nascer. he came into the world / ele nasceu. to come it strong sl mentir, exagerar, contar vantagem. to come of a) vir, descender. he comes of an old family / ele descende de família antiga. b) resultar de. to come of age atingir a maioridade (legal). to come off a) soltar-se, desprender-se. the cork won’t come off / a rolha não quer sair. b) sair, retirar-se. c) ocorrer, ter lugar. d) ter bom resultado. he came off well / ele saiu-se bem. e) sair de cartaz (peça, filme). to come on a) avançar, apresssar-se. b) progredir, melhorar. c) começar. d) entrar (em cena, no campo). e) entrar em cartaz (filme). to come on the scene a) chegar, começar a tomar parte. b) nascer. to come out a) sair. the stains won’t come out / as manchas não querem sair. b) aparecer, ser publicado, ser editado. the likeness has come out well / saiu bem parecida ou semelhante. c) fig ficar ou tornar-se conhecido. she came out last year / ela ficou conhecida o ano passado. d) resultar. e) cair (dente, cabelo). to come out for apoiar. to come out in support declarar apoio. to come out in the open abrir o jogo, ser sincero. to come out in the wash coll acabar bem. to come out (on strike) entrar em greve. to come out right acabar bem. to come round/ around a) fazer uma visita, aparecer. b) voltar a si, recuperar os sentidos. he came round soon / ele logo voltou a si. c) mudar de idéia, pensar melhor. he will come round / ele pensará melhor. d) virar, mudar de direção. to come out top ir primeiro. he came out top / ele foi primeiro. to come short ter defeitos, ser insuficiente. to come short of não alcançar o nível, ser inferior. to come through a) ter bom resultado, conseguir. b) superar, sobreviver. c) aparecer. d) chegar conforme o esperado. to come to a) chegar a, alcançar. the war came to an end / a guerra chegou ao fim. b) obter, conseguir. c) importar em, montar. d) recuperar os sentidos. she came to herself / ela voltou a si, recuperou os sentidos. to come to a bad end acabar mal. to come to a head chegar a um ponto crucial. to come to blows chegar às vias de fato, brigar. to come to grief não ter sucesso. to come to grips with enfrentar, confrontar. to come to light vir à luz, ser descoberto. to come to nought ou nothing fracassar. to come to pass acontecer. to come to terms chegar a um acordo. to come to the same thing dar na mesma, ser indiferente. to come to think of it pensar bem. to come under estar em tais condições, cair sob, estar sujeito a. to come up a) subir, avançar, vir. b) aproximar-se. c) nascer, brotar, crescer. d) surgir, vir à baila. the question came up for discussion / a questão surgiu para ser discutida. e) acontecer. to come up in the world melhorar de vida, subir de posição social. to come upon a) descobrir, encontrar, ocorrer. b) surpreender, cair sobre, atacar. to come up to the mark corresponder às necessidades. to come up with igualar, alcançar, aproximar-se. to have come down to ser transmitido ou legado a. to have come down with a bad cold ficar muito gripado. to have come to believe convencer-se, acreditar. what comes next? o que vem agora? what does it come to? quanto custa? when did that come in? quando isto virou moda?, desde quando está em moda? when he came to die quando ele estava à morte. when it comes to costs quanto ao preço. where does the joke come in? onde está a piada nisto?

1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) duplo

2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) duplo

3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) duplo

4) (for two people: a double bed.) de casal

1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) duas vezes

2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) em dois

1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) dobro

2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) sósia

1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) duplicar

2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) desdobrar-se

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- double-decker

a double-decker bus.) de dois andares

- double-Dutch

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[d'∧bəl] n 1 dobro, duplo. 2 cópia duplicada, duplicata. 3 sósia, retrato, imagem, outro eu. 4 dobra, prega. 5 Theat, Cin ator ou atriz substituta. 6 volta, curva, meandro dos rios, rodeio. 7 astúcia, artifício. 8 Mil marcha acelerada, quase a correr. 9 Ten partida de duplas (também pl doubles). 10 Typogr a mesma palavra repetida por descuido. 11 ato de dobrar a parada no jogo de cartas. • vt+vi 1 dobrar, duplicar, multiplicar por dois, acrescentar outro tanto a. 2 fazer dobras em. 3 repetir. 4 dobrar o papel, a roupa, o pano, etc. 5 curvar(-se), vergar-se, dobrar-se. 6 voltar atrás, fazer voltas súbitas. 7 Naut dobrar um cabo, navegar ao redor. 8 Theat, Cin desempenhar dois papéis na mesma peça, ser o substituto, substituir um ator ou atriz por outro. 9 Mil marchar a passo acelerado, dobrar o passo, quase correr. 10 dobrar a parada no jogo de cartas. 11 fig enganar, fingir, embair, pregar uma peça a alguém. 12 trançar as pernas. 13 cerrar (o punho). • adj 1 dobro, dobrado, duplo, duplicado, de duas sortes, maneiras, aspectos ou sentidos. 2 ambíguo, equívoco. 3 fig dobrado, fingido, falso, enganador, hipócrita, traiçoeiro. 4 para dois, em pares, de casal. 5 Mus uma oitava abaixo. • adv dobradamente, duplicadamente, por dois modos, em pares, dois a dois. at the double muito rapidamente. double or quits o dobro ou nada. on the double 1 rapidamente. 2 Mil a passo dobrado. to bend double dobrar-se ao meio. to double a part representar, além do seu, o papel de outrem. to double back voltar. to double cape Horn estar sendo corneado. to double down fazer uma dobra (na falha de um livro). to double one’s legs cruzar as pernas. to double the fist cerrar o punho. to double up/ over 1 dobrar-se, curvar-se. 2 cerrar (o punho). 3 tornar enrugado, amassado (falando de papel, etc.). 4 cair em colapso. 5 usar de truques. 6 enfileirar-se de dois em dois. 7 dobrar-se de rir. 8 coll partilhar acomodações com alguém. to double upon 1 Mil dobrar (as fileiras de um batalhão, etc.). 2 fazer voltas súbitas ou curvas para escapar a uma perseguição. 3 usar de subterfúgios para com alguém. to play double enganar, dobrar.

1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violino

2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) aldrabice

1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) tocar violino

2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) brincar

3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) aldrabar

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[f'idəl] n violino, rabeca. • vt+vi 1 tocar rabeca, tocar violino. to play (on) the fiddle / tocar violino. 2 mexer ou tocar nervosamente um objeto. 3 ajustar uma máquina ou outro objeto para que funcione. 4 remexer, bulir. 5 intrometer-se. 6 burlar, trapacear, fraudar. to be on the fiddle / ganhar dinheiro desonestamente. fit as a fiddle em boa forma, bem-disposto. he is fiddleing while Rome burns ele não está tratando o problema com a seriedade devida, ele está fazendo primeiro coisas sem importância, ele está fingindo que não há nada errado. to fiddle about ou around 1 vadiar, perder tempo fazendo coisas sem importância. 2 movimentar coisas várias vezes para arranjar uma posição satisfatória. 3 mexer ou tocar algo com os dedos com pequenos movimentos nervosos. to fiddle away perder tempo, vadiar. to play second fiddle ocupar uma posição menos importante, ser subordinado a.

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) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) segundo

2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) segundo

3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) segundo

1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) segundo

2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) auxiliar

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- seconder

1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) segundo

2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) instante

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[s'ekənd] adj 1 segundo, segunda. she was born on the second of may / ela nasceu no dia 2 de maio. 2 inferior, secundário. 3 subordinado. 4 outro, diferente. • adv secundariamente, em segundo lugar. on second thoughts depois de pensar bem. to become second nature tornar-se uma segunda natureza. to be second cousins ser primos em segundo grau. to be/ to stand second to none equiparar-se aos melhores. to play the second fiddle fig ter um papel de segunda ordem. to try a second time tentar novamente.

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[s'ekənd] n 1 segundo, 1/60 de um minuto, de tempo ou de ângulo. 2 instante, momento. 3 Mus segunda: intervalo de tempo entre duas notas. I’ll join you in a second / estarei aí num instante.

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[s'ekənd] n 1 padrinho no duelo. 2 ajudante, auxiliar. • vt 1 secundar, assistir, auxiliar, suportar. 2 apoiar, aprovar. 3 agir como ajudante.

1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) cano

2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) cachimbo

3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) flauta

1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) canalizar

2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) tocar instrumento de sopro

3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) falar com voz fina

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- pipe dream

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) ((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

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.)

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- runny

1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) colocar

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) estabelecer

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) provocar

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?)

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ajustar

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) arrumar, ajeitar

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) incrustar

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) ajustar

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) estabelecido

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) resolvido a

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) firme

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) firme, rígido

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) incrustado de

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) conjunto, coleção

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) arranjo, mise en plis

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set

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- setting

1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) parar

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) impedir, deter

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) obstruir, pontear

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ficar

1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) parada, interrupção

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) parada

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) ponto

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) calço

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- stoppage

1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para/com, etc.

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a/para

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) para

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) fazê-lo

1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) até fechar

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc.

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- to and fro

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abbr 1 telegraph office (sala do telégrafo). 2 traditional orthography (ortografia tradicional). 3 turn over (vide verso, vire a página).

- curtain call

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[k'ə:tən] n 1 cortina, cortinado. 2 abrigo, resguardo, defesa, proteção. 3 pano de boca de teatro. the curtain comes down (drops, falls) / o pano cai. the curtain rises / o pano, a cortina se levanta. 4 muro que liga dois baluartes. 5 Archit seção de muro entre dois pavilhões, torres, etc. 6 Theat o descer do pano no final de cenas, atos, etc. 7 Theat situação final de cena, ato ou peça. 8 sl morte. 9 sl desastre, calamidade. • vt 1 colocar cortina, fechar ou decorar com cortina. 2 cobrir, esconder, encobrir. a clever curtain um efeito final muito imponente. behind the curtain atrás dos bastidores. fireproof curtain Theat cortina de ferro. he took his last curtain Theat ele apareceu pela última vez em cena. the curtain is drawn a cortina é cerrada, descerrada. to draw the curtain over a thing passar a esponja sobre alguma coisa, olvidá-la. to lift the curtain levantar o véu. under the curtain of night sob o véu da noite.

1) (to set out for show: The china was displayed in a special cabinet.) exibir

2) (to show: She displayed a talent for mimicry.) revelar

1) ((an) act of showing or making clear: a display of military strength.) exibição

2) (an entertainment etc intended to show the ability etc of those taking part: a dancing display.) exibição

3) (something which shows or sets out something else: an advertising display.) exposição

4) (the part of a video recorder, calculator, digital watch etc that shows numbers, the date, time, or other information.)

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[displ'ei] n 1 exibição, exposição, desenvolvimento. 2 espetáculo, pompa, aparato, ostentação, manifestação. 3 desfile. 4 Typogr escolha e arranjo de tipos para fazer sobressair certas palavras. 5 Publ expositor. 6 Comp tela, vídeo, mostrador. • vt 1 exibir, desenvolver, mostrar, expor, manifestar, patentear. 2 revelar, desdobrar, descobrir. 3 ostentar, mostrar pompa. on display em exibição pública.

1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto

2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de altura

3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) elevado

4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principal

5) (noble; good: high ideals.) nobre

6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte

7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto

8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) alto

9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) estragado

10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) de valor

- highly

- highly-strung

- high tide

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[hai] n 1 lugar elevado, algo que é alto. 2 Meteor lugar de alta pressão atmosférica. 3 trunfo mais alto (jogo de cartas). • adj 1 elevado, grande, alto. 2 superior, interior. 3 principal, importante. 4 nobre, ilustre, sublime, distinto, respeitado. 5 excelente, eminente. 6 soberbo, arrogante, orgulhoso. 7 caro, dispendioso. 8 custoso, difícil. 9 Pol extremo, intenso. 10 Mus agudo. 11 de cheiro forte, estragado (carne). 12 veemente, irritado. 13 agitado (mar), turbulento, violento. 14 vivo, animado, embriagado. • adv 1 altamente, sumamente, grandemente, fortemente. 2 ao alto, em alto grau ou quantidade. as high as até a altura de. from on high de cima, do céu. high and low em todos os cantos. it is high time está mais do que na hora. on high no alto, no céu. on the high seas em alto-mar. the Most High o Supremo, Deus. to be high a) ter preço alto, ter cotação alta. b) estar alto (embriagado). to have high words dizer injúrias. to live high levar uma vida cara. to mount the high horse bancar o importante. to pay high pagar caro. to play high fazer um jogo caro, apostar muito. to run high a) fazer mar grosso (agitado, tempestuoso). b) exaltar-se. with a high hand com pulso forte.

1) (to do, especially with care or as a duty: The doctor performed the operation.) executar

2) (to act (in the theatre etc) or do anything musical, theatrical etc to entertain an audience: The company will perform a Greek play; She performed on the violin.) representar

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- performance

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[pəf'ɔ:m] vt+vi 1 levar a cabo, realizar. 2 fazer, efetuar. 3 cumprir, executar. 4 representar, desempenhar. 5 tocar, cantar, recitar, etc.

1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) servir

2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servir

3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) servir

4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) servir

5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) cumprir

6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) servir

- server

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[sə:v] n Sport saque no jogo de tênis, serviço. • vt 1 servir, trabalhar para. 2 trabalhar como criado, trabalhar. 3 servir à mesa. 4 fazer serviço militar, servir o exército. 5 suprir, fornecer. a summons was served upon him / ele foi citado perante o juiz. 6 ajudar, secundar. I’ll be glad to serve you / terei prazer em servi-lo. 7 ser útil, ser apropriado, servir de. this serves no purpose / isto não serve para nada. 8 cumprir, preencher. 9 satisfazer, ser suficiente. 10 tratar. 11 passar, gastar. 12 entregar, enviar, presentear. 13 dar o lance inicial, Tennis dar o saque, servir. 14 manejar. 15 Naut enrolar, reforçar, proteger (cabo ou corda fina). 16 cobrir, copular. that serves him right bem-feito para ele. to serve a sentence cumprir uma pena. he serves his sentence / ele cumpre sua pena. to serve out dividir, distribuir, pagar na mesma moeda. to serve the ball Tennis dar o saque. to serve up servir à mesa. to serve with trabalhar com.

1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) mancha

2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pinta

3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) borbulha

4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) no local

5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) um pouco

1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) avistar

2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) reconhecer

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- spotless

1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) iluminar

2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) chamar a atenção para

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- in a spot

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[spɔt] n 1 marca, mancha, borrão. 2 fig mácula. 3 pinta, espinha. 4 lugar, ponto, local. that is the sore/ tender spot / este é o ponto sensível. 5 coll pouquinho, pequena quantidade, pingo, gole, trago. 6 posição, cargo. 7 sl anúncio avulso, comercial curto (rádio ou televisão). 8 sl clube noturno, restaurante. • vt+vi 1 marcar, manchar, sujar, borrar. 2 ficar manchado, ter manchas ou marcas. 3 colocar em certo lugar ou ponto, espalhar em vários lugares. 4 coll localizar, descobrir, reconhecer. 5 macular, manchar, desonrar. 6 coll descobrir, perceber. 7 chuviscar, cair chuva leve ou irregular. 8 dar vantagem, dar de lambujem. • adj 1 pronto, instantâneo, imediato. 2 Com à vista. 3 transmitido, irradiado (estação de rádio). • adv Brit coll bem, exatamente. a spot of whisky um golinho de uísque. in a spot sl em dificuldade, em maus lençóis. it’s spotting with rain está chuviscando. on the spot a) naquele mesmo lugar, no lugar certo. b) imediatamente. he married her (up) on the spot / ele casou-se com ela imediatamente.c) Amer sl em dificuldade, em apuros. soft spot lugar de trabalho fácil. that hits the spot! isto sim! (que é gostoso). that puts me in a bad spot Amer coll isto me deixa em maus lençóis. to change one’s spots mudar a qualidade ou o modo de vida. to hit the high spots tratar dos pontos principais. to knock spots off Brit coll derrotar facilmente, ser muito melhor do que. to spot out tirar as manchas, limpar.

1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para/com, etc.

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a/para

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) para

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) fazê-lo

1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) até fechar

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc.

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- to and fro

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[tu:; tə] adv 1 em direção a, para diante. 2 em posição normal ou de contato. 3 para si, a si, à consciência. • prep [tu; ta; tu:] 1 para, em direção a, a, ao, à. he goes to London / ele vai para Londres. he was a friend to me / ele foi um amigo para mim. it came to my hand / chegou às minhas mãos. I sent it to him / mandei-lho. 2 até. 3 para, a fim de. 4 em. 5 com. 6 de, da, do. 7 em honra de. 8 na, no, contra. throw it to the ground / jogue-o no chão. 9 sobre, a respeito. 10 por. 11 Gram marcador do infinitivo. what is to be done? / o que se deve fazer? in days to come / em dias vindouros. we expected him to go / esperávamos que ele fosse. it was seen to come / era de se esperar. add to that além disto. agreeable to agradável para. all to a man até o último homem. all to yourself tudo para você. a quarter to two um quarto para as duas horas. as to quanto a. attentive to atento a, atencioso para. face to face cara a cara. fall to the ground cair no chão. from hand to hand de mão em mão. heir to the crown herdeiro do trono. in comparison to em comparação a. our duty to nosso dever para com. put the horses to! atrele os cavalos! this is nothing to that isto não é nada em comparação com aquilo. 3 is to 6 as 9 is to 18 3 está para 6 assim como 9 está para 18. tired to death morto de cansaço. to a great age até a velhice. to a great degree em alto grau. to go to school ir à escola. to my cost às minhas custas. to my feeling a) em minha opinião. b) de acordo com o meu sentimento. to my knowledge segundo meu conhecimento. to my taste para o meu gosto. to the clouds até as nuvens. to the contrary ao contrário. to the minute ao minuto. to time na hora, pontual.