player+etc

1) (a person who is or was speaking.) locutor

2) ((sometimes loudspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds: Our record-player needs a new speaker.) altifalante

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[sp'i:kə] n 1 locutor, orador. 2 presidente (do congresso americano ou parlamento inglês). 3 Acoustics alto-falante, caixa acústica. loud speaker alto-falante. previous speaker orador anterior.

1) (a person who is or was speaking.) orador, locutor

2) ((sometimes loudspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds: Our record-player needs a new speaker.) alto-falante

1) (to make larger, especially by adding details to.) amplificar

2) (to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.) amplificar

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['æmplifai] vt+vi 1 ampliar, alargar, dilatar. 2 amplificar: a) explicar com mais pormenores, exemplificar. b) Tech reforçar, aumentar, intensificar. 3 discorrer longamente, divagar.

hi-fi equipment.) de alta fidelidade

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hi-fi

[h'aifai] abbr high fidelity (alta fidelidade).

1) (an instrument for increasing the loudness of sounds so that they can be heard further away: The politician addressed the crowds from his car through a loudspeaker.) alto-falante

2) (a speaker in a radio, record-player etc.) alto-falante

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[l'audspi:kə] n alto-falante.

1) (to make larger, especially by adding details to.) ampliar

2) (to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.) amplificar

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hi-fi equipment.) de alta fidelidade

1) (an instrument for increasing the loudness of sounds so that they can be heard further away: The politician addressed the crowds from his car through a loudspeaker.) alto-falante

2) (a speaker in a radio, record-player etc.) alto-falante

1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) passar

2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) passar

3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) ultrapassar

4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) ultrapassar

5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) passar

6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) aprovar

7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) pronunciar

8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) passar

9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) passar

1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) desfiladeiro

2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) passe

3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) aprovação

4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) passe

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[pa:s; pæs] n 1 passagem: a) ação ou efeito de passar. b) passadouro, desfiladeiro, caminho estreito, garganta. c) canal navegável. 2 estreito, vão. 3 condição, situação, conjuntura. he is at a fine pass / ele está em situação difícil. 4 passe: a) licença, permissão. b) salvo-conduto. c) bilhete gratuito. d) permanente, ingresso gratuito. e) ação de passar as mãos diante dos olhos para hipnotizar alguém. f) passe de mágica, escamoteação, truque. g) Sports ação de passar a bola a outro jogador. 5 Games recusa de jogar ou apostar por falta de cartas adequadas. 6 aprovação em exame (especialmente sem o grau de distinção). 7 nota ou certificado dessa aprovação. 8 Mil licença de curta duração. 9 Fencing estocada, venida. 10 abordagem amorosa ou sexual. 11 um ciclo completo de operações. • vt+vi 1 passar: a) transpor, atravessar. b) percorrer, transitar, andar por. c) ir além de, ultrapassar, exceder. d) correr, deslizar, fluir. e) ir de um lugar a outro. f) mudar de estado, situação ou proprietário. g) Jur ser transmitida (propriedade). h) transportar, reproduzir. i) mudar de lugar, transferir. j) não protestar, deixar passar. k) ser aprovado em exame. l) decorrer, escoar-se, esvair-se (tempo). m) consumir, empregar (tempo). n) passar por, ser tido na conta, ser considerado. o) morrer, falecer, expirar. p) ser votado como lei, receber sanção legal. q) Game não jogar ou não apostar por falta de cartas adequadas. r) Sports entregar a bola a um companheiro de equipe. s) ocorrer, acontecer, suceder. t) circular, ter curso. u) desaparecer, acabar, cessar. v) omitir pagamento de (dividendos). w) transmitir, legar. x) ratificar, sancionar, aprovar (projeto de lei). y) superar, sobrepujar. z) introduzir-se, infiltrar-se. aa) fazer escorregar, deslizar ou correr. she passed her hand across her hair / ela passou a mão pelo cabelo. bb) pôr em circulação (dinheiro, principalmente falso). cc) fazer transpor ou atravessar. 2 evacuar, expelir. 3 Fencing dar uma estocada. 4 omitir, passar sobre. 5 pronunciar, expressar. 6 serem trocadas (palavras). 7 proferir sentença. 8 ser proferida (sentença). 9 prometer, empenhar a palavra. 10 Jur transferir (direito de propriedade). matters have come to such a pass that... as coisas chegaram a tal ponto que... pass it over in silence não faça caso disso. pass me the butter, please! passe-me a manteiga, por favor! to bring to pass realizar, fazer. to come to a pretty pass ficar difícil, chegar a uma situação complicada. to hold the pass a) manter a posição. b) fig permanecer fiel à causa. to let pass deixar passar. to make a pass it fazer avanços amorosos (especialmente sexuais), dar em cima de. to pass a dividend deixar de distribuir um dividendo. to pass along passar ao longo de, passar para diante. to pass away a) ir embora, partir. b) morrer, falecer. c) escoar-se, decorrer (tempo). d) desaparecer, findar. e) consumir, deixar passar. to pass by a) passar por. b) ignorar, omitir, não tomar conhecimento de. c) preterir, não dar importância a. he passed me by / ele me preteriu. to pass for passar por, ser tomado por. to pass in a crowd a) servir, ser aceitável. b) passar despercebido. to pass in review passar em revista (tropas ou fig). to pass into law tornar-se lei. to pass judgement on criticar, fazer julgamentos. to pass muster ser aceitável, ser satisfatório. to pass off a) cessar, terminar, parar. b) transcorrer com sucesso. c) passar por. we passed ourselves off as rich / fizemo-nos passar por ricos. d) passar (dinheiro falso). e) ignorar, passar por cima. to pass on a) continuar, prosseguir. b) passar adiante. c) transmitir, legar. to pass over a) atravessar, transpor. he passed over the bridge / ele atravessou a ponte. b) ignorar, omitir. c) passar por cima ou por alto. she passed her eye over the table / ela relanceou a vista por sobre a mesa. d) não fazer caso de, tolerar. to pass the buck eximir-se de uma responsabilidade, jogar a responsabilidade sobre outra pessoa. to pass the hat coll coletar dinheiro, passar o chapéu. to pass the time of day cumprimentar, trocar cumprimentos. to pass through a) atravessar, transpor. we passed through London / passamos por Londres. b) passar por, ser submetido a. we passed through hard trials / passamos por provas difíceis. c) experimentar, sofrer. d) penetrar, passar através de. e) fazer atravessar ou transpor. to pass to account lançar em conta, assentar nos livros. to pass to someone’s credit lançar no crédito de alguém. to pass up Amer sl a) rejeitar. b) deixar passar, perder. to pass water urinar. to sell the pass a) entregar os pontos. b) trair uma causa.

1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) passar por

2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) passar

3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) ultrapassar

4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) ultrapassar

5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) passar

6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) aprovar

7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) pronunciar

8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) passar

9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) passar em

1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) desfiladeiro

2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) passe

3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) aprovação

4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) passe

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1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) registo

2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) disco

3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) recorde

4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) história

1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) registar

2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) gravar

3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) registar

4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) registar

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[r'ekɔ:d] n 1 registro, inscrição, anotação (também Comp). 2 ata, protocolo, relatório. 3 relação, crônica, história. 4 documento. 5 records cadastro, arquivo, anais. 6 memorial, informe. 7 ficha, folha corrida, folha de serviço ou antecedentes. 8 monumento, memória ou recordação. 9 testemunho, evidência. 10 Sport recorde. 11 disco de vinil. 12 reputação. • [rik'ɔ:d] vt+vi 1 registrar, assentar, inscrever, anotar. 2 protocolar. 3 recordar, lembrar, gravar na memória. 4 arquivar. 5 gravar em disco ou fita magnética. 6 testemunhar. a matter of record consenso geral, algo admitido publicamente. for the record publicamente, oficialmente. keeper of records arquivista. off the record confidencial. on record registrado, protocolado, conhecido publicamente. record of service Mil folha de serviço. speed record recorde de velocidade. to bear record of testemunhar. to beat/ break a record bater um recorde. to go on record expressar uma opinião publicamente. to put the record straight dirimir dúvida, corrigir erro.

1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) registro, documentação

2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) disco

3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) recorde

4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) antecedentes

1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) registrar

2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) gravar

3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) registrar

4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) consignar

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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

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

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[paip] n 1 cano, tubo. 2 cachimbo. 3 cachimbada. 4 pipa. 5 tubo de órgão. 6 arch flauta. 7 pipes gaita de foles. 8 canto. 9 pio (de aves). 10 pipes traquéia. 11 sl pipes botas de cano alto. 12 sl canja, coisa fácil. 13 conteúdo de uma pipa (105 galões). • vt+vi 1 tocar flauta, oboé, etc. 2 silvar (vento). 3 esganiçar-se. 4 assobiar. 5 piar, pipilar. 6 transportar em pipas. 7 encher (uma pipa). 8 fumar cachimbo, cachimbar. 9 coll fumar crack. pipe of peace cachimbo da paz. put that in your pipe and smoke it! fique sabendo isto! to lay pipes colocar encanamentos. to pipe up a) começar a tocar, cantar ou falar. b) aumentar de intensidade (vento).

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) (an act of tackling: a rugby tackle.) placar QUERY

2) (equipment, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.) apetrechos

3) (ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights: lifting tackle.) poleame

4) (in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat.) cordoalha

1) (to try to grasp or seize (someone): The policeman tackled the thief.) deitar a mão a

2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) enfrentar

3) (in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team): He tackled his opponent.) placar QUERY

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[t'ækəl] n 1 equipamento, aparelho, aparelhagem. 2 moitão, talha, guincho. 3 Amer Ftb médio (esquerdo ou direito). • vt+vi 1 manejar, tentar resolver, lidar, atacar (problema, tarefa). 2 agarrar. 3 Ftb cometer falta. 4 arrear (cavalo). 5 segurar ou fixar com aparelhagem. 6 atracar-se, engalfinhar-se, atacar.

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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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) (an act of tackling: a rugby tackle.) placagem

2) (equipment, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.) equipamento

3) (ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights: lifting tackle.) talha

4) (in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat.) cordoalha

1) (to try to grasp or seize (someone): The policeman tackled the thief.) agarrar

2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) atacar, enfrentar

3) (in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team): He tackled his opponent.) desarmar

1) ((the act of making) a successful, violent attempt to change or remove a government etc: the American Revolution.) revolução

2) (a complete change in ideas, methods etc: There's been a complete revolution in the way things are done in this office.) revolução

3) (a complete circle or turn round a central point, axis etc (eg as made by a record turning on a record-player, or the Earth moving on its axis or round the Sun).) revolução

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[revəl'u:ʃən] n 1 revolução, levante, insurreição. 2 Astr revolução, volta, ciclo. 3 mudança radical, agitação. 4 rotação, volta em torno de um eixo.

1) (the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown: sunflower seeds; grass seed.) semente

2) (the beginning from which anything grows: There was already a seed of doubt in her mind.) pontinha

3) ((in a sporting competition etc) a seeded player.) jogador escalado

1) ((of a plant) to produce seed: A plant seeds after it has flowered.) dar semente

2) (in golf, tennis etc, to arrange (good players) in a competition so that they do not compete against each other till the later rounds.) escalado, decrépito

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[si:d] n 1 semente, grão. 2 bulbo, broto, muda. 3 germe. 4 semeadura: quantidade de sementes para uma semeação (plantação). 5 esperma, sêmen. • vt+vi 1 semear. 2 espalhar sementes. 3 descaroçar, remover sementes. 4 espalhar, esparramar. to run to seed produzir semente, espigar, fig relaxar, desleixar.