points+of+the+compass

1) (the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.) leste

2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) este

1) (in the east: the east coast.) oriental

2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) leste

- easterly

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[i:st] n 1 este, leste, oriente, levante. 2 East regiões situadas a leste, o oriente, os países asiáticos. • adj oriental, oriundo do ou em direção ao leste. • adv rumo a leste, no leste. East-End distrito oriental de Londres. east wind vento leste. Far East Extremo Oriente. Middle East Oriente Médio, os países do Levante (Mediterrâneo oriental). Near East Oriente Próximo. the East o Oriente. to the east of, in the east of no leste de.

1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) norte

2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) norte

1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) norte

2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) norte

- northerly

- north-easterly / north-westerly

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[nɔ:θ] n 1 norte. 2 setentrião. • adj 1 norte. 2 setentrional. • adv em direção ao norte.

1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) sul

2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) sul

1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sul

2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) sul

- southerly

1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) (do) sudeste, sudoeste

2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) de sudeste, sudoeste

- south-easterly / south-westerly

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[sauθ] n 1 sul, direção sul. the window faces south / a janela dá para o sul. 2 (também South) parte sul. 3 ( South) parte sul dos EUA, estados do sul dos EUA. • adj 1 sul. 2 do sul, meridional. 3 ( South) na parte sul, meridional. • adv 1 para o sul, vindo do sul. 2 no sul. down south no sul, para o sul. to the south of London ao sul de Londres.

1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) oeste

2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) oeste

1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) oeste

2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) oeste

- westerly

- westernmost

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[west] n oeste, ocidente, poente. the wind is in the west / o vento vem do oeste. the West a) o Ocidente (mundo ocidental). b) a parte ocidental de Londres. c) o oeste dos EUA. • adj 1 ocidental. 2 do oeste, que vem do oeste. • adv para o oeste. they went west / eles foram para o oeste. in the west of na parte ocidental de. to go west a) ir para os Estados Unidos. b) ir para os Estados do Oeste ou para a fronteira. c) mover. d) ficar destruído ou arruinado. to the west of ao oeste de.

1) (the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.) leste

2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) leste

1) (in the east: the east coast.) oriental

2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) leste

- easterly

1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) norte

2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) norte

1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) norte

2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) norte

- northerly

- north-easterly / north-westerly

1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) sul

2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) sul

1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sul, meridional

2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) sul

- southerly

1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) sudeste, sudoeste

2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) do sudeste, do sudoeste

- south-easterly / south-westerly

1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) oeste

2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) oeste

1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) oeste

2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) oeste

- westerly

- westernmost

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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