points+point

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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[ka:dinəl p'ɔint] n 1 essencial, ponto principal. 2 cardinal points pontos cardeais: Norte, Sul, Leste e Oeste.

1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) juntar

2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) unir

3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) juntar-se a

4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) juntar-se a

5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) ir ter com

- join forces

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[dʒɔin] n 1 junção, ligação. 2 encaixe. 3 costura, sutura. 4 linha ou meio de ligação. • vt+vi 1 ligar

(-se), juntar(-se), unir(-se), apertar. we joined battle / entramos em choque. I joined company with them / juntei-me a eles. they joined in the work / fizeram o serviço juntos. 2 confluir, encontrar(-se). 3 combinar, coadunar, enlaçar. 4 participar, aderir, associar

(-se), ingressar, incorporar(-se), tomar parte, tornar-se membro, acompanhar, alistar(-se). he joined the army / ele entrou no exército. 5 casar(-se), aliar(-se). they were joined in marriage / eles foram unidos pelo vínculo matrimonial. 6 voltar ao lar, à família. 7 ser adjacente, limitar, formar divisas. 8 concordar. there I join with you / nisto concordo com você. I joined in his praise / concordei com o seu elogio. he joined a ship a) ele embarcou como tripulante. b) ele alcançou um navio. to join a club entrar para um clube. to join hands with a) apertar a mão. b) prestar auxílio. c) Com associar-se a uma companhia. to join in tomar parte em, envolver-se com. he joined in the thing / ele tomou parte no negócio. to join up apresentar-se para o serviço militar, alistar-se.

1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) ligar, unir

2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) ligar

3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) associar-se a

4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) juntar-se a

5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) encontrar

- join forces

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[m'idwei] n meio de caminho. • adv a meio caminho.

1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar

5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) reunir

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erguer

10) (to give (a shout etc).) dar

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contactar

- raise someone's hopes

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[reiz] n 1 aumento. 2 subida, elevação. 3 levantamento: ação de levantar. • vt+vi 1 levantar, erguer, pôr de pé. I raised my glass to him / eu o brindei. 2 elevar, aumentar, subir ou fazer subir. 3 engrandecer, promover, fortalecer. 4 ajuntar, formar, recrutar, alistar. 5 criar, cultivar, plantar. 6 criar, educar. he was born and raised in New York / ele nasceu e foi educado em Nova York. 7 provocar, causar. 8 suscitar, fazer aparecer, evocar. 9 ressuscitar. 10 exclamar. 11 erigir, erguer, construir, edificar. 12 descobrir, achar. the dog raised a rabbit / o cachorro descobriu uma lebre. 13 terminar, acabar, suspender. 14 avistar. the ship raised land / o navio aproximou-se da (avistou) terra. 15 sublevar, revoltar. 16 arranjar, angariar, levantar (fundos). she raised the dough / ela arranjou o dinheiro. 17 armar (tenda). 18 alçar. 19 causar (briga). 20 excitar, animar, incitar (against, upon contra). 21 realçar, frisar. 22 entoar, cantar. he raised me out of sleep ele despertou-me. to raise a blister formar uma bolha de água na pele. to raise a ghost invocar um espírito. to raise a hand to levantar a mão para, bater, tratar mal. to raise a monument erigir um monumento. to raise an army ajuntar, formar um exército. to raise an eyebrow ficar surpreso. to raise a point levantar uma questão. to raise a shout dar um grito. to raise a storm fig provocar, causar uma tempestade. to raise Cain, (mischief, a row) fazer barulho, armar contendas. to raise cloth aveludar pano. to raise dust fazer alarde, criar confusão. to raise hell coll criar caso. to raise money arranjar dinheiro. to raise money on a property empenhar, hipotecar uma propriedade. to raise one’s eyes elevar a vista (to para). to raise one’s glass fazer um brinde à saúde de. to raise one’s hat cumprimentar tirando o chapéu, tirar o chapéu em cumprimento. to raise prices fazer subir os preços. to raise sheep, potatoes, etc. criar ovelhas, cultivar, plantar batatas. to raise the country sublevar o país. to raise the dead ressuscitar os mortos. to raise the nation to power engrandecer a nação, levá-la ao poder. to raise the roof ficar muito bravo, criar caso, armar um pampeiro. to raise the salary aumentar o salário. to raise the siege of a fort levantar o cerco de um forte. to raise the wind a) sl achar meios de arranjar dinheiro por modos fraudulentos. b) provocar distúrbio ou comoção. to raise to a power Math elevar a uma potência. to raise up levantar, alçar.

1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) espora

2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) aguilhão

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- on the spur of the moment

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[spə:] n 1 espora, aguilhão. he set spurs to his horse / ele meteu as esporas em seu cavalo. 2 coisa que estimula, ambição, vaidade, incentivo, impulso, estímulo. 3 ponta, espiga, esporão. 4 espigão, contraforte (de montanha). 5 escora, espiga. 6 raiz pivotante de árvore. 7 ferros para escalar. • vt+vi (ps+pp spurred) 1 esporear. 2 andar depressa (a cavalo). 3 bater, ferir com esporas. 4 estimular, impelir. 5 colocar esporas. he acted on the spur of the moment ele agiu sob um impulso repentino. he won his spurs ele distinguiu-se. to spur on acelerar, estimular.

- sword-play

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[sɔ:d] n 1 espada. 2 força militar. 3 arma branca, baioneta, sabre. at swords points pontos para a briga. at the point of the sword com violência, por meio de força, sob ameaça de morte. avenging sword espada da vingança. the sword of Damocles espada de Dâmocles, desastre eminente. to cross swords with terçar armas com, discutir, opor-se a. to put someone to the sword matar alguém usando a espada. he put them to the sword / ele os passou a fio de espada. two-edged sword fig arma de dois gumes. with the flat of the sword com o lado largo da espada.

1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) espora

2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) incitação

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- on the spur of the moment