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61 scorer
1) (a person who scores points, goals etc: Our team scored two goals - Smith and Brown were the scorers.) marcador2) (a person who writes down the score during eg a cricket match.) anotador -
62 strong point
(a quality, skill etc in which a person excels: Arithmetic isn't one of my strong points.) forte -
63 sum up
past tense, past participle - summed; verb (to give the main or important points of: He summed up the various proposals.) resumir -
64 the gist
(the main points (of an argument etc): Just give me the gist of what he said.) resumo -
65 acupuncture
(a method of treating illness etc by sticking needles into the patient's skin at certain points.) acupuntura -
66 anchor
['æŋkə] 1. noun1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) âncora2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) âncora2. verb(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) ancorar- at anchor -
67 barbed wire
wire with sharp points at intervals: I tore my skirt on that barbed wire; (also adjective with hyphen) (a barbed-wire fence.) arame farpado -
68 bifocal
((of lenses) having two points of focus, which help people to see things close at hand and things far away.) bifocal -
69 congruent
['koŋɡruənt](of two or more geometrical figures, touching at all points when one is fitted on top of the other: congruent triangles.) congruente -
70 contour
['kontuə]1) (an outline: the contours of the coastline.) contorno2) ((also contour line) on a map, a line joining points at the same height or depth.) curva de nível -
71 controversy
[kən'trovəsi, 'kontrəvə:si]plural - controversies; noun((an) argument between opposing points of view: the controversy over the appointment of the new chairman.) controvérsia- controversially -
72 cross-fire
noun (the crossing of lines of gunfire from two or more points.) fogo cruzado -
73 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) ser faca de dois gumes -
74 east
[i:st] 1. noun1) (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.) leste2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) leste2. adjective1) (in the east: the east coast.) oriental2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) leste3. adverb(towards the east: The house faces east.) para leste- easterly- eastern - easternmost - eastward - eastwards - eastward - the East -
75 equal
['i:kwəl] 1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) igual2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) igual3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) igualar- equality- equalize - equalise - equally - equal to -
76 guide
1. verb1) (to lead, direct or show the way: I don't know how to get to your house - I'll need someone to guide me; Your comments guided me in my final choice.) guiar2) (to control the movement of: The teacher guided the child's hand as she wrote.) guiar2. noun1) (a person who shows the way to go, points out interesting things etc: A guide will show you round the castle.) guia2) ((also guidebook) a book which contains information for tourists: a guide to Rome.) guia3) ((usually with capital) a Girl Guide.) guia4) (something which informs, directs or influences.) guia•- guidance- guideline - guided missile -
77 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((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, unir2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) ligar3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) associar-se a4) ((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 a5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) encontrar2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) junção- join hands - join in - join up -
78 magnetic north
(the direction, either east or west of the true north, in which a magnetized needle points.) norte magnético -
79 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) mesquinho2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mesquinho3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) vil4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) pobre•- meanly- meanness - meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) média2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termoIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) significar, querer dizer2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tencionar•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo- meaningless - be meant to - mean well -
80 midway
[mid'wei]adjective, adverb(in the middle of the distance or time between two points; halfway: the midway point.) meio caminho
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