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101 switch
[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) interruptor2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) mudança3) (a thin stick.) vara2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) mudar- switchboard
- switch on/off* * *[switʃ] n 1 vara fina e flexível. 2 varada, chibatada, chicotada. 3 trança de cabelos postiços. 4 vareta, graveto. 5 desvio, chave em trilhos. 6 Electr chave, interruptor, comutador. 7 mudança, virada. • vt+vi 1 açoitar, bater, chicotear. 2 balançar, fazer movimentos de vaivém, como uma vara flexível, sacudir, abanar, agitar. 3 Amer desviar, manobrar, mudar para outro trilho. 4 Electr comutar. 5 mudar, trocar, desviar. the conversation switched to politics / a conversa mudou para a política. I’ll be switched Amer coll macacos me mordam. switch off! quieto! cale a boca! switch operating station cabina de comando de chaves. to make the switch fazer a troca. to switch back retornar à situação anterior. to switch off desligar (rádio), apagar, fechar. to switch on ligar, acender, abrir. to switch over mudar, alterar. to switch with someone trocar com alguém. -
102 teaser
1) (a puzzle or difficult problem: This question is rather a teaser.) quebra-cabeças2) (a person who teases.) trocista* * *teas.er[t'i:zə] n 1 importunador, provocador. 2 situação ou questão embaraçosa. 3 máquina de pentear lã. -
103 technicality
1) (a technical detail or technical term: Their instructions were full of technicalities.) tecnicismo2) (a (trivial) detail or problem, eg caused by (too) strict obedience to laws, rules etc: I'm not going to be put off by mere technicalities.) formalidades* * *tech.ni.cal.i.ty[teknik'æliti] n assunto técnico, termo técnico, qualidade ou caráter técnico. -
104 thorny
1) (full of or covered with thorns: a thorny branch.) espinhento2) (difficult, causing trouble etc: a thorny problem.) difícil* * *thorn.y[θ'ɔ:ni] adj 1 espinhoso, cheio de espinhos. 2 fig penoso, tormentoso. -
105 ticklish
1) (easily made to laugh when tickled: Are you ticklish?) que tem cócegas2) (not easy to manage; difficult: a ticklish problem/situation.) delicado* * *tick.lish[t'ikliʃ] adj 1 coceguento, sensível a cócegas. 2 sensível, melindroso. 3 crítico. 4 instável, precário. -
106 to close one’s eyes to
to close one’s eyes toignorar, não querer enxergar. he closed his eyes to the problem/ele ignorou o problema, ele não quis enxergar o problema. -
107 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) resistente2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) rijo3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) forte4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) violento5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) difícil2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) valentão- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *[t∧f] n valentão, brigão, desordeiro. • adj 1 flexível, elástico. 2 resistente, rijo, robusto. 3 consistente, duro. 4 forte, vigoroso. 5 difícil, árduo. 6 desagradável, espinhoso, ruim. 7 renitente, cabeçudo, obstinado, tenaz. 8 severo, violento. 9 Amer desordeiro, brutal. as tough as old boots durão, resistente. -
108 tricky
adjective (difficult: a tricky problem/job; a tricky person to deal with.)* * *trick.y[tr'iki] adj 1 cheio de truques, enganador. 2 esperto, malandro. 3 traiçoeiro, complicado, manhoso. a tricky situation uma situação delicada, difícil. -
109 truancy
noun Truancy is a great problem in some schools.) gazeta* * *tru.an.cy[tr'uənsi] n 1 ociosidade, vadiagem. 2 cábula: falta (na escola). -
110 unravel
past tense - unravelled; verb1) (to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She could not unravel the tangled thread.) desembaraçar2) ((especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone: My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles.) desfazer-se3) (to solve (a problem, mystery etc): Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?) deslindar* * *un.rav.el[∧nr'ævəl] vt+vi 1 desemaranhar(-se), desembaraçar(-se). 2 desfibrar(-se), desfiar(-se). 3 desenredar(-se), deslindar(-se), esclarecer(-se), elucidar(-se). 4 separar. -
111 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desejar2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) desejar3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) votos•- wishing-well* * *[wiʃ] n 1 desejo, vontade, anseio, anelo. give him his wish / faça-lhe a vontade. she had a wish for it / ela o desejou. 2 expressão de desejo ou vontade, pedido, ordem. 3 wishes votos, saudações. • vt+vi desejar, ter vontade de, querer, almejar. we wish you all good luck / nós lhe desejamos boa sorte. this is a problem I would not wish on my worst enemy / este é um problema que não desejo ao meu pior inimigo. I don’t wish to interrupt / desculpe-me interromper. I wish I were dead / eu bem que queria estar morto. as heart could wish à vontade. as might be wished como seria de desejar. carry out my wishes! execute minhas ordens! his last wishes sua última vontade. to make a wish formular um desejo, pensar em algo que se deseja. with all good wishes, our best wishes com os melhores votos. -
112 worry
1. verb1) (to (cause to) feel anxious: His dangerous driving worries me; His mother is worried about his education; There's no need to worry just because he's late.) preocupar(-se)2) (to annoy; to distract: Don't worry me just now - I'm busy!) incomodar3) (to shake or tear with the teeth etc as a dog does its prey etc.) atacar às dentadas2. noun((a cause of) anxiety: That boy is a constant (source of) worry to his mother!; Try to forget your worries.) preocupação- worried* * *wor.ry[w'∧ri] n 1 preocupação, aflição, angústia, ansiedade, tormento, aborrecimento. 2 causa de preocupação ou aborrecimento. 3 ataque de cão a dentadas, laceração de sua presa (caça). • vt+vi 1 atormentar(-se), inquietar(-se). 2 preocupar(-se), afligir(-se) ( with, about com). 3 morder(-se), agarrar(-se), lacerar, sacudir com os dentes (cães). 4 importunar, amolar, molestar, aborrecer, apoquentar, vexar. 5 irritar ( with com). 6 atacar (um problema) reiteradamente ( out). 7 exaurir ( out). 8 trabalhar arduamente em ou com. 9 ser causa de aflição ou ansiedade para. he had me worried for a moment coll ele me deixou confuso por um momento. I worry myself preocupo-me, estou preocupado, exalto-me. there is nothing to worry about não há nada com o que se preocupar. they worried out his life fizeram da sua vida um inferno. they worried the problem out conseguiram resolver o problema depois de grandes esforços. to worry along passar (a vida) trabalhando arduamente, lutar com dificuldades. to worry at considerar, pensar cuidadosamente. to worry out of fazer desistir de (atormentando). -
113 wrestle
['resl]1) (to struggle physically (with someone), especially as a sport.) lutar2) (to struggle (with a problem etc): I've been wrestling with the office accounts.) lutar•- wrestler* * *wres.tle[r'esəl] n 1 Sports luta romana. 2 luta corporal, contenda, disputa. • vt+vi 1 Sports praticar luta romana. 2 lutar, brigar, combater, contender (against, with contra, com; for por, para) he wrestled him / lutou com ele. he wrestled him down ele venceu-o lutando. -
114 come to grips with
(to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc).) ocupar-me com -
115 come upon
(to meet, find or discover by chance: She came upon a solution to the problem.) encontrar -
116 deal with
1) (to be concerned with: This book deals with methods of teaching English.) tratar de2) (to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc: She deals with all the inquiries.) tratar de -
117 generalise
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) generalizar2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) generalizar -
118 get round
1) (to persuade (a person etc) to do something to one's own advantage: She can always get round her grandfather by giving him a big smile.) convencer2) (to solve (a problem etc): We can easily get round these few difficulties.) resolver -
119 happen (up)on
(to find by chance: He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research.) dar com -
120 happen (up)on
(to find by chance: He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research.) dar com
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