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pull+off

  • 1 pull off

    (to succeed in doing: He's finally pulled it off!) conseguir

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  • 2 pull off

    (to succeed in doing: He's finally pulled it off!) realizar

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  • 3 pull

    [pul] 1. verb
    1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) puxar
    2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) chupar
    3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar
    4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) dirigir-se (para)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) puxão
    2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atracção
    3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influência
    - pull down
    - pull a face / faces at
    - pull a face / faces
    - pull a gun on
    - pull off
    - pull on
    - pull oneself together
    - pull through
    - pull up
    - pull one's weight
    - pull someone's leg
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    [pul] n 1 puxão, tirão. 2 arranco, arrancada. 3 força de tração. 4 atração, atrativo. 5 trago, gole, sorvo. he took a pull at the bottle / ele tomou um trago da garrafa. 6 tragada. 7 vantagem. she has a pull over him / ela tem uma vantagem sobre ele. 8 pop remada. 9 esforço. 10 puxador, maçaneta. 11 Amer influência. 12 Mech tração. 13 Typogr prova. • vt+vi 1 puxar. I pulled him by the hair / puxei-o pelos cabelos. 2 arrastar, rebocar. 3 colher (frutas ou flores). 4 tirar, remover. 5 depenar. 6 sl roubar, furtar, trapacear. 7 esbaganhar (linho). 8 arrancar, extrair (dentes). 9 granjear, obter. 10 tragar, sorver. 11 rasgar, romper, dilacerar. 12 sl prender, deter. 13 sl varejar, dar uma batida. 14 sl sacar, tirar. he pulled a pistol / ele sacou de um revólver. 15 sofrear, refrear (cavalo de corrida). 16 Typogr imprimir provas. 17 remar. 18 conduzir em barco a remos. 19 ser equipado com remos. 20 Sports distender. 21 esticar, estirar. 22 sl fazer, realizar, executar. 23 aspirar, chupar. 24 sl prender, ser levado para a prisão. a pull boner dar uma rata, dar uma mancada, cometer uma gafe, errar. pull the other one, it’s got bells on conta outra. to pull about puxar de um lado para outro, judiar de. to pull a face amarrar a cara, mostrar que não gostou pela expressão do rosto. to pull a fast one passar a perna em alguém. to pull apart 1 romper. 2 romper-se. to pull away 1 remover. 2 retirar-se, sair. to pull back 1 retroceder, recuar. 2 não cumprir promessa feita, não cumprir a palavra empenhada. 3 gastar menos dinheiro, economizar. to pull down 1 demolir, arrasar. 2 fazer baixar. 3 enfraquecer. 4 humilhar, abater. to pull in 1 dirigir um veículo em direção a um lugar e parar. 2 entrar na estação e parar (trem). 3 Brit capturar (bandido). 4 coll ganhar muito dinheiro, juntar. 5 atrair grande número de pessoas. to pull off 1 despir, tirar. 2 descalçar. 3 conseguir, obter sucesso. 4 dar partida (carro), sair. 5 sair da estrada (carro). to pull on 1 vestir, pôr. 2 calçar. to pull oneself together readquirir o domínio de si mesmo, reanimar-se, recompor-se, controlar-se. to pull out 1 tirar, arrancar. 2 sair da estação (trem). 3 sair de um lugar (carro). to pull over encostar ao meio-fio, desviar o carro para a margem da estrada. to pull round convalescer, restabelecer-se, recobrar os sentidos. to pull through 1 tirar de dificuldades. 2 sair-se de aperto, livrar-se. 3 conseguir, ser bem-sucedido. to pull to pieces 1 despedaçar. 2 criticar impiedosamente. to pull together cooperar, colaborar, juntar forças. to pull up 1 levantar, erguer, içar, alçar. 2 arrancar, extirpar, desarraigar. 3 prender, deter. 4 censurar, repreender. 5 fazer parar. to pull up stakes coll levantar acampamento.

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  • 4 pull

    [pul] 1. verb
    1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) puxar
    2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) tragar
    3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar
    4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) arrancar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) puxão, tragada
    2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atração
    3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influência
    - pull down - pull a face / faces at - pull a face / faces - pull a gun on - pull off - pull on - pull oneself together - pull through - pull up - pull one's weight - pull someone's leg

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  • 5 to pull a fast one

    to pull a fast one
    enganar ou trapacear alguém.
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    to pull a fast one
    passar a perna em alguém. to pull apart 1 romper. 2 romper-se. to pull away 1 remover. 2 retirar-se, sair. to pull back 1 retroceder, recuar. 2 não cumprir promessa feita, não cumprir a palavra empenhada. 3 gastar menos dinheiro, economizar. to pull down 1 demolir, arrasar. 2 fazer baixar. 3 enfraquecer. 4 humilhar, abater. to pull in 1 dirigir um veículo em direção a um lugar e parar. 2 entrar na estação e parar (trem). 3 Brit capturar (bandido). 4 coll ganhar muito dinheiro, juntar. 5 atrair grande número de pessoas. to pull off 1 despir, tirar. 2 descalçar. 3 conseguir, obter sucesso. 4 dar partida (carro), sair. 5 sair da estrada (carro). to pull on 1 vestir, pôr. 2 calçar.

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  • 6 rip

    [rip] 1. past tense, past participle - ripped; verb
    1) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) rasgar(-se)
    2) (to pull (off, up etc) by breaking or tearing: The roof of the car was ripped off in the crash; to rip up floorboards; He ripped open the envelope.) arrancar
    2. noun
    (a tear or hole: a rip in my shirt.) rasgão
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    rip1
    [rip] n rasgo, rasgão, fenda. • vt+vi 1 rasgar, abrir à força, fender, romper, rachar, arrancar (out, off, up). to rip the cover off the box / arrancar a tampa da caixa. 2 serrar madeira na direção do fio. 3 correr, apressar-se, ir ou seguir depressa. 4 coll proferir com violência, blasfemar, praguejar ( out). 5 mexer, ventilar novamente (um assunto ou escândalo). 6 descoser. 7 demolir. 8 destelhar. to rip into atacar. to rip off a) remover violentamente, arrancar. b) Amer sl roubar. c) coll explorar, cobrar caro demais, cobrar a mais. to rip out remover com violência. to rip out on oath praguejar.
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    rip2
    [rip] n devasso, libertino.
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    rip3
    [rip] n corredeira, extensão de água agitada.

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  • 7 RIP

    [rip] 1. past tense, past participle - ripped; verb
    1) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) rasgar(-se)
    2) (to pull (off, up etc) by breaking or tearing: The roof of the car was ripped off in the crash; to rip up floorboards; He ripped open the envelope.) arrancar
    2. noun
    (a tear or hole: a rip in my shirt.) rasgão
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    [a:r ai p'i:] abbr Lat requiescat in pace, rest in peace (descanse em paz).

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  • 8 rip

    [rip] 1. past tense, past participle - ripped; verb
    1) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) rasgar(-se)
    2) (to pull (off, up etc) by breaking or tearing: The roof of the car was ripped off in the crash; to rip up floorboards; He ripped open the envelope.) rasgar
    2. noun
    (a tear or hole: a rip in my shirt.) rasgão

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  • 9 pluck

    1. verb
    1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) puxar
    2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) depenar
    3) (to pick (flowers etc).) apanhar
    4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) arrancar
    5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) puxar
    2. noun
    (courage He showed a lot of pluck.) coragem
    - pluckily
    - pluckiness
    - pluck up the courage
    - pluck up courage
    - energy
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    [pl∧k] n 1 arranca, arrancada. 2 puxão, safanão. 3 fressura. 4 coragem, determinação. • vt+vi 1 arrancar, desarraigar. 2 colher, apanhar. 3 depenar, deplumar. 4 puxar, safar. 5 tanger (instrumento de cordas). 6 sl afanar, roubar. he has a crow to pluck with you ele tem contas a ajustar com você. to pluck a pigeon depenar um pato, extorquir dinheiro de um otário. to pluck away arrebatar. to pluck down 1 derrubar, deitar abaixo. 2 humilhar. to pluck one’s eyebrows Braz coll depilar as sobrancelhas. to pluck up 1 arrancar, extirpar. 2 recobrar o ânimo. to pluck up courage criar coragem. she plucked up courage / ela criou coragem.

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  • 10 pluck

    1. verb
    1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) arrancar
    2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) depenar
    3) (to pick (flowers etc).) colher
    4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) depilar (as sobrancelhas)
    5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) dedilhar
    2. noun
    (courage He showed a lot of pluck.) coragem
    - pluckily - pluckiness - pluck up the courage - pluck up courage - energy

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  • 11 trigger

    ['triɡə] 1. noun
    1) (a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire: He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger.)
    2) (anything which starts a series of actions or reactions.)
    2. verb
    ((often with off) to start (a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.)
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    trig.ger
    [tr'igə] n 1 gatilho. 2 alavanca ou gancho para travar alguma coisa. 3 Phot disparador. 4 ato ou situação que precipita um acontecimento ou uma série de acontecimentos. 5 Comp circuito de disparo. • vt 1 causar, provocar. the misunderstanding triggered off a fight / o mal-entendido provocou uma briga. 2 precipitar, desencadear. quick on the trigger alertado, esperto, de resposta pronta.

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  • 12 wrench

    [ren ] 1. verb
    1) (to pull with a violent movement: He wrenched the gun out of my hand.) arrancar
    2) (to sprain: to wrench one's shoulder.) luxar
    2. noun
    1) (a violent pull or twist.) puxão
    2) (a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc.) chave inglesa
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    [rentʃ] n 1 arranco, puxão violento, repelão, sacalão. 2 torcedura, distensão, deslocamento, luxação, torção. I gave my foot a wrench / sofri uma distensão no pé. 3 tristeza, dor (de separação ou despedida). it would be a great wrench to him if... / seria uma grande tristeza para ele se... 4 chave inglesa, chave de porca. 5 deturpação de sentido (de palavra, texto). • vt 1 arrancar com puxão violento, arrebatar violentamente ( out of). 2 torcer, distender, deslocar, luxar. 3 deturpar o sentido, desvirtuar. 4 afetar de modo entristecedor ou dolorosamente. I wrenched myself ( from) livrei-me à força (de). monkey wrench chave inglesa. single-headed end wrench chave de boca fixa. Stillson wrench chave Stillson. to wrench off arrancar de. to wrench open arrombar. to wrench something from someone arrancar alguma coisa a alguém.

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  • 13 draw

    [dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
    1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) desenhar
    2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) puxar
    3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) mover-se
    4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) empatar
    5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) levantar
    6) (to open or close (curtains).) correr
    7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) atrair
    2. noun
    1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) empate
    2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atracção
    3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) sorteio
    4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) arranque
    - drawn
    - drawback
    - drawbridge
    - drawing-pin
    - drawstring
    - draw a blank
    - draw a conclusion from
    - draw in
    - draw the line
    - draw/cast lots
    - draw off
    - draw on1
    - draw on2
    - draw out
    - draw up
    - long drawn out
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    [drɔ:] n 1 a ação de puxar ou tirar. 2 a ação de tirar a sorte. 3 a sorte que se tirou. 4 atração, coisa que atrai, chamariz, coisa de arromba (por exemplo uma peça teatral, "a good draw"). 5 empate (no jogo); ato de interromper um jogo sem terminá-lo. 6 pressão, tensão. 7 bacia, vale, por onde correm ou convergem as águas. 8 parte móvel da ponte levadiça. 9 tentativa para saber alguma coisa. 10 sorte, destino. 11 desenho, esboço. 12 ato de puxar uma arma. 13 gaveta. • vt+vi ps drew, pp drawn. 1 tirar, puxar, arrastar, arrancar. 2 sacar, retirar, desembainhar, extrair. 3 estripar, desentranhar. 4 puxar para cima, tirar para cima. 5 chupar, mamar. 6 atrair para si, atrair com afagos. 7 tirar qualquer líquido de um barril. 8 tirar a sorte. 9 respirar, inalar. 10 arrancar (suspiros, gemidos). 11 estender, alongar, estirar, correr, cerrar (cortina). 12 receber, ganhar (dinheiro, prêmio), tirar (dinheiro do banco). 13 esvaziar. 14 draw to chegar(-se) perto ou em frente de; reunir-se. 15 evocar, causar, deduzir, inferir. 16 retratar, desenhar, debuxar. 17 traçar, delinear, esboçar. 18 minutar. 19 representar-se alguma coisa na idéia, descobrir. 20 formular, fazer uma escritura, contrato, etc. 21 sacar uma letra de câmbio, tirar uma ordem de pagamento. 22 Naut ter calado de, navegar a um calado determinado. 23 empatar um jogo sem terminá-lo. 24 Hunt desencavar feras, bater a moita. 25 fazer exigências, ser exigente. 26 franzir (as sobrancelhas). 27 enxotar. 28 pôr de infusão, deixar em infusão (chá, etc.). 29 esgotar. 30 encolher-se, contrair-se. 31 (back; away from) retirar-se de. 32 espremer, expulsar. 33 exercer influência sobre. 34 ser atraente. 35 eliciar, fazer sair (mediante alguma atração ou por instigação). 36 estar enfunado, içar (vela). 37 acumular, produzir. 38 drenar (um abscesso). 39 perseguir a caça pelo rasto. to beat to the draw sl fazer algo antes de qualquer outro. to be quick on the draw ser chafreiro, repentista. to draw a bead encarrilhar, encaminhar, ter em mira. to draw a bill sacar uma letra. to draw a blank sair a sorte em branco. to draw after acarretar. to draw a gun sacar um revólver. to draw air respirar, tomar folego. to draw a line passar um traço. to draw along 1 consumir-se, definhar. 2 arrastar. to draw amiss Hunt perder o rasto. to draw and quarter 1 executar atando cada membro a um cavalo diferente e conduzi-los para direções diferentes. 2 estripar após enforcamento. to draw a perpendicular baixar uma perpendicular. to draw a picture sl explicar em termos muito simples. to draw a profit ter lucros. to draw aside 1 tomar à parte. 2 abrir, descerrar (cortina). to draw asunder separar tirando, dilacerar. to draw away afastar(-se), apartar, tirar, sacar, seguir em frente. to draw back retirar(-se), puxar para trás, retrair. to draw back one’s hand abandonar alguém. to draw blood of one chupar o sangue de alguém. to draw breath respirar, tomar fôlego. to draw comparisons fazer comparações. to draw down a curse on one’s family lançar uma maldição sobre a família de. to draw forth 1 arrancar, fazer sair. 2 suscitar, provocar. to draw from desenhar conforme. to draw in 1 contrair, encolher, recolher. 2 seduzir, engodar. 3 findar, diminuir (falando de dias). to draw in one’s horns tornar-se mais modesto. to draw it fine ser bastante preciso. to draw it mild coll manifestar, descrever ou perguntar sem exagerar, não exorbitar. to draw near (ou nigh) aproximar-se. to draw off 1 apartar, retirar (-se), retrair. 2 transvasar, esvaziar (vinho, etc.) 3 urinar. to draw on 1 atrair, seduzir, instigar, ocasionar. 2 aproximar(-se), ir-se chegando (falando do tempo). 3 sacar sobre alguém, valer-se de, contar com. to draw on one’s coat vestir seu casaco. to draw on one’s imagination fazer afirmações mentirosas. to draw one dry esgotar alguém, tirar-lhe todo o seu dinheiro. to draw on one’s memory tentar lembrar. to draw out 1 prolongar, retardar, alongar. 2 eliciar, fazer sair por instigação. 3 extrair, formular. 4 puxar fora, tirar. 5 Mil pôr em ordem de batalha. to draw over induzir, persuadir alguém para que mude de partido. to draw rein diminuir a velocidade, parar. to draw someone forth induzir alguém a expandir-se. to draw someone out fig puxar alguém pela língua. to draw someone into, to persuadir alguém a. to draw the attention of chamar a atenção de. to draw the attention to chamar a atenção a. to draw the curtain correr, puxar a cortina. to draw the line at recusar, limitar, traçar os limites. to draw the teeth of tornar inofensivo, cortar as garras. to draw to a head amadurecer. to draw to an end tender para o fim, estar acabando. to draw together contrair. to draw to scale Tech desenhar em escala. to draw towards tender para, inclinar-se. to draw up 1 tirar, puxar para cima, içar. 2 esboçar, redigir, fazer, escrever (um documento, uma petição, etc.). 3 compor, formar. 4 Mil alinhar, pôr em ordem de batalha, formar-se. 5 chegar(-se) em frente de. 6 erguer-se, empertigar-se. 7 parar, interromper. to draw up to the curb encostar o carro no meio-fio. to draw upon (on) sacar sobre alguém. to draw up with alcançar.

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  • 14 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) parar
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) parar
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) tapar
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) permanecer
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) paragem
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) paragem
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) ponto
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registo
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) calço
    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up
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    [stɔp] n 1 parada, ato de parar, interrupção, obstrução, suspensão, interrupção. 2 obstáculo, impedimento, empecilho. 3 ponto, lugar de parada, estação. 4 Mech lingüeta, trava, alavanca, ferrolho. 5 Gram ponto. 6 Mus chave, registro (de órgão), buraco, furo (de clarinete, flauta, etc.). 7 fim. 8 Phon consoante explosiva. 9 estada, demora, permanência. 10 Opt diafragma. • vt+vi 1 parar, fazer parar. 2 pôr fim a, cessar, cortar. 3 interromper, paralisar, deter, suspender, prevenir, abolir, reprimir. 4 coll deter-se, hospedar-se, alojar-se. 5 cessar, desistir, pausar. 6 tapar, fechar (buraco). 7 arrolhar, encerrar. 8 bloquear, obstruir, tapar, vedar. 9 refrear, deter. 10 desligar. 11 obturar (dente). 12 estancar (sangue), pôr fim, acabar com. 13 pontuar, fazer uso da pontuação. 14 interceptar. 15 Mus pontear, fazer pausa. 16 reter, sustar, suspender (pagamento). 17 ficar, demorar-se. 18 aparar (golfe). • interj alto! pare! a badly stopped composition uma composição mal pontuada. dead stop parada total. he stops at nothing ele não respeita nada ou ninguém, ele não tem escrúpulos. full stop Gram ponto final. pit stop a) sl parada para ir ao toalete. b) Auto parada no box. stop it! pára com isso. they came to a stop pararam. they stopped for my husband ficaram para esperar meu marido. they stopped for tea ficaram para tomar chá. to pull all the stops out remover todos os empecilhos, fazer o melhor possível para que algo aconteça. to stop at hospedar-se em, deter-se em. to stop by fazer uma visita rápida. to stop dead ou short parar de repente. to stop down Phot fechar o diafragma. to stop in a) ficar em casa. b) Amer fazer uma visita rápida. to stop in bed ficar na cama. to stop off Amer interromper a viagem. to stop on permanecer por mais tempo. to stop out a) demorar. b) ficar fora (de casa) até mais tarde. to stop over Amer parar, fazer escala. to stop up a) ficar acordado. b) impedir, bloquear. c) preencher, obturar. we put a stop to it pusemos um fim a isto. we stopped his mouth tapamos-lhe a boca, satisfizemo-lo. whistle stop sl cidade pequena, vilarejo.

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  • 15 trigger

    ['triɡə] 1. noun
    1) (a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire: He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger.) gatilho
    2) (anything which starts a series of actions or reactions.) gatilho
    2. verb
    ((often with off) to start (a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.) desencadear

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  • 16 chain

    [ ein] 1. noun
    1) (a series of (especially metal) links or rings passing through one another: The dog was fastened by a chain; She wore a silver chain round her neck.) corrente
    2) (a series: a chain of events.) cadeia
    2. verb
    (to fasten or bind with chains: The prisoner was chained to the wall.) acorrentar
    - chain store
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    chain1
    [tʃein] n 1 cadeia, corrente. 2 grilheta, algema. 3 cordilheira, cadeia de montanhas. 4 urdume, urdidura, cadilho. 5 trena, cadeia de agrimensura de 20,11 m. 6 fig cadeia, série, enfiada, encadeamento, série encadeada ou sucessiva. 7 Naut chains mesa da enxárcia. 8 fig chains algemas, escravidão, servidão, prisão, cativeiro, laços. • vt encadear, prender com cadeia, acorrentar, agrilhoar, escravizar, constranger. ball-and-chain sl a (própria) esposa. chain of operations série de operações. to bind in chains encadear, sujeitar. to chain up acorrentar. to pull someone’s chain sl enganar, fazer alguém de bobo. to shake off one’s chains livrar-se de seus vínculos.
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    chain2
    [tʃein] n Tech 1 sinônimo de múltiplo. 2 seqüência de bordas dirigidas conectadas de um gráfico. 3 medida que, para agrimensores, é igual a 100 elos ( links) ou 66 pés ( feet), equivalente a 20,12 metros e, para engenheiros, 30,48 metros.

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  • 17 level

    ['levl] 1. noun
    1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nível
    2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) andar
    3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nivelador
    4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) no chão
    2. adjective
    1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) raso
    2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) igual
    3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) firme
    3. verb
    1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar
    2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar
    3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) apontar
    4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) arrasar
    - level crossing
    - level-headed
    - do one's level best
    - level off
    - level out
    - on a level with
    - on the level
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    lev.el
    [l'evəl] n 1 nível. 2 superfície plana. 3 plano horizontal. 4 altitude. 5 planície. 6 nível social ou cultural. 7 galeria ou passagem horizontal. • vt+vi 1 nivelar, aplainar. 2 apontar (uma arma). 3 dirigir (um ataque). 4 arrasar, demolir. 5 igualar (em condições), equiparar, uniformizar. 6 alisar. 7 fig ser franco e aberto. • adj 1 plano, raso. 2 horizontal. 3 igual, uniforme, nivelado, liso. 4 em pé de igualdade, na mesma posição. 5 monótono. 6 firme, inabalável. 7 sensato, calmo. 8 bem equilibrado. on the level de modo franco e correto. to do one’s level best empregar todos os esforços, fazer o melhor possível, dar o máximo de si. to level against levantar acusação contra (alguém). to level at apontar (arma).

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  • 18 shell

    [ʃel] 1. noun
    1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) concha
    2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) esqueleto
    3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) projéctil
    2. verb
    1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) descascar
    2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardear
    - come out of one's shell
    - shell out
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    [ʃel] n 1 casca, concha, carapaça, casco (de um animal). 2 casca, cápsula (que cobre semente). 3 parte externa, aparência. 4 Amer barco de corrida, muito leve. 5 forma para pastéis ou bolos. 6 cartucho, granada, bomba. 7 madeiramento, armação, estrutura (de casa, de navio). • vt+vi 1 tirar de casco, de casca, de concha, descascar. 2 sair, cair da casca. 3 separar trigo das espigas. 4 bombardear. to come (ou crawl) out of the shell, to be brought out of the shell sair da casca, começar a ficar mais amistoso e menos tímido e reservado. to retire (ou crawl) into the shell fechar-se em conchas, tornar-se tímido. to shell off descascar-se, escamar-se. to shell out 1 gastar (dinheiro), contribuir. 2 sl pagar, Braz enfiar a mão no bolso.

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  • 19 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) esforçar-se
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) estragar
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) esforço
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensão
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) distensão
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão
    - strainer
    - strain off
    II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) traço
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia
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    strain1
    [strein] n 1 força, peso. 2 esforço, solicitação, extenuação. the cord could not stand the strain / a corda não agüentou o esforço. 3 luxação, deslocamento, contorção. I have a strain in my hand / destronquei minha mão. 4 tensão, pressão, compressão. 5 estilo, modo, maneira. 6 procedimento. 7 (também strains) melodia, composição, canção. he was buried to the strains of his favourite song / ele foi sepultado ao som de sua canção favorita. • vt+vi 1 puxar, esticar, forçar. 2 puxar com força, arrancar. 3 esforçar, concentrar-se. 4 cansar, extenuar, prejudicar por esforço excessivo, torcer, luxar, deslocar, contorcer. 5 estar prejudicado por esforço, estar machucado. 6 abusar, exagerar. 7 esforçar-se, exceder-se. 8 constringir, comprimir. 9 espremer, passar por peneira ou espremedor, coar. 10 percolar, passar. 11 apertar, abraçar, estreitar. he strained the child to his heart / ele abraçou a criança. in this strain desta maneira, neste tom. she is a strain on my nerves ela me deixa nervoso. to strain a point abandonar, desistir de um princípio. to strain a relationship comportar-se de uma forma a causar problemas na relação, estragar. to strain at esforçar-se para. to strain something to the limit ir, forçar, até o limite.
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    strain2
    [strein] n 1 raça, cepa, descendência. 2 grupo, família de plantas ou animais que formam uma variedade, linhagem. 3 qualidade ou caráter hereditário. 4 traço, tendência, disposição. there is a strain of madness in her / ela tem um traço de loucura.

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  • 20 stroke

    [strəuk] I noun
    1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) golpe
    2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) golpe
    3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) batida
    4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) traço
    5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) golpe
    6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) braçada
    7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) esforço
    8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) ataque
    II 1. verb
    (to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) afagar
    2. noun
    (an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) afago
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    stroke1
    [strouk] n 1 golpe, soco, pancada. 2 batida, som de pancada. 3 proeza, façanha, lance, feito. 4 movimento rítmico, braçada. 5 Sports voga (também stroke oar). 6 pulsação, batida do coração. 7 traço de escala, mostrador. 8 traço (de pena, etc.). 9 arrancada. 10 golpe (de sorte, etc.). 11 ataque (de doença), surto, doença. 12 Med apoplexia, derrame cerebral. 13 remada. 14 Mech curso (de êmbolo), percurso. 15 badalada (de sino, relógio, etc.). 16 pincelada. 17 patrão (de barco a remo). • vt+vi 1 ser o patrão de remadores. 2 traçar, fazer um traço. 3 cancelar, riscar. 4 rebater (bola). a stroke of genius um lance de gênio. a stroke of luck um golpe de sorte. at a stroke em um só golpe, de uma só vez. down stroke movimento descendente. on the stroke of one à uma hora em ponto. to put someone off his stroke perturbar ou interromper o trabalho de alguém. up stroke traço ou movimento ascendente.
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    stroke2
    [strouk] n afago, carícia, ato de passar a mão para acariciar. • vt acariciar, alisar, afagar.

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