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  • 1 put to sea

    (to leave the land or a port: They planned to put to sea the next day.) fazer-se ao mar

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  • 2 put to sea

    (to leave the land or a port: They planned to put to sea the next day.) fazer-se ao mar

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  • 3 lay

    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) pousar
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) deitar
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) preparar
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) achatar
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) aplacar
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) pôr
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) apostar
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    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) pôr em camadas
    - lay-by
    - layout
    - laid up
    - lay aside
    - lay bare
    - lay by
    - lay down
    - lay one's hands on
    - lay hands on
    - lay in
    - lay low
    - lay off
    - lay on
    - lay out
    - lay up
    - lay waste     II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laico
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) leigo
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    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.)
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    lay1
    [lei] n 1 situação, posição, configuração. 2 postura. 3 camada. 4 parte nos lucros, quinhão. 5 ramo de negócios, atividade, ocupação, emprego. 6 vulg ato sexual. 7 vulg parceiro no ato sexual. • vt+vi (ps and pp laid) 1 derrubar, deitar, prostrar, abater. 2 pôr, colocar, assentar. 3 acalmar ou fazer desaparecer, exorcizar, conjurar, aplacar. 4 deitar em posição de repouso, depositar, pousar, estender. 5 dispor, planejar, preparar, arranjar. 6 imputar, atribuir. the crime is being laid to her / o crime está sendo atribuído a ela. 7 apresentar (queixa, protesto). 8 sl ter relações sexuais. 9 enterrar. 10 apontar (armas). 11 localizar(-se). the scene is laid in New York / a cena se passa em Nova York. lay of the land 1 configuração do terreno. 2 estado de coisas. to lay about. a) distribuir socos a esmo. b) atacar com socos ou palavras. to lay a claim to reclamar, reivindicar. to lay an ambush preparar uma emboscada. to lay aside/ away a) pôr de lado, separar, guardar para uso futuro. b) deixar de, largar, abandonar. to lay a tax impor um imposto. to lay bare a) revelar. b) despir, desnudar. to lay before exibir, mostrar, exprimir. to lay blows dar pancadas, socos. to lay bricks assentar tijolos. to lay by economizar, guardar. to lay by the heels aprisionar, prender. to lay down a) depositar, pousar no chão, deitar. b) depor (armas). c) declarar, afirmar. d) pagar, apostar. e) formular, traçar. f) reservar, guardar, armazenar. g) sacrificar. h) construir. to lay down one’s arms render-se. to lay down one’s life sacrificar a vida. to lay down the law repreender com severidade. to lay eggs pôr ovos. to lay fast agarrar e segurar firmemente. to lay fire pôr fogo. to lay hands on a) pôr mãos à obra. b) tocar. c) assaltar. d) agarrar. to lay hands upon oneself suicidar-se. to lay heads together deliberar, conferenciar. to lay hold of/on agarrar, prender, segurar. to lay in armazenar, pôr em estoque. to lay into bater, espancar. to lay it on exagerar bastante. to lay it to one’s door atribuir a culpa a outrem. to lay off a) despedir empregados, cortar pessoal. b) parar. to lay on a) impor, infligir. b) golpear. c) instalar. to lay open a) expor, descobrir. b) explicar. to lay out a) dispor, arranjar, projetar, traçar. b) mostrar, expor. c) gastar, desembolsar. d) vestir defunto. e) nocautear, pôr fora de combate. to lay over cobrir. to lay plans fazer preparativos ou planos. to lay siege to a) sitiar, cercar. b) importunar, assediar. to lay ten dollars on a horse apostar dez dólares num cavalo. to lay the blame on someone responsabilizar, imputar responsabilidade a alguém. to lay the hands on Eccl impor as mãos. to lay the land perder a terra de vista. to lay the loss at avaliar o prejuízo em. to lay the nap of a cloth alisar a lanugem (pano). to lay the table pôr a mesa. to lay to parar (navio). to lay together a) pôr lado a lado. b) somar. to lay to heart a) sentir profundamente. b) tomar seriamente em consideração. to lay to sleep/ rest enterrar. to lay to the oars remar a toda força. to lay under sujeitar a, submeter. to lay up a) armazenar. b) economizar. c) ficar na cama. d) pôr um navio no dique. to lay wait ficar à espreita, emboscar. to lay waste assolar, devastar.
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    lay2
    [lei] vi ps of lie.
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    lay3
    [lei] n 1 balada. 2 fig canção, canto.
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    lay4
    [lei] adj leigo, secular.

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  • 4 shelve

    [ʃelv]
    1) (to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later: The project has been shelved for the moment.) arquivar
    2) (to put up shelves in.) pôr prateleiras
    3) ((of land) to slope gradually: The land shelves towards the sea.) descer em talude
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    shelve1
    [ʃelv] vt 1 colocar na prateleira. 2 pôr de lado, protelar, arquivar. 3 colocar prateleiras.
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    shelve2
    [ʃelv] vi inclinar-se, ter declive.

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  • 5 shelve

    [ʃelv]
    1) (to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later: The project has been shelved for the moment.) pôr de lado, protelar
    2) (to put up shelves in.) pôr prateleiras
    3) ((of land) to slope gradually: The land shelves towards the sea.) formar declive

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  • 6 touch down

    1) ((of aircraft) to land: The plane should touch down at 2 o'clock.) aterrar
    2) (in rugby and American football, to put the ball on the ground behind the opposite team's goal line (noun touch-down).) marcar tento
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    touch down
    (futebol americano) colocar a bola no chão atrás do gol.

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  • 7 touch down

    1) ((of aircraft) to land: The plane should touch down at 2 o'clock.) aterrissar
    2) (in rugby and American football, to put the ball on the ground behind the opposite team's goal line (noun touch-down).) marcar um tento

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  • 8 point

    [point] 1. noun
    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
    2. verb
    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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    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes
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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.

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  • 9 tax

    [tæks] 1. noun
    1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) imposto
    2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) peso
    2. verb
    1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) tributar
    2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) sobrecarregar
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    - taxation
    - taxing
    - tax-free
    - taxpayer
    - tax someone with
    - tax with
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    [tæks] n 1 imposto, tributo, taxa. 2 encargo, dever, obrigação, imposição. 3 taxação. • vt 1 taxar, cobrar imposto, tributar. 2 impor, sobrecarregar, esforçar. 3 reprovar, acusar. I am not to be taxed with it / não devo ser acusado disto. 4 estabelecer preço, fixar custos. a great tax upon my time uma grande perda de tempo para mim. highway tax imposto sobre propriedade de veículos automotores (IPVA). income tax imposto de renda. land tax imposto territorial. property tax imposto predial e territorial urbano (IPTU). tax on trade imposto de indústria e comércio. to impose a tax on taxar, tributar a.

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  • 10 point

    [point] 1. noun
    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
    2. verb
    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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    - pointer - pointless - pointlessly - points - be on the point of - come to the point - make a point of - make one's point - point out - point one's toes

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  • 11 range

    [rein‹] 1. noun
    1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) variedade
    2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) alcance
    3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) escala
    4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) cadeia
    5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pastagem
    6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) campo
    7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) fogão
    2. verb
    1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) alinhar
    2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) variar
    3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) estender-se
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    [reindʒ] n 1 extensão, distância. 2 círculo ou raio de ação, âmbito, faixa. 3 alcance, calibre. 4 percurso. 5 limite, variação. 6 área, espaço, campo de prova. 7 pasto, pastagem, invernada. 8 cadeia de montanhas, cordilheira. 9 linha de tiro. 10 fileira, ordem, classe, série, conjunto. 11 fogão de cozinha. 12 Naut cobro de amarra. 13 perambulação, caminhada. • vt+vi 1 variar dentro de certos limites. 2 percorrer, caminhar, vaguear. 3 pesquisar, explorar em determinada área. 4 enfileirar, alinhar, arranjar, agrupar, ordenar, classificar, sistematizar. 5 tomar o partido de. 6 estender-se (de lado a lado). 7 Naut costear. 8 alcançar, atingir determinada distância (uma peça de artilharia). 9 ocorrer. 10 soltar no pasto. 11 Bot, Zool crescer em determinada região. • adj de ou em campos de pastagem. a plant ranging from Canada to Mexico uma planta que ocorre do Canadá ao México. at close range à queima-roupa. at 10 yards’ range à distância de 10 jardas. free-range hens galinhas criadas soltas. long range gun peça (arma) de longo alcance. long range plane avião de longo percurso. maximum range raio ou limite máximo. prices range from 1 to 10 dollars os preços variam de 1 a 10 dólares. to range oneself entrar na linha, criar juízo. to range over variar. within range ao alcance.

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  • 12 sea

    [si:] 1. noun
    1) ((often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface: I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; ( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.) mar
    2) (a particular area of sea: the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.) mar
    3) (a particular state of the sea: mountainous seas.) mar
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    - seaward
    - seaboard
    - sea breeze
    - seafaring
    - seafood     2. adjective
    seafood restaurants.) marisqueiro
    - sea-going
    - seagull
    - sea level
    - sea-lion
    - seaman
    - seaport
    - seashell
    - seashore
    - seasick
    - seasickness
    - seaside
    - seaweed
    - seaworthy
    - seaworthiness
    - at sea
    - go to sea
    - put to sea
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    [si:] n 1 mar. 2 oceano. 3 movimento das ondas. 4 algo vasto como o mar. at full sea na maré alta, fig no auge. at sea no mar, em alto-mar, fig confuso, desnorteado. by sea por mar, via marítima. by the sea perto do mar, na costa. choppy sea mar crespo. the high seas o alto-mar. to be between the devil and the deep sea estar em dilema. to go to sea tornar-se marinheiro.

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  • 13 sight

    1. noun
    1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vista
    2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista
    3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) vista
    4) (a view or glimpse.) vislumbre
    5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) horror
    6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira
    2. verb
    1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) avistar
    2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) fazer pontaria
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    - sight-seer
    - catch sight of
    - lose sight of
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    [sait] n 1 visão, vista. 2 olhar, ação de ver. 3 visibilidade. 4 ponto de vista, opinião. 5 vislumbre, aparição, visão vaga. 6 aspecto, espetáculo, vista. 7 mira, visor. 8 observação, pontaria. 9 o que é fora do comum por quantidade, aparência, etc. 10 aparência estranha, ridícula, ruim. he looks a perfect sight / ele está com aspecto horrível. • vt 1 ver, avistar. 2 observar, olhar. 3 visar, fazer pontaria. 4 fazer mira, colocar mira ou visor. at first sight à primeira vista. it was love at first sight/ foi amor à primeira vista. at short sight a curto prazo. at sight à vista, no ato (de compra). not by a long sight dificilmente, de nenhuma maneira. out of sight não visível, que não está à vista. get out of my sight! / saia já daqui! (da minha vista). out of sight, out of mind longe dos olhos, longe do coração. to be a sight for sore eyes ser um deleite para os olhos, para o coração. to catch/ get a sight of somebody/ something ver, ter contato. we never catch a sight of him / nunca o vemos. we got a sight of it / chegamos a avistá-lo. to keep in sight a) manter contato. b) manter à vista. to lose sight of... a) perder de vista. b) perder contato. to put out of sight a) não querer ver mais. b) sl comer ou beber. to set one’s sight on something estabelecer como objetivo.

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  • 14 range

    [rein‹] 1. noun
    1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) variedade
    2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) alcance
    3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) faixa, extensão
    4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) cadeia
    5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pastagem
    6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) campo de tiro
    7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) fogão
    2. verb
    1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) enfileirar(-se)
    2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) variar
    3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) estender(-se), abranger
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  • 15 sea

    [si:] 1. noun
    1) ((often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface: I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; ( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.) mar
    2) (a particular area of sea: the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.) mar
    3) (a particular state of the sea: mountainous seas.) mar
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    - seawards
    - seaward - seaboard - sea breeze - seafaring - seafood 2. adjective
    seafood restaurants.) de frutos do mar
    - sea-going - seagull - sea level - sea-lion - seaman - seaport - seashell - seashore - seasick - seasickness - seaside - seaweed - seaworthy - seaworthiness - at sea - go to sea - put to sea

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  • 16 landlord

    1) (a person who has tenants or lodgers: My landlady has just put up my rent.) senhorio
    2) (a person who keeps a public house: The landlord of the `Swan' is Mr Smith.) estalajadeiro
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    land.lord
    [l'ændlɔ:d] n 1 estalajadeiro, proprietário. 2 senhorio.

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  • 17 enclosure

    [-ʒə]
    1) (the act of enclosing.) delimitação
    2) (land surrounded by a fence or wall: He keeps a donkey in that enclosure.) cercado
    3) (something put in along with a letter: I received your enclosure with gratitude.) anexo
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    en.clo.sure
    [inkl'ou92] n 1 cerco, ação de cercar. 2 cerca, muro, tapume. 3 recinto cercado, terreno cercado. 4 documentos, etc. anexos à correspondência comercial.

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  • 18 enclosure

    [-ʒə]
    1) (the act of enclosing.) encerramento
    2) (land surrounded by a fence or wall: He keeps a donkey in that enclosure.) cercado
    3) (something put in along with a letter: I received your enclosure with gratitude.) anexo

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  • the lay of the land — Lay Lay, n. 1. That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of stone or wood. Addison. [1913 Webster] A viol should have a lay of wire strings below. Bacon.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • put the hammer on (someone) — vb to bully, oppress, extort (someone). This phrase is heard throughout the English speaking world, particularly in Scot land, meaning to pressurise someone for a loan, gift, etc., and in the US, where it commonly denotes bullying or menacing.… …   Contemporary slang

  • To put the hand to — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To put the hand unto — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • History of the Jews in the Land of Israel — The History of the Jews in the Land of Israel begins with the ancient Israelites (also known as Hebrews), who settled in the land of Israel. The Israelites traced their common lineage to the biblical patriarch Abraham through Isaac and Jacob.… …   Wikipedia

  • Talmudic Academies in the Land of Israel — The Talmudic Academies in the Land of Israel were yeshivot that served as centers for Jewish scholarship and the development of Jewish law in the Levant and had a great and lasting impact on the development of world Jewry. According to an oft… …   Wikipedia

  • To lay the land — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To put the best foot foremost — Foot Foot (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • In the Land of Lost Monsters — Infobox Album | Name = In the Land of Lost Monsters Type = EP Artist = Gatsbys American Dream Released = October 5, 2004 Recorded = The Tank Studio Black Diamond, Washington Genre = Progressive, Symphonic rock Length = 18:26 Label = LLR Records… …   Wikipedia

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