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  • 1 fast

    I 1. adjective
    1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rápido
    2) (quick: a fast worker.) rápido
    3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) adiantado
    2. adverb
    (quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) depressa
    - fast foods
    - fast food
    II 1. verb
    (to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) jejuar
    2. noun
    (a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) jejum
    III adjective
    1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) fixo
    2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fixado/seguro
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    fast1
    [fa:st; fæst] n 1 jejum, abstenção, abstinência. 2 período de jejum. • vi jejuar. fast day / dia de jejum. to break fast quebrar o jejum, parar com o jejum.
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    fast2
    [fa:st; fæst] adj 1 veloz, rápido. 2 que favorece a velocidade. 3 firme, fixo, seguro, preso. 4 constante, aderente, pegado, estável, durável. the colors are fast / as cores não desbotam, são permanentes. • adv 1 velozmente, rapidamente, depressa, em rápida sucessão. 2 firmemente, fixamente, fortemente, muito. it was raining fast chovia fortemente. fast access storage Comp armazenamento de acesso rápido: em processamento de dados, seção que engloba o armazenamento inteiro do qual os dados podem ser recuperados com maior rapidez. fast asleep profundamente adormecido. fast breeder reactor tipo de reator nuclear que produz mais plutônio que o necessário para a geração de eletricidade. fast photographic film filme para fotografia que tem muita sensibilidade e pode ser usado quando há pouca luz. fast train trem rápido, expresso. hard and fast rígido, definitivamente verdadeiro e correto. my watch (clock) is fast meu relógio está adiantado. to hold fast segurar com firmeza. to live fast ter uma vida desregrada. to make a fast buck enriquecer rapidamente de maneira desonesta. to make fast fixar seguramente. to play fast and loose with someone ser irresponsável e insincero com alguém. to pull a fast one enganar ou trapacear alguém.

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  • 2 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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  • 3 review

    [rə'vju:] 1. noun
    1) (a written report on a book, play etc giving the writer's opinion of it.) recensão
    2) (an inspection of troops etc.) revista
    3) ((American) revision; studying or going over one's notes: I have just enough time for a quick review of my speech; I made a quick review of my notes before the test.)
    2. verb
    1) (to make or have a review of: The book was reviewed in yesterday's paper; The Queen reviewed the troops.) inspeccionar
    2) (to reconsider: We'll review the situation at the end of the month.) rever
    3) ((American) to revise; to go over one's notes, lessons etc in preparation for an examination: I have to review (my notes) for the test tomorrow.)
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    re.view
    [riv'ju:] n 1 revista, inspeção (de tropas). 2 exame repetido, reconsideração. 3 rememoração, recapitulação, retrospecto. 4 revisão judicial. 5 crítica literária, resenha. 6 revista ou periódico de crítica literária. 7 revisão. 8 peça teatral, revista. • vt+vi 1 rever, recapitular, repassar. 2 revisar, vistoriar, inspecionar, examinar. 3 escrever ou publicar críticas ou resenhas. 4 Mil passar em revista. 5 rever (um processo). naval review parada naval.

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  • 4 review

    [rə'vju:] 1. noun
    1) (a written report on a book, play etc giving the writer's opinion of it.) resenha, crítica
    2) (an inspection of troops etc.) revista
    3) ((American) revision; studying or going over one's notes: I have just enough time for a quick review of my speech; I made a quick review of my notes before the test.)
    2. verb
    1) (to make or have a review of: The book was reviewed in yesterday's paper; The Queen reviewed the troops.) resenhar, passar em revista
    2) (to reconsider: We'll review the situation at the end of the month.) rever
    3) ((American) to revise; to go over one's notes, lessons etc in preparation for an examination: I have to review (my notes) for the test tomorrow.)

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  • 5 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) viradela
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) trovão
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) papo
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) moldar
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) envolver
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) revirar
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) fluir
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) passar
    - rolling
    - roller-skate
    3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) andar de patins
    - roll in
    - roll up
    II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) registo de matrículas
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    [roul] n 1 rolo (de arame, papel, etc.), qualquer coisa enrolada. 2 cilindro ou qualquer forma aproximadamente cilíndrica. 3 movimento de rotação, ondulação, agitação. 4 rufar de tambor. 5 ribombar do trovão ou de artilharia. 6 ação de rolar. 7 manobra em que o avião dá uma volta completa em torno de seu eixo longitudinal, mantendo a posição horizontal de vôo. 8 lista, rol, catálogo, registro, relação. he called the rolls / ele procedeu à leitura dos nomes, fez a chamada. 9 pãozinho, pão francês. 10 sl maço de notas ou cédulas, dinheiro. 11 rolls atas, anais, crônica, anuário. 12 fardo. 13 ritmo, cadência (linguagem, poesia). 14 encrespamento das ondas do mar. • vt 1 a) rolar. b) fazer rolar. 2 enrolar, dar forma de rolo a. 3 passar suavemente, deslizar (tempo). 4 girar, revolver. 5 agitar, balançar (navio). 6 ondular, flutuar. 7 aplainar, laminar, calandrar. 8 preparar massas alimentícias com o rolo. 9 aplicar cor, por meio de um rolo. 10 ribombar (trovão). 11 rufar (tambor). 12 Amer sl roubar pessoa alcoolizada ou indefesa. 13 ressoar, vibrar (órgão). 14 coll possuir em abundância. 15 correr (rio), fluir. 16 rodar (carro). 17 gingar, menear, bambolear. 18 trinar, gorjear. 19 enfaixar, envolver. 20 encrespar-se (ondas). 21 transportar em carro (ou outro veículo de rodas). 22 começar a operar (câmera), rodar. 23 jogar (dados). 24 Mus arpejar. heads will roll cabeças vão rolar, punições severas vão acontecer (com perda de cargos). pay roll folha de pagamento to be rolling in a) coll chegar em grande número ou quantidade. b) ter em grande quantidade, estar "nadando" em. to roll back a) reduzir (preço). b) recuar, ir para trás. to roll in the aisles morrer de rir.. to roll in the hay sl praticar sexo. to roll in wealth nadar em dinheiro. to roll out a) estender. b) levantar-se da cama. c) produzir em grande quantidade. to roll out the red carpet for receber com a máxima hospitalidade. to roll up a) enrolar. b) fazer recuar (inimigo). c) chegar, vir. to roll up one’s sleeves arregaçar as mangas, preparar-se para entrar em ação. to strike off the rolls riscar da lista, desclassificar, expulsar.

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  • 6 touch

    1. verb
    1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar
    2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) tocar
    3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) tocar
    4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque
    2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto
    3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque
    4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) talento
    5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) fora do campo
    - touchingly
    - touchy
    - touchily
    - touchiness
    - touch screen
    - in touch with
    - in touch
    - lose touch with
    - lose touch
    - out of touch with
    - out of touch
    - a touch
    - touch down
    - touch off
    - touch up
    - touch wood
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    [t∧tʃ] n 1 toque. he gave the finishing touch (es) to it / fig ele deu os últimos retoques. 2 tato. it has a soft touch / é macio ao tato. 3 contato, apalpadela. 4 detalhe, vestígio, traço, feição, caráter. 5 relação, contato. 6 toque, modo de tocar um instrumento. 7 qualidade. 8 prova de qualidade, ensaio. put it to the touch! / ponha-o à prova. 9 pequena quantidade, pingo. 10 acesso, ligeiro ataque. 11 toque de pincel. 12 pancadinha. 13 modo de agir, comportamento. • vt+vi 1 tocar, apalpar, pegar em, pôr em contato, encostar uma coisa na outra. they that touch pitch will be defiled / quem mexe em piche se suja. extremes touch / extremos se tocam. 2 alcançar, esbarrar, atingir, roçar. it touches twenty feet / tem justamente vinte pés de altura. he touched his hat to him / ele cumprimentou-o. that touches the pocket / isto é muito caro. 3 estar em contato, tocar-se, entrar em contato. 4 estar adjacente. 5 bater levemente, tocar (instrumento). 6 Geom tangenciar. 7 ferir, prejudicar. the plants were touched with frost / as plantas sofreram com a geada. 8 afetar, comover, impressionar, irritar. he was touched to the heart, he was touched to the quick / ele ficou profundamente comovido. I was touched with pity / fiquei comovido de dó. 9 colorir, matizar, manchar, marcar. 10 relacionar-se, concernir. 11 referir-se, tratar de. they touched upon the matter / eles tocaram no assunto. 12 usar, tocar (comida bebida), ingerir. 13 alcançar, atingir (em qualidade). 14 parar em, fazer escala, aportar. 15 receber dinheiro, sl emprestar ou pedir dinheiro emprestado. a fine touch fig um bom traço (de caráter). a happy touch fig uma mão feliz. at a touch por simples contato. a touch of blue fig um tom azulado. cold to the touch frio ao tato. he touched off the scene in a few strokes ele desenhou a cena com poucos traços. out of touch with sem contato ou relações com. to get in touch with entrar em contato com. to touch all bases a) fazer tudo sem deixar nada para trás. b) ser muito versátil. to touch at Naut atracar, aportar em. to touch bottom a) fig investigar profundamente. b) chegar ao nível mais baixo. to touch down (futebol americano) colocar a bola no chão atrás do gol. to touch off desencadear. to touch on mencionar, escrever sobre. to touch upon tocar, formar limite com. to touch wood bater na madeira para evitar azar ou mau olhado. with sure touch fig com golpe seguro.

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  • 7 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) enrodilhada
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço, jogo
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) rebôo
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) rolo
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) enrolar
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) enrolar
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rolar os olhos
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) rolar
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) correr
    - rolling - roller-skate 3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) andar de patim
    - roll in - roll up II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) lista

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  • 8 alert

    [ə'lə:t] 1. adjective
    1) (quick-thinking: She's very old but still very alert.) vivo
    2) ((with to) watchful and aware: You must be alert to danger.) alerta
    2. noun
    (a signal to be ready for action.) alarme
    3. verb
    (to make (someone) alert; to warn: The sound of gunfire alerted us to our danger.) alertar
    - alertness
    - on the alert
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    a.lert
    [əl'ə:t] n 1 alerta, alarme. 2 sinal de prontidão. • vt alertar, alarmar, prevenir. he alerted his friends against danger / ele alertou os seus amigos sobre o perigo. • adj 1 atento, vigilante, alerta, cauteloso. 2 vivo, ativo, ágil, ligeiro. to be on the alert estar de prontidão ou vigilante, precaver-se.

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  • 9 draft

    1. noun
    1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) rascunho
    2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) recrutamento
    3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) ordem de pagamento
    4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) alistamento
    2. verb
    1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) esboçar
    2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) alistar
    - draft dodger
    - draft evasion
    - draftsman
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    [dra:ft; dræft] n 1 desenho, esboço, borrão, rascunho, minuta. 2 plano, esquema, projeto. 3 saque, ordem de pagamento, título, letra de câmbio. 4 Mil e Naut destacamento, contingente, sorteio militar ou naval. 5 pessoas a quem compete a obrigação de cumprir um certo dever. 6 Tech tiragem de ar. 7 trago ou gole de bebida. 8 corrente de ar. 9 arrastão. 10 Comp modo rascunho (impressão). 11 inalação de ar ou fumaça, tragada. 12 sl influência, Braz pistolão. • vt 1 traçar, delinear, bosquejar, esboçar, rascunhar. 2 minutar, fazer ou ditar a minuta de, redigir. 3 Mil destacar, sortear, recrutar. 4 puxar, arrastar. a draft on, upon um saque contra. on draft pronto para ser retirado diretamente do barril. to draft a letter rascunhar uma carta. to draft a message redigir uma mensagem. to have a quick draft ter pronta saída. up draft Tech corrente ascendente.
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    draught, draft
    [dra:ft; dræft] n 1 a ação de tirar ou puxar uma carga, frete, veículo, etc. 2 carregamento, carga. 3 a ação de tirar cerveja fresca do barril. 4 desenho, esboço, borrão, rascunho, projeto, plano, minuta, delineação, planta, esquema. 5 tiragem de ar. 6 corrente de ar, ar encanado. 7 a ação de pescar com a rede varredoura. 8 redada, lanço de rede, peixes apanhados de uma redada. 9 a ação de beber, gole, trago, quantidade que se bebe de um gole. 10 inalação, tragada, o ato de tomar fôlego. 11 Naut calado. 12 jogo de damas. • vt 1 traçar, esboçar, bosquejar, delinear, rascunhar, redigir, desenhar, riscar. 2 destacar, sortear. beast of draught animal de tiro. beer on draught chope, cerveja fresca de barril. black draught Med purgante. draught of a chimney tiragem da chaminé. forced draught Tech tiragem forçada. in deep draughts em grandes goles. to feel the draught fig ter consciência das dificuldades econômicas. up draught corrente ascendente.

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  • 10 flick

    [flik] 1. noun
    1) (a quick, sharp movement: a flick of the wrist.) sacudidela
    2) ((slang) a movie.)
    2. verb
    (to make this kind of movement (to or with something): He flicked open a packet of cigarettes.) sacudir
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    [flik] n 1 pancada leve, chicotada rápida, piparote, laçaço. 2 estalido. 3 listra, risca, pincelada, pinta, salpico. 4 coll fita, filme de cinema. • vt+vi 1 chicotear de leve. 2 bater-se de leve. the boys flicked wet towels at each other / os rapazes batiam-se com toalhas úmidas. 3 adejar, esvoaçar, agitar, sacudir. 4 mover, repentina e repetidamente. a flick through the pages virar as páginas com o polegar. to flick away/ off tocar ou expulsar com pequeno movimento do dedo ou da mão. to flick through dar uma olhada (livros, revistas), virando as páginas.

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  • 11 hustle

    1. verb
    1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) empurrar
    2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) pressionar
    3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.)
    4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.)
    5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.)
    2. noun
    (quick and busy activity.) actividade
    * * *
    hus.tle
    [h'∧səl] n 1 situação ou sentimento de excitação, atividade ou confusão. 2 pressa. 3 diligência, atividade. 4 energia, ambição. • vt+vi 1 apressar. 2 empurrar(-se), acotovelar(-se). 3 forçar. 4 ser muito ativo, diligente. 5 sl ganhar dinheiro por meios desonestos. the hustle and bustle a grande atividade. they hustled it through eles conseguiram seu intento.

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  • 12 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) beliscar
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) cortar
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) arder
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) ir num pulo
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) parar
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) mordidela
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frio cortante
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) trago
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
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    nip1
    [nip] n 1 beliscão. 2 alfinetada. 3 queimadura produzida pela geada. 4 frio cortante. 5 mordidela. 6 um bocado. • vt+vi 1 beliscar. 2 queimar pela ação da geada. 3 enregelar. 4 doer. 5 causar dor. 6 dar uma corrida (ir rápido até algum lugar). there’s a nip in the air está frio.
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    nip2
    [nip] n gole, trago (de bebidas alcoólicas). • vt+vi bebericar. nip and tuck renhido, taco a taco, em pé de igualdade (diz-se de competição, luta, etc.).

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  • 13 nod

    [nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb
    1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) baixar a cabeça
    2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) cabecear
    2. noun
    (a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) inclinação da cabeça
    * * *
    [nɔd] n 1 aceno de cabeça (indicando aquiescência ou para dar um sinal). 2 inclinação para a frente. 3 fig comando, ordem. • vt+vi 1 acenar com a cabeça. 2 deixar pender a cabeça. 3 ter sonolência. 4 oscilar. on the nod sem objeção, por unanimidade. to give (someone) the nod dar permissão (a alguém). to nod off adormecer, cochilar.

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  • 14 patter

    ['pætə] 1. verb
    ((of rain, footsteps etc) to make a quick, tapping sound: She heard the mice pattering behind the walls.) tamborilar
    2. noun
    (the sound made in this way: the patter of rain on the roof.) tamborilar
    * * *
    pat.ter1
    [p'ætə] n 1 jargão. 2 calão. 3 arenga, arrazoado, tagarelice. 4 fala rápida intercalada em uma canção. 5 letra de canção cômica. • vt+vi 1 tagarelar, arengar. 2 falar rápida e mecanicamente.
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    pat.ter2
    [p'ætə] n ruído contínuo e monótono, como de passos rápidos ou da chuva. • vt+vi 1 tamborilar (chuva). 2 correr com passos miúdos e rápidos.

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  • 15 peep

    I 1. [pi:p] verb
    1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) espreitar
    2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) espreitar
    2. noun
    (a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) espreitadela
    II 1. [pi:p] verb
    (to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) piar
    2. noun
    (such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) pio
    * * *
    peep1
    [pi:p] n olhadela, espreitadela, espiada. we took a peep at the house / demos uma espiada na casa. • vt+vi 1 espreitar, espiar. 2 surgir, aparecer, despontar, raiar. 3 brotar. 4 deixar entrever. at the peep of day ao romper do dia.
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    peep2
    [pi:p] n pio, chilreio. vi 1 piar, pipilar, chiar. 2 falar em voz fina e fraca.

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  • 16 plaster

    1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) reboco
    2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gesso
    3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) adesivo
    2. verb
    1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) estucar
    2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) besuntar
    - plastic 3. adjective
    (easily made into different shapes.) plástico
    * * *
    plas.ter
    [pl'a:stə; pl'æstə] n 1 emplastro. 2 emboço. 3 gesso calcinado, sulfato de cálcio. 4 reboco. • vt+vi 1 emboçar. 2 lambuzar. 3 cumular. 4 remendar. 5 emplastrar. 6 rebocar. 7 afixar, pregar. plaster of Paris gesso calcinado, sulfato de cálcio.

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  • 17 pop

    I 1. [pop] noun
    1) (a sharp, quick, explosive noise, such as that made by a cork as it comes out of a bottle: The paper bag burst with a loud pop.) estoiro
    2) (fizzy drink: a bottle of pop.) gasosa
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make a pop: He popped the balloon; My balloon has popped.) rebentar
    2) (to spring upwards or outwards: His eyes nearly popped out of his head in amazement.) saltar
    3) (to go quickly and briefly somewhere: He popped out to buy a newspaper.) sair num pulo
    4) (put quickly: He popped the letter into his pocket.) enfiar
    - pop-gun
    - pop up
    II [pop] adjective
    1) ((of music) written, played etc in a modern style.) pop
    2) (of, or related to, pop music: a pop group; a pop singer; pop records.) pop
    * * *
    pop1
    [pɔp] n 1 estouro, estalo. 2 tiro, detonação. 3 sl pistola. 4 instante. 5 soda: bebida efervescente. • vi 1 estourar, estalar. 2 atirar, disparar. 3 mover-se rapidamente. 4 esbugalhar, arregalar (os olhos). 5 pôr de repente. 6 rebentar pipoca. to pop along esquivar-se. to pop in entrar subitamente. to pop one’s clog sl morrer. to pop out, to pop the light extinguir, apagar. to pop the question to someone coll pedir alguém em casamento. to pop up aparecer súbita ou inesperadamente. to pop upon encontrar inesperadamente. to pop with envy arrebentar de inveja.
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    pop2
    [pɔp] n coll papai, pai.
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    pop3
    [pɔp] abbr 1 popular (popular). 2 population (população).

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  • 18 practice

    ['præktis]
    1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) prática
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) costume
    3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) treino
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) escritório
    - make a practice of
    - put into practice
    * * *
    prac.tice
    [pr'æktis] n 1 prática: a) uso, costume, hábito, praxe. b) experiência, tirocínio. c) aplicação do saber. d) exercício, adestramento. e) desempenho de uma profissão. f) método, processo, sistema. 2 artifício, ardil, manha. 3 clínica. 4 clientela. 5 arch negociação, conferência. 6 arch intriga, maquinação. • vt+vi (também practise) 1 praticar: a) executar, realizar, fazer. b) exercer, desempenhar. c) exercitar, treinar. d) tratar ou negociar com. e) exercitar-se, adestrar-se. 2 proceder, agir. 3 instigar, maquinar. 4 advogar. 5 clinicar. foul practices procedimento condenável. he practiced on his patience ele aproveitou-se de sua paciência. in practice 1 de fato, na prática. 2 praticamente. 3 em forma, adestrado. out of practice sem prática, fora de forma. practice makes perfect a prática faz o mestre. practice of doing something o costume de fazer alguma coisa. practice of the court procedimento processual. to practice on the piano praticar ao piano. to practice on ou upon iludir, defraudar. to put into practice pôr em prática.

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  • 19 quicken

    verb (to make or become quicker: He quickened his pace.) apressar
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    quick.en
    [kw'ikən] vt+vi 1 apressar, acelerar. 2 estimular, excitar. 3 vivificar, avivar.

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  • 20 quip

    [kwip] 1. noun
    (a quick, witty remark: He is very good at making clever quips.) gracejo
    2. verb
    ( verb to make a quip or quips.) gracejar
    * * *
    [kwip] n gracejo, dito espirituoso. • vi gracejar.

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