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81 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menor, menos2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menos- no less a person than -
82 let well alone
(to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) deixar como está -
83 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) mentira2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) mentir- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) deitar2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) situar-se3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ficar4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) estar•- lie back- lie down - lie in - lie in wait for - lie in wait - lie low - lie with - take lying down -
84 linger
['liŋɡə]1) (to remain, last or continue for a long time or after the expected time: The smell of the bad fish lingered for days.) subsistir2) (to proceed slowly or delay: We lingered in the hall, looking at the pictures.) demorar-se -
85 (not to) turn a hair
(to remain calm: He put his finger in the flame without turning a hair.) sem pestanejarEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > (not to) turn a hair
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86 reach a standstill
(to remain without moving; to stop, halt etc: The traffic was at a standstill.) paralisado -
87 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) sono3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) descanso, apoio4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) em repouso, parado2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) repousar3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) apoiar, pousar4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) sossegar, descansar5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) apoiar-se6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) caber a•- restful- restfully - restfulness - restless - restlessly - restlessness - rest-room - at rest - come to rest - lay to rest - let the matter rest - rest assured - set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
88 separation
1) (the act of separating or the state or period of being separated: They were together again after a separation of three years.) separação2) (a (legal) arrangement by which a husband and wife remain married but live separately.) separação -
89 sit up
1) (to rise to a sitting position: Can the patient sit up?) sentar-se2) (to remain awake, not going to bed: I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!) ficar acordado -
90 stalk
I [sto:k] noun(the stem of a plant or of a leaf, flower or fruit: If the stalk is damaged, the plant may die.) hasteII [sto:k] verb1) (to walk stiffly and proudly, eg in anger: He stalked out of the room in disgust.) andar empertigado2) (to move menacingly through a place: Disease and famine stalk (through) the country.) avançar3) (in hunting, to move gradually as close as possible to game, eg deer, trying to remain hidden: Have you ever stalked deer / been deer-stalking?) acuar, tocaiar•- stalker -
91 stay behind
(to remain in a place after others have left it: They all left the office at five o'clock, but he stayed behind to finish some work.) ficar -
92 stay in
(to remain in one's house etc and not go out of doors: I'm staying in tonight to watch television.) ficar em casa -
93 stay out
(to remain out of doors and not return to one's house etc: The children mustn't stay out after 9 p.m.) ficar fora -
94 stay put
(to remain where placed: Once a child can crawl, he won't stay put for long.) parar no lugar -
95 stick together
1) (to (cause to) be fastened together: We'll stick the pieces together; The rice is sticking together.) colar2) ((of friends etc) to remain loyal to each other: They've stuck together all these years.) manter-se juntos -
96 straggle
['stræɡl]1) (to grow or spread untidily: His beard straggled over his chest.) espalhar-se, desalinhar-se2) (to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc.) desgarrar-se•- straggly - straggliness -
97 survive
1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) sobreviver2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) sobreviver a•- survival- surviving - survivor -
98 sworn
[swo:n]1) ((of friends, enemies etc) (determined, as if) having taken an oath always to remain so: They are sworn enemies.) jurado2) ((of evidence, statements etc) given by a person who has sworn to tell the truth: The prisoner made a sworn statement.) feito sob juramento -
99 to lie doggo
(to remain in hiding without giving any sign of one's presence.) ficar na moita -
100 (not to) turn a hair
(to remain calm: He put his finger in the flame without turning a hair.) sem pestanejarEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > (not to) turn a hair
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