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1 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (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-se2) (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.) estragar3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) esforço2) ((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.) tensão3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) distensão4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) traço3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia* * *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.————————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. -
2 tow
[təu] 1. verb(to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.) rebocar2. noun((an) act of towing or process of being towed: Give us a tow!) rebocada* * *[tou] n 1 reboque: a) ato ou efeito de rebocar. the car is on tow / o carro está sendo rebocado. b) o que é rebocado. he arrived early with his children in tow / ele chegou cedo com as crianças na rabeira. c) cabo, corrente usada para puxar ou rebocar. 2 sirga, estopa, fibra bruta de cânhamo ou de linho. • vt rebocar, sirgar. • adj feito de estopa, de linho ou de cânhamo. to take someone in tow influenciar, dominar alguém. -
3 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (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.) esticar, forçar2) (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.) forçar3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar, coar2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tensão2) ((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.) tensão3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) estiramento, distensão4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão•- strained- strainer - strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) tendência3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia -
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5 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) puxar2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) transportar2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) puxão2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) colheita•- haulage- haulier
- a long haul* * *[hɔ:l] n 1 ação de puxar, arrastamento. 2 distância ou quantidade puxada. 3 quantidade apanhada de uma só vez, bolada. 4 lanço de rede, redada. • vt+vi 1 puxar, arrastar. 2 extrair (carvão). 3 Naut rebocar, mudar de curso, de direção. to haul ashore puxar à terra. to haul down arriar (bandeira). to haul over the coals repreender. to haul round virar (vento). to haul tight mudar de curso. to haul upon the wind Naut virar a proa para o vento. -
6 tug
1. past tense, past participle - tugged; verb(to pull (something) sharply and strongly: He tugged (at) the door but it wouldn't open.) puxar2. noun1) (a strong, sharp pull: He gave the rope a tug.) puxão2) (a tug-boat.)•- tug-boat- tug-of-war* * *[t∧g] n 1 puxão, arranco, arrancão. 2 esforço, luta. he had a hard tug of it / custou-lhe muita luta, muito esforço. 3 Naut rebocador. 4 tirante. • vt+vi 1 puxar com força, arrastar. 2 Naut rebocar. -
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8 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) puxar2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) carrear2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) puxão2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) butim•- haulage- haulier - a long haul -
9 tug
1. past tense, past participle - tugged; verb(to pull (something) sharply and strongly: He tugged (at) the door but it wouldn't open.) puxar2. noun1) (a strong, sharp pull: He gave the rope a tug.) puxão2) (a tug-boat.) rebocador•- tug-boat- tug-of-war -
10 tug-of-war
noun (a competition in which two people or teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull their opponents over a centre line.) cabo-de-guerra -
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12 fast
I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rápido2) (quick: a fast worker.) rápido3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) adiantado2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) depressa- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) jejuar2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) jejum- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) fixo2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fixado/seguro•* * *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.————————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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