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61 fugitive
['fju:‹ətiv](a person who is running away (from the police etc): a fugitive from justice.) fugitivo* * *fu.gi.tive[fj'u:dʒitiv] n 1 fugitivo, foragido, trânsfuga. 2 desertor. 3 refugiado, exilado. 4 coisa fugaz ou efêmera • adj 1 fugitivo. 2 fugidiço. 3 desertor, fujão. 4 fugaz, passageiro, transitório, efêmero. 5 de interesse temporário. 6 prófugo, vagabundo, volátil, inconstante, instável. -
62 gully
plural - gullies; noun(a channel worn by running water eg on a mountain side.) rego* * *gul.ly[g'∧li] n 1 rego, sarjeta. 2 Brit facão, faca grande. • vt+vi escavar, corroer (a terra). -
63 halt
[ho:lt] 1. verb(to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) parar2. noun1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) alto2) (a short stop (on a march etc).) paragem3) (a small railway station.) apeadeiro•- call a halt to- call a halt* * *halt1————————halt2[hɔ:lt] n arch manqueira, coxeadura. • vi vacilar, hesitar, estar indeciso. • adj arch coxo, manco. -
64 hither and thither
(in various directions: People were running hither and thither.) para cá e para lá* * *hither and thitherpara cá e para lá.————————hither and thitherpara lá e para cá. -
65 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) porão* * *hold1[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.————————hold2[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião. -
66 hot
[hot]1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) quente2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) quente3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) picante4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) colérico5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) recente•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes* * *[h'ɔt] adj 1 quente. 2 apimentado, picante, muito condimentado. 3 apaixonado, ardente, excitado, fogoso, ávido, ansioso. 4 cobiçoso, lascivo. 5 entusiasmado, caloroso. 6 zeloso. 7 furioso, veemente, perigoso. 8 difícil, árduo. it is hot work / é uma tarefa árdua. 9 sl recente, moderno. 10 vivo, forte (cores). 11 quente (diz-se nos jogos de adivinhação e de procurar objetos). 12 recém-saído. 13 Electr que conduz corrente ativamente. 14 bom, excelente. 15 sl obtido ilegalmente. 16 sl rápido. 17 sl pornográfico, sujo. • adv 1 de modo quente. 2 ansiosamente, ardentemente. 3 furiosamente. at the hot test no ponto mais perigoso. don’t make it too hot! devagar com isso!, não torne as coisas difíceis! hot and cold mistura de heroína e cocaína. to be hot on a) ser bom em. b) estar interessado em. to be in hot water Amer estar em apuros. to give it one hot criticar ou punir severamente alguém. to give someone a hot time fazer alguém passar apertado. to go like hot cakes ter venda rápida, vender muito. to grow hot esquentar-se, encolerizar-se. to have the hots for ser atraente sexualmente. to hot on the heels of perseguir alguém. to make it hot for dificultar as coisas para, fazer com que as coisas sejam impossíveis para. -
67 industrialist
noun (a person who takes part in the running of a large industrial organization: a wealthy industrialist.) industrial* * *in.dus.tri.al.ist[ind'∧striəlist] n industrialista. -
68 journalism
noun (the business of running, or writing for, newspapers or magazines.) jornalismo* * *jour.nal.ism[dʒ'ə:nəlizəm] n jornalismo, periodismo, imprensa. -
69 lecture
['lek ə] 1. noun1) (a formal talk given to students or other audiences: a history lecture.) conferência2) (a long and boring or irritating speech, warning or scolding: The teacher gave the children a lecture for running in the corridor.) sermão2. verb(to give a lecture: He lectures on Roman Art; She lectured him on good behaviour.) ensinar- lecturer* * *lec.ture[l'ektʃə] n 1 preleção, conferência. 2 repreensão. 3 aula expositiva. • vt+vi 1 fazer preleções ou conferências. 2 repreender. to give a lecture fazer uma preleção. to read one a lecture repreender alguém. -
70 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nível2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) andar3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nivelador4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) no chão2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) raso2) (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.) igual3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) firme3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) apontar4) (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* * *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). -
71 murmur
['mə:mə] 1. noun(a quiet, indistinct sound, eg that of running water or low voices: the murmur of the sea; There was a low murmur among the crowd.) murmúrio2. verb(to make such a sound: The child murmured (something) in his sleep.) murmurar* * *mur.mur[m'ə:mə] n murmúrio, murmuração. • vt+vi 1 murmurar, sussurrar. 2 segredar, resmungar. -
72 nearby
adverb (close to here or the place mentioned: He lives nearby; a cottage with a stream running nearby.) perto* * *near.by[niəb'ai] adj próximo, perto, vizinho. • adv próximo, perto, à mão. -
73 on the run
(escaping; running away: He's on the run from the police.) em fuga* * *on the runa) na correria, correndo, sempre em atividade. b) coll fugindo. -
74 out of breath
(breathless (through running etc): I'm out of breath after climbing all these stairs.) ofegante* * *out of breathesfalfado, esbaforido.————————out of breathsem fôlego, esbaforido. -
75 pentathlon
[pen'tæƟlən](a competition in the Olympic games etc which consists of contests in swimming, cross-country riding and running, fencing and pistol-shooting.) pentatlo* * *pen.tath.lon[pent'æθlɔn] n Sports pentatlo: 1 entre os gregos, o conjunto de cinco exercícios atléticos: corrida, arremesso de disco, salto, lançamento de dardo e luta. 2 competição atlética em que cada concorrente participa de cinco modalidades: equitação, esgrima, tiro, natação e corrida. -
76 perspiration
[pə:spi-]noun (the moisture lost when perspiring: The perspiration was running down his face.) transpiração* * *per.spi.ra.tion[pə:spər'eiʃən] n perspiração, transpiração, suor. -
77 plug
1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) ficha2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) tampão2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) tapar- plug in* * *[pl∧g] n 1 rolha, cavilha, tampão, plugue. 2 Tech bujão. 3 Tech tampão. 4 Tech pino de tomada. 5 Tech macho de torneira. 6 sl soco, murro. 7 sl artigo inferior ou defeituoso. 8 sl pangaré: cavalo sem raça. 9 sl livro encalhado. 10 hidrante, boca de incêndio. 11 Dent obturação. 12 Tech vela de ignição. 13 Tech cilindro de fechadura. 14 sl cartola. 15 cala: abertura em frutos. 16 naco de fumo. 17 Radio anúncio publicitário no meio da irradiação. • vt 1 tampar, arrolhar, tapulhar, tapar. 2 calar (frutos). 3 Dent obturar. 4 sl balear. 5 sl esmurrar, socar. 6 sl labutar. to pull the plug on coll terminar, pôr um ponto final em. -
78 puff
1. noun1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) sopro2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) tufo2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) soprar2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) arquejar•- puffed- puffy
- puff pastry
- puff out
- puff up* * *[p∧f] n 1 sopro, bafo, baforada. 2 lufada, golpe de vento. 3 Cook bomba: doce feito de massa cozida, recheado com creme e glaçado na parte superior, ecler. 4 pompom: borla para pó-de-arroz. 5 protuberância, inchação, tumor. 6 pufe, fofo. 7 Bot bufa-de-lobo. 8 elogio exagerado. 9 anúncio berrante. 10 sl homossexual, bicha. 11 Braz coll tragada, fumada. • vt+vi 1 soprar, bufar. 2 ofegar, arquejar, arfar. 3 pitar, dar baforadas. I puffed at my pipe / eu pitei o meu cachimbo. 4 inchar, inflar, enfunar. he is puffed up with pride / ele está inchado de orgulho. 5 resfolegar (locomotiva). the train puffed out of the station / o trem partiu resfolegando. 6 elogiar de modo exagerado. 7 prover de pufes. 8 anelar (cabelos). 9 apagar com sopros. 10 expelir, soltar. 11 envaidecer, ensoberbar. 12 apregoar, trombetear. he puffs and blows ele está completamente esbaforido. out of puff esbaforido, ofegante. power puff pompom. to puff over empoar. -
79 puffed
adjective (short of breath; breathing quickly: I'm puffed after running so fast!) esbaforido* * *[p∧ft] adj = link=puffed%20out puffed out. -
80 railway
1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) caminho de ferro2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) os caminhos de ferro* * *rail.way[r'eilwei] n 1 estrada de ferro. 2 companhia de estrada de ferro.
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