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  • 41 right

    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) direito
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correto
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) certo
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) certo
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) direito
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) razão
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) direita
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) direita
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exatamente
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) imediatamente
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) exatamente
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) à direita
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) corretamente
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) endireitar
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corrigir
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') certo
    - righteously - righteousness - rightful - rightfully - rightly - rightness - righto - right-oh - rights - right angle - right-angled - right-hand - right-handed - right wing 6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) direitista
    - by rights - by right - get - keep on the right side of - get right - go right - not in one's right mind - not quite right in the head - not right in the head - put right - put/set to rights - right away - right-hand man - right now - right of way - serve right

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  • 42 Gall

    [ɡo:l] 1. noun
    1) (a bitter liquid which is stored in the gall bladder.) bilis
    2) (impudence: He had the gall to say he was my friend after being so rude to me.) atrevimento
    2. verb
    (to annoy (a person) very much: It galls me to think that he is earning so much money.) agoniar
    - gallstone
    * * *
    Gallicism

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  • 43 Mass

    I 1. [mæs] noun
    1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) monte
    2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) montes de
    3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) massa
    4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) massa
    2. verb
    (to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) reunir-se
    3. adjective
    (of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) em massa
    - mass-produce
    - mass-production
    - the mass media
    II [mæs] noun
    1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) missa
    2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) missa
    * * *
    [mæs] n 1 missa. 2 liturgia da missa. all souls Mass missa de Finados. funeral Mass missa de corpo presente. high Mass missa cantada. low Mass missa rezada. Mass book missal. Mass for the dead missa fúnebre, réquiem. midnight Mass missa do galo. seventh day Mass missa de sétimo dia. thirtieth day Mass missa de trigésimo dia. to say Mass celebrar a missa.

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  • 44 SOB

    [sob] 1. past tense, past participle - sobbed; verb
    1) (to weep noisily: I could hear her sobbing in her bedroom.) soluçar
    2) (to say, while weeping: `I can't find my mother,' sobbed the child.) soluçar
    2. noun
    (the loud gasp for breath made when one is weeping etc.) soluço
    * * *
    [es ou b'i:] abbr son of a bitch ( vulg filho da puta).

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  • 45 State

    I [steit] noun
    1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) condição
    2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) estado
    3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) de cerimónia
    - stateliness
    - statesman
    - statesmanlike
    - statesmanship
    - get into a state
    - lie in state
    II [steit] verb
    (to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) declarar
    * * *
    Amer abbr state College, State University (faculdade, universidade estadual).

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  • 46 acknowledge

    [ək'noli‹]
    1) (to admit as being fact: He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right.) reconhecer
    2) (to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something): He acknowledged the letter.) acusar recebimento
    3) (to give thanks for: He acknowledged their help.) agradecer
    4) (to greet someone: He acknowledged her by waving.) reconhecer
    - acknowledgement
    - acknowledgment
    * * *
    ac.knowl.edge
    [əkn'ɔlidʒ] vt 1 admitir, confessar. I acknowledge it / eu o admito. 2 reconhecer, validar. I acknowledge the truth of it, I acknowledge it to be true / reconheço que é verdade. do you acknowledge this signature? / você reconhece esta assinatura? 3 apreciar, agradecer. 4 acusar, confirmar o recebimento de. he acknowledged my presence with a wink / ele mostrou ter notado minha presença com um piscar de olhos. 5 certificar, autorizar, aprovar.

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  • 47 add

    [æd]
    1) ((often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another): He added water to his whisky.) acrescentar
    2) ((often with to, together, up) to find the total of (various numbers): Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.) somar
    3) (to say something extra: He explained, and added that he was sorry.) acrescentar
    4) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) aumentar
    - additional
    * * *
    [æd] vt+vi 1 adicionar, somar. 2 juntar, ajuntar, anexar. 3 aumentar, acrescentar. this adds to our difficulties / isto aumenta ainda as nossas dificuldades. 4 continuar a falar ou escrever. he added ele acrescentou, ele mencionou ainda. to add in incluir. to add to contribuir. to add up ou together somar, fazer adição. to add up to chegar a um resultado ou conclusão, concluir.

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  • 48 admit

    [əd'mit]
    past tense, past participle - admitted; verb
    1) (to allow to enter: This ticket admits one person.) admitir
    2) (to say that one accepts as true: He admitted (that) he was wrong.) reconhecer
    - admission
    - admittance
    - admittedly
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    ad.mit
    [ədm'it] vt+vi 1 admitir: a) aceitar, permitir, consentir, acolher. to admit into one’s confidence / fazer alguém seu confidente. b) reconhecer (a verdade), confessar, revelar. he admited being guilty / ele admitiu ser culpado. 2 conceder o direito (de passagem, entrada, uso). this ticket admits two / este bilhete vale para duas pessoas. 3 tolerar. 4 comportar, necessitar. 5 acomodar. to admit of a doubt dar margem a dúvidas. to admit to bar autorizar a prática da advocacia.

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  • 49 assert

    [ə'sə:t]
    1) (to say definitely: She asserted that she had not borrowed his book.) declarar
    2) (to insist on: He should assert his independence.) afirmar
    - assertive
    - assert oneself
    * * *
    as.sert
    [əs'ə:t] vt 1 afirmar, declarar, asseverar. 2 insistir (em um ponto de vista), defender, vindicar, reivindicar, pugnar por. to assert oneself a) perseverar(-se). b) reivindicar seus direitos e exigir seu reconhecimento. c) vencer. d) comportar-se de modo a chamar a atenção.

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  • 50 believe

    [bi'li:v]
    1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) acreditar
    2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) acreditar
    3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) achar
    - belief
    - believer
    - believe in
    * * *
    be.lieve
    [bil'i:v] vt+vi 1 acreditar, crer. he believes me / ele acredita em mim. I cannot believe what you say / não posso acreditar nas suas palavras. 2 ter fé em, confiar. I believe in God / eu creio em Deus. 3 aceitar como certo ou verdadeiro. 4 ter fé religiosa, ser crente. 5 pensar, suportar, julgar. he is believed to be ill / acredita-se que ele esteja doente. I believe him to be clever / julgo-o inteligente. I believe I have met him / penso tê-lo encontrado. I believe so creio que sim. seeing is believing prov ver para crer.

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  • 51 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) chamar.
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) chamar
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) chamar
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) chamar
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) visitar
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonar
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) apostar
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grito
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) canto
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) chamada
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) apelo
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) procura
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) razão
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    * * *
    [kɔ:l] n 1 grito, clamor, brado, berro. 2 grito ou voz (de animais), pio, latido. 3 chamariz, reclamo, chama (para atrair aves). 4 convite, solicitação, intimação, pedido. 5 chamado, chamamento, apelo. 6 Eccl chamamento divino, vocação. she decided that she must answer the call and become a nun / ela decidiu que precisa responder ao chamado de Deus e tornar-se freira. 7 visita breve. 8 telefonema, ligação telefônica. there was a call for you / tinha uma ligação telefônica para você. 9 Brit Jur admissão ao foro como advogado. 10 Com a opção de compra, direito de resgate de dívida. • vt+vi 1 chamar(-se). 2 denominar, intitular, apelidar, dar o nome de. the month is called July after Julius Caesar / o mês chama-se julho em homenagem a Júlio César. 3 qualificar, classificar. I call that truly kind / acho isso realmente amável. 4 citar, mencionar. 5 nomear, designar. what do you call pencil in Portuguese? / que quer dizer pencil em português? 6 pedir para vir, mandar vir. 7 reclamar o pagamento de. 8 invocar, apelar para, recorrer a. 9 fazer a chamada de. 10 atrair (aves, com chamariz). 11 reclamar, exigir a presença de. 12 proclamar. the banns were called / foi feito o proclama, o casamento foi anunciado. 13 fazer entrar em discussão (caso no foro). 14 visitar, entrar de passagem. 15 telefonar, chamar ao telefone. 16 poker pagar para ver as cartas. 17 bridge fazer um lance. 18 baseball terminar o jogo (por causas acidentais). 19 soar para a chamada (corneta, etc.). 20 apregoar (mercadorias). 21 Jur admitir no foro como advogado. 22 Comp chamar o arquivo. 23 tirar a sorte com uma moeda para decidir quem começa um jogo. 24 Amer exigir pagamento imediato ou em uma data específica. an overseas call uma ligação telefônica internacional. a person-to-person phone call ligação telefônica de pessoa para pessoa. call it a day! coll vamos dar por encerrado! call-money, money at call empréstimo exigível a qualquer momento. call of nature Euphem necessidade de urinar ou defecar. call to arms convocação às armas. call to the bar admissão a advogado no foro. collect call ligação telefônica a cobrar. he calls a spade a spade ele dá nomes aos bois. I called the whole street coll percorri toda a rua de porta em porta. long-distance call chamada interurbana. on call pronto para atender, principalmente em casos de emergência. please call me tomorrow at six o’clock faça o favor de acordar-me amanhã às 6 horas. port of call porto de escala. postman’s call vinda do carteiro. roll call chamada de alunos, recrutas, etc. telephone call telefonema. the postman has called o carteiro esteve aqui. there is no call for não há procura para. there is no call for you to be rude / não há motivo para você ser tão rude. to be called upon to ser obrigado a (fazer alguma coisa). I was called upon to help / pediram-me que ajudasse. to be within call 1 estar perto de alguém, estar ao alcance da voz. 2 estar às ordens de alguém, estar à disposição. to call a halt fazer parar, opor-se a. to call a meeting convocar uma reunião. to call aside chamar à parte. to call a strike convocar trabalhadores para a greve. to call at 1 visitar, entrar ou visitar de passagem, vir ou comparecer. may I call at your house? / permite-me visitá-lo? 2 passar, fazer paragem em. the ship called at Liverpool / o navio aportou em Liverpool. 3 Naut tocar em, fazer escala por. to call attention to chamar a atenção para. may I call your attention to / permita-me chamar-lhe a atenção para. to call away 1 afastar, chamar de volta para. 2 desviar, distrair (a atenção). to call back 1 mandar voltar, chamar de volta, pedir que volte. 2 visitar novamente, telefonar novamente. 3 retornar um chamado telefônico. to call collect fazer um telefonema a cobrar. to call down 1 mandar descer, pedir que desça. 2 invocar. he called down curses upon me / ele invocou a ira do céu contra mim. 3 Amer coll ralhar, repreender. to call for 1 pedir os serviços de. 2 chamar à cena (atores). 3 pedir, requerer demandar, exigir. your criticism was not called for / ninguém pediu sua opinião. 4 perguntar por. 5 ir buscar alguém, mandar chamar alguém. to call forth 1 fazer surgir, trazer à tona, inspirar. to call in 1 mandar entrar, pedir que entre. 2 convocar, consultar, pedir conselho, auxílio a. 3 retirar, recolher (dinheiro de circulação). 4 sacar uma quantia, cobrar (dívidas). 5 visitar de passagem. to call in question 1 pôr em dúvida, duvidar. 2 chamar para exame, para argüição. to call into being criar, dar existência a. to call into play efetuar, fazer operar, realizar. to call it quits coll parar ou terminar uma relação. to call off 1 revogar, mandar voltar. 2 desviar, distrair. 3 dissuadir. 4 cancelar. to call on 1 invocar, apelar, recorrer. 2 pagar uma visita, visitar de passagem. I called on her at her house / visitei-a. 3 pedir explicações. 4 reclamar, exigir pagamento. to call one’s bluff desmascarar. she called his bluff and he admitted he was lying / ela o desmascarou e ele confessou que estava mentindo. to call one’s hand or trump mostrar o jogo. to call one’s own possuir, considerar como de sua propriedade. I have nothing to call my own / não possuo nada que possa chamar meu. to call out 1 gritar, berrar, vociferar. 2 desafiar, provocar (para um duelo). 3 chamar, fazer a chamada de, citar (para fazer algum serviço). 4 evocar. 5 Amer coll convidar para dançar. to call over ler (uma lista) em voz alta, fazer a chamada de. to call someone names descompor, xingar ou injuriar alguém, dizer palavras injuriosas a alguém. to call the roll fazer a chamada (de alunos, soldados, etc.). to call the shots coll ser responsável, mandar. to call to account pedir explicações, pedir contas. to call to mind trazer à lembrança, recordar-se. to call up 1 mandar subir. 2 evocar, trazer à lembrança, lembrar, recordar. 3 telefonar. 4 citar, intimar. 5 instigar fazer falar. 6 fazer entrar em ação ou discussão. 7 Comp instruir o computador para apresentar informação. 8 exigir pagamento de. to call upon 1 recorrer a, apelar para, rogar a. I called upon him for advice / fui pedir-lhe um conselho. 2 visitar, ir ver alguém. to give someone a call chamar, telefonar a alguém. to have first call ter prioridade. he has first call on his daughter’s time / ele tem prioridade no horário (tempo) da sua filha.

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  • 52 chorus

    ['ko:rəs] 1. plural - choruses; noun
    1) (a group of singers: the festival chorus.) coro
    2) (a group of singers and dancers in a musical show.) coro
    3) (part of a song repeated after each verse: The audience joined in the chorus.) refrão
    4) (something said or shouted by a number of people together: He was greeted by a chorus of cheers.) coro
    2. verb
    (to sing or say together: The children chorused `Goodbye, Miss Smith'.) dizer em coro
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    cho.rus
    [k'ɔ:rəs] n 1 coro: a) conjunto de cantores. b) composição musical para coro. c) trecho de hino que se repete. 2 Na Grécia antiga, grupo de atores e cantores. • vt+vi cantar ou falar em coro. in chorus em coro, todos juntos.

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  • 53 claim

    [kleim] 1. verb
    1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) alegar
    2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) exigir
    3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) reclamar
    2. noun
    1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) pretensão
    2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) reclamação
    3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) reivindicação
    * * *
    [kleim] n 1 reivindicação, pretensão. 2 direito, título. she has a claim to my care / ela tem direito ao meu amparo. 3 objeto de reclamação ou de reivindicação. 4 Amer terra demarcada para exploração (por garimpeiro). 5 asserção, alegação. • vt+vi 1 reclamar, reivindicar, ter pretensão sobre, requerer seu direito. 2 alegar, pretextar, afirmar. he claims to have told the truth / ele afirma ter dito a verdade. 3 declarar como fato, sustentar. 4 clamar. claim as per accounts débito escriturado. claim department seção de reclamações. claim for compensation pedido de indenização. I have many claims on my time meu tempo é muito escasso. to claim against proceder contra, apresentar queixa contra. to give up all claims renunciar a todas as pretensões. to jump a claim tomar terras que outra pessoa já requereu como suas. to lay claim to dar entrada à petição de. he laid claim to an indemnity / ele apresentou um pedido de indenização.

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  • 54 contend

    [kən'tend]
    1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) lutar
    2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) insistir
    - contention
    - contentious
    * * *
    con.tend
    [kənt'end] vt+vi 1 contender, lutar, combater. 2 competir, disputar (em luta ou competição). 3 discutir, argumentar. 4 afirmar, sustentar.

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  • 55 contradict

    [kontrə'dikt]
    (to say the opposite of; to argue or disagree with: It's unwise to contradict your boss.) contradizer
    - contradictory
    * * *
    con.tra.dict
    [kɔntrəd'ikt] vt+vi 1 contradizer, contestar. 2 negar, desmentir. 3 discordar, opor-se, ser contrário. these statements contradict each other / estas afirmativas se contradizem.

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  • 56 declare

    [di'kleə]
    1) (to announce publicly or formally: War was declared this morning.) declarar
    2) (to say firmly: 'I don't like him at all,' she declared.) declarar
    3) (to make known (goods on which duty must be paid, income on which tax should be paid etc): He decided to declare his untaxed earnings to the tax-office.) declarar
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    de.clare
    [dikl'ɛə] vt+vi 1 declarar, proclamar, manifestar, anunciar solenemente, revelar, tornar público. 2 afirmar, assegurar, asseverar. 3 depor. 4 declarar o naipe. have you anything to declare? tem algo a declarar? (na alfândega) tem algo sujeito a direitos alfandegários? to declare against declarar-se contra. to declare for declarar-se em favor. to declare off desistir de, renunciar a, não prosseguir num intento. to declare oneself declarar-se, mostrar as intenções ou cores.

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  • 57 decline

    1. verb
    1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) recusar
    2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) diminuir
    2. noun
    (a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) declínio
    * * *
    de.cline
    [dikl'ain] n 1 declínio, decadência, decaimento, definhamento. 2 deterioração. 3 decrescimento, diminuição, baixa (de preços). 4 arch tísica. 5 declive, inclinação de terreno, ladeira. • vt+vi 1 declinar, recusar, rejeitar delicadamente. 2 abaixar(-se), inclinar-se. 3 desviar-se, afastar-se. 4 deteriorar. 5 baixar, ir baixando (os preços), diminuir. 6 decair, entrar em decadência, definhar, ir acabando. 7 Gram declinar, enunciar as flexões de nomes, pronomes e adjetivos. to be on the decline estar em declínio, estar gradualmente perdendo a importância ou tornando-se menos poderoso. to go (fall) into decline entrar em declínio.

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  • 58 dispute

    [di'spju:t] 1. verb
    1) (to argue against or deny: I'm not disputing what you say.) contestar
    2) (to argue (about): They disputed the ownership of the land for years.) discutir
    2. noun
    ((an) argument or quarrel: a dispute over wages.) disputa
    - disputation
    * * *
    dis.pute
    [dispj'u:t] n 1 disputa, contestação, controvérsia, discussão, debate. 2 contenda, rixa. • vt+vi 1 disputar, contender. 2 discutir, altercar, argumentar, contestar, debater, controverter. 3 questionar, duvidar, opor-se a. 4 competir, rivalizar, pleitear. beyond all dispute indisputável, incontestável, sem dúvida. in/ under dispute em discussão, não decidido. in dispute with em desacordo com. in/ past without dispute sem discussão, incontestavelmente.

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  • 59 drawl

    [dro:l] 1. verb
    (to speak or say in a slow, lazy manner: He drawled his words in an irritating manner.) arrastar
    2. noun
    (a slow, lazy manner of speaking: She spoke in a drawl.) fala arrastada
    * * *
    [drɔ:l] n modo pachorrento de falar, fala arrastada. • vt+vi falar com lentidão, arrastar as palavras.

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  • 60 drop

    [drop] 1. noun
    1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) gota
    2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) gota
    3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) queda
    4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) queda
    2. verb
    1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) deixar cair
    2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cair
    3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abandonar
    4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) deixar
    5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) escrever
    - droppings
    - drop-out
    - drop a brick / drop a clanger
    - drop back
    - drop by
    - drop in
    - drop off
    - drop out
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    [drɔp] n 1 gota, pingo. 2 qualquer coisa que tem forma de gota. 3 pendente, brinco, penduricalho, pingente, berloque. 4 pano de teatro. 5 queda, declive, descida, declínio. 6 dose, gole, trago. 7 partezinha, porção ínfima, bocado, pequena quantidade de líquido ou de qualquer outra coisa. 8 altura entre dois níveis, desnível. 9 descida de pára-quedas. 10 Amer ponto central de distribuição. 11 fenda por onde se colocam cartas, etc. 12 n pl gotas medicinais. 13 n pl várias espécies de balas confeitadas ou pastilhas. • vt+vi (ps, pp dropped) 1 pingar, gotejar, cair ou deixar cair gota a gota, destilar. 2 deixar cair alguma coisa, cair, pôr, colocar, deixar cair repentinamente. 3 desprender-se, soltar. 4 diminuir, baixar. 5 descer, deixar descer dum carro, etc. 6 renunciar a, desistir de, deixar, descontinuar, pôr fim a, largar, suspender, cessar, acalmar (o vento). 7 deixar escapar uma palavra, insinuar de passagem. 8 cair, chegar inesperadamente, entrar ou visitar casualmente. 9 escrever umas linhas. 10 coll perder. 11 perder terreno, recuar. 12 derrubar com um soco ou um tiro. 13 deixar de fora, suprimir. 14 sl consumir drogas por via oral. 15 dar cria. a drop in prices uma queda dos preços. a drop in the bucket uma gota de água no oceano. at the drop of a hat ao primeiro sinal, imediatamente. by drops gota a gota. drop dead! vá para o inferno! drop it! pare com isso! let’s drop it vamos esquecer esse assunto. to drop across encontrar por acaso. to drop a hint insinuar casualmente. to drop a line escrever umas linhas. to drop an acquaintance descontinuar o contato com alguém, cortar relações. to drop asleep cair no sono, adormecer. to drop astern Naut ir para trás, ficar para trás a fim de dar passagem a outro navio. to drop a subject mudar de assunto. to drop away afastar-se, diminuir gradualmente. to drop a word deixar escapar uma palavra. to drop behind 1 ficar atrás. 2 atrasar (pagamento). to drop bombs lançar bombas. to drop dead cair morto. to drop down Naut navegar rio abaixo. to drop everything abandonar tudo. to drop in/ over aparecer sem avisar, fazer uma visita informal. to drop into gear engrenar. to drop off 1 diminuir, cair. 2 coll partir, desaparecer. 3 adormecer. to drop out desligar-se, cair fora, deixar de freqüentar. to drop short não conseguir o seu intento. to drop the curtain descer o pano de boca. to get/ have the drop on 1 ter sob a mira do revólver. 2 levar a melhor, ficar em melhor posição. to have a drop too much ficar embriagado, beber demais.

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