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1 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) procurar2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) revistar2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) busca- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
- in search of* * *[sə:tʃ] n 1 procura, busca, diligência. 2 pesquisa, exame. • vt+vi 1 procurar. 2 investigar, examinar. 3 revistar. to search into pesquisar. to search one’s heart investigar o íntimo. to search out procurar saber, descobrir, explorar. -
2 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) procurar2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) revistar2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) procura, busca, investigação- searcher- searching - searchingly - searchlight - search party - search warrant - in search of -
3 tout
(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) angariar* * *[taut] n 1 angariador. 2 palpiteiro. 3 galopim eleitoral. 4 venda por cambista. • vt+vi 1 angariar, catar, procurar fregueses. 2 obter ou dar informações (sobre cavalos de corrida). 3 elogiar em demasia. 4 vender no câmbio negro. -
4 ferret (about)
verb (to search busily and persistently: He ferreted about in the cupboard.) esquadrinhar -
5 ferret (about)
verb (to search busily and persistently: He ferreted about in the cupboard.) esquadrinhar -
6 tout
(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) angariar -
7 rummage
1. verb(to search by turning things out or over: He rummaged in the drawer for a clean shirt.) remexer2. noun(a thorough search.) busca* * *rum.mage[r'∧midʒ] n 1 busca minuciosa, vistoria, revista, inspeção. 2 transtorno, desordem, confusão. 3 bugigangas, miscelânea. 4 artigos variados para venda em bazar. • vt+vi 1 dar uma busca minuciosa, rebuscar, vistoriar, revistar, investigar. 2 remexer, revolver (procurando). 3 descobrir. to rummage about esquadrinhar, remexer (procurando). to rummage for rebuscar, investigar, vistoriar, revistar. to rummage out/up descobrir, fazer vir à tona. -
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9 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nariz2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) faro3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nariz2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) abrir caminho2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) farejar•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose* * *[nouz] n 1 nariz. 2 focinho. 3 olfato. 4 faro. 5 bico, ponta. 6 proa. 7 fig sagacidade. • vt+vi 1 farejar. 2 cheirar. 3 localizar pelo cheiro. 4 esfregar com o nariz. 5 procurar. 6 cheirar com o objetivo de avaliar(vinho). 7 mover-se cautelosamente em uma certa direção. it gets up my nose isto me aborrece. on the nose na mosca, exatamente. the traffic stood nose to tail right down the avenue os veículos estavam em fila (um atrás do outro) na avenida. to blow one’s nose assoar o nariz. to follow one’s nose seguir sempre direito. to lead by the nose fazer alguém seguir cegamente. to nose about bisbilhotar. to nose out descobrir. to pay through the nose pagar um preço exorbitante. to pick one’s nose pôr o dedo no nariz. to put someone’s nose out of joint desconcertar alguém. to thrust/put one’s nose into intrometer-se. to turn up the nose mostrar desprezo. to turn up your nose at something rejeitar, desprezar. under one’s nose bem à vista, debaixo do nariz. -
10 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) criar raizes- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer* * *root1[ru:t] n 1 raiz. 2 qualquer coisa com forma ou função de raiz. 3 causa, fonte, origem. he is the root of our misfortunes / ele é a causa da nossa desgraça. 4 parte ou ponto essencial. he went to the root of the question / ele foi ao fundo da questão. 5 Math raiz. 6 nota fundamental ou tônica. 7 Phil raiz (de uma palavra). 8 fundamento, base. 9 antepassado, linhagem. • vt 1 arraigar, lançar ou criar raízes. 2 radicar, fixar, consolidar, enraizar. 3 erradicar, extirpar, arrancar (up, out, away). 4 originar-se. root and branch completamente, totalmente. the root of all evil a origem de todos os males. to take root, to strike root criar raízes (também fig).————————root2[ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.————————root3[ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você. -
11 scour
I verb(to clean by hard rubbing.) esfregarII verb(to make a thorough search of: They scoured the woods for the child.) fazer uma busca* * *scour1[sk'auə] n 1 corrente, correnteza rápida, profunda. 2 ação de limpar, de lavar (com corrente de água). 3 disenteria, diarréia. • vt+vi 1 polir, brunir, esfregar, arear. 2 limpar. 3 lavar, limpar com água corrente.————————scour2[sk'auə] vt+vi 1 correr sobre, percorrer (um país), voar sobre. 2 perseguir, procurar, explorar. -
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[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nariz2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) olfato3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nariz2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) abrir caminho2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) farejar•- - nosed- nosey - nosy - nosily - nosiness - nose-bag - nosedive - nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose - nose out - pay through the nose - turn up one's nose at - under a person's very nose - under very nose - under a person's nose - under nose -
13 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raízes2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) enraizar- root crop - root out - take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolver -
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15 Hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) caçar2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) caçar2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caçada2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) busca•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
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16 aid
[eid] 1. noun(help: Rich countries give aid to developing countries; The teacher uses visual aids; He came to my aid when my car broke down.) ajuda2. verb(to help: I was aided in my search by the library staff.) ajudar* * *['eid] n 1 ajuda, auxílio, apoio, socorro, amparo. 2 ajudante, auxiliar. 3 abbr aid-de-camp. • vt+vi ajudar, auxiliar, socorrer. to aid someone in a thing apoiar alguém num empreendimento. to come to somebody’s aid prestar auxílio a alguém. to give aid to socorrer a alguém. -
17 browse
1. verb1) ((of animals) to feed (on shoots or leaves of plants).) dar uma vista de olhos2) ((of people) to glance through a book etc casually: I don't want to buy a book - I'm just browsing.) pastar3) (to search computer material, especially on a worldwide network.)2. noun1) (shoots, twigs or leaves as food for cattle.) pastar2) (an act of browsing.)* * *[brauz] n 1 brotos tenros (para pasto). 2 ato de pastar. • vt+vi 1 pastar, comer brotos. 2 folhear um livro, passar os olhos pelas páginas. 3 olhar sem compromisso (especialmente em lojas). -
18 disappear
[disə'piə]1) (to vanish from sight: The sun disappeared slowly below the horizon.) desaparecer2) (to fade out of existence: This custom had disappeared by the end of the century.) desaparecer3) (to go away so that other people do not know where one is: A search is being carried out for the boy who disappeared from his home on Monday.) desaparecer•* * *dis.ap.pear[disəp'iə] vi desaparecer, sumir-se, perder-se de vista, cessar, extinguir-se, retirar-se. -
19 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) arrastar2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastar3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastar4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragar5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) arrastar-se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) travão2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) tragada3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) chatice4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) roupa de travesti* * *[dræg] n 1 carro de rojo, rastilho, arrasto, carro de transporte. 2 rede varredoura. 3 draga, fateixa de rocegar. 4 croque, gancho, ancinho, grade de arar, desterroar. 5 máquina ou dispositivo para adubar a terra. 6 máquina, aparelho que serve para arrastar ou puxar algo. 7 resistência ao avanço, sapata de roda de veículo, travão, qualquer coisa que retarda o progresso, ( upon) obstáculo, empecilho. 8 espécie de carruagem aberta, a quatro cavalos. 9 dragagem, ação de dragar, arrastar. 10 Hunt rasto de raposa, rasto artificial, montaria, caça grossa. 11 Amer sl influência, pressão. 12 sl coisa enfadonha. 13 sl inalação de fumaça. 14 sl roupa própria de pessoas de um sexo, usada por pessoas de outro. 15 sl festa de homossexuais. • vt+vi 1 arrastar(-se), levar a rastos, tirar, puxar à força, arrancar. 2 dragar, rocegar, desentupir (um porto). 3 gradar, desterroar. 4 garrar, arrastar (a âncora). 5 arrastar (falando de vestidos compridos). 6 pescar com a rede varredoura. 7 deter-se, tardar, prolongar-se, não adiantar, mover-se morosamente ou com dificuldade. the child drags / a criança é retardada no seu desenvolvimento. 8 passar. to drag along, drag on 1 arrastar com força. 2 puxar, arrastar. 3 arrastar-se, demorar. to drag away mover-se ou partir sem vontade. to drag by passar vagarosamente. to drag down 1 sentir-se fraco ou deprimido. 2 reduzir a um nível social mais baixo. to drag in introduzir um assunto sem interesse ou inoportuno. to drag into envolver (alguém ou algo) desnecessariamente. to drag one’s feet não se esforçar, retardar, fazer corpo mole. to drag out 1 protrair, prolongar, fazer durar. 2 forçar a dizer algo. to drag up 1 educar ou criar com negligência. 2 levantar um assunto desnecessariamente. -
20 explore
[ik'splo:]1) (to search or travel through (a place) for the purpose of discovery: The oceans have not yet been fully explored; Let's go exploring in the caves.) explorar2) (to examine carefully: I'll explore the possibilities of getting a job here.) explorar•- exploratory
- explorer* * *ex.plore[ikspl'6:] vt+vi explorar, investigar, examinar.
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