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  • 1 to set one’s mind on

    to set one’s mind on
    desejar muito.

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  • 2 mind

    1.
    (the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) espírito
    2. verb
    1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) tomar conta
    2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) incomodar-se
    3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) ter cuidado com
    4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) ligar
    3. interjection
    (be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) cuidado!
    - - minded
    - mindful
    - mindless
    - mindlessly
    - mindlessness
    - mindreader
    - at/in the back of one's mind
    - change one's mind
    - be out of one's mind
    - do you mind!
    - have a good mind to
    - have half a mind to
    - have a mind to
    - in one's mind's eye
    - in one's right mind
    - keep one's mind on
    - know one's own mind
    - make up one's mind
    - mind one's own business
    - never mind
    - on one's mind
    - put someone in mind of
    - put in mind of
    - speak one's mind
    - take/keep one's mind off
    - to my mind
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    [maind] n 1 mente, cérebro, intelecto. 2 memória, lembrança. it sticks in your mind / está guardado na memória, fixo na memória. it is at the back of your mind / é vagamente lembrado. 3 opinião, parecer. 4 disposição, ânimo. 5 gosto, vontade. 6 intenção, propósito. 7 desejo, inclinação. 8 atenção, concentração. • vt+vi 1 prestar atenção a, notar. keep your mind on your work! / concentre-se no seu trabalho! 2 dedicar-se a, ocupar-se de. mind the baby / cuide da criança. mind your own business / vá cuidar da sua vida. 3 lembrar-se. 4 objetar a. I don’t mind it / não faço caso. 5 fazer o obséquio de. 6 vigiar, estar alerta. 7 coll olhar por, cuidar de. 8 obedecer. never mind não tem importância, não faz mal. out of sight, out of mind longe dos olhos, longe do coração. presence of mind presença de espírito. to bear/ keep something in mind levar em consideração. to be of two minds vacilar, hesitar. to be out of one’s mind estar louco. to change one’s mind mudar de opinião. to come/spring to mind, to cross/ enter your mind lembrar-se de algo sem esforço. to get your mind round something entender algo difícil ou complicado. to give somebody a piece of one’s mind dar uma bronca. to go over something in one’s mind, to turn it over in one’s mind pensar sobre algo cuidadosamente para entender ou achar a solução. to have a mind to estar disposto a. to have in mind a) lembrar-se de. b) considerar, pensar a respeito. c) planejar, pretender. to have your mind on something pensar sobre algo. to make up one’s mind tomar uma resolução, decidir-se. to put in mind relembrar-se de. to set one’s mind on desejar muito. to set/put someone’s mind at rest fazer com que alguém pare de se preocupar. to speak one’s mind dizer tudo que pensa.

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  • 3 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (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.) descanso
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoio
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) desligado
    2. verb
    1) (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.) descansar
    2) (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.) descansar
    3) (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.) descansar
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) descansar
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) pertencer
    - 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]
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    rest1
    [rest] n 1 descanso, repouso, folga, trégua, tranqüilidade, paz, sossego. 2 sono. 3 lugar de repouso, sanatório. 4 abrigo, albergue, pousada, parada. 5 suporte, apoio, pedestal. 6 Mus pausa. 7 Poet morte, túmulo. 8 inércia. the matter rests with you / o caso depende de você. 9 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 descansar ( from de), repousar, fazer uma pausa, estar parado, não se mover, ficar quieto. I shall not rest until this matter is settled / não descansarei até este assunto ser resolvido. 2 estar calmo, sossegado ou despreocupado. you can rest assured that we will do all we can / você pode ter a certeza de que faremos tudo que pudermos. 3 dormir. 4 estar morto, jazer. 5 não ser aproveitado, cultivado (terras). 6 ser espalhado. 7 ser apoiado ou apoiar-se (on, against sobre, em), basear-se ( upon sobre), motivar-se (in em). 8 depender (on de), confiar (in em). 9 parar, cessar de mover-se. 10 deixar pendente. 11 dirigir, fixar (os olhos). our eyes rest on the book / nossos olhos estão fixos no livro. 12 Jur interromper voluntariamente a apresentação de provas. a day of rest dia de descanso. the fault rests with you a culpa é sua. to be at rest a) estar dormindo. b) estar parado. c) estar despreocupado, livre de aborrecimentos. d) Euphem estar morto. to give a rest deixar em paz, não amolar. to lay at rest sepultar, enterrar. to lay/ put ( an idea) to rest provar que é falso. to let something rest deixar de lado. to let the matter rest dar o assunto por liquidado. to put/set someone’s mind at rest tranqüilizar, apaziguar. to rest on/ upon a) apoiar-se. b) basear-se. to rest up coll descansar. to set at rest acalmar, aquietar. to take a rest descansar. without rest sem descanso, sem folga.
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    rest2
    [rest] n 1 resto, restante, sobra, resíduo. 2 saldo, reserva. 3 Ten série longa de trocas de bola. • vt+vi 1 restar, sobrar, sobejar. 2 ficar, permanecer. among the rest entre as outras coisas. and all the rest of it e tudo o mais. and the rest? e quem mais? for the rest demais, além disso. the rest os outros, os demais. you may rest assured that você pode ficar certo de que.

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  • 4 sight

    1. noun
    1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vista
    2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista
    3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) vista
    4) (a view or glimpse.) vislumbre
    5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) horror
    6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira
    2. verb
    1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) avistar
    2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) fazer pontaria
    - sight-seer
    - catch sight of
    - lose sight of
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    [sait] n 1 visão, vista. 2 olhar, ação de ver. 3 visibilidade. 4 ponto de vista, opinião. 5 vislumbre, aparição, visão vaga. 6 aspecto, espetáculo, vista. 7 mira, visor. 8 observação, pontaria. 9 o que é fora do comum por quantidade, aparência, etc. 10 aparência estranha, ridícula, ruim. he looks a perfect sight / ele está com aspecto horrível. • vt 1 ver, avistar. 2 observar, olhar. 3 visar, fazer pontaria. 4 fazer mira, colocar mira ou visor. at first sight à primeira vista. it was love at first sight/ foi amor à primeira vista. at short sight a curto prazo. at sight à vista, no ato (de compra). not by a long sight dificilmente, de nenhuma maneira. out of sight não visível, que não está à vista. get out of my sight! / saia já daqui! (da minha vista). out of sight, out of mind longe dos olhos, longe do coração. to be a sight for sore eyes ser um deleite para os olhos, para o coração. to catch/ get a sight of somebody/ something ver, ter contato. we never catch a sight of him / nunca o vemos. we got a sight of it / chegamos a avistá-lo. to keep in sight a) manter contato. b) manter à vista. to lose sight of... a) perder de vista. b) perder contato. to put out of sight a) não querer ver mais. b) sl comer ou beber. to set one’s sight on something estabelecer como objetivo.

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  • 5 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (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.) descanso
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) sono
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) descanso, apoio
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) em repouso, parado
    2. verb
    1) (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.) descansar
    2) (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.) repousar
    3) (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, pousar
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) sossegar, descansar
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) apoiar-se
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) caber a
    - 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]

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  • 6 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?) certo
    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.) exactamente
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) imediatamente
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) bem
    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.) bem
    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.') com certeza
    - 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.) da direita
    - 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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    [rait] n 1 direito, o que é justo ou correto. we had a right to do so / tínhamos o direito de assim proceder. 2 justiça, eqüidade. 3 reivindicação, pretensão. 4 privilégio, prerrogativa, regalia. 5 direitos. 6 lado direito ou o que fica no lado direito, mão direita. 7 Sport soco com a direita. 8 direita: o partido conservador. 9 opção (para compra de ações) ou o certificado negociável referente a essa opção. • vt+vi 1 corrigir, pôr em ordem, regularizar, retificar, endireitar. 2 fazer justiça, reabilitar, defender. 3 reassumir ou restaurar posição correta. • adj 1 direito, reto. 2 vertical, a prumo. 3 correto, justo, honesto. 4 bom, próprio, adequado, conveniente, indicado. 5 sadio, são, normal. he is not in his right mind / ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. 6 exato, correto, certo. 7 verdadeiro, genuíno, real, legítimo. 8 à direita, do lado direito. 9 direito. 10 externo, superior (lado de um tecido, etc.). • adv 1 corretamente, justamente, de acordo com os princípios de justiça e moral, verdadeiramente, propriamente. 2 exatamente, corretamente, bem, satisfatoriamente, precisamente. he did quite right to leave / ele fez bem em sair ou partir. 3 muito, bastante, extremamente. 4 para a direita. 5 diretamente, em linha reta, de modo reto. 6 imediatamente, sem demora, logo, neste instante. all right muito bem, está certo, está em ordem. all rights reserved todos os direitos reservados. as of right de direito. as right as perfeitamente bem, em boa saúde, pronto para outra. at the right of the table à direita da mesa. by right of por força de. by rights por direito. he is in the right ele tem razão. human rights direitos humanos. I am not right a) não estou bem, não estou disposto. b) não tenho razão. in one’s own right por si mesmo, por seus próprios méritos. in one’s right mind em sã consciência. it is all right está bem, não importa. it serves you right! bem feito! on the right à direita. right about turn meia-volta (à direita). right ahead! para a frente! para diante! right along sem parar, continuamente. right away imediatamente. right down completamente, perfeitamente, inteiramente. right enough a) satisfatório. b) sem sombra de dúvida. right here aqui mesmo. right in bem para dentro. right now agora mesmo. right off imediatamente. right oh! certo! confere! right there aí, ali ou lá mesmo. right you are perfeitamente. she is on the right side of thirty ela ainda não fez trinta anos, ela ainda não chegou aos trinta. to be right out estar de saída, sair já. the right man in the right place o homem certo no lugar certo. the right way modo, método, caminho certo, a seguir. to put ( to set) to rights pôr em ordem, acertar. to spend money right and left esbanjar dinheiro a torto e a direito. we got it right esclarecemos o caso. you are right você está certo, tem razão.

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  • 7 eye

    1. noun
    1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) olho
    2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) buraco
    3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) percepção
    2. verb
    (to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) olhar
    - eyebrow
    - eye-catching
    - eyelash
    - eyelet
    - eyelid
    - eye-opener
    - eye-piece
    - eyeshadow
    - eyesight
    - eyesore
    - eye-witness
    - before/under one's very eyes
    - be up to the eyes in
    - close one's eyes to
    - in the eyes of
    - keep an eye on
    - lay/set eyes on
    - raise one's eyebrows
    - see eye to eye
    - with an eye to something
    - with one's eyes open
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    [ai] n 1 olho, vista. 2 íris. 3 visão, percepção. 4 olhar, olhadela. 5 olhar vigilante. 6 senso, sentido. 7 modo de ver, opinião, ponto de vista. 8 Bot botão, broto. 9 olhal, clarabóia. 10 orifício da agulha, colchete. 11 olhada. • vt olhar, observar, mirar, examinar. a private eye detetive particular. eye of the storm Meteor o centro de um ciclone tropical. eye of the wind Meteor o ponto do qual o vento sopra. eyes front, right, left Mil sentido! olhar à frente, à direita, à esquerda. mind your eyes! cuidado com os olhos! the evil eye o mau-olhado. the sight offends your eyes o espetáculo ou o procedimento ofende a vista. the sight relieves the eyes o espetáculo deleita a vista. to be up to the eyes with work estar sobrecarregado de trabalho. to cast an eye on something dar uma olhada. to eye somebody from top to toe olhar alguém dos pés à cabeça. to give someone the eye demonstrar simpatia. to open one’s eye to the truth fazer ver a verdade. to see something with half an eye perceber tudo à primeira vista. to set someone’s eyes on somebody ver alguém. I set my eyes on him for the first time / eu o vi pela primeira vez. to shut one’s eyes fingir que não vê.

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  • 8 out

    (to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) deixar entrar/sair
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    out1
    [aut] n 1 espaço aberto. 2 salto tipográfico, omissão. 3 outs a) a oposição. b) jogadores fora de jogo. • vt+vi 1 enxotar, colocar para fora, ejetar. 2 sair. 3 extinguir, desligar. 4 revelar. 5 tornar-se público ou notório. • adj 1 remoto, distante. 2 ausente. 3 fora de moda, em desuso. 4 deslocado, fora de lugar. 5 de relações estremecidas. 6 fora de padrão ou norma. 7 externo, exterior. 8 em desacordo. 9 sem prática. • adv 1 fora. 2 para fora. 3 de fora. 4 desprovido de, sem. 5 fora do poder. 6 apagado, desligado. 7 terminado, esgotado. 8 em voz alta. 9 abertamente. 10 ausente. 11 até o fim. 12 saliente. 13 em ação. 14 completamente, inteiramente. • prep de dentro de. • interj fora! saia! all out coll completamente, inteiramente. day out dia de saída, folga (da empregada). from out to out de extremo a extremo. get out of my way! saia do meu caminho! my hand is out não tenho nada a ver com isso. murder will out a verdade será descoberta. out and away por grande margem, de muito. out and home de ida e volta. out of action Mec desarranjado. out of breath esfalfado, esbaforido. out of business retirado dos negócios. out of danger fora de perigo. out of doubt sem dúvida, indubitavelmente. out of fashion fora de moda. out of favor desvalido. out of focus fora de foco. out of hand imediatamente. out of health adoentado, enfermiço. out of hearing longe demais para ser ouvido. out of house and home sem eira, nem beira. out of humour de mau humor. out of love por amor. out of luck sem sorte, azarado. out of mind desvairado. out of money sem dinheiro. out of one’s head louco, pirado. out of place fora de propósito, impróprio, deslocado. out of print esgotado (publicações). out of question fora de cogitação. out of sight longe da vista. out of temper de mau humor, irritado. out of the frying pan into the fire pior a emenda que o soneto. out of the way fora do caminho, acabado. out of this world excelente, do outro mundo. out of tune desafinado. speak out! fale! diga lá! to be out estar fora. to be out for disorder procurar briga. to be out of ter falta de. to be out of all não possuir nada. to be out of the closet sl a) deixar de ser segredo. b) declarar abertamente a homossexualidade. to be out of the wood ter vencido as maiores dificuldades. to go out sair. to put one out of the way tirar do caminho, matar para se livrar. to see someone out conduzir, acompanhar alguém para fora. to set out partir. to turn out pôr para fora, jogar fora, expulsar. way out saída.

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  • 9 weight

    [weit]
    1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) peso
    2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) peso
    3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) peso
    4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) peso
    5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.)
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    [weit] n 1 peso: a) fadiga, opressão. b) carga. I am twice her weight / eu peso o dobro dela. it loses/ gains in weight / perde/ganha peso. c) fig ônus, encargo. d) importância, relevância, influência. his words carry/ have great weight with us / suas palavras têm grande peso para nós. e) valor, significado. that adds weight to his words / isto dá valor a suas palavras. f) tudo que faz pressão. g) peso de balança. h) esfera de ferro para arremesso de peso. 2 sistema de pesos. 3 unidade de sistema de pesos. • vt 1 pesar: a) determinar o peso de. b) fig ponderar, considerar atentamente. c) fig carregar, oprimir. 2 tornar mais pesado. 3 dar peso determinado a. 4 Stat dar determinado valor ou peso a. a matter of great weight um assunto de muita importância. a set of weights um jogo de pesos (para balança). by weight por peso. dead weight a) Naut peso bruto. b) fig peso morto. gross weight peso bruto. live weight peso vivo. net weight peso líquido. to lose weight emagrecer. to pull one’s weight contribuir com sua sorte. to put on weight ganhar peso, engordar. to put the weight Sports arremessar o peso. under/ over weight abaixo/acima do peso ideal. weights and measures pesos e medidas.

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  • 10 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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  • set one's mind on — decide on, make up one s mind …   English contemporary dictionary

  • set one's mind on — {v. phr.} To be determined to; decide to. * /He has set his mind on buying an old chateau in France./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set one's mind on — {v. phr.} To be determined to; decide to. * /He has set his mind on buying an old chateau in France./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set\ one's\ mind\ on — v. phr. To be determined to; decide to. He has set his mind on buying an old chateau in France …   Словарь американских идиом

  • set one's mind on smth — (from Idioms in Speech) to be intent on; to be determined about It was true that he had his ways. When he set his mind on something, that was that. I may as well tell you that I should have thrown it up, only, I m not in the habit of giving up… …   Idioms and examples

  • set one's mind at rest — {v. phr.} To relieve someone s anxieties; reassure someone. * / Lef me set your mind at rest about the operation, Dr. Vanek said. You ll be back on your feet in a week. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set one's mind at rest — {v. phr.} To relieve someone s anxieties; reassure someone. * / Lef me set your mind at rest about the operation, Dr. Vanek said. You ll be back on your feet in a week. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set\ one's\ mind\ at\ rest — v. phr. To relieve someone s anxieties; reassure someone. Let me set your mind at rest about the operation, Dr. Vanek said. You ll be back on your feet in a week …   Словарь американских идиом

  • set one's mind at rest — free oneself from worry I told him the reason we can t come in order to set his mind at rest …   Idioms and examples

  • put one's mind to — To focus one s attention on ● mind * * * put (or set) one s mind to direct all one s attention to (achieving something) she d have made an excellent dancer, if she d have put her mind to it …   Useful english dictionary

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