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21 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) bater2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) bater3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) atingir4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) alcançar2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) golpe2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) ponto3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sucesso•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with* * *[hit] n 1 golpe, pancada, estocada. 2 sucesso, sorte. 3 ataque, crítica. • vt+vi (ps and pp hit) 1 dar um golpe, dar uma pancada (at em). he hit me a blow / ele me deu uma pancada. 2 acertar, atingir. he was hit by the ball / ele foi atingido pela bola. his hand was hit by the knife / a sua mão foi ferida pela faca. a lucky hit um bom lance, um golpe feliz. he hit the town coll ele chegou à cidade. hit or miss a esmo. to hit against bater contra. to hit it off concordar. to hit it up injetar drogas. to hit off imitar ou descrever perfeitamente. to hit the bottle beber muito, em excesso. to hit the ceilving/ roof ficar com raiva. to hit the hay/ sack ir dormir, ir para a cama. to hit the jackpot acertar na sorte grande. to hit the nail on the head dar na trilha. to hit the road partir, pegar a estrada. to hit upon encontrar, topar com. to make a hit with someone a) ficar popular. b) impressionar alguém. you have hit my taste você acertou meu gosto. -
22 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) levantar2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) levantar3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) levantar4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) subir2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) um levantar2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) elevador3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) boleia4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) estímulo•- lift off* * *[lift] n 1 ação de levantar, levantamento. 2 altura a que se levanta algo. 3 pequena elevação de terreno. 4 auxílio para suspender algo. 5 ascensor, elevador, aparelho para suspender cargas. 6 carga que foi ou deve ser erguida. 7 melhoria de condição social. 8 carona. 9 camada de sola no salto de um sapato. 10 ajuda, auxílio. 11 melhora de estado de ânimo. 12 furto. 13 Aeron força de sustentação ou ascensão. • vt+vi 1 erguer, alçar, levantar, suspender, içar, subir. 2 surgir (no horizonte). 3 retirar, levantar, revogar. 4 furtar. 5 exaltar, estimular. 6 pagar (uma obrigação). 7 fig plagiar. 8 levantar-se, erguer-se. 9 desenterrar (batatas). to give one a lift dar condução ou carona a alguém. to lift off decolar verticalmente (espaçonave). to lift up one’s head recobrar de doença ou prostração. -
23 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. -
24 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) bater2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) acertar3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) atingir4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) alcançar, atingir2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) golpe2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) ponto ganho3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sucesso•- hit-or-miss - hit back - hit below the belt - hit it off - hit on - hit out - make a hit with -
25 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) erguer2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) carregar3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) levantar4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) subir2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) erguimento2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) elevador3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) carona4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) estímulo•- lift off -
26 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) trecho8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) praça12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar•- go places - in the first - second place - in place - in place of - out of place - put oneself in someone else's place - put someone in his place - put in his place - take place - take the place of -
27 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hora2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tempo3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento, hora4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tempo5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) hora6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) vez7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tempo8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo, andamento2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrar2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) escolher o momento de•- timeless- timelessly - timelessness - timely - timeliness - timer - times - timing - time bomb - time-consuming - time limit - time off - time out - timetable - all in good time - all the time - at times - be behind time - for the time being - from time to time - in good time - in time - no time at all - no time - one - two at a time - on time - save - waste time - take one's time - time and time again - time and again -
28 trust
1. verb1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) confiar2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) confiar3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) esperar2. noun1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) confiança2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) cuidado3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) responsabilidade4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) depósito5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) consórcio•- trustee- trustworthy
- trustworthiness
- trusty
- trustily
- trustiness* * *[tr∧st] n 1 confiança, crença, fé, confidência. I put (place, have) great trust in you / confio em você, tenho fé na sua pessoa. there is no trust to be placed in him / não se pode ter confiança nele. 2 pessoa ou coisa em que se confia. 3 esperança. 4 crédito. 5 obrigação, responsabilidade, cargo, dever. 6 guarda, cuidado. 7 Jur fideicomisso, procurador em confiança. 8 monopólio, truste. 9 cartel, sindicato. 10 depósito em custódia, custódia. • vt+vi 1 confiar, ter fé, crer. I do not trust him round the corner / não tenho nenhuma confiança nele. trust him for that! / ironic conte com ele para isso! (e veja onde você vai parar). 2 acreditar em, ter confiança em. 3 depender de, confiar em. 4 confiar a, entregar aos cuidados de, deixar com. you must trust yourself to him / você deve ter confiança nele. he cannot be trusted with so large a sum / não se pode confiar-lhe uma soma tão grande. 5 esperar, acreditar. 6 dar crédito a, fiar, vender a crédito. • adj de confiança, em confiança. breach of trust abuso de confiança. building under governmental trust prédio tombado. in trust em confiança, em custódia. on trust a) em fiança, a crédito. b) em confiança. position of trust cargo de confiança. private trust fundação particular. to hold in trust for guardar para, administrar para. to take on trust aceitar de boa fé. to trust someone with something, to trust something to someone confiar alguma coisa a alguém. -
29 example
1) (something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen: an example of his handwriting.) exemplo2) (something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc: Can you give me an example of how this word is used?) exemplo3) (a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied: She was an example to the rest of the class.) exemplo4) (a warning to be heeded: Let this be an example to you, and never do it again!) exemplo•- make an example of
- set someone an example
- set an example* * *ex.am.ple[igz'a:mp2l; igz'æmp2l] n 1 exemplo. for example / por exemplo. by way of example / para citar um exemplo. 2 molde, modelo. 3 exemplar. beyond example / nunca visto, sem precedente. a bad example / um mau exemplo. to set a good example / dar bom exemplo. to take example by one / tomar exemplo de alguém. let this be an example to you / que isto lhe sirva de lição. to make an example / castigar para servir de exemplo. -
30 hog
[hoɡ] 1. noun((especially American) a pig.) porco2. verb1) (to gobble up greedily.) devorar2) (to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to: She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.) açambarcar•- hogwash- go the whole hog* * *[hɔg] n 1 porco para engorda, capado. 2 fig homem porco, porcalhão. 3 Naut escovão. • vt+vi 1 cortar o pêlo ou a crina, cortar rente. 2 limpar o casco do navio. 3 receber mais do que é devido. 4 comer e beber em demasia. he went the whole hog sl ele resolveu o assunto, ele arrumou o negócio. -
31 load
[ləud] 1. noun1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) carga2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) carregamento3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) montes de4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) carga2. verb1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) carregar2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) carregar3) (to put film into (a camera).) carregar•- loaded* * *[loud] n 1 carga. 2 carregamento. 3 fardo, peso. 4 opressão. 5 resistência. 6 loads coll grande quantidade, abundância. 7 capacidade (de uma máquina). • vt+vi 1 carregar. 2 pesar. 3 tornar mais pesado. 4 oprimir. 5 encher até as bordas. 6 cumular. 7 adulterar. 8 Comp carregar. -
32 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) sentir2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) provar3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) saber a4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) gozar2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) gosto2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) sabor3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prova4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gosto5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gosto•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness* * *[teist] n 1 gosto: a) sabor, paladar. b) bom gosto. what bad taste! / que falta de gosto! c) sentido do paladar. d) distinção, elegância. e) inclinação, predileção, propensão. f) critério, discernimento. 2 gustação, prova. 3 pouquinho, bocado, amostra. • vt+vi 1 experimentar, provar. I had not tasted food for days / tinha ficado dias sem comer. 2 sentir o gosto. 3 ter gosto de. it tastes sweet / é doce. 4 saborear, apreciar, experimentar. tastes differ, there is no accounting for tastes gostos não se discutem. to have a taste for apreciar. he has a taste for music / ele aprecia música. to take a taste of experimentar um pouco, provar. -
33 unravel
past tense - unravelled; verb1) (to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She could not unravel the tangled thread.) desembaraçar2) ((especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone: My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles.) desfazer-se3) (to solve (a problem, mystery etc): Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?) deslindar* * *un.rav.el[∧nr'ævəl] vt+vi 1 desemaranhar(-se), desembaraçar(-se). 2 desfibrar(-se), desfiar(-se). 3 desenredar(-se), deslindar(-se), esclarecer(-se), elucidar(-se). 4 separar. -
34 waist
[weist]1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) cintura2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) cintura3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) cintura•- waisted- waistband
- waistcoat* * *[weist] n 1 cintura (do corpo). 2 Amer corpete. 3 cintura (de vestido). 4 meio, parte central ou mais estreita. 5 Naut poço: parte do convés entre os castelos. 6 Amer blusa. -
35 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) carregar2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) sustentar4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) acarretar5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprovar, vencer6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) conduzir(-se)•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
- carry-cot - be/get carried away - carry forward - carry off - carry on - carry out - carry weight((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
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36 hog
[hoɡ] 1. noun((especially American) a pig.) porco2. verb1) (to gobble up greedily.) avançar em2) (to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to: She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.) açambarcar•- hogwash- go the whole hog -
37 load
[ləud] 1. noun1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) carga2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) carregamento3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) um monte4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) carga2. verb1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) carregar2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) carregar3) (to put film into (a camera).) carregar•- loaded -
38 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 -
39 unravel
past tense - unravelled; verb1) (to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She could not unravel the tangled thread.)2) ((especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone: My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles.)3) (to solve (a problem, mystery etc): Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?) -
40 waist
[weist]1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) cintura2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) cintura3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) cintura•- waisted- waistband - waistcoat
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