she+fell

1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) armadilha

2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) cilada

- trapper

1) (a weighing instrument.) balança

2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) equilíbrio

3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) equilíbrio

4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo

1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) equilibrar

2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) equilibrar

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- balance sheet

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[b'æləns] n 1 equilíbrio. 2 estabilidade de corpo e mente. 3 comparação, estimativa, balanço. 4 harmonia, proporção. 5 continuidade, estabilidade. 6 contrapeso, coisa que anula ou contrabalança. 7 Com saldo, balanço. 8 resto, sobra. 9 balancim (de relógio). 10 peso, quantidade ou força preponderante. 11 movimento balançante da cabeça. 12 igualdade de peso. 13 constelação Libra ou sétimo signo do zodíaco. • vt+vi 1 pesar em balança. 2 equilibrar, contrabalançar. 3 comparar (valor, importância). 4 fazer proporcional, ser proporcional. 5 firmar, estabilizar. 6 anular (efeito). 7 Com fazer balanço, equilibrar contas. 8 estar em equilíbrio, estar balançado, equilibrar-se. 9 hesitar, estar indeciso. 10 ponderar, avaliar, estimar. adverse balance prejuízo. balance at the bank saldo credor no banco. balance beam braço de balança. balance carried forward saldo a conta nova. balance in hand dinheiro à mão. balance of mind equilíbrio mental. balance of power equilíbrio de forças. he lost his balance ele perdeu o domínio sobre si. his sudden riches threw him off his balance sua riqueza inesperada deixou-o desnorteado. in the balance pendente. this turned the balance isto foi decisivo. to balance accounts with acertar as contas com.

1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) atrás de

2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) atrás de

3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) por trás de

1) (at the back: following behind.) atrás

2) ((also behindhand [-hænd]) not up to date: behind with his work.) atrasado

3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) para trás

- behind someone's back

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[bih'aind] prep 1 atrás de. he looked behind him / ele olhou atrás de si. she hid behind the door / ela escondeu-se atrás da porta. 2 do lado afastado ou oposto de. 3 escondido, oculto sob. he did it behind my back / fig ele o fez sem eu saber. 4 inferior a, atrasado em comparação com. he is behind the times / ele é antiquado, atrasado. 5 mais tarde que, após, depois de. he is behind time / ele está atrasado, ele chega atrasado. he is behind schedule with his work / ele está atrasado com seu trabalho. 6 que remanesce. 7 em apoio de. • adv 1 atrás, detrás. he fell behind / ele ficou para trás. he leaves three children behind / ele deixa três crianças. 2 anteriormente. 3 de reserva, por vir. 4 atrasado. 5 n sl nádegas, traseiro. behind the front na retaguarda. behind the scenes a) Theat atrás dos bastidores. b) fig por baixo do pano, em segredo.

- butt in

1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) extremidade

2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) beata

3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.)

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[b∧t] n 1 extremidade mais grossa (de ferramenta, arma etc.). 2 Mil coronha. 3 topo de viga. 4 junta no topo de vigas. 5 toco de cigarro. 6 sl cigarro. 7 sl, depr rabo, bunda. • vi fazer junta das extremidades de tábuas.

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[b∧t] n 1 alvo. 2 alvo ou objeto de zombaria. 3 Mil barragem de proteção. the butts distância ou alcance de tiro, lugar para tiro ao alvo.

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[b∧t] n cabeçada ou chifrada. • vt 1 dar cabeçada, marrada ou chifrada. to butt in intrometer-se em.

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[b∧t] n 1 pipa grande para vinho ou cerveja. 2 medida para líquidos correspondente a 129,7 galões.

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado

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- striker

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[straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada.

- torrential

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[t'ɔrənt] n 1 torrente, corrente. 2 temporal, pé d’água. torrents of rain chuva torrencial.

1) (to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She could not unravel the tangled thread.) desembaraçar

2) ((especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone: My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles.) desfazer-se

3) (to solve (a problem, mystery etc): Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?) deslindar

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[∧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.

1) (a weighing instrument.) balança

2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) equilíbrio

3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) equilíbrio

4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo

1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) equilibrar

2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) equilibrar, sustentar(-se)

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- balance sheet

- butt in

1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) coronha

2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) toco

3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.)

1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) agarrar(-se)

2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) apertar

1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) domínio

2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) embreagem

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- clutch at straws

1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) aliviar

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) servir

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) deixar de, evitar

1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) empregado, ajudante

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio

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- helper

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) bater

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) soar, tocar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) ocorrer

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) baixar, desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoberta, achado

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- striker

- torrential

1) (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?)