she+is+past+60

1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) conduzir

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) levar

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) levar

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) estar à frente

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar

1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) frente

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) vanguarda

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) liderança

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) fio condutor

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal

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- leader

1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina

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- leaden

1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) ficar sabendo

2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) aprender

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- learned

1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fogo

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz

1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro

1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leve

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mais leve

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil, ligeiro

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered

1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) encontrar

2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) encontrar-se

3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) ficar conhecendo

4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) encontrar-se

5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) satisfazer

6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) apresentar-se a

7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) encontrar

8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) dar com

9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) responder a

- meeting

1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) almofada

2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) bloco

3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) plataforma

- padding

1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) perscrutar

2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) correr os olhos por

3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) explorar

4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) scannear

5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) scannear

6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) escandir

She had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) exame com scanner

- scanner

1) (to rub hard in order to clean: She's scrubbing the floor.) esfregar

2) (to remove by scrubbing: She scrubbed the mess off the carpet.) esfregar

3) (to cancel: We planned to go but had to scrub the idea.) eliminar

- scrubbing-brush

1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) espancar

2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) andar penosamente

3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) trabalhar duramente

1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) trabalho duro

2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) golpe forte

1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) espetar

2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) fincar

3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) colar

4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) emperrar

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- sticker

1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) graveto

2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) vara

3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) haste

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- get hold of the wrong end of the stick

1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.)

2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.)

3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.)

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- understandable

1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.)

2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.)

3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.)

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- make oneself understood

1) (to roll or fold (round something or someone): He wrapped his handkerchief round his bleeding finger.) enrolar

2) (to cover by folding or winding something round: She wrapped the book (up) in brown paper; She wrapped the baby up in a warm shawl.) embrulhar

- wrapper

1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) cortar

2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) bater

1) (an act of clipping.) corte

2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) bofetada

3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.)

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- clipper

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[klip] n 1 tosquia, corte. 2 tosão, velo. 3 qualquer coisa cortada. 4 movimento rápido. 5 coll golpe. 6 Amer coll ocasião única. • vt+vi 1 tosquiar, cortar (com tesoura). 2 aparar, cercear. 3 cortar cabelo ou lã. 4 omitir sílabas ou sons na pronúncia. he clips his g’s / ele não pronuncia os gês. 5 reduzir, cortar, encurtar. 6 coll mover-se rapidamente. 7 coll golpear rapidamente. 8 recortar (notícias de jornal). 9 Tech desbarbar. 10 sl enganar, tapear. at a good clip a passos rápidos. to clip the wing of cortar as asas de (também fig). clipped word abreviatura. film clip filme clipe: pequena parte ou pequeno trecho de um filme completo, constituindo uma separata. video clip videoclipe: número musical com representação teatral gravado em videoteipe.

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[klip] n 1 clipe, grampo. 2 pente para balas. • vt+vi segurar (com clipe), grampear, apertar.

1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) podar, tosquiar

2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) esbofetear

1) (an act of clipping.) poda, tosquia

2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) bofetada

3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) clip

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- clipper

1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) brilhar

2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) brilhar

3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) polir

4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) brilhar

1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) brilho

2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) polimento, lustre

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- shining

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) conhecer

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conhecer

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conhecer

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconhecer

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- knowing

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[nou] n conhecimento, informação reservada. • vt (ps knew, pp known) 1 saber, conhecer, entender. he knows all the answers / ele tem resposta para tudo. she knows him by sight / ela o conhece de vista. I came to know it by chance / fiquei sabendo por acaso. he knows how to paint / ele sabe pintar. 2 reconhecer, indentificar ( for como). I should know him anywhere / eu o reconheceria em qualquer lugar. 3 estar ciente, estar informado. please let me know your arrival / queira por favor informar-me da sua chegada. 4 ter a certeza. I know her to be my friend / tenho certeza de sua amizade. 5 estar relacionado, conhecer pessoalmente. she knows him / ela o conhece. I have known him for three weeks / conheço-o há três semanas. 6 estar habilitado, ter experiência, ser hábil, destro. 7 distinguir ( from de). you can’t know him from his brother / você não pode distingui-lo do seu irmão. 8 Bib arch conhecer, ter relações sexuais com. for all I know que eu saiba. he is in the know ele está a par de. he knows better than to betray her ele não é tão estúpido para traí-la. he knows his own mind ele sabe o que quer. he knows it by heart ele sabe de cor. I know better than that não caio nessa. known as conhecido pelo nome de. make it known torne público. not that I know não que eu saiba. to know how many beans make five saber com quantos paus se faz uma canoa. to know oneself conhecer a si mesmo. to know the ropes a) entender do assunto. b) conhecer em detalhes. well, what do you know? a) Amer sabe lá!, vai saber! b) quais são as novidades? you never know coll talvez, quem sabe? you know é ou não é?, você sabe. you know best você é quem sabe.

1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) ver

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) ver

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) ver

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.)

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) ver

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) ver

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) ver

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) acompanhar

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- see about

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[si:] vt+vi (ps saw, pp seen). 1 ver, perceber, olhar. I see things differently now / agora estou vendo as coisas com outros olhos. 2 examinar com os olhos, observar, espiar. 3 perceber, compreender, aprender. I can’t see it / isto não me convence. I don’t see the good of doing that / não vejo a razão para fazer isto. now I see light / agora que estou compreendendo. 4 descobrir, verificar. she wants to see life / ela deseja conhecer a vida. 5 pensar, considerar. 6 atender. 7 encontrar, conversar com. she sees much company / ela recebe muita visita. 8 procurar, consultar. I must see a doctor / tenho de consultar um médico. 9 visitar. 10 assistir, cuidar. I’ll see it done / cuidarei que seja feito. he’ll see about that / ele tratará (cuidará) disto. 11 acompanhar, escoltar. 12 passar por, ter experiência com. he’ll never see fifty again / ele já passou dos cinqüenta (anos). let me see! deixe-me ver!, deixe-me pensar! oh I see! agora estou vendo!, agora estou compreendendo! see you later! até mais tarde!, até logo! to see after providenciar, tomar providências. to see into examinar. we’ll see into this / examinaremos isto. to see over inspecionar. to see to tomar conta. the maid will see to the house / a empregada olhará pela casa. to see things ter alucinações. to see through não se deixar iludir, perceber. she saw me through / ela me auxiliou, ela me ajudou a passar (este tempo duro). we must see the thing through / precisamos levar isto até o fim, temos de agüentar. we’ll see! vamos ver!, vamos esperar! what the eyes do not see the heart does not grieve over o que os olhos não vêem, o coração não sente.

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[si:] n Rel arch 1 posição, autoridade de bispo. 2 sé, diocese.

- singer

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[siŋ] n reunião para cantar em coro. • vt+vi (ps sang, pp sung) 1 cantar. she sings flat / ela canta baixo demais. she sang to a great audience / ela cantou para (diante de) um público numeroso. 2 entoar, louvar com cantos. he sings her praise / ele a elogia muito. 3 gorjear, cantarolar. 4 cantar ou narrar em canções. she sang her child to sleep / ela ninava sua criança. 5 proclamar. 6 zunir, zumbir, assobiar. 7 ter zumbido. 8 sl delatar.

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singular

1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) usar

2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.) usar

3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) apresentar

4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.) gastar(-se)

5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) fazer

6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) resistir ao uso

1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) uso

2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) roupa

3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) uso, desgaste

4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) uso

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- wearable

1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) recair/cair

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cair

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) cair

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) acontecer

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) ficar

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) caber

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) queda

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) queda

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) queda

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) outono

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- falls

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[fɔ:l] n 1 queda, caída, distância de caída, tombo, salto, baixa, inclinação, iluminação, declive. to give one a fall / fazer alguém cair. the ice gave me a fall / levei um tombo no gelo. trees broke his fall / as árvores suavizaram sua queda. 2 queda d’água, catarata, desaguamento, desembocadura de rio, precipitação de chuva ou de neve e sua quantidade. a fall of rain / uma pancada de chuva. the Niagara Falls / as cataratas do Niágara. 3 desmoronamento, desabamento (ruínas, destruição), capitulação de praças, rendição, tomada, derrota, aniquilação. 4 corte de árvores, derrubada. 5 tombo de costas, encontro (luta romana). 6 baixa de temperatura, de maré, de preço. to speculate on the fall / especular na baixa. a fall in prices / uma baixa nos preços. a fall of temperature / uma queda de temperatura. 7 derruba (demissão de empregados em massa). 8 queda de voz, de tom: cadência. 9 queda de forças vitais: morte. 10 queda de elementos: decadência. 11 Amer outono. 12 Naut tirador de talha, extremidade livre da corda de talha. 13 a) inclinação, propensão, tendência. b) declínio, descrédito, desgraça. 14 decaída, ruína, lapso, pecado. 15 outono, queda de folhas. 16 the Fall Eccl o pecado original. • vt+vi (ps fell, pp fallen) 1 cair, tombar, deixar-se cair, cair em terra, descer sobre a terra, correr. when night falls / ao cair da noite. 2 desaguar, desembocar. 3 abater-se, esmorecer, fraquejar, decair. 4 desmoronar, desabar, ruir. 5 abater, derrubar. 6 baixar, decrescer, diminuir (temperatura, maré, preço), ceder, abrandar-se, acalmar (vento). 7 chocar, encontrar, acometer, vencer (luta). 8 baixar de tom, de voz. 9 fundir-se, perecer, cessar, acabar, morrer. 10 ser demitido. 11 sentir um desapontamento. 12 pender, inclinar-se. 13 tornar-se, ficar, aparecer, surgir, acontecer, suceder. 14 incidir, recair, coincidir, pertencer, reverter. 15 escapar (palavras). 16 cair da graça ou perder prestígio. 17 abaixar-se, envergonhar-se. 18 cair em pecado, arruinar-se. 19 apostatar. 20 render-se, capitular, ser tomado (praça). 21 morrer no campo de batalha. to fall aboard abalroar, colidir com um navio. to fall a-crying pôr-se a chorar. to fall a-fighting começar a brigar. to fall among cair entre, achar-se entre ou no meio de. to fall away abandonar, apostatar, dissolver-se, decair, definhar. to fall back recuar, ceder, retirar-se. to fall back upon recorrer a. to fall behind ficar para trás, perder terreno. to fall by the ears começar a disputar, brigar. to fall calm acalmar, amainar (o vento). to fall down desmoronar, prosternar-se. to fall down with the tide descer rio abaixo com a maré. to fall dry cair em seco. to fall due vencer o prazo. to fall flat falhar completamente, malograr, não produzir efeito. to fall for engraçar-se, enamorar-se. he fell for her / ele apaixonou-se por ela. to fall foul Naut abalroar, colidir com, atacar, provocar conflito. to fall from renegar, abandonar, desertar. to fall from grace cair em pecado. to fall in desabar, ruir, cair, abater-se, vencer-se, findar, reverter ao possuidor primitivo por prescrição, Mil entrar em forma, engatar. to fall in love with apaixonar-se por. to fall in with encontrar, topar ou dar com alguém ou com alguma coisa acidentalmente, concordar, harmonizar-se, conformar-se, aquiescer, coincidir. to fall in with the enemy / vir às mãos, romper as hostilidades. to fall into assentir, consentir. he fell into an error / ele caiu num erro. she fell into a passion (ou rage) / ela encolerizou-se (ou enfureceu-se). to fall into a habit adquirir um costume. to fall into conversation começar uma conversa. to fall into disuse cair em desuso. to fall into oblivion cair em esquecimento. to fall off cair de um lugar, desprender-se, retirar-se, recuar, abandonar, renegar, desamparar, desavir-se, rebelar-se, declinar, afrouxar. Naut descair, desviar-se, arribar, virar para sotavento. to fall on cair, recair sobre, dirigir-se, cair em tal dia, lançar-se sobre, topar ou dar com. a cry fell on my ear / um grito chegou-me ao ouvido. Christmas fell on Sunday last year / no ano passado o Natal caiu num domingo. the accent falls on the last syllable / o acento recai sobre a última sílaba. he fell on his legs / ele caiu de pé, teve sorte. he fell on his sword / lançou-se sob a espada (suicidou-se). to fall out acontecer, ocorrer, suceder, sair bem ou mal, resultar, dar em resultado, cair fora, Naut inclinar-se para fora, Mil debandar, sair de forma, desavir-se. the land fell out of cultivation / o campo ficou abandonado. to fall out of flesh emagrecer. to fall out of one’s hands cair das mãos de alguém. to fall out with someone desavir-se ou romper. to fall short faltar, escassear, ser insuficiente, não atingir o objetivo (tiro). to fall short of ficar frustrado, enganado, logrado ou abaixo de, não alcançar, faltar ao cumprimento. the supplies fell short of the expected / os fornecimentos não corresponderam ao que era esperado. to fall silent emudecer, ficar silencioso, calado. to fall through falhar, fracassar, ser reprovado, abortar, dar em nada. to fall to leeward Naut sotaventear. to fall to pôr-se a fazer alguma coisa, aplicar-se, pôr-se a comer com sofreguidão, tocar por sorte, competir, cair (por sorte a alguém). the property fell to him / a propriedade coube a ele. he fell to praying / ele começou a rezar. it falls to my lot / isto é comigo. it falls to her / isso compete a ela. he fell to religion / ele dedicou-se à religião. the lion fell to his rifle / o leão sucumbiu ao tiro da sua espingarda. all our hopes fell to the ground / todas as nossas esperanças se desfizeram. the land falls to the river / o terreno cai sobre o rio. to fall to pieces desabar, despedaçar-se, desagregar-se. to fall under estar compreendido, contido, incluído, enquadrar-se, cair sob, expor-se, ser submetido. this falls under class B / isto entra na classe B. to fall under one’s displeasure cair no desagrado de alguém. to fall upon encontrar-se, lançar-se, assaltar, lançar mão, adotar, considerar, meditar. he fell upon an expedient / ele lançou mão de um expediente. to fall within estar incluído, incorrer. it falls within the amount / isto entra no montante.