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41 correspond
[korə'spond]1) ((with to) to be similar; to match: A bird's wing corresponds to the arm and hand in humans.) corresponder2) ((with with) to be in agreement with; to match.) corresponder3) (to communicate by letter (with): Do they often correspond (with each other)?) corresponder-se•- correspondent
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42 corresponding
adjective (similar, matching: The rainfall this month is not as high as for the corresponding month last year.) correspondente* * *cor.re.spond.ing[kɔrisp'ɔndiŋ] adj 1 correspondente, conforme. 2 que se comunica por correspondência. -
43 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) rachar2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) quebrar3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) estalar4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) dizer5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) arrombar6) (to solve (a code).) resolver7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) quebrar2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) racha2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) fenda3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) estalo4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) golpe5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) graça6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) perito- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack* * *[kræk] n 1 fenda, racha, fresta, ruptura. 2 estalido, estalo, estrépito, estrondo, pancada. 3 coll golpe, soco que produz um estalido. 4 tiro de arma de fogo. 5 abertura estreita, fresta. 6 instante, momento. 7 craque: esportista de excelente qualidade. 8 droga à base de cocaína. 9 arrombamento. • vi+vt 1 rachar, fender(-se), quebrar, rebentar. the plate is cracked / o prato está trincado. 2 estalar. he cracked his fingers / ele estalou os dedos. 3 crepitar. 4 estourar. 5 bater. 6 ficar áspero e agudo, falhar, mudar de voz. 7 sl ceder, entregar-se. 8 contar (piada). 9 arrombar (cofre). 10 abrir (garrafa) e beber. they cracked a bottle / eles beberam uma garrafa. 11 falhar, falir. • adj excelente, brilhante. • interj zás! crack of doom prenúncio do juízo final. in a crack num instante. to crack a crib sl arrombar uma casa. to crack a crust viver modestamente. to crack a joke contar uma piada. to crack a tidy crust viver bem. to crack town a) Amer fazer ou dar uma batida policial. b) tomar medidas severas. to crack up a) exaltar, elogiar. b) sofrer um colapso mental. c) despedaçar-se. -
44 cradle
['kreidl] 1. noun1) (a child's bed especially one in which it can be rocked.) berço2) (a frame of similar shape, eg one under a ship that is being built or repaired.) berço2. verb(to hold or rock as if in a cradle: She cradled the child in her arms.) embalar* * *cra.dle[kr'eidəl] n 1 berço. 2 lugar de origem, terra natal. 3 fig início, origem. 4 Naut picadeiro. 5 armação para sustentar avião, etc. durante a construção. 6 Amer bateria oscilante para lavar ouro. 7 ancinho de gadanha. 8 Med tala para imobilizar um membro fraturado. 9 gancho de telefone. 10 cutelo, talhador. • vt+vi 1 pôr ou balançar no berço, embalar. 2 criar, cuidar de, educar. 3 pôr ou segurar em picadeiro, armação, tala, etc. 4 Amer lavar (ouro) em bateria oscilante. 5 ceifar com gadanha provida de ancinho. from the cradle desde a infância. in the cradle fig na infância. -
45 cream
[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) nata2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) creme3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) nata4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) creme2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) bater em creme2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) desnatar3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) seleccionar•- creamy- creaminess
- cream of tartar* * *[kri:m] n 1 nata, creme de leite. 2 creme. 3 doce feito de nata. 4 pomada, cosmético, creme para a pele. 5 cor de creme. 6 fig escol, melhor parte, nata, flor. 7 licor espesso. • vt+vi 1 pôr creme, cobrir de creme. 2 desnatar. 3 espumar, formar uma camada semelhante a creme. 4 preparar, cozinhar com nata. 5 bater, misturar para formar creme. • adj 1 de creme. 2 amarelo-claro, da cor do creme. clotted cream nata azeda. cold cream creme para amaciar a pele. shaving cream creme de barbear. the cream of society a flor da sociedade. whipped cream creme chantilly. -
46 crepe paper
(paper with a similar surface.) papel crepom* * *crepe pa.per[kreip p'eipə] n papel-crepom. -
47 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) almofada2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) almofada2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) aparar* * *cush.ion[k'uʃən] n 1 almofada, coxim, travesseiro. 2 tabela, tablilha de bilhar. 3 amortecedor, pára-choque. • vt 1 almofadar. 2 colocar, assentar sobre almofada, escorar com almofada. 3 amortecer, proteger contra choques. pin cushion almofada para alfinetes. -
48 ditto
dit.to[d'itou] n (pl dittos) 1 dito, idem. 2 palavra, expressão ou sentença já dita, a mesma, similar. 3 cópia, duplicação. • vt copiar, duplicar. • adv como anteriormente, identicamente, do mesmo modo, da mesma forma. suit of dittos coleção de ternos da mesma fazenda. to say ditto concordar, apoiar uma opinião. -
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50 generic
[‹ə'nerik]((of a name, term etc) referring to several similar objects etc: `Furniture' is a generic term for chairs, tables etc.)* * *ge.ner.ic[dʒən'erik] adj 1 genérico. 2 relativo a um grupo. 3 geral. -
51 halo
['heiləu]plural - halo(e)s; noun1) (a ring of light round the sun or moon.) halo2) (a similar ring of light round the head of a holy person in a picture etc.) auréola* * *ha.lo[h'eilou] n 1 halo. 2 auréola. 3 fig glória, prestígio. • vt 1 formar halo. 2 aureolar. -
52 he doesn’t find his parallel
he doesn’t find his parallelele não encontra similar.English-Portuguese dictionary > he doesn’t find his parallel
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53 honeycomb
noun (the mass formed by rows of wax cells in which bees store their honey.) favo* * *hon.ey.comb[h'∧nikoum] n 1 favo de mel. 2 Radio, Eng qualquer estrutura similar ao favo de mel. • vt 1 perfurar ou dividir em forma de favo. 2 fig minar, estragar. -
54 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) anzol2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) gancho3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) soco2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) fisgar2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) enganchar3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) desvio•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook* * *[huk] n 1 gancho. 2 anzol. 3 farpa. 4 armadilha, laço. 5 curva fechada. 6 Geogr cabo, promontório. 7 Sport golpe no jogo de boxe. 8 foice. 9 sl ladrão. 10 Mus frase melódica repetitiva facilmente reconhecida, usada em músicas populares. • vt+vi 1 enganchar, ferrar, prender. 2 dependurar. 3 pescar, fisgar. 4 curvar, estar curvado. 5 coll roubar, surrupiar. by hook or by crook de qualquer maneira. crochet hook agulha de crochê. on my own hook por conta própria. reaping hook foice, alfanje. she hooked him sl ela o fisgou. to get off the hook sair de uma situação difícil e perigosa. to get someone off the hook ajudar alguém a sair de uma situação difícil. to get the hook ser despedido. to hook in enganchar. to hook it fugir. to hook up Electr conectar um computador em outro equipamento similar. to let someone off the hook ajudar alguém a sair de uma situação difícil. to take the phone off the hook tirar o telefone do gancho. -
55 howl
1. verb1) (to make a long, loud cry: The wolves howled; He howled with pain; We howled with laughter.) uivar2) ((of wind) to make a similar sound: The wind howled through the trees.) uivar2. noun(such a cry: a howl of pain; howls of laughter.) grito- howler* * *[haul] n 1 uivo, urro, bramido. 2 berro, grito lamentoso. 3 Radio chiado. 4 sl algo engraçado. • vt+vi 1 uivar, urrar, bramir. 2 gritar, berrar. to howl down abafar com gritaria. -
56 hum
1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) cantarolar2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) zumbir3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) aquecer2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) zumbido* * *[h∧m] n 1 zumbido, zunido. 2 expressão de hesitação. 3 canto com os lábios fechados. • vt 1 zumbir, zunir, sussurrar. 2 hesitar. 3 cantar com os lábios fechados. • interj hum!, hem! to hum and haw hesitar, gaguejar. -
57 incubator
noun (a heated box-like apparatus for hatching eggs or a similar one for rearing premature babies etc.) incubadora* * *in.cu.ba.tor['iŋkjubeitə] n incubadora, chocadeira (elétrica), estufa. -
58 jackal
['‹æko:l, ]( American[) -kl](a type of wild animal similar to a dog or wolf.) chacal* * *jack.al[dʒ'ækɔ:l, dʒ'ækəl] n 1 Zool chacal. 2 pessoa que se incumbe de serviços subalternos. 3 pessoa vigarista, trapaceira. -
59 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) geleia- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) bloquear2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) entalar3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) emperrar4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) interferir2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) engarrafamento2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) aperto•- jam on* * *jam1[dʒæm] n 1 esmagamento. 2 aperto, acotovelamento, aglomeração de gente. 3 congestionamento (de tráfego). 4 emperramento, desarranjo. 5 situação difícil ou perigosa. 6 estorvo, obstrução. 7 sl cocaína. 8 Comp aglomeração, congestionamento: acúmulo imprevisto de cartões ou de qualquer outro meio de entrada. • vt+vi 1 apertar(-se), comprimir(-se), apinhar(-se). they jam into the elevator / eles superlotam o elevador. 2 esmagar. 3 machucar. 4 empurrar, impelir. 5 fechar, tapar, entupir, bloquear, obstruir. 6 emperrar. this door jams / esta porta emperra. 7 Radio perturbar a transmissão. 8 Amer sl apresentar música popular avivada com improvisação. 9 Amer sl copular. jammed up interrompido, bloqueado, congestionado. to be in a jam estar em apuros. to jam on the brakes frear de repente. traffic jam impedimento, congestionamento, bloqueamento ou interrupção do tráfego.————————jam2[dʒæm] n Cook geléia de frutas. • vt transformar em geléia, espalhar geléia. to want jam on it coll esperar ou querer demais. -
60 lens
[lenz]1) (a piece of glass etc curved on one or both sides and used in spectacles, microscopes, cameras etc: I need new lenses in my spectacles; The camera lens is dirty.) lente2) (a similar part of the eye: The disease has affected the lens of his left eye.) cristalino* * *[lens] n 1 lente. 2 Anat cristalino. 3 objetiva.
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