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1 shipwreck
1) (the accidental sinking or destruction of a ship: There were many shipwrecks on the rocky coast.) naufrágio2) (a wrecked ship: an old shipwreck on the shore.) navio naufragado* * *ship.wreck[ʃ'iprek] n 1 naufrágio. 2 navio que naufragou. • vt+vi naufragar, arruinar, arruinar-se. -
2 shipwreck
1) (the accidental sinking or destruction of a ship: There were many shipwrecks on the rocky coast.) naufrágio2) (a wrecked ship: an old shipwreck on the shore.) navio naufragado -
3 SOS
[esəu'es](a call for help or rescue, often in code and usually from a distance: Send an SOS to the mainland to tell them that we are sinking!) SOS* * *n [es ou 'es] n 1 Naut chamada radiotelegráfica por socorro...——... posteriormente interpretada como save our souls (salvem nossas almas). 2 qualquer pedido de socorro. -
4 rescue
['reskju:] 1. verb(to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc: The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.) salvar2. noun((an) act of rescuing or state of being rescued: The lifeboat crew performed four rescues last week; After his rescue, the climber was taken to hospital; They came quickly to our rescue.) salvamento- rescuer* * *res.cue[r'eskju:] n livramento, salvamento, salvação, resgate. • vt livrar, salvar, socorrer, resgatar. they are coming to our rescue / eles vêm socorrer-nos. -
5 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) afundar-se2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) descer3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) embeber(-se)4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) desanimar5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) enterrar2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) banca da cozinha- sunken- be sunk
- sink in* * *[siŋk] n 1 pia. 2 antro, lugar de vício ou de corrupção. 3 fossa, escoadouro. • vt+vi (ps sank, pp sunk, arch sunken) 1 descer, baixar, cair, depositar, declinar. 2 fazer descer, fazer baixar. 3 afundar, ir a pique, submergir. 4 afundar, pôr a pique. 5 reduzir, diminuir. my heart sinks when I think of her / coll fico deprimido quando penso nela. 6 ficar mais baixo ou mais fraco. 7 entrar, penetrar. 8 furar, perfurar, escavar, aprofundar. 9 passar gradualmente, cair. 10 gastar, perder (dinheiro). 11 decair, deteriorar. he is sinking fast / ele está decaindo rapidamente. she has sunk very low / ela decaiu muito. 12 fazer desaparecer, esconder, perder de vista. 13 levar à ruína, destruir. 14 pagar, amortizar dívida. 15 compor (riscos). let’s sink a few beers coll vamos tomar alguns chopes. to sink back cair para trás. to sink beneath a burden fig sucumbir debaixo de uma carga. to sink capital in investir capital. to sink down cair, ficar prostrado. to sink in value desvalorizar-se. to sink into oblivion cair no esquecimento. to sink or swim ou vai ou racha. to sink to one’s knees cair de joelhos. -
6 rescue
['reskju:] 1. verb(to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc: The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.) salvar2. noun((an) act of rescuing or state of being rescued: The lifeboat crew performed four rescues last week; After his rescue, the climber was taken to hospital; They came quickly to our rescue.) salvamento- rescuer -
7 SOS
[esəu'es](a call for help or rescue, often in code and usually from a distance: Send an SOS to the mainland to tell them that we are sinking!) SOS
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