soap+powder

1) (any substance in the form of fine particles: soap powder; milk-powder.) pó

2) (a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc: face-powder; talcum powder.) pó

3) (formerly, gunpowder: powder and shot.) pólvora

- powdered

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[p'audə] n 1 pó. 2 pólvora. 3 sl força, vigor. • vt+vi 1 polvilhar. 2 salgar, preservar. 3 empoar. 4 pulverizar, triturar. 5 reduzir(-se) a pó. he doesn’t know the smell of powder ele não tem experiência de guerra. not worth powder and shot não vale uma figa.

1) (any substance in the form of fine particles: soap powder; milk-powder.) pó

2) (a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc: face-powder; talcum powder.) pó

3) (formerly, gunpowder: powder and shot.) pólvora

- powdered

1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) promover

2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) promover

3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) fazer a promoção de

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- promoter

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[prəm'out] vt 1 promover: a) elevar a cargo, posto ou situação superior. he was promoted captain / ele foi promovido a capitão. b) fomentar, favorecer. 2 Chess transformar um peão em figura.

1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) promover

2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) promover

3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) promover

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- promoter

1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) lavar(-se)

2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) lavar-se

3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) embater

4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) varrer

1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) lavagem

2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) roupa suja

3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) embate

4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) líquido (desinfectante, etc.)

5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) guache

6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) ondulação

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[wɔʃ] n 1 lavagem, lavadura, ablução. 2 quantidade de roupa lavada de uma só vez, roupa para lavar. it is in the wash / está na roupa (a ser lavada). hang up the wash / estenda a roupa! 3 aluvião, depósito aluviano, material carregado e deixado pela água. 4 ruído causado pela água, ressaca, marulhada, marulho. 5 terra freqüentemente inundada pela água, charco, pântano, paul. 6 líquido para determinado uso (loção, dentifrício). 7 alimento fraco, que contém muita água, sopa rala. 8 águas servidas, restos líquidos. 9 camada fina de metal, pintura ligeira. 10 terra, areia de onde se separam minérios por meio de lavagem. 11 esteira (navio). 12 recavação, ação das águas correntes. 13 distúrbio no ar (provocado por um aeroplano). • vt+vi 1 lavar(-se), banhar(-se), enxaguar. I washed myself / eu me lavei. you must wash your hands / você precisa lavar as mãos. 2 limpar(-se), tirar, remover (mancha). 3 purificar(-se). 4 ser carregado ou escavado (pela água), causar ou sofrer erosão. 5 arrastar, levar ( along/up/ down para). 6 ser atirado (pela água). 7 correr ou bater (como as ondas) contra os rochedos. 8 umedecer, molhar. 9 dar mão ligeira de pintura, caiar. 10 revestir metais. 11 lavar (minérios), batear. 12 resistir à prova, servir, "colar". 13 não desbotar. 14 lavar-se facilmente (pano). 15 ser lavável. • adj lavável. to come out in the wash a) tornar-se público. b) acabar dando certo. to wash ashore levar à praia, ser lançado à praia. to wash away a) tirar lavando. b) ser levado pela água. the water washed it away / a água levou-o embora, arrastou-o para longe. to wash down a) limpar com muita água. b) engolir (comida ou remédio) com a ajuda de líquido. to wash out a) remover lavando. b) desbotar com lavagem. c) rejeitar. d) estragar ou destruir pela ação da água. to wash over a) passar uma demão de cal sobre. b) passar ou correr sobre. to wash up a) lavar a louça. b) lavar o rosto e as mãos. c) ser levado à praia (pelas ondas).

1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) lavar(-se)

2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) lavar

3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) bater contra

4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) arrastar

1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) banho, lavagem

2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) lavagem

3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) embate

4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) loção

5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) aguada

6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) marulho

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- washable