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101 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (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!) levar2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) conduzir3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) dar origem4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) ir à frente5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) liderança2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) liderança3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) chefia4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pista7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) bico•- leaden* * *lead1[led] n 1 chumbo. 2 grafita. 3 sonda, prumo. 4 chapa para cobrir telhados. 5 bala de arma de fogo. • vt 1 cobrir, moldar, prender, etc. com chumbo. 2 Typogr prover com entrelinhas. • adj de chumbo. black lead grafita. red lead zarcão. to swing the lead coll dizer-se doente para escapar ao serviço. white lead alvaiade.————————lead2[li:d] n 1 conduta, guia. 2 precedência. 3 direção, comando, liderança, primeiro lugar. 4 vanguarda. 5 exemplo, precedente. 6 orientação, indicação, pista, indício. 7 mão (nos jogos de cartas). 8 passagem através do gelo. 9 curso de água artificial. 10 correia para amarrar cachorro. 11 cabo condutor. 12 Theat papel principal. 13 Theat ator principal. 14 Box golpe. 15 trecho introdutório de um artigo de jornal. • vt+vi (ps and pp led) 1 ser o primeiro a encabeçar. 2 conduzir, guiar. 3 dirigir, comandar. 4 preceder. 5 persuadir, induzir, liderar, orientar. 6 jogar de mão (cartas). 7 reger (orquestra). 8 levar, passar (a vida). a lead of uma dianteira (em corrida). to have the lead ser o líder. to lead a healthy life levar uma vida saudável. to lead astray desviar, desencaminhar. to lead away conduzir, levar. to lead captive aprisionar, prender. to lead off dar início, começar. to lead on arrastar, seduzir, influenciar. to lead the way preceder, mostrar o caminho. to lead up to a) conduzir a conversação para determinado assunto. b) conduzir em direção a. c) aplanar o caminho. to take the lead a) assumir o comando. b) tomar a iniciativa. -
102 lint
[lint]1) (linen in the form of a soft fluffy material for putting over wounds.) penso2) (very small pieces of fluff from cotton etc.) cotão* * *[lint] n 1 retalhos finos de fibras ou tecidos usados para compressas. 2 fibra de algodão. 3 Amer "bolinhas" que se formam em tecidos com o uso. -
103 lobe
[loub]1) (the soft lower part of the ear.) lóbulo2) (a division of the lungs, brain etc.) lóbulo* * *[loub] n lobo, lóbulo: 1 extremidade baixa da orelha. 2 divisão dos pulmões, do cérebro, etc. -
104 marrow
1) (the soft substance in the hollow parts of bones: Beef marrow is needed for this dish.) medula2) ((American squash) a large, green, thick-skinned vegetable, or its flesh as food.) abóbora* * *mar.row[m'ærou] n 1 tutano. 2 medula. 3 polpa. 4 essência, ponto capital. -
105 marsh
((an area of) soft wet land: The heavy rainfall turned the land into a marsh.) pântano- marshy- marshiness* * *[ma:ʃ] n pântano, charco, paul, brejo. -
106 mash
[mæʃ] 1. verb(to crush into small pieces or a soft mass: Put in some butter when you mash the potatoes.) esmagar2. noun(mashed potato: sausage and mash.) puré de batata* * *mash1[mæʃ] n 1 mistura, mingau, pasta. 2 mixórdia: farelo ensopado que se dá aos animais. 3 Brit coll purê de batata. • vt 1 misturar. 2 triturar. 3 amalgamar.————————mash2[mæʃ] vt arch coll flertar alguém até conseguir sua afeição. -
107 melt
[melt](to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated: The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.) derreter- meltdown- melting-point
- melting pot* * *[melt] n 1 fundição, ação de fundir. 2 metal fundido. 3 quantidade de metal fundido de cada vez. • vt+vi (pp melted, molten) 1 fundir, derreter. 2 dissolver, liquefazer. 3 enternecer, comover. to melt into tears desfazer-se em lágrimas. -
108 moccasin
['mokəsin](a type of shoe, made of soft leather, worn by American Indians; an imitation of it.) mocassim* * *moc.ca.sin[m'ɔkəsin] n 1 sapato mocassim. 2 serpente venenosa dos EUA ( Agristradon piscivorus). -
109 mole
I [məul] noun(a small, permanent, usually dark, spot on the skin.) sinalII [məul](a small burrowing animal with very small eyes and soft fur.) toupeira- molehill- make a mountain out of a molehill* * *mole1[moul] n 1 nevo, sinal ou mancha congênita da pele. 2 coll verruga.————————mole2[moul] n toupeira.————————mole3[moul] n molhe, dique, porto. -
110 moss
[mos]((any variety of) a type of small flowerless plant, found in damp places, forming a soft green covering on tree trunks etc: The bank of the river was covered in moss.) musgo- mossy* * *[mɔs] n musgo, limo, líquen. -
111 mud
1. noun(wet soft earth.) lama- muddy2. verb(to make muddy: You've muddied the floor!) enlamear- mudflat- mudguard
- mudskipper* * *[m∧d] n lama, barro, lodo. to throw mud at caluniar, difamar. -
112 mush
(something soft and wet: The potatoes have turned to mush after being boiled for so long.) papa- mushy* * *[m∧ʃ] n Amer 1 mingau, papa. 2 pieguice. 3 conversa tola. • vi viajar de trenó puxado por cães. -
113 muslin
noun, adjective((of) a type of fine soft cotton cloth.) musselina* * *mus.lin[m'∧zlin] n musselina. • adj de musselina. -
114 paste
[peist]1) (a soft, damp mixture, especially one made up of glue and water and used for sticking pieces of paper etc together.) pasta2) (a mixture of flour, fat etc used for making pies, pastry etc.) massa3) (a mixture made from some types of food: almond paste.) pasta* * *paste1[peist] n 1 pasta, massa. 2 cola, grude. 3 composição vítrea empregada no fabrico de imitações de pedras preciosas. 4 massa alimentícia. • vt 1 colar, grudar. 2 revestir de, forrar com. 3 converter em pasta ou massa. puff paste massa folhada. short paste massa podre.————————paste2[peist] n sl pancada, soco, murro. • vt sl esmurrar, socar, bater.————————paste3[peist] n Fr patê. -
115 pastel
['pæstəl, ]( American[) pæ'stel] 1. adjective((of colours) pale, containing a lot of white: a soft pastel green.) pastel2. noun1) (a kind of coloured pencil, made with chalk, which makes a pale colour.) pastel2) (a picture drawn with this kind of pencil.) desenho a pastel* * *pas.tel1[p'æstəl] n Bot ísatis, pastel-dos-tintureiros.————————pas.tel2[p'æstəl] n 1 pastel: giz fino de cores especiais para desenho ou pintura. 2 desenho ou pintura a pastel. 3 composição literária de caráter leve. 4 tom pastel. • adj 1 feito a pastel. 2 de cor pastel. 3 delicado, frágil. -
116 peach
[pi: ]1) (a kind of juicy, soft-skinned fruit: She doesn't like peaches; ( also adjective) a peach tree.) pêssego2) (( also adjective) (of) the orange-pink colour of the fruit: Would you call that colour peach?; The walls are painted peach.) cor de pêssego* * *peach1[pi:tʃ] n 1 Bot pessegueiro. 2 pêssego. 3 sl garota bonita. 4 cor de pêssego. 5 vulg seio. • adj da cor de pêssego.————————peach2[pi:tʃ] vt+vi sl delatar, denunciar. they peached against (ou on) him / eles o delataram. -
117 petroleum jelly
(a soft substance got from petroleum, used eg in ointments.) vaselina* * *pe.tro.le.um jel.ly[pətrouliəm dʒ'eli] n = link=petrolatum petrolatum. -
118 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pilha2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) montes2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) empilhar- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) estacaIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) pelo* * *pile1[pail] n 1 pêlo, penugem, lanugem, felpa. 2 face felpuda de tecido.————————pile2[pail] n 1 pilha, ruma, montão. 2 coll porção, quantidade, lote. 3 pira funerária. 4 edifício grande ou bloco de edifícios. 5 sl fortuna, dinheirama. he made his pile / ele fez fortuna. 6 pilha elétrica, bateria. 7 Tech pacote de ferro para soldar. 8 Phys reator, pilha atômica. • vt+vi 1 empilhar, amontoar. 2 abarrotar. 3 formar pilhas. to pile in entrar em grande número. to pile it on exagerar. to pile up a) empilhar(-se), acumular(-se). b) Auto colidir (grande número de veículos). c) Naut encalhar.————————pile3[pail] n estaca. • vt cravar estacas. • adj suportado por estacas. -
119 pith
[piƟ]1) (the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself.) miolo2) (the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants.) miolo3) (the most important part of anything: the pith of the argument.) miolo* * *[piθ] n 1 medula. 2 fig força, vigor. 3 tutano. 4 cerne, núcleo. 5 essência, ponto capital. • vt matar secionando a medula espinhal. -
120 plastic
['plæstik]noun, adjective ((of) any of many chemically manufactured substances that can be moulded when still soft: This cup is made of plastic; a plastic cup.) plástico* * *plas.tic[pl'æstik] n 1 plástico. 2 plastics figuras plásticas. 3 matéria plástica. 4 Brit coll cartão de crédito. • adj 1 plástico. 2 criador, formador. 3 maleável, amoldável.
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soft — soft … Dictionnaire des rimes
soft — W2S2 [sɔft US so:ft] adj comparative softer superlative softest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not hard)¦ 2¦(not rough)¦ 3¦(not loud)¦ 4¦(colour/light)¦ 5¦(no hard edges)¦ 6¦(rain/wind)¦ 7¦(not strict)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Soft — (s[o^]ft; 115), a. [Compar. {Softer} (s[o^]ft [ e]r); superl. {Softest}.] [OE. softe, AS. s[=o]fte, properly adv. of s[=e]fte, adj.; akin to OS. s[=a]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soft´ly — soft «sft, soft», adjective, adverb, noun, interjection. –adj. 1. a) not hard; yielding readily to touch or pressure: »a soft tomato, soft ground, a soft bed. b) easily bent without breaking; not stiff; flexible: »Oil keeps leather soft.… … Useful english dictionary
soft — [ sɔft ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not stiff/firm/rough ▸ 2 gentle/pleasant ▸ 3 kind/sympathetic/gentle ▸ 4 not difficult ▸ 5 about water ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a soft substance is easy to press or shape and is not hard or firm: George tripped, falling into… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soft — [sɒft ǁ sɒːft] adjective 1. COMMERCE soft goods are used up soon after they are bought, for example food products: • Ohio s manufacturing base covers a wide range of soft and hard goods. • a soft commodity trader 2. FINANCE soft loans or soft… … Financial and business terms
soft — adj Soft, bland, mild, gentle, smooth, lenient, balmy are applied to things with respect to the sensations they evoke or the impressions they produce and mean pleasantly agreeable because devoid of all harshness or roughness. Soft is applied… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
soft — [sôft, säft] adj. [ME < OE softe, gentle, quiet < sefte, akin to Ger sanft < IE base * sem , together, together with > SMOOTH, SAME: basic sense “fitting, friendly, suited to”] 1. giving way easily under pressure, as a feather pillow… … English World dictionary
soft — agg.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. che ha caratteri o toni sfumati, tenui, attenuati: film soft, illuminazione soft, arredamento dalla linea soft 2. che comunica sensazioni gradevoli, piacevoli o rilassanti: musica soft, atmosfera, ambiente soft … Dizionario italiano
soft — sȯft adj 1) yielding to physical pressure 2) deficient in or free from substances (as calcium and magnesium salts) that prevent lathering of soap <soft water> 3) having relatively low energy <soft X rays> 4) BIODEGRADABLE <soft… … Medical dictionary
soft — Adj weich, sanft per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. soft, das mit sanft verwandt ist. Unter Software werden in der EDV Technik die nicht unmittelbar zu den Geräten gehörigen Gebrauchsteile (Programme usw … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
