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1 solve
[solv]1) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) resolver2) (to clear up or explain (a mystery, crime etc): That crime has never been solved.) solucionar* * *[sɔlv] vt 1 solver, resolver, esclarecer. 2 dissolver. -
2 solve
[solv]1) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) resolver2) (to clear up or explain (a mystery, crime etc): That crime has never been solved.) resolver -
3 solve
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4 absolve
[əb'zolv](to make free or release (from a promise, duty or blame): He was absolved of all blame.) absolver* * *ab.solve[əbz'ɔlv] vt 1 absolver, isentar, perdoar. 2 desobrigar, eximir de promessas ou obrigações. -
5 at a stroke
(with a single effort: We can't solve all these problems at a stroke.) de um só golpe* * *at a strokeem um só golpe, de uma só vez. -
6 clue
[klu:](anything that helps to solve a mystery, puzzle etc: The car number was a clue to the identity of the murderer; I can't answer the second clue in this crossword.) pista- clueless- not to have a clue* * *[klu:] n fio ou chave de um mistério, indício, vestígio. to clue in coll dar uma dica, auxiliar a compreensão de uma questão. to not have a clue coll ser incapaz de entender, não ter uma pista, dica. -
7 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. -
8 dissolve
[di'zolv]1) (to (cause to) melt or break up, especially by putting in a liquid: He dissolved the pills in water; The pills dissolved easily in water.) dissolver2) (to put an end to (a parliament, a marriage etc).) dissolver•* * *dis.solve[diz'ɔlv] n Cin mudança gradual de uma cena para outra, dissolvência. • vt+vi 1 dissolver, liquefazer, derreter, dispersar. 2 decompor(-se), separar, desfazer, desagregar, dissolver-se, evaporar(-se), fundir. 3 desunir, dissolver uma sociedade, licenciar uma assembléia. 4 rescindir, anular. 5 esvair, desvanecer, morrer. 6 desencantar, quebrar o encanto de. 7 remover, apartar. to dissolve a difficulty remover, apartar uma dificuldade. to dissolve a doubt dissolver uma dúvida. to dissolve in tears debulhar-se em lágrimas. -
9 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) duro4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) violento5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) duro6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) pesada2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) esforçadamente2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) violentamente3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fixamente4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *hard1[ha:d] adj 1 duro, sólido, firme, rígido, compacto. 2 difícil, dificultoso. hard lessons / lições, tarefas difíceis. 3 severo, áspero, opressivo, inflexível. 4 desagradável. 5 fatigante, trabalhoso. 6 intricado. 7 insuportável, injusto. 8 sl mau, desonroso. 9 que contém sais minerais (água). 10 que contém muito álcool. • adv 1 ao lado, junto. 2 duramente, asperamente, severamente, fortemente. 3 com empenho. a hard case um caso difícil ou perdido. a hard death uma morte penosa. a hard ride marcha acelerada (a cavalo). a hard worker um trabalhador eficiente. for hard wear durável. hard after logo atrás. hard at hand perto, disponível. hard at work trabalhando diligentemente. hard by perto, ao lado. hard of hearing que ouve mal, surdo. hard to digest indigesto. he is hard to deal with é difícil aturá-lo. he is hard to please é difícil contentá-lo. he is hard upon the man ele trata o homem com dureza ou injustamente. in a hard condition em boa forma física. it is hard lines for him ele está com azar. it is hard upon seven são quase sete horas. it rains hard chove a cântaros. it will go hard with me, but I... será difícil que eu não... I was hard pressed estive em grande aperto. the wind blew hard o vento soprou fortemente. to bear hard upon oprimir. to die hard vender caro sua vida. to drink hard beber muito. to drive a hard bargain regatear por centavos. to press hard for insistir energicamente.————————hard2[ha:d] n 1 solo duro, margem firme (não pantanosa). 2 dificuldade. 3 sl trabalhos forçados. -
10 insoluble
[in'soljubl]1) ((of a substance) impossible to dissolve: This chemical is insoluble (in water).) insolúvel2) ((of a problem or difficulty) impossible to solve.) insolúvel•* * *in.sol.u.ble[ins'ɔljubəl] adj insolúvel. -
11 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. -
12 pilot
1. noun1) (a person who flies an aeroplane: The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash.) piloto2) (a person who directs a ship in and out of a harbour, river, or coastal waters.) piloto2. adjective(experimental: a pilot scheme (= one done on a small scale, eg to solve certain problems before a larger, more expensive project is started).) piloto3. verb(to guide as a pilot: He piloted the ship/plane.) pilotar* * *pil.ot[p'ailət] n 1 Naut, Aeron piloto. 2 fig guia, orientador. 3 navegador, timoneiro. 4 piloto: filme ou programa de televisão gravado para ser o primeiro de uma série. 5 Amer limpa-trilhos de locomotiva. • vt 1 pilotar, pilotear. 2 guiar, dirigir, conduzir. • adj piloto: que serve de orientação ou guia. -
13 resolve
[rə'zolv]1) (to make a firm decision (to do something): I've resolved to stop smoking.) resolver2) (to pass (a resolution): It was resolved that women should be allowed to join the society.) resolver3) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) resolver* * *re.solve[riz'ɔlv] n resolução, determinação, decisão. • vt+vi 1 decompor, dissolver, desintegrar, reduzir a suas partes elementares, separar. 2 analisar. 3 resolver, solucionar, esclarecer, explicar. it resolved itself / resolveu-se. 4 Med fazer desaparecer sem pus. 5 decidir, determinar. 6 aprovar, votar (uma proposta em assembléia). 7 Mus tornar harmônico. -
14 tackle
['tækl] 1. noun1) (an act of tackling: a rugby tackle.) placar QUERY2) (equipment, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.) apetrechos3) (ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights: lifting tackle.) poleame4) (in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat.) cordoalha2. verb1) (to try to grasp or seize (someone): The policeman tackled the thief.) deitar a mão a2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) enfrentar3) (in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team): He tackled his opponent.) placar QUERY* * *tack.le[t'ækəl] n 1 equipamento, aparelho, aparelhagem. 2 moitão, talha, guincho. 3 Amer Ftb médio (esquerdo ou direito). • vt+vi 1 manejar, tentar resolver, lidar, atacar (problema, tarefa). 2 agarrar. 3 Ftb cometer falta. 4 arrear (cavalo). 5 segurar ou fixar com aparelhagem. 6 atracar-se, engalfinhar-se, atacar. -
15 unravel
past tense - unravelled; verb1) (to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She could not unravel the tangled thread.) desembaraçar2) ((especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone: My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles.) desfazer-se3) (to solve (a problem, mystery etc): Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?) deslindar* * *un.rav.el[∧nr'ævəl] vt+vi 1 desemaranhar(-se), desembaraçar(-se). 2 desfibrar(-se), desfiar(-se). 3 desenredar(-se), deslindar(-se), esclarecer(-se), elucidar(-se). 4 separar. -
16 deal with
1) (to be concerned with: This book deals with methods of teaching English.) tratar de2) (to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc: She deals with all the inquiries.) tratar de -
17 get round
1) (to persuade (a person etc) to do something to one's own advantage: She can always get round her grandfather by giving him a big smile.) convencer2) (to solve (a problem etc): We can easily get round these few difficulties.) resolver -
18 puzzle out
(to solve (a problem etc).) resolver -
19 sort out
1) (to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture: I'll try to sort out some books that he might like.) separar2) (to correct, improve, solve etc: You must sort out your business affairs.) resolver3) (to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding: I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man!) tratar de -
20 throw light on
(to help to solve or give information on (a mystery, puzzle, problem etc): Can anyone throw any light on the problem?) esclarecer
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