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1 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) lugar8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) largo12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *[pleis] n 1 lugar: a) espaço ocupado. b) posição natural, colocação certa. c) localidade, local. d) vila, cidade, povoado, região, distrito. e) parte, local, ponto. f) emprego, posto, cargo, colocação. g) posição, classe, condição, grau. h) residência, moradia, domicílio. i) passagem, trecho, tópico. j) ocasião, ensejo, azo. k) assento, poltrona, cadeira. he took his place / ele ocupou seu lugar. l) Sports colocação. m) ordem de seqüência. n) situação, circunstância. o) Astr posição no firmamento. 2 obrigação, atribuição, dever. it is not my place to find fault / não me cabe fazer críticas. 3 Math casa decimal. 4 praça, largo. 5 praça, forte, fortificação. 6 solar, mansão, herdade. • vt+vi 1 colocar: a) pôr, depositar. he placed confidence in her / ele depositou confiança nela. he placed the book on the shelf / ele colocou o livro na prateleira. b) inverter, aplicar. c) pôr em estabelecimento de crédito. d) dispor, ordenar, classificar, arranjar. e) estabelecer, nomear, dar emprego a. 2 identificar, reconhecer. 3 Accounting fazer lançamentos. 4 obter colocação (cavalo de corrida, diz-se principalmente em relação ao segundo colocado). all over the place jogado, em confusão, bagunçado, desorganizado. in place a) no lugar certo. b) adequado. in place of em lugar de, em vez de. in some place algures, em algum lugar. in the first place a) em primeiro lugar. b) primeiramente. out of place fora de propósito. place of amusement local de diversão. place of delivery local de entrega. the right man in the right place o homem adequado no lugar que lhe compete. to be placed beyond a doubt estar acima de qualquer dúvida. to fall into place estar resolvido, Braz coll encaixar-se. to give place to dar espaço para. to have place ter existência. to know one’s place conhecer o seu lugar. she knows her place / ela sabe o lugar que lhe compete. to lose one’s place perder, não compreender o texto, etc. to lose the place a) estar completamente perdido. b) perder a paciência. to place an order fazer um pedido. to place in position colocar em posição. to put/keep someone in one’s place a) pôr/manter alguém no seu devido lugar. b) manter alguém à distância. to take place a) assumir posição. b) ter lugar, realizar-se. -
2 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) alívio2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) socorro3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) substituto4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) libertação5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relevo•- relieve- relieved* * *re.lief1[ril'i:f] n 1 alívio. 2 assistência, socorro, ajuda. 3 remédio. 4 revezamento ou substituição de pessoal ou tropas. 5 indulto. 6 Mil pl reforços. 7 libertação (após um cerco). 8 Euphem satisfação sexual. indoor relief serviço de assistência social interno. light/ comic relief Theat, Lit, Cin mudança divertida e agradável (durante um drama). much to one’s relief para satisfação de alguém. on relief recebendo assistência social.————————re.lief2[ril'i:f] n 1 relevo, saliência. 2 realce, contraste, distinção. 3 Archit saliência. 4 Geol elevação de terreno, parte montanhosa. in relief em relevo. to place / throw into relief realçar. to stand in bold relief destacar-se, sobressair. -
3 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) sifão2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifão2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) extrair com sifão* * *si.phon[s'aifən] n 1 sifão: tubo para tirar líquido. 2 sifão: frasco com água gaseificada. • vt+vi tirar com sifão. -
4 even out
1) (to become level or regular: The road rose steeply and then evened out; His pulse began to even out.) estabilizar2) (to make smooth: He raked the soil to even it out.) alisar3) (to make equal: If Jane would do some of Mary's typing, that would even the work out.) igualar/equilibrar -
5 even out
1) (to become level or regular: The road rose steeply and then evened out; His pulse began to even out.) regularizar-se2) (to make smooth: He raked the soil to even it out.) alisar3) (to make equal: If Jane would do some of Mary's typing, that would even the work out.) igualar -
6 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) alívio2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) auxílio3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) substituto4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) libertação5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relevo•- relieve- relieved -
7 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) sifão2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifão2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) extrair com sifão
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