some+people

some people

alguns.

1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo

1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) muito/grande

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) uns/umas

- somebody

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[s∧m] adj 1 uns, umas. 2 alguns, algumas. some few guests left / alguns poucos hóspedes foram-se. 3 um pouco, certa quantidade. give me some coffee / dá-me um pouco de café. some more tea? / mais um pouco de chá? may I give you some of this? / posso dar-lhe um pouco disso? 4 um, uma. it will happen some day / acontecerá qualquer dia. 5 cerca de, mais ou menos. 6 Amer coll notável, grande, forte. • adv 1 coll um tanto, até certo grau. 2 Amer coll até alto grau ou até grande extensão. • pron 1 alguns, algumas. some came, others went / alguns vieram, outros foram. 2 um pouco, certa quantidade. after some time depois de algum tempo. some-place algum lugar. some time ago algum tempo atrás. some time or other em qualquer ocasião. to forgo some of one’s right desistir de parte de seu direito. to some extent até certo ponto ou grau.

1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum, um pouco

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo

1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!)

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cerca de

- somebody

1) (persons: There were three people in the room.) pessoa

2) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) as pessoas

3) (( noun singular) a nation or race: all the peoples of this world.) povo

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- the people

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[p'i:pəl] n povo: 1 conjunto de habitantes de uma nação. 2 nação, tribo, raça. 3 gente, público. what will people say? / que dirão os outros? 4 multidão. 5 habitantes, cidadãos. 6 gentalha, ralé, plebe. 7 coll família, parentes. • vt 1 povoar, tornar habitado. 2 habitar. country people camponeses, campesinos. many people muita gente. my people minha família, meus parentes. some people alguns. the peoples of Europe os povos ou raças da Europa. we of all people justamente nós.

1) (any substance used for colouring, making paint etc: People used to make paint and dyes from natural pigments.) pigmento

2) (a substance in plants or animals that gives colour to the skin, leaves etc: Some people have darker pigment in their skin than others.) pigmento

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- pigmentation

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[p'igmənt] n 1 Biol pigmento. 2 corante. • vt pigmentar, colorir.

1) (bringing rest: a restful holiday.) repousante

2) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) repousante

3) (relaxed: at rest: The patient seems more restful now.) repousado

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[r'estful] adj tranqüilo, quieto, descansado, sossegado.

1) ((the state of being in) the early part of life: Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.) juventude

2) (a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately: He and two other youths were kicking a football about.) jovem

3) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) a juventude

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- youthful

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[ju:θ] n 1 mocidade, juventude, gente moça. 2 jovem, moço, rapaz, moça. 3 princípio, fase inicial. a youth of sixteen um jovem de dezesseis anos. in my youth na minha mocidade.

1) (any substance used for colouring, making paint etc: People used to make paint and dyes from natural pigments.) pigmento

2) (a substance in plants or animals that gives colour to the skin, leaves etc: Some people have darker pigment in their skin than others.) pigmento

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- pigmentation

1) (bringing rest: a restful holiday.) repousante

2) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) repousante

3) (relaxed: at rest: The patient seems more restful now.) repousado

1) ((the state of being in) the early part of life: Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.) juventude

2) (a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately: He and two other youths were kicking a football about.) jovem, rapaz

3) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) juventude

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- youthful

1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como

1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como

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- as for

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[æz, əz] adv 1 tão, igualmente, tanto quanto, do mesmo grau ou modo, equivalente. I haven’t known him as long as you / eu não o conheço há tanto tempo quanto você. I am as clever as he / sou tão inteligente quanto ele. 2 como por exemplo. • conj 1 como, quão, quanto, assim como, tal como, conforme. it looked as if they were really fighting / parecia como se eles lutassem de fato. 2 enquanto, ao passo que, no momento em que, quando. 3 porque, visto que, já que, porquanto, como. as you weren’t there, I left a message / como você não estava lá, deixei um recado. 4 se bem que, ainda que, embora, contanto que, conquanto que. 5 em resultado do que, em conseqüência do que. • prep como, na qualidade de. we all respect him as a writer / nós todos o respeitamos na qualidade de escritor. let me tell you as a friend / deixe-me dizer-lhe como amigo. • pron 1 que, quem, qual. 2 como. as a rule usualmente, em geral. as... as tão... como, tanto quanto. as ever como sempre. as far I am concerned quanto a mim, no que me concerne. as follows como segue. as for me quanto a mim. as from... válido desde... (as) heavy as lead pesado como chumbo. as if, as though como se (após os verbos com o sentido de "parecer"). as is no estado em que se encontra. as I see it, as I understand it! no meu ponto de vista. as it is/ was nestas circunstâncias, de todo jeito, de qualquer forma. as it rained visto que chovia. as it were por assim dizer, de certo modo. as long as enquanto, visto que, já que. as many as tantos quantos. as of, as from a partir de. as of next week I’ll be retired a partir da semana que vem estarei aposentado. as regards no que diz respeito. as requested conforme pedido. as soon as assim que, logo que. as soon as possible o mais cedo possível. as usual como de costume. as yet até agora. as you were! Mil última forma! be so kind as to do it queira fazê-lo, por favor. busy as a bee diligente como uma abelha. classical books as the plays of Racine livros clássicos como os dramas de Racine. do as you wish faça como quiser. he as well as she ele como ela, tanto ele quanto ela, ambos. he went so far as to say... ele chegou a ponto de afirmar... his position as a banker sua posição como banqueiro. she smiled as she did it ela sorriu ao fazê-lo. such as como por exemplo. twice as large duas vezes maior. we may as well tell her podemos contar-lhe do mesmo jeito, não há razão para não dizer a ela.

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[æs] n (pl asses) asse: antiga moeda de cobre dos romanos.

1) (a box of wood, wire etc for holding birds or animals: The lion has escaped from its cage; a bird-cage.) gaiola

2) (a lift in a mine.) elevador

- cagebird

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[keidʒ] n 1 gaiola. 2 viveiro (de aves). 3 jaula. 4 cabina de elevador. 5 prisão, cadeia. • vt 1 engaiolar. 2 enjaular. 3 fig prender, pôr na cadeia.

noun (the policy of censoring: Some people disapprove of censorship.) censura

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[s'ensəʃip] n censura: a) cargo ou dignidade de censor. b) atividade de censor.

1) (any substance used in medicine: She has been prescribed a new drug for her stomach-pains.) droga

2) (a substance, sometimes one used in medicine, taken by some people to achieve a certain effect, eg great happiness or excitement: I think she takes drugs; He behaves as though he is on drugs.) droga

- druggist

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[dr∧g] n 1 droga, qualquer substância ou ingrediente que entra na composição de algum medicamento. 2 tóxico. 3 entorpecente, narcótico. 4 substância medicinal que vicia. 5 droga, mercadoria invendável, que não tem saída. • vt+vi 1 ministrar drogas, especialmente drogas narcóticas ou entorpecentes, misturar drogas. 2 entorpecer, narcotizar, tornar insensível mediante narcóticos. 3 ingerir drogas. 4 amortecer, embotar, insensibilizar, embebedar-se, envenenar. drug on (in) the market Brit encalhe, artigo de pouca saída.

- dyslexic

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[disl'eksiə] n Med dislexia.

- faddish

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[fæd] n moda passageira, coisa que goza momentaneamente da preferência popular. fig coqueluche. the fad took hold of the nation / a moda espalhou-se pelo país inteiro.

1) (usual; normal: She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner.) comum

2) (not unusually good etc: Some people like his poetry but I think it's rather ordinary.) medíocre

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- ordinarily

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['ɔ:dənəri] n 1 refeição a preço fixo. 2 hospedaria. 3 superior eclesiástico. 4 regulamentação sobre os ofícios divinos. • adj 1 ordinário, costumeiro, usual, habitual. 2 medíocre, baixo, inferior. in an ordinary way normalmente, comumente. in ordinary em serviço ativo, constante, efetivo. out of the ordinary extraordinário, incomum, excepcional.

1) (poems in general: He writes poetry.) poesia

2) (the art of composing poems: Poetry comes naturally to some people.) poesia

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[p'ouitri] n poesia: conjunto de poemas.

1) (to play in a lively way, especially by running about, jumping etc: The children and their dog were romping about on the grass.) brincar

2) (to progress quickly and easily: Some people find these problems difficult but he just romps through them.) resolver num instante

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[rɔmp] n 1 brincadeira descomedida, folia. 2 brincadeira, travessura. 3 Turf vitória fácil. 4 criança travessa. 5 rapaz ou moça dado a brincadeiras descomedidas. • vi 1 brincar ruidosa e descomedidamente. 2 fazer uma farra, fazer travessura. 3 Turf ganhar facilmente. the horse romped home / o cavalo ganhou facilmente. to romp through executar algo rapida e facilmente.

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) estar de pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) pôr-se de pé

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) permanecer

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) manter-se em vigor

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) encontrar-se

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) colocar

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sofrer

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) pagar

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) quiosque

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra das testemunhas

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) prestígio

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- stand-by

- stand-in

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[stænd] n 1 parada, pausa, descanso. 2 resistência, defesa. 3 lugar, posto, posição, estação, ponto. 4 plataforma, tribuna, estrado. 5 andaime, suporte, estante. 6 estande: recinto reservado a cada participante de uma exposição. 7 barraca, tenda, banca (de jornais e revistas). 8 grupo de árvores ou plantas. 9 coll loja, local de negócio. 10 Amer banco onde as testemunhas depõem. 11 arquibancada. 12 descanso, suporte. 13 pé, pedestal. • vt+vi (ps, pp stood) 1 estar em pé. 2 ter certa altura quando em pé, medir. 3 levantar, ficar em pé. 4 estar situado ou localizado, encontrar-se. 5 colocar, encostar, pôr em pé. don’t stand the umbrella against the table! / não encoste o guarda-chuva na mesa! 6 estar colocado, ocupar certo lugar ou cargo. 7 manter em certa posição. 8 sustentar. 9 estar, ser, encontrar-se. 10 continuar, permanecer, resistir, oferecer resistência. 11 tolerar, agüentar. I can’t stand him / não o posso tolerar. I can’t stand it any longer / não agüento mais isso. I can’t stand it / não tolero isso. there is no standing her stupidity / ninguém agüenta sua estupidez. 12 juntar-se, acumular-se. 13 durar. 14 sofrer, submeter-se, suportar. 15 custear, pagar. it stands me in eight dollars / coll isso me custa oito dólares. I’ll stand you a bottle / pago-lhe uma garrafa, convido-o para tomar um drinque. 16 manter um certo rumo. 17 parar, paralisar, ficar parado, estagnar. 18 valer, estar em vigor. 19 candidatar-se. he stands for Parliament / ele é candidato ao parlamento. 20 coll dar ou pagar conforme o trato. as it stands, as the case stands, as matters stand como estão as coisas, pela situação atual. and there it stands! basta! está encerrado o assunto! he stands no nonsense com ele não se brinca. he stands out like a sore thumb Amer sl ele chama a atenção (de maneira desagradável). how do we stand? como estamos? qual é a situação? it stands at that (cost) price o preço de custo é este. it stands to reason é plausível, evidente, razoável. stand off! saia de perto! vá embora! stand or fall vitória ou morte! the thermometer stands at 35° o termômetro marca 35°. the things I stand up in o que tenho no corpo (roupa). to be at a stand estar parado, estar perplexo, estar em dúvida, indeciso. to come to a stand chegar a um impasse. to make a stand parar, resistir, oferecer resistência, opor-se. to make a stand for something insistir em alguma coisa, responder por alguma coisa. to take a firm stand ocupar uma posição firme. to take one’s stand tomar posição, colocar-se. to take the stand Jur depor. to stand about ficar à toa, rodear. to stand against oferecer resistência, destacar-se de. to stand a good chance ter boas probabilidades. to stand a comparison poder enfrentar uma comparação. to stand alone estar sozinho, estar sem auxílio, estar em posição isolada. to stand aloof manter-se de lado, afastar-se. to stand aside sair ao caminho, ficar de lado. to stand at attention Mil tomar sentido. to stand back afastar-se, recuar. to stand between estar no caminho, estar no meio. to stand by estar presente, estar ao lado, assistir, estar de prontidão, manter (palavra). to stand by a thing defender uma coisa. to stand by one through thick and thin prestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude. to stand by one’s word manter sua palavra. to stand by someone assistir alguém, acudir. to stand condemned estar condenado. to stand corrected conformar-se com a pena, reconhecer seu erro. to stand down a) abdicar (em favor de outrem). b) Brit dar baixa (soldados). c) deixar o banco de testemunhas. to stand fast resistir, não ceder. to stand fire resistir à prova (suportar o fogo do inimigo). to stand first ser o primeiro, estar em primeiro lugar. to stand for a) significar, querer dizer. b) pretender. c) ter rumo para, velejar para. d) auxiliar. e) ser responsável por, representar. to stand forth mostrar-se, salientar-se. to stand from Naut vir de, ter rumo de, velejar de. to stand gaping ficar de boca aberta, boquiaberto. to stand godfather (to) ser padrinho (de). to stand good ter valor, estar válido. to stand high ter bom nome, ter boa fama. to stand in a) Naut velejar em direção à terra. b) substituir alguém (serviço). to stand in awe ter temor de. to stand in fear ter medo de. to stand in line ficar na fila. to stand in need of ter necessidade de, precisar. to stand in someone’s way estar no caminho de alguém, atrapalhar alguém, impedir alguém. to stand off ficar de lado, afastar-se, retroceder, retrair-se, recusar-se, protelar (pagamento), Naut ficar ao largo. to stand off from Naut afastar-se de. to stand on basear-se em alguma coisa, contar com alguma coisa. to stand on ceremony fazer cerimônias. to stand on end estar em pé (cabelos). to stand one’s ground manter-se, defender-se, ficar firme, não ceder. to stand on one’s dignity fazer questão da sua dignidade. to stand on one’s head ficar de ponta-cabeça, ficar de pernas para o ar. to stand one’s tackling manter seu ponto de vista. to stand on one’s right insistir em seu direito. to stand on your own two feet ser independente, ser auto-suficiente, andar com as próprias pernas. to stand out salientar-se, distinguir-se, sobressair, resistir, não ceder. to stand out for insistir em. to stand over ficar, sobrar, ficar em atraso, adiar, protelar. to stand pat Amer a) conformar-se, opor-se a mudanças. b) Game não pedir cartas, passar. to stand ready to prontificar-se, dispor-se a. to stand security dar fiança, garantir. to stand someone friend mostrar-se amigo para alguém. to stand someone up faltar a um encontro. to stand something on its head mudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar. to stand still imobilizar-se, ficar parado. to stand the test (ou a trial) passar a prova. to stand to a) permanecer, manter. b) aderir a. c) apoiar, defender. she stood to him / ela o defendeu. to stand trial ser submetido a julgamento. to stand up a) levantar-se. b) Amer decepcionar, abandonar, deixar na mão. to stand up against levantar-se contra, rebelar-se, lutar contra. to stand up for defender, apoiar, tomar o partido de. to stand upon insistir em, basear-se em. to stand upon one’s guard tomar cuidado, precaver-se. to stand up to encarar, enfrentar. to stand well with dar-se bem com, ter amizade com. what stand do you take? qual é a sua opinião?