something+wrong

1) (continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable: a perverse child.) perverso

2) (deliberately wrong; unreasonable: perverse behaviour.) mau

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- perversely

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[pəv'ə:s] adj 1 obstinado, teimoso. 2 inconveniente, impróprio. 3 incorreto, desarrazoado. 4 petulante, caprichoso. 5 Jur contrário à prova testemunhal.

- rub down

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[r∧b] n 1 esfrega, esfregadura, esfregação, fricção, atrito. 2 obstáculo, impedimento, embaraço, tropeço, obstrução, dificuldade. 3 o que fere os sentimentos, como sarcasmo, crítica, zombaria, censura, reprovação. 4 escabrosidade de superfície, irregularidade de caráter. 5 aspereza. 6 erro, falha, falta. • vt+vi 1 esfregar, friccionar. we rubbed our hands / esfregamos as mãos. 2 raspar, rasurar, escoriar. 3 roçar, coçar. the boat rubbed the ground / a canoa roçou o chão. 4 polir, lustrar, limpar (esfregando). 5 passar, deslizar. 6 irritar, vexar, exasperar. You rubbed him the wrong war / você irritou-o. 7 viver em ou prosseguir (curso, carreira, etc.) com dificuldades. don’t rub it in! não precisa ficar repetindo isso. it rubs out é apagável ou removível. there’s the rub aí é que está o problema. to rub along, through passar apertado. to rub away tirar, fazer sair (esfregando). to rub down a) enxugar (pessoa ou animal) esfregando. b) polir, alisar ou desgastar esfregando. to rub in a) fazer penetrar pelos poros, untar, esfregar (pomada), besuntar, engordurar. b) (também into) ensinar ou enfiar na cabeça pela repetição insistente. to rub off a) esfregar até sair, tirar esfregando. b) fig desgastar, perder o brilho. to rub out a) apagar, raspar, rasurar. b) fig eliminar, matar. to rub up a) polir, lustrar. b) refrescar (memória). c) recordar, repassar (lição, estudo). to rub up against topar com. we rubbed our elbows/ shoulders with éramos muito íntimos de, convivíamos com.

1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) aparecer

2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) chegar

3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) aparecer, comparecer

4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) parecer

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- appearance

1) (continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable: a perverse child.) intratável

2) (deliberately wrong; unreasonable: perverse behaviour.) contumaz, obstinado

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- perversely

1) (a case for holding something: a wooden box; a matchbox.) caixa

2) (in a theatre etc, a group of seats separated from the rest of the audience.) camarote

- Boxing day

- boxer

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[bɔks] n 1 caixa (de madeira, de papelão etc.), lata, caixote. 2 Theat camarote. 3 cabina, cubículo, reservado. 4 abrigo pequeno, compartimento. 5 cocheira. 6 estande. 7 Mech caixa que cobre ou protege um mecanismo, caixa de câmbio. 8 boléia. 9 Sport lugar do lançador no jogo de beisebol. 10 cofre, caixa-forte. 11 espaço em jornal ou revista, separado por linhas. 12 presente de Natal, presente, dádiva. 13 estojo. 14 Typogr caixotim. • vt 1 encaixotar, embalar em caixa, colocar em caixa. 2 prover de caixas. ballot box urna para votar. Christmas-box presente de Natal. he boxed the compass a) Naut ele carteou rumos. b) ele terminou no ponto em que tinha começado. he is in the wrong box ele está enganado. hunting-box cabana de caça. jury-box espaço reservado para os jurados. letter box caixa do correio. musical box caixa de música. paint box caixa de tintas para pintura. PO box caixa postal. prisoner’s box banco dos réus. sentry box guarita para sentinela. stage box Theat camarote do proscênio. strong box caixa-forte, cofre. witness box lugar das testemunhas (em corte).

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[bɔks] n tabefe, bofetada. • vt 1 esbofetear. 2 boxear, lutar com os punhos.

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[bɔks] n 1 Bot buxo: árvore de origem européia que fornece madeira para confecção de instrumentos musicais. 2 madeira do buxo.

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[bɔks] n sl 1 chato, pessoa chata. 2 piano, guitarra, acordeão, aparelho de som, televisão. 3 Braz sl paletó de madeira (caixão de defunto). 4 vulg vulva, Braz xoxota. • vt 1 Brit coll televisionar. 2 sl morrer, Braz bater as botas, abotoar o paletó.

1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) círculo

2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) círculo

3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) círculo

4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) balcão

1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) cercar

2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) desenhar um círculo

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[s'ə:kəl] n 1 Geom círculo. 2 superfície de círculo. 3 circuito, volta. we have come full circle / demos uma volta completa. 4 circunferência. 5 auréola, halo. 6 coroa, diadema. 7 anel. 8 assentos no balcão do teatro. 9 período, ciclo. 10 órbita de um corpo celeste. 11 período de revolução de um corpo celeste. 12 grupo de pessoas, círculo, roda, grêmio. 13 esfera de influência ou de ação. • vt+vi 1 circular. 2 revolver, girar, rodar, circungirar. 3 formar círculo, circundar, rodear. circle of friends círculo de amizade. describe a circle! descreva um círculo, um arco. dress circle Theat primeiro balcão. great circle Geom círculo máximo. lesser ou small circle Geom círculo menor. that means squaring the circle isto significa a quadratura do círculo. the upper circles as altas esferas. to argue in a circle argumentar dentro de um círculo vicioso. to circle in cercar. upper circle Theat segundo balcão. vicious circle círculo vicioso.

1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

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[k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar.

1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) em cima de

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em/de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) em.

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) a fazer/tomar

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) em direcção a

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em/por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) com

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ao ser (investigado)

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) sobre

1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) em

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) em funcionamento

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) em exibição

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) em

1) (in progress: The game was on.) a decorrer

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) vai haver

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- oncoming

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[ɔn] adj posto, colocado. • adv 1 sobre, por cima de. 2 em diante, a partir de. 3 adiante, para a frente. 4 em andamento, em ação. 5 na direção. • prep 1 sobre, em cima de. 2 em. 3 no, nos, na, nas. 4 para o. 5 por meio de. 6 a respeito de. 7 perto. 8 junto a. 9 conforme. 10 durante. 11 em acréscimo a. 12 na direção de. 13 coll às custas de. and so on e assim por diante. come on! venha, vamos. far on in years de idade avançada. from that day on daquele dia em diante. go on! continue, prossiga. he is always on about her coll ele não pára de falar nela. he is on ele está embriagado. hold on! segure-se. later on mais tarde. on and off de vez em quando. on and on sem parar, ininterruptamente. on board a bordo. on call a chamado. on close no fechamento. on condition that sob a condição de. on duty a serviço, de plantão. on fire em chamas. on foot a pé. on Friday next week na sexta-feira da próxima semana. on purpose de propósito. on the contrary ao contrário. on the right/ left à direita/esquerda. on the river à margem do rio. on the rocks com gelo. on the telephone ao telefone. on time na hora. she’s always on sl ela está sempre ligada. the light is on a luz está acesa. they got on a bus eles subiram no ônibus. they greeted us on their arrival saudaram-nos por ocasião de sua chegada. to be on a cloud coll estar muito feliz. to be on one’s ass sl estar numa pior. to be on roll coll ter muito sucesso. to be on someone’s back sl a) pegar no pé de alguém. b) depender de alguém. to get on in life progredir na vida. to have a lot on coll ter muito o que fazer. to look on olhar, assistir (a um jogo). to march on prosseguir marchando. who is on the committee? quem está no comitê?

- seduction

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[sidj'u:s] vt 1 seduzir, persuadir. 2 corromper, desencaminhar. 3 enganar.

1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) círculo

2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) círculo

3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) círculo

4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) balcão

1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) cercar, rodear

2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) circular

1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar, aparar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) cabular

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, virar a cara

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte, redução

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) sob

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) sobre

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) em

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) sob

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) em

1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.)

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.)

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.)

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.)

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.)

1) (in progress: The game was on.) em curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) de pé

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- oncoming

- seduction

1) (of, or forming, the main part or foundation of something: Your basic theory is wrong.) básico

2) (restricted to a fundamental level, elementary: a basic knowledge of French.) básico

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- basically

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[b'eisik] Comp linguagem elementar de programação de computadores.

1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) abusar

2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) insultar

1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) insulto

2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) maltrato

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- abusive

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[əbj'u:s] n 1 abuso, mau uso, uso excessivo. 2 tratamento áspero ou brutal de uma pessoa. 3 injúria, insulto, linguagem ofensiva. 4 corrupção, depravação. 5 abuses contrariedades. • [əbj'u:z] vt 1 abusar, usar mal. 2 maltratar, prejudicar. 3 injuriar, insultar, ofender. a crying abuse um abuso gritante.

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at a glance

de imediato, só de olhar.

1) (of, or forming, the main part or foundation of something: Your basic theory is wrong.) básico

2) (restricted to a fundamental level, elementary: a basic knowledge of French.) básico

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- basically

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[b'eisik] adj 1 de base, fundamental. 2 Chem básico.

1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre

2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre

3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre

4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre

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- between you and me / between ourselves

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[bitw'i:n] prep entre: 1 no espaço que separa. 2 de um a outro. 3 em comum, em conjunto. 4 no meio de. 5 no intervalo de. 6 envolvido em. • adv 1 no meio, em posição intermediária. 2 no intervalo. 3 a intervalos. between and between nem um nem outro, por partes iguais. between cares and tears entre cuidados e preocupações. between night and morning na aurora. between now and then nesse ínterim. between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost or gate-post) entre nós dois, em segredo. between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place entre a cruz e a espada. between the lights à meia-luz. between whiles a) a intervalos. b) durante intervalos. few and far between raras vezes. in between no meio. something between uma coisa intermediária.

1) (a warm covering made of wool etc: a blanket on the bed.) cobertor

2) (something which covers like a blanket: a blanket of mist.) lençol

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[bl'æŋkit] n 1 cobertor. 2 coberta, colcha, manta. • vt 1 cobrir com cobertor. 2 cobrir, obscurecer, impedir. 3 aplicar-se, estender-se uniformemente a todos. 4 tirar o vento das velas de um barco. 5 Radio interromper recepção por interferência. • adj geral, coletivo, que se aplica a todos. born on the wrong side of the blanket coll de nascença ilegítima. wet blanket estraga-prazeres. he threw a wet blanket on my enthusiasm / ele acabou com o meu entusiasmo, ele cortou o meu barato.

1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) compensar

2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) compensar

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- compensatory

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[k'ɔmpənseit] vt+vi 1 compensar, recompensar, retribuir correspondentemente. 2 contrabalançar, equilibrar. 3 substituir. 4 estabilizar (moeda). 5 remunerar, pagar. 6 indenizar.