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1 staff
I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) pessoal2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) servirII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) pauta* * *[sta:f; stæf] n (pl staffs, staves) 1 pau, bastão, mastro, vara, bengala. 2 esteio, suporte, sustento, apoio. 3 grupo ou corpo de assistentes, pessoal, corpo docente, quadro de funcionários, assessoria. 4 estado maior (de exército ou marinha). 5 Mus pauta. 6 material de construção de gesso e fibra. • vt colocar pessoal ou assistentes. • adj referente a pessoal, a corpo de assistentes. editorial staff redação. staff of life pão (considerado como alimento básico). the General Staff o estado-maior. the house is under-staffed ( well-staffed) a casa tem poucos (bastante) empregados. -
2 staff
I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) pessoal2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) prover de pessoalII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) pauta -
3 Vet
I see veterinary II [vet] past tense, past participle - vetted; verb(to investigate carefully (and pass as satisfactory): Every member of staff has been vetted by our security department before he starts work here.) investigar* * *veterinary -
4 aid
[eid] 1. noun(help: Rich countries give aid to developing countries; The teacher uses visual aids; He came to my aid when my car broke down.) ajuda2. verb(to help: I was aided in my search by the library staff.) ajudar* * *['eid] n 1 ajuda, auxílio, apoio, socorro, amparo. 2 ajudante, auxiliar. 3 abbr aid-de-camp. • vt+vi ajudar, auxiliar, socorrer. to aid someone in a thing apoiar alguém num empreendimento. to come to somebody’s aid prestar auxílio a alguém. to give aid to socorrer a alguém. -
5 condescend
[kondi'send](to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority: The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.) dignar-se- condescendingly
- condescension* * *con.de.scend[kɔndis'end] vt+vi 1 condescender, dignar-se, transigir. 2 tratar com ar de superioridade. -
6 confer
[kən'fə:]past tense, past participle - conferred; verb1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) conferenciar2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) outorgar•- conference call* * *con.fer[kənf'ə:] vt+vi 1 conferenciar, consultar, deliberar, trocar idéias. 2 conferir, conceder, dar, outorgar. -
7 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. -
8 restrict
[rə'strikt]1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) limitar2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) limitar•- restriction
- restrictive* * *re.strict[ristr'ikt] vt restringir, limitar, confinar. we are restricted to precisamos limitar-nos a. -
9 shepherd
['ʃepəd] 1. feminine - shepherdess; noun(a person who looks after sheep: The shepherd and his dog gathered in the sheep.) pastor2. verb((often with around, in, out etc) to guide or lead carefully: He shepherded me through a maze of corridors.) conduzir* * *shep.herd[ʃ'epəd] n 1 pastor, ovelheiro. 2 guia, protetor. 3 pastor, guia espiritual ou religioso. • vt 1 tomar conta de, zelar. 2 guiar. shepherd’s club Bot verbasco. shepherd’s pie Brit torta de carne com batatas. shepherd’s plaid pano de lã, xadrezado de preto e branco. shepherd’s pouch, shepherd’s purse Bot bolsa-de-pastor. shepherd’s rod, shepherd’s staff Bot cardo. -
10 vet
I see veterinary II [vet] past tense, past participle - vetted; verb(to investigate carefully (and pass as satisfactory): Every member of staff has been vetted by our security department before he starts work here.) investigar* * *vet1[vet] n coll Brit veterinário. • adj coll veterinário.————————vet2[vet] n coll Amer veterano. • adj coll veterano.————————vet3[vet] n coll exame minucioso. • vt 1 dar tratamento médico (para pessoas) ou veterinário (para animais). 2 submeter a exame físico minucioso (pessoas ou animais). 3 avaliar. 4 Brit investigar (pessoas). -
11 axe
[æks] 1. noun(a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) machado2. verb1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) despedir2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) reduzir -
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13 axe
[æks] 1. noun(a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) machado2. verb1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) demitir2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) cortar -
14 condescend
[kondi'send](to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority: The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.) condescender- condescendingly - condescension -
15 confer
[kən'fə:]past tense, past participle - conferred; verb1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) conferenciar2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) conferir•- conference call -
16 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.) trecho8) (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.) praça12) (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 -
17 restrict
[rə'strikt]1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) restringir2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) restringir•- restriction - restrictive -
18 vet
I see veterinary II [vet] past tense, past participle - vetted; verb(to investigate carefully (and pass as satisfactory): Every member of staff has been vetted by our security department before he starts work here.) investigar
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