starting+from

noun (the point from which something begins.) ponto de partida

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[st'a:tiŋ pɔint] n ponto de partida, base.

noun (the point from which something begins.) ponto de partida

1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo

1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) para cá/lá

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) por aí

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) cá/lá

1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) à volta de

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) por

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por toda (a cidade)

1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) giro

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) volta

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canção

- rounded

- round figures/numbers

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[raund] n 1 qualquer coisa em forma de bola, círculo, cilindro. 2 círculo, circunferência, esfera, abóbada, volta, curva, argola, orbe, anel. 3 redondeza. 4 órbita. 5 ronda, rotação, circuito, curso, rota. he made his rounds, he went his rounds / ele fez a ronda. 6 sucessão, série, ciclo, rotina. 7 rodada (de bebidas ou em competições ou jogos). 8 Mil salva, descarga, tiro, disparo. 9 a respectiva munição. 10 aplauso, salva de. 11 dança de roda. 12 Mus canção em forma de cânone. 13 escultura não em relevo. 14 carne de coxão. 15 fatia (em forma circular), rodela. 16 degrau de escada. 17 grupo, roda (de políticos). 18 Box assalto, round. • vt+vi 1 arredondar(-se), curvar, bolear, dobrar. 2 contornar, voltear, rodear, circundar, rondar. 3 circunavegar. 4 virar, volver. 5 tornar fluente, corrente (o estilo). 6 cercar, envolver (inimigo). 7 completar, terminar, acabar. 8 Phon labializar. 9 arredondar (números). • adj 1 redondo, circular, cilíndrico, rotundo, curvo, arredondado, esférico, orbicular, globular, boleado. 2 cheio, corpulento, rechonchudo. 3 amplo, grande, considerável, vultosa (importância). 4 claro, franco, positivo, categórico, sincero. 5 sonoro, agradável, harmonioso. 6 Phon labial, labializado. 7 completo. 8 arredondado, não fracionado. 9 rápido, ativo, bom. 10 corrente, fluente (estilo). 11 ininterrupto, contínuo. • adv 1 circularmente, em círculo, contornando. 2 de ou por todos os lados, em todas as direções, por toda parte. 3 em volta, em redor, em torno, na redondeza, perto, nas proximidades. 4 de circunferência. 5 de passagem por. 6 para a casa (de alguém). 7 de volta (viagem). 8 de porta em porta, de mão em mão. 9 completamente, do princípio ao fim, de cabo a rabo. • prep 1 em volta, por toda parte. 2 à volta de, em torno de. 3 na vizinhança de, perto de. 4 mais ou menos, em torno de. 5 durante todo, por todo. all the year round durante o ano todo. a long way round desvio, caminho mais longo que outro para o mesmo destino. a round hand boa caligrafia. a round oath uma forte imprecação. a round of drinks uma rodada de bebida. a round peg in a square hole no lugar errado, deslocado. at a round pace em passo acelerado. he will look round one of these days ele nos visitará nos próximos dias. in round figures aproximadamente, em números redondos. in the round a) Sculp em redondo, que pode ser visto por todos os lados. b) globalmente, com tudo considerado. c) Theat com a platéia em volta do palco. round about a) em volta de. b) indiretamente. c) aproximadamente. round game jogo, folguedo em que diversas pessoas podem participar (como jogo de prendas). round me em volta de mim. round of applause salva de palmas. round shot a) bola de canhão. b) tiro curto. round-the-clock que dura vinte e quatro horas. round the corner virando a esquina. the daily round a rotina, as obrigações diárias. the rumour went the round of the town o boato circulou pela cidade. the tour round the world a viagem ao redor do mundo. they got him round persuadiram-no, convenceram-no. this earthy round este mundo todo. to ask him round pedir-lhe que venha aqui. to bring round a) trazer para. b) fazer voltar a si. c) convencer, persuadir. to come round a) voltar a si, recuperar-se. b) visitar. c) mudar de opinião, ceder. to go/ make the rounds circular, patrulhar. to go round to procurar (alguém), visitar. to look round oneself olhar em redor de si. to round off a) arredondar(-se). b) completar ou concluir satisfatoriamente. to round on volver contra, atacar, denunciar. to round out preencher. to round to Naut vir a vento. to round up a) arrebanhar, ajuntar, reunir (gado). b) Mil cercar, envolver. c) capturar (criminosos). d) arredondar (números). to show him round the city mostrar-lhe a cidade. to turn round a) virar(-se). b) voltar. c) mudar de idéia ou opinião. twenty rounds of cartriges Mil vinte cartuchos para cada homem.

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[raund] vt cochichar, segredar, sussurrar.

1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo

1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) em sentido oposto

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) de lugar em lugar

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) em visita

1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta de

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) em torno de

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) na virada de

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por

1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) ronda

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) rodada, assalto

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) cânone

- rounded

- round figures/numbers

1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) arranhar

2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) coçar

3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) gravar

4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) arrancar

5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) retirar

1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) arranhão

2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) arranhadela

3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) linha de partida

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- scratchy

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[skrætʃ] n 1 arranhadura, esfoladura, raspadura. 2 arranhão. 3 ruído de raspar ou arranhar. 4 raspagem. 5 lugar de partida, linha de saída para corrida etc. 6 rabiscos. 7 Vet arestim, grapa. • vt+vi 1 arranhar, riscar, marcar. 2 rasgar, arranhar, cavar com as unhas ou garras. 3 coçar. 4 esfregar, roçar. 5 arranhar (como pena de escrever). 6 rabiscar, escrever às pressas. 7 apagar, riscar, cancelar. 8 eliminar, retirar (um cavalo) de uma corrida. 9 Sport cancelar um jogo. 10 labutar, economizar. • adj 1 colecionado ou juntado às pressas. 2 acidental. to bring to the scratch fazer alguém trabalhar. to come up to scratch não corresponder às expectativas. to scratch out riscar, apagar. to start from scratch partir da linha de saída, começar do zero.

1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) partir

2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) começar

3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) (pôr a) andar

4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) lançar

1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) começo

2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avanço

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- starter

1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sobressalto

2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) susto

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[sta:t] n 1 partida, começo (de um movimento, de viagem, de corrida, etc.). 2 começo, início, princípio. 3 arranco, impulso, ímpeto. 4 sobressalto, susto. 5 vantagem, dianteira. 6 lugar de partida. 7 arranque (motor). • vt+vi 1 partir, pôr-se em movimento, levantar vôo, zarpar, embarcar, sair de viagem. 2 começar, iniciar. 3 dar partida (de motor), fazer começar. 4 encaminhar, auxiliar no início. 5 sobressaltar-se, espantar-se, assustar-se, fazer um movimento brusco, estancar. 6 vir, sair, brotar repentinamente, pegar. 7 levantar, assustar (caça). 8 soltar, ceder. 9 provocar, originar. 10 fundar (negócio). by fits and starts aos poucos, aos trancos. for a start primeiro, em primeiro lugar. from start to finish do princípio ao fim. to get off to a good/ a bad start começar bem. to get ou have the start of someone tomar a dianteira de alguém. to give someone a start a) dar vantagens para alguém no começo de um negócio, de uma competição, etc. b) surpreender ou assustar alguém. c) dar um emprego a alguém. he gave me a start / ele me assustou. to have a false start ter um mau começo. to make a new start começar de novo. to start a family ter o primeiro filho. to start after sair à procura de. to start back assustar-se, retroceder bruscamente. to start doing começar a fazer (alguma coisa). to start forward pular para a frente. to start from scratch começar do nada, começar do zero. to start in business começar um negócio. to start out (ou off) partir, levantar-se, pôr-se em marcha. to start over Amer começar de novo. to start up a) levantar-se bruscamente. b) dar partida (motor). c) fundar, abrir (um negócio). to start with para começar, primeiro, em primeiro lugar.

1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) arranhar

2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) coçar

3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) riscar

4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) arrancar

5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) retirar

1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) arranhão, arranhadura

2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) arranhão

3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) linha de partida

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- scratchy

noun plural (a type of trousers or suit made of hard-wearing materials worn usually over ordinary clothes by workmen etc to protect them from dirt etc: The painter put on his overalls before starting work; I'll need a clean pair of overalls tomorrow.) macacão

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['ouvərɔ:lz] n pl 1 macacão. 2 guarda-pó.

1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) para trás

2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) às arrecuas

3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) às avessas

1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) para trás

2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) de costas

3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) ao inverso

noun plural (a type of trousers or suit made of hard-wearing materials worn usually over ordinary clothes by workmen etc to protect them from dirt etc: The painter put on his overalls before starting work; I'll need a clean pair of overalls tomorrow.) macacão