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21 gambit
['ɡæmbit]1) (a first move in a game, especially chess.) gambito2) ((usually opening gambit) a starting remark in a conversation.) começo de conversa* * *gam.bit[g'æmbit] n gambito: abertura no jogo de xadrez. -
22 intermittent
[intə'mitənt](happening occasionally; stopping for a while and then starting again: an intermittent pain.) intermitente* * *in.ter.mit.tent[intəm'itənt] adj intermitente, com interrupções. the pulse is intermittent / o pulso está irregular, intermitente. -
23 kindling
noun (dry wood etc for starting a fire.) graveto* * *kin.dling[k'indliŋ] n 1 aparas, cavacos, gravetos (para acender o fogo). 2 ato de acender, de pôr fogo. -
24 overalls
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* * *o.ver.alls['ouvərɔ:lz] n pl 1 macacão. 2 guarda-pó. -
25 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) poste- keep somebody posted
- keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) correio2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) mandar pelo correio- postage- postal
- postage stamp
- postal order
- postbox
- postcard
- postcode
- post-free
- post-haste
- posthaste
- postman
- postmark
- postmaster
- post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) lugar2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) posto3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) posto2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) colocarIV [pəust]* * *post1[poust] n 1 poste, mourão, pilar, estaca, coluna. 2 ombreira de porta. 3 pilar de portão. 4 Sports poste de partida ou chegada. 5 Naut cadaste. • vt+vi 1 afixar, pregar ou colar cartazes. 2 denunciar, divulgar (por meio de avisos afixados). 3 proibir a entrada ou a passagem (mediante cartazes). 4 publicar em quadro (lista de alunos reprovados, atraso de navios ou aviões, etc.). the airliner has been posted as missing / foi publicado o aviso do desaparecimento do avião. starting post poste de partida. winning post poste de chegada.————————post2[poust] n 1 posto, guarnição. 2 toque de recolher. 3 cargo, ofício, emprego. 4 posto comercial. • vt 1 postar, colocar. 2 (xadrez) cravar. 3 postar: colocar de sentinela.————————post3[poust] n 1 posta: estação de muda de cavalos. 2 postilhão, mensageiro, estafeta. 3 diligência postal. 4 mala postal. 5 correio, agência postal. by return of the post / por volta do correio. 6 caixa postal. 7 formato de papel (16 X 20 polegadas). • vi+vt 1 viajar em diligência postal. 2 viajar apressadamente. 3 postar: pôr no correio. 4 conduzir rapidamente. 5 enviar por mensageiro. 6 remeter pelo correio. 7 informar, inteirar (com up). he posted himself / ele se informou. 8 Accounting transferir lançamento do diário para o razão. 9 Accounting pôr em dia (livros contábeis). • adv rapidamente, por via expressa. to keep posted manter informado. he kept me posted / ele me manteve informado.————————post4[poust] prep depois, mais tarde. post meridiem = link=p.mp.m.————————post5[poust] pref indica posterioridade (de tempo, lugar ou posição). -
26 riotous
1) (starting, or likely to start, a riot: a riotous crowd.) desordeiro2) (very active, noisy and cheerful: a riotous party.) barulhento* * *ri.ot.ous[r'aiətəs] adj 1 sedicioso, revoltoso, amotinador, tumultuoso, turbulento. 2 desenfreado, descomedido. 3 desordeiro. 4 exuberante. 5 animado, excitante (festa, etc.). they had a riotous life levaram uma vida agitada. -
27 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (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.) arranhar2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) coçar3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) gravar4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) arrancar5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) retirar2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) arranhão2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) arranhadela3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) linha de partida•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch* * *[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. -
28 sketch
[ske ] 1. noun1) (a rough plan, drawing or painting: He made several sketches before starting the portrait.) esboço2) (a short (written or spoken) account without many details: The book began with a sketch of the author's life.) esboço3) (a short play, dramatic scene etc: a comic sketch.) cena2. verb1) (to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details.) esboçar2) (to make rough drawings, paintings etc: She sketches as a hobby.) desenhar•- sketchy- sketchily
- sketchiness
- sketch-book* * *[sketʃ] n 1 croqui, esboço, desenho rápido. 2 projeto, plano. 3 declinação. 4 história curta, descrição resumida. 5 sketch TV, Radio, Theat cena, ato cômico. • vt 1 esboçar, fazer croqui. 2 traçar, projetar. composite sketch retrato falado. -
29 start
I 1. verb1) (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.) partir2) (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?) começar3) (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) andar4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) lançar2. noun1) (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.) começo2) (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•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) sobressaltar-se2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sobressalto2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) susto* * *[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. -
30 starter
1) (a person, horse etc that actually runs etc in a race.) competidor2) (a person who gives the signal for the race to start.) juiz de partida3) (a device in a car etc for starting the engine.) motor de arranque* * *start.er[st'a:tə] n 1 autor, iniciador. 2 Sports o que dá sinal de partida. 3 o que toma parte numa competição. 4 (motor) chave de partida, contato de partida. 5 pessoa que supervisiona partida (de ônibus, avião, etc.). 6 Brit coll entrada: primeiro prato de uma refeição (sopa, suco, peixe, etc.). for starters a) para começar, em primeiro lugar. b) primeiro prato de uma refeição (entrada). -
31 up-and-coming
adjective ((of eg a person starting a career) progressing well: an up-and-coming young doctor.) empreendedor* * *up-and-com.ing[∧p ən k'∧miŋ] adj Amer 1 com boas perspectivas de êxito. 2 inteligente e trabalhador, empreendedor, ativo. -
32 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) para trás2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) às arrecuas3) (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 -
33 in relays
(in groups which perform some job, task etc one after another, one group starting when another group stops: During the flood, firemen and policemen worked in relays to rescue people who were trapped.) em turnos -
34 knock up
1) ((of opponents in a tennis match) to have a short practice before starting on the match (noun knock-up).) treinar2) ((slang) to make a woman pregnant.) -
35 see off
(to accompany (a person starting on a journey) to the airport, railway station etc from which he is to leave: He saw me off at the station.) acompanhar -
36 sell out
1) ((sometimes with of) to sell all of something: We sold out our entire stock.) vender tudo2) (to be all sold: The second-hand records sold out within minutes of the sale starting.) esgotar -
37 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) para trás2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) de costas3) (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 -
38 by fits and starts
(irregularly; often stopping and starting again: He did his work by fits and starts.) aos saltos -
39 choke
[ əuk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) sufocar, asfixiar2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) entupir, obstruir2. noun(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) afogador -
40 circulate
['sə:kjuleit]1) (to (cause to) go round in a fixed path coming back to a starting-point: Blood circulates through the body.) circular2) (to (cause to) spread or pass around (news etc): There's a rumour circulating that she is getting married.) circular, espalhar•- circulatory
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