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41 confederate
[kən'fedərət](a person who has agreed to work with others (eg on something dishonest): He and his confederates were found with stolen money in their possession.) cúmplice- confederation* * *con.fed.er.ate[kənf'edərit] n 1 confederado, aliado. 2 partidário da confederação. 3 cúmplice. • [kənf'edəreit] vt+vi 1 confederar(-se), aliar(-se), unir(-se), ligar(-se). 2 conluiar-se. • [kənfedərit] adj 1 confederado, aliado. 2 partidário da confederação. 3 relativo a confederação. the Confederate States of America os Estados confederados do Sul (guerra civil norte-americana). -
42 confederation
noun ((the forming of) a league or alliance, especially of states etc.) confederação* * *con.fed.er.a.tion[kənfedər'eiʃən] n 1 confederação, federação. 2 liga, união, aliança. the Confederation Confederação das Colônias Americanas (1781-1789). -
43 congress
['koŋɡres, ]( American[) -ɡris]1) (a formal meeting, especially an assembly of delegates etc.) congresso2) (a law-making body or parliament, especially that of the United States: He has been elected to Congress.) Congresso•- congressman
- congresswoman* * *con.gress[k'ɔŋgres] n 1 congresso, assembléia legislativa. 2 Congress Amer congresso, parlamento dos EUA que consiste do Senado e da Câmara dos Deputados. 3 reunião, conferência de parlamentares ou representantes de sociedades, países, etc. 4 reunião, encontro. 5 ato sexual. -
44 convention
[kən'venʃən]1) (a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom: Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention.) convenção2) (in the United States a meeting of delegates from a political party for nominating a presidential candidate.) convenção3) (an assembly of people of a particular profession etc.) convenção•- conventionality* * *con.ven.tion[kənv'enʃən] n 1 convenção: a) conferência, reunião, assembléia. b) acordo, convênio, tratado, pacto. c) comum acordo, regra, forma social, uso consagrado. 2 delegados ou membros de uma assembléia. -
45 county
plural - counties; noun(a large administrative unit of local government in England and Wales and in the United States.) distrito* * *coun.ty[k'aunti] n 1 Amer município. 2 comarca. 3 condado. -
46 cowboy
noun (in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch.) vaqueiro* * *cow.boy[k'aubɔi] n Amer vaqueiro, boiadeiro. -
47 dollar
['dolə]((usually abbreviated to $ when written) the standard unit of currency in several countries, eg the United States, Australia, Singapore: It costs ten dollars / $10.) dólar* * *dol.lar[d'ɔlə] n 1 dólar: moeda dos EUA, do Canadá, Austrália, Barbados, Cingapura e da Libéria. 2 old sl moeda de 5 xelins. -
48 elder statesman
eld.er states.man['eld2 steitsm2n] n estadista aposentado, mas ainda consultado. -
49 empire
1) (a group of states etc under a single ruler or ruling power: the Roman empire.) império2) (a large industrial organization controlling many firms: He owns a washing-machine empire.) império* * *em.pire['empai2] n 1 império, domínio. 2 reino. 3 poder supremo. -
50 federation
noun (people, societies, unions, states etc joined together for a common purpose: the International Federation of Actors.) federação* * *fed.er.a.tion[fedər'eiʃən] n federação, confederação, liga, aliança. -
51 founding father
1) (the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc: the founding father of psychoanalysis.)2) (The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution.)* * *found.ing fa.ther[f'aundiŋ fa:ðə] n fundador, iniciador. -
52 gallon
['ɡælən](a measure for liquids, eight pints (in Britain, 4.546 litres; in the United States, 3.785 litres).) galão- gallons of- gallons* * *gal.lon[g'ælən] n galão (Amer 3,8 l; Brit 4,5 l). -
53 game warden
(a person who looks after a game reserve or, in the United States, game.) guarda* * *game ward.en[g'eim wə:dən] n = link=gamekeeper gamekeeper. -
54 governor
1) (in the United States, the head of a state: the Governor of Ohio.) governador2) (a member of the committee of people who govern a school, hospital etc: He is on the board of governors.) director3) (a person who governs a province or colony.) governador* * *gov.ern.or[g'∧vənə] n 1 governador, regente, comandante, diretor, presidente, administrador. 2 Mech regulador, mestre. 3 sl mestre, patrão, pai, chefe. -
55 grand jury
(in the United States, a jury which decides whether there is enough evidence for a person to be brought to trial.) júri* * *grand ju.ry[grænd dʒ'uəri] n júri principal, júri de acusação.————————grand juryjúri (usualmente de doze ou treze jurados) que decide se uma causa deve ser julgada por um alto tribunal. -
56 hack
[hæk] 1. verb1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) cortar2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) abrir2. noun1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) corte2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) pileca/carro•- hacker- hacking
- hacksaw* * *hack1[hæk] n 1 corte, entalhe, fenda, brecha. 2 contusão ou ferimento causado por um pontapé (futebol), canelada. 3 enxada, picareta. 4 tosse curta e seca, tossidela. • vt+vi 1 cortar, talhar, entalhar, picar, golpear. 2 dar um pontapé (em futebol) ou canelada. 3 estropiar (a língua). 4 tossir (seco).————————hack2[hæk] n 1 Brit cavalo de aluguel, cavalo velho ou de uso geral. 2 Amer carro de aluguel, táxi. • vt 1 montar (um cavalo alugado). 2 alugar (um carro ou táxi).————————hack3[hæk] n sl picareta, charlatão: profissional incompetente e antiético (médico ou advogado). -
57 homestead
[-sted]noun (a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc.) propriedade rural* * *home.stead[h'oumsted] n 1 domicílio, propriedade rural, fazenda. 2 Amer lote de terra cedido pelo governo para a residência e manutenção de uma família. • vt+vi Amer estabelecer-se em lote cedido pelo governo. -
58 inaugurate
[i'no:ɡjureit]1) (to place (a person) in an official position with great ceremony: to inaugurate a president.) empossar2) (to make a ceremonial start to: This meeting is to inaugurate our new Social Work scheme.) inaugurar3) (to open (a building, exhibition etc) formally to the public: The Queen inaugurated the new university buildings.) inaugurar•- inaugural* * *in.au.gu.rate[in'ɔ:gjureit] vt 1 inaugurar. 2 celebrar. 3 iniciar. 4 empossar. the President of the United States of America is inaugurated on January 20th / o presidente dos Estados Unidos da América é empossado no dia 20 de janeiro. -
59 mayor
[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) presidente da Câmara- mayoress- lord mayor* * *may.or[mɛə; m'eiə] n prefeito. -
60 mediate
['mi:dieit](to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing: The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.) servir de medianeiro- mediator* * *me.di.ate[m'i:dieit] vt+vi mediar, servir de mediador. • [m'i:diit] adj 1 mediano. 2 mediato, indireto.
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