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81 turkey
['tə:ki]1) (a kind of large farmyard bird.) peru2) (its flesh used as food, eaten especially at Christmas or (in the United States) Thanksgiving: We had turkey for dinner.) peru* * *tur.key[t'ə:ki] n (turkey-cock) 1 peru. 2 fig bobo, otário. as proud as a turkey-cock muito orgulhoso. red as a turkey-cock vermelho como um peru. to talk turkey Amer falar com seriedade e honestidade de (negócios), não ter papas na língua. -
82 under
1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) debaixo de2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) com/em menos de3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) às ordens de4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) sob2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) abaixo- under-* * *un.der['∧ndə] adj inferior. • adv 1 inferiormente. 2 embaixo, por baixo. 3 em estado de inferioridade, em sujeição a, sob as ordens de. • prep 1 debaixo, embaixo, por baixo, sob, abaixo de. 2 inferior, menor. 3 mais novo. 4 protegido ou dominado por. 5 durante. 6 de acordo com. 7 em, dentro de, incluído em. 8 designado, indicado ou representado por. 9 sujeito à regra ou orientação de. 10 autorizado ou atestado por. 11 na classe de, na categoria de. as under conforme indicação abaixo. to be under a cloud ter má reputação. to be under discussion estar em estudos, sob discussão. to be under oath estar sob juramento. to be under one’s care estar sob cuidados, sob supervisão. to be under one’s head and seal estar firmado, assinado de próprio punho. to bring under dominar, subjugar. to go under sucumbir, ser vencido, fracassar. under these circunstances... nestas circunstâncias..., nestas condições... -
83 unify
(to combine into a single whole: The country consisted of several small states and was unified only recently.) unificar* * *u.ni.fy[j'u:nifai] vt unificar, unir, uniformizar. -
84 united
1) (joined into a political whole: the United States of America.) unido2) (joined together by love, friendship etc: They're a very united pair/family.) unido3) (made as a result of several people etc working together for a common purpose: Let us make a united effort to make our business successful.) conjugado* * *u.nit.ed[ju:n'aitid] adj unido: 1 reunido, ajuntado. 2 junto, conjunto. 3 ligado, combinado. 4 de acordo, harmonioso. United Nations Organization Organização das Nações Unidas (abreviatura: ONU). -
85 visa
['vi:zə](a mark or stamp put on a passport by the authorities of a country to show that the bearer may travel to, or in, that country: I have applied for a visa for the United States.) visto* * *vi.sa[v'i:zə] n visto (em passaporte). • vt (ps visaed) visar, pôr o visto em. -
86 yank
[jæŋk](an impolite word for a person from the United States of America.) ianque- Yankee* * *[jæŋk] n coll puxão, arranco, empurrão. • vt+vi coll sacudir, empurrar, empuxar, arrancar. -
87 zip code
(in the United States, a postal code, usually having the form of a five-figure number, placed at the end of an address.) código postal* * *zip code[z'ip koud] n Amer código de endereçamento postal (CEP). -
88 melting pot
noun (a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend: The United States is often described as a melting pot.) -
89 the ...
((with comparative adjective or adverb) used to show the connection or relationship between two actions, states, processes etc: The harder you work, the more you earn.) -
90 the Wild West
(the western United States, before the establishment of law and order.) o oeste americano -
91 coalition
[kəuə'liʃən](a usually temporary union or alliance, especially of states or political parties.) coalizão -
92 commonwealth
['komənwelƟ](an association of states who have joined together for their common good: the Commonwealth of Australia.) confederação, commonwealth -
93 confederacy
[-rəsi]- plural confederacies - noun (a league or alliance (of states etc).) confederação -
94 confederation
noun ((the forming of) a league or alliance, especially of states etc.) confederação -
95 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 -
96 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, congresso•- conventionality -
97 county
plural - counties; noun(a large administrative unit of local government in England and Wales and in the United States.) distrito -
98 cowboy
noun (in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch.) caubói -
99 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 -
100 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
См. также в других словарях:
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States — States, the an informal name for the United States of America … Dictionary of contemporary English
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States — n. USA, United States of America, the States … English contemporary dictionary
states — Canadian Slang The U.S.A. is almost always referred to as the States, except in writing, when it becomes the US … English dialects glossary
States — the United States of America … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
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States of the Church — • Consists of the civil territory which for over 1000 years (754 1870) acknowledged the pope as temporal ruler Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. States of the Church States of the Church … Catholic encyclopedia
States-General of the Netherlands — States General Staten Generaal States General of the Netherlands … Wikipedia
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states' rights — n pl 1: rights and powers not forbidden to the states nor vested in the federal government by the U.S. Constitution 2 sing in constr: a doctrine based on states rights that has been used to justify state resistance to federal authority in matters … Law dictionary
