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101 federation
noun (people, societies, unions, states etc joined together for a common purpose: the International Federation of Actors.) federação -
102 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.) -
103 gallon
['ɡælən](a measure for liquids, eight pints (in Britain, 4.546 litres; in the United States, 3.785 litres).) galão- gallons of- gallons -
104 game warden
(a person who looks after a game reserve or, in the United States, game.) guarda-caça -
105 governor
1) (in the United States, the head of a state: the Governor of Ohio.)2) (a member of the committee of people who govern a school, hospital etc: He is on the board of governors.) diretor3) (a person who governs a province or colony.) governador -
106 grand jury
(in the United States, a jury which decides whether there is enough evidence for a person to be brought to trial.) júri principal -
107 hack
[hæk] 1. verb1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) picar2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) talhar2. noun1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) talho2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) pangaré, táxi•- hacker- hacking - hacksaw -
108 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 -
109 mayor
[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) prefeito- mayoress- lord mayor -
110 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.) mediar, agir como mediador- mediator -
111 melting pot
noun (a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend: The United States is often described as a melting pot.) -
112 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralelo2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) paralelo2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) paralelamente3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralela2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) paralelo3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralela4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) igualar-se a -
113 ping-pong
['piŋpoŋ]1) (the game of table tennis: Do you play ping-pong?) pingue-pongue2) ( in the United States, the equipment used in table tennis.) Ping-pong -
114 pint
(a unit for measuring liquids, one-eighth of a gallon (in Britain, 0.57 litre; in the United States, 0.47 litre): a pint of milk/beer.) quartilho -
115 president
['prezidənt]1) (the leading member of a club, association etc: She was elected president of the Music Society.) presidente2) (the leader of a republic: the President of the United States.) presidente -
116 prince
[prins]1) (a male member of a royal family, especially the son of a king or queen: Prince Charles.) príncipe2) (the ruler of some states or countries: Prince Rainier of Monaco.) príncipe•- princely- princess - principality -
117 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cents3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direção5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) graça6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar em quatro2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar, alojar•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicação trimestral- quarters- quarter-deck - quarter-final - quarter-finalist - quartermaster - at close quarters -
118 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) variedade2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) alcance3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) faixa, extensão4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) cadeia5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pastagem6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) campo de tiro7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) fogão2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) enfileirar(-se)2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) variar3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) estender(-se), abranger•- ranger -
119 republic
((a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-making etc being given to one or more elected representatives (eg a president, members of a parliament etc): The United States is a republic - the United Kingdom is not.) república -
120 reservation
[rezə-]1) (the act of reserving: the reservation of a room.) reserva2) (something (eg a table in a restaurant) which has been reserved: Have you a reservation, Sir?) reserva3) (a doubt.) reserva4) (a piece of land set aside for a particular purpose: an Indian reservation in the United States.) reserva
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