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  • 1 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado
    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up
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    [straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada.

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  • 2 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) bater
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) soar, tocar
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) ocorrer
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) baixar, desmontar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoberta, achado
    - striking - strikingly - be out on strike - be on strike - call a strike - come out on strike - come - be within striking distance of - strike at - strike an attitude/pose - strike a balance - strike a bargain/agreement - strike a blow for - strike down - strike dumb - strike fear/terror into - strike home - strike it rich - strike lucky - strike out - strike up

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  • 3 collide

    (to strike together (usually accidentally) with great force: The cars collided in the fog; The van collided with a lorry.) chocar
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    col.lide
    [kəl'aid] vi colidir: 1 ir de encontro, abalroar. 2 entrar em conflito, discordar.

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  • 4 stumble

    1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) tropeçar
    2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) andar aos tropeçOes
    3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) tropeçar
    - stumble across/on
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    stum.ble
    [st'∧mbəl] n 1 erro, ato impróprio, lapso, deslize, falta. 2 tropeço, passo falso. • vt 1 tropeçar, pisar em falso. 2 fazer tropeçar. 3 cambalear, andar sem firmeza. 4 falar ou agir de modo hesitante. 5 errar, falhar. 6 encontrar por acaso, topar com. to stumble at chocar-se com. to stumble into meter-se em alguma coisa sem querer. to stumble over tropeçar sobre. to stumble upon achar por acaso, topar com.

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  • 5 collide

    (to strike together (usually accidentally) with great force: The cars collided in the fog; The van collided with a lorry.) colidir

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  • 6 stumble

    1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) tropeçar
    2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) tropeçar
    3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) tropeçar
    - stumble across/on

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  • 7 clap

    [klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb
    1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) bater palmas
    2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) dar uma palmada
    3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) prender
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) trovão
    2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) palmadas
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    clap1
    [klæp] n 1 palmada. 2 estrondo, estrépito. 3 ribombo, estampido do trovão. 4 aplauso, palmas. 5 dial golpe de azar. • vi+vt 1 bater uma coisa contra a outra com estrondo. 2 aplaudir, bater palmas. 3 golpear, bater com um golpe rápido. 4 colocar, pôr rapidamente. 5 coll fazer, arranjar às pressas. at a clap de uma vez, de um só golpe. clap of thunder ribombo de trovão, trovão. to clap down escrever, anotar apressadamente. to clap eyes on cravar os olhos em. to clap hands 1 bater palmas, aplaudir. 2 fazer um acordo. to clap hold of segurar, agarrar firmemente. to clap into 1 fechar repentinamente, encarcerar. 2 entrar em. to clap on vestir roupas rapidamente. to clap shut fechar de um golpe, bater (porta, janela). to clap spurs to the horse esporear o cavalo. to clap to fazer às pressas. to clap up 1 trancar, trancafiar. 2 arch terminar de repente.
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    clap2
    [klæp] n sl gonorréia (também the claps).

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  • 8 oil

    [oil] 1. noun
    (a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) óleo
    2. verb
    (to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) olear
    - oily
    - oilfield
    - oil paint
    - oil painting
    - oil palm
    - oil-rig
    - oil-tanker
    - oil-well
    - strike oil
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    [ɔil] n 1 óleo. 2 petróleo. 3 azeite. 4 pl oils tintas a óleo. 5 pintura a óleo. 6 sl conversa untuosa, aduladora. • vt 1 azeitar, olear, lubrificar, untar. 2 ungir. 3 transformar em óleo. 4 tornar-se oleoso. 5 abastecer-se com óleo combustível. 6 sl subornar, adular. crude oil óleo cru. oil by-product derivado de petróleo. oil of turpentine essência de terebintina. oil of vitriol ácido sulfúrico. sour oil petróleo com alto teor de enxofre. sweet oil petróleo com baixo teor de enxofre. to burn the midnight oil estudar até altas horas, queimar as pestanas. to drill for oil perfurar em busca de petróleo. to have a well oiled tongue ser bom de bico. to oil a man’s palm subornar alguém. to oil on troubled waters pôr água na fervura, acalmar os ânimos. to pour oil into the fire pôr óleo na fogueira. to strike oil a) descobrir um poço de petróleo. b) enriquecer de repente.

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  • 9 clap

    [klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb
    1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) aplaudir, bater palmas
    2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) dar um tapa
    3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) trancafiar
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) estrondo
    2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) tapa

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  • 10 clip

    I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) cortar
    2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) bater
    2. noun
    1) (an act of clipping.) corte
    2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) bofetada
    3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.)
    - clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    (to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.) agrafar
    2. noun
    (something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) gancho
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    clip1
    [klip] n 1 tosquia, corte. 2 tosão, velo. 3 qualquer coisa cortada. 4 movimento rápido. 5 coll golpe. 6 Amer coll ocasião única. • vt+vi 1 tosquiar, cortar (com tesoura). 2 aparar, cercear. 3 cortar cabelo ou lã. 4 omitir sílabas ou sons na pronúncia. he clips his g’s / ele não pronuncia os gês. 5 reduzir, cortar, encurtar. 6 coll mover-se rapidamente. 7 coll golpear rapidamente. 8 recortar (notícias de jornal). 9 Tech desbarbar. 10 sl enganar, tapear. at a good clip a passos rápidos. to clip the wing of cortar as asas de (também fig). clipped word abreviatura. film clip filme clipe: pequena parte ou pequeno trecho de um filme completo, constituindo uma separata. video clip videoclipe: número musical com representação teatral gravado em videoteipe.
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    clip2
    [klip] n 1 clipe, grampo. 2 pente para balas. • vt+vi segurar (com clipe), grampear, apertar.

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  • 11 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) viradela
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) trovão
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) papo
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) moldar
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) envolver
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) revirar
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) fluir
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) passar
    - rolling
    - roller-skate
    3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) andar de patins
    - roll in
    - roll up
    II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) registo de matrículas
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    [roul] n 1 rolo (de arame, papel, etc.), qualquer coisa enrolada. 2 cilindro ou qualquer forma aproximadamente cilíndrica. 3 movimento de rotação, ondulação, agitação. 4 rufar de tambor. 5 ribombar do trovão ou de artilharia. 6 ação de rolar. 7 manobra em que o avião dá uma volta completa em torno de seu eixo longitudinal, mantendo a posição horizontal de vôo. 8 lista, rol, catálogo, registro, relação. he called the rolls / ele procedeu à leitura dos nomes, fez a chamada. 9 pãozinho, pão francês. 10 sl maço de notas ou cédulas, dinheiro. 11 rolls atas, anais, crônica, anuário. 12 fardo. 13 ritmo, cadência (linguagem, poesia). 14 encrespamento das ondas do mar. • vt 1 a) rolar. b) fazer rolar. 2 enrolar, dar forma de rolo a. 3 passar suavemente, deslizar (tempo). 4 girar, revolver. 5 agitar, balançar (navio). 6 ondular, flutuar. 7 aplainar, laminar, calandrar. 8 preparar massas alimentícias com o rolo. 9 aplicar cor, por meio de um rolo. 10 ribombar (trovão). 11 rufar (tambor). 12 Amer sl roubar pessoa alcoolizada ou indefesa. 13 ressoar, vibrar (órgão). 14 coll possuir em abundância. 15 correr (rio), fluir. 16 rodar (carro). 17 gingar, menear, bambolear. 18 trinar, gorjear. 19 enfaixar, envolver. 20 encrespar-se (ondas). 21 transportar em carro (ou outro veículo de rodas). 22 começar a operar (câmera), rodar. 23 jogar (dados). 24 Mus arpejar. heads will roll cabeças vão rolar, punições severas vão acontecer (com perda de cargos). pay roll folha de pagamento to be rolling in a) coll chegar em grande número ou quantidade. b) ter em grande quantidade, estar "nadando" em. to roll back a) reduzir (preço). b) recuar, ir para trás. to roll in the aisles morrer de rir.. to roll in the hay sl praticar sexo. to roll in wealth nadar em dinheiro. to roll out a) estender. b) levantar-se da cama. c) produzir em grande quantidade. to roll out the red carpet for receber com a máxima hospitalidade. to roll up a) enrolar. b) fazer recuar (inimigo). c) chegar, vir. to roll up one’s sleeves arregaçar as mangas, preparar-se para entrar em ação. to strike off the rolls riscar da lista, desclassificar, expulsar.

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  • 12 root

    I 1. [ru:t] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz
    2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz
    3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz
    4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes
    2. verb
    (to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) criar raizes
    - root crop
    - root out
    - take root
    II [ru:t] verb
    1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar
    2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer
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    root1
    [ru:t] n 1 raiz. 2 qualquer coisa com forma ou função de raiz. 3 causa, fonte, origem. he is the root of our misfortunes / ele é a causa da nossa desgraça. 4 parte ou ponto essencial. he went to the root of the question / ele foi ao fundo da questão. 5 Math raiz. 6 nota fundamental ou tônica. 7 Phil raiz (de uma palavra). 8 fundamento, base. 9 antepassado, linhagem. • vt 1 arraigar, lançar ou criar raízes. 2 radicar, fixar, consolidar, enraizar. 3 erradicar, extirpar, arrancar (up, out, away). 4 originar-se. root and branch completamente, totalmente. the root of all evil a origem de todos os males. to take root, to strike root criar raízes (também fig).
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    root2
    [ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.
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    root3
    [ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você.

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  • 13 smack

    I 1. [smæk] verb
    (to strike smartly and loudly; to slap: She smacked the child's hand/bottom.) dar uma palmada
    2. noun
    ((the sound of) a blow of this kind; a slap: He could hear the smack of the waves against the side of the ship.) batida
    3. adverb
    (directly and with force: He ran smack into the door.) directamente
    II 1. [smæk] verb
    ((with of) to have a suggestion of: The whole affair smacks of prejudice.) ter um sabor de
    2. noun
    There's a smack of corruption about this affair.) cheiro
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    smack1
    [smæk] n 1 gosto, aroma, sabor, ressaibo. 2 indício, traço, noção, laivos. • vi ter gosto ou sabor. to smack of ter sabor de, fig ter laivos de.
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    smack2
    [smæk] n 1 estalo feito com os lábios. 2 beijoca. 3 pancada, palmada. 4 estalo (como o de chicote). 5 barco de um mastro. • vt+vi 1 fazer estalo com os lábios. 2 beijocar. 3 estalar (chicote). 4 dar palmada. • adv violentamente, diretamente, bem em cheio, bruscamente, francamente, sem rodeios. the ball hit him smack on his head / a bola atingiu-o em cheio na cabeça. to get a smack in the eye sofrer uma desilusão, humilhação.
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    smack3
    [smæk] n sl heroína (droga).

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  • 14 clip

    I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) podar, tosquiar
    2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) esbofetear
    2. noun
    1) (an act of clipping.) poda, tosquia
    2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) bofetada
    3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) clip
    - clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    (to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.) prender
    2. noun
    (something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) grampo, presilha, clipe

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  • 15 smack

    I 1. [smæk] verb
    (to strike smartly and loudly; to slap: She smacked the child's hand/bottom.) dar uma palmada
    2. noun
    ((the sound of) a blow of this kind; a slap: He could hear the smack of the waves against the side of the ship.) palmada, tapa
    3. adverb
    (directly and with force: He ran smack into the door.) em cheio
    II 1. [smæk] verb
    ((with of) to have a suggestion of: The whole affair smacks of prejudice.) ter sabor de
    2. noun
    There's a smack of corruption about this affair.) sabor, toque

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  • 16 average

    ['ævəri‹] 1. noun
    (the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) média
    2. adjective
    1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) médio
    2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) mediano
    3. verb
    (to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) somar em média
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    av.er.age
    ['ævəridʒ] n 1 média, proporção, termo médio. 2 quantidade, qualidade ou valores médios ou regulares. 3 prejuízo por avaria do navio ou da carga em alto-mar. 4 Naut rateio, taxa, primagem. • vt 1 calcular a média, dividir proporcionalmente, ratear. 2 dar, conseguir, produzir ou importar em média. 3 comprar ou vender por atacado (para obter um melhor preço médio). • adj 1 médio, proporcional. 2 medíocre, mediano. • adv 1 proporcionalmente. 2 usualmente. 3 mediocremente. at an average of four miles an hour com a velocidade média de quatro milhas por hora. average outgoing quality level Com nível médio de qualidade. general average avaria grossa. petty average avaria leve. rough average média aproximativa. to average out calcular a média. to strike an average calcular a média.

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  • 17 bang

    [bæŋ] 1. noun
    1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) estoiro
    2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) pancada
    2. verb
    1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) bater
    2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) martelar
    3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) estoirar
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    bang1
    [bæŋ] n 1 pancada, estrondo, estrépito. it went off with a bang / explodiu com um estrondo. 2 golpe violento e barulhento. 3 ímpeto, vigor. 4 coll pontapé. 5 franja de cabelo. 6 bangs cabelo cortado para cair como franja sobre a testa. • vt 1 fazer estrondo, bater, martelar. 2 golpear, bater com violência e ruído. 3 bater a porta, fechar ruidosamente. he banged the door / ele bateu a porta. 4 manejar rudemente. 5 cortar reto. 6 sovar, esmurrar. 7 sobrepujar, vencer. 8 aparar cabelos da testa de animal. 9 estrondear, estridular. 10 sl praticar sexo. • adv coll bem, exatamente, diretamente. bang in the middle of the performance bem no meio da apresentação. • interj bumba! to bang away coll trabalhar com determinação. to bang off pipocar. to bang out sair às carreiras. to bang up coll a) estragar algo, machucar-se, causar dano físico. b) aprisionar, colocar na prisão. to get a bang out of movies divertir-se muito com cinema. to go off with a bang ter sucesso, ser bem-sucedido.
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    bang2
    [bæŋ] n = link=bhang bhang.

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  • 18 bat

    I 1. [bæt] noun
    (a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) taco
    2. verb
    1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) tacar
    2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) bater
    - off one's own bat II [bæt] noun
    (a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) morcego
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    bat1
    [bæt] n 1 Baseball bastão. 2 Cricket pá. 3 Sport raquete. 4 Baseball, cricket batedor. 5 Baseball, cricket turno defensivo. 6 torrão, pedaço, chumaço. 7 tijoleira, fragmento de tijolo. 8 bats algodão inferior para estofar colchões. 9 coll pancada, golpe. 10 coll velocidade. 11 sl bebedeira, beberronia. 12 sl prostituta, meretriz. • vt 1 Sport rebater. 2 bater, surrar, espancar. 3 Baseball, Cricket estar na defesa. off his own bat por si, sem auxílio. right off the bat na primeira tentativa, de cara. to bat around sl a) viajar. b) discutir (idéia ou plano). c) ficar à toa. to bat for someone quebrar lanças por alguém, defender.
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    bat2
    [bæt] n Zool morcego. (as) blind as a bat completamente cego.
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    bat3
    [bæt] vt 1 piscar (o olho). 2 esvoaçar, adejar.

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  • 19 belt

    [belt] 1. noun
    1) (a long (narrow) piece of leather, cloth etc worn round the waist: a trouser-belt; He tightened his belt.) cinto
    2) (a similar object used to set wheels in motion: the belt of a vacuum-cleaner.) correia
    3) (a zone of country etc: a belt of trees; an industrial belt.) cintura
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with a belt: He belted his trousers on.) apertar
    2) (to strike (with or without a belt): He belted the disobedient dog.) bater
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    [belt] n 1 cinto, cinturão. 2 correia, tira. belt drive / transmissão por correia. belted couping / acoplamento por correias. belted gear / transmissão por correia. 3 Geogr região que tem certas características, zona, faixa. 4 Mech correia de transmissão. 5 Naval constr cinta couraçada. 6 Mil fita de metralhadora. 7 sl saco, pancada. • vt 1 cintar, cingir, colocar cinto. 2 segurar com tira ou correia. 3 bater com correia. 4 cercar, rodear, circundar. 5 sl golpear, bater. green belt cinturão verde. money belt porta-dinheiro. shoulder-belt boldrié. sword-belt talim de espada. to belt up sl parar de falar, calar a boca. to have something under one’s belt ter algo (como experiência) no currículo. to hit below the belt lutar com meios desonestos, ser desleal. to tighten one’s belt apertar o cinto, economizar.

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  • 20 buffet

    I 1. noun
    (a blow with the hand or fist: a buffet on the side of the head.) bofetada
    2. verb
    1) (to strike with the fist.) esbofetear
    2) (to knock about: The boat was buffeted by the waves.) bater
    II 1. ['bufei, ]( American[) bə'fei] noun
    1) (a refreshment bar, especially in a railway station or on a train etc: We'll get some coffee at the buffet.) bar
    2) (a (usually cold) meal set out on tables from which people help themselves.) bufete
    2. adjective
    a buffet supper.) volante
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    buf.fet1
    [b'∧fit] n 1 bofetada, tapa. 2 fig contratempo, desgraça. • vt 1 bater, golpear repetidamente. 2 esbofetear. 3 lutar, brigar.
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    buf.fet2
    [b'ufei] n 1 guarda-louça. 2 balcão de bar ou restaurante, bufete. 3 restaurante com bufete. 4 refeição fria disposta em balcões.

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