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  • 1 struggle

    1. verb
    1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) debater-se
    2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) lutar
    3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) esforçar-se
    2. noun
    (an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) luta
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    strug.gle
    [str'∧gəl] n 1 esforço, trabalho, empenho. 2 luta, conflito. • vt 1 fazer esforço, trabalhar, labutar, tentar com esforço, esforçar-se por. 2 debater-se, lutar, contorcer-se. 3 mover-se com grande esforço. the struggle for life a luta pela vida. to be a struggle ser uma dificuldade, ser um desafio. to struggle on continuar a fazer algo difícil.

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  • 2 struggle

    1. verb
    1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) debater-se
    2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) lutar contra
    3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) mover-se com dificuldade
    2. noun
    (an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) luta por

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  • 3 existence

    1) (the state of existing: He does not believe in the existence of God; How long has this rule been in existence?) existência
    2) ((a way of) life: an uneventful existence.) existência
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    ex.ist.ence
    [igz'ist2ns] n existência, vida, ser, tudo que existe, ocorrência. the struggle for existence / a luta pela vida. a wretched existence / uma vida miserável. in existence / vivo, existente. to call into existence criar, inventar, fundar.

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  • 4 scrum

    (in rugby football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) formação
    * * *
    [skr∧m] n Sport luta pela bola numa jogada de rúgbi.

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  • 5 underdog

    (a weak person who is dominated by someone else, or who is the loser in a struggle: He always likes to help the underdog.) desfavorecido
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    un.der.dog
    ['∧ndədɔg] n prejudicado, vencido, vítima da injustiça social, coitado, Brit pobre diabo.

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  • 6 scrum

    (in rugby football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) scrum

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  • 7 underdog

    (a weak person who is dominated by someone else, or who is the loser in a struggle: He always likes to help the underdog.)

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  • 8 scramble

    ['skræmbl] 1. verb
    1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) escalar
    2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) mover-se agitadamente
    3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) engalfinhar-se
    4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) deturpar
    2. noun
    ((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) luta desordenada
    - scrambled eggs
    - scrambled egg
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    scram.ble
    [skr'æmbəl] n 1 passeio, escalada ou subida sobre terreno áspero. 2 sururu. 3 luta (por possuir). • vt+vi 1 subir, arrastar-se, andar com dificuldade. 2 lutar, brigar (com outros por alguma coisa). 3 misturar, mexer (ovos). to scramble for estender a mão para agarrar. to scramble through executar com dificuldade.

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  • 9 scrimmage

    ['skrimi‹]
    1) (in American football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.)
    2) (a fight; a confused struggle.)
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    scrim.mage
    [skr'imidʒ] n tumulto, briga, escaramuça, Ftb luta pela bola. • vi participar de briga ou tumulto.

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  • 10 scramble

    ['skræmbl] 1. verb
    1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) trepar, escalar
    2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) precipitar-se
    3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) engalfinhar-se, disputar
    4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) embaralhar
    2. noun
    ((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) disputa
    - scrambled eggs - scrambled egg

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  • 11 scrimmage

    ['skrimi‹]
    1) (in American football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.)
    2) (a fight; a confused struggle.)

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  • 12 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) porão
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    hold1
    [hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.
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    hold2
    [hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

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  • 13 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) agüentar
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) deter
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter, comportar
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter(-se)
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter(-se)
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) manter comprometido
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) resistir
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) reter
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) ter lugar
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) manter(-se)
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) segurar
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) preensão
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe
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    - - holder
    - hold-all - get hold of - hold back - hold down - hold forth - hold good - hold it - hold off - hold on - hold out - hold one's own - hold one's tongue - hold up - hold-up - hold with II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) porão

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  • 14 brace

    [breis] 1. noun
    1) (something that draws together and holds tightly: a brace to straighten teeth.) suporte
    2) (a pair usually of game-birds: a brace of pheasants.) par
    2. verb
    (to make (often oneself) firm or steady: He braced himself for the struggle.) fortalecer-se
    - bracing
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    brace1
    [breis] n 1 tira, cinto, atadura, braçadeira, junção, grampo. 2 reforço, suporte, esteio. 3 par, casal (de caça pequena). 4 Archit escora, pontalete, espeque. 5 Typogr, Mat chave, colchete. 6 Naut braço. 7 cordas do tambor (para esticar o couro). • vt+vi 1 dar força ou firmeza a, suportar, apoiar, reforçar. 2 fixar, segurar, manter no lugar. 3 colocar braçadeiras, cintas, tiras. 4 esticar, retesar. 5 Naut bracear.
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    brace2
    [breis] n arco de pua.

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  • 15 contest

    ['kontest]
    (a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory: a sporting contest.) certame
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    con.test
    [k'ɔntest] n 1 competição, torneio, certame. 2 disputa, peleja, discussão, controvérsia, debate. • [kənt'est] vt+vi 1 contestar, impugnar, contradizer, contrariar. 2 debater, discutir, disputar. 3 competir, concorrer, lutar por, tentar ganhar. 4 tomar parte em certame ou torneio.

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  • 16 effort

    ['efət]
    1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) esforço
    2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) esforço
    3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) tentativa
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    - effortlessly
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    ef.fort
    ['ef2t] n 1 esforço, empenho, zelo, afã, tentativa. 2 resultado de um esforço, realização, conquista, proeza. to make an effort fazer um esforço, uma tentativa.

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  • 17 fight

    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) lutar
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) discutir
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) luta
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade
    4) (a boxing-match.) luta de boxe
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    - fight back
    - fight it out
    - fight off
    - fight one's way
    - fight shy of
    - put up a good fight
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    [fait] n batalha, peleja, briga, rixa, luta, contenda, disputa, combate, pugilato. she still has a lot of fight in her / ele ainda tem muita vontade de continuar lutando. • vt+vi (ps, pp fought) 1 batalhar, pelejar, guerrear, lutar, combater. she fought back her tears / ela segurou suas lágrimas. 2 brigar, disputar. 3 bater-se por, defender, sustentar, dar combate a. cat fight briga ruidosa, estardalhaço. hand to hand fight luta corporal, peleja. he is fighting fit ele está muito bem fisicamente. it’s worth fighting for vale a pena bater-se por isso. to fight a bottle sl beber em demasia. to fight a duel bater-se em duelo. to fight a losing battle dar murro em ponta de faca. to fight back resistir, responder. to fight down an emotion lutar contra uma emoção (não sentindo, não mostrando ou não sendo impulsionado por ela). to fight fire with fire responder com a mesma moeda. to fight for breath tentar respirar, respirar com dificuldade. to fight for something disputar uma coisa. to fight off repelir, rechaçar (inimigo, etc.). to fight one’s way abrir caminho empregando esforço. to fight out decidir pelas armas, resolver pela luta. to fight show opor resistência, não se dobrar. to fight shy of evitar, esquivar-se a. to have a fight bater-se, brigar. to make a fight for lutar por. to put up a fight lutar valentemente contra alguém mais forte.

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  • 18 retreat

    [ri'tri:t] 1. verb
    1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) bater em retirada
    2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) retirar-se
    2. noun
    1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) retirada
    2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) retirada
    3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) retiro
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    re.treat
    [ritr'i:t] n 1 retirada (especialmente em sentido militar). 2 toque de recolher, retreta. 3 retiro, asilo, abrigo, refúgio. 4 recolhimento. 5 recuo, afastamento. • vt+vi 1 retirar-se, retroceder, afastar-se, fugir. 2 refugiar-se, procurar asilo. 3 Chess recuar uma peça. to beat a retreat bater em retirada.

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  • 19 war

    [wo:] 1. noun
    ((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) guerra
    2. verb
    (to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) lutar
    - warrior
    - war correspondent
    - war-cry
    - war-dance
    - warfare
    - warhead
    - warhorse
    - warlord
    - warmonger
    - warpaint
    - warship
    - wartime
    - war of nerves
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    [wɔ:] n 1 guerra. they declared war / eles declararam guerra. 2 luta, batalha, contenda, conflito, combate, hostilidades. 3 arte ou ciência militar. • vi guerrear, fazer guerra, batalhar, pelejar, lutar. • adj de ou relativo à guerra, bélico, causado pela ou usado na guerra. at war em guerra. chances/ fortune of war a sorte da guerra. civil war guerra civil. council of war conselho de guerra. man-of-war vaso de guerra, belonave. Secretary of State for War Ministro da Guerra. state of war estado de guerra. tariff war guerra alfandegária. theatre of war palco da guerra. there never was a good war or a bad peace nunca houve boa guerra ou má paz. to drift into war ser arrastado à guerra. to make war upon guerrear contra. to war guerrear (against/on/ with contra/com), hostilizar. war of aggresion guerra de agressão. war of nerves guerra de nervos. war to the knife luta de morte.

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  • 20 brace

    [breis] 1. noun
    1) (something that draws together and holds tightly: a brace to straighten teeth.) braçadeira
    2) (a pair usually of game-birds: a brace of pheasants.) casal, par
    2. verb
    (to make (often oneself) firm or steady: He braced himself for the struggle.) preparar(-se), fortalecer(-se)
    - bracing

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