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81 earthquake
noun (a shaking of the earth's surface: The village was destroyed by an earthquake.) tremor de terra* * *earth.quake['2:θkweik] n terremoto, abalo sísmico. -
82 echo
['ekəu] 1. plural - echoes; noun(the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back: The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes.) eco2. verb1) (to send back an echo or echoes: The cave was echoing with shouts; The hills echoed his shout.) ecoar2) (to repeat (a sound or a statement): She always echoes her husband's opinion.) repetir* * *ech.o['ekou] n (pl echoes) eco: 1 repetição de som, repercussão. 2 fig imitador. 3 Mus repetição de um som ou de uma frase. • vt+vi 1 ecoar: a) ressoar. b) repetir, repercutir. 2 fig arremedar. to cheer to the echo aplaudir calorosamente. -
83 enamel
[i'næməl] 1. noun1) (a variety of glass applied as coating to a metal or other surface and made hard by heating: This pan is covered with enamel; ( also adjective) an enamel plate.) esmalte2) (the coating of the teeth.) esmalte.3) (a glossy paint.) esmalte2. verb(to cover or decorate with enamel.) esmaltar* * *en.am.el[in'æm2l] n 1 esmalte, esmalte dos dentes. 2 trabalho ou peça esmaltada. 3 cosmético que dá aparência lisa ou brilhante. • vt 1 laquear, esmaltar. 2 fig adornar, ornar com superfície brilhante ou colorida. -
84 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) culpa2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) defeito3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) falha2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) culpar/criticar- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *[fɔ:lt] n 1 falta: a) defeito, imperfeição, falha. she always found fault with me / ela sempre tinha alguma coisa a criticar em mim. b) erro, engano. at fault / errado, em falta. whose fault is it? / de quem é a culpa? c) culpa leve, deslize, defeito moral. not from his fault / sem culpa dele. d) omissão, negligência, transgressão, descuido. e) Geol falha, paráclase. f) Tennis bola fora. 2 Hunting rasto perdido. 3 Electr escapamento acidental. • vt Geol 1 formar falha, causar defeito. 2 culpar, encontrar falha. for all her faults apesar de suas falhas. generous to a fault excessivamente generoso. to a fault demasiado. -
85 file
I 1. noun(a line of soldiers etc walking one behind the other.) coluna/fila2. verb(to walk in a file: They filed across the road.) formar uma coluna/andar em filaII 1. noun1) (a folder, loose-leaf book etc to hold papers.) arquivador/pasta2) (a collection of papers on a particular subject (kept in such a folder).) ficheiro3) (in computing, a collection of data stored eg on a disc.) arquivo/ficheiro2. verb1) (to put (papers etc) in a file: He filed the letter under P.) arquivar2) (to bring (a suit) before a law court: to file (a suit) for divorce.) registar•- filename- filing cabinet III 1. noun(a steel tool with a rough surface for smoothing or rubbing away wood, metal etc.) lima2. verb(to cut or smooth with a file: She filed her nails.) limar- filings* * *file1[fail] n 1 dispositivo para segurar papéis. 2 pasta de papéis. 3 fichário, arquivo, pasta registradora. 4 autos, peças de um processo, lista, rol. 5 fila (também Mil). 6 pequeno destacamento. 7 coluna do tabuleiro de xadrez. 8 Comp a maior unidade em processamento de dados (pode conter grandes quantidades de rolos de fita ou conjunto de discos). • vt+vi 1 arquivar, fichar, pôr em ordem. 2 propor uma demanda em juízo. 3 desfilar, marchar em fila. lndian file, single file coluna por um. in double file em coluna de dois. in file em fila. on file fichado, no arquivo. rank and file os soldados rasos, membros de uma organização ou sindicato. to file an application fazer requerimento, requerer patente. to file away arquivar corretamente, anotar com cuidado.————————file2[fail] n 1 lima (ferramenta). 2 sl finório, espertalhão, tipo. • vt+vi limar, polir, desgastar, fig esmerar, aperfeiçoar. close file avarento, sovina. a deep file sl um espertalhão. nail file lixa de unhas. rough file lima de desbastar. smooth file lima murça. -
86 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) raso2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) aborrecido3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) completo4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vazio5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) choco6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) desafinado2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) estendido3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plano4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) baixio•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out* * *flat1[flæt] n 1 superfície plana, horizontal, achatada ou nivelada. 2 planície, plano, campo raso, terreno plano ou nivelado. 3 baixo, baixio, pântano. 4 Mus bemol. 5 simplório, otário, papalvo. • adj 1 liso, plano, raso, chato, sem relevo, nivelado, horizontal. 2 estirado, estendido, rente, arrasado. 3 raso, pouco fundo, achatado. 4 vazio, furado. 5 plano, claro. 6 chato, maçante, monótono, trivial, vulgar, insípido. 7 Mus bemol, abemolado. • adv 1 horizontalmente, de modo plano, chato. 2 positivamente, redondamente, planamente. 3 completamente, exatamente. 4 insipidamente. a flat lie mentira manifesta. flat against the wall encostado à parede. flat on the ground rente ao chão. he fell flat on the ground ele espatifou-se no chão. I must lay my clothes flat tenho de dobrar minha roupa. it fell flat fig isso malogrou. to go flat ficar choco (bebida), perder o gás. to lay flat arrasar, destruir.————————flat2[flæt] n apartamento, andar, pavimento. -
87 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) flutuar2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) bóia2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) carro•- floating restaurant* * *[flout] n 1 flutuação, ato de boiar. 2 vaga, bóia, salva-vidas, flutuador. 3 jangada, balsa. 4 carro raso, carro-plataforma, carro alegórico para desfile. 5 trolha, colher de pedreiro. 6 ribalta. 7 cortiça da linha de pescar. 8 fundo de caixa para uso em caso de imprevisto. • vt+vi 1 flutuar, sobrenadar, boiar, estar suspenso no ar ou em líquido. 2 pairar, planar, tremular ao vento. 3 ondear, vaguear, oscilar, bailar. 4 desencalhar, fazer voar, impelir pelo ar. 5 circular. 6 irrigar. 7 alisar (cimento, gesso), amaciar, nivelar. 8 sl estar leve como o ar. floating on air eufórico, arrebatado. on the float fig flutuante, à tona. to float around circular, espalhar-se. -
88 floor
[flo:] 1. noun1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) soalho2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) andar2. verb1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) pavimentar2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) deitar ao chão•- - floored
- floorboard
- flooring* * *[flɔ:] n 1 soalho, assoalho, chão, piso, pavimento, eira. 2 andar, pavimento. 3 fundo (do navio, de mar, etc.). 4 tribuna, parte de uma assembléia onde estão os representantes e de onde falam os oradores. 5 coll mínimo de preço. 6 audiência, platéia. he held the floor / ele cativou a assembléia com seu discurso. 7 pista de dança. she took the floor / ela dançou, Amer ela entrou no palco. 8 plataforma de ponte, píer, etc. 9 direito à palavra em uma assembléia. • vt 1 pavimentar, assoalhar. 2 fig derrubar, deitar no chão. 3 coll vencer, derrubar. 4 coll confundir, desconcertar, embatucar, fazer calar, estar perplexo, derrotar discutindo, abater (o candidato) com perguntas de algibeira (num exame, gíria universitária). 5 sl dirigir em alta velocidade. basement floor subsolo. boarded floor assoalho de tábuas. first floor primeiro andar, Amer andar térreo, rés-do-chão. inlaid floor assoalho de tacos. to floor the paper responder a todas as perguntas (em exame). to have the floor ter o direito de falar. top floor último andar. to take the floor (Parlamento) tomar a palavra. to wipe the floor with derrotar completamente (numa luta, competição, debate). -
89 foam
[foum] 1. noun(a mass of small bubbles on the surface of liquids etc.) espuma2. verb(to produce foam: the beer foamed in the glass.) espumar* * *[foum] n espuma, escuma, Poet mar. • vt+vi 1 espumar, escumar. 2 fazer espumar. 3 espumejar, lançar espuma, encrespar-se (o mar), fig espumejar, escumar com raiva. he foamed at the mouth / ele espumou (na boca). he foamed with rage / ele espumejou. -
90 friction
['frikʃən]1) (the rubbing together of two things: The friction between the head of the match and the matchbox causes a spark.) fricção2) (the resistance felt when one object is moved against another (or through liquid or gas): There is friction between the wheels of a car and the road-surface.) fricção3) (quarrelling; disagreement: There seems to be some friction between the workmen and the manager.) fricção* * *fric.tion[fr'ikʃən] n 1 fricção. 2 atrito: a) Mech esfrega. b) desinteligência. -
91 geography
[‹i'oɡrəfi](the science that describes the surface of the Earth and its inhabitants: He is studying geography.) geografia- geographical
- geographic
- geographically* * *ge.og.ra.phy[dʒi'ɔgrəfi] n 1 geografia. 2 superfície de certa região. 3 livro, tratado de geografia. -
92 gloss
[ɡlos] 1. noun(brightness or shininess on the surface: Her hair has a lovely gloss; ( also adjective) gloss paint.) brilho2. verb(to make a glossary: The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.)- glossary- glossy
- glossiness
- gloss over* * *[glɔs] n 1 lustro, brilho, polimento. 2 aparência exterior enganosa, falso brilho. 3 brilho para os lábios (cosméticos). 4 glosa, interpretação, comentário. 5 glossário. 6 tradução interlinear. • vt 1 lustrar, polir. 2 comentar, explicar, anotar. 3 glosar, censurar. 4 maquiar, esconder a verdadeira natureza. to gloss over evitar falar ou falar pouco de coisas desagradáveis (por vontade própria). -
93 grater
noun (an instrument with a rough surface on which cheese, vegetables etc can be grated.) ralador* * *grat.er[gr'eitə] n ralador. -
94 groove
[ɡru:v](a long, narrow cut made in a surface: the groove in a record.) risco- grooved* * *groove1[gru:v] n 1 ranhura, encaixe, entalhe, sulco, canalete, vinco. 2 grooves estrias (de arma de fogo). 3 rotina, esquema. • vt+vi entalhar, escavar, abrir ranhuras, sulcar, vincar. to fall into the old groove cair na rotina.————————groove2[gru:v] adj sl excelente, maravilhoso, excitante. the party was a groove a festa estava excelente. -
95 horizontal
[hori'zontl]adjective (at right angles to vertical; parallel to the horizon; lying level or flat: a horizontal line; a horizontal surface.) horizontal* * *hor.i.zon.tal[hɔriz'ɔntəl] n linha horizontal, plano horizontal, posição horizontal. • adj horizontal. -
96 ice age
(a time when a great part of the earth's surface was covered with ice.) idade do gelo* * *ice age['ais eidʒ] n período glacial. -
97 immerse
[i'mə:s](to put completely under the surface of a liquid: She immersed the vegetables in boiling water.) imergir- immersion heater* * *im.merse[im'ə:s] vt imergir, mergulhar, afundar. immersed in meditation em profunda meditação. -
98 inlay
['inlei](material set into the surface of eg a table to form a design: The top of the table had an inlay of ivory.) embutido- inlaid* * *in.lay['inlei] n 1 desenho ou decoração embutida, trabalho embutido, mosaico, marchetado. 2 Dent incrustação, obturação. • [inl'ei] vt (ps and pp inlaid) 1 embutir, tauxiar com mosaicos, engastar. 2 colocar tacos. 3 revestir, folhar, apainelar. -
99 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) terra2) (a country: foreign lands.) terra3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) terreno4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) terras2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) aterrar2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pôr(-se) em terra3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) acabar em•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
jipe- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *[lænd] n 1 terra. 2 região, país, nação. 3 terras, solo, terreno. 4 bens de raiz. • vt+vi 1 aportar, desembarcar. 2 Aeron pousar, aterrar, aterrissar. 3 parar, acabar. the thief landed in jail / o ladrão acabou na cadeia. 4 pegar, apanhar (peixes). 5 coll ganhar, obter. Land of the Rising Sun país do Sol Nascente: Japão. to land a fish pegar um peixe. to land a job obter um emprego. to make land Naut avistar terra. -
100 match
[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) fósforo- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) jogo2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) combinação3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) igual4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) casamento2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) combinar com2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) confrontar•- matched- matchless
- matchmaker* * *match1[mætʃ] n 1 igual, parelha. 2 companheiro. 3 luta, competição, partida, jogo. 4 casamento. 5 partido. • vt+vi 1 igualar, emparelhar. 2 casar, unir. 3 equiparar. 4 competir, medir forças. we cannot match them / não podemos medir forças com eles. 5 casar-se. 6 igualar-se. 7 combinar. an even match competição equilibrada. football match jogo de futebol. to be a match for estar à altura. he is more than a match for you / ele é superior a você (em qualidade, competência). he is not a match for me / ele não está à minha altura. to match a colour to another combinar uma cor com outra. to match coins tirar a sorte com moeda (cara ou coroa).————————match2[mætʃ] n 1 palito de fósforo. 2 mecha, estopim. to light a match acender um fósforo.
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