table-cloth

table cloth

toalha de mesa.

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[klɔ:θ] n 1 pano, tecido. 2 pedaço de pano ou tecido. 3 toalha de mesa. 4 traje, hábito, roupa profissional. 5 the cloth o clero, os clérigos. 6 Theat pano de boca. • adj feito de pano. American cloth encerado, pano oleado. bolting cloth pano para coar. cloth of gold brocado de ouro. fancy cloth tecido com desenhos, estampado. sail cloth lona. table cloth toalha de mesa. the respect due to his cloth o respeito devido à sua posição clerical. to lay the cloth pôr a mesa. to remove the cloth tirar a mesa.

1) (to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: Would you wipe the table for me?) limpar

2) (to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.) limpar

- wiper

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[waip] n 1 esfregadela, limpadela. he gave it a wipe / ele esfregou-o, limpou. 2 sl crime, assassinato. • vt+vi 1 esfregar, limpar, passar pano em. she wiped her nose, her eyes / ela limpou o nariz, esfregou os olhos. 2 secar, enxugar. 3 fig inocentar (usualmente com off ou out). 4 passar (cartão, passagem) pela leitora magnética. to wipe away limpar enxugando, secar ou limpar esfregando. to wipe off a) limpar esfregando. b) pagar, saldar (dívida). to wipe out a) apagar. b) eliminar, liquidar (alguém). he wiped out his enemy / ele liquidou o inimigo. c) extinguir, destruir, extirpar (povo). d) fazer alguém ficar extremamente cansado. swimming wiped me out / a natação me deixou extremamente cansado. e) bater em algo enquanto dirigindo um carro. to wipe up remover sujeira (com um pano).

1) (to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: Would you wipe the table for me?) limpar

2) (to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.) enxugar, limpar

- wiper

noun (a cloth for covering a table, usually for a meal: an embroidered tablecloth.) toalha de mesa

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[t'eibəlklɔ:θ] n toalha de mesa.

1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) cobrir

2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) chegar para

3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) percorrer

4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) abranger

5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) proteger

6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) fazer a cobertura

7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) ter na mira

1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) cobertura

2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) cobertura

3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) abrigo

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- coverage

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[k'∧və] n 1 coberta, cobertura. 2 tampa. 3 cobertor. 4 invólucro, envoltório, embrulho. 5 envelope, sobrecarta. 6 proteção, abrigo, amparo. 7 capa de livro. 8 talher completo. 9 véu, disfarce. 10 pretexto. 11 Com cobertura, segurança. • vt+vi 1 cobrir, tampar. 2 cobrir a superfície de. 3 envolver, revestir. 4 esconder, ocultar. 5 abrigar, proteger, resguardar. 6 vencer espaço, percorrer, viajar. 7 incluir, compreender, abranger. the book covers the whole ground / o livro abrange toda a matéria. 8 bastar. 9 compensar, contrabalançar. 10 ter dentro do alcance (de arma de fogo). 11 pôr o chapéu. 12 trabalhar como repórter ou fotógrafo. 13 depositar, casar dinheiro em aposta. 14 Amer comprar ações ou títulos para fornecimento futuro como garantia contra desvalorizações. 15 chocar. 16 cobrir (animais), padrear. from cover to cover do começo ao fim. in paper covers brochado. to break cover levantar a caça. to cover in cobrir (uma casa). to cover over subscrever em excesso (empréstimo). to cover up encobrir, ocultar. to cover with leather revestir com couro. to take cover Mil procurar abrigo. two covers were laid puseram dois talheres. under cover a) embrulhado. b) apenso, anexo (a uma carta). c) em segredo, escondido. under cover of a) sob o endereço de. b) sob a cobertura de. under cover of darkness sob o manto da noite.

1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) pousar

2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) deitar

3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) preparar

4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) achatar

5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) aplacar

6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) pôr

7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) apostar

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- layer

- layabout

1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laico

2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) leigo

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- layman

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[lei] n 1 situação, posição, configuração. 2 postura. 3 camada. 4 parte nos lucros, quinhão. 5 ramo de negócios, atividade, ocupação, emprego. 6 vulg ato sexual. 7 vulg parceiro no ato sexual. • vt+vi (ps and pp laid) 1 derrubar, deitar, prostrar, abater. 2 pôr, colocar, assentar. 3 acalmar ou fazer desaparecer, exorcizar, conjurar, aplacar. 4 deitar em posição de repouso, depositar, pousar, estender. 5 dispor, planejar, preparar, arranjar. 6 imputar, atribuir. the crime is being laid to her / o crime está sendo atribuído a ela. 7 apresentar (queixa, protesto). 8 sl ter relações sexuais. 9 enterrar. 10 apontar (armas). 11 localizar(-se). the scene is laid in New York / a cena se passa em Nova York. lay of the land 1 configuração do terreno. 2 estado de coisas. to lay about. a) distribuir socos a esmo. b) atacar com socos ou palavras. to lay a claim to reclamar, reivindicar. to lay an ambush preparar uma emboscada. to lay aside/ away a) pôr de lado, separar, guardar para uso futuro. b) deixar de, largar, abandonar. to lay a tax impor um imposto. to lay bare a) revelar. b) despir, desnudar. to lay before exibir, mostrar, exprimir. to lay blows dar pancadas, socos. to lay bricks assentar tijolos. to lay by economizar, guardar. to lay by the heels aprisionar, prender. to lay down a) depositar, pousar no chão, deitar. b) depor (armas). c) declarar, afirmar. d) pagar, apostar. e) formular, traçar. f) reservar, guardar, armazenar. g) sacrificar. h) construir. to lay down one’s arms render-se. to lay down one’s life sacrificar a vida. to lay down the law repreender com severidade. to lay eggs pôr ovos. to lay fast agarrar e segurar firmemente. to lay fire pôr fogo. to lay hands on a) pôr mãos à obra. b) tocar. c) assaltar. d) agarrar. to lay hands upon oneself suicidar-se. to lay heads together deliberar, conferenciar. to lay hold of/on agarrar, prender, segurar. to lay in armazenar, pôr em estoque. to lay into bater, espancar. to lay it on exagerar bastante. to lay it to one’s door atribuir a culpa a outrem. to lay off a) despedir empregados, cortar pessoal. b) parar. to lay on a) impor, infligir. b) golpear. c) instalar. to lay open a) expor, descobrir. b) explicar. to lay out a) dispor, arranjar, projetar, traçar. b) mostrar, expor. c) gastar, desembolsar. d) vestir defunto. e) nocautear, pôr fora de combate. to lay over cobrir. to lay plans fazer preparativos ou planos. to lay siege to a) sitiar, cercar. b) importunar, assediar. to lay ten dollars on a horse apostar dez dólares num cavalo. to lay the blame on someone responsabilizar, imputar responsabilidade a alguém. to lay the hands on Eccl impor as mãos. to lay the land perder a terra de vista. to lay the loss at avaliar o prejuízo em. to lay the nap of a cloth alisar a lanugem (pano). to lay the table pôr a mesa. to lay to parar (navio). to lay together a) pôr lado a lado. b) somar. to lay to heart a) sentir profundamente. b) tomar seriamente em consideração. to lay to sleep/ rest enterrar. to lay to the oars remar a toda força. to lay under sujeitar a, submeter. to lay up a) armazenar. b) economizar. c) ficar na cama. d) pôr um navio no dique. to lay wait ficar à espreita, emboscar. to lay waste assolar, devastar.

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[lei] vi ps of lie.

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[lei] n 1 balada. 2 fig canção, canto.

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[lei] adj leigo, secular.

1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) cobrir

2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) cobrir

3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) cobrir

4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) cobrir, abranger

5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) proteger

6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) cobrir

7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) ter na mira, mirar

1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) coberta, toalha, tampa

2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) cobertura

3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) cobertura

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- coverage

1) (( also adjective) (of) cloth made of flax used to make sheets, tablecloths, tea-towels etc: This handkerchief is made of linen; linen sheets.) linho

2) (articles made of linen or, now more usually, cotton: table-linen; bed-linen.) roupa branca

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[l'inən] n 1 linho. 2 roupa branca (de cama e mesa). • adj 1 feito de linho. 2 fig branco, pálido.

1) ((also table napkin) a small piece of cloth or paper for protecting the clothes from drips etc and for wiping the lips at meals.) guardanapo

2) (full form of nappy.)

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[n'æpkin] n guardanapo.

1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pilha

2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) montes

- pile-up

- pile-driver

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[pail] n 1 pêlo, penugem, lanugem, felpa. 2 face felpuda de tecido.

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[pail] n 1 pilha, ruma, montão. 2 coll porção, quantidade, lote. 3 pira funerária. 4 edifício grande ou bloco de edifícios. 5 sl fortuna, dinheirama. he made his pile / ele fez fortuna. 6 pilha elétrica, bateria. 7 Tech pacote de ferro para soldar. 8 Phys reator, pilha atômica. • vt+vi 1 empilhar, amontoar. 2 abarrotar. 3 formar pilhas. to pile in entrar em grande número. to pile it on exagerar. to pile up a) empilhar(-se), acumular(-se). b) Auto colidir (grande número de veículos). c) Naut encalhar.

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[pail] n estaca. • vt cravar estacas. • adj suportado por estacas.

1) (( also adjective) (of) cloth made of flax used to make sheets, tablecloths, tea-towels etc: This handkerchief is made of linen; linen sheets.) linho

2) (articles made of linen or, now more usually, cotton: table-linen; bed-linen.) roupa-branca

1) ((also table napkin) a small piece of cloth or paper for protecting the clothes from drips etc and for wiping the lips at meals.) guardanapo

2) (full form of nappy.) fralda

1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pilha

2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) pilha

- pile-up

- pile-driver

noun (a cloth for covering a table, usually for a meal: an embroidered tablecloth.) toalha