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take+an+opportunity

  • 1 to take an opportunity

    to take an opportunity
    prevalecer-se de uma oportunidade.

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  • 2 opportunity

    [opə'tju:nəti]
    plural - opportunities; noun
    (a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) oportunidade
    * * *
    op.por.tu.ni.ty
    [ɔpətj'u:niti] n oportunidade, ocasião própria, ensejo. to miss the opportunity perder a oportunidade. to take an opportunity prevalecer-se de uma oportunidade.

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  • 3 strange

    [strein‹]
    1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) estranho
    2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) estranho
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    - strangeness
    - stranger
    - strange to say/tell/relate
    - strangely enough
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    [streindʒ] adj 1 estranho, esquisito, singular, incomum, notável, estranhável. 2 desconhecido, estrangeiro, novo. 3 não-experiente, não-acostumado. he is strange to this work / ele não está familiarizado com este trabalho. 4 deslocado, acanhado, não-familiar. • adv de maneira estranha. strange to say é estranho.

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  • 4 strange

    [strein‹]
    1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) estranho
    2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) estranho
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    - strangeness - stranger - strange to say/tell/relate - strangely enough

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  • 5 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vigília
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) turno
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) esperar
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) prestar atenção
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) esperar
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    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
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    [wɔtʃ] n 1 cuidado, atenção. 2 guarda, vigilância, atalaia. we set a watch upon him / nós vigiamo-lo. 3 guarda, vigia. he is on the watch / ele está de espreita, atento, vigilante. 4 Hist sentinela. 5 período ou tempo de vigilância. 6 veladura, vigília, ato de estar acordado. this life passes away as a watch in the night / esta vida passa depressa como uma noite de vigília. 7 relógio de bolso ou de pulso. 8 Naut quarto: a) período em que parte da tripulação está de serviço ou prontidão (geralmente de quatro horas). b) o grupo que está a serviço ou de prontidão no mesmo período. • vt+vi 1 olhar atentamente, assistir a (jogo, televisão, etc.). 2 estar atento, ter cuidado, prestar atenção. 3 vigiar, observar. 4 ficar de vigília, velar, ficar acordado. 5 guardar, velar ou zelar por, cuidar de. 6 ficar de espreita, espreitar. 7 estar de sentinela. 8 acompanhar (acontecimento). 9 esperar. he watched his opportunity / ele esperou, aproveitou a sua oportunidade. they cannot watch their time / eles não sabem esperar a sua hora. I’d watch it! isto é o que eu queria ver! isto é o que faltava! stop watch cronômetro. to be on the watch for someone esperar alguém de tocaia, de espreita. they were on the watch for him / eles esperaram-no de tocaia. to keep a close watch manter rigorosa vigilância. to keep a watch on someone manter alguém em observação, vigiar alguém. to put one’s watch on/ back adiantar/atrasar o relógio. to watch in ficar acordado para comemorar o Ano-Novo. to watch one’s step agir com cautela. to watch out estar alerta, atento. to watch out for a) estar observando e esperando por alguém ou alguma coisa. b) tomar cuidado com. to watch over zelar por, guardar. watch and ward vigilância contínua. watch what you’re doing! preste atenção no que você está fazendo!watch your mouth! cuidado com o que você diz! watch yourself! cuidado! watch your step! atenção! (degrau, etc.).

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  • 6 chance

    1. noun
    1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sorte
    2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidade
    3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) possibilidade
    4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) acaso
    2. verb
    1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriscar
    2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) acontecer
    3. adjective
    (happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) casual
    - chance on
    - upon
    - by any chance
    - by chance
    - an even chance
    - the chances are
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    [tʃa:ns; tʃæns] n 1 oportunidade. when I get a chance I’ll help you / logo que puder, ajudá-lo-ei. she had the chance to meet him / ela teve oportunidade de encontrá-lo. 2 possibilidade, chance. let us give him a chance! / vamos dar a ele uma chance! 3 probabilidade, eventualidade. 4 sorte, fortuna. 5 risco, ventura. 6 ocorrência, acaso. • vt+vi 1 ocorrer, acontecer acidental ou eventualmente. I chanced to be there / por acaso eu estive lá. 2 tomar a oportunidade, arriscar, pôr em contingência • adj acidental, casual, provável, fortuito. a Chinaman’s chance sl sem chance alguma. by chance por acaso. don’t take chances! não se arrisque! it has a chance isto é provável. not a chance! sem esperança!, sem chance! outside chance sl remota possibilidade. take your chance! arrisque a sorte! the chances are é provável. to chance on, to chance upon encontrar inesperadamente, topar. to leave it to chance confiar na sorte. to stand a chance of ter probabilidade de.

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  • 7 exercise

    1. noun
    1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) exercício
    2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) exercício
    3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) exercício
    2. verb
    1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) exercitar
    2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) exercer
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    ex.er.cise
    ['eks2saiz] n 1 exercício: a) treino, adestramento, ensaio. b) prática, execução. I exercise my mind by learning languages / eu exercito minhas faculdades mentais estudando línguas. c) ginástica, educação física. I take some exercises every day / faço diariamente alguns exercícios de ginástica. abdominal exercises / exercícios abdominais. acqua exercises / hidroginástica. d) lição, tema escolar. written exercise / exercício escrito. 2 uso, emprego, aplicação. 3 Amer cerimônia, culto religioso. religious exercise / culto divino. • vt+vi 1 exercitar: a) praticar. b) adestrar, ensaiar, treinar. he exercises himself in swimming / ele está treinando natação. c) instruir recrutas. d) exercer. e) empregar, usar. f) executar, pôr em ação, ter como efeito, influir. 2 prender a atenção. 3 preocupar, atormentar. 4 aplicar.

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  • 8 seize

    [si:z]
    1) (to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force: She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving.) agarrar
    2) (to take, especially by force or by law: The police seized the stolen property.) apreender
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    - seize on
    - seize up
    * * *
    [si:z] vt+vi 1 pegar, agarrar, apanhar. 2 fig pescar, entender. 3 aproveitar, pegar (oportunidade). 4 apoderar-se, apreender, confiscar, seqüestrar. 5 pegar de surpresa. 6 capturar, prender. 7 Jur empossar, colocar na posse de. 8 Naut amarrar, ligar, fixar. 9 acometer (doença). he was seized with fear / ele foi tomado de medo. to seize upon apoderar-se (de alguma coisa).

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  • 9 seize

    [si:z]
    1) (to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force: She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving.) agarrar
    2) (to take, especially by force or by law: The police seized the stolen property.) apreender
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    - seize on - seize up

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  • 10 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) guarda
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) quarto
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver, olhar
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) ver, ficar de olho
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) tomar cuidado
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vigiar, esperar
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    - watchful - watchfully - watchfulness - watchdog - watchmaker - watchman - watchtower - watchword - keep watch - watch one's step - watch out - watch over

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  • 11 grasp

    1. verb
    1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) agarrar
    2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) compreender
    2. noun
    1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) aperto
    2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) alcance
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    * * *
    [gra:sp; græsp] n 1 aperto, força de pegar e segurar. 2 compreensão, posse, alcance. • vt+vi agarrar, pegar, apertar, compreender. beyond my grasp incompreensível para mim. he must have a grasp of English grammar ele precisa dominar a gramática inglesa. to grasp at procurar alcançar, agarrar. within my grasp ao meu alcance.

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  • 12 snatch

    [snæ ] 1. verb
    1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) arrebatar
    2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) tirar
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) movimento para agarrar
    2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) pedaço
    * * *
    [snætʃ] n 1 agarramento. 2 tempo curto. 3 pouquinho, pedacinho, fragmento. 4 sl seqüestro. • vt+vi 1 pegar, agarrar, apanhar. 2 ganhar, obter por ação rápida. 3 arrebatar. 4 roubar. 5 sl seqüestrar. by snatches aos pedaços, aos poucos, aos trancos. to snatch at querer pegar, procurar apanhar. to snatch away arrebatar, tirar, roubar. to snatch up pegar, apanhar, agarrar.

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  • 13 make the most of (something)

    (to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) tirar proveito de

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  • 14 make the most of (something)

    (to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) tirar proveito de

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  • 15 exercise

    1. noun
    1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) exercício
    2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) exercício
    3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) manobra
    2. verb
    1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) fazer exercício
    2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) exercer

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  • 16 grasp

    1. verb
    1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) agarrar
    2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) compreender
    2. noun
    1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) preensão
    2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) compreensão
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  • 17 make the most of (something)

    (to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) aproveitar ao máximo

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  • 18 make the most of (something)

    (to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) aproveitar ao máximo

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  • 19 miss

    [mis] 1. verb
    1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) errar
    2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) perder
    3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) perder
    4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) sentir saudade
    5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) sentir falta
    6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) perder
    7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) faltar
    8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) perder
    9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) evitar
    10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) falhar, negar fogo
    2. noun
    (a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) falha
    - go missing - miss out - miss the boat

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  • 20 snatch

    [snæ ] 1. verb
    1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) agarrar, arrebatar
    2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) agarrar a oportunidade
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) tentativa de agarrar
    2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) fragmento

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