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101 phone
[fəun] 1. noun(a telephone: We were talking on the phone.) telefone2. verb(to telephone (a person, message or place): I'll phone you this evening.) telefonar- phone booth - phone box - phone call - phonecard - phone up -
102 plausible
['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) plausível2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) especioso -
103 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) colocar2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) estabelecer4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) provocar6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?)8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ajustar9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) arrumar, ajeitar10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) incrustar11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) ajustar2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) estabelecido2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) resolvido a3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) firme4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) firme, rígido6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) incrustado de3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) conjunto, coleção2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) arranjo, mise en plis5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback - set phrase - set-square - setting-lotion - set-to - set-up - all set - set about - set someone against someone - set against someone - set someone against - set against - set aside - set back - set down - set in - set off - set something or someone on someone - set on someone - set something or someone on - set on - set out - set to - set up - set up camp - set up house - set up shop - set upon -
104 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) parar2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) impedir, deter3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) obstruir, pontear6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ficar2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) parada, interrupção2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) parada3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) ponto4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) calço•- stoppage- stopper - stopping - stopcock - stopgap - stopwatch - put a stop to - stop at nothing - stop dead - stop off - stop over - stop up -
105 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) reto2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) direto3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) direito4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) correto, em ordem5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) sério7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) sério2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) em linha reta2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) diretamente3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) honestamente3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) reta- straightness - straightforward - straightforwardly - straightforwardness - straight talking - go straight - straight away - straighten out/up - a straight fight - straight off -
106 take a back seat
(to take an unimportant position: At these discussions he always takes a back seat and listens to others talking.) omitir-se -
107 talk big
(to talk as if one is very important; to boast: He's always talking big about his job.) contar vantagem -
108 talkative
['to:kətiv]adjective (talking a lot: a talkative person.) falador -
109 that
1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) aquele, esse2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) aquele, aquilo, isso3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) que4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) que2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) que, se5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) tão- that's that -
110 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) o, os1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
111 waffle
I 1. ['wofl] verb(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.) tagarelar2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.) verborragiaII ['wofəl] noun(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) -
112 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem, caminho2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) caminho4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) jeito, maneira6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneira8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.)2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) de longe- wayfarer- wayside - be/get on one's way - by the way - fall by the wayside - get/have one's own way - get into / out of the way of doing something - get into / out of the way of something - go out of one's way - have a way with - have it one's own way - in a bad way - in - out of the/someone's way - lose one's way - make one's way - make way for - make way - under way - way of life - ways and means
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