tell+you

1) ((also noun) (people who have been) wounded or harmed: The injured (people) were all taken to hospital after the accident.) ferido

2) ((of feelings, pride etc) hurt: `Why didn't you tell me before?' he said in an injured voice.) magoado

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['indʒəd] adj 1 ferido, machucado. 2 prejudicado. 3 ofendido, injuriado.

1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) partida

2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) piada

1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) brincar

2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) brincar

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- joker

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[dʒouk] n 1 chiste, gracejo, brincadeira, graça, pilhéria, troça. she cannot see a joke, she cannot take a joke / ela não gosta de gracejos, ela não é amiga de brincadeiras. I do not see the joke / não sei qual é a graça. 2 pândega, pagode, ridículo. • vt+vi 1 troçar, chacotear, gracejar, brincar, galhofar, pilheriar. you are joking / você não está falando sério, você está brincando. 2 ridicularizar, zombar. a practical joke peça, travessura, trote (telefone). in joke de brincadeira. it’s no joke é sério. to be/ go beyond a joke perder a graça, ficar preocupante. to tell a joke contar uma anedota.

- kiss of life

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[kis] n 1 beijo, ósculo. 2 toque leve. 3 Cook suspiro. • vt+vi 1 beijar, oscular. 2 tocar levemente. kiss of death beijo da morte, algo que causa ruína ou morte. kiss of life Brit 1 respiração artificial pelo método boca-a-boca. 2 fig algo que dá novo alento. to get the kiss off sl 1 ser demitido. 2 levar um fora. to kiss and tell revelar suas aventuras sexuais. to kiss good-bye 1 dar um beijo de despedida. 2 rejeitar, dispensar. to kiss off demitir, mandar embora. to kiss someone’s arse/ ass vulg ser bajulador, servil, puxa-saco. to kiss the book beijar a Bíblia prestando um juramento. you can kiss the book on that / isto é mais que certo. to kiss the cup bebericar. to kiss the dust 1 sucumbir, ser vencido, morrer. 2 parar de funcionar ou ter utilidade, terminar. to kiss the ground curvar-se, prostrar-se. to kiss the rod aceitar castigo sem reclamar.

1) (to leave out: You can omit the last chapter of the book.) omitir

2) (not to do: I omitted to tell him about the meeting.) deixar de

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- omission

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[oum'it] vt 1 omitir, preterir, excluir. 2 olvidar. 3 negligenciar, desprezar.

1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) um

2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) um ano

1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) aquele

2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) uma pessoa

1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) um

2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) um ano

3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) unidos

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- one-

- all one

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[w∧n] n 1 um, uma. 2 o número um, unidade, o todo. • num 1 um, uma. 2 algum, alguma. 3 o mesmo, a mesma. 4 um certo, um tal. 5 só. 6 único. • pron 1 um, uma. 2 alguém, algum. all one o mesmo. any one, anyone qualquer um. a sly one um espertalhão. as one todos juntos, como um todo. at one de acordo. every one cada um. for one thing em primeiro lugar. I’am one for baseball gosto muito de beisebol. I for one eu por minha parte. it is all one to me para mim tanto faz. I’ve got a million and one things to do tenho mil e uma coisas para fazer. no one ninguém. of all the books this is the one I like most de todos os livros é este o que eu mais aprecio. one after another um de cada vez, um após o outro. one and all a) todos. b) todos juntos. one and only único. one and the same tudo a mesma coisa. one by one um por um. one can never tell nunca se pode dizer (saber). one for one cada um por si. one must work to live precisa-se trabalhar para viver. one of (a group) membro de (um grupo). one Oliveira um tal de Oliveira. one or two uns poucos. one with another na média geral. that one aquele, aquela. that’s a good one esta é boa (piada). the evil one o diabo. the little ones as crianças. this one este, esta. to be in one estar de acordo. to make one a) ser parte ou membro. b) unir-se em casamento. you have one up on him coll você leva vantagem sobre ele.

1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) lugar

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) largo

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa

1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar

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- place-name

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[pleis] n 1 lugar: a) espaço ocupado. b) posição natural, colocação certa. c) localidade, local. d) vila, cidade, povoado, região, distrito. e) parte, local, ponto. f) emprego, posto, cargo, colocação. g) posição, classe, condição, grau. h) residência, moradia, domicílio. i) passagem, trecho, tópico. j) ocasião, ensejo, azo. k) assento, poltrona, cadeira. he took his place / ele ocupou seu lugar. l) Sports colocação. m) ordem de seqüência. n) situação, circunstância. o) Astr posição no firmamento. 2 obrigação, atribuição, dever. it is not my place to find fault / não me cabe fazer críticas. 3 Math casa decimal. 4 praça, largo. 5 praça, forte, fortificação. 6 solar, mansão, herdade. • vt+vi 1 colocar: a) pôr, depositar. he placed confidence in her / ele depositou confiança nela. he placed the book on the shelf / ele colocou o livro na prateleira. b) inverter, aplicar. c) pôr em estabelecimento de crédito. d) dispor, ordenar, classificar, arranjar. e) estabelecer, nomear, dar emprego a. 2 identificar, reconhecer. 3 Accounting fazer lançamentos. 4 obter colocação (cavalo de corrida, diz-se principalmente em relação ao segundo colocado). all over the place jogado, em confusão, bagunçado, desorganizado. in place a) no lugar certo. b) adequado. in place of em lugar de, em vez de. in some place algures, em algum lugar. in the first place a) em primeiro lugar. b) primeiramente. out of place fora de propósito. place of amusement local de diversão. place of delivery local de entrega. the right man in the right place o homem adequado no lugar que lhe compete. to be placed beyond a doubt estar acima de qualquer dúvida. to fall into place estar resolvido, Braz coll encaixar-se. to give place to dar espaço para. to have place ter existência. to know one’s place conhecer o seu lugar. she knows her place / ela sabe o lugar que lhe compete. to lose one’s place perder, não compreender o texto, etc. to lose the place a) estar completamente perdido. b) perder a paciência. to place an order fazer um pedido. to place in position colocar em posição. to put/keep someone in one’s place a) pôr/manter alguém no seu devido lugar. b) manter alguém à distância. to take place a) assumir posição. b) ter lugar, realizar-se.

1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) relatar

2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) relacionado com

3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) relacionar-se com

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- related

1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) relativo

2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) relativo

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- relatively

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[ril'eit] vt+vi 1 relatar, contar, narrar (to a). 2 referir, dizer respeito (to a). 3 ter referência, ter relação. 4 ligar(-se), unir(-se). to relate to relacionar(-se) com.

1) (to tell (someone) that there is something he or she ought to do, remember etc: Remind me to post that letter; She reminded me of my promise.) lembrar a (alguém)

2) (to make (someone) remember or think of (a person, thing etc): She reminds me of her sister; This reminds me of my schooldays.) fazer lembrar

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- reminder

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[rim'aind] vt+vi fazer lembrar, trazer à memória. it reminds me of faz-me lembrar de... this is to remind you that isto é para lembrá-lo de que...

1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) relatório

2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) boato

3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) detonação

1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) comunicar

2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) denunciar

3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) participar

4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) apresentar-se

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- reporter

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[rip'ɔ:t] n 1 relatório (também Comp), informação, notícia. 2 rumor, boato. 3 reputação, fama. 4 estampido, detonação, estrondo. 5 resenha, descrição. • vt+vi 1 relatar, fazer relatório, informar, contar, noticiar, comunicar. 2 queixar-se, dar parte, denunciar. 3 apresentar-se, comparecer. 4 ressoar, repercutir. 5 trabalhar como repórter. as report has it segundo boatos. a yearly report relatório anual. he reported himself ele comunicou sua presença. it is reported dizem que. to report back trazer a informação, voltar com a informação. to report on informar a respeito de. school report boletim escolar.

1) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) em breve

2) (early: It's too soon to tell.) cedo

3) (willingly: I would sooner stand than sit.) antes

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- as soon as

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[su:n] adv 1 logo, brevemente. I’ll go as soon as I can / irei assim que puder. 2 cedo. 3 prontamente, rapidamente. as soon as possible tão logo que for possível.

adverb (from what place or circumstance (?); from where (?).) donde

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[wens] pron arch de onde, daí, por isso, por que motivo. • adv arch de onde, daí, por isso, por que motivo. tell me the place from whence you come / diga-me o lugar de onde você vem. from whence? de onde? whence came it that...? como aconteceu que...? whence I wrote por isso eu escrevi.

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[hu:z] pron 1 interrogative de quem? whose book is this? / de quem é este livro? whose else might it be? / de quem mais poderia ser? 2 relative de quem, cujo(s), cuja(s). the girl whose parents I know / a menina cujos pais eu conheço. the house whose windows are open / a casa cujas janelas estão abertas.

1) (to tell positively: I assured him (that) the house was empty.) assegurar

2) (to make (someone) sure: You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help.) dar certeza

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- assurance

1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) caráter

2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) caráter

3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputação

4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) personagem

5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) figura

6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) caráter, tipo

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- characteristic

- characteristically

1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) descrever

2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) descrever

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- description

1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) desculpar

2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) dispensar

- excusable

- gullibility