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  • 1 beyond

    [bi'jond]
    1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) além de
    2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) para além de
    3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) fora de
    4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) além do que
    - beyond expectation
    - beyond one's means
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    be.yond
    [bij'ɔnd] n the beyond, the great beyond o outro mundo, a vida futura. • prep 1 além de, do outro lado de. 2 mais longe que. 3 mais tarde que, depois de. 4 fora de (alcance, compreensão, limite). beyond dispute / fora de dúvida, indiscutível. it is getting beyond my control / está escapando ao meu controle. 5 mais do que, superior a, excedente. beyond measure / além dos limites. that is beyond me / isto está além das minhas forças, além da minha compreensão. 6 em adição a, além de. • adv além, mais longe, acolá. he passed beyond ele morreu. the back of beyond fig o confim do mundo.

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  • 2 tether

    ['teðə] 1. noun
    (a rope or chain for tying an animal to a post etc: He put a tether on his horse.) corda
    2. verb
    (to tie with a tether: He tethered the goat to the post.) prender com corda
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    teth.er
    [t'eθə] n 1 corda, trava, corrente para segurar um animal no pasto. 2 fig âmbito, limite. that is beyond my tether / isso ultrapassa minhas forças. • vt amarrar, pear. to be at the end of one’s tether não ter mais forças, estar com os recursos esgotados.

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  • 3 doubt

    1. verb
    1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) duvidar
    2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) duvidar
    2. noun
    (a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) dúvida
    - doubtfully
    - doubtfulness
    - doubtless
    - beyond doubt
    - in doubt
    - no doubt
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    [daut] n 1 dúvida, questão duvidosa, incerteza, indecisão, hesitação, objeção, problema, dificuldade em crer, ceticismo, embaraço. give him the benefit of the doubt / em caso de dúvida presuma dele o melhor. 2 apreensão, receio. • vt+vi duvidar, ter dúvida, não acreditar, não crer, ser cético, hesitar, estar na dúvida, na incerteza, desconfiar, suspeitar. I am in doubt / estou indeciso, em dúvida. I doubt it / duvido disso. I doubt that he will come / duvido que ele venha. beyond doubt sem dúvida, certamente, por certo. I make no doubt não duvido disso. in doubt em dúvida. no doubt = link=beyond beyond. doubt. there is no doubt but não há dúvida de que. without doubt = link=beyond beyond. doubt.

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  • 4 just

    I adjective
    1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo
    2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo
    3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) merecido
    - justness II adverb
    1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) justamente
    2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exactamente
    3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) agora mesmo
    4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) mesmo agora
    5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) mesmo
    6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) à justa
    7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)
    8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) absolutamente
    9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) mesmo
    - just now
    - just then
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    just1
    [dʒ∧st] adj 1 justo, imparcial equitativo. 2 probo, íntegro. 3 justificável, razoável, merecido. 4 legal, lícito, legítimo. 5 adequado, oportuno. 6 correto, exato. 7 verdadeiro, verídico. • adv 1 exatamente, perfeitamente. it is just three o’clock / são exatamente três horas. that’s just it! / exatamente assim! I just knew it / eu o sabia exatamente. this hat is just you / este chapéu é parecido com você, é a sua cara. 2 quase, agora mesmo. 3 há pouco, daqui a pouco. he’s just gone / ele acaba de sair. 4 por mínima margem, por pouco. 5 somente, meramente. just let me pass! / deixem-me ainda (ou apenas) passar! just tell me / diga-me apenas. 6 coll positivamente, realmente. I just won’t do it / de forma nenhuma vou fazê-lo. it was just marvellous! / era realmente magnífico! 7 no mesmo momento. just as he came / no momento em que chegou. just as I had left, it began to rain / mal tinha saído, começou a chover. a just distinction uma justa distinção. I was just sure at it senti absoluta certeza. just about a) quase. b) quase não. just a moment! um momento, por favor! just beyond mais adiante. just in case no caso de, na hipótese de. just now agora mesmo. just so! certamente! just then naquele momento. just the same apesar disso, todavia. just two hours apenas ou exatamente duas horas. that is just as well coll isto é a mesmíssima coisa.
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    just2
    [dʒ∧st] n, vi = link=joust joust.

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  • 5 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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  • 6 pass

    1. verb
    1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) passar
    2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) passar
    3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) ultrapassar
    4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) ultrapassar
    5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) passar
    6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) aprovar
    7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) pronunciar
    8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) passar
    9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) passar
    2. noun
    1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) desfiladeiro
    2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) passe
    3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) aprovação
    4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) passe
    - passing
    - passer-by
    - password
    - in passing
    - let something pass
    - let pass
    - pass as/for
    - pass away
    - pass the buck
    - pass by
    - pass off
    - pass something or someone off as
    - pass off as
    - pass on
    - pass out
    - pass over
    - pass up
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    [pa:s; pæs] n 1 passagem: a) ação ou efeito de passar. b) passadouro, desfiladeiro, caminho estreito, garganta. c) canal navegável. 2 estreito, vão. 3 condição, situação, conjuntura. he is at a fine pass / ele está em situação difícil. 4 passe: a) licença, permissão. b) salvo-conduto. c) bilhete gratuito. d) permanente, ingresso gratuito. e) ação de passar as mãos diante dos olhos para hipnotizar alguém. f) passe de mágica, escamoteação, truque. g) Sports ação de passar a bola a outro jogador. 5 Games recusa de jogar ou apostar por falta de cartas adequadas. 6 aprovação em exame (especialmente sem o grau de distinção). 7 nota ou certificado dessa aprovação. 8 Mil licença de curta duração. 9 Fencing estocada, venida. 10 abordagem amorosa ou sexual. 11 um ciclo completo de operações. • vt+vi 1 passar: a) transpor, atravessar. b) percorrer, transitar, andar por. c) ir além de, ultrapassar, exceder. d) correr, deslizar, fluir. e) ir de um lugar a outro. f) mudar de estado, situação ou proprietário. g) Jur ser transmitida (propriedade). h) transportar, reproduzir. i) mudar de lugar, transferir. j) não protestar, deixar passar. k) ser aprovado em exame. l) decorrer, escoar-se, esvair-se (tempo). m) consumir, empregar (tempo). n) passar por, ser tido na conta, ser considerado. o) morrer, falecer, expirar. p) ser votado como lei, receber sanção legal. q) Game não jogar ou não apostar por falta de cartas adequadas. r) Sports entregar a bola a um companheiro de equipe. s) ocorrer, acontecer, suceder. t) circular, ter curso. u) desaparecer, acabar, cessar. v) omitir pagamento de (dividendos). w) transmitir, legar. x) ratificar, sancionar, aprovar (projeto de lei). y) superar, sobrepujar. z) introduzir-se, infiltrar-se. aa) fazer escorregar, deslizar ou correr. she passed her hand across her hair / ela passou a mão pelo cabelo. bb) pôr em circulação (dinheiro, principalmente falso). cc) fazer transpor ou atravessar. 2 evacuar, expelir. 3 Fencing dar uma estocada. 4 omitir, passar sobre. 5 pronunciar, expressar. 6 serem trocadas (palavras). 7 proferir sentença. 8 ser proferida (sentença). 9 prometer, empenhar a palavra. 10 Jur transferir (direito de propriedade). matters have come to such a pass that... as coisas chegaram a tal ponto que... pass it over in silence não faça caso disso. pass me the butter, please! passe-me a manteiga, por favor! to bring to pass realizar, fazer. to come to a pretty pass ficar difícil, chegar a uma situação complicada. to hold the pass a) manter a posição. b) fig permanecer fiel à causa. to let pass deixar passar. to make a pass it fazer avanços amorosos (especialmente sexuais), dar em cima de. to pass a dividend deixar de distribuir um dividendo. to pass along passar ao longo de, passar para diante. to pass away a) ir embora, partir. b) morrer, falecer. c) escoar-se, decorrer (tempo). d) desaparecer, findar. e) consumir, deixar passar. to pass by a) passar por. b) ignorar, omitir, não tomar conhecimento de. c) preterir, não dar importância a. he passed me by / ele me preteriu. to pass for passar por, ser tomado por. to pass in a crowd a) servir, ser aceitável. b) passar despercebido. to pass in review passar em revista (tropas ou fig). to pass into law tornar-se lei. to pass judgement on criticar, fazer julgamentos. to pass muster ser aceitável, ser satisfatório. to pass off a) cessar, terminar, parar. b) transcorrer com sucesso. c) passar por. we passed ourselves off as rich / fizemo-nos passar por ricos. d) passar (dinheiro falso). e) ignorar, passar por cima. to pass on a) continuar, prosseguir. b) passar adiante. c) transmitir, legar. to pass over a) atravessar, transpor. he passed over the bridge / ele atravessou a ponte. b) ignorar, omitir. c) passar por cima ou por alto. she passed her eye over the table / ela relanceou a vista por sobre a mesa. d) não fazer caso de, tolerar. to pass the buck eximir-se de uma responsabilidade, jogar a responsabilidade sobre outra pessoa. to pass the hat coll coletar dinheiro, passar o chapéu. to pass the time of day cumprimentar, trocar cumprimentos. to pass through a) atravessar, transpor. we passed through London / passamos por Londres. b) passar por, ser submetido a. we passed through hard trials / passamos por provas difíceis. c) experimentar, sofrer. d) penetrar, passar através de. e) fazer atravessar ou transpor. to pass to account lançar em conta, assentar nos livros. to pass to someone’s credit lançar no crédito de alguém. to pass up Amer sl a) rejeitar. b) deixar passar, perder. to pass water urinar. to sell the pass a) entregar os pontos. b) trair uma causa.

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  • 7 example

    1) (something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen: an example of his handwriting.) exemplo
    2) (something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc: Can you give me an example of how this word is used?) exemplo
    3) (a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied: She was an example to the rest of the class.) exemplo
    4) (a warning to be heeded: Let this be an example to you, and never do it again!) exemplo
    - make an example of
    - set someone an example
    - set an example
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    ex.am.ple
    [igz'a:mp2l; igz'æmp2l] n 1 exemplo. for example / por exemplo. by way of example / para citar um exemplo. 2 molde, modelo. 3 exemplar. beyond example / nunca visto, sem precedente. a bad example / um mau exemplo. to set a good example / dar bom exemplo. to take example by one / tomar exemplo de alguém. let this be an example to you / que isto lhe sirva de lição. to make an example / castigar para servir de exemplo.

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  • 8 from

    [from]
    1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) de
    2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) de
    3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) de
    4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) de
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    [frɔm, frəm] prep 1 de. 2 proveniente de, da parte de. 3 para longe de, para fora de, da posse de. 4 desde, a partir de, a contar de. 5 por causa de, em conseqüência de, de acordo com, conforme, por, a julgar por, segundo. 6 diferente de. 7 afastado de, distante de. apart from salvo, exceto. different from diferente de. from above de cima. from a child desde criança. from afar de longe. from amidst do meio de. from among do meio de, dentre. from bad to worse de mal a pior. from behind something de trás de alguma coisa. from being mild he became irate primeiro ele foi amável, depois irritou-se. from beyond dalém. from day to day dia a dia, diariamente. from every angle em todo o sentido. from hand to mouth de expedientes. from her looks a julgar de seu aspecto. from high de cima, do alto. from my own experience de minha própria experiência. from now on de agora em diante, doravante. from stem to stern de popa à proa. from the beginning desde o início. from top to toe, from head to foot da cabeça aos pés. from under de baixo de. from what you say segundo (ou pelo) que você diz. from within de dentro, do interior. from year’s end to year’s end de ano a ano. he died from overwork ele morreu devido a excesso de trabalho. I am far from thinking that eu estou longe de pensar que. I saw him from the window eu o vi da janela. straight from the horse’s mouth sl de fonte fidedigna. they took it from me roubaram-no de mim. to drink from the glass beber no copo. we are far from home nós estamos longe de casa. we hid it from him nós o escondemos dele. we keep him from doing it nós impedimos que ele o fizesse. where are you from? de onde você é, onde você nasceu?

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  • 9 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avarento
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) indigno
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) mau
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde
    - meanness
    - meanie
    II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) médio
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termo
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) querer dizer
    2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tencionar
    2. adjective
    ((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well
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    [mi:n] n 1 meio, meio-termo, média. 2 means forma, expediente, modo. 3 means recursos. • vt+vi (ps, pp meant) 1 significar. what do you mean? / o que você quer dizer? 2 pretender, tencionar. 3 destinar. 4 dispor-se a. • adj 1 baixo, vil, desprezível. 2 inferior, pobre. 3 mesquinho, egoísta. 4 malvado, maldoso, ruim. 5 médio, intermediário. 6 sl ótimo, excelente. 7 envergonhado, humilhado. a man of means homem de recursos, abastado. by all means certamente, sem dúvida. by any means de qualquer maneira. by means of por meio de. by no means de nenhuma maneira. to feel mean a) sentir-se humilhado, envergonhado. b) sentir-se mal, não estar bem. to live beyond one’s means viver além de suas possibilidades. you don’t mean it! o senhor não está falando sério.

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  • 10 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) chegar a
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) alcançar
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) estender a mão
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contactar
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) estender-se
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) alcance
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) alcance
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) extensão
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    [ri:tʃ] n 1 distância que se pode alcançar ou atingir, alcance. 2 limite de alcance, extensão, distância. 3 escopo, desígnio. 4 ação de agarrar, apanhar, estender. 5 eixo de ligação. 6 braço (de rio) entre duas voltas. 7 poder, faculdade, capacidade. • vt+vi 1 alcançar, atingir, chegar a. he reached toward the door / moveu-se em direção à porta. I cannot reach the top of the wall / não alcanço a parte superior do muro. radio reaches millions / o rádio alcança milhões. the power of Rome reached to the end of the known world / o poder de Roma atingiu todos os recantos do mundo conhecido. 2 obter, conseguir. 3 estender(-se), estirar, passar, dar. will you reach me that book? / quer passar-me aquele livro? 4 apanhar, agarrar. he reached for his gun / apanhou, agarrou o seu revólver (espingarda). 5 penetrar. 6 tocar, influenciar, impressionar. men are reached by flattery / os homens são sensíveis à lisonja. 7 fazer esforços para. he reached after one of the prizes / ele se esforçou para obter um dos prêmios. 8 tornar-se acessível. as far as the eye can reach tão longe quanto a vista alcança. beyond reach fora de alcance. out of one’s reach fora de alcance. the reach of the mind o alcance, o poder das faculdades mentais. to reach for the rope estender o braço para apanhar a corda. to reach forth /out one’s hand estender a mão. to reach into penetrar. to reach the end of a book chegar ao fim de um livro. to reach the heart tocar no coração. to reach to atingir, perfazer. within the reach of a gunshot à distância de um tiro de espingarda.

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  • 11 nature

    ['nei ə]
    1) (the physical world, eg trees, plants, animals, mountains, rivers etc, or the power which made them: the beauty of nature; the forces of nature; the study of nature.) natureza
    2) (the qualities born in a person; personality: She has a generous nature.) natureza
    3) (quality; what something is or consists of: What is the nature of your work?) natureza
    4) (a kind, type etc: bankers and other people of that nature.) tipo
    - in the nature of
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    na.ture
    [n'eitʃə] n 1 natureza. 2 universo, cosmo. 3 essência, caráter, qualidade. 4 índole, disposição, temperamento, gênio, personalidade. 5 tipo, espécie. 6 constituição, compleição. back to nature volta à natureza. beyond nature sobrenatural. by nature por natureza, inato. call of nature necessidade de urinar ou defecar. good-natured de boa índole. ill-natured de má índole. in nature a) real. b) passível. in the nature of things parte da natureza, normal acontecer. of this nature desta natureza. or something of that nature ou algo semelhante. true to nature segundo a natureza.

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  • 12 bearing

    1) (manner, way of standing etc: a military bearing.) postura
    2) ((usually in plural: sometimes short for ball-bearings) a part of a machine that has another part moving in or on it.) rolamentos
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    bear.ing
    [b'ɛəriŋ] n 1 ato de carregar ou suportar. 2 capacidade para suportar. 3 capacidade ou estação de dar frutas ou cria. 4 safra, cria. 5 comportamento, conduta, maneira de andar ou de se portar. 6 relação. 7 direção, posição (em relação a um ponto determinado). she lost her bearings / ela perdeu-se, desorientou-se. 8 mancal, coxinete, chumbeira. 9 suporte, esteio. 10 Her figura de escudo (também bearings). 11 propósito, significado. 12 Naut posição, direção, rumo. 13 bearings superfície, ponto de apoio. beyond bearing insuportável. to take bearings fazer uma marcação.

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  • 13 blind

    1. adjective
    1) (not able to see: a blind man.) cego
    2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) cego
    3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) sem visibilidade
    4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) de cegos
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) estore
    2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) subterfúgio
    3. verb
    (to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) cegar
    - blindly
    - blindness
    - blind alley
    - blindfold
    4. verb
    (to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) vendar
    5. adjective, adverb
    (with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) de olhos vendados
    - the blind leading the blind
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    [blaind] n 1 cego. 2 cortina, veneziana, anteparo. 3 biombo, o que esconde alguma coisa. 4 pretexto, subterfúgio. 5 Amer esconderijo, tocaia. 6 antolhos de cavalo. 7 sl bêbado. • vt 1 cegar. 2 escurecer, obscurecer. 3 encobrir, esconder. 4 confundir, desconcertar. 5 ofuscar, deslumbrar. 6 eclipsar, sobrepujar, exceder. • adj 1 cego. 2 inconsciente. 3 encoberto, escondido. 4 feito às cegas, irracional. 5 insensível, apático. 6 sem abertura, sem saída. 7 com uma só abertura. 8 secreto. 9 para cegos, de cegos. 10 Bot sem flor. 11 ininteligível, ilegível. 12 opaco, sem brilho. among the blind a one-eyed man is king na terra de cegos quem tem um olho é rei. in a blind fury alucinado de raiva. stone-blind totalmente cego. to turn a blind eye to something ignorar alguma coisa, fechar os olhos diante de. Venetian blind veneziana. when the devil is blind no dia de São Nunca.

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  • 14 exaggerate

    [iɡ'zæ‹əreit]
    1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) exagerar
    2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) exagerar
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    ex.ag.ger.ate
    [igz'æd92reit] vt+vi 1 exagerar. 2 encarecer. 3 agravar, piorar.

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  • 15 joke

    [‹əuk] 1. noun
    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
    2. verb
    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
    - jokingly
    - it's no joke
    - joking apart/aside
    - take a joke
    * * *
    [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.

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  • 16 question

    ['kwes ən] 1. noun
    1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) questao
    2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) questao
    3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) questao
    4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) dúvida
    5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) possibilidade
    2. verb
    1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) perguntar
    2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) questionar
    - questionably
    - questionableness
    - question mark
    - question-master
    - questionnaire
    - in question
    - out of the question
    * * *
    ques.tion
    [kw'estʃən] n 1 pergunta, questão. he did without question / ele o fez obedientemente, sem questionar. 2 inquérito, exame. 3 disputa, discussão, debate. 4 dúvida. I call it in question / tenho minhas dúvidas a respeito. 5 tese, assunto. • vt+vi 1 examinar, indagar, interrogar. 2 duvidar, desconfiar. 3 disputar, debater, altercar. at question questionável. beyond question sem dúvida. in question em questão, em consideração. it is a question of é uma questão de. out of question indubitavelmente, sem qualquer dúvida. question and answer column coluna em jornais e revistas que publica cartas de leitores e respostas da redação. that’s open to question isto é questão de opinião. the book in question o livro em questão. there is no question of doing it é impossível fazê-lo. to pop the question coll pedir em casamento.

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  • 17 redeem

    [rə'di:m]
    1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) resgatar
    2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) redimir
    3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) redimir
    - redemption
    - past/beyond redemption
    - redeeming feature
    * * *
    re.deem
    [rid'i:m] vt 1 remir, redimir, resgatar, libertar, salvar. 2 amortizar. 3 cumprir, desempenhar. 4 reparar, indenizar, compensar. 5 readquirir.

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  • 18 reproach

    [rə'prəu ] 1. verb
    (to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) censurar
    2. noun
    ((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) censura
    - reproachfully
    * * *
    re.proach
    [ripr'outʃ] n 1 repreensão, exprobração, censura, reprovação. she looked at me with reproach / ela me olhou com reprovação. 2 vergonha, desgraça, mancha, opróbrio. it cast, brought reproach on him / trouxe-lhe vergonha. it is no reproach to you / não é vergonha para você. • vt 1 repreender, exprobrar, censurar, increpar. 2 acusar, vituperar, difamar. above/ beyond reproach perfeito.

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  • 19 scope

    [skəup]
    1) ((often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop: There's no scope for originality in this job.) margem
    2) (the area or extent of an activity etc: Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.) alcance
    * * *
    [skoup] n 1 extensão, distância. he gave free (full) scope to his fury / ele deu expansão à sua raiva. 2 escopo, alcance, âmbito. that comes within my scope / isto é da minha alçada. 3 espaço, lugar, campo. 4 oportunidade. give scope to his abilities / dê oportunidade para ele mostrar suas habilidades. 5 extensão da operação. 6 Naut comprimento do cabo entre o barco e a âncora.

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  • 20 ultraviolet

    ((of light) consisting of rays from the invisible part of the spectrum beyond the purple, that have an effect on the skin, eg causing suntan.) ultravioleta
    * * *
    ul.tra.vi.o.let
    [∧ltrəv'aiəlit] adj ultravioleta.

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