the Axis

the Axis

n coligação entre Hitler, Mussolini e posteriormente o Japão durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.

1) (the real or imaginary line on which a thing turns (as the axis of the earth, from North Pole to South Pole, around which the earth turns).) eixo

2) (a fixed line used as a reference, as in a graph: He plotted the temperatures on the horizontal axis.) eixo

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['æksis] n (pl axes) eixo: 1 linha imaginária ou real que marca o centro rotativo de um corpo. 2 linha central ou principal, linha coordenadora. 3 cadeia de montes. 4 estrutura central ou principal de um conjunto de edifícios. the Axis n coligação entre Hitler, Mussolini e posteriormente o Japão durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.

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['æksis] n (pl axises) Zool áxis: ruminante asiático, espécie de veado.

1) (the real or imaginary line on which a thing turns (as the axis of the earth, from North Pole to South Pole, around which the earth turns).) eixo

2) (a fixed line used as a reference, as in a graph: He plotted the temperatures on the horizontal axis.) eixo

eixo da alma

1) ((the act of making) a successful, violent attempt to change or remove a government etc: the American Revolution.) revolução

2) (a complete change in ideas, methods etc: There's been a complete revolution in the way things are done in this office.) revolução

3) (a complete circle or turn round a central point, axis etc (eg as made by a record turning on a record-player, or the Earth moving on its axis or round the Sun).) revolução

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- revolutionary

- revolutionize

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[revəl'u:ʃən] n 1 revolução, levante, insurreição. 2 Astr revolução, volta, ciclo. 3 mudança radical, agitação. 4 rotação, volta em torno de um eixo.

1) ((the act of making) a successful, violent attempt to change or remove a government etc: the American Revolution.) revolução

2) (a complete change in ideas, methods etc: There's been a complete revolution in the way things are done in this office.) revolução

3) (a complete circle or turn round a central point, axis etc (eg as made by a record turning on a record-player, or the Earth moving on its axis or round the Sun).) rotação, giro

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- revolutionary

- revolutionize

- revolver

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[riv'ɔlv] vt 1 revolver, girar, volver em círculo, órbita ou ciclo, rotar. 2 pensar, refletir, meditar, ponderar, analisar sob os diversos pontos de vista. 3 fig recorrer.

- revolver

1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

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[k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar.

1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar, aparar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) cabular

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, virar a cara

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte, redução

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pólo

2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pólo

3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pólo

4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pólo

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- polar

- pole-vault

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[Poul] n polonês.

1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pólo

2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pólo

3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pólo

4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pólo

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- polar

- pole-vault

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[poul] n 1 poste, estaca. 2 mastro. 3 vara, vareta. 4 zinga, vara de barco. 5 lança de carro. 6 medida de 5 l/2 jardas (5,029 m). 7 Horse curva da raia interna. • vt+vi 1 suportar com postes ou estacas. 2 impelir por meio de vara (barco).

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[poul] n pólo.

1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pólo

2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pólo

3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pólo

4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pólo

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- polar

- pole-vault

1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.) extremidade

2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) extremo

3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.) desgraça/aflição

4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.) extremidades

1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.) extremidade

2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) extremo

3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.) aflição

4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.) extremidade