the+distance+between

1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) distância

2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) distância

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[d'istəns] n 1 distância, espaço que separa duas coisas ou pessoas, intervalo, trajeto, afastamento. 2 período, espaço de tempo. Mus intervalo. 3 reserva, afastamento, falta de benevolência, frigidez, indiferença, respeito, altivez, discrição. 4 separação, afastamento de uma pessoa ou grupo em suas relações de superioridade e de inferioridade. 5 Naut caminho. • vt distanciar, pôr distante, deixar para trás, passar adiante de alguém na carreira, espacear, exceder, passar além, ultrapassar. at a distance ao longe, de longe. in the distance distante. out of distance a perder de vista. the distance due to o respeito que se deve a. to keep one at a distance não familiarizar-se com. to keep one’s distance observar o respeito que se deve a alguém, haver-se com reserva.

1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) distância

2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) à distância, longe

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1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) medir

2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) calcular

1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) indicador

2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) padrão

3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) distância

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[geidʒ] n 1 medida, medida padrão, escala. 2 calibrador, aferidor. 3 tamanho, dimensão, capacidade, extensão. 4 bitola, distância entre rodas (estrada de ferro, automóvel). 5 manômetro. 6 calado (de navio). 7 calibre. • vt 1 medir exatamente, determinar o tamanho com instrumento de medição. 2 calibrar, graduar. 3 padronizar. 4 estimar, julgar. 5 aferir. rain-gauge pluviômetro. that’s about the gauge of it coll mais ou menos por aí. the ship had the weather gauge of ours o navio tirou o vento do nosso. to take the gauge of calcular, estimar.

1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) medir

2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) avaliar

1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) medidor, aferidor

2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) padrão

3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) bitola

1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralelo

2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) paralelo

1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralela

2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) paralelo

3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralelo

- parallelogram

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[p'ærələl] n 1 Geom paralela, linha paralela. 2 paralelismo. 3 semelhança, analogia. 4 paralelo, confronto, comparação. 5 cada um dos círculos paralelos ao equador. 6 similar: objeto, pessoa ou animal idêntico ao outro. 7 régua de paralelas. 8 Typogr paralelas: sinal de referência (//). • vt 1 comparar, confrontar. 2 formar à semelhança de. 3 igualar, assemelhar. 4 dispor em posição paralela a. 5 ser paralelo a. • adj 1 paralelo. 2 semelhante, análogo. he doesn’t find his parallel ele não encontra similar. literary parallel analogia na literatura. parallel in with semelhante a. parallel of latitude Geogr círculo de latitude. to draw a parallel between traçar um paralelo entre, fazer uma comparação entre. to run parallel to a) correr paralelo a. b) concordar com, guiar-se por. we parallel it with confrontamo-lo com. we put ourselves on a parallel with comparamo-nos a. without parallel sem paralelo, inigualado.

1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralelo

2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) paralelo

1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralela

2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) paralelo

3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralela

- parallelogram

1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grosso

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grossura

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) grossa

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) espesso

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) espesso

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) estúpido

- thickly

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[θik] n 1 grosso, parte mais grossa ou densa. 2 fig foco, centro. 3 sl pessoa tola, estúpida. • adj 1 gordo, grosso, de grossura. 2 denso, compacto. 3 abundante, numeroso. 4 cheio, coberto. the street is thick with dust / a rua está cheia de poeira. the table was thick with flies / a mesa estava coberta de moscas. 5 espesso, grosso, denso. 6 turvo. 7 coll estúpido, obtuso. • adv (também thickly) 1 densamente, espessamente. the snow fell thick / a neve caía em densos flocos. 2 intensamente, cerradamente. 3 abundantemente. the letters came thick and fast / choveram cartas. a bit thick um pouco exagerado. he is thick in the head sl ele é muito tapado. in the thick of the fight no meio da luta. through thick and thin fig por todas as dificuldades. two inches thick duas polegadas de grossura.

1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grosso, espesso

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grossura, de espessura

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) grosso, denso

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, abundante

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) cerrado

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) grosso

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) grosso

- thickly

1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) variedade

2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) alcance

3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) escala

4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) cadeia

5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pastagem

6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) campo

7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) fogão

1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) alinhar

2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) variar

3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) estender-se

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- ranger

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[reindʒ] n 1 extensão, distância. 2 círculo ou raio de ação, âmbito, faixa. 3 alcance, calibre. 4 percurso. 5 limite, variação. 6 área, espaço, campo de prova. 7 pasto, pastagem, invernada. 8 cadeia de montanhas, cordilheira. 9 linha de tiro. 10 fileira, ordem, classe, série, conjunto. 11 fogão de cozinha. 12 Naut cobro de amarra. 13 perambulação, caminhada. • vt+vi 1 variar dentro de certos limites. 2 percorrer, caminhar, vaguear. 3 pesquisar, explorar em determinada área. 4 enfileirar, alinhar, arranjar, agrupar, ordenar, classificar, sistematizar. 5 tomar o partido de. 6 estender-se (de lado a lado). 7 Naut costear. 8 alcançar, atingir determinada distância (uma peça de artilharia). 9 ocorrer. 10 soltar no pasto. 11 Bot, Zool crescer em determinada região. • adj de ou em campos de pastagem. a plant ranging from Canada to Mexico uma planta que ocorre do Canadá ao México. at close range à queima-roupa. at 10 yards’ range à distância de 10 jardas. free-range hens galinhas criadas soltas. long range gun peça (arma) de longo alcance. long range plane avião de longo percurso. maximum range raio ou limite máximo. prices range from 1 to 10 dollars os preços variam de 1 a 10 dólares. to range oneself entrar na linha, criar juízo. to range over variar. within range ao alcance.

1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) variedade

2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) alcance

3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) faixa, extensão

4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) cadeia

5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pastagem

6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) campo de tiro

7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) fogão

1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) enfileirar(-se)

2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) variar

3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) estender(-se), abranger

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1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado

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- striker

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[straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada.

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) bater

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) soar, tocar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) ocorrer

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) baixar, desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoberta, achado

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1) (either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body.) peito

2) (the front of a body between the neck and belly: He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts.) peito

1) (to face or oppose: breast the waves.) enfrentar

2) (to come to the top of: As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance.) chegar ao cume

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[brest] n 1 peito, tórax. 2 peitilho. 3 parte dianteira, parte superior. 4 seio, mama, teta. she gives her child the breast / ela amamenta seu filho. 5 sentimentos. • vt enfrentar, opor-se a. he breasted the waves / ele atirou-se contra as ondas. a child at breast uma criança ao seio. he made a clean breast of it ele confessou tudo.

1) (either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body.) seio

2) (the front of a body between the neck and belly: He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts.) peito

1) (to face or oppose: breast the waves.) enfrentar

2) (to come to the top of: As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance.) chegar ao cume

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[m'idwei] n meio de caminho. • adv a meio caminho.

1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino

2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) líquido

4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) fino

5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) pouco convincente

- thinly

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[θin] vt+vi 1 afinar, adelgaçar, diminuir. 2 diluir. • adj 1 fino, estreito, delgado. 2 esbelto, magro, franzino. 3 esparso, escasso, coçado. 4 leve, rarefeito, tênue. 5 pouco, espalhado. 6 líquido, fluido, ralo, fraco, aguado. 7 fraco, fino (voz). 8 raso, sem profundidade. 9 apagado, esmaecido (cor). a thin shade of blue / um tom de azul esmaecido. 10 transparente. 11 fraco, pobre, deficiente. • adv 1 finamente, delgadamente. 2 escassamente. 3 pobremente. 4 superficialmente. 5 em pequeno número (também thinly). to have thin time passar um tempo ruim, desagradável. to thin down diminuir, tornar-se mais ralo. to thin out dizimar(-se), desbastar.

1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino

2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) ralo

4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) ralo

5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) fraco

- thinly

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[r'i:lei reis] n Sport corrida de revezamento.