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[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) chefe5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeça12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colar2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) dirigir3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigir-se4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) encabeçar5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *head1[hed] n 1 cabeça. 2 cabeça de prego, de alfinete, de martelo, etc. 3 o que, pela sua forma, dá idéia de cabeça (p ex: cabeça de alho). 4 parte superior ou mais importante, ponta, topo, alto. 5 parte frontal, proa de um navio, vanguarda de tropas. 6 promontório, cabo. 7 face de uma medalha ou moeda. 8 lugar de honra ou de comando. 9 pessoa principal, chefe, diretor. 10 pessoa, indivíduo. 11 unidade (de gado), cabeça. 12 vida. 13 cabeçalho. 14 tópico, assunto. 15 categoria, divisão. 16 culminação, crise. 17 parte amadurecida de uma úlcera. 18 espuma de cerveja (colarinho). 19 pressão de água com vapor (para fins industriais). 20 isenção às restrições, liberdade de ação. 21 raciocínio, inteligência. 22 Mus couro do tambor. 23 parte superior ou inferior de um barril. 24 aumento gradual de força, impulso. 25 fonte, nascente (de um rio). 26 cabeceira (cama). • vt+vi 1 encabeçar, liderar, chefiar, dirigir. 2 ser ou formar cabeça. 3 prover de cabeça. 4 ser ou pôr cabeçalho. 5 ir na dianteira. 6 podar (árvores). 7 opor, enfrentar, deter, interceptar. 8 Ftb cabecear. • adj 1 na cabeceira, vanguarda ou ponta. 2 que vem da frente. 3 principal, dirigente, comandante. from head to foot dos pés à cabeça. head and ears totalmente. head and shoulders above muito superior ou muito acima de. head over heels a) de pernas para o ar. b) precipitadamente. he is off his head ele perdeu a cabeça. I make neither head nor tail of it não sei o que pensar a respeito. out of one’s own head a) de invenção própria. b) de livre vontade. over one’s head a) além da compreensão. b) superior em autoridade. peanut head sl cabeça-de-bagre. the ship could not make head against the wind o navio não conseguiu progredir contra o vento. the wind heads us temos vento desfavorável. to come to a head a) maturar, amadurecer. b) atingir o ponto culminante. c) formar pus. to give one his head dar liberdade ou licença a alguém. to go to one’s head subir à cabeça, envaidecer, deixar tonto. to head for mover-se em direção a, ir para, rumar, seguir. to lose one’s head perder a cabeça, o controle. to turn one’s head a) afetar. b) deixar tonto. c) deixar convencido, orgulhoso.————————head2[hed] n sl 1 viciado em drogas pesadas. 2 ressaca. 3 a cabeça do pênis. -
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[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeça, chefe5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo, cabeceira8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) chefe11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) (por) pessoa, (por) cabeça12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colarinho2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabeçar3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) rumar para4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) intitular5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear•- - headed- header - heading - heads - headache - headband - head-dress - headfirst - headgear - headlamp - headland - headlight - headline - headlines - headlong - head louse - headmaster - head-on - headphones - headquarters - headrest - headscarf - headsquare - headstone - headstrong - headwind - above someone's head - go to someone's head - head off - head over heels - heads or tails? - keep one's head - lose one's head - make head or tail of - make headway - off one's head -
3 source
[so:s]1) (the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes: They have discovered the source of the trouble.) fonte2) (the spring from which a river flows: the source of the Nile.) nascente* * *[sɔ:s] n 1 fonte, nascente. I draw it from a reliable source / tenho isso de fonte limpa. 2 origem, lugar de origem. 3 fonte de informações. the rumour takes its source from/ has its source in some facts / o boato baseia-se em alguns fatos. -
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['beisn]1) (a bowl for washing oneself in: a wash-hand basin.) bacia2) (a wide, open dish for preparing food in: a pudding-basin.) alguidar3) (the area drained by a river: the basin of the Nile.) bacia4) (the deep part of a harbour: There were four yachts anchored in the harbour basin.) bacia* * *ba.sin[b'eisin] n bacia: 1 vaso redondo e largo. 2 conteúdo de uma bacia. 3 prato de balança. 4 dique, doca. 5 enseada. 6 poça d’água. 7 Geogr depressão de terreno circundado por elevações. 8 Geogr conjunto de vertentes de uma região. 9 Geogr região geográfica banhada por um rio e seus afluentes. 10 depressão na superfície da litosfera ocupada por um oceano. 11 Geol área cujos estratos convergem de todos os lados para um só centro. 12 cuspideira. -
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['beisn]1) (a bowl for washing oneself in: a wash-hand basin.) bacia2) (a wide, open dish for preparing food in: a pudding-basin.) vasilha3) (the area drained by a river: the basin of the Nile.) bacia4) (the deep part of a harbour: There were four yachts anchored in the harbour basin.) bacia -
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[so:s]1) (the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes: They have discovered the source of the trouble.) fonte, origem2) (the spring from which a river flows: the source of the Nile.) nascente -
7 delta
['deltə](a roughly triangular area of land formed at the mouth of a river which reaches the sea in two or more branches: the delta of the Nile.) delta* * *del.ta[d'eltə] n 1 delta: aluvião triangular na embocadura de um rio. 2 quarta letra do alfabeto grego, correspondente ao nosso D. -
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['deltə](a roughly triangular area of land formed at the mouth of a river which reaches the sea in two or more branches: the delta of the Nile.) delta
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