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41 confederacy
[-rəsi]- plural confederacies - noun (a league or alliance (of states etc).) confederação* * *con.fed.er.a.cy[kənf'edərəsi] n 1 confederação: união, liga, aliança. 2 conspiração, conluio. the Confederacy os onze Estados confederados do Sul (guerra civil norte-americana). -
42 confederate
[kən'fedərət](a person who has agreed to work with others (eg on something dishonest): He and his confederates were found with stolen money in their possession.) cúmplice- confederation* * *con.fed.er.ate[kənf'edərit] n 1 confederado, aliado. 2 partidário da confederação. 3 cúmplice. • [kənf'edəreit] vt+vi 1 confederar(-se), aliar(-se), unir(-se), ligar(-se). 2 conluiar-se. • [kənfedərit] adj 1 confederado, aliado. 2 partidário da confederação. 3 relativo a confederação. the Confederate States of America os Estados confederados do Sul (guerra civil norte-americana). -
43 congress
['koŋɡres, ]( American[) -ɡris]1) (a formal meeting, especially an assembly of delegates etc.) congresso2) (a law-making body or parliament, especially that of the United States: He has been elected to Congress.) Congresso•- congressman
- congresswoman* * *con.gress[k'ɔŋgres] n 1 congresso, assembléia legislativa. 2 Congress Amer congresso, parlamento dos EUA que consiste do Senado e da Câmara dos Deputados. 3 reunião, conferência de parlamentares ou representantes de sociedades, países, etc. 4 reunião, encontro. 5 ato sexual. -
44 convention
[kən'venʃən]1) (a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom: Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention.) convenção2) (in the United States a meeting of delegates from a political party for nominating a presidential candidate.) convenção3) (an assembly of people of a particular profession etc.) convenção•- conventionality* * *con.ven.tion[kənv'enʃən] n 1 convenção: a) conferência, reunião, assembléia. b) acordo, convênio, tratado, pacto. c) comum acordo, regra, forma social, uso consagrado. 2 delegados ou membros de uma assembléia. -
45 county
plural - counties; noun(a large administrative unit of local government in England and Wales and in the United States.) distrito* * *coun.ty[k'aunti] n 1 Amer município. 2 comarca. 3 condado. -
46 cowboy
noun (in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch.) vaqueiro* * *cow.boy[k'aubɔi] n Amer vaqueiro, boiadeiro. -
47 empire
1) (a group of states etc under a single ruler or ruling power: the Roman empire.) império2) (a large industrial organization controlling many firms: He owns a washing-machine empire.) império* * *em.pire['empai2] n 1 império, domínio. 2 reino. 3 poder supremo. -
48 federation
noun (people, societies, unions, states etc joined together for a common purpose: the International Federation of Actors.) federação* * *fed.er.a.tion[fedər'eiʃən] n federação, confederação, liga, aliança. -
49 gallon
['ɡælən](a measure for liquids, eight pints (in Britain, 4.546 litres; in the United States, 3.785 litres).) galão- gallons of- gallons* * *gal.lon[g'ælən] n galão (Amer 3,8 l; Brit 4,5 l). -
50 game warden
(a person who looks after a game reserve or, in the United States, game.) guarda* * *game ward.en[g'eim wə:dən] n = link=gamekeeper gamekeeper. -
51 grand jury
(in the United States, a jury which decides whether there is enough evidence for a person to be brought to trial.) júri* * *grand ju.ry[grænd dʒ'uəri] n júri principal, júri de acusação.————————grand juryjúri (usualmente de doze ou treze jurados) que decide se uma causa deve ser julgada por um alto tribunal. -
52 pint
(a unit for measuring liquids, one-eighth of a gallon (in Britain, 0.57 litre; in the United States, 0.47 litre): a pint of milk/beer.) quartilho* * *[paint] n medida de capacidade (Brit 0,568 litro, Amer 0,437 litro). -
53 rodeo
['rəudiou]plural - rodeos; noun(especially in the United States, a show or contest of riding, lassoing etc.) rodeio* * *ro.de.o[roud'eiou] n (pl rodeos) Amer 1 rodeio, cavalhada. 2 local onde se realiza o rodeio. 3 reunião de gado. -
54 statesman
['stei -]noun (a person who plays an important part in the government of a state.) estadista* * *states.man[st'eitsmən] n político, estadista. -
55 statesmanlike
['stei -]adjective (showing the qualities of a good statesman.) próprio de estadista* * *states.man.like[st'eitsmənlaik] adj (também statemanly) próprio de político, como estadista. -
56 statesmanship
['stei -]noun (skill in directing the affairs of a state.) arte de governar* * *states.man.ship[st'eitsmənʃip] n 1 diplomacia, arte de governar. 2 Pol ciência de governar. -
57 turkey
['tə:ki]1) (a kind of large farmyard bird.) peru2) (its flesh used as food, eaten especially at Christmas or (in the United States) Thanksgiving: We had turkey for dinner.) peru* * *tur.key[t'ə:ki] n (turkey-cock) 1 peru. 2 fig bobo, otário. as proud as a turkey-cock muito orgulhoso. red as a turkey-cock vermelho como um peru. to talk turkey Amer falar com seriedade e honestidade de (negócios), não ter papas na língua. -
58 unify
(to combine into a single whole: The country consisted of several small states and was unified only recently.) unificar* * *u.ni.fy[j'u:nifai] vt unificar, unir, uniformizar. -
59 united
1) (joined into a political whole: the United States of America.) unido2) (joined together by love, friendship etc: They're a very united pair/family.) unido3) (made as a result of several people etc working together for a common purpose: Let us make a united effort to make our business successful.) conjugado* * *u.nit.ed[ju:n'aitid] adj unido: 1 reunido, ajuntado. 2 junto, conjunto. 3 ligado, combinado. 4 de acordo, harmonioso. United Nations Organization Organização das Nações Unidas (abreviatura: ONU). -
60 yank
[jæŋk](an impolite word for a person from the United States of America.) ianque- Yankee* * *[jæŋk] n coll puxão, arranco, empurrão. • vt+vi coll sacudir, empurrar, empuxar, arrancar.
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