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  • 1 a bolt from the blue

    (a sudden, unexpected happening: His resignation was a bolt from the blue.) acontecimento inesperado
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    a bolt from the blue
    fig desgraça inesperada.
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    a bolt from the blue
    um acontecimento inesperado (ruim).

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  • 2 a bolt from the blue

    (a sudden, unexpected happening: His resignation was a bolt from the blue.) acontecimento inesperado

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  • 3 stiffen

    verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) entesar(-se)
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    stiff.en
    [st'ifən] vt+vi 1 endurecer, apertar, aumentar (preços), firmar-se. 2 entesar, fortalecer, firmar.

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  • 4 stiffen

    verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) enrijecer(-se), empertigar(-se)

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  • 5 wonder

    1. noun
    1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) espanto
    2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilha
    3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha
    2. verb
    1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) admirar-se
    2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) perguntar-se
    3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) gostar de saber
    - wonderfully
    - wonderingly
    - wonderland
    - wondrous
    - no wonder
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    won.der
    [w'∧ndə] n 1 milagre. he did/ worked wonders / ele realizou milagres. 2 prodígio, portento. 3 maravilha. she is a wonder / ela é maravilhosa. 4 admiração, surpresa, espanto. it excited wonders / causou surpresa. I was filled with wonder / fiquei muito surpreso. they looked at me in wonder / eles todos me olharam surpresos. • vt+vi 1 admirar-se, surpreender-se, espantar-se (at, over de, com). wonder you never read the letters / admiro-me de que você nunca leia as cartas. it is not to be wondered at if... / não é de admirar se... 2 querer saber, estar curioso por saber, ter curiosidade para descobrir. I wonder who it was! / eu gostaria de saber quem foi. 3 perguntar, inquirir. he wondered to himself how... / ele ficou pensando (consigo mesmo) como... a nine days’ wonder um prodígio. for a wonder surpreendentemente. I wonder! a) isto é o que eu gostaria de saber. b) disto eu ainda duvido muito. I wonder how he did it? como será que ele fez isto? no wonder that não é de admirar que. small wonder if... não é de admirar se... the wonders of the world os milagres do mundo. what wonder? é de admirar?

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  • 6 wonder

    1. noun
    1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) maravilhamento
    2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilha, espanto
    3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha
    2. verb
    1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) espantar-se
    2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) interrogar-se
    3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) interrogar-se
    - wonderfully - wonderingly - wonderland - wondrous - no wonder

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  • 7 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) rodar
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) virar-se
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) virar
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dar a volta
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) transformar(-se)
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) mudar (de cor)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) volta
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) esquina
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) vez
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número
    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up
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    [tə:n] n 1 rotação, volta, giro. I took two turns up and down the room / andei duas vezes para cá e para lá dentro do quarto. 2 fig mudança de direção, reviravolta, crise, ação de virar. 3 curva, cotovelo. 4 mudança, alteração, variação. 5 torção, torcedura. 6 vez, ocasião. await your turn! / espere sua vez! now it is my turn / agora é a minha vez. 7 tempo, período, turno. we did it in turns / fizemos isto em turnos. 8 ação, ato, serviço, favor, obséquio. one good turn deserves another / um favor merece outro. 9 inclinação, predileção, tendência, talento. he has a turn for music / ele tem talento (inclinação, interesse) para a música. 10 curso, caminho. 11 passeio, giro, excursão, volta. we took a turn / demos uma volta, fizemos um passeio. 12 susto, choque. it gave her a turn / ela assustou-se. 13 desmaio. 14 Mus grupeto, nota floreada. 15 oportunidade. 16 ocupação passageira ou provisória. 17 Theat número de variedades. 18 estado, condição, natureza, disposição, caráter. 19 sucessão, alternação, rodízio. 20 Typogr letra bloqueada. • vt+vi 1 girar, rodar, virar(-se), volver(-se). he turned her head / ele lhe virou a cabeça. it turns my stomach / está me virando o estômago. I don’t know which way to turn / fig não sei o que fazer, não sei para que lado me virar. we turned the coat inside out / viramos o paletó às avessas. 2 voltar-se. 3 mover, mexer. we did not turn a hair / não perdemos a calma, não demonstramos. 4 mudar (de direção), alterar o curso. 5 dirigir(-se). 6 retornar. 7 desviar. 8 inverter, reverter. 9 revolver na mente. 10 mudar de posição. 11 mudar de assunto. 12 transformar(-se) em (gelo), mudar (cor), tornar(-se) pálido. 13 fazer, formar, adaptar-se. 14 perturbar, transtornar. her brain (head) is turned / ela é louca. 15 mandar embora, fazer ir. 16 volver, dirigir (olhos), virar (rosto). 17 ser mudado. 18 parar, aparar. 19 fazer voltar. 20 passar, dar volta, contornar. 21 ultrapassar, passar (tempo, idade). 22 tornear, fazer no torno. 23 ser torneado. 24 deixar doente. 25 ficar tonto, desmaiar. my head turns / minha cabeça está virando, estou tonto. 26 dobrar. 27 madurecer, mudar de cor. 28 induzir, instigar. 29 expulsar. 30 vender, trocar. 31 traduzir, verter. 32 transformar(-se), alterar, virar às avessas. 33 agrisalhar. 34 entregar. 35 moldar, configurar. 36 resultar, terminar. 37 tornar-se. he turned Christian, soldier, traitor / ele converteu-se ao cristianismo, ficou soldado, virou traidor. 38 estragar, azedar, coalhar (leite). a friendly (good) turn um serviço de amigo, um obséquio. an ill, bad turn um ato mau. an unexpected turn uma mudança inesperada. at every turn a cada momento, em cada ocasião. a turn for the better uma mudança para o melhor. a well turned phrase uma frase bem formulada. by turns alternativamente, em intervalos. done to a turn Cook no ponto. he turned up a tough person ele mostrou-se, revelou-se uma pessoa dura. it took a bad turn virou para o lado ruim. light and dark by turns claro e escuro alternadamente. on the turn prestes a virar (maré). right about turn! Mil meia-volta, volver! the turn of the century a virada do século. to serve one’s turn servir ao fim de, vir a propósito de. to take turns a) mudar, trocar com, revezar-se. b) experimentar. to turn about virar(-se), volver, voltar(-se). to turn a deaf ear fazer-se de surdo. to turn adrift mandar embora, deixar desamparado. to turn against influenciar contra, virar-se contra, ofender, atiçar. to turn around virar ao contrário, torcer (palavras), mudar de atitude. to turn aside desviar(-se), virar-se para o lado. to turn a trick vulg vender-se (prostituta). to turn away a) desviar, virar, mandar embora, despedir, rejeitar. b) virar-se, voltar-se. to turn back a) regressar, voltar, retroceder. b) recusar, devolver. c) retorquir. d) mandar de volta, fazer voltar. she couldn’t turn back / ela não pode voltar atrás (decisão). to turn down a) virar para baixo, dobrar (para baixo). b) diminuir (gás, etc.). c) declinar, rejeitar (oferta). d) desprezar, abandonar. e) descer, ir para baixo. to turn eighteen fazer, completar 18 anos. to turn from dissuadir de. to turn in a) virar, dobrar, (para dentro). b) entregar (alguém). to turn into a) converter em, transformar em. b) instigar a. c) traduzir. d) transformar-se em. e) converter-se em, tornar-se, ficar. to turn into verse pôr em versos. to turn nasty tornar-se desagradável. to turn off a) desviar, afastar, impedir. b) ( from de), despedir, mandar embora. c) fechar, desligar (gás, rádio, torneira). d) realizar, produzir. e) desligar emocionalmente ou sexualmente. f) dirigir-se para o lado. g) desviar-se, afastar-se. h) estragar. i) virar, entrar, sair de uma rua e entrar em outra, dobrar uma esquina. to turn off with a laugh desfazer com um riso. to turn on a) abrir (torneira), ligar (rádio, etc.). b) coll excitar (sexualmente). c) usar narcóticos. d) virar-se. e) girar sobre, em volta de, depender de. f) atacar, visar, retorquir. to turn one’s coat virar a casaca, mudar de opinião. to turn on the heat sl aumentar o esforço, pressão, atividade. to turn out a) virar para fora (os pés). b) expulsar, mandar embora. they turned him out of doors (out of the house) / botaram-no para fora. c) despejar. d) apagar, desligar (luz). e) virar às avessas (as bolsas). f) extrair (carvão). g) transportar, carregar, produzir, fornecer (mercadorias). h) sl iniciar alguém (sexo, drogas). i) virar-se, dirigir-se (para fora). j) sair, ir-se. k) vir à luz, confirmar (-se). l) formar-se, tornar-se. he has turned out a diligent boy / ele tornou-se um rapaz diligente. m) verificar-se, mostrar ser. It turned out that she had money / verificou-se que ela tinha o dinheiro. n) decorrer, terminar. o) largar o trabalho. to turn out well sair bem, dar certo. to turn over a) virar. b) folhar. c) derrubar. d) transbordar. e) transferir. f) revolver. g) movimentar (dinheiro). h) transmitir. i) extraditar. j) encarregar. k) virar-se. l) girar, revolver-se. m) mudar de opinião ou posição. n) inverter. o) denunciar, entregar (às autoridades). to turn over in someone’s mind estudar bem, pensar bem. to turn round a) girar, virar. b) volver, voltar. c) fig converter-se. to turn someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente. to turn something into money transformar em dinheiro, vender. to turn tail recuar ignominiosamente. to turn the back upon someone virar as costas para alguém. to turn the corner a) dobrar a esquina. b) fig vencer a crise. to turn the key virar a chave. to turn the knife in the wound fig abrir novas feridas. to turn the steps towards dirigir os passos para. to turn the tables mudar a sorte. to turn the tables upon pagar na mesma moeda a. to turn the tap on fig cair em prantos. to turn things upside down virar as coisas de pernas para a ar. to turn thumbs down sl recusar, rejeitar, negar. to turn to a) dirigir, concentrar, aplicar, aproveitar. he turn edit to account / ele tirou proveito disto, aproveitou-o com vantagem. b) começar a trabalhar. c) dirigir-se para. they turned to us / dirigiram-se a nós. d) dirigir-se a. e) voltar-se para. f) transformar-se em, converter-se para, tornar-se. to turn toward dirigir para. to turn turtle fig virar de pernas para o ar. to turn up a) virar para cima, dobrar para cima. she turned up her nose / ela torceu o nariz. b) trazer à tona. c) arregaçar. d) aumentar (som, fogo). e) abrir (baralho). f) descobrir, revelar. g) fazer a barra (roupas). h) dirigir-se para cima, virar-se para cima, levantar-se. i) aparecer, vir à tona, surgir. she has turned up at last / ela chegou finalmente. j) acontecer, suceder. k) tornar-se. l) verificar-se, mostrar-se. to turn upon dirigir-se contra, girar em torno de, tratar-se de. to turn up the wick (sl de aviação) acelerar, voar a toda a velocidade. to turn water into wine transformar água em vinho. turn and turn about alternativamente, sucessivamente. turn it up! coll basta! chega! cale a boca! turn of mind modo de pensar. turn over! vide verso! we turned an honest penny by ganhamos nosso dinheiro honestamente com.

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  • 8 even

    I 1. [i:vən] adjective
    1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) constante
    2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) liso
    3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) regular
    4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) par
    5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) empatado/igual
    6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) constante/tranquilo, sereno
    2. verb
    1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) igualar
    2) (to make smooth or level.) alisar
    - evenness
    - be/get even with
    - an even chance
    - even out
    - even up
    II [i:vən] adverb
    1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) ainda/nem sequer
    2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) ainda
    - even so
    - even though
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    e.ven
    ['i:v2n] n Poet cair da noite, entardecer. • vt+vi 1 igualar, aplainar, nivelar. 2 emparelhar, equilibrar, compensar. 3 comparar-se, equiparar. 4 tirar desforra. • adj 1 plano, chato, liso. 2 nivelado, alinhado, no mesmo nível ou plano. 3 inalterável, invariável, regular, uniforme. 4 igual, constante, equilibrado. 5 par, equiparado, emparelhado. 6 exato, certo, preciso. 7 quite, sem saldo, sem compromisso. 8 fig desforrado, vingado. I shall be even with him yet / ainda vou tirar desforra dele. I am even with him / ajustei a conta com ele. 9 calmo, tranqüilo, sereno, impassível. 10 justo, eqüitativo, reto, imparcial. • adv até, mesmo. now I like it even more / agora estou gostando ainda mais. even now I have never met him / até agora nunca o encontrei. he never even listened to me / ele nem mesmo me ouviu com atenção. she made no arrangements nor even told me she was going away / ela não tomou providências nem mesmo me avisou que ia embora. even as if exatamente como se. even in Brazil mesmo no Brasil. even so ainda assim, todavia, mesmo que. even the rich até os ricos. even though (even if) l am absent ainda que eu esteja ausente. odd and even ímpar e par. of even date da mesma data. on an even keel Naut com calado equilibrado, sem diferença de imersão. to be even estar em paz, não dever nada. to make even 1 saldar, liquidar. 2 Typogr espaçar, ajustar as linhas.

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  • 9 raid

    [reid] 1. noun
    (a sudden, short and usually unexpected attack: The enemy made a raid on the docks; The police carried out a raid on the gambling den.) assalto
    2. verb
    1) (to make a raid on: The police raided the gambling club.) assaltar
    2) (to take things from: I'm hungry - let's raid the fridge.) assaltar
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    [reid] n 1 reide, ataque repentino (geralmente efetuado por poucos homens e sem a intenção de manter o território invadido), invasão, incursão. 2 busca ou batida por parte da polícia, inspetores da alfândega, etc. • vt invadir, fazer uma incursão. air raid ataque aéreo.

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  • 10 raid

    [reid] 1. noun
    (a sudden, short and usually unexpected attack: The enemy made a raid on the docks; The police carried out a raid on the gambling den.) reide
    2. verb
    1) (to make a raid on: The police raided the gambling club.) efetuar reide
    2) (to take things from: I'm hungry - let's raid the fridge.) assaltar, pilhar

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  • 11 fancy

    ['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun
    1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho
    2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasia
    3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasia/noção
    2. adjective
    (decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) decorado
    3. verb
    1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) desejar/apetecer
    2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) imaginar
    3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) ter um fraco por
    - fancifully
    - fancy dress
    - take a fancy to
    - take one's fancy
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    fan.cy
    [f'ænsi] n 1 fantasia: a) imaginação. b) obra de imaginação. c) idéia, concepção, pensamento, parecer, opinião. d) noção, suposição, ilusão, imagem mental, idéia visionária. e) capricho, extravagância, veneta, desejo singular, gosto passageiro. f) gosto pessoal, vontade, preferência, arbítrio. g) idéia fixa, obsessão. 2 inclinação, afeição, simpatia. 3 passatempo favorito, mania. 4 the fancy a) coll os aficionados de um esporte. b) criação seleta de animais. • vt+vi 1 imaginar, fantasiar, planejar na fantasia, figurar, formar uma idéia. she fancied herself to be ill / ela cismou que estava doente. 2 julgar, reputar, crer, não saber com certeza, supor. I fancied her to be my friend / eu achava que ela fosse minha amiga. 3 querer, gostar, agradar-se. he fancies his game / ele gosta muito do seu jogo. 4 criar ou cultivar selecionando certas características. 5 desejar ter ou fazer. 6 desejar sexualmente. • adj 1 caprichoso. 2 ornamental, de fantasia. 3 extravagante, exorbitante. 4 de qualidade especial. 5 de grande habilidade ou graça. 6 Com luxuoso, caro, de bom gosto. just fancy that! imagine só! something that tickles one’s fancy algo que atrai. to take someone’s fancy cair nas graças de alguém.

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  • 12 smash

    [smæʃ] 1. verb
    1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) esmagar(-se)
    2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) embater
    2. noun
    1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) pancada
    2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) murro
    3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) pancada
    - smash hit
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    [smæʃ] n 1 quebra, quebramento, rompimento. 2 estrondo, barulho de quebra. 3 queda, desastre. 4 golpe, soco. 5 Sport cortada (de bola). 6 sucesso (filme, peça de teatro). 7 trombada, batida de carro. • vt+vi 1 quebrar, esmagar, romper, despedaçar (com ruído). 2 destruir, pôr abaixo, esmagar. 3 quebrar, romper-se. 4 atirar-se (contra). 5 esmagar, vencer. 6 Sport cortar (bola). 7 coll dar soco, golpear. I’ll smash your head in! arrebento a sua cara! (ameaça). to smash down derrubar (uma porta). to smash up destruir completamente.

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  • 13 surprise

    1. noun
    ((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) surpresa
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) surpreender
    2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) levar pela surpresa
    3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) surpreender
    - surprising
    - surprisingly
    - take by surprise
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    sur.prise
    [səpr'aiz] n 1 surpresa, coisa inesperada. I got the surprise of my life / foi uma surpresa para mim. 2 sobressalto. 3 emoção, perplexidade, pasmo. • vt 1 espantar, surpreender, pasmar. 2 atacar de surpresa, pegar de surpresa, surpreender, apanhar de improviso, aparecer inesperadamente. her behaviour surprised me / seu comportamento me surpreendeu. 3 abismar. • adj de surpresa, surpreendente. to my great surprise para grande espanto meu. to take by surprise pegar em flagrante, pegar de surpresa, espantar. you took me by surprise / você me pegou de surpresa.

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  • 14 even

    I 1. [i:vən] adjective
    1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) uniforme
    2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) liso
    3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) regular
    4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) par
    5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) quite
    6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) sereno
    2. verb
    1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) igualar
    2) (to make smooth or level.) nivelar
    - evenness - be/get even with - an even chance - even out - even up II [i:vən] adverb
    1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) até mesmo
    2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) até, ainda
    - even so - even though

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  • 15 smash

    [smæʃ] 1. verb
    1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) estraçalhar
    2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) esmagar(-se), colidir
    2. noun
    1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) colisão, ruína
    2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) golpe violento
    3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) cortada
    - smash hit

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  • 16 surprise

    1. noun
    ((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) surpresa
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) surpreender
    2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) surpreender
    3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) surpreender
    - surprising - surprisingly - take by surprise

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  • 17 fancy

    ['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun
    1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho
    2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasia
    3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasia
    2. adjective
    (decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) enfeitado
    3. verb
    1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) ter vontade de
    2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) supor
    3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) desejar
    - fancifully - fancy dress - take a fancy to - take one's fancy

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > fancy

  • 18 backfire

    1) ((of a motor-car etc) to make a loud bang because of unburnt gases in the exhaust system: The car backfired.) estoirar
    2) ((of a plan etc) to have unexpected results, often opposite to the intended results: His scheme backfired (on him), and he lost money.) sair pela culatra
    * * *
    back.fire
    [b'ækfaiə] n 1 Auto contra-explosão. 2 Amer fogo de encontro, tiro pela culatra. • vi 1 explodir fora de tempo, dar contra-explosão, sair o tiro pela culatra. 2 coll ter efeito ou resultado contrário ao desejado.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > backfire

  • 19 hitch

    [hi ] 1. verb
    1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) prender
    2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) pedir boleia
    2. noun
    1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) obstáculo
    2) (a kind of knot.)
    3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) puxão
    - hitch-hiker
    - hitch a lift/ride
    - hitch up
    * * *
    [hitʃ] n 1 puxão, arranco. 2 nó. 3 empecilho, obstáculo. 4 manqueira, coxeadura. 5 ação de prender, segurar, amarrar. 6 tempo que se passa no serviço militar. • vt+vi 1 mover ou puxar aos arrancões. 2 coxear, mancar, escorregar. 3 acoplar, engatar (to a). 4 embaraçar, emaranhar (in em). 5 amarrar, prender, segurar (to a). to hitch in engastar. to hitch into arrastar para dentro. to hitch to segurar, fixar. to hitch up içar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > hitch

  • 20 backfire

    1) ((of a motor-car etc) to make a loud bang because of unburnt gases in the exhaust system: The car backfired.) estourar
    2) ((of a plan etc) to have unexpected results, often opposite to the intended results: His scheme backfired (on him), and he lost money.) dar um revertério

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > backfire

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