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1 black box
(a built-in machine for automatic recording of the details of a plane's flight: They found the black box two miles away from the wreckage of the crashed plane.) caixa preta* * *black box[bl'æk bɔks] n Aeron caixa-preta: aparelho para controlar e gravar informações sobre um sistema. -
2 black box
(a built-in machine for automatic recording of the details of a plane's flight: They found the black box two miles away from the wreckage of the crashed plane.) caixa-preta -
3 ensconced
en.sconced[insk'6nst] adj abrigado, instalado. they found the child ensconced among his toys / eles encontraram a criança escondida no meio dos brinquedos. -
4 switch
[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) interruptor2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) mudança3) (a thin stick.) vara2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) mudar- switchboard
- switch on/off* * *[switʃ] n 1 vara fina e flexível. 2 varada, chibatada, chicotada. 3 trança de cabelos postiços. 4 vareta, graveto. 5 desvio, chave em trilhos. 6 Electr chave, interruptor, comutador. 7 mudança, virada. • vt+vi 1 açoitar, bater, chicotear. 2 balançar, fazer movimentos de vaivém, como uma vara flexível, sacudir, abanar, agitar. 3 Amer desviar, manobrar, mudar para outro trilho. 4 Electr comutar. 5 mudar, trocar, desviar. the conversation switched to politics / a conversa mudou para a política. I’ll be switched Amer coll macacos me mordam. switch off! quieto! cale a boca! switch operating station cabina de comando de chaves. to make the switch fazer a troca. to switch back retornar à situação anterior. to switch off desligar (rádio), apagar, fechar. to switch on ligar, acender, abrir. to switch over mudar, alterar. to switch with someone trocar com alguém. -
5 switch
[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) interruptor2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) mudança3) (a thin stick.) varinha2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) mudar, desviar- switchboard - switch on/off -
6 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) descobrir2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) descobrir/desmascarar -
7 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) descobrir2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) desmascarar -
8 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) lutar3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) discutir2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) luta2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade4) (a boxing-match.) luta de boxe•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *[fait] n batalha, peleja, briga, rixa, luta, contenda, disputa, combate, pugilato. she still has a lot of fight in her / ele ainda tem muita vontade de continuar lutando. • vt+vi (ps, pp fought) 1 batalhar, pelejar, guerrear, lutar, combater. she fought back her tears / ela segurou suas lágrimas. 2 brigar, disputar. 3 bater-se por, defender, sustentar, dar combate a. cat fight briga ruidosa, estardalhaço. hand to hand fight luta corporal, peleja. he is fighting fit ele está muito bem fisicamente. it’s worth fighting for vale a pena bater-se por isso. to fight a bottle sl beber em demasia. to fight a duel bater-se em duelo. to fight a losing battle dar murro em ponta de faca. to fight back resistir, responder. to fight down an emotion lutar contra uma emoção (não sentindo, não mostrando ou não sendo impulsionado por ela). to fight fire with fire responder com a mesma moeda. to fight for breath tentar respirar, respirar com dificuldade. to fight for something disputar uma coisa. to fight off repelir, rechaçar (inimigo, etc.). to fight one’s way abrir caminho empregando esforço. to fight out decidir pelas armas, resolver pela luta. to fight show opor resistência, não se dobrar. to fight shy of evitar, esquivar-se a. to have a fight bater-se, brigar. to make a fight for lutar por. to put up a fight lutar valentemente contra alguém mais forte. -
9 hoax
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10 pension off
(to allow to retire, or to dismiss, with a pension: They pensioned him off when they found a younger man for the job.) reformar -
11 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) combater3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) brigar, discutir2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) batalha2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade4) (a boxing-match.) luta, peleja•- fighter- fight back - fight it out - fight off - fight one's way - fight shy of - put up a good fight -
12 hoax
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13 pension off
(to allow to retire, or to dismiss, with a pension: They pensioned him off when they found a younger man for the job.) aposentar -
14 stowaway
noun (a person who stows away: They found a stowaway on the ship.) passageiro clandestino* * *stow.a.way[st'ouəwei] n passageiro clandestino. • vt embarcar clandestinamente (em avião ou navio). -
15 small arms
(weapons small and light enough to be carried by a man: They found a hoard of rifles and other small arms belonging to the rebels.) armas de pequeno calibre -
16 small arms
(weapons small and light enough to be carried by a man: They found a hoard of rifles and other small arms belonging to the rebels.) armas leves -
17 stowaway
noun (a person who stows away: They found a stowaway on the ship.) passageiro clandestino -
18 trial and error
(the trying of various methods, alternatives etc until the right one happens to appear or be found: They didn't know how to put in a central-heating system, but they managed it by trial and error.) tentativas* * *trial and errorMath tentativa e erro. -
19 trial and error
(the trying of various methods, alternatives etc until the right one happens to appear or be found: They didn't know how to put in a central-heating system, but they managed it by trial and error.) ensaio e erro -
20 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) com falta de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) estaladiço2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) a curta distância•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) apurar- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *[ʃɔ:t] n 1 som curto, sílaba curta, coisa curta. 2 Electr curto-circuito. 3 venda de mercadorias que não estão em estoque. 4 filme de curta-metragem. • vt+vi dar curto circuito. vi Amer vender ações emprestadas com o intuito de manipular o mercado de ações. • adj 1 curto. 2 breve. 3 baixo, pequeno, não alto. 4 restrito, de pouco alcance. 5 insuficiente, pouco. 6 deficiente, inadequado. 7 limitado, escasso. 8 conciso, resumido. 9 abrupto, curto, rude. 10 friável, esboroável, que esfarela facilmente (bolo). 11 quebradiço (metal). 12 forte, concentrado (bebida). 13 com falta de (estoque). • adv 1 de modo curto. he cut me short / ele me interrompeu. 2 abruptamente, repentinamente. 3 brevemente, resumidamente. 4 inesperadamente. a short drink aperitivo, coquetel. a short five minutes em menos de cinco minutos. a short time ago pouco tempo atrás. at short notice sem aviso prévio. in short em resumo. make it short and sweet! seja breve! short of exceto. short on com falta de. something short coll coisa forte (bebida). the short and the long of it a história completa, tintim por tintim. to be short with somebody tratar uma pessoa secamente; tratar mal. he was very short with me / ele me tratou rudemente. to be/ to run/ to go/ to come short of something faltar, estar em falta, estar para acabar. we are short of flour / estamos com falta de farinha. we ran short of flour / nossa farinha tinha acabado. they go short of bread / falta-lhes pão. he is short of breath / ele tem falta de ar. I am short of cash / estou sem dinheiro. this comes (falls) short of the ideal / isto não corresponde ao ideal. it was nothing short of marvellous / foi simplesmente maravilhoso. to sell short a) vender para entrega a prazo. b) depreciar, subestimar. to stop short of something parar abruptamente; recusar-se a executar uma ação. the horse stopped short of the fence / o cavalo recusou-se a pular a cerca.
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