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1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) comparar

2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) comparar

3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) comparar-se

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[kəmp'ɛə] n comparação. • vt+vi 1 comparar(-se), confrontar. 2 igualar(-se), assimilar(-se). 3 Gram formar o grau comparativo. beyond compare sem comparação. it is not to be compared with não é comparável com.

1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) esperançoso

2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) promissor

3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) promissor

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[h'oupful] n aspirante (a um cargo, posição). • adj 1 esperançoso, esperançado. 2 auspicioso, de bom agouro. young hopeful jovem com boas perspectivas futuras.

1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) impôr

2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) impôr

3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) abusar de

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[imp'ouz] vt+vi 1 impor, pespegar, obrigar, mandar, fixar, ordenar. 2 enganar, iludir. 3 impor-se a, fazer-se aceitar por. 4 tirar vantagem. they imposed upon his good nature / eles aproveitaram-se da sua bondade. to impose upon someone a) enganar alguém. b) impressionar alguém.

1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) comparar

2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) comparar

3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) comparar(-se)

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1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) esperançoso

2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) promissor

3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) promissor

1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) rua

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) hábito

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) caminho

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[wei] n 1 modo, estilo, maneira. 2 jeito, feitio, forma. she will never get it done that way / ela nunca conseguirá fazê-lo desta forma. 3 método, meio. 4 ponto, particular, detalhe, aspecto. 5 direção, lado. 6 distância, trajeto. 7 rumo, curso. they each went their different ways / cada qual tomou o seu caminho. 8 caminho, atalho, vereda, trilha, rua, via, estrada. we asked our way / perguntamos o caminho. 9 lugar. 10 hábito, costume, modo, peculiaridade (também ways). 11 vontade, desejo. 12 coll condição, estado. 13 movimento, progresso, marcha. 14 porte, comportamento, conduta. • adv embora, longe. a good way uma boa distância. a great/ long way off a grande distância daqui, de longe. all the way a) inteiramente. b) todo o caminho. c) durante todo o tempo. any way you please de qualquer forma que queira. a way out uma saída. by the same way pelo mesmo caminho. by the way a) de passagem, a caminho. b) a propósito. by way of a) via. b) em vez, como. c) a fim de. by way of excuse como desculpa. by way of jest por brincadeira. covered way passagem coberta. from way back de muito tempo, antigo. half the way a meio caminho, meio. he is in my way ele está no meu caminho, está me atrapalhando. he made the best of his way (to) ele seguiu o mais depressa que pôde (para). he mended his ways ele melhorou, corrigiu-se. her mild ways seus modos suaves, meigos. he works his way Amer ele progride pelo próprio esforço. how did she get that way? como foi possível ela ficar assim? if you had your own way se tudo fosse como você quer. in a family way de modo familiar, não cerimonioso. in a way de certo modo. in the way of business em matéria de negócios. I paved the way for him fig preparei o caminho para ele. I put/ threw it in his way fi-lo chegar a suas mãos. I set out on my way parti, pus-me a caminho. it is in your way é seu campo, de sua alçada. it is out of my way a) isto não é meu campo, disso eu não entendo. b) não é de minha alçada. he went out of his way (to do) / ele se deu ao trabalho, ele teve a gentileza (de fazer). it pays its way vale a pena. it will go a great way toward contribuirá grandemente. I was just up her way sl eu estive justamente perto dela. not by a long way, no way de forma alguma, de jeito nenhum. once in a way uma vez, excepcionalmente. one way uma direção. one way or the other por um meio ou por outro, de um jeito ou de outro. one-way street Traffic via de uma só mão, direção única. on our way through em nosso caminho por. on the way out tornar-se impopular. on the way (to) a caminho (para). out of the way a) fora do caminho. b) fig que despista, desvia. c) extraordinário, fora do comum. d) na prisão. e) morto. they put him out of the way / eles afastaram-no, liquidaram-no (mataram-no). put him in the way of doing it dê-lhe a oportunidade de fazê-lo. right of the way a) direito de passagem, servidão. b) Traffic preferência, direito de tomar a frente. that is always the way with him é sempre assim com ele. the hard way sl por esforço próprio. the Milky Way a Via-Láctea. the other way about/ round ao contrário. the way of the world o caminho da vida (ou do mundo). the ways of war as peculiaridades da guerra. they begged their way eles passaram mendigando. they pay their way eles não têm dívidas. they put him in the way of success eles contribuíram para o seu êxito. this way! por aqui! to be in the family way estar grávida, esperando bebê. to get one’s (own) way obter, ganhar, fazer do próprio jeito, como quer. I got it my own way / fiz do meu jeito, fiz como queria. to give way a) dar passagem. b) dar vazão. c) ceder. they gave way / eles cederam, recuaram. to give way to a) sucumbir. b) dar prioridade a. to go all the way with concordar plenamente com. to go one’s way partir. to go one’s (own) way agir independentemente. to go out of the way a) dar(-se) ao trabalho de. b) fazer muito esforço para realizar algo. to go someone’s way favorecer alguém. to go the way of all flesh morrer. to go under way a) pôr-se em marcha, partir. b) fig estar em andamento. to have a way with saber lidar com, ter jeito. to have it both ways jogar dos dois lados. to have it one’s (own) way fazer, pensar do jeito que agrada a si próprio. let him have it his own way / deixe-o fazer o que ele quer. to have one’s way conseguir o que quer. to have way Naut estar em movimento. to look the other way a) desviar o olhar. b) não perceber. to lose one’s way perder-se, perder o caminho. he lost his way / ele perdeu-se, perdeu o caminho. to make one’s way a) ir para a frente, continuar (com dificuldade). b) progredir, alcançar o sucesso. they made their way / fig eles abriram o seu caminho, venceram. to make way a) dar lugar a. I made way for him / eu dei lugar a ele. b) progredir. she made way / ela venceu, progrediu. to set in one’s ways apegar-se a velhos hábitos. under way. a) a caminho, em marcha. b) fig em andamento. way off muito longe. Way of the Cross via-sacra. way up bem alto. we did/ had it all our own way fizemos o que queríamos. we took our way nós partimos. where there’s a will, there’s a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. which way? por onde? which way did they go? / para/por onde foram eles?

1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) suportar

2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) suportar

3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) parir

4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) transportar

5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) ter

6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) virar

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- bearskin

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[bɛə] vt+vi (ps bore, pp borne, born). 1 carregar, conduzir, levar, trazer. 2 ostentar, portar, ter, possuir, exibir, ter como característica ou atributo. I bear him a grudge / nutro rancor contra ele. 3 produzir, dar, render. 4 dar à luz, parir. 5 sustentar, suportar, manter. 6 tolerar, agüentar, sofrer. I cannot bear her / não a suporto. 7 acossar, tocar, empurrar, impelir. 8 disseminar, espalhar, difundir. 9 prestar, dar testemunho, auxílio etc. 10 escoltar, comboiar. 11 portar-se, conduzir-se. 12 exercer, desempenhar. to bear a part in / desempenhar um papel. 13 nutrir, alimentar, guardar (sentimento). 14 arcar com (ônus, despesas etc.). to bear the blame / arcar com a culpa. 15 ter relação ou conexão. 16 permitir, admitir, oferecer. 17 ser paciente ou tolerante. 18 ir, rumar, dirigir-se. 19 carregar, transportar. 20 estar situado, encontrar-se. 21 estar dirigido ou apontado. 22 sofrer, experimentar. 23 ser produtivo ou rendoso. 24 agüentar, resistir. bear a hand! dê uma mão! bear with me seja indulgente comigo. does the ice bear? o gelo agüenta (o peso)? he bore me out ele me auxiliou. he bore up ele não desanimou. he was borne away by the current ele foi arrastado pela correnteza. his impudence is not to be borne sua impudência é insuportável. his patience bore fruit sua paciência deu resultado. it bears upon the question relaciona-se com a questão. the cold bears hard on us o frio nos castiga (ou oprime). they bore up for... eles viajaram para... to bear against agredir, atacar. he bore against me / ele me agrediu. to bear arms prestar serviço militar. to bear away Naut a) fazer-se ao mar, velejar, partir. the ship bore away / o navio partiu. b) arribar, virar a sota-vento. to bear company fazer companhia a. he bore me company / ele me fez companhia. to bear comparison with suportar confronto com. to bear down a) forçar para baixo. b) vencer, derrotar, sobrepujar. to bear down (on ou upon) a) cair sobre, abater. b) Naut aproximar-se por barlavento. to bear in hand arch ter em mãos, controlar. to bear in mind ter em mente. I bear it in mind / tenho-o em mente. to bear low sail a) portar-se humildemente. b) viver modestamente. to bear off a) ganhar, conquistar (prêmio). b) Naut desatracar, fazer-se ao largo. to bear on ter ligação com to bear oneself portar-se, conduzir-se. to bear out a) suportar, apoiar, defender. b) corroborar, confirmar. c) tornar suportável. to bear sail a) arvorar todo o pano. b) fig progredir, prosperar, medrar. to bear up a) suportar, manter, sustentar. b) manter-se firme, agüentar. c) manter passo com, acompanhar. 4 Naut fazer-se ao mar. to bear up for Naut demandar. to bear up to mover-se ou dirigir-se para. to bear with suportar, tolerar. to bear witness to testemunhar. they bore false witness against him / levantaram falso testemunho contra ele. you must bear to the right você deve dobrar à direita.

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[bɛə] n 1 Zool urso. 2 Zool, Austr urso-de-bolso. 3 pele de urso. 4 fig pessoa desajeitada. 5 pessoa rude, maleducada. 6 Astr Ursa. the Great Bear or Greater Bear a Ursa Maior. the Little or Lesser Bear a Ursa Menor. 7 coll Amer pessimista (especialmente em relação a negócios). 8 Stock Market baixista. • vt 1 provocar a baixa. 2 especular na baixa. • adj baixista.

1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tão/tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) assim

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) isso/que sim/assim, etc.

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) também

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') de facto

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[sou] n Mus sol.

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[sou] adv 1 assim, deste modo, desta maneira, desta forma, conforme foi mostrado. so it is true? / é verdade, então? I think so / penso que sim. 2 como consta. 3 naquele estado, naquela condição. 4 tão, de tal modo, de tal grau. it is so fine a day / está um dia tão bonito. 5 muito. 6 por esta razão, então, por isto, portanto. 7 igualmente, também. are you hungry? so am I / está com fome? eu também. 8 mais ou menos, aproximadamente. he stays a week or so / ele permanecerá mais ou menos uma semana. • conj 1 de maneira que, para que. there was nothing to be done, so I went away / não havia nada que fazer, portanto fui-me embora. we left the book on the table, so that he’d find it / deixamos o livro em cima da mesa, para que ele o achasse. 2 sob a condição de, se. • interj 1 bem! 2 certo! 3 é verdade? é assim? • pron o mesmo, a mesma coisa. and so forth e assim por diante. and so on e assim por diante. be so kind as to give me... tenha a bondade de me dar... ever so much muito. if so nesse caso, caso que, se... is that so? é verdade? realmente? just/ quite so assim mesmo, bem assim. Mr. so-and-so fulano. Mrs. so-and-so fulana. not so pretty as não tão bonito como. so far so good até aqui, muito bem. so help me God! que Deus me ajude! so much for that! chega disto, basta! so much the better! tanto melhor! so so assim, assim, mais ou menos. so? so what? e daí? the more so tanto mais. why so? por quê?

1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) curar

2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) curar

3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) curar

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[kjuə] n 1 cura: ato ou efeito de curar. he effected a cure / ele realizou uma cura. 2 tratamento curativo. she took a cure / ela fez um tratamento. 3 remédio, medicamento. 4 processo de conservar ou curar carne, peixe, etc. 5 cura das almas, cuidado espiritual. 6 curato, cargo de cura. • vt+vi 1 curar. 2 tratar, remediar, medicar. 3 aliviar, livrar-se de. 4 curar, defumar, salgar, conservar carne, etc. 5 curar-se, sarar. 6 tornar-se curado, defumado, etc. 7 vulcanizar. cure of souls n cura das almas. past cure incurável. to undergo a cure submeter-se a um tratamento. under cure sob tratamento. what can’t be cured must be endured o que não se pode remediar tem-se de tolerar.

1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) curar

2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) curar

3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) curar

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[kjur'ei] n Fr cura de paróquia francesa, vigário.

1) (to look at, or examine, carefully or formally: He inspected the bloodstains.) inspeccionar

2) (to visit (eg a restaurant or school) officially, to make sure that it is properly run: Cafés must be regularly inspected to find out if they are kept clean.) inspeccionar

3) (to look at (troops etc) ceremonially: The Queen will inspect the regiment.) inspeccionar

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[insp'ekt] vt 1 inspecionar, examinar, olhar. 2 vistoriar.

1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) testemunha

2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) testemunha

3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) testemunha

1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) presenciar

2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) assinar como testemunha

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[w'itnis] n 1 testemunha. to produce a witness / apresentar uma testemunha. 2 testemunho, prova, evidência, indício. • vt 1 testemunhar, presenciar, ver, assistir a. we witnessed to the truth / nós testemunhamos a verdade. 2 dar fé. 3 atestar, testificar. 4 depor (como testemunha), servir de testemunha. we called/ took him to witness / nós o chamamos para depor. eye witness testemunha. in witness hereof/ whereof em fé disto ou de que. in witness of em testemunho de. they bore witness for ( the deed) eles deram testemunho de, testificaram-no, confirmaram-no. to which witness my hand em prova do que firmo (ou assino). witness for the defence testemunha de defesa. witness for the prosecution testemunha de acusação.

1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) curar

2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) curar

3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) curar

- curable

1) (to look at, or examine, carefully or formally: He inspected the bloodstains.) inspecionar

2) (to visit (eg a restaurant or school) officially, to make sure that it is properly run: Cafés must be regularly inspected to find out if they are kept clean.) inspecionar, vistoriar

3) (to look at (troops etc) ceremonially: The Queen will inspect the regiment.) inspecionar

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1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem, caminho

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) caminho

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) jeito, maneira

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneira

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.)

- wayfarer