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  • 1 taste

    [teist] 1. verb
    1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) sentir
    2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) provar
    3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) saber a
    4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear
    5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) gozar
    2. noun
    1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) gosto
    2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) sabor
    3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prova
    4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gosto
    5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gosto
    - tastefully
    - tastefulness
    - tasteless
    - tastelessly
    - tastelessness
    - - tasting
    - tasty
    - tastiness
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    [teist] n 1 gosto: a) sabor, paladar. b) bom gosto. what bad taste! / que falta de gosto! c) sentido do paladar. d) distinção, elegância. e) inclinação, predileção, propensão. f) critério, discernimento. 2 gustação, prova. 3 pouquinho, bocado, amostra. • vt+vi 1 experimentar, provar. I had not tasted food for days / tinha ficado dias sem comer. 2 sentir o gosto. 3 ter gosto de. it tastes sweet / é doce. 4 saborear, apreciar, experimentar. tastes differ, there is no accounting for tastes gostos não se discutem. to have a taste for apreciar. he has a taste for music / ele aprecia música. to take a taste of experimentar um pouco, provar.

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  • 2 taste

    [teist] 1. verb
    1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) sentir o gosto
    2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) experimentar
    3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) ter gosto de
    4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear
    5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) experimentar
    2. noun
    1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) paladar
    2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) paladar
    3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prova
    4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gosto
    5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gosto
    - tastefully - tastefulness - tasteless - tastelessly - tastelessness - - tasting - tasty - tastiness

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  • 3 moral

    ['morəl] 1. adjective
    (of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) moralista
    2. noun
    (the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) moral
    - morality
    - morals
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    mor.al
    [m'ɔrəl] n 1 moral: a) conclusão moral de uma narrativa, experiência ou ocorrência. b) máxima, princípio moral. c) ética, parte da filosofia que trata dos costumes do homem. d) sl semelhança, parecença. 2 morals moralidade, costumes, conduta, comportamento. • adj 1 moral, digno. 2 virtuoso. 3 edificante. the moral of the story a moral da história.

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  • 4 moral

    ['morəl] 1. adjective
    (of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) virtuoso
    2. noun
    (the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) moral
    - morality - morals

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  • 5 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    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
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) de longe
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means
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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?

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  • 6 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    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.)
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) de longe
    - wayside - be/get on one's way - by the way - fall by the wayside - get/have one's own way - get into / out of the way of doing something - get into / out of the way of something - go out of one's way - have a way with - have it one's own way - in a bad way - in - out of the/someone's way - lose one's way - make one's way - make way for - make way - under way - way of life - ways and means

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  • 7 excuse

    1. [ik'skju:z] verb
    1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) desculpar
    2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) dispensar
    2. [ik'skju:s] noun
    (a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) desculpa
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    ex.cuse
    [ikskj'u:s] n 1 escusa, desculpa, apologia, perdão. he advanced an excuse / ele apresentou sua escusa. he offered an excuse / ele pediu desculpa. 2 pretexto, alegação. he always makes excuses / ele tem sempre desculpas, ele sempre inventa pretextos. 3 justificação. he has an excuse for his mistake / ele tem uma desculpa para o seu engano. 4 escapatória, subterfúgio, evasiva. • [ikskj'u:z] vt 1 desculpar, escusar, perdoar. excuse my haste / desculpe minha pressa. excuse my saying so / não leve a mal se eu lho digo. I beg to be excused / peço desculpar-me. he can be excused all his errors / todos os seus erros lhe podem ser perdoados. 2 justificar. I can’t excuse his behaviour / eu não posso desculpar o seu comportamento. 3 pretextar. 4 dispensar, isentar. I was excused from attendance / fui dispensado de comparecer. he was excused the tax / perdoaram-lhe o imposto.

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  • 8 kind

    I noun
    (a sort or type: What kind of car is it?; He is not the kind of man who would be cruel to children.) tipo
    II 1. adjective
    (ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly: He's such a kind man; It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday.) bondoso
    2. adjective
    (having or showing a gentle and friendly nature: a kindly smile; a kindly old lady.) gentil
    - kindness
    - kind-hearted
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    kind1
    [kaind] n 1 classe, espécie, grupo, gênero. 2 tipo. what kind of person is he? / que tipo de pessoa é ele? he is kind of quiet / ele é uma pessoa tranqüila. it takes all kinds of people to make a world / neste mundo há de tudo (todos os tipos de pessoas). this is the kind of thing I want / isto é o tipo de coisa de que preciso. 3 modo, maneira. 4 qualidade. 5 estado, condição. a strange kind of behaviour um comportamento estranho. every kind of de toda espécie ou sorte. in kind a) em espécie, em mercadorias. b) em algo equivalente. c) na mesma moeda ou forma. kind of coll mais ou menos como, meio, um pouco, uma espécie de, por assim dizer, um tanto. nothing of the kind nada disso, de forma alguma. of a kind a) da mesma espécie ou qualidade. b) de qualidade inferior, medíocre. something of this kind algo desta espécie, qualidade.
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    kind2
    [kaind] adj 1 amável, bondoso. 2 gentil, afável. 3 benigno, complacente. 4 dócil, manso. 5 respeitoso. give my kind regards to her dê-lhe minhas respeitosas saudações. to be kind enough to, to be so kind as to ter a bondade de, ter a gentileza de.

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  • 9 school

    I 1. [sku:l] noun
    1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) escola
    2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) escola
    3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) escola
    4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) departamento
    5) ((American) a university or college.) universidade
    6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) escola
    2. verb
    (to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) disciplinar
    - schoolboy
    - schoolgirl
    - schoolchild
    - school-day
    - schooldays
    - schoolfellow
    - school-leaver
    - schoolmaster
    - schoolmate
    - school-teacher
    II [sku:l] noun
    (a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) bando
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    school1
    [sku:l] n 1 escola, colégio, lugar de ensino. 2 corpo docente e discente. 3 o que serve para instruir ou ensinar. 4 grupo de pessoas com os mesmos interesses. 5 faculdade. 6 escola de uma universidade. 7 prédio onde se dá aula, sala de aulas. • vt 1 educar, ensinar. 2 treinar, disciplinar. a dancing school uma escola de dança. endowed school escola mantida por uma fundação. girls’ school escola de meninas. grade school Amer escola primária. junior high school escola de 1.o grau. preparatory school escola preparatória. primary school Brit escola primária. public school Amer escola pública. school is over as aulas terminaram. senior high school escola de 2.o grau. Sunday school escola dominical. technical school escola técnica.
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    school2
    [sku:l] n cardume de peixes.

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  • 10 worst

    [wə:st] 1. adjective
    (bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) pior
    2. adverb
    (in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) pior
    3. pronoun
    (the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) pior
    - get the worst of
    - if the worst comes to the worst
    - the worst of it is that
    - the worst of it is
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    [wə:st] n o pior (de todos). the worst is yet to come / o pior ainda está por vir. • vt vencer categoricamente, derrotar. • adj ( sup de bad, evil, ill) pior. this novelist, even at his worst, is better than most / este romancista, mesmo onde é mais fraco, é melhor do que a maioria. • adv pior. at his, its, her worst no seu pior estado, fase, lado. don’t see him at his worst / não o veja, julgue pelo seu lado pior. the heat was at its worst / o calor tinha atingido o seu ponto culminante. at the worst na pior das hipóteses. do your worst! faça o que você quiser (que de nada adiantará)! he is prepared for the worst ele está preparado para o pior. if the worst comes to the worst se o pior acontecer. I got the worst of it eu me saí o pior de todos, fui prejudicado. in the worst way sl muitíssimo, intensamente. to come off worst ser derrotado, sair perdendo. to do one’s worst causar o maior mal possível (supondo que pouco mal pode ser feito). to get the worst of it ficar com a pior parte, sair perdendo. to make the worst of ver só o lado negro, ser pessimista. worst damaged o mais danificado.

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  • 11 school

    I 1. [sku:l] noun
    1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) escola
    2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) escola
    3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) curso
    4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) instituto, departamento
    5) ((American) a university or college.) faculdade, colégio
    6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) escola
    2. verb
    (to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) adestrar, treinar
    - schoolboy - schoolgirl - schoolchild - school-day - schooldays - schoolfellow - school-leaver - schoolmaster - schoolmate - school-teacher II [sku:l] noun
    (a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) cardume

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  • 12 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) transportar
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) suportar
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) ter
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprovar
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) comportar-se

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight
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    car.ry
    [k'æri] n 1 alcance de arma ou projetil. 2 golf distância atingida por um tiro de bola. 3 posição vertical da espingarda em continência. 4 Amer transporte, passagem (a seco entre dois rios navegáveis). 5 Com transporte: sinal ou dígito produzido pela soma de dois ou mais algarismos, quando o total for igual ou maior que a base do sistema de notação em que os algarismos estão representados. O mesmo que "vai um". • vt+vi 1 carregar, levar, transportar, conduzir. she carries the virus with her / ela carrega o vírus. Patricia cannot carry all the books / Patrícia não consegue carregar todos os livros. 2 ter, conter. these coins carry a lot of gold / estas moedas contêm muito ouro. should the police carry guns? / a polícia deveria carregar armas de fogo? the new cars carry a guarantee / os carros novos têm uma garantia. 3 suportar, apoiar, sustentar. the roof is carried by columns / o teto é sustentado pelas colunas. 4 capturar, tomar pela força. the enemies carried the town / os inimigos capturaram a cidade. 5 ganhar, conquistar pela maioria, aprovar. he carried all before him / ele conquistou todos. 6 comportar-se, mostrar-se. she carries herself well / ela mostra bom porte. 7 adicionar em, transportar para uma outra coluna. I put down six and carry three / são seis e vão três. 8 publicar, incluir uma notícia. 9 fazer o trabalho de ou atuar no esporte para suprir as deficiências de um outro. he carries his department / ele carrega (faz o serviço de) todo o departamento. 10 manter mercadorias em estoque. they carry a stock of these items / eles mantêm um estoque destes itens. 11 ter suficiente. 12 manter. 13 Mil pôr a arma em continência. 14 (referente ao som) alcançar ou ser transmitido. his voice carries well to the other end of the hall / sua voz alcança o outro lado do salão. 15 (referente à arma) ter um alcance específico. 16 sl estar com drogas ou com uma arma ilegal. 17 efetuar, pôr em efeito, conseguir. 18 (referente a cães) buscar a caça abatida. that hound can fetch and carry / aquele cão sabe apanhar e trazer (a caça). carry over (componente) reaproveitado de um produto antigo em produto novo. to carry a child estar grávida. to carry a load, to carry a burden ter um problema ou uma responsabilidade ou muito trabalho. to carry along arrastar, continuar. to carry a torch for amar alguém sem ser amado. Frank has been carrying a torch for Linda ever since he saw her / Frank está amando Linda desde o dia em que a viu. to carry away 1 (geralmente na forma passiva) perder o controle. I was carried away when I was shopping / perdi o controle quando estava fazendo compras. 2 arrebatar the artists carried away the audience / os artistas arrebataram o público. 3 Naut desmastrar. to carry back restituir, pôr no mesmo lugar. to carry forth mostrar, expor à vista. to carry great weight ter muito peso, pesar muito. his judgements carry great weight / seu critério, seu parecer pesa muito. to carry in levar para dentro. to carry it high portar-se com orgulho. to carry off 1 ter sucesso em. 2 ganhar prêmios. "Titanic" carried off most of the awards / "Titanic" ganhou a maioria dos prêmios. 3 causar a morte de. all prisoners were carried off by famine / todos os prisioneiros morreram de fome. 4 raptar, seqüestrar they carried the director’s daughter off / eles seqüestraram a filha do diretor. to carry on 1 continuar. we must carry on / devemos continuar. 2 comportar-se ansiosamente ou de uma forma descontrolada, tola. how she does carry on with him! / que afetação dela para agradá-lo! 3 reclamar. 4 namorar, ter relações sexuais com. he carries on with her daughter / ele namora com a filha dela. to carry out 1 executar, efetuar, realizar, conduzir. it will be an easy plan to carry out / será um plano fácil de realizar. 2 implementar she will carry out the instructions / ela implementará as instruções. to carry over 1 transferir, levar. she doesn’t let her private problems carry over into her work / ela não permite que seus problemas pessoais sejam levados/transferidos para o trabalho. 2 transportar, transferir (uma conta) para uma outra página. 3 adiar, jogar para depois. let’s carry over our holidays for next year / vamos jogar as nossas férias para o próximo ano. 4 adiar pagamento para o próximo exercício. to carry the day 1 vencer uma batalha, competição ou debate. the allies carried the day / os aliados venceram. 2 persuadir pessoas a apoiar alguém. to carry through 1 finalizar, levar a efeito, conseguir terminar algo apesar das dificuldades. 2 ajudar alguém em uma fase difícil. you carry coals to Newcastle você está vendendo mel ao colmeeiro.

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  • 13 dubious

    ['dju:biəs]
    1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) duvidoso
    2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) dúbio
    - dubiousness
    * * *
    du.bi.ous
    [dj'u:biəs] adj duvidoso, dúbio, incerto, vago, não claro, questionável, suspeito. dubious about irresoluto (em), indeciso (sobre).

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  • 14 eccentricity

    [eksen'trisəti]
    noun (oddness of behaviour or an example of this.) excentricidade
    * * *
    ec.cen.tric.i.ty
    [eksentr'isiti] n 1 excentricidade, descentragem. 2 fig extravagância, esquisitice.

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  • 15 ideal

    1. adjective
    (perfect: This tool is ideal for the job I have in mind.) ideal
    2. noun
    1) (a person, thing etc that is looked on as being perfect: She was clever and beautiful - in fact she was his ideal of what a wife should be.) ideal
    2) (a person's standard of behaviour etc: a man of high ideals.) ideal
    - idealism
    - idealistic
    - idealize
    - idealise
    - idealization
    - idealisation
    - ideally
    * * *
    i.de.al
    [aid'iəl] n 1 ideal, ídolo. 2 perfeição, sublimidade. • adj 1 ideal, imaginário, visionário. 2 perfeito, primoroso.

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  • 16 judge

    1. verb
    1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) julgar
    2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) julgar
    3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) julgar
    4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) julgar
    2. noun
    1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juiz
    2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) juiz
    3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) juiz
    - judgment
    - judging from / to judge from
    - pass judgement on
    - pass judgement
    * * *
    [dʒ∧dʒ] n 1 juiz, árbitro, julgador. 2 Judge Juiz Supremo, Deus. 3 perito, técnico, especialista. he is a good judge of cattle / ele é um perito de gado vacum. • vt+vi 1 julgar, sentenciar. I judge of him from his behaviour / eu o julgo pelo seu comportamento. 2 decidir, concluir, considerar como. 3 avaliar, ajuizar, opinar. he judges the merits of their proposal / ele avalia os méritos de sua proposta. 4 criticar, condenar, censurar. 5 expor, considerar, pensar. as far as I can judge segundo meu modo de pensar. as God is my judge! assim Deus me salve!

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  • 17 lady

    ['leidi]
    1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) senhora
    2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) senhora
    3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) Lady
    - Ladyship
    - ladybird
    * * *
    la.dy
    [l'eidi] n (pl ladies) 1 senhora, dama, fidalga. 2 esposa, dona da casa. 3 Lady título de nobreza. 4 amada, namorada, amante. Lady in the Chair Astr Cassiopéia: constelação boreal. lady of the house dona de casa. Our Lady Nossa Senhora.

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  • 18 meaning

    noun (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) sentido
    * * *
    mean.ing
    [m'i:niŋ] n 1 significado, sentido. 2 propósito, intenção. 3 pensamento. • adj significativo, expressivo.

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  • 19 melodrama

    1) (a (type of) play in which emotions and the goodness or wickedness of the characters are exaggerated greatly.) melodrama
    2) ((an example of) behaviour similar to a play of this sort: He makes a melodrama out of everything that happens.) melodrama
    - melodramatically
    * * *
    mel.o.dra.ma
    [m'elədra:mə] n Theat melodrama.

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  • 20 regard

    1. verb
    1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) considerar
    2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) prezar
    3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) pensar em
    4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) fitar
    5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) fazer caso de
    2. noun
    1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) consideração
    2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) consideração
    3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) estima
    - regardless
    - regards
    - as regards
    - with regard to
    * * *
    re.gard
    [rig'a:d] n 1 consideração, atenção, respeito. 2 olhar firme. 3 estima. we hold him in high regard / temo-lo em alta estima. 4 respeito, relação. 5 pl regards cumprimentos, saudações, lembranças. • vt+vi 1 considerar, julgar, ter como. he is regarded as the best doctor in town / ele é considerado o melhor médico da cidade. I regard him as such / eu o considero como tal. 2 respeitar, acatar, dar atenção. she regards her parents’ wishes / ela respeita/acata os desejos de seus pais. 3 olhar, observar atentamente. 4 dizer respeito, ter relação, concernir. 5 estimar, venerar. as regards that quanto àquilo. in this regard sob esse aspecto. in/ with regard to com referência a, relativamente a, quanto a. with due regard com o devido respeito. with kind regards com atenciosas saudações. without regard to his health sem consideração à sua saúde.

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