this+is+child's+play!

this is a child’s play

isto é fácil, sl isto é canja.

1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) brincar

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jogar

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (partidas)

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) saltar

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar

1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) divertimento

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) folga

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- player

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[plei] n 1 jogo, partida, disputa. 2 divertimento, brincadeira. 3 folguedo, passatempo. 4 peça teatral ou cinematográfica. a play of Shaw (ou by Shaw) / uma peça de Shaw. 5 Mus execução, interpretação. 6 gracejo. 7 jogatina, modo de jogar. 8 Mech jogo, folga. 9 lance, jogada. 10 atividade, ação, movimento. • vt+vi 1 jogar, disputar. 2 brincar, folgar, divertir-se. 3 tocar (instrumentos musicais), executar. 4 agir, proceder. 5 vibrar, oscilar, tremular. 6 representar, desempenhar. 7 Mech jogar, ter folga. 8 pôr em movimento, movimentar, acionar. 9 bancar, fingir. 10 apostar. 11 imitar. at play em jogo. at the play no teatro. in full play em plena atividade. play in the gear folga no jogo da engrenagem. play of colours jogo de cores. said in play dito por brincadeira. they are played out eles estão esgotados. they play a losing game eles procedem sem chance de sucesso. they played the devil with him eles o maltratavam. to bring into play movimentar, acionar. to give free play to one’s abilities proporcionar ambiente em que alguém possa desenvolver livremente as suas aptidões. to hold in play manter alguém ocupado. to make a play for 1 tentar obter. 2 tentar seduzir. to play about comportar-se sem responsabilidade. to play along cooperar ou concordar com alguém. to play a part 1 ajudar alguém a fazer algo. 2 representar um papel. to play around coll namorar, flertar. to play at 1 participar (de um jogo). 2 brincar com. 3 fazer de conta. to play a trick on pregar uma peça em. to play ball coll cooperar. to play down depreciar, negligenciar. to play fair agir corretamente. to play false enganar, trair. to play first violin ter papel preponderante. to play foul proceder incorretamente. to play horse with coll 1 fazer gato e sapato de. 2 desarrumar, lançar em desordem. to play house brincar de casinha. to play into a person’s hands favorecer alguém. to play off 1 fazer, agir, praticar. 2 dar espetáculo, fazer cenas. 3 fingir. 4 concluir um jogo. to play on (ou upon) tocar de leve, roçar. to play on (ou upon) words fazer trocadilhos. to play out 1 acabar, terminar. 2 fatigar, cansar, exaurir. 3 perder a eficácia. to play politics intrigar, maquinar, tramar. to play safe agir com cautela. to play the field espalhar esforço, interesses, afeições em muitas coisas ao mesmo tempo. to play the fool bancar o bobo. to play the game observar as regras do jogo, agir corretamente. to play the gentleman bancar o cavalheiro. to play the market jogar na bolsa, especular. to play up 1 começar a música. 2 redobrar os esforços. 3 mostrar-se firme e forte perante uma crise ou emergência. 4 destacar, salientar, dar ênfase. 5 enganar, trapacear. 6 provocar. 7 comportar-se de forma a não cooperar. 8 dar problemas, doer. to play up to sl 1 contracenar. 2 apoiar. 3 adular, bajular. to play with 1 brincar com. 2 jogar contra. 3 fazer pouco de. 4 masturbar. to play with fire brincar com fogo.

1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) brincar

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jogar

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (peça)

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) dançar, saltitar

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) manobrar

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar

1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) lazer

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) jogo

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- player

1) (a young human being of either sex.) criança

2) (a son or daughter: Her youngest child is five years old.) filho

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- childhood

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[tʃaild] n (pl children) 1 criança. 2 menino ou menina. 3 filho ou filha. 4 descendente. 5 discípulo, adepto. 6 fig criançola, pessoa infantil. 7 fig produto, resultado. a child of our time produto da nossa época. from a child desde crianca. great/ heavy with child próximo da hora de dar à luz. natural child filho natural. this child Amer sl eu, me. this is a child’s play isto é fácil, sl isto é canja. with child grávida, prenhe.

1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) com

2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) com

3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) de

4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) com

5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) com

6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) de

7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) com

8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) com

9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) abaixo! / viva!

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[wið, wiθ] prep 1 com. he lives with us / ele mora conosco. I carry everything with me / eu tenho, levo tudo comigo. he behaved with great discretion / ele portou-se com muita inteligência. he is ill with influenza / ele adoeceu com gripe. I am displeased with him / estou desgostoso com ele. in that you differ with me / nisto não concordo com você, sou de outra opinião. 2 por, a, em, de. what do you want with me? / o que você quer de mim? his eyes sparkled with joy / seus olhos brilharam de alegria. 3 a respeito de, apesar de, por meio de. 4 em relação a, relacionado com, como resultado de. dressed with silk trajado de seda. he is with it ele está na moda, está por dentro. it rests with you está em você. stiff with cold enregelado, duro de frio. this is a trifling circunstance with me isto é de pouca importância para mim. to be in favour with gozar da simpatia de. to get with it estar por dentro dos últimos acontecimentos, progressos, idéias, etc. to start with para começar. what with devido a, por causa de. with all speed a toda pressa. with bare feet descalço. with child grávida. with every one looking on sob o olhar de todos. with this com isto, a seguir. with young prenhe.

1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) manter

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar a

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) cuidar

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) fazer

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) atrasar

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) sustentar

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) manter

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

- keeper

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[ki:p] n 1 sustento, manutenção, alimentação e moradia. 2 pasto, prado. 3 calabouço, prisão, masmorra, torre de menagem. • vt+vi (ps, pp kept) 1 ter, possuir, guardar. she keeps a thing close / ela sabe guardar um segredo. she keeps lodgers / ela tem inquilinos. 2 conservar, reter, deter. 3 reservar, guardar, ocultar. 4 cuidar, tomar conta, proteger, favorecer, resguardar, defender. she keeps guard over the treasure / ela vela o tesouro. they keep hold of their property / eles sabem guardar (ou defender) sua propriedade. 5 lembrar, ter em mente. 6 empregar, aproveitar. 7 impedir, deter, prevenir. 8 refrear, reprimir, abster-se. 9 manter, manter em condições, preservar, durar. keep your balance / não perca o seu equilíbrio. he keeps his countenance / ele mantém a calma. she keeps peace / ela mantém a paz. the meat will keep till tomorrow / a carne conservar-se-á até amanhã. 10 cultivar. 11 continuar, permanecer, prolongar. 12 celebrar, observar. 13 cumprir, executar, ser fiel à palavra. 14 alimentar, sustentar. I keep him on milk / alimento-o com leite. 15 armazenar, ter em estoque ou à venda. l6 manter(-se). he keeps his ground / ele mantém-se firme. 17 criar. 18 gerir, dirigir, ter um negócio. they keep a shop / eles têm uma loja. for keeps 1 para ficar com alguma coisa (não para devolver). 2 permanentemente, para sempre. he keeps pace with his friend ela anda ao mesmo passo que o seu amigo, fig iguala-o. he keeps the bed ele está acamado, doente. how are you keeping? como vai?, como tem passado? keep going! continua!, continua andando! keep the ball rolling! não ceda!, continue esforçando-se! keep your distance mantenha a distância (também fig). keep your hair on! sangue frio!, calma! keep your head! não perca a cabeça! to keep aloof manter-se afastado. to keep a low profile sl passar despercebido, tentar não chamar a atenção. to keep an eye on coll vigiar, tomar conta. to keep a straight face ficar sério. to keep asunder manter separado, estar desunido. to keep at it persistir numa coisa, manter-se firme, insistir em alguma coisa, empenhar-se. to keep away a) conservar-se afastado. b) abster-se. c) afastar(-se). to keep back a) retardar, reter o progresso. b) reservar uma parte, guardar um pouco. c) não contar, silenciar. d) conter, conservar baixo. e) segurar, parar no estômago. to keep body and soul together manter-se vivo. to keep books escriturar (contas). to keep clear of manter-se afastado de alguém ou de alguma coisa. to keep company a) ficar junto, estar em companhia. b) fig namorar. to keep down a) abaixar-se. b) oprimir, humilhar. c) reprimir. to keep fit conservar a forma. to keep from a) guardar, conservar. b) preservar. c) impedir, impossibilitar. d) sonegar. e) abster-se. to keep house ter casa. to keep in a) deter, reter. b) comprimir. c) não sair de casa, ficar em casa. d) ficar na parte de dentro. to keep in custody guardar, custodiar. to keep in mind ter em mente, lembrar-se. to keep in with someone estar às boas com alguém, estar bem com. to keep off a) reter, impedir, barrar. keep off! / mantenha distância!, cuidado!, cautela! b) afastar(-se), ficar longe de. c) repelir, rejeitar. d) evitar. to keep on a) continuar, prosseguir. for how long is this to keep on? / quanto tempo isto deve durar? b) avançar, seguir. c) ficar (com o chapéu na cabeça). d) ficar vestido. e) conservar, guardar, manter. to keep on at someone amolar, importunar. to keep one’s end up continuar, prosseguir, não desistir. to keep one’s hand in praticar, conservar aptidão através da prática, continuar em forma. to keep one’s head down evitar chamar atenção sobre si mesmo, passar despercebido. to keep one’s shirt/ pants on coll ficar calmo, ficar frio. to keep out a) impedir a entrada. keep out! / entrada proibida! b) excluir, afastar. to keep quiet ficar quieto. to keep silence ficar calado. to keep smiling não desanimar, sorrir sempre. to keep someone at it obrigar alguém a trabalhar. to keep someone in clothes prover alguém de roupas. to keep someone out of excluir alguém de algo, deixar fora de. to keep someone waiting fazer alguém esperar. to keep something to oneself guardar segredo, ocultar algo. to keep still não se mexer. to keep tab(s) on Amer a) registrar, anotar. b) coll controlar, vigiar. to keep time a) Mus manter o compasso. b) estar certo ou andar bem, ser pontual. to keep to a) seguir, obedecer, aderir. keep to the left! / seguir à esquerda! b) limitar-se a. c) permanecer. to keep to oneself isolar-se dos outros espontaneamente. to keep track of a) ficar informado. b) observar atentamente. to keep under a) conter, reprimir, refrear, tirar a liberdade. b) deixar inconsciente, manter dopado. to keep up a) manter, conservar. b) sustentar, prover. c) continuar, prosseguir, manter-se, não desanimar. the rain keeps up / continua chovendo. d) atualizar-se, ajustar-se. to keep up appearances manter as aparências. to keep up with não ficar atrás, adaptar-se, imitar, copiar. to play for keeps jogar por dinheiro. where do you keep? onde é que você mora?

1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto

2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de altura

3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) elevado

4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principal

5) (noble; good: high ideals.) nobre

6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte

7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto

8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) alto

9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) estragado

10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) de valor

- highly

- highly-strung

- high tide

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[hai] n 1 lugar elevado, algo que é alto. 2 Meteor lugar de alta pressão atmosférica. 3 trunfo mais alto (jogo de cartas). • adj 1 elevado, grande, alto. 2 superior, interior. 3 principal, importante. 4 nobre, ilustre, sublime, distinto, respeitado. 5 excelente, eminente. 6 soberbo, arrogante, orgulhoso. 7 caro, dispendioso. 8 custoso, difícil. 9 Pol extremo, intenso. 10 Mus agudo. 11 de cheiro forte, estragado (carne). 12 veemente, irritado. 13 agitado (mar), turbulento, violento. 14 vivo, animado, embriagado. • adv 1 altamente, sumamente, grandemente, fortemente. 2 ao alto, em alto grau ou quantidade. as high as até a altura de. from on high de cima, do céu. high and low em todos os cantos. it is high time está mais do que na hora. on high no alto, no céu. on the high seas em alto-mar. the Most High o Supremo, Deus. to be high a) ter preço alto, ter cotação alta. b) estar alto (embriagado). to have high words dizer injúrias. to live high levar uma vida cara. to mount the high horse bancar o importante. to pay high pagar caro. to play high fazer um jogo caro, apostar muito. to run high a) fazer mar grosso (agitado, tempestuoso). b) exaltar-se. with a high hand com pulso forte.

1) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) trazer

2) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) dar

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- bring about

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[briŋ] vt (ps and pp brought) 1 trazer, vir com alguém ou com alguma coisa, levar, conduzir. bring me my shoes / traga meus sapatos. bring your friend with you / traga seu amigo. 2 fazer vir. 3 influenciar, persuadir, convencer, guiar. I could not bring him to confess / não consegui levá-lo a confessar. 4 Jur apresentar perante a corte. 5 aduzir, alegar. 6 vender por. 7 provocar, causar. 8 produzir. he brought down the house Theat ele provocou aplausos entusiásticos. he brought home the bacon sl ele sustentava a casa. he was brought about to ele foi persuadido a, ele foi levado a. he was brought in (not) guilt Jur ele foi declarado (não) culpado. he was brought low ele foi derrubado, ele ficou doente. I bring my body under domino meu corpo. I brought him off a) ajudei-o a escapar. b) desaconselhei-o. I brought it off coll eu o consegui, eu o resolvi. I brought the child away with me trouxe a criança comigo. I brought them together reconciliei-os, levei-os a fazerem as pazes. it was brought about foi realizado, foi efetuado. it was brought home to him ele foi posto a par, foi-lhe dito seriamente. she was brought to ela voltou a si. that brings it all back to me isso me faz lembrar de tudo. the ship brought to o navio meteu de capa, pôs-se em capa, virou, parou. the subject was brought up o assunto foi trazido à baila. the sum was brought forward a quantia foi transferida. to bring back devolver. to bring down a) abaixar, trazer para baixo. b) arrancar, demolir, derrubar. the roof was brought down / o telhado foi demolido (desmontado). he brought down the plane / ele derrubou o avião. c) baixar, reduzir (preço). to bring forth produzir, criar, gerar, dar cria. to bring forward fazer progredir, apresentar, trazer, alegar. the bill was brought forward / o projeto de lei foi apresentado. to bring home levar para casa. to bring in a) trazer para dentro. b) importar (mercadorias). c) produzir. d) sondar. to bring into account levar em conta, calcular. to bring into force entrar em vigor. to bring into play pôr em jogo, fazer agir. to bring into question pôr em dúvida, duvidar. to bring into the world dar à luz. to bring on provocar, ocasionar, causar. the crisis brought on misery / a crise trouxe miséria. to bring out a) levar para fora, pôr para fora. b) apresentar, fazer sair, publicar. the young girl was brought out / a moça foi apresentada (à sociedade). c) lançar, exibir, pôr em cena (peça teatral). to bring over converter. to bring the heart into one’s mouth abrir-se, dar demonstração dos seus sentimentos. to bring through restaurar, curar, fazer sobreviver (doentes). to bring to pass causar, originar. to bring up a) criar, educar. b) construir, erigir. c) inventar (moda). d) Naut ancorar. the ship brought up / o navio ancorou. to bring up the rear a) Mil formar a retaguarda, comandar a retaguarda, cobrir a retirada. b) fig ser dos últimos. to bring up-to-date modernizar, pôr em dia.

1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) levar

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) conduzir

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) dar origem

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) ir à frente

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar

1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) liderança

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) liderança

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) chefia

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pista

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal

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- leader

1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) bico

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- leaden

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[led] n 1 chumbo. 2 grafita. 3 sonda, prumo. 4 chapa para cobrir telhados. 5 bala de arma de fogo. • vt 1 cobrir, moldar, prender, etc. com chumbo. 2 Typogr prover com entrelinhas. • adj de chumbo. black lead grafita. red lead zarcão. to swing the lead coll dizer-se doente para escapar ao serviço. white lead alvaiade.

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[li:d] n 1 conduta, guia. 2 precedência. 3 direção, comando, liderança, primeiro lugar. 4 vanguarda. 5 exemplo, precedente. 6 orientação, indicação, pista, indício. 7 mão (nos jogos de cartas). 8 passagem através do gelo. 9 curso de água artificial. 10 correia para amarrar cachorro. 11 cabo condutor. 12 Theat papel principal. 13 Theat ator principal. 14 Box golpe. 15 trecho introdutório de um artigo de jornal. • vt+vi (ps and pp led) 1 ser o primeiro a encabeçar. 2 conduzir, guiar. 3 dirigir, comandar. 4 preceder. 5 persuadir, induzir, liderar, orientar. 6 jogar de mão (cartas). 7 reger (orquestra). 8 levar, passar (a vida). a lead of uma dianteira (em corrida). to have the lead ser o líder. to lead a healthy life levar uma vida saudável. to lead astray desviar, desencaminhar. to lead away conduzir, levar. to lead captive aprisionar, prender. to lead off dar início, começar. to lead on arrastar, seduzir, influenciar. to lead the way preceder, mostrar o caminho. to lead up to a) conduzir a conversação para determinado assunto. b) conduzir em direção a. c) aplanar o caminho. to take the lead a) assumir o comando. b) tomar a iniciativa.

1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) partir

2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) começar

3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) (pôr a) andar

4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) lançar

1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) começo

2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avanço

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- starter

1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sobressalto

2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) susto

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[sta:t] n 1 partida, começo (de um movimento, de viagem, de corrida, etc.). 2 começo, início, princípio. 3 arranco, impulso, ímpeto. 4 sobressalto, susto. 5 vantagem, dianteira. 6 lugar de partida. 7 arranque (motor). • vt+vi 1 partir, pôr-se em movimento, levantar vôo, zarpar, embarcar, sair de viagem. 2 começar, iniciar. 3 dar partida (de motor), fazer começar. 4 encaminhar, auxiliar no início. 5 sobressaltar-se, espantar-se, assustar-se, fazer um movimento brusco, estancar. 6 vir, sair, brotar repentinamente, pegar. 7 levantar, assustar (caça). 8 soltar, ceder. 9 provocar, originar. 10 fundar (negócio). by fits and starts aos poucos, aos trancos. for a start primeiro, em primeiro lugar. from start to finish do princípio ao fim. to get off to a good/ a bad start começar bem. to get ou have the start of someone tomar a dianteira de alguém. to give someone a start a) dar vantagens para alguém no começo de um negócio, de uma competição, etc. b) surpreender ou assustar alguém. c) dar um emprego a alguém. he gave me a start / ele me assustou. to have a false start ter um mau começo. to make a new start começar de novo. to start a family ter o primeiro filho. to start after sair à procura de. to start back assustar-se, retroceder bruscamente. to start doing começar a fazer (alguma coisa). to start forward pular para a frente. to start from scratch começar do nada, começar do zero. to start in business começar um negócio. to start out (ou off) partir, levantar-se, pôr-se em marcha. to start over Amer começar de novo. to start up a) levantar-se bruscamente. b) dar partida (motor). c) fundar, abrir (um negócio). to start with para começar, primeiro, em primeiro lugar.

1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) conduzir

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) levar

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) levar

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) estar à frente

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar

1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) frente

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) vanguarda

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) liderança

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) fio condutor

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal

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- leader

1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina

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- leaden

1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) sair

2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) começar

3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) pôr para funcionar

4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) lançar

1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) início

2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) dianteira

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- starter

1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sobressalto

2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) susto