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101 r
R, r[a:] décima oitava letra do alfabeto, consoante. the three R’s (reading, (w)riting and (a)rithmetics) os três erres da educação fundamental. -
102 Shrovetide
noun (the three days before Ash Wednesday.)* * *Shrove.tide[ʃr'ouvtaid] n os três dias de carnaval que precedem a quarta-feira de cinzas. -
103 Swim
[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) nadar2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) nadar3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) andar à roda2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) banho- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume* * *swimming -
104 abreast
[ə'brest](side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) lado a lado* * *a.breast[əbr'est] adv 1 lado a lado. 2 em frente a. 3 na mesma altura. abreast of na altura de, diante de. to keep abreast of (ou with) manter o mesmo passo com, fig ficar em condições de igualdade com, ficar a par, manter o padrão. -
105 abstention
[-'sten-]noun (the act of abstaining: At the election of the new chairman the voting was six for, three against, and two abstentions.) abstenção* * *ab.sten.tion[æbst'enʃən] n abstenção, abstinência. -
106 afar
(from, at or to a distance: The three wise men came from afar.) de longe* * *a.far[əf'a:] adv longe, à distância. I saw him from afar / eu o vi de longe. -
107 afternoon
(the time between morning and evening: tomorrow afternoon; He works for us three afternoons a week; Tuesday afternoon; ( also adjective) afternoon tea.) tarde* * *af.ter.noon[a:ftən'u:n] n tarde. • adj vesperal, na tarde, de ou relativo à tarde. every Wednesday afternoon toda quarta-feira à tarde. good afternoon boa-tarde. late afternoon à noitinha. this afternoon hoje à tarde. -
108 aliquant
al.i.quant['ælikwənt] n Math parte aliquanta. • adj aliquanta. three is an aliquant part of ten / três é uma parte aliquanta de dez. -
109 apart
(separated by a certain distance: The trees were planted three metres apart; with his feet apart; Their policies are far apart; She sat apart from the other people.) afastado- come apart
- take apart
- tell apart* * *a.part[əp'a:t] adj (empregado só predicativamente) separado, decomposto, desassociado. • adv 1 em fragmentos, em pedaços, desmontadamente. 2 separadamente, à parte. 3 distanciadamente, isoladamente. 4 ao lado. 5 independentemente, individualmente. apart from à parte de, não considerando que. he knows them apart ele sabe distingui-los. joking apart falando seriamente. to set apart for reservar para, pôr de lado. to take apart desmontar, separar. -
110 appeal
[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) apelar2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) recorrer3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) atrair2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) apelo2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) atracção•* * *ap.peal[əp'i:l] n 1 atração, simpatia, atrativo, enlevo, encanto. 2 apelo, rogo, súplica. he made an appeal to her maternal feelings / ele fez um apelo a seus sentimentos maternais. 3 Jur apelação, recurso, direito de apelação. 4 petição, solicitação. • vt 1 atrair, agradar, interessar, causar simpatia. 2 pedir, suplicar, invocar, rogar. they appealed to her sense of duty / eles apelaram a sua consciência de dever. 3 apelar à instância superior, impor recurso. 4 solicitar, requerer, fazer petição. appeal for clemency pedido de graça ou indulto. Court of Appeal Corte de Apelação. sex appeal atração sexual. to appeal for solicitar por, angariar. to appeal to someone for a thing suplicar, implorar alguma coisa a alguém. to give notice of appeal interpor o recurso de apelação. without appeal irrecorrível, inapelável. -
111 around
1. preposition, adverb1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) à volta2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) por ái2. preposition(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) cerca de3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) ao contrário2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) por perto* * *a.round[ər'aund] adv 1 ao redor, em volta, em torno, em cerco. 2 em círculo, em circunferência, circularmente. 3 de todos os lados, por toda parte, em todas as direções. we could hear laughter all around / pudemos ouvir risadas por toda parte. 4 aqui e ali, para lá e para cá. 5 Amer coll perto, por aí, nas proximidades. I’ll be around / vou estar por aí. 6 em direção oposta, para trás. • prep 1 em redor de, em torno de. he put his arm around her shoulders / ele pôs o braço ao redor de seus ombros. 2 em volta de, junto de, em cerco de. 3 por todos os lados de. 4 aqui e ali, por toda parte. the books were scattered untidily around the room / os livros estavam espalhados desordenadamente pela sala. 5 Amer coll algures, perto de. 6 Amer coll bem próximo de (em importância ou quantidade), cerca de. 7 além de, depois de, no lado mais distante de. all around the world por todo o mundo. around Christmas por volta do Natal. around the corner ali na esquina, ali pertinho. the other way around ao contrário, vice-versa. to be around estar presente ou disponível. -
112 articulate
1. verb(to speak or pronounce: The teacher articulated (his words) very carefully.) articular2. [-lət] adjective(able to express one's thoughts clearly: He's unusually articulate for a three-year-old child.) claro- articulateness
- articulation* * *ar.tic.u.late[a:t'ikjuleit] vt 1 articular, pronunciar nitidamente, enunciar, proferir sons articulados. 2 unir por articulações, rejuntar. 3 ensamblar, encaixar. 4 articular-se, enunciar-se. • adj [a:t'ikjulit] 1 articulado, bem pronunciado, enunciado. 2 capaz de falar. 3 distinto, nítido, feito de partes isoladas, composto. 4 encaixado, rejuntado. 5 segmentado, secionado. -
113 assign
1) (to give to someone as his share or duty: They assigned the task to us.) distribuir2) (to order or appoint: He assigned three men to the job.) escolher•* * *as.sign[əs'ain] n Jur cessionário. • vt 1 apontar, designar, nomear, ordenar. 2 fixar, determinar, especificar. 3 lotear, dar em quinhão, ratear, aquinhoar, partilhar. 4 atribuir, conceder, conferir, imputar. he was assigned a function / foi-lhe atribuída uma função. 5 Jur transferir propriedades, ceder direitos (especialmente em benefício de credores), depositar em juízo. -
114 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dorso3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) traseiras4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) traseiro3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) recuar2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) obliquamente- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *back1[bæk] n 1 dorso, costas. I have the care for his children on my back / tenho em meus ombros a preocupação de cuidar de suas crianças. she turned her back on him / ela virou as costas para ele. 2 qualquer parte de vestuário que cubra as costas. 3 lombo, dorso (de animais). 4 espinha dorsal. 5 parte traseira, lado ou face posterior, verso. 6 espaldar, encosto de cadeira ou poltrona. 7 parte menos usada, costas da mão. 8 Ftb zagueiro. 9 quilha de navio. 10 suporte, apoio. 11 lombada (de livro). 12 avesso (de tecido). • vt 1 (geralmente back up) suportar, ajudar, auxiliar, emprestar apoio moral. 2 mover(-se) para trás. 3 endossar, apoiar. he backed a cheque / ele endossou um cheque. 4 apostar em. 5 montar, subir às costas. 6 prover de encosto, servir de dorso. 7 impelir ou forçar para trás. 8 prosseguir escrevendo no verso. 9 mover-se à esquerda (em relação à bússola). 10 formar um fundo para. 11 servir de fundo a. 12 coll carregar às costas. • vi recuar, retroceder, refluir. • adj 1 posterior, de trás, traseiro. 2 remoto, retirado. 3 passado, atrasado. 4 vencido. 5 Amer em região distante ou fronteiriça. 6 Phon gutural, velar. • adv 1 para trás, atrás. he sat back in his chair / ele reclinou-se na sua cadeira. 2 no passado. I can look back fifty years / posso olhar para trás cinqüenta anos. 3 de volta. I shall be back soon / estarei de volta logo. 4 em retorno ou devolução. 5 para o lugar de origem. 6 em reserva. 7 anteriormente. at the back of the house, Amer back of the house atrás da casa. back and belly coll vestuário e alimentação. back and forth para a frente e para trás. back her! Naut para trás! back of Amer coll atrás de, em auxílio de, em suporte de. back of a knife costas de uma faca. back of the hand costas da mão. back to back costas com costas. behind my back nas minhas costas. come back! volte!, Amer venha para trás! do not answer back! não responda! for years back Amer desde anos, há anos. go there and come back vá até lá e volte. half-back Ftb médio, sl alfo. he lay on his back for three years ele ficou de cama durante três anos. he was at my back ele estava atrás de mim, ele me defendeu, ele me apoiou. he went back from his promise ele fugiu à sua promessa. I broke my back to get what I have passei pelo pior para conseguiur o que eu tenho. I got, put his back up provoquei-o. on one’s back sl deitado de costas, indefeso, impotente, sem dinheiro, pronto. on the back of that além disso. the Backs (Cambridge) fundos, lugar de estacionamento na universidade. to back away Amer ceder. to back down abandonar, desistir, retirar-se. to back on to dar para (quartos, janelas). to back out retirar-se, desistir de um empreendimento, quebrar uma promessa. to back sails pôr sobre (as velas). to back up mover-se para trás, dar marcha-à-ré, suportar, auxiliar. to be cast on one’s back fig sofrer derrota. to cast behind the back esquecer, perdoar. to pay back devolver, repor, pagar de volta. to see the back of desembaraçar-se de, livrar-se de, ver pelas costas.————————back2[bæk] n cuba, tina, alguidar. -
115 behind
1. preposition1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) atrás de2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) atrás de3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) por trás de2. adverb1) (at the back: following behind.) atrás2) ((also behindhand [-hænd]) not up to date: behind with his work.) atrasado3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) para trás3. noun(the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) traseiro* * *be.hind[bih'aind] prep 1 atrás de. he looked behind him / ele olhou atrás de si. she hid behind the door / ela escondeu-se atrás da porta. 2 do lado afastado ou oposto de. 3 escondido, oculto sob. he did it behind my back / fig ele o fez sem eu saber. 4 inferior a, atrasado em comparação com. he is behind the times / ele é antiquado, atrasado. 5 mais tarde que, após, depois de. he is behind time / ele está atrasado, ele chega atrasado. he is behind schedule with his work / ele está atrasado com seu trabalho. 6 que remanesce. 7 em apoio de. • adv 1 atrás, detrás. he fell behind / ele ficou para trás. he leaves three children behind / ele deixa três crianças. 2 anteriormente. 3 de reserva, por vir. 4 atrasado. 5 n sl nádegas, traseiro. behind the front na retaguarda. behind the scenes a) Theat atrás dos bastidores. b) fig por baixo do pano, em segredo. -
116 beside
1. preposition1) (by the side of or near: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.) ao lado de2) (compared with: She looks ugly beside her sister.) ao lado de•- besides2. adverb(also: These shoes are expensive - besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides.) além disso- be beside oneself with- be beside oneself
- be beside the point* * *be.side[bis'aid] prep 1 ao lado de, perto de, junto a. 2 em adição a, além de, fora de. she was beside herself with fear / ela estava fora de si de tanto medo. 3 comparado com. 4 afastado de, longe de. it is beside the point / não vem ao caso, não importa. • adv além de, também. -
117 blot
[blot] 1. noun1) (a spot or stain (often of ink): an exercise book full of blots.) borrão2) (something ugly: a blot on the landscape.) mancha2. verb1) (to spot or stain, especially with ink: I blotted this sheet of paper in three places when my nib broke.) borrar2) (to dry with blotting-paper: Blot your signature before you fold the paper.) secar•- blotter- blotting-paper
- blot one's copybook
- blot out* * *[blɔt] n 1 borrão (de tinta de escrever), mancha. 2 rasura, emenda. 3 mácula, mancha, deslustre. • vt 1 manchar, borrar (com tinta), sujar. 2 empanar, tirar o brilho. 3 obliterar, apagar, raspar. 4 eclipsar, obscurecer. 5 secar com mata-borrão. 6 macular, difamar, desgraçar. a blot on his copybook uma mancha em sua reputação, em seu currículo. to blot out a) apagar, destruir. b) esconder, encobrir, obscurecer. a blizzard blotted out the landscape / uma nevasca obscureceu a paisagem. -
118 boast
[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) gabar-se2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) gabarolice- boastful- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting* * *boast1[boust] n 1 jactância, ostentação, elogio de si próprio. 2 motivo de orgulho. 3 ensejo para orgulhar-se ou exultar. • vt+vi 1 jactar-se, gabar-se, vangloriar-se. 2 ser orgulhoso. 3 alardear, ostentar. 4 possuir algo que é motivo de orgulho. 5 ter, conter. this village boasts three shops / esta cidadezinha possui três lojas. it is not much to boast of não é grande coisa. to make (a) boast of gabar-se de.————————boast2[boust] vt trabalhar, lavrar pedras, esculpir de modo grosseiro e preliminar. -
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120 breast
[brest] 1. noun1) (either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body.) peito2) (the front of a body between the neck and belly: He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts.) peito2. verb1) (to face or oppose: breast the waves.) enfrentar2) (to come to the top of: As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance.) chegar ao cume•- breastfed
- breaststroke* * *[brest] n 1 peito, tórax. 2 peitilho. 3 parte dianteira, parte superior. 4 seio, mama, teta. she gives her child the breast / ela amamenta seu filho. 5 sentimentos. • vt enfrentar, opor-se a. he breasted the waves / ele atirou-se contra as ondas. a child at breast uma criança ao seio. he made a clean breast of it ele confessou tudo.
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