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1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) metade

2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) tempo

1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) meio

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) metade

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) meio

1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) meio

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) quase

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[ha:f; hæf] n (pl halves) 1 metade, meio. 2 semestre. 3 Sport tempo, parte. the first half is over / o primeiro tempo terminou. • adj 1 meio. 2 bastante, quase. 3 incompleto, parcial. • adv 1 meio, em parte, parcialmente. 2 consideravelmente. half a dozen meia dúzia. half an hour meia hora. half as broad again vez e meia de largura. half past four quatro e meia. he does things by halves ele faz as coisas pela metade. I liked it half and half gostei mais ou menos. let us go by halves vamos fazer o negócio meio a meio. my better half minha esposa, meu marido. too clever by half astuto, manhoso.

1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) metade, meio

2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) primeiro/segundo tempo

1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) meio

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) meio

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) meio

1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) meio

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) meio

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1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cêntimos

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direcçao

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) perdao

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pernil

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre

1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar aos quartos

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar

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[kw'ɔ:tə] n 1 quarto, quarta parte, trimestre, quarto do ano, quarto da lua, quarto de hora, quarto da carcaça de um animal. 2 região ou parte da terra. 3 quarteirão. 4 quartel, alojamento de soldados e marinheiros. 5 quadrante. 6 medida de peso. 7 abrigo, quartel, refúgio, acolhida. 8 piedade, clemência. 9 moeda nos EUA ou Canadá que vale 25 centavos ou um quarto de dólar. 10 área de uma cidade onde um certo grupo de pessoas mora ou trabalha ou que tem características peculiares. • vt+vi 1 esquartejar. 2 aquartelar. 3 Her esquartelar. 4 repartir em quatro partes iguais. a quarter past six seis horas e quinze minutos. a quarter to three quinze para as três. at close quarters muito perto. hind quarter ancas, quarto traseiro. in this quarter nesta parte. quarters of a ship alhetas. to change quarter mudar-se.

1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cents

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direção

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) graça

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre

1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar em quatro

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar, alojar

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1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) horas

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tempo

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) hora

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tempo

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) altura

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) vez

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tempo

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo

1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) medir o tempo

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) escolher o momento

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[taim] n 1 tempo. 2 espaço de tempo, época, período. the time of the action is in the 9th century / Theat a ação se passa no século IX. 3 hora, ocasião, oportunidade, momento. can you tell me the right time? / pode dizer-me que horas são? what time is it? what’s the time? / que horas são? this is no time for joking / agora não é hora para brincadeiras. can he tell the time? / ele já sabe dizer as horas? watch the (your) time / não perca a hora!, não perca a oportunidade! she was near her time / sua hora estava chegando. tell me the time please / por favor, diga-me que horas são. 4 prazo. 5 vez. 6 sl tempo de prisão. he did (his) time / sl ele cumpriu sua pena na cadeia. 7 tempos, condições de vida. 8 Mus tempo, compasso, ritmo. 9 tempo de trabalho. 10 remuneração por certo tempo de trabalho. 11 momento da morte. 12 times vezes, multiplicado por. • vt+vi 1 medir, determinar o tempo, cronometrar. the plane is timed to take off at five / o avião deve levantar vôo às cinco. 2 acompanhar, seguir o tempo ou o ritmo. 3 escolher o momento ou a ocasião. • adj 1 relativo ao tempo. 2 a prazo. all in good time tudo em seu tempo. all that time o tempo todo. a long time since desde muito tempo. apparent time tempo solar. a short time pouco tempo. at all times sempre. at another time outra vez, em outra ocasião. at any time em qualquer tempo, a qualquer hora. at a time de uma vez. at the present time no momento. a time of trouble tempo ruim. at my time of life na minha idade. at no time nunca. at one time a) antes, antigamente. b) ao mesmo tempo. at some time or another qualquer dia (ou hora). at such times nestas ocasiões. at that time aquela vez. at the same time ao mesmo tempo. at times às vezes. bad times tempos desfavoráveis. before one’s time cedo demais. behind the times atrasado, fora de moda, antiquado. behind time atrasado. between times no meio tempo. broken time Com perda de tempo. by that time nesse meio tempo. by the length of time com o tempo, por mais tempo. by the time até lá. by this time agora. close time época vedada à caça. dinner-time hora do jantar. each time/ every time cada vez. for a long time past muito tempo atrás. for a time por um tempo, durante certo tempo. for the first time pela primeira vez. for the time (being) para o momento, por enquanto, sob as atuais circunstâncias. for this time desta vez, para esta vez. from time immemorial desde tempos remotos. from time to time de tempos em tempos. high time na hora. in due time pontual. in good time em tempo, na hora. in its proper time em seu tempo. in the meantime no entretempo, nesse meio tempo. in the nick of time no último momento. in time em tempo, a tempo. in time to come futuramente. in your own good time à hora que lhe convém. just in time ainda em tempo. many a time várias vezes. many times muitas vezes. many were the times that muitas vezes que. mean time tempo médio, hora média. my time of life meu tempo de vida. no time at all tempo muito curto. now of all times justamente agora. once upon a time era uma vez. on time Amer em tempo, a tempo. out of time a) fora de tempo. b) Mus fora do ritmo. prime time horário nobre. quick time a) marcha rápida. b) Sport o melhor tempo. sideral time tempo sideral. solar time tempo solar, tempo verdadeiro. some time about nine mais ou menos às nove horas. some time longer mais algum tempo. standard time hora local. there is a time for everything tudo em seu tempo. the right time a hora exata. these times of ours estes nossos tempos. the time has come/ the time is come chegou a hora. the time of delivery o prazo de entrega. the time of flight o tempo de vôo. the time of operation o tempo de funcionamento. the Times o jornal Times. this long time há muito tempo. this time last year ano passado nesta época. this time next week daqui a oito dias. this time twelve months daqui a um ano. this time two weeks daqui a quinze dias. three times better três vezes melhor. three times three is nine/ three times three are nine três vezes três são nove. time after time/ time and again repetidas vezes, freqüentemente. time and eternity tempo e eternidade. time and space tempo e espaço. time enough tempo suficiente. time is up o tempo passou, o tempo acabou. time out Amer a) tempo livre, intervalo. b) tempo esgotado. time out of memory/ mind desde tempos remotos. time out of mind/ time immemorial tempo imemorável. time past, present and to come tempo passado, presente e futuro. times out of number inúmeras vezes. time will show o tempo mostrará. to beat the time Mus marcar compasso. to be pressed for time estar com pressa. to call time Sport pedir tempo. to have a good time divertir-se. we had a good time / nós nos divertimos muito. to have one’s time aproveitar a vida. to have the time of one’s life divertir-se muito. to keep (good) time acompanhar o passo, acompanhar o ritmo, andar certo (relógio). to kill time matar tempo. to make good time viajar depressa. to mark time marcar passo. to take one’s time não se apressar. to work against time trabalhar contra o relógio. up to that time até então. up to this time até agora. what time? a que horas?, quando? work of time trabalho que toma tempo.

1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrair

2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) firmar um contracto

3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrair

4) (to promise (in marriage).) contrair

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[k'ɔntrækt] n 1 contrato, instrumento de contrato, escritura. 2 acordo, pacto. 3 compromisso de matrimônio. 4 no jogo de bridge, número de vazas anunciado. 5 acordo com um assassino contratado para matar alguém. • [kəntr'ækt] vt+vi 1 contrair(-se), encurtar, encolher. 2 obter, pegar, adquirir, contrair (doença). she contracted a cold / ela contraiu um resfriado. 3 fazer contratos, contratar, ajustar. 4 restringir, limitar. 5 franzir (as sobrancelhas). 6 assumir compromisso, fazer dívidas. 7 rare prometer ou contrair matrimônio. 8 Gram contrair, fazer contração de. marriage contract contrato de casamento. to contract for firmar contrato para. to contract in comprometer-se a tomar parte. to contract out a) contratar. b) Brit recusar-se a tomar parte. to enter into a contract fazer um contrato. to make a contract fazer um contrato. work done by contract trabalho por empreitada.

1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) diamante

2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diamante

3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) losango

4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) ouros

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[d'aiəmənd] n 1 diamante, pedra preciosa. 2 brilhante. 3 losango, rombo. 4 diamante: instrumento para cortar vidro. 5 ouros pl (no jogo de cartas). 6 Typogr corpo 4 l/2 m. 7 Amer quadra de beisebol. 8 vidraça em forma de losango. • vt adornar com diamantes. • adj de diamante, diamantino. black diamonds a) diamantes escuros. b) carvão. rough diamonds a) diamante bruto. b) pessoa grosseira porém honesta e boa.

1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) homem

2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) homem

3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) homem

4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) homem

5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldado

6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) peça

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[mæn] n (pl men) 1 homem, varão. 2 ser humano. 3 gênero humano. 4 pessoa, indivíduo. 5 policial. 6 marido. 7 amante, namorado. 8 peão (no jogo de xadrez). • vt 1 guarnecer de soldado. 2 equipar com homens. • interj nossa! (para expressar surpresa, contentamento ou para enfatizar algo). a Cambridge man um homem que estudou na universidade de Cambridge. every man for himself cada um por si. man alive interj caramba. man in the street homem comum. man of genius gênio. man of letters a) escritor. b) letrado, homem de letras, literato. man of property homem rico. man of the world homem do mundo: homem vivido, experiente. medical man médico. to a man a) para todos, sem exceção. b) unanimemente. to the last man até o último homem.

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abbr manual (manual).

1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) moço de recados

2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) moço de recados

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[peidʒ] n 1 pajem. 2 escudeiro. 3 mensageiro, moço de recados. 4 indicador (em teatro). • vt 1 pajear, apajear. 2 chamar pelo nome para transmitir recados (os pajens de hotéis). 3 anunciar por alto-falante. 4 localizar. 5 enviar mensagens eletrônicas repetidas.

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[peidʒ] n 1 página. 2 fig trecho, passagem. 3 fig circunstância, acontecimento, episódio. • vt paginar. at page 9 na página 9. the front page frontispício.

1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) proporção

2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) proporção

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[prəp'ɔ:ʃən] n 1 proporção: a) relação, razão. b) extensão, tamanho. c) disposição regular, harmonia, simetria. d) conformidade, analogia. e) Math igualdade entre duas ou mais razões. 2 proportions dimensões. 3 proportions quota, parte, porção. • vt proporcionar: 1 tornar proporcional. 2 harmonizar. in due proportion na justa proporção. in proportion to, in proportion with 1 em proporção, proporcionalmente. 2 à proporção, à medida. it bears no proportion to não está em nenhuma proporção com. out of proportion fora de proporção, desproporcionado.

1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) questao

2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) questao

3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) questao

4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) dúvida

5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) possibilidade

1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) perguntar

2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) questionar

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[kw'estʃən] n 1 pergunta, questão. he did without question / ele o fez obedientemente, sem questionar. 2 inquérito, exame. 3 disputa, discussão, debate. 4 dúvida. I call it in question / tenho minhas dúvidas a respeito. 5 tese, assunto. • vt+vi 1 examinar, indagar, interrogar. 2 duvidar, desconfiar. 3 disputar, debater, altercar. at question questionável. beyond question sem dúvida. in question em questão, em consideração. it is a question of é uma questão de. out of question indubitavelmente, sem qualquer dúvida. question and answer column coluna em jornais e revistas que publica cartas de leitores e respostas da redação. that’s open to question isto é questão de opinião. the book in question o livro em questão. there is no question of doing it é impossível fazê-lo. to pop the question coll pedir em casamento.

1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) estrela

2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) estrela

3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) estrela

4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) estrela

1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) fazer o papel principal

2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) ter como estrela

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[sta:] n 1 estrela. 2 astro, corpo celeste. 3 figura em forma de estrela. 4 asterisco. 5 ator, atriz, pessoa que se distingue em alguma arte (estrela de cinema, de teatro). 6 insígnia. 7 fig sorte, fortuna, destino, horóscopo. • vt+vi (ps, pp starred) 1 estrelar, colocar estrelas, ornamentar com estrelas. the picture is starring a new actress / o filme apresenta uma nova estrela. 2 marcar com asterisco. 3 brilhar, ser proeminente ou célebre. 4 representar como estrela. • adj principal, excelente, célebre, talentoso. a three-star hotel hotel três estrelas. fixed star estrela fixa. his star has set fig ele está em decadência. his star is in the ascendant fig sua estrela é ascendente. shooting star estrela cadente. stars and bars Amer bandeira da confederação. stars and stripes bandeira dos EUA. thank your stars that you have escaped dê graças a Deus, agradeça à sua boa estrela por ter escapado. the Star-Chamber Brit corte, tribunal da Idade Média. to see stars coll ver estrelas, ter a sensação de ver pontos de luz resultante de um golpe na cabeça. under an unlucky star fig sem sorte.

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[s'imfəni] n 1 sinfonia. 2 harmonia. 3 harmonia de cores.

1) (any sequence of seven days, especially from Sunday to Saturday: It's three weeks since I saw her.) semana

2) (the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive: He can't go during the week, but he'll go on Saturday or Sunday.) semana

3) (the amount of time spent working during a period of seven days: He works a forty-eight-hour week.) semana

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[wi:k] n semana. a week of Sundays uma eternidade, muito tempo. a week or two uma ou duas semanas. by the week semanalmente. for weeks durante semanas. Friday week na sexta-feira da semana que vem. in the week durante a semana. (in) the week of four Fridays no dia de são nunca. today week daqui a uma semana. weeks ago há semanas. week by week semana por semana. week in, week out semana após semana, sem cessar.

1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) roda

2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) volante

1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) rodar

2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) rodar

3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) voar

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[wi:l] n 1 roda. 2 coll bicicleta. 3 volante. 4 movimento giratório. 5 rotação, giro. 6 fig viravolta. 7 qualquer coisa, instrumento, aparelho, etc. que em forma ou movimento sugere uma roda. 8 força propulsora. 9 wheels maquinaria, maquinismo. 10 suplício da roda. 11 sl veículo. • vt+vi 1 rodar, 2 transportar (sobre rodas). 3 virar(-se), volver(-se). 4 mover em forma circular. 5 sl pedalar. • adj de ou relativo a roda. at the wheel a) ao volante. b) na roda do leme. c) no controle. Fortune’s wheel roda da sorte, roda da fortuna. free wheel roda livre (bicicleta). he put a spoke in my wheel fig ele atrapalhou meu caminho, ele me criou dificuldades. he put his shoulder to the wheel ele pôs mãos à obra, ajudou bastante, esforçou-se. potter’s wheel roda de oleiro. spinning wheel roda de fiar. steering wheel a) Naut roda do leme. b) volante de direção. to break a fly on the wheel fig atirar com canhões em moscas. to grease the wheels sl engraxar, subornar. to take the wheel tomar, pegar o controle. to wheel round volver(-se), virar(-se) repentinamente. wheels within wheels coisas, assuntos complicados.

1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrair

2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) fazer um contrato, contratar

3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrair

4) (to promise (in marriage).) comprometer-se em casamento

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1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) diamante

2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diamante

3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) losango

4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) ouros

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1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) homem

2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) homem

3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) homem

4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) cara

5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldado

6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) peça

- - man

1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) moço de recados

2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) empregado doméstico

1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) proporção

2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) proporção

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