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to give oneself up to something

  • 1 to give oneself up to something

    to give oneself up to something
    entregar-se, dedicar-se. he gave himself up to art / ele entregou-se, dedicou-se completamente à arte. to give out 1 reportar, anunciar. 2 emitir, produzir (luz, calor, som). 3 distribuir para as pessoas. 4 parar de funcionar, acabar. the engine gave out / o motor parou de funcionar. his strenght gave out / suas forças acabaram. to give over 1 transferir. 2 desistir, ceder. 3 mandar alguém ficar quieto ou parar de fazer algo. give over complaining about the food / pare de reclamar da comida!

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  • 2 give

    (to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) despedir
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    [giv] n ato de ceder. • vt+vi (ps gave, pp given) 1 dar, presentear, conceder. I give it to my brother / eu dou-o ao meu irmão. I was given a book or a book was given to me / recebi um livro de presente. 2 entregar, oferecer, ceder. 3 propor, oferecer. 4 fornecer, prover. 5 apresentar, mostrar, notificar, transmitir. 6 aplicar, ministrar. 7 prestar. 8 conferir. 9 atribuir, confiar, incumbir. 10 proferir, dizer, contar, exalar. 11 aplicar-se, dedicar-se, esforçar-se. 12 degelar (solo). 13 abrir, dar passagem, dar vista. 14 sl acontecer. give! Amer conte!, comece a contar! give an inch and he’ll take a mile dê-lhe o dedo e tomará o braço. give it to him! dê-lhe uma lição!, diga-lhe umas verdades! he gave me a lift ele me deu uma carona. I give credit to his report confio nas suas palavras. I give you two hours concedo-lhe duas horas (para pensar). the dogs gave tongue os cachorros deram sinal, latiram (caça). to give a good account of sair-se bem. to give away 1 dar de presente, doar, entregar. 2 trair-se, entregar-se, mostrar a verdade. 3 entregar (a noiva) no casamento. 4 revelar (segredo). 5 perder, desperdiçar. to give battle dar combate. to give birth to 1 produzir. 2 originar, começar, gerar. this period gave birth to this movement / esta época originou o movimento. 3 dar à luz. she gave birth to a daughter / ela deu à luz uma filha. to give chase perseguir. to give ear escutar, dar ouvidos a. to give effect to a measure levar a efeito uma medida. to give forth 1 emitir. 2 publicar. 3 falar muito. to give ground ceder, retroceder, retirar-se, recuar. to give in 1 render-se, entregar-se, ceder. don’t give in to his opinion / não ceda às opiniões dele. 2 entregar (algo). to give in a petition dar entrada a um requerimento. to give in one’s name enlistar-se. to give in to entregar-se (não ter o controle sobre uma forte emoção ou desejo). to give lectures lecionar, fazer prelações. to give notice notificar, pedir ou dar demissão. to give off desprender, deixar escapar, emitir (cheiro, odor). to give offence ofender. to give on or onto dar para, ter vista para, abrir para. the door gives on/ onto the study / a porta dá para o escritório. to give oneself away trair-se, entregar-se, mostrar a verdade. he gave himself away / ele se entregou. to give oneself up to something entregar-se, dedicar-se. he gave himself up to art / ele entregou-se, dedicou-se completamente à arte. to give out 1 reportar, anunciar. 2 emitir, produzir (luz, calor, som). 3 distribuir para as pessoas. 4 parar de funcionar, acabar. the engine gave out / o motor parou de funcionar. his strenght gave out / suas forças acabaram. to give over 1 transferir. 2 desistir, ceder. 3 mandar alguém ficar quieto ou parar de fazer algo. give over complaining about the food / pare de reclamar da comida! to give rise to causar, originar. to give rise to a rumour provocar um boato. to give someone up acabar, terminar um relacionamento amoroso. to give up 1 abandonar, parar de. he gave up smoking / ele parou de fumar. 2 entregar-se (para polícia). he gave himself up / ele entregou-se, apresentou-se. 3 desistir. to give way 1 retirar-se, recuar. 2 quebrar, ceder. 3 dar passagem. 4 ceder o lugar. to give way to 1 submeter-se a. 2 dar prioridade a. what gives? Amer o que está havendo?, o que está acontecendo?
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    dado. • adj 1 fixado, determinado. 2 inclinado, disposto. 3 Math dado, conhecido.

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  • 3 give up

    1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) desistir
    2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) desistir
    3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) desistir
    4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) devotar
    5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) desistir de

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  • 4 give up

    1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) desistir, largar
    2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) renunciar a
    3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) entregar-se
    4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) dedicar
    5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) considerar

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  • 5 give and take

    (willingness to allow someone something in return for being allowed something oneself.) mais ou menos

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  • 6 give and take

    (willingness to allow someone something in return for being allowed something oneself.) toma lá dá cá

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  • 7 return

    [rə'tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) voltar
    2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) devolver
    3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) voltar
    4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) retribuir
    5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) eleger
    6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) dar
    7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) devolver
    2. noun
    1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) regresso
    2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) bilhete de ida e volta
    - return match
    - return ticket
    - by return of post
    - by return
    - in return for
    - in return
    - many happy returns of the day
    - many happy returns
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    re.turn
    [rit'ə:n] n 1 volta, regresso, retorno. 2 devolução, restituição. 3 retribuição, paga, compensação, favor ou serviço recíproco. 4 o que é restituído ou devolvido. 5 relatório, relação. 6 tabela, quadro. 7 recorrência, repetição. 8 declaração de resultado de eleição. 9 returns lucro, proveito, retorno. 10 Archit parede lateral. 11 Sport rebatida. 12 reenvio, remessa, reentrada. 13 réplica, resposta. 14. passagem de volta. 15 Cards seguimento de naipe. 16 notícia, informação, aviso. 17 declaração de imposto de renda. 18 Brit passagem de ida e volta. 19 recaída (de uma doença). • vt+vi 1 voltar, regressar, retornar. 2 repetir-se, recorrer. 3 replicar, responder, retorquir. 4 devolver, restituir. 5 reverter. 6 volver para trás (os olhos, etc.). 7 retribuir, recompensar, reciprocar. 8 eleger. 9 render, lucrar. 10 dar notícia ou informação, relatar. 11 pronunciar, anunciar (uma sentença). 12 recair. 13 rebater (uma bola). 14 quebrar, dobrar-se, formar ângulo. 15 Cards seguir naipe. 16 apresentar (relatório). 17 declarar oficialmente (uma quantia em dinheiro). • adj 1 em devolução. 2 de regresso. by return of post à volta do correio, pelo primeiro correio. in return for em troca de. many happy returns of the day! (aniversário) que a data se repita ainda muitas vezes! felicitações cordiais! on his return por ocasião de seu regresso. on sale or and return Com em consignação. return of payment reembolso. to make good returns ser lucrativo. to return a favour retribuir um favor. to return thanks agradecer, dar agradecimentos. to yield quick returns Com ter grande saída.

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  • 8 return

    [rə'tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) voltar
    2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) devolver
    3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) voltar
    4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) devolver
    5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) eleger
    6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) proferir
    7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) devolver
    2. noun
    1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) volta
    2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) passagem de ida e volta
    - return match - return ticket - by return of post - by return - in return for - in return - many happy returns of the day - many happy returns

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  • 9 air

    [eə] 1. noun
    1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) ar
    2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) ar
    3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) ar
    4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) música
    2. verb
    1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) arejar
    2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) divulgar
    - airily
    - airiness
    - airing
    - airless
    - airy
    - airborne
    - air-conditioned
    - air-conditioner
    - air-conditioning
    - aircraft
    - aircraft carrier
    - airfield
    - air force
    - air-gun
    - air hostess
    - air letter
    - airlift
    - airline
    - airliner
    - air-lock
    - airmail
    - airman
    - air pollution
    - airplane
    - airport
    - air-pump
    - air-raid
    - airship
    - airtight
    - airway
    - on the air
    - put on airs / give oneself airs
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    ['ɛə] n 1 ar, atmosfera. 2 espaço aberto. 3 ar livre. 4 aspecto, aparência. he has an air of being ashamed / ele dá a impressão de estar envergonhado. 5 jeito, porte, comportamento, atitude. 6 éter. 7 melodia, cantiga, modinha, toada. 8 transmissão (radiofônica). he is on the air / ele fala no rádio. we are on the air at 5 o’clock / voltaremos ao ar às 5 horas. what’s on the air? / qual é o programa de rádio? 9 airs afetação, presunção, vaidade. don’t give yourself airs! / deixe de bancar o grã-fino! • vt+vi 1 arejar, ventilar, expor ao ar. my cupboard is airing / meu armário está sendo arejado. 2 publicar, divulgar, propalar. he airs his disappointment everywhere / ele manifesta por toda parte a sua decepção. • adj 1 que conduz ou fornece ar. 2 que comprime ou retém ar. 3 utilizado ou acionado com ar comprimido, pneumático. 4 que se refere à aviação, aviatório, que se faz ou desenrola no ar, aéreo. airs and graces comportamento afetado. castles in the air castelos no ar, fantasias. fresh air ar fresco. in the air incerto, sem apoio, no ar. in the open air ao ar livre, no campo. off the air Radio fora do ar. on the air Radio irradiando. there is something in the air fig está para acontecer alguma coisa. to beat the air esforçar-se inutilmente. to take air tornar-se conhecido. to take the air 1 tomar ar, dar um passeio. 2 sair, subir, partir (em avião). to travel by air viajar de avião. up in the air 1 incerto, indeciso. 2 coll irritado, zangado. war in the air guerra aérea.

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  • 10 deliver

    [di'livə]
    1) (to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended: The postman delivers letters.) entregar
    2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) fazer
    3) (to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child): The doctor delivered the twins safely.) assistir ao parto
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    de.liv.er
    [dil'ivə] vt+vi 1 libertar, resgatar, salvar, soltar, livrar ( from). 2 partejar, servir de parteira, delivrar. 3 entregar, passar, dar, passar às mãos. 4 distribuir (cartas, jornais, etc.). 5 desferir (um golpe). 6 pronunciar, proferir (uma sentença, um discurso), recitar. to be delivered of Med dar à luz (um filho). to deliver oneself of an opinion dizer sua opinião. to deliver the goods a) entregar a mercadoria. b) fig cumprir uma promessa. to deliver up entregar, abandonar.

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  • 11 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    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
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch
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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?

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  • 12 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    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, conservar
    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(-se)
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) prosseguir
    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.) manter
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar(-se)
    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.) manter
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) reter
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) manter
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) manter
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento
    - keeping - keep-fit - keepsake - for keeps - in keeping with - keep away - keep back - keep one's distance - keep down - keep one's end up - keep from - keep going - keep hold of - keep house for - keep house - keep in - keep in mind - keep it up - keep off - keep on - keep oneself to oneself - keep out - keep out of - keep time - keep to - keep something to oneself - keep to oneself - keep up - keep up with the Joneses - keep watch

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  • 13 help

    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ajudar
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ser útil
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (não poder) deixar de
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) auxiliar
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio
    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out
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    [help] n 1 ajuda, auxílio. 2 medicamento, remédio. 3 alívio, socorro, amparo. 4 auxiliar, ajudante. • vt+vi 1 ajudar, assistir ( with com, in em). she helped me with the washing / ela ajudou-me a lavar a roupa. 2 socorrer, amparar. 3 remediar, medicar. 4 prevenir, evitar, impedir. it can’t be helped / não pode ser evitado. 5 deixar de fazer, abster-se. I cannot help laughing / não posso deixar de rir. he can’t help doing it / ele não consegue abster-se disto. 6 servir(-se) (à mesa). help yourself / sirva-se à vontade. by the help of com o auxílio de. more than one can help mais do que é necessário. she cannot help it ela não tem culpa. so help me God! Deus me ajude! there is no help for it não há remédio para isto. to help down a) ajudar a descer. b) fig contribuir para a ruína. to help forward ajudar, favorecer. to help into ajudar a entrar. to help off ajudar a partir, a livrar-se de. to help out a) ajudar a sair. b) sustentar. to help someone to conseguir alguma coisa para alguém.

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  • 14 help

    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) aliviar
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) servir
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) deixar de, evitar
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) empregado, ajudante
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio
    - helpful - helpfully - helpfulness - helping - helpless - helplessly - helplessness - help oneself - help out

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  • 15 let

    I [let] present participle - letting; verb
    1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) deixar
    2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) fazer
    3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) que (morram, etc.)
    - let someone or something alone/be
    - let alone/be
    - let down
    - let fall
    - let go of
    - let go
    - let in
    - out
    - let in for
    - let in on
    - let off
    - let up
    - let well alone
    II [let] present participle - letting; verb
    (to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) alugar
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    let1
    [let] vt+vi (ps and pp let) 1 permitir, deixar, concordar. 2 causar, fazer com que. 3 alugar, locar. let me see, let me think um instante, vejamos. let us go vamos. to let alone a) não incomodar, deixar em paz. b) sem falar em, sem mencionar, quanto mais, muito menos. he can’t even walk let alone run / ele não pode nem andar, quanto mais correr. to let be não interferir, deixar em paz, deixar como está. to let blood sangrar. to let down a) baixar, arriar. b) deixar cair. c) desapontar, decepcionar, deixar na mão. to let fall a) deixar cair. b) mencionar algo como por acaso. to let fly a) infligir golpes violentos. b) usar linguagem violenta. to let go a) soltar, largar, deixar ir. b) soltar-se, relaxar. c) tirar da mente. to let in a) deixar entrar. b) introduzir, admitir. to let in for arranjar encrenca, envolver-se em dificuldades. to let into a) admitir. b) deixar saber, partilhar. c) inserir. to let know fazer saber, informar. to let loose largar, soltar. to let off a) deixar impune, perdoar, executar. b) disparar (arma). to let on a) divulgar, revelar (segredo). b) fingir. to let oneself go obedecer aos impulsos, relaxar, soltar-se. to let out a) deixar sair. b) deixar escapar. c) divulgar. d) alargar (roupas). e) alugar. to let slip deixar escapar. to let up diminuir, cessar, afrouxar.
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    let2
    [let] n arch obstáculo, impedimento. • vt arch obstruir, impedir.

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  • 16 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    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
    2. noun
    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
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up
    * * *
    [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.

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  • 17 price

    1. noun
    1) (the amount of money for which a thing is or can be bought or sold; the cost: The price of the book was $10.) preço
    2) (what one must give up or suffer in order to gain something: Loss of freedom is often the price of success.) preço
    2. verb
    1) (to mark a price on: I haven't priced these articles yet.) pôr preço
    2) (to find out the price of: He went into the furniture shop to price the beds.) apreçar
    - pricey
    - at a price
    - beyond/without price
    * * *
    [prais] n 1 preço: a) custo. b) prêmio, recompensa. c) valor, valia. I do it at any price / vou fazê-lo a qualquer preço. 2 oportunidades, esperanças. • vt 1 apreçar: a) fixar o preço de. b) colocar o preço em. c) coll perguntar o preço de. 2 estimar, avaliar. at a high price por alto preço. at any price a qualquer preço, custe o que custar. cut price preço reduzido. retail price index índice de preços no varejo. to price oneself out of the market cobrar mais que o mercado. to set ou put a price on pôr um preço em. what is the price of this? quanto custa isto?

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  • 18 square

    [skweə] 1. noun
    1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) quadrado
    2) (something in the shape of this.) quadrado
    3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) praça
    4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) quadrado
    2. adjective
    1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) quadrado
    2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) igual
    3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) quadrado
    4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) antiquado
    3. adverb
    1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) em esquadria
    2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) em cheio
    4. verb
    1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) tornar quadrado
    2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) acertar
    3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) ajustar(-se)
    4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) elevar ao quadrado
    - squarely
    - square centimetre
    - metre
    - square root
    - fair and square
    - go back to square one
    - a square deal
    * * *
    [skwɛə] n 1 quadrado. 2 coisa quadrada ou retangular, divisão de tabuleiro de xadrez, vidraça, etc. 3 praça, área (cercada de ruas), quadra. 4 Amer comprimento de um lado de uma praça. 5 largo, parque de uma cidade. 6 tropas colocadas em forma de quadrado. 7 esquadro. 8 (também square number) Math quadrado, segunda potência de um número. 9 fig igualdade, simetria, regularidade, eqüidade, honestidade. 10 medida de área, correspondente a 100 pés quadrados. 11 pessoa antiquada, conservadora. • vt+vi 1 fazer retangular, fazer quadrado, esquadrar. 2 dividir em quadrados. 3 pôr no esquadro, verificar o ângulo. 4 fazer plano, endireitar. 5 ajustar, liquidar (contas). he squared him / ele o pagou, ele liquidou suas dívidas. 6 corresponder, estar de acordo, concordar. 7 Math quadrar, elevar ao quadrado. 8 determinar, colocar em lugar certo, regularizar. I’ll square things / regularizarei o negócio. 9 adaptar, adaptar-se. 10 formar ângulo reto. 11 sl subornar. he squared him / sl ele o subornou. • adj 1 quadrado, retangular, quadrangular, em quadrangular. she has a square chin / ela tem um queixo quadrado. 2 em quadrado, relativo à área, que designa a unidade de área. 3 que forma um angulo de 90°, reto. 4 direito, plano, no nível. 5 líquido, sem sobras, igual. 6 justo, honesto, correto, direito. 7 completo, absoluto. 8 Math ao quadrado, na segunda potência. 9 sólido, forte. 10 sl antiquado, conservador, retrógrado. 11 claro, direto, inequívoco. 12 coll satisfatório, abundante, substancial. I have had a square meal / tive uma refeição reforçada. • adv 1 coll honestamente. 2 em forma quadrada, em ângulos retos. he squared up to her ele se colocou diante dela. he’s square-pushing with her sl ele anda com ela. I got square with him estou quite com ele. like a square peg in a round hole fig uma coisa que não se adapta, como um peixe fora d’água. on the square a) no esquadro. b) coll honesto, justo. that fellow is on the square / sl este camarada está em ordem. out of square irregular, fora do normal. to square away coll estar pronto para entrar em ação. to square off a) dar forma retangular a. b) tomar posição para boxe. to square oneself coll reparar danos, ajustar contas. to square one’s shoulders enfrentar o destino. to square the circle descobrir a quadratura do círculo, fig tentar fazer uma coisa impossível. to square the yards Naut cruzar as vergas. to square up liquidar uma conta. to start from square one começar do princípio, voltar ao começo.

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