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  • 1 catch

    [kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb
    1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) apanhar
    2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) apanhar
    3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) apanhar
    4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar
    5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) entalar
    6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir
    7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) apanhar
    8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar fogo
    2. noun
    1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) apanha
    2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho
    3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) pescaria
    4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) ardil
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    - catchy
    - catch-phrase
    - catch-word
    - catch someone's eye
    - catch on
    - catch out
    - catch up
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    [kætʃ] n 1 ato de apanhar ou prender, pega. 2 presa boa. 3 captura, tomadia. 4 pesca, pescaria, safra de peixe. 5 jogador que apanha a bola. 6 jogo de apanhar a bola. 7 vantagem, proveito. 8 coisa destinada a chamar a atenção. 9 chamariz, engodo. 10 armadilha, cilada, enredo. 11 coll bom partido. 12 Hist, Mus canção em forma de cânon. 13 lingüeta, taramela. 14 Tech detentor. 15 fragmento, pedacinho. 16 dificuldade, embaraço. • vt+vi (ps and pp caught) 1 deitar a mão a, apanhar, pegar, agarrar, tomar. 2 captar, capturar. I have caught his accent / adquiri a sua pronúncia. 3 alcançar, pegar, tomar (trem). 4 conter, prender (respiração). he caught his breath / ele prendeu a respiração. 5 apreender. 6 superar, bater. 7 compreender, perceber, escutar, entender. I did not quite catch what you said / não compreendi bem o que você disse. 8 pegar de surpresa, surpreender. we were caught in the rain / fomos surpreendidos pela chuva. 9 contrair, ser contagioso, pegar (doença). I have caught a cold / apanhei resfriado. 10 enredar-se, prender-se, enganchar-se. 11 cativar, fascinar. 12 atrair (atenção). 13 iludir, enganar. • adj 1 atraente, cativante. 2 enganoso. 3 que chama a atenção. a "Catch-22" situation situação sem saída, sem solução. a great catch um bom partido, um homem desejado. catch me doing this! nunca farei isso! he caught him one sl ele lhe pregou uma. there is a catch to it há um problema, entrave. to catch a nap tirar uma soneca. to catch at esforçar-se por agarrar. to catch fire pegar fogo. to catch hold of apoderar-se de, agarrar-se a. to catch it levar um pito, ser ralhado, apanhar. to catch on 1 Amer coll compreender. 2 Amer tornar-se popular, ser largamente usado ou aprovado. to catch one in a lie apanhar alguém numa mentira. to catch one’s fancy encantar, cativar, agradar. to catch sight, to catch a glimpse ver de repente, notar repentinamente. to catch someone redhanded sl pegar alguém em flagrante. to catch the truth descobrir a verdade. to catch up 1 apanhar, levantar rápida ou avidamente. 2 alcançar, superar. 3 Amer criticar, apartear. to catch up with alcançar, emparelhar-se, não ficar para trás. you will catch your death of cold você vai acabar mal de resfriado.

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  • 2 fabrication

    1) (a lie: Your account of the accident was a complete fabrication.) fabricação
    2) (the act of fabricating.) fabricação
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    fab.ri.ca.tion
    [fæbrik'eiʃən] n 1 fabricação. 2 construção. 3 invenção, mentira.

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  • 3 frame

    [freim] 1. noun
    1) (a hard main structure round which something is built or made: the steel frame of the aircraft.) armação
    2) (something made to enclose something: a picture-frame; a window-frame.) moldura
    3) (the human body: He has a slight frame.) constituição
    2. verb
    1) (to put a frame around: to frame a picture.) emoldurar
    2) (to act as a frame for: Her hair framed her face.) emoldurar
    3) (to arrange false evidence so as to make (someone) seem guilty of a crime etc (noun frame-up).) incriminar
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    - frame of mind
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    [freim] n 1 armação (também de óculos), carcaça, madeiramento, esqueleto, arcabouço, leito, chassi. 2 corpo (humano ou de animal). 3 esqueleto, ossatura. 4 estrutura, disposição, composição, construção. 5 estrutura, organização, ordem, plano, sistema. 6 constituição física, conformação, compleição corporal, disposição de espírito, estrutura, forma, figura, humor. 7 quadro, caixilho (de porta, janela, tear, etc.), moldura, qualquer coisa que cinge outra, ou em que outra se encaixa. 8 uma das imagens individuais dum filme cinematográfico, fotograma. 9 suporte para colocar as bolas no jogo de pool (modalidade de jogo de bilhar). 10 estufim. 11 Typogr estante. 12 Comp estrutura, unidade do equipamento do computador. 13 Sewing bastidor. 14 sl homem heterossexual atraente para homossexuais, Brit vulg bofe. • vt 1 moldar, modelar, formar, inventar, conceber, imaginar, idear. 2 tomar forma, ajustar, acomodar, adaptar, ajeitar, dispor, regular. 3 construir, vigar, travejar, compor, armar, fabricar, planejar, projetar, traçar, arranjar, fazer, forjar, maquinar, tramar. 4 encaixilhar, enquadrar, emoldurar. 5 servir de quadro, moldura, caixilho para. 6 desenvolver-se, tornar-se, pôr-se a. 7 Amer sl combinar de antemão, fabricar, maquinar, tramar, incriminar falsamente. 8 proferir, expressar. frame of mind humor, disposição de ânimo. frame of reference quadro de referência, referencial, estrutura conceitual à qual se referem dados, idéias, etc. laughter shook her frame ela se torceu de riso. to be out of frame estar de mau humor. to frame a lie inventar uma mentira. to frame one’s thoughts into words, exprimir os seus pensamentos. to frame plans formar projetos. to frame to oneself imaginar. to frame to something adaptar a alguma coisa. to frame up Amer sl tramar. to frame well prometer êxito.

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  • 4 sit

    [sit]
    present participle - sitting; verb
    1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sentar
    2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) encontrar-se
    3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) pertencer
    4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) empoleirar-se
    5) (to undergo (an examination).) fazer
    6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) posar
    7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) reunir
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    - sitting
    - sit-in
    - sitting-room
    - sitting target
    - sitting duck
    - sit back
    - sit down
    - sit out
    - sit tight
    - sit up
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    [sit] vt+vi (ps+ pp sat) 1 sentar, sentar-se. 2 fazer sentar, acomodar. 3 sentar sobre, estar sentado, estar montado. 4 estar colocado, estar em posição fixa. 5 ocupar cargo, ter assento ou cadeira (em assembléia), ser membro de. 6 reunir-se em sessão. 7 posar. 8 descansar, pousar, repousar. 9 chocar. 10 servir, adaptar-se, assentar (roupa). 11 sl cuidar. to sit about/ to sit around Brit não fazer nada de util, Braz ficar à toa. to sit back a) reclinar-se. b) coll não se envolver. to sit by permitir que algo ilegal ou errado aconteça. to sit down a) sentar-se. she sat down at our table / ela sentou-se conosco, à nossa mesa. b) sentar-se para fazer alguma coisa. the ecologists sat down to discuss the pollution of the rivers / os ecologistas se reuniram para discutir a poluição dos rios. c) Aeron aterrissar. to sit in on assistir para observar, mas sem participar. the director sat in on the trainee’s class / o diretor observou a aula do estagiário. to sit on demorar, atrasar. to sit out esperar pacientemente pelo final. to sit through esperar pelo final embora não esteja gostando. to sit up a) sentar-se eretamente. b) ficar acordado durante a noite.

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  • 5 sprawl

    [spro:l] 1. verb
    1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) esparramar-se
    2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) espalhar-se
    2. noun
    1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) posição esparramada
    2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) casario espalhado
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    [sprɔ:l] n 1 espreguiçamento, estatelamento, movimento desajeitado. 2 expansão, espalhamento, propagação. • vt+vi 1 espreguiçar-se, esticar os membros. 2 deitar ou sentar com o corpo relaxado, esparramar-se. 3 expandir-se, alastrar-se, crescer muito. 4 mover-se de modo desajeitado.

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  • 6 swallow

    I 1. ['swoləu] verb
    1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) engolir
    2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) engolir
    2. noun
    (an act of swallowing.) trago
    - swallow up II ['swoləu] noun
    (a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) andorinha
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    swal.low1
    [sw'ɔlou] n 1 trago, gole. 2 garganta, esôfago. 3 ato de tragar ou de engolir. 4 voracidade. • vt+vi 1 engolir, tragar. 2 absorver, engolfar. 3 acreditar sem suspeitas. 4 ter de tolerar ou aceitar. 5 reprimir, conter, desdizer-se, retirar. to swallow the bait fig engolir a isca. to swallow up engolir, consumir.
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    swal.low2
    [sw'ɔlou] n andorinha. one swallow does not make a summer uma andorinha só não faz verão.

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  • 7 wait

    [weit] 1. verb
    1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) esperar
    2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) esperar
    3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servir
    2. noun
    (an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) espera
    - waiting-list
    - waiting-room
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    [weit] n 1 espera, tardança, delonga, demora. they had a long wait at the gate / eles tiveram de esperar muito no portão. 2 Theat entreato, intervalo. 3 cilada, emboscada. 4 Hist banda de música, um dos músicos ou cantores ambulantes, música por eles executada. • vt+vi 1 esperar, aguardar. we waited for him at the station / esperamos por ele na estação. we kept him waiting / fizemo-lo esperar. 2 retardar, protelar, adiar, demorar. 3 ter paciência ( until até). wait for it! / espere, aguarde o resultado! 4 servir, atender, cuidar de (at/on/ upon). 5 visitar, fazer visita respeitosa a (on/ upon). 6 resultar de. to lie in wait esperar em emboscada. to wait at table servir à mesa. to wait in line esperar em fila. to wait up a) esperar acordado. don’t wait up for me to come / não fique acordado até eu voltar. b) Amer ir mais devagar, esperar por alguém que vem mais atrás. wait and see! sl deixe como está, para ver como fica!

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  • 8 fabrication

    1) (a lie: Your account of the accident was a complete fabrication.) invenção
    2) (the act of fabricating.) fabricação

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  • 9 sit

    [sit]
    present participle - sitting; verb
    1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sentar(-se)
    2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) pousar
    3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) ser membro de
    4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) pousar
    5) (to undergo (an examination).) comparecer a
    6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) posar
    7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) reunir-se
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    - sitting - sit-in - sitting-room - sitting target - sitting duck - sit back - sit down - sit out - sit tight - sit up

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > sit

  • 10 sprawl

    [spro:l] 1. verb
    1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) escarrapachar-se
    2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) esparramar(-se)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) posição escarrapachada
    2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) esparramamento
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  • 11 swallow

    I 1. ['swoləu] verb
    1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) engolir
    2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) engolir
    2. noun
    (an act of swallowing.) deglutição
    - swallow up II ['swoləu] noun
    (a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) andorinha

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > swallow

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