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1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) ver-se

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduzir

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) provar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) espectáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição

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[ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de.

1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) cortar

2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) bater

1) (an act of clipping.) corte

2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) bofetada

3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.)

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[klip] n 1 tosquia, corte. 2 tosão, velo. 3 qualquer coisa cortada. 4 movimento rápido. 5 coll golpe. 6 Amer coll ocasião única. • vt+vi 1 tosquiar, cortar (com tesoura). 2 aparar, cercear. 3 cortar cabelo ou lã. 4 omitir sílabas ou sons na pronúncia. he clips his g’s / ele não pronuncia os gês. 5 reduzir, cortar, encurtar. 6 coll mover-se rapidamente. 7 coll golpear rapidamente. 8 recortar (notícias de jornal). 9 Tech desbarbar. 10 sl enganar, tapear. at a good clip a passos rápidos. to clip the wing of cortar as asas de (também fig). clipped word abreviatura. film clip filme clipe: pequena parte ou pequeno trecho de um filme completo, constituindo uma separata. video clip videoclipe: número musical com representação teatral gravado em videoteipe.

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[klip] n 1 clipe, grampo. 2 pente para balas. • vt+vi segurar (com clipe), grampear, apertar.

1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) libertar

2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) soltar

3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) desprender

4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) divulgar

5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) lançar

1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) libertação

2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) publicação

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[ril'i:s] n 1 libertação, soltura, livramento. 2 liberação. 3 relaxamento, diminuição (de dor, sofrimento), alívio. 4 Jur desobrigação, isenção, cessão, quitação. 5 o respectivo documento. 6 liberdade de publicação. 7 obra literária cuja reprodução é permitida. 8 Phot obturador. 9 Mech desarme, disparo. 10 lançamento (de disco ou vídeo). 11 informação oficial. 12 exibição (de filme). • vt 1 soltar, libertar, livrar, liberar. 2 desobrigar. 3 Jur ceder, renunciar a, quitar. 4 licenciar, lançar (publicação pela imprensa ou exibição cinematográfica). on ( general) release em exibição (geral).

1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) liberar

2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) voltar

3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) soltar

4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) divulgar

5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) lançar

1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) liberação, divulgação, lançamento

2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) lançamento, release

1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) mudar

2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) mudar

3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) comover-se

1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) jogada

2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) mudança

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[mu:v] n 1 movimento. 2 mudança. 3 lance. • vt+vi 1 mover, deslocar. 2 acionar. 3 alterar. 4 mexer. 5 induzir, incitar. 6 persuadir. 7 excitar. 8 passar. 9 decorrer. 10 agir. God moves in a mysterious way / Deus age de maneira misteriosa. 11 comover. 12 freqüentar. he moves in the best society / ele freqüenta a melhor sociedade. 13 progredir. 14 propor. I move that we make peace / eu proponho que façamos as pazes. 15 efetuar um lance. 16 mover-se, mudar-se. we move next week / vamos mudar na semana vindoura. 17 pôr-se em movimento. 18 caminhar. 19 dirigir-se. 20 provocar (uma risada). 21 pôr em funcionamento. 22 ter venda. these dresses move slowly / estes vestidos têm pouca saída. 23 coll evacuar. get a move on apresse-se. on the move a caminho, em viagem. power to move the masses poder de excitar as massas. to make a move a) ir. b) deixar a mesa. c) iniciar. d) fazer um lance. to move about/ around a) mover-se continuamente. b) mudar (de casa, de serviço, etc.) continuadamente. to move along a) mover-se para a frente ou para trás. b) = link=%20to%20move%20on to move on./ away mudar (para algo novo). to move down rebaixar (alguém) de posto ou cargo. to move for Parliament, Brit fazer um pedido formal. to move heaven and earth tentar por todos os meios, mover céus e terra. to move in mudar-se para. to move off partir. to move on a) mudar (para algo novo). b) ir-se embora. to move out mudar-se. to move over dar lugar a. to move to tears comover até as lágrimas. to move up promover (alguém) de cargo ou posição.

1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) mover, mexer

2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) mudar

3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) comover(-se)

1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) lance

2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) mudança

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1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) aparecer

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) acompanhar

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) mostrar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposição, espetáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstração

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) aparência

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentação

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) desempenho

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1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) matar (aulas)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

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[k∧t] n 1 corte, abertura, ferida. 2 talho, incisão. 3 passagem, escavação (na terra), canal. 4 peça talhada, parte ou pedaço cortado. 5 estilo, talhe, feitio, moda. 6 diminuição, redução. 7 atalho, carreiro, picada. 8 cutilada: golpe com instrumento cortante. 9 cábula: falta de comparecimento às aulas. 10 gravura, clichê, xilogravura. 11 corte em peça teatral. 12 peça: medida de tecido ou fio. 13 corte de cartas. 14 porcentagem, comissão. 15 Sport bola cortada ou com efeito. 16 grupo de animais separado da manada. 17 emenda de filme de cinema. 18 talho: corte de carne. 19 faixa de LP ou disco a laser. • vt+vi (ps and pp cut) 1 cortar, talhar. 2 secionar, dividir, partir. 3 aparar, desbastar. he cut his nails / ele cortou suas unhas. 4 rachar, fender. 5 ferir, fazer talhe em. he cut his fingers / ele feriu os dedos. the wind cut his face / o vento lhe açoitou o rosto. 6 lancetar, mutilar, incisar. 7 reduzir, diminuir. 8 atalhar, atravessar, abrir ou cortar caminho. 9 dividir, penetrar, passar através. 10 Sport cortar, dar efeito (bola). 11 coll evitar, ignorar, não reconhecer socialmente. 12 coll cabular, faltar às aulas. 13 picar, retalhar. 14 ceifar, segar. 15 gravar, entalhar, cinzelar. 16 escavar, abrir canal ou túnel. 17 romper relações com. 18 cortar o baralho. who cuts the cards? / quem corta as cartas? 19 talhar, cortar molde (de vestidos). 20 trinchar. 21 abreviar, resumir. 22 interromper (conversa). 23 fazer corte em (manuscrito, peça). 24 ferir-se. • adj 1 cortado, talhado. 2 gravado, entalhado, lapidado. 3 castrado. 4 ferido. 5 reduzido, remarcado (preço). cut and come again sirva-se à vontade. cut away! fora! cut in pay n redução de salário. cut it out! coll deixa disto!, corta essa! cut the cackle! sl deixe de conversa! cut your coat according to your cloth fig arranje-se de acordo com suas possibilidades. he cut a sorry figure ele fez um triste papel. he cut himself loose from ele separou-se de. he cut his own throat fig ele mesmo se prejudicou. he cut his way a) ele abriu caminho para si. b) fig ele se defendeu. he cut it fine sl ele calculou justo, chegou na hora, acertou por pouco. he cut me short ele me interrompeu. he cuts no ice with me sl ele não leva vantagem comigo. he cut the knot fig ele resolveu o caso. he cut the record ele quebrou o recorde. he cut up rough ele ficou zangado. he cut up well ele morreu rico, ele deixou uma fortuna. he gave me the direct cut ele me evitou ostensivamente. he made a cut in the story ele resumiu a história. his unkindness cut me to the heart sua grosseria me feriu o coração. I cut him dead não tomei conhecimento de sua presença. it cuts both ways é justo para ambas as partes. it is his cut é sua vez de cortar as cartas. short cut atalho, caminho mais curto. to be cut off morrer. to be cut out for a thing ser talhado para uma coisa. to cut across encurtar o caminho. to cut a long story short para resumir, em poucas palavras. to cut and contrive viver, satisfazer-se com pouco. to cut and run coll correr, fugir. to cut away a) cortar, serrar, decepar. b) desviar-se. to cut back repetir um quadro (de filme). to cut down a) roçar, derrubar (mato). b) reduzir (despesas). c) abreviar, resumir (manuscrito). to cut in a) entalhar, fazer entalhe. b) interromper. to cut in pieces picar, cortar em pedaços. to cut in stone esculpir em pedra. to cut off a) cortar, destacar, remover. b) romper (relações). c) interromper (fornecimento ou comunicações). d) acabar, terminar. e) separar, excluir. f) pôr fim a, matar, liquidar. g) deserdar. to cut out a) cortar, recortar. b) talhar. c) planejar, tramar, idear. d) desligar (máquina, chave elétrica, etc.). e) desistir de, abandonar. f) separar (do rebanho). g) suplantar, superar. h) pegar como presa. i) excluir, afastar. to cut to pieces fazer em pedaços. to cut up a) cortar, retalhar. b) criticar, desfazer. c) entristecer. to draw cuts jogar com palitos, apostar.

1) ((an) act of exposing or state of being exposed: Prolonged exposure of the skin to hot sun can be harmful.) revelação/exposição

2) (one frame of a photographic film etc: I have two exposures left.) chapa

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[iksp'ou92] n 1 exposição, exibição. 2 abandono ao ar, à água ou às intempéries. 3 situação em relação ao sol, vento e clima. 4 comprometimento, revelação. 5 Phot tempo de exposição à luz.

1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rápido

2) (quick: a fast worker.) rápido

3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) adiantado

- fastness

- fasting

1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) fixo

2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fixado/seguro

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[fa:st; fæst] n 1 jejum, abstenção, abstinência. 2 período de jejum. • vi jejuar. fast day / dia de jejum. to break fast quebrar o jejum, parar com o jejum.

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[fa:st; fæst] adj 1 veloz, rápido. 2 que favorece a velocidade. 3 firme, fixo, seguro, preso. 4 constante, aderente, pegado, estável, durável. the colors are fast / as cores não desbotam, são permanentes. • adv 1 velozmente, rapidamente, depressa, em rápida sucessão. 2 firmemente, fixamente, fortemente, muito. it was raining fast chovia fortemente. fast access storage Comp armazenamento de acesso rápido: em processamento de dados, seção que engloba o armazenamento inteiro do qual os dados podem ser recuperados com maior rapidez. fast asleep profundamente adormecido. fast breeder reactor tipo de reator nuclear que produz mais plutônio que o necessário para a geração de eletricidade. fast photographic film filme para fotografia que tem muita sensibilidade e pode ser usado quando há pouca luz. fast train trem rápido, expresso. hard and fast rígido, definitivamente verdadeiro e correto. my watch (clock) is fast meu relógio está adiantado. to hold fast segurar com firmeza. to live fast ter uma vida desregrada. to make a fast buck enriquecer rapidamente de maneira desonesta. to make fast fixar seguramente. to play fast and loose with someone ser irresponsável e insincero com alguém. to pull a fast one enganar ou trapacear alguém.

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[kis] n 1 beijo, ósculo. 2 toque leve. 3 Cook suspiro. • vt+vi 1 beijar, oscular. 2 tocar levemente. kiss of death beijo da morte, algo que causa ruína ou morte. kiss of life Brit 1 respiração artificial pelo método boca-a-boca. 2 fig algo que dá novo alento. to get the kiss off sl 1 ser demitido. 2 levar um fora. to kiss and tell revelar suas aventuras sexuais. to kiss good-bye 1 dar um beijo de despedida. 2 rejeitar, dispensar. to kiss off demitir, mandar embora. to kiss someone’s arse/ ass vulg ser bajulador, servil, puxa-saco. to kiss the book beijar a Bíblia prestando um juramento. you can kiss the book on that / isto é mais que certo. to kiss the cup bebericar. to kiss the dust 1 sucumbir, ser vencido, morrer. 2 parar de funcionar ou ter utilidade, terminar. to kiss the ground curvar-se, prostrar-se. to kiss the rod aceitar castigo sem reclamar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1) (a hole; a clear or open space: an opening in the fence/forest.) abertura

2) (a beginning: the opening of the film; ( also adjective) the chairman's opening remarks.) abertura

3) (the act of becoming or making open, the ceremony of making open: the opening of a flower/shop/door; the opening of the new theatre.) abertura

4) (an opportunity for work: There are good openings in the automobile industry.) oportunidade

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['oupəniŋ] n 1 abertura, orifício, passagem. 2 fenda, brecha. 3 início, começo. 4 introdução. 5 inauguração. 6 vaga. 7 oportunidade. 8 clareira. 9 estréia. • adj inicial.

1) (the act or process of producing something: car-production; The production of the film cost a million dollars.)

2) (the amount produced, especially of manufactured goods: The new methods increased production.) produção

3) (a particular performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play etc: I prefer this production of `Hamlet' to the one I saw two years ago.) produção

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[prəd'∧kʃən] n 1 produção: a) fabricação, manufatura. b) exposição, apresentação (de documentos, testemunhas, etc.). c) obra, criação, realização, produto. d) obra literária ou artística. e) Theat exibição, encenação. 2 Geom prolongamento, extensão. mass production produção em série. to make a production out of something fazer alarde sobre alguma coisa a fim de que pareça mais importante do que é.

1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) pôr

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) pôr

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) pôr

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) pôr

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) pentear

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) encastoar

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) endireitar

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) prescrito

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) decidido

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fixo

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) colecção

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) penteado

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set

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[set] n 1 jogo, grupo, conjunto, coleção, série. 2 sociedade, facção. 3 grupo, círculo. 4 conjunto de piadas e estórias no espetáculo de um comediante. 5 Theat, Cin cenário. 6 Radio aparelho, receptor, emissor. 7 porte, posição, forma, ajuste. 8 direção, tendência, curso, rumo. 9 inclinação, deslocação. 10 planta, muda, rebento. 11 fruta recentemente formada da flor. 12 solidificação, endurecimento. 13 Tennis set: série de seis pontos. 14 ato de amarrar (de um cão de caça). 15 ninhada de ovos. 16 trava de serra. 17 última demão de reboque. • vt+vi (ps, pp set) 1 pôr, colocar, localizar, assentar, adaptar, plantar. 2 ajustar, endireitar. 3 regular, acertar. 4 fixar, estabelecer, definir. 5 determinar. 6 apontar, designar. 7 marcar, fixar. 8 dar (exemplo). 9 ligar, firmar. 10 ficar firme, solidificar, coalhar, endurecer, pegar (cimento). 11 montar, engastar. 12 adornar, ornamentar. 13 descer, pôr-se (sol), baixar (maré). 14 chocar, pôr para chocar, colocar ovos para chocar. 15 amarrar (cão de caça). 16 cair, assentar-se, adaptar-se, servir (vestido). 17 tender, dirigir-se, rumar, soprar, vir de (vento). 18 começar a mover-se, pôr-se em movimento. 19 aplicar-se. 20 formar fruta. 21 adaptar. 22 pôr em música, compor. 23 Typogr compor. 24 afiar, assentar (corte de faca, etc.). 25 reduzir (osso deslocado). 26 meter velas. • adj 1 fixado, estabelecido, predeterminado, prescrito. 2 fixo, rígido, imóvel, estacionário. 3 obstinado, aferrado. 4 firme, duro, endurecido. 5 decidido. it was set before him foi apresentado a ele. my set purpose minha firme intenção. to set about começar, tomar providências, iniciar. he doesn’t know how to set about it / ele não sabe como começá-lo. to set apart pôr de lado, reservar. to set a poem to music pôr versos em música. to set aside desprezar, pôr de lado. to set at defiance desafiar. to set back atrasar (relógio), retroceder, impedir, parar. to set behind colocar atrás, descuidar. to set by reservar, separar para uso no futuro. to set down depositar, descer, registrar. to set eyes on something ver, perceber, notar alguma coisa. to set fire to pôr fogo em, acender. to set forth mostrar, demonstrar, anunciar, levantar, partir. to set forward promover, ajudar, continuar, viajar, partir, sair de viagem. to set free liberar. to set in começar, iniciar. a heavy storm set in / caiu um forte temporal. to set in motion pôr em movimento. to set in order arrumar, pôr em ordem. to set off against destacar-se de. to set on incitar, instigar, atacar. to set one’s hand to meter mãos à obra. to set out plantar, enfeitar, adornar, demonstrar, delimitar, exibir, partir, levantar, levantar-se, pôr-se a caminho. to set pen to paper começar a escrever. to set right corrigir. to set someone up as judge arvorar-se em juiz. to set to começar a brigar. to set to work começar a trabalhar, fazer trabalhar. to set up levantar, montar, comprar, iniciar (negócio), fundar, instalar, auxiliar, ajudar, soltar (grito), estabelecer, instituir, estabelecer-se, tornar-se independente. he set up for himself / ele começou a trabalhar por conta própria. to set up a reserve instituir um fundo de reserva. to set up in print compor, tipografar. with set teeth com os dentes cerrados.

1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) podar, tosquiar

2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) esbofetear

1) (an act of clipping.) poda, tosquia

2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) bofetada

3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) clip

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1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar, aparar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) cortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) cabular

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, virar a cara

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte, redução

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte

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- cutter

- cut glass

- a cut above

1) ((an) act of exposing or state of being exposed: Prolonged exposure of the skin to hot sun can be harmful.) exposição

2) (one frame of a photographic film etc: I have two exposures left.) chapa

- kiss of life

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- leader

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

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

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