to+be+back+(from)

he went back from his promise

ele fugiu à sua promessa.

1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dorso

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) traseiras

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa

1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás

1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) recuar

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar

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[bæk] n 1 dorso, costas. I have the care for his children on my back / tenho em meus ombros a preocupação de cuidar de suas crianças. she turned her back on him / ela virou as costas para ele. 2 qualquer parte de vestuário que cubra as costas. 3 lombo, dorso (de animais). 4 espinha dorsal. 5 parte traseira, lado ou face posterior, verso. 6 espaldar, encosto de cadeira ou poltrona. 7 parte menos usada, costas da mão. 8 Ftb zagueiro. 9 quilha de navio. 10 suporte, apoio. 11 lombada (de livro). 12 avesso (de tecido). • vt 1 (geralmente back up) suportar, ajudar, auxiliar, emprestar apoio moral. 2 mover(-se) para trás. 3 endossar, apoiar. he backed a cheque / ele endossou um cheque. 4 apostar em. 5 montar, subir às costas. 6 prover de encosto, servir de dorso. 7 impelir ou forçar para trás. 8 prosseguir escrevendo no verso. 9 mover-se à esquerda (em relação à bússola). 10 formar um fundo para. 11 servir de fundo a. 12 coll carregar às costas. • vi recuar, retroceder, refluir. • adj 1 posterior, de trás, traseiro. 2 remoto, retirado. 3 passado, atrasado. 4 vencido. 5 Amer em região distante ou fronteiriça. 6 Phon gutural, velar. • adv 1 para trás, atrás. he sat back in his chair / ele reclinou-se na sua cadeira. 2 no passado. I can look back fifty years / posso olhar para trás cinqüenta anos. 3 de volta. I shall be back soon / estarei de volta logo. 4 em retorno ou devolução. 5 para o lugar de origem. 6 em reserva. 7 anteriormente. at the back of the house, Amer back of the house atrás da casa. back and belly coll vestuário e alimentação. back and forth para a frente e para trás. back her! Naut para trás! back of Amer coll atrás de, em auxílio de, em suporte de. back of a knife costas de uma faca. back of the hand costas da mão. back to back costas com costas. behind my back nas minhas costas. come back! volte!, Amer venha para trás! do not answer back! não responda! for years back Amer desde anos, há anos. go there and come back vá até lá e volte. half-back Ftb médio, sl alfo. he lay on his back for three years ele ficou de cama durante três anos. he was at my back ele estava atrás de mim, ele me defendeu, ele me apoiou. he went back from his promise ele fugiu à sua promessa. I broke my back to get what I have passei pelo pior para conseguiur o que eu tenho. I got, put his back up provoquei-o. on one’s back sl deitado de costas, indefeso, impotente, sem dinheiro, pronto. on the back of that além disso. the Backs (Cambridge) fundos, lugar de estacionamento na universidade. to back away Amer ceder. to back down abandonar, desistir, retirar-se. to back on to dar para (quartos, janelas). to back out retirar-se, desistir de um empreendimento, quebrar uma promessa. to back sails pôr sobre (as velas). to back up mover-se para trás, dar marcha-à-ré, suportar, auxiliar. to be cast on one’s back fig sofrer derrota. to cast behind the back esquecer, perdoar. to pay back devolver, repor, pagar de volta. to see the back of desembaraçar-se de, livrar-se de, ver pelas costas.

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[bæk] n cuba, tina, alguidar.

1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) lombo

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) fundos

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa

1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás

1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) dar marcha à ré

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar em

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from way back

de muito longe.

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from way back

de muito tempo, antigo.

1) (to move out backwards: He opened the garage door and backed (his car) out.) recuar

2) (to withdraw from a promise etc: You promised to help - you mustn't back out now!) recuar

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back out

[b'æk əut] vi coll = link=back%20down back down.

1) (to move out backwards: He opened the garage door and backed (his car) out.) sair de marcha a ré

2) (to withdraw from a promise etc: You promised to help - you mustn't back out now!) voltar atrás

1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) afastar

2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) esconder

3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) reter

1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) não deixar avançar

2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) esconder

3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) reter

1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) esconder

2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) reter

3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) empatar

1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) esconder

2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) esconder

3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) impedir

way back

[wei b'æk] adj afastado: a) distante, longe. she remembers a long way back / a sua memória vai muito longe. b) remoto. from way back de muito longe.

1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?)

2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.)

3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.)

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[ʃriŋk] n encolhimento. • vt+vi (ps shrank, shrunk, pp shrunk, shrunken) 1 retrair, recolher, puxar para trás. 2 encolher, diminuir, contrair. 3 diminuir, fazer menor, fazer contrair. 4 recuar. to shrink at ter pavor de. to shrink back assustar-se, recuar. to shrink from evitar, retroceder diante de, recuar diante de.

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[ʃriŋk] n sl psiquiatra.

1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?)

2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.)

3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.)

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- shrinkage

1) (to (cause to) spring or jump back from a solid surface.) (fazer) pular

2) ((of a cheque) to be sent back unpaid, because of lack of money in a bank account.) ficar sem cobertura

1) ((of a ball etc) an act of springing back: With one bounce the ball went over the net.) pulo

2) (energy: She has a lot of bounce.) energia

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[bauns] n 1 pulo, salto. 2 elasticidade, ressalto. 3 coll vivacidade, verve. 4 orgulho, jactância. • vt+vi 1 saltar, pular (como bola). 2 fazer saltar. 3 irromper, vir ou sair sem cerimônia. he bounced in at the door / ele irrompeu porta adentro. 4 bater violentamente (porta etc.). he came bouncing against a wall / ele bateu violentamente contra uma parede. 5 devolver cheque por falta de fundos. that check you gave me bounced / aquele cheque que você me deu foi devolvido por falta de fundos. 6 botar para fora, expulsar.

1) (to (cause to) spring or jump back from a solid surface.) fazer saltar

2) ((of a cheque) to be sent back unpaid, because of lack of money in a bank account.) devolver por falta de fundos

1) ((of a ball etc) an act of springing back: With one bounce the ball went over the net.) pulo

2) (energy: She has a lot of bounce.) ímpeto

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1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) mudar

2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) trocar

3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) trocar de roupa

4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) transformar(-se)

5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) trocar

1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) mudança

2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) mudança

3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) troca

4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) trocado

5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) troco

6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) mudança

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[tʃeindʒ] n 1 mudança, alteração, variação. there is a change of plans / há uma mudança de planos. 2 troca, substituição. 3 variedade. 4 troco (de dinheiro). here is your change / aqui está o seu troco. 5 moedas de valor baixo (usado coletivamente). 6 Mus mudança de clave, modulação. 7 mudança, troca (de roupa). 8 nova fase (da Lua). 9 câmbio, conversão. • vt+vi 1 alterar ou fazer diferente. 2 trocar ( with com, for por). 3 converter ( from de, into para), fazer mudar ou passar (de um estado para outro). 4 trocar, mudar, substituir. she changed the linen / ela trocou a roupa de cama. 5 trocar (de roupas). 6 trocar, transferir de um veículo (ônibus, trem, etc.) para um outro, fazer baldeação. we must change trains / temos que fazer baldeação. change of life menopausa. for a change para variar. small change moedas de pouco valor. to change a baby trocar as fraldas. to change colour ficar vermelho, enrubescer ou ficar pálido, empalidecer. to change down mudar a marcha de direção para diminuir a velocidade. to change for the better melhorar. to change for the worse piorar. to change gear mudar de marcha (carro, bicicleta, etc.). to change hands passar de um dono para outro. the house changed hands / a casa mudou de donos. to change of heart mudar de atitude ou opinião. to change one’s mind mudar de opinião, idéia. to change one’s tune 1 mudar de idéia ou opinião. 2 mudar o jeito de falar. to change up mudar a marcha de direção para aumentar a velocidade. to get no change out of não ter sucesso em obter informação, cooperação de. to keep the change ficar com o troco. to ring the changes repetir uma ação de várias formas, possibilidades. they ring the change / eles experimentam as mais diversas possibilidades.

1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) tímido

2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) retraído

3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) arisco

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[ʃai] vt 1 espantar-se, recuar, assustar-se. the horse shies at the train / o cavalo espanta-se com o trem. he shies at it / ele recua diante disso. 2 encolher, contrair-se. • adj 1 tímido, acanhado, modesto. 2 medroso, assustado. 3 cauteloso, desconfiado, cuidadoso. 4 escondido, retirado. 5 sl carente, mal provido. to be shy of funds sl estar pronto (sem dinheiro). to fight shy of something evitar. he fights shy of doing it / ele tem receio de o fazer. he fights shy of me / ele procura evitar-me. to shy at recuar. to shy away from evitar fazer algo, recear, esquivar-se de.

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[ʃai] n arremesso, lance (de pedra). • vt coll atirar rápida e silenciosamente. to have a shy at atirar contra.

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[ʃai] suf acrescentado a substantivos formando adjetivos. camera-shy ter vergonha de ser fotografado, filmado. coconut shy barraca de parque de diversões onde pessoas jogam bolas para derrubar cocos. work shy preguiçoso, que não quer trabalhar.

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[v'ə:tigou] n (pl vertigoes, vertigines) vertigem, tontura.

1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) recanto

2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) férias parlamentares

3) ((American) a short period of free time between school classes.) intervalo

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[ris'es] n 1 intervalo, pausa, suspensão (para descanso). 2 recesso, nicho, alcova. 3 rebaixo, encaixe, reentrância. 4 retiro, reclusão, lugar apartado, esconderijo. 5 segredo, recôndito. 6 refluxo, vazão. 7 Anat pequena cavidade (em um órgão). • vt+vi 1 fazer uma pausa, intervalo, descansar, entrar em recesso. 2 fazer um rebaixo, encaixe. 3 colocar ou ocultar num nicho. 4 fazer um nicho ou recesso na parede. the most secret recess of the human heart o mais recôndito do coração humano.