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21 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) proteger2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) preservar3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) conservar2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) actividade restrita2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) reserva3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) compota•- preservative* * *pre.serve[priz'ə:v] n (geralmente preserves pl) conserva, compota. • vt+vi 1 preservar: a) proteger, salvaguardar. b) pôr em conserva. 2 manter, reter. -
22 reality
[ri'æləti]1) (that which is real and not imaginary: It was a relief to get back to reality after hearing the ghost story.) realidade2) (the state of being real.) realidade3) ((often in plural - realities) a fact: Death and sorrow are two of the grim realities of human existence.) realidade* * *re.al.i.ty[ri'æliti] n realidade, verdade, veracidade. in reality na verdade. -
23 sheltered
adjective (protected from harm and unpleasantness of all kinds: a sheltered existence.) protegido* * *shel.tered[ʃ'eltəd] adj abrigado, protegido. -
24 soul
[səul]1) (the spirit; the non-physical part of a person, which is often thought to continue in existence after he or she dies: People often discuss whether animals and plants have souls.) alma2) (a person: She's a wonderful old soul.) alma3) ((of an enterprise etc) the organizer or leader: He is the soul of the whole movement.) alma4) (soul music.) música soul•- soulful- soulfully
- soulless
- soul-destroying
- soul music* * *soul1[soul] n 1 alma. 2 espírito, energia de sentimento. 3 parte essencial. 4 pessoa. 5 espírito (de pessoa morta). a good soul! uma boa alma! (pessoa). from my soul com profundo sentimento. not a soul ninguém, nem uma pessoa. poor soul! coitado, pobrezinho! to bear one’s soul abrir sua alma, revelar seus segredos mais íntimos. to keep body and soul together sobreviver, ganhar o suficiente para viver. to sell one’s soul vender a própria alma, agir contra a consciência por dinheiro ou poder. upon my soul! pela minha alma, céus! nossa!————————soul2[soul] adj Amer coll referente aos negros. -
25 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) saltar2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) resultar3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) (fazer) saltar2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) mola2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primavera3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) salto4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticidade5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) nascente•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *[spriŋ] n 1 pulo, salto, recuo. 2 mola, mola espiral. 3 elasticidade. 4 contragolpe. 5 primavera. 6 fonte, nascente. 7 origem, causa, fonte. 8 período inicial, primavera da vida. 9 Naut racha, rachadura, fenda (do mastro). 10 empenamento, curvatura. • vt+vi (ps sprang, pp sprung) 1 pular, saltar. 2 recuar, retroceder, voltar, ressaltar por força elástica. 3 fazer pular ou saltar, acionar uma mola, armar. 4 levantar-se, emergir, brotar, nascer, crescer, descender. 5 surgir repentinamente, soltar, voar, lascar-se, saltar. 6 produzir, apresentar de repente. 7 rachar, fender. the ship sprang a leak / o navio começou a fazer água. 8 empenar, curvar-se. 9 levantar (caça). 10 fazer saltar, estourar. 11 sl sair ou escapar da cadeia. • adj 1 que tem mola, de mola. 2 suspenso em molas. 3 primaveril. 4 de fonte ou nascente. to spring at pular em cima de, lançar-se sobre. she sprang a surprise on me ela me fez uma surpresa. to spring a mine fazer explodir uma mina. to spring back pular para trás, voltar para trás (por força de mola). to spring forth saltar para fora. to spring forward lançar-se sobre ou para a frente. to spring into existence surgir, formar-se de repente. to spring something on someone revelar algo de surpresa a alguém. to spring to one’s feet levantar-se de um salto. to spring up brotar, surgir, levantar-se de um salto. -
26 to eke out
to eke outsuprir com dificuldade. to eke out a living/ganhar a vida com dificuldade. to eke out a miserable existence/levar uma vida miserável, manter-se a custo. -
27 world
[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) mundo2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) mundo3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) mundo4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) mundo5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) mundo6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) imenso7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) mundo•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world* * *[wə:ld] n mundo: a) Terra, globo terrestre. b) parte determinada do mundo, continente. c) mundo em determinada época. d) macrocosmo. e) humanidade, gênero ou raça humana, os homens. f) povo, público, gente. g) classe, camada ou grupo social. h) vida mundana, existência. he began the world / ele iniciou a sua vida, começou sua carreira. i) grande quantidade, infinidade. j) qualquer extensão muito grande. l) o ambiente de cada um. m) o todo. n) astro, planeta. o) reino da natureza (vegetal, etc.). all over the world em todas as partes do mundo. all the world ( and his wife) todos, todo o mundo. all the world over por todo o mundo. as the world goes como costuma acontecer no mundo. a world of trouble um mundo de dificuldades, grande empenho ou esforço. do someone all the good in the world faça todo o bem possível a alguém. for all the world as if. como se fosse a coisa mais natural do mundo. he has gone down in the world, he has come down in the world ele caiu na vida (financeira e socialmente). he has gone up in the world, he has come up in the world ele progrediu, melhorou de vida. he is on top of the world ele está feliz da vida. he wants the best of both worlds ele só quer as vantagens. it’s out of this world é extremamente bom, excelente, do outro mundo. I wouldn’t do it for the world eu não faria isto nem morto. man of the world homem do mundo. not for all the world por nada deste mundo. nothing in the world can help him nada neste mundo pode ajudá-lo. she carried the world before her ela teve muita sorte, muito êxito na vida. the New World o Novo Mundo, a América. the other ( next) world, the world to come o outro mundo (vida após a morte), o além. there’s a world of a difference são totalmente diferentes. the ways of the world o modo, o curso do mundo. the whole world o mundo todo, a humanidade inteira. the world of commerce o mundo comercial. they are worlds apart eles são dois mundos diferentes. to bring into the world dar à luz. to come into the world nascer. to set the world on fire coll dar-se bem, ser bem-sucedido. to think the world of someone amar, admirar muito (uma pessoa). you are all the world to me, you mean the world to me você é a pessoa mais importante do mundo para mim. -
28 a dog's life
(a wretched existence: He leads a dog's life.) vida de cão -
29 believe in
(to accept the existence or recognize the value of (something): Do you believe in ghosts?; He believes in capital punishment.) acreditar em -
30 co-exist
[kəuiɡ'zist](especially of nations, races etc) to exist side by side (especially peacefully). coexistir -
31 non-existent
[noniɡ'zistənt](not existing; not real: He is afraid of some non-existent monster.) inexistente -
32 the be-all and end-all
(the final aim apart from which nothing is of any real importance: This job isn't the be-all and end-all of existence.) tudo -
33 a dog's life
(a wretched existence: He leads a dog's life.) vida de cão -
34 being
1) (existence: When did the Roman Empire come into being?) existência2) (any living person or thing: beings from outer space.) ser -
35 believe in
(to accept the existence or recognize the value of (something): Do you believe in ghosts?; He believes in capital punishment.) acreditar, crer -
36 co-exist
[kəuiɡ'zist](especially of nations, races etc) to exist side by side (especially peacefully). -
37 disappear
[disə'piə]1) (to vanish from sight: The sun disappeared slowly below the horizon.) desaparecer2) (to fade out of existence: This custom had disappeared by the end of the century.) desaparecer3) (to go away so that other people do not know where one is: A search is being carried out for the boy who disappeared from his home on Monday.) desaparecer• -
38 exist
[iɡ'zist]1) (to be something real or actual: Do ghosts really exist?) existir2) (to stay alive; to continue to live: It is possible to exist on bread and water.) viver• -
39 extinct
[ik'stiŋkt]1) ((of a type of animal etc) no longer in existence: Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.) extinto2) ((of a volcano) no longer active: That volcano was thought to be extinct until it suddenly erupted ten years ago.) extinto• -
40 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) forma2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) tipo3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formulário4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) formalidade5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) série2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) formar, constituir2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) tomar forma3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) organizar(-se)4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) constituir•- be in good form - in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) banco
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