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61 practice
['præktis]1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) prática2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) prática3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) treino, exercício4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) clientela, consultório•- make a practice of - put into practice -
62 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) batida leve2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) bater de leve- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) torneira2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) explorar2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) grampear -
63 flutter
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) adejar2) ((of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly: The moth fluttered round the light.) adejar2. noun1) (a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc): She felt a flutter in her chest.) tremor2) (nervous excitement: She was in a great flutter.) excitação* * *flut.ter[fl'∧tə] n 1 adejo, ato de esvoaçar, movimento ou manejo arrebatado, palpitação, agitação, vibração. 2 confusão, excitação, comoção, alvoroço, nervosismo. 3 Med taquicardia. • vt+vi 1 tremular, flutuar, drapejar, ondear. 2 adejar, bater as asas, esvoaçar, voejar. 3 menear, voltear, saracotear, remexer-se excitadamente. 4 azafamar-se, estar irrequieto ou alvoroçado. 5 vibrar, palpitar, tremer de excitação. 6 bater irregularmente. 7 confundir, excitar, perturbar, alvoroçar, agitar. all in a flutter todo agitado. -
64 flash
[flæʃ] 1. noun1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) lampejo2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) instante3) (a flashlight.) flash4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) despacho2. verb1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) lampejar2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) chispar3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) mostrar rapidamente•- flashing- flashy - flashily - flashlight -
65 flutter
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) adejar2) ((of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly: The moth fluttered round the light.) adejar, esvoaçar2. noun1) (a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc): She felt a flutter in her chest.) palpitação2) (nervous excitement: She was in a great flutter.) agitação -
66 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) empurrar2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) forçar3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.)4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.)5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.)2. noun(quick and busy activity.) atropelo- hustler -
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68 rush
I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) ir/levar com pressa2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) investida2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) pressa•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) junco -
69 slow
[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) lento, vagaroso2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) atrasado3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) lento2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) reduzir a velocidade- slowly- slowness - slow motion - slow down/up -
70 alert
[ə'lə:t] 1. adjective1) (quick-thinking: She's very old but still very alert.) vivo2) ((with to) watchful and aware: You must be alert to danger.) alerta2. noun(a signal to be ready for action.) alarme3. verb(to make (someone) alert; to warn: The sound of gunfire alerted us to our danger.) alertar- alertly- alertness
- on the alert* * *a.lert[əl'ə:t] n 1 alerta, alarme. 2 sinal de prontidão. • vt alertar, alarmar, prevenir. he alerted his friends against danger / ele alertou os seus amigos sobre o perigo. • adj 1 atento, vigilante, alerta, cauteloso. 2 vivo, ativo, ágil, ligeiro. to be on the alert estar de prontidão ou vigilante, precaver-se. -
71 ever
['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) nunca/alguma vez2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) sempre3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) IMPOSSIBLE!•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) sempre verde/hífen?- everlastingly
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- for ever / forever* * *ev.er['ev2] adv 1 sempre, constantemente, eternamente, continuamente. the ever increasing poverty / a pobreza sempre crescente. an ever recurrent complaint / uma queixa que sempre se repete. 2 jamais, nunca. did you ever see anything like it? / já viu uma coisa dessas? 3 já, alguma vez. be as quick as ever you can apresse-se o mais que puder. ever after, ever afterwards, ever since desde então, depois que, desde, desde o tempo que. ever and again continuamente, sempre de novo. for ever para sempre. for ever so long quem sabe, por quanto tempo. hardly ever quase nunca. if I were ever so rich por mais rico que eu fosse. liberty for ever! viva a liberdade! not for ever so much nem por tudo deste mundo. who ever can it be? quem poderia ser? -
72 flick
[flik] 1. noun1) (a quick, sharp movement: a flick of the wrist.) sacudidela2) ((slang) a movie.)2. verb(to make this kind of movement (to or with something): He flicked open a packet of cigarettes.) sacudir* * *[flik] n 1 pancada leve, chicotada rápida, piparote, laçaço. 2 estalido. 3 listra, risca, pincelada, pinta, salpico. 4 coll fita, filme de cinema. • vt+vi 1 chicotear de leve. 2 bater-se de leve. the boys flicked wet towels at each other / os rapazes batiam-se com toalhas úmidas. 3 adejar, esvoaçar, agitar, sacudir. 4 mover, repentina e repetidamente. a flick through the pages virar as páginas com o polegar. to flick away/ off tocar ou expulsar com pequeno movimento do dedo ou da mão. to flick through dar uma olhada (livros, revistas), virando as páginas. -
73 glance
1. verb(to look very quickly: He glanced at the book; He glanced over the accounts.) dar uma vista de olhos2. noun(a brief or quick look: I had a glance at the books last night.) olhadela- glancing- at a glance
- glance off* * *[gla:ns; glæns] n 1 golpe de vista, relance, olhadela. 2 raio de luz, reflexo, brilho. 3 impacto oblíquo causando deflexão. 4 indireta. • vt+vi 1 dar um olhar rápido, lançar os olhos. 2 brilhar, reluzir, resplandecer. 3 resvalar. 4 tocar, insinuar. 5 brunir, polir. at a glance de imediato, só de olhar. at first glance à primeira vista. he glanced his eye at ele passou os olhos por. lead glance galena. to glance at dar uma olhada, espiar. to glance off resvalar. to glance off from desviar de. to glance over olhar por cima. -
74 scuttle
I verb(to hurry with short, quick steps.) apressar-seII verb((of a ship's crew) to make a hole in (the ship) in order to sink it: The sailors scuttled the ship to prevent it falling into enemy hands.) afundar* * *scut.tle1[sk'∧təl] n cesto, balde, vasilhame.————————scut.tle2[sk'∧təl] n corrida, passo rápido. • vi correr, andar a passos rápidos. to scuttle away partir correndo.————————scut.tle3[sk'∧təl] 1 Naut escotilha, portinhola. 2 Archit postigo, alçapão. • vt 1 cortar furos no casco de um navio, afundar um navio cortando furos no casco. 2 abandonar, desfazer. -
75 glance
1. verb(to look very quickly: He glanced at the book; He glanced over the accounts.) lançar os olhos, dar uma olhadela2. noun(a brief or quick look: I had a glance at the books last night.) olhadela- glancing- at a glance - glance off -
76 pop
I 1. [pop] noun1) (a sharp, quick, explosive noise, such as that made by a cork as it comes out of a bottle: The paper bag burst with a loud pop.) estouro2) (fizzy drink: a bottle of pop.) bebida gososa2. verb1) (to (cause to) make a pop: He popped the balloon; My balloon has popped.) estourar2) (to spring upwards or outwards: His eyes nearly popped out of his head in amazement.) estalar3) (to go quickly and briefly somewhere: He popped out to buy a newspaper.) sair precipitadamente4) (put quickly: He popped the letter into his pocket.) enfiar•- popcorn- pop-gun - pop up II [pop] adjective1) ((of music) written, played etc in a modern style.) popular2) (of, or related to, pop music: a pop group; a pop singer; pop records.) pop -
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78 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) esponja2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) esponja3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) pão-de-ló4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) passada de esponja2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) limpar com esponja2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) viver à custa•- sponger- spongy - spongily - sponginess - sponge cake - sponge pudding -
79 efficient
[i'fiʃənt]1) ((of a person) capable; skilful: a very efficient secretary.) eficiente2) ((of an action, tool etc) producing (quick and) satisfactory results: The new lawn mower is much more efficient than the old one.) eficiente•- efficiency* * *ef.fi.cient[if'i82nt] adj eficiente, ativo, competente, capaz, experimentado. -
80 inherit
[in'herit]1) (to receive (property etc belonging to someone who has died): He inherited the house from his father; She inherited four thousand dollars from her father.) herdar2) (to have (qualities) the same as one's parents etc: She inherits her quick temper from her mother.) herdar•* * *in.her.it[inh'erit] vt+vi 1 herdar, receber por herança. 2 receber por hereditariedade.
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