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  • 21 land

    [lænd] 1. noun
    1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) terra
    2) (a country: foreign lands.) terra
    3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) terreno
    4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) terras
    2. verb
    1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) aterrar
    2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) pôr(-se) em terra
    3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) acabar em

    [-rouvə]

    (a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.) jipe

    - landing-gear
    - landing-stage
    - landlocked
    - landlord
    - landmark
    - land mine
    - landowner
    - landslide
    - landslide victory
    - landslide
    - landslide defeat
    - land up
    - land with
    - see how the land lies
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    [lænd] n 1 terra. 2 região, país, nação. 3 terras, solo, terreno. 4 bens de raiz. • vt+vi 1 aportar, desembarcar. 2 Aeron pousar, aterrar, aterrissar. 3 parar, acabar. the thief landed in jail / o ladrão acabou na cadeia. 4 pegar, apanhar (peixes). 5 coll ganhar, obter. Land of the Rising Sun país do Sol Nascente: Japão. to land a fish pegar um peixe. to land a job obter um emprego. to make land Naut avistar terra.

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  • 22 well

    (to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) ter boa (má) opinião de
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    well1
    [wel] n 1 poço (água, petróleo, gás). 2 fonte, nascente. 3 reservatório de tinta em tinteiro. 4 Naut arca da bomba. 5 poço de escada ou de elevador. 6 buraco vertical profundo. 7 Jur lugar reservado ao solicitador. 8 Naut tanque de um barco de pesca onde se conservam vivos os peixes. • vt+vi manar, nascer, jorrar, verter, brotar ( out/up/ forth de). tears welled up to her eyes / lágrimas brotaram de seus oIhos. to well over (with) transbordar de.
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    well2
    [wel] adj 1 bom, certo, satisfatório. all will be well / tudo ficará bom. 2 favorável, apropriado. 3 desejável, aconselhável. it would be well for him to come / seria aconselhável que ele viesse. 4 saudável, curado. • adv 1 bem, satisfatoriamente, favoravelmente, apropriadamente. I am quite well here / eu me sinto bem satisfeito aqui. 2 perfeitamente, excelentemente. 3 completamente, cabalmente. 4 bastante, suficientemente. 5 detalhadamente, profundamente, intimamente. 6 propriamente, razoavelmente. 7 adequadamente. • interj bem! bom! incrível. all is well that ends well tudo está bem quando acaba bem. all very well tudo muito bem (frase irônica para introduzir uma objeção ao que foi dito antes). and well it might be e poderia bem ser. as well também, em adição, igualmente. as well as assim como, tanto... como. in London as well as in New York / tanto em Londres como em Nova York. a well man um homem sadio. before I was well out of the kitchen antes que eu conseguisse estar bem fora da cozinha. he is well on sl ele está bem animado, ele bebeu. it is well on the way está bem encaminhado, bastante progredido. it may well be that é bem possível que. just as well por sorte, sortudo. pretty well quase. they played well into the evening eles jogaram até alta noite. they stand well/ not very well with him eles estão bem/não muito bem com ele. to come off well acabar bem. to do well a) prosperar. he is doing well / ele vai indo bem, está fazendo bons progressos. b) ser sábio, esperto. they did well to go / fizeram bem em ir embora. to leave well alone deixar como está. to mean well ter boas intenções. to wish someone well desejar sorte, sucesso, para alguém, desejar que nada de mal aconteça para alguém. I wish you well! / eu lhe desejo todo o sucesso! very well muito bem. well and good está tudo muito bem. well and truly completamente. well, and what of all this? bem, e então? e daí? well away a) progredindo rapidamente. b) bem longe, distante. c) muito bêbado, bastante embriagado. well done! bem feito! muito bem! bravo! well enough aceitável, passável, aproveitável. well met! você vem no momento oportuno. well now, well then a) então. b) bem. c) e agora. d) pois bem. e) por mim. f) de acordo. well off a) em circunstâncias satisfatórias. b) bem de vida, abastado. they are well off / eles estão bem de vida. c) felizardo, sortudo. well on in years de idade avançada. well, well! bem, bem! calma, devagar! we might just as well have stayed home daria na mesma se tivéssemos ficado em casa. you may well say pode-se dizer (ou afirmar) seguramente.

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  • 23 end

    [end] 1. noun
    1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) fim, extremidade, último
    2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fim
    3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) fim
    4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) finalidade
    5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resto
    2. verb
    (to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) terminar
    - endless - at a loose end - end up - in the end - make both ends meet - make ends meet - no end of - no end - on end - put an end to - the end

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  • 24 land

    [lænd] 1. noun
    1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) terra
    2) (a country: foreign lands.) terra
    3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) terra
    4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) terras
    2. verb
    1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) aterrissar
    2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) desembarcar, aterrar, ancorar
    3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) ir parar

    [-rouvə]

    (a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)

    - landing-gear - landing-stage - landlocked - landlord - landmark - land mine - landowner - landslide - landslide victory - landslide - landslide defeat - land up - land with - see how the land lies

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  • 25 be

    ['bi: ɡi:]
    ( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)
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    [bi:] v aux (ps was, pl were, pp been). 1 ser, existir, viver, ser realidade. it is mine, his / é meu, seu. it is my father’s / pertence a meu pai. she is everything to me / ela é tudo para mim. 2 ter lugar, acontecer, realizar-se. when is it to be? / quando será? 3 permanecer, ficar, continuar. 4 igualar, representar, significar. 5 estar, encontrar-se. to be at work / estar no trabalho. to be busy / estar ocupado. to be careful / ser cuidadoso. to be in a hurry / estar com pressa. he is at the advanced group / ele é do grupo dos adiantados. 6 visitar. • interj be! seja! am I to understand that...? significa isto que...? as it is de qualquer maneira. as it were por assim dizer. be that as it may seja como for. five years were to pass cinco anos teriam de passar. here you are coll aqui está. he was a long time about it ele levou muito tempo para isto. he was to have written ele devia ter escrito. how are we to go on? como vamos continuar?, que será de nós? how are you? como vai? how is this? o que significa isto? how long have you been in England? quanto tempo faz que está na Inglaterra? how much is this dress? quanto custa este vestido? how was it that he did not come? por que ele não veio? I am for leaving sou de opinião que devemos partir. if I were to do it se eu o fizesse. I must be off tenho de ir. in a moment the dog was upon him em um instante o cachorro estava em cima dele. it is above me isto foge à minha alçada. it is for him to excuse himself ele é quem deve pedir desculpas. it is for you to decide a decisão cabe a você. it’s up to you isso é com você. it will be for him to say ele terá de decidir. I was rewarded fui recompensado. let me be! deixe-me em paz! Mrs. Jones that is to be a futura senhora Jones. she lived to be 90 ela viveu 90 anos. that is to say quer dizer. that’s him all over isto é típico dele. the book is being printed/ is printing o livro está sendo impresso. the house is to let a casa está para alugar. the might-have-beens as oportunidades perdidas. there you are! aí está! to be able ser capaz, poder. to be in a) estar em casa. b) estar no poder. to be like parecer-se com. to be long demorar-se. to be of no use ser imprestável. to be out a) não estar em casa. b) estar errado. to be out of one’s mind estar fora de si. to be over acabar. to be short (of something) não ter o suficiente, estar faltando. to be up estar no fim. to be worthwhile valer a pena. we must take things as they are temos de aceitar as coisas como são. we shall be examined tomorrow teremos exame amanhã. what are you about? o que você quer fazer? what is he to be? o que ele será? what is, is good o que é, é bom. what is it? o que houve?, o que há com você? what was he to do? o que ele havia de fazer? when it was time quando a hora havia chegado. you are not to do that você não deve fazer isto. you have been (and gone) and done it coll você o fez realmente. you were not late, were you? você não chegou atrasado, não é? you were not to open the door não era para você abrir a porta.

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  • 26 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) recair/cair
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cair
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) cair
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) acontecer
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) ficar
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) caber
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) queda
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) queda
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) queda
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) outono
    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through
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    [fɔ:l] n 1 queda, caída, distância de caída, tombo, salto, baixa, inclinação, iluminação, declive. to give one a fall / fazer alguém cair. the ice gave me a fall / levei um tombo no gelo. trees broke his fall / as árvores suavizaram sua queda. 2 queda d’água, catarata, desaguamento, desembocadura de rio, precipitação de chuva ou de neve e sua quantidade. a fall of rain / uma pancada de chuva. the Niagara Falls / as cataratas do Niágara. 3 desmoronamento, desabamento (ruínas, destruição), capitulação de praças, rendição, tomada, derrota, aniquilação. 4 corte de árvores, derrubada. 5 tombo de costas, encontro (luta romana). 6 baixa de temperatura, de maré, de preço. to speculate on the fall / especular na baixa. a fall in prices / uma baixa nos preços. a fall of temperature / uma queda de temperatura. 7 derruba (demissão de empregados em massa). 8 queda de voz, de tom: cadência. 9 queda de forças vitais: morte. 10 queda de elementos: decadência. 11 Amer outono. 12 Naut tirador de talha, extremidade livre da corda de talha. 13 a) inclinação, propensão, tendência. b) declínio, descrédito, desgraça. 14 decaída, ruína, lapso, pecado. 15 outono, queda de folhas. 16 the Fall Eccl o pecado original. • vt+vi (ps fell, pp fallen) 1 cair, tombar, deixar-se cair, cair em terra, descer sobre a terra, correr. when night falls / ao cair da noite. 2 desaguar, desembocar. 3 abater-se, esmorecer, fraquejar, decair. 4 desmoronar, desabar, ruir. 5 abater, derrubar. 6 baixar, decrescer, diminuir (temperatura, maré, preço), ceder, abrandar-se, acalmar (vento). 7 chocar, encontrar, acometer, vencer (luta). 8 baixar de tom, de voz. 9 fundir-se, perecer, cessar, acabar, morrer. 10 ser demitido. 11 sentir um desapontamento. 12 pender, inclinar-se. 13 tornar-se, ficar, aparecer, surgir, acontecer, suceder. 14 incidir, recair, coincidir, pertencer, reverter. 15 escapar (palavras). 16 cair da graça ou perder prestígio. 17 abaixar-se, envergonhar-se. 18 cair em pecado, arruinar-se. 19 apostatar. 20 render-se, capitular, ser tomado (praça). 21 morrer no campo de batalha. to fall aboard abalroar, colidir com um navio. to fall a-crying pôr-se a chorar. to fall a-fighting começar a brigar. to fall among cair entre, achar-se entre ou no meio de. to fall away abandonar, apostatar, dissolver-se, decair, definhar. to fall back recuar, ceder, retirar-se. to fall back upon recorrer a. to fall behind ficar para trás, perder terreno. to fall by the ears começar a disputar, brigar. to fall calm acalmar, amainar (o vento). to fall down desmoronar, prosternar-se. to fall down with the tide descer rio abaixo com a maré. to fall dry cair em seco. to fall due vencer o prazo. to fall flat falhar completamente, malograr, não produzir efeito. to fall for engraçar-se, enamorar-se. he fell for her / ele apaixonou-se por ela. to fall foul Naut abalroar, colidir com, atacar, provocar conflito. to fall from renegar, abandonar, desertar. to fall from grace cair em pecado. to fall in desabar, ruir, cair, abater-se, vencer-se, findar, reverter ao possuidor primitivo por prescrição, Mil entrar em forma, engatar. to fall in love with apaixonar-se por. to fall in with encontrar, topar ou dar com alguém ou com alguma coisa acidentalmente, concordar, harmonizar-se, conformar-se, aquiescer, coincidir. to fall in with the enemy / vir às mãos, romper as hostilidades. to fall into assentir, consentir. he fell into an error / ele caiu num erro. she fell into a passion (ou rage) / ela encolerizou-se (ou enfureceu-se). to fall into a habit adquirir um costume. to fall into conversation começar uma conversa. to fall into disuse cair em desuso. to fall into oblivion cair em esquecimento. to fall off cair de um lugar, desprender-se, retirar-se, recuar, abandonar, renegar, desamparar, desavir-se, rebelar-se, declinar, afrouxar. Naut descair, desviar-se, arribar, virar para sotavento. to fall on cair, recair sobre, dirigir-se, cair em tal dia, lançar-se sobre, topar ou dar com. a cry fell on my ear / um grito chegou-me ao ouvido. Christmas fell on Sunday last year / no ano passado o Natal caiu num domingo. the accent falls on the last syllable / o acento recai sobre a última sílaba. he fell on his legs / ele caiu de pé, teve sorte. he fell on his sword / lançou-se sob a espada (suicidou-se). to fall out acontecer, ocorrer, suceder, sair bem ou mal, resultar, dar em resultado, cair fora, Naut inclinar-se para fora, Mil debandar, sair de forma, desavir-se. the land fell out of cultivation / o campo ficou abandonado. to fall out of flesh emagrecer. to fall out of one’s hands cair das mãos de alguém. to fall out with someone desavir-se ou romper. to fall short faltar, escassear, ser insuficiente, não atingir o objetivo (tiro). to fall short of ficar frustrado, enganado, logrado ou abaixo de, não alcançar, faltar ao cumprimento. the supplies fell short of the expected / os fornecimentos não corresponderam ao que era esperado. to fall silent emudecer, ficar silencioso, calado. to fall through falhar, fracassar, ser reprovado, abortar, dar em nada. to fall to leeward Naut sotaventear. to fall to pôr-se a fazer alguma coisa, aplicar-se, pôr-se a comer com sofreguidão, tocar por sorte, competir, cair (por sorte a alguém). the property fell to him / a propriedade coube a ele. he fell to praying / ele começou a rezar. it falls to my lot / isto é comigo. it falls to her / isso compete a ela. he fell to religion / ele dedicou-se à religião. the lion fell to his rifle / o leão sucumbiu ao tiro da sua espingarda. all our hopes fell to the ground / todas as nossas esperanças se desfizeram. the land falls to the river / o terreno cai sobre o rio. to fall to pieces desabar, despedaçar-se, desagregar-se. to fall under estar compreendido, contido, incluído, enquadrar-se, cair sob, expor-se, ser submetido. this falls under class B / isto entra na classe B. to fall under one’s displeasure cair no desagrado de alguém. to fall upon encontrar-se, lançar-se, assaltar, lançar mão, adotar, considerar, meditar. he fell upon an expedient / ele lançou mão de um expediente. to fall within estar incluído, incorrer. it falls within the amount / isto entra no montante.

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  • 27 heel

    [hi:l] 1. noun
    1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) calcanhar
    2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) calcanhar
    3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) salto
    2. verb
    1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) pôr saltos em
    2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) inclinar-se
    - - heeled
    - at/on one's heels
    - kick one's heels
    - take to one's heels
    - to heel
    - turn on one's heel
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    heel1
    [hi:l] n 1 calcanhar. 2 salto do sapato. 3 ponta, esporão. 4 heels patas traseiras de animais. • vt+vi 1 colocar saltos em sapatos. 2 andar nos calcanhares de alguém, seguir alguém. down at heels maltrapilho, miserável. to be out at heels ser pobre. to turn on the heel virar(-se) abruptamente. under heel sob controle.
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    heel2
    [hi:l] n inclinação do navio. • vt+vi adernar: inclinar(-se) (o navio), deixando um lado debaixo da água.

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  • 28 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) brincar
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jogar
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (partidas)
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) saltar
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) divertimento
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) folga
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up
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    [plei] n 1 jogo, partida, disputa. 2 divertimento, brincadeira. 3 folguedo, passatempo. 4 peça teatral ou cinematográfica. a play of Shaw (ou by Shaw) / uma peça de Shaw. 5 Mus execução, interpretação. 6 gracejo. 7 jogatina, modo de jogar. 8 Mech jogo, folga. 9 lance, jogada. 10 atividade, ação, movimento. • vt+vi 1 jogar, disputar. 2 brincar, folgar, divertir-se. 3 tocar (instrumentos musicais), executar. 4 agir, proceder. 5 vibrar, oscilar, tremular. 6 representar, desempenhar. 7 Mech jogar, ter folga. 8 pôr em movimento, movimentar, acionar. 9 bancar, fingir. 10 apostar. 11 imitar. at play em jogo. at the play no teatro. in full play em plena atividade. play in the gear folga no jogo da engrenagem. play of colours jogo de cores. said in play dito por brincadeira. they are played out eles estão esgotados. they play a losing game eles procedem sem chance de sucesso. they played the devil with him eles o maltratavam. to bring into play movimentar, acionar. to give free play to one’s abilities proporcionar ambiente em que alguém possa desenvolver livremente as suas aptidões. to hold in play manter alguém ocupado. to make a play for 1 tentar obter. 2 tentar seduzir. to play about comportar-se sem responsabilidade. to play along cooperar ou concordar com alguém. to play a part 1 ajudar alguém a fazer algo. 2 representar um papel. to play around coll namorar, flertar. to play at 1 participar (de um jogo). 2 brincar com. 3 fazer de conta. to play a trick on pregar uma peça em. to play ball coll cooperar. to play down depreciar, negligenciar. to play fair agir corretamente. to play false enganar, trair. to play first violin ter papel preponderante. to play foul proceder incorretamente. to play horse with coll 1 fazer gato e sapato de. 2 desarrumar, lançar em desordem. to play house brincar de casinha. to play into a person’s hands favorecer alguém. to play off 1 fazer, agir, praticar. 2 dar espetáculo, fazer cenas. 3 fingir. 4 concluir um jogo. to play on (ou upon) tocar de leve, roçar. to play on (ou upon) words fazer trocadilhos. to play out 1 acabar, terminar. 2 fatigar, cansar, exaurir. 3 perder a eficácia. to play politics intrigar, maquinar, tramar. to play safe agir com cautela. to play the field espalhar esforço, interesses, afeições em muitas coisas ao mesmo tempo. to play the fool bancar o bobo. to play the game observar as regras do jogo, agir corretamente. to play the gentleman bancar o cavalheiro. to play the market jogar na bolsa, especular. to play up 1 começar a música. 2 redobrar os esforços. 3 mostrar-se firme e forte perante uma crise ou emergência. 4 destacar, salientar, dar ênfase. 5 enganar, trapacear. 6 provocar. 7 comportar-se de forma a não cooperar. 8 dar problemas, doer. to play up to sl 1 contracenar. 2 apoiar. 3 adular, bajular. to play with 1 brincar com. 2 jogar contra. 3 fazer pouco de. 4 masturbar. to play with fire brincar com fogo.

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  • 29 stand

    [stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
    1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) estar de pé
    2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) pôr-se de pé
    3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) permanecer
    4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) manter-se em vigor
    5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) encontrar-se
    6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar
    7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se
    8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) colocar
    9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sofrer
    10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) pagar
    2. noun
    1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição
    2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte
    3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) quiosque
    4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) arquibancada
    5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra das testemunhas
    - standing 3. noun
    1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração
    2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) prestígio
    4. adjective
    ((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) lista de espera
    5. adverb
    (travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) em lista de espera
    - standing-room
    - make someone's hair stand on end
    - stand aside
    - stand back
    - stand by
    - stand down
    - stand fast/firm
    - stand for
    - stand in
    - stand on one's own two feet
    - stand on one's own feet
    - stand out
    - stand over
    - stand up for
    - stand up to
    * * *
    [stænd] n 1 parada, pausa, descanso. 2 resistência, defesa. 3 lugar, posto, posição, estação, ponto. 4 plataforma, tribuna, estrado. 5 andaime, suporte, estante. 6 estande: recinto reservado a cada participante de uma exposição. 7 barraca, tenda, banca (de jornais e revistas). 8 grupo de árvores ou plantas. 9 coll loja, local de negócio. 10 Amer banco onde as testemunhas depõem. 11 arquibancada. 12 descanso, suporte. 13 pé, pedestal. • vt+vi (ps, pp stood) 1 estar em pé. 2 ter certa altura quando em pé, medir. 3 levantar, ficar em pé. 4 estar situado ou localizado, encontrar-se. 5 colocar, encostar, pôr em pé. don’t stand the umbrella against the table! / não encoste o guarda-chuva na mesa! 6 estar colocado, ocupar certo lugar ou cargo. 7 manter em certa posição. 8 sustentar. 9 estar, ser, encontrar-se. 10 continuar, permanecer, resistir, oferecer resistência. 11 tolerar, agüentar. I can’t stand him / não o posso tolerar. I can’t stand it any longer / não agüento mais isso. I can’t stand it / não tolero isso. there is no standing her stupidity / ninguém agüenta sua estupidez. 12 juntar-se, acumular-se. 13 durar. 14 sofrer, submeter-se, suportar. 15 custear, pagar. it stands me in eight dollars / coll isso me custa oito dólares. I’ll stand you a bottle / pago-lhe uma garrafa, convido-o para tomar um drinque. 16 manter um certo rumo. 17 parar, paralisar, ficar parado, estagnar. 18 valer, estar em vigor. 19 candidatar-se. he stands for Parliament / ele é candidato ao parlamento. 20 coll dar ou pagar conforme o trato. as it stands, as the case stands, as matters stand como estão as coisas, pela situação atual. and there it stands! basta! está encerrado o assunto! he stands no nonsense com ele não se brinca. he stands out like a sore thumb Amer sl ele chama a atenção (de maneira desagradável). how do we stand? como estamos? qual é a situação? it stands at that (cost) price o preço de custo é este. it stands to reason é plausível, evidente, razoável. stand off! saia de perto! vá embora! stand or fall vitória ou morte! the thermometer stands at 35° o termômetro marca 35°. the things I stand up in o que tenho no corpo (roupa). to be at a stand estar parado, estar perplexo, estar em dúvida, indeciso. to come to a stand chegar a um impasse. to make a stand parar, resistir, oferecer resistência, opor-se. to make a stand for something insistir em alguma coisa, responder por alguma coisa. to take a firm stand ocupar uma posição firme. to take one’s stand tomar posição, colocar-se. to take the stand Jur depor. to stand about ficar à toa, rodear. to stand against oferecer resistência, destacar-se de. to stand a good chance ter boas probabilidades. to stand a comparison poder enfrentar uma comparação. to stand alone estar sozinho, estar sem auxílio, estar em posição isolada. to stand aloof manter-se de lado, afastar-se. to stand aside sair ao caminho, ficar de lado. to stand at attention Mil tomar sentido. to stand back afastar-se, recuar. to stand between estar no caminho, estar no meio. to stand by estar presente, estar ao lado, assistir, estar de prontidão, manter (palavra). to stand by a thing defender uma coisa. to stand by one through thick and thin prestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude. to stand by one’s word manter sua palavra. to stand by someone assistir alguém, acudir. to stand condemned estar condenado. to stand corrected conformar-se com a pena, reconhecer seu erro. to stand down a) abdicar (em favor de outrem). b) Brit dar baixa (soldados). c) deixar o banco de testemunhas. to stand fast resistir, não ceder. to stand fire resistir à prova (suportar o fogo do inimigo). to stand first ser o primeiro, estar em primeiro lugar. to stand for a) significar, querer dizer. b) pretender. c) ter rumo para, velejar para. d) auxiliar. e) ser responsável por, representar. to stand forth mostrar-se, salientar-se. to stand from Naut vir de, ter rumo de, velejar de. to stand gaping ficar de boca aberta, boquiaberto. to stand godfather (to) ser padrinho (de). to stand good ter valor, estar válido. to stand high ter bom nome, ter boa fama. to stand in a) Naut velejar em direção à terra. b) substituir alguém (serviço). to stand in awe ter temor de. to stand in fear ter medo de. to stand in line ficar na fila. to stand in need of ter necessidade de, precisar. to stand in someone’s way estar no caminho de alguém, atrapalhar alguém, impedir alguém. to stand off ficar de lado, afastar-se, retroceder, retrair-se, recusar-se, protelar (pagamento), Naut ficar ao largo. to stand off from Naut afastar-se de. to stand on basear-se em alguma coisa, contar com alguma coisa. to stand on ceremony fazer cerimônias. to stand on end estar em pé (cabelos). to stand one’s ground manter-se, defender-se, ficar firme, não ceder. to stand on one’s dignity fazer questão da sua dignidade. to stand on one’s head ficar de ponta-cabeça, ficar de pernas para o ar. to stand one’s tackling manter seu ponto de vista. to stand on one’s right insistir em seu direito. to stand on your own two feet ser independente, ser auto-suficiente, andar com as próprias pernas. to stand out salientar-se, distinguir-se, sobressair, resistir, não ceder. to stand out for insistir em. to stand over ficar, sobrar, ficar em atraso, adiar, protelar. to stand pat Amer a) conformar-se, opor-se a mudanças. b) Game não pedir cartas, passar. to stand ready to prontificar-se, dispor-se a. to stand security dar fiança, garantir. to stand someone friend mostrar-se amigo para alguém. to stand someone up faltar a um encontro. to stand something on its head mudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar. to stand still imobilizar-se, ficar parado. to stand the test (ou a trial) passar a prova. to stand to a) permanecer, manter. b) aderir a. c) apoiar, defender. she stood to him / ela o defendeu. to stand trial ser submetido a julgamento. to stand up a) levantar-se. b) Amer decepcionar, abandonar, deixar na mão. to stand up against levantar-se contra, rebelar-se, lutar contra. to stand up for defender, apoiar, tomar o partido de. to stand upon insistir em, basear-se em. to stand upon one’s guard tomar cuidado, precaver-se. to stand up to encarar, enfrentar. to stand well with dar-se bem com, ter amizade com. what stand do you take? qual é a sua opinião?

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  • 30 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) parar
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) parar
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) tapar
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) permanecer
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) paragem
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) paragem
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) ponto
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registo
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) calço
    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up
    * * *
    [stɔp] n 1 parada, ato de parar, interrupção, obstrução, suspensão, interrupção. 2 obstáculo, impedimento, empecilho. 3 ponto, lugar de parada, estação. 4 Mech lingüeta, trava, alavanca, ferrolho. 5 Gram ponto. 6 Mus chave, registro (de órgão), buraco, furo (de clarinete, flauta, etc.). 7 fim. 8 Phon consoante explosiva. 9 estada, demora, permanência. 10 Opt diafragma. • vt+vi 1 parar, fazer parar. 2 pôr fim a, cessar, cortar. 3 interromper, paralisar, deter, suspender, prevenir, abolir, reprimir. 4 coll deter-se, hospedar-se, alojar-se. 5 cessar, desistir, pausar. 6 tapar, fechar (buraco). 7 arrolhar, encerrar. 8 bloquear, obstruir, tapar, vedar. 9 refrear, deter. 10 desligar. 11 obturar (dente). 12 estancar (sangue), pôr fim, acabar com. 13 pontuar, fazer uso da pontuação. 14 interceptar. 15 Mus pontear, fazer pausa. 16 reter, sustar, suspender (pagamento). 17 ficar, demorar-se. 18 aparar (golfe). • interj alto! pare! a badly stopped composition uma composição mal pontuada. dead stop parada total. he stops at nothing ele não respeita nada ou ninguém, ele não tem escrúpulos. full stop Gram ponto final. pit stop a) sl parada para ir ao toalete. b) Auto parada no box. stop it! pára com isso. they came to a stop pararam. they stopped for my husband ficaram para esperar meu marido. they stopped for tea ficaram para tomar chá. to pull all the stops out remover todos os empecilhos, fazer o melhor possível para que algo aconteça. to stop at hospedar-se em, deter-se em. to stop by fazer uma visita rápida. to stop dead ou short parar de repente. to stop down Phot fechar o diafragma. to stop in a) ficar em casa. b) Amer fazer uma visita rápida. to stop in bed ficar na cama. to stop off Amer interromper a viagem. to stop on permanecer por mais tempo. to stop out a) demorar. b) ficar fora (de casa) até mais tarde. to stop over Amer parar, fazer escala. to stop up a) ficar acordado. b) impedir, bloquear. c) preencher, obturar. we put a stop to it pusemos um fim a isto. we stopped his mouth tapamos-lhe a boca, satisfizemo-lo. whistle stop sl cidade pequena, vilarejo.

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  • 31 wash

    [woʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) lavar(-se)
    2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) lavar-se
    3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) embater
    4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) varrer
    2. noun
    1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) lavagem
    2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) roupa suja
    3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) embate
    4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) líquido (desinfectante, etc.)
    5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) guache
    6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) ondulação
    - washer
    - washing
    - washed-out
    - washerwoman
    - washerman
    - washcloth
    - wash-basin
    - washing-machine
    - washing-powder
    - washing-up
    - washout
    - washroom
    - wash up
    * * *
    [wɔʃ] n 1 lavagem, lavadura, ablução. 2 quantidade de roupa lavada de uma só vez, roupa para lavar. it is in the wash / está na roupa (a ser lavada). hang up the wash / estenda a roupa! 3 aluvião, depósito aluviano, material carregado e deixado pela água. 4 ruído causado pela água, ressaca, marulhada, marulho. 5 terra freqüentemente inundada pela água, charco, pântano, paul. 6 líquido para determinado uso (loção, dentifrício). 7 alimento fraco, que contém muita água, sopa rala. 8 águas servidas, restos líquidos. 9 camada fina de metal, pintura ligeira. 10 terra, areia de onde se separam minérios por meio de lavagem. 11 esteira (navio). 12 recavação, ação das águas correntes. 13 distúrbio no ar (provocado por um aeroplano). • vt+vi 1 lavar(-se), banhar(-se), enxaguar. I washed myself / eu me lavei. you must wash your hands / você precisa lavar as mãos. 2 limpar(-se), tirar, remover (mancha). 3 purificar(-se). 4 ser carregado ou escavado (pela água), causar ou sofrer erosão. 5 arrastar, levar ( along/up/ down para). 6 ser atirado (pela água). 7 correr ou bater (como as ondas) contra os rochedos. 8 umedecer, molhar. 9 dar mão ligeira de pintura, caiar. 10 revestir metais. 11 lavar (minérios), batear. 12 resistir à prova, servir, "colar". 13 não desbotar. 14 lavar-se facilmente (pano). 15 ser lavável. • adj lavável. to come out in the wash a) tornar-se público. b) acabar dando certo. to wash ashore levar à praia, ser lançado à praia. to wash away a) tirar lavando. b) ser levado pela água. the water washed it away / a água levou-o embora, arrastou-o para longe. to wash down a) limpar com muita água. b) engolir (comida ou remédio) com a ajuda de líquido. to wash out a) remover lavando. b) desbotar com lavagem. c) rejeitar. d) estragar ou destruir pela ação da água. to wash over a) passar uma demão de cal sobre. b) passar ou correr sobre. to wash up a) lavar a louça. b) lavar o rosto e as mãos. c) ser levado à praia (pelas ondas).

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  • 32 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vigília
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) turno
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) esperar
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) prestar atenção
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) esperar
    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
    * * *
    [wɔtʃ] n 1 cuidado, atenção. 2 guarda, vigilância, atalaia. we set a watch upon him / nós vigiamo-lo. 3 guarda, vigia. he is on the watch / ele está de espreita, atento, vigilante. 4 Hist sentinela. 5 período ou tempo de vigilância. 6 veladura, vigília, ato de estar acordado. this life passes away as a watch in the night / esta vida passa depressa como uma noite de vigília. 7 relógio de bolso ou de pulso. 8 Naut quarto: a) período em que parte da tripulação está de serviço ou prontidão (geralmente de quatro horas). b) o grupo que está a serviço ou de prontidão no mesmo período. • vt+vi 1 olhar atentamente, assistir a (jogo, televisão, etc.). 2 estar atento, ter cuidado, prestar atenção. 3 vigiar, observar. 4 ficar de vigília, velar, ficar acordado. 5 guardar, velar ou zelar por, cuidar de. 6 ficar de espreita, espreitar. 7 estar de sentinela. 8 acompanhar (acontecimento). 9 esperar. he watched his opportunity / ele esperou, aproveitou a sua oportunidade. they cannot watch their time / eles não sabem esperar a sua hora. I’d watch it! isto é o que eu queria ver! isto é o que faltava! stop watch cronômetro. to be on the watch for someone esperar alguém de tocaia, de espreita. they were on the watch for him / eles esperaram-no de tocaia. to keep a close watch manter rigorosa vigilância. to keep a watch on someone manter alguém em observação, vigiar alguém. to put one’s watch on/ back adiantar/atrasar o relógio. to watch in ficar acordado para comemorar o Ano-Novo. to watch one’s step agir com cautela. to watch out estar alerta, atento. to watch out for a) estar observando e esperando por alguém ou alguma coisa. b) tomar cuidado com. to watch over zelar por, guardar. watch and ward vigilância contínua. watch what you’re doing! preste atenção no que você está fazendo!watch your mouth! cuidado com o que você diz! watch yourself! cuidado! watch your step! atenção! (degrau, etc.).

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  • 33 yoke

    [jəuk] 1. noun
    1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) canga
    2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) canga
    3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) jugo
    4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) cabeção
    2. verb
    (to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) jungir
    * * *
    [jouk] n 1 jugo, cambão, canga (também fig). 2 par, parelha, junta. 3 qualquer coisa semelhante a jugo em uso ou forma. 4 aquilo que ajunta, união, laço. 5 opressão, escravidão, submissão. 6 balancim (para carregar baldes, cestos, etc.). 7 cabeçote (de sino). 8 meia-lua (de leme). 9 pala (de camisa, de saia, etc.). 10 trecho de terra arada por uma junta de bois em um dia. 11 parte de um dia de trabalho. • vt+vi 1 jungir, cangar. 2 emparelhar. 3 pôr cangalha em. 4 unir, ajuntar, ligar. 5 casar. 6 arch subjugar, dominar, escravizar. to bring under the yoke subjugar, dominar. to come/ pass under the yoke ser subjugado.

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  • 34 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) chamar
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) chamar
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) chamar
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) convocar
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) visitar
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonar
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) pagar para ver
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) chamado
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) pio
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) chamada
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) apelo
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) demanda
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) razão
    - calling - call-box - call for - call off - call on - call up - give someone a call - give a call - on call

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  • 35 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) cair
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cair
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) cair, baixar
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) cair
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) cair
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) caber
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) queda
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) queda
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) queda
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) outono
    - fallout - his - her face fell - fall away - fall back - fall back on - fall behind - fall down - fall flat - fall for - fall in with - fall off - fall on/upon - fall out - fall short - fall through

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  • 36 heel

    [hi:l] 1. noun
    1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) calcanhar
    2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) calcanhar
    3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) salto
    2. verb
    1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) pôr salto em
    2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) adernar
    - - heeled
    - at/on one's heels - kick one's heels - take to one's heels - to heel - turn on one's heel

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  • 37 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) brincar
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jogar
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (peça)
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) dançar, saltitar
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) manobrar
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) lazer
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) jogo
    - playable - playful - playfully - playfulness - playboy - playground - playing-card - playing-field - playmate - playpen - playschool - plaything - playtime - playwright - at play - bring/come into play - child's play - in play - out of play - play at - play back - play down - play fair - play for time - play havoc with - play into someone's hands - play off - play off against - play on - play a - no part in - play safe - play the game - play up

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  • 38 TO

    1. [tə,tu] preposition
    1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a
    2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a
    3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até
    4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para/com, etc.
    5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a/para
    6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em
    7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a
    8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) para
    9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para
    10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) fazê-lo
    2. [tu:] adverb
    1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) até fechar
    2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc.
    * * *
    abbr 1 telegraph office (sala do telégrafo). 2 traditional orthography (ortografia tradicional). 3 turn over (vide verso, vire a página).

    English-Portuguese dictionary > TO

  • 39 again

    [ə'ɡen]
    (once more or another time: He never saw her again; He hit the child again and again; Don't do that again!; He has been abroad but he is home again now.) de novo
    * * *
    a.gain
    [əg'en] adv 1 mais uma vez, de novo, novamente, outra vez. I shall call again / voltarei a chamar, chamarei de novo (pelo telefone). 2 em resposta, em retribuição. 3 de volta ao mesmo lugar ou à mesma pessoa. 4 além disso, demais, porém. 5 por outro lado. again and again freqüentemente, muitas vezes. as much again duas vezes mais, o dobro. ever and again, now and again de vez em quando. over again mais uma vez. time and again sempre de novo, repetidas vezes. to come again voltar. to try again tentar novamente.

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  • 40 bring

    [briŋ]
    past tense, past participle - brought; verb
    1) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) trazer
    2) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) dar
    - bring back
    - bring down
    - bring home to
    - bring off
    - bring round
    - bring up
    * * *
    [briŋ] vt (ps and pp brought) 1 trazer, vir com alguém ou com alguma coisa, levar, conduzir. bring me my shoes / traga meus sapatos. bring your friend with you / traga seu amigo. 2 fazer vir. 3 influenciar, persuadir, convencer, guiar. I could not bring him to confess / não consegui levá-lo a confessar. 4 Jur apresentar perante a corte. 5 aduzir, alegar. 6 vender por. 7 provocar, causar. 8 produzir. he brought down the house Theat ele provocou aplausos entusiásticos. he brought home the bacon sl ele sustentava a casa. he was brought about to ele foi persuadido a, ele foi levado a. he was brought in (not) guilt Jur ele foi declarado (não) culpado. he was brought low ele foi derrubado, ele ficou doente. I bring my body under domino meu corpo. I brought him off a) ajudei-o a escapar. b) desaconselhei-o. I brought it off coll eu o consegui, eu o resolvi. I brought the child away with me trouxe a criança comigo. I brought them together reconciliei-os, levei-os a fazerem as pazes. it was brought about foi realizado, foi efetuado. it was brought home to him ele foi posto a par, foi-lhe dito seriamente. she was brought to ela voltou a si. that brings it all back to me isso me faz lembrar de tudo. the ship brought to o navio meteu de capa, pôs-se em capa, virou, parou. the subject was brought up o assunto foi trazido à baila. the sum was brought forward a quantia foi transferida. to bring back devolver. to bring down a) abaixar, trazer para baixo. b) arrancar, demolir, derrubar. the roof was brought down / o telhado foi demolido (desmontado). he brought down the plane / ele derrubou o avião. c) baixar, reduzir (preço). to bring forth produzir, criar, gerar, dar cria. to bring forward fazer progredir, apresentar, trazer, alegar. the bill was brought forward / o projeto de lei foi apresentado. to bring home levar para casa. to bring in a) trazer para dentro. b) importar (mercadorias). c) produzir. d) sondar. to bring into account levar em conta, calcular. to bring into force entrar em vigor. to bring into play pôr em jogo, fazer agir. to bring into question pôr em dúvida, duvidar. to bring into the world dar à luz. to bring on provocar, ocasionar, causar. the crisis brought on misery / a crise trouxe miséria. to bring out a) levar para fora, pôr para fora. b) apresentar, fazer sair, publicar. the young girl was brought out / a moça foi apresentada (à sociedade). c) lançar, exibir, pôr em cena (peça teatral). to bring over converter. to bring the heart into one’s mouth abrir-se, dar demonstração dos seus sentimentos. to bring through restaurar, curar, fazer sobreviver (doentes). to bring to pass causar, originar. to bring up a) criar, educar. b) construir, erigir. c) inventar (moda). d) Naut ancorar. the ship brought up / o navio ancorou. to bring up the rear a) Mil formar a retaguarda, comandar a retaguarda, cobrir a retirada. b) fig ser dos últimos. to bring up-to-date modernizar, pôr em dia.

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