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41 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) esperar2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) esperar3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servir2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) espera- waiter- waiting-list
- waiting-room* * *[weit] n 1 espera, tardança, delonga, demora. they had a long wait at the gate / eles tiveram de esperar muito no portão. 2 Theat entreato, intervalo. 3 cilada, emboscada. 4 Hist banda de música, um dos músicos ou cantores ambulantes, música por eles executada. • vt+vi 1 esperar, aguardar. we waited for him at the station / esperamos por ele na estação. we kept him waiting / fizemo-lo esperar. 2 retardar, protelar, adiar, demorar. 3 ter paciência ( until até). wait for it! / espere, aguarde o resultado! 4 servir, atender, cuidar de (at/on/ upon). 5 visitar, fazer visita respeitosa a (on/ upon). 6 resultar de. to lie in wait esperar em emboscada. to wait at table servir à mesa. to wait in line esperar em fila. to wait up a) esperar acordado. don’t wait up for me to come / não fique acordado até eu voltar. b) Amer ir mais devagar, esperar por alguém que vem mais atrás. wait and see! sl deixe como está, para ver como fica! -
42 year
[jiə] 1. noun1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) ano2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) ano•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) anualmente- all the year round
- all year round
- long* * *[j'i2] n 1 ano. 2 years idade. 3 years muito tempo. 4 sl nota de um dólar. all the year round durante o ano inteiro. a man/ a woman of his years um homem/uma mulher da sua idade. a three-year old child uma criança de três anos de idade. a year and a day exatamente um ano. calendar year, civil year, legal year ano civil. ecclesiastical year ano eclesiástico. every other year de dois em dois anos. fiscal year ano fiscal. half a year meio ano. half year semestre. he has come to the years of discretion ele deixou de ser criança. he is well in years ele é de idade avançada. I have not seen him for years não o vejo há anos. in a year, within a year em um ano. leap year ano bissexto. lunar year ano lunar. new year ano novo. once a year uma vez por ano. school year ano letivo. solar year ano solar. the year dot há muito tempo atrás. to put years on parecer mais velho, mostrar mais idade. to take years off parecer mais novo, mostrar menos idade. year after year ano após ano. year by year ano a ano, anualmente. year in, year out entra ano e sai ano. year of grace ano do Senhor, ano da era cristã. -
43 at (long) last
(in the end, especially after a long delay: Oh, there he is at (long) last!) por fim -
44 at (long) last
(in the end, especially after a long delay: Oh, there he is at (long) last!) por fim -
45 play for time
(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) ganhar tempo -
46 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) desligar2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) atrasar3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) cancelar4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) (fazer) aborrecer -
47 setback
noun (a delay in progress.) atraso -
48 twelve-
(having twelve (of something): a twelve-week delay.) de doze -
49 at (long) last
(in the end, especially after a long delay: Oh, there he is at (long) last!) finalmente -
50 at (long) last
(in the end, especially after a long delay: Oh, there he is at (long) last!) finalmente -
51 chafe
[ eif]1) (to make warm by rubbing with the hands.) aquecer por fricção2) (to make or become sore by rubbing: These tight shoes chafe my feet.) esfolar3) (to become impatient: Everyone's chafing at the delay.) aborrecer(-se) -
52 detain
[di'tein]1) (to hold back and delay: I won't detain you - I can see you're in a hurry.) deter2) ((of the police etc) to keep under guard: Three suspects were detained at the police station.) deter•- detainee -
53 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) graça2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) decoro3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) ação de graças4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) adiamento5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Alteza, Graça6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) graça•- graceful- gracefully - gracefulness - gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) por Deus- graciousness - with a good/bad grace - with good/bad grace -
54 headlong
adjective, adverb1) (moving forwards or downwards, with one's head in front: a headlong dive into the pool of water; He fell headlong into a pool of water.) de cabeça2) ((done) without thought or delay, often foolishly: a headlong rush; He rushes headlong into disaster.) de cabeça -
55 hinder
['hində](to delay or prevent; to make difficult: All these interruptions hinder my work; All the interruptions hinder me from working.) atrapalhar -
56 hitch
[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) amarrar2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) pedir carona2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) empecilho2) (a kind of knot.) tipo de nó3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) puxão•- hitch-hiker - hitch a lift/ride - hitch up -
57 hour
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hora2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hora•- hourly- hour-glass - hour hand - at all hours - for hours - on the hour -
58 immediate
[i'mi:diət] 1. adjective1) (happening at once and without delay: an immediate response.) imediato2) (without anyone etc coming between: His immediate successor was Bill Jones.) imediato3) (close: our immediate surroundings.) imediato•2. conjunction(as soon as: You may leave immediately you finish your work.) assim que -
59 impatient
[im'peiʃənt](not willing to wait or delay; not patient: Don't be so impatient - it will soon be your turn.) impaciente- impatiently -
60 impede
[im'pi:d](to prevent or delay the start or progress of: Progress on the building of the road was impeded by a fall of rock.) entravar, impedir
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