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1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) guardar

2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) guardar

1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) guarda

2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) guarda

3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) revisor

4) (the act or duty of guarding.) guarda

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[ga:d] n 1 guarda, vigia, escolta, sentinela. 2 proteção, defesa. 3 resguardo, corrente de relógio, guarda-mão da espada. 4 guarda, vigilância. 5 posição defensiva (esgrima), parada. 6 condutor, guarda-trem, guarda-linha. • vt 1 guardar, vigiar, proteger. 2 conservar, preservar. 3 proteger-se, tomar precauções, precaver-se, salvaguardar. advanced guard guarda avançada. body-guard guarda-costas. guard of honour guarda de honra. rear guard retaguarda. to be off one’s guard estar descuidado. to be on guard estar de guarda. to come off guard vir da guarda. to go on guard, to mount guard montar guarda. to keep guard estar de guarda. to put someone on his guard against prevenir alguém contra. to relieve guard render a guarda.

1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) chefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeça

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colar

1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) dirigir

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigir-se

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) encabeçar

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear

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[hed] n 1 cabeça. 2 cabeça de prego, de alfinete, de martelo, etc. 3 o que, pela sua forma, dá idéia de cabeça (p ex: cabeça de alho). 4 parte superior ou mais importante, ponta, topo, alto. 5 parte frontal, proa de um navio, vanguarda de tropas. 6 promontório, cabo. 7 face de uma medalha ou moeda. 8 lugar de honra ou de comando. 9 pessoa principal, chefe, diretor. 10 pessoa, indivíduo. 11 unidade (de gado), cabeça. 12 vida. 13 cabeçalho. 14 tópico, assunto. 15 categoria, divisão. 16 culminação, crise. 17 parte amadurecida de uma úlcera. 18 espuma de cerveja (colarinho). 19 pressão de água com vapor (para fins industriais). 20 isenção às restrições, liberdade de ação. 21 raciocínio, inteligência. 22 Mus couro do tambor. 23 parte superior ou inferior de um barril. 24 aumento gradual de força, impulso. 25 fonte, nascente (de um rio). 26 cabeceira (cama). • vt+vi 1 encabeçar, liderar, chefiar, dirigir. 2 ser ou formar cabeça. 3 prover de cabeça. 4 ser ou pôr cabeçalho. 5 ir na dianteira. 6 podar (árvores). 7 opor, enfrentar, deter, interceptar. 8 Ftb cabecear. • adj 1 na cabeceira, vanguarda ou ponta. 2 que vem da frente. 3 principal, dirigente, comandante. from head to foot dos pés à cabeça. head and ears totalmente. head and shoulders above muito superior ou muito acima de. head over heels a) de pernas para o ar. b) precipitadamente. he is off his head ele perdeu a cabeça. I make neither head nor tail of it não sei o que pensar a respeito. out of one’s own head a) de invenção própria. b) de livre vontade. over one’s head a) além da compreensão. b) superior em autoridade. peanut head sl cabeça-de-bagre. the ship could not make head against the wind o navio não conseguiu progredir contra o vento. the wind heads us temos vento desfavorável. to come to a head a) maturar, amadurecer. b) atingir o ponto culminante. c) formar pus. to give one his head dar liberdade ou licença a alguém. to go to one’s head subir à cabeça, envaidecer, deixar tonto. to head for mover-se em direção a, ir para, rumar, seguir. to lose one’s head perder a cabeça, o controle. to turn one’s head a) afetar. b) deixar tonto. c) deixar convencido, orgulhoso.

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[hed] n sl 1 viciado em drogas pesadas. 2 ressaca. 3 a cabeça do pênis.

1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) pôr

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) pôr

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) pôr

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) pôr

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) pentear

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) encastoar

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) endireitar

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) prescrito

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) decidido

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fixo

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) colecção

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) penteado

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set

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[set] n 1 jogo, grupo, conjunto, coleção, série. 2 sociedade, facção. 3 grupo, círculo. 4 conjunto de piadas e estórias no espetáculo de um comediante. 5 Theat, Cin cenário. 6 Radio aparelho, receptor, emissor. 7 porte, posição, forma, ajuste. 8 direção, tendência, curso, rumo. 9 inclinação, deslocação. 10 planta, muda, rebento. 11 fruta recentemente formada da flor. 12 solidificação, endurecimento. 13 Tennis set: série de seis pontos. 14 ato de amarrar (de um cão de caça). 15 ninhada de ovos. 16 trava de serra. 17 última demão de reboque. • vt+vi (ps, pp set) 1 pôr, colocar, localizar, assentar, adaptar, plantar. 2 ajustar, endireitar. 3 regular, acertar. 4 fixar, estabelecer, definir. 5 determinar. 6 apontar, designar. 7 marcar, fixar. 8 dar (exemplo). 9 ligar, firmar. 10 ficar firme, solidificar, coalhar, endurecer, pegar (cimento). 11 montar, engastar. 12 adornar, ornamentar. 13 descer, pôr-se (sol), baixar (maré). 14 chocar, pôr para chocar, colocar ovos para chocar. 15 amarrar (cão de caça). 16 cair, assentar-se, adaptar-se, servir (vestido). 17 tender, dirigir-se, rumar, soprar, vir de (vento). 18 começar a mover-se, pôr-se em movimento. 19 aplicar-se. 20 formar fruta. 21 adaptar. 22 pôr em música, compor. 23 Typogr compor. 24 afiar, assentar (corte de faca, etc.). 25 reduzir (osso deslocado). 26 meter velas. • adj 1 fixado, estabelecido, predeterminado, prescrito. 2 fixo, rígido, imóvel, estacionário. 3 obstinado, aferrado. 4 firme, duro, endurecido. 5 decidido. it was set before him foi apresentado a ele. my set purpose minha firme intenção. to set about começar, tomar providências, iniciar. he doesn’t know how to set about it / ele não sabe como começá-lo. to set apart pôr de lado, reservar. to set a poem to music pôr versos em música. to set aside desprezar, pôr de lado. to set at defiance desafiar. to set back atrasar (relógio), retroceder, impedir, parar. to set behind colocar atrás, descuidar. to set by reservar, separar para uso no futuro. to set down depositar, descer, registrar. to set eyes on something ver, perceber, notar alguma coisa. to set fire to pôr fogo em, acender. to set forth mostrar, demonstrar, anunciar, levantar, partir. to set forward promover, ajudar, continuar, viajar, partir, sair de viagem. to set free liberar. to set in começar, iniciar. a heavy storm set in / caiu um forte temporal. to set in motion pôr em movimento. to set in order arrumar, pôr em ordem. to set off against destacar-se de. to set on incitar, instigar, atacar. to set one’s hand to meter mãos à obra. to set out plantar, enfeitar, adornar, demonstrar, delimitar, exibir, partir, levantar, levantar-se, pôr-se a caminho. to set pen to paper começar a escrever. to set right corrigir. to set someone up as judge arvorar-se em juiz. to set to começar a brigar. to set to work começar a trabalhar, fazer trabalhar. to set up levantar, montar, comprar, iniciar (negócio), fundar, instalar, auxiliar, ajudar, soltar (grito), estabelecer, instituir, estabelecer-se, tornar-se independente. he set up for himself / ele começou a trabalhar por conta própria. to set up a reserve instituir um fundo de reserva. to set up in print compor, tipografar. with set teeth com os dentes cerrados.

1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) guardar

2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) guardar, resguardar

1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) guarda

2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) guarda

3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) chefe de trem

4) (the act or duty of guarding.) vigilância

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1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeça, chefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo, cabeceira

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) chefe

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) (por) pessoa, (por) cabeça

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colarinho

1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabeçar

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) rumar para

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) intitular

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear

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1) (having a duty to see that something is done etc: We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip.) responsável

2) ((of a job etc) having many duties eg the making of important decisions: The job of manager is a very responsible post.) de responsabilidade

3) ((with for) being the cause of something: Who is responsible for the stain on the carpet?) responsável

4) ((of a person) able to be trusted; sensible: We need a responsible person for this job.) responsável

5) ((with for) able to control, and fully aware of (one's actions): The lawyer said that at the time of the murder, his client was not responsible for his actions.) responsável

1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) confiar

2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) confiar

3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) confiar

1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) confiança

2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) guarda

3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) responsabilidade

4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) depósito, créditos

5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) truste

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1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ajudar

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ser útil

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (não poder) deixar de

1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) auxiliar

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio

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[help] n 1 ajuda, auxílio. 2 medicamento, remédio. 3 alívio, socorro, amparo. 4 auxiliar, ajudante. • vt+vi 1 ajudar, assistir ( with com, in em). she helped me with the washing / ela ajudou-me a lavar a roupa. 2 socorrer, amparar. 3 remediar, medicar. 4 prevenir, evitar, impedir. it can’t be helped / não pode ser evitado. 5 deixar de fazer, abster-se. I cannot help laughing / não posso deixar de rir. he can’t help doing it / ele não consegue abster-se disto. 6 servir(-se) (à mesa). help yourself / sirva-se à vontade. by the help of com o auxílio de. more than one can help mais do que é necessário. she cannot help it ela não tem culpa. so help me God! Deus me ajude! there is no help for it não há remédio para isto. to help down a) ajudar a descer. b) fig contribuir para a ruína. to help forward ajudar, favorecer. to help into ajudar a entrar. to help off ajudar a partir, a livrar-se de. to help out a) ajudar a sair. b) sustentar. to help someone to conseguir alguma coisa para alguém.

1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fazer

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) obrigar

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tornar

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganhar

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) perfazer

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) ser nomeado

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fazer

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[meik] n 1 feitura. 2 feitio. 3 marca, modelo. 4 fabrico, manufatura. • vt+vi (ps, pp made) 1 fazer, fabricar. 2 construir. 3 criar. 4 elaborar. 5 compor. 6 efetuar. 7 causar, motivar. 8 executar, representar. 9 resultar. 10 dispor. 11 preparar. 12 determinar, promulgar. 13 promover. 14 constituir. 15 ganhar, lograr. 16 forçar, induzir, compelir. 17 dirigir-se. 18 marcar pontos (jogos). 19 surtir efeito. 20 deduzir. 21 julgar. 22 percorrer. 23 servir. 24 atingir. 25 receber, ganhar. 26 refrear. to make a book bancar apostas (nas corridas). to make a call dar um telefonema. to make account of estimar, considerar. to make acquaintance travar relações. to make a draft fazer um saque. to make against ser desfavorável a. to make an apology dar uma desculpa. to make application fazer um pedido de (emprego). to make as if fingir. to make away with a) desfazer-se de. b) matar. c) esbanjar. d) fugir com. to make bid fazer um lance (leilão). to make bold ousar, tomar a liberdade de. to make ends meet fazer o dinheiro cobrir as despesas. to make free tomar a liberdade de. to make free with tratar com familiaridade. to make fun of ridicularizar. to make good a) confirmar, sustentar. b) cumprir. to make hay of espalhar confusão. to make headway avançar, progredir. to make it vencer um obstáculo, ter sucesso. to make love namorar, fazer amor. to make no doubt estar certo de. to make off a) fugir, partir de repente. b) roubar. to make out a) compreender. b) decifrar. c) fingir. d) distinguir. e) emitir. f) completar, preencher (formulários, guias, etc.). to make over a) transferir. b) renovar. to make place/ room abrir espaço. to make sail fazer-se à vela, içar o velame. to make something on top of someone’s head coll Braz fazer nas coxas. to make sure certificar-se. to make up a) compor. b) combinar. c) reunir, juntar. d) acabar, completar. e) suprir. f) compensar. g) ajustar. h) consertar. i) pintar-se, enfeitar-se. j) elaborar, criar. l) paginar. m) reconciliar-se. n) inventar. to make up for compensar. to make up one’s mind decidir-se, tomar uma resolução. to make up to recompensar. to make war guerrear. to make water coll urinar. to make way a) abrir caminho. b) progredir.

1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) aliviar

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) servir

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) deixar de, evitar

1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) empregado, ajudante

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio

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1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) colocar

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) estabelecer

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) provocar

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?)

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ajustar

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) arrumar, ajeitar

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) incrustar

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) ajustar

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) estabelecido

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) resolvido a

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) firme

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) firme, rígido

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) incrustado de

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) conjunto, coleção

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) arranjo, mise en plis

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set

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1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) crédito

2) (money loaned (by a bank).) crédito

3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) crédito

4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) crédito

5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) crédito

6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) crédito

7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) crédito

1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) lançar na conta

2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) atribuir

3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) acreditar

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[kr'edit] n 1 crédito, confiança. 2 crédito, soldo, haver de uma conta. I had a credit opened with him / abri um crédito com ele. 3 dinheiro pago por conta. 4 prazo para pagamento. 5 reputação, prestígio financeiro. 6 bom conceito. 7 honra, glória, mérito. he had the credit of it / ele recebeu as honras. he took credit for it / ele o considerou como mérito seu. 8 fidedignidade. 9 pontuação acadêmica após a realização de um curso. 10 reconhecimento do trabalho realizado (ciências e artes). • vt 1 crer, acreditar, confiar. 2 dar crédito bancário ou comercial. 3 creditar em conta. we have credited your account with / creditamos a sua conta com. at three months’ credit com prazo de três meses. blank credit crédito ilimitado. letter of credit carta de crédito. on credit a crédito. to credit someone with julgar alguém capaz de. to credit with atribuir a. to enter, put to his credit creditar na sua conta. to give credit a) dar crédito ( for até). b) acreditar. I give him credit for that (for being) / creio que ele é capaz disto. to somebody’s credit a favor de alguém. transaction on credit transação a prazo. with credit com méritos.

1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo

1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) muito/grande

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) uns/umas

- somebody

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[s∧m] adj 1 uns, umas. 2 alguns, algumas. some few guests left / alguns poucos hóspedes foram-se. 3 um pouco, certa quantidade. give me some coffee / dá-me um pouco de café. some more tea? / mais um pouco de chá? may I give you some of this? / posso dar-lhe um pouco disso? 4 um, uma. it will happen some day / acontecerá qualquer dia. 5 cerca de, mais ou menos. 6 Amer coll notável, grande, forte. • adv 1 coll um tanto, até certo grau. 2 Amer coll até alto grau ou até grande extensão. • pron 1 alguns, algumas. some came, others went / alguns vieram, outros foram. 2 um pouco, certa quantidade. after some time depois de algum tempo. some-place algum lugar. some time ago algum tempo atrás. some time or other em qualquer ocasião. to forgo some of one’s right desistir de parte de seu direito. to some extent até certo ponto ou grau.

1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) crédito

2) (money loaned (by a bank).) crédito

3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) crédito

4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) crédito

5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) saldo bancário

6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) crédito

7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) certificado de aprovação

1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) creditar

2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) atribuir

3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) acreditar

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- creditable

1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fazer

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) fazer

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tornar

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganhar

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) perfazer

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) avaliar

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nomear

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fazer

- maker

1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum, um pouco

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo

1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!)

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cerca de

- somebody

1) (to prevent (a person) talking or making a noise, by putting something in or over his mouth: The guards tied up and gagged the prisoners.) amordaçar

2) (to choke and almost be sick.) engasgar-se

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[gæg] n 1 mordaça. 2 abre-boca, aparelho para impedir que o paciente feche a boca durante cirurgia. 3 impedimento, restrição para falar. 4 fim da discussão no parlamento. 5 Theat interpolação, brincadeira introduzida por um ator. 6 sl truque, engano. 7 brincadeira, piada. • vt+vi 1 amordaçar. 2 silenciar, impedir ou restringir de falar. 3 esforçar-se para vomitar. 4 Theat interpolar, improvisar.

1) (to agree to (another person's action); to allow or let (someone do something): Permit me to answer your question; Smoking is not permitted.) permitir

2) (to make possible: My aunt's legacy permitted me to go to America.) permitir

- permission

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[p'ə:mit] n licença por escrito, passe, autorização, permissão. • [pəm'it] vt+vi 1 permitir, consentir, autorizar. 2 tolerar, admitir. time permiting se o tempo permitir. to permit of admitir.

1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) sacrifício

2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) sacrifício

3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) sacrifício

1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) sacrificar

2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) sacrificar

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- sacrificial

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[s'ækrifais] n 1 sacrifício, oferta solene. 2 holocausto, renúncia. 3 perda. 4 vítima, oferenda. • vt 1 sacrificar, oferecer a um deus. 2 entregar em holocausto, renunciar. 3 oferecer em sacrifício. 4 vender com prejuízo. at a sacrifice com prejuízo.

1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) chupador

2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) ventosa

3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) ventosa

4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) rebento

5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.)

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[s'∧kə] n 1 chupador, animal ou coisa que chupa ou suga. 2 nome popular de diversos peixes chupadores (como o papa-terra ou curimatã bras.). 3 ventosa. 4 tubo de sucção, pistão, êmbolo de sucção. 5 coll bobo, trouxa. 6 chupeta. 7 fig fã, fanático. 8 criança de peito. there’s a sucker born every minute os trouxas nunca acabarão. to play the sucker bancar o trouxa, fazer papel de bobo. to be a sucker for something ser incapaz de resistir a, não conseguir resistir a.

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[s'∧kə] n Bot broto, rebento que nasce da raiz. • vt lançar rebentos, tirar rebentos.