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  • 81 evening

    [i:vniŋ]
    1) (the part of the day between the afternoon and the night: He leaves the house in the morning and returns in the evening; summer evenings; tomorrow evening; on Tuesday evening; early evening; ( also adjective) the evening performance.) anoitecer/tardinha
    2) (the last part (of one's life etc): in the evening of her life.) fim/entardecer
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    e.ven.ing
    ['i:v2niŋ] n 1 noite, anoitecer. this evening / hoje à noite. in the evening / à noite, ao anoitecer. on winter evenings / nas noites de inverno. 2 (no sul dos EUA) tarde, véspera. 3 fig velhice. • adj vespertino. evening class, evening classes / aulas à noite, escola noturna. of an evening Poet certa noite. of an evening, she would read to me / e à noite, ela costumava ler para mim.

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  • 82 foundation

    1) (the act of founding: the foundation of a new university.) fundação
    2) (the base on which something is built: First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls.) fundação
    3) (an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it: The British Foundation for Cancer Research.) fundação
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    foun.da.tion
    [faund'eiʃən] n 1 fundação, base, alicerce, fundamento. the house rocks to its foundations / a casa estremece até aos alicerces. they laid the foundations of / eles colocaram os alicerces de. 2 fundamento, princípio, motivo, origem, razão fundamental. 3 ato de fundar ou estabelecer. 4 estabelecimento, criação. 5 instituição fundada à custa de uma doação, de um capital legado. he is on the foundation / ele é beneficiário da fundação. 6 capital legado para obras de beneficência pública, dotação. from the foundation desde o começo.

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  • 83 gut

    1. noun
    1) (the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes.) intestino
    2) (a strong thread made from the gut of an animal, used for violin strings etc.) corda
    2. verb
    1) (to take the guts out of: Her job was to gut fish.) estripar
    2) (to destroy completely, except for the outer frame: The fire gutted the house.) destruir
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    [g∧t] n 1 intestino, tripa. 2 guts fig pança como símbolo de glutonaria. 3 fio, corda feita de tripa. 4 (geralmente guts) sl coragem. 5 guts entranhas, vísceras. 6 passagem estreita, estreito. 7 fig teor, substância. • vt 1 destripar. 2 devastar, esvaziar. blind gut apêndice. the book has no guts in it sl o livro não tem graça. to hate someone’s guts odiar, detestar alguém. to have had a gutful of estar farto de, Braz coll estar cheio de, estar por aqui com. to work, sweat or slog one’s guts out trabalhar muito, Braz coll dar o duro.

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  • 84 initial

    [i'niʃəl] 1. adjective
    (of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) inicial
    2. noun
    (the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) inicial
    3. verb
    (to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) rubricar

    [-ʃieit]

    1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) iniciar

    2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) iniciar

    [-ʃiət]

    (a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).) iniciado

    - initiation
    - initiative
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    in.i.tial
    [in'iʃəl] n inicial: primeira letra de uma palavra. • vt pôr as iniciais, rubricar. • adj inicial, no princípio.

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  • 85 itself

    1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) ele mesmo
    2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) em si
    3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') ele próprio
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    it.self
    [its'elf] pron si mesmo, si mesma, se, mesmo, mesma, o próprio, a própria, propriamente dito. by itself por si mesmo, sozinho. in itself em si mesmo. of itself de si mesmo. truth itself a própria verdade.

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  • 86 peep

    I 1. [pi:p] verb
    1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) espreitar
    2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) espreitar
    2. noun
    (a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) espreitadela
    II 1. [pi:p] verb
    (to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) piar
    2. noun
    (such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) pio
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    peep1
    [pi:p] n olhadela, espreitadela, espiada. we took a peep at the house / demos uma espiada na casa. • vt+vi 1 espreitar, espiar. 2 surgir, aparecer, despontar, raiar. 3 brotar. 4 deixar entrever. at the peep of day ao romper do dia.
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    peep2
    [pi:p] n pio, chilreio. • vi 1 piar, pipilar, chiar. 2 falar em voz fina e fraca.

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  • 87 return

    [rə'tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) voltar
    2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) devolver
    3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) voltar
    4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) retribuir
    5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) eleger
    6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) dar
    7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) devolver
    2. noun
    1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) regresso
    2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) bilhete de ida e volta
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    - return match
    - return ticket
    - by return of post
    - by return
    - in return for
    - in return
    - many happy returns of the day
    - many happy returns
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    re.turn
    [rit'ə:n] n 1 volta, regresso, retorno. 2 devolução, restituição. 3 retribuição, paga, compensação, favor ou serviço recíproco. 4 o que é restituído ou devolvido. 5 relatório, relação. 6 tabela, quadro. 7 recorrência, repetição. 8 declaração de resultado de eleição. 9 returns lucro, proveito, retorno. 10 Archit parede lateral. 11 Sport rebatida. 12 reenvio, remessa, reentrada. 13 réplica, resposta. 14. passagem de volta. 15 Cards seguimento de naipe. 16 notícia, informação, aviso. 17 declaração de imposto de renda. 18 Brit passagem de ida e volta. 19 recaída (de uma doença). • vt+vi 1 voltar, regressar, retornar. 2 repetir-se, recorrer. 3 replicar, responder, retorquir. 4 devolver, restituir. 5 reverter. 6 volver para trás (os olhos, etc.). 7 retribuir, recompensar, reciprocar. 8 eleger. 9 render, lucrar. 10 dar notícia ou informação, relatar. 11 pronunciar, anunciar (uma sentença). 12 recair. 13 rebater (uma bola). 14 quebrar, dobrar-se, formar ângulo. 15 Cards seguir naipe. 16 apresentar (relatório). 17 declarar oficialmente (uma quantia em dinheiro). • adj 1 em devolução. 2 de regresso. by return of post à volta do correio, pelo primeiro correio. in return for em troca de. many happy returns of the day! (aniversário) que a data se repita ainda muitas vezes! felicitações cordiais! on his return por ocasião de seu regresso. on sale or and return Com em consignação. return of payment reembolso. to make good returns ser lucrativo. to return a favour retribuir um favor. to return thanks agradecer, dar agradecimentos. to yield quick returns Com ter grande saída.

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  • 88 shut

    1. present participle - shutting; verb
    1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) fechar
    2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) fechar-se
    3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) fechar
    4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) fechar
    2. adjective
    (closed.) fechado
    - shut off
    - shut up
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    [ʃ∧t] vt+vi (ps, pp shut) 1 fechar, tapar, tampar. the window was shut down / a janela foi fechada. the factory was shut / a fábrica foi fechada, paralisada. 2 cerrar. 3 trancar. 4 fechar-se, estar fechado. don’t shut yourself away from everybody / não se retraia de todo o mundo. 5 prender, confinar. • adj fechado, encerrado, trancado. shut up! cale a boca! shut him up! / faça-o calar. to shut in encerrar, prender, aprisionar. to shut off cortar, cercar, excluir, fechar, desligar. to shut out excluir. to shut the door upon someone não receber a pessoa. to shut up fechar, trancar, prender, encarcerar. he shut up shop / ele fechou o negócio, fig desistiu.

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  • 89 such

    1. adjective
    1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal
    2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tal
    3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tão/tanto
    4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tão
    2. pronoun
    (such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) tal
    - such-and-such
    - such as it is
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    [s∧tʃ] adj 1 desta maneira, deste mesmo modo ou grau. one such action and you leave the house / mais um ato destes e você deixa a casa. 2 tal, de modo que. I’ve never heard of such a thing / nunca ouvi tal coisa. 3 semelhante, igual. he did no such thing / ele não fez coisa semelhante. 4 tanto, tamanho. he suffered such pains / ele sofreu tantas dores. 5 certo, certa, assim. • pron 1 tal pessoa, tal coisa. 2 esse, essa, o tal. 3 isto, aquilo. 4 as such como tal. such is life / a vida é assim, a vida é esta. such is my hate / tão grande é o meu ódio. • adv 1 tão, em tal grau. 2 assim mesmo. 3 de tal maneira. and such e assim por diante, e coisas parecidas. as such como tal, em si. he was not afraid of change as such / ele não teve medo da mudança em si. at such an hour of the night em hora tão avançada. children such as yours crianças como as suas. Mr. such and such fulano de tal. such a thing as pity algo semelhante a compaixão. such and tal (não especificado). such good luck tanta sorte. the only such case o único caso desta natureza.

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  • 90 wire

    1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) fio de arame
    2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) fio
    3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) fio
    4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegrama
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) ligar com arame
    2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) mandar um telegrama
    3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafar
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    - wiring
    - high wire
    - wire-netting
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    [w'aiə] n 1 arame. 2 corda de instrumento. 3 fio elétrico. 4 rede ou tela de arame. 5 grade de gaiola. 6 armadilha de arame para caçar coelhos. 7 arame para mover os títeres ou bonecos de um teatro. 8 cerca de arame farpado. 9 linha telegráfica ou telefônica. 10 telégrafo, telegrafia. 11 telegrama, despacho telegráfico. 12 sl batedor de carteiras. 13 coll escuta, gravador portátil. • vt+vi 1 amarrar ou prender com arame. 2 Electr ligar, fazer ligação ou instalação. 3 cercar (com arame). 4 Mil proteger, fortificar (posição, com arame farpado). 5 enfiar em arame (contas). 6 caçar com armadilhas de arame. 7 coll telegrafar a. he was wired for / ele foi chamado por telegrama. 8 enviar dinheiro de um banco a outro eletronicamente. he wired 100 dollars to his mother / ele mandou 100 dólares para sua mãe (através de uma ordem de banco). barbed wire a) arame farpado. b) cerca de arame farpado. copper wire arame de cobre. down to the wires até o último momento. fine wire arame fino. live wire a) Electr condutor sob tensão. b) sl valentão. to get your wires corssed ficar confuso com o que outra pessoa está dizendo. to pull wires a) dirigir ocultamente outra pessoa. b) obter os seus objetivos por meio de influência secreta. c) mexer os pauzinhos.

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  • 91 condition

    [kən'diʃən] 1. noun
    1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.)
    2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.)
    2. verb
    1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) condicionar
    2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) condicionar
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    - conditionally
    - conditioner
    - on condition that
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    con.di.tion
    [kənd'iʃən] n 1 condição: a) estado, situação. I cannot accept poor living conditions / não posso aceitar condições pobres de moradia. b) posição social. c) circunstância. d) cláusula, estipulação. e) restrição, limitação, requisito. 2 estado de saúde. • vt condicionar: 1 pôr em condição apropriada ou desejada. 2 treinar. 3 impor condições, estipular. 4 restringir, limitar. implied conditions condições implícitas. in a miserable condition em estado lamentável. in (good) condition em (boas) condições. the car is in good condition / o carro está em boas condições. in no condition to do something sem condições para fazer algo (bêbado, doente demais). it is conditioned by depende de. on no condition nunca. on, upon (the) condition that sob ou com a condição de. out of condition a) em mau estado. b) magro, doente (animais). people of every condition pessoas de todas as camadas sociais.

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  • 92 near

    [niə] 1. adjective
    1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) próximo
    2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo
    2. adverb
    1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) perto
    2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) perto
    3. preposition
    (at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) perto
    4. verb
    (to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) aproximar-se
    - nearness
    - nearby
    - nearside
    - near-sighted
    - a near miss
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    [niə] vt+vi aproximar-se, acercar-se. • adj 1 próximo, perto, chegado. 2 contíguo, vizinho. 3 íntimo, familiar. 4 curto, direto. 5 aproximado. 6 parcimonioso. 7 semelhante. 8 estreito. • adv 1 próximo, perto, a pouca distância. 2 quase. 3 cuidadosamente. 4 escassamente. • prep 1 junto a. 2 perto de. in the near future num futuro próximo. near at hand perto, à mão. nearest to me o mais próximo de mim. near the house perto da casa.

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  • 93 opposite

    ['opəzit] 1. adjective
    1) (being on the other side of: on the opposite side of town.) oposto
    2) (completely different: The two men walked off in opposite directions.) oposto
    2. preposition, adverb
    (on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else: He lives in the house opposite (mine).) em frente (de)
    3. noun
    (something that is completely different: Hate is the opposite of love.) oposto
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    op.po.site
    ['ɔpəzit] n 1 oposto, o contrário. 2 oponente, adversário. 3 contraditório. • adj 1 oposto, fronteiro. 2 contrário. 3 antagônico • adv defronte, frente a frente. • prep defronte, em frente de. just the opposite justamente o contrário.

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  • 94 order

    ['o:də] 1. noun
    1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ordem
    2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) ordem
    3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) encomenda
    4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordem
    5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) ordem
    6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) ordem
    7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) ordem
    8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ordem
    9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) classe
    10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordem
    2. verb
    1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) mandar
    2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) encomendar
    3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordenar
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    3. noun
    1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) auxiliar
    2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordenança
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    - order-form
    - in order
    - in order that
    - in order
    - in order to
    - made to order
    - on order
    - order about
    - out of order
    - a tall order
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    or.der
    ['ɔ:də] n 1 ordem, seqüência, disposição. 2 regra, norma, método. 3 arrumação. 4 condição, estado. 5 classe, categoria. 6 mando, diretiva. 7 comando. 8 pedido, encomenda. 9 encargo. 10 natureza. 11 sociedade religiosa ou fraternal. 12 ordem de pagamento. 13 ordenação. 14 comenda. 15 condição normal, correta, apropriada. 16 estado de eficiência. 17 regulamento. 18 qualidade, espécie, prescrição, receita. • vt+vi 1 ordenar, dispor, arranjar. 2 mandar, determinar. 3 comandar. 4 regular. 5 decidir, resolver. 6 pedir, encomendar. 7 consagrar. 8 Med receitar. banker’s order = link=standing%20orderstanding order. autorizado para débito em conta bancária. by order of por ordem de. I am not under your orders eu não estou sob as suas ordens. in due order em perfeita ordem. in good order em bom estado. in order that a fim de que. in order to a fim de. in short order rapidamente. made to order feito por encomenda. mail order aquisição de bens pelo correio. of/ in the order of Brit on the order of Amer cerca de, da ordem de. on order pedido, mas ainda não recebido. order of the day ordem do dia. orders are orders ordens são ordens. out of order desarranjado, enguiçado. pecking order ordem hierárquica. postal order vale postal. temporary restraining order liminar. to call to order chamar à ordem. to keep order manter a ordem. to order about ou around mandar de lá para cá. to order out mandar sair. to place an order Com fazer um pedido. to take orders / to be in orders ordenar-se.

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  • 95 separate

    1. ['sepəreit] verb
    1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) separar
    2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) separar
    3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) separar-se
    2. [-rət] adjective
    1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) separado
    2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) separado
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    - separable
    - separately
    - separates
    - separation
    - separatist
    - separatism
    - separate off
    - separate out
    - separate up
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    sep.a.rate
    [s'epərit] n que é separado. • [s'epəreit] vt+vi 1 apartar, separar, dispersar. 2 desligar, desunir. 3 partir, romper, desligar-se. the rope separated under the strain / a corda rompeu-se pelo esforço. 4 separar-se, dividir-se, desquitar-se. 5 retirar-se (de sociedade), dissolver-se. 6 dividir, isolar, separar (partes de uma mistura). 7 distinguir. • adj 1 separado, desconjuntado, desligado. 2 isolado. 3 independente. 4 distinto, incoerente, desconexo. 5 individual, particular.

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  • 96 shape

    [ʃeip] 1. noun
    1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) formato
    2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) vulto
    3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) forma
    2. verb
    1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) modelar
    2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) moldar
    3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) desenvolver-se
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    - shapeless
    - shapelessness
    - shapely
    - shapeliness
    - in any shape or form
    - in any shape
    - out of shape
    - take shape
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    [ʃeip] n 1 forma, figura, contorno, configuração, formação. she is an angel in human shape / ela é um anjo em forma humana. don’t put my hat out of shape! / não deforme meu chapéu! of what shape is it? / que forma tem isto? 2 molde. 3 modelo, aspecto, aparência. 4 caráter, condição. 5 ordem. 6 Amer condição. 7 esquema, modelo. 8 imagem, aparição. • vt 1 dar forma, formar, modelar. 2 tomar forma, assumir forma, formar-se. 3 adaptar, ajustar, conformar, talhar. 4 dirigir, planejar. 5 exprimir em palavras. 6 moldar, configurar. 7 instalar. in shape em forma. out of shape fora de forma. to take shape tomar forma, formar-se.

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  • 97 wreck

    [rek] 1. noun
    1) (a very badly damaged ship: The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.) navio naufragado
    2) (something in a very bad condition: an old wreck of a car; I feel a wreck after cleaning the house.) ruína
    3) (the destruction of a ship at sea: The wreck of the Royal George.) naufrágio
    2. verb
    (to destroy or damage very badly: The ship was wrecked on rocks in a storm; My son has wrecked my car; You have wrecked my plans.) destruir
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    [rek] n 1 destruição parcial ou total (de navio, aeroplano, edifício, etc.). 2 ruína, perda. 3 pessoa arruinada física ou financeiramente. 4 naufrágio, soçobro. 5 navio naufragado. 6 restos de um navio naufragado, destroços. 7 objetos lançados à praia pelo mar (também wrecks). • vt+vi 1 naufragar ou fazer naufragar, soçobrar, pôr a pique. the ship has been wrecked / o navio naufragou. 2 aniquilar, destruir, destroçar (também fig). my hopes were wrecked / minhas esperanças foram destruídas. 3 fazer descarrilhar. 4 arruinar. it went to wreck and ruin / foi tudo para a ruína (e destruição). 5 sofrer ou causar severos danos ou prejuízos, danificar. 6 trabalhar como demolidor de prédios, demolir. a wreck of his former self uma ruína daquilo que ele era. to be a wreck estar uma ruína, Brit estar um caco. what a wreck! que ruína! que destruição!

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  • 98 be

    ['bi: ɡi:]
    ( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)
    * * *
    [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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  • 99 collect

    [kə'lekt] 1. verb
    1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) reunir
    2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) buscar
    •
    - collection
    - collective     2. noun
    (a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) cooperativa
    - collector
    * * *
    col.lect
    [k'ɔlekt] n coleta: oração que na missa precede a Epístola. the collect for Easter Sunday / a coleta para domingo de Páscoa. • vt+vi [kəl'ekt] 1 colecionar, juntar, coletar, coligir. the postman collects the letters / o carteiro faz a coleta das cartas. 2 reunir(-se). 3 cobrar, receber contas. 4 recobrar, recuperar(-se), restabelecer(-se). 5 arrecadar, recolher, angariar. 6 buscar. 7 inferir, deduzir, concluir. • adj [kal'ekt] pagável pelo recebedor. • adv a cobrar, a pagar. a collect call uma ligação (telefônica) a cobrar. to collect oneself recompor-se, controlar-se.

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  • 100 dust

    1. noun
    1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) pó
    2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) pó
    2. verb
    (to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) espanar
    - dusty
    - dustiness
    - dustbin
    - dust-jacket
    - dustman
    - dustpan
    - dust-up
    - dust down
    - throw dust in someone's eyes
    * * *
    [d∧st] n 1 pó, poeira. 2 poeira leve em suspensão no ar, nuvem de pó. 3 limalha. 4 cisco. 5 pólen. 6 cinzas, restos mortais. 7 a terra, o solo (principalmente o lugar onde se fazem enterros). 8 estado ou condição humilhante, desonra. 9 coisa de nenhum valor. 10 confusão, algazarra, bate-boca. • vi 1 varrer o pó, espanar, sacudir o pó. 2 empoar, empolvilhar, polvilhar. 3 pulverizar. 4 tomar banho de poeira (aves). to bite the dust fig 1 ser morto. 2 ser derrotado, malograr. to dust on’es jacket fig sacudir o pó de alguém, espancá-lo, dar-lhe uma surra. to raise, make ou kick up a dust fig levantar poeira, fazer grande alarde, causar perturbação. to shake the dust off one’s feet Brit ir embora com raiva. to throw dust in one’s eyes deitar poeira nos olhos de alguém, iludi-lo com falsas promessas ou aparências, enganar alguém. to turn to dust and ashes fig reduzir a cinzas, desfazer em cinzas. when the dust has settled quando a poeira baixar.

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