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  • 1 twist

    [twist] 1. verb
    1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) enroscar(-se)
    2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) enrolar
    3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) torcer
    2. noun
    1) (the act of twisting.) torção
    2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) rosca
    3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) nó
    4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) desvio
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    - twister
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    [twist] n 1 guinada, mudança repentina. 2 giro, volta, rotação. 3 torcedura, torção. 4 trança. 5 entrelaçamento. 6 fio torcido, retrós, cordel, corda. 7 tecido. 8 trançado. 9 esquisitice, idiossincrasia. she has got a twist in her character / ela não regula bem. 10 espiral. 11 raias (de uma arma de fogo). 12 esforço de torção. 13 fumo em corda. 14 Amer fig mulherzinha. 15 fig truque ardiloso. 16 rosca. 17 twist: dança de contorções rítmicas. • vt+vi 1 torcer, retorcer. I twisted the knife out of his hand torci a faca da mão dele. he twisted his wrist ele torceu o pulso. 2 trançar, entrelaçar, tecer. 3 enrolar, enroscar, enlaçar. 4 fig emaranhar, enredar. 5 cingir, rodear. 6 curvar, virar. 7 torcer-se, serpear. 8 retorcer, desfigurar. 9 torcer, alterar, mudar (significado, palavras). 10 fazer grinaldas, ramalhetes. 11 dançar twist. give a twist someone’s arm induzir ou persuadir. to twist someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente.

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  • 2 twist

    [twist] 1. verb
    1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) girar, torcer(-se), serpentear
    2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) trançar
    3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) torcer, retorcer
    2. noun
    1) (the act of twisting.) torção
    2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.)
    3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) nó, dobra
    4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) virada
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    - twister

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  • 3 to twist the lion’s tail

    to twist the lion’s tail
    irritar a Inglaterra.

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  • 4 wind

    I 1. [wind] noun
    1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vento
    2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) fôlego
    3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) gases
    2. verb
    (to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) tirar o fôlego
    3. adjective
    ((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) de sopro
    - windiness
    - windfall
    - windmill
    - windpipe
    - windsurf
    - windsurfer
    - windsurfing
    - windscreen
    - windsock
    - windsurf
    - windsurfer
    - windsurfing
    - windswept
    - get the wind up
    - get wind of
    - get one's second wind
    - in the wind
    - like the wind     II past tense, past participle - wound; verb
    1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) enrolar
    2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) enrolar
    3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) subir
    4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) dar corda
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    - winding
    - wind up
    - be/get wound up
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    wind1
    [wind] n 1 vento. 2 brisa, aragem. 3 vento forte, temporal, ventania. 4 gases, flatulência. 5 (caça) faro, cheiro. 6 fôlego. 7 conversa à toa. 8 Mus instrumento de sopro (também winds) ou quem toca instrumento de sopro. • vt 1 expor ao vento e ao ar, arejar. 2 farejar, seguir o cheiro de. 3 exaustar, cansar (cavalo). 4 (deixar) resfolegar, tomar fôlego, descansar (cavalo). you must wind your horse / você precisa deixar o seu cavalo descansar. I was winded with my run / fiquei sem fôlego com a corrida. 5 [waind] (ps, pp wound, winded) soprar, tocar instrumento de sopro. before the wind levado pelo vento. between wind and weather entre a espada e a parede, em alternativa difícil. broken wind respiração dificultosa (de cavalos). contrary wind vento contrário. fair/ good wind vento favorável. gone with the wind levado pelo vento. he got his wind ele tomou fôlego. he got the wind of him ele tirou vantagem dele. he got the wind up Mil ele ficou com medo. he got wind of it fig ele farejou algo, ficou sabendo daquilo. he hit me in the wind ele me alvejou na boca do estômago. he is in good wind ele tem bom fôlego (boa capacidade respiratória). in the wind’s eye, in the teeth of the wind contra o vento. it is an ill wind that blows nobody any good o prazer de um é o desgosto de outro. it is in the wind está em andamento. on the wind a favor do vento, levado pelo vento. the wind is very high está soprando um vento forte. there is something in the wind fig há algo no ar, está se passando ou acontecendo alguma coisa. they know where the wind hits/ blows eles sabem de onde o vento sopra. thrown to the winds espalhado por todos os ventos/lados. to raise the wind arranjar dinheiro, angariar fundos. to sail near/ close to the wind Naut navegar à bolina cerrada. under the wind a sotavento. up him nós lhe fizemos medo. we put the wind there is a great wind up fig sl o ambiente está carregado. we spoke to the wind fig nós falamos ao vento, em vão. wind and waterline Naut linha d’água. wind and weather o tempo, as condições atmosféricas.
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    [waind] n 1 torcedura, enroscamento. 2 curvatura, tortuosidade, sinuosidade. 3 giro, volta, curva, rotação. • vt+vi (ps, pp wound) 1 serpear, serpentear. the river wound its way through the valley / o rio serpenteava pelo vale. 2 envolver, enroscar(-se) ( round em volta de). she wound round his heart / ela soube conquistá-lo. she wound her arms round her child / ela envolveu o filho em seus braços. 3 girar, rotar. 4 Naut virar a proa. 5 empenar(-se), dobrar(-se), entortar(-se), torcer(-se), retorcer(-se). 6 enrolar(se). 7 envolver. 8 abraçar. 9 enredar. 10 guindar, içar, levantar. 11 dar corda a. 12 insinuar-se. 13 girar o braço antes de lançar a bola (em beisebol). he wound himselt into her favour ele soube ganhar a sua simpatia. she wound the wool into a ball ela formou um novelo de lã. to wind off a) desenrolar. b) filmar. to wind on enrolar. to wind up a) guindar, içar, elevar. b) rolar, enrolar. c) dar corda a (relógio). d) resumir (discurso). e) encerrar, acertar (contas). f) regularizar, terminar, finalizar, acabar, concluir. they wound up by marrying / eles acabaram se casando. g) resolver, liquidar, fechar (negócio). h) pôr em forma, reanimar (alguém), incitar, estimular, dar energia a. i) estar preso. the ship winds up / Naut o navio vira (preso à âncora).

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  • 5 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) dedo
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) dedo
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) pedaço
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) manusear
    - fingerprint
    - fingertip
    - be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
    - have something at one's fingertips
    - have at one's fingertips
    - have a finger in the pie / in every pie
    - put one's finger on
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    fin.ger
    [f'iŋgə] n 1 dedo. 2 qualquer peça saliente de pequeno porte, semelhante a um dedo. 3 comprimento ou largura correspondente a um dedo. 4 sl dedo-duro, informante. 5 sl um policial. • vt+vi 1 tocar com os dedos. he didn’t lay a finger on her / ele não a tocou. 2 manusear, apalpar, auxiliar. she doesn’t lift a finger, she doesn’t raise a finger to help her mother / ela não ergue um dedo para ajudar sua mãe. 3 sl dedo-durar: localizar e mostrar para ladrões lugares passíveis de assalto. 4 Mus dedilhar, executar com os dedos em instrumento musical, indicar por algarismos. five-fingers sl 1 gatuno, ladrão. 2 sentença de prisão de cinco anos. I’m all fingers and thumbs eu sou muito desajeitado com as mãos. on the finger sl 1 a crédito. 2 grátis. the money slipped through his fingers o dinheiro escorregou pelos seus dedos, ele perdeu o dinheiro. to get your fingers burnt ou to burn your fingers dar com os burros n’água, queimar-se. to have a finger in the pie meter o dedo, intrometer-se em um negócio. to have green fingers ter uma boa mão para plantas. to keep one’s fingers crossed torcer, esperar que algo aconteça. to lay one’s finger upon pôr o dedo em cima, descobrir ou indicar com exatidão. to point a finger, to point the finger acusar. to put a finger on someone’s weak spot pôr o dedo na ferida, encontrar o calcanhar-de-aquiles. to twist someone round your little finger fazer gato e sapato de alguém. to work one’s fingers to the bone dar duro, trabalhar em excesso.

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  • 6 tail

    [teil] 1. noun
    1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) cauda
    2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) cauda
    2. verb
    (to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) seguir
    - - tailed
    - tails 3. interjection
    (a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) coroa
    - tail-light
    - tail wind
    - tail off
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    [teil] n 1 rabo, cauda. 2 cauda de vestido. 3 cauda de avião. 4 cauda de um cometa. 5 parte traseira, fim, final, séquito, comitiva, conclusão. 6 trança, rabo de cabelo. 7 tails verso de moeda, coroa. 8 fraque, terno a rigor. 9 morgado, propriedade vinculada. 10 Typogr pé de página. 11 sl nádegas, traseiro. 12 sl pessoa contratada para seguir alguém, "sombra". 13 sl genitália feminina ou o pênis. 14 sl relação sexual. • vt+vi 1 colocar um rabo ou uma cauda. 2 formar a cauda, o fim, o final. 3 seguir imediatamente. 4 juntar, adicionar, emendar (uma coisa no fim de outra), amarrar por uma extremidade. 5 sl seguir, espionar. • adj no fim, nas costas, atrás. heads or tails? cara ou coroa? (ao tirar a sorte com moeda). not to make head or tail of it não entender, não saber qual é o começo e o fim. out of the tail of one’s eye com um olho de soslaio. tail of the eye canto do olho. to tail after someone seguir alguém nos calcanhares. to tail away sumir, diminuir, decrescer. to tail in fixar por uma extremidade. to tail off diminuir, enfraquecer. to turn tail virar as costas, fugir, escapar. to twist the lion’s tail irritar a Inglaterra. to wear the hair in tails usar o cabelo trançado. with one’s tail between one’s legs com o rabo entre as pernas.
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    tailoring

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  • 7 wind

    I 1. [wind] noun
    1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vento
    2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) fôlego, sopro
    3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) gás
    2. verb
    (to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) deixar sem fôlego
    3. adjective
    ((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) de sopro
    - windiness - windfall - windmill - windpipe - windsurf - windsurfer - windsurfing - windscreen - windsock - windsurf - windsurfer - windsurfing - windswept - get the wind up - get wind of - get one's second wind - in the wind - like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb
    1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) enrolar
    2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) enovelar
    3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) serpentear
    4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) dar corda
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    - winding - wind up - be/get wound up

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  • 8 arm

    I noun
    1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) braço
    2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) braço
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    - armband
    - armchair
    - armpit
    - arm-in-arm
    - keep at arm's length
    - with open arms     II verb
    1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) armar
    2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) armar-se
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    - arms
    - be up in arms
    - take up arms
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    arm1
    [a:m] n 1 braço. he was received with open arms / ele foi acolhido de braços abertos. 2 qualquer um dos membros dianteiros dos animais, tentáculo (do polvo ou outros pólipos). 3 galho, ramo (de uma árvore). 4 braço do mar ou de um rio. 5 Tech braço de qualquer instrumento ou máquina, alavanca, suporte. 6 Naut braço da âncora, lais da verga. 7 ramal, ramificação. 8 manga (de roupa). 9 braço de cadeira. 10 força, autoridade. an arm and a leg preço exorbitantemente alto. this dress costs an arm and a leg / este vestido custa muito caro (os olhos da cara). as long as your arm extremamente longo. at arm’s length à distância de um braço, à distância, friamente. child in arms criança de colo. she kept her neighbor at arm’s length ela evitou tornar-se amiga ou envolver-se com seu vizinho. they go arm in arm eles andam de braços dados. to give your right arm for querer muito alguma coisa. to twist someone’s arm pressionar alguém a fazer algo, persuadir, induzir. within arm’s reach ao alcance do braço ou da mão.
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    arm2
    [a:m] n 1 arma, armamento, instrumento de ataque ou defesa. 2 unidade de exército (infantaria, cavalaria, etc.), tropa. 3 Her escudo, brasão. • vt+vi 1 armar(-se), prover de armas. 2 preparar(-se) para a guerra. 3 fortalecer, fortificar, guarnecer, proteger. by force of arms com mão armada. ground arms! descansar armas! King of Arms arauto mor. present arms! apresentar armas! to bear arms prestar serviço militar. to lay down arms render-se. to take up arms preparar para atacar e lutar contra alguém. under arms pronto para a guerra. up in arms a) em revolta, amotinado. b) fig exaltado, furioso.

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  • 9 struggle

    1. verb
    1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) debater-se
    2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) lutar
    3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) esforçar-se
    2. noun
    (an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) luta
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    strug.gle
    [str'∧gəl] n 1 esforço, trabalho, empenho. 2 luta, conflito. • vt 1 fazer esforço, trabalhar, labutar, tentar com esforço, esforçar-se por. 2 debater-se, lutar, contorcer-se. 3 mover-se com grande esforço. the struggle for life a luta pela vida. to be a struggle ser uma dificuldade, ser um desafio. to struggle on continuar a fazer algo difícil.

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  • 10 curl

    [kə:l] 1. verb
    1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) encaracolar
    2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) encaracolar
    2. noun
    1) (a coil of hair etc.) caracol
    2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) ondulação
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    - curly
    - curliness
    - curl up
    * * *
    [kə:l] n 1 cacho, anel, caracol de cabelo. 2 qualquer coisa em forma de caracol ou espiral. 3 ondulação, encrespamento. her hair went out of curl / seu cabelo perdeu a ondulação. 4 doença de batatas, tomates, etc. causada por fungos do gênero Tafrina. • vt+vi 1 enrolar, torcer, espiralar. 2 agitar, encarneirar (mar). 3 jogar curling. he curled his lip ele fez beiço. in curl encaracolado, ondulado. to curl up enrolar (cabelo).

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  • 11 twine

    1. noun
    (a strong kind of string made of twisted threads: He tied the parcel with twine.) guita
    2. verb
    ((negative untwine) to twist: The ivy twined round the tree.) enrolar(-se)
    * * *
    [twain] n 1 fio de retrós, cordel, barbante, corda. 2 entrelaçamento, emaranhamento. 3 torcida, ação de trançar ou torcer. 4 enroscadura. 5 Naut fio de vela. • vt+vi 1 torcer(-se) entrelaçar(-se), entretecer. 2 enlaçar, enroscar, envolver, enrolar, trançar. 3 abraçar. 4 enrolar-se. 5 serpear.

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  • 12 screw up

    1) (to twist or wrinkle (the face or features): The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.) contorcer
    2) (to crumple: She screwed up the letter.) amassar
    3) ((slang) to bungle; to make a mess of: He screwed up again; Plan it carefully - I don't want you to screw things up.)

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  • 13 curl

    [kə:l] 1. verb
    1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) encaracolar
    2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) enrolar
    2. noun
    1) (a coil of hair etc.) cacho
    2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) ondulação
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    - curly - curliness - curl up

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  • 14 screw up

    1) (to twist or wrinkle (the face or features): The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.) contorcer(-se)
    2) (to crumple: She screwed up the letter.) amassar
    3) ((slang) to bungle; to make a mess of: He screwed up again; Plan it carefully - I don't want you to screw things up.)

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  • 15 struggle

    1. verb
    1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) debater-se
    2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) lutar contra
    3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) mover-se com dificuldade
    2. noun
    (an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) luta por

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  • 16 twine

    1. noun
    (a strong kind of string made of twisted threads: He tied the parcel with twine.) barbante
    2. verb
    ((negative untwine) to twist: The ivy twined round the tree.) enrolar(-se)

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  • 17 sprain

    [sprein] 1. verb
    (to twist (a joint, especially the ankle or wrist) in such a way as to tear or stretch the ligaments: She sprained her ankle yesterday.) torcer
    2. noun
    (a twisting of a joint in this way.) entorse
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    [sprein] n torcedura, deslocamento, distensão. • vt torcer, deslocar, distender.

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  • 18 squirm

    [skwə:m]
    1) (to twist the body or wriggle: He lay squirming on the ground with pain.) torcer-se
    2) (to be very embarrassed or ashamed: I squirmed when I thought of how rude I'd been.) torcer-se de vergonha
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    [skwə:m] n contorção, torção, torcedura, sinuosidade, entrelaçamento. • vi 1 torcer, contorcer, contorcer-se, trançar, entrelaçar. 2 mostrar aborrecimento ou sofrimento.

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  • 19 twiddle

    ['twidl]
    (to twist (something) round and round: He twiddled the knob on the radio.) girar
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    twid.dle
    [tw'idəl] n 1 ato de girar os polegares. 2 pequena volta ou rodada (com os dedos). • vt+vi 1 virar, girar (os polegares). 2 brincar (com os dedos). to twiddle one’s thumbs a) girar os polegares com os outros dedos entrelaçados (devido ao tédio), ou impaciência. b) perder tempo.

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  • 20 wind up

    1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) enrolar
    2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) dar corda
    3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) terminar

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