to+fight+one's+way

to fight one’s way

abrir caminho empregando esforço.

1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar

2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) lutar

3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) discutir

1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) luta

2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta

3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade

4) (a boxing-match.) luta de boxe

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- fighter

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[fait] n batalha, peleja, briga, rixa, luta, contenda, disputa, combate, pugilato. she still has a lot of fight in her / ele ainda tem muita vontade de continuar lutando. • vt+vi (ps, pp fought) 1 batalhar, pelejar, guerrear, lutar, combater. she fought back her tears / ela segurou suas lágrimas. 2 brigar, disputar. 3 bater-se por, defender, sustentar, dar combate a. cat fight briga ruidosa, estardalhaço. hand to hand fight luta corporal, peleja. he is fighting fit ele está muito bem fisicamente. it’s worth fighting for vale a pena bater-se por isso. to fight a bottle sl beber em demasia. to fight a duel bater-se em duelo. to fight a losing battle dar murro em ponta de faca. to fight back resistir, responder. to fight down an emotion lutar contra uma emoção (não sentindo, não mostrando ou não sendo impulsionado por ela). to fight fire with fire responder com a mesma moeda. to fight for breath tentar respirar, respirar com dificuldade. to fight for something disputar uma coisa. to fight off repelir, rechaçar (inimigo, etc.). to fight one’s way abrir caminho empregando esforço. to fight out decidir pelas armas, resolver pela luta. to fight show opor resistência, não se dobrar. to fight shy of evitar, esquivar-se a. to have a fight bater-se, brigar. to make a fight for lutar por. to put up a fight lutar valentemente contra alguém mais forte.

1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar

2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) combater

3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) brigar, discutir

1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) batalha

2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta

3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade

4) (a boxing-match.) luta, peleja

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- fighter

1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) escolher

2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) apanhar

3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) levantar

4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) forçar

1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) escolha

2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) nata

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- pickpocket

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[pik] n 1 picareta, picão, alvião. 2 coll palito. 3 palheta para instrumentos de corda.

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[pik] n 1 picada: golpe com instrumento contundente. 2 direito de escolha. 3 escolha, seleção. 4 escol, fina flor, nata. 5 lambisco. 6 colheita: parte recolhida em certo tempo. 7 Typogr tipo manchado. • vt+vi 1 picar, esburacar, abrir buracos em. 2 bicar, apanhar com o bico. 3 roubar, furtar. 4 descarnar, roer (ossos). 5 colher, apanhar (frutas, flores). 6 escolher, separar, selecionar. 7 provocar, promover (disputas, brigas). don’t pick a quarrel with me! / não procure encrenca comigo! 8 palitar, esgaravatar. 9 debicar, lambiscar, comer aos pedacinhos. 10 desfiar (lã, etc.). 11 abrir com gazua. 12 Amer dedilhar (instrumento de cordas). 13 arrancar (com os dedos ou um instrumento pontudo). to have a bone to pick with ter contas a ajustar com, ter uma questão a resolver com. to pick a bone with discutir ou disputar com. to pick and choose selecionar cuidadosamente, escolher a dedo. to pick and steal surripiar. to pick at a) comer beliscando, ciscar na comida. b) tratar superficialmente (um asssunto). c) implicar com. to pick holes in achar defeitos em. to pick off a) colher, apanhar. b) matar, abater um por um. to pick on a) escolher. b) escolher como vítima, perseguir, apoquentar, atormentar. to pick one’s way escolher cuidadosamente onde colocar os pés. she picked her way through the puddles / ela escolheu cuidadosamente seu caminho por entre as poças d’água. to pick out a) escolher, selecionar. b) distinguir, apanhar, perceber. c) tocar de ouvido. d) realçar mediante contraste de cores. to pick someone’s brains usar as idéias de alguém para os seus próprios interesses. to pick to pieces a) fazer em pedaços. b) esmiuçar, analisar detalhadamente para achar defeitos. c) criticar, humilhar, reduzir a pó de traque. she picked him to pieces / ela o reduziu a nada (com críticas). to pick up a) abrir ou extrair com picareta. b) apanhar, pegar. c) assimilar, aprender. he picked up the language / ele assimilou o idioma. d) adquirir. I picked up the thing for a song / obtive esta coisa por uma ninharia. e) descobrir, encontrar. f) apanhar, pegar (passageiros). g) Radio, TV captar, sintonizar. h) recuperar, recobrar (saúde, forças). she picked up her strength ou she picked up again / ela recuperou suas forças. i) coll convalescer. j) acumular, ganhar (forças, pressão, etc.). k) arrumar (sala). l) arranjar, conseguir. m) aproximar-se com intenções sexuais.

1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) escolher

2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) catar

3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) pegar

4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) forçar

1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) escolha

2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) nata

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- pickpocket

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) estar de pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) pôr-se de pé

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) permanecer

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) manter-se em vigor

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) encontrar-se

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) colocar

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sofrer

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) pagar

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) quiosque

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra das testemunhas

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) prestígio

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- stand-by

- stand-in

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[stænd] n 1 parada, pausa, descanso. 2 resistência, defesa. 3 lugar, posto, posição, estação, ponto. 4 plataforma, tribuna, estrado. 5 andaime, suporte, estante. 6 estande: recinto reservado a cada participante de uma exposição. 7 barraca, tenda, banca (de jornais e revistas). 8 grupo de árvores ou plantas. 9 coll loja, local de negócio. 10 Amer banco onde as testemunhas depõem. 11 arquibancada. 12 descanso, suporte. 13 pé, pedestal. • vt+vi (ps, pp stood) 1 estar em pé. 2 ter certa altura quando em pé, medir. 3 levantar, ficar em pé. 4 estar situado ou localizado, encontrar-se. 5 colocar, encostar, pôr em pé. don’t stand the umbrella against the table! / não encoste o guarda-chuva na mesa! 6 estar colocado, ocupar certo lugar ou cargo. 7 manter em certa posição. 8 sustentar. 9 estar, ser, encontrar-se. 10 continuar, permanecer, resistir, oferecer resistência. 11 tolerar, agüentar. I can’t stand him / não o posso tolerar. I can’t stand it any longer / não agüento mais isso. I can’t stand it / não tolero isso. there is no standing her stupidity / ninguém agüenta sua estupidez. 12 juntar-se, acumular-se. 13 durar. 14 sofrer, submeter-se, suportar. 15 custear, pagar. it stands me in eight dollars / coll isso me custa oito dólares. I’ll stand you a bottle / pago-lhe uma garrafa, convido-o para tomar um drinque. 16 manter um certo rumo. 17 parar, paralisar, ficar parado, estagnar. 18 valer, estar em vigor. 19 candidatar-se. he stands for Parliament / ele é candidato ao parlamento. 20 coll dar ou pagar conforme o trato. as it stands, as the case stands, as matters stand como estão as coisas, pela situação atual. and there it stands! basta! está encerrado o assunto! he stands no nonsense com ele não se brinca. he stands out like a sore thumb Amer sl ele chama a atenção (de maneira desagradável). how do we stand? como estamos? qual é a situação? it stands at that (cost) price o preço de custo é este. it stands to reason é plausível, evidente, razoável. stand off! saia de perto! vá embora! stand or fall vitória ou morte! the thermometer stands at 35° o termômetro marca 35°. the things I stand up in o que tenho no corpo (roupa). to be at a stand estar parado, estar perplexo, estar em dúvida, indeciso. to come to a stand chegar a um impasse. to make a stand parar, resistir, oferecer resistência, opor-se. to make a stand for something insistir em alguma coisa, responder por alguma coisa. to take a firm stand ocupar uma posição firme. to take one’s stand tomar posição, colocar-se. to take the stand Jur depor. to stand about ficar à toa, rodear. to stand against oferecer resistência, destacar-se de. to stand a good chance ter boas probabilidades. to stand a comparison poder enfrentar uma comparação. to stand alone estar sozinho, estar sem auxílio, estar em posição isolada. to stand aloof manter-se de lado, afastar-se. to stand aside sair ao caminho, ficar de lado. to stand at attention Mil tomar sentido. to stand back afastar-se, recuar. to stand between estar no caminho, estar no meio. to stand by estar presente, estar ao lado, assistir, estar de prontidão, manter (palavra). to stand by a thing defender uma coisa. to stand by one through thick and thin prestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude. to stand by one’s word manter sua palavra. to stand by someone assistir alguém, acudir. to stand condemned estar condenado. to stand corrected conformar-se com a pena, reconhecer seu erro. to stand down a) abdicar (em favor de outrem). b) Brit dar baixa (soldados). c) deixar o banco de testemunhas. to stand fast resistir, não ceder. to stand fire resistir à prova (suportar o fogo do inimigo). to stand first ser o primeiro, estar em primeiro lugar. to stand for a) significar, querer dizer. b) pretender. c) ter rumo para, velejar para. d) auxiliar. e) ser responsável por, representar. to stand forth mostrar-se, salientar-se. to stand from Naut vir de, ter rumo de, velejar de. to stand gaping ficar de boca aberta, boquiaberto. to stand godfather (to) ser padrinho (de). to stand good ter valor, estar válido. to stand high ter bom nome, ter boa fama. to stand in a) Naut velejar em direção à terra. b) substituir alguém (serviço). to stand in awe ter temor de. to stand in fear ter medo de. to stand in line ficar na fila. to stand in need of ter necessidade de, precisar. to stand in someone’s way estar no caminho de alguém, atrapalhar alguém, impedir alguém. to stand off ficar de lado, afastar-se, retroceder, retrair-se, recusar-se, protelar (pagamento), Naut ficar ao largo. to stand off from Naut afastar-se de. to stand on basear-se em alguma coisa, contar com alguma coisa. to stand on ceremony fazer cerimônias. to stand on end estar em pé (cabelos). to stand one’s ground manter-se, defender-se, ficar firme, não ceder. to stand on one’s dignity fazer questão da sua dignidade. to stand on one’s head ficar de ponta-cabeça, ficar de pernas para o ar. to stand one’s tackling manter seu ponto de vista. to stand on one’s right insistir em seu direito. to stand on your own two feet ser independente, ser auto-suficiente, andar com as próprias pernas. to stand out salientar-se, distinguir-se, sobressair, resistir, não ceder. to stand out for insistir em. to stand over ficar, sobrar, ficar em atraso, adiar, protelar. to stand pat Amer a) conformar-se, opor-se a mudanças. b) Game não pedir cartas, passar. to stand ready to prontificar-se, dispor-se a. to stand security dar fiança, garantir. to stand someone friend mostrar-se amigo para alguém. to stand someone up faltar a um encontro. to stand something on its head mudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar. to stand still imobilizar-se, ficar parado. to stand the test (ou a trial) passar a prova. to stand to a) permanecer, manter. b) aderir a. c) apoiar, defender. she stood to him / ela o defendeu. to stand trial ser submetido a julgamento. to stand up a) levantar-se. b) Amer decepcionar, abandonar, deixar na mão. to stand up against levantar-se contra, rebelar-se, lutar contra. to stand up for defender, apoiar, tomar o partido de. to stand upon insistir em, basear-se em. to stand upon one’s guard tomar cuidado, precaver-se. to stand up to encarar, enfrentar. to stand well with dar-se bem com, ter amizade com. what stand do you take? qual é a sua opinião?

1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) direito

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) certo

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) certo

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) certo

1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) direito

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) razão

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) direita

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) direita

1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) imediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) bem

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) à direita

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bem

1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) endireitar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corrigir

- righteous

- right-winger

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[rait] n 1 direito, o que é justo ou correto. we had a right to do so / tínhamos o direito de assim proceder. 2 justiça, eqüidade. 3 reivindicação, pretensão. 4 privilégio, prerrogativa, regalia. 5 direitos. 6 lado direito ou o que fica no lado direito, mão direita. 7 Sport soco com a direita. 8 direita: o partido conservador. 9 opção (para compra de ações) ou o certificado negociável referente a essa opção. • vt+vi 1 corrigir, pôr em ordem, regularizar, retificar, endireitar. 2 fazer justiça, reabilitar, defender. 3 reassumir ou restaurar posição correta. • adj 1 direito, reto. 2 vertical, a prumo. 3 correto, justo, honesto. 4 bom, próprio, adequado, conveniente, indicado. 5 sadio, são, normal. he is not in his right mind / ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. 6 exato, correto, certo. 7 verdadeiro, genuíno, real, legítimo. 8 à direita, do lado direito. 9 direito. 10 externo, superior (lado de um tecido, etc.). • adv 1 corretamente, justamente, de acordo com os princípios de justiça e moral, verdadeiramente, propriamente. 2 exatamente, corretamente, bem, satisfatoriamente, precisamente. he did quite right to leave / ele fez bem em sair ou partir. 3 muito, bastante, extremamente. 4 para a direita. 5 diretamente, em linha reta, de modo reto. 6 imediatamente, sem demora, logo, neste instante. all right muito bem, está certo, está em ordem. all rights reserved todos os direitos reservados. as of right de direito. as right as perfeitamente bem, em boa saúde, pronto para outra. at the right of the table à direita da mesa. by right of por força de. by rights por direito. he is in the right ele tem razão. human rights direitos humanos. I am not right a) não estou bem, não estou disposto. b) não tenho razão. in one’s own right por si mesmo, por seus próprios méritos. in one’s right mind em sã consciência. it is all right está bem, não importa. it serves you right! bem feito! on the right à direita. right about turn meia-volta (à direita). right ahead! para a frente! para diante! right along sem parar, continuamente. right away imediatamente. right down completamente, perfeitamente, inteiramente. right enough a) satisfatório. b) sem sombra de dúvida. right here aqui mesmo. right in bem para dentro. right now agora mesmo. right off imediatamente. right oh! certo! confere! right there aí, ali ou lá mesmo. right you are perfeitamente. she is on the right side of thirty ela ainda não fez trinta anos, ela ainda não chegou aos trinta. to be right out estar de saída, sair já. the right man in the right place o homem certo no lugar certo. the right way modo, método, caminho certo, a seguir. to put ( to set) to rights pôr em ordem, acertar. to spend money right and left esbanjar dinheiro a torto e a direito. we got it right esclarecemos o caso. you are right você está certo, tem razão.

1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) direito

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) certo

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) certo

1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) direito

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) razão

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) direita

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) direita

1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exatamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) imediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) exatamente

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) à direita

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) corretamente

1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) endireitar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corrigir

- righteous

- right-winger

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) ficar em pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) levantar-se

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) ficar

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) permanecer

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) ficar

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) pôr em pé

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) agüentar, submeter-se a

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) oferecer

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) estande

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna, arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) reputação

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- stand-by

- stand-in