to+force+oneself

1) (to bring forcefully into use or action: He likes to exert his authority.) exercer

2) (to force (oneself) to make an effort: Please exert yourselves.) esforçar-se

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- exertion

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[igz'2:t] vt 1 mostrar, externar, manifestar. 2 exercer. 3 empregar, aplicar. 4 esforçar-se, empenhar-se. I exert myself / eu me empenho, eu me esforço.

1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) impôr

2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) impôr

3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) abusar de

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- imposition

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[imp'ouz] vt+vi 1 impor, pespegar, obrigar, mandar, fixar, ordenar. 2 enganar, iludir. 3 impor-se a, fazer-se aceitar por. 4 tirar vantagem. they imposed upon his good nature / eles aproveitaram-se da sua bondade. to impose upon someone a) enganar alguém. b) impressionar alguém.

1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nervo

2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) coragem

3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) atrevimento

- nerves

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[nə:v] n 1 nervo. 2 força, vigor, energia. 3 nervura. 4 nerves nervosismo, nervosidade. 5 coragem. 6 ousadia, impudicícia. he has the nerve to do it / ele tem a ousadia de fazê-lo. • vt animar, encorajar. a fit of nerves um ataque de nervos. he gets on my nerves ele me aborrece, esgota minha paciência. he lives on his nerves ele está sempre preocupado e ansioso. to lose one’s nerve apavorar-se. to strain every nerve to do something empregar todos os esforços para fazer algo. to touch a raw nerve ferir alguém como resultado de insensibilidade, magoar.

1) (to bring forcefully into use or action: He likes to exert his authority.) exercer

2) (to force (oneself) to make an effort: Please exert yourselves.) esforçar-se

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- exertion

1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) impor

2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) impor

3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) abusar de

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- imposition

1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nervo

2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) coragem

3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) atrevimento

- nerves

1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) puxar

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) chupar

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) dirigir-se (para)

1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) puxão

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atracção

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influência

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- pull apart / to pieces

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[pul] n 1 puxão, tirão. 2 arranco, arrancada. 3 força de tração. 4 atração, atrativo. 5 trago, gole, sorvo. he took a pull at the bottle / ele tomou um trago da garrafa. 6 tragada. 7 vantagem. she has a pull over him / ela tem uma vantagem sobre ele. 8 pop remada. 9 esforço. 10 puxador, maçaneta. 11 Amer influência. 12 Mech tração. 13 Typogr prova. • vt+vi 1 puxar. I pulled him by the hair / puxei-o pelos cabelos. 2 arrastar, rebocar. 3 colher (frutas ou flores). 4 tirar, remover. 5 depenar. 6 sl roubar, furtar, trapacear. 7 esbaganhar (linho). 8 arrancar, extrair (dentes). 9 granjear, obter. 10 tragar, sorver. 11 rasgar, romper, dilacerar. 12 sl prender, deter. 13 sl varejar, dar uma batida. 14 sl sacar, tirar. he pulled a pistol / ele sacou de um revólver. 15 sofrear, refrear (cavalo de corrida). 16 Typogr imprimir provas. 17 remar. 18 conduzir em barco a remos. 19 ser equipado com remos. 20 Sports distender. 21 esticar, estirar. 22 sl fazer, realizar, executar. 23 aspirar, chupar. 24 sl prender, ser levado para a prisão. a pull boner dar uma rata, dar uma mancada, cometer uma gafe, errar. pull the other one, it’s got bells on conta outra. to pull about puxar de um lado para outro, judiar de. to pull a face amarrar a cara, mostrar que não gostou pela expressão do rosto. to pull a fast one passar a perna em alguém. to pull apart 1 romper. 2 romper-se. to pull away 1 remover. 2 retirar-se, sair. to pull back 1 retroceder, recuar. 2 não cumprir promessa feita, não cumprir a palavra empenhada. 3 gastar menos dinheiro, economizar. to pull down 1 demolir, arrasar. 2 fazer baixar. 3 enfraquecer. 4 humilhar, abater. to pull in 1 dirigir um veículo em direção a um lugar e parar. 2 entrar na estação e parar (trem). 3 Brit capturar (bandido). 4 coll ganhar muito dinheiro, juntar. 5 atrair grande número de pessoas. to pull off 1 despir, tirar. 2 descalçar. 3 conseguir, obter sucesso. 4 dar partida (carro), sair. 5 sair da estrada (carro). to pull on 1 vestir, pôr. 2 calçar. to pull oneself together readquirir o domínio de si mesmo, reanimar-se, recompor-se, controlar-se. to pull out 1 tirar, arrancar. 2 sair da estação (trem). 3 sair de um lugar (carro). to pull over encostar ao meio-fio, desviar o carro para a margem da estrada. to pull round convalescer, restabelecer-se, recobrar os sentidos. to pull through 1 tirar de dificuldades. 2 sair-se de aperto, livrar-se. 3 conseguir, ser bem-sucedido. to pull to pieces 1 despedaçar. 2 criticar impiedosamente. to pull together cooperar, colaborar, juntar forças. to pull up 1 levantar, erguer, içar, alçar. 2 arrancar, extirpar, desarraigar. 3 prender, deter. 4 censurar, repreender. 5 fazer parar. to pull up stakes coll levantar acampamento.

1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) atirar

2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) atirar ao chão

3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) confundir

4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) derrubar

- throw away

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[θrou] n 1 lance, arremesso. 2 distância à qual um objeto é atirado. 3 faixa de luz. 4 Mech curso. 5 Mech comprimento do braço. 6 Geol deslocamento. • vt+vi (ps threw, pp thrown) 1 atirar, arremessar, lançar, jogar. he threw stones at me / ele atirou pedras em mim. he threw this remark in my face / ele me jogou esta observação na cara. he was thrown into prison / ele foi preso. 2 derrubar, jogar ao chão, prostrar. 3 pôr, mandar, construir rapidamente. 4 virar, dirigir, mover (rapidamente). 5 virar, acionar (chave ou alavanca). 6 despejar (líquido), descarregar. 7 dar cria. 8 torcer, fiar (seda). 9 moldar, tornear no torno de oleiro. 10 Amer perder propositadamente um jogo esportivo, deixar o adversário ganhar por dinheiro. an opportunity thrown away uma oportunidade não aproveitada. he hastily threw it into English ele traduziu-o rapidamente para o inglês. she threw her friend overboard fig ela abandonou seu amigo. to be thrown into rapture ficar entusiasmado. to be thrown upon oneself depender de si mesmo. to throw about Naut mudar de curso repentinamente. to throw a party Amer dar uma festa. to throw away a) jogar fora. b) desperdiçar. to throw back a) repelir, recusar. b) forçar alguém a depender de alguma coisa. he was thrown back upon his own ability / ele dependeu de sua própria habilidade. to throw down derrubar, tombar, jogar ao chão, demolir. to throw in a) intercalar, lançar para dentro, juntar, adicionar. b) incluir como bônus ou bonificação. to throw in one’s hand desistir de um trabalho. to throw off a) lançar fora, livrar-se, desfazer-se de. I could not throw off my cold / não consegui me livrar do meu resfriado. b) despir-se. c) Typogr tirar prova. d) desconcertar, embaraçar. to throw on vestir(-se) rapidamente. he threw on the coat / ele vestiu rapidamente a capa. to throw oneself into dedicar-se, empenhar-se de corpo e alma. I threw my soul into this idea / dediquei-me completamente a esta idéia. to throw oneself on/ upon atacar, assaltar. to throw open abrir (porta), inaugurar. to throw out a) expulsar, mandar embora, demitir. b) enviar (tropas), colocar (guardas). to throw over a) abandonar, descartar. we threw the plan over / abandonamos o plano. b) encobrir. we shall throw a veil over that / encobriremos isto. to throw remarks at someone lançar observações contra alguém. to throw together encontrar-se por acaso. to throw up a) jogar para cima, elevar, erigir, levantar. he threw up his hands / ele levantou as mãos. b) coll vomitar. to throw up the game renunciar ao jogo. to throw up the sponge Amer desistir da corrida.

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• adj fiado, torcido (seda).

1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) puxar

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) tragar

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) remar

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) arrancar

1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) puxão, tragada

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) atração

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influência

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- pull apart / to pieces

1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) espremer

2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) comprimir(-se)

3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) espremer

1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) apertão

2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) aperto

3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) umas gotas

4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) restrição

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- squeezer

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[skwi:z] n 1 aperto, pressão leve. 2 compressão. 3 abraço, aperto de mão. 4 esmagamento, atropelo. 5 suco espremido. 6 coll situação difícil, aperto, apuro. 7 extorsão. 8 impressão fac-símile por compressão. 9 Econ arrocho. • vt+vi 1 apertar, comprimir. 2 abraçar, apertar nos braços. 3 colocar à força, forçar para dentro. 4 oprimir, extorquir. 5 espremer. 6 ceder à pressão, ser compressível. 7 abrir caminho, forçar passagem. 8 extrair à força. to squeeze in enfiar, colocar com força, enfiar-se, meter-se. to squeeze out espremer, fig interrogar. to squeeze through passar empurrando. to squeeze up comprimir, apertar.

1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) esforçar-se

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) estragar

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar

1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) esforço

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensão

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) distensão

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão

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- strained

1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) traço

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia

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[strein] n 1 força, peso. 2 esforço, solicitação, extenuação. the cord could not stand the strain / a corda não agüentou o esforço. 3 luxação, deslocamento, contorção. I have a strain in my hand / destronquei minha mão. 4 tensão, pressão, compressão. 5 estilo, modo, maneira. 6 procedimento. 7 (também strains) melodia, composição, canção. he was buried to the strains of his favourite song / ele foi sepultado ao som de sua canção favorita. • vt+vi 1 puxar, esticar, forçar. 2 puxar com força, arrancar. 3 esforçar, concentrar-se. 4 cansar, extenuar, prejudicar por esforço excessivo, torcer, luxar, deslocar, contorcer. 5 estar prejudicado por esforço, estar machucado. 6 abusar, exagerar. 7 esforçar-se, exceder-se. 8 constringir, comprimir. 9 espremer, passar por peneira ou espremedor, coar. 10 percolar, passar. 11 apertar, abraçar, estreitar. he strained the child to his heart / ele abraçou a criança. in this strain desta maneira, neste tom. she is a strain on my nerves ela me deixa nervoso. to strain a point abandonar, desistir de um princípio. to strain a relationship comportar-se de uma forma a causar problemas na relação, estragar. to strain at esforçar-se para. to strain something to the limit ir, forçar, até o limite.

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[strein] n 1 raça, cepa, descendência. 2 grupo, família de plantas ou animais que formam uma variedade, linhagem. 3 qualidade ou caráter hereditário. 4 traço, tendência, disposição. there is a strain of madness in her / ela tem um traço de loucura.

1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) comprimir, apertar

2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) comprimir(-se)

3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) espremer

1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) abraço

2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) aperto

3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) líquido espremido

4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) aperto

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- squeezer

1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) esticar, forçar

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) forçar

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar, coar

1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tensão

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensão

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) estiramento, distensão

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão

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- strained

1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) tendência

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia

1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) ar

2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) ar

3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) ar

4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) música

1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) arejar

2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) divulgar

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- airbag

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['ɛə] n 1 ar, atmosfera. 2 espaço aberto. 3 ar livre. 4 aspecto, aparência. he has an air of being ashamed / ele dá a impressão de estar envergonhado. 5 jeito, porte, comportamento, atitude. 6 éter. 7 melodia, cantiga, modinha, toada. 8 transmissão (radiofônica). he is on the air / ele fala no rádio. we are on the air at 5 o’clock / voltaremos ao ar às 5 horas. what’s on the air? / qual é o programa de rádio? 9 airs afetação, presunção, vaidade. don’t give yourself airs! / deixe de bancar o grã-fino! • vt+vi 1 arejar, ventilar, expor ao ar. my cupboard is airing / meu armário está sendo arejado. 2 publicar, divulgar, propalar. he airs his disappointment everywhere / ele manifesta por toda parte a sua decepção. • adj 1 que conduz ou fornece ar. 2 que comprime ou retém ar. 3 utilizado ou acionado com ar comprimido, pneumático. 4 que se refere à aviação, aviatório, que se faz ou desenrola no ar, aéreo. airs and graces comportamento afetado. castles in the air castelos no ar, fantasias. fresh air ar fresco. in the air incerto, sem apoio, no ar. in the open air ao ar livre, no campo. off the air Radio fora do ar. on the air Radio irradiando. there is something in the air fig está para acontecer alguma coisa. to beat the air esforçar-se inutilmente. to take air tornar-se conhecido. to take the air 1 tomar ar, dar um passeio. 2 sair, subir, partir (em avião). to travel by air viajar de avião. up in the air 1 incerto, indeciso. 2 coll irritado, zangado. war in the air guerra aérea.

1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) aplicar

2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) usar

3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) requerer

4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) aplicar-se

5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) aplicar-se

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[əpl'ai] vt+vi 1 aplicar: a) apor, justapor, sobrepor, pôr em contato. b) adaptar, ajustar, acomodar. c) usar, empregar, utilizar, pôr em prática. d) dedicar, consagrar, destinar. 2 pedir, solicitar, requerer. 3 recorrer. 4 gastar, despender (dinheiro). 5 usar apropriadamente. 6 referir(-se) a, concernir. this does not apply to you / isto não se refere a você. 7 dedicar(-se), concentrar-se, demonstrar assiduidade, diligência ou atenção. apply to Mr... queira dirigir-se ao Sr... to apply for requerer, solicitar. to apply to dirigir-se a, recorrer.

1) (to throw with great force: He flung a brick through the window.) atirar

2) (to rush: He flung out of the house.) precipitar-se

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[fliŋ] n 1 arremesso, lanço repentino. 2 movimento rápido, pulo, pinote, salto, coice, pontapé. 3 folgança, folga, folia, pândega. 4 experiência, tentativa, ataque, escárnio, remoque. • vt+vi ps e pp flung 1 arremessar, atirar com ímpeto, lançar, arrojar. 2 lançar ao chão, derribar, emitir, despedir, espalhar, espargir, exalar, jogar fora. 3 arremessar-se, atirar-se, precipitar-se, correr, arremeter-se, arruinar, destruir. 4 lançar-se com violência, entregar-se inteiramente, aventurar-se, coicear, pinotear. he flung away in a rage ele afastou-se numa fúria. he had his fling ele divertiu-se bastante. to fling about espalhar. to fling aside atirar para o lado. to fling away deitar fora, pôr de lado. to fling back retrucar veementemente. to fling back one’s head atirar a cabeça para trás. to fling down lançar ao chão. to fling in one’s face lançar na cara. to fling into jail jogar na cadeia. to fling off despir-se rápida e descuidadamente. to fling on vestir-se rápida e descuidadamente. to fling oneself into someone’s arms lançar-se nos braços de alguém. to fling open abrir violentamente. to fling out 1 estender ou lançar repentinamente. 2 livrar-se de algo. 3 falar de modo agressivo. to fling stones atirar pedras. to fling to fechar violentamente. to fling up abandonar, renunciar. to give one his fling soltar a rédea a alguém. to have a fling at 1 experimentar, aventurar-se a. 2 fig molestar alguém com indiretas.

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.

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[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) disparar

2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) matar a tiro

3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) atirar a

4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) lançar(-se)

5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) filmar

6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) atirar

7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) caçar

- shooting-star

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[ʃu:t] n 1 tiro, chute (futebol), exercício de tiro, ato de atirar. 2 caça, excursão para caçar ou praticar tiro ao alvo, grupo ou sociedade de caçadores ou atiradores. 3 rebento, broto. • vt+vi (ps, pp shot) 1 atirar, matar, ferir com tiro, atingir com tiro. 2 emitir rapidamente, lançar. 3 dar tiro, disparar arma de fogo. 4 mover rapidamente, passar, percorrer em grande velocidade. 5 brotar, nascer, crescer rapidamente. 6 tirar fotografia, fotografar, filmar. 7 projetar-se para fora, estender-se. 8 variar em cor. 9 medir a altitude (do Sol). 10 Sport chutar em direção ao gol, atirar bola, lançar. 11 Naut lançar ferro. 12 correr (ferrolho). to shoot ahead correr para a frente. to shoot at atirar. to shoot down 1 matar, liquidar. 2 derrubar, abater (avião). to shoot forth brotar, germinar. to shoot oneself in the foot ferrar-se, prejudicar-se, ser o causador de sua própria desgraça. to shoot one’s mouth off falar demais, não medir palavras. to shoot out tiroteio. to shoot rapids descer corredeiras. to shoot the bull ter conversa informal, não muito séria. to shoot the sun Naut tomar a altura do Sol com sextante. to shoot up crescer muito. prices shoot up / os preços sobem rapidamente.

1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) voluntário

2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) oferecer

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[vɔlənt'iə] n voluntário (também Mil). • vt+vi 1 apresentar-se, oferecer-se ou servir voluntariamente. 2 contar ou dizer voluntariamente. • adj voluntário, espontâneo.

1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) ar

2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) ar

3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) ar

4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) melodia

1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) arejar

2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) divulgar

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- airbag