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1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) mudar

2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) mudar

3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) comover-se

1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) jogada

2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) mudança

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[mu:v] n 1 movimento. 2 mudança. 3 lance. • vt+vi 1 mover, deslocar. 2 acionar. 3 alterar. 4 mexer. 5 induzir, incitar. 6 persuadir. 7 excitar. 8 passar. 9 decorrer. 10 agir. God moves in a mysterious way / Deus age de maneira misteriosa. 11 comover. 12 freqüentar. he moves in the best society / ele freqüenta a melhor sociedade. 13 progredir. 14 propor. I move that we make peace / eu proponho que façamos as pazes. 15 efetuar um lance. 16 mover-se, mudar-se. we move next week / vamos mudar na semana vindoura. 17 pôr-se em movimento. 18 caminhar. 19 dirigir-se. 20 provocar (uma risada). 21 pôr em funcionamento. 22 ter venda. these dresses move slowly / estes vestidos têm pouca saída. 23 coll evacuar. get a move on apresse-se. on the move a caminho, em viagem. power to move the masses poder de excitar as massas. to make a move a) ir. b) deixar a mesa. c) iniciar. d) fazer um lance. to move about/ around a) mover-se continuamente. b) mudar (de casa, de serviço, etc.) continuadamente. to move along a) mover-se para a frente ou para trás. b) = link=%20to%20move%20on to move on./ away mudar (para algo novo). to move down rebaixar (alguém) de posto ou cargo. to move for Parliament, Brit fazer um pedido formal. to move heaven and earth tentar por todos os meios, mover céus e terra. to move in mudar-se para. to move off partir. to move on a) mudar (para algo novo). b) ir-se embora. to move out mudar-se. to move over dar lugar a. to move to tears comover até as lágrimas. to move up promover (alguém) de cargo ou posição.

1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) rua

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) hábito

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) caminho

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[wei] n 1 modo, estilo, maneira. 2 jeito, feitio, forma. she will never get it done that way / ela nunca conseguirá fazê-lo desta forma. 3 método, meio. 4 ponto, particular, detalhe, aspecto. 5 direção, lado. 6 distância, trajeto. 7 rumo, curso. they each went their different ways / cada qual tomou o seu caminho. 8 caminho, atalho, vereda, trilha, rua, via, estrada. we asked our way / perguntamos o caminho. 9 lugar. 10 hábito, costume, modo, peculiaridade (também ways). 11 vontade, desejo. 12 coll condição, estado. 13 movimento, progresso, marcha. 14 porte, comportamento, conduta. • adv embora, longe. a good way uma boa distância. a great/ long way off a grande distância daqui, de longe. all the way a) inteiramente. b) todo o caminho. c) durante todo o tempo. any way you please de qualquer forma que queira. a way out uma saída. by the same way pelo mesmo caminho. by the way a) de passagem, a caminho. b) a propósito. by way of a) via. b) em vez, como. c) a fim de. by way of excuse como desculpa. by way of jest por brincadeira. covered way passagem coberta. from way back de muito tempo, antigo. half the way a meio caminho, meio. he is in my way ele está no meu caminho, está me atrapalhando. he made the best of his way (to) ele seguiu o mais depressa que pôde (para). he mended his ways ele melhorou, corrigiu-se. her mild ways seus modos suaves, meigos. he works his way Amer ele progride pelo próprio esforço. how did she get that way? como foi possível ela ficar assim? if you had your own way se tudo fosse como você quer. in a family way de modo familiar, não cerimonioso. in a way de certo modo. in the way of business em matéria de negócios. I paved the way for him fig preparei o caminho para ele. I put/ threw it in his way fi-lo chegar a suas mãos. I set out on my way parti, pus-me a caminho. it is in your way é seu campo, de sua alçada. it is out of my way a) isto não é meu campo, disso eu não entendo. b) não é de minha alçada. he went out of his way (to do) / ele se deu ao trabalho, ele teve a gentileza (de fazer). it pays its way vale a pena. it will go a great way toward contribuirá grandemente. I was just up her way sl eu estive justamente perto dela. not by a long way, no way de forma alguma, de jeito nenhum. once in a way uma vez, excepcionalmente. one way uma direção. one way or the other por um meio ou por outro, de um jeito ou de outro. one-way street Traffic via de uma só mão, direção única. on our way through em nosso caminho por. on the way out tornar-se impopular. on the way (to) a caminho (para). out of the way a) fora do caminho. b) fig que despista, desvia. c) extraordinário, fora do comum. d) na prisão. e) morto. they put him out of the way / eles afastaram-no, liquidaram-no (mataram-no). put him in the way of doing it dê-lhe a oportunidade de fazê-lo. right of the way a) direito de passagem, servidão. b) Traffic preferência, direito de tomar a frente. that is always the way with him é sempre assim com ele. the hard way sl por esforço próprio. the Milky Way a Via-Láctea. the other way about/ round ao contrário. the way of the world o caminho da vida (ou do mundo). the ways of war as peculiaridades da guerra. they begged their way eles passaram mendigando. they pay their way eles não têm dívidas. they put him in the way of success eles contribuíram para o seu êxito. this way! por aqui! to be in the family way estar grávida, esperando bebê. to get one’s (own) way obter, ganhar, fazer do próprio jeito, como quer. I got it my own way / fiz do meu jeito, fiz como queria. to give way a) dar passagem. b) dar vazão. c) ceder. they gave way / eles cederam, recuaram. to give way to a) sucumbir. b) dar prioridade a. to go all the way with concordar plenamente com. to go one’s way partir. to go one’s (own) way agir independentemente. to go out of the way a) dar(-se) ao trabalho de. b) fazer muito esforço para realizar algo. to go someone’s way favorecer alguém. to go the way of all flesh morrer. to go under way a) pôr-se em marcha, partir. b) fig estar em andamento. to have a way with saber lidar com, ter jeito. to have it both ways jogar dos dois lados. to have it one’s (own) way fazer, pensar do jeito que agrada a si próprio. let him have it his own way / deixe-o fazer o que ele quer. to have one’s way conseguir o que quer. to have way Naut estar em movimento. to look the other way a) desviar o olhar. b) não perceber. to lose one’s way perder-se, perder o caminho. he lost his way / ele perdeu-se, perdeu o caminho. to make one’s way a) ir para a frente, continuar (com dificuldade). b) progredir, alcançar o sucesso. they made their way / fig eles abriram o seu caminho, venceram. to make way a) dar lugar a. I made way for him / eu dei lugar a ele. b) progredir. she made way / ela venceu, progrediu. to set in one’s ways apegar-se a velhos hábitos. under way. a) a caminho, em marcha. b) fig em andamento. way off muito longe. Way of the Cross via-sacra. way up bem alto. we did/ had it all our own way fizemos o que queríamos. we took our way nós partimos. where there’s a will, there’s a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. which way? por onde? which way did they go? / para/por onde foram eles?

1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) mover, mexer

2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) mudar

3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) comover(-se)

1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) lance

2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) mudança

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1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) passagem, caminho

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) caminho

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) caminho

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distância

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) jeito, maneira

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneira

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.)

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1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso

2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso

3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoio

4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) desligado

1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar

2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar

3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar

4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) descansar

5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de

6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) pertencer

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[rest] n 1 descanso, repouso, folga, trégua, tranqüilidade, paz, sossego. 2 sono. 3 lugar de repouso, sanatório. 4 abrigo, albergue, pousada, parada. 5 suporte, apoio, pedestal. 6 Mus pausa. 7 Poet morte, túmulo. 8 inércia. the matter rests with you / o caso depende de você. 9 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 descansar ( from de), repousar, fazer uma pausa, estar parado, não se mover, ficar quieto. I shall not rest until this matter is settled / não descansarei até este assunto ser resolvido. 2 estar calmo, sossegado ou despreocupado. you can rest assured that we will do all we can / você pode ter a certeza de que faremos tudo que pudermos. 3 dormir. 4 estar morto, jazer. 5 não ser aproveitado, cultivado (terras). 6 ser espalhado. 7 ser apoiado ou apoiar-se (on, against sobre, em), basear-se ( upon sobre), motivar-se (in em). 8 depender (on de), confiar (in em). 9 parar, cessar de mover-se. 10 deixar pendente. 11 dirigir, fixar (os olhos). our eyes rest on the book / nossos olhos estão fixos no livro. 12 Jur interromper voluntariamente a apresentação de provas. a day of rest dia de descanso. the fault rests with you a culpa é sua. to be at rest a) estar dormindo. b) estar parado. c) estar despreocupado, livre de aborrecimentos. d) Euphem estar morto. to give a rest deixar em paz, não amolar. to lay at rest sepultar, enterrar. to lay/ put ( an idea) to rest provar que é falso. to let something rest deixar de lado. to let the matter rest dar o assunto por liquidado. to put/set someone’s mind at rest tranqüilizar, apaziguar. to rest on/ upon a) apoiar-se. b) basear-se. to rest up coll descansar. to set at rest acalmar, aquietar. to take a rest descansar. without rest sem descanso, sem folga.

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[rest] n 1 resto, restante, sobra, resíduo. 2 saldo, reserva. 3 Ten série longa de trocas de bola. • vt+vi 1 restar, sobrar, sobejar. 2 ficar, permanecer. among the rest entre as outras coisas. and all the rest of it e tudo o mais. and the rest? e quem mais? for the rest demais, além disso. the rest os outros, os demais. you may rest assured that você pode ficar certo de que.

1) (a boot with a steel blade fixed to it for moving on ice etc: I can move very fast across the ice on skates.) patim

2) (a roller-skate.) patim

1) (to move on skates: She skates beautifully.) patinar

2) (to move over, along etc by skating.) patinar

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1) (a kind of large, flat fish.) raia

2) (its flesh, used as food.) raia

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[skeit] n 1 patim. 2 Ichth arraia, raia. • vi patinar. ice skate patim para gelo. roller skate patim de rolemãs. to get the skates on apressar-se. get your skates on / apresse-se. to skate round/to skate over a problem evitar discutir um problema, esquivar-se.

1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso

2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) sono

3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) descanso, apoio

4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) em repouso, parado

1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar

2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) repousar

3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) apoiar, pousar

4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) sossegar, descansar

5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) apoiar-se

6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) caber a

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1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) apanhar

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) apanhar

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) apanhar

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) entalar

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) apanhar

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar fogo

1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) apanha

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) pescaria

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) ardil

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[kætʃ] n 1 ato de apanhar ou prender, pega. 2 presa boa. 3 captura, tomadia. 4 pesca, pescaria, safra de peixe. 5 jogador que apanha a bola. 6 jogo de apanhar a bola. 7 vantagem, proveito. 8 coisa destinada a chamar a atenção. 9 chamariz, engodo. 10 armadilha, cilada, enredo. 11 coll bom partido. 12 Hist, Mus canção em forma de cânon. 13 lingüeta, taramela. 14 Tech detentor. 15 fragmento, pedacinho. 16 dificuldade, embaraço. • vt+vi (ps and pp caught) 1 deitar a mão a, apanhar, pegar, agarrar, tomar. 2 captar, capturar. I have caught his accent / adquiri a sua pronúncia. 3 alcançar, pegar, tomar (trem). 4 conter, prender (respiração). he caught his breath / ele prendeu a respiração. 5 apreender. 6 superar, bater. 7 compreender, perceber, escutar, entender. I did not quite catch what you said / não compreendi bem o que você disse. 8 pegar de surpresa, surpreender. we were caught in the rain / fomos surpreendidos pela chuva. 9 contrair, ser contagioso, pegar (doença). I have caught a cold / apanhei resfriado. 10 enredar-se, prender-se, enganchar-se. 11 cativar, fascinar. 12 atrair (atenção). 13 iludir, enganar. • adj 1 atraente, cativante. 2 enganoso. 3 que chama a atenção. a "Catch-22" situation situação sem saída, sem solução. a great catch um bom partido, um homem desejado. catch me doing this! nunca farei isso! he caught him one sl ele lhe pregou uma. there is a catch to it há um problema, entrave. to catch a nap tirar uma soneca. to catch at esforçar-se por agarrar. to catch fire pegar fogo. to catch hold of apoderar-se de, agarrar-se a. to catch it levar um pito, ser ralhado, apanhar. to catch on 1 Amer coll compreender. 2 Amer tornar-se popular, ser largamente usado ou aprovado. to catch one in a lie apanhar alguém numa mentira. to catch one’s fancy encantar, cativar, agradar. to catch sight, to catch a glimpse ver de repente, notar repentinamente. to catch someone redhanded sl pegar alguém em flagrante. to catch the truth descobrir a verdade. to catch up 1 apanhar, levantar rápida ou avidamente. 2 alcançar, superar. 3 Amer criticar, apartear. to catch up with alcançar, emparelhar-se, não ficar para trás. you will catch your death of cold você vai acabar mal de resfriado.

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) (always moving; showing signs of worry, boredom, impatience etc: a restless child; He's been doing the same job for years now and he's beginning to get restless.) inquieto

2) (during which a person does not sleep: a restless night.) inquieto

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[r'estlis] adj 1 impaciente, agitado, que não pára quieto, desassossegado, indócil. 2 insone.

1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) degrau

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) avanço

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) medida

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[step] n 1 passo. it hurts at every step / dói a cada passo. 2 distância de um passo. 3 pequena distância, pulo. 4 andar, pisada. 5 marcha. 6 degrau. 7 som de passos. 8 rasto, pegada. 9 ação, medida. 10 grau, incremento. 11 Mus intervalo. 12 combinação de passos ou movimentos (em dança). 13 steps escada, degraus. 14 fase, etapa. 15 fig exemplo, trilha. • vt+vi 1 andar, dar um passo. 2 pisar, pôr os pés. 3 medir em passos (distância). 4 colocar em degraus ou em forma de escada, graduar, escalonar. 5 coll andar depressa. 6 entrar. step this way please / por favor, entre aqui! door step soleira da porta, limiar. he lets them step all over him ele atura tudo. he stepped up to her ele aproximou-se dela. in step a) no mesmo passo. b) fig de acordo. mind the step! cuidado, degrau! out of step a) fora do passo. b) fig em desacordo. step by step passo a passo, gradativamente. step on it! coll pé na tábua! vamos! to be one step ahead fig estar um passo à frente. to break step perder o passo. to fall into step pegar o passo, acompanhar o passo. to get out of step perder o passo. to keep step manter o passo. to step aside a) dar passagem. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step back retroceder, recuar. to step down a) descer. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step forward avançar, dar um passo para a frente. to step in a) entrar. b) intervir, interferir. he stepped in just in time / fig ele agiu no momento oportuno. to step into someone’s shoes substituir, tomar o lugar de alguém. to step into the breach entrar na brecha. to step off medir os passos. to step on a) pisar, calcar, tripudiar. b) apressar-se. to step out a) acelerar os passos, andar depressa, apear, apear-se (de veículo). b) Amer coll sair com moça, sair para divertir-se, sair por um período curto. to step out of line sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to step round to someone fazer uma visita rápida a alguém. to step up Amer aumentar (a produção). to take steps tomar medidas, providenciar. to watch one’s step tomar cuidado.

1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) apanhar

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) tomar, apanhar

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) surpreender

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) prender

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir, acertar

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) compreender

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar (fogo)

1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) pegada

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho, prendedor, ferrolho

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) apanha

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) armadilha

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- catching

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?) agüentar

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.) deter

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, comportar

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.) manter comprometido

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.) resistir

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

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

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

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

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?) segurar

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.) preensão

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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- - holder

1) (always moving; showing signs of worry, boredom, impatience etc: a restless child; He's been doing the same job for years now and he's beginning to get restless.) inquieto, impaciente

2) (during which a person does not sleep: a restless night.) intranqüilo