to+give+an+order

1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ordem

2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) ordem

3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) encomenda

4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordem

5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) ordem

6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) ordem

7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) ordem

8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ordem

9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) classe

10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordem

1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) mandar

2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) encomendar

3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordenar

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- orderly

1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) auxiliar

2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordenança

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- orderliness

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['ɔ:də] n 1 ordem, seqüência, disposição. 2 regra, norma, método. 3 arrumação. 4 condição, estado. 5 classe, categoria. 6 mando, diretiva. 7 comando. 8 pedido, encomenda. 9 encargo. 10 natureza. 11 sociedade religiosa ou fraternal. 12 ordem de pagamento. 13 ordenação. 14 comenda. 15 condição normal, correta, apropriada. 16 estado de eficiência. 17 regulamento. 18 qualidade, espécie, prescrição, receita. • vt+vi 1 ordenar, dispor, arranjar. 2 mandar, determinar. 3 comandar. 4 regular. 5 decidir, resolver. 6 pedir, encomendar. 7 consagrar. 8 Med receitar. banker’s order = link=standing%20orderstanding order. autorizado para débito em conta bancária. by order of por ordem de. I am not under your orders eu não estou sob as suas ordens. in due order em perfeita ordem. in good order em bom estado. in order that a fim de que. in order to a fim de. in short order rapidamente. made to order feito por encomenda. mail order aquisição de bens pelo correio. of/ in the order of Brit on the order of Amer cerca de, da ordem de. on order pedido, mas ainda não recebido. order of the day ordem do dia. orders are orders ordens são ordens. out of order desarranjado, enguiçado. pecking order ordem hierárquica. postal order vale postal. temporary restraining order liminar. to call to order chamar à ordem. to keep order manter a ordem. to order about ou around mandar de lá para cá. to order out mandar sair. to place an order Com fazer um pedido. to take orders / to be in orders ordenar-se.

1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ordem

2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) encomenda

3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) encomenda

4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordem

5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) ordem

6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) ordem

7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) ordem

8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ordem

9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) ordem

10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordem

1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) ordenar

2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) encomendar

3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordenar

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- orderly

1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) atendente

2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordenança

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- orderliness

1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) ceder a mão

2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) ceder

3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) concordar

1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) dar passagem

2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) ceder

3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) ceder

1) (money earned by a person who sells things for someone else.) percentagem

2) (an order for a work of art: a commission to paint the president's portrait.) encomenda

3) (an official paper giving authority, especially to an army officer etc: My son got his commission last year.) comissão

4) (an official group appointed to report on a specific matter: a commission of enquiry.) comissão

1) (to give an order (especially for a work of art) to: He was commissioned to paint the Lord Mayor's portrait.) encarregar

2) (to give a military commission to.) comissionar

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- commissionaire

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[kəm'iʃən] n 1 comissão: a) autorização, licença, procuração. b) delegação de autoridade. c) autoridade, poder ou direito concedido, encargo, incumbência, ordem. he discharged a commission / ele executou uma ordem. d) delegação (pessoas autorizadas ou encarregadas). e) pagamento proporcional ou retribuição (no comércio). 2 Mil patente de oficial do exército ou da marinha. 3 cargo, posto. 4 ato, cometimento, execução, perpetração. • vt 1 comissionar, encarregar, incumbir. 2 licenciar, autorizar, outorgar poderes a. 3 Naut armar, pôr em serviço, pôr em uso, aprontar para uso. 4 encomendar. commission on the a) participante da comissão ou delegação. b) autorizado, com poderes. in commission a) comissionado. b) em serviço ativo. on commission Com em comissão, na base de comissão. out of commission inativo, fora do serviço ativo. to receive one’s commission receber patente de oficial. to resign one’s commission demitir-se do serviço militar. the ship was put into (out of) commission o navio foi posto em (fora de) serviço.

1) (money earned by a person who sells things for someone else.)

2) (an order for a work of art: a commission to paint the president's portrait.)

3) (an official paper giving authority, especially to an army officer etc: My son got his commission last year.)

4) (an official group appointed to report on a specific matter: a commission of enquiry.)

1) (to give an order (especially for a work of art) to: He was commissioned to paint the Lord Mayor's portrait.) encomendar

2) (to give a military commission to.) comissionar

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- commissionaire

1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) soletrar

2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) ler-se

3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) grafar correctamente

4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) significar

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- speller

1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) feitiço

2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) encanto

1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) temporada

2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) temporada

3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) temporada

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[spel] n 1 palavra ou palavras que têm força mágica. 2 encanto, fascinação, feitiço. she has cast a spell over me / ela me deixou encantado. they are under his spell / elas estão sob o fascínio dele. 3 período de trabalho, turno, vigia. 4 coll período de tempo. 5 Amer coll indisposição, doença. 6 período climático. 7 rendição, substituição. • vt+vi (ps+pp Amer spelled, Brit spelt) 1 soletrar. 2 falar ou escrever corretamente. he spells his name with an E / ele escreve seu nome com E. how do you spell this? / como você escreve isto? 3 formar (palavras). 4 significar, dizer. 5 coll substituir, render, trabalhar (temporariamente) em lugar de outro. 6 dar descanso, dar um intervalo. 7 descansar durante um intervalo. 8 enfeitiçar. a spell of bad weather um período de mau tempo. by spells de vez em quando. to spell out a) soletrar, ler ou escrever letra a letra com dificuldade. I can’t spell it out / não consigo decifrá-lo. b) sl explicar nos mínimos detalhes.

1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) soletrar

2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) formar

3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) soletrar

4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) significar

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- speller

1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) fórmula mágica

2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) encanto

1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) turno

2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) temporada

3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) período

1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) ver-se

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduzir

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) provar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) espectáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição

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- showy

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[ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de.

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado

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- striker

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[straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada.

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dizer

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dizer

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguir

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer-se sentir

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- teller

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[tel] vt+vi (ps, pp told) 1 dizer, contar, narrar. kindly tell me / por favor me diga. tell me the secret! / conte-me o segredo! don’t tell! / não diga nada! don’t tell me! / não me diga! 2 informar, tornar conhecido, relatar. 3 falar, mencionar. 4 manifestar-se. 5 comunicar, denunciar, revelar, divulgar. 6 mostrar, dar evidência. 7 saber, reconhecer, distinguir. can you tell one from the other? / é capaz de distinguir um do outro? you never can tell! / nunca se pode saber! 8 afirmar, declarar. 9 mandar, ordenar. 10 contar, enumerar. all told em suma. as far as one can tell até onde se pode saber. he was told that... foi dito a ele que... I’ll tell the world! a) pode estar certo! b) isso se pode admitir! I’ll tell you what! sl sabe o quê? I told you so eu te disse. it told well fez bom efeito. tell me another! sl conte-me outra!, mas é, hem! to be told off Mil ser destacado. to tell about a) relatar sobre, falar sobre. b) denunciar. to tell again repetir, tornar a dizer. to tell against someone falar contra alguém. to tell a tale of it saber bem o que é isso. to tell by / from reconhecer por, pelo. to tell by the ear julgar por ter ouvido. to tell fortunes ler a sorte. to tell off a) numerar e colocar à parte. b) repreender, advertir. to tell off (by fours) separar (de quatro em quatro). to tell on a) agir (de modo prejudicial) sobre. his troubles have told on him / as preocupações consumiram-no. b) coll trair, atraiçoar. to tell one’s beads rezar o terço. to tell over conferir (contagem). to tell someone a thing, someone of a thing ou a thing to someone assegurar alguma coisa a alguém. to tell someone to do mandar alguém fazer. to tell them apart distinguir um do outro. to tell the tale coll relatar o caso, contar uma história. to tell the time dizer as horas. you can’t tell him a thing ele não aceita conselhos. you’re telling me coll sei muito bem, tenho certeza disso.

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) bater

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) soar, tocar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) ocorrer

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) baixar, desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoberta, achado

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1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) contar

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) mandar

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguir

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer efeito

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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) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) aparecer

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) acompanhar

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) mostrar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposição, espetáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstração

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) aparência

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentação

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) desempenho

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1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) QUERY (PHRASAL VERB)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por

10) (because of: for this reason.) por

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para/por

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) apesar de

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[fɔ:] prep 1 por, em lugar de, em vez de. we used boxes for chairs / usamos caixas em vez de cadeiras. 2 por, em prol de, em defesa de, a favor de. they voted for Roosevelt / eles votaram em Roosevelt. 3 de, representante de, em nome de. the lawyer acts for his client / o advogado age em nome de seu cliente. 4 por, para, à razão de, ao preço de. these apples are twelve for a dollar / estas maçãs custam um dólar a dúzia. 5 para, a fim de, no intuito de. he ran for his life / ele correu para salvar a vida. 6 para, a fim de, em consideração de. he went for a walk / ele foi dar um passeio. 7 para, em busca de. 8 para, com destino a. he has just left for New York / ele acaba de partir para Nova York. we have a present for you / temos um presente para você. 9 para, próprio de, acomodado a. 10 por, por causa de, em razão de, devido a. he was punished for stealing / ele foi condenado por ter furtado. 11 para, em honra de. they died for their country / eles morreram pela pátria. a party was given for her / foi dada uma festa em sua honra. 12 de, por, com afeição ou sentimento por. 13 para, a respeito de, com relação a, pelo que toca a, enquanto a. 14 numa extensão de, numa duração de. 15 como, na qualidade de. 16 a despeito de, apesar de, não obstante. 17 para, em vista de, em proporção de, não obstante. 18 de, no valor de. 19 durante. 20 para, em auxílio de. may I hold the umbrella for you? / permita-me segurar-lhe o guarda-chuva? 21 para, na ocasião de. 22 de, por, na quantidade de. 23 para, apropriado para, adaptado a. books for children / livros para crianças. 24 por, dirigido a. 25 para, na direção de. the train for London / o trem para Londres. 26 para, equivalente a. • conj pois, visto que, desde que, já que. we can’t go, for it is raining / não podemos ir porque está chovendo. I did it, for I thought it right / fi-lo, porque o achei justo. for all his efforts, he did not succeed / apesar de todos seus esforços ele não se saiu bem. for all the improvement you have made last year, you might give up / em vista do pouco progresso que fez no ano passado, você deveria desistir. arrested for murder preso por assassínio. as for me quanto a mim. bound for destinada para. but for this a não ser assim. eating too much is bad for one’s health comer demais faz mal à saúde. for account and at the risk of the consignee por conta e risco do consignatário. for a draught of vintage! quem me dera tomar um gole de vinho! for all he is so rich por rico que seja. for all his faults, we like him still apesar de todos os seus defeitos, gostamos dele. for all I know ao que me é dado supor. for all that não obstante isso, apesar disso. for a song por uma pechincha. for a while por algum tempo. for cash down contra pagamento à vista. for certain com certeza. for example por exemplo. for fear of por medo de. for free sl grátis. for fun por brincadeira. for his part por sua parte, por parte dele. for hours durante horas. for how long? por quanto tempo? for love por amor. for me pelo que me diz respeito. for miles about numa extensão de milhas ao redor. for nothing de graça, gratuitamente. for one poisonous snake there are many harmless ones para cada cobra venenosa há muitas inofensivas. for our account por nossa conta. for sure com certeza. for that matter quanto a isso. for the last time pela última vez. for the present, for the time being por ora, por enquanto. for the time to come para o futuro. for the whole year para todo o ano. for this reason por essa razão, por esse motivo. for two years por dois anos. for want of por falta de. for what remains quanto ao mais. for years há anos. for your sake por sua causa. good for nothing imprestável. he has earned a holiday for himself ele fez jus a um dia de licença. he is hard up for money ele está em apertos financeiros. he is not long for this world ele não tardará a morrer. he won’t be back for hours ele não voltará antes de algumas horas. I for one quanto a mim. I go in for tennis eu gosto de tênis. I got it for a reward recebi-o em recompensa. I know him for conheço-o como. I long for a rest anseio por um descanso. it is for you to do compete-lhe fazer. it is for you to propose compete ao senhor fazer proposta. it is usual for her to take a walk every day ela costuma dar um passeio todo dia. it was for nothing foi debalde. not for anything por nada. now for it! mãos à obra! once for all uma vez por todas. ready for action pronto para o combate. she reads well for her age ela lê bem para a sua idade. she wept for ela chorou por. that is the man for me é este o homem que me faz falta. the first free day for years o primeiro dia livre há anos. there is nothing for it but não há remédio senão. to be in for estar sob a ameaça de. to be in for it estar em maus lençóis. too beautiful for words indescritivelmente belo. to play for pennies jogar a vintém. to write for money escrever pedindo dinheiro. we longed for home estávamos com saudade de casa. were it not for you se não fosse você. we sent for a doctor mandamos chamar um médico. what for? para quê? word for word palavra por palavra. you have spoiled our day for us você nos estragou o dia.

1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) lugar

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) largo

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa

1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar

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[pleis] n 1 lugar: a) espaço ocupado. b) posição natural, colocação certa. c) localidade, local. d) vila, cidade, povoado, região, distrito. e) parte, local, ponto. f) emprego, posto, cargo, colocação. g) posição, classe, condição, grau. h) residência, moradia, domicílio. i) passagem, trecho, tópico. j) ocasião, ensejo, azo. k) assento, poltrona, cadeira. he took his place / ele ocupou seu lugar. l) Sports colocação. m) ordem de seqüência. n) situação, circunstância. o) Astr posição no firmamento. 2 obrigação, atribuição, dever. it is not my place to find fault / não me cabe fazer críticas. 3 Math casa decimal. 4 praça, largo. 5 praça, forte, fortificação. 6 solar, mansão, herdade. • vt+vi 1 colocar: a) pôr, depositar. he placed confidence in her / ele depositou confiança nela. he placed the book on the shelf / ele colocou o livro na prateleira. b) inverter, aplicar. c) pôr em estabelecimento de crédito. d) dispor, ordenar, classificar, arranjar. e) estabelecer, nomear, dar emprego a. 2 identificar, reconhecer. 3 Accounting fazer lançamentos. 4 obter colocação (cavalo de corrida, diz-se principalmente em relação ao segundo colocado). all over the place jogado, em confusão, bagunçado, desorganizado. in place a) no lugar certo. b) adequado. in place of em lugar de, em vez de. in some place algures, em algum lugar. in the first place a) em primeiro lugar. b) primeiramente. out of place fora de propósito. place of amusement local de diversão. place of delivery local de entrega. the right man in the right place o homem adequado no lugar que lhe compete. to be placed beyond a doubt estar acima de qualquer dúvida. to fall into place estar resolvido, Braz coll encaixar-se. to give place to dar espaço para. to have place ter existência. to know one’s place conhecer o seu lugar. she knows her place / ela sabe o lugar que lhe compete. to lose one’s place perder, não compreender o texto, etc. to lose the place a) estar completamente perdido. b) perder a paciência. to place an order fazer um pedido. to place in position colocar em posição. to put/keep someone in one’s place a) pôr/manter alguém no seu devido lugar. b) manter alguém à distância. to take place a) assumir posição. b) ter lugar, realizar-se.

1) (to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to: You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry.)

2) (to choose, want, like: He does as he pleases.)

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[pli:z] n por favor. please be seated! / faça o favor de sentar-se! • vt+vi agradar: a) ser agradável a. b) deleitar, dar prazer a. c) contentar, satisfazer. he pleased everybody / ele agradou a todos. they are hard to please / eles são difíceis de contentar. d) fazer favor. as you please! como queira! do as you please faça o que quiser. if God please se Deus quiser. if you please se faz favor. only to please you! apenas para lhe ser agradável! to please oneself 1 deleitar-se. 2 fazer o que tiver vontade.

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) (to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to: You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry.) agradar

2) (to choose, want, like: He does as he pleases.) aprazer

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