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41 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) soletrar2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) ler-se3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) grafar correctamente4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) significar•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) feitiço2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) encantoIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) temporada2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) temporada3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) temporada* * *[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. -
42 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) pancadinha2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) bater levemente- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) torneira2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) explorar2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) pôr escuta em* * *[tæp] n 1 pancadinha, batida, golpe leve. 2 pedaço de couro para proteger o salto do sapato. 3 batoque (de pipa). 4 torneira. 5 bebida alcoólica (de certa marca ou qualidade). 6 bar. 7 Electr ponto de tomada ou derivação elétrica. 8 Tech macho de tarraxa. 9 peça metálica adaptada à sola e salto do sapato para sapatear. • vt+vi 1 bater de leve, dar pancadinha. 2 remendar, solar sapatos. 3 sangrar, furar, puncionar para tirar líquido (também Med). 4 desarrolhar, destampar (pipa). 5 tirar líquido (por punção). 6 ligar, penetrar, abrir (uma estrada). they tapped the telephone wire / fizeram ligação clandestina no fio telefônico. 7 Electr derivar. 8 cortar rosca interna. 9 sapatear. he didn’t do a tap of work ele nem mexeu um dedo, não fez nada. he tapped me for sl ele deu-me uma facada, pediu-me dinheiro emprestado. on tap a) do barril. b) fig em estoque. three-way tap torneira tripla. to tap the hand on the table bater com a mão na mesa. -
43 thumb
1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) polegar2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) polegar2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) folhear- thumbprint
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- under someone's thumb* * *[θ∧m] n polegar. • vt 1 sujar, amassar. 2 manusear (com o polegar). 3 folhear (livro). 4 coll pedir carona. thumbs up! coll viva! (exclamação de satisfação). to be all thumbs/to have one’s fingers all thumbs ser desajeitado, desastrado, atrapalhado. to travel on the thumb viajar de carona. under the thumb sob o domímo ou a influência de. -
44 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) superar a situação -
45 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) suportar2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) agüentar3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) dar à luz, nascer4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) carregar5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) conter6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) virar, ir para•- bearable- bearer - bearing - bearings - bear down on - bear fruit - bear out - bear up - bear with - find/get one's bearings - lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) urso- bearskin -
46 condense
[kən'dens]1) (to make smaller: They have produced a condensed version of the book for children.) condensar2) (to make (a liquid) thicker, stronger or more concentrated: condensed milk.) condensar3) ((of vapour) to turn to liquid: Steam condensed on the kitchen windows.) condensar(-se)• -
47 digest
1. verb1) (to break up (food) in the stomach etc and turn it into a form which the body can use: The invalid had to have food that was easy to digest.) digerir2) (to take in and think over (information etc): It took me some minutes to digest what he had said.) digerir, assimilar2. noun(summary; brief account: a digest of the week's news.)- digestion - digestive -
48 look
[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) olhar2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) parecer3) (to face: The house looks west.) estar de frente para2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) olhada2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) olhar3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspecto•- - looking - looks - looker-on - looking-glass - lookout - by the looks of - by the look of - look after - look ahead - look down one's nose at - look down on - look for - look forward to - look here! - look in on - look into - look on - look out - look out! - look over - look through - look up - look up to -
49 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) tirar o melhor partidoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > make the best of it
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50 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nariz2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) olfato3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nariz2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) abrir caminho2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) farejar•- - nosed- nosey - nosy - nosily - nosiness - nose-bag - nosedive - nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose - nose out - pay through the nose - turn up one's nose at - under a person's very nose - under very nose - under a person's nose - under nose -
51 regretfully
adverb (with regret: Regretfully, we have had to turn down your offer.) lamentavelmente -
52 space
[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) lugar2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) espaço3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) espaço2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) espaçar- spacing- spacious - spaciously - spaciousness - space-age - spacecraft - spaceship - spacesuit -
53 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) soletrar2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) formar3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) soletrar4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) significar•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (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 mágica2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) encantoIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) turno2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) temporada3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) período -
54 star
1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) estrela2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) estrela3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) estrela4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) estrela2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) estrelar2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) ser estrelado por•- stardom- starry - starfish - starlight - starlit - star turn - see stars - thank one's lucky stars -
55 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) batida leve2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) bater de leve- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) torneira2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) explorar2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) grampear
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