to+keep+guard

The soldiers kept guard (on the prisoner).) guardar

The soldiers kept guard (on the prisoner).) guardar

to keep guard

estar de guarda.

1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) guardar

2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) guardar

1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) guarda

2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) guarda

3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) revisor

4) (the act or duty of guarding.) guarda

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[ga:d] n 1 guarda, vigia, escolta, sentinela. 2 proteção, defesa. 3 resguardo, corrente de relógio, guarda-mão da espada. 4 guarda, vigilância. 5 posição defensiva (esgrima), parada. 6 condutor, guarda-trem, guarda-linha. • vt 1 guardar, vigiar, proteger. 2 conservar, preservar. 3 proteger-se, tomar precauções, precaver-se, salvaguardar. advanced guard guarda avançada. body-guard guarda-costas. guard of honour guarda de honra. rear guard retaguarda. to be off one’s guard estar descuidado. to be on guard estar de guarda. to come off guard vir da guarda. to go on guard, to mount guard montar guarda. to keep guard estar de guarda. to put someone on his guard against prevenir alguém contra. to relieve guard render a guarda.

1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) guardar

2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) guardar, resguardar

1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) guarda

2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) guarda

3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) chefe de trem

4) (the act or duty of guarding.) vigilância

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- guarded

1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) manter

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar a

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) cuidar

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) fazer

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) atrasar

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) sustentar

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) manter

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

- keeper

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[ki:p] n 1 sustento, manutenção, alimentação e moradia. 2 pasto, prado. 3 calabouço, prisão, masmorra, torre de menagem. • vt+vi (ps, pp kept) 1 ter, possuir, guardar. she keeps a thing close / ela sabe guardar um segredo. she keeps lodgers / ela tem inquilinos. 2 conservar, reter, deter. 3 reservar, guardar, ocultar. 4 cuidar, tomar conta, proteger, favorecer, resguardar, defender. she keeps guard over the treasure / ela vela o tesouro. they keep hold of their property / eles sabem guardar (ou defender) sua propriedade. 5 lembrar, ter em mente. 6 empregar, aproveitar. 7 impedir, deter, prevenir. 8 refrear, reprimir, abster-se. 9 manter, manter em condições, preservar, durar. keep your balance / não perca o seu equilíbrio. he keeps his countenance / ele mantém a calma. she keeps peace / ela mantém a paz. the meat will keep till tomorrow / a carne conservar-se-á até amanhã. 10 cultivar. 11 continuar, permanecer, prolongar. 12 celebrar, observar. 13 cumprir, executar, ser fiel à palavra. 14 alimentar, sustentar. I keep him on milk / alimento-o com leite. 15 armazenar, ter em estoque ou à venda. l6 manter(-se). he keeps his ground / ele mantém-se firme. 17 criar. 18 gerir, dirigir, ter um negócio. they keep a shop / eles têm uma loja. for keeps 1 para ficar com alguma coisa (não para devolver). 2 permanentemente, para sempre. he keeps pace with his friend ela anda ao mesmo passo que o seu amigo, fig iguala-o. he keeps the bed ele está acamado, doente. how are you keeping? como vai?, como tem passado? keep going! continua!, continua andando! keep the ball rolling! não ceda!, continue esforçando-se! keep your distance mantenha a distância (também fig). keep your hair on! sangue frio!, calma! keep your head! não perca a cabeça! to keep aloof manter-se afastado. to keep a low profile sl passar despercebido, tentar não chamar a atenção. to keep an eye on coll vigiar, tomar conta. to keep a straight face ficar sério. to keep asunder manter separado, estar desunido. to keep at it persistir numa coisa, manter-se firme, insistir em alguma coisa, empenhar-se. to keep away a) conservar-se afastado. b) abster-se. c) afastar(-se). to keep back a) retardar, reter o progresso. b) reservar uma parte, guardar um pouco. c) não contar, silenciar. d) conter, conservar baixo. e) segurar, parar no estômago. to keep body and soul together manter-se vivo. to keep books escriturar (contas). to keep clear of manter-se afastado de alguém ou de alguma coisa. to keep company a) ficar junto, estar em companhia. b) fig namorar. to keep down a) abaixar-se. b) oprimir, humilhar. c) reprimir. to keep fit conservar a forma. to keep from a) guardar, conservar. b) preservar. c) impedir, impossibilitar. d) sonegar. e) abster-se. to keep house ter casa. to keep in a) deter, reter. b) comprimir. c) não sair de casa, ficar em casa. d) ficar na parte de dentro. to keep in custody guardar, custodiar. to keep in mind ter em mente, lembrar-se. to keep in with someone estar às boas com alguém, estar bem com. to keep off a) reter, impedir, barrar. keep off! / mantenha distância!, cuidado!, cautela! b) afastar(-se), ficar longe de. c) repelir, rejeitar. d) evitar. to keep on a) continuar, prosseguir. for how long is this to keep on? / quanto tempo isto deve durar? b) avançar, seguir. c) ficar (com o chapéu na cabeça). d) ficar vestido. e) conservar, guardar, manter. to keep on at someone amolar, importunar. to keep one’s end up continuar, prosseguir, não desistir. to keep one’s hand in praticar, conservar aptidão através da prática, continuar em forma. to keep one’s head down evitar chamar atenção sobre si mesmo, passar despercebido. to keep one’s shirt/ pants on coll ficar calmo, ficar frio. to keep out a) impedir a entrada. keep out! / entrada proibida! b) excluir, afastar. to keep quiet ficar quieto. to keep silence ficar calado. to keep smiling não desanimar, sorrir sempre. to keep someone at it obrigar alguém a trabalhar. to keep someone in clothes prover alguém de roupas. to keep someone out of excluir alguém de algo, deixar fora de. to keep someone waiting fazer alguém esperar. to keep something to oneself guardar segredo, ocultar algo. to keep still não se mexer. to keep tab(s) on Amer a) registrar, anotar. b) coll controlar, vigiar. to keep time a) Mus manter o compasso. b) estar certo ou andar bem, ser pontual. to keep to a) seguir, obedecer, aderir. keep to the left! / seguir à esquerda! b) limitar-se a. c) permanecer. to keep to oneself isolar-se dos outros espontaneamente. to keep track of a) ficar informado. b) observar atentamente. to keep under a) conter, reprimir, refrear, tirar a liberdade. b) deixar inconsciente, manter dopado. to keep up a) manter, conservar. b) sustentar, prover. c) continuar, prosseguir, manter-se, não desanimar. the rain keeps up / continua chovendo. d) atualizar-se, ajustar-se. to keep up appearances manter as aparências. to keep up with não ficar atrás, adaptar-se, imitar, copiar. to play for keeps jogar por dinheiro. where do you keep? onde é que você mora?

1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio

2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vigília

3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) turno

1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver

2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) esperar

3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) prestar atenção

4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar

5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) esperar

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- watcher

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[wɔtʃ] n 1 cuidado, atenção. 2 guarda, vigilância, atalaia. we set a watch upon him / nós vigiamo-lo. 3 guarda, vigia. he is on the watch / ele está de espreita, atento, vigilante. 4 Hist sentinela. 5 período ou tempo de vigilância. 6 veladura, vigília, ato de estar acordado. this life passes away as a watch in the night / esta vida passa depressa como uma noite de vigília. 7 relógio de bolso ou de pulso. 8 Naut quarto: a) período em que parte da tripulação está de serviço ou prontidão (geralmente de quatro horas). b) o grupo que está a serviço ou de prontidão no mesmo período. • vt+vi 1 olhar atentamente, assistir a (jogo, televisão, etc.). 2 estar atento, ter cuidado, prestar atenção. 3 vigiar, observar. 4 ficar de vigília, velar, ficar acordado. 5 guardar, velar ou zelar por, cuidar de. 6 ficar de espreita, espreitar. 7 estar de sentinela. 8 acompanhar (acontecimento). 9 esperar. he watched his opportunity / ele esperou, aproveitou a sua oportunidade. they cannot watch their time / eles não sabem esperar a sua hora. I’d watch it! isto é o que eu queria ver! isto é o que faltava! stop watch cronômetro. to be on the watch for someone esperar alguém de tocaia, de espreita. they were on the watch for him / eles esperaram-no de tocaia. to keep a close watch manter rigorosa vigilância. to keep a watch on someone manter alguém em observação, vigiar alguém. to put one’s watch on/ back adiantar/atrasar o relógio. to watch in ficar acordado para comemorar o Ano-Novo. to watch one’s step agir com cautela. to watch out estar alerta, atento. to watch out for a) estar observando e esperando por alguém ou alguma coisa. b) tomar cuidado com. to watch over zelar por, guardar. watch and ward vigilância contínua. watch what you’re doing! preste atenção no que você está fazendo!watch your mouth! cuidado com o que você diz! watch yourself! cuidado! watch your step! atenção! (degrau, etc.).

1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio

2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) guarda

3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) quarto

1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver, olhar

2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) ver, ficar de olho

3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) tomar cuidado

4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar

5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vigiar, esperar

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- watcher

noun (a shield or guard over the wheel of a car, bicycle etc to keep mud, rainwater etc from splashing upwards.) para-lama

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[m'∧dga:d] n pára-lama.

1) (to hold back and delay: I won't detain you - I can see you're in a hurry.) reter

2) ((of the police etc) to keep under guard: Three suspects were detained at the police station.) prender

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- detainee

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[dit'ein] vt 1 deter, demorar, reter, retardar. 2 impedir, embaraçar. 3 guardar em prisão provisória ou custódia.

1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) fogo

2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) fogão

3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) fogo

4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) entusiasmo/fogo

5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) fogo

1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) aquecer/cozer

2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) despertar

3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) disparar

4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) disparar

5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) disparar

6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) despedir

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- fire alarm

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[f'aiə] n 1 fogo, lume, fogueira. 2 incêndio. 3 chama. 4 fig ardor, fervor, ímpeto, calor, furor, paixão, emoção, inspiração poética. 5 fuzilaria, descarga de armas de fogo, tiroteio. 6 brilho, resplendor, fulgor, raio, corisco, chispa, faísca. 7 conflagração, erupção, incandescência. 8 furor. • vt+vi 1 atear fogo a, incendiar, inflamar, queimar, abrasar. 2 explodir. 3 detonar, fazer fogo. 4 fig inflamar, estimular, animar, excitar, irritar. 5 lançar, arremessar, arder, luzir, iluminar, cintilar, fulgir, incandescer. 6 cauterizar. 7 demitir, despedir, destituir de emprego. 8 incendiar-se, inflamar-se. 9 desfechar, descarregar (arma de fogo), detonar, deflagrar. Fire away! desembuche, fale logo. cross-fire fogo cruzado. it’s on fire está pegando fogo. out of the frying pan into the fire pular da frigideira para o fogo, sair de uma situação ruim para outra pior. St. Anthony’s fire erisipela. St. Elmo’s fire fogo-de-santelmo. the fire of youth o fervor da mocidade. to be under fire estar exposto. to catch fire pegar fogo. to cease fire cessar fogo. to fight a fire lutar contra o fogo. to fight fire with fire responder na mesma moeda. to go through fire and water for fazer qualquer sacrifício por. to hang fire demorar para começar, hesitar, atrasar. to hold one’s fire controlar-se. to keep up the fire conservar o fogo. to play with fire brincar com o fogo, correr risco. to pour oil on the fire deitar lenha no fogo. to set fire atear fogo. to strike fire provocar entusiasmo. under fire debaixo de fogo.

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[prət'ekt] vt 1 proteger: a) defender, amparar, salvaguardar. protect my interests! / proteja os meus interesses! b) favorecer, beneficiar. 2 garantir o pagamento de (títulos).

1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) estação

2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) estação

3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) posto

- stationary

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[st'eiʃən] n 1 lugar, posto, posição, localização, situação. 2 estação, ponto de parada. 3 prédio ou lugar equipado para certo fim, posto policial, quartel, posto naval. 4 estação de rádio. 5 ponto de referência (para agrimensura). 6 posição social, cargo. 7 Biol hábitat (de uma planta ou animal). 8 Comp estação. • vt postar, estacionar, colocar. at action station pronto para ação. electric station usina elétrica. gas station Amer posto de gasolina. naval station base naval. petrol station Brit posto de gasolina. police station delegacia de polícia. service station posto de serviços. stations of the cross via-sacra. the regiment is stationed at X o regimento está aquartelado em X. weather station estação meteorológica.

1) (to hold back and delay: I won't detain you - I can see you're in a hurry.) deter

2) ((of the police etc) to keep under guard: Three suspects were detained at the police station.) deter

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- detainee

noun (a shield or guard over the wheel of a car, bicycle etc to keep mud, rainwater etc from splashing upwards.) pára-lama

- protected

1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) estação

2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) estação

3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) posto

- stationary