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  • 81 keeping

    noun (care or charge: The money had been given into his keeping.) sustento
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    keep.ing
    [k'i:piŋ] n 1 manutenção, alimento, sustento. 2 preservação. 3 observância. 4 cuidado, guarda, custódia. 5 harmonia, acordo. • adj que se mantém, que se conserva. in safe keeping guardado, cuidadosamente protegido. it is in keeping with está de acordo com. it is out of keeping with está em desacordo com.

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  • 82 lacquer

    ['lækə] 1. noun
    1) (a type of varnish: He painted the iron table with black lacquer.) laca
    2) (a sticky liquid sprayed on the hair to keep it in place.)
    2. verb
    (to cover with lacquer.) laca
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    lac.quer
    [l'ækə] n 1 laca, verniz. 2 laquê: produto à base de laca, usado para fixar o cabelo. • vt laquear.

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  • 83 mark

    1. noun
    1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)
    2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)
    3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)
    4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)
    5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)
    6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)
    2. verb
    1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)
    2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)
    3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)
    4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)
    5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)
    - markedly
    - marker
    - marksman
    - marksmanship
    - leave/make one's mark
    - mark out
    - mark time
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    mark1
    [ma:k] n 1 marca, sinal. 2 símbolo. 3 alvo, mira. 4 escopo, fim, meta. 5 signo. 6 nota escolar. 7 cruz (valendo como assinatura). 8 sintomas. 9 fronteira, limite. 10 rótulo (que indica qualidade ou preço). 11 lugar de saída, partida de uma competição esportiva. • vt+vi 1 marcar, assinalar. 2 distinguir. 3 indicar, designar. 4 selecionar, escolher. 5 prestar atenção, observar, notar. 6 caracterizar, representar. 7 anotar (pontos em jogos como futebol, etc.). 8 tomar nota. 9 observar criticamente. below the mark, not up to the mark abaixo de um dado índice. beside/ wide of the mark alheio ao assunto. man of mark homem ilustre ou famoso. mark my words! ouça o que lhe digo! to feel up to the mark estar em forma. to hit the mark acertar o alvo. to mark out estacar (para construções). to mark with a hot iron a) marcar com ferro em brasa. b) fig estigmatizar, condenar. to toe the mark cumprir o dever.
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    [ma:k] n marco: unidade monetária da Alemanha.

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  • 84 peace

    [pi:s]
    1) ((sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war: Does our country want peace or war?; ( also adjective) a peace treaty.) paz
    2) (freedom from disturbance; quietness: I need some peace and quiet.) paz
    - peaceably
    - peaceful
    - peacefully
    - peacefulness
    - peacemaker
    - peace-offering
    - peacetime
    - at peace
    - in peace
    - make peace
    - peace of mind
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    [pi:s] n 1 paz. 2 tranqüilidade, ordem, harmonia. 3 calma, sossego. 4 tratado de paz. 5 reconciliação. at peace em paz. to break the peace Jur perturbar a ordem pública. to hold/keep one’s peace manter-se calmo, quieto. hold your peace! / fique quieto! to make peace fazer as pazes. he made his peace with her / ele reconciliou-se com ela.

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  • 85 ply

    I verb
    1) (an old word for to work at: He plies his trade as weaver.) exercer
    2) (to use (a tool etc) vigorously.) manejar
    3) (to keep supplying: They plied their guests with drink.) encher de
    II noun
    (a thickness, layer or strand, as in three-ply / two-ply wool.) camada
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    ply1
    [plai] n 1 dobra, prega. 2 camada. 3 fig inclinação, tendência. • vt dobrar, preguear.
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    ply2
    [plai] vt 1 manejar, manipular. 2 exercer, ocupar-se de. 3 Naut navegar, cobrir habitualmente um percurso. 4 assediar, importunar. to ply someone with questions importunar alguém com perguntas.

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  • 86 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) chegar a
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) alcançar
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) estender a mão
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contactar
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) estender-se
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) alcance
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) alcance
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) extensão
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    [ri:tʃ] n 1 distância que se pode alcançar ou atingir, alcance. 2 limite de alcance, extensão, distância. 3 escopo, desígnio. 4 ação de agarrar, apanhar, estender. 5 eixo de ligação. 6 braço (de rio) entre duas voltas. 7 poder, faculdade, capacidade. • vt+vi 1 alcançar, atingir, chegar a. he reached toward the door / moveu-se em direção à porta. I cannot reach the top of the wall / não alcanço a parte superior do muro. radio reaches millions / o rádio alcança milhões. the power of Rome reached to the end of the known world / o poder de Roma atingiu todos os recantos do mundo conhecido. 2 obter, conseguir. 3 estender(-se), estirar, passar, dar. will you reach me that book? / quer passar-me aquele livro? 4 apanhar, agarrar. he reached for his gun / apanhou, agarrou o seu revólver (espingarda). 5 penetrar. 6 tocar, influenciar, impressionar. men are reached by flattery / os homens são sensíveis à lisonja. 7 fazer esforços para. he reached after one of the prizes / ele se esforçou para obter um dos prêmios. 8 tornar-se acessível. as far as the eye can reach tão longe quanto a vista alcança. beyond reach fora de alcance. out of one’s reach fora de alcance. the reach of the mind o alcance, o poder das faculdades mentais. to reach for the rope estender o braço para apanhar a corda. to reach forth /out one’s hand estender a mão. to reach into penetrar. to reach the end of a book chegar ao fim de um livro. to reach the heart tocar no coração. to reach to atingir, perfazer. within the reach of a gunshot à distância de um tiro de espingarda.

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  • 87 regular

    ['reɡjulə] 1. adjective
    1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) habitual
    2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) normal
    3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) regular
    4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regular
    5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) frequente
    6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) permanente
    7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regular
    8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regular
    9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) normal
    10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) regular
    2. noun
    1) (a soldier in the regular army.) soldado profissional
    2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) freguês habitual
    - regularly
    - regulate
    - regulation
    - regulator
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    reg.u.lar
    [r'egjulə] n 1 soldado de linha. 2 membro de uma ordem religiosa ou monástica. 3 Amer partidário, fiel, freguês. • adj 1 regular, segundo o hábito ou a regra, normal, comum, corrente, certo. 2 exato, pontual. 3 Geom simétrico, harmonioso. 4 ordeiro, metódico, uniforme. 5 autorizado. 6 pertencente ou relativo às tropas regulares. 7 Rel de ou relativo a uma ordem religiosa ou monástica. 8 Gram que se conjuga regularmente. 9 coll completo. 10 de ou relativo a um partido político estabelecido, regular, oficial. the regular candidate o candidato regular, oficial. to be a regular brick ser um rapaz direito. to keep regular hours ter vida metódica. to lead a regular life viver uma vida metódica.

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  • 88 stock

    [stok] 1. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) fornecimento
    2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) fornecimento
    3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) gado
    4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) acçOes
    5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) caldo
    6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) cabo
    2. adjective
    (common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) vulgar
    3. verb
    1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) vender
    2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) abastecer
    - stocks
    - stockbroker
    - stock exchange
    - stock market
    - stockpile
    4. verb
    (to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) armazenar
    - stock-taking
    - stock up
    - take stock
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    [stɔk] n 1 estoque, sortimento, fundo, mercadoria, inventário. 2 suprimento, reserva, coleção. 3 gado, animais de fazenda. 4 capital, apólices, ações. 5 fundo público, subscrição pública. 6 linhagem, raça, família, origem, descendência. 7 suporte, cabo, coronha. 8 matéria-prima. 9 Cook caldo (de carne ou de peixe). 10 Theat várias peças apresentadas por uma companhia em um só teatro. 11 coisa ou pessoa estúpida, pateta. 12 alvo de ridicularização. 13 tora, tronco, haste. 14 stocks a) Naut picadeiros de carreira. b) tronco: armação de madeira com furos nos quais se prendiam as pernas e os braços de condenados. 15 Bot cavalo (de enxerto), planta que fornece olhos para enxerto. 16 bloco, cepo, base de madeira. 17 assentador para bigorna. 18 cubo de roda. 19 Zool colônia de corais, colméia. 20 Bot (também stock gillyflower) goiveiro. 21 Bot rizoma. 22 espécie de gravata larga e alta. 23 stocks meias curtas, soquetes. • vt+vi 1 pôr em estoque, estocar, armazenar, suprir. 2 acumular, prover. 3 manter em estoque. 4 abastecer, suprir. 5 prover-se. 6 colocar cabo ou coronha. 7 prover de gado, soltar animais para criação. 8 lançar rebentos novos. 9 brotar, ramificar-se. 10 cultivar, plantar. • adj 1 mantido em estoque. 2 de uso corrente. 3 relativo ao gado. 4 relativo ao estoque. 5 comum, ordinário, normal. a stock of knowledge um tesouro de conhecimentos. floating stock capital em circulação. live stock gado, rebanho. on the stocks em depósito, em construção (diz-se de navios). out of stock em falta, esgotado. stock and block tudo, o total. stock in bank capital depositado em banco. stock phrase lugar-comum. stock piece peça de grande atração. stocks and shares ações, bônus. stock size tamanho normal. stocks payable in foreign standard fundos em moeda estrangeira. to have in stock ter em estoque. to put stock in valorizar. to stock up abastecer de, suprir com. to stock up with abastecer-se de. to take stock a) inventariar, fazer balanço ou inventário. b) fig considerar, avaliar. to take stock in Com comprar ações.

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  • 89 take

    (to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) fazer reféns
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    [teik] n 1 quantidade que se pegou. 2 ato de pegar. 3 objeto que se pegou. 4 Cin tomada. 5 receita, renda. 6 parte, quinhão. 7 cicatriz de vacina. • vt+vi (ps took, pp taken) 1 tomar, pegar. a pain took him in the leg / ele foi tomado de dores na perna. 2 alcançar, agarrar, prender, capturar, apropriar-se. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, levar. 4 receber (como pagamento), aceitar, obter, adquirir. he won’t take "no" for an answer / ele não vai aceitar um "não" como resposta. 5 tomar, receber como marido ou mulher, tomar alojamento ou pensão. 6 suportar, receber, acolher. 7 tomar, comer, beber, engolir, consumir. 8 ganhar. 9 apanhar, contrair (doença). 10 ocupar. 11 usar, tomar (um veículo). 12 aproveitar (oportunidade). 13 tirar, tomar (férias). 14 submeter-se, sofrer, agüentar, aturar. I wouldn’t take it from anybody / não aturaria isso de ninguém. he couldn’t take it / Amer coll ele não agüentou. 15 necessitar, requerer, exigir. it takes an honest man to... / é necessário um homem honesto para... he’s got what it takes / ele possui as qualidades necessárias. 16 abranger, ocupar, consumir (tempo). 17 escolher, selecionar. 18 afastar, remover (por morte). 19 diminuir, prejudicar. 20 subtrair, extrair, extorquir, fraudar, lesar, roubar. 21 guiar, levar. 22 acompanhar, escoltar, levar. 23 carregar, transportar. 24 tirar (fotografia). 25 ser fotogênico. 26 sentir (orgulho). 27 determinar, verificar. 28 agir, ter efeito. 29 compreender. 30 supor, presumir. how old do you take him? / quantos anos lhe dá? 31 considerar. 32 assumir (responsabilidade), adotar. 33 alugar, empregar. 34 escrever, anotar. 35 tomar assinatura, assinar. 36 Gram ser usado com. 37 agradar, atrair, encantar. 38 prender (a atenção). 39 ir, andar. 40 vencer, conquistar, tomar (obstáculo). 41 ficar, tornar-se. 42 pegar, começar a crescer. 43 ser afetado por, sentir, experimentar, contrair. 44 fig manietar, subjugar. 45 assaltar, surpreender. 46 necessitar, custar. 47 colher. 48 fazer (viagem). 49 conquistar. 50 enveredar. 51 deduzir. 52 inflamar-se. 53 conceber, emprenhar, engravidar. 54 morder a isca. 55 preparar-se, empreender. as I take it a meu ver, na minha opinião. don’t take on so much about that não se preocupe tanto com isso, não faça tanto caso disso. it takes two to make a bargain quando um não quer dois não brigam. take it on! tome conta disso! take it or leave it! faça como quiser! take me, for example eu, por exemplo. taken all round considerado em conjunto. to be taken ill ficar doente. to be taken out of oneself ficar fora de si. to be taken with estar encantado com, ficar impressionado com. to take aback surpreender, espantar (alguém). to take a back seat deixar-se suplantar, aceitar ou receber lugar inferior, ser demasiado modesto. to take a breath respirar para descansar. to take account of prestar atenção a, considerar. to take action a) tomar medidas. b) Jur demandar. to take advantage of tirar proveito de, prevalecer-se de. to take after puxar a, sair à semelhança de. she takes after her mother / ela puxa à mãe. to take aim visar. to take a joke topar uma brincadeira. to take along levar. to take amiss levar a mal, sentir-se ofendido. to take away a) tirar, roubar, tomar. b) descontar. c) levar embora, afastar. to take back a) levar de volta, retirar. b) aceitar de volta. to take care ser cauteloso, tomar cuidado. to take care of cuidar de. to take charge of encarregar-se de. to take down a) tirar de cima, descer, trazer para baixo. b) escrever, anotar, registrar por escrito, tomar nota. c) derrubar (árvore), demolir (casa). d) passar na frente, transpassar. to take down a peg humilhar, baixar a estima. they took him down a peg / tiraram-lhe a prosa. to take effect entrar em vigor. to take evasive action coll evadir-se. to take exception at não gostar de. she took exception at what he said / ela não gostou do que ele disse. to take felt Mil dar baixa. to take fire a) inflamar-se. b) fig exaltar-se. to take for tomar por, considerar, confundir com. to take for a walk levar para um passeio. to take for granted tomar como certo, não dar atenção por julgar óbvio. to take forward favorecer, proteger. to take from tirar, descontar. to take heed tomar conhecimento de, considerar. to take hold of pegar. to take in a) tomar, absorver, chupar, comer, recolher, guardar (velas). b) receber (dinheiro), comprar (mercadorias). c) receber (hóspede). d) recolher, aceitar em casa. e) receber (trabalho) para fazer em casa. f) notar, perceber. g) compreender. h) engolir (mentiras). i) enganar. you can’t take me in / você não pode me tapear. to take in hand empreender, tentar. to take into account levar em conta, considerar. to take into one’s head dar na cabeça, decidir-se. to take in vain fazer mau uso, abusar. to take it easy ir com calma, ir devagar. to take it from someone acreditar em alguém. to take leave a) despedir-se, partir. b) Mil pedir licença. to take long tomar tempo, levar tempo. it would take us too long / isto nos tomaria tempo demais. how long does it take? / quanto tempo leva? to take lying down aceitar sem protesto ou defesa. to take off a) tirar. it was taken off my hands / foi tirado das minhas mãos. b) levantar vôo, decolar (também fig). he’ll take off any minute now / ele vai decolar a qualquer momento, vai começar a fazer sucesso. c) escapar, safar-se. he took himself off / coll ele safou-se, ele deu às de vila-diogo. d) exonerar. they took him off / eles exoneraram-no. to take on a) tomar conta. b) empregar, contratar. c) assumir (aparência). d) adotar, adquirir, contrair. to take one’s life into one’s hands Amer coll tomar o próprio destino nas mãos. to take one’s time não se apressar. to take on in the service alistar-se no serviço militar. to take out a) tirar, comprar. b) tirar de dentro. c) arrancar (dente). d) sacar (dinheiro). e) emprestar (livro). f) tirar (mancha). g) convidar uma dama (para dançar). h) escolher, reservar (mercadorias). i) levar para um passeio. will you take us out on Sunday? / você nos levará para passear domingo? to take out a licence tirar um documento de licença. to take over a) assumir (cargo, serviço), tomar posse. b) levar alguma coisa a alguém. to take part in tomar parte. to take path jurar. to take place acontecer, ocorrer. to take root arraigar, criar raízes, firmar-se. to take someone by surprise surpreender alguém, pegar de surpresa. to take someone by the hand a) pegar alguém pela mão. b) fig proteger alguém. to take someone for a ride Amer coll levar alguém para um passeio (a fim de matar). to take something off one’s hands encarregar-se de alguma coisa. to take steps tomar medidas. to take stock of examinar, analisar. to take the air a) Aeron levantar vôo. b) sair ao ar livre para um passeio. to take the cake ser o melhor. to take through rever, estudar. to take to a) ir para. b) refugiar-se em. the fox took to the earth / a raposa refugiou-se na cova. c) ocupar-se, dedicar-se. he takes to study / ele dedica-se aos estudos. d) afeiçoar-se, dar-se bem com. children take to him / crianças gostam dele. e) começar a fazer habitualmente, acostumar-se. we took kindly to this way of life / acostumamo-nos facilmente a este modo de vida. to take to heart levar a sério. to take to one’s bed ficar de cama por doença. she took to her bed / ela ficou de cama (por doença). to take to one’s heels correr, fugir. to take to pieces desmontar. to take up a) começar a estudar. he took up law / ele começou a estudar Direito. b) encurtar, diminuir. you’d better take that skirt up a little / é melhor você encurtar um pouco essa saia. c) adotar, começar, seguir. he took up teaching / ele seguiu a carreira de professor. d) ocupar, fazer uso de. e) utilizar, absorver. it takes up all my time / isto toma todo meu tempo. to take upon oneself tomar sob sua responsabilidade, assumir o encargo. to take up the cudgels for someone apoiar alguém, ficar do lado de alguém. to take up with ter relações, ter amizade com. what size do you take? que tamanho você usa?

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  • 90 give a wide berth (to)

    (to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) manter-se afastado

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  • 91 give a wide berth (to)

    (to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) manter-se afastado

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  • 92 close

    I 1. [kləus] adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) perto
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) justo
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) apertado
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) minucioso
    4) (tight: a close fit.) apertado
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) abafado
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) mesquinho
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) discreto
    - closeness - close call/shave - close-set - close-up - close at hand - close on - close to II 1. [kləuz] verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) fechar
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) concluir
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) fim
    - close up

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  • 93 fan

    I 1. [fæn] noun
    1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) leque
    2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilador
    2. verb
    1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) abanar
    2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) abanar
    II [fæn] noun
    (an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).)

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  • 94 give a wide berth (to)

    (to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) dar uma boa distância

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  • 95 give a wide berth (to)

    (to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) dar uma boa distância

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  • 96 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeça, chefe
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo, cabeceira
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) chefe
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) (por) pessoa, (por) cabeça
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colarinho
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabeçar
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) rumar para
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) intitular
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear
    - - headed
    - header - heading - heads - headache - headband - head-dress - headfirst - headgear - headlamp - headland - headlight - headline - headlines - headlong - head louse - headmaster - head-on - headphones - headquarters - headrest - headscarf - headsquare - headstone - headstrong - headwind - above someone's head - go to someone's head - head off - head over heels - heads or tails? - keep one's head - lose one's head - make head or tail of - make headway - off one's head

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > head

  • 97 hug

    1. past tense, past participle - hugged; verb
    1) (to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love: She hugged her son when he returned from the war.) abraçar
    2) (to keep close to: During the storm, the ships all hugged the shore.) manter-se perto de
    2. noun
    (a tight grasp with the arms, especially to show love: As they said good-bye she gave him a hug.) abraço

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > hug

  • 98 it

    [it]
    1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) isso, aquilo, o, a
    2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)
    3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.)
    4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)
    - its
    - itself

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > it

  • 99 lacquer

    ['lækə] 1. noun
    1) (a type of varnish: He painted the iron table with black lacquer.) laca
    2) (a sticky liquid sprayed on the hair to keep it in place.) laquê
    2. verb
    (to cover with lacquer.) laquear

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > lacquer

  • 100 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) chegar a
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) alcançar
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) estender o braço
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contatar
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) estender(-se)
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) alcance
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) alcance
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) trecho de rio/canal

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > reach

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