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  • 1 attendant

    noun (a person employed to look after someone or something: a car-park attendant.) empregado
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    at.tend.ant
    [ət'endənt] n 1 criado, servente, contínuo, atendente. 2 fig coisa ou acontecimento que acompanha outro. 3 ouvinte, espectador, séqüito, comitiva. • adj 1 servente, servidor, auxiliar. 2 acompanhante, concomitante, anexo, apenso. 3 resultante, conseqüente. 4 presente, assistente.

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  • 2 care for

    1) (to look after (someone): The nurse will care for you.) tomar conta
    2) (to be fond of: I don't care for him enough to marry him.) gostar de

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  • 3 attendant

    noun (a person employed to look after someone or something: a car-park attendant.) guarda, atendente

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  • 4 care for

    1) (to look after (someone): The nurse will care for you.) cuidar de
    2) (to be fond of: I don't care for him enough to marry him.) gostar de

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  • 5 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    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
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch
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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?

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  • 6 trust

    1. verb
    1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) confiar
    2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) confiar
    3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) esperar
    2. noun
    1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) confiança
    2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) cuidado
    3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) responsabilidade
    4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) depósito
    5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) consórcio
    - trustworthy
    - trustworthiness
    - trusty
    - trustily
    - trustiness
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    [tr∧st] n 1 confiança, crença, fé, confidência. I put (place, have) great trust in you / confio em você, tenho fé na sua pessoa. there is no trust to be placed in him / não se pode ter confiança nele. 2 pessoa ou coisa em que se confia. 3 esperança. 4 crédito. 5 obrigação, responsabilidade, cargo, dever. 6 guarda, cuidado. 7 Jur fideicomisso, procurador em confiança. 8 monopólio, truste. 9 cartel, sindicato. 10 depósito em custódia, custódia. • vt+vi 1 confiar, ter fé, crer. I do not trust him round the corner / não tenho nenhuma confiança nele. trust him for that! / ironic conte com ele para isso! (e veja onde você vai parar). 2 acreditar em, ter confiança em. 3 depender de, confiar em. 4 confiar a, entregar aos cuidados de, deixar com. you must trust yourself to him / você deve ter confiança nele. he cannot be trusted with so large a sum / não se pode confiar-lhe uma soma tão grande. 5 esperar, acreditar. 6 dar crédito a, fiar, vender a crédito. • adj de confiança, em confiança. breach of trust abuso de confiança. building under governmental trust prédio tombado. in trust em confiança, em custódia. on trust a) em fiança, a crédito. b) em confiança. position of trust cargo de confiança. private trust fundação particular. to hold in trust for guardar para, administrar para. to take on trust aceitar de boa fé. to trust someone with something, to trust something to someone confiar alguma coisa a alguém.

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  • 7 mind

    1.
    (the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) espírito
    2. verb
    1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) tomar conta
    2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) incomodar-se
    3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) ter cuidado com
    4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) ligar
    3. interjection
    (be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) cuidado!
    - - minded
    - mindful
    - mindless
    - mindlessly
    - mindlessness
    - mindreader
    - at/in the back of one's mind
    - change one's mind
    - be out of one's mind
    - do you mind!
    - have a good mind to
    - have half a mind to
    - have a mind to
    - in one's mind's eye
    - in one's right mind
    - keep one's mind on
    - know one's own mind
    - make up one's mind
    - mind one's own business
    - never mind
    - on one's mind
    - put someone in mind of
    - put in mind of
    - speak one's mind
    - take/keep one's mind off
    - to my mind
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    [maind] n 1 mente, cérebro, intelecto. 2 memória, lembrança. it sticks in your mind / está guardado na memória, fixo na memória. it is at the back of your mind / é vagamente lembrado. 3 opinião, parecer. 4 disposição, ânimo. 5 gosto, vontade. 6 intenção, propósito. 7 desejo, inclinação. 8 atenção, concentração. • vt+vi 1 prestar atenção a, notar. keep your mind on your work! / concentre-se no seu trabalho! 2 dedicar-se a, ocupar-se de. mind the baby / cuide da criança. mind your own business / vá cuidar da sua vida. 3 lembrar-se. 4 objetar a. I don’t mind it / não faço caso. 5 fazer o obséquio de. 6 vigiar, estar alerta. 7 coll olhar por, cuidar de. 8 obedecer. never mind não tem importância, não faz mal. out of sight, out of mind longe dos olhos, longe do coração. presence of mind presença de espírito. to bear/ keep something in mind levar em consideração. to be of two minds vacilar, hesitar. to be out of one’s mind estar louco. to change one’s mind mudar de opinião. to come/spring to mind, to cross/ enter your mind lembrar-se de algo sem esforço. to get your mind round something entender algo difícil ou complicado. to give somebody a piece of one’s mind dar uma bronca. to go over something in one’s mind, to turn it over in one’s mind pensar sobre algo cuidadosamente para entender ou achar a solução. to have a mind to estar disposto a. to have in mind a) lembrar-se de. b) considerar, pensar a respeito. c) planejar, pretender. to have your mind on something pensar sobre algo. to make up one’s mind tomar uma resolução, decidir-se. to put in mind relembrar-se de. to set one’s mind on desejar muito. to set/put someone’s mind at rest fazer com que alguém pare de se preocupar. to speak one’s mind dizer tudo que pensa.

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  • 8 trust

    1. verb
    1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) confiar
    2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) confiar
    3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) confiar
    2. noun
    1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) confiança
    2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) guarda
    3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) responsabilidade
    4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) depósito, créditos
    5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) truste
    - trustworthy - trustworthiness - trusty - trustily - trustiness

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  • 9 caregiver

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  • 10 caregiver

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  • 11 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    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, conservar
    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(-se)
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) prosseguir
    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.) manter
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar(-se)
    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.) manter
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) reter
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) manter
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) manter
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento
    - keeping - keep-fit - keepsake - for keeps - in keeping with - keep away - keep back - keep one's distance - keep down - keep one's end up - keep from - keep going - keep hold of - keep house for - keep house - keep in - keep in mind - keep it up - keep off - keep on - keep oneself to oneself - keep out - keep out of - keep time - keep to - keep something to oneself - keep to oneself - keep up - keep up with the Joneses - keep watch

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  • 12 mind

    1.
    (the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) espírito
    2. verb
    1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) tomar conta
    2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) incomodar-se
    3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) tomar cuidado com
    4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) obedecer
    3. interjection
    (be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) cuidado!
    - - minded
    - mindful - mindless - mindlessly - mindlessness - mindreader - at/in the back of one's mind - change one's mind - be out of one's mind - do you mind! - have a good mind to - have half a mind to - have a mind to - in one's mind's eye - in one's right mind - keep one's mind on - know one's own mind - make up one's mind - mind one's own business - never mind - on one's mind - put someone in mind of - put in mind of - speak one's mind - take/keep one's mind off - to my mind

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  • 13 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) fazer
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fazer
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) fazer
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) estudar
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranjar
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fazer
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fazer
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) festa
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
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    do1, doh
    [dou] n Mus dó. up to high doh coll grande agitação.
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    [du:] n 1 logro, velhacaria, peça. 2 sarau, reunião festiva, festança.
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    do3
    [du:] vt+vi (ps did, pp done, pres p doing) 1 fazer, executar, agir, atuar, efetuar, trabalhar. I did my duty, why didn’t you do yours? / fiz meu dever, por que não fez o seu? 2 acabar, pôr fim a, concluir, completar. 3 preparar, arranjar. 4 interpretar, representar, desempenhar o papel de. 5 criar, produzir. 6 causar, levar a efeito ou a termo. 7 render, prestar. 8 haver-se, portar-se, atuar, proceder. 9 estar ou passar bem ou mal de saúde. 10 tratar com, ocupar-se de, acabar com. 11 servir, bastar, ser suficiente ou satisfatório, convir. 12 cozer, assar. 13 percorrer, cobrir. 14 enganar, lograr, trapacear. 15 matar, liquidar, arruinar. 16 coll acolher, entreter, sustentar. 17 visitar lugares interessantes. 18 cumprir. 19 esgotar-se, gastar-se. 20 esforçar-se. 21 traduzir, reter em, modificar. 22 sl consumir drogas. anything doing? há alguma novidade? há qualquer coisa? did you see the garden? você viu o jardim? do as you like faça como quiser. do as you would be done by não faças aos outros o que não queres que te façam. do or die! ou uma ou outra. dos and don’ts o que se pode e não se pode fazer. do you know the author of this piece? você conhece o autor desta peça? do you speak English? você fala inglês? how are you doing? Amer como vai você? I do hate him odeio-o (enfaticamente). I do not (don’t) know him não o conheço. I have done with him não tenho mais nada que fazer com ele. I have nothing to do with it nada tenho a ver com isso. it will do isto me bastará. nothing doing 1 Com não é negócio. 2 nada feito. 3 não há oferta. over done cozido demais, recozido. that will do está bom, isto chega, basta. that won’t do isto não serve, não está bom. that won’t do with me eu não posso admitir ou permitir isso. this has nothing to do with it isso não vem ao caso. to be done Amer coll 1 estar liberado, dispensado. 2 completar uma tarefa. to do a business fazer um negócio. to do a favour fazer um favor. to do a job fazer um trabalho. to do a kindness fazer um favor. to do a message dar um recado. to do a part desempenhar um papel. to do a picture pintar, fazer uma pintura. to do again refazer, fazer outra vez. to do as one is bid obedecer, fazer o que lhe mandam. to do away with 1 pôr de lado. 2 abolir, suprimir. 3 matar, liquidar. to do badly fazer maus negócios. to do better sair-se melhor. to do business with negociar com. to do for 1 convir, ser suficiente, bastante ou satisfatório. 2 pôr fim a. 3 arruinar, liquidar, matar. 4 tomar conta (da casa, da cozinha), fazer limpeza para alguém. 5 done for coll cansado, exausto. to do good well fazer bem, ter sucesso, progredir. to do harm, ill causar dano, prejuízo, fazer mal. to do in 1 lograr, trapacear. 2 matar. to do into traduzir, modificar. to do it sl praticar o ato sexual. to do it up sl fazer bem e decididamente. to do justice fazer justiça. to do like for like tratar do mesmo modo, pagar na mesma moeda. to do mischief causar dano. to do nicely prometer, ir bem, dar esperanças. to do off tirar, despir. to do one’s best esforçar-se, fazer o possível. to do one’s bit cumprir seu dever, fazer serviço militar. to do one’s hair arranjar o cabelo. to do one’s head Mil perder a cabeça. to do on top of someone’s head fazer nas coxas. to do out 1 limpar, arrumar. 2 decorar, embelezar. to do over 1 refazer, repetir, executar, interpretar outra vez. 2 dar uma segunda mão de tinta, emboçar, untar. to do someone. 1 cansar, extenuar alguém. 2 lograr. to do someone an ill turn pregar uma peça a. to do someone down desacreditar, desmoralizar com críticas. to do someone out of privar alguém de, burlar. to do someone over coll ferir, bater. to do the dishes lavar a louça. to do the garden cuidar do jardim. to do the museum visitar o museu. to do the washing lavar a roupa. to do time cumprir uma sentença de prisão. to do to tratar a alguém, agir, comportar-se com. to do to death matar, mandar matar, causar sua sentença de morte. to do up 1 embrulhar, empacotar, dobrar. 2 reparar, acondicionar, pôr em condições. 3 pentear, compor ou alisar os cabelos. 4 esgotar-se, gastar-se. 5 arruinar. to do well by tratar bem alguma pessoa. to do with 1 ter negócio ou relações com, tratar, ter de fazer com alguém ou com alguma coisa, começar. 2 encontrar um meio de, dar um jeito. 3 contentar-se com, passar com. (do you see it?) Yes, I do: No, I don’t sim, eu vejo, não, eu não vejo. to do without dispensar, passar sem. to have to do with ter negócio com, ter a ver com. under done mal cozido, cru, mal passado. we must do or die! temos de lutar ou perecer. well done bem-feito, muito bem, bem cozido, bem passado. well to do próspero, abastado. you do wisely (in doing) você faz bem (em fazer).

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  • look after someone — look after (someone/something) to be responsible for someone or something. A neighbor will look after the dogs while we re away. Related vocabulary: take care of someone/something …   New idioms dictionary

  • look after - look for — ◊ look after If you look after someone or something, you take care of them. She will look after the children during their holidays. It doesn t worry me who owns the club so long as it is looked after. ◊ look for If you look for someone or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • look after something — look after (someone/something) to be responsible for someone or something. A neighbor will look after the dogs while we re away. Related vocabulary: take care of someone/something …   New idioms dictionary

  • look after — (someone/something) to be responsible for someone or something. A neighbor will look after the dogs while we re away. Related vocabulary: take care of someone/something …   New idioms dictionary

  • look after — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms look after : present tense I/you/we/they look after he/she/it looks after present participle looking after past tense looked after past participle looked after 1) a) look after someone/something to take care… …   English dictionary

  • look after — verb keep under careful scrutiny (Freq. 5) Keep an eye on this prisoner! • Hypernyms: ↑watch, ↑look out, ↑watch out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebo …   Useful english dictionary

  • look after — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you look after someone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them healthy, safe, or in good condition. [V P n] I love looking after the children... [V P n] People don t look after other people s property in the same… …   English dictionary

  • look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves — (UK) If you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves, meaning that if someone takes care not to waste small amounts of money, they will accumulate capital. ( Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves is… …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • look after vs look for —   To look after means to take care of or be in charge of something or someone.   For example: I often ask my mother to look after the children.   To look for means to try to find something or someone.   For example: I am looking for my keys. Have …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • look after vs look for —   To look after means to take care of or be in charge of something or someone.   For example: I often ask my mother to look after the children.   To look for means to try to find something or someone.   For example: I am looking for my keys. Have …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves — (UK)    If you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves, meaning that if someone takes care not to waste small amounts of money, they will accumulate capital. ( Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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