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  • 21 roar

    [ro:] 1. verb
    1) (to give a loud deep cry; to say loudly; to shout: The lions roared; The sergeant roared (out) his commands.) rugir, urrar
    2) (to laugh loudly: The audience roared (with laughter) at the man's jokes.) gargalhar
    3) (to make a loud deep sound: The cannons/thunder roared.) troar
    4) (to make a loud deep sound while moving: He roared past on his motorbike.) roncar
    2. noun
    1) (a loud deep cry: a roar of pain/laughter; the lion's roars.) rugido, urro
    2) (a loud, deep sound: the roar of traffic.) ronco

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  • 22 sick

    [sik] 1. adjective
    1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) enjoado
    2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) doente
    3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) farto
    4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) angustiado
    5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) mórbido
    2. noun
    (vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.) vômito
    - sickening - sickeningly - sickly - sickness - sick-leave - make someone sick - make sick - the sick - worried sick

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  • 23 understand

    1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb
    1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.)
    2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.)
    3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.)
    - understanding 2. noun
    1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.)
    2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.)
    3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.)
    - make oneself understood
    - make understood

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  • 24 blind

    1. adjective
    1) (not able to see: a blind man.) cego
    2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) cego
    3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) sem visibilidade
    4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) de cegos
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) estore
    2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) subterfúgio
    3. verb
    (to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) cegar
    - blindly
    - blindness
    - blind alley
    - blindfold
    4. verb
    (to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) vendar
    5. adjective, adverb
    (with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) de olhos vendados
    - the blind leading the blind
    * * *
    [blaind] n 1 cego. 2 cortina, veneziana, anteparo. 3 biombo, o que esconde alguma coisa. 4 pretexto, subterfúgio. 5 Amer esconderijo, tocaia. 6 antolhos de cavalo. 7 sl bêbado. • vt 1 cegar. 2 escurecer, obscurecer. 3 encobrir, esconder. 4 confundir, desconcertar. 5 ofuscar, deslumbrar. 6 eclipsar, sobrepujar, exceder. • adj 1 cego. 2 inconsciente. 3 encoberto, escondido. 4 feito às cegas, irracional. 5 insensível, apático. 6 sem abertura, sem saída. 7 com uma só abertura. 8 secreto. 9 para cegos, de cegos. 10 Bot sem flor. 11 ininteligível, ilegível. 12 opaco, sem brilho. among the blind a one-eyed man is king na terra de cegos quem tem um olho é rei. in a blind fury alucinado de raiva. stone-blind totalmente cego. to turn a blind eye to something ignorar alguma coisa, fechar os olhos diante de. Venetian blind veneziana. when the devil is blind no dia de São Nunca.

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  • 25 kind

    I noun
    (a sort or type: What kind of car is it?; He is not the kind of man who would be cruel to children.) tipo
    II 1. adjective
    (ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly: He's such a kind man; It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday.) bondoso
    2. adjective
    (having or showing a gentle and friendly nature: a kindly smile; a kindly old lady.) gentil
    - kindness
    - kind-hearted
    * * *
    kind1
    [kaind] n 1 classe, espécie, grupo, gênero. 2 tipo. what kind of person is he? / que tipo de pessoa é ele? he is kind of quiet / ele é uma pessoa tranqüila. it takes all kinds of people to make a world / neste mundo há de tudo (todos os tipos de pessoas). this is the kind of thing I want / isto é o tipo de coisa de que preciso. 3 modo, maneira. 4 qualidade. 5 estado, condição. a strange kind of behaviour um comportamento estranho. every kind of de toda espécie ou sorte. in kind a) em espécie, em mercadorias. b) em algo equivalente. c) na mesma moeda ou forma. kind of coll mais ou menos como, meio, um pouco, uma espécie de, por assim dizer, um tanto. nothing of the kind nada disso, de forma alguma. of a kind a) da mesma espécie ou qualidade. b) de qualidade inferior, medíocre. something of this kind algo desta espécie, qualidade.
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    kind2
    [kaind] adj 1 amável, bondoso. 2 gentil, afável. 3 benigno, complacente. 4 dócil, manso. 5 respeitoso. give my kind regards to her dê-lhe minhas respeitosas saudações. to be kind enough to, to be so kind as to ter a bondade de, ter a gentileza de.

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  • 26 knight

    1. noun
    1) (in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: King Arthur and his knights.) cavaleiro
    2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) baronete
    3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) cavalo
    2. verb
    (to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) ser feito cavaleiro
    * * *
    [nait] n 1 cavaleiro, fidalgo, paladino. 2 membros de uma sociedade honorífica ou de uma ordem aristocrática. 3 cavalo no jogo de xadrez. • vt armar cavaleiro, nomear cavaleiro. Knight of the Garter cavaleiro da Ordem da Jarreteira. Knights of Malta Hist cavaleiros de Malta (da Ordem dos Hospitalários). knight of the road salteador, ladrão de estrada. Knight of the Round Table Cavaleiro da Távola Redonda. knight of the shire representante de um condado no parlamento inglês.

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  • 27 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    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
    2. noun
    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
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
    * * *
    [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.

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  • 28 word

    [wə:d] 1. noun
    1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) palavra
    2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) palavrinha
    3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) aviso
    4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) palavra
    2. verb
    (to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) formular
    - word processor
    - word processing
    - word-perfect
    - by word of mouth
    - get a word in edgeways
    - in a word
    - keep
    - break one's word
    - take someone at his word
    - take at his word
    - take someone's word for it
    - word for word
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    [wə:d] n 1 palavra: a) vocábulo, termo. b) fala. c) promessa. 2 conversa breve, conversação. 3 expressão, linguagem (muitas vezes words). 4 dizeres, conteúdo, termo. 5 ordem, comando. 6 senha, sinal. 7 notícia, informação. 8 words discussão, disputa, querela. 9 words texto, letra (de uma canção). 10 the Word ou the Word of God a Palavra de Deus, a Bíblia. • vt pôr em palavras, exprimir, enunciar, frasear, redigir. a man/ woman of few words um homem/mulher de poucas palavras. at a word de uma vez, resumindo. a word in someone’s ear uma conversa confidencial. a word with you! uma palavra apenas (a lhe dizer)! by word of mouth, through word of moreth oralmente, verbalmente. carefully, cautiously worded cuidadosa e cautelosamente redigido. give the word! a senha! he gave/ broke/ kept his word to come ele deu/quebrou/cumpriu sua palavra de vir. he gave the word to came ele deu a ordem para vir. he is as good as his word ele cumpre bem a sua palavra. he never has a good word to say ele está sempre criticando. he sent (me) word ele me avisou, mandou-me um recado ou notícias. in a word numa palavra, brevemente. indifferently worded redigido com negligência. in other words em outras palavras. I took him at his word fi-lo cumprir o que havia dito. I took his word for it acreditei cegamente no que ele disse. make him eat his words! faça-o admitir que estava errado! mark my words! pode escrever o que estou dizendo! pass the word passe a mensagem. put in a good word for him fale em favor dele. put it into words formule-o em palavras. she gave him hard words ela ralhou com ele. take my word for it! pode acreditar no que digo! the last word in hats a última palavra em chapéus. the last word lies with you a última palavra, a decisão está com você. to be a man of his word ser homem de palavra. to bring word trazer notícias. to have a word with falar com, conversar com. to have no words for não ter palavras para. to have words discutir. to take the words out of someone’s mouth tirar as palavras da boca de alguém. we won’t have any words about it nós não queremos ouvir nada a respeito. word for word palavra por palavra. word of honour palavra de honra. words fail me! estou surpreso (chocado)! as palavras me fugiram!

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  • 29 knight

    1. noun
    1) (in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: King Arthur and his knights.) cavaleiro
    2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) cavaleiro
    3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) cavalo
    2. verb
    (to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) fazer cavaleiro

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  • 30 right

    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) direito
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correto
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) certo
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) certo
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) direito
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) razão
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) direita
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) direita
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exatamente
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) imediatamente
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) exatamente
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) à direita
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) corretamente
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) endireitar
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corrigir
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') certo
    - righteously - righteousness - rightful - rightfully - rightly - rightness - righto - right-oh - rights - right angle - right-angled - right-hand - right-handed - right wing 6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) direitista
    - by rights - by right - get - keep on the right side of - get right - go right - not in one's right mind - not quite right in the head - not right in the head - put right - put/set to rights - right away - right-hand man - right now - right of way - serve right

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  • 31 answer

    1. noun
    1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) resposta
    2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) solução
    2. verb
    1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) responder
    2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) atender
    3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) corresponder
    4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) corresponder
    - answering machine
    - answer for
    - answerphone
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    an.swer
    ['a:nsə; 'ænsə] n 1 resposta, réplica. 2 retribuição. 3 contestação. 4 solução, resultado. • vt+vi 1 responder, replicar. 2 redargüir, retrucar, contestar. 3 atender, acatar, obedecer, reagir. the maid must answer the bell / a empregada tem de atender à campainha. 4 apresentar solução, dar o resultado (de problemas), resolver. 5 servir, satisfazer. this will answer my purpose / isto servirá aos meus propósitos, isto há de corresponder às minhas finalidades. this answers very well / isto serve bem, isto é muito bom. 6 retribuir. 7 responsabilizar(-se), estar ou tornar(-se) responsável. 8 corresponder a, condizer, estar conforme. this answers to your description / isto corresponde à sua descrição. 9 pagar, expiar. answer a fool according to his folly! responde ao louco segundo sua loucura! he answers back ele responde com insolência. he answers to the name of... ele se chama... in answer to your letter em resposta à sua carta. she knows all the answers ela tem uma língua solta. to answer for responder por, responsabilizar-se por, afiançar.

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  • 32 away

    [ə'wei]
    1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) longe
    2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) de costas
    3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) completamente
    4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) sem parar
    5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) fora
    * * *
    a.way
    [əw'ei] adj 1 ausente, fora. 2 distante, longe, remoto. he is away from home / ele está longe de seu lar. • adv 1 para longe, à distância, fora, embora. 2 longe de. I was three hours away from home / eu estava a três horas de casa. 3 em direção oposta, contrariamente. 4 para a posse de outrem, fora, embora. she gave her fortune away / ela jogou fora sua fortuna. 5 até o fim, até a morte, completamente. 6 para diante, continuadamente, constantemente, sempre. he is working away / ele está trabalhando continuadamente. 7 coll logo, sem demora, imediatamente. 8 com elipse do verbo, imperativamente: vá embora! an away match partida em campo adversário. away back Amer coll afastadamente, remotamente. away down longínquo. away with you! fora!, vai-te embora! far and away, out and away inteiramente, absolutamente, de longe. he is far and away the best man of the team / ele é absolutamente (de longe) o melhor homem da equipe. fire away coll conte já, deixe ouvir sua história. I cannot away with him não posso suportá-lo. laugh away! ria à vontade! right away! a) pronto!, imediatamente! b) rail toque!, siga! to do away anular, abolir. to make away with a thing subtrair, furtar alguma coisa. you won’t get away with it com isto você vai enganar-se.

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  • 33 bad

    [bæd]
    comparative - worse; adjective
    1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) mau
    2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) mau
    3) (unpleasant: bad news.) mau
    4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) estragado
    5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) mau
    6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) doente
    7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) mal
    8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) grave
    9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) não pago
    - badness
    - badly off
    - feel bad about something
    - feel bad
    - go from bad to worse
    - not bad
    - too bad
    * * *
    [bæd] n o que é ruim, qualidade má, quer física ou moral. • adj (compar worse, sup worst) 1 ruim, mau, inferior. 2 malvado, perverso, iníquo. 3 desagradável, incômodo, dolorido, pungente. 4 desfavorável, inoportuno. 5 ofensivo, injurioso. bad language / linguagem de baixo calão, palavrões. 6 sem valor, imprestável. 7 defeituoso, imperfeito, falho. 8 falso, não-válido. bad coin / moeda falsa. 9 estragado, podre. 10 Amer hostil, perigoso, assassino. bad blood / coll ser hostil, zangado. 11 nocivo, prejudicial. 12 enfermo, adoentado. bad finger / dedo ferido ou doente. she is very bad / ela está muito doente, ela está passando mal. 13 triste, pesaroso. 14 severo, intenso forte: a bad cold / um forte resfriado. act in bad faith agir desonestamente, de má fé. feel bad about estar aborrecido ou envergonhado. from bad to worse de mal a pior. he feels bad about sl ele fica zangado ou sentido. he had a bad time of it ele passou mal. he is badly off ele está em má situação (financeira). he went to the bad coll ele perdeu-se. I am in his bad books não sou cotado com ele. in a bad temper zangado, mal-humorado. I take the bad with the good tomo as coisas como são. not bad coll não é mau, serve. not a bad joke / uma boa piada. that is too bad é pena. that is very bad isto é muito mau. to make the best of a bad job fazer o melhor possível em circunstâncias difíceis. 3 £ to the bad (side of the account) 3 libras esterlinas de prejuízo. with a bad grace de má vontade.

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  • 34 beg

    [beɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - begged; verb
    1) (to ask (someone) for (money, food etc): The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.) pedir
    2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) implorar
    2. verb
    (to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) empobrecer
    - beg to differ
    * * *
    [beg] vt+vi 1 mendigar, esmolar. 2 rogar, implorar, suplicar. 3 pedir, solicitar, requerer. he begs leave to go / ele pede licença para sair. he begs permission to see her / ele pede permissão para vê-la. 4 evitar, contornar, desviar. he begged his bread ele viveu mendigando. he begged the question ele tomou (ele deu) a questão como provada. I beg your pardon desculpe. I beg to inform you tomo a liberdade de informar-lhe. to beg off obter liberdade ou dispensa após solicitação. to beg the real problems desviar dos verdadeiros problemas.

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  • 35 character

    ['kærəktə] 1. noun
    1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) carácter
    2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) carácter
    3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputação
    4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) personagem
    5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) personalidade
    6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) carácter
    2. noun
    (a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) característica
    - characterize
    - characterise
    - characterization
    - characterisation
    * * *
    char.ac.ter
    [k'æriktə] n 1 caráter, cunho, qualidade. 2 personalidade, individualidade, natureza, gênio, temperamento. 3 firmeza moral. 4 nome, renome, reputação. he has a character for conscientiousness / ele tem a fama de ser consciencioso. 5 bom caráter, boa reputação, fama, bom nome. 6 propriedade, atributo. 7 posição, condição. 8 personagem, figura, pessoa que figura em narração ou peça, papel de artista. 9 coll original, pessoa excêntrica. he is quite a character / ele é um excêntrico. 10 atestado de conduta (dado pelo patrão ao empregado). 11 marca, sinal. 12 feitio, traço. 13 cargo, título. 14 característico de espécie ou material. 15 letra (também Typogr). in Greek characters / em letras gregas. 16 estilo de escrever. 17 Comp caractere: símbolo de código em computador. in character apropriado, dentro do papel, de acordo com o personagem. out of character inadequado, fora do papel, em desacordo com o personagem.

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  • 36 dash

    [dæʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) atirar-se
    2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) espatifar
    3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) destruir
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) arranco
    2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) poucochinho
    3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) travessão
    4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) genica
    - dash off
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    [dæʃ] n 1 arremetida, colisão, encontro violento, choque. 2 estrondo. 3 pancada, golpe inesperado. 4 ruído da água agitada ou caindo. 5 movimento rápido e brusco, precipitação, ímpeto. 6 mistura. 7 incursão. 8 travessão (sinal de pontuação). 9 hífen, linha de suspensão. 10 traço, risca, risco de pena. 11 sinal musical para aumentar o intervalo ou para indicar staccato. 12 causa ou objeto de desânimo ou depressão. 13 pequenina porção, um pouco. 14 Amer, coll corrida breve. 15 Telegr som longo. • vt+vi 1 quebrar com estrépito. 2 causar colisão. 3 colidir, chocar-se e quebrar. 4 arremessar, lançar com força e ímpeto. 5 projetar, arremessar-se violentamente. 6 lançar fora subitamente. 7 salpicar, manchar, molhar, borrifar. 8 adulterar, diluir, misturar, alterar, pingar. 9 esboçar, compor rapidamente. 10 obliterar, riscar, apagar com traços. 11 destruir, malograr, baldar. 12 descoroçoar, desapontar, desconcertar, desanimar, intimidar, confundir. 13 sl rogar uma praga contra. 14 correr, pedalar ou guiar, cavalgar. 15 movimentar-se ou comportar-se vistosamente, com ostentação. at one dash de uma vez, de um golpe. I dash it all com a breca! to cut a dash fazer figura, causar impressão. to dash against a) açoitar (falando das ondas que batem com força contra os rochedos). b) espedaçar-se (o navio num escolho). to dash away bater, golpear. to dash by passar correndo. to dash down a) precipitar-se (para baixo), tombar. b) = link=to%20dash%20away to dash away.. to dash in irromper, entrar como um raio. to dash into chocar-se contra, entrar precipitadamente. to dash off a) partir depressa. b) escrever ou fazer às pressas. to dash one’s confidence desconcertar ou desapontar alguém. to dash out a) sair precipitadamente. b) dar coices, quebrar, despedaçar. c) = link=to%20dash%20away to dash away. to dash to pieces a) despedaçar, partir em pedaços. b) fig frustrar, anular. to dash with misturar.

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  • 37 day

    [dei] 1. noun
    1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dia
    2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) dia
    3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) dia
    4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) tempos
    - day-dream 2. verb
    She often day-dreams.) devanear
    - day school
    - daytime
    - call it a day
    - day by day
    - day in
    - day out
    - make someone's day
    - one day
    - some day
    - the other day
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    [dei] 1 dia, luz ou claridade do dia, luz, alvorada, o dia (da manhã à noite). 2 tempo, espaço de vinte e quatro horas (dia e noite): também chamado a mean solar day. 3 dia marcado para recepção. 4 época, era. she was a beauty in her day / ela foi uma beleza na sua época. 5 vida, existência, período de atividade, vitalidade ou prosperidade. 6 dia comemorativo. 7 luta, batalha, vitória. 8 qualquer tempo especificado. 9 dia de trabalho. 10 tempo, período. all day long o dia inteiro. All Soul’s Day Dia de Finados. an every day man homem comum. any day qualquer dia. better days período de prosperidade, dias melhores. by day de dia, durante o dia. by the day ao dia, por dia. Christmas Day Dia de Natal. day after day dia a dia, dia por dia, diariamente. day and night dia e noite. day by day, day in day out dia a dia, dia por dia, diariamente. dooms day dia do juízo. every day todos os dias, diariamente. every other day dia sim, dia não. every third day de três em três dias. evil days período de desgraça. for ever and a day para sempre. from this day on de hoje em diante. in bygone days antigamente, em tempos idos. in his younger days em sua infância, sua juventude. in my days nos meus dias, no tempo da minha vida. in the day-time de dia, durante o dia. in the good old days nos bons tempos de antigamente. in these days hoje em dia. let’s call it a day vamos parar com isto! (que estamos fazendo), vamos encerrar o assunto! vamos desistir disto! New Year’s Day Dia de Ano-Novo. one day, one of these days um dia, um dia desses. one of those days um dia em que tudo dá errado. on the following day no dia seguinte. pay-day dia de pagamento. per day, a day ao dia, por dia. some day qualquer dia futuro. the day after no dia seguinte. the day after the fair tarde demais. the day after tomorrow depois de amanhã. the day before yesterday anteontem. the other day há dias. the time of day a hora do dia. this day hoje. this very day ainda hoje. today hoje. to lose the day perder a batalha. to win/ gain the day vencer, conseguir a vitória. up to this day até o dia de hoje.

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  • 38 dispose

    [di'spəuz]
    1) (to make inclined: I am not disposed to help him.) dispor
    2) (to arrange or settle.) arranjar
    - disposal
    - at one's disposal
    - dispose of
    * * *
    dis.pose
    [disp'ouz] vt+vi 1 dispor, arranjar, ordenar. 2 colocar em posição. 3 fixar, ajustar, determinar, dirigir, pôr-se de acordo. 4 dispor-se a, propender para, fazer propender, inclinar-se, preparar, acomodar, arrumar. 5 (of) usar livremente, fazer o que quer de alguém ou de alguma coisa, ter a posse, utilizar, empregar. 6 alienar (bens), desembaraçar-se de, vender, dispor de. 7 matar, liquidar, gastar. 8 estar pronto ou resolvido. 9 demitir, despedir, exonerar, destituir. man proposes, God disposes o homem põe e Deus dispõe. to dispose of jogar fora, descartar-se de. to dispose of something by will transmitir alguma coisa por testamento. to dispose to tender a.

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  • 39 dwarf

    [dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun
    1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) anão
    2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) anão
    2. verb
    (to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) sobrepujar
    * * *
    [dwɔ:f] n (pl dwarfs) 1 anão, anã, pigmeu, pigméia. 2 planta ou animal menor do que é usual. 3 personagem de contos de fadas de estatura muito baixa e de poder sobrenatural. • vt+vi 1 impedir o crescimento ou desenvolvimento de, não deixar medrar, tolher. 2 fazer alguma coisa pequena, fazer aparecer menor em comparação de. • adj anão, pequenino, acanhado.

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  • 40 experience

    [ik'spiəriəns] 1. noun
    1) ((knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something: Learn by experience - don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?) experiência
    2) (an event that affects or involves a person etc: The earthquake was a terrible experience.) experiência
    2. verb
    (to have experience of; to feel: I have never before experienced such rudeness!) experimentar/sofrer, conhecer
    * * *
    ex.pe.ri.ence
    [iksp'i2ri2ns] n 1 experiência, prática. business experience / experiência comercial (ou de negócios). 2 peripécia, aventura. 3 ensaio, treinamento. 4 conhecimento, perícia. a man of experience um homem de experiência. by my own experience pela minha própria experiência. experience in teaching prática no magistério. • vt 1 experimentar, experienciar, conhecer, saber por experiência. 2 sofrer, sentir, padecer, suportar.

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