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81 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (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.) mostrar2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) aparecer3) (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.) exibir4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) acompanhar6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) mostrar8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposição, espetáculo2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstração3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) aparência4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentação5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) desempenho•- showy- showiness - show-business - showcase - showdown - showground - show-jumping - showman - showroom - give the show away - good show! - on show - show off - show up -
82 shrink
I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?)2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.)3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.)•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) -
83 steady
['stedi] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.) firme2) (regular or even: a steady temperature; He was walking at a steady pace.) regular3) (unchanging or constant: steady faith.) constante4) ((of a person) sensible and hardworking in habits etc: a steady young man.) regrado2. verb(to make or become steady: He stumbled but managed to steady himself; His heart-beat gradually steadied.) equilibrar(-se), regularizar(-se)- steadily- steadiness - steady on! - steady ! -
84 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) terno, conjunto, tailleur2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) traje3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) processo4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) pedido de casamento5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) naipe2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) convir a2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) combinar com3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) adaptar•- suited- suitor - suitcase - follow suit - suit down to the ground - suit oneself -
85 tunnel
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