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  • 21 film

    [film] 1. noun
    1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) filme
    2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) filme
    3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) película
    2. verb
    1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) filmar
    2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) enevoar-se
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    - filmstar
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    [film] n 1 filme, película, fita de cinema. 2 membrana, pele fina, filamento delicado. 3 véu, névoa, belida. 4 Phot filme. • vt+vi 1 filmar. 2 cobrir com véu, ou membrana fina. her eyes filmed over / seus olhos enevoaram-se (de lágrimas). on the films na tela, no cinema, numa empresa cinematográfica.

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  • 22 form

    I 1. [fo:m] noun
    1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) vulto
    2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) tipo
    3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formulário
    4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) formalidade
    5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) ano
    2. verb
    1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) formar
    2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) formar-se
    3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) juntar(-se)
    4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) constituir
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    - be in good form
    - in the form of     II [fo:m] noun
    (a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) banco
    * * *
    [fɔ:m] n 1 forma, configuração, aparência, aspecto, contorno, formato. his gratitude took the form of a check / sua gratidão manifestou-se em forma de cheque. 2 figura, feição, feitio, talhe, vulto. 3 molde, modelo, padrão, forma. the disease appears under various forms / a doença manifesta-se de vários modos. 4 constituição específica, estrutura, sistema, arranjo e estilo, em composição literária, musical ou plástica. his form in running is bad / seu estilo de corrida não é bom. 5 método, uso, ritual, prática, praxe, formalidade. 6 ordem, disposição, norma, arranjo. 7 formulário: documento impresso ou datilografado com claros para preencher. 8 estado, caráter, aparição, visão, condição, manifestação. 9 espécie, sorte, variedade. heat, light, electricity are forms of energy / calor, luz, eletricidade são espécies de energia. 10 Philos forma. 11 Gram flexão. 12 Brit classe, série (nas escolas). 13 Typogr forma. 14 Brit banco escolar. • vt+vi 1 formar, afeiçoar, dar forma ou feição a (alguma coisa), moldar, modelar, fazer, fabricar, criar. form good habits while you are young / adquira bons hábitos enquanto for jovem. 2 formar-se, tomar forma, surgir. 3 produzir, fazer, criar, converter-se em, constituir. 4 conceber, idear, planejar, imaginar. 5 organizar, formar-se, estabelecer. we formed a club / constituímos um clube. 6 adquirir, contrair, ensinar, educar. 7 pôr em ordem, dispor em certa ordem. the soldiers formed themselves into lines / os soldados entraram em forma. 8 Gram servir de, construir (frases, sentenças). a matter of form uma formalidade. a mere form uma mera formalidade. bad form sem modos, sem educação. clouds form in the sky no céu formam-se nuvens. for form’s sake por formalidade, pro forma. good form boas maneiras. in due and legal form nos termos da lei. in due form em devida forma. in great form com ótima disposição. it is bad form isso não se faz, não está direito. to form the mind desenvolver a inteligência. to form up entrar em forma, ficar em fila. water forms ice água converte-se em gelo.
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  • 23 mistake

    [mi'steik] 1. past tense - mistook; verb
    1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) confundir
    2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) enganar-se
    2. noun
    (a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) erro
    - mistakenly
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    mis.take
    [mist'eik] n engano, equívoco, erro. • vt+vi (ps mistook, pp mistaken). 1 enganar-se, equivocar. 2 interpretar mal. 3 confundir, errar. by mistake por engano, erradamente. to make a mistake errar, equivocar-se. to mistake for confundir com.

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  • 24 tail

    [teil] 1. noun
    1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) cauda
    2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) cauda
    2. verb
    (to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) seguir
    - - tailed
    - tails 3. interjection
    (a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) coroa
    - tail-light
    - tail wind
    - tail off
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    [teil] n 1 rabo, cauda. 2 cauda de vestido. 3 cauda de avião. 4 cauda de um cometa. 5 parte traseira, fim, final, séquito, comitiva, conclusão. 6 trança, rabo de cabelo. 7 tails verso de moeda, coroa. 8 fraque, terno a rigor. 9 morgado, propriedade vinculada. 10 Typogr pé de página. 11 sl nádegas, traseiro. 12 sl pessoa contratada para seguir alguém, "sombra". 13 sl genitália feminina ou o pênis. 14 sl relação sexual. • vt+vi 1 colocar um rabo ou uma cauda. 2 formar a cauda, o fim, o final. 3 seguir imediatamente. 4 juntar, adicionar, emendar (uma coisa no fim de outra), amarrar por uma extremidade. 5 sl seguir, espionar. • adj no fim, nas costas, atrás. heads or tails? cara ou coroa? (ao tirar a sorte com moeda). not to make head or tail of it não entender, não saber qual é o começo e o fim. out of the tail of one’s eye com um olho de soslaio. tail of the eye canto do olho. to tail after someone seguir alguém nos calcanhares. to tail away sumir, diminuir, decrescer. to tail in fixar por uma extremidade. to tail off diminuir, enfraquecer. to turn tail virar as costas, fugir, escapar. to twist the lion’s tail irritar a Inglaterra. to wear the hair in tails usar o cabelo trançado. with one’s tail between one’s legs com o rabo entre as pernas.
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  • 25 turn out

    1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) mandar embora
    2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) produzir
    3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) esvaziar
    4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) comparecer
    5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) desligar
    6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) acontecer (que)

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  • 26 film

    [film] 1. noun
    1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) filme
    2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) filme
    3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) película
    2. verb
    1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) filmar
    2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) toldar
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    - filmstar

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  • 27 turn out

    1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) expulsar, despedir
    2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) produzir
    3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) esvaziar
    4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) sair
    5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) desligar
    6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) revelar(-se)

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  • 28 black

    [blæk] 1. adjective
    1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) preto
    2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) escuro
    3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) negro
    4) (without milk: black coffee.) preto
    5) (evil: black magic.) negro
    6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) preto
    7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) negro
    2. noun
    1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) preto
    2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) preto
    3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) preto
    3. verb
    (to make black.) enegrecer
    - blacken
    - black art/magic
    - blackbird
    - blackboard
    - black box
    - the Black Death
    - black eye
    - blackhead
    - blacklist     4. verb
    (to put (a person etc) on such a list.) lista negra
    5. noun
    (the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) chantagem
    - Black Maria
    - black market
    - black marketeer
    - blackout
    - black sheep
    - blacksmith
    - black and blue
    - black out
    - in black and white
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    [blæk] n 1 preto. 2 corante ou pigmento preto. 3 luto, roupa preta. 4 negro, indivíduo da raça negra. 5 fuligem. 6 mancha, sujeira. 7 Draughts, Chess as peças pretas. • vt+vi 1 pretejar, tornar preto. 2 pintar de preto, enegrecer (sapatos). 3 ficar preto. 4 ficar temporariamente cego ou inconsciente. • adj 1 preto. 2 sem luz, muito escuro. 3 de luto, vestido de preto. 4 negro, de pele escura. 5 sujo, imundo. 6 sombrio, escuro, tenebroso. 7 hostil, ameaçador. 8 mau, malvado, perverso. 9 desastroso, calamitoso. black and tan terrier pequeno cachorro malhado. Black and Tans tropas britânicas na Irlanda (1921). he became black in the face ele ficou vermelho de raiva. in black and white preto no branco, por escrito. in the black com saldo credor, sem dívidas. the devil is less black than he is painted o diabo não é tão feio como o pintam. to beat black and blue moer de pancada. to black out a) escurecer. b) Aeron perder a visão. c) perder a consciência momentaneamente. d) Radio interferir.

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  • 29 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
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    [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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  • 30 blinding

    1) (tending to make blind: a blinding light.) ofuscante
    2) (sudden: He realized, in a blinding flash, that she was the murderer.) súbito
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    blind.ing
    [bl'aindiŋ] adj 1 cegante. 2 ofuscante.

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  • 31 blue

    [blu:] 1. adjective
    1) (of the colour of a cloudless sky: blue paint; Her eyes are blue.) azul
    2) (sad or depressed: I'm feeling blue today.) deprimido
    2. noun
    1) (the colour of a cloudless sky: That is a beautiful blue.) azul
    2) (a blue paint, material etc: We'll have to get some more blue.) azul
    3) (the sky or the sea: The balloon floated off into the blue.) azul
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    - bluish
    - bluebottle
    - bluecollar
    - blueprint
    - once in a blue moon
    - out of the blue
    - the blues
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    [blu:] n 1 azul, cor azul. 2 tinta ou pigmento azul. 3 anil, corante azul. 4 o céu. 5 o mar. 6 pessoa fardada de azul. • vt+vi azular, tingir de azul. • adj 1 azul, da cor do céu. 2 que usa roupa azul, vestido de azul. 3 lívido. 4 triste, deprimido, melancólico. 5 coll desanimador, sombrio. 6 letrado, literato (só se emprega em relação a mulheres). 7 severo, exigente (lei). 8 coll obsceno. a bolt from the blue fig desgraça inesperada. Cambridge blue Sport time de estudantes de Cambridge. dark blue azul-escuro. into the blue fora de vista e do conhecimento, distante. light blue azul-claro. navy blue azul-marinho. once in a blue moon uma vez na vida, muito raramente. out of the blue inesperadamente. Oxford blue Sport time de estudantes de Oxford. the blues coll tristeza. she has the blues / ela está triste. to make the air blue praguejar. to shout/ scream blue murder protestar com veemência, sl pôr a boca no trombone. true blue leal, fiel, conservador.

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  • 32 click

    [klik] 1. noun
    (a short, sharp sound, like that of a light-switch being turned on: the click of the camera.) estalo
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) make such a sound: The soldier clicked his heels together; The gate clicked.) estalar
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    [klik] n 1 tique-taque, estalido, estalo, pancadinha. 2 trinco, tranqueta, aldrava. 3 Tech lingüeta, trava. 4 clique: estalido feito com a língua. he clicked his tongue / ele deu estalos com a língua. • vt+vi 1 fazer tique-taque, dar estalidos. 2 estalar, tinir. 3 bater, fechar-se (fechadura). 4 sl ter sucesso. 5 coll dar um clique, ficar compreensível de repente. he clicked his heels ele bateu os calcanhares, ele fez continência. he clicked the door to ele fechou a porta (com o trinco). they clicked (the) glasses levantaram os copos e brindaram.

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  • 33 dim

    [dim] 1. adjective
    1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) fraco
    2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) estúpido
    2. verb
    (to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) amortecer
    - dimness
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    diminutive
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    dim1
    [dim] vt+vi ofuscar, turvar, escurecer, obscurecer, tornar pouco visível ou compreensível, turvar a vista, deslustrar, embaraçar. • adj 1 escuro, ofuscado, turvo, sombrio, opaco, obscuro, baço, embaçado. 2 difícil de entender ou de compreender, indistinto, vago. 3 fig obtuso.
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    abbr diminuendo (diminuendo), diminutive (diminutivo).

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  • 34 expose

    [ik'spəuz]
    1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) expor
    2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) revelar/desmascarar
    3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) expor
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    ex.pose
    [iksp'ouz] vt 1 expor, exibir. he exposed himself to ridicule / ele se expôs ao ridículo. 2 descobrir. 3 deixar desabrigado. 4 apresentar para a venda. 5 desmascarar, evidenciar, patentear. 6 Phot expor à luz. 7 arriscar(-se), pôr em perigo. 8 abandonar (criança).

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  • 35 exposé

    [ik'spəuz]
    1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) expor
    2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) revelar/desmascarar
    3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) expor
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    ex.po.sé
    [eksp'ouzei] n 1 exposição ou revelação de fatos comprometedores. 2 relato pormenorizado.

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  • 36 feather

    ['feðə] 1. noun
    (one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pena
    2. verb
    (to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) acolchoar/forrar
    - feathery
    - a feather in one's cap
    - feather one's own nest
    - feather one's nest
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    feath.er
    [f'eðə] n 1 pena, pluma. 2 feathers a) plumagem. b) roupagem. 3 penacho. 4 rodopelo, tufo de pêlos, tapete, gaias. 5 qualquer coisa como uma pena. 6 caça de pena. 7 casta, laia, espécie, natureza. 8 disposição, estado de espírito. 9 Sport ato de transviar o remo. • vt+vi 1 empenar, emplumar(-se), cobrir(-se) de penas, forrar ou revestir de penas, pôr penas em, enfeitar, ornar de penas ou plumas. 2 transviar (os remos), virar o remo em posição horizontal. they feathered the oars / viraram os remos horizontalmente. 3 desdobrar-se em forma de pena. 4 Aeron embandeirar, variar o passo da hélice. birds of a feather gente da mesma laia. birds of a feather flock together cada ovelha com a sua parelha, cada qual com o seu igual. in high (ou full) feather bem-disposto, radioso. light as a feather leve como uma pena. that is a feather in your cap disso pode orgulhar-se. to cut a feather Naut encrespar a água, formar pequenas ondas. to feather one’s nest encher os bolsos, estar preocupado somente com o seu bem-estar e o seu próprio ganho. to make the feathers fly provocar briga, armar confusão. to show the white feather revelar covardia. with a feather com grande facilidade.

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  • 37 fire

    1. noun
    1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) fogo
    2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) fogão
    3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) fogo
    4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) entusiasmo/fogo
    5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) fogo
    2. verb
    1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) aquecer/cozer
    2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) despertar
    3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) disparar
    4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) disparar
    5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) disparar
    6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) despedir
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    - firearm
    - fire-brigade
    - fire-cracker
    - fire-engine
    - fire-escape
    - fire-extinguisher
    - fire-guard
    - fireman
    - fireplace
    - fireproof
    - fireside
    - fire-station
    - firewood
    - firework
    - firing-squad
    - catch fire
    - on fire
    - open fire
    - play with fire
    - set fire to something / set something on fire
    - set fire to / set something on fire
    - set fire to something / set on fire
    - set fire to / set on fire
    - under fire
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    [f'aiə] n 1 fogo, lume, fogueira. 2 incêndio. 3 chama. 4 fig ardor, fervor, ímpeto, calor, furor, paixão, emoção, inspiração poética. 5 fuzilaria, descarga de armas de fogo, tiroteio. 6 brilho, resplendor, fulgor, raio, corisco, chispa, faísca. 7 conflagração, erupção, incandescência. 8 furor. • vt+vi 1 atear fogo a, incendiar, inflamar, queimar, abrasar. 2 explodir. 3 detonar, fazer fogo. 4 fig inflamar, estimular, animar, excitar, irritar. 5 lançar, arremessar, arder, luzir, iluminar, cintilar, fulgir, incandescer. 6 cauterizar. 7 demitir, despedir, destituir de emprego. 8 incendiar-se, inflamar-se. 9 desfechar, descarregar (arma de fogo), detonar, deflagrar. Fire away! desembuche, fale logo. cross-fire fogo cruzado. it’s on fire está pegando fogo. out of the frying pan into the fire pular da frigideira para o fogo, sair de uma situação ruim para outra pior. St. Anthony’s fire erisipela. St. Elmo’s fire fogo-de-santelmo. the fire of youth o fervor da mocidade. to be under fire estar exposto. to catch fire pegar fogo. to cease fire cessar fogo. to fight a fire lutar contra o fogo. to fight fire with fire responder na mesma moeda. to go through fire and water for fazer qualquer sacrifício por. to hang fire demorar para começar, hesitar, atrasar. to hold one’s fire controlar-se. to keep up the fire conservar o fogo. to play with fire brincar com o fogo, correr risco. to pour oil on the fire deitar lenha no fogo. to set fire atear fogo. to strike fire provocar entusiasmo. under fire debaixo de fogo.

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  • 38 mellow

    ['meləu] 1. adjective
    1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) suave
    2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) suave
    3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) maduro
    2. verb
    (to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) amaciar
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    mel.low
    [m'elou] adj 1 maduro, sazonado. 2 polpudo. 3 adocicado. 4 friável. 5 gredoso. 6 alegre, jovial. 7 meio embriagado. 8 suave (de sons). • vt 1 amadurecer, sazonar. 2 abrandar.

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  • 39 pierce

    [piəs]
    1) ((of pointed objects) to go into or through (something): The arrow pierced his arm; A sudden light pierced the darkness.) furar
    2) (to make a hole in or through (something) with a pointed object: Pierce the lid before removing it from the jar.) furar
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    - piercingly
    - piercingness
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    [piəs] vt+vi 1 furar, penetrar, trespassar. 2 perfurar, abrir buracos em. 3 romper, atravessar. 4 entender, compreender. 5 comover, enternecer. it pierced his heart / tocou-lhe o coração.

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  • 40 pitter-patter

    [pitə'pætə] 1. noun
    (a light, tapping sound: the pitter-patter of rain on a window.) tique-taque
    2. verb
    (to make such a sound.) tiquetaquear
    3. adverb
    (while making this sound: The mouse ran pitter-patter across the floor.) aos tique-taques
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    pit.ter-pat.ter
    [p'itə pætə] n ruído contínuo e monótono, como da chuva.

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  • make light of something — phrase to treat something as not very serious To make light of this behaviour is to encourage its repetition. Thesaurus: mocking and mockeryhyponym laughter and the sound of laughtersynonym Main entry: light * * * make ˈlight of sth …   Useful english dictionary

  • make light of (something) — 1. to talk or behave as if something is not serious or important. I don t mean to make light of the fact that this was a horrible crime. 2. to act as if something is not serious or important. I tried to make light of his fear, but the look on his …   New idioms dictionary

  • make light work of doing sth — make light work of (doing) sth ► to do something quickly or easily: »Workers from the second shift stayed late so we were able to make light work of unloading the deliveries. Main Entry: ↑light …   Financial and business terms

  • make light work of sth — make light work of (doing) sth ► to do something quickly or easily: »Workers from the second shift stayed late so we were able to make light work of unloading the deliveries. Main Entry: ↑light …   Financial and business terms

  • make light work of something — make light work of (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) …   New idioms dictionary

  • make light work of doing something — make light work of (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) …   New idioms dictionary

  • make light work of — (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) …   New idioms dictionary

  • make light work of doing something — make light work of (doing) something phrase to do something very quickly and easily Willie Thorne made light work of his opponent to earn a place in the last 16. Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym Main entry: light …   Useful english dictionary

  • make light of — ► make light of treat as unimportant. Main Entry: ↑light …   English terms dictionary

  • make light work of — ► make light work of accomplish quickly and easily. Main Entry: ↑light …   English terms dictionary

  • make light of — index discount (disbelieve), disparage, underestimate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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