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  • 1 make little of

    1) (to treat as unimportant etc: He made little of his injuries.) ligar pouco
    2) (not to be able to understand: I could make little of his instructions.) não perceber

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  • 2 make little of

    1) (to treat as unimportant etc: He made little of his injuries.) fazer pouco caso de
    2) (not to be able to understand: I could make little of his instructions.) entender pouco

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  • 3 little

    ['litl] 1. adjective
    1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeno
    2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) pequeno
    3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) pequeno
    2. pronoun
    ((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) pouco
    3. adverb
    1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) pouco
    2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) pouco
    3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) não
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    - little by little
    - make little of
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    lit.tle
    [l'itəl] n 1 pequena quantidade. 2 pouco tempo. • adj 1 escasso. 2 pequeno. 3 breve. 4 insignificante, trivial. 5 exíguo. 6 mesquinho, desprezível. 7 humilde, de condição baixa. • adv 1 em pequena escala. 2 escassamente. 3 de modo algum. his little ways suas peculiaridades, espertezas. in little em miniatura. little by little pouco a pouco. little or nothing quase nada. not a little nem um pouco. the little ones os pequeninos, as crianças. to go a little way durar pouco. to make of little tratar com pouco-caso.

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  • 4 little

    ['litl] 1. adjective
    1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeno
    2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) pouco
    3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) pequeno
    2. pronoun
    ((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) pouco
    3. adverb
    1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) pouco
    2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) pouco
    3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada
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    - little by little - make little of

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  • 5 to make of little

    to make of little
    tratar com pouco-caso.

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  • 6 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) lume
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender-se
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    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligeiro
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) leve
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso
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    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)
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    light1
    [lait] n 1 luz, claridade, iluminação, brilho. 2 fonte de luz (lâmpada, vela, etc.). 3 janela. 4 clarabóia. 5 alvorada, clarear do dia, luz diurna. 6 fig exposição, conhecimento público. 7 compreensão, esclarecimento, conhecimento. 8 iluminação espiritual, luz interior, verdade. 9 aspecto, ponto de vista. 10 sinal de trânsito, farol. 11 fig luminar, sumidade. 12 algo usado para acender (acendedor, fósforo, isqueiro, fogo). 13 inspiração. • vt+vi (ps and pp lit or lighted) 1 iluminar, acender, brilhar. 2 inflamar. 3 iluminar-se, acender-se. 4 clarear. • adj brilhante, claro, luminoso. according to my lights a meu ver, no meu entender. against the light contra a luz. between the lights a) à meia-luz. b) no crepúsculo. fast to light que não desbota pela ação da luz, resistente à luz. in a good (bad) light de modo favorável (desfavorável). in the light of à luz de, considerando. men of light and leading homens de saber e influência. to bring to light descobrir, elucidar. to come to light tornar-se conhecido. to light out sair apressadamente, fugir. to see the light a) nascer. b) passar a existir, tornar-se público. c) compreender, entender. to shed light explicar, elucidar. to stand in one’s own light frustrar os próprios planos ou desejos.
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    light2
    [lait] adj 1 leve. 2 fácil, simples. 3 ligeiro, rápido, ágil. 4 Phon átono. 5 alegre, jocoso. 6 trivial, de pouca importância. 7 frívolo, leviano. 8 claro. 9 fraco (bebidas). 10 suave, brando. 11 poroso, friável. 12 tonto, amalucado, delirante. • adv 1 levemente. 2 facilmente. a light heart despreocupação, sensação de alegria. light as a feather leve como uma pluma. light come, light go fácil vem, fácil vai. light in the head a) tonto. b) bobo. c) louco. to have light fingers ter dedos leves, ter tendência a furtar. to make light of fazer pouco de, não levar a sério.
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    light3
    [lait] vt+vi 1 aliviar. 2 desmontar, apear(-se). 3 descer, pousar. 4 encontrar por acaso. 5 golpear, atacar (com into).

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  • 7 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fogo
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender
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    - lighting - lighthouse - light-year - bring to light - come to light - in the light of - light up - see the light - set light to II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leve
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mais leve
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil, ligeiro
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso
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    - light-headed - light-hearted - lightweight - get off lightly - make light of - travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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  • 8 worth

    [wə:Ɵ] 1. noun
    (value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) valor
    2. adjective
    1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) equivalente
    2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) digno de
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    - worthlessly
    - worthlessness
    - worthy     3. noun
    (a highly respected person.) notabilidade
    - worthiness
    - - worthy
    - worthwhile
    - for all one is worth
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    [wə:θ] n 1 valor: a) preço, custo. b) qualidade. c) conceito. d) mérito. e) importância, significação, excelência. f) utilidade. 2 propriedade, riqueza, bens. • adj 1 que vale, valedor. 2 que merece, merecedor, digno. 3 equivalente a. 4 que tem o preço de. 5 que vale a pena. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando. a book worth reading um livro digno de ser lido. a man of great worth um homem de grande valor, de grandes méritos. an hour’s worth of work valor equivalente a uma hora de trabalho. a shilling’s worth of cheese queijo por um xelim. a week’s worth of food alimento suficiente para uma semana. for all one is worth com o máximo esforço. he is said to be worth hundred pounds a month consta que ele tem uma renda mensal de cem libras. he’s worth his weight in gold ele vale seu peso em ouro, seu valor é inestimável. he took him for all he was worth fig ele sangrou-o, fê-lo pagar excessivamente. I tell you that for what it is worth digo-lhe isto com reserva. it is worth it! vale a pena! it is worth its price vale o preço. not to be worth a bucket of warm spit não valer nada. not to be worth the paper it’s written on ser sem valor, não ter o menor valor. not worth mentioning a) indigno de ser mencionado. b) insignificante. of little worth de pouco valor. she died worth a million ela morreu deixando um milhão. this guy doesn’t sing worth a damn/ a shit sl esse cara não conta nada. to be worth valer. it is worth little/ much/ nothing / vale pouco/muito/não vale nada. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth ten shillings to him / vale-lhe dez xelins. to be worth doing, to be worth while doing valer a pena. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth doing / vale a pena fazê-lo. the risk is worth taking / vale a pena correr o risco. to judge people by their worth julgar as pessoas pelo seu valor. to make life worth living valer a pena viver.

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  • 9 fluff

    1. noun
    (small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.) cotão
    2. verb
    1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.) tornar fofo
    2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.) falhar
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    [fl∧f] n 1 cotão, argueiro, felpazinha. 2 penugem, felpa, lanugem, buço. 3 sl Theat fala que o ator esquece ou diz mal, sl mulher jovem e bonita. • vt+vi 1 afofar. 2 tornar-se fofo ou felpudo. 3 sl Theat esquecer ou dizer mal um papel, fracassar. a little bit of fluff sl Austr rapariga namoradeira. the bird fluffed up its feathers a ave arrepiou-se. to do a fluff Theat representar mal um papel. to fluff someone off rejeitar, repelir, desprezar alguém intencionalmente.

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  • 10 minimise

    1) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) minimizar
    2) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) minimizar
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    min.i.mise
    [m'inimaiz] vt 1 reduzir ao mínimo. 2 fazer pouco, subestimar.

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  • 11 minimize

    1) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) minimizar
    2) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) minimizar
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    min.i.mize
    [m'inimaiz] vt = link=minimise minimise.

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  • 12 small

    [smo:l]
    1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeno
    2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeno
    3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) pouco
    4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo
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    - small arms
    - small change
    - small hours
    - smallpox
    - small screen
    - small-time
    - feel/look small
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    [smɔ:l] n 1 quem é pequeno. 2 parte pequena ou fina, parte estreita. • adj 1 pequeno, diminuto. 2 leve, pouco. 3 insignificante, trivial, sem importância. 4 pobre, humilde, baixo. 5 leve, macio, fraco. 6 egoísta, miserável, não generoso. • adv 1 em pequenos pedaços. 2 em tom baixo, em voz baixa. 3 em miniatura. 4 desdenhosamente. to come out on the small end sair perdendo, levar a pior. to feel small sentir-se envergonhado. he felt small before her / ele sentiu-se envergonhado diante dela. to make somebody feel small fazer alguém sentir-se envergonhado. he made me feel small / ele me fez sentir envergonhado. to sing small coll baixar a crista, perder a arrogância. he sang small / ele perdeu a arrogância.

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  • 13 minimise

    1) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) reduzir ao mínimo, minimizar
    2) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) minimizar

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  • 14 minimize

    1) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) reduzir ao mínimo, minimizar
    2) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) minimizar

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  • 15 account

    1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have (opened) an account with the local bank.) conta
    2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) contas
    3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) conta
    4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) conta
    5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; ( also adjective) an account book.) relato
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    - accountant
    - account for
    - on account of
    - on my/his etc account
    - on my/his account
    - on no account
    - take something into account
    - take into account
    - take account of something
    - take account of
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    ac.count
    [ək'aunt] n 1 conta, cálculo, cômputo. we have an account at the best stores / temos conta nas melhores lojas. 2 razão, causa. 3 valor. 4 importância. 5 extrato de conta ou balanço. 6 relatório de negócios, prestações, crédito, etc. 7 conto, relato. 8 prestação de contas. • vt+vi 1 calcular, acertar contas, prestar contas. can you account for it? / você pode prestar esclarecimentos a respeito? 2 considerar, ter em conta, julgar. account for building costs orçamento para construções civis. a man of great account um homem respeitado. a person of no account uma pessoa sem importância ou insignificante. bank account conta bancária. by all account de acordo com a opinião geral. of no account sem importância, insignificante. on account por conta, a prazo. on account of por causa de, a bem de, no interesse de. on my own account para mim, por iniciativa própria. on no account em hipótese alguma. on that account por causa disto, por esta razão. to account for prestar contas, responder por, ter por, considerar. that accounts for everything / isto esclarece tudo. to be much ( or little) accounted of ser muito (ou pouco) apreciado. to call to account reclamar explicação. to carry to a new account lançar a uma nova conta. to keep accounts escriturar, registrar. to leave out of account desconsiderar, negligenciar. to make a great account of considerar, estimar. to make no account of menosprezar, desprezar. to place it to his account lançar ao débito de sua conta. to settle on account liquidar uma conta. to take account of a) tomar em consideração, considerar. b) tomar nota. to take into account permitir, considerar. upon all accounts em todo caso. upon my account por minha causa.

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  • 16 pipe

    1. noun
    1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) cano
    2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) cachimbo
    3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) flauta
    2. verb
    1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) canalizar
    2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) tocar
    3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) dizer em voz fina
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    - pipes
    - piping     3. adjective
    ((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) aflautado
    - pipeline
    - piping hot
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    [paip] n 1 cano, tubo. 2 cachimbo. 3 cachimbada. 4 pipa. 5 tubo de órgão. 6 arch flauta. 7 pipes gaita de foles. 8 canto. 9 pio (de aves). 10 pipes traquéia. 11 sl pipes botas de cano alto. 12 sl canja, coisa fácil. 13 conteúdo de uma pipa (105 galões). • vt+vi 1 tocar flauta, oboé, etc. 2 silvar (vento). 3 esganiçar-se. 4 assobiar. 5 piar, pipilar. 6 transportar em pipas. 7 encher (uma pipa). 8 fumar cachimbo, cachimbar. 9 coll fumar crack. pipe of peace cachimbo da paz. put that in your pipe and smoke it! fique sabendo isto! to lay pipes colocar encanamentos. to pipe up a) começar a tocar, cantar ou falar. b) aumentar de intensidade (vento).

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  • 17 poor

    [puə] 1. adjective
    1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) pobre
    2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) fraco
    3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) coitado
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    - poorly 2. adjective
    (ill: He is very poorly.) doente
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    [puə] n the poor os pobres, indigentes. • adj 1 pobre: a) necessitado, indigente. b) escasso, parco. c) estéril, improdutivo. d) infeliz, desprotegido. 2 inferior, medíocre. 3 abatido, prostrado, fraco. 4 magro, mirrado. 5 desfavorável, insatisfatório. 6 deselegante, desalinhado. 7 ineficiente, deficiente. 8 insignificante. a poor meal uma parca refeição. poor fellow! pobre diabo! poor me! coitado de mim! to make a poor job of fazer algo pobremente. to make but a poor shift viver penosamente.

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  • 18 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) viradela
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) trovão
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) papo
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) moldar
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) envolver
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) revirar
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) fluir
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) passar
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) andar de patins
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) registo de matrículas
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    [roul] n 1 rolo (de arame, papel, etc.), qualquer coisa enrolada. 2 cilindro ou qualquer forma aproximadamente cilíndrica. 3 movimento de rotação, ondulação, agitação. 4 rufar de tambor. 5 ribombar do trovão ou de artilharia. 6 ação de rolar. 7 manobra em que o avião dá uma volta completa em torno de seu eixo longitudinal, mantendo a posição horizontal de vôo. 8 lista, rol, catálogo, registro, relação. he called the rolls / ele procedeu à leitura dos nomes, fez a chamada. 9 pãozinho, pão francês. 10 sl maço de notas ou cédulas, dinheiro. 11 rolls atas, anais, crônica, anuário. 12 fardo. 13 ritmo, cadência (linguagem, poesia). 14 encrespamento das ondas do mar. • vt 1 a) rolar. b) fazer rolar. 2 enrolar, dar forma de rolo a. 3 passar suavemente, deslizar (tempo). 4 girar, revolver. 5 agitar, balançar (navio). 6 ondular, flutuar. 7 aplainar, laminar, calandrar. 8 preparar massas alimentícias com o rolo. 9 aplicar cor, por meio de um rolo. 10 ribombar (trovão). 11 rufar (tambor). 12 Amer sl roubar pessoa alcoolizada ou indefesa. 13 ressoar, vibrar (órgão). 14 coll possuir em abundância. 15 correr (rio), fluir. 16 rodar (carro). 17 gingar, menear, bambolear. 18 trinar, gorjear. 19 enfaixar, envolver. 20 encrespar-se (ondas). 21 transportar em carro (ou outro veículo de rodas). 22 começar a operar (câmera), rodar. 23 jogar (dados). 24 Mus arpejar. heads will roll cabeças vão rolar, punições severas vão acontecer (com perda de cargos). pay roll folha de pagamento to be rolling in a) coll chegar em grande número ou quantidade. b) ter em grande quantidade, estar "nadando" em. to roll back a) reduzir (preço). b) recuar, ir para trás. to roll in the aisles morrer de rir.. to roll in the hay sl praticar sexo. to roll in wealth nadar em dinheiro. to roll out a) estender. b) levantar-se da cama. c) produzir em grande quantidade. to roll out the red carpet for receber com a máxima hospitalidade. to roll up a) enrolar. b) fazer recuar (inimigo). c) chegar, vir. to roll up one’s sleeves arregaçar as mangas, preparar-se para entrar em ação. to strike off the rolls riscar da lista, desclassificar, expulsar.

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  • 19 use

    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) usar
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) usar
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    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to     II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uso
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) uso
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) uso
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) uso
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uso
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    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use
    * * *
    [ju:s] n 1 uso. he made use of this book / ele fez uso deste livro. 2 prática. 3 praxe, usança, hábito, costume. 4 ritual. 5 aplicação, emprego. 6 função, serventia. we have no use for it / não usamos isso, não é de proveito para nós. 7 utilidade, finalidade. there is no use in ringing up, it is no use to ring up / não adianta telefonar, é inútil telefonar. she was of some use in laying the table / ela se mostrou útil, pondo a mesa. 8 modo de usar. 9 necessidade. it is of no use to shout/gritar aqui não adianta nada. 10 tratamento, trato. 11 vantagem, proveito. 12. usufruto. • [ju:z] vt+vi 1 usar. I used it for a journey / usei-o, gastei-o para uma viagem. 2 praticar. 3 habituar, acostumar, costumar. 4 aproveitar(-se), servir(-se), utilizar(-se), explorar. they used him badly / trataram-no mal. 5 gastar, consumir, esgotar. 6 aplicar, empregar. 7 manusear. 8 tratar. for rough use para serviço pesado. for use para uso. in use em uso, usual, de praxe. to be used to... estar acostumado a... to use up gastar, esgotar. used to... costumava... I used to go on Sundays / eu costumava ir aos domingos. he used not to like fish / ele não gostava de peixe (mas agora gosta). didn’t she use to live in the country? / ela não morava no campo? you didn’t use to smoke / você não costumava fumar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > use

  • 20 pipe

    1. noun
    1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) cano
    2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) cachimbo
    3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) flauta
    2. verb
    1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) canalizar
    2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) tocar instrumento de sopro
    3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) falar com voz fina
    •
    - pipes - piping 3. adjective
    ((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) estridente
    - pipeline - piping hot

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > pipe

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