to+one's+side

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[semi dit'ætʃt] n Brit semigeminado. I live in a semi-detached house / moro em uma casa semigeminada.

1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) singulares

2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) solteiros

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[s'iŋgəlz] n pl jogo para uma pessoa em cada lado.

1) (to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn: What are you sneering for?) sorrir com desdém

2) ((with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc: He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation.) escarnecer

3) (to say with contempt: `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered.) escarnecer

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[sniə] n olhar ou riso de escárnio, zombaria, sarcasmo. • vt+vi 1 olhar com desprezo, sorrir desdenhosamente. 2 zombar, escarnecer.

1) (a loop made in thread, wool etc by a needle in sewing or knitting: She sewed the hem with small, neat stitches; Bother! I've dropped a stitch.) ponto

2) (a type of stitch forming a particular pattern in sewing, knitting etc: The cloth was edged in blanket stitch; The jersey was knitted in stocking stitch.) ponto

3) (a sharp pain in a person's side caused by eg running: I've got a stitch.) pontada

- stitching

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[stitʃ] n 1 ponto de costura, ponto de tricô, ponto de crochê. 2 malha. 3 laço de fio. 4 pedaço de pano. 5 coll pouquinho, pingo. 6 pontada. 7 Med sutura. 8 sl pessoa ou coisa hilária, divertida. 9 roupa. he hasn’t got a stitch on / ele está completamente nu, ele não tem nada sobre o corpo. • vt+vi 1 dar pontos. 2 costurar, cerzir, coser. 3 Med suturar. a stitch in time saves nine mais vale prevenir do que remediar. buttonhole stitch ponto caseado. chain stitch ponto corrente. cross stitch ponto de cruz. he keeps one in stitches ele faz a gente rir. herringbone stitch ponto de espinha. looped stitch ponto de cadeia. straight stitch ponto de máquina. stem stitch ponto de haste. to be in stitches rir a bandeiras despregadas. to stitch up a) costurar, remendar, cerzir. b) incriminar alguém enganando, dando falsas informações.

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado

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- striker

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[straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada.

1) ((one of a number of) raised level banks of earth etc, like large steps, on the side of a hill etc: Vines are grown on terraces on the hillside.) socalco

2) (a row of houses connected to each other.) renque

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[t'erəs] n 1 plataforma, planalto. 2 terraço, sacada. 3 estrada que acompanha um declive. 4 fileira de casas ou apartamentos construídos num declive. 5 terraço, cobertura plana de uma casa. 6 varanda, alpendre. • vt formar ou construir terraços.

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[wiə] n 1 represa, açude, dique. 2 caniçada.

adjective ((negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another: a biased judgement.) parcial

adjective ((negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another: a biased judgement.) parcial

verb (to make or become equal: Our team were winning by one goal - but the other side soon equalized.) empatar

1) (to step to one side: He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him.) desviar-se

2) (to avoid: to sidestep a problem.) contornar

noun (in football etc, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.)

mudar de bordo (Nav); rondar ( wind); desviar ( from one side to another)

1) (to put in a straight line or in parallel lines.) alinhar

2) (to attach (oneself) to one side in an argument, politics etc: He aligned himself with the rebels.) alinhar(-se)

- put aside