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1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)

2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) o/a

3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)

4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) o/a

5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) o/a

6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) muito

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[ðə, ði, enfaticamente ði:] art o, a, os, as. the day I spoke to him / o dia em que falei com ele. the place you mean / o lugar a que você se refere. all the men who escaped / todos os homens que escaparam. milk is the medicament for you / leite é (exatamente) o medicamento para você. the... the... tanto... quanto... I am the better pleased the oftener you write / fico tanto mais satisfeito, quanto mais você escreve. all the better tanto melhor. by the day por dia. (so much) the worse for you tanto pior para você. the good o bom, os bons. the more, the better quanto mais, quanto melhor. the sooner quanto mais cedo. the sooner the better quanto antes, melhor.

1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)

2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)

3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)

4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)

5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)

6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)

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1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) em

2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) para

3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a

4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) em

5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a

6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a

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[æt, ət] prep 1 em, no(s), na(s), perto de, sobre, junto a. she lives at Mrs. Smith’s / ela mora na casa da Sra. Smith. 2 na direção de, para, a, até. he ran at her with a knife / ele correu para ela com uma faca (com intenção de ferir). he threw the ball at me / ele atirou a bola na minha direção (com intenção de agredir). 3 no lugar de, na condição de, na situação de. 4 em tempo determinado (agora, então). 5 através de, por meio de, por intermédio de. 6 ocupado com, em vias de, com vistas para. 7 por causa de, pela razão de, a fim de. 8 por, cada. I shall talk to one at a time / vou falar com um por vez. 9 de acordo com, à vontade de, segundo, conforme. 10 por parte de, oriundo de. 11 usada como algo visto de um ponto no espaço. at the door / à porta. at the shop / na loja. at the bus stop / no ponto de ônibus. at the baker’s (shop) / na padaria. to arrive at / chegar a. 12 usada como um ponto no tempo. at 10 o’clock / às dez horas. at Christmas / no Natal. at the moment / no momento. at that time / naquele tempo. at the close, at the opening / no fechamento, na abertura (do pregão da bolsa de valores). 13 usada com um propósito ou objetivo para o qual a ação é dirigida. he shouted at me / ele gritou comigo (com raiva). to shoot, aim, hit at / atirar contra, apontar para, acertar em. to rush at / lançar-se sobre. 14 usada com palavras, ações ou idéias provocadas por sentimentos. I was angry at John / fiquei zangado com John. pleased at / satisfeito com. alarmed at / inquieto, preocupado. sick at heart / aflito. 15 usada em relação a uma situação de julgamento. to be good at mathematics / ser bom em matemática. 16 usada antes de superlativos. at best, at the best / na melhor das hipóteses. at worst, at the worst / na pior das hipóteses. 17 antes de certos substantivos para expressar estado, condição, sentimento. at work / no trabalho. at school / na escola. at liberty / desempregado. 18 usada com preços. at ten cents each / a dez centavos cada. at any price / a qualquer preço. at half the price / pela metade do preço. at par / ao par, ao valor nominal, sem ágio. 19 usada antes de classe, grau, ordem, posição, velocidade. at first / a princípio. at ten miles per hour / a dez milhas por hora. 20 usada antes de idade. at (the age of) 20 / aos 20 anos. 21 usada antes de indicação de níveis. the water stopped rising at 70 feet / a água parou de subir a 70 pés. at home a) em casa, em sua pátria. b) versado, bem experimentado.

1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) registo

2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) disco

3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) recorde

4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) história

1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) registar

2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) gravar

3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) registar

4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) registar

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[r'ekɔ:d] n 1 registro, inscrição, anotação (também Comp). 2 ata, protocolo, relatório. 3 relação, crônica, história. 4 documento. 5 records cadastro, arquivo, anais. 6 memorial, informe. 7 ficha, folha corrida, folha de serviço ou antecedentes. 8 monumento, memória ou recordação. 9 testemunho, evidência. 10 Sport recorde. 11 disco de vinil. 12 reputação. • [rik'ɔ:d] vt+vi 1 registrar, assentar, inscrever, anotar. 2 protocolar. 3 recordar, lembrar, gravar na memória. 4 arquivar. 5 gravar em disco ou fita magnética. 6 testemunhar. a matter of record consenso geral, algo admitido publicamente. for the record publicamente, oficialmente. keeper of records arquivista. off the record confidencial. on record registrado, protocolado, conhecido publicamente. record of service Mil folha de serviço. speed record recorde de velocidade. to bear record of testemunhar. to beat/ break a record bater um recorde. to go on record expressar uma opinião publicamente. to put the record straight dirimir dúvida, corrigir erro.

1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) registro, documentação

2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) disco

3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) recorde

4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) antecedentes

1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) registrar

2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) gravar

3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) registrar

4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) consignar

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1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bom

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bom

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bom

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bom

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bom

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bom

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bom

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bom

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bom

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) certo

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bom

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bom

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bom

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bom

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bem

1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bem

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) lado bom

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[gud] n 1 bem, benefício, vantagem. 2 o que é bom, justo, útil, coisa boa, gente boa. 3 bem-estar, prosperidade. • adj (compar better, sup best) 1 bom, admirável, desejável. 2 justo, próprio. 3 comportado. 4 benigno, bondoso. 5 sincero, verdadeiro. 6 seguro, certo. 7 real, genuíno. 8 agradável. 9 vantajoso, útil, beneficente. 10 satisfatório, pleno. 11 suficiente, adequado, muito. 12 capaz, eficiente, minucioso. 13 bastante, considerável. 14 devoto, virtuoso. 15 saudável, benéfico, salutar. 16 conveniente, decente. 17 fresco, não deteriorado. 18 válido, corrente (moeda). 19 Com solvente, seguro, idôneo. 20 Law vigorante, em vigor. 21 perfeito, completo. 22 amável, cortês. 23 aceitável, apetitoso. • interj bom! bem! a good deal bastante. a good half mais do que a metade. a good hour bem uma hora. a good many bastante. a good press uma imprensa favorável. a good turn uma mudança para o bem, um obséquio. are you good for $10? será que me podia emprestar $10? as good as done praticamente feito. as good as gold com um coração de ouro. be good enough to do this tenha a bondade de fazer isto. being in good faith ter boa fé. for good (and all) para sempre, definitivamente. for the good of para o bem de. gone for good foi-se definitivamente. good and Amer muito, bem. good and bad bem e mal. good and dry bem seco. good breeding boa educação. good debts dívidas seguras. good fruit frutas frescas. good humour bom humor, amabilidade. good temper jovialidade, serenidade. good title título juridicamente em ordem. have a good time! bom divertimento! he has as good as told me ele me deu a entender. he is good at telling stories ele sabe contar histórias. he is good company ele é bom companheiro. he was as good as his word ele cumpriu com sua palavra. I must make good my promise preciso cumprir minha promessa. in good earnest seriamente. in good faith de boa fé. in good time em tempo, oportunamente, logo. I think it good acho conveniente. it holds good, it stands good é válido. it is a good thing é conveniente. it is good for you fará bem a você, isto é bom para você. it looks good (to me) parece(-me) bom. my good man meu caro senhor. on good authority de fonte segura. that is no good isto não adianta. the good homens de bem. the good of the state o bem do estado. this food looks good esta comida tem bom aspecto. to feel good estar disposto, estar alegre. to have a good mind to do estar bem disposto a fazer. to have a good time divertir-se bastante. to have good health estar com boa saúde. to have good looks ser bonito, ser vistoso. to make good confirmar, demonstrar, executar, cumprir, substituir, compensar. to make good a loss to someone compensar a perda a alguém. to the good além, extra, de sobra. what is it good for? para que serve? what is the good of that? qual é a vantagem disto?

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[la:f; læf] n 1 riso, risada, gargalhada. 2 escárnio, mofa. the laugh is always against the loser / o que perde sempre sofre o escárnio. 3 piada, coisa engraçada. • vt+vi 1 rir, gargalhar. 2 escarnecer. 3 dizer rindo. don’t make me laugh coll não me faça rir (expressão de descrédito). for laughs por prazer, por diversão. he laughs best who laughs last quem ri por último ri melhor. the laugh was on me fiz papel de bobo. to have the last laugh rir por último. to have the laugh on virar o feitiço contra o feiticeiro. to laugh at rir-se de. to laugh away passar sobre algum assunto com risadas. to laugh down fazer silenciar alguém com risadas estrepitosas. to laugh in one’s sleeve rir-se à socapa, rir-se por dentro. to laugh in someone’s face rir na cara de alguém, escarnecer abertamente. to laugh off tratar com pouca importância. to laugh on the other side, ou corner of the mouth, ou on the wrong side of one’s mouth rir sem graça, sentir desgosto depois de esperar satisfação, rir amarelo. to laugh out of court tratar como sendo indigno de atenção. to laugh over referir-se com contentamento. to laugh to scorn tratar com o máximo desprezo.