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101 crouch
1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) agachar-se2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) armar o bote -
102 lady
['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) senhora, mulher2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) senhora3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) lady•- ladylike- Ladyship - ladybird -
103 show up
1) (to make obvious: This light shows up the places where I've mended this coat.) destacar2) (to reveal the faults of: Mary was so neat that she really showed me up.) desmascarar3) (to stand out clearly: The scratches showed up on the photograph.) evidenciar-se4) (to appear or arrive: I waited for her, but she never showed up.) aparecer -
104 witness
['witnəs] 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) testemunha2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) testemunha3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) testemunha2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) testemunhar2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) certificar•- bear witness -
105 correct
[kə'rekt] 1. verb1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) corrigir2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) corrigir2. adjective1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) correcto2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) correcto•- corrective
- correctly
- correctness* * *cor.rect[kər'ekt] vt 1 corrigir, retificar. 2 regular. 3 emendar. 4 rever, revisar (provas). he corrects proofs / ele revisa provas tipográficas. 5 admoestar, repreender. 6 castigar. • adj 1 correto, direito, certo, exato, preciso. you are correct in that / você tem razão neste ponto. it is the correct thing to do / é o que se deve fazer. 2 próprio, justo, apropriado. I stand corrected admito meu erro. the correct card sl o bom negócio. to be correct a) comportar-se bem. b) ter razão, estar certo. -
106 easy
1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) fácil2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) folgado3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) amigável4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) descontraído* * *eas.y['i:zi] adj 1 fácil, leve, cômodo, confortável, natural. 2 indolor, tranqüilo. 3 confortante, tranqüilizador. 4 tranqüilo, sossegado, indolente. 5 afável, tratável. 6 acessível, cooperativo, oficioso, serviçal. 7 style fluente, ligeiro, agradável. 8 solto, folgado, frouxo. 9 corriqueiro, vulgar. • adv facilmente, suavemente. • interj devagar! cuidado! an easy task tarefa fácil. a woman of easy virtue mulher promíscua. easier said than done mais fácil falar do que fazer. easy all! parado! easy come, easy go fácil vem, fácil vai. easy does it vá com calma, não se afobe. easy on the ear/ eye agradável aos ouvidos/olhos. easy over frito dos dois lados. easy style estilo agradável, fluente. easy to do fácil de fazer. free and easy desembaraçado, sem cerimônias. I’m easy para mim tanto faz, por mim tudo bem. on easy street Amer financeiramente independente. on easy terms financiado, facilitado (pagamento). stand easy Mil à vontade. take it easy calma! não se afobe!. to go easy on ir com calma. -
107 fear
[fiə] 1. noun((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) medo2. verb1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) temer2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) lamentar•- fearful- fearfully
- fearless
- fearlessly
- for fear of
- in fear of* * *[fiə] n 1 medo, temor, susto, receio, apreensão. there is no fear of his forgetting / não há perigo de que ele esqueça. 2 terror, pavor. to put the fear of God into someone / intimidar alguém, ameaçar alguém com uma punição severa. 3 preocupação, ansiedade. he goes in constant fear of his life / ele está em constante receio pela sua vida. 4 pessoa ou coisa que causa medo. 5 reverência, respeito. • vt+vi 1 temer, ter medo de, recear. he fears making debts / ele receia endividar-se. 2 temer: reverenciar. 3 estar apreensivo, preocupado, hesitar em, não se atrever a. they feared for their children / eles receavam por seus filhos. for fear of accidents para evitar acidentes. for fear of losing it para não perdê-lo. never fear, fear not não se preocupe, não tenha medo. no fear não há perigo, não é provável. to be in fear of ter medo de. to be in fear of one’s life recear pela própria vida. to fear God temer a Deus. to stand in fear of ter medo de. without fear or favor imparcialmente, justamente. -
108 grandstand
noun (rows of raised seats at a sports ground etc: We watched the sports meeting from the grandstand; ( also adjective) grandstand seats; We had a grandstand (= a very good) view of the parade.) tribuna* * *grand.stand[grændst'ænd] n tribuna principal. -
109 island
1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) ilha2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) área de peões•- islander* * *is.land['ailənd] n 1 ilha. 2 ilha de tráfego. • vt 1 transformar em ilha. 2 ilhar, isolar. -
110 queue
[kju:] 1. noun(a line of people waiting for something or to do something: a queue for the bus.) bicha2. verb(to stand in a queue: We had to queue to get into the cinema; We had to queue for the cinema.) ficar na bicha- queue up* * *[kju:] n 1 trança. 2 fila. • vi queue up entrar ou ficar na fila. -
111 soon
[su:n]1) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) em breve2) (early: It's too soon to tell.) cedo3) (willingly: I would sooner stand than sit.) antes•- no sooner... than
- sooner or later
- the sooner the better* * *[su:n] adv 1 logo, brevemente. I’ll go as soon as I can / irei assim que puder. 2 cedo. 3 prontamente, rapidamente. as soon as possible tão logo que for possível. -
112 trial
1) (an act of testing or trying; a test: Give the new car a trial; The disaster was a trial of his courage.) prova2) (a legal process by which a person is judged in a court of law: Their trial will be held next week.) julgamento3) (a (source of) trouble or anxiety: My son is a great trial (to me).) tormento•- on trial
- trial and error* * *tri.al[tr'aiəl] n 1 julgamento. 2 processo, inquérito judicial. 3 acusação. 4 interrogatório. 5 experimentação, prova, tentativa, ensaio, teste. it proved excellent on trial / provou ser excelente. 7 preocupação, provação, sofrimento, aflição. she was a great trial to us / ela foi um grande peso para nós. 8 privação. 9 esforço, tentativa. • adj 1 relativo ao julgamento judicial. 2 experimental. by the way of trial por meio de prova ou ensaio. on trial como prova, em experiência. they stand (are) on trial for são acusados de. to be committed for trial ser submetido a julgamento. to bring to trial levar à justiça. to give something a trial experimentar alguma coisa. trial and error Math tentativa e erro. trial by jury processo de júri. trial for larcency acusação por roubo. -
113 well
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) ter boa (má) opinião de* * *well1[wel] n 1 poço (água, petróleo, gás). 2 fonte, nascente. 3 reservatório de tinta em tinteiro. 4 Naut arca da bomba. 5 poço de escada ou de elevador. 6 buraco vertical profundo. 7 Jur lugar reservado ao solicitador. 8 Naut tanque de um barco de pesca onde se conservam vivos os peixes. • vt+vi manar, nascer, jorrar, verter, brotar ( out/up/ forth de). tears welled up to her eyes / lágrimas brotaram de seus oIhos. to well over (with) transbordar de.————————well2[wel] adj 1 bom, certo, satisfatório. all will be well / tudo ficará bom. 2 favorável, apropriado. 3 desejável, aconselhável. it would be well for him to come / seria aconselhável que ele viesse. 4 saudável, curado. • adv 1 bem, satisfatoriamente, favoravelmente, apropriadamente. I am quite well here / eu me sinto bem satisfeito aqui. 2 perfeitamente, excelentemente. 3 completamente, cabalmente. 4 bastante, suficientemente. 5 detalhadamente, profundamente, intimamente. 6 propriamente, razoavelmente. 7 adequadamente. • interj bem! bom! incrível. all is well that ends well tudo está bem quando acaba bem. all very well tudo muito bem (frase irônica para introduzir uma objeção ao que foi dito antes). and well it might be e poderia bem ser. as well também, em adição, igualmente. as well as assim como, tanto... como. in London as well as in New York / tanto em Londres como em Nova York. a well man um homem sadio. before I was well out of the kitchen antes que eu conseguisse estar bem fora da cozinha. he is well on sl ele está bem animado, ele bebeu. it is well on the way está bem encaminhado, bastante progredido. it may well be that é bem possível que. just as well por sorte, sortudo. pretty well quase. they played well into the evening eles jogaram até alta noite. they stand well/ not very well with him eles estão bem/não muito bem com ele. to come off well acabar bem. to do well a) prosperar. he is doing well / ele vai indo bem, está fazendo bons progressos. b) ser sábio, esperto. they did well to go / fizeram bem em ir embora. to leave well alone deixar como está. to mean well ter boas intenções. to wish someone well desejar sorte, sucesso, para alguém, desejar que nada de mal aconteça para alguém. I wish you well! / eu lhe desejo todo o sucesso! very well muito bem. well and good está tudo muito bem. well and truly completamente. well, and what of all this? bem, e então? e daí? well away a) progredindo rapidamente. b) bem longe, distante. c) muito bêbado, bastante embriagado. well done! bem feito! muito bem! bravo! well enough aceitável, passável, aproveitável. well met! você vem no momento oportuno. well now, well then a) então. b) bem. c) e agora. d) pois bem. e) por mim. f) de acordo. well off a) em circunstâncias satisfatórias. b) bem de vida, abastado. they are well off / eles estão bem de vida. c) felizardo, sortudo. well on in years de idade avançada. well, well! bem, bem! calma, devagar! we might just as well have stayed home daria na mesma se tivéssemos ficado em casa. you may well say pode-se dizer (ou afirmar) seguramente. -
114 island
1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) ilha2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) ilha•- islander -
115 queue
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116 soak
[səuk]1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) pôr/ficar de molho2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) encharcar3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) penetrar•- soaked- - soaked - soaking - soaking wet - soak up -
117 soon
[su:n]1) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) logo2) (early: It's too soon to tell.) cedo3) (willingly: I would sooner stand than sit.) mais, antes•- no sooner... than - sooner or later - the sooner the better -
118 aloof
[ə'lu:f] 1. adverb(apart or at a distance from other people: I kept aloof from the whole business.) afastado2. adjective(not sociable and friendly: People find the new teacher rather aloof.) distante* * *a.loof[əl'u:f] adj indiferente, desinteressado, reservado, afastado. • adv à distância, na distância, de longe. keep aloof! deixe-me em paz! to hold, to stand aloof manter-se à distância, manter-se neutro. -
119 arise
past tense - arose; verb1) (to come into being: These problems have arisen as a result of your carelessness; Are there any matters arising from our earlier discussion?) surgir2) (to get up or stand up.) levantar-se* * *a.rise[ər'aiz] vi (ps arose pp arisen) 1 levantar(-se), erguer(-se). the morning mist arises from the meadows / a névoa matinal levanta-se dos prados. 2 subir, elevar(-se). 3 surgir, aparecer. 4 nascer, originar(-se), começar. 5 ressuscitar. 6 provir, proceder, resultar ( from de). 7 rebelar(-se), sublevar(-se). they arose against their oppressors / eles se rebelaram contra seus opressores. 8 opor(-se) ( against contra). -
120 awe
[o:] 1. noun(wonder and fear: The child looked in awe at the king.) espanto2. verb(to fill with awe: He was awed by his new school.) apavorar- awesome
- awestruck* * *[ɔ:] n 1 grande medo, terror, pavor. 2 respeito, reverência, admiração. • vt 1 causar ou sentir medo, aterrorizar, amedrontar. 2 influenciar ou restringir pelo medo, intimidar. to hold someone in awe respeitar alguém profundamente. to stand in awe of a) ficar amedrontado por, ter muito medo de. b) reverenciar ou ter respeito por.
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