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  • 1 help oneself

    1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) servir-se
    2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) controlar-se

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  • 2 help oneself

    1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) servir-se
    2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) impedir-se

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  • 3 by oneself

    1) (alone: He was standing by himself at the bus-stop.) sozinho
    2) (without anyone else's help: He did the job (all) by himself.) sozinho
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    by oneself
    por si mesmo, sozinho.
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    by oneself
    sozinho, sem ajuda, por iniciativa própria. I did it by myself/eu mesmo o fiz.

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  • 4 by oneself

    1) (alone: He was standing by himself at the bus-stop.) sozinho
    2) (without anyone else's help: He did the job (all) by himself.) sozinho

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  • 5 resist

    [rə'zist]
    1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) resistir a
    2) (to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something): I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.) resistir a
    3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) ser resistente a
    - resistant
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    re.sist
    [riz'ist] n qualquer substância aplicada a uma superfície como revestimento protetor. • vt+vi 1 resistir, opor-se, repelir. he cannot resist making a joke / ele não pode deixar de fazer uma brincadeira. we were resisted / opuseram-nos resistência. 2 frustrar, impedir, deter.

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  • 6 keep from

    (to stop oneself from (doing something): I could hardly keep from hitting him.) controlar-se

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  • 7 keep from

    (to stop oneself from (doing something): I could hardly keep from hitting him.) deixar de

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  • 8 resist

    [rə'zist]
    1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) resistir a
    2) (to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something): I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.) resistir a
    3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) resistir a
    - resistant

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  • 9 fool

    [fu:l] 1. noun
    (a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) tolo
    2. verb
    1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) enganar
    2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) brincar
    - foolishly
    - foolishness
    - foolhardy
    - foolhardiness
    - foolproof
    - make a fool of
    - make a fool of oneself
    - play the fool
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    fool1
    [fu:l] n 1 louco, bobo, tolo, néscio, parvo, insensato, imbecil. I was fool enough to consent / fui tolo bastante para consentir. 2 bufão, bobo. 3 trouxa, joguete, ingênuo, ludíbrio. • vt+vi 1 bobear, fazer o papel de tolo, doidejar, brincar, desapontar, desperdiçar o tempo, folgar, gracejar. 2 fazer de tolo, fazer escárnio de, chasquear, zombar de. 3 enganar, burlar, engazopar, embrulhar, fraudar, trapacear. a big fool um perfeito idiota. a fool and his money are soon parted o tolo e seu dinheiro logo se separam. April Fool’s Day, All Fool’s Day dia primeiro de abril, dia da mentira. don’t make a fool of yourself não se faça de tolo. no fool like an old one não há tolo como tolo velho. to be a fool for one’s pains perder o tempo. to be nobody’s fool ser esperto, ser astuto. to fool about, Amer, coll to fool around a) vadiar. b) sl prevaricar, ter aventura sexual especialmente adulterina. c) sl flertar. to fool away malbaratar, desperdiçar. to fool on someone pregar uma peça a alguém. to fool someone of his money apanhar o dinheiro de alguém, com astúcia e velhacaria. to fool with não tratar seriamente, brincar irresponsavelmente. to make a fool of fazer de tolo. to make a fool of oneself fazer-se ridículo, fazer asneira. to play the fool fazer papel de bobo.
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    fool2
    [fu:l] n doce de fruta com nata batida.

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  • 10 lose

    [lu:z]
    past tense, past participle - lost; verb
    1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) perder
    2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) perder
    3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) perder
    4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) perder
    5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) perder
    - loss
    - lost
    - at a loss
    - a bad
    - good loser
    - lose oneself in
    - lose one's memory
    - lose out
    - lost in
    - lost on
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    [lu:z] vt+vi (ps and pp lost) 1 perder. 2 ser privado de. 3 fazer perder. 4 desperdiçar. 5 extraviar-se. to lose ground perder terreno, recuar. to lose oneself a) perder-se. b) estar atônito. to lose one’s head perder a cabeça.

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  • 11 interrupt

    1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) interromper
    2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) interromper
    3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) interromper
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    in.ter.rupt
    [intər'∧pt] vt+vi 1 interromper, suspender, fazer parar, estorvar. 2 separar.

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  • 12 give up

    1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) desistir
    2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) desistir
    3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) desistir
    4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) devotar
    5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) desistir de

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  • 13 give up

    1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) desistir, largar
    2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) renunciar a
    3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) entregar-se
    4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) dedicar
    5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) considerar

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  • 14 interrupt

    1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) interromper
    2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) interromper
    3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) obstruir

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  • 15 clown

    1. noun
    1) (a person who works in a circus, performing funny acts (usually ridiculously dressed).) palhaço
    2) (any person who behaves ridiculously.) palhaço
    2. verb
    (to behave ridiculously: Stop clowning.) fazer palhaçadas
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    [klaun] n 1 palhaço. 2 rústico, grosseirão. • vi fazer palhaçadas ou bobagens, bancar o palhaço. to make a clown of oneself fazer-se de palhaço.

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  • 16 forswear

    [fo:'sweə]
    past tense - forswore; verb
    (to give up; to stop: He has forsworn all his bad habits.) abandonar
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    for.swear
    [fɔ:sw'ɛə] vt+vi (ps forswore, pp forsworn) 1 abjurar, renegar, repudiar. 2 negar sob juramento. 3 jurar falso, perjurar. to forswear oneself renegar-se.

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  • 17 full

    [ful] 1. adjective
    1) (holding or containing as much as possible: My basket is full.) cheio
    2) (complete: a full year; a full account of what happened.) completo
    3) ((of clothes) containing a large amount of material: a full skirt.) rodado
    2. adverb
    1) (completely: Fill the petrol tank full.) cheio
    2) (exactly; directly: She hit him full in the face.) em cheio
    - full-length
    - full moon
    - full-scale
    - full stop
    - full-time
    - fully-fledged
    - full of
    - in full
    - to the full
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    full1
    [ful] n 1 totalidade, íntegra. 2 estado, ponto ou grau mais elevado, máximo. 3 plenitude, abundância, suficiência, saciedade. • vt+vi 1 tornar(-se) cheio. 2 franzir ou juntar em pregas, formar pregas. • adj 1 cheio, repleto. the book is full of mistakes / o livro está cheio de erros. 2 lotado, preenchido, ocupado, não vago. 3 inteiro, total, completo, integral. this book is very full on the subject / este livro é bastante completo quanto ao assunto. 4 ilimitado, pleno, amplo. 5 copioso, abundante. 6 satisfatório. 7 satisfeito, saciado. 8 arredondado, distendido. 9 rechonchudo, desairoso, gordo. 10 sonoro, forte, claro (voz). 11 feito com pregas ou muito pano. 12 açambarcado, absorto. 13 vivo (cor). • adv 1 completamente, inteiramente, totalmente, integralmente. I know that full well / eu sei isto muito bem. I am full against it / eu sou decididamente contrário. 2 diretamente, em cheio. he hit me full in the eye / ele me atingiu em cheio na vista. a full hour uma hora inteira. a full member um membro/sócio efetivo. at full gallop a todo galope. at full length a) estendido. b) na íntegra. at full speed a toda velocidade. at the full no auge, no clímax, no ponto culminante. the moon is at the full / a lua está cheia. the moon is past the full / a lua está em fase decrescente. full automatic lathe Tech torno mecânico todo automático. full details about detalhes minuciosos sobre. full of age maior (de idade). full of oneself cheio de si, presunçoso. full out a toda, com a máxima potência. full up com a lotação completa, cheio. in full completamente, integralmente. please write in full / favor escrever por extenso. in full day-light em plena luz do dia. of full blood de sangue puro. the full o todo, o total. they pay in full eles pagam integralmente. to the full ao máximo, inteiramente, fartamente, absolutamente.
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    full2
    [ful] vt pisoar (pano).

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  • 18 get

    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) receber
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) arranjar
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) tirar
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) pôr
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) ficar
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convencer
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) chegar
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) apanhar
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) apanhar
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) compreender
    - get-together
    - get-up
    - be getting on for
    - get about
    - get across
    - get after
    - get ahead
    - get along
    - get around
    - get around to
    - get at
    - get away
    - get away with
    - get back
    - get by
    - get down
    - get down to
    - get in
    - get into
    - get nowhere
    - get off
    - get on
    - get on at
    - get out
    - get out of
    - get over
    - get round
    - get around to
    - get round to
    - get there
    - get through
    - get together
    - get up
    - get up to
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    [get] n cria, gets filhotes. • vt+vi (ps got pp got, Amer gotten) 1 receber, obter, ganhar, alcançar. 2 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. they got to be friends / eles ficaram amigos. 3 aprender, decorar. 4 adquirir, contrair, apanhar, pegar. 5 suceder, conseguir. he got there / ele chegou lá (conseguiu o seu intento). 6 buscar, pegar, arranjar, procurar, transportar, levar, trazer. 7 tomar, comer. get your breakfast! / tome seu café da manhã! 8 induzir, persuadir, convencer. you must get him to do it / você tem que convencê-lo a fazer isso. 9 causar, motivar. 10 mandar, mandar fazer, providenciar. 11 criar, dar à luz. 12 mover, trazer, tirar. 13 coll ser obrigado a, ter de. 14 chegar, vir, ir, partir, alcançar. he got as far as Rio de Janeiro / ele chegou até o Rio de Janeiro. 15 sl bater, surrar, matar. 16 compreender, entender. do you get me? / você me compreende? now I get it / agora entendi. 17 ter, possuir. 18 engendrar, procriar. 19 coll ser bem-sucedido. 20 coll levar a melhor. 21 achar. 22 pegar, colher, surpreender. 23 comover. 24 Amer sl assassinar. 25 tratar de, encarregar-se de. 26 irritar, confundir. don’t let it get you! Amer coll não se deixe dominar. get a move on! vá para frente! avante! get going! vamos!, ande! get you gone! saia! he gets on my nerves ele deixa-me nervoso. he got better ele melhorou. he got her with child coll ele a engravidou. he got his face slapped ele recebeu uma bofetada. he got the idea into his head ele está com esta idéia na cabeça. I get your number eu tenho a sua ficha, eu te conheço. I got it quite right acertei isto bem. I got out of bed on the wrong side saí da cama com o pé esquerdo. I got to hear fiquei sabendo, soube. I have got you agora o peguei. I must get ready preciso me aprontar. it’s getting on for 12 são quase 12 horas. she’s getting her nails done ela está fazendo as unhas (com uma manicure). the ship got clear of the harbour o navio saiu do porto. they get things done eles resolvem tudo. they got married eles se casaram. they got talking eles entabularam conversa. to get about 1 viajar. he gets about a lot / ele viaja muito. 2 espalhar (boatos, informações, notícias), circular. the rumor gets about / o boato está circulando. 3 ter relações sexuais com diferentes pessoas. to get above someone estar cheio de si. to get across comunicar muito bem, fazer compreender. to get ahead prosperar, progredir. to get along 1 dar-se bem com alguém. he is not easy to get along with / não é fácil lidar com ele. 2 sair-se, progredir, passar bem. how’s your son getting along at university? / como o seu filho está se saindo na universidade? 3 continuar a fazer algo que você estava fazendo. I can’t stop to talk to you because I really must get along / não posso parar para falar com você porque eu realmente tenho que ir andando. to get around 1 viajar. 2 espalhar, circular (boatos, informações, notícias). 3 persuadir alguém. 4 lidar com um problema (geralmente evitando-o). to get at 1 alcançar. you’ll need a ladder to get at the top shelf / você precisará de uma escada para alcançar a prateleira de cima. 2 criticar. why do you always get at your wife? / por que você sempre critica sua esposa? 3 querer dizer, significar. what are you trying to get at? / o que você está querendo dizer? 4 começar. 5 ofender verbalmente. 6 influenciar por meio de ameaças, persuadir. can you get at him? / você pode persuadi-lo?, suborná-lo? 7 descobrir a verdade. to get away 1 escapar, fugir. the thieves got away / os ladrões escaparam. 2 partir, sair. I could get away after the meeting / consegui sair depois da reunião. 3 sair de férias. she’ll get away next week / ela sairá de férias na próxima semana. 4 imperativ saia!, fora! 5 interj não diga!, impossível! to get away with 1 não ser punido ou pego por ter feito algo, sair impune. you can’t get away with that / você vai pagar por isso. 2 fazer algo mesmo que "não seja a melhor opção". to get away with murder Amer sl sair impune. to get back 1 voltar (para um lugar). 2 refazer ou voltar a falar de um assunto novamente. 3 ter, receber de volta. to get back at vingar-se de. to get back to telefonar novamente mais tarde. to get behind ficar atrás, atrasar. to get by conseguir sobreviver, Braz coll virar-se, arranjar-se, passar. I don’t know how she can get by with her salary / não sei como ela consegue sobreviver (se virar) com o salário. to get by heart aprender de cor. to get change receber troco. to get clear esclarecer, ficar solto. to get down 1 ficar infeliz e cansado. the job is getting him down / o trabalho está acabando com ele. 2 anotar. 3 engolir. to get down to começar a fazer, Braz coll colocar a mão na massa. let’s get down to business / vamos tratar do assunto. to get dressed vestir-se. to get drunk embriagar-se. to get forward progredir, avançar, apressar um trabalho. to get home chegar em casa. to get hungy ficar com fome. to get in 1 conseguir entrar. 2 ser eleito. 3 chegar em casa. 4 coletar, juntar. 5 mandar chamar. 6 conseguir fazer. to get in on fazer parte de, ajuntar-se a. can’t I get in on it, too? / não poderei tomar parte nisso também? to get interested in Com ficar interessado, ficar sócio. to get into debt fazer dívidas. to get into huddle mexericar, bisbilhotar, caluniar. to get into the habit of swearing adquirir o hábito de praguejar. to get in with fazer amizade. I got in bad with him / fiquei de mal com ele. to get it on or off with 1 ter relações sexuais com. 2 ficar sob o efeito de drogas. to get late ficar tarde. to get off 1 escapar. 2 ir, começar uma viagem. 3 fazer dormir, cair no sono. 4 aprender, memorizar. 5 ter um orgasmo. 6 começar a sair com alguém. I got off with him / comecei a namorá-lo. 7 terminar o trabalho, sair do trabalho. 8 descer, sair (meio de transporte). I got off from the bus / desci do ônibus. to get off the fence coll descer do muro, tomar um partido. to get on 1 proceder, avançar. 2 prosperar, progredir. he is getting on in life / ele está progredindo na vida. 3 concordar, associar-se harmoniosamente. 4 conseguir. 5 dar-se bem com. he gets on with her / ele se dá bem com ela. 6 continuar a fazer. 7 vestir-se. he got on his clothes / ele vestiu-se. to get oneself together começar a controlar a vida, as emoções. to get out 1 escapar. 2 ajudar alguém a escapar. 3 divulgar, soltar um segredo. I got it out of him / arranquei o segredo dele. 4 publicar. to get out of 1 livrar-se de. how can we get out of this? / como é que vamos sair dessa? 2 ter prazer ou graça. what can young people get out of listening to that kind of music? / que prazer os jovens têm em escutar aquele tipo de música? 3 persuadir alguém para ter algo em troca, Braz coll ganhar. what do I get out of it? / o que ganho com isso? to get over 1 recuperar-se, restabelecer-se de. she got over her sorrow / ela se recuperou do sofrimento. 2 impressionar-se. 3 lidar com os problemas e resolvê-los. 4 comunicar-se. to get rid of someone livrar-se de alguém. to get round 1 soltar uma informação, boato, notícia. 2 resolver um problema tentando evitá-lo. 3 persuadir. to get round to conseguir fazer. to get the best of it vencer, levar vantagem. to get the fire under dominar o incêndio. to get the hang of chegar a entender, perceber o truque. to get the worst of it ser derrotado ou aniquilado, levar a pior. to get through 1 terminar. 2 chegar a um destino. 3 receber aprovação. 4 conectar, transferir (telefone), conseguir falar. I got through to him / eu consegui falar com ele. 5 comunicar-se. 6 gastar, esbanjar dinheiro. 7 passar em um exame, teste. to get tired ficar cansado. to get to alcançar, chegar, começar. I got to London / cheguei a Londres. to get together 1 encontrar com alguém. 2 namorar. 3 juntar, reunir, chegar a um acordo. I must get the facts together / tenho de reunir os fatos. to get under subjugar, controlar. to get up 1 levantar da cama, levantar-se. 2 organizar, preparar algo. they are getting up a party / eles estão preparando uma festa. to get up speed/ steam começar a viajar mais rápido. to get up to tramar. to get warm ficar quente. to get wind tornar-se público, recobrar fôlego. to get wind of receber informações sobre. to have got ter. to have got to ter de. you’ll get it (hot)! espere!, você vai apanhar! you’ve got me there não sei a resposta para a sua pergunta, Braz coll você me pegou.

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  • 19 stall

    I [sto:l] noun
    1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) estábulo
    2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) banca
    II 1. [sto:l] verb
    1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) parar
    2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) perder velocidade
    3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) parar
    2. noun
    (a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) estol
    III [sto:l] verb
    (to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) empatar
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    stall1
    [stɔ:l] n 1 estábulo individual, baia, boxe. 2 tenda, barraca, lugar, estande onde se vende alguma coisa, banca. 3 cadeira, assento no coro da igreja. 4 seção de poltronas, primeiras filas no teatro. 5 dedeira. • vt+vi 1 viver em estábulo ou boxe. 2 pôr ou manter em estábulo. 3 parar, paralisar, enguiçar motor, encrencar. 4 atolar. 5 perder velocidade (avião). 6 Amer parar de trabalhar, passar o tempo, ficar na expectativa.
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    stall2
    [stɔ:l] n sl pretexto, evasiva, escapatória. • vt+vi 1 simular, esquivar-se. 2 protelar, adiar.

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  • 20 station

    ['steiʃən] 1. noun
    1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) estação
    2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) estação
    3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) posto
    2. verb
    (to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) postar
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    sta.tion
    [st'eiʃən] n 1 lugar, posto, posição, localização, situação. 2 estação, ponto de parada. 3 prédio ou lugar equipado para certo fim, posto policial, quartel, posto naval. 4 estação de rádio. 5 ponto de referência (para agrimensura). 6 posição social, cargo. 7 Biol hábitat (de uma planta ou animal). 8 Comp estação. • vt postar, estacionar, colocar. at action station pronto para ação. electric station usina elétrica. gas station Amer posto de gasolina. naval station base naval. petrol station Brit posto de gasolina. police station delegacia de polícia. service station posto de serviços. stations of the cross via-sacra. the regiment is stationed at X o regimento está aquartelado em X. weather station estação meteorológica.

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  • can/could not help oneself — cannot or could not stop oneself from acting in a certain way. → help …   English new terms dictionary

  • law unto oneself — {n. phr.}, {literary} A person who does only what he wishes; a person who ignores or breaks the law when he doesn t like it. * /Everybody in Germany feared Hitler because he was a law unto himself./ * /Mr. Brown told Johnny that he must stop… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • law unto oneself — {n. phr.}, {literary} A person who does only what he wishes; a person who ignores or breaks the law when he doesn t like it. * /Everybody in Germany feared Hitler because he was a law unto himself./ * /Mr. Brown told Johnny that he must stop… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make an exhibition of oneself — {v. phr.} To behave foolishly or embarrassingly in public. * /Stop drinking so much and making an exhibition of yourself./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make an exhibition of oneself — {v. phr.} To behave foolishly or embarrassingly in public. * /Stop drinking so much and making an exhibition of yourself./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give oneself airs — {v. phr.} To act proud; act vain. * /Mary gave herself airs when she wore her new dress./ * /John gave himself airs when he won first prize./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a nuisance of oneself — {v. phr.} To constantly bother others. * /The screaming kids made a nuisance of themselves around the swimming pool./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make oneself scarce — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave quickly; go away. * /The boys made themselves scarce when they saw the principal coming to stop their noise./ * /A wise mouse makes himself scarce when a cat is nearby./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give oneself airs — {v. phr.} To act proud; act vain. * /Mary gave herself airs when she wore her new dress./ * /John gave himself airs when he won first prize./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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