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  • 1 step

    [step] 1. noun
    1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo
    2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo
    3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo
    4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo
    5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) degrau
    6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) avanço
    7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) medida
    2. verb
    (to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) caminhar
    - stepladder
    - stepping-stones
    - in
    - out of step
    - step aside
    - step by step
    - step in
    - step out
    - step up
    - watch one's step
    * * *
    [step] n 1 passo. it hurts at every step / dói a cada passo. 2 distância de um passo. 3 pequena distância, pulo. 4 andar, pisada. 5 marcha. 6 degrau. 7 som de passos. 8 rasto, pegada. 9 ação, medida. 10 grau, incremento. 11 Mus intervalo. 12 combinação de passos ou movimentos (em dança). 13 steps escada, degraus. 14 fase, etapa. 15 fig exemplo, trilha. • vt+vi 1 andar, dar um passo. 2 pisar, pôr os pés. 3 medir em passos (distância). 4 colocar em degraus ou em forma de escada, graduar, escalonar. 5 coll andar depressa. 6 entrar. step this way please / por favor, entre aqui! door step soleira da porta, limiar. he lets them step all over him ele atura tudo. he stepped up to her ele aproximou-se dela. in step a) no mesmo passo. b) fig de acordo. mind the step! cuidado, degrau! out of step a) fora do passo. b) fig em desacordo. step by step passo a passo, gradativamente. step on it! coll pé na tábua! vamos! to be one step ahead fig estar um passo à frente. to break step perder o passo. to fall into step pegar o passo, acompanhar o passo. to get out of step perder o passo. to keep step manter o passo. to step aside a) dar passagem. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step back retroceder, recuar. to step down a) descer. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step forward avançar, dar um passo para a frente. to step in a) entrar. b) intervir, interferir. he stepped in just in time / fig ele agiu no momento oportuno. to step into someone’s shoes substituir, tomar o lugar de alguém. to step into the breach entrar na brecha. to step off medir os passos. to step on a) pisar, calcar, tripudiar. b) apressar-se. to step out a) acelerar os passos, andar depressa, apear, apear-se (de veículo). b) Amer coll sair com moça, sair para divertir-se, sair por um período curto. to step out of line sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to step round to someone fazer uma visita rápida a alguém. to step up Amer aumentar (a produção). to take steps tomar medidas, providenciar. to watch one’s step tomar cuidado.

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  • 2 step

    [step] 1. noun
    1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo
    2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo
    3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo
    4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo
    5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) degrau
    6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) passo
    7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) passo
    2. verb
    (to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) caminhar
    - stepladder - stepping-stones - in - out of step - step aside - step by step - step in - step out - step up - watch one's step

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  • 3 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vigília
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) turno
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) esperar
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) prestar atenção
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) esperar
    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
    * * *
    [wɔtʃ] n 1 cuidado, atenção. 2 guarda, vigilância, atalaia. we set a watch upon him / nós vigiamo-lo. 3 guarda, vigia. he is on the watch / ele está de espreita, atento, vigilante. 4 Hist sentinela. 5 período ou tempo de vigilância. 6 veladura, vigília, ato de estar acordado. this life passes away as a watch in the night / esta vida passa depressa como uma noite de vigília. 7 relógio de bolso ou de pulso. 8 Naut quarto: a) período em que parte da tripulação está de serviço ou prontidão (geralmente de quatro horas). b) o grupo que está a serviço ou de prontidão no mesmo período. • vt+vi 1 olhar atentamente, assistir a (jogo, televisão, etc.). 2 estar atento, ter cuidado, prestar atenção. 3 vigiar, observar. 4 ficar de vigília, velar, ficar acordado. 5 guardar, velar ou zelar por, cuidar de. 6 ficar de espreita, espreitar. 7 estar de sentinela. 8 acompanhar (acontecimento). 9 esperar. he watched his opportunity / ele esperou, aproveitou a sua oportunidade. they cannot watch their time / eles não sabem esperar a sua hora. I’d watch it! isto é o que eu queria ver! isto é o que faltava! stop watch cronômetro. to be on the watch for someone esperar alguém de tocaia, de espreita. they were on the watch for him / eles esperaram-no de tocaia. to keep a close watch manter rigorosa vigilância. to keep a watch on someone manter alguém em observação, vigiar alguém. to put one’s watch on/ back adiantar/atrasar o relógio. to watch in ficar acordado para comemorar o Ano-Novo. to watch one’s step agir com cautela. to watch out estar alerta, atento. to watch out for a) estar observando e esperando por alguém ou alguma coisa. b) tomar cuidado com. to watch over zelar por, guardar. watch and ward vigilância contínua. watch what you’re doing! preste atenção no que você está fazendo!watch your mouth! cuidado com o que você diz! watch yourself! cuidado! watch your step! atenção! (degrau, etc.).

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  • 4 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) guarda
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) quarto
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver, olhar
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) ver, ficar de olho
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) tomar cuidado
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vigiar, esperar
    - watchful - watchfully - watchfulness - watchdog - watchmaker - watchman - watchtower - watchword - keep watch - watch one's step - watch out - watch over

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  • 5 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) através do tempo
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) para o sul
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) a descer
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) emborcar
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright
    4. adjective - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground
    II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) penugem
    - downy
    * * *
    [daun] n 1 duna. 2 terreno elevado e colinoso coberto de relva no sul da Inglaterra, usado como pastagem, colinas perto do mar no norte e no sul da Inglaterra ( the Downs), enseada entre os promontórios no norte e no sul da Inglaterra. 3 penugem, penas, pêlos ou cabelos que primeiro nascem, buço, cotão, lanugem, frouxel. 4 qualquer substância fofa, macia ou felpuda. 5 pêlo nas cascas de plantas ou frutas. 6 movimento em declive, descida. 7 revés de fortuna (especialmente no plural). 8 sl desconfiança. • vt+vi coll abaixar, abater, sujeitar, derrubar, dominar, humilhar, descer, descender, engolir rapidamente. • adj 1 abatido, desanimado, descoroçoado, deprimido. I may be down but not out / nem tudo está perdido. 2 em estado ou condição inferior. 3 em declive. 4 doente, adoentado. he is down with the flu / ele tem gripe. 5 Amer terminado. 6 Comp fora do ar, inoperante. • adv 1 abaixo, para baixo, em descida, em declive. 2 em decadência. 3 em posição deitada no chão. 4 abaixo do horizonte. 5 no ponto inferior, ao mais baixo grau. 6 do norte ao sul. 7 de origem, propriedade ou época anterior. 8 a uma quantia inferior, a um preço reduzido. 9 em estado de sujeição, depressão, desgraça ou perigo. 10 efetivamente, realmente, com atenção, com aplicação. 11 por escrito, no papel, em preto no branco. 12 à vista, contra entrega. 13 Naut a sotavento. 14 seguindo a corrente. 15 em estado mais calmo, menos intenso. 16 em mau estado físico. • prep abaixo, para baixo, em declive, ao longo de, em direção inferior. • interj abaixo! deita! senta! the ups and downs at life as vicissitudes da vida. down and out totalmente desprovido, privado de recursos, arruinado, liquidado, vencido. down at heel maltrapilho, descuidado no traje. down for em uma lista de espera. down for Tuesday anunciado para terça-feira. down from town afastado da cidade. down in the country no campo, no interior. down in the mouth descoroçoado, desalentado, desanimado. down on zangado ou aborrecido com. down on one’s knees de joelhos. down on one’s luck necessitado de dinheiro, pronto. down the centuries no correr dos séculos. down the river pelo rio abaixo, seguindo a corrente. down the wind a sotavento. down to hell! vá para o inferno! down to the ground coll completamente. down with him! derriba-o! deita-o abaixo! he is down upon his luck ele está sem sorte. he was tracked down at last finalmente ele foi achado. the sun is down o sol se pôs. the thermometer is down by five degrees o termômetro desceu 5 graus. the wind is down cessou o vento. to bear down, to beat down Naut pôr-se a barlavento. to be down on ser severo, rude com alguém, tratar mal, falar rudemente a alguém. to bend down curvar-se. to calm down acalmar. to clean the house down limpar a casa toda. to come down vir abaixo, descer, fig baixar, abater-se, ceder, cair na miséria. to come down with cair de cama com. to down tools fazer greve. to fly down aterrissar, descer voando, voar para. to get down 1 apear, descer. 2 engolir, tragar alguma coisa. to get down to business ir ao que interessa, ir direto ao assunto. to get down to work trabalhar com afinco. to go down 1 afundar, soçobrar. 2 deixar a universidade para as férias ou no fim do trimestre. 3 baixar (o preço). 4 acalmar-se (o vento). to have a down on coll guardar rancor a. to hunt down = link=%20to%20ride%20down to ride down. to kneel down ajoelhar-se. to knock down atropelar. to let someone down 1 humilhar. 2 deixar ao desamparo, abandonar alguém. to lie down deitar-se. to pay cash down pagar à vista. to put a down on sl dar informações sobre, delatar, denunciar. to put down 1 depor. 2 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. to ride down 1 alcançar perseguindo. 2 forçar, escaramuçar, atropelar. to send down expulsar ou suspender um estudante. to set down 1 assentar por escrito, notar. 2 mencionar, citar. 3 resolver. 4 registrar. to shout down fazer calar mediante gritos. to sit down sentar-se. to step down descer. to stoop down abaixar-se. to take down 1 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. 2 pôr abaixo, deitar abaixo. to turn down the radio diminuir o volume do rádio. to write down assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. up and down aqui e acolá, de lá para cá, para baixo e para cima, por toda parte. upside down de cabeça para baixo, ao revés, às avessas.

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  • 6 mind

    1.
    (the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) espírito
    2. verb
    1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) tomar conta
    2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) incomodar-se
    3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) ter cuidado com
    4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) ligar
    3. interjection
    (be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) cuidado!
    - - minded
    - mindful
    - mindless
    - mindlessly
    - mindlessness
    - mindreader
    - at/in the back of one's mind
    - change one's mind
    - be out of one's mind
    - do you mind!
    - have a good mind to
    - have half a mind to
    - have a mind to
    - in one's mind's eye
    - in one's right mind
    - keep one's mind on
    - know one's own mind
    - make up one's mind
    - mind one's own business
    - never mind
    - on one's mind
    - put someone in mind of
    - put in mind of
    - speak one's mind
    - take/keep one's mind off
    - to my mind
    * * *
    [maind] n 1 mente, cérebro, intelecto. 2 memória, lembrança. it sticks in your mind / está guardado na memória, fixo na memória. it is at the back of your mind / é vagamente lembrado. 3 opinião, parecer. 4 disposição, ânimo. 5 gosto, vontade. 6 intenção, propósito. 7 desejo, inclinação. 8 atenção, concentração. • vt+vi 1 prestar atenção a, notar. keep your mind on your work! / concentre-se no seu trabalho! 2 dedicar-se a, ocupar-se de. mind the baby / cuide da criança. mind your own business / vá cuidar da sua vida. 3 lembrar-se. 4 objetar a. I don’t mind it / não faço caso. 5 fazer o obséquio de. 6 vigiar, estar alerta. 7 coll olhar por, cuidar de. 8 obedecer. never mind não tem importância, não faz mal. out of sight, out of mind longe dos olhos, longe do coração. presence of mind presença de espírito. to bear/ keep something in mind levar em consideração. to be of two minds vacilar, hesitar. to be out of one’s mind estar louco. to change one’s mind mudar de opinião. to come/spring to mind, to cross/ enter your mind lembrar-se de algo sem esforço. to get your mind round something entender algo difícil ou complicado. to give somebody a piece of one’s mind dar uma bronca. to go over something in one’s mind, to turn it over in one’s mind pensar sobre algo cuidadosamente para entender ou achar a solução. to have a mind to estar disposto a. to have in mind a) lembrar-se de. b) considerar, pensar a respeito. c) planejar, pretender. to have your mind on something pensar sobre algo. to make up one’s mind tomar uma resolução, decidir-se. to put in mind relembrar-se de. to set one’s mind on desejar muito. to set/put someone’s mind at rest fazer com que alguém pare de se preocupar. to speak one’s mind dizer tudo que pensa.

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  • 7 initiative

    [-ʃətiv]
    1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) iniciativa
    2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) iniciativa
    * * *
    in.it.i.a.tive
    [in'iʃiətiv] n 1 iniciativa, atividade. 2 iniciação, sugestão. 3 direito iniciativo. • adj iniciativo, inicial, introdutivo. on his own initiative de iniciativa própria. to take the initiative tomar a iniciativa.

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  • 8 stride

    1. past tense strode [stroud]: past participle stridden ['stridn] - verb
    (to walk with long steps: He strode along the path; He strode off in anger.) andar a passos largos
    2. noun
    (a long step: He walked with long strides.) passada
    - take in one's stride
    * * *
    [straid] n 1 passo largo. 2 distância que corresponde a um passo largo. 3 fig progresso, avanço. 4 modo de andar com passos largos. • vt+vi (ps stride, pp stridden) 1 andar com passos largos. 2 transpor com um passo. 3 escarranchar. 4 medir com passos. strides Amer sl calças. to make great strides progredir, dar passos largos, sair-se bem. to get into / hit one’s stride entrar no ritmo. he got into his stride / ele entrou no ritmo, adquiriu prática. to take something in one’s stride fazer algo sem dificuldades. he took it in his stride / ele o venceu facilmente, fê-lo sem dificuldade ou hesitação, fez face à situação. with rapid strides com passos de gigante (também fig).

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  • 9 mind

    1.
    (the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) espírito
    2. verb
    1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) tomar conta
    2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) incomodar-se
    3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) tomar cuidado com
    4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) obedecer
    3. interjection
    (be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) cuidado!
    - - minded
    - mindful - mindless - mindlessly - mindlessness - mindreader - at/in the back of one's mind - change one's mind - be out of one's mind - do you mind! - have a good mind to - have half a mind to - have a mind to - in one's mind's eye - in one's right mind - keep one's mind on - know one's own mind - make up one's mind - mind one's own business - never mind - on one's mind - put someone in mind of - put in mind of - speak one's mind - take/keep one's mind off - to my mind

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  • 10 stride

    1. past tense strode [stroud]: past participle stridden ['stridn] - verb
    (to walk with long steps: He strode along the path; He strode off in anger.) andar a passos largos
    2. noun
    (a long step: He walked with long strides.) passo largo
    - take in one's stride

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