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1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) estar de pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) pôr-se de pé

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) permanecer

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) manter-se em vigor

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) encontrar-se

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) colocar

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sofrer

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) pagar

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) quiosque

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra das testemunhas

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) prestígio

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- stand-by

- stand-in

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[stænd] n 1 parada, pausa, descanso. 2 resistência, defesa. 3 lugar, posto, posição, estação, ponto. 4 plataforma, tribuna, estrado. 5 andaime, suporte, estante. 6 estande: recinto reservado a cada participante de uma exposição. 7 barraca, tenda, banca (de jornais e revistas). 8 grupo de árvores ou plantas. 9 coll loja, local de negócio. 10 Amer banco onde as testemunhas depõem. 11 arquibancada. 12 descanso, suporte. 13 pé, pedestal. • vt+vi (ps, pp stood) 1 estar em pé. 2 ter certa altura quando em pé, medir. 3 levantar, ficar em pé. 4 estar situado ou localizado, encontrar-se. 5 colocar, encostar, pôr em pé. don’t stand the umbrella against the table! / não encoste o guarda-chuva na mesa! 6 estar colocado, ocupar certo lugar ou cargo. 7 manter em certa posição. 8 sustentar. 9 estar, ser, encontrar-se. 10 continuar, permanecer, resistir, oferecer resistência. 11 tolerar, agüentar. I can’t stand him / não o posso tolerar. I can’t stand it any longer / não agüento mais isso. I can’t stand it / não tolero isso. there is no standing her stupidity / ninguém agüenta sua estupidez. 12 juntar-se, acumular-se. 13 durar. 14 sofrer, submeter-se, suportar. 15 custear, pagar. it stands me in eight dollars / coll isso me custa oito dólares. I’ll stand you a bottle / pago-lhe uma garrafa, convido-o para tomar um drinque. 16 manter um certo rumo. 17 parar, paralisar, ficar parado, estagnar. 18 valer, estar em vigor. 19 candidatar-se. he stands for Parliament / ele é candidato ao parlamento. 20 coll dar ou pagar conforme o trato. as it stands, as the case stands, as matters stand como estão as coisas, pela situação atual. and there it stands! basta! está encerrado o assunto! he stands no nonsense com ele não se brinca. he stands out like a sore thumb Amer sl ele chama a atenção (de maneira desagradável). how do we stand? como estamos? qual é a situação? it stands at that (cost) price o preço de custo é este. it stands to reason é plausível, evidente, razoável. stand off! saia de perto! vá embora! stand or fall vitória ou morte! the thermometer stands at 35° o termômetro marca 35°. the things I stand up in o que tenho no corpo (roupa). to be at a stand estar parado, estar perplexo, estar em dúvida, indeciso. to come to a stand chegar a um impasse. to make a stand parar, resistir, oferecer resistência, opor-se. to make a stand for something insistir em alguma coisa, responder por alguma coisa. to take a firm stand ocupar uma posição firme. to take one’s stand tomar posição, colocar-se. to take the stand Jur depor. to stand about ficar à toa, rodear. to stand against oferecer resistência, destacar-se de. to stand a good chance ter boas probabilidades. to stand a comparison poder enfrentar uma comparação. to stand alone estar sozinho, estar sem auxílio, estar em posição isolada. to stand aloof manter-se de lado, afastar-se. to stand aside sair ao caminho, ficar de lado. to stand at attention Mil tomar sentido. to stand back afastar-se, recuar. to stand between estar no caminho, estar no meio. to stand by estar presente, estar ao lado, assistir, estar de prontidão, manter (palavra). to stand by a thing defender uma coisa. to stand by one through thick and thin prestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude. to stand by one’s word manter sua palavra. to stand by someone assistir alguém, acudir. to stand condemned estar condenado. to stand corrected conformar-se com a pena, reconhecer seu erro. to stand down a) abdicar (em favor de outrem). b) Brit dar baixa (soldados). c) deixar o banco de testemunhas. to stand fast resistir, não ceder. to stand fire resistir à prova (suportar o fogo do inimigo). to stand first ser o primeiro, estar em primeiro lugar. to stand for a) significar, querer dizer. b) pretender. c) ter rumo para, velejar para. d) auxiliar. e) ser responsável por, representar. to stand forth mostrar-se, salientar-se. to stand from Naut vir de, ter rumo de, velejar de. to stand gaping ficar de boca aberta, boquiaberto. to stand godfather (to) ser padrinho (de). to stand good ter valor, estar válido. to stand high ter bom nome, ter boa fama. to stand in a) Naut velejar em direção à terra. b) substituir alguém (serviço). to stand in awe ter temor de. to stand in fear ter medo de. to stand in line ficar na fila. to stand in need of ter necessidade de, precisar. to stand in someone’s way estar no caminho de alguém, atrapalhar alguém, impedir alguém. to stand off ficar de lado, afastar-se, retroceder, retrair-se, recusar-se, protelar (pagamento), Naut ficar ao largo. to stand off from Naut afastar-se de. to stand on basear-se em alguma coisa, contar com alguma coisa. to stand on ceremony fazer cerimônias. to stand on end estar em pé (cabelos). to stand one’s ground manter-se, defender-se, ficar firme, não ceder. to stand on one’s dignity fazer questão da sua dignidade. to stand on one’s head ficar de ponta-cabeça, ficar de pernas para o ar. to stand one’s tackling manter seu ponto de vista. to stand on one’s right insistir em seu direito. to stand on your own two feet ser independente, ser auto-suficiente, andar com as próprias pernas. to stand out salientar-se, distinguir-se, sobressair, resistir, não ceder. to stand out for insistir em. to stand over ficar, sobrar, ficar em atraso, adiar, protelar. to stand pat Amer a) conformar-se, opor-se a mudanças. b) Game não pedir cartas, passar. to stand ready to prontificar-se, dispor-se a. to stand security dar fiança, garantir. to stand someone friend mostrar-se amigo para alguém. to stand someone up faltar a um encontro. to stand something on its head mudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar. to stand still imobilizar-se, ficar parado. to stand the test (ou a trial) passar a prova. to stand to a) permanecer, manter. b) aderir a. c) apoiar, defender. she stood to him / ela o defendeu. to stand trial ser submetido a julgamento. to stand up a) levantar-se. b) Amer decepcionar, abandonar, deixar na mão. to stand up against levantar-se contra, rebelar-se, lutar contra. to stand up for defender, apoiar, tomar o partido de. to stand upon insistir em, basear-se em. to stand upon one’s guard tomar cuidado, precaver-se. to stand up to encarar, enfrentar. to stand well with dar-se bem com, ter amizade com. what stand do you take? qual é a sua opinião?

1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) apelar

2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) recorrer

3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) atrair

1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) apelo

2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) atracção

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- appealing

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[əp'i:l] n 1 atração, simpatia, atrativo, enlevo, encanto. 2 apelo, rogo, súplica. he made an appeal to her maternal feelings / ele fez um apelo a seus sentimentos maternais. 3 Jur apelação, recurso, direito de apelação. 4 petição, solicitação. • vt 1 atrair, agradar, interessar, causar simpatia. 2 pedir, suplicar, invocar, rogar. they appealed to her sense of duty / eles apelaram a sua consciência de dever. 3 apelar à instância superior, impor recurso. 4 solicitar, requerer, fazer petição. appeal for clemency pedido de graça ou indulto. Court of Appeal Corte de Apelação. sex appeal atração sexual. to appeal for solicitar por, angariar. to appeal to someone for a thing suplicar, implorar alguma coisa a alguém. to give notice of appeal interpor o recurso de apelação. without appeal irrecorrível, inapelável.

1) (care or keeping: The mother was awarded custody of the children by the court.) custódia

2) (the care of police or prison authorities: The accused man is in custody.) prisão

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- custodian

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[k'∧stədi] n 1 custódia, cuidado. 2 proteção, guarda, tutela. he is in the custody of / ele está sob a tutela de. custody bill of lading Com conhecimento emitido para um entreposto americano. in custody preso. to have the custody of ter a supervisão sobre. to take into custody prender, encarcerar.

1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) lei

2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) lei

3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) lei

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- lawful

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[lɔ:] n 1 lei. 2 direito. 3 regulamento. 4 regra, código. 5 estatuto. 6 mandamentos. 7 jurisprudência. 8 advocacia. 9 foro, tribunal. 10 coll policial, polícia. • vi coll demandar, processar. at law em juízo. blue laws leis puritanas. brother-in-law cunhado. by law por lei. canon law direito canônico. civil law direito civil. commercial law direito comercial. common law direito consuetudinário. daughter-in-law nora. ecclesiastical law direito eclesiástico. father-in-law sogro. in-laws coll os parentes por afinidade. I like my in-laws / gosto dos parentes de minha mulher (ou de meu marido). international law direito internacional. law of averages Stat lei da média dos principais promédios. law of gravity Phys lei da gravidade. law of motion Phys lei dos movimentos. law of supply and demand Com lei da oferta e da procura. law of the jungle lei da selva. marine law direito marítimo. martial law lei marcial. military law lei militar. mother-in-law sogra. sister-in-law cunhada. son-in-law genro. the Law n a) a Lei de Deus, promulgada por Moisés. b) o Antigo Testamento. to be a law into oneself fazer o que se quer, sem ligar para as leis. to be at law estar em demanda. to be enforced by law ser garantido por lei. to be in the law ser jurista. to go to law processar. to have the law on processar. to lay down the law dar ordens. to take the law into one’s hands fazer justiça pelas próprias mãos. zoning law lei de zoneamento.

1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) inverter (a marcha)

2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) virar do avesso

3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) anular

1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contrário

2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revés

3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) marcha-atrás

4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) reverso

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- reversal

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[riv'ə:s] n 1 reverso, contrário, oposto, avesso, inverso. 2 revés, mudança completa, reviravolta, contratempo, derrota. he met with a reverse / ele sofreu uma derrota. 3 dorso, costas, verso, reverso (de moeda). 4 Mech inversão. 5 marcha à ré. • vt+vi 1 inverter, virar em sentido contrário, virar do lado avesso. 2 transpor, colocar um em lugar do outro. 3 anular, revogar, abolir. 4 dar contravapor ou contramarcha, marcha à ré. 5 Mech inverter a marcha. • adj 1 inverso, oposto, contrário, invertido, reverso, virado de ponta cabeça. 2 anulado, revogado. 3 que opera em sentido contrário. 4 virado para o lado oposto. 5 Mech de inversão. 6 Mil vindo da retaguarda. in the reverse em marcha à ré. it was the reverse foi o contrário. much the reverse of muito ao contrário de. the reverse of a medal/ of a coin o reverso de uma medalha ou moeda.

1) (to give (a person) enough of what is wanted or needed to take away hunger, curiosity etc: The apple didn't satisfy my hunger; I told him enough to satisfy his curiosity.) satisfazer

2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) satisfazer

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- satisfaction

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[s'ætisfai] vt+vi 1 satisfazer, contentar, saciar. 2 corresponder, cumprir, realizar. he satisfied all wants / ele eliminou todas as deficiências. 3 agradar, convencer. he satisfied the court / ele convenceu a corte. I am satisfied (that he is right) / estou convencido (que ele tem razão). I satisfied my self / eu mesmo me convenci. 4 pagar, liquidar, obter quitação. 5 indenizar, reparar, recompensar, remunerar.

1) (to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc): He undertook the job willingly.) encarregar-se de

2) (to promise (eg to do something): He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow.) comprometer-se a

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- undertaker

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[∧ndət'eik] vt+vi (ps undertook, pp undertaken) 1 empreender. 2 experimentar, tentar. 3 ocupar-se com. 4 encarregar-se de, tomar a seu cargo, incumbir-se de. 5 comprometer-se a. 6 garantir, prometer. 7 combinar, tratar, contratar. 8 dedicar-se a serviços funerários. 9 travar (combate).

1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) apelar, recorrer

2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) apelar

3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) atrair

1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) apelo

2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) suplicante

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- appealing

1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) inverter

2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) inverter, pôr no avesso

3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) revogar

1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contrário, avesso

2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revés

3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) marcha à ré

4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) verso

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- reversal

1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) ficar em pé

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) levantar-se

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) ficar

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) permanecer

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) ficar

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) estar

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidatar-se

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) pôr em pé

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) agüentar, submeter-se a

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) oferecer

1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posição

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) suporte

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) estande

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna, arquibancada

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) barra

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- take the stand

1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) duração

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) reputação

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- stand-by

- stand-in