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1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) rodar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) virar-se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) virar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dar a volta

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) transformar(-se)

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) mudar (de cor)

1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) volta

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) esquina

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) vez

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número

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[tə:n] n 1 rotação, volta, giro. I took two turns up and down the room / andei duas vezes para cá e para lá dentro do quarto. 2 fig mudança de direção, reviravolta, crise, ação de virar. 3 curva, cotovelo. 4 mudança, alteração, variação. 5 torção, torcedura. 6 vez, ocasião. await your turn! / espere sua vez! now it is my turn / agora é a minha vez. 7 tempo, período, turno. we did it in turns / fizemos isto em turnos. 8 ação, ato, serviço, favor, obséquio. one good turn deserves another / um favor merece outro. 9 inclinação, predileção, tendência, talento. he has a turn for music / ele tem talento (inclinação, interesse) para a música. 10 curso, caminho. 11 passeio, giro, excursão, volta. we took a turn / demos uma volta, fizemos um passeio. 12 susto, choque. it gave her a turn / ela assustou-se. 13 desmaio. 14 Mus grupeto, nota floreada. 15 oportunidade. 16 ocupação passageira ou provisória. 17 Theat número de variedades. 18 estado, condição, natureza, disposição, caráter. 19 sucessão, alternação, rodízio. 20 Typogr letra bloqueada. • vt+vi 1 girar, rodar, virar(-se), volver(-se). he turned her head / ele lhe virou a cabeça. it turns my stomach / está me virando o estômago. I don’t know which way to turn / fig não sei o que fazer, não sei para que lado me virar. we turned the coat inside out / viramos o paletó às avessas. 2 voltar-se. 3 mover, mexer. we did not turn a hair / não perdemos a calma, não demonstramos. 4 mudar (de direção), alterar o curso. 5 dirigir(-se). 6 retornar. 7 desviar. 8 inverter, reverter. 9 revolver na mente. 10 mudar de posição. 11 mudar de assunto. 12 transformar(-se) em (gelo), mudar (cor), tornar(-se) pálido. 13 fazer, formar, adaptar-se. 14 perturbar, transtornar. her brain (head) is turned / ela é louca. 15 mandar embora, fazer ir. 16 volver, dirigir (olhos), virar (rosto). 17 ser mudado. 18 parar, aparar. 19 fazer voltar. 20 passar, dar volta, contornar. 21 ultrapassar, passar (tempo, idade). 22 tornear, fazer no torno. 23 ser torneado. 24 deixar doente. 25 ficar tonto, desmaiar. my head turns / minha cabeça está virando, estou tonto. 26 dobrar. 27 madurecer, mudar de cor. 28 induzir, instigar. 29 expulsar. 30 vender, trocar. 31 traduzir, verter. 32 transformar(-se), alterar, virar às avessas. 33 agrisalhar. 34 entregar. 35 moldar, configurar. 36 resultar, terminar. 37 tornar-se. he turned Christian, soldier, traitor / ele converteu-se ao cristianismo, ficou soldado, virou traidor. 38 estragar, azedar, coalhar (leite). a friendly (good) turn um serviço de amigo, um obséquio. an ill, bad turn um ato mau. an unexpected turn uma mudança inesperada. at every turn a cada momento, em cada ocasião. a turn for the better uma mudança para o melhor. a well turned phrase uma frase bem formulada. by turns alternativamente, em intervalos. done to a turn Cook no ponto. he turned up a tough person ele mostrou-se, revelou-se uma pessoa dura. it took a bad turn virou para o lado ruim. light and dark by turns claro e escuro alternadamente. on the turn prestes a virar (maré). right about turn! Mil meia-volta, volver! the turn of the century a virada do século. to serve one’s turn servir ao fim de, vir a propósito de. to take turns a) mudar, trocar com, revezar-se. b) experimentar. to turn about virar(-se), volver, voltar(-se). to turn a deaf ear fazer-se de surdo. to turn adrift mandar embora, deixar desamparado. to turn against influenciar contra, virar-se contra, ofender, atiçar. to turn around virar ao contrário, torcer (palavras), mudar de atitude. to turn aside desviar(-se), virar-se para o lado. to turn a trick vulg vender-se (prostituta). to turn away a) desviar, virar, mandar embora, despedir, rejeitar. b) virar-se, voltar-se. to turn back a) regressar, voltar, retroceder. b) recusar, devolver. c) retorquir. d) mandar de volta, fazer voltar. she couldn’t turn back / ela não pode voltar atrás (decisão). to turn down a) virar para baixo, dobrar (para baixo). b) diminuir (gás, etc.). c) declinar, rejeitar (oferta). d) desprezar, abandonar. e) descer, ir para baixo. to turn eighteen fazer, completar 18 anos. to turn from dissuadir de. to turn in a) virar, dobrar, (para dentro). b) entregar (alguém). to turn into a) converter em, transformar em. b) instigar a. c) traduzir. d) transformar-se em. e) converter-se em, tornar-se, ficar. to turn into verse pôr em versos. to turn nasty tornar-se desagradável. to turn off a) desviar, afastar, impedir. b) ( from de), despedir, mandar embora. c) fechar, desligar (gás, rádio, torneira). d) realizar, produzir. e) desligar emocionalmente ou sexualmente. f) dirigir-se para o lado. g) desviar-se, afastar-se. h) estragar. i) virar, entrar, sair de uma rua e entrar em outra, dobrar uma esquina. to turn off with a laugh desfazer com um riso. to turn on a) abrir (torneira), ligar (rádio, etc.). b) coll excitar (sexualmente). c) usar narcóticos. d) virar-se. e) girar sobre, em volta de, depender de. f) atacar, visar, retorquir. to turn one’s coat virar a casaca, mudar de opinião. to turn on the heat sl aumentar o esforço, pressão, atividade. to turn out a) virar para fora (os pés). b) expulsar, mandar embora. they turned him out of doors (out of the house) / botaram-no para fora. c) despejar. d) apagar, desligar (luz). e) virar às avessas (as bolsas). f) extrair (carvão). g) transportar, carregar, produzir, fornecer (mercadorias). h) sl iniciar alguém (sexo, drogas). i) virar-se, dirigir-se (para fora). j) sair, ir-se. k) vir à luz, confirmar (-se). l) formar-se, tornar-se. he has turned out a diligent boy / ele tornou-se um rapaz diligente. m) verificar-se, mostrar ser. It turned out that she had money / verificou-se que ela tinha o dinheiro. n) decorrer, terminar. o) largar o trabalho. to turn out well sair bem, dar certo. to turn over a) virar. b) folhar. c) derrubar. d) transbordar. e) transferir. f) revolver. g) movimentar (dinheiro). h) transmitir. i) extraditar. j) encarregar. k) virar-se. l) girar, revolver-se. m) mudar de opinião ou posição. n) inverter. o) denunciar, entregar (às autoridades). to turn over in someone’s mind estudar bem, pensar bem. to turn round a) girar, virar. b) volver, voltar. c) fig converter-se. to turn someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente. to turn something into money transformar em dinheiro, vender. to turn tail recuar ignominiosamente. to turn the back upon someone virar as costas para alguém. to turn the corner a) dobrar a esquina. b) fig vencer a crise. to turn the key virar a chave. to turn the knife in the wound fig abrir novas feridas. to turn the steps towards dirigir os passos para. to turn the tables mudar a sorte. to turn the tables upon pagar na mesma moeda a. to turn the tap on fig cair em prantos. to turn things upside down virar as coisas de pernas para a ar. to turn thumbs down sl recusar, rejeitar, negar. to turn to a) dirigir, concentrar, aplicar, aproveitar. he turn edit to account / ele tirou proveito disto, aproveitou-o com vantagem. b) começar a trabalhar. c) dirigir-se para. they turned to us / dirigiram-se a nós. d) dirigir-se a. e) voltar-se para. f) transformar-se em, converter-se para, tornar-se. to turn toward dirigir para. to turn turtle fig virar de pernas para o ar. to turn up a) virar para cima, dobrar para cima. she turned up her nose / ela torceu o nariz. b) trazer à tona. c) arregaçar. d) aumentar (som, fogo). e) abrir (baralho). f) descobrir, revelar. g) fazer a barra (roupas). h) dirigir-se para cima, virar-se para cima, levantar-se. i) aparecer, vir à tona, surgir. she has turned up at last / ela chegou finalmente. j) acontecer, suceder. k) tornar-se. l) verificar-se, mostrar-se. to turn upon dirigir-se contra, girar em torno de, tratar-se de. to turn up the wick (sl de aviação) acelerar, voar a toda a velocidade. to turn water into wine transformar água em vinho. turn and turn about alternativamente, sucessivamente. turn it up! coll basta! chega! cale a boca! turn of mind modo de pensar. turn over! vide verso! we turned an honest penny by ganhamos nosso dinheiro honestamente com.

1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) virar(-se)

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) virar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) voltar

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) virar

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) transformar

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) tornar(-se)

1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) esquina

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) vez

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número

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1) (close attention: Do it with care.) cuidado

2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) cuidado

3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) cuidado

4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)

1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) importar-se

2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) querer

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[kɛə] n cuidado: 1 atenção, prudência, precaução. 2 proteção, guarda, diligência. 3 esmero. 4 preocupação. • vt+vi preocupar-se com, importar-se com. I do not care whether he comes or not / para mim tanto faz se ele vem ou não. why should I care what he does? / por que eu deveria me importar com o que ele faz? care of (c/o) Messrs. G. & R. ao cuidado (a/c) dos Srs. G. & R. free from care despreocupado. full of care preocupado. I couldn’t care less não dou a mínima, não me importo. I do not care a pin eu não me incomodo com coisa alguma. in, under my care sob meus cuidados. let that be my cares deixe isto a meu cuidado. to care about ou for gostar muito de, considerar, apreciar. I care for her / eu a tenho em consideração. she cares for me and she would do anything to please me / ela gosta muito de mim e faria qualquer coisa para me agradar. to take care (of) cuidar (de), tomar conta (de). take care not to break it! / cuidado para não quebrar isso! take care! / cuide-se! (usado quando alguém se despede). who takes care of the children? / quem toma conta das crianças? who cares? não me importo de jeito nenhum.

1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar

2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar-se

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[risk] n risco, perigo. do it at your own risk / faça-o por sua conta e risco. we ran (took) risks / expusemo-nos a perigos. • vt arriscar, expor ao perigo, aventurar-se. at risk em perigo. at the consignee’s risk por conta e risco do consignatário. the risk of being drowned o risco de afogar-se. to run a risk correr um perigo.

1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar

2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar(-se) a

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1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) bater

2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) bater

3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) atingir

4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) alcançar

1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) golpe

2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) ponto

3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sucesso

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[hit] n 1 golpe, pancada, estocada. 2 sucesso, sorte. 3 ataque, crítica. • vt+vi (ps and pp hit) 1 dar um golpe, dar uma pancada (at em). he hit me a blow / ele me deu uma pancada. 2 acertar, atingir. he was hit by the ball / ele foi atingido pela bola. his hand was hit by the knife / a sua mão foi ferida pela faca. a lucky hit um bom lance, um golpe feliz. he hit the town coll ele chegou à cidade. hit or miss a esmo. to hit against bater contra. to hit it off concordar. to hit it up injetar drogas. to hit off imitar ou descrever perfeitamente. to hit the bottle beber muito, em excesso. to hit the ceilving/ roof ficar com raiva. to hit the hay/ sack ir dormir, ir para a cama. to hit the jackpot acertar na sorte grande. to hit the nail on the head dar na trilha. to hit the road partir, pegar a estrada. to hit upon encontrar, topar com. to make a hit with someone a) ficar popular. b) impressionar alguém. you have hit my taste você acertou meu gosto.

1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) bater

2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) acertar

3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) atingir

4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) alcançar, atingir

1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) golpe

2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) ponto ganho

3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sucesso

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1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) lugar

2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) assento

3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) traseiro

4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) lugar

5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) centro

1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) sentar

2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) ter lugar para

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[si:t] n 1 assento, banco, cadeira, poltrona. 2 lugar para sentar. 3 cadeira, assento no parlamento. 4 traseiro, nádegas, fundilho. 5 modo de sentar, porte. 6 base, alicerce, assento (também Mech). 7 sede. • vt+vi 1 assentar, colocar em um lugar, sentar. we’ll have to seat 20 guests / teremos de arranjar cadeiras para 20 convidados. please be seated! / por favor, sente-se! 2 ter lugar ou assentos. The theatre seats 700... / o teatro tem 700 lugares, lotação de 700 lugares. 3 colocar assentos. 4 estabelecer, empossar, colocar, instituir. 5 pôr fundilho. keep your seat fique sentado! please take a seat / have a seat! por favor, sente-se! take your seats! tomem seus assentos! the seat of judgement o juízo final. the seat of the organization a sede da organização. to be seated estar sentado, ter seu domicílio, estar localizado.

1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) levar

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) conduzir

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) dar origem

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) ir à frente

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar

1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) liderança

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) liderança

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) chefia

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pista

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal

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1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) bico

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[led] n 1 chumbo. 2 grafita. 3 sonda, prumo. 4 chapa para cobrir telhados. 5 bala de arma de fogo. • vt 1 cobrir, moldar, prender, etc. com chumbo. 2 Typogr prover com entrelinhas. • adj de chumbo. black lead grafita. red lead zarcão. to swing the lead coll dizer-se doente para escapar ao serviço. white lead alvaiade.

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[li:d] n 1 conduta, guia. 2 precedência. 3 direção, comando, liderança, primeiro lugar. 4 vanguarda. 5 exemplo, precedente. 6 orientação, indicação, pista, indício. 7 mão (nos jogos de cartas). 8 passagem através do gelo. 9 curso de água artificial. 10 correia para amarrar cachorro. 11 cabo condutor. 12 Theat papel principal. 13 Theat ator principal. 14 Box golpe. 15 trecho introdutório de um artigo de jornal. • vt+vi (ps and pp led) 1 ser o primeiro a encabeçar. 2 conduzir, guiar. 3 dirigir, comandar. 4 preceder. 5 persuadir, induzir, liderar, orientar. 6 jogar de mão (cartas). 7 reger (orquestra). 8 levar, passar (a vida). a lead of uma dianteira (em corrida). to have the lead ser o líder. to lead a healthy life levar uma vida saudável. to lead astray desviar, desencaminhar. to lead away conduzir, levar. to lead captive aprisionar, prender. to lead off dar início, começar. to lead on arrastar, seduzir, influenciar. to lead the way preceder, mostrar o caminho. to lead up to a) conduzir a conversação para determinado assunto. b) conduzir em direção a. c) aplanar o caminho. to take the lead a) assumir o comando. b) tomar a iniciativa.

1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) chuva

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) chuva

1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) chover

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) (fazer) chover

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[r'ein] n 1 chuva. 2 queda abundante de qualquer coisa. • vt+vi 1 chover. 2 cair em gotas. as right as rain coll com boa saúde, bom novamente, recuperado. heavy rain chuva pesada, forte. it looks like rain ameaça chover. it never rains but it pours uma desgraça nunca vem só. rained off cancelado por causa da chuva. rain or shine chova ou faça sol; com qualquer tempo. the rains estação chuvosa (em países tropicais). to rain cats and dogs chover a cântaros. to rain down despencar, cair sobre. to rain off interromper por causa da chuva (partida esportiva). to rain out parar de chover.

1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sentar

2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) encontrar-se

3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) pertencer

4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) empoleirar-se

5) (to undergo (an examination).) fazer

6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) posar

7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) reunir

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[sit] vt+vi (ps+ pp sat) 1 sentar, sentar-se. 2 fazer sentar, acomodar. 3 sentar sobre, estar sentado, estar montado. 4 estar colocado, estar em posição fixa. 5 ocupar cargo, ter assento ou cadeira (em assembléia), ser membro de. 6 reunir-se em sessão. 7 posar. 8 descansar, pousar, repousar. 9 chocar. 10 servir, adaptar-se, assentar (roupa). 11 sl cuidar. to sit about/ to sit around Brit não fazer nada de util, Braz ficar à toa. to sit back a) reclinar-se. b) coll não se envolver. to sit by permitir que algo ilegal ou errado aconteça. to sit down a) sentar-se. she sat down at our table / ela sentou-se conosco, à nossa mesa. b) sentar-se para fazer alguma coisa. the ecologists sat down to discuss the pollution of the rivers / os ecologistas se reuniram para discutir a poluição dos rios. c) Aeron aterrissar. to sit in on assistir para observar, mas sem participar. the director sat in on the trainee’s class / o diretor observou a aula do estagiário. to sit on demorar, atrasar. to sit out esperar pacientemente pelo final. to sit through esperar pelo final embora não esteja gostando. to sit up a) sentar-se eretamente. b) ficar acordado durante a noite.

1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) roda

2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) volante

1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) rodar

2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) rodar

3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) voar

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[wi:l] n 1 roda. 2 coll bicicleta. 3 volante. 4 movimento giratório. 5 rotação, giro. 6 fig viravolta. 7 qualquer coisa, instrumento, aparelho, etc. que em forma ou movimento sugere uma roda. 8 força propulsora. 9 wheels maquinaria, maquinismo. 10 suplício da roda. 11 sl veículo. • vt+vi 1 rodar, 2 transportar (sobre rodas). 3 virar(-se), volver(-se). 4 mover em forma circular. 5 sl pedalar. • adj de ou relativo a roda. at the wheel a) ao volante. b) na roda do leme. c) no controle. Fortune’s wheel roda da sorte, roda da fortuna. free wheel roda livre (bicicleta). he put a spoke in my wheel fig ele atrapalhou meu caminho, ele me criou dificuldades. he put his shoulder to the wheel ele pôs mãos à obra, ajudou bastante, esforçou-se. potter’s wheel roda de oleiro. spinning wheel roda de fiar. steering wheel a) Naut roda do leme. b) volante de direção. to break a fly on the wheel fig atirar com canhões em moscas. to grease the wheels sl engraxar, subornar. to take the wheel tomar, pegar o controle. to wheel round volver(-se), virar(-se) repentinamente. wheels within wheels coisas, assuntos complicados.

1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) chuva

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) chuva

1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) chover

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) chover

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1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sentar(-se)

2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) pousar

3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) ser membro de

4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) pousar

5) (to undergo (an examination).) comparecer a

6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) posar

7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) reunir-se

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- sitter

1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) vulto

2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) tipo

3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formulário

4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) formalidade

5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) ano

1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) formar

2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) formar-se

3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) juntar(-se)

4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) constituir

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[fɔ:m] n 1 forma, configuração, aparência, aspecto, contorno, formato. his gratitude took the form of a check / sua gratidão manifestou-se em forma de cheque. 2 figura, feição, feitio, talhe, vulto. 3 molde, modelo, padrão, forma. the disease appears under various forms / a doença manifesta-se de vários modos. 4 constituição específica, estrutura, sistema, arranjo e estilo, em composição literária, musical ou plástica. his form in running is bad / seu estilo de corrida não é bom. 5 método, uso, ritual, prática, praxe, formalidade. 6 ordem, disposição, norma, arranjo. 7 formulário: documento impresso ou datilografado com claros para preencher. 8 estado, caráter, aparição, visão, condição, manifestação. 9 espécie, sorte, variedade. heat, light, electricity are forms of energy / calor, luz, eletricidade são espécies de energia. 10 Philos forma. 11 Gram flexão. 12 Brit classe, série (nas escolas). 13 Typogr forma. 14 Brit banco escolar. • vt+vi 1 formar, afeiçoar, dar forma ou feição a (alguma coisa), moldar, modelar, fazer, fabricar, criar. form good habits while you are young / adquira bons hábitos enquanto for jovem. 2 formar-se, tomar forma, surgir. 3 produzir, fazer, criar, converter-se em, constituir. 4 conceber, idear, planejar, imaginar. 5 organizar, formar-se, estabelecer. we formed a club / constituímos um clube. 6 adquirir, contrair, ensinar, educar. 7 pôr em ordem, dispor em certa ordem. the soldiers formed themselves into lines / os soldados entraram em forma. 8 Gram servir de, construir (frases, sentenças). a matter of form uma formalidade. a mere form uma mera formalidade. bad form sem modos, sem educação. clouds form in the sky no céu formam-se nuvens. for form’s sake por formalidade, pro forma. good form boas maneiras. in due and legal form nos termos da lei. in due form em devida forma. in great form com ótima disposição. it is bad form isso não se faz, não está direito. to form the mind desenvolver a inteligência. to form up entrar em forma, ficar em fila. water forms ice água converte-se em gelo.

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1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.

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[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) partida

2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) piada

1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) brincar

2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) brincar

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- joker

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[dʒouk] n 1 chiste, gracejo, brincadeira, graça, pilhéria, troça. she cannot see a joke, she cannot take a joke / ela não gosta de gracejos, ela não é amiga de brincadeiras. I do not see the joke / não sei qual é a graça. 2 pândega, pagode, ridículo. • vt+vi 1 troçar, chacotear, gracejar, brincar, galhofar, pilheriar. you are joking / você não está falando sério, você está brincando. 2 ridicularizar, zombar. a practical joke peça, travessura, trote (telefone). in joke de brincadeira. it’s no joke é sério. to be/ go beyond a joke perder a graça, ficar preocupante. to tell a joke contar uma anedota.

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[pein] n 1 dor, sofrimento. 2 tormento, aflição, angústia. 3 castigo, pena, punição. 4 pains dores do parto. 5 esforço, trabalho. • vt+vi 1 atormentar, afligir. 2 magoar, desgostar. 3 causar dor a. 4 doer. 5 esforçar-se, empenhar-se. he had his labour for his pains ele esforçou-se à toa. he’s a pain in the ass/ backside Amer coll ele é um indivíduo insuportável, Brit coll ele é um pé no saco. he’s a pain in the neck Amer ele é um indivíduo intragável. no pains no gains sem trabalho nada se alcança, não há bônus sem ônus. to be at great pains a) fazer um grande esforço. b) estar ansioso por fazer algo muito bem. to be in pains sofrer, padecer. to put to pains torturar, atormentar. to spare no pains não poupar esforços. to take pains for esforçar-se para. under pains sob pena de.