to+treat+with

1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) vergonha

2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) vergonha

3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) vergonha

4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) pena

1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) convencer por vergonha

2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) envergonhar

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- shameful

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[ʃeim] n 1 vergonha, humilhação, degradação. they put him to shame publicly / envergonharam-no em público. 2 desonra, ignomínia. he brought shame on them all / ele trouxe vergonha sobre todos eles. 3 causa de vergonha, causa de desgraça. it is a sin and a shame to leave him / é um pecado e uma vergonha abandoná-lo. he felt much shame at it / ele ficou muito envergonhado com isto. 4 pena, lástima. it is a shame that he leaves already / é pena que ele já vai. • vt 1 envergonhar, humilhar. they shamed him into telling the truth / envergonharam-no para forçá-lo a dizer a verdade. 2 trazer ou causar desonra. 3 estar envergonhado. what a shame! 1 que vergonha! 2 que pena! for shame! que vergonha!

1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) bater em

2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) andar por aí

3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) andar

1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) bater

2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) perambular

3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) andar

1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) vergonha

2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) vergonha

3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) vergonha

4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) pena

1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) obrigar pelo vexame

2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) envergonhar

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- shameful

1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) discriminar

2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) discriminar

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- discrimination

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[diskr'imineit] vt+vi 1 ( between) discriminar, distinguir, discernir, diferençar, fazer diferença ou distinção entre, diferenciar. 2 ( from) separar, apartar. • [disk'riminit] adj distinto, diferenciado, separado. to discriminate against tomar partido contra, tratar injusta ou desfavoravelmente.

1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) tocar em

2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) lidar com

3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) negociar

4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) tratar

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- - handled

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[h'ændəl] n 1 asa, alça, manivela, alavanca, cabo. 2 maçaneta, trinco. 3 pretexto, meio, instrumento. • vt 1 manobrar, guiar, controlar. 2 apalpar, tocar ou mexer em. 3 manejar, manusear, manipular. 4 tratar (bem ou mal). 5 trabalhar com as mãos. 6 lidar com. 7 negociar em ou com. a handle to his name um título nobiliário diante do seu nome. he flew off the handle ele perdeu as estribeiras.

1) (something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.)

2) (a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc): The magician performed some clever tricks.)

- trickery

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[trik] n 1 engano, embuste, fraude, trapaça. none of your tricks with me / não tente lograr-me. 2 truque, malícia. 3 habilidade, artifício. he has a trick of finding / ele tem a habilidade de achar. 4 tramóia, peça, ardil. he did the trick / ele arrumou o negócio. he played me a dirty trick, he played a dirty trick upon me / ele me pregou uma peça. 5 travessura. 6 hábito, costume. she has tricks that remind me of him / ela tem costumes que me fazem lembrar, dele. 7 todas as cartas jogadas numa rodada. 8 tricks pl subterfúgios, artimanhas. she was up to his tricks / ela percebeu suas artimanhas. • vt+vi 1 enganar, lograr, iludir, pregar uma peça. 2 fazer mágica ou truques. 3 ornar, enfeitar. • adj mágico, relativo ao truque. by a trick of the eye por uma ilusão de óptica. to get/ learn the trick aprender o jeito, o truque. to trick into doing persuadir ou levar a fazer. to trick out, to trick up enfeitar. to trick out of desviar a atenção de, enganar, distrair. to trick with brincar, gracejar com. trick for trick na mesma moeda. tricks of law escapatórias da lei. tricks of memory ciladas da memória.

1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) discriminar

2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) discriminar

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- discrimination

1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) manipular

2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) lidar com

3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) negociar

4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) tratar

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- - handled

1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tão/tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) assim

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) isso/que sim/assim, etc.

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) também

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') de facto

- so-called

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abbr south (Sul, ao sul, para o sul).

1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como

1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como

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- as for

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[æz, əz] adv 1 tão, igualmente, tanto quanto, do mesmo grau ou modo, equivalente. I haven’t known him as long as you / eu não o conheço há tanto tempo quanto você. I am as clever as he / sou tão inteligente quanto ele. 2 como por exemplo. • conj 1 como, quão, quanto, assim como, tal como, conforme. it looked as if they were really fighting / parecia como se eles lutassem de fato. 2 enquanto, ao passo que, no momento em que, quando. 3 porque, visto que, já que, porquanto, como. as you weren’t there, I left a message / como você não estava lá, deixei um recado. 4 se bem que, ainda que, embora, contanto que, conquanto que. 5 em resultado do que, em conseqüência do que. • prep como, na qualidade de. we all respect him as a writer / nós todos o respeitamos na qualidade de escritor. let me tell you as a friend / deixe-me dizer-lhe como amigo. • pron 1 que, quem, qual. 2 como. as a rule usualmente, em geral. as... as tão... como, tanto quanto. as ever como sempre. as far I am concerned quanto a mim, no que me concerne. as follows como segue. as for me quanto a mim. as from... válido desde... (as) heavy as lead pesado como chumbo. as if, as though como se (após os verbos com o sentido de "parecer"). as is no estado em que se encontra. as I see it, as I understand it! no meu ponto de vista. as it is/ was nestas circunstâncias, de todo jeito, de qualquer forma. as it rained visto que chovia. as it were por assim dizer, de certo modo. as long as enquanto, visto que, já que. as many as tantos quantos. as of, as from a partir de. as of next week I’ll be retired a partir da semana que vem estarei aposentado. as regards no que diz respeito. as requested conforme pedido. as soon as assim que, logo que. as soon as possible o mais cedo possível. as usual como de costume. as yet até agora. as you were! Mil última forma! be so kind as to do it queira fazê-lo, por favor. busy as a bee diligente como uma abelha. classical books as the plays of Racine livros clássicos como os dramas de Racine. do as you wish faça como quiser. he as well as she ele como ela, tanto ele quanto ela, ambos. he went so far as to say... ele chegou a ponto de afirmar... his position as a banker sua posição como banqueiro. she smiled as she did it ela sorriu ao fazê-lo. such as como por exemplo. twice as large duas vezes maior. we may as well tell her podemos contar-lhe do mesmo jeito, não há razão para não dizer a ela.

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[æs] n (pl asses) asse: antiga moeda de cobre dos romanos.

1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa

2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) motivo

3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa

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[kɔ:z] n 1 causa: a) aquilo ou aquele que faz com que uma coisa exista. b) aquilo que determina um acontecimento. c) origem, princípio. d) motivo, razão. e) processo, demanda, pleito ou ação judicial. f) interesse, partido. 2 ocasião (para agir). • vt 1 causar, ser causa de, ser motivo de, motivar, ocasionar. 2 originar, efetuar, produzir. 3 induzir, compelir, mandar fazer. final cause causa final, finalidade (especialmente do universo). first cause causa prima. to gain one’s cause ganhar a demanda ou o processo. to give cause for dar lugar a, dar ensejo a. to make common cause with tomar o partido de, conjugar esforços com. to plead a cause advogar, defender uma causa. to stand for a just cause defender uma causa justa.

noun (politeness: Treat strangers with civility.) educação

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[siv'iliti] n 1 cortesia, polidez. 2 ato de cortesia. 3 civilidade.

1) (to see or be able to tell a difference (between): I cannot even differentiate a blackbird and a starling.) distinguir

2) ((with between) to treat differently: She does not differentiate between her two children although one is adopted.) fazer diferença

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[difər'enʃieit] vt+vi 1 diferenciar, distinguir, discriminar, fazer diferença ou distinção entre, tornar diverso, diferenciar-se. 2 Math calcular ou achar o diferencial.

1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) vestir

2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) preparar

3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) fazer curativo

1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) roupa

2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) vestido

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- dressed

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[dres] n 1 vestido, vestuário, roupa, fato, traje. 2 adorno, enfeites, atavio. 3 forma exterior, aparência, roupagem. • vt+vi 1 vestir-se. 2 adornar, ataviar, enfeitar, ornar(-se), compor com alinho ou asseio. 3 arranjar, ajustar, pôr em ordem. 4 alinhar, formar-se em linha reta. 5 Naut pavesar. 6 limpar uma ferida, fazer curativo. 7 cozinhar, guisar, preparar a comida, temperar alimentos. 8 toucar, pentear, escovar o cabelo. 9 cultivar, adubar a terra. 10 desempenar. 11 curtir, surrar peles. 12 podar (a vide). 13 cortar, desramar, tosquiar. 14 aparelhar, desbastar e polir (pedra e madeira). 15 tratar ou preparar os minérios. 16 sedar (o linho). • adj 1 usado para vestir. 2 adequado para uma ocasião formal (roupas). 3 que requer ou permite traje formal. dressed to kill vestido de forma atraente. evening dress casaca, gala, vestido a rigor. full dress traje de cerimônia, grande uniforme. morning dress vestido caseiro. to dress down 1 repreender, admoestar, castigar. 2 vestir-se de forma humilde. to dress up 1 arrumar-se, vestir-se com elegância. 2 disfarçar, vestir-se com traje de mascarado, dar falsa aparência a. to get dressed vestir-se.

1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) beber

2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) beber muito

1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) bebida

2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) bebida

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- drink in

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[driŋk] n 1 bebida, bebida alcoólica. 2 gole, trago. 3 bebedeira, hábito de beber. 4 sl o mar. 5 sl suborno. • vt+vi (drank, drunk). 1 beber, absorver, sorver, embeber. he has taken to drink / ele deu para beber. 2 embebedar-se, embriagar-se. 3 absorver pelos sentidos, aspirar, ver, ouvir. 4 ( with to) brindar a, beber à saúde de ou pelo bom êxito de. a mild drink bebida suave. an intoxicating drink bebida embriagante. a stiff drink bebida forte. have a drink tome alguma coisa. he drank his sorrows away ele afogou suas mágoas em álcool. soft drink refrigerante. strong drinks bebidas fortes. to be in drink estar bêbado. to drink away 1 beber continuamente. 2 livrar-se de, perder (alguma coisa) bebendo. to drink down beber de um gole. to drink from, out of (a glass, etc.) beber num copo, etc. to drink hard, deep beber muito ou em excesso. to drink in absorver pelos sentidos. to drink off beber de um só gole, to drink oneself drunk beber até embriagar-se. to drink the health ou to drink to brindar a, beber à saúde de. to drink up beber tudo, esvaziar. to stand someone a drink/ to treat someone to a drink oferecer uma bebida a alguém, pagar uma bebida a alguém.

- especially

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[isp'e82l] adj especial: 1 particular, principal. my especial friend / meu particular amigo. 2 excelente. 3 excepcional.

1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) doente

2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) secundário

3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) má

1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) mal

2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) mal

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- ill-

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[il] n 1 mal, desgosto, calamidade, aflição. 2 doença, enfermidade. • adj 1 doente, indisposto. I was ill / fiquei doente. 2 ruim, desfavorável, maléfico. 3 impróprio, prejudicial, maligno. • adv 1 mal, não bem. 2 dificilmente, imperfeitamente. 3 raramente. ill at ease a) desconfortável, constrangido, ansioso. b) inquieto, intranqüilo. to be taken ill ficar doente. to speak ill falar mal. to take it ill sentir-se ofendido. with an ill grace desgraciosamente.

- insulting

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['ins∧lt] n insulto, afronta, ultraje. that’s adding insult to injury / isto é insultar além de injuriar. • [ins'∧lt] vt insultar, injuriar, ofender.