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I [wei‹] verb(to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.) empreenderII [wei‹]((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?) salário* * *[weidʒ] n (geralmente wages) salário, ordenado, soldo, paga (calculado por hora, dia ou tarefa, geralmente, recebido por dia ou por semana). • vt+vi empreender, promover, manter, travar. he waged an effective war on these things / ele combateu estas coisas de forma bastante efetiva. the wages of sin is death a paga do pecado é a morte. -
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