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  • 1 top

    I 1. [top] noun
    1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) ponto mais alto
    2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) primeiro lugar
    3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) tampo
    4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) tampa
    5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) blusa QUERY
    2. adjective
    (having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) primeiro
    3. verb
    1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) cobrir
    2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) ultrapassar
    3) (to remove the top of.) cortar a parte de cima
    - topping
    - top hat
    - top-heavy
    - top-secret
    - at the top of one's voice
    - be/feel on top of the world
    - from top to bottom
    - the top of the ladder/tree
    - top up
    II [top] noun
    (a kind of toy that spins.) pião
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    [tɔp] n 1 ponto mais alto, cume, pico, alto, topo, cumeeira. 2 parte ou superfície superior. 3 tampo (de mesa). 4 cargo mais alto. 5 pessoa mais importante. 6 auge, máximo, cúmulo, ápice. he worked to the top of his bent / ele trabalhou até o máximo de suas forças. 7 cofre (de automóvel). 8 convés. 9 tampa. 10 cabeceira (de mesa). he took the top of the table / ele sentou-se à cabeceira da mesa, ele assumiu a presidência. 11 parte superior de um sapato ou de uma bota, cano de bota. 12 tufo, coroa, copa, parte da planta acima do solo. 13 Naut cesto da gávea. 14 superfície da água. 15 pião. • vt+vi 1 tampar, cobrir, coroar. 2 estar no auge, no cúmulo, estar no alto. 3 alcançar, subir ao topo, ao auge. 4 elevar-se, subir alto, superar, passar por cima. 5 exceder, superar, sobrepujar, primar. it topped expectation / superou as expectativas. 6 acertar na parte superior. 7 cortar a parte superior. • adj 1 superior, primeiro. 2 maior. 3 principal. at the top of the hill no cume da montanha. at the top of his speed no máximo da sua velocidade. at the top of page ten no alto da página dez. at the top of his voice com toda a força de sua voz. at top speed com velocidade máxima. from top to bottom de cima para baixo. he came out top ele foi o primeiro (num exame, etc.). on (the) top of além de, também. to be at the top of the class ser o primeiro da classe. to be at the top of the tree fig ter um cargo alto. to go over the top a) Mil atacar. b) fig arriscar. top charging carregamento de alto forno. to sleep like a top dormir como uma pedra. to spin a top fazer girar o pião. to top off with, to top up with completar, finalizar.

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  • 2 top

    I 1. [top] noun
    1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) cume, alto, copa
    2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) primeiro lugar
    3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) tampo
    4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) tampa
    5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) blusa
    2. adjective
    (having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) primeiro da classe
    3. verb
    1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) cobrir
    2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) ultrapassar
    3) (to remove the top of.) podar por cima
    - topping - top hat - top-heavy - top-secret - at the top of one's voice - be/feel on top of the world - from top to bottom - the top of the ladder/tree - top up II [top] noun
    (a kind of toy that spins.) pião

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  • 3 tip

    I 1. [tip] noun
    (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) ponta
    2. verb
    (to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) guarnecer com ponta
    - tip-top
    - be on the tip of one's tongue
    II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb
    1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) virar
    2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) verter
    3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) despejar
    2. noun
    (a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) lixeira
    III 1. [tip] noun
    (a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) gorjeta
    2. verb
    (to give such a gift to.) dar gorjeta
    IV [tip] noun
    (a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) sugestão
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    tip1
    [tip] n 1 ponta (dos dedos), extremidade. 2 cume, pico, parte mais alta. 3 parte final. 4 ponta, ponteira. 5 declive, ladeira. • vt 1 colocar ponta, formar ponta. 2 inclinar, tombar, derrubar. give a tip to this! / tombe isto! 3 virar, bascular. 4 inclinar-se, saudar, tirar o chapéu. on the tip of the tongue na ponta da língua. tip of the iceberg a ponta do iceberg. tip-up seat assento de dobrar. to have something at the tip of the fingers ter qualquer coisa na ponta dos dedos. to tip all nine (boliche) derrubar todos os pinos. to tip in Typogr intercalar gravura. to tip off, to tip out despejar, virar, derramar. to tip one’s hat tirar o chapéu, tocar a aba do chapéu em cumprimento. to tip over tombar, virar. to tip the scale pesar na balança, ser um fator decisivo num resultado. to tip the trees podar as árvores. to tip up levantar, pôr de canto.
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    tip2
    [tip] n 1 gorjeta, gratificação. 2 palpite, aviso, informação secreta. 3 sugestão, conselho, dica. he took my tip / ele seguiu meu conselho. 4 pancada leve. • vt 1 dar gorjeta. 2 dar palpite. they tipped me the wink / deram-me um palpite. 3 aconselhar, indicar, sugerir. 4 bater. hot tip palpite bom. straight tip palpite acertado. to tip someone off prevenir alguém. to tip a dolar dar um dólar de gorjeta. to tip the wink 1 insinuar. 2 informar furtivamente.

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  • 4 tip

    I 1. [tip] noun
    (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) ponta
    2. verb
    (to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) pôr ponta, apontar
    - tip-top - be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb
    1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) virar
    2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) despejar
    3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) despejar
    2. noun
    (a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) depósito de lixo
    III 1. [tip] noun
    (a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) gorjeta
    2. verb
    (to give such a gift to.) dar uma gorjeta
    IV [tip] noun
    (a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) sugestão, dica

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  • 5 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) fazer
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fazer
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) fazer
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) estudar
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranjar
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fazer
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fazer
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) festa
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
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    do1, doh
    [dou] n Mus dó. up to high doh coll grande agitação.
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    do2
    [du:] n 1 logro, velhacaria, peça. 2 sarau, reunião festiva, festança.
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    do3
    [du:] vt+vi (ps did, pp done, pres p doing) 1 fazer, executar, agir, atuar, efetuar, trabalhar. I did my duty, why didn’t you do yours? / fiz meu dever, por que não fez o seu? 2 acabar, pôr fim a, concluir, completar. 3 preparar, arranjar. 4 interpretar, representar, desempenhar o papel de. 5 criar, produzir. 6 causar, levar a efeito ou a termo. 7 render, prestar. 8 haver-se, portar-se, atuar, proceder. 9 estar ou passar bem ou mal de saúde. 10 tratar com, ocupar-se de, acabar com. 11 servir, bastar, ser suficiente ou satisfatório, convir. 12 cozer, assar. 13 percorrer, cobrir. 14 enganar, lograr, trapacear. 15 matar, liquidar, arruinar. 16 coll acolher, entreter, sustentar. 17 visitar lugares interessantes. 18 cumprir. 19 esgotar-se, gastar-se. 20 esforçar-se. 21 traduzir, reter em, modificar. 22 sl consumir drogas. anything doing? há alguma novidade? há qualquer coisa? did you see the garden? você viu o jardim? do as you like faça como quiser. do as you would be done by não faças aos outros o que não queres que te façam. do or die! ou uma ou outra. dos and don’ts o que se pode e não se pode fazer. do you know the author of this piece? você conhece o autor desta peça? do you speak English? você fala inglês? how are you doing? Amer como vai você? I do hate him odeio-o (enfaticamente). I do not (don’t) know him não o conheço. I have done with him não tenho mais nada que fazer com ele. I have nothing to do with it nada tenho a ver com isso. it will do isto me bastará. nothing doing 1 Com não é negócio. 2 nada feito. 3 não há oferta. over done cozido demais, recozido. that will do está bom, isto chega, basta. that won’t do isto não serve, não está bom. that won’t do with me eu não posso admitir ou permitir isso. this has nothing to do with it isso não vem ao caso. to be done Amer coll 1 estar liberado, dispensado. 2 completar uma tarefa. to do a business fazer um negócio. to do a favour fazer um favor. to do a job fazer um trabalho. to do a kindness fazer um favor. to do a message dar um recado. to do a part desempenhar um papel. to do a picture pintar, fazer uma pintura. to do again refazer, fazer outra vez. to do as one is bid obedecer, fazer o que lhe mandam. to do away with 1 pôr de lado. 2 abolir, suprimir. 3 matar, liquidar. to do badly fazer maus negócios. to do better sair-se melhor. to do business with negociar com. to do for 1 convir, ser suficiente, bastante ou satisfatório. 2 pôr fim a. 3 arruinar, liquidar, matar. 4 tomar conta (da casa, da cozinha), fazer limpeza para alguém. 5 done for coll cansado, exausto. to do good well fazer bem, ter sucesso, progredir. to do harm, ill causar dano, prejuízo, fazer mal. to do in 1 lograr, trapacear. 2 matar. to do into traduzir, modificar. to do it sl praticar o ato sexual. to do it up sl fazer bem e decididamente. to do justice fazer justiça. to do like for like tratar do mesmo modo, pagar na mesma moeda. to do mischief causar dano. to do nicely prometer, ir bem, dar esperanças. to do off tirar, despir. to do one’s best esforçar-se, fazer o possível. to do one’s bit cumprir seu dever, fazer serviço militar. to do one’s hair arranjar o cabelo. to do one’s head Mil perder a cabeça. to do on top of someone’s head fazer nas coxas. to do out 1 limpar, arrumar. 2 decorar, embelezar. to do over 1 refazer, repetir, executar, interpretar outra vez. 2 dar uma segunda mão de tinta, emboçar, untar. to do someone. 1 cansar, extenuar alguém. 2 lograr. to do someone an ill turn pregar uma peça a. to do someone down desacreditar, desmoralizar com críticas. to do someone out of privar alguém de, burlar. to do someone over coll ferir, bater. to do the dishes lavar a louça. to do the garden cuidar do jardim. to do the museum visitar o museu. to do the washing lavar a roupa. to do time cumprir uma sentença de prisão. to do to tratar a alguém, agir, comportar-se com. to do to death matar, mandar matar, causar sua sentença de morte. to do up 1 embrulhar, empacotar, dobrar. 2 reparar, acondicionar, pôr em condições. 3 pentear, compor ou alisar os cabelos. 4 esgotar-se, gastar-se. 5 arruinar. to do well by tratar bem alguma pessoa. to do with 1 ter negócio ou relações com, tratar, ter de fazer com alguém ou com alguma coisa, começar. 2 encontrar um meio de, dar um jeito. 3 contentar-se com, passar com. (do you see it?) Yes, I do: No, I don’t sim, eu vejo, não, eu não vejo. to do without dispensar, passar sem. to have to do with ter negócio com, ter a ver com. under done mal cozido, cru, mal passado. we must do or die! temos de lutar ou perecer. well done bem-feito, muito bem, bem cozido, bem passado. well to do próspero, abastado. you do wisely (in doing) você faz bem (em fazer).

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  • 6 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) chefe
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeça
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colar
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) dirigir
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigir-se
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) encabeçar
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear
    - - headed
    - header
    - heading
    - heads
    - headache
    - headband
    - head-dress
    - headfirst
    - headgear
    - headlamp
    - headland
    - headlight
    - headline
    - headlines
    - headlong
    - head louse
    - headmaster
    - head-on
    - headphones
    - headquarters
    - headrest
    - headscarf
    - headsquare
    - headstone
    - headstrong
    - headwind
    - above someone's head
    - go to someone's head
    - head off
    - head over heels
    - heads or tails?
    - keep one's head
    - lose one's head
    - make head or tail of
    - make headway
    - off one's head
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    head1
    [hed] n 1 cabeça. 2 cabeça de prego, de alfinete, de martelo, etc. 3 o que, pela sua forma, dá idéia de cabeça (p ex: cabeça de alho). 4 parte superior ou mais importante, ponta, topo, alto. 5 parte frontal, proa de um navio, vanguarda de tropas. 6 promontório, cabo. 7 face de uma medalha ou moeda. 8 lugar de honra ou de comando. 9 pessoa principal, chefe, diretor. 10 pessoa, indivíduo. 11 unidade (de gado), cabeça. 12 vida. 13 cabeçalho. 14 tópico, assunto. 15 categoria, divisão. 16 culminação, crise. 17 parte amadurecida de uma úlcera. 18 espuma de cerveja (colarinho). 19 pressão de água com vapor (para fins industriais). 20 isenção às restrições, liberdade de ação. 21 raciocínio, inteligência. 22 Mus couro do tambor. 23 parte superior ou inferior de um barril. 24 aumento gradual de força, impulso. 25 fonte, nascente (de um rio). 26 cabeceira (cama). • vt+vi 1 encabeçar, liderar, chefiar, dirigir. 2 ser ou formar cabeça. 3 prover de cabeça. 4 ser ou pôr cabeçalho. 5 ir na dianteira. 6 podar (árvores). 7 opor, enfrentar, deter, interceptar. 8 Ftb cabecear. • adj 1 na cabeceira, vanguarda ou ponta. 2 que vem da frente. 3 principal, dirigente, comandante. from head to foot dos pés à cabeça. head and ears totalmente. head and shoulders above muito superior ou muito acima de. head over heels a) de pernas para o ar. b) precipitadamente. he is off his head ele perdeu a cabeça. I make neither head nor tail of it não sei o que pensar a respeito. out of one’s own head a) de invenção própria. b) de livre vontade. over one’s head a) além da compreensão. b) superior em autoridade. peanut head sl cabeça-de-bagre. the ship could not make head against the wind o navio não conseguiu progredir contra o vento. the wind heads us temos vento desfavorável. to come to a head a) maturar, amadurecer. b) atingir o ponto culminante. c) formar pus. to give one his head dar liberdade ou licença a alguém. to go to one’s head subir à cabeça, envaidecer, deixar tonto. to head for mover-se em direção a, ir para, rumar, seguir. to lose one’s head perder a cabeça, o controle. to turn one’s head a) afetar. b) deixar tonto. c) deixar convencido, orgulhoso.
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    head2
    [hed] n sl 1 viciado em drogas pesadas. 2 ressaca. 3 a cabeça do pênis.

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  • 7 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeça
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeça
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeça
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeça, chefe
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeça
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) nascente
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) topo, cabeceira
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) frente
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) cabeça
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) chefe
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) (por) pessoa, (por) cabeça
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontório
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) colarinho
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabeçar
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabeçar
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) rumar para
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) intitular
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear
    - - headed
    - header - heading - heads - headache - headband - head-dress - headfirst - headgear - headlamp - headland - headlight - headline - headlines - headlong - head louse - headmaster - head-on - headphones - headquarters - headrest - headscarf - headsquare - headstone - headstrong - headwind - above someone's head - go to someone's head - head off - head over heels - heads or tails? - keep one's head - lose one's head - make head or tail of - make headway - off one's head

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  • 8 climb

    1. verb
    1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) subir
    2) (to rise or ascend.) subir
    2. noun
    1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) subida
    2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) subida
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    [klaim] n 1 ascensão, subida, escalada. 2 lugar a ser escalado. • vt+vi 1 ascender, subir, escalar, trepar. the boy climbed a tree / o menino subiu numa árvore. 2 elevar-se. he climbed the scale / ele subiu na sociedade. 3 crescer, trepar (planta). to climb down 1 descer (uma árvore, um penhasco, etc.). 2 ceder, reduzir suas ambições. 3 tornar-se mais humilde. to climb the wall sl subir pelas paredes, ficar colérico por ansiedade ou frustração.

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  • 9 climb

    1. verb
    1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) escalar
    2) (to rise or ascend.) subir
    2. noun
    1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) escalada
    2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) subida

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  • 10 come

    1. past tense - came; verb
    1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) vir
    2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) chegar
    3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) vir
    4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) acontecer
    5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) chegar a
    6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) somar
    2. interjection
    (expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) então!
    - coming
    - comeback
    - comedown
    - come about
    - come across
    - come along
    - come by
    - come down
    - come into one's own
    - come off
    - come on
    - come out
    - come round
    - come to
    - come to light
    - come upon
    - come up with
    - come what may
    - to come
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    "(now) come!" vamos, por favor!, anime-se!
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    [k∧m] vt+vi (ps came, pp come) 1 vir, aproximar(-se). 2 chegar. 3 surgir. 4 alcançar, atingir. 5 acontecer, ocorrer. 6 resultar, redundar, advir. 7 nascer, proceder, emanar. 8 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. 9 passar, entrar. 10 andar, percorrer. 11 ocorrer, ser lembrado. 12 ser obtenível, estar disponível. 13 importar em, custar, perfazer. 14 chegar a. 15 formar-se, tomar forma ou feitio. 16 estender-se, avançar, ir até. 17 tratar-se de, referir-se a. 18 ser levado a, vir a. 19 coll ter um orgasmo, gozar. a misfortune has come over us uma desgraça caiu sobre nós. and where do I come in? e eu? que vantagem levo? are you coming my way? você vem comigo? come along! venha comigo!, vamos! come in! entre! come off it! pare de enrolar!, pare de mentir! come of it what will venha o que vier. come on! venha!, vamos! come what may! aconteça o que acontecer! first come, first served quem primeiro chega, primeiro é servido. for the year to come para o ano próximo. for years to come para vários anos, para o futuro. he came in ele entrou. he came it strong ele mostrou energia neste assunto. he came up to London ele veio para Londres. he comes it too strong ele exagera. he did not come up to my expectations ele não correspondeu às minhas expectativas. he has come short of his duties ele não cumpriu seus deveres. he has it coming to him Amer coll ele bem o merece. how come? por quê?, como? how come you know that? / como você ficou sabendo disso? ( I am) coming já vou, estou indo. I came near losing my courage quase perdi a coragem. I shall come and see you soon logo irei fazer-lhe uma visita. it came on to rain começou a chover. it came to me veio-me a idéia. it comes in bottles é fornecido em garrafas. it has come into my head veio-me à mente, lembrei-me de. it has come to be the fashion tornou-se moda. it has come true tornou-se realidade. let’s come to the point! vamos ao assunto (principal). ( now) come! vamos, por favor!, anime-se! oh come! oh come on! sem essa! so it has come to this então as coisas chegaram a este ponto (ruim). that comes in useful isto chega em boa hora. the book has come apart o livro descolou. the conservatives come in os conservadores chegam ao poder, foram eleitos. the life to come a outra vida. the photograph has not come a fotografia não saiu. these figs come from Africa estes figos são da África. the ship came down before the wind Naut o navio virou a favor do vento. the time to come o futuro. the train came in o trem chegou. they came in for a share levaram (ganharam) sua parte. to come about a) acontecer, suceder. b) mudar de direção. the wind came about / o vento virou. to come a cropper a) cair. b) fracassar. to come across a) encontrar, deparar com. where did you come across him? / onde você o encontrou? b) Amer coll pagar por acaso. c) atravessar. d) ser bem recebido, compreendido (um discurso). e) Amer coll dizer a verdade, confessar. to come after a) seguir. b) procurar. to come again voltar, repetir-se. to come at chegar a, conseguir. to come away sair, ir embora. to come back a) voltar. it came back to me / voltou-me à memória, lembrei-me novamente. b) reanimar-se. c) sl retrucar. to come behind a) vir atrás. b) ficar atrás de. to come by a) passar. b) ganhar. c) obter. how did you come by it? / como obteve isto? to come clean Amer coll confessar tudo. to come clean from Amer coll vir diretamente de. to come down a) descer, baixar, abaixar. b) desmoronar-se. c) fig ceder. to come down a peg or two coll ficar mais moderado. to come down in the world perder posição social, baixar o nível de vida. to come down to earth voltar à realidade, pôr os pés no chão. to come down upon someone repreender alguém severamente. to come face to face deparar-se. to come for vir buscar. I come for the books / venho buscar os livros. may I come for you? / posso vir buscar você? to come full circle dar a volta completa, voltar ao começo. to come home a) voltar para casa. b) ser sentido, percebido ou compreendido. the sufferings of the poor have come home to me / o sofrimento dos pobres me comoveu. to come in first alcançar o primeiro lugar. to come in for an inheritance receber uma herança. to come into entrar em, tomar posse de, adquirir. to come into a fortune herdar uma fortuna. to come into one’s own conseguir seu direito. to come into play entrar em jogo. to come into property chegar a fazer fortuna. to come into sight chegar à vista. to come into the world nascer. he came into the world / ele nasceu. to come it strong sl mentir, exagerar, contar vantagem. to come of a) vir, descender. he comes of an old family / ele descende de família antiga. b) resultar de. to come of age atingir a maioridade (legal). to come off a) soltar-se, desprender-se. the cork won’t come off / a rolha não quer sair. b) sair, retirar-se. c) ocorrer, ter lugar. d) ter bom resultado. he came off well / ele saiu-se bem. e) sair de cartaz (peça, filme). to come on a) avançar, apresssar-se. b) progredir, melhorar. c) começar. d) entrar (em cena, no campo). e) entrar em cartaz (filme). to come on the scene a) chegar, começar a tomar parte. b) nascer. to come out a) sair. the stains won’t come out / as manchas não querem sair. b) aparecer, ser publicado, ser editado. the likeness has come out well / saiu bem parecida ou semelhante. c) fig ficar ou tornar-se conhecido. she came out last year / ela ficou conhecida o ano passado. d) resultar. e) cair (dente, cabelo). to come out for apoiar. to come out in support declarar apoio. to come out in the open abrir o jogo, ser sincero. to come out in the wash coll acabar bem. to come out (on strike) entrar em greve. to come out right acabar bem. to come round/ around a) fazer uma visita, aparecer. b) voltar a si, recuperar os sentidos. he came round soon / ele logo voltou a si. c) mudar de idéia, pensar melhor. he will come round / ele pensará melhor. d) virar, mudar de direção. to come out top ir primeiro. he came out top / ele foi primeiro. to come short ter defeitos, ser insuficiente. to come short of não alcançar o nível, ser inferior. to come through a) ter bom resultado, conseguir. b) superar, sobreviver. c) aparecer. d) chegar conforme o esperado. to come to a) chegar a, alcançar. the war came to an end / a guerra chegou ao fim. b) obter, conseguir. c) importar em, montar. d) recuperar os sentidos. she came to herself / ela voltou a si, recuperou os sentidos. to come to a bad end acabar mal. to come to a head chegar a um ponto crucial. to come to blows chegar às vias de fato, brigar. to come to grief não ter sucesso. to come to grips with enfrentar, confrontar. to come to light vir à luz, ser descoberto. to come to nought ou nothing fracassar. to come to pass acontecer. to come to terms chegar a um acordo. to come to the same thing dar na mesma, ser indiferente. to come to think of it pensar bem. to come under estar em tais condições, cair sob, estar sujeito a. to come up a) subir, avançar, vir. b) aproximar-se. c) nascer, brotar, crescer. d) surgir, vir à baila. the question came up for discussion / a questão surgiu para ser discutida. e) acontecer. to come up in the world melhorar de vida, subir de posição social. to come upon a) descobrir, encontrar, ocorrer. b) surpreender, cair sobre, atacar. to come up to the mark corresponder às necessidades. to come up with igualar, alcançar, aproximar-se. to have come down to ser transmitido ou legado a. to have come down with a bad cold ficar muito gripado. to have come to believe convencer-se, acreditar. what comes next? o que vem agora? what does it come to? quanto custa? when did that come in? quando isto virou moda?, desde quando está em moda? when he came to die quando ele estava à morte. when it comes to costs quanto ao preço. where does the joke come in? onde está a piada nisto?

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  • 11 cream

    [kri:m] 1. noun
    1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) nata
    2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) creme
    3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) nata
    4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) creme
    2. verb
    1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) bater em creme
    2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) desnatar
    3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) seleccionar
    - creaminess
    - cream of tartar
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    [kri:m] n 1 nata, creme de leite. 2 creme. 3 doce feito de nata. 4 pomada, cosmético, creme para a pele. 5 cor de creme. 6 fig escol, melhor parte, nata, flor. 7 licor espesso. • vt+vi 1 pôr creme, cobrir de creme. 2 desnatar. 3 espumar, formar uma camada semelhante a creme. 4 preparar, cozinhar com nata. 5 bater, misturar para formar creme. • adj 1 de creme. 2 amarelo-claro, da cor do creme. clotted cream nata azeda. cold cream creme para amaciar a pele. shaving cream creme de barbear. the cream of society a flor da sociedade. whipped cream creme chantilly.

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  • 12 crown

    1. noun
    1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) coroa
    2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) coroa
    3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) topo
    4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) coroa
    2. verb
    1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) coroar
    2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) coroar
    3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) pôr uma coroa
    4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) bater
    - crown princess
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    [kraun] n 1 coroa: a) ornato para a cabeça. b) realeza, poder ou autoridade real ou imperial. c) rei, monarca, soberano. d) grinalda, diadema. e) prêmio, galardão, recompensa. f) cabeça. g) crista, cume, topo, cimo. h) Anat, Zool parte superior do dente. i) Dent dente artificial. j) Brit moeda de cinco xelins. k) tonsura. l) topo da cabeça. m) Bot apêndice ou série de apêndices unidos no lado interno da corola. 2 desenho ou objeto em forma de coroa. 3 auge, clímax, culminância. 4 Naut cruz da âncora. 5 copa de árvore. 6 Archit vértice, parte superior de uma cornija. 7 formato de papel (15 x 20 polegadas). 8 copa de chapéu. • vt 1 coroar. he was crowned king / ele foi coroado rei. 2 entronizar, entronar. 3 honrar, premiar, recompensar. 4 encimar, estar no cume de. 5 completar, terminar, tornar perfeito, rematar. 6 pôr diadema em, engrinaldar. 7 fazer dama (no jogo). 8 ornar, adornar. 9 Dent colocar uma coroa. the tooth was crowned / foi colocada uma coroa no dente. • adj pertencente ou relativo à coroa. the Crown o poder real. the evening crowns the day fig não se deve dar por terminado o dia antes da noite. to crown all superar tudo.

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  • 13 level

    ['levl] 1. noun
    1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nível
    2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) andar
    3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nivelador
    4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) no chão
    2. adjective
    1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) raso
    2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) igual
    3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) firme
    3. verb
    1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar
    2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar
    3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) apontar
    4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) arrasar
    - level crossing
    - level-headed
    - do one's level best
    - level off
    - level out
    - on a level with
    - on the level
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    lev.el
    [l'evəl] n 1 nível. 2 superfície plana. 3 plano horizontal. 4 altitude. 5 planície. 6 nível social ou cultural. 7 galeria ou passagem horizontal. • vt+vi 1 nivelar, aplainar. 2 apontar (uma arma). 3 dirigir (um ataque). 4 arrasar, demolir. 5 igualar (em condições), equiparar, uniformizar. 6 alisar. 7 fig ser franco e aberto. • adj 1 plano, raso. 2 horizontal. 3 igual, uniforme, nivelado, liso. 4 em pé de igualdade, na mesma posição. 5 monótono. 6 firme, inabalável. 7 sensato, calmo. 8 bem equilibrado. on the level de modo franco e correto. to do one’s level best empregar todos os esforços, fazer o melhor possível, dar o máximo de si. to level against levantar acusação contra (alguém). to level at apontar (arma).

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  • 14 make

    [meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
    1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fazer
    2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) obrigar
    3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tornar
    4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganhar
    5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) perfazer
    6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser
    7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular
    8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) ser nomeado
    9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fazer
    2. noun
    (a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca
    - making
    - make-believe
    - make-over
    - makeshift
    - make-up
    - have the makings of
    - in the making
    - make a/one's bed
    - make believe
    - make do
    - make for
    - make it
    - make it up
    - make something of something
    - make of something
    - make something of
    - make of
    - make out
    - make over
    - make up
    - make up for
    - make up one's mind
    - make up to
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    [meik] n 1 feitura. 2 feitio. 3 marca, modelo. 4 fabrico, manufatura. • vt+vi (ps, pp made) 1 fazer, fabricar. 2 construir. 3 criar. 4 elaborar. 5 compor. 6 efetuar. 7 causar, motivar. 8 executar, representar. 9 resultar. 10 dispor. 11 preparar. 12 determinar, promulgar. 13 promover. 14 constituir. 15 ganhar, lograr. 16 forçar, induzir, compelir. 17 dirigir-se. 18 marcar pontos (jogos). 19 surtir efeito. 20 deduzir. 21 julgar. 22 percorrer. 23 servir. 24 atingir. 25 receber, ganhar. 26 refrear. to make a book bancar apostas (nas corridas). to make a call dar um telefonema. to make account of estimar, considerar. to make acquaintance travar relações. to make a draft fazer um saque. to make against ser desfavorável a. to make an apology dar uma desculpa. to make application fazer um pedido de (emprego). to make as if fingir. to make away with a) desfazer-se de. b) matar. c) esbanjar. d) fugir com. to make bid fazer um lance (leilão). to make bold ousar, tomar a liberdade de. to make ends meet fazer o dinheiro cobrir as despesas. to make free tomar a liberdade de. to make free with tratar com familiaridade. to make fun of ridicularizar. to make good a) confirmar, sustentar. b) cumprir. to make hay of espalhar confusão. to make headway avançar, progredir. to make it vencer um obstáculo, ter sucesso. to make love namorar, fazer amor. to make no doubt estar certo de. to make off a) fugir, partir de repente. b) roubar. to make out a) compreender. b) decifrar. c) fingir. d) distinguir. e) emitir. f) completar, preencher (formulários, guias, etc.). to make over a) transferir. b) renovar. to make place/ room abrir espaço. to make sail fazer-se à vela, içar o velame. to make something on top of someone’s head coll Braz fazer nas coxas. to make sure certificar-se. to make up a) compor. b) combinar. c) reunir, juntar. d) acabar, completar. e) suprir. f) compensar. g) ajustar. h) consertar. i) pintar-se, enfeitar-se. j) elaborar, criar. l) paginar. m) reconciliar-se. n) inventar. to make up for compensar. to make up one’s mind decidir-se, tomar uma resolução. to make up to recompensar. to make war guerrear. to make water coll urinar. to make way a) abrir caminho. b) progredir.

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  • 15 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) chegar a
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) alcançar
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) estender a mão
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contactar
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) estender-se
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) alcance
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) alcance
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) extensão
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    [ri:tʃ] n 1 distância que se pode alcançar ou atingir, alcance. 2 limite de alcance, extensão, distância. 3 escopo, desígnio. 4 ação de agarrar, apanhar, estender. 5 eixo de ligação. 6 braço (de rio) entre duas voltas. 7 poder, faculdade, capacidade. • vt+vi 1 alcançar, atingir, chegar a. he reached toward the door / moveu-se em direção à porta. I cannot reach the top of the wall / não alcanço a parte superior do muro. radio reaches millions / o rádio alcança milhões. the power of Rome reached to the end of the known world / o poder de Roma atingiu todos os recantos do mundo conhecido. 2 obter, conseguir. 3 estender(-se), estirar, passar, dar. will you reach me that book? / quer passar-me aquele livro? 4 apanhar, agarrar. he reached for his gun / apanhou, agarrou o seu revólver (espingarda). 5 penetrar. 6 tocar, influenciar, impressionar. men are reached by flattery / os homens são sensíveis à lisonja. 7 fazer esforços para. he reached after one of the prizes / ele se esforçou para obter um dos prêmios. 8 tornar-se acessível. as far as the eye can reach tão longe quanto a vista alcança. beyond reach fora de alcance. out of one’s reach fora de alcance. the reach of the mind o alcance, o poder das faculdades mentais. to reach for the rope estender o braço para apanhar a corda. to reach forth /out one’s hand estender a mão. to reach into penetrar. to reach the end of a book chegar ao fim de um livro. to reach the heart tocar no coração. to reach to atingir, perfazer. within the reach of a gunshot à distância de um tiro de espingarda.

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  • 16 cream

    [kri:m] 1. noun
    1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) creme, nata
    2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) creme
    3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) nata
    4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) creme
    2. verb
    1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) bater
    2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) desnatar
    3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) selecionar
    - creaminess - cream of tartar

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  • 17 crown

    1. noun
    1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) coroa
    2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) coroa
    3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) topo
    4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) coroa
    2. verb
    1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) coroar
    2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) coroar
    3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) pôr coroa
    4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) dar um soco na cabeça
    - crown princess

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  • 18 level

    ['levl] 1. noun
    1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nível
    2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nível
    3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nível
    4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) plano
    2. adjective
    1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) plano, raso
    2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) nivelado
    3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) uniforme
    3. verb
    1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar
    2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar
    3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) mirar
    4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) arrasar
    - level crossing - level-headed - do one's level best - level off - level out - on a level with - on the level

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  • 19 approach

    [ə'prəu ] 1. verb
    (to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) aproximar-se
    2. noun
    1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) aproximação
    2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) acesso
    3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) abordagem
    - approaching
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    ap.proach
    [əpr'outʃ] n 1 aproximação, avizinhação. 2 caminho, acesso, passagem. 3 similitude, parecença, semelhança. 4 approach ou approaches a) tentativas de aproximação, introdução. b) Amer propostas impróprias. 5 Golf lance em direção ao alvo. 6 altitude. • vt 1 aproximar-se, avizinhar-se. 2 chegar, vir. 3 aproximar-se em qualidade, caráter ou estado, assemelhar-se. 4 abordar, tentar travar conhecimento, seduzir, corromper. 5 introduzir, conduzir a, juntar. approach and landing area Aeron espaço aéreo de dimensões definidas nas vizinhanças de um aeroporto. this is his nearest approach to friendliness isto é a sua maior amabilidade.

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  • 20 arch

    1. noun
    1) (the top part of a door etc or a support for a roof etc which is built in the shape of a curve.) arco
    2) (a monument which is shaped like an arch: the Marble Arch in London.) arco
    3) (anything that is like an arch in shape: The rainbow formed an arch in the sky.) arco
    4) (the raised part of the sole of the foot.) arco
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) be in the shape of an arch: The cat arched its back.) arquear
    - archway
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    [a:tʃ] n 1 Archit arco, arcobotante, abóbada. 2 Archit arcaria, colunata. 3 monumento em forma de arco. 4 Anat a) peito do pé. b) céu da boca. c) arcos branquiais. • vt+vi arquear, formar arcos, cobrir de arcos. basket handle arch arco em forma de alça. fan arch arco em forma de leque. flat arch arco reto. segmental arch arco segmentado. semicircular arch arco semicircular. triumphal arch arco triunfal, arco do triunfo.
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    arch2
    [a:tʃ] adj (empregado usualmente como elemento de composição, seguido de hífen) 1 principal, mor. 2 astuto, engenhoso. 3 coll traquinas, travesso, brejeiro, malicioso, velhaco. she smiled and gave me an arch look / ela sorriu e me deu um sorriso travesso.

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