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1 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) sorte2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) sorte•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!* * *[l∧k] n 1 acaso, ventura. 2 sorte. 3 sucesso. • vi prosperar, ter sucesso. a great piece of luck muita sorte. bad luck azar. good luck sorte, boa sorte! hard luck azar. ill luck azar. in luck de boa sorte, feliz. out of luck de má sorte, infeliz. to be down one’s luck ter má sorte. to try one’s luck tentar a sorte. -
2 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) tentar2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) experimentar3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) julgar4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) cansar2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) tentativa2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) ensaio•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *[trai] n tentativa, experiência, prova, teste. • vt+vi 1 tentar, experimentar, ensaiar, provar. he tried his hand at it / ele experimentou fazê-lo. he tried his luck at it / ele tentou a sorte nisto. we tried at this play / experimentamos este jogo. 2 investigar. 3 pôr à prova. 4 Jur interrogar, levar em juízo, processar. he was tried on a charge / ele foi processado por causa de uma denúncia. 5 atormentar, afligir, sujeitar a sofrimento ou provação. 6 esforçar, cansar, esgotar, atacar (vista). you must try harder / precisa esforçar-se mais. he tried hard for a job / ele esforçou-se para conseguir um emprego. 7 testar, aferir, acertar. a teacher of tried experience um professor experimentado. to have a try at experimentar-se em. to try for aspirar, concorrer para. to try on a) provar (roupa). b) sl chatear, tentar esgotar a paciência de alguém. to try out testar, provar. you just try! atreva-se. -
3 to try one’s luck
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4 fortune
['fo: ən]1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) sorte2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) fortuna•- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
- tell fortune* * *for.tune[f'ɔ:tʃən] n 1 fortuna, boa sorte, ventura, dita, prosperidade, sucesso imprevisto. 2 sina, sorte, fado, destino. 3 casualidade, eventualidade, felicidade, acidente, acaso. 4 riqueza, opulência, haveres, propriedades, dote. 5 importância de uma fortuna. 6 estado, ou condição de uma pessoa. a small fortune coll bastante dinheiro. by good fortune felizmente. fortune favoured favorecido pela sorte. good fortune felicidade, boa sorte. he came into a fortune ele herdou uma fortuna. he made a fortune ele adquiriu uma fortuna. he made his fortune ele fez fortuna. ill fortune infelicidade, má sorte. to cost a fortune custar os olhos da cara. to marry a fortune casar com moça rica. to seek one’s fortune buscar ventura. to tell someone his fortune ler a sorte a alguém. to try one’s fortune tentar a sorte. -
5 have
(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) ter de reserva* * *[hæv; həv] vt+vi (ps and pp had) 1 ter, haver, possuir. 2 sofrer. 3 manter, reter (na memória). 4 conter, compreender. 5 ter de, precisar, ser obrigado a, dever. you have to pay / você precisa pagar. we shall have to wait / teremos de esperar. 6 permitir, tolerar, admitir. I will not have it / não o admito. 7 tomar, beber. have a cup of tea! / tome uma chícara de chá! 8 comer. as good luck would have it felizmente. as the proverb has it conforme diz o provérbio. God have you in his keeping! Deus o guarde! have a look at it dê uma olhada nisso. have a nice trip! boa viagem! have a smoke? deseja fumar? have at you! tome cuidado! have done! pare!, pare com isso! have him in faça-o entrar. have it in mind! não se esqueça disso! have it your own way faça o que quiser. have the kindness to tell me tenha a bondade de me dizer. have you got the letter? yes, I have! recebeu a carta? sim, recebi! have your hair cut mande cortar o cabelo. he had a son born to him nasceu-lhe um filho. he had his horse killed seu cavalo foi morto. he has a new hat on ele está com um chapéu novo. he will have arrived ele terá chegado. I am having my hair cut estou cortando o cabelo. I had as well eu faria bem em. I had best go o melhor seria se eu fosse. I had better go seria melhor se eu fosse. I had him up a) eu o fiz subir. b) processei-o. I had it out with him entendi-me, expliquei-me com ele. I had rather eu preferiria. I have eaten tenho comido. I have it by his own mouth eu o soube de sua própria boca. I have no cash about me não tenho dinheiro comigo. I should have been able to come teria sido possível vir, poderia ter vindo. I would have them gone eu queria que eles se fossem. I would have you know você deve saber. now I have it agora compreendo. there I had him aí pude pegá-lo, aí o tinha eu. they will have many presents eles receberão muitos presentes. to have a nice time divertir-se. to have a try experimentar. to have a wash lavar-se. to have care of cuidar de, tomar providências acerca de. to have dinner jantar. to have got hurt ferir-se, ficar ferido. to have in keeping guardar, custodiar. to have it by heart saber de cor, de memória. to have it on someone superar, avantajar-se sobre alguém. to have on a) usar (roupa). b) planejar tomar parte em algo. we had better wait será melhor esperarmos. we had him on gozamos com a cara dele. we have your future at heart temos muito interesse em seu futuro. we shall have rain teremos chuva. what will (ou would) you have me do? que quer você que eu faça? you have it você compreendeu, acertou. you have me, have you not? você me entendeu, não é? you have my word for it dou-lhe minha palavra que. you’ll have it! você vai apanhar! you may have it for your own pode ficar com isso.
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