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1 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
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- 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. -
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.) pôr à prova2. 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 -
3 experiment
[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) experiência2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) experimentar- experimentally
- experimentation* * *ex.per.i.ment[iksp'erim2nt] n experiência, experimentação, tentativa, prova, experimento, ensaio. • vi experimentar, tentar, ensaiar, fazer experiências. -
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[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) experiência, experimento2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) fazer experiência- experimentally - experimentation -
5 seek
[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) buscar2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) tentar•* * *[si:k] vt+vi (imp, pp sought) 1 procurar, buscar. there is much to seek in her manners / suas maneiras deixam muito a desejar. 2 procurar obter, solicitar, pedir. 3 tentar, empenhar-se, pretender, aspirar. he sought to rescue the child / ele tentou salvar a criança. 4 ir para, dirigir-se para. 5 caçar, perseguir. 6 recorrer a. to seek after procurar obter. to seek a quarrel procurar briga. to seek someone out procurar alguém. to seek something through revistar alguma coisa. -
6 leave no stone unturned
(to try every possible means: The police left no stone unturned to (try to) find the child.) mover céus e terra -
7 leave no stone unturned
(to try every possible means: The police left no stone unturned to (try to) find the child.) mover céus e terrasEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > leave no stone unturned
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8 seek
[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) buscar2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) tentar• -
9 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) arrastar2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastar3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastar4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragar5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) arrastar-se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) travão2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) tragada3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) chatice4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) roupa de travesti* * *[dræg] n 1 carro de rojo, rastilho, arrasto, carro de transporte. 2 rede varredoura. 3 draga, fateixa de rocegar. 4 croque, gancho, ancinho, grade de arar, desterroar. 5 máquina ou dispositivo para adubar a terra. 6 máquina, aparelho que serve para arrastar ou puxar algo. 7 resistência ao avanço, sapata de roda de veículo, travão, qualquer coisa que retarda o progresso, ( upon) obstáculo, empecilho. 8 espécie de carruagem aberta, a quatro cavalos. 9 dragagem, ação de dragar, arrastar. 10 Hunt rasto de raposa, rasto artificial, montaria, caça grossa. 11 Amer sl influência, pressão. 12 sl coisa enfadonha. 13 sl inalação de fumaça. 14 sl roupa própria de pessoas de um sexo, usada por pessoas de outro. 15 sl festa de homossexuais. • vt+vi 1 arrastar(-se), levar a rastos, tirar, puxar à força, arrancar. 2 dragar, rocegar, desentupir (um porto). 3 gradar, desterroar. 4 garrar, arrastar (a âncora). 5 arrastar (falando de vestidos compridos). 6 pescar com a rede varredoura. 7 deter-se, tardar, prolongar-se, não adiantar, mover-se morosamente ou com dificuldade. the child drags / a criança é retardada no seu desenvolvimento. 8 passar. to drag along, drag on 1 arrastar com força. 2 puxar, arrastar. 3 arrastar-se, demorar. to drag away mover-se ou partir sem vontade. to drag by passar vagarosamente. to drag down 1 sentir-se fraco ou deprimido. 2 reduzir a um nível social mais baixo. to drag in introduzir um assunto sem interesse ou inoportuno. to drag into envolver (alguém ou algo) desnecessariamente. to drag one’s feet não se esforçar, retardar, fazer corpo mole. to drag out 1 protrair, prolongar, fazer durar. 2 forçar a dizer algo. to drag up 1 educar ou criar com negligência. 2 levantar um assunto desnecessariamente. -
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[pei‹] I noun(one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) páginaII 1. noun1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) moço de recados2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) moço de recados2. verb(to try to find someone in a public place by calling out his name (often through a loud-speaker system): I could not see my friend in the hotel, so I had him paged.) chamar* * *page1[peidʒ] n 1 pajem. 2 escudeiro. 3 mensageiro, moço de recados. 4 indicador (em teatro). • vt 1 pajear, apajear. 2 chamar pelo nome para transmitir recados (os pajens de hotéis). 3 anunciar por alto-falante. 4 localizar. 5 enviar mensagens eletrônicas repetidas.————————page2[peidʒ] n 1 página. 2 fig trecho, passagem. 3 fig circunstância, acontecimento, episódio. • vt paginar. at page 9 na página 9. the front page frontispício. -
11 practical
['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) prático2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) prático3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) prático•- practically
- practical joke* * *prac.ti.cal[pr'æktikəl] adj 1 prático: a) não teórico. b) experiente, experimentado. c) fácil, útil. 2 virtual. -
12 pry
(to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) espiar* * *pry1[prai] Amer n 1 alavanca, pé-de-cabra. 2 emprego de alavanca. • vt 1 erguer ou abrir com alavanca. 2 fig extrair com dificuldade.————————pry2[prai] vi 1 espreitar. 2 pry into inquirir, indagar. 3 intrometer-se. don’t pry into my things / não se intrometa em meus negócios. to pry about espionar. -
13 sound out
(to try to find out someone's thoughts and plans etc: Will you sound out your father on this?) sondar -
14 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) puxar2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) arrastar3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) arrastar4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) dragar5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) arrastar-se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) entrave2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) tragada3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) chateação4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) roupa de travesti -
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[pei‹] I noun(one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) páginaII 1. noun1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) moço de recados2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) empregado doméstico2. verb(to try to find someone in a public place by calling out his name (often through a loud-speaker system): I could not see my friend in the hotel, so I had him paged.) chamar em voz alta -
16 practical
['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) prático2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) prático3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) prático•- practically - practical joke -
17 pry
(to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) espreitar -
18 sound out
(to try to find out someone's thoughts and plans etc: Will you sound out your father on this?) sondar -
19 discover
1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) descobrir2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) descobrir•* * *dis.cov.er[disk'∧və] vt 1 descobrir, perceber, revelar, inventar, achar, explorar. 2 ( oneself) patentear(-se), manitestar(-se), constatar, dar a conhecer, publicar. he discovered himself by this action / com este ato ele patenteou seu verdadeiro caráter. 3 avistar. -
20 discover
1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) descobrir2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) descobrir•
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