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101 lay (one's) hands on
1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!)2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > lay (one's) hands on
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102 lay (one's) hands on
1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!)2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > lay (one's) hands on
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103 like mad
(wildly, desperately, very quickly etc: struggling/trying/running like mad.) como louco -
104 meddle
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105 mediate
['mi:dieit](to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing: The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.) mediar, agir como mediador- mediator -
106 message
['mesi‹]1) (a piece of information spoken or written, passed from one person to another: I have a message for you from Mr Johnston.) recado2) (the instruction or teaching of a moral story, religion, prophet etc: What message is this story trying to give us?) mensagem• -
107 oily
1) (of, like or covered with oil: an oily liquid; an oily rag.) oleoso2) (trying to be too friendly or polite: The waiters in that restaurant are too oily.) untuoso -
108 penetrating
1) ((of a voice, sound etc) loud and clear; easily heard: a penetrating voice.) penetrante2) ((of a glance, stare etc) hard and searching, as if trying, or able, to see into a person's mind: a penetrating glance.) penetrante -
109 plain-spoken
adjective (speaking honestly and candidly, not trying to be tactful: She is a very plain-spoken person who always says what she means.) dito abertamente -
110 provoke
[prə'vəuk]1) (to make angry or irritated: Are you trying to provoke me?) provocar2) (to cause: His words provoked laughter.) provocar3) (to cause (a person etc) to react in an angry way: He was provoked into hitting her.) provocar•- provocative - provocatively -
111 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) pôr2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) apresentar3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) colocar4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) pôr5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) seguir•- put-on- a put-up job - put about - put across/over - put aside - put away - put back - put by - put down - put down for - put one's feet up - put forth - put in - put in for - put off - put on - put out - put through - put together - put up - put up to - put up with -
112 put through
1) (to arrange (a deal, agreement etc).) concluir2) (to connect by telephone: I'm trying to put you through (to London).) falar por telefone -
113 relentless
adjective (without pity; not allowing anything to keep one from what one is doing or trying to do: The police fight a relentless battle against crime.) implacável -
114 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) sacrifício2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) sacrifício3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) sacrifício2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) sacrificar2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) sacrificar•- sacrificially -
115 sanctimonious
[sæŋkti'məuniəs](trying to appear full of holiness or goodness: a sanctimonious expression.) santarrão, carola- sanctimoniousness -
116 séance
(a meeting of people trying to obtain messages from the spirits of dead people: She claims to have spoken to Napoleon at a séance.) sessão espírita -
117 searching
adjective (trying to find out the truth by careful examination: He gave me a searching look.) investigador -
118 sincere
[sin'siə]1) (true; genuine: a sincere desire; sincere friends.) sincero2) (not trying to pretend or deceive: a sincere person.) sincero•- sincerity -
119 slim
[slim] 1. adjective1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) esbelto2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) fraco, escasso2. verb(to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer: I mustn't eat cakes - I'm trying to slim.) emagrecer- slimming- slimness -
120 slimming
noun (the process or practice of trying to become slimmer: Slimming should be done carefully.) regime de emagrecimento
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