two+stage

1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)

1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe

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[hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.

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[hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) aparência

2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) aparecimento

3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) aparição

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[əp'iərəns] n 1 aparecimento. 2 comparecimento (perante autoridades), comparência. 3 aspecto, impressão, forma exterior, apresentação externa. he always has an appearance of being ill at ease / ele sempre dá a impressão de sentir-se infeliz. 4 aparência. they try to keep up appearances / eles tentam salvar as aparências. 5 aparição, manifestação, fenômeno. 6 publicação, lançamento (de uma obra de arte ou literatura). to all appearances ao que tudo indica, segundo as aparências. to put in an appearance comparecer pessoalmente (por curto espaço de tempo).

- put aside

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[əs'aid] n aparte. • adv 1 de lado, ao lado, para um lado. 2 longe, à distância, para longe, fora da mão, fora do caminho. 3 à parte, salvo, exceto. aside from = link=%20apart%20from apart from. à parte de, com exceção de. to put aside pôr de lado. to set aside reservar. to turn aside from desviar de, virar para.

1) (a railway carriage: The last two coaches of the train were derailed.) carruagem

2) (a bus for tourists etc.) camionete

3) (a trainer in athletics, sport etc: the tennis coach.) treinador

4) (a private teacher: They employed a coach to help their son with his mathematics.) explicador

5) (a four-wheeled horsedrawn vehicle.) coche

- coachbuilder

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[koutʃ] n 1 coche, carruagem. 2 Amer vagão, carro de passageiros de estrada de ferro. 3 automóvel fechado. 4 Amer ônibus. 5 Sport treinador, técnico. 6 professor particular. • vt+vi 1 ensinar, treinar. 2 preparar (para exame ou certames). 3 viajar em carruagem ou carro. we coached it / percorremos (o trecho) em coche, fomos de coche. 4 orientar jogador. coach and four, coach and six carruagem a quatro, a seis cavalos. coaching fee honorário para aulas particulares. hackney coach carro de aluguel. he coaches with me ele tem aulas particulares comigo. he is a slow coach ele é tapadão, ele tarda a compreender. mail coach mala-posta, rail carro-correio. stage coach diligência. the old coaching days os bons, velhos tempos (da diligência).

noun (a person who reaches the final stage in a competition: It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player.) finalista

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[f'ainəlist] n Sport finalista.

1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo

1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) para cá/lá

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) por aí

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) cá/lá

1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) à volta de

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) por

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por toda (a cidade)

1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) giro

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) volta

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canção

- rounded

- round figures/numbers

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[raund] n 1 qualquer coisa em forma de bola, círculo, cilindro. 2 círculo, circunferência, esfera, abóbada, volta, curva, argola, orbe, anel. 3 redondeza. 4 órbita. 5 ronda, rotação, circuito, curso, rota. he made his rounds, he went his rounds / ele fez a ronda. 6 sucessão, série, ciclo, rotina. 7 rodada (de bebidas ou em competições ou jogos). 8 Mil salva, descarga, tiro, disparo. 9 a respectiva munição. 10 aplauso, salva de. 11 dança de roda. 12 Mus canção em forma de cânone. 13 escultura não em relevo. 14 carne de coxão. 15 fatia (em forma circular), rodela. 16 degrau de escada. 17 grupo, roda (de políticos). 18 Box assalto, round. • vt+vi 1 arredondar(-se), curvar, bolear, dobrar. 2 contornar, voltear, rodear, circundar, rondar. 3 circunavegar. 4 virar, volver. 5 tornar fluente, corrente (o estilo). 6 cercar, envolver (inimigo). 7 completar, terminar, acabar. 8 Phon labializar. 9 arredondar (números). • adj 1 redondo, circular, cilíndrico, rotundo, curvo, arredondado, esférico, orbicular, globular, boleado. 2 cheio, corpulento, rechonchudo. 3 amplo, grande, considerável, vultosa (importância). 4 claro, franco, positivo, categórico, sincero. 5 sonoro, agradável, harmonioso. 6 Phon labial, labializado. 7 completo. 8 arredondado, não fracionado. 9 rápido, ativo, bom. 10 corrente, fluente (estilo). 11 ininterrupto, contínuo. • adv 1 circularmente, em círculo, contornando. 2 de ou por todos os lados, em todas as direções, por toda parte. 3 em volta, em redor, em torno, na redondeza, perto, nas proximidades. 4 de circunferência. 5 de passagem por. 6 para a casa (de alguém). 7 de volta (viagem). 8 de porta em porta, de mão em mão. 9 completamente, do princípio ao fim, de cabo a rabo. • prep 1 em volta, por toda parte. 2 à volta de, em torno de. 3 na vizinhança de, perto de. 4 mais ou menos, em torno de. 5 durante todo, por todo. all the year round durante o ano todo. a long way round desvio, caminho mais longo que outro para o mesmo destino. a round hand boa caligrafia. a round oath uma forte imprecação. a round of drinks uma rodada de bebida. a round peg in a square hole no lugar errado, deslocado. at a round pace em passo acelerado. he will look round one of these days ele nos visitará nos próximos dias. in round figures aproximadamente, em números redondos. in the round a) Sculp em redondo, que pode ser visto por todos os lados. b) globalmente, com tudo considerado. c) Theat com a platéia em volta do palco. round about a) em volta de. b) indiretamente. c) aproximadamente. round game jogo, folguedo em que diversas pessoas podem participar (como jogo de prendas). round me em volta de mim. round of applause salva de palmas. round shot a) bola de canhão. b) tiro curto. round-the-clock que dura vinte e quatro horas. round the corner virando a esquina. the daily round a rotina, as obrigações diárias. the rumour went the round of the town o boato circulou pela cidade. the tour round the world a viagem ao redor do mundo. they got him round persuadiram-no, convenceram-no. this earthy round este mundo todo. to ask him round pedir-lhe que venha aqui. to bring round a) trazer para. b) fazer voltar a si. c) convencer, persuadir. to come round a) voltar a si, recuperar-se. b) visitar. c) mudar de opinião, ceder. to go/ make the rounds circular, patrulhar. to go round to procurar (alguém), visitar. to look round oneself olhar em redor de si. to round off a) arredondar(-se). b) completar ou concluir satisfatoriamente. to round on volver contra, atacar, denunciar. to round out preencher. to round to Naut vir a vento. to round up a) arrebanhar, ajuntar, reunir (gado). b) Mil cercar, envolver. c) capturar (criminosos). d) arredondar (números). to show him round the city mostrar-lhe a cidade. to turn round a) virar(-se). b) voltar. c) mudar de idéia ou opinião. twenty rounds of cartriges Mil vinte cartuchos para cada homem.

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[raund] vt cochichar, segredar, sussurrar.

1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) degrau

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) avanço

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) medida

- steps

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[step] n 1 passo. it hurts at every step / dói a cada passo. 2 distância de um passo. 3 pequena distância, pulo. 4 andar, pisada. 5 marcha. 6 degrau. 7 som de passos. 8 rasto, pegada. 9 ação, medida. 10 grau, incremento. 11 Mus intervalo. 12 combinação de passos ou movimentos (em dança). 13 steps escada, degraus. 14 fase, etapa. 15 fig exemplo, trilha. • vt+vi 1 andar, dar um passo. 2 pisar, pôr os pés. 3 medir em passos (distância). 4 colocar em degraus ou em forma de escada, graduar, escalonar. 5 coll andar depressa. 6 entrar. step this way please / por favor, entre aqui! door step soleira da porta, limiar. he lets them step all over him ele atura tudo. he stepped up to her ele aproximou-se dela. in step a) no mesmo passo. b) fig de acordo. mind the step! cuidado, degrau! out of step a) fora do passo. b) fig em desacordo. step by step passo a passo, gradativamente. step on it! coll pé na tábua! vamos! to be one step ahead fig estar um passo à frente. to break step perder o passo. to fall into step pegar o passo, acompanhar o passo. to get out of step perder o passo. to keep step manter o passo. to step aside a) dar passagem. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step back retroceder, recuar. to step down a) descer. b) demitir-se, abdicar (de um cargo). to step forward avançar, dar um passo para a frente. to step in a) entrar. b) intervir, interferir. he stepped in just in time / fig ele agiu no momento oportuno. to step into someone’s shoes substituir, tomar o lugar de alguém. to step into the breach entrar na brecha. to step off medir os passos. to step on a) pisar, calcar, tripudiar. b) apressar-se. to step out a) acelerar os passos, andar depressa, apear, apear-se (de veículo). b) Amer coll sair com moça, sair para divertir-se, sair por um período curto. to step out of line sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to step round to someone fazer uma visita rápida a alguém. to step up Amer aumentar (a produção). to take steps tomar medidas, providenciar. to watch one’s step tomar cuidado.

1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) aparência

2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) aparecimento

3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) aparição, comparecimento

- put aside

noun (a person who reaches the final stage in a competition: It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player.) finalista

1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo

1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) em sentido oposto

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) de lugar em lugar

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) em visita

1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta de

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) em torno de

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) na virada de

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por

1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) ronda

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) rodada, assalto

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) cânone

- rounded

- round figures/numbers

1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) degrau

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) passo

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) passo

- steps