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101 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raizes2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) criar raizes- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) remexer* * *root1[ru:t] n 1 raiz. 2 qualquer coisa com forma ou função de raiz. 3 causa, fonte, origem. he is the root of our misfortunes / ele é a causa da nossa desgraça. 4 parte ou ponto essencial. he went to the root of the question / ele foi ao fundo da questão. 5 Math raiz. 6 nota fundamental ou tônica. 7 Phil raiz (de uma palavra). 8 fundamento, base. 9 antepassado, linhagem. • vt 1 arraigar, lançar ou criar raízes. 2 radicar, fixar, consolidar, enraizar. 3 erradicar, extirpar, arrancar (up, out, away). 4 originar-se. root and branch completamente, totalmente. the root of all evil a origem de todos os males. to take root, to strike root criar raízes (também fig).————————root2[ru:t] vt+vi 1 fossar a terra. 2 fig pesquisar, esquadrinhar (revirando tudo). to root out (up) descobrir, achar.————————root3[ru:t] Amer, sl vi aplaudir, animar, incitar, torcer (em competições desportivas). I’ll root for you vou torcer para você. -
102 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) varrer2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) varrer3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) grassar4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) passar/entrar, etc. altaneiramente2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) varridela2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) limpa-chaminés4) (a sweepstake.) lotaria•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up* * *[swi:p] n 1 varredura, varrição, vassourada, limpeza. 2 movimento impetuoso, impulso. 3 linha curva, perfil. 4 curva, volta. 5 golpe, giro, movimento circular (como com alfanje). 6 extensão, região, área, amplitude, amplidão. 7 alcance, extensão, esfera. 8 limpador de chaminés, varredor. 9 remo comprido. 10 vara comprida para tirar água de poço. 11 folga, jogo. 12 rampa. 13 tipo de aposta em corrida de cavalos em que o ganhador leva tudo. 14 vitória arrasadora. 15 asas de moinho de vento. 16 sweeps (também sweepings) varredura, lixo, sujeira. • vt+vi (ps, pp swept) 1 varrer, limpar, escovar. the waves swept the boat / as ondas lavaram o barco. 2 roçar, tocar. 3 remover, arrastar (no chão), levar de roldão. 4 eliminar, abolir. 5 correr, mover-se rapidamente, passar impetuosamente. 6 andar com pose ou dignidade. 7 estender-se. 8 caçar, tocar. 9 escavar, dragar. 10 procurar, olhar (o horizonte), perscrutar, esquadrinhar, vasculhar. 11 arrebatar, empolgar. 12 assolar, devastar. 13 abarcar, abranger. 14 vencer de forma espetacular, vencer todas as partidas. 15 derramar-se, fluir. a clean sweep a) fig uma limpeza geral. b) uma vitória completa. at one sweep de um só golpe. he swept his pupils along with him ele entusiasmou seu alunos. sweep-net rede de arrasto. to make a clean sweep of a) ganhar todos os prêmios, concursos, etc. b) limpar completamente. to sweep along correr, passar rapidamente, fig voar. to sweep by passar com grande velocidade. to sweep down varrer para baixo. to sweep down on atirar-se sobre. to sweep off arrastar, levar, varrer. to sweep past passar com grande velocidade. to sweep someone off their feet coll fig fazer alguém ficar impressionado, atraído por você. we were swept off our feet / ficamos impressionados, emocionados. to sweep the board ganhar tudo, limpar a mesa (jogo de apostas). to sweep the chimney limpar a chaminé. with a sweep of his hand com um movimento da mão. -
103 water
['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) água2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) regar2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) encher-se de água3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) encher-se de lágrimas•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) impermeável4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) impermeabilizar- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down* * *wa.ter[w'ɔ:tə] n 1 água: a) o líquido. b) qualquer líquido que sugere água. c) líquidos do corpo, como suor, saliva, lágrima, urina. d) chuva (também waters). e) limpidez, transparência, brilho ou lustre (de pedra preciosa). f) vazamento (no casco de um navio). 2 curso d’água, rio, lago, lagoa. 3 enchente ou nível baixo de um rio. 4 profundidade de um rio. 5 maré (alta ou baixa). 6 superfície de aspecto ondeado em seda ou metal. 7 ações emitidas sem aumento de capital. 8 waters águas: a) águas correntes. b) águas agitadas, ondeantes, o mar, o alto-mar. he fished in troubled waters / ele pescou em águas turvas. c) águas de fonte, águas minerais. • vt+vi 1 molhar. 2 irrigar, banhar. 3 regar. 4 aguar. 5 abastecer de ou prover com água. 6 dar de beber. 7 enfraquecer, diluir, misturar com água (leite, etc.), batizar (líquidos). 8 encher de água (boca), salivar. 9 lacrimejar. 10 dar aspecto ondeado a seda ou a superficies metálicas, ondear. 11 emitir ações sem aumento de capital. • adj 1 de ou relativo à água. 2 hidráulico. 3 aquático. 4 fluvial, marítimo. above water acima d’água. an ornamental water lago artificial. by water por via marítima ou fluvial. he is in low water sl ele está em apuros, tem falta de dinheiro. high water maré alta. hot water bottle botija de água quente. it makes your eyes water faz lacrimejar os seus olhos. joy water birita, pinga. like water abundante. low water maré baixa. of the first waters da melhor qualidade. on the water na água, no mar. still waters run deep quem vê cara não vê coração, pessoas muito quietas podem guardar fortes emoções. they cast their money upon the water fig eles jogaram o dinheiro pela janela. to be in deep water fig estar em aperto, em maus lençóis, em situação difícil. to hold water a) à prova d’água. b) fig ser convincente, fundamentado, verdadeiro. to keep one’s head above water conseguir manter-se à tona, ficar acima das dificuldades. to make the mouth water dar água na boca. it makes my mouth water / me dá água na boca. to pass/ make water soltar água, urinar. to pour oil on troubled waters acalmar. to test the water/ waters pesquisa de motivação. to throw cold water on fig jogar balde de água fria em, desencorajar. to water down diluir. water of life a) refresco espiritual. b) conhaque, uísque. water under the bridge experiências passadas, problemas passados já esquecidos. -
104 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) barranco2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) margem3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) banco2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) amontoar2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) inclinarII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banco2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) banco2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) depositar no banco- banker- bank book - banker's card - bank holiday - bank-note - bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) painel -
105 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raiz2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raiz3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raiz4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raízes2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) enraizar- root crop - root out - take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) fossar2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolver -
106 sun
1. noun1) (the round body in the sky that gives light and heat to the earth: The Sun is nearly 150 million kilometres away from the Earth.) sol2) (any of the fixed stars: Do other suns have planets revolving round them?) sol3) (light and heat from the sun; sunshine: We sat in the sun; In Britain they don't get enough sun; The sun has faded the curtains.) sol2. verb(to expose (oneself) to the sun's rays: He's sunning himself in the garden.) tomar sol- sunless- sunny - sunniness - sunbathe - sunbeam - sunburn - sunburned - sunburnt - sundial - sundown - sunflower - sunglasses - sunlight - sunlit - sunrise - sunset - sunshade - sunshine - sunstroke - suntan - catch the sun - under the sun -
107 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) varrer2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) varrer, arrebatar3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) varrer, assolar4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) deslizar, passar majestosamente2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) varrida2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto largo3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) limpador de chaminé4) (a sweepstake.) sweepstake•- sweeper- sweeping - sweeping-brush - at one/a sweep - sweep someone off his feet - sweep off his feet - sweep out - sweep the board - sweep under the carpet - sweep up -
108 tie
1. present participle - tying; verb1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) amarrar2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) amarrar3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) atar-se4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) empatar2. noun1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) gravata2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) laços3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) empate4) (a game or match to be played.) jogo•- tie someone down
- tie down
- tie in/up* * *[tai] n 1 laço: a) laçada. b) vínculo. 2 nó. 3 gravata. 4 ligadura: a) corda, corrente, cinta etc. b) Mus sinal que une duas notas. 5 tirante. 6 Amer dormente. 7 Sport empate. • vt+vi 1 ligar, amarrar, atar. we are tied to time / estamos presos ao fator tempo. 2 ancorar. 3 fixar, juntar. 4 dar nó, dar laço. 5 limitar, restringir. 6 confinar, reter. 7 contratar. 8 empatar. our hands were tied fig estávamos de mãos atadas. this work is a great tie coll este trabalho é um grande sacrifício. tied down by much work muito ocupado pelo trabalho. to tie down a) amarrar, prender. b) submeter. to tie in a bow fazer um laço. to tie oneself to ligar-se a, comprometer-se com. to tie up amarrar. I tied up my shoe / amarrei meu sapato. she tied up the parcel / ela amarrou o pacote. he tied up the horse to a pole / ele amarrou o cavalo a um poste. to tie up with ligar-se a, juntar-se com. to tie with a) estar em igualdade com. b) Sport empatar com. -
109 weather
['weƟə] 1. noun(conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc: The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; ( also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.) tempo, clima2. verb1) (to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.) desgastar(-se)2) (to survive safely: The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.) resistir a•- weathercock - weathervane - weatherperson - make heavy weather of - under the weather -
110 clearance
1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) remoção2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) espaço3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) licença* * *clear.ance[kl'iərəns] n 1 liberação, desobstrução. 2 espaço livre, folga, luz. 3 Aeron, Naut autorização de partida. 4 acerto de contas entre bancos. 5 pagamento de direitos alfandegários. 6 derruba, derrubada, raça. clearance of the piston folga do pistão. -
111 collar
['kolə] 1. noun1) (the part of a garment at the neck especially of a shirt, jacket etc: This collar is too tight.) colarinho2) (something worn round the neck: The dog's name was on its collar.) coleira2. verb(to seize, get hold of: He collared the speaker as he left the room.) agarrar* * *col.lar[k'ɔlə] n 1 colarinho, gola. 2 colar, laço, fita enrolada no pescoço, gargantilha. 3 coleira (de cães). 4 corrente ou colar como insígnia. 5 Tech anel, colar. 6 Naut alça do estai. 7 Archit colarinho, astrágalo. 8 coelheira (parte dos arreios). 9 faixa. • vt 1 pôr colar, coleira, ou colarinho. 2 pegar pelo colarinho, capturar. 3 coll agarrar, pegar, segurar, apoderar-se de alguma coisa. blue collar colarinho azul, operário de produção. stand-up collar colarinho engomado. to get hot under the collar irritar-se, perder a calma. turn-down collar colarinho com pontas viradas. white collar colarinho branco, funcionário administrativo. -
112 impression
[-ʃən]1) (the idea or effect produced in someone's mind by a person, experience etc: The film made a great impression on me.) marca2) (a vague idea: I have the impression that he's not pleased.) impressão3) (the mark left by an object on another object: The dog left an impression of its paws in the wet cement.) marca4) (a single printing of a book etc.) impressão* * *im.pres.sion[impr'eʃən] n 1 impressão, marca, estampa, sinal, cunho. 2 impresso, exemplar (de uma obra impressa), edição. 3 impressão (no espírito), abalo, efeito moral, sentimento. 4 idéia, noção, pensamento. 5 imitação engraçada de uma pessoa famosa. to be under the impression that, to have an impression that ter a impressão de que. to make an impression impressionar (as pessoas). -
113 lash
[læʃ] 1. noun1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) pestana2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) chicotada3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) chicote2. verb1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) chicotear2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) amarrar3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) sacudir4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) açoitar•- lash out* * *[læʃ] n 1 a parte flexível do chicote acima do cabo. 2 chicote, açoite, chibata. 3 chicotada. 4 impulso, movimento repentino. 5 pestana, cílio. 6 sátira, sarcasmo. • vt+vi 1 chicotear, açoitar, surrar. 2 bater contra. 3 mover repentinamente ou violentamente. 4 amarrar com corda. 5 fig satirizar, atacar com palavras, censurar. 6 excitar, incitar. to be under the lash of estar sob o domínio de. to lash out a) dar coices, bater em ou contra. b) atacar ou censurar severamente. -
114 separate
1. ['sepəreit] verb1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) separar2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) separar3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) separar-se2. [-rət] adjective1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) separado2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) separado•- separable
- separately
- separates
- separation
- separatist
- separatism
- separate off
- separate out
- separate up* * *sep.a.rate[s'epərit] n que é separado. • [s'epəreit] vt+vi 1 apartar, separar, dispersar. 2 desligar, desunir. 3 partir, romper, desligar-se. the rope separated under the strain / a corda rompeu-se pelo esforço. 4 separar-se, dividir-se, desquitar-se. 5 retirar-se (de sociedade), dissolver-se. 6 dividir, isolar, separar (partes de uma mistura). 7 distinguir. • adj 1 separado, desconjuntado, desligado. 2 isolado. 3 independente. 4 distinto, incoerente, desconexo. 5 individual, particular. -
115 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) tensão2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensão3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) acento2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) acentuar- lay/put stress on* * *[stres] n 1 força ou influência desagradável. 2 pressão, tensão. 3 esforço. 4 Med estresse. 5 ênfase, importância. 6 Gram acento tônico. 7 veemência, violência. • vt 1 exercer pressão sobre. 2 tratar como importante, dar ênfase a, salientar, realçar, enfatizar. 3 pronunciar com acento tônico, acentuar na pronúncia. 4 estressar, submeter a tensão. to put / lay stress on enfatizar, colocar ênfase em. he lays stress upon that fact / ele salienta este fato. under the stress of circumstances sob a pressão das circunstâncias. -
116 clearance
1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) remoção2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) vão3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) despacho -
117 sway
[swei] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action: The branches swayed gently in the breeze.) balançar(-se)2) (to influence the opinion etc of: She's too easily swayed by her feelings.) influenciar2. noun1) (the motion of swaying: the sway of the ship's deck.) balanço2) (power, rule or control: people under the sway of the dictator.) domínio -
118 tie
1. present participle - tying; verb1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) amarrar2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) amarrar3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) amarrar(-se)4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) empatar2. noun1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) gravata2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) laço3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) empate4) (a game or match to be played.) partida•- tie someone down - tie down - tie in/up -
119 overflow
1. [əuvə'flou] verb(to flow over the edge or limits (of): The river overflowed (its banks); The crowd overflowed into the next room.) transbordar2. ['əuvəflou] noun1) (a flowing over of liquid: I put a bucket under the pipe to catch the overflow; ( also adjective) an overflow pipe.) excedente2) (an overflow pipe.) cano de descarga* * *o.ver.flow['ouvəflou] n 1 inundação, alagamento, enchente. 2 superabundância. • [ouvafl'ou] vt+vi 1 inundar, transbordar, alagar. 2 superabundar. overflow pipe ladrão: tubo de descarga. -
120 underground
1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) subterrâneo2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) debaixo do chão2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) às escondidas3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) metropolitano* * *un.der.ground['∧ndəgraund] n 1 subterrâneo. 2 subsolo. 3 Pol movimento de resistência. 4 Brit trem subterrâneo, metrô. 5 vanguarda cultural, contra-cultura. • adj 1 subterrâneo, subtérreo. 2 secreto. 3 de resistência ou oposição secreta. 4 que atua na vanguarda cultural ou na contracultura. • adv 1 debaixo da terra, no subsolo. 2 em segredo, às escondidas, ocultamente, secretamente.
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