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101 boss
[bos] 1. noun(the master or manager: the boss of the factory.) patrão2. verb((usually with about/around) to order: Stop bossing everyone about!) mandar- bossy- bossily
- bossiness* * *boss1[bɔs] n 1 chefe, mestre, patrão, empregador. 2 manda-chuva, chefe político. • vt+vi 1 ser chefe de, dirigir, controlar. 2 ser ditador, mandar. • adj diz-se daquele que é o mais importante, principal, mestre. he bosses the show ele é o manda-chuva.————————boss2[bɔs] n 1 Bot, Zool protuberância, bossa. 2 ornamento, enfeite (em relevo). 3 saliência, elevação. 4 Archit almofada, bossagem. 5 Mech bossa, cubo, meão. 6 Naut bojo, anel, olhal. • vt 1 enfeitar com ornamento em relevo. 2 colocar bossa. -
102 branch
1. noun1) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) ramo2) (an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc): There isn't a branch of that store in this town; ( also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.) divisão2. verb((usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches: The road to the coast branches off here.) ramificar* * *[bra:ntʃ; bræntʃ] n 1 ramo de árvore. 2 Geogr braço (de rio). 3 ramal. 4 parte, seção. 5 filial, sucursal, agência. 6 descendência, linha de família. 7 linha secundária, ramal de estrada de ferro. 8 área de conhecimento. a branch of medicine / uma área da medicina. • vi 1 estender galhos. 2 ramificar. 3 separar-se, destacar-se. 4 dividir em seções, ramos etc. root and branch até as raízes, completamente. to branch off a) ramificar-se, espalhar-se. b) ir em diferentes direções. to branch out ampliar, diversificar (negócios, atividades). -
103 case
I [keis] noun1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) caso2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) caso3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) caso4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) razão5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) caso6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) caso•- in case- in case of
- in that case II [keis] noun1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) maleta2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) caixa3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) estante* * *case1[keis] n 1 estojo. 2 caixa. 3 cápsula. 4 bainha. 5 coldre. 6 escrínio. 7 cobertura. 8 capa protetora para livros. 9 mala. 10 qualquer objeto que resguarda ou contém outro. 11 Tech invólucro, revestimento. 12 sl figura, pessoa excêntrica, diferente, divertida. • vt encaixar, cobrir. attaché case pasta retangular 007 usada por executivos. book case estante de livros. brief case pasta para papéis ou documentos. cigarette case cigarreira. crank case cárter. cylinder case camisa de cilindro. dressing case estojo de toucador. gear case caixa de engrenagem. jewel case porta-jóias. lower case Typogr caixa de minúsculas. pillow case fronha. show case vitrine, mostra. suit case mala de roupa. upper case Typogr caixa de maiúsculas. vanity case necessaire, estojo de cosméticos.————————case2[keis] n 1 Gram caso, desinência de nomes e pronomes. 2 caso. 3 circunstância. 4 acidente. 5 conjetura. 6 exemplo. 7 causa judicial. 8 caso, manifestação individual de doença. 9 paciente, doente. a lost case uma causa perdida. as the case may be conforme for. case in point exemplo característico. his case is that seu argumento principal é que. in any case em todo o caso, seja como for. in case he comes caso ele venha. in case of need em caso de necessidade. in no case de forma alguma. in such a case nesse caso, se assim for. just in case a título de prevenção. leading case Jur caso de precedência. to make out one’s case saber se defender, justificar-se. to meet the case ser satisfatório, adequado, servir. -
104 city
['siti]plural - cities; noun1) (a very large town.) cidade2) (a town, usually with a cathedral, granted special rights.) cidade* * *cit.y[s'iti] n 1 cidade grande e importante metrópole. 2 município. 3 população de uma cidade. • adj citadino de cidade municipal. city technology college (CTC) Brit tipo de escola secundária que oferece uma educação de base científica e tecnológica. Eternal City Roma. Holy City Jerusalém. the City o centro de Londres, o bairro comercial de Londres. the city of New York a cidade de Nova York. -
105 cling
[kliŋ]past tense, past participle - clung; verb((usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly: The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.) agarrar-se* * *[kliŋ] n agarração, ato de pegar. • vi (ps and pp clung) 1 agarrar, pregar, segurar, grudar. 2 apegar-se, ser fiel, aferrar-se a. they cling together / eles são muito ligados, são amigos, são unidos. 3 abraçar. of a clinging disposition ligado, fiel, apegado. of the clinging sort fig sem iniciativa própria, dependente de outrem. she clings to her girl-friends ela gosta das suas amigas. -
106 crew
I 1. [kru:] noun1) (the group of people who work or operate a ship, aeroplane, bus etc.) tripulação2) (used jokingly, a group of people: What an odd crew!) malta2. verb(usually with for) to act as a crew member (for someone). tripular- crewcutII see crow* * *crew1[kru:] n 1 tripulação: a) de navio. b) de avião. c) Sport de barco. 2 grupo de trabalhadores. 3 bando. air crew pessoal de bordo de avião. ground crew pessoal de terra. merry crew turma alegre. road crew grupo de construção (manutenção) rodoviária.————————crew2[kru:] vi ps of crow. -
107 duffel coat
(a coat of coarse woollen cloth usually with a hood.)* * *duf.fel coat[d'∧fəl kout] n casaco com capuz feito de pano grosso. -
108 elicit
[i'lisit](to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.) tirar* * *e.lic.it[il'isit] vt 1 eliciar, fazer sair. 2 extrair, trazer à tona. 3 deduzir, concluir. 4 induzir, evocar. -
109 epilepsy
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110 feel
[fi:l]past tense, past participle - felt; verb1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) sentir2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) apalpar3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) sentir4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) sentir-se5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) achar•- feeler- feeling
- feel as if / as though
- feel like
- feel one's way
- get the feel of* * *[fi:l] n 1 tato, o sentido do tato. 2 sensação, percepção, impressão. • vt+vi (ps e pp: felt) 1 sentir, perceber, notar. the measure was felt to be premature / a providência foi considerada prematura. 2 ter, experimentar (sentimento, sensação física ou moral). I felt that his hand was cold / senti que sua mão estava fria. I felt as if something were near me / alguma coisa parecia estar perto de mim. 3 ter consciência de. 4 tocar, examinar pelo tato, apalpar, tatear. he felt around in his coat / ele procurou dentro de seu casaco (usando as mãos), apalpou. 5 ressentir(-se), magoar-se com, melindrar-se. I feel hurt / sinto-me ofendido. 6 ser sensível a. he feels the cold / ele se sente infeliz quando está com frio. 7 pressentir, ter impressão ou palpite, achar, considerar. I feel ill / sinto-me doente. it feels like rain / acho que vai chover. 8 reconhecer, aperceber-se de. he feels sure of himself / ele está seguro de si. she is feeling her way / ela está agindo cautelosamente (numa nova situação). 9 ter tato, ter sensibilidade. 10 parecer, dar impressão ou sensação. I feel like taking a walk / tenho vontade de dar um passeio. the grass feels soft / a grama é macia ao tato. by the feel pelo tocar. feel free! fique à vontade! to feel angry irar-se. to feel cold estar com frio. to feel for an object procurar um objeto usando as mãos. to feel good coll estar levemente tocado, bêbado. to feel grieved estar aflito. to feel lonely sentir-se sozinho. to feel no pain coll estar bêbado. to feel one’s way andar às palpadelas. to feel quite oneself sentir-se bem, estar bem-disposto. to feel sorry for ter pena de. to feel strongly that ter forte impressão de que. to feel sure that ter certeza de que. to feel the pulse tomar o pulso de, fig sondar. to feel up to sentir-se à altura de, capaz de enfrentar. you may feel sure of it pode estar certo de que. -
111 flake
[fleik] 1. noun(a very small piece: a snowflake.) floco2. verb((usually with off) to come off in flakes: The paint is flaking.) descascar- flaky- flake out
- flaked out* * *flake1[fleik] n 1 floco. 2 lasca, lâmina, camada. 3 chispa, fagulha, faísca. 4 Amer coll pessoa instável e não confiável. • vt+vi 1 escamar. 2 lascar(-se), fender-se em lascas. 3 cobrir de flocos.————————flake2[fleik] n 1 tabuleiro. 2 estrado para secar peixe. 3 Naut andaime volante. 4 caniçada. -
112 flask
1) (a container in which drinks can be carried: a flask of whisky.) cantil2) (a vacuum flask: The workmen carried flasks of tea.) garrafa térmica3) (a bottle, usually with a narrow neck.) frasco* * *[fla:sk; flæsk] n 1 frasco. 2 cantil. 3 polvorinho. 4 caixa de moldar. -
113 frying-pan
noun (a shallow pan, usually with a long handle, for frying food in.) frigideira* * *fry.ing-pan[fr'aiiŋ pæn] n frigideira. to fall out of the frying-pan into the fire ir de mal a pior. -
114 guide
1. verb1) (to lead, direct or show the way: I don't know how to get to your house - I'll need someone to guide me; Your comments guided me in my final choice.) guiar2) (to control the movement of: The teacher guided the child's hand as she wrote.) conduzir2. noun1) (a person who shows the way to go, points out interesting things etc: A guide will show you round the castle.) guia2) ((also guidebook) a book which contains information for tourists: a guide to Rome.) guia3) ((usually with capital) a Girl Guide.) escoteira4) (something which informs, directs or influences.) guia•- guidance- guideline
- guided missile* * *[gaid] n 1 guia. 2 marco, sinal de direção. 3 guia, roteiro. 4 manual. 5 Tech guia. • vt+vi 1 guiar, conduzir, indicar. 2 controlar, dirigir. a guide to London um guia de Londres. be guided by me ouça meus conselhos. experience is a sure guide de experiência se aprende. -
115 happen
['hæpən]1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) acontecer2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) acontecer3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) acontecer•- happen upon
- happen on* * *hap.pen[h'æpən] vi 1 acontecer, suceder, ocorrer. many accidents happened / houve muitos desastres. it happened once upon a time / aconteceu uma vez. 2 acontecer por acaso. he happened to be there / ele esteve lá por acaso. as it happens I am going there, too por coincidência também vou lá. I happened across (on) him encontrei-o por acaso. I happened in na hora estive lá de visita. it happened that aconteceu que. that never happened to me isto nunca me aconteceu. what is going to happen to me? o que será de mim? -
116 headstone
noun (a stone put at a grave, usually with the name of the dead person on it, the date of his birth and death etc.) lápide* * *head.stone[h'edstoun] n 1 Archit pedra angular. 2 lápide, pedra tumular. -
117 heel
[hi:l] 1. noun1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) calcanhar2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) calcanhar3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) salto2. verb1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) pôr saltos em2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) inclinar-se•- - heeled- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel* * *heel1[hi:l] n 1 calcanhar. 2 salto do sapato. 3 ponta, esporão. 4 heels patas traseiras de animais. • vt+vi 1 colocar saltos em sapatos. 2 andar nos calcanhares de alguém, seguir alguém. down at heels maltrapilho, miserável. to be out at heels ser pobre. to turn on the heel virar(-se) abruptamente. under heel sob controle.————————heel2[hi:l] n inclinação do navio. • vt+vi adernar: inclinar(-se) (o navio), deixando um lado debaixo da água. -
118 houseboat
noun (a type of boat, usually with a flat bottom, which is built to be lived in.) casa flutuante* * *house.boat[h'ausbout] n barco no qual se mora. -
119 hunger
1. noun1) (the desire for food: A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.) fome2) (the state of not having enough food: Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.) fome3) (any strong desire: a hunger for love.) fome2. verb(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). ter fome de- hungry- hungrily
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120 jot
[‹ot] 1. noun(a small amount: I haven't a jot of sympathy for him.) pingo2. verb((usually with down) to write briefly or quickly: He jotted (down) the telephone number in his notebook.) anotar- jotter* * *[dʒɔt] n coisa mínima, coisa insignificante, tiquinho, partícula. • vt anotar rapidamente. not one jot or tittle nem um pingo, nada. to jot down tomar nota, rascunhar, anotar brevemente.
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