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41 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) abalo2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) choque3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) choque4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) choque2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) chocar- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) trunfa* * *shock1[ʃɔk] n 1 choque, impacto, encontro, colisão. the walls stood the shock / os muros resistiram ao impacto. 2 distúrbio, abalo. I got the shock of my life / fiquei seriamente chocado. 3 Med choque, colapso. 4 coll paralisia. 5 golpe, desgosto, dissabor. 6 choque elétrico, descarga elétrica. 7 Mil ataque, choque de tropas. • vt 1 chocar-se, colidir, ir de encontro, abalar, bater. 2 surpreender, horrorizar, escandalizar, ofender, melindrar, ferir. he was shocked at or by her behaviour / ele ficou chocado com o comportamento dela. 3 dar choque elétrico.————————shock2[ʃɔk] n meda: pilha de molhos de trigo ou milho no campo, montão de gavelas. • vt+vi juntar em medas, empilhar.————————shock3[ʃɔk] n massa de pêlo ou de cabelo. -
42 soften
['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) amortecer* * *sof.ten[s'ɔfən] vt+vi 1 amolecer. 2 tornar-se mole ou macio. 3 mitigar, suavizar, acalmar. 4 derreter, fundir. 5 enfraquecer. 6 esmorecer. 7 comover-se. to soften the blow suavizar o choque. to soften up preparar, amaciar alguém antes de pedir algo. -
43 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) forte2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) profundo3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) sólido4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) sólido5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) seguro•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) som2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) som3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) ideia2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) tocar2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) tocar3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) parecer4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) pronunciar(-se)5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) auscultar•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) tornar à prova de somIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondar- sounding- sound out* * *sound1[saund] n 1 som, o que se pode ouvir. 2 vibrações sonoras. 3 tom, ruído. 4 distância dentro da qual um ruído pode ser ouvido. 5 Phon som, combinação de vogais. 6 barulho. • vt+vi 1 soar, emitir um som ou ruído. 2 fazer soar, tocar. they sounded the alarm / deram sinal de alarme. 3 ser ouvido, retinir, ressoar. 4 auscultar. 5 dirigir pelo som. 6 anunciar. he sounds the retreat / ele dá sinal para a retirada. 7 parecer. that sounds fine / isto soa bem. you sound disappointed / você parece desapontado. to sound off expressar-se pública e ofensivamente. to stay within sound ficar dentro do alcance do ouvido.————————sound2[saund] n 1 estreito, canal, braço de mar. 2 Ichth bexiga natatória.————————sound3[saund] n Med sonda. • vt+vi 1 sondar, medir a profundidade. 2 examinar, testar (trazendo uma amostra da profundidade). 3 inquirir, investigar, examinar. 4 mergulhar, afundar. 5 Med auscultar. to sound out sondar, investigar, inquirir cautelosamente.————————sound4[saund] adj 1 sem defeito, inteiro, intato, ileso, bom, perfeito. 2 são, sadio. 3 forte, seguro, confiável. 4 sólido. 5 correto, acertado, razoável, sensato. 6 legal, leal, honrado, idôneo. 7 profundo (sono), eficiente. • adv profundamente. to be safe and sound estar são e salvo. to be sound as a bell (roach, trout) ser completamente sadio. to have a sound mind in a sound body ter mente sã num corpo são. to have a sound knowledge ter um conhecimento sólido. -
44 soundproof
adjective (not allowing sound to pass in, out, or through: The walls are soundproof.) à prova de som* * *sound.proof[s'aundpru:f] adj à prova de som. • vt isolar, vedar à prova de som. -
45 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) pedra2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) pedra3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) pedra4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) pedra5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) caroço6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) (medida de peso)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) pedra2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) apedrejar2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) tirar o caroço•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *[stoun] n 1 pedra, rocha, rochedo. 2 pedaço de rocha, pedregulho, seixo, calhau. 3 pedra trabalhada, lápide, laje, túmulo. 4 rebolo, pedra de afiar. 5 Med cálculo. 6 pedra preciosa, jóia, gema. 7 caroço, semente dura. 8 Brit (pl inalterado) unidade de peso correspondente a 14 libras. 9 paralelepípedo. 10 granizo. • vt 1 colocar pedras, revestir de pedras. 2 jogar, atirar pedras, apedrejar. 3 descaroçar. • adj 1 de pedra, feito de pedra. 2 relativo a pedra. 3 de grés, de louça ou de barro. a rolling stone gathers no moss pedra que rola não cria limo. people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones quem tem telhado de vidro não atire pedras no do vizinho. rolling stone a) pedra que rola. b) pessoa nômade. to cast the first stone ser o primeiro a criticar, atirar a primeira pedra. to get blood from a stone tirar leite das pedras. to have a heart of stone ter um coração duro / de pedra, não ter sentimentos. to kill two birds with one stone matar dois coelhos com uma só cajadada. to leave no stone standing não deixar pedra sobre pedra. to leave no stone unturned mover céus e terras, tentar de tudo. to mark the day with a white stone marcar o dia na folhinha. within a stone’s throw dentro da distância de uma pedrada, bem perto. -
46 subside
1) ((of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower: When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls.) ceder2) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) baixar3) ((of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter: They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided.) abrandar•* * *sub.side[səbs'aid] vi 1 baixar. 2 diminuir, acalmar-se, cessar, apaziguar-se. 3 depositar, decantar, precipitar. 4 ceder, afundar. 5 deixar-se cair, atirar-se. -
47 tapestry
['tæpəstri]plural - tapestries; noun((a piece of) cloth into which a picture or design has been sewn or woven, hung on a wall for decoration or used to cover eg the seats of chairs: Four large tapestries hung on the walls.) tapeçaria* * *tap.es.try[t'æpistri] n tapeçaria: tapete bordado para decoração de paredes. • vt decorar com tapetes, atapetar. -
48 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grosso2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grossura3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) grossa4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) espesso5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) espesso7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) estúpido2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) espessura- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *[θik] n 1 grosso, parte mais grossa ou densa. 2 fig foco, centro. 3 sl pessoa tola, estúpida. • adj 1 gordo, grosso, de grossura. 2 denso, compacto. 3 abundante, numeroso. 4 cheio, coberto. the street is thick with dust / a rua está cheia de poeira. the table was thick with flies / a mesa estava coberta de moscas. 5 espesso, grosso, denso. 6 turvo. 7 coll estúpido, obtuso. • adv (também thickly) 1 densamente, espessamente. the snow fell thick / a neve caía em densos flocos. 2 intensamente, cerradamente. 3 abundantemente. the letters came thick and fast / choveram cartas. a bit thick um pouco exagerado. he is thick in the head sl ele é muito tapado. in the thick of the fight no meio da luta. through thick and thin fig por todas as dificuldades. two inches thick duas polegadas de grossura. -
49 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) líquido4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) fino5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) pouco convincente2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) escassear- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *[θin] vt+vi 1 afinar, adelgaçar, diminuir. 2 diluir. • adj 1 fino, estreito, delgado. 2 esbelto, magro, franzino. 3 esparso, escasso, coçado. 4 leve, rarefeito, tênue. 5 pouco, espalhado. 6 líquido, fluido, ralo, fraco, aguado. 7 fraco, fino (voz). 8 raso, sem profundidade. 9 apagado, esmaecido (cor). a thin shade of blue / um tom de azul esmaecido. 10 transparente. 11 fraco, pobre, deficiente. • adv 1 finamente, delgadamente. 2 escassamente. 3 pobremente. 4 superficialmente. 5 em pequeno número (também thinly). to have thin time passar um tempo ruim, desagradável. to thin down diminuir, tornar-se mais ralo. to thin out dizimar(-se), desbastar. -
50 tile
1. noun1) (a piece of baked clay used in covering roofs, walls, floors etc: Some of the tiles were blown off the roof during the storm.) ladrilho2) (a similar piece of plastic material used for covering floors etc.) ladrilho2. verb(to cover with tiles: We had to have the roof tiled.) ladrilhar- tiled* * *[tail] n 1 telha. 2 sl cartola. • vt 1 cobrir com telhas. 2 ladrilhar, colocar piso. floor tile ladrilho, cerâmica para piso. to have a tile loose sl não regular bem da cabeça. wall tile azulejo. -
51 tone
[təun] 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) tom2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) tom3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) tónus4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) tom2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) combinar- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone down* * *[t'oun] n 1 tom, som. 2 qualidade de som, timbre. 3 Mus som, tom, intervalo musical. 4 modulação. 5 entonação. 6 distinção, elegância. 7 temperamento. 8 vigor, saúde. 9 Med tono, tônus. 10 tonalidade, matiz, tom. • vt+vi 1 harmonizar, combinar. 2 dar tom, tonalizar, matizar. 3 Mus afinar, entoar. 4 Phot fazer viragem. an excellent tone um espírito excelente. to tone down reduzir, diminuir. to tone in with juntar-se a, fundir-se com. to tone up aumentar, elevar, vigorar. -
52 tremble
['trembl] 1. verb(to shake eg with cold, fear, weakness etc: She trembled with cold; His hands trembled as he lit a cigarette.) tremer2. noun(a shudder; a tremor: a tremble of fear; The walls gave a sudden tremble as the lorry passed by.) tremor* * *trem.ble[tr'embəl] n tremor, estremecimento. she was all of a tremble / ela tremeu no corpo todo. • vi tremer, estremecer, tremular, tremelicar. in a tremble tremendo. to tremble all over estremecer com todo o corpo. to tremble in the balance estar equilibrado, estar por um fio. -
53 tunnel
1. noun(a (usually man-made) underground passage, especially one cut through a hill or under a river: The road goes through a tunnel under the river.) túnel2. verb(to make a tunnel: They escaped from prison by tunnelling under the walls.) fazer um túnel* * *tun.nel[t'∧nəl] n 1 túnel, passagem subterrânea. 2 Min galeria. • vt+vi escavar um túnel, construir um túnel. the light at the end of the tunnel a luz no fim do túnel, a esperança. -
54 warm
[wo:m] 1. adjective1) (moderately, or comfortably, hot: Are you warm enough, or shall I close the window?; a warm summer's day.) quente2) ((of clothes) protecting the wearer from the cold: a warm jumper.) quente3) (welcoming, friendly, enthusiastic etc: a warm welcome; a warm smile.) caloroso4) (tending to make one hot: This is warm work!) que dá calor5) ((of colours) enriched by a certain quantity of red or pink, or (of red etc) rich and bright: a warm red; I don't want white walls - I want something warmer.) quente2. verb1) (to make moderately hot: He warmed his hands in front of the fire.) aquecer2) (to become friendly (towards) or enthusiastic (about): She warmed to his charm.) começar a gostar3. noun(an act of warming: Give your hands a warm in front of the fire.) passagem no calor- warmly- warmness
- warmth
- warm-blooded
- warmed-over
- warmhearted
- warmheartedness
- warm up* * *[wɔ:m] n aquecimento. you must have a warm / você precisa aquecer-se. give your hands a warm / esquente as suas mãos. • vt+vi 1 aquecer(-se), esquentar, aquentar. we were warming ourselves by the fire / estivemos nos aquecendo ao fogo. 2 acalorar(-se), avivar(-se), animar(-se), interessar-se, tornar interessante, entusiasmar-se. 3 enternecer-se. 4 causar satisfação ou prazer. • adj 1 quente, cálido, morno, tépido, aquecido, aquentado. 2 cordial, afetuoso, fervoroso, amoroso, apaixonado, ardente. 3 excitado, animado, entusiasmado, acalorado, vivo. 4 vigoroso (descarga de artilharia). 5 zangado, irado, encolerizado. 6 que aquece. 7 terno, generoso. 8 seguro, confortável. 9 recente, fresco (rasto). 10 coll quente, perto, próximo (do que se procura). 11 perigoso. 12 quente (cores, como vermelho, amarelo, alaranjado). 13 coll rico, abastado. to warm up a) animar-se. b) fig incitar, instigar. c) fazer exercício ligeiro antes do jogo para aquecimento. to warm (up) again requentar (comida). -
55 whitewash
noun (a mixture of usually lime and water, used for whitening walls.) cal* * *white.wash[w'aitwɔʃ] n 1 cal para caiar. 2 caiação. 3 encobrimento de erros ou defeitos. 4 reabilitação, coonestação. • vt 1 caiar. 2 encobrir faltas ou defeitos. 3 Amer, coll derrotar (um contedor) sem este conseguir um ponto sequer. he was whitewashed a) Com ele acertou as contas com os seus credores, foi declarado solvente. b) ele perdeu de muito, por alta contagem. to get a (ou his) whitewash Com acertar as contas. -
56 cave in
((of walls etc) to collapse.) desmoronar -
57 hangings
noun plural (curtains or material hung on walls for decoration.) tapeçarias -
58 open-plan
adjective ((of a building) built with few walls inside: an open-plan office.) desimpedido -
59 show-jumping
noun (a competitive sport in which horses and their riders have to jump a series of artificial fences, walls etc.) hipismo -
60 strongroom
noun (a room specially constructed for keeping valuable articles, with thick walls and a heavy steel door etc.) casa forte
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