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  • 21 debate

    [di'beit] 1. noun
    (a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) debate
    2. verb
    1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) debater
    2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) ponderar
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    * * *
    de.ba.te
    [dib'eit] n debate, discussão, disputa, contestação, argumentação, controvérsia, altercação. • vt+vi debater, discutir.

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  • 22 difference

    ['difrəns]
    1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) diferença
    2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) discussão
    3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) diferença
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    - differentiate
    - differentiation
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    dif.fer.ence
    [d'ifərəns] n 1 diferença, falta de semelhança, divergência, diversidade, distinção. 2 desconformidade, controvérsia, disputa, querela, altercação. 3 intervalo, distância entre dois números, subtração indicada. it makes no difference dá no mesmo, não importa. to split the difference chegar a um meio-termo, chegar a um acordo. what difference does it make? que diferença faz? que importa?

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  • 23 dilemma

    (a position or situation giving two choices, neither pleasant: His dilemma was whether to leave the party early so as to get a lift in his friend's car, or to stay and walk eight kilometres home.) dilema
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    di.lem.ma
    [dil'emə] n 1 dilema. 2 embaraço, situação embaraçosa, aperto. on the horns of a dilemma numa alternativa embaraçosa.

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  • 24 disputable

    adjective (able to be argued about: Whether this change was an improvement is disputable.) discutível
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    dis.pu.ta.ble
    [dispj'u:təbəl] adj disputável, discutível, contestável, controvertível.

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  • 25 doubtful

    1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) duvidoso
    2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) duvidoso
    3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) duvidoso
    4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) suspeito
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    doubt.ful
    [d'autful] adj 1 duvidoso, que oferece dúvida. 2 incerto, indeciso, irresoluto. 3 obscuro, ambíguo, vago. 4 suspeito, hesitante, questionável. to be doubtful of duvidar de.

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  • 26 fire

    1. noun
    1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) fogo
    2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) fogão
    3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) fogo
    4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) entusiasmo/fogo
    5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) fogo
    2. verb
    1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) aquecer/cozer
    2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) despertar
    3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) disparar
    4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) disparar
    5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) disparar
    6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) despedir
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    - firearm
    - fire-brigade
    - fire-cracker
    - fire-engine
    - fire-escape
    - fire-extinguisher
    - fire-guard
    - fireman
    - fireplace
    - fireproof
    - fireside
    - fire-station
    - firewood
    - firework
    - firing-squad
    - catch fire
    - on fire
    - open fire
    - play with fire
    - set fire to something / set something on fire
    - set fire to / set something on fire
    - set fire to something / set on fire
    - set fire to / set on fire
    - under fire
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    [f'aiə] n 1 fogo, lume, fogueira. 2 incêndio. 3 chama. 4 fig ardor, fervor, ímpeto, calor, furor, paixão, emoção, inspiração poética. 5 fuzilaria, descarga de armas de fogo, tiroteio. 6 brilho, resplendor, fulgor, raio, corisco, chispa, faísca. 7 conflagração, erupção, incandescência. 8 furor. • vt+vi 1 atear fogo a, incendiar, inflamar, queimar, abrasar. 2 explodir. 3 detonar, fazer fogo. 4 fig inflamar, estimular, animar, excitar, irritar. 5 lançar, arremessar, arder, luzir, iluminar, cintilar, fulgir, incandescer. 6 cauterizar. 7 demitir, despedir, destituir de emprego. 8 incendiar-se, inflamar-se. 9 desfechar, descarregar (arma de fogo), detonar, deflagrar. Fire away! desembuche, fale logo. cross-fire fogo cruzado. it’s on fire está pegando fogo. out of the frying pan into the fire pular da frigideira para o fogo, sair de uma situação ruim para outra pior. St. Anthony’s fire erisipela. St. Elmo’s fire fogo-de-santelmo. the fire of youth o fervor da mocidade. to be under fire estar exposto. to catch fire pegar fogo. to cease fire cessar fogo. to fight a fire lutar contra o fogo. to fight fire with fire responder na mesma moeda. to go through fire and water for fazer qualquer sacrifício por. to hang fire demorar para começar, hesitar, atrasar. to hold one’s fire controlar-se. to keep up the fire conservar o fogo. to play with fire brincar com o fogo, correr risco. to pour oil on the fire deitar lenha no fogo. to set fire atear fogo. to strike fire provocar entusiasmo. under fire debaixo de fogo.

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  • 27 grand jury

    (in the United States, a jury which decides whether there is enough evidence for a person to be brought to trial.) júri
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    grand ju.ry
    [grænd dʒ'uəri] n júri principal, júri de acusação.
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    grand jury
    júri (usualmente de doze ou treze jurados) que decide se uma causa deve ser julgada por um alto tribunal.

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  • 28 if

    [if]
    1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) se
    2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) se
    3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) sempre que
    4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) embora
    5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) se
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    [if] n ifs possibilidade, incerteza. • conj se, caso, que, embora, ainda que, mesmo que. if she lost in wealth, she gained in popularity / embora ela perdesse em fortuna, ganhou em popularidade. I don’t know if he is at home / não sei se ele está em casa. as if como se. if I were you se eu fosse você. if not se não. if only I could se eu pudesse. ifs and buts objeções. if she should come caso ela venha. if so neste caso. she is 40 if a day ela tem no mínimo 40 (anos).

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  • 29 judge

    1. verb
    1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) julgar
    2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) julgar
    3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) julgar
    4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) julgar
    2. noun
    1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juiz
    2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) juiz
    3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) juiz
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    - judgment
    - judging from / to judge from
    - pass judgement on
    - pass judgement
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    [dʒ∧dʒ] n 1 juiz, árbitro, julgador. 2 Judge Juiz Supremo, Deus. 3 perito, técnico, especialista. he is a good judge of cattle / ele é um perito de gado vacum. • vt+vi 1 julgar, sentenciar. I judge of him from his behaviour / eu o julgo pelo seu comportamento. 2 decidir, concluir, considerar como. 3 avaliar, ajuizar, opinar. he judges the merits of their proposal / ele avalia os méritos de sua proposta. 4 criticar, condenar, censurar. 5 expor, considerar, pensar. as far as I can judge segundo meu modo de pensar. as God is my judge! assim Deus me salve!

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  • 30 jury

    ['‹uəri]
    plural - juries; noun
    1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) juri
    2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) juri
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    - juryman
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    ju.ry1
    [dʒ'uəri] n júri: 1 grupo de jurados que forma um tribunal. 2 comissão julgadora. common jury júri (usualmente de doze jurados) que decide uma causa por voto unânime. grand jury júri (usualmente de doze ou treze jurados) que decide se uma causa deve ser julgada por um alto tribunal.
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    ju.ry2
    [dʒ'uəri] adj Naut provisório, de emergência.

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  • 31 level

    ['levl] 1. noun
    1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nível
    2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) andar
    3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nivelador
    4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) no chão
    2. adjective
    1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) raso
    2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) igual
    3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) firme
    3. verb
    1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar
    2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar
    3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) apontar
    4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) arrasar
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    - level crossing
    - level-headed
    - do one's level best
    - level off
    - level out
    - on a level with
    - on the level
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    lev.el
    [l'evəl] n 1 nível. 2 superfície plana. 3 plano horizontal. 4 altitude. 5 planície. 6 nível social ou cultural. 7 galeria ou passagem horizontal. • vt+vi 1 nivelar, aplainar. 2 apontar (uma arma). 3 dirigir (um ataque). 4 arrasar, demolir. 5 igualar (em condições), equiparar, uniformizar. 6 alisar. 7 fig ser franco e aberto. • adj 1 plano, raso. 2 horizontal. 3 igual, uniforme, nivelado, liso. 4 em pé de igualdade, na mesma posição. 5 monótono. 6 firme, inabalável. 7 sensato, calmo. 8 bem equilibrado. on the level de modo franco e correto. to do one’s level best empregar todos os esforços, fazer o melhor possível, dar o máximo de si. to level against levantar acusação contra (alguém). to level at apontar (arma).

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  • 32 lost

    1) (missing; no longer to be found: a lost ticket.) perdido
    2) (not won: The game is lost.) perdido
    3) (wasted; not used properly: a lost opportunity.) perdido
    4) (no longer knowing where one is, or in which direction to go: I don't know whether to turn left or right - I'm lost.) perdido
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    [lɔst] vt+vi ps and pp of lose. • adj 1 perdido. 2 desperdiçado. 3 desorientado. 4 desnorteado. to get lost perder-se, extraviar-se.

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  • 33 luck

    1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) sorte
    2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) sorte
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    - lucky
    - luckily
    - luckiness
    - lucky dip
    - bad luck!
    - good luck!
    - worse luck!
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    [l∧k] n 1 acaso, ventura. 2 sorte. 3 sucesso. • vi prosperar, ter sucesso. a great piece of luck muita sorte. bad luck azar. good luck sorte, boa sorte! hard luck azar. ill luck azar. in luck de boa sorte, feliz. out of luck de má sorte, infeliz. to be down one’s luck ter má sorte. to try one’s luck tentar a sorte.

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  • 34 nation

    ['neiʃən]
    1) (a group of people living in a particular country, forming a single political and economic unit.) nação
    2) (a large number of people who share the same history, ancestors, culture etc (whether or not they all live in the same country): the Jewish nation.) nação
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    - nationally
    - nationalism
    - nationalist
    - nationalistic
    - nationality
    - nationalize
    - nationalise
    - nationalization
    - nationalisation
    - national anthem
    - national service
    - nation-wide
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    na.tion
    [n'eiʃən] n 1 nação, país 2 raça.

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  • 35 or

    [o:]
    1) (used to show an alternative: Is that your book or is it mine?) ou
    2) (because if not: Hurry or you'll be late.) senão
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    or1
    [ɔ:] conj 1 ou. 2 senão. behave or else you may go comporte-se ou vá embora. either you or he ou você ou ele. whether you know it or not quer você saiba, quer não.
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    or2
    [ɔ:] n Her tintura amarela, ouro.

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  • 36 plead

    [pli:d]
    past tense, past participles - pleaded; verb
    1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') declarar-se
    2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) apresentar
    3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) suplicar
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    [pli:d] vt+vi (ps, pp pleaded, pled) 1 pleitear, demandar. 2 defender, advogar. we pleaded his cause / advogamos a sua causa. 3 alegar, argumentar. 4 apelar, rogar, suplicar. 5 Jur objetar, contestar. 6 declarar. he pleaded not guilty / ele se declarou inocente. he pleaded guilty / ele se confessou culpado. we pleaded him guilty / declaramo-lo culpado.

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  • 37 qualm

    (a feeling of uncertainty about whether one is doing right: She had no qualms about reporting her husband's crime to the police.) escrúpulo
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    [kwa:m] n apreensão, receio, aflição, mal-estar, náusea, ânsia, enjôo. qualm of conscience escrúpulo.

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  • 38 scan

    [skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb
    1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) esquadrinhar
    2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) passar os olhos por
    3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) sondar
    4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) escandir
    5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.)
    6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.)
    2. noun
    She had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.)
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    [skæn] n Comp escaneamento, varredura. • vt+vi 1 olhar de perto, examinar cuidadosamente, esquadrinhar. 2 escandir. 3 TV decompor, expor a imagem ponto por ponto a fim de transmiti-la. 4 sondar com radar. 5 Comp escanear, varrer. to scan the horizon esquadrinhar o horizonte (com binóculo).

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  • 39 soul

    [səul]
    1) (the spirit; the non-physical part of a person, which is often thought to continue in existence after he or she dies: People often discuss whether animals and plants have souls.) alma
    2) (a person: She's a wonderful old soul.) alma
    3) ((of an enterprise etc) the organizer or leader: He is the soul of the whole movement.) alma
    4) (soul music.) música soul
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    - soulfully
    - soulless
    - soul-destroying
    - soul music
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    soul1
    [soul] n 1 alma. 2 espírito, energia de sentimento. 3 parte essencial. 4 pessoa. 5 espírito (de pessoa morta). a good soul! uma boa alma! (pessoa). from my soul com profundo sentimento. not a soul ninguém, nem uma pessoa. poor soul! coitado, pobrezinho! to bear one’s soul abrir sua alma, revelar seus segredos mais íntimos. to keep body and soul together sobreviver, ganhar o suficiente para viver. to sell one’s soul vender a própria alma, agir contra a consciência por dinheiro ou poder. upon my soul! pela minha alma, céus! nossa!
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    soul2
    [soul] adj Amer coll referente aos negros.

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  • 40 test

    [test] 1. noun
    1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) teste
    2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) análise
    3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) prova
    4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) experiência
    5) (a test match.) jogo internacional
    2. verb
    (to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) pôr à prova
    - test pilot
    - test-tube
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    test1
    [test] n 1 prova, exame, teste, determinação de presença, de qualidade. 2 critério, indício, demonstração. 3 análise, ensaio. 4 processo, método, reagente de ensaio. 5 pedra de toque. 6 teste (psicológico). 7 Chem capela, cadinho de capela. • vt 1 examinar, provar, pôr à prova, ensaiar, analisar. 2 Jur atestar, testificar um testamento ou outro documento. blood test exame de sangue. to give someone a test examinar alguém. to put someone to the test submeter alguém à prova. to stand the test ser aprovado.
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    test2
    [test] Zool n concha, carapaça de crustáceos.

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