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61 harp
(a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers.) harpa- harpist- harp on about - harp on -
62 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) quentura2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) calor3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) calor4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) calor, excitação5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) prova eliminatória2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) aquecer(-se)- heated- heatedly - heatedness - heater - heating - heat wave - in/on heat See also:- hot -
63 key
[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) chave2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) tecla3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tecla4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) tom5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) chave6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) legenda2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) -chave- keyboard- keyhole - keyhole surgery - keynote - keyed up -
64 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vida2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) vida8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) prisão perpétua•- lifeless- lifelike - life-and-death - lifebelt - lifeboat - lifebuoy - life-cycle - life expectancy - lifeguard - life-jacket - lifeline - lifelong - life-saving - life-sized - life-size - lifetime - as large as life - bring to life - come to life - for life - the life and soul of the party - not for the life of me - not on your life! - take life - take one's life - take one's life in one's hands - to the life -
65 negative
['neɡətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) negativo2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativo3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativo4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativo2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) negativa2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativo• -
66 olive
['oliv]1) (a type of edible fruit which is used as a garnish etc and which gives oil used for cooking: He put an olive in her cocktail; ( also adjective) an olive tree; olive oil.) oliva, azeitona2) (the tree on which it grows: a grove of olives.) oliveira3) ((also olive-green) the brownish-green or yellowish-green colour of the fruit: They painted the room olive; ( also adjective) She wore an olive-green hat.) verde-oliva4) ((also olive-wood) the wood of the tree.) oliveira• -
67 pipe
1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) cano2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) cachimbo3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) flauta2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) canalizar2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) tocar instrumento de sopro3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) falar com voz fina•- piper- pipes - piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) estridente- pipeline - piping hot -
68 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cents3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direção5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) graça6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar em quatro2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar, alojar•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicação trimestral- quarters- quarter-deck - quarter-final - quarter-finalist - quartermaster - at close quarters -
69 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) lado2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) face3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) lado4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) lado5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) lado6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) lado7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) lado, encosta8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) lado, aspecto9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) lado2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) secundário- - side- - sided - sidelong - sideways - sideburns - side effect - sidelight - sideline - sidelines - side road - sidestep - side-street - sidetrack - sidewalk - from all sides - on all sides - side by side - side with - take sides -
70 stencil
['stensl] 1. noun1) (a thin piece of metal or card in which a design etc has been cut which can be reproduced on another surface, eg paper, by printing or inking over the metal etc.) estêncil2) (a piece of waxed paper into which words have been cut by a typewriter, to be reproduced by a similar process.) estêncil2. verb(to produce (a design, pattern etc) by using a stencil.) reproduzir por meio de estêncil -
71 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hora2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tempo3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento, hora4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tempo5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) hora6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) vez7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tempo8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo, andamento2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrar2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) escolher o momento de•- timeless- timelessly - timelessness - timely - timeliness - timer - times - timing - time bomb - time-consuming - time limit - time off - time out - timetable - all in good time - all the time - at times - be behind time - for the time being - from time to time - in good time - in time - no time at all - no time - one - two at a time - on time - save - waste time - take one's time - time and time again - time and again -
72 X-rays
[eks'reiz] 1. noun plural(rays which can pass through many substances impossible for light to pass through, and which produce a picture of the object through which they have passed.) raios X- X-ray2. verb(to take a photograph of using X-rays: They X-rayed my arm to see if it was broken.) radiografar -
73 Tube
[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tubo2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) canal3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metropolitano4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) bisnaga•- tubing- tubular* * *[tj'u:b] Brit metrô. Tube of guts sl pessoa gorda e repulsiva. -
74 abstract
['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) abstracto2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstracto2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) resumo* * *ab.stract['æbstrækt] n 1 abstrato, abstração. 2 extrato, resumo, sumário. 3 idéia teórica ou abstrata. • [æbstr'ækt] vt+vi 1 abstrair, separar. 2 resumir, sumariar. 3 subtrair, surrupiar, desviar. he abstracted my wallet from my pocket / ele surrupiou a carteira do meu bolso. 4 desviar a atenção, distrair(-se). • ['æbstrækt] adj 1 abstrato. 2 ideal, teórico. 3 difícil, complicado. 4 transcendental. in the abstract por si só, na teoria. to abstract the attention from desviar a atenção de. -
75 account
1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have (opened) an account with the local bank.) conta2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) contas3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) conta4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) conta5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; ( also adjective) an account book.) relato•- accountant
- account for
- on account of
- on my/his etc account
- on my/his account
- on no account
- take something into account
- take into account
- take account of something
- take account of* * *ac.count[ək'aunt] n 1 conta, cálculo, cômputo. we have an account at the best stores / temos conta nas melhores lojas. 2 razão, causa. 3 valor. 4 importância. 5 extrato de conta ou balanço. 6 relatório de negócios, prestações, crédito, etc. 7 conto, relato. 8 prestação de contas. • vt+vi 1 calcular, acertar contas, prestar contas. can you account for it? / você pode prestar esclarecimentos a respeito? 2 considerar, ter em conta, julgar. account for building costs orçamento para construções civis. a man of great account um homem respeitado. a person of no account uma pessoa sem importância ou insignificante. bank account conta bancária. by all account de acordo com a opinião geral. of no account sem importância, insignificante. on account por conta, a prazo. on account of por causa de, a bem de, no interesse de. on my own account para mim, por iniciativa própria. on no account em hipótese alguma. on that account por causa disto, por esta razão. to account for prestar contas, responder por, ter por, considerar. that accounts for everything / isto esclarece tudo. to be much ( or little) accounted of ser muito (ou pouco) apreciado. to call to account reclamar explicação. to carry to a new account lançar a uma nova conta. to keep accounts escriturar, registrar. to leave out of account desconsiderar, negligenciar. to make a great account of considerar, estimar. to make no account of menosprezar, desprezar. to place it to his account lançar ao débito de sua conta. to settle on account liquidar uma conta. to take account of a) tomar em consideração, considerar. b) tomar nota. to take into account permitir, considerar. upon all accounts em todo caso. upon my account por minha causa. -
76 acid
['æsid] 1. adjective1) ((of taste) sharp or sour: Lemons and limes are acid fruits.) ácido2) (sarcastic: acid humour.) sarcástico2. noun(a substance, containing hydrogen, which will dissolve metals etc: She spilled some acid which burned a hole in her dress.) ácido- acidity* * *ac.id['æsid] n 1 ácido. 2 LSD. • adj ácido, azedo, acre, ardente. acrinic acid ácido acrínico. hydrochloric acid ácido clorídrico ou muriático. -
77 adjective
['æ‹iktiv](a word which describes a noun: a red flower; air which is cool.) adjectivo* * *ad.jec.tive['ædʒəktiv] n adjetivo. • adj adjetivo, adjetival. -
78 aircraft carrier
(a ship which carries aircraft and which aircraft can use for landing and taking off.) porta-aviões* * *air.craft car.ri.er['ɛəkra:ft kæriə] n Naut porta-aviões.————————aircraft carrierporta-aviões. -
79 altar
['o:ltə]1) (in some Christian churches the table on which the bread and wine are consecrated during the celebration of communion: The bride and groom stood before the priest at the altar.) altar2) (a table etc on which offerings are made to a god.) altar* * *al.tar['ɔ:ltə] n 1 altar. 2 mesa de sacrifício, mesa onde se celebra a missa. high altar altar-mor, altar principal. to lead to the altar levar ao altar, casar-se (com uma mulher). -
80 apostrophe
[ə'postrəfi](a mark (') which is used to show that a letter or letters has/have been omitted from a word, and which is also used in possessive phrases and in the plurals of letters: the boy's coat; the boys' coats; There are two n's in `cannot' but only one in `can't'.) apóstrofe* * *a.pos.tro.phe1[əp'ɔstrəfi] n Gram apóstrofo, sinal que serve para: 1 indicar a supressão de letra ou letras. 2 formar o genitivo de substantivos.————————a.pos.tro.phe2[əp'ɔstrəfi] n Rhet apóstrofe: figura de retórica em que o orador se interrompe, dirigindo a palavra a alguma coisa ou pessoa real ou fictícia.
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