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  • 101 snore

    [sno:] 1. verb
    (to make a noise like a snort while sleeping, when one is breathing in: He was obviously asleep because he was snoring loudly.) ressonar
    2. noun
    (an act of snoring.) ronco
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    [snɔ:] n ronco. • vi roncar.

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  • 102 sob

    [sob] 1. past tense, past participle - sobbed; verb
    1) (to weep noisily: I could hear her sobbing in her bedroom.) soluçar
    2) (to say, while weeping: `I can't find my mother,' sobbed the child.) soluçar
    2. noun
    (the loud gasp for breath made when one is weeping etc.) soluço
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    [sɔb] n soluço. • vt+vi 1 chorar, soluçar. 2 emitir som como o de soluço, emitir sons, palavras sob soluços.

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  • 103 splint

    [splint] 1. noun
    (a piece of wood etc used to keep a broken arm or leg in a fixed position while it heals.) tala
    2. verb
    (to split into splinters: The door splintered under the heavy blow.) estilhaçar-se
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    [splint] n 1 Med tala (para fratura). 2 tira fina de madeira (como se usa para fazer cestas). • vt entalar, segurar, suportar com tala, encanar (osso).

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  • 104 stall

    I [sto:l] noun
    1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) estábulo
    2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) banca
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    II 1. [sto:l] verb
    1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) parar
    2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) perder velocidade
    3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) parar
    2. noun
    (a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) estol
    III [sto:l] verb
    (to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) empatar
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    stall1
    [stɔ:l] n 1 estábulo individual, baia, boxe. 2 tenda, barraca, lugar, estande onde se vende alguma coisa, banca. 3 cadeira, assento no coro da igreja. 4 seção de poltronas, primeiras filas no teatro. 5 dedeira. • vt+vi 1 viver em estábulo ou boxe. 2 pôr ou manter em estábulo. 3 parar, paralisar, enguiçar motor, encrencar. 4 atolar. 5 perder velocidade (avião). 6 Amer parar de trabalhar, passar o tempo, ficar na expectativa.
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    stall2
    [stɔ:l] n sl pretexto, evasiva, escapatória. • vt+vi 1 simular, esquivar-se. 2 protelar, adiar.

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  • 105 stay

    [stei] 1. verb
    1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) ficar
    2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) ficar
    2. noun
    (a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) estadia
    - stay in
    - stay out
    - stay put
    - stay up
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    stay1
    [stei] n 1 permanência, estada, parada, tempo, temporada. 2 paralisação, impedimento, estorvo, restrição. 3 suspensão (de um processo). 4 coll resistência, tolerância. • vt+vi 1 ficar, permanecer. will he stay with you? / ele ficará com você. 2 morar, passar certo tempo ou uma temporada, residir, acomodar-se. she is staying with her sister / ela mora com sua irmã. 3 parar. 4 pausar, esperar. 5 ficar para. 6 parar, suspender, pôr fim a. 7 Amer coll satisfazer (fome ou apetite). 8 protelar, retardar, adiar, transferir. 9 reter, suspender, obstar, impedir. 10 agüentar, tolerar. 11 Amer coll satisfazer a fome ou o apetite. 12 vulg manter a ereção, Brit ficar de pau duro. don’t stay me up Amer coll não me deixe na mão. to be here (have come) to stay vir para ficar. mini-skirts are here to stay / minissaias vieram para ficar, minissaias tornaram-se geralmente aceitas. to stay away ficar afastado, ficar ausente. to stay behind ficar para trás. to stay for someone esperar por alguém. to stay for tea coll ficar para o chá. to stay home ficar em casa. to stay in ficar em casa. to stay loose ficar relaxado, Brit ficar numa boa. to stay on perdurar, ficar. to stay out ficar fora, demorar. to stay over Amer passar a noite fora. to stay put Amer estabelecer-se, ficar firme, não arredar pé. to stay single ficar solteiro. to stay the course competir até agüentar. to stay up ficar acordado.
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    stay2
    [stei] n 1 suporte, braço, esteio. 2 espartilho. 3 Naut tirante, estai. 4 apoio, arrimo, escora. 5 barbatana (de colarinho, de maiô, etc.). • vt+vi suportar, sustentar, manter. 2 colocar tirante, suportar com estai. 3 Naut virar de bordo. in stays Naut ao virar. stays, a pair of stays espartilho.

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  • 106 still

    I 1. [stil] adjective
    1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) parado
    2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) sem gás
    2. noun
    (a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) foto
    - stillborn II [stil] adverb
    1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) ainda
    2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) no entanto
    3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) ainda
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    still1
    [stil] n 1 Poet silêncio, calma, quietude. 2 fotografia, pose, retrato. 3 Amer fotografia individual de um filme usada para cartaz. 4 natureza-morta. • vt 1 acalmar, tranqüilizar, silenciar, pacificar. 2 tranqüilizar-se, acalmar-se, sossegar. 3 acalmar, aliviar. 4 ficar quieto. • adj 1 quieto, calmo, tranqüilo, imóvel, sossegado, estacionário. 2 calmo, sereno, baixo, moderado. 3 sem ondas, parado, calmo. 4 silencioso. 5 não efervescente. 6 baixo, suave (tom). • adv 1 ainda. are you still asleep? / ainda está dormindo? 2 até agora, até esta data. 3 continuamente, futuramente. 4 apesar. 5 entretanto, não obstante. 6 quietamente, calmamente. • conj todavia, não obstante. still and all Amer apesar de tudo. still bigger ainda maior. still less ainda menos still more ainda mais. still waters run deep águas silenciosas são profundas, quem vê cara não vê coração. to be/ hold/ keep still ficar quieto.
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    still2
    [stil] n 1 alambique, destilador. 2 destilaria, engenho.

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  • 107 stir-fry

    verb (to fry in hot oil for a short time while stirring: stir-fried vegetables.)
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    stir-fry
    [stə: fr'ai] vt (ps, pp stir-fried) fritar rapidamente no óleo bem quente (método usado na culinária chinesa).

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  • 108 stock

    [stok] 1. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) fornecimento
    2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) fornecimento
    3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) gado
    4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) acçOes
    5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) caldo
    6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) cabo
    2. adjective
    (common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) vulgar
    3. verb
    1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) vender
    2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) abastecer
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    - stocks
    - stockbroker
    - stock exchange
    - stock market
    - stockpile     4. verb
    (to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) armazenar
    - stock-taking
    - stock up
    - take stock
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    [stɔk] n 1 estoque, sortimento, fundo, mercadoria, inventário. 2 suprimento, reserva, coleção. 3 gado, animais de fazenda. 4 capital, apólices, ações. 5 fundo público, subscrição pública. 6 linhagem, raça, família, origem, descendência. 7 suporte, cabo, coronha. 8 matéria-prima. 9 Cook caldo (de carne ou de peixe). 10 Theat várias peças apresentadas por uma companhia em um só teatro. 11 coisa ou pessoa estúpida, pateta. 12 alvo de ridicularização. 13 tora, tronco, haste. 14 stocks a) Naut picadeiros de carreira. b) tronco: armação de madeira com furos nos quais se prendiam as pernas e os braços de condenados. 15 Bot cavalo (de enxerto), planta que fornece olhos para enxerto. 16 bloco, cepo, base de madeira. 17 assentador para bigorna. 18 cubo de roda. 19 Zool colônia de corais, colméia. 20 Bot (também stock gillyflower) goiveiro. 21 Bot rizoma. 22 espécie de gravata larga e alta. 23 stocks meias curtas, soquetes. • vt+vi 1 pôr em estoque, estocar, armazenar, suprir. 2 acumular, prover. 3 manter em estoque. 4 abastecer, suprir. 5 prover-se. 6 colocar cabo ou coronha. 7 prover de gado, soltar animais para criação. 8 lançar rebentos novos. 9 brotar, ramificar-se. 10 cultivar, plantar. • adj 1 mantido em estoque. 2 de uso corrente. 3 relativo ao gado. 4 relativo ao estoque. 5 comum, ordinário, normal. a stock of knowledge um tesouro de conhecimentos. floating stock capital em circulação. live stock gado, rebanho. on the stocks em depósito, em construção (diz-se de navios). out of stock em falta, esgotado. stock and block tudo, o total. stock in bank capital depositado em banco. stock phrase lugar-comum. stock piece peça de grande atração. stocks and shares ações, bônus. stock size tamanho normal. stocks payable in foreign standard fundos em moeda estrangeira. to have in stock ter em estoque. to put stock in valorizar. to stock up abastecer de, suprir com. to stock up with abastecer-se de. to take stock a) inventariar, fazer balanço ou inventário. b) fig considerar, avaliar. to take stock in Com comprar ações.

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  • 109 store

    [sto:] 1. noun
    1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) reserva
    2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) depósito
    3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) armazém
    4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) loja
    2. verb
    1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) guardar
    2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) abastecer
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    - storehouse
    - storeroom
    - in store
    - set great store by
    - set store by
    - store up
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    [stɔ:] n 1 Amer armazém, loja, casa de negócios. 2 estoque, suprimento. 3 (especialmente Brit) depósito, armazém. 4 provisões, abastecimento. 5 propriedade, riqueza, tesouro (de conhecimentos), grande quantidade, abundância, fartura. • vt 1 suprir, pôr em estoque. 2 guardar, acumular, armazenar (também Comp). she stored away her treasures / ela guardou seus tesouros. 3 abastecer, prover, fornecer. chain store estabelecimento de uma rede de lojas de departamentos ou rede de supermercados, filial. department store loja de departamentos. in store de reserva. to be in store algo está para acontecer. there is a great surprise in store for you / há uma grande surpresa à sua espera. to set great store by something dar muito valor a. he sets great store by her opinion / ele dá muito valor à opinião dela. to store up reservar, guardar.

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  • 110 straight

    [streit] 1. adjective
    1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) direito
    2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) directo
    3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) direito
    4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) em ordem
    5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) simples
    6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) sério
    7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) sério
    2. adverb
    1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) em linha recta
    2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) directamente
    3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) honestamente
    3. noun
    (the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) recta
    - straightness
    - straightforward
    - straightforwardly
    - straightforwardness
    - straight talking
    - go straight
    - straight away
    - straighten out/up
    - a straight fight
    - straight off
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    [streit] n 1 reta, linha, posição, formas retas. 2 seqüência (de pôquer). 3 pessoa heterossexual. 4 pessoa que não usa drogas. • adj 1 reto, plano. 2 direto. 3 ereto, direito. 4 franco, honesto, honrado. 5 correto, justo, em ordem, direito. 6 contínuo, seguido. 7 Amer declarado, manifestado. 8 Amer puro, não falsificado, não diluído (bebida). 9 coll seguro, de confiança. 10 game seguido ( pôquer). 11 Amer sl líquido, sem desconto. 12 oficial (informação). 13 metódico, preciso, meticuloso, convencional. 14 liso (cabelo). 15 sl não viciado (em drogas). 16 sl heterossexual. • adv 1 em linha reta. 2 de modo ou de forma ereta, em posição direita. 3 logo, imediatamente, diretamente. 4 francamente, honestamente, de modo direito. I gave it to him straight / eu lho disse na cara. 5 continuamente. 6 sem restrição. 7 sl corretamente, bem. I didn’t get you straight / Amer sl não o compreendi bem. 5 cents straight Amer coll cinco cents líquido. it is as straight as you can go bem em frente. out of the straight ilegal, fora da lei. straight! coll de fato! straight ahead bem em frente, avante, sempre em frente. straight as an arrow (ou a dart) bem reto, correto. straight aviation gasoline gasolina pura de aviação. straight away imediatamente, prontamente. straight from the shoulder honestamente, diretamente. straight to the point diretamente ao que interessa. straight up? de verdade? to go straight a) corrigir-se, desistir de atividades criminosas. b) ir, caminhar reto, direto. to keep a straight bat comportar-se honrosamente, bem. to keep a straight face abster-se de sorrir. I tried to keep a straight face / procurei ficar sério, impassível. to put the record straight tirar a limpo, pôr em pratos limpos. to sell someone straight falar direta e corajosamente. to set someone straight corrigir alguém, esclarecer alguém. to think straight pensar logicamente. to vote a straight ticket votar em candidato de partido.

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  • 111 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) atingir
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) riscar
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fazer greve
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) dar
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) impressionar
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) cunhar
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir por
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) greve
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) achado
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    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up
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    [straik] n 1 greve. 2 golpe. 3 ato de derrubar todos os pinos no jogo de boliche, pontos feitos assim. 4 ataque, investida. 5 beliscada (de peixe no anzol). 6 descoberta de petróleo, ouro, etc. 7 sucesso, êxito, achado feliz. 8 Min direção do filão. • vt (ps struck, pp struck, stricken) 1 bater, malhar, golpear. I was struck by his reply / fui tomado de surpresa pela sua resposta. 2 dar, infligir, arremessar, desferir, lançar. 3 estampar, imprimir, cunhar. 4 acender (fósforo), ferir fogo. 5 atingir, colidir, cair (raio), incidir (luz). 6 abalroar, colidir, dar de encontro, chocar-se, encalhar. 7 impressionar. 8 tocar, bater, soar, bater as horas. 9 estarrecer, fulminar, impressionar, assustar. 10 afetar, tocar, afligir, atacar, surpreender. 11 atacar, assaltar. 12 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. 13 descobrir, encontrar (petróleo, ouro, etc.). 14 surgir, aparecer, vir de repente, encontrar inesperadamente. the thought struck him / ocorreu-lhe a idéia. 15 fazer greve. 16 riscar, apagar, cancelar. 17 tirar, tomar (com um golpe). 18 andar rapidamente. 19 assumir (atitude). he strikes an attitude / ele assume uma pose teatral. 20 enraizar, aprofundar, afundar, criar raízes. 21 determinar, calcular. 22 fazer, decidir, entrar em (acordo), concordar. 23 abaixar, arriar (velas). 24 raspar, alisar, deixar plano, tirar o excesso de uma medida. 25 pegar o anzol, morder a isca, fisgar. 26 desbotar, apagar-se. 27 arriar bandeiras, render-se. 28 tomar (caminho ou direção). 29 chamar a atenção, dar na vista. 30 estender, alisar. 31 enveredar. 32 tirar (linha). 33 rufar (tambores). 34 tocar (uma corda em instrumento musical). 35 levantar (acampamento). 36 cravar, meter, enfiar. 37 avançar, seguir. 38 lançar-se, disparar, avançar com rapidez. strike the iron while it is hot / malhe o ferro enquanto está quente (faça isso agora e não deixe para mais tarde). he’s struck on her ele está louco (apaixonado) por ela. it strikes me as strange that... parece-me esquisito que... strike me dead! Deus me castigue! that struck home! este golpe acertou, fig isto deu resultado. this strikes my fancy isto me agrada. to go on strike entrar em greve. to strike a balance chegar a um acordo, encontrar um ponto de equilíbrio. to strike a bargain fechar um negócio. to strike a blow at dar um soco ou golpe em. to strike a chord parecer familiar, fazer lembrar alguma coisa. to strike a dividend distribuir dividendo. to strike against bater contra, lutar contra, defender-se contra. to strike an average tirar ou calcular a média. to strike at someone bater em alguém, levantar a mão contra alguém. to strike back revidar. to strike blind cegar. to strike camp levantar acampamento. to strike dead matar. to strike down derrubar, derrubar no chão, abater. to strike dumb fazer calar, deixar bobo. to strike hands ( with) chegar a um acordo (com). to strike it rich tirar a sorte grande, enriquecer rapidamente. to strike in interromper. to strike into entrar em. to strike off a) cortar. b) copiar, imprimir. to strike oil ter sucesso, ter êxito. to strike on a) agir sobre, incidir sobre (luz), cair sobre. b) descobrir algo, ter uma idéia. to strike out a) riscar, apagar, cancelar. b) nadar ativamente (em direção a alguma coisa). c) golpear. to strike out on one’s own tomar seu rumo próprio. to strike someone with fear encher alguém de medo. to strike the eye dar na vista, chamar a atenção. to strike through remover, cancelar (algo escrito). to strike up a) Mus começar a tocar. b) iniciar (relacionamento, conversa, etc.). to strike upon incidir sobre, cair sobre, encontrar, bater contra. well stricken in years de idade avançada.

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  • 112 tack

    [tæk] 1. noun
    1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) tacha
    2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) alinhavo
    3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bordada
    4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) rumo
    2. verb
    1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pregar
    2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) bordejar
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    tack1
    [tæk] n 1 tacha, preguinho de cabeça larga. 2 alinhavo. 3 Naut curso de um navio em relação à posição das velas. 4 Naut movimento em ziguezague, cruzeiro. 5 curso de ação, direção, conduta. 6 escota, corda, cabo. • vt 1 pregar com tachas. 2 alinhavar. 3 ajuntar, adicionar, incluir. 4 Naut cruzar, manobrar, mudar de rumo ou curso. 5 fig mudar de conduta ou política. on the wrong tack no caminho errado. to be on the port (starboard) tack ter o vento de bombordo (estibordo). to change tack tomar nova direção, mudar o curso. to get down to brass tacks chegar ao ponto essencial da questão, encarar os fatos. to go off on a new tack tomar outro rumo.
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    tack2
    [tæk] n alimento, comida, especialmente em forma de pão. hard tack biscoito de marinheiro. soft tack filão de pão.

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  • 113 taut

    [to:t]
    (pulled tight: Keep the string taut while you tie a knot in it.) esticado
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    [tɔ:t] adj 1 esticado, teso, tenso. 2 em ordem, em condições.

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  • 114 to be worth

    to be worth
    valer. it is worth little/ much/ nothing / vale pouco/muito/não vale nada. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth ten shillings to him/vale-lhe dez xelins. to be worth doing, to be worth while doing valer a pena. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth doing / vale a pena fazê-lo. the risk is worth taking / vale a pena correr o risco.

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  • 115 turntable

    noun (the revolving part of a record-player on which the record rests while it is being played: He put another record on the turntable so that people could dance to the music.) prato do gira-discos
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    turn.ta.ble
    [t'ə:nteibəl] n 1 rail plataforma giratória. 2 prato de toca-disco.

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  • 116 use

    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) usar
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) usar
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    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to     II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uso
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) uso
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) uso
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) uso
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uso
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    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use
    * * *
    [ju:s] n 1 uso. he made use of this book / ele fez uso deste livro. 2 prática. 3 praxe, usança, hábito, costume. 4 ritual. 5 aplicação, emprego. 6 função, serventia. we have no use for it / não usamos isso, não é de proveito para nós. 7 utilidade, finalidade. there is no use in ringing up, it is no use to ring up / não adianta telefonar, é inútil telefonar. she was of some use in laying the table / ela se mostrou útil, pondo a mesa. 8 modo de usar. 9 necessidade. it is of no use to shout/gritar aqui não adianta nada. 10 tratamento, trato. 11 vantagem, proveito. 12. usufruto. • [ju:z] vt+vi 1 usar. I used it for a journey / usei-o, gastei-o para uma viagem. 2 praticar. 3 habituar, acostumar, costumar. 4 aproveitar(-se), servir(-se), utilizar(-se), explorar. they used him badly / trataram-no mal. 5 gastar, consumir, esgotar. 6 aplicar, empregar. 7 manusear. 8 tratar. for rough use para serviço pesado. for use para uso. in use em uso, usual, de praxe. to be used to... estar acostumado a... to use up gastar, esgotar. used to... costumava... I used to go on Sundays / eu costumava ir aos domingos. he used not to like fish / ele não gostava de peixe (mas agora gosta). didn’t she use to live in the country? / ela não morava no campo? you didn’t use to smoke / você não costumava fumar.

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  • 117 visit

    ['vizit] 1. verb
    1) (to go to see (a person or place): We visited my parents at the weekend; They visited the ruins at Pompeii while they were on holiday.) visitar
    2) (to stay in (a place) or with (a person) for a time: Many birds visit (Britain) only during the summer months.) visitar
    2. noun
    (an act of going to see someone or something for pleasure, socially, professionally etc, or going to stay for a time: We went on a visit to my aunt's; the children's visit to the museum.) visita
    * * *
    vis.it
    [v'izit] n 1 visita. I paid her a visit / eu a visitei. 2 vistoria, inspeção. 3 viagem curta. 4 hospedagem. 5 consulta (médico, dentista, etc.). • vt+vi 1 visitar, fazer visita a, ir ver, percorrer, viajar. 2 inspecionar. 3 castigar, punir, afligir. 4 conversar, palestrar, prosear. 5 hospedar-se, passar uns dias. 6 Brit consultar (médico, dentista, etc.). domiciliary visit vistoria domiciliar.

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  • 118 wait

    [weit] 1. verb
    1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) esperar
    2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) esperar
    3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servir
    2. noun
    (an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) espera
    - waiting-list
    - waiting-room
    * * *
    [weit] n 1 espera, tardança, delonga, demora. they had a long wait at the gate / eles tiveram de esperar muito no portão. 2 Theat entreato, intervalo. 3 cilada, emboscada. 4 Hist banda de música, um dos músicos ou cantores ambulantes, música por eles executada. • vt+vi 1 esperar, aguardar. we waited for him at the station / esperamos por ele na estação. we kept him waiting / fizemo-lo esperar. 2 retardar, protelar, adiar, demorar. 3 ter paciência ( until até). wait for it! / espere, aguarde o resultado! 4 servir, atender, cuidar de (at/on/ upon). 5 visitar, fazer visita respeitosa a (on/ upon). 6 resultar de. to lie in wait esperar em emboscada. to wait at table servir à mesa. to wait in line esperar em fila. to wait up a) esperar acordado. don’t wait up for me to come / não fique acordado até eu voltar. b) Amer ir mais devagar, esperar por alguém que vem mais atrás. wait and see! sl deixe como está, para ver como fica!

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  • 119 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vigília
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) turno
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) esperar
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) prestar atenção
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) esperar
    •
    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
    * * *
    [wɔtʃ] n 1 cuidado, atenção. 2 guarda, vigilância, atalaia. we set a watch upon him / nós vigiamo-lo. 3 guarda, vigia. he is on the watch / ele está de espreita, atento, vigilante. 4 Hist sentinela. 5 período ou tempo de vigilância. 6 veladura, vigília, ato de estar acordado. this life passes away as a watch in the night / esta vida passa depressa como uma noite de vigília. 7 relógio de bolso ou de pulso. 8 Naut quarto: a) período em que parte da tripulação está de serviço ou prontidão (geralmente de quatro horas). b) o grupo que está a serviço ou de prontidão no mesmo período. • vt+vi 1 olhar atentamente, assistir a (jogo, televisão, etc.). 2 estar atento, ter cuidado, prestar atenção. 3 vigiar, observar. 4 ficar de vigília, velar, ficar acordado. 5 guardar, velar ou zelar por, cuidar de. 6 ficar de espreita, espreitar. 7 estar de sentinela. 8 acompanhar (acontecimento). 9 esperar. he watched his opportunity / ele esperou, aproveitou a sua oportunidade. they cannot watch their time / eles não sabem esperar a sua hora. I’d watch it! isto é o que eu queria ver! isto é o que faltava! stop watch cronômetro. to be on the watch for someone esperar alguém de tocaia, de espreita. they were on the watch for him / eles esperaram-no de tocaia. to keep a close watch manter rigorosa vigilância. to keep a watch on someone manter alguém em observação, vigiar alguém. to put one’s watch on/ back adiantar/atrasar o relógio. to watch in ficar acordado para comemorar o Ano-Novo. to watch one’s step agir com cautela. to watch out estar alerta, atento. to watch out for a) estar observando e esperando por alguém ou alguma coisa. b) tomar cuidado com. to watch over zelar por, guardar. watch and ward vigilância contínua. watch what you’re doing! preste atenção no que você está fazendo!watch your mouth! cuidado com o que você diz! watch yourself! cuidado! watch your step! atenção! (degrau, etc.).

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  • 120 worth

    [wə:Ɵ] 1. noun
    (value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) valor
    2. adjective
    1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) equivalente
    2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) digno de
    •
    - worthlessly
    - worthlessness
    - worthy     3. noun
    (a highly respected person.) notabilidade
    - worthiness
    - - worthy
    - worthwhile
    - for all one is worth
    * * *
    [wə:θ] n 1 valor: a) preço, custo. b) qualidade. c) conceito. d) mérito. e) importância, significação, excelência. f) utilidade. 2 propriedade, riqueza, bens. • adj 1 que vale, valedor. 2 que merece, merecedor, digno. 3 equivalente a. 4 que tem o preço de. 5 que vale a pena. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando. a book worth reading um livro digno de ser lido. a man of great worth um homem de grande valor, de grandes méritos. an hour’s worth of work valor equivalente a uma hora de trabalho. a shilling’s worth of cheese queijo por um xelim. a week’s worth of food alimento suficiente para uma semana. for all one is worth com o máximo esforço. he is said to be worth hundred pounds a month consta que ele tem uma renda mensal de cem libras. he’s worth his weight in gold ele vale seu peso em ouro, seu valor é inestimável. he took him for all he was worth fig ele sangrou-o, fê-lo pagar excessivamente. I tell you that for what it is worth digo-lhe isto com reserva. it is worth it! vale a pena! it is worth its price vale o preço. not to be worth a bucket of warm spit não valer nada. not to be worth the paper it’s written on ser sem valor, não ter o menor valor. not worth mentioning a) indigno de ser mencionado. b) insignificante. of little worth de pouco valor. she died worth a million ela morreu deixando um milhão. this guy doesn’t sing worth a damn/ a shit sl esse cara não conta nada. to be worth valer. it is worth little/ much/ nothing / vale pouco/muito/não vale nada. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth ten shillings to him / vale-lhe dez xelins. to be worth doing, to be worth while doing valer a pena. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth doing / vale a pena fazê-lo. the risk is worth taking / vale a pena correr o risco. to judge people by their worth julgar as pessoas pelo seu valor. to make life worth living valer a pena viver.

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