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  • 61 form

    I 1. [fo:m] noun
    1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) vulto
    2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) tipo
    3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formulário
    4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) formalidade
    5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) ano
    2. verb
    1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) formar
    2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) formar-se
    3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) juntar(-se)
    4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) constituir
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    - be in good form
    - in the form of     II [fo:m] noun
    (a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) banco
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    [fɔ:m] n 1 forma, configuração, aparência, aspecto, contorno, formato. his gratitude took the form of a check / sua gratidão manifestou-se em forma de cheque. 2 figura, feição, feitio, talhe, vulto. 3 molde, modelo, padrão, forma. the disease appears under various forms / a doença manifesta-se de vários modos. 4 constituição específica, estrutura, sistema, arranjo e estilo, em composição literária, musical ou plástica. his form in running is bad / seu estilo de corrida não é bom. 5 método, uso, ritual, prática, praxe, formalidade. 6 ordem, disposição, norma, arranjo. 7 formulário: documento impresso ou datilografado com claros para preencher. 8 estado, caráter, aparição, visão, condição, manifestação. 9 espécie, sorte, variedade. heat, light, electricity are forms of energy / calor, luz, eletricidade são espécies de energia. 10 Philos forma. 11 Gram flexão. 12 Brit classe, série (nas escolas). 13 Typogr forma. 14 Brit banco escolar. • vt+vi 1 formar, afeiçoar, dar forma ou feição a (alguma coisa), moldar, modelar, fazer, fabricar, criar. form good habits while you are young / adquira bons hábitos enquanto for jovem. 2 formar-se, tomar forma, surgir. 3 produzir, fazer, criar, converter-se em, constituir. 4 conceber, idear, planejar, imaginar. 5 organizar, formar-se, estabelecer. we formed a club / constituímos um clube. 6 adquirir, contrair, ensinar, educar. 7 pôr em ordem, dispor em certa ordem. the soldiers formed themselves into lines / os soldados entraram em forma. 8 Gram servir de, construir (frases, sentenças). a matter of form uma formalidade. a mere form uma mera formalidade. bad form sem modos, sem educação. clouds form in the sky no céu formam-se nuvens. for form’s sake por formalidade, pro forma. good form boas maneiras. in due and legal form nos termos da lei. in due form em devida forma. in great form com ótima disposição. it is bad form isso não se faz, não está direito. to form the mind desenvolver a inteligência. to form up entrar em forma, ficar em fila. water forms ice água converte-se em gelo.
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  • 62 great

    [ɡreit]
    1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande
    2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande
    3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) muito
    4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) óptimo
    5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente
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    - greatness
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    [greit] adj 1 grande, vasto, numeroso, extenso, comprido. 2 desmedido. 3 importante, famoso, poderoso, notável. 4 principal, gran-, grão-. 5 nobre, generoso. 6 preferido, favorito. 7 formidável, magnífico, excelente. a great deal, a great many muito, muitos. a great muddle uma grande desordem. a great poet um grande poeta. a great storyteller um excelente contador de histórias. a great while bastante tempo. Alfred the Great Alfredo o Grande. great age idade avançada. Great Scott! interj meu Deus! great with young prenhe. he is a great reader ele lê muito. in great favour em boas graças. it is no great matter não tem importância. no great Amer coll nada de importante. that is great isto é formidável. the great os grandes, os importantes. the Great Assizes o juízo final. the great majority a grande maioria. the great powers as grandes potências. to be great at fencing ser bom em esgrima.

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  • 63 gush

    1. verb
    1) ((of liquids) to flow out suddenly and in large amounts: Blood gushed from his wound.) jorrar
    2) (to exaggerate one's enthusiasm etc while talking: The lady kept gushing about her husband's success.) gabar-se
    2. noun
    (a sudden flowing (of a liquid): a gush of water.) esguicho
    - gushingly
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    [g∧ʃ] n 1 torrente, erupção, fluxo, esguicho, jato. 2 arroubo, arrebatamento. • vt+vi 1 jorrar, esguichar, correr, sair em fluxo, derramar, transbordar. 2 falar com arroubo. 3 ser efusivo ou afetadamente sentimental.

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  • 64 hay

    [hei]
    (grass, cut and dried, used as food for cattle etc.) feno
    - hayrick
    - haywire
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    [hei] n 1 feno, forragem. 2 sl dinheiro. • vt 1 fazer feno. 2 suprir ou alimentar com feno. not hay não pouco, porém muito (dinheiro). to hit the hay sl ir dormir. to make hay of fazer mixórdia, confusão. to make hay while the sun shines aproveitar a oportunidade.

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  • 65 hijack

    1. verb
    1) (to take control of (an aeroplane) while it is moving and force the pilot to fly to a particular place.) sequestrar
    2) (to stop and rob (a vehicle): Thieves hijacked a lorry carrying $20,000 worth of whisky.) roubar
    3) (to steal (something) from a vehicle: Thieves hijacked $20,000 worth of whisky from a lorry.) desviar
    2. noun
    (the act of hijacking.) sequestro
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    hi.jack
    [h'aidʒæk] vt seqüestrar (avião, etc.) em trânsito.

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  • 66 home

    [həum] 1. noun
    1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) lar
    2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) pátria
    3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) lar
    4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) lar
    5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casa
    2. adjective
    1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) caseiro
    2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) local
    3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) em casa
    3. adverb
    1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) em/para casa
    2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) completamente
    •
    - homely
    - homeliness
    - homing
    - home-coming
    - home-grown
    - homeland
    - home-made
    - home rule
    - homesick
    - homesickness
    - homestead
    - home truth
    - homeward
    - homewards
    - homeward
    - homework
    - at home
    - be/feel at home
    - home in on
    - leave home
    - make oneself at home
    - nothing to write home about
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    [houm] n 1 lar, residência, casa, moradia. 2 família. 3 pátria, origem, cidade ou terra natal. • vt+vi 1 ir para casa. 2 retornar. 3 ter lar, residir, morar. 4 prover com lar ou residência. • adj 1 caseiro, doméstico, familiar. 2 nativo, nacional. 3 expressivo, que atinge ou alcança seu objetivo. • adv 1 para casa, rumo à pátria, de retorno. 2 em casa. 3 exatamente, a propósito. 4 profundamente. at home a) em casa. b) na pátria. c) à vontade. make yourself at home / esteja à vontade. away from home ausente, fora de casa. he is expected home ele está sendo esperado em casa. I’ll see you home levarei você para casa. not at home ausente, fora de casa. nothing to write home about nada de importante. that comes home to you! isto atinge você! the return home a volta para casa. to be at home in a subject ser versado em um assunto. to bring the crime home to apresentar as provas do crime a. to go home fig morrer. to pay home pagar na mesma moeda. to strike home acertar o golpe.

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  • 67 houseman

    noun (a recently qualified doctor who is living in a hospital while working there to complete his training.) interno
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    house.man
    [h'ausmən] n Brit = link=house%20physicianhouse physician.

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  • 68 hover

    1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) pairar
    2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) andar à volta de
    3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) hesitar
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    * * *
    hov.er
    [h'ɔvə] n 1 ação de pairar. 2 indecisão. • vt+vi 1 estar suspenso, pairar ( over sobre), flutuar no ar. 2 andar sem destino, andar para cá e para lá. 3 estar indeciso. to hover round rodear.

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  • 69 idle

    1. adjective
    1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) inactivo
    2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) desocupado
    3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vão
    4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) vão
    2. verb
    1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) preguiçar
    2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) rodar
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    - idleness
    - idly
    - idle away
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    i.dle
    ['aidəl] vt+vi 1 ficar à toa, perder tempo. 2 trabalhar sem carga (motor). • adj 1 inativo, desocupado. 2 ineficiente, inútil. 3 indolente, preguiçoso, negligente. to idle away the time perder o tempo à toa. to run idle Eng trabalhar sem carga.

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  • 70 influence

    ['influəns] 1. noun
    1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) influência
    2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) influência
    2. verb
    (to have an effect on: The weather seems to influence her moods.) influenciar
    - influentially
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    in.flu.ence
    ['influəns] n influência, preponderância, prestígio. • vt 1 influenciar, influir. 2 persuadir, manipular. to be under the influence of estar sob a influência de.

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  • 71 intermittent

    [intə'mitənt]
    (happening occasionally; stopping for a while and then starting again: an intermittent pain.) intermitente
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    in.ter.mit.tent
    [intəm'itənt] adj intermitente, com interrupções. the pulse is intermittent / o pulso está irregular, intermitente.

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  • 72 interpret

    [in'tə:prit]
    1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) fazer de intérprete
    2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) interpretar
    3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretar
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    - interpreter
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    in.ter.pret
    [int'ə:prit] vt+vi 1 explicar, aclarar, elucidar. 2 representar, exprimir o pensamento. 3 interpretar, traduzir, ajuizar da intenção. to interpret to the letter interpretar ao pé da letra.

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  • 73 invigilate

    [in'vi‹ileit]
    (to supervise students while they are doing an examination: I am going to invigilate (the candidates) (at) the English exam.) fazer vigilâncias
    - invigilator
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    in.vig.i.late
    [inv'idʒileit] vi vigiar, exercer vigilância.

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  • 74 iron

    1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) ferro
    2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) ferro de engomar
    3) (a type of golf-club.) taco de golfe
    2. verb
    (to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) passar a ferro
    - irons
    - ironing-board
    - ironmonger
    - ironmongery
    - have several
    - too many irons in the fire
    - iron out
    - strike while the iron is hot
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    i.ron
    ['aiən] n 1 ferro. 2 ferramenta, instrumento. 3 arma. 4 firmeza, dureza. 5 ferro de passar roupa. 6 Amer sl pistola, pequena arma de fogo. • vt+vi 1 passar a ferro (roupa). 2 cobrir com ferro, ferrar. 3 agrilhoar, encadear. • adj 1 ferroso, feito de ferro. 2 duro, firme, férreo. 3 cruel. in irons a ferros, na prisão. malleable iron ferro maleável. pig iron ferro em lingotes. smoothing iron ferro de engomar. the iron age Idade do Ferro. the Iron Duke o Duque de Ferro (Wellington). to have many irons in the fire tratar de diversos negócios ao mesmo tempo. to iron out (small problems) a) resolver (pequenos problemas), achar uma resposta para. b) remover com ferro de passar roupa. to rule with a rod of iron governar com mão de ferro.

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  • 75 just now

    1) (at this particular moment: I can't do it just now.) agora
    2) (a short while ago: She fell and banged her head just now, but she feels better again.) há pouco
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    just now
    agora mesmo, há pouco.
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    just now
    agora mesmo.

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  • 76 knock

    [nok] 1. verb
    1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) bater
    2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) deitar ao chão
    3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) bater
    4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) bater
    2. noun
    1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) pancada
    2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) pancada
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    - knock-kneed
    - knock about/around
    - knock back
    - knock down
    - knock off
    - knock out
    - knock over
    - knock up
    - get knocked up
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    [nɔk] n 1 pancada, golpe, batida. 2 som, produzido por uma pancada. 3 infortúnio, má sorte, revés, contratempo. 4 Amer crítica dura e freqüentemente fútil. • vt+vi 1 bater, dar pancadas, surrar. 2 derrubar batendo. 3 fazer ruído, barulho anormal (máquina). 4 impelir, arremessar. 5 Amer sl criticar, censurar. 6 Brit espantar, chocar, impressionar. he knocked them cold 1 ele os deixou inconscientes (com uma pancada). 2 ele os deixou atordoados. I am quite knocked up eu estou totalmente esgotado. I knocked him into a cocked hat eu lhe dei uma surra, eu o derrotei fragorosamente. that knocked him back a 100 dollars isto lhe custou 100 dólares. that knocks me estou surpreso. to knock about a) bater, tratar com violência. b) coll vaguear, perambular. to knock against someone a) encontrar alguém por acaso. b) encontrar por acaso. to knock against something colidir, chocar(-se), bater contra alguma coisa. to knock along andar ao acaso, passear ociosamente. to knock at the door bater à porta. to knock down a) abater, derrubar com uma pancada. b) fig deixar perplexo. c) arrematar, adjudicar (num leilão). d) coll abaixar os preços (de venda). to knock down for a song sl vender a troco de bananas, por nada. to knock for a loop a) derrotar. b) confundir, surpreender. to knock in enfiar com força. to knock off a) liquidar rapidamente. b) parar ou cessar o trabalho. knock it off! / pare com isso! c) deduzir, descontar. d) 4 sl matar. e) sl roubar. to knock one’s head against a brick wall bater com a cabeça na parede, encontrar total resistência. to knock on the head a) atordoar ou matar com uma pancada na cabeça. b) fig arruinar, frustrar. to knock out a) Sport eliminar. b) Box nocautear, vencer por nocaute. c) coll surpreender, impressionar. to knock the bottom out of a) refutar alegações num argumento. b) fig tirar a base, o fundamento a alguma coisa. to knock together fazer, montar ou compilar às pressas. to knock up a) golpear ou forçar para cima. b) acordar batendo à porta. c) fatigar, esgotar, cansar. d) montar ou organizar às pressas. e) sl ficar grávida.

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  • 77 lawful

    1) ((negative unlawful) allowed by law: He was attacked while going about his lawful business.) lícito
    2) (just or rightful: She is the lawful owner of the property.) legítimo
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    law.ful
    [l'ɔ:ful] adj legal, legítimo, lícito.

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  • 78 leave

    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) deixar
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) deixar
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) deixar
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) deixar
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) deixar
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) deixar
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    - leave out
    - left over     II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) licença
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) licença
    •
    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave
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    leave1
    [li:v] n 1 licença, permissão. 2 partida, despedida. by your leave com (sua) licença. leave of absence permissão para ausentar-se do trabalho, licença do trabalho. maternity leave licença-maternidade. on leave de licença. to ask for leave of absence pedir licença (para ausentar-se do trabalho). to take leave despedir-se, partir.
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    leave2
    [li:v] vt+vi (ps and pp left) 1 partir. 2 abandonar. 3 retirar-se, sair. 4 cessar. 5 desistir. 6 deixar, deixar ficar. 7 legar. 8 submeter à aprovação. 9 depositar, confiar à guarda de. 10 sobrar. there is nothing left nada sobrou. to leave about deixar jogado de qualquer maneira. to leave alone não incomodar, não interferir, deixar em paz. to leave be deixar estar, não interferir. to leave behind deixar para trás, esquecer. to leave cold deixar indiferente. to leave for partir para. to leave go/ hold of largar, soltar. to leave it lay deixar para lá. to leave much to be desired deixar muito a desejar. to leave no stone unturned não deixar pedra sobre pedra. to leave off a) desistir, descontinuar. b) deixar de vestir. to leave out omitir. to leave out in the cold deixar de lado, ignorar. to leave over deixar para considerações futuras. to leave something up to somebody deixar alguma coisa por conta de alguém.
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    leave3
    [li:v] vi cobrir-se de folhas.

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  • 79 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) lume
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender-se
    •
    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligeiro
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) leve
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso
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    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)
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    light1
    [lait] n 1 luz, claridade, iluminação, brilho. 2 fonte de luz (lâmpada, vela, etc.). 3 janela. 4 clarabóia. 5 alvorada, clarear do dia, luz diurna. 6 fig exposição, conhecimento público. 7 compreensão, esclarecimento, conhecimento. 8 iluminação espiritual, luz interior, verdade. 9 aspecto, ponto de vista. 10 sinal de trânsito, farol. 11 fig luminar, sumidade. 12 algo usado para acender (acendedor, fósforo, isqueiro, fogo). 13 inspiração. • vt+vi (ps and pp lit or lighted) 1 iluminar, acender, brilhar. 2 inflamar. 3 iluminar-se, acender-se. 4 clarear. • adj brilhante, claro, luminoso. according to my lights a meu ver, no meu entender. against the light contra a luz. between the lights a) à meia-luz. b) no crepúsculo. fast to light que não desbota pela ação da luz, resistente à luz. in a good (bad) light de modo favorável (desfavorável). in the light of à luz de, considerando. men of light and leading homens de saber e influência. to bring to light descobrir, elucidar. to come to light tornar-se conhecido. to light out sair apressadamente, fugir. to see the light a) nascer. b) passar a existir, tornar-se público. c) compreender, entender. to shed light explicar, elucidar. to stand in one’s own light frustrar os próprios planos ou desejos.
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    light2
    [lait] adj 1 leve. 2 fácil, simples. 3 ligeiro, rápido, ágil. 4 Phon átono. 5 alegre, jocoso. 6 trivial, de pouca importância. 7 frívolo, leviano. 8 claro. 9 fraco (bebidas). 10 suave, brando. 11 poroso, friável. 12 tonto, amalucado, delirante. • adv 1 levemente. 2 facilmente. a light heart despreocupação, sensação de alegria. light as a feather leve como uma pluma. light come, light go fácil vem, fácil vai. light in the head a) tonto. b) bobo. c) louco. to have light fingers ter dedos leves, ter tendência a furtar. to make light of fazer pouco de, não levar a sério.
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    light3
    [lait] vt+vi 1 aliviar. 2 desmontar, apear(-se). 3 descer, pousar. 4 encontrar por acaso. 5 golpear, atacar (com into).

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  • 80 meanwhile

    (during this time; at the same time: The child had gone home. Meanwhile, his mother was searching for him in the street.) entretanto
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    mean.while
    [m'i:nwail] adv = link=meantime meantime.

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  • while — while, whilst 1. Both forms are used in BrE, but whilst is not much used in AmE. There is no distinction in usage as regards meaning, although varying grammatical patterns are noted below. 2. The word is a conjunction, and its primary sense is… …   Modern English usage

  • While — While, n. [AS. hw[=i]l; akin to OS. hw[=i]l, hw[=i]la, OFries. hw[=i]le, D. wigl, G. weile, OHG. w[=i]la, hw[=i]la, hw[=i]l, Icel. hv[=i]la a bed, hv[=i]ld rest, Sw. hvila, Dan. hvile, Goth. hweila a time, and probably to L. quietus quiet, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • While — and whilst are conjunctions whose primary meaning is during the time that . An example is::The days were hot while we were on vacation.:I read a magazine whilst I was waiting. While and whilst can nowadays legitimately be used in the contrastive… …   Wikipedia

  • while — [hwīl, wīl] n. [ME < OE hwil, akin to Ger weile < IE base * kweye , to rest > L quies, quiet] a period or space of time [a short while] conj. 1. during or throughout the time that [we waited while she dined] 2. at the same time that… …   English World dictionary

  • while — ► NOUN 1) (a while) a period of time. 2) (a while) for some time. 3) (the while) at the same time; meanwhile. 4) (the while) literary during the time that. ► …   English terms dictionary

  • While — While, conj. 1. During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep. While I have time and space. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a gradual improvement, while you… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • While as — While While, conj. 1. During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep. While I have time and space. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a gradual improvement, while… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • While — While, prep. Until; till. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] I may be conveyed into your chamber; I ll lie under your bed while midnight. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • while — while, wile, beguile, fleet mean to pass time, especially leisure time, without being bored. One whiles or wiles away a space of time by causing it to be filled by something pleasant, diverting, or amusing {they can while away an hour very… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • while — [conj1] as long as although, at the same time, during, during the time, in the time, throughout the time, whilst; concept 799 while [conj2] even though albeit, although, howbeit, much as, though, when, whereas; concept 544 while [n] time interval …   New thesaurus

  • while I'm at it — ˌwhile you re/I m etc. ˈat it idiom used to suggest that sb could do sth while they are doing sth else • ‘I m just going to buy some postcards.’ ‘Can you get me some stamps while you re at it?’ Main entry: ↑whileidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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