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  • 81 molehill

    noun (a little heap of earth dug up by a mole while tunnelling.) montículo
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    mole.hill
    [m'oulhil] n montículo de terra feito pelas toupeiras. to make mountains out of molehills exagerar, fazer uma tempestade em um copo de água.

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  • 82 muddle

    1. verb
    (to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) baralhar
    2. noun
    (a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) confusão
    - muddle-headed
    - muddle along/through
    - muddle up
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    mud.dle
    [m'∧dəl] n confusão, desordem. • vt+vi 1 confundir, desorganizar. 2 desnortear. 3 tontear com bebidas alcoólicas. to muddle on/ along prosseguir de qualquer forma. to muddle through alcançar o objetivo de qualquer jeito.

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  • 83 myself

    1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker or writer is the object of an action he or she performs: I cut myself while shaving; I looked at myself in the mirror.) mim próprio
    2) (used to emphasize I, me or the name of the speaker or writer: I myself can't tell you, but my friend will; I don't intend to go myself.) eu próprio
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    my.self
    [mais'elf] pron 1 eu mesmo. I did it myself / eu mesmo o fiz. I am not quite myself / eu não estou, não me sinto muito bem. I myself will go / eu mesmo irei pessoalmente. 2 a mim mesmo. I hurt myself / eu me machuquei.

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  • 84 nick

    [nik] 1. noun
    (a small cut: There was a nick in the doorpost.) corte
    2. verb
    (to make a small cut in something: He nicked his chin while he was shaving.) cortar
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    [nik] n 1 entalhe, corte, incisão. 2 momento crítico. 3 lance favorável (no jogo de dados). 4 Brit sl prisão. • vt 1 entalhar, chanfrar. 2 cortar em ou através. 3 agarrar ou pegar no momento exato. 4 assentar bem. 5 fazer um lance favorável (no jogo de dados). 6 roubar, enganar. he came in the nick of time ele veio no momento exato. in bad nick em má condição. in good nick em boa condição.

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  • 85 over

    ['əuvə] 1. preposition
    1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) em/para cima de
    2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) por cima de
    3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) sobre
    4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) por
    5) (about: a quarrel over money.) sobre
    6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) por
    7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) com
    8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) em cima de
    2. adverb
    1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)
    2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)
    3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)
    4) (downwards: He fell over.)
    5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)
    6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)
    7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)
    3. adjective
    (finished: The affair is over now.) em cima
    4. noun
    ((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) série de bolas jogadas
    5. as part of a word
    1) (too (much), as in overdo.) ex(ceder-se)
    2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.) (em/por) cima
    3) (covering, as in overcoat.) sobre(tudo)
    4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.) (deitar) abaixo
    5) (completely, as in overcome.) sobre(pujar)
    - over all
    - over and done with
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    o.ver
    ['ouvə] pref sobre, super, supra (indica superioridade, excesso, posição acima, ultrapassagem).
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    o.ver
    ['ouvə] adj 1 excedente, supranumerário. 2 superior. 3 exterior, externo. 4 terminado, acabado. • adv 1 de novo, novamente. 2 de um lado a outro. 3 completamente, todo, inteiramente. 4 do começo ao fim, de ponta a ponta. 5 a mais, em excesso. 6 para lá. 7 para cá, para aqui. 8 de um para o outro. 9 muito, excessivamente. 10 do outro lado. 11 de ponta cabeça. • prep 1 demasiado, excessivo. 2 por cima de, sobre, acima de, superior a. 3 mais de, além de. 4 enquanto. 5 por causa de. 6 através de. 7 até o final de. 8 mais que. 9 durante, no decurso de. 10 a respeito de. 11 virado. 12 por toda parte. 13 acima, superior. 14 entre. all over a) completamente. b) por toda parte. ask them over peça que venham para cá. come over here venha aqui. for over a year durante mais de um ano. not over twenty não mais de vinte. not over well bastante ruim. over and above além de. over and again outra vez, novamente. over and against a) contra. b) defronte de. over and out Radio câmbio final (diz-se para encerrar uma conversa pelo rádio). over and over repetidas vezes, vezes sem conta. over head and ears profundamente. over one’s head fora da compreensão de alguém. over or under mais ou menos. over the hill sl de meia-idade. over the next week durante a próxima semana. over there lá adiante. over to you Radio é a sua vez de falar (indica a pessoa que entrará no ar em seguida). the milk boils over o leite está fervendo. three times over três vezes consecutivamente. to be over cessar, acabar. to call over fazer a chamada. to hand over entregar. to have advantage, authority over ter vantagem, autoridade sobre. to run over atropelar. turn over the page vire a página. we live over the way moramos no outro lado da rua.

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  • 86 overtake

    [əuvə'teik]
    past tense - overtook; verb
    (to pass (a car etc) while driving etc: He overtook a police-car.) ultrapassar
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    o.ver.take
    [ouvət'eik] vt+vi 1 colher, alcançar, surpreender. 2 ultrapassar. 3 engolir, tragar. 4 tomar conta, apossar-se.

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  • 87 pant

    [pænt]
    1) (to gasp for breath: He was panting heavily as he ran.) arfar
    2) (to say while gasping for breath: `Wait for me!' she panted.) arfar
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    [pænt] n 1 arquejo, ofego. 2 palpitação, pulsação. • vt+vi 1 arquejar, ofegar. 2 palpitar, pulsar, latejar, bater. 3 anelar, almejar. to pant after something almejar alguma coisa. to pant for suspirar por.

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  • 88 pause

    [po:z] 1. noun
    1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) pausa
    2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) pausa
    2. verb
    (to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) parar
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    [pɔ:z] n 1 pausa, intervalo. 2 hesitação, incerteza. 3 motivo para pausa. 4 sinal de pontuação indicando pausa. 5 Mus suspensão. 6 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 pausar, fazer um intervalo. 2 hesitar, vacilar. he paused upon her words / ele hesitou ao ouvir as palavras dela. 3 demorar-se, deter-se. she paused upon the note / ela sustentou a nota. to give pause fazer parar para pensar.

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  • 89 peg

    [peɡ] 1. noun
    1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) cavilha
    2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) cabide
    3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) mola
    2. verb
    (to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) prender
    - take someone down a peg or two
    - take down a peg or two
    - take someone down a peg
    - take down a peg
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    [peg] n 1 pino. 2 Tech pega. 3 espicho. 4 cavilha. 5 cravelha. 6 prendedor de roupas, pregador. 7 pretexto, desculpa. 8 grau, medida (de estima, etc.). 9 sl perna-de-pau. 10 pequena estaca. 11 Brit drinque, aperitivo. • vt+vi 1 cavilhar. 2 marcar com estacas. 3 pregar (sola em sapatos). 4 restringir, confinar. 5 fixar, determinar (preços). 6 laborar, labutar. 7 coll atirar, arremessar. 8 prender (roupas no varal). 9 categorizar, identificar, reconhecer. a peg to hang a nagging on um pretexto para resmungar. to be a square peg in a round hole destoar, ser um peixe fora d’água. to come down a peg ceder, mudar de tom, abrandar. to have a peg to hang things on ter um bode expiatório. to peg away coll agir ou trabalhar diligentemente. to peg down fixar com pregos. to peg out a) marcar com estacas. b) sl falhar, fracassar. c) sl morrer. to take someone down a peg or two fazer alguém abaixar um pouco a crista.

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  • 90 personal stereo

    noun ((also Walkman®) a small (radio and) cassette player with headphones that enables the person wearing it to listen to music while walking etc.)
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    per.son.al ster.e.o
    [pə:sənəl st'eriou] n walkman: pequeno toca-fitas.

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  • 91 pitter-patter

    [pitə'pætə] 1. noun
    (a light, tapping sound: the pitter-patter of rain on a window.) tique-taque
    2. verb
    (to make such a sound.) tiquetaquear
    3. adverb
    (while making this sound: The mouse ran pitter-patter across the floor.) aos tique-taques
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    pit.ter-pat.ter
    [p'itə pætə] n ruído contínuo e monótono, como da chuva.

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  • 92 rear

    I 1. [riə] noun
    1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) retaguarda
    2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) traseiro
    2. adjective
    (positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) traseiro
    - rearguard II [riə] verb
    1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) criar
    2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) empinar-se
    3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) levantar
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    [riə] n 1 a parte traseira, o fundo. 2 retaguarda, última fileira. 3 sl traseiro, assento, bunda, nádegas. • vt+vi 1 criar, educar, cultivar. 2 levantar, erigir, construir. 3 edificar, construir. 4 empinar-se, levantar-se nas patas traseiras. • adj traseiro, posterior, da retaguarda. at the rear nos fundos, na parte de trás. in the rear na retaguarda, na parte de trás, por último. to bring up the rear vir por último (numa procissão, por exemplo).

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  • 93 roar

    [ro:] 1. verb
    1) (to give a loud deep cry; to say loudly; to shout: The lions roared; The sergeant roared (out) his commands.) berrar
    2) (to laugh loudly: The audience roared (with laughter) at the man's jokes.) rir às gargalhadas
    3) (to make a loud deep sound: The cannons/thunder roared.) troar
    4) (to make a loud deep sound while moving: He roared past on his motorbike.) andar com estrondo
    2. noun
    1) (a loud deep cry: a roar of pain/laughter; the lion's roars.) rugido
    2) (a loud, deep sound: the roar of traffic.) rugido
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    [rɔ:] n 1 rugido, bramido, urro. 2 mugido, berro. 3 o rugir da tempestade, o bramir das ondas e do mar, zunido. 4 o troar do canhão, o ribombar do trovão, estrondo. 5 risada estrondosa, gargalhada estrepitosa. 6 ronqueira, o arfar ruidoso do cavalo. 7 o ruído ensurdecedor dos motores de um avião. • vt+vi 1 rugir, bramir, zunir, uivar (mar, tempestade). 2 urrar, bradar. don’t roar at me / não urre comigo. 3 troar, trovejar, ribombar, estrondear (canhão, trovão). 4 promover algazarras ruidosas, rir a bandeiras despregadas. 5 roncar, arfar ruidosamente (de cavalo). 6 roncar (motores de avião). a roar of laughter uma gargalhada ou risada estrondosa. to roar down exceder em gritos.

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  • 94 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rolo
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) pãozinho
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) viradela
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) balanço
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) trovão
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) papo
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) rufo
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rolar
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rolar
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) enrolar
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) virar(-se)
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) moldar
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) envolver
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) alisar com rolo
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) balançar
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) reboar
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) revirar
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rodar
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) fluir
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) passar
    - rolling
    - roller-skate
    3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) andar de patins
    - roll in
    - roll up
    II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) registo de matrículas
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    [roul] n 1 rolo (de arame, papel, etc.), qualquer coisa enrolada. 2 cilindro ou qualquer forma aproximadamente cilíndrica. 3 movimento de rotação, ondulação, agitação. 4 rufar de tambor. 5 ribombar do trovão ou de artilharia. 6 ação de rolar. 7 manobra em que o avião dá uma volta completa em torno de seu eixo longitudinal, mantendo a posição horizontal de vôo. 8 lista, rol, catálogo, registro, relação. he called the rolls / ele procedeu à leitura dos nomes, fez a chamada. 9 pãozinho, pão francês. 10 sl maço de notas ou cédulas, dinheiro. 11 rolls atas, anais, crônica, anuário. 12 fardo. 13 ritmo, cadência (linguagem, poesia). 14 encrespamento das ondas do mar. • vt 1 a) rolar. b) fazer rolar. 2 enrolar, dar forma de rolo a. 3 passar suavemente, deslizar (tempo). 4 girar, revolver. 5 agitar, balançar (navio). 6 ondular, flutuar. 7 aplainar, laminar, calandrar. 8 preparar massas alimentícias com o rolo. 9 aplicar cor, por meio de um rolo. 10 ribombar (trovão). 11 rufar (tambor). 12 Amer sl roubar pessoa alcoolizada ou indefesa. 13 ressoar, vibrar (órgão). 14 coll possuir em abundância. 15 correr (rio), fluir. 16 rodar (carro). 17 gingar, menear, bambolear. 18 trinar, gorjear. 19 enfaixar, envolver. 20 encrespar-se (ondas). 21 transportar em carro (ou outro veículo de rodas). 22 começar a operar (câmera), rodar. 23 jogar (dados). 24 Mus arpejar. heads will roll cabeças vão rolar, punições severas vão acontecer (com perda de cargos). pay roll folha de pagamento to be rolling in a) coll chegar em grande número ou quantidade. b) ter em grande quantidade, estar "nadando" em. to roll back a) reduzir (preço). b) recuar, ir para trás. to roll in the aisles morrer de rir.. to roll in the hay sl praticar sexo. to roll in wealth nadar em dinheiro. to roll out a) estender. b) levantar-se da cama. c) produzir em grande quantidade. to roll out the red carpet for receber com a máxima hospitalidade. to roll up a) enrolar. b) fazer recuar (inimigo). c) chegar, vir. to roll up one’s sleeves arregaçar as mangas, preparar-se para entrar em ação. to strike off the rolls riscar da lista, desclassificar, expulsar.

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  • 95 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) para cá/lá
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) em círculo
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de pessoa em pessoa
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) por aí
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferência
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) cá/lá
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) em volta
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) à volta de
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) por
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por toda (a cidade)
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rodada
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) giro
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) volta
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canção
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) contornar
    - roundly
    - roundness
    - rounds
    - all-round
    - all-rounder
    - roundabout
    6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) indirecto
    - round-shouldered
    - round trip
    - all round
    - round about
    - round off
    - round on
    - round up
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    round1
    [raund] n 1 qualquer coisa em forma de bola, círculo, cilindro. 2 círculo, circunferência, esfera, abóbada, volta, curva, argola, orbe, anel. 3 redondeza. 4 órbita. 5 ronda, rotação, circuito, curso, rota. he made his rounds, he went his rounds / ele fez a ronda. 6 sucessão, série, ciclo, rotina. 7 rodada (de bebidas ou em competições ou jogos). 8 Mil salva, descarga, tiro, disparo. 9 a respectiva munição. 10 aplauso, salva de. 11 dança de roda. 12 Mus canção em forma de cânone. 13 escultura não em relevo. 14 carne de coxão. 15 fatia (em forma circular), rodela. 16 degrau de escada. 17 grupo, roda (de políticos). 18 Box assalto, round. • vt+vi 1 arredondar(-se), curvar, bolear, dobrar. 2 contornar, voltear, rodear, circundar, rondar. 3 circunavegar. 4 virar, volver. 5 tornar fluente, corrente (o estilo). 6 cercar, envolver (inimigo). 7 completar, terminar, acabar. 8 Phon labializar. 9 arredondar (números). • adj 1 redondo, circular, cilíndrico, rotundo, curvo, arredondado, esférico, orbicular, globular, boleado. 2 cheio, corpulento, rechonchudo. 3 amplo, grande, considerável, vultosa (importância). 4 claro, franco, positivo, categórico, sincero. 5 sonoro, agradável, harmonioso. 6 Phon labial, labializado. 7 completo. 8 arredondado, não fracionado. 9 rápido, ativo, bom. 10 corrente, fluente (estilo). 11 ininterrupto, contínuo. • adv 1 circularmente, em círculo, contornando. 2 de ou por todos os lados, em todas as direções, por toda parte. 3 em volta, em redor, em torno, na redondeza, perto, nas proximidades. 4 de circunferência. 5 de passagem por. 6 para a casa (de alguém). 7 de volta (viagem). 8 de porta em porta, de mão em mão. 9 completamente, do princípio ao fim, de cabo a rabo. • prep 1 em volta, por toda parte. 2 à volta de, em torno de. 3 na vizinhança de, perto de. 4 mais ou menos, em torno de. 5 durante todo, por todo. all the year round durante o ano todo. a long way round desvio, caminho mais longo que outro para o mesmo destino. a round hand boa caligrafia. a round oath uma forte imprecação. a round of drinks uma rodada de bebida. a round peg in a square hole no lugar errado, deslocado. at a round pace em passo acelerado. he will look round one of these days ele nos visitará nos próximos dias. in round figures aproximadamente, em números redondos. in the round a) Sculp em redondo, que pode ser visto por todos os lados. b) globalmente, com tudo considerado. c) Theat com a platéia em volta do palco. round about a) em volta de. b) indiretamente. c) aproximadamente. round game jogo, folguedo em que diversas pessoas podem participar (como jogo de prendas). round me em volta de mim. round of applause salva de palmas. round shot a) bola de canhão. b) tiro curto. round-the-clock que dura vinte e quatro horas. round the corner virando a esquina. the daily round a rotina, as obrigações diárias. the rumour went the round of the town o boato circulou pela cidade. the tour round the world a viagem ao redor do mundo. they got him round persuadiram-no, convenceram-no. this earthy round este mundo todo. to ask him round pedir-lhe que venha aqui. to bring round a) trazer para. b) fazer voltar a si. c) convencer, persuadir. to come round a) voltar a si, recuperar-se. b) visitar. c) mudar de opinião, ceder. to go/ make the rounds circular, patrulhar. to go round to procurar (alguém), visitar. to look round oneself olhar em redor de si. to round off a) arredondar(-se). b) completar ou concluir satisfatoriamente. to round on volver contra, atacar, denunciar. to round out preencher. to round to Naut vir a vento. to round up a) arrebanhar, ajuntar, reunir (gado). b) Mil cercar, envolver. c) capturar (criminosos). d) arredondar (números). to show him round the city mostrar-lhe a cidade. to turn round a) virar(-se). b) voltar. c) mudar de idéia ou opinião. twenty rounds of cartriges Mil vinte cartuchos para cada homem.
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    [raund] vt cochichar, segredar, sussurrar.

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  • 96 scrape

    [skreip] 1. verb
    1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) arranhar
    2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) raspar
    3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) rascar
    4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) raspar
    5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) cavar
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raspadela
    2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) esfoladela
    3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) enrascada
    - scrape the bottom of the barrel
    - scrape through
    - scrape together/up
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    [skreip] n 1 ato, ruído ou efeito de raspar ou arranhar. 2 aperto, dificuldade, embaraço. • vt+vi 1 raspar, tirar por raspagem. 2 roçar, arranhar. 3 juntar, acumular. 4 economizar. 5 passar com dificuldade, labutar. to scrape acquaintance with sl insinuar-se na amizade de. to scrape against something esfregar-se contra alguma coisa. to scrape along sl viver ao deus-dará. to scrape off raspar. to scrape through passar com dificuldade, passar apertado.

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  • 97 shanty

    ['ʃænti]
    plural - shanties; noun
    1) (a roughly-built hut or shack.) barraca
    2) ((also sea shanty) a song that sailors used to sing while working.)
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    shan.ty
    [ʃ'ænti] n barraco, choupana, casa de madeira.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > shanty

  • 98 skewer

    ['skjuə]
    (a long pin of wood or metal for keeping meat together while roasting: Put the cubes of meat on a skewer.) espeto
    * * *
    skew.er
    [skj'uə] n espeto usado para manter a carne enrolada enquanto está cozinhando. • vt prender com espeto.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > skewer

  • 99 slave

    [sleiv] 1. noun
    1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) escravo
    2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) escravo
    2. verb
    (to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) labutar
    * * *
    [sleiv] n 1 escravo. 2 pessoa viciada, escravo. he is a slave to drink / ele é viciado na bebida. 3 mourejador, pessoa que trabalha muito, que é explorada por outros. • vi trabalhar muito, mourejar, labutar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > slave

  • 100 slither

    ['sliðə]
    (to slide or slip while trying to walk (eg on mud): The dog was slithering about on the mud.) resvalar
    * * *
    slith.er
    [sl'iðə] n escorregadela. • vi 1 escorregar, resvalar, deslizar. 2 serpear, serpentear.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > slither

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