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  • 61 mercy

    ['mə:si]
    plural - mercies; noun
    1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) piedade
    2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) sorte
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    - mercifully
    - merciless
    - mercilessly
    - at the mercy of
    - have mercy on
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    mer.cy
    [m'ə:si] n 1 mercê, clemência, piedade, compaixão, misericórdia. 2 perdão. 3 discrição. at the mercy of à mercê de. for mercy’s sake por piedade, por misericórdia. Lord, have mercy on us Rel Senhor, tende piedade de nós.

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  • 62 on

    [on] 1. preposition
    1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) em cima de
    2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em
    3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em
    4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre
    5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em/de
    6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) em.
    7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) a fazer/tomar
    8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em
    9) (towards: They marched on the town.) em direcção a
    10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em
    11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em/por
    12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) com
    13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ao ser (investigado)
    14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) sobre
    2. adverb
    1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) em
    2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente
    3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) em funcionamento
    4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) em exibição
    5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) em
    3. adjective
    1) (in progress: The game was on.) a decorrer
    2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) vai haver
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    - ongoing
    - onwards
    - onward
    - be on to someone
    - be on to
    - on and on
    - on time
    - on to / onto
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    [ɔn] adj posto, colocado. • adv 1 sobre, por cima de. 2 em diante, a partir de. 3 adiante, para a frente. 4 em andamento, em ação. 5 na direção. • prep 1 sobre, em cima de. 2 em. 3 no, nos, na, nas. 4 para o. 5 por meio de. 6 a respeito de. 7 perto. 8 junto a. 9 conforme. 10 durante. 11 em acréscimo a. 12 na direção de. 13 coll às custas de. and so on e assim por diante. come on! venha, vamos. far on in years de idade avançada. from that day on daquele dia em diante. go on! continue, prossiga. he is always on about her coll ele não pára de falar nela. he is on ele está embriagado. hold on! segure-se. later on mais tarde. on and off de vez em quando. on and on sem parar, ininterruptamente. on board a bordo. on call a chamado. on close no fechamento. on condition that sob a condição de. on duty a serviço, de plantão. on fire em chamas. on foot a pé. on Friday next week na sexta-feira da próxima semana. on purpose de propósito. on the contrary ao contrário. on the right/ left à direita/esquerda. on the river à margem do rio. on the rocks com gelo. on the telephone ao telefone. on time na hora. she’s always on sl ela está sempre ligada. the light is on a luz está acesa. they got on a bus eles subiram no ônibus. they greeted us on their arrival saudaram-nos por ocasião de sua chegada. to be on a cloud coll estar muito feliz. to be on one’s ass sl estar numa pior. to be on roll coll ter muito sucesso. to be on someone’s back sl a) pegar no pé de alguém. b) depender de alguém. to get on in life progredir na vida. to have a lot on coll ter muito o que fazer. to look on olhar, assistir (a um jogo). to march on prosseguir marchando. who is on the committee? quem está no comitê?

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  • 63 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) lugar
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) largo
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar
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    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of
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    [pleis] n 1 lugar: a) espaço ocupado. b) posição natural, colocação certa. c) localidade, local. d) vila, cidade, povoado, região, distrito. e) parte, local, ponto. f) emprego, posto, cargo, colocação. g) posição, classe, condição, grau. h) residência, moradia, domicílio. i) passagem, trecho, tópico. j) ocasião, ensejo, azo. k) assento, poltrona, cadeira. he took his place / ele ocupou seu lugar. l) Sports colocação. m) ordem de seqüência. n) situação, circunstância. o) Astr posição no firmamento. 2 obrigação, atribuição, dever. it is not my place to find fault / não me cabe fazer críticas. 3 Math casa decimal. 4 praça, largo. 5 praça, forte, fortificação. 6 solar, mansão, herdade. • vt+vi 1 colocar: a) pôr, depositar. he placed confidence in her / ele depositou confiança nela. he placed the book on the shelf / ele colocou o livro na prateleira. b) inverter, aplicar. c) pôr em estabelecimento de crédito. d) dispor, ordenar, classificar, arranjar. e) estabelecer, nomear, dar emprego a. 2 identificar, reconhecer. 3 Accounting fazer lançamentos. 4 obter colocação (cavalo de corrida, diz-se principalmente em relação ao segundo colocado). all over the place jogado, em confusão, bagunçado, desorganizado. in place a) no lugar certo. b) adequado. in place of em lugar de, em vez de. in some place algures, em algum lugar. in the first place a) em primeiro lugar. b) primeiramente. out of place fora de propósito. place of amusement local de diversão. place of delivery local de entrega. the right man in the right place o homem adequado no lugar que lhe compete. to be placed beyond a doubt estar acima de qualquer dúvida. to fall into place estar resolvido, Braz coll encaixar-se. to give place to dar espaço para. to have place ter existência. to know one’s place conhecer o seu lugar. she knows her place / ela sabe o lugar que lhe compete. to lose one’s place perder, não compreender o texto, etc. to lose the place a) estar completamente perdido. b) perder a paciência. to place an order fazer um pedido. to place in position colocar em posição. to put/keep someone in one’s place a) pôr/manter alguém no seu devido lugar. b) manter alguém à distância. to take place a) assumir posição. b) ter lugar, realizar-se.

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  • 64 subject

    1. adjective
    ((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) dominado
    2. noun
    1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) súbdito
    2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) assunto
    3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) disciplina
    4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) motivo
    5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) sujeito
    3. [səb'‹ekt] verb
    1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) submeter
    2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) submeter
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    - subjective
    - subjectively
    - subject matter
    - change the subject
    - subject to
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    sub.ject
    [s'∧bdʒikt] n 1 assunto, tópico, tema, tese. let us change the subject / mudemos o assunto. 2 súdito, vassalo. 3 objeto, vítima. 4 Gram sujeito. 5 tema de melodia, em que se baseia uma composição musical. 6 objeto, motivo. 7 Schooling disciplina, matéria. 8 sujeito de experiência, cobaia. 9 substância, essência, substrato. 10 cadáver (para dissecção). • [səbdʒ'ekt] vt 1 subjugar, dominar, sujeitar. he is subject to asthma / ele está sujeito à asma. 2 submeter. he subjected himself to great danger / ele se expôs a um grande perigo. • adj 1 sujeito, sob o domínio de. 2 exposto. 3 com disposição ou tendência para. 4 dependente, condicionado a. a subject for pity um objeto de compaixão. subject to duty sujeito a taxas alfandegárias. subject to his approval dependente de sua aprovação. subject to reservations com reservas. subject to this com estas restrições. the subject under discussion o tema em discussão.

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  • 65 umpire

    1. noun
    (in cricket, tennis etc, a person who supervises a game, makes sure that it is played according to the rules, and decides doubtful points: Tennis players usually have to accept the umpire's decision.) juiz
    2. verb
    (to act as umpire: Have you umpired a tennis match before?) arbitrar
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    um.pire
    ['∧mpaiə] n árbitro, juiz (também Sport). • vt+vi arbitrar, julgar.

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  • 66 wing

    [wiŋ]
    1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) asa
    2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) asa
    3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) ala
    4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) parte
    5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) ala
    6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) ala
    7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.)
    8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) esquadrilha
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    - - winged
    - winger
    - wingless
    - wings
    - wing commander
    - wingspan
    - on the wing
    - take under one's wing
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    [wiŋ] n 1 Zool, Bot, Anat asa. the love added/ lent wings to his feet / o amor alou os seus pés. 2 qualquer coisa semelhante a asa em forma ou uso. 3 braço de moinho. 4 pá ou palheta de ventilador. 5 Amer unidade administrativa ou tática das forças aéreas, esquadra. 6 vôo, transporte aéreo, aviação. 7 bastidor (teatro). 8 wings emblema de aviador (piloto). he got his wings / ele recebeu seu emblema de aviador. 9 Mil ala, flanco. 10 facção, parte ou grupo de uma organização. 11 Sports ala (esquerda ou direita), jogador de ala. 12 perna dianteira (quadrúpede), braço (pessoa). 13 lóbulo de pulmão. 14 meio ou instrumento de transporte, viagem ou progresso. 15 folha de porta ou janela. 16 pára-lama (carro). 17 orelha (de poltrona). 18 fig proteção, cuidado, amparo. • vt+vi 1 voar, tomar vôo. 2 atravessar ou percorrer voando. 3 transportar por via aérea. 4 fig apressar, acelerar, fazer voar. 5 prover com asas, alar, dar asas a. 6 prover de penas (flecha). 7 atingir ou acertar (um avião ou pássaro) nas asas, ferir na asa. 8 coll ferir no braço. 9 Archit prover de alas. bird’s wing asa de pássaro. in the wings pronto para agir. it had taken wings to itself desapareceu depressa. on the wing a) voando, em vôo, depressa. b) em movimento, em atividade, atarefado. c) de partida, em fuga. on the wings of the wind rápido como o vento. side wing bastidor de teatro. take her under your wings tome-a sob sua proteção, proteja-a. to spread wings alçar vôo, fazer algo novo e difícil. to take wings a) (pássaros) levantar vôo. b) fig fugir, morrer. to wing it coll improvisar. we clipped him the wings fig cortamos-lhe as asas.

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  • 67 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) lombo
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) fundos
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) dos fundos
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) dar marcha à ré
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar em
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    - backbite - backbiting - backbone - backbreaking - backdate - backfire - background - backhand 5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) de revés
    - back-number - backpack - backpacking: go backpacking - backpacker - backside - backslash - backstroke - backup - backwash - backwater - backyard - back down - back of - back on to - back out - back up - have one's back to the wall - put someone's back up - take a back seat

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  • 68 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
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    - 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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  • 69 lap

    I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb
    1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) lamber
    2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) lamber
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    II [læp] noun
    1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) colo
    2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) volta
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    - the lap of luxury
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    lap1
    [læp] n 1 regaço, colo. 2 roupa que cobre o colo. 3 fralda, aba. 4 parte pendente de cobertor, etc. in the lap of luxury no luxo. in the lap of the gods nas mãos de Deus.
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    lap2
    [læp] n 1 dobra. 2 parte de uma substância que se sobrepõe a outra. 3 aba. 4 fio de algodão pronto para cardagem. 5 o comprimento de um fio, tecido, etc. necessário para dar uma volta sobre uma roda ou rolo. 6 volta completa (em uma pista de atletismo, automobilismo, raia de natação, etc.). 7 etapa. 8 ferramenta de esmerilhar. 9 polidor. • vt+vi 1 enrolar, dobrar, envolver. 2 imbricar (com telhas), sobrepor. 3 aconchegar, aninhar. 4 dar uma volta completa (na pista). 5 obter vantagem de uma ou mais voltas na pista, numa corrida. 6 polir. to be on the last lap estar chegando ao fim (de um trabalho, projeto, etc.). to drop it into someone’s lap empurrar (o caso) para outra pessoa. to lap over from one century to another estender-se de um século a outro.
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    lap3
    [læp] n 1 lambida. 2 a ação de beber, como os cães e os gatos. 3 o respectivo som ou ruído. 4 bebida ou comida fraca. • vt+vi 1 beber como o fazem cachorros e gatos (com movimentos da língua). 2 ondear, causar um ruído igual ao de ondas pequenas quando batem contra um barco, marulhar. to lap up engolir, escutar avidamente, aceitar sem pensar.

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  • 70 press

    [pres] 1. verb
    1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) comprimir(-se)
    2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) espremer
    3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) pressionar
    4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) insistir em
    5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) passar a ferro
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) pressão
    2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prensa
    3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) imprensa
    4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) imprensa
    5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) espremedor
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    - press conference
    - press-cutting
    - be hard pressed
    - be pressed for
    - press for
    - press forward/on
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    press1
    [pres] n 1 multidão, turba. 2 apinhamento, aperto. 3 pressão. 4 prensa. 5 lagar. 6 prelo, máquina de impressão. 7 imprensa, jornalismo. 8 haltere. 9 armário, armário de cozinha. 10 urgência, premência, pressa. • vt+vi 1 comprimir, premer. 2 apertar, empurrar, pressionar. 3 forçar, compelir. 4 impor. 5 acometer, acossar, assediar. 6 oprimir, afligir. 7 prensar, espremer. 8 passar a ferro. 9 fazer pressão sobre. 10 apressar, estimular. 11 exigir, reclamar, demandar. freedom/ liberty of press liberdade de imprensa. in the press no prelo ou para a imprensa. press of sail Naut todo o pano (vela). to correct the press corrigir provas. to go to the press ir para o prelo. to have a good press ser bem recebido pela crítica. to press a button apertar um botão. to press ahead/ forward/on continuar energicamente apesar das dificuldades. to send to press mandar imprimir.
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    press2
    [pres] vt recrutar à força.

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  • 71 wonder

    1. noun
    1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) espanto
    2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilha
    3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha
    2. verb
    1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) admirar-se
    2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) perguntar-se
    3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) gostar de saber
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    - wonderfully
    - wonderingly
    - wonderland
    - wondrous
    - no wonder
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    won.der
    [w'∧ndə] n 1 milagre. he did/ worked wonders / ele realizou milagres. 2 prodígio, portento. 3 maravilha. she is a wonder / ela é maravilhosa. 4 admiração, surpresa, espanto. it excited wonders / causou surpresa. I was filled with wonder / fiquei muito surpreso. they looked at me in wonder / eles todos me olharam surpresos. • vt+vi 1 admirar-se, surpreender-se, espantar-se (at, over de, com). wonder you never read the letters / admiro-me de que você nunca leia as cartas. it is not to be wondered at if... / não é de admirar se... 2 querer saber, estar curioso por saber, ter curiosidade para descobrir. I wonder who it was! / eu gostaria de saber quem foi. 3 perguntar, inquirir. he wondered to himself how... / ele ficou pensando (consigo mesmo) como... a nine days’ wonder um prodígio. for a wonder surpreendentemente. I wonder! a) isto é o que eu gostaria de saber. b) disto eu ainda duvido muito. I wonder how he did it? como será que ele fez isto? no wonder that não é de admirar que. small wonder if... não é de admirar se... the wonders of the world os milagres do mundo. what wonder? é de admirar?

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  • 72 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, casa
    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.) asilo, abrigo
    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.) doméstico
    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.) da casa
    3. adverb
    1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) para casa, em 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.) diretamente
    •
    - 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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  • 73 circle

    ['sə:kl] 1. noun
    1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) círculo
    2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) círculo
    3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) círculo
    4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) balcão
    2. verb
    1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) cercar
    2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) desenhar um círculo
    * * *
    cir.cle
    [s'ə:kəl] n 1 Geom círculo. 2 superfície de círculo. 3 circuito, volta. we have come full circle / demos uma volta completa. 4 circunferência. 5 auréola, halo. 6 coroa, diadema. 7 anel. 8 assentos no balcão do teatro. 9 período, ciclo. 10 órbita de um corpo celeste. 11 período de revolução de um corpo celeste. 12 grupo de pessoas, círculo, roda, grêmio. 13 esfera de influência ou de ação. • vt+vi 1 circular. 2 revolver, girar, rodar, circungirar. 3 formar círculo, circundar, rodear. circle of friends círculo de amizade. describe a circle! descreva um círculo, um arco. dress circle Theat primeiro balcão. great circle Geom círculo máximo. lesser ou small circle Geom círculo menor. that means squaring the circle isto significa a quadratura do círculo. the upper circles as altas esferas. to argue in a circle argumentar dentro de um círculo vicioso. to circle in cercar. upper circle Theat segundo balcão. vicious circle círculo vicioso.

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  • 74 exact

    [iɡ'zækt] 1. adjective
    1) (absolutely accurate or correct in every detail; the same in every detail; precise: What are the exact measurements of the room?; For this recipe the quantities must be absolutely exact; an exact copy; What is the exact time?; He walked in at that exact moment.) exacto
    2) ((of a person, his mind etc) capable of being accurate over small details: Accountants have to be very exact.) exacto/preciso
    2. verb
    (to force the payment of or giving of: We should exact fines from everyone who drops litter on the streets.) exigir
    - exactly
    - exactness
    * * *
    ex.act
    [igz'ækt] vt 1 extorquir, cobrar, arrecadar. 2 exigir, obrigar. 3 precisar, ter necessidade de. • adj 1 exato, preciso, correto, justo, certo, acertado. an exact memory / uma memória precisa. exact results / resultados exatos. my exact words / minhas próprias palavras. 2 pontual. 3 direito, escrupuloso, consciencioso, minucioso. 4 cuidadoso. 5 diligente.

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  • 75 king

    [kiŋ]
    1) (a male ruler of a nation, who inherits his position by right of birth: He became king when his father died; King Charles III.) rei
    2) (the playing-card with the picture of a king: I have two cards - the ten of spades and the king of diamonds.) rei
    3) (the most important piece in chess.) rei
    •
    - kingly
    - kingliness
    - kingfisher
    - king-sized
    - king-size
    * * *
    [kiŋ] n 1 rei, soberano, monarca. 2 Amer coll líder. 3 Game rei: a) peça principal do xadrez. b) carta do baralho. 4 jogo de dama ( draughts). • vi 1 coroar um rei. 2 governar como soberano, chefiar, desempenhar o papel do rei. • adj 1 principal. 2 sl excelente. he kinged it ele bancou o rei. King James Version versão autorizada (tradução inglesa da Bíblia feita em 1611). king of beasts Zool rei dos animais (leão). king of birds a águia. King of kings 1 Rei dos reis: Cristo. 2 título de vários monarcas orientais. king of metals ouro. king’s bench tribunal superior. king’s evil Med escrófula (doença supostamente curável pelo toque de um rei). king’s highway estrada real, estrada pública. the king is dead, long live the king rei morto, rei posto. to turn king’s evidence depor contra o cúmplice.

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  • 76 next

    [nekst] 1. adjective
    (nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) seguinte
    2. adverb
    (immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) a seguir
    3. pronoun
    (the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) seguinte
    - biggest
    - oldest
    - next door
    - next to
    * * *
    [nekst] n seguinte, próximo. • adj 1 seguinte, próximo. 2 contíguo. • adv logo, em seguida. • prep junto a, pegado. next but one segundo. next door ao lado (casa, apartamento), o mais perto. next door to vizinho, contíguo. next of kin parente mais próximo. next to nothing quase nada.

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  • 77 exact

    [iɡ'zækt] 1. adjective
    1) (absolutely accurate or correct in every detail; the same in every detail; precise: What are the exact measurements of the room?; For this recipe the quantities must be absolutely exact; an exact copy; What is the exact time?; He walked in at that exact moment.) exato
    2) ((of a person, his mind etc) capable of being accurate over small details: Accountants have to be very exact.) rigoroso
    2. verb
    (to force the payment of or giving of: We should exact fines from everyone who drops litter on the streets.) exigir
    - exactly - exactness

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  • 78 backup

    1) (additional people who provide help when it is needed: The police officer requested some backup when the shooting began.)
    2) (a copy of a computer file that can be used in case the original is destroyed.)
    3) (( also adjective) a piece of equipment, a system etc that can be used when there is a problem with the original one: a backup plan; We have a backup generator in case the power fails.)
    * * *
    back.up
    [b'æk∧p] n 1 ajuda, assistência, apoio. 2 Comp cópia de segurança, cópia reserva. • vt 1 dar suporte, ajudar, apoiar. 2 Comp fazer cópia de arquivo ou de dados, fazer cópia reserva.

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  • 79 contact

    ['kontækt] 1. noun
    1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) contacto
    2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) contacto
    3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) contacto
    4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) contacto
    5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) contacto
    6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) contacto
    2. verb
    (to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) contactar
    * * *
    con.tact
    [k'ɔntækt] n 1 contato (também Math, Electr), toque. 2 ligação, conexão. 3 relação, comunicação. • vt+vi 1 entrar ou pôr em contato com. 2 comunicar-se com. 3 tocar(-se). • adj Amer que envolve contato. angle of contact Geom ângulo de contato. in contact em contato. point of contact Math ponto de contato. to break contact romper o contato. to make contact with estabelecer contato com.

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  • 80 extension

    [-ʃən]
    1) (an added part: He built an extension to his house; a two-day extension to the holiday; He has telephone extensions (= telephones) in every bedroom.) extensão
    2) ((a program by which) part of a university located somewhere else offers courses to people who are not fulltime students.) extensão
    3) (the process of extending.)
    4) (a telephone that operates on the same line as another: They have a phone in the living-room and an extension in the bedroom.)
    * * *
    ex.ten.sion
    [ikst'en82n] n extensão: 1 ampliação, amplificação. 2 alongamento, prolongamento. 3 dilatação, expansão. 4 Med distensão. 5 prorrogação. 6 aumento. 7 ramal de telefone.

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