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  • 1 polo-neck

    noun ((a garment especially a sweater with) a high, close-fitting part around the neck: He was wearing a polo-neck; ( also adjective) a polo-neck sweater.) de gola alta

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  • 2 polo-neck

    noun ((a garment especially a sweater with) a high, close-fitting part around the neck: He was wearing a polo-neck; ( also adjective) a polo-neck sweater.) gola alta

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  • 3 turtle-neck

    noun ((a garment, especially a sweater, with) a high round neck: He was wearing a turtleneck; ( also adjective) a turtle-neck sweater.) de gola alta

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  • 4 turtle-neck

    noun ((a garment, especially a sweater, with) a high round neck: He was wearing a turtleneck; ( also adjective) a turtle-neck sweater.) gola rolê

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  • 5 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) espetar
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) cravar
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) colar
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) ficar preso
    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for
    II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) ramo
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) pau
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) pedaço
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick
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    stick1
    [stik] n 1 galho, vara, graveto, talo. 2 bastão, pau, cacete, bordão. 3 bengala. 4 objeto em forma de vara ou de bastão, barra. 5 acha, pedaço de lenha. 6 raquete para hóquei. 7 coll pessoa estúpida ou desajeitada. 8 batuta: varinha de dirigente de orquestra. 9 alavanca de comando (de avião). 10 desempeno de carpinteiro. 11 Typogr componedor. 12 Bot pecíolo. 13 taco de bilhar. 14 arco de violino. 15 porção de bebida alcoólica adicionada a uma bebida sem álcool. 16 sticks Amer interior, distritos afastados. • vt (ps, pp stuck) fixar com vara, colocar vara. a poor stick um pobre coitado. and old stick um sujeito esquisito. a stick of chewing gum um tablete de goma de mascar. eraser stick lápis-borracha. he can swear a good stick ele sabe praguejar. he has got hold of the wrong end of the stick ele começou o negócio errado. in a cleft stick em um dilema. in the sticks no meio do mato. it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog fig é fácil achar um pretexto. right (wrong) end of stick uma compreensão verdadeira (equivocada) da situação. stick and stone com casca e tudo, tudo em conjunto. sticks of furniture coll mobília de pouco valor ou importância. to beat to sticks derrotar e ultrapassar completamente. to give someone stick sl censurar ou punir alguém. up sticks coll mudar-se para um outro lugar. walking stick bengala. with a stick in it coll com um pouco de rum.
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    [stik] vt+vi (ps, pp stuck) 1 varar, transpassar, perfurar, espetar, picar, furar. 2 matar, apunhalar. 3 fixar, crivar, fincar, inserir. 4 pôr, colocar. 5 sair, estender-se, salientar. 6 colar, grudar, fazer aderir. 7 ficar junto, apegar-se. 8 estar parado ou atolado, atolar, estar paralisado. 9 paralisar, fazer parar. I’m sticking / vou parar (de jogar cartas). 10 continuar, aferrar-se, agarrar-se, persistir. 11 coll embaraçar, confundir, intrigar. 12 estar confundido ou embaraçado, hesitar. 13 sl embrulhar, enganar, tapear. 14 sl explorar (nos preços), abusar, cobrar os olhos da cara. 15 pregar, prender. 16 suportar, agüentar. I can’t stick him / coll não o tolero. I can’t stick it any longer / não agüento mais. 17 empacar, emperrar, enguiçar. he sticks at nothing ele não tem escrúpulos, não recua diante de nada. he sticks out his chin for more fig ele ainda não está satisfeito. stick-in-the-mud pessoa fleumática e pachorrenta. stick it! agüenta!, força! stick it out! agüenta! stick it upon your mind fixe isso na sua memória. stick no bills! proibido colar cartazes. stick them up mãos ao alto. the word stuck in his throat ele se engasgou, perdeu a fala. to be stuck on coll estar obcecado por, estar apaixonado por, estar gamado em. to get/ take stick coll receber críticas ou chateação. to stick at segurar em, persistir em, agarrar-se em. to stick between hope and fear oscilar entre esperança e medo. to stick by manter-se fiel a, afeiçoar-se, apegar-se. to stick down fixar, grudar, colar. to stick in não ceder, continuar no cargo. to stick indoors ficar em casa, ser caseiro. to stick on ficar colado, ficar grudado, colar, fixar. to stick one’s neck out arriscar o pescoço. to stick out ressaltar, salientar, olhar para fora, estar visível, chamar atenção, pôr para fora, persistir, ficar firme. to stick out for lutar por. to stick to apoiar, aderir a, apegar-se a, agarrar-se em, obedecer (lei, regra), seguir. stick to the point! / não fuja do assunto. he sticks to his principles / ele sustenta os seus princípios. he sticks to his work / ele se dedica ao seu trabalho. to stick together a) colar, juntar com cola. b) fig ter amizade, ser inseparável, manter-se unidos. to stick to one’s guns coll manter-se firme em seus princípios. to stick to one’s knitting cuidar só do que é seu, ficar na sua. to stick up a) salientar-se, sobressair, ressaltar. b) ficar em pé (cabelos). c) sl assaltar (à mão armada), levantar as mãos para o alto (sob ameaça de arma de fogo). to stick up for ficar do lado de, agir em defesa de. he sticks up for him / coll ele o defende. to stick with a) manter, preservar, apegar-se. b) apoiar, defender, ser fiel. to stick around esperar, ficar por aí.

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  • 6 millstone

    1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.)
    2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.) fardo
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    mill.stone
    [m'ilstoun] n 1 mó, pedra de moinho. 2 carga pesada. it’s a millstone round my neck é um problema (ou responsabilidade) muito grande da qual não posso escapar.

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  • 7 wring

    [riŋ]
    past tense, past participle - wrung; verb
    1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) torcer
    2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) torcer
    - wringing wet
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    [riŋ] n 1 torcedura, torção. 2 espremedura. 3 aperto. 4 prensa (de queijo), espremedor de fruta. • vt+vi (ps, pp wrung) 1 torcer(-se), retorcer(-se). I’d like to wring his neck / tenho vontade de torcer-lhe o pescoço, estou furioso com ele. 2 espremer. 3 prensar (up). 4 apertar (mão). 5 distender, luxar. 6 contorcer, desfigurar (rosto). 7 arrancar à força ( from de). 8 virar, volver (pescoço). 9 extorquir ( out of de). 10 oprimir, hostilizar, atormentar, torturar. he wrung me by the hand ele me apertou a mão. I gave his hand a wring, I gave him a wring of the hand dei-lhe um aperto de mão. to wring off arrancar torcendo. to wring one’s hands in despair torcer as mãos em desespero. to wring out espremer torcendo. to wring someone’s heart/ soul cortar o coração de alguém. it wrings my heart / faz-me doer o coração, corta-me o coração. to wring something’s neck matar algo (algum animal) torcendo o pescoço. he wrung the hen’s neck / ele torceu o pescoço da galinha. to wring water out from the washing tirar água da roupa lavada espremendo-a. wrung with fustigado, atormentado por. you can’t wring blood from a stone você não pode tirar leite das pedras, você não pode tirar dinheiro de um sovina.

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  • 8 crane

    [krein] 1. noun
    (a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights.) guindaste
    2. verb
    (to stretch out (the neck, to see round or over something): He craned his neck in order to see round the corner.) esticar
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    [krein] n 1 guindaste, grua. 2 suporte móvel em lareira para caldeirões ou chaleiras. 3 Ornith grou. 4 Ornith a grande garça-azul. 5 sifão (para esvaziar barris). • vt+vi 1 içar, guindar, levantar com guindaste. 2 estender o pescoço. hoisting crane grua. slewing crane guindaste giratório. travelling crane guindaste móvel.

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  • 9 crane

    [krein] 1. noun
    (a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights.) guindaste
    2. verb
    (to stretch out (the neck, to see round or over something): He craned his neck in order to see round the corner.) espichar

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  • 10 millstone

    1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.)
    2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.) peso, fardo

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  • 11 tie

    1. present participle - tying; verb
    1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) amarrar
    2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) amarrar
    3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) atar-se
    4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) empatar
    2. noun
    1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) gravata
    2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) laços
    3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) empate
    4) (a game or match to be played.) jogo
    - tie someone down
    - tie down
    - tie in/up
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    [tai] n 1 laço: a) laçada. b) vínculo. 2 nó. 3 gravata. 4 ligadura: a) corda, corrente, cinta etc. b) Mus sinal que une duas notas. 5 tirante. 6 Amer dormente. 7 Sport empate. • vt+vi 1 ligar, amarrar, atar. we are tied to time / estamos presos ao fator tempo. 2 ancorar. 3 fixar, juntar. 4 dar nó, dar laço. 5 limitar, restringir. 6 confinar, reter. 7 contratar. 8 empatar. our hands were tied fig estávamos de mãos atadas. this work is a great tie coll este trabalho é um grande sacrifício. tied down by much work muito ocupado pelo trabalho. to tie down a) amarrar, prender. b) submeter. to tie in a bow fazer um laço. to tie oneself to ligar-se a, comprometer-se com. to tie up amarrar. I tied up my shoe / amarrei meu sapato. she tied up the parcel / ela amarrou o pacote. he tied up the horse to a pole / ele amarrou o cavalo a um poste. to tie up with ligar-se a, juntar-se com. to tie with a) estar em igualdade com. b) Sport empatar com.

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  • 12 smooth

    [smu:ð] 1. adjective
    1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) macio
    2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) homogéneo
    3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) tranquilo
    4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) fácil
    5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) suave
    2. verb
    1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) alisar
    2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) espalhar
    - smoothly
    - smoothness
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    [smu:ð] n 1 ato de alisar ou polir. 2 lisura, polimento. • vt+vi 1 alisar, aplainar, polir. 2 acalmar, suavizar. 3 facilitar. 4 remover saliências, tornar plano. • adj 1 plano, liso, lustroso, polido. 2 macio, regular. 3 sem pelotas. 4 liso, sem cabelo, sem pêlo. 5 fácil, sem obstáculos ou dificuldades, suave. 6 calmo, sereno, plácido. 7 polido, agradável, afável. 8 lisonjeiro, bajulador. 9 brando, macio, agradável ao gosto ou ao ouvido, suave. 10 sl excelente, agradável, atraente. to smooth away afastar, descartar. he smoothed away the difficulties / ele afastou as dificuldades. to smooth down acalmar, moderar, suavizar. to smooth out alisar, passar a ferro, tirar dobras ou pregas. to smooth over atenuar, paliar. to smooth the way/ to smooth the path facilitar as coisas, abrir caminho, tornar mais fácil ou provável. to take the rough with the smooth aceitar o que vier: o bom e o ruim.

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  • 13 stiff

    [stif]
    1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) rígido
    2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) duro
    3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) espesso
    4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difícil
    5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte
    6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) formal
    - stiffness
    - stiffen
    - stiffening
    - bore
    - scare stiff
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    [stif] n 1 sl cadáver. 2 sl pessoa formal, cerimoniosa. 3 Amer sl pessoa desajeitada, caipira. 4 sl pessoa bêbada. 5 sl trabalhador migrante, trabalhador braçal. • vt sl 1 enganar, trapacear, ludibriar. 2 tratar rudemente, ser injusto com. 3 fracassar comercialmente. • adj 1 duro, rijo, teso. 2 firme, duro de mover. 3 inflexível, tenso. 4 apertado, esticado. 5 espesso, viscoso. 6 denso, compacto. 7 formal, afetado, constrangido, cerimonioso. he’s as stiff as a poker / ele é excessivamente formal (ou cerimonioso). 8 forte, constante (vento). 9 severo, rigoroso. 10 obstinado, persistente. 11 forte, com muito álcool. 12 coll alto, salgado (fig, falando de preço), excessivo. 13 entrevado, emperrado. 14 dolorido. 15 teimoso, intransigente. 16 formal, frio. 17 sl bêbado. • adv 1 duramente, rijamente. 2 muito, extremamente. it bored me stiff / foi muito cansativo ou enfadonho para mim. 3 totalmente. to bore someone stiff aborrecer alguém com conversa chata. to keep a stiff upper lip agüentar firme. to scare someone stiff assustar alguém, amedrontar alguém.

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  • 14 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) espetar
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) fincar
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) colar
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) emperrar
    - sticky - stickily - stickiness - sticking-plaster - stick-in-the-mud - come to a sticky end - stick at - stick by - stick it out - stick out - stick one's neck out - stick to/with - stick together - stick up for II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) graveto
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) vara
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) haste
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

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  • 15 stiff

    [stif]
    1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) rijo
    2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) duro, rígido
    3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) consistente
    4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difícil
    5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte
    6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) frio
    - stiffness - stiffen - stiffening - bore - scare stiff

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  • 16 tie

    1. present participle - tying; verb
    1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) amarrar
    2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) amarrar
    3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) amarrar(-se)
    4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) empatar
    2. noun
    1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) gravata
    2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) laço
    3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) empate
    4) (a game or match to be played.) partida
    - tie someone down - tie down - tie in/up

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  • 17 boil

    I [boil] verb
    1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) ferver
    2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) cozer
    - boiling-point
    - boil down to
    - boil over
    II [boil] noun
    (an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) furúnculo
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    boil1
    [bɔil] n furúnculo.
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    boil2
    [bɔil] n 1 fervura. 2 ebulição, ato de ferver. 3 ponto de ebulição. 4 corrente ascendente. • vt+vi 1 ferver, estar em ebulição. the kettle is boiling / a água (na chaleira) está fervendo. 2 fazer ferver, aquecer até ferver. 3 cozinhar, cozer. 4 esterilizar por fervura. 5 ficar excitado ou nervoso. 6 mover-se violentamente, espumar, estar revolto (maré). 7 separar ou evaporar mediante ebulição. the water boiled away / a água evaporou-se. on the boil a) em ebulição. b) fig agitado, excitado. she made his blood boil ela o enfureceu. to boil down a) concentrar, engrossar por fervura. b) fig condensar, resumir. the story boils down to this / a história resume-se a isto. to boil gently cozinhar em fogo brando. to boil over a) transbordar durante a fervura. b) descontrolar-se, irritar-se. his feelings boiled over with rage / ele ferveu de raiva. to give a boil-up requentar. to keep at the boil manter em ebulição.

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  • 18 hang

    [hæŋ]
    past tense, past participle - hung; verb
    1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) pendurar
    2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) segurar
    3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) enforcar
    4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) pender
    5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) baixar (a cabeça)
    - hanging
    - hangings
    - hangman
    - hangover
    - get the hang of
    - hang about/around
    - hang back
    - hang in the balance
    - hang on
    - hang together
    - hang up
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    [hæŋ] n 1 declive, ladeira. 2 o modo de assentar, caimento (vestido, cortina, etc.). 3 sl modo, jeito de uma coisa, funcionamento (de máquina). • vt+vi (ps and pp hung) 1 pender, pendurar. 2 suspender(-se), estar suspenso. 3 enforcar(-se), ser enforcado. 4 inclinar. 5 projetar-se sobre. 6 forrar, atapetar. 7 pairar. 8 estar em dúvida. 9 impedir uma decisão judicial. 10 tardar, perder tempo, protelar, vadiar. 11 estar à mostra ou em exposição. don’t care a hang! pouco se me dá!, pouco me importa! hang it (all)! o diabo que carregue (tudo) isto! hang you! o diabo que o carregue! hang your number up to dry sl você ainda cheira a cueiros. let it all hang out faça o que você quiser. time hangs heavy upon my hands estou enfadado, enfastiado. to be hung up on (ou about) something ficar, estar ansioso sem necessidade, estar aflito, ter uma idéia fixa. to get the hang of compreender, entender o significado de. I got the hang of it / compreendi o quê da coisa. to hang about (ou around) a) passar ou matar o tempo. b) permanecer. to hang about someone ficar em volta de alguém. to hang a hard sl ficar de pau duro, ter ereção. to hang around ficar andando à toa. to hang around with a) relacionar-se com alguém. b) Braz coll sair com alguém. to hang back hesitar, vacilar. to hang by a thread estar por um fio. to hang fire a) negar fogo (arma). b) fig hesitar, vacilar. to hang in sl esperar. to hang in doubt estar em dúvida. to hang loose sl fazer nada, estar relaxado. to hang off a) soltar, deixar solto, deixar ir. b) hesitar, vacilar. to hang on a) segurar firmemente. b) esperar. c) continuar a fazer algo apesar das dificuldades. d) depender de. e) persistir. to hang oneself enforcar-se. to hang out a) passar o tempo em um lugar ou com alguém. b) pendurar roupas no varal. c) expor, deixar à mostra para venda. to hang out for insistir. to hang over a) inclinar-se. b) pairar sobre, ameaçar. to hang together a) ficarem juntos, unidos. b) serem consistentes. c) conectar, ligar. to hang tough estar decidido, resoluto. to hang up a) suspender. b) adiar. c) desligar (telefone). d) pendurar, dependurar. to hang up on someone interromper no meio o telefonema com alguém. to hang upon something estar afeiçoado a alguma coisa.

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  • 19 lance

    1. noun
    (a weapon of former times with a long shaft or handle of wood, a spearhead and often a small flag.) lança
    2. verb
    (to cut open (a boil etc) with a knife: The doctor lanced the boil on my neck.) lancetar
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    [la:ns; læns] n 1 lança. 2 lanceiro. 3 lanceta. 4 arpão. • vt+vi 1 lancear. 2 lancetar. 3 Poet lançar.

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  • 20 pat

    [pæt] 1. noun
    1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) pancadinha
    2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) pequena porção
    2. verb
    (to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) afagar
    3. adverb
    ((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) prontinho
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    pat1
    [pæt] n 1 pancadinha, tapinha. 2 ruído de passos. 3 afago, carícia. 4 qualquer coisa que se forma por meio de batidas (por exemplo, um naco de manteiga). • vt+vi 1 bater de leve. 2 afagar, acariciar, passar a mão de leve. a pat on the back uma palavra de encorajamento ou de louvor. pat him on the back! estimule-o um pouquinho!
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    pat2
    [pæt] adj 1 apropriado, oportuno, conveniente. 2 preso, fixo, imutável (também no xadrez). 3 preparado, ensaiado, memorizado. she had a song pat / ela tinha uma canção ensaiada. • adv apropriadamente, convenientemente, oportunamente. to come pat to its purpose convir inteiramente a propósito. to know something off pat saber na ponta da língua. to stand pat coll ser conservador, ficar firme, não ceder, não mudar de idéia, não voltar atrás.

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