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1 go slow
((of workers in a factory etc) to work less quickly than usual, eg as a form of protest.) trabalhar com lentidão -
2 go slow
((of workers in a factory etc) to work less quickly than usual, eg as a form of protest.) operação tartaruga -
3 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) sossego2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.)3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) facilidade2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) aliviar2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) abrandar3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) ajeitar•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) calma!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *[i:z] n 1 bem-estar físico ou espiritual, tranqüilidade, sossego, ócio. 2 alívio, conforto, despreocupação, comodidade. 3 naturalidade, facilidade, franqueza, desembaraço. • vt+vi 1 aliviar, livrar da dor ou preocupação, consolar, reconfortar, atenuar. 2 diminuir, minorar. 3 tranqüilizar, acalmar. 4 mover(-se) vagarosa e cuidadosamente. 5 soltar, relaxar, afrouxar. 6 facilitar. at ease a) à vontade, em paz. I feel at my ease here / aqui eu me sinto à vontade, em casa. b) Mil descansar (posição). ill at ease embaraçado, constrangido, pouco à vontade. take your ease esteja à vontade. to ease off, ease up abrandar, suavizar, desprender, saltar. to live at ease viver sem preocupações. to put (set) a person at his ease tranqüilizar, reconfortar alguém, fazer sentir-se à vontade. with ease facilmente. -
4 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) sossego2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) facilidade3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) desenvoltura2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) aliviar2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) abrandar, reduzir3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) ajeitar•- easily- easiness - easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) calma- easy-going - at ease - easier said than done - go easy on - stand at ease - take it easy - take one's ease -
5 careless
adjective (not careful (enough): This work is careless; a careless worker.) desleixado* * *care.less[k'ɛəlis] adj 1 descuidado, negligente, desatento, desleixado. he is careless of his clothes / ele descuida de sua roupa. 2 indiferente. 3 despreocupado -
6 commute
[kə'mju:t]1) (to travel regularly between two places, especially between home in the suburbs and work in the city.) viajar diariamente2) (to change (a criminal sentence) for one less severe: His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.) comutar•- commuter* * *com.mute[kəmj'u:t] vt+vi 1 comutar: a) trocar, intercambiar, substituir, permutar. the death sentence was commuted to penal servitude for life / a sentença de morte foi comutada para prisão perpétua. b) atenuar, reduzir. c) Electron comutar, inverter (a direção de uma corrente). 2 viajar diariamente de casa para o trabalho e de volta para casa. -
7 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrair2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) firmar um contracto3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrair4) (to promise (in marriage).) contrair2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contracto- contractor* * *con.tract[k'ɔntrækt] n 1 contrato, instrumento de contrato, escritura. 2 acordo, pacto. 3 compromisso de matrimônio. 4 no jogo de bridge, número de vazas anunciado. 5 acordo com um assassino contratado para matar alguém. • [kəntr'ækt] vt+vi 1 contrair(-se), encurtar, encolher. 2 obter, pegar, adquirir, contrair (doença). she contracted a cold / ela contraiu um resfriado. 3 fazer contratos, contratar, ajustar. 4 restringir, limitar. 5 franzir (as sobrancelhas). 6 assumir compromisso, fazer dívidas. 7 rare prometer ou contrair matrimônio. 8 Gram contrair, fazer contração de. marriage contract contrato de casamento. to contract for firmar contrato para. to contract in comprometer-se a tomar parte. to contract out a) contratar. b) Brit recusar-se a tomar parte. to enter into a contract fazer um contrato. to make a contract fazer um contrato. work done by contract trabalho por empreitada. -
8 haste
[heist]((too much) speed: Your work shows signs of haste - there are too many mistakes in it.) precipitação- hasten- hasty
- hastily
- hastiness
- in haste
- make haste* * *[heist] n 1 pressa, ligeireza, rapidez. 2 precipitação • vt+vi apressar, acelerar, ir ou andar depressa. in haste apressadamente. make haste! apresse-se! more haste less speed quanto mais rápido, pior. to haste away afastar-se depressa. -
9 inside
1. noun1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) interior2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) entranhas2. adjective(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) interior3. adverb1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) por dentro2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) lá dentro4. preposition1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) dentro de2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) lá dentro•* * *in.side['insaid] n 1 interior, parte interna, lado interno. 2 conteúdo, entranhas. take the inside out of that glass! / emborque o copo. 3 coll órgãos internos do corpo, vísceras. • adj 1 que está dentro, interior, interno. 2 sl particular, secreto, confidencial. 3 sl no meio ou pertencente a um grupo ou a uma companhia. 4 coll preso, detido. • [ins'aid] adv dentro, no meio, para dentro, no interior. • prep dentro, dentro dos limites de. he did the job inside of an hour / ele executou o serviço em menos de uma hora. inside out às avessas. on the inside do lado de dentro. the inside of a week quase uma semana inteira. to be on the inside track levar vantagem. to know something inside out coll saber de trás para a frente. -
10 needless
adjective, adverb (unnecessary: You are doing a lot of needless work; Needless to say, he couldn't do it.) desnecessário* * *need.less[n'i:dlis] adj desnecessário, supérfluo. needless to say obviamente, não é preciso dizer. -
11 refresh
[rə'freʃ](to give new strength and energy to; to make (a person etc) feel less hot, tired etc, eg after or during a period of hard work: This glass of cool lemonade will refresh you.) refrescar- refreshingly
- refreshments
- refresh someone's memory* * *re.fresh[rifr'eʃ] vt+vi 1 refrescar. 2 revigorar, restaurar as forças, reanimar. 3 reabastecer. 4 refrigerar. 5 renovar. 6 Comp atualizar. to refresh one’s memory lembrar-se, refrescar a memória. -
12 remedial
[rə'mi:diəl]adjective (able to, or intended to, put right or to correct or cure: She does remedial work with the less clever children; remedial exercises.) de recuperação* * *re.me.di.al[rim'i:diəl] adj medicinal, terapêutico, que remedia, corretivo. -
13 commute
[kə'mju:t]1) (to travel regularly between two places, especially between home in the suburbs and work in the city.) viajar diariamente2) (to change (a criminal sentence) for one less severe: His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.) comutar•- commuter -
14 inside
1. noun1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) interior2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) entranhas2. adjective(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) interno3. adverb1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) dentro2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) dentro4. preposition1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) dentro de2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) dentro de• -
15 refresh
[rə'freʃ](to give new strength and energy to; to make (a person etc) feel less hot, tired etc, eg after or during a period of hard work: This glass of cool lemonade will refresh you.) refrescar, revigorar- refreshingly - refreshments - refresh someone's memory -
16 remedial
[rə'mi:diəl]adjective (able to, or intended to, put right or to correct or cure: She does remedial work with the less clever children; remedial exercises.) curativo, terapêutico
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