worked+(verb)

1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabalho

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) emprego

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabalho

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabalho

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) emprego

1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabalhar

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) ter emprego

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) dar resultado

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) (deslocar-se, etc.) penosamente

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) tornar(-se)

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) fabricar

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1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanismo

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) acçOes

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[wə:k] n 1 trabalho: a) labor, faina, lida. b) ocupação, emprego. c) profissão, ofício. d) tarefa. e) serviço, mister. f) produto manufaturado. g) obra (também artística, literária, etc.). h) atividade, esforço. i) costura, bordado. 2 estudo, pesquisa, projeto. 3 mecanismo, motor, maquinaria (também works). 4 fábrica, usina, oficina, estabelecimento fabril (também works). 5 Mil fortificações. 6 Eng construção. 7 empreendimento, local de trabalho. 8 energia. heat can be converted into work / o calor pode ser transformado em energia (movimento). • vt+vi 1 trabalhar: a) fazer trabalhar, dar trabalho a. b) labutar, laborar, lidar, operar. c) correr, funcionar, andar (máquina). d) produzir, estar em atividade (fábrica, oficina). e) formar, forjar, talhar, moldar, prensar, preparar, produzir. f) lavrar, cultivar, plantar. g) executar cuidadosamente, tratar, examinar. h) estar empregado, exercer o seu ofício, aplicar sua atividade a. i) esforçar-se, empregar seus esforços. 2 calcular, resolver (problema). 3 elaborar, pôr em prática. 4 manejar, manipular. 5 visitar, percorrer uma zona (como vendedor). 6 influenciar, influir. 7 persuadir, induzir. 8 coll enganar. 9 provocar, causar. 10 trabalhar em máquina, operar máquina. 11 fazer funcionar, pôr em movimento ou correr. 12 dirigir ou conduzir (trem). 13 explorar (mina). 14 tecer, costurar, bordar, fazer trabalho de agulha. 15 dar certo, ter resultado, produzir efeito, ser eficaz. your plan does not work / seu plano não dá resultado. 16 desenvolver-se. 17 mover-se com dificuldade. 18 forçar o seu caminho laboriosamente. I worked myself into the cave / forcei a entrada ou abri o caminho para a caverna. 19 alterar, contorcer o rosto ( with de). 20 estar agitado, estar em agitação. 21 fermentar (líquidos). 22 excitar(-se), alterar(-se). 23 acionar, mover. • adj de ou relativo ao trabalho. anxious work trabalho inquietante, exaltante. at work a) (pessoas) a/de serviço, trabalhando. b) (máquina) em movimento. a work in three volumes uma obra em três volumes (ou tomos). defensive works Mil fortificação. good work! bom trabalho! bom resultado! good works Theol boas ações, obras de caridade. his face worked with pain seu rosto se contorceu de dor. in work a) em serviço. b) em atividade. it had worked much good tem causado muito bem. it is the work of poison é o efeito do veneno. I worked myself into a frenzy fui me exaltando (inutilmente). needle work trabalho de agulha. out of work desempregado. that is all in the day’s work isto não é nada de extraordinário, é muito comum. the screw worked itself loose o parafuso soltou-se. to do someone’s dirty work fazer um serviço/trabalho desagradável por alguém. to make short work of it fazer um trabalho rapidamente, sem muito esforço ou dificuldade. to work against time trabalhar sob controle de tempo. to work at dedicar-se a. to work in a) penetrar no assunto, adquirir prática. b) encaixar, inserir. to work into a) penetrar. the dye worked into the stuff / o corante penetrou no material. b) insinuar. c) transformar em (um produto). to work off a) transformar, mudar (em um produto). b) liquidar. c) livrar-se de. d) dar expansão a seus sentimentos. e) Typogr tirar provas. to work oneself into a) enfronhar-se bem em (um trabalho), adquirir muita prática. b) forçar o caminho através de ou para. to work out a) executar, realizar. b) elaborar, planejar. c) desenvolver. d) resolver (problema). e) fazer exercício, praticar. f) ter efeito, mostrar efeito, surgir, ser resolvido. to work out at somar em, perfazer o total de, custar. to work over a) fazer ou trabalhar em algo por completo. b) examinar em detalhes. to work someone over agredir alguém violentamente. to work through lidar com um problema (especialmente emocional) do seu jeito. to work to a) virar (vento). b) Naut barlaventear. to work up a) elaborar, planejar. b) desenvolver (to, into para). c) redigir. d) estudar e ter a seu cargo um assunto ou tema. e) persuadir. f) incitar, instigar, excitar. g) fazer subir os preços. h) revolver (sentimentos). i) misturar (alimentos). j) subir, ter sucesso na vida. to work up to atingir, alcançar. voluntary work trabalho voluntário. we had worked our sums right nós solucionamos nossos problemas de matemática. we went/ set to work pusemos mãos à obra. you work yourself to death você se mata (trabalhando).

1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabalho

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) trabalho

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabalho

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabalho

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) trabalho

1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabalhar

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) trabalhar

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funcionar, dar certo

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avançar com esforço

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) tornar(-se)

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) modelar, trabalhar

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1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanismo

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) obras, ações

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1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para/com, etc.

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a/para

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) para

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) fazê-lo

1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) até fechar

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc.

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abbr 1 telegraph office (sala do telégrafo). 2 traditional orthography (ortografia tradicional). 3 turn over (vide verso, vire a página).

1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dia

2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) dia

3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) dia

4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) tempos

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- daybreak

She often day-dreams.) devanear

- daylight

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[dei] 1 dia, luz ou claridade do dia, luz, alvorada, o dia (da manhã à noite). 2 tempo, espaço de vinte e quatro horas (dia e noite): também chamado a mean solar day. 3 dia marcado para recepção. 4 época, era. she was a beauty in her day / ela foi uma beleza na sua época. 5 vida, existência, período de atividade, vitalidade ou prosperidade. 6 dia comemorativo. 7 luta, batalha, vitória. 8 qualquer tempo especificado. 9 dia de trabalho. 10 tempo, período. all day long o dia inteiro. All Soul’s Day Dia de Finados. an every day man homem comum. any day qualquer dia. better days período de prosperidade, dias melhores. by day de dia, durante o dia. by the day ao dia, por dia. Christmas Day Dia de Natal. day after day dia a dia, dia por dia, diariamente. day and night dia e noite. day by day, day in day out dia a dia, dia por dia, diariamente. dooms day dia do juízo. every day todos os dias, diariamente. every other day dia sim, dia não. every third day de três em três dias. evil days período de desgraça. for ever and a day para sempre. from this day on de hoje em diante. in bygone days antigamente, em tempos idos. in his younger days em sua infância, sua juventude. in my days nos meus dias, no tempo da minha vida. in the day-time de dia, durante o dia. in the good old days nos bons tempos de antigamente. in these days hoje em dia. let’s call it a day vamos parar com isto! (que estamos fazendo), vamos encerrar o assunto! vamos desistir disto! New Year’s Day Dia de Ano-Novo. one day, one of these days um dia, um dia desses. one of those days um dia em que tudo dá errado. on the following day no dia seguinte. pay-day dia de pagamento. per day, a day ao dia, por dia. some day qualquer dia futuro. the day after no dia seguinte. the day after the fair tarde demais. the day after tomorrow depois de amanhã. the day before yesterday anteontem. the other day há dias. the time of day a hora do dia. this day hoje. this very day ainda hoje. today hoje. to lose the day perder a batalha. to win/ gain the day vencer, conseguir a vitória. up to this day até o dia de hoje.

1) (to show clearly: This demonstrates his ignorance of the situation.) demonstrar

2) (to show how something works or is done: He demonstrated how the new vacuum cleaner worked.) demonstrar

3) (to express an opinion (usually political) by marching, showing banners etc in public: A crowd collected to demonstrate against the new taxes.) manifestar-se

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[d'emənstreit] vt 1 demonstrar, demostrar, provar por meio de raciocínio concludente, mostrar, manifestar, revelar, ensinar praticamente. 2 participar de uma demonstração pública.

1) (a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug: a coalmine; My father worked in the mines.) mina

2) (a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground: The ship has been blown up by a mine.) mina

1) (to dig (for metals etc) in a mine: Coal is mined near here.) extrair

2) (to place explosive mines in: They've mined the mouth of the river.) minar

3) (to blow up with mines: His ship was mined.) destruir

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[main] pron meu, meus, minha, minhas. a friend of mine um amigo meu.

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[main] n mina: a) escavação subterrânea para obtenção de minérios. b) escavação por baixo de fortificações inimigas, destinada a fazê-las explodir. c) engenho de guerra contendo explosivos colocado no roteiro de navios inimigos para destruí-los. d) jazida de minério. e) manancial, fonte de riqueza. • vt+vi 1 minar, escavar uma mina. 2 minerar, extrair minério. 3 minar, solapar. 4 colocar minas. he is a mine of information ele é uma mina (fonte) de informações.

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[autd'u:] vt (ps outdid, pp outdone) exceder, sobrepujar, ultrapassar.

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[p'edəl] n 1 pedal. 2 Mech alavanca a pedal. • vt+vi 1 pedalar. 2 andar de bicicleta. • adj 1 relativo aos pés. 2 relativo a pedal. soft pedal pedal de piano. to apply a soft pedal agir com prudência.

1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) plano

2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) plano

3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) planta

1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) planear

2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) planear

3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) planear

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[plæn] n plano: 1 planta, projeto, esboço. 2 diagrama, gráfico. 3 intento, desígnio, fito. 4 método, sistema, esquema. 5 arranjo ou disposição. • vt+vi 1 planejar: a) projetar, esboçar, delinear. b) programar. 2 coll idear. according to plans conforme os planos. in plan em esboço, em projeto.

1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) promover

2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) promover

3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) fazer a promoção de

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[prəm'out] vt 1 promover: a) elevar a cargo, posto ou situação superior. he was promoted captain / ele foi promovido a capitão. b) fomentar, favorecer. 2 Chess transformar um peão em figura.

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[sk∧l] n 1 ginga: remo curto usado na popa com um movimento de torção. 2 gingação. 3 catraia: barco leve de corrida. • vt remar, gingar.

1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) para/com, etc.

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a/para

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) para

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) fazê-lo

1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) até fechar

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc.

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[tu:; tə] adv 1 em direção a, para diante. 2 em posição normal ou de contato. 3 para si, a si, à consciência. • prep [tu; ta; tu:] 1 para, em direção a, a, ao, à. he goes to London / ele vai para Londres. he was a friend to me / ele foi um amigo para mim. it came to my hand / chegou às minhas mãos. I sent it to him / mandei-lho. 2 até. 3 para, a fim de. 4 em. 5 com. 6 de, da, do. 7 em honra de. 8 na, no, contra. throw it to the ground / jogue-o no chão. 9 sobre, a respeito. 10 por. 11 Gram marcador do infinitivo. what is to be done? / o que se deve fazer? in days to come / em dias vindouros. we expected him to go / esperávamos que ele fosse. it was seen to come / era de se esperar. add to that além disto. agreeable to agradável para. all to a man até o último homem. all to yourself tudo para você. a quarter to two um quarto para as duas horas. as to quanto a. attentive to atento a, atencioso para. face to face cara a cara. fall to the ground cair no chão. from hand to hand de mão em mão. heir to the crown herdeiro do trono. in comparison to em comparação a. our duty to nosso dever para com. put the horses to! atrele os cavalos! this is nothing to that isto não é nada em comparação com aquilo. 3 is to 6 as 9 is to 18 3 está para 6 assim como 9 está para 18. tired to death morto de cansaço. to a great age até a velhice. to a great degree em alto grau. to go to school ir à escola. to my cost às minhas custas. to my feeling a) em minha opinião. b) de acordo com o meu sentimento. to my knowledge segundo meu conhecimento. to my taste para o meu gosto. to the clouds até as nuvens. to the contrary ao contrário. to the minute ao minuto. to time na hora, pontual.

1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) ponto mais alto

2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) primeiro lugar

3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) tampo

4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) tampa

5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) blusa QUERY

1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) cobrir

2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) ultrapassar

3) (to remove the top of.) cortar a parte de cima

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- sleep like a top

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[tɔp] n 1 ponto mais alto, cume, pico, alto, topo, cumeeira. 2 parte ou superfície superior. 3 tampo (de mesa). 4 cargo mais alto. 5 pessoa mais importante. 6 auge, máximo, cúmulo, ápice. he worked to the top of his bent / ele trabalhou até o máximo de suas forças. 7 cofre (de automóvel). 8 convés. 9 tampa. 10 cabeceira (de mesa). he took the top of the table / ele sentou-se à cabeceira da mesa, ele assumiu a presidência. 11 parte superior de um sapato ou de uma bota, cano de bota. 12 tufo, coroa, copa, parte da planta acima do solo. 13 Naut cesto da gávea. 14 superfície da água. 15 pião. • vt+vi 1 tampar, cobrir, coroar. 2 estar no auge, no cúmulo, estar no alto. 3 alcançar, subir ao topo, ao auge. 4 elevar-se, subir alto, superar, passar por cima. 5 exceder, superar, sobrepujar, primar. it topped expectation / superou as expectativas. 6 acertar na parte superior. 7 cortar a parte superior. • adj 1 superior, primeiro. 2 maior. 3 principal. at the top of the hill no cume da montanha. at the top of his speed no máximo da sua velocidade. at the top of page ten no alto da página dez. at the top of his voice com toda a força de sua voz. at top speed com velocidade máxima. from top to bottom de cima para baixo. he came out top ele foi o primeiro (num exame, etc.). on (the) top of além de, também. to be at the top of the class ser o primeiro da classe. to be at the top of the tree fig ter um cargo alto. to go over the top a) Mil atacar. b) fig arriscar. top charging carregamento de alto forno. to sleep like a top dormir como uma pedra. to spin a top fazer girar o pião. to top off with, to top up with completar, finalizar.

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

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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[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?

1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dia

2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) dia

3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) dia

4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) tempos

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- daybreak

She often day-dreams.) devanear

- daylight

1) (to show clearly: This demonstrates his ignorance of the situation.) demonstrar

2) (to show how something works or is done: He demonstrated how the new vacuum cleaner worked.) demonstrar

3) (to express an opinion (usually political) by marching, showing banners etc in public: A crowd collected to demonstrate against the new taxes.) manifestar(-se)

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1) (a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug: a coalmine; My father worked in the mines.) mina

2) (a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground: The ship has been blown up by a mine.) mina

1) (to dig (for metals etc) in a mine: Coal is mined near here.) extrair

2) (to place explosive mines in: They've mined the mouth of the river.) minar

3) (to blow up with mines: His ship was mined.) minar

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1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) plano

2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) plano

3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) planta

1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) planejar

2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) planejar

3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) projetar

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