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41 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) até4) (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/para6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) em7) (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.) a8) (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.) para9) ([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.) para10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) fazê-lo2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) até fechar2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) aos sentidos, ao trabalho, etc.•* * *[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. -
42 top
I 1. [top] noun1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) ponto mais alto2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) primeiro lugar3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) tampo4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) tampa5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) blusa QUERY2. adjective(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) primeiro3. verb1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) cobrir2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) ultrapassar3) (to remove the top of.) cortar a parte de cima•- topless- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladder/tree
- top up II [top] noun(a kind of toy that spins.) pião* * *[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. -
43 torch
[to: ]1) ((American flashlight) a small portable light worked by an electric battery: He shone his torch into her face.) pilha2) (a piece of wood etc set on fire and carried as a light.) archote* * *[tɔ:tʃ] n 1 tocha, archote, facho. 2 maçarico. 3 Brit farolete. electric torch maçarico elétrico. to carry a torch for sl amar (alguém) sem ser correspondido, arrastar um vagão por. -
44 unworked
un.worked[∧nw'ə:kt] adj não lavrado, não trabalhado. -
45 will
will1[wil] n 1 vontade. we have our will / vai como nós queremos, fizemos prevalecer nossa vontade. 2 desejo, inclinação. what is your will? / qual é o seu desejo? 3 decisão, determinação, resolução, propósito. 4 volição. 5 testamento. he made his will / ele fez o seu testamento. 6 intenção. 7 escolha, preferência. 8 sentimento (para com outra pessoa). 9 consentimento. I got his will / obtive o seu consentimento. • vt 1 querer. God wills it / Deus quer assim. we willed it to be so / nós o queríamos assim, determinamos que assim fosse. 2 desejar. as God wills / como Deus deseja. 3 determinar, decidir. religion wills us... / a religião nos manda... 4 legar. 5 concordar. against my will contra minha vontade. at her own sweet will inteiramente de acordo com sua vontade. at will à vontade. free will livre arbítrio. good will boa vontade. he bears him good will ele lhe quer bem. he willed it away from him ele o deserdou por testamento. ill will má vontade. last will and testament última vontade, testamento. nuncupative will testamento nuncupativo: última vontade expressa por palavras perante testemunhas. of one’s own free will de livre e espontânea vontade. strong will vontade forte. the will to peace o amor à paz. thy will be done seja feita a tua vontade. she showed ill will / ela demonstrou má disposição. to do the will of obedecer a. to will oneself to obrigar-se a, forçar-se a. to will something to someone legar alguma coisa a alguém. to work one’s will fazer a vontade de, fazer prevalecer a vontade de. I worked my will on him / fiz prevalecer minha vontade junto a ele. where there is a will, there is a way onde há uma vontade, há um meio. with a will com energia.————————will2[wil] v aux (ps would) 1 vt querer, desejar, estar inclinado ou disposto a. 2 usado na formação do futuro. it will be good / será bom. this hall will seat five hundred people / este salão comporta quinhentas pessoas. she will leave tomorrow / ela partirá amanhã. cats will catch mice / o gato não deixa de pegar rato. she will come next Friday / ela virá na próxima sexta-feira. they will build a new elevated here / eles construirão um novo elevado aqui. come what will venha o que vier. when the cat is away, the mice will play quando está fora o gato, folga o rato. -
46 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) espanto2) (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!) maravilha3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) admirar-se2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) perguntar-se3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) gostar de saber•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder* * *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? -
47 air-gun
noun (a gun that is worked by air under pressure.) arma de ar comprimido -
48 flat out
(as fast, energetically etc as possible: She worked flat out.) a todo o gás QUERY -
49 in relays
(in groups which perform some job, task etc one after another, one group starting when another group stops: During the flood, firemen and policemen worked in relays to rescue people who were trapped.) em turnos -
50 power-driven
adjective (worked by electricity or other mechanical means, not by hand.) movido mecanicamente -
51 work off
(to get rid of (something unwanted or unpleasant) by taking physical exercise etc: He worked off his anger by running round the garden six times.) descarregar -
52 work wonders
(to produce marvellous results: These pills have worked wonders on my rheumatism.) fazer maravilhas -
53 air-gun
noun (a gun that is worked by air under pressure.) arma de ar comprimido -
54 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) longe, embora2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) para o outro lado3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) completamente4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) sem parar5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) fora -
55 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dia2) (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.) dia3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) dia4) ((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•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) devanear- daylight- day school - daytime - call it a day - day by day - day in - day out - make someone's day - one day - some day - the other day -
56 demonstrate
['demənstreit]1) (to show clearly: This demonstrates his ignorance of the situation.) demonstrar2) (to show how something works or is done: He demonstrated how the new vacuum cleaner worked.) demonstrar3) (to express an opinion (usually political) by marching, showing banners etc in public: A crowd collected to demonstrate against the new taxes.) manifestar(-se)•- demonstrator - demonstrative adjective/pronoun -
57 electric
[ə'lektrik]1) (of, produced by, or worked by electricity: electric light.) elétrico2) (full of excitement: The atmosphere in the theatre was electric.) eletrizante -
58 electricity
[elek'trisəti](a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc: worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.) eletricidade- electric- electrical - electrically - electrician - electrified - electrify - electrification - electrifying - electric chair -
59 electronic
[elək'tronik]1) (worked or produced by devices built or made according to the principles of electronics: an electronic calculator.) eletrônico2) (concerned or working with such machines: an electronic engineer.) eletrônico -
60 flat out
(as fast, energetically etc as possible: She worked flat out.) a todo vapor
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worked up — adjective (of persons) excessively affected by emotion he would become emotional over nothing at all she was worked up about all the noise • Syn: ↑aroused, ↑emotional, ↑excited • Similar to: ↑agitated … Useful english dictionary
worked up — adj. (colloq.) worked up about, over (he got himself all worked up over a trifle) * * * over (he got himself all worked up over a trifle) (colloq.) worked up about … Combinatory dictionary
worked — /werrkt/, adj. that has undergone working. [1700 10; WORK + ED2] Syn. WORKED, WROUGHT both apply to something on which effort has been applied. WORKED implies expended effort of almost any kind: a worked silver mine. WROUGHT implies fashioning,… … Universalium
worked — [[t]wɜrkt[/t]] adj. having undergone working • Etymology: 1700–10 syn: worked, wrought both apply to something on which effort has been applied. worked implies expended effort of almost any kind: a worked silver mine. wrought implies fashioning,… … From formal English to slang
