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41 community
[kə'mju:nəti]plural - communities; noun1) (a group of people especially having the same religion or nationality and living in the same general area: the West Indian community in London.) comunidade2) (the public in general: He did it for the good of the community; ( also adjective) a community worker, a community centre.) comunidade, coletividade -
42 construct
(to build; to put together: They are planning to construct a new supermarket near our house; Construct a sentence containing `although'.) construir- constructive - constructively - constructor - construction site - construction worker -
43 factory
['fæktəri]plural - factories; noun(a workshop where manufactured articles are made in large numbers: a car factory; ( also adjective) a factory worker.) fábrica -
44 fast
I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) veloz2) (quick: a fast worker.) rápido3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) adiantado2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) depressa- fastness- fast foods - fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) jejuar2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) jejum- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) firme2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) firme• -
45 forest
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46 instance
['instəns](an example, especially of a condition or circumstance: As a social worker, he saw many instances of extreme poverty.) exemplo -
47 joiner
['‹oinə](a skilled worker in wood who puts doors, stairs etc into buildings.) marceneiro- joinery -
48 manual
['mænjuəl] 1. adjective1) (of the hand or hands: manual skills/labour.) manual2) (working with the hands: a manual worker.) manual3) (worked or operated by the hand: a car with a manual gearbox.) manual2. noun1) (a handbook eg of technical information about a machine etc: an instruction manual.) manual2) (a keyboard of an organ etc.) teclado•- manually -
49 mason
['meisn]((usually stonemason) a skilled worker or builder in stone.) pedreiro, canteiro- masonry -
50 mechanic
[mi'kænik] 1. noun(a skilled worker who repairs or maintains machinery.) mecânico- mechanically - mechanics 2. noun plural(the ways in which something works or is applied: the mechanics of the legal system.) mecanismo- mechanize - mechanise - mechanization - mechanisation -
51 neuter
['nju:tə]1) (in certain languages, of the gender which is neither masculine nor feminine: a neuter noun.) neutro2) (without sex: Worker bees are neuter, being neither male nor female.) neutro -
52 probation
[prə'beiʃən, ]( American[) prou-]1) (the system allowing people who have broken the law to go free on condition that they commit no more crimes and report regularly to a social worker.) liberdade condicional2) ((in certain jobs) a period of time during which a person is carefully watched to see that he is capable of the job.) período de experiência•- probation officer - be/put on probation -
53 social work
work which deals with the care of people in a community, especially of the poor, under-privileged etc (noun social worker) serviços sociais -
54 striker
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55 the slums
(the area(s) of a town etc where there are slums: As a social worker, she does a lot of work in the slums.) bairro pobre -
56 thorough
1) ((of a person) very careful; attending to every detail: a thorough worker.) minucioso2) ((of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc: His work is very thorough.) minucioso3) (complete; absolute: a thorough waste of time.) completo•- thoroughness - thoroughfare -
57 tireless
adjective (never becoming weary or exhausted; never resting: a tireless worker; tireless energy/enthusiasm.) incansável -
58 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabalho2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) trabalho3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabalho4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabalho6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) trabalho2. verb1) (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.) trabalhar2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) trabalhar3) (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.) funcionar4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funcionar, dar certo5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avançar com esforço6) (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•- - work- workable - worker - works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanismo2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) obras, ações•- work-box - workbook - workforce - working class - working day - work-day - working hours - working-party - work-party - working week - workman - workmanlike - workmanship - workmate - workout - workshop - at work - get/set to work - go to work on - have one's work cut out - in working order - out of work - work of art - work off - work out - work up - work up to - work wonders
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