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  • 1 wear

    [weə] 1. past tense - wore; verb
    1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) usar
    2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.) usar
    3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) apresentar
    4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.) gastar(-se)
    5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) fazer
    6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) durar
    2. noun
    1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) uso
    2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) roupa
    3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) desgaste
    4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) uso
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    - wearer
    - wearing
    - worn
    - wear away
    - wear off
    - wear out
    - worn out
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    [wɛə] n 1 uso (roupas). there is still a good year’s wear in it / aquilo pode muito bem ser usado por mais um ano. 2 roupas, artigos de vestuário. 3 moda. 4 gasto, desgaste, estrago. 5 durabilidade. • vt+vi (ps wore, pp worn) 1 usar, vestir, trajar. what shall I wear? / que devo vestir? 2 gastar, consumir. 3 estragar com o uso. 4 esgotar, cansar, exaustar, esfalfar. 5 durar (roupa). 6 ter, apresentar, mostrar. 7 desgastar, corroer, deteriorar. 8 Naut cavar, escavar, abrir buraco pelo atrito. 9 aceitar, tolerar. 10 virar em roda. constant dripping will wear away a stone água mole em pedra dura tanto bate até que fura. for hard wear resistente, rústico, para serviços pesados. good for everyday wear bom para o uso diário. he wears his trousers into holes ele usa a calça até furá-la. it is in wear está na moda, está em uso. men’s wear roupas para homem. she wears the breeches/ trousers/ pants sl quem manda é ela (na casa, família). the worse for wear a) gasto, desgastado. b) em más condições, acabado, exausto. they have these dresses in wear elas têm estes vestidos em uso. to wear and tear usar até estragar. to wear away a) desgastar, gastar com o uso. b) corroer, escavar (água). c) apagar, destruir. d) passar (tempo, dor). e) consumir-se. to wear down a) gastar (degraus de uma escada, salto de sapato). b) vencer (resistência). c) cansar, esgotar. to wear off a) gastar-se, desgastar-se. b) enfraquecer, diminuir aos poucos. c) esfriar, perder-se (sentimentos). to wear on ir, passar (tempo). to wear oneself esfalfar-se, esgotar-se. to wear one’s heart on one’s sleeves mostrar os sentimentos abertamente. to wear out a) gastar-se, desgastar-se (com o uso). b) usar, trajar (roupa) até o fim. c) esgotar (paciência). d) esgotar-se, cansar-se. e) apagar, destruir. to wear thin a) desgastar até ficar fino. b) esgotar (paciência). c) enfraquecer, perder a força ou a eficácia. to wear well estar conservado, em boas condições.

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  • 2 wear

    [weə] 1. past tense - wore; verb
    1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) usar
    2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.) usar
    3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) apresentar
    4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.) gastar(-se)
    5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) fazer
    6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) resistir ao uso
    2. noun
    1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) uso
    2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) roupa
    3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) uso, desgaste
    4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) uso
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    - wearer - wearing - worn - wear away - wear off - wear out - worn out

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  • 3 pants

    [pæn ]
    1) ((also panties) a short undergarment worn on the lower part of the body: a pair of pants.) cuecas
    2) ((American) trousers.) calças
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    [pænts] n pl 1 coll calças. 2 Amer coll ceroulas. in long pants amadurecido. in short pants imaturo. to bore the pants off aborrecer muitíssimo. to catch someone with his pants down pegar alguém desprevenido, pegar alguém de calça curta. to do something by the seat of one’s pants agir instintivamente. to scare the pants off apavorar, assustar tremendamente.

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  • 4 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) anel
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) argola
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) círculo
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) recinto
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) bando
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) rodear
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) pôr argola
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) pôr anilha
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    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round     II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) tocar
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonar
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) chamar
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) tilintar
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) ressoar
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) soar
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) toque
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonadela
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) toque
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    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true
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    ring1
    [riŋ] n 1 anel, círculo, argola, aro, roda. the children formed into a ring / as crianças formaram uma roda. 2 qualquer coisa em forma anular. 3 associação. 4 circo, arena, pista, picadeiro. 5 ringue. 6 the ring apostadores (em lutas desportivas, corridas, etc.). 7 grupo, conluio, coligação de pessoas com objetivos egoísticos para manobras comerciais ou políticas. 8 Sport argolas (em ginástica olímpica). 9 Sport boxe. • vt+vi 1 prover de ou guarnecer com um anel ou aro. 2 rodear, cercar. we ringed ourselves about him / formamos uma roda em volta dele. 3 subir em forma de espiral (como um pássaro). 4 marcar árvores, galhos, etc., cortando-lhes um segmento circular da casca. 5 exibir em uma arena. ring of Saturn anéis de Saturno. to make/ run rings round exceder, sobrepujar, superar facilmente. wedding ring aliança.
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    ring2
    [riŋ] n 1 toque de campainha ou sino. 2 ação de tocar os sinos, repique de sinos, badalada. 3 carrilhão. 4 som semelhante ao do sino, contínuo. 5 ressonância, som. 6 timbre. 7 chamada telefônica. give me a ring / me dê uma ligada (telefônica). 8 tom, qualidade. • vt+vi (ps rang, pp rung) 1 tocar (campainha), tanger, soar, repicar, badalar, retinir (sinos). 2 ressoar, reverberar, retumbar. 3 zumbir (dos ouvidos). 4 chamar, convocar (com toque de sino). 5 fazer soar ou retinir. 6 soar como, parecer. it rings true (false) / soa bem (mal), parece ser verdadeiro ou legítimo (falso). 7 Brit telefonar. 8 cantar os louvores de uma pessoa. the town rang with his fame / sua fama repercutia pela cidade inteira. 9 estar repleto de rumores ou boatos. 10 soar, tinir. teething ring mordedor. that rings a bell isso faz lembrar alguma coisa, isso não me é estranho. to ring back retornar um telefonema. to ring down (the curtain) Theat abaixar a cortina. to ring in the new year dar o sinal para anunciar a chegada ou entrada do ano novo, com toques de sino. to ring off desligar o telefone. to ring the changes a) experimentar variações com o que se tem (como roupas). b) sl passar dinheiro falso. to ring up a) telefonar para. b) marcar o dinheiro recebido em caixa registradora (o que faz soar um sino). to ring up ( the curtain) Theat dar o sinal para levantar a cortina.

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  • 5 clock

    [klok] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) relógio
    2) (an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle: My car has 120,000 miles on the clock.) conta-quilómetros
    2. verb
    (to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc.) cronometrar
    - clockwork
    - clock in
    - out/on
    - off
    - clock up
    - like clockwork
    - round the clock
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    clock1
    [klɔk] n 1 relógio (não-portátil). 2 medidor, registrador. 3 taxímetro. 4 Comp velocidade de processamento dos dados a partir da freqüência de oscilação de um cristal. • vt 1 cronometrar, medir o tempo de. 2 registrar o tempo de. around the clock dia e noite. one o’clock uma hora. to beat the clock terminar uma tarefa antes do tempo previsto. to clock in (out) marcar a hora no começo (fim). to clock up coll 1 registrar distância percorrida, pontos ganhos, etc. 2 atingir certa velocidade. to know what o’clock it is estar bem acordado, ter conhecimento das coisas. to put the clock back, to turn the clock back 1 atrasar o relógio. 2 fig retroceder ao passado, dar um passo para trás. to put the clock forward adiantar o relógio. to set the clock acertar o relógio. to sleep the clock round Brit dormir no mínimo 12 horas. to watch the clock coll aguardar impacientemente a hora de parar de trabalhar. to work against the clock trabalhar contra o relógio (para cumprir um determinado prazo).
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    clock2
    [klɔk] n baguete, pinha de meia. • vt enfeitar com baguete.

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  • 6 clothes

    [kləu‹, ]( American[) klouz]
    1) (things worn as coverings for various parts of the body: She wears beautiful clothes.) roupa
    2) (bedclothes: The child pulled the clothes up tightly.) roupa de cama
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    [klouðz] pl n 1 roupa (também de corpo), traje, vestuário, vestes. 2 roupa de cama. he changed his clothes ele trocou de roupa. he put on his clothes ele vestiu-se. he took off his clothes ele tirou a roupa, despiu-se. tailored clothes traje sob medida.

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  • 7 hat

    [hæt]
    (a covering for the head, usually worn out of doors: He raised his hat as the lady approached.) chapéu
    - hat trick
    - keep something under one's hat
    - keep under one's hat
    - pass/send round the hat
    - take one's hat off to
    - talk through one's hat
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    [hæt] n chapéu. • vt prover ou cobrir com chapéu ou capelo. felt-hat chapéu de feltro. hat in hand respeitosamente. I’ll eat my hat if... macacos me mordam se... red hat capelo de cardeal, cardinalato. to pass the hat passar o chapéu, solicitar contribuição. to raise the hat to tirar o chapéu a ou diante de.

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  • 8 on

    [on] 1. preposition
    1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) em cima de
    2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em
    3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em
    4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre
    5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em/de
    6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) em.
    7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) a fazer/tomar
    8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em
    9) (towards: They marched on the town.) em direcção a
    10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em
    11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em/por
    12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) com
    13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ao ser (investigado)
    14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) sobre
    2. adverb
    1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) em
    2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente
    3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) em funcionamento
    4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) em exibição
    5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) em
    3. adjective
    1) (in progress: The game was on.) a decorrer
    2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) vai haver
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    - ongoing
    - onwards
    - onward
    - be on to someone
    - be on to
    - on and on
    - on time
    - on to / onto
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    [ɔn] adj posto, colocado. • adv 1 sobre, por cima de. 2 em diante, a partir de. 3 adiante, para a frente. 4 em andamento, em ação. 5 na direção. • prep 1 sobre, em cima de. 2 em. 3 no, nos, na, nas. 4 para o. 5 por meio de. 6 a respeito de. 7 perto. 8 junto a. 9 conforme. 10 durante. 11 em acréscimo a. 12 na direção de. 13 coll às custas de. and so on e assim por diante. come on! venha, vamos. far on in years de idade avançada. from that day on daquele dia em diante. go on! continue, prossiga. he is always on about her coll ele não pára de falar nela. he is on ele está embriagado. hold on! segure-se. later on mais tarde. on and off de vez em quando. on and on sem parar, ininterruptamente. on board a bordo. on call a chamado. on close no fechamento. on condition that sob a condição de. on duty a serviço, de plantão. on fire em chamas. on foot a pé. on Friday next week na sexta-feira da próxima semana. on purpose de propósito. on the contrary ao contrário. on the right/ left à direita/esquerda. on the river à margem do rio. on the rocks com gelo. on the telephone ao telefone. on time na hora. she’s always on sl ela está sempre ligada. the light is on a luz está acesa. they got on a bus eles subiram no ônibus. they greeted us on their arrival saudaram-nos por ocasião de sua chegada. to be on a cloud coll estar muito feliz. to be on one’s ass sl estar numa pior. to be on roll coll ter muito sucesso. to be on someone’s back sl a) pegar no pé de alguém. b) depender de alguém. to get on in life progredir na vida. to have a lot on coll ter muito o que fazer. to look on olhar, assistir (a um jogo). to march on prosseguir marchando. who is on the committee? quem está no comitê?

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  • 9 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) escorregar
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) soltar-se
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) baixar de nível
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) deslizar
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) soltar-se
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) enfiar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) escorregadela
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) deslize
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) saiote
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa
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    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up     II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) tira
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    slip1
    [slip] n 1 escorregadura, escorregadela. 2 o que se põe e tira com facilidade, coberta, fronha. 3 Clothes combinação. 4 deslize, erro, lapso, engano, falta. 5 carreira: plano inclinado para construção e lançamento de navios. 6 muda, rebento. 7 tira estreita (de papel). 8 declínio, queda (de preços). • vt+vi 1 andar, mover-se quietamente, fácil ou rapidamente, escapar. 2 passar, mover-se. 3 deslizar, escorregar. 4 colocar, fazer passar, enfiar, tirar quietamente ou de modo despercebido. 5 colocar, vestir fácil ou rapidamente. 6 passar despercebido, escapar. 7 soltar. 8 largar. 9 errar, cometer lapso. 10 cortar galhos para fazer mudas. 11 luxar (osso). to be a slip of a boy/ a girl menino/menina muito frágil, débil. to be a slip of the pen fazer erro de ortografia, de palavra. to be a slip of the tongue fazer um erro verbal, cometer um lapso verbal. to give somebody the slip collescapar de alguém. he gave me the slip / ele me escapou. to let something slip deixar (algo) escapar. he let the opportunity slip / ele deixou escapar a oportunidade. to slip along deslizar, fluir. to slip away escapulir, sair de modo despercebido. to slip in inserir de forma disfarçada. to slip up fazer erro, cometer erro de menor importância.
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    [slip] n papeleta, volante (também Comp).

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  • 10 stump

    1. noun
    1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) toco
    2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) coto
    3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) pau
    2. verb
    1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) pisar forte
    2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) deixar perplexo
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    - stump up
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    [st∧mp] n 1 toco, toro, cepa. 2 coto, parte de um membro amputado. 3 toco (de cigarro, de lápis, etc.). 4 sl perna. 5 Amer local de comício político. 6 Drawing esfuminho. • vt+vi 1 Amer fazer discurso político, percorrer em campanha política. 2 andar de modo duro ou com passos pesados. 3 desnortear, confundir, embaraçar, deixar perplexo. 4 coll desafiar, provocar. 5 reduzir a toco ou coto. 6 limpar (um terreno) de tocos. 7 atrapalhar. 8 Drawing esfumar. he stirred his stumps ele pôs-se em movimento, apressou-se. he took the stump ou went on the stump ele foi fazer propaganda ou discursos políticos. I’m up a stump estou em apuros. to stump the country viajar para fazer discursos políticos. to stump it fugir, dar o fora. to stump up sl pagar.

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  • 11 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vigília
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) turno
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) esperar
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) prestar atenção
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) esperar
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    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
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    [wɔtʃ] n 1 cuidado, atenção. 2 guarda, vigilância, atalaia. we set a watch upon him / nós vigiamo-lo. 3 guarda, vigia. he is on the watch / ele está de espreita, atento, vigilante. 4 Hist sentinela. 5 período ou tempo de vigilância. 6 veladura, vigília, ato de estar acordado. this life passes away as a watch in the night / esta vida passa depressa como uma noite de vigília. 7 relógio de bolso ou de pulso. 8 Naut quarto: a) período em que parte da tripulação está de serviço ou prontidão (geralmente de quatro horas). b) o grupo que está a serviço ou de prontidão no mesmo período. • vt+vi 1 olhar atentamente, assistir a (jogo, televisão, etc.). 2 estar atento, ter cuidado, prestar atenção. 3 vigiar, observar. 4 ficar de vigília, velar, ficar acordado. 5 guardar, velar ou zelar por, cuidar de. 6 ficar de espreita, espreitar. 7 estar de sentinela. 8 acompanhar (acontecimento). 9 esperar. he watched his opportunity / ele esperou, aproveitou a sua oportunidade. they cannot watch their time / eles não sabem esperar a sua hora. I’d watch it! isto é o que eu queria ver! isto é o que faltava! stop watch cronômetro. to be on the watch for someone esperar alguém de tocaia, de espreita. they were on the watch for him / eles esperaram-no de tocaia. to keep a close watch manter rigorosa vigilância. to keep a watch on someone manter alguém em observação, vigiar alguém. to put one’s watch on/ back adiantar/atrasar o relógio. to watch in ficar acordado para comemorar o Ano-Novo. to watch one’s step agir com cautela. to watch out estar alerta, atento. to watch out for a) estar observando e esperando por alguém ou alguma coisa. b) tomar cuidado com. to watch over zelar por, guardar. watch and ward vigilância contínua. watch what you’re doing! preste atenção no que você está fazendo!watch your mouth! cuidado com o que você diz! watch yourself! cuidado! watch your step! atenção! (degrau, etc.).

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  • 12 headband

    noun (a strip of material worn round the head to keep one's hair off one's face.) faixa

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  • 13 clock

    [klok] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) relógio (não de pulso nem de bolso)
    2) (an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle: My car has 120,000 miles on the clock.) velocímetro
    2. verb
    (to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc.) cronometrar
    - clockwork - clock in - out/on - off - clock up - like clockwork - round the clock

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  • 14 hat

    [hæt]
    (a covering for the head, usually worn out of doors: He raised his hat as the lady approached.) chapéu
    - hat trick - keep something under one's hat - keep under one's hat - pass/send round the hat - take one's hat off to - talk through one's hat

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  • 15 headband

    noun (a strip of material worn round the head to keep one's hair off one's face.) faixa

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  • 16 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) anel
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) argola
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) círculo
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ringue, picadeiro
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) quadrilha
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) circundar
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) circular
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) pôr anel
    •
    - ringlet - ring finger - ringleader - ringmaster - run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) tocar
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonar para
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) tocar
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) tilintar
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) ressoar
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) soar
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) toque
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonema
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) toque
    •
    - ring back - ring off - ring true

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > ring

  • 17 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) escorregar
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) escorregar
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) decair
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) escapulir
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) escapar
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) enfiar
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) passo em falso
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) lapso
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinação
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa de lançamento
    •
    - slippery - slipperiness - slip road - slipshod - give someone the slip - give the slip - let slip - slip into - slip off - slip on - slip up II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) pedaço de papel

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > slip

  • 18 stump

    1. noun
    1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) toco
    2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) toco
    3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) stump
    2. verb
    1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) andar pesadamente
    2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) aturdir
    •
    - stump up

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > stump

  • 19 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) relógio
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) guarda
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) quarto
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) ver, olhar
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) ver, ficar de olho
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) tomar cuidado
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigiar
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vigiar, esperar
    •
    - watchful - watchfully - watchfulness - watchdog - watchmaker - watchman - watchtower - watchword - keep watch - watch one's step - watch out - watch over

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > watch

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  • off-the-rack — adj. Intended to be worn without alterations; ready to wear; of clothing. Contrasted with {made to order}, {custom made}. See {pret a porter} Syn: off the shelf, ready to wear, pret a porter. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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