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1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) em forma

2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) adequado

1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) ajustar(-se)

2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) adequar(-se)

3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) ajustar

4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) equipar

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- fitness

1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) mobília

2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) prova

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- fit in

1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) ataque

2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) acesso

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- by fits and starts

1) ((of voices, shouts etc) rough; harsh: a hoarse cry; His voice sounds hoarse.) rouco

2) (having a hoarse voice, usually because one has a cold or cough, or because one has been shouting: You sound hoarse - have you a cold?; The spectators shouted themselves hoarse.) rouco

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- hoarseness

1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) interessado

2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) interessado

3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) interessado

1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) acima de

2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) por cima de

3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) sobre

4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) por

5) (about: a quarrel over money.) sobre

6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) por

7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) ao longo de

8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) no

1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.) sobre

2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)

3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.) do outro lado

4) (downwards: He fell over.) para baixo

5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.) mais

6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.) de sobra

7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.) completamente

1) (too (much), as in overdo.)

2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)

3) (covering, as in overcoat.)

4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)

5) (completely, as in overcome.)

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- over again

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

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

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- ring binder

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

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

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- ring a bell

1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) colocar

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) estabelecer

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) provocar

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?)

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ajustar

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) arrumar, ajeitar

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) incrustar

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) ajustar

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) estabelecido

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) resolvido a

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) firme

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) firme, rígido

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) incrustado de

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) conjunto, coleção

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) arranjo, mise en plis

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set

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- setting

1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) desprovido

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradiço

1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) aquém

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- shortness

- short-lived

1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) quadrado

2) (something in the shape of this.) quadrado

3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) praça

4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 3² = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) quadrado

1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) quadrado

2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) igual, empatado

3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) quadrado

4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) quadrado

1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) em ângulo reto

2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) em cheio

1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) tornar quadrado

2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) regrar, acertar

3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) enquadrar(-se)

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) elevar ao quadrado

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- squared

1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) ser estrábico

2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) olhar com os olhos semicerrados

1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) estrabismo

2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) olhadela

1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) balançar(-se)

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) gingar

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) virar

1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balanço

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) balanço

3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) balanço

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) virada

5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) balanço

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- swinging

1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa

2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) motivo

3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa

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[kɔ:z] n 1 causa: a) aquilo ou aquele que faz com que uma coisa exista. b) aquilo que determina um acontecimento. c) origem, princípio. d) motivo, razão. e) processo, demanda, pleito ou ação judicial. f) interesse, partido. 2 ocasião (para agir). • vt 1 causar, ser causa de, ser motivo de, motivar, ocasionar. 2 originar, efetuar, produzir. 3 induzir, compelir, mandar fazer. final cause causa final, finalidade (especialmente do universo). first cause causa prima. to gain one’s cause ganhar a demanda ou o processo. to give cause for dar lugar a, dar ensejo a. to make common cause with tomar o partido de, conjugar esforços com. to plead a cause advogar, defender uma causa. to stand for a just cause defender uma causa justa.

- concoction

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[kənk'ɔkt] vt 1 preparar, misturar. 2 fig forjar, planejar, tramar, maquinar, inventar, urdir.

adjective (helpful; having to do with making, not with destroying: Constructive criticism tells you both what is wrong and also what to do about it.) construtivo

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[kənstr'∧ktiv] adj 1 construtivo, útil. 2 formador, criador. 3 estrutural. 4 inferido, implícito, virtual.

1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) crédito

2) (money loaned (by a bank).) crédito

3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) crédito

4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) crédito

5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) crédito

6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) crédito

7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) crédito

1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) lançar na conta

2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) atribuir

3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) acreditar

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- creditable

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[kr'edit] n 1 crédito, confiança. 2 crédito, soldo, haver de uma conta. I had a credit opened with him / abri um crédito com ele. 3 dinheiro pago por conta. 4 prazo para pagamento. 5 reputação, prestígio financeiro. 6 bom conceito. 7 honra, glória, mérito. he had the credit of it / ele recebeu as honras. he took credit for it / ele o considerou como mérito seu. 8 fidedignidade. 9 pontuação acadêmica após a realização de um curso. 10 reconhecimento do trabalho realizado (ciências e artes). • vt 1 crer, acreditar, confiar. 2 dar crédito bancário ou comercial. 3 creditar em conta. we have credited your account with / creditamos a sua conta com. at three months’ credit com prazo de três meses. blank credit crédito ilimitado. letter of credit carta de crédito. on credit a crédito. to credit someone with julgar alguém capaz de. to credit with atribuir a. to enter, put to his credit creditar na sua conta. to give credit a) dar crédito ( for até). b) acreditar. I give him credit for that (for being) / creio que ele é capaz disto. to somebody’s credit a favor de alguém. transaction on credit transação a prazo. with credit com méritos.

1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) guiar

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) levar

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) tanger

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) bater

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) impulsionar

1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) passeio

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) caminho

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanha

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) pancada

6) ((computers) a disk drive.)

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- driver

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[draiv] n 1 passeio de carro, auto, etc. 2 percurso, distância a percorrer de carro, auto, etc. 3 estrada para carros. 4 entrada para carros em moradias. 5 ato de conduzir, dirigir, guiar. 6 condução de gado em manadas. 7 pressão, esforço, atividade, energia, impulso, empenho, dinamismo. 8 ímpeto, impulso, pulsão, necessidade instintiva. 9 Golf tacada ou movimento da bola. 10 Mil ataque, assalto, avanço. 11 força motriz, movimento, rodagem, mecanismo de engrenagem, acionamento, transmissão, propulsão. 12 Comp unidade de disco. 13 galeria de mina. 14 competições de jogos de cartas. • vt+vi (drove, driven) 1 impelir, empuxar, empurrar alguma coisa com força, empurrar para diante, impulsar, fazer caminhar para diante, forçar. 2 conduzir, guiar, dirigir (cavalos, carro, navio, etc.), levar. 3 ir de carro, auto, etc., passear de carro, etc., prosseguir. 4 constranger, compelir, forçar, coagir. 5 lançar, propulsar, acionar, pôr em movimento. 6 perfurar, arrastar por atrito, encunhar, cravar. 7 escovar (um túnel). 8 Naut desgarrar. 9 instar, seduzir, incitar, induzir, conduzir, levar a. 10 realizar, efetuar, levar a efeito. 11 mover-se com grande força (chuva, vento). 12 rebater (bola) no golfe. disk drive Comp unidade de disco. to drive a good ( bad) bargain fazer um bom (mau) negócio. to drive a hard bargain ser firme nas negociações. to drive a nail in cravar um prego. to drive a nail into someone’s coffin contribuir para a ruína ou fracasso de alguém. to drive ashore arrojar à costa. to drive asunder apartar, separar à força. to drive at 1 tender a, aludir, insinuar. 2 trabalhar em. to drive at full speed guiar a toda velocidade. to drive a thing into a person inculcar alguma coisa em alguém. to drive away expelir, expulsar, fazer sair, afugentar, afastar-se, partir em carro. to drive back rechaçar, repulsar, reconduzir em carro, etc., voltar de carro, etc. to drive by friction arrastar por atrito. to drive home 1 ir para casa de carro. 2 cravar um prego com um martelo. 3 fazer com que seja claramente compreendido. to drive in, into inserir à força, fincar, fazer entrar a marteladas. to drive it home to mostrar, forçar a acreditar. to drive into a corner colocar em situação difícil, encurralar. to drive off 1 partir, ir-se embora em carro, etc. 2 expelir, rechaçar. 3 Golf dar a primeira tocada. to drive on seguir adiante, levar em frente, empurrar, incentivar. to drive out 1 expelir, expulsar, fazer sair. 2 sair ou passear em carro, etc. to drive pigs to market roncar, ressonar. to drive someone mad/ crazy 1 enlouquecer, levar à loucura. 2 fig exasperar, irritar, deixar louco. to drive someone out of his senses/ out of his mind deixar maluco. to drive someone round the bend exasperar, enlouquecer. to drive to leeward desgarrar, desviar de rumo. to drive up the prices fazer subir os preços, elevar os preços. to drive up to passar de carro por algum lugar.

1) (one of eight equal parts: They each received an eighth of the money.) oitavo

2) (( also adjective) (the) last of eight (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventh: His horse was eighth in the race; Are you having another cup of coffee? That's your eighth (cup) this morning; Henry VIII (said as `Henry the Eighth').) oitavo

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[eitθ] n 1 oitavo. 2 Mus oitava. • número oitavo.

- elegance

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['elig2nt] adj 1 elegante, gracioso. 2 fino, polido, distinto, gracioso.

1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho

2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasia

3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasia/noção

1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) desejar/apetecer

2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) imaginar

3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) ter um fraco por

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- fanciful

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[f'ænsi] n 1 fantasia: a) imaginação. b) obra de imaginação. c) idéia, concepção, pensamento, parecer, opinião. d) noção, suposição, ilusão, imagem mental, idéia visionária. e) capricho, extravagância, veneta, desejo singular, gosto passageiro. f) gosto pessoal, vontade, preferência, arbítrio. g) idéia fixa, obsessão. 2 inclinação, afeição, simpatia. 3 passatempo favorito, mania. 4 the fancy a) coll os aficionados de um esporte. b) criação seleta de animais. • vt+vi 1 imaginar, fantasiar, planejar na fantasia, figurar, formar uma idéia. she fancied herself to be ill / ela cismou que estava doente. 2 julgar, reputar, crer, não saber com certeza, supor. I fancied her to be my friend / eu achava que ela fosse minha amiga. 3 querer, gostar, agradar-se. he fancies his game / ele gosta muito do seu jogo. 4 criar ou cultivar selecionando certas características. 5 desejar ter ou fazer. 6 desejar sexualmente. • adj 1 caprichoso. 2 ornamental, de fantasia. 3 extravagante, exorbitante. 4 de qualidade especial. 5 de grande habilidade ou graça. 6 Com luxuoso, caro, de bom gosto. just fancy that! imagine só! something that tickles one’s fancy algo que atrai. to take someone’s fancy cair nas graças de alguém.

1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) raso

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) aborrecido

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) completo

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vazio

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) choco

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) desafinado

1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plano

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) baixio

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- flatly

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[flæt] n 1 superfície plana, horizontal, achatada ou nivelada. 2 planície, plano, campo raso, terreno plano ou nivelado. 3 baixo, baixio, pântano. 4 Mus bemol. 5 simplório, otário, papalvo. • adj 1 liso, plano, raso, chato, sem relevo, nivelado, horizontal. 2 estirado, estendido, rente, arrasado. 3 raso, pouco fundo, achatado. 4 vazio, furado. 5 plano, claro. 6 chato, maçante, monótono, trivial, vulgar, insípido. 7 Mus bemol, abemolado. • adv 1 horizontalmente, de modo plano, chato. 2 positivamente, redondamente, planamente. 3 completamente, exatamente. 4 insipidamente. a flat lie mentira manifesta. flat against the wall encostado à parede. flat on the ground rente ao chão. he fell flat on the ground ele espatifou-se no chão. I must lay my clothes flat tenho de dobrar minha roupa. it fell flat fig isso malogrou. to go flat ficar choco (bebida), perder o gás. to lay flat arrasar, destruir.

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[flæt] n apartamento, andar, pavimento.

1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) pendurar

2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) segurar

3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) enforcar

4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) pender

5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) baixar (a cabeça)

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- hanger

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[hæŋ] n 1 declive, ladeira. 2 o modo de assentar, caimento (vestido, cortina, etc.). 3 sl modo, jeito de uma coisa, funcionamento (de máquina). • vt+vi (ps and pp hung) 1 pender, pendurar. 2 suspender(-se), estar suspenso. 3 enforcar(-se), ser enforcado. 4 inclinar. 5 projetar-se sobre. 6 forrar, atapetar. 7 pairar. 8 estar em dúvida. 9 impedir uma decisão judicial. 10 tardar, perder tempo, protelar, vadiar. 11 estar à mostra ou em exposição. don’t care a hang! pouco se me dá!, pouco me importa! hang it (all)! o diabo que carregue (tudo) isto! hang you! o diabo que o carregue! hang your number up to dry sl você ainda cheira a cueiros. let it all hang out faça o que você quiser. time hangs heavy upon my hands estou enfadado, enfastiado. to be hung up on (ou about) something ficar, estar ansioso sem necessidade, estar aflito, ter uma idéia fixa. to get the hang of compreender, entender o significado de. I got the hang of it / compreendi o quê da coisa. to hang about (ou around) a) passar ou matar o tempo. b) permanecer. to hang about someone ficar em volta de alguém. to hang a hard sl ficar de pau duro, ter ereção. to hang around ficar andando à toa. to hang around with a) relacionar-se com alguém. b) Braz coll sair com alguém. to hang back hesitar, vacilar. to hang by a thread estar por um fio. to hang fire a) negar fogo (arma). b) fig hesitar, vacilar. to hang in sl esperar. to hang in doubt estar em dúvida. to hang loose sl fazer nada, estar relaxado. to hang off a) soltar, deixar solto, deixar ir. b) hesitar, vacilar. to hang on a) segurar firmemente. b) esperar. c) continuar a fazer algo apesar das dificuldades. d) depender de. e) persistir. to hang oneself enforcar-se. to hang out a) passar o tempo em um lugar ou com alguém. b) pendurar roupas no varal. c) expor, deixar à mostra para venda. to hang out for insistir. to hang over a) inclinar-se. b) pairar sobre, ameaçar. to hang together a) ficarem juntos, unidos. b) serem consistentes. c) conectar, ligar. to hang tough estar decidido, resoluto. to hang up a) suspender. b) adiar. c) desligar (telefone). d) pendurar, dependurar. to hang up on someone interromper no meio o telefonema com alguém. to hang upon something estar afeiçoado a alguma coisa.