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Cost (s.p / p.p) = cost he/she/it = costs costing |
1 custar; 2 estimado (avaliar valor) The cost of petrol has gone up again. He achieved great success but only at the cost of a happy family life. How much does a return ticket to London cost? That one mistake cost him his job. The project needs to be costed in detail. |
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Cut (s.p / p.p) = cut he/she/it = cuts cutting |
1 cortar, aparar 2 cut across, along, through, etc. (to make shorter) 3 offend or hurt feelings
This knife doesn't cut very well. I cut my own hair. to cut taxes/costs/spending 2 It's much quicker if we cut across the field. 3 His cruel remarks cut her deeply. |
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Hit (s.p; p.p) = hit he/she/it = hits hitting obs: beat, strike |
1 bater; 2 acertar; 3 alcançar, atingir
The bus left the road and hit a tree. to have a bad or unpleasant effect on sb/sth Her father's death has hit her very hard. to reach a place or a levelThe price of oil hit a new high yesterday. to suddenly come into sb's mind; I thought I recognized the man's face and then it hit me – he was my old maths teacher! |
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Hurt (s.p; p.p) = hurt he/she/it = hurts hurting obs: injure, wound |
1 prejudicar, ferir; 2 fazer mal, ofender
I fell and hurt my arm. to feel painful It hurts when I lift my leg. to make sb unhappy; to upset sb I didn't want to hurt his feelings. |
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let (s.p / p.p) = let he/she/it = lets letting |
1 deixar; 2 permitir; 3 alugar; 4 sugerir; 5 alugar
I wanted to borrow Dave's bike but he wouldn't let me. Don't let the fire go out. Let me help you carry your bags. She was let out of prison yesterday. 4 ‘Let's go to the cinema tonight.’ ‘Yes, let's.’ There's a flat to let in our block. |
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Put (s.p / p.p) = put he/she/it = puts putting |
1 colocar, por; 2 apresentar, expor
She put the book on the table. We're going to put a picture on this wall. What did you put for question 2? I was put in charge of the project. Don't put the blame on me! I'd put him in my top five favourite writers. 2 - I don't know exactly how to put this, but… |
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shut (s.p / p.p) = shut he/she/it = shuts shutting |
1 fechar, encerrar to make sth close; to become closed. Shut your books, please. to stop doing business for the day; to close What time do the shops shut on Saturday? to prevent sb/sth from leaving a place; to close a door on sth Tony shut his fingers in the door of the car. |
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read (s.p/ pp) = read he/she/it = reads reading |
(v) ler, compreender, interpretar, decifrar; (adj) lido, instruído He never learnt to read and write. I hate reading out loud. A man came to read the gas meter. The sign read ‘Keep Left’. She read Modern Languages at Cambridge. |
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pay (s.p/pp) = paid he/she/it = pays paying |
(v) pagar, remunerar, saldar; (n) pagamento, remuneração, salário We paid the dealer £3 000 for the car. Have you paid her the rent yet? It would pay you to get professional advice before making a decision. You'll pay for that remark! |
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sell (s.p/pp) = sold |
vender |
