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Computational Linguistics Group, 2008
University of Vigo

English-Portuguese CLUVI Dictionary

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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- wait, wall, want, war, warm, wash, watch, watcher, water, wave, way, weak, wealthy, week, week-end, weekly, weight, weird, welcome


wave


- noun
- onda

EN In the pale light he could see the little waves break over her, and her skirt floated about and clung to her legs as the water receded.
PT À luz pálida, ele via as pequenas ondas virem quebrar-se sobre ela, fazendo flutuar a sua saia, que se colava às pernas quando a água recuava.
- Fonte: APE (1030)
- vaga

EN A wave of fire swept through his body: the first.
PT Uma vaga de fogo varreu-lhe o corpo: a primeira.
- Fonte: JOV (2524)


- transitive or intransitive verb
- PAST: waved. PART: waved
- aquecer

EN A steady current of heated air rose all day from the mountain and was thrust to ten thousand feet; revolving masses of gas piled up the static until the air was ready to explode.
PT Uma corrente constante de ar aquecido elevara-se da montanha durante todo o dia e era atirada a centenas de metros de altura. Massas giratórias de gás carregavam a zona estática até o ar estar pronto a explodir.
- Fonte: MOS (4370)
- acenar

EN But so long as he kept like that, waving, shouting, she was safe; he would not stand still and look at her picture.
PT De qualquer forma, conquanto assim se mantivesse, acenando, gritando, estava salva; não ficaria parado, a olhar-lhe para o quadro.
- Fonte: RUM (157)