| 1 | wacky | doido, maluco | ADV |
| 2 | wade (to) | andar dentro d'água, vadear, atravessar a vau; to wade through = avançar com dificuldade | INTERM |
| 3 | waffle | waffle = tipo de panqueca assada e comida com geleia ou calda | BAS |
| 4 | wag (to) | abanar, balançar; "the dog wagged its tail" | ADV |
| 5 | wage (n) ; wages / wage (to) | salário, ordenado = salary; minimum wage = salário minimo; "minimum wage will be raised" // to wage war = fazer guerra, travar guerra; "they waged a guerrilla war against the government"; "England and France waged war for most of the Middle Ages" | BAS |
| 6 | wagon | 1) carroça = a vehicle with four wheels that is used for carrying heavy loads or passengers and that is usually pulled by animals (such as horses); a cart; "pioneers crossed the American Midwest in wagons" // 2) carrinho de brinquedo = child's toy vehicle; "the children took turns pulling each other in a wagon" // 3) vagão de carga (trem) (UK) = a railway freight car; "the engine pulled 20 wagons" // 4) perua (carro) = station wagon | BAS |
| 7 | waif | criança abandonada = a homeless child; "caring for orphans and waifs" | ADV |
| 8 | wail (to) | lamentar, chorar depressivamente / Wailing Wall = Muro das Lamentações | INTERM |
| 9 | wait (to) / waiting | esperar / to wait for somebody, something = esperar por alguém, por alguma coisa / to wait on = atender, servir em loja / to wait at a table = servir à mesa; // espera = a period of waiting / waiting line = lista de espera; "to be on the waiting list" / waiting room = sala de espera / waiting period = carência | BAS |
| 10 | waiter; waitress | garçom; garçonete | BAS |
| 11 | waive (to) / waiver | renunciar a, desistir de, abrir mão de = to yield, to surrender; to waive one's right to something / desistência, renúncia, isenção; fee waiver = isenção de taxa | INTERM |
| 12 | wake (to); woke; waken / wake (n) | acordar, despertar; "will you wake me before you go to work?" / to wake up = despertar / wake-up call = chamada para despertar alguém // esteira (barco , navio) = trail of a boat in water; "the boat left a large wake behind it as it moved" | BAS |
| 13 | walk (to) / walking | caminhar, andar; passear / to walk in = entrar / to walk out = sair / to walk upstairs = subir / to walk downstairs = descer escadas / to walk up = subir a pé // caminhada, passeio a pé = hikink, trekking / walking stick = bengala = cane | BAS |
| 14 | wall | 1) muro = a structure of brick, stone, etc., that surrounds an area or separates one area from another // 2) parede = the structure that forms the side of a room or building | BAS |
| 15 | wallet | carteira (dinheiro); "was your wallet lost or stolen?" | BAS |
| 16 | walnut | noz (Juglans regia) | BAS |
| 17 | walrus | morsa | INTERM |
| 18 | wan | pálido, descorado, lívido = looking sick or pale; unnaturally pale, esp. on account of ill health or fatigue; "she looks a little wan after all that tiring work" | ADV |
| 19 | wand | varinha de condão = a slender rod, especially one used by a magician; magic wand | INTERM |
| 20 | wander (to) | 1) vagar, vaguear, perambular, andar sem rumo = to go from place to place without purpose or direction; to ramble, to roam, to rove, to stroll; "I wandered through the narrow streets"; "he wandered away from the trail and got lost" / 2) divagar = to stray in though; "his mind wandered" | BAS |
| 21 | wane (to) | diminuir, minguar (lua); waning moon = lua minguante (obs.: lua crescente = waxing moon) | INTERM |
| 22 | wank (to) | masturbar-se = to jerk off | ADV |
| 23 | want (to) | querer, desejar = to desire, to wish | BAS |
| 24 | war (n) / war (to) | guerra; "they fought a war over the disputed territory" / act of war = ato de guerra / art of war = arte da guerra, estratégia militar / at war = em guerra / civil war / declaration of war / to declare war / to go to war = ir para a guerra / war games = exercícios militares / war of nerves = guerra de nervos / war of words = guerra de palavras /// guerrear | BAS |
| 25 | ward (n) / ward (to) | 1) ala de hospital ou de prisão; pavilhão, setor, enfermaria / cancer ward = ala de oncologia / maternity ward = maternidade // 2) distrito, divisão administrativa = an administrative division of a city or town /// to ward off = evitar, prevenir, repelir "this spray will help to ward off the mosquitoes" | INTERM |
| 26 | warden | 1) guarda = one having care or charge of something / 2) diretor de presídio / 3) administrador de parques e reservas florestais; "the warden patrolled the park, checking everything was in order" | INTERM |
| 27 | wardrobe | guarda-roupa, roupeiro (obs.: closet = armário embutido, armário de roupas) | BAS |
| 28 | ware | mercadorias, gêneros = manufactured articles, products of art or craft, or farm produce; goods (obs.: frequentemente usado em combinação; exemplos: chinaware, glassware, hardware, tinware, etc) | BAS |
| 29 | warehouse (n) / warehouse (to) / warehousing | armazém, depósito, almoxarifado = a structure or room for the storage of merchandise or commodities; storehouse; depot // armazenar // armazenagem, armazenamento | BAS |
| 30 | warm / warmth | 1) quente = fairly or comfortably high temperature; "nice and warm"; "warm climate"; "a warm September evening" // calor = heat; "the warmth of the fire" | BAS |
| 31 | warn (to) / warning | advertir; avisar = to make aware of possible danger // advertência, aviso; "a red flag is a warning of danger" | BAS |
| 32 | warp (to) | empenar, entortar | INTERM |
| 33 | warrant (n) / warrant (to) | mandado (busca; prisão) = a document that gives authority to an officer to make an arrest or to search or seize property / arrest warrant = mandado de prisão / search warrant = mandado de busca // garantir, afiançar = to guarantee | INTERM |
| 34 | warranty | garantia de um produto = written guarantee given to the purchaser | INTERM |
| 35 | warren | 1) coelheira, viveiro de coelhos, toca = a series of underground tunnels where rabbits live / 2) labirinto, lugar confuso; "we got lost in the warren of interconnected side streets"; "the old town is a warren of narrow streets" | ADV |
| 36 | wary [uéri] | cauteloso, cuidadoso, precavido = careful, cautious, prudent / to be wary of = ser cuidadoso com, ser precavido com; "she had learned too early in life to be wary and watchful" | BAS |
| 37 | wash (to) / wash (n) | lavar // roupa lavada; "she hung the wash on the line"// washing machine = máquina de lavar | BAS |
| 38 | waste (n) / waste (to) | 1) perda, desperdício; waste of time = desperdício de tempo / 2) lixo, refugo = waste matter; waste product = refugo / wastepaper = papel usado / wastepaper basket = cesta de lixo / to cut wastes = eliminar desperdicios // desperdiçar; gastar; "I don't like to waste paper" | BAS |
| 39 | wasteland | terra inculta; terreno baldio = barren land | INTERM |
| 40 | watch (to) / watch (n) / watchful | 1) observar, olhar = to look (at) with attention; "the children watched carefully as the magician removed a rabbit from his hat" // 2) assistir (jogo, TV); "to watch TV" // 3) vigiar, tomar conta "watch it! = tenha cuidado"; "the nurses are watching the children" / to watch out for = tomar cuidado com / to watch over = vigiar, cuidar de /// 1) relógio (pulso) / digital watch / pocket watch = relógio de bolso / watch bracelet = pulseira de relógio // 2) observação, vigília, vigilância; "the doctors want to keep the patient under watch" / watch tower = torre de observação / to be on the watch = estar alerta / to keep watch = observar, vigiar /// alerta; atento; vigilante = alert | BAS |
| 41 | water (n) / water (to) | água / mineral water = água mineral / gas water = água gasosa = sparkling water / water closet = vaso sanitário = toilet // regar, aguar | BAS |
| 42 | waterfall | cachoeira = cascade | BAS |
| 43 | waterfront | docas, zona portuária | INTERM |
| 44 | watermelon | melancia | BAS |
| 45 | waterside | beira-mar; beira-d'água = the bank or shore of a river, lake, or ocean | BAS |
| 46 | wave (n) / wave (to) / wavy | 1) onda (mar) / 2) onda (elétrica, rádio, tempo) / cold wave = onda de frio; heat wave = onda de calor / short wave = onda curta (rádio) / sound wave = onda sonora // 1) acenar (lenço); "he was waving at her from the end of the pier" // 2) tremular (bandeira); "three flags were waving in the wind" // 3) ondular (cabelo); "she waved her hair" // ondulado; wavy hair | BAS |
| 47 | wax (n) / wax (to) | cera; "a candle made of wax" // 1) encerar; "to wax the wooden floors" / 2) aumentar, crescer = to grow; to increase in phase or intensity (moon); waxing moon = lua crescente (obs.: waning moon = lua minguante) / 3) depilar = to depilate, to shave | BAS |
| 48 | way (1) | caminho / one way = mão única; two way = mão dupla / on one's way back = na volta; on one's way out = na saída / which way? = qual caminho? / this way = por onde? por aqui / on the way to = a caminho / under way = em andamento (projeto) / in the way = atrapalhando, no caminho; to be in the way = atrapalhar / to give way = dar lugar a / to lead the way = ir na frente / Milky Way = Via Láctea | BAS |
| 49 | way (2) | modo, maneira, jeito / by the way = a propósito / in a way = de certo modo / no way = de jeito nenhum = out of the question; there's no way = não tem jeito / just the other way = the other way around = on the contrary = o contrário / any way = de qualquer jeito / to find a way = dar um jeito | BAS |
| 50 | waybill | conhecimento de mercadorias; guia de transporte | ADV |
| 51 | weak / weakness / weaken (to) | fraco = feeble // fraqueza // enfraquecer | BAS |
| 52 | wealth / wealthy | riqueza, fortuna, opulência = fortune; "wealth doesn't bring happiness" // rico; opulento; abastado = rich; well-off; well-to-do | BAS |
| 53 | wean (to) | desmamar, abandonar (vício) | ADV |
| 54 | weapon | arma / nuclear weapons = armas nucleares | BAS |
| 55 | wear (to); wore; worn | usar (roupa), trajar / to wear away = to wear down = to wear out = desgastar, gastar pelo uso / worn-out = used-up = gasto; worn-out clothes | BAS |
| 56 | weary [uíri] / wearisome | cansado; fatigado = tired; "the weary children went to bed" / cansativo = tiresome | BAS |
| 57 | weasel | doninha | INTERM |
| 58 | weather (n) / weather (to) | tempo (atmosférico); fine weather; good weather # bad weather / weather forecast = previsão do tempo / weather bureau = serviço de meteorologia // resistir, aguentar, suportar (ação do tempo, do clima) = to come safely through; "our boat was able to weather the storm" | BAS |
| 59 | weave (to); wove; woven / weaving / weaver | tecer; entrançar; urdir; "Indians weave straw baskets" // tecelagem // tecelão | BAS |
| 60 | web | 1) teia / spider's web = teia de aranha // 2) Internet; web-based technology | BAS |
| 61 | wedding | casamento (cerimônia) = a ceremony at which two people are married to each other / wedding anniversary = aniversário de casamento / silver wedding anniversary = bodas de prata / golden wedding anniversary = bodas de ouro | BAS |
| 62 | wedge (n) / wedge (to) | cunha, calço; wedge issue = questão polêmica / pôr calço em, calçar | INTERM |
| 63 | wee | pequeno, diminuto = tiny, very small; "the wee child had to sit on a pile of cushions to reach the table" / the wee hours of the morning = as primeiras horas da manhã; muito cedo | BAS |
| 64 | weed | erva-daninha | BAS |
| 65 | week / weekly | semana / week day = dia útil // semanal | BAS |
| 66 | weep (to); wept; wept | chorar = to cry; to sob | BAS |
| 67 | weigh (to) / weight | pesar; "baggage will be weighed" // peso / gross weight = peso bruto # net weight = peso líquido / excess weight = excesso de peso / over weight = acima do peso / to put on weight = engordar # to reduce weight = emagrecer | BAS |
| 68 | weird | 1) estranho, esquisito, bizarro = unusual, strange; "we heard some weird sounds outside!" / 2) suggesting something supernatural; uncanny, eerie; "weird creatures from another world" | BAS |
| 69 | welcome (n) / welcome (to) | recepção, acolhida / warm welcome = acolhida calorosa // dar as boas-vindas, saudar | BAS |
| 70 | weld (to) / weld (n) | soldar, fundir; welded tubes = tubos soldados / solda | INTERM |
| 71 | welfare | bem-estar = state of having good health, happiness and prosperity; social welfare = previdência social | BAS |
| 72 | well (adv) | bem / well grounded = bem fundamentado / well-off = rico, próspero / as well = também, igualmente; "I like seafood and pasta as well" / as well as = bem como / well done = muito bem! / get well soon = melhoras! /to do well = ir bem, sair-se bem | BAS |
| 73 | well (n) | poço, nascente; "they used a pump to take water from the well" / well drilling = perfuração de poço | BAS |
| 74 | wend (to) | dirigir-se a, ir a = to proceed on (one's way) | ADV |
| 75 | west | oeste | BAS |
| 76 | whale | baleia | BAS |
| 77 | wharf (pl. wharves) [uórf] | cais; embarcadouro; docas | INTERM |
| 78 | what | que, o que // what-if = simulação (o que acontecerá se ... ) | BAS |
| 79 | wheat | trigo | BAS |
| 80 | wheel | roda / rim of wheel = aro de roda / Ferris wheel = roda gigante / spinning wheel = roda de fiar / steering wheel = volante | BAS |
| 81 | whereabouts | por onde? "whereabouts are you? = por onde você anda?" / 2) paradeiro; "nobody knows his whereabouts" | INTERM |
| 82 | whey | soro (parte líquida do leite) | ADV |
| 83 | whiff | sopro, cheiro, odor = a slight smell of something; an odor that is weak | ADV |
| 84 | whim / whimsical | capricho, veneta = a sudden idea, thought, or wish to do something without a good reason / imprevisível, de veneta | INTERM |
| 85 | whip (n) / whip (to) / whiplash | chicote = lash, switch // 1) chicotear, açoitar = to switch; "the jockey whipped his horse" / 2) bater (ovos, creme); whipped cream = creme chantilly // chicotada = the lash of a whip | BAS |
| 86 | whirl (to) | rodar, rodopiar, girar = to twirl, to spin | INTERM |
| 87 | whirlpool | redemoinho = an area of water in a river, stream, etc., that moves very fast in a circle; vortex | INTERM |
| 88 | whistle (to) / whistle (n) | apitar, assoviar // apito | BAS |
| 89 | whittle (to) | 1) aparar, talhar, esculpir; "he showed me how to whittle a twig into a whistle" / 2) reduzir aos poucos; "to whittle costs" | ADV |
| 90 | whizz-bang | excelente, notável = one that is conspicuous for noise, speed, excellence, or startling effect; excellent; first-rate | ADV |
| 91 | whole | inteiro = entire / on the whole = as a whole = no todo, de uma maneira geral / whole number = número inteiro | BAS |
| 92 | wholesale | venda por atacado = sale of goods in large quantities (obs.: retail = varejo) / to sell wholesale = vender por atacado | BAS |
| 93 | whopping | imenso, colossal | ADV |
| 94 | whore | prostituta, puta = call-girl, prostitute, bitch, hooker, slut, harlot | BAS |
| 95 | whorl | espiral = a circular arrangement of similar parts, as of leaves | ADV |
| 96 | wicked | 1) mau, perverso (man, witch) = morally very bad, evil / 2) malicioso (sorriso) | BAS |
| 97 | wide / widen (to) / width | largo; amplo = broad, vast / far and wide = por toda parte // alargar; ampliar; dilatar // largura = breadth; "what's the width of the room?" | BAS |
| 98 | widespread | espalhado, difundido; "this strategy is gaining widespread acceptance" | BAS |
| 99 | widget | objeto hipotético qualquer, dispositivo = gadget | INTERM |
| 100 | widow / widower | viúva / viúvo | BAS |
| 101 | wield (to) | 1) exercer = to have and use (power, control, influence, etc.); "he wields a great deal of influence over his students" / 2) manejar, empunhar, brandir = to handle or use (a weapon, tool, etc); "the knight wielded his sword" | ADV |
| 102 | wife | esposa, mulher (obs.: marido = husband) | BAS |
| 103 | wig | peruca = fake hair | INTERM |
| 104 | wilderness | sertão; região desabitada = outback (Australia) | BAS |
| 105 | wile | artimanha, estratagema, esperteza, truque = a trick meant to fool, trap, or lure another | ADV |
| 106 | will (verbo aux) | usado na formação do futuro: it will be good = será bom | BAS |
| 107 | will (n) / willing / willingly | 1) vontade; "where there's a will, there's a way" / good will = boa vontade # ill will = má vontade / 2) testamento // at will = à vontade // disposto, desejoso, inclinado, propenso / God willing = se Deus quiser / to be willing = estar querendo, consentir // de boa vontade; com gosto | BAS |
| 108 | willow | salgueiro | BAS |
| 109 | wilt (to) | murchar (flor); morrer (planta), perder o vigor = to fade, to wither, to droop; "insufficient water makes plants wilt" | ADV |
| 110 | wily | astuto, malandro, malicioso, esperto = tricky; sly; cunning; crafty; artful | ADV |
| 111 | wimpy | fracote, molengão, banana = a feeble ineffective person | ADV |
| 112 | win (to); won; won / winner / winning | vencer, ganhar / vencedor / vitorioso = victorious; triumphant; "it's a winning organization" | BAS |
| 113 | wind | vento / windmill = moinho de vento; "the miller ground the wheat into flour in his windmill" | BAS |
| 114 | wind (to); wound; wound / winding | enrolar; "he wound the cable tightly and put it in the drawer" / to wind up = dar corda em (relógio) // 1) sinuoso, tortuoso; "winding road"; "winding river" / 2) em caracol, em espiral "winding stairs = escada em caracol" | BAS |
| 115 | window | janela | BAS |
| 116 | windshield (US); windscreen (UK) | para-brisa; windshield wiper = limpador de parabrisa | BAS |
| 117 | wine / winery | vinho / vinícola = vinícola, fábrica de vinho = a wine-making establishment (obs.: vineyard = vinhedo, vinha = a planting of grapevines) | BAS |
| 118 | wing | asa | BAS |
| 119 | wink (to) | piscar o olho como sinal ou brincadeira = to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing (obs.: to blink = piscar os dois olhos involuntariamente) | BAS |
| 120 | winnow (to) | separar palha do grão, separar joio do trigo, peneirar, joeirar = to remove (the unwanted coverings of seeds) from grain; to separate (grain) from (chaff); "to winnow fact from fiction" | ADV |
| 121 | wipe (to) | enxugar; limpar = to dry or clean by rubbing with a cloth or paper | BAS |
| 122 | wire / wiring | 1) fio (elétrico ou metálico) = cable / telephone wire = fio de telefone / wireless = sem fio / wireless phone // 2) arame / barbed wire = arame farpado // fiação | BAS |
| 123 | wise | sábio, sensato, prudente = sage; "the 3 Wise Men = os 3 Reis Magos" / in no wise = de nenhum modo / in any wise = de qualquer modo | BAS |
| 124 | wish (n) / wishes / wish (to) | desejo; vontade / dying wish = último desejo; "his dying wish was to give all his money to charity" // (pl) = cumprimentos / best wishes = cumprimentos, muitas felicidades // desejar = to desire, to long for / as you wish = como você quiser / if you wish = se você quiser | BAS |
| 125 | wistful | melancólico, pensativo, saudoso, triste = having or showing sad thoughts and feelings; "he had a wistful look on his face" | ADV |
| 126 | wit / witty | 1) presença de espírito, astúcia, perspicácia, vivacidade de espírito = an ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny / 2) pessoa espirituosa // espirituoso; a witty person = uma pessoa espirituosa | INTERM |
| 127 | witch / wizard | bruxa, feiticeira / bruxo, feiticeiro | BAS |
| 128 | withdraw (to); withdrew; withdrawn / withdrawal | 1) retirar; tirar = to remove, to take back / 2) sacar dinheiro (banco) (obs.: oposto é to deposit money) // 1) retirada / 2) saque (dinheiro) | BAS |
| 129 | wither (to) | murchar, secar, definhar, mirrar (planta) = to fade, to wilt, to droop | INTERM |
| 130 | withhold (to) | 1) deter, reter / 2) reter na fonte (imposto); withholding income tax = imposto de renda retido na fonte | INTERM |
| 131 | withstand (to) | resistir, aguentar = to resist, to endure | INTERM |
| 132 | witness | testemunha | BAS |
| wobbly | bambo, vacilante, frouxo | ADV |
| 133 | woe | dor, mágoa, tristeza, desgosto = sorrow, grief | INTERM |
| 134 | wolf | lobo | BAS |
| 135 | woman (pl. women) | mulher | BAS |
| 136 | womb | útero | BAS |
| 137 | wonder (n) / wonderful | maravilha, prodígio; "seven wonders of the ancient world" / maravilhoso = excellent, marvelous; "a wonderful landscape to behold"; "she is a wonderful cook" | BAS |
| 138 | wonder (to) | querer saber / to wonder if = to wonder whether = será que?; "I wonder whether she's married"; "I wonder if it's going to rain " / to wonder why = por que será que ... "I wonder why he left = por que será que ele saiu?" // no wonder = não admira, não é de se admirar | BAS |
| 139 | woo (to) | 1) cortejar, namorar = to sue for the affection of a, to court / 2) atrair (ex.: audiência) = to seek to gain or bring about | INTERM |
| 140 | wood | madeira = the hard substance that makes up the stems and branches of trees and shrubs | BAS |
| 141 | woodpecker | pica-pau | INTERM |
| 142 | woods | bosque; floresta mais aberta = partially cleared, sparsely populated forests | BAS |
| 143 | wool | lã | BAS |
| 144 | word | 1) palavra, vocábulo / buzzword = palavra da moda / key word = palavra-chave / in other words = em outras palavras // 2) palavra, promessa; "he gave his word that he would fix the problem by Friday" | BAS |
| 145 | work (n) / work (to) / working | trabalho / works = obras / off work = de folga (do trabalho) / piece work = trabalho por tarefa / scope of work = área de trabalho, área de atuação / shift work = trabalho por turnos / social work = trabalho social / voluntary work = trabalho voluntário / work agency = agência de emprego / workbook = livro de exercícios / work flow = fluxo de trabalho, processo de trabalho / workforce = força de trabalho, mão de obra / work group = grupo de trabalho / work history = histórico de trabalho / work of art = obra de arte / work placement = emprego temporário / work plan = plano de trabalho / work schedule = cronograma / work sheet = agenda de trabalho // trabalhar, operar, funcionar / to work at = trabalhar em, dedicar esforços para; "he worked 17 years for IBM" / to work for = trabalhar para (alguém); "to work as consultant for IBM" / to work hard = trabalhar muito / to work out = resolver, elaborar, calcular = to solve (as a problem) by a process of reasoning or calculation / to work out = exercitar-se; "he works out regularly at the gym" // de trabalho, operacional / working class = classe trabalhadora / working hours = horas de trabalho, horário de expediente = office hours | BAS |
| 146 | workable | viável = feasible, viable | INTERM |
| 147 | workaholic | fanático por trabalho | BAS |
| 148 | worker | trabalhador; operário; blue-collar worker = operário de fábrica; white-collar worker = clerical employee = empregado de escritório | BAS |
| 149 | workmanship | artesanato, trabalho manual = handicraft, handiwork, craftwork | INTERM |
| 150 | workshop | 1) oficina; atelier / 2) seminário = seminar or study group for exchange of ideas or to explore new methods of accomplishing a result; "they attended a 5-day workshop" | BAS |
| 151 | world / worldwide | mundo / mundial, global; "worldwide demand is growing not shrinking" | BAS |
| 152 | worm | verme / earthworm = minhoca | BAS |
| 153 | worry (to) / worried / worry (n) / worrying | preocupar = to concern / to worry about = preocupar-se com // preocupado = concerned (for) // preocupação = concern // preocupante = concerning, troublesome | BAS |
| 154 | worse / worst | pior / to get worse = piorar / worse and worse = de mal a pior // o pior / at worst = na pior das hipóteses / (obs.: na melhor das hipóteses = at best) | BAS |
| 155 | worship (to) / worship (n) | 1) adorar, venerar / 2) frequentar igreja; "that's the church where our family worships" // 1) adoração, veneração, devoção / 2) culto, cerimônia religiosa; worship service = culto protestante | BAS |
| 156 | wort | 1) mosto / 2) erva (botânica) | INTERM |
| 157 | worth | mérito, valor = value / to be worth = to be worthwhile = valer a pena // | BAS |
| 158 | worthwhile | compensador; vantajoso; que vale a pena = advantageous; to be worthwhile = to be worth = valer a pena | BAS |
| 159 | worthy / worthless | digno, merecedor, "his work is worthy of praise" ; worthy of notice = digno de atenção / sem valor, inútil = useless; "his plans were worthless" | BAS |
| 160 | would (verbo aux) | usado na formação do futuro do prtérito: he knew he would be late = ele sabia que se atrasaria | BAS |
| 161 | wound (n) / wound (to) | ferida, ferimento, machucado = injury; wound / ferir = to hurt; to injure | BAS |
| 162 | wow (to) | impressionar, ganhar admiração | ADV |
| 163 | wrangle (n) / wrangle (to) / wrangler | briga, discussão // brigar, discutir // vaqueiro, cowboy = a person who takes care of horses on a ranch | INTERM |
| 164 | wrap (to) | embrulhar; envolver; "wrap the tie as a present" / to wrap up = embrulhar // wrap-up = 1) relatório final = a summarizing report / 2) parte final = a concluding part; wrap-up session = sessão final | BAS |
| 165 | wrath | ira, indignação = anger; "Steinbeck wrote the roman called The Grapes of Wrath" | INTERM |
| 166 | wreak (to) | causar estragos; to wreak havoc on = causar estragos em | ADV |
| 167 | wreath | coroa de flores, guirlanda = garland | ADV |
| 168 | wreck (n) / wreck (to) | destroços (carro, avião), escombros, ruína / shipwreck = naufrágio, restos de navio naufragado // 1) destruir; arruinar = to damage (something) so badly that it cannot be repaired; "he wrecked his car against a wall" / 2) fazer naufragar = to destroy (a ship) by crashing it into something | BAS |
| 169 | wreckage | destroços, escombros (building), naufrágio (ship); ruínas = wreck | BAS |
| 170 | wrench | chave inglesa (US) = spanner (UK) | INTERM |
| 171 | wrestle (to) / wrestling / wrestler | lutar (esporte) = to compete (with) in the sport of wrestling // luta livre (esporte) // lutador | INTERM |
| 172 | wretch | 1) pessoa miserável, sem sorte = a very unfortunate or unhappy person / 2) desgraçado, desprezível = a despicable person | ADV |
| 173 | wriggle (to) / wriggle (n) | torcer, contorcer, retorcer / contorção, zigue-zaque, movimento sinuoso | ADV |
| 174 | wring (to), wrung, wrung | torcer; retorcer para tornar seco, para extrair água; "to wring a towel dry" | ADV |
| 175 | wrinkle (to) / wrinkled / wrinkle (n) | franzir, enrugar / enrugado / ruga = crease | INTERM |
| 176 | wrist | pulso | BAS |
| 177 | write (to); wrote; written / writing / writer | escrever / to write down = anotar = to note; to take notes / to write out = escrever por extenso // escrita; caligrafia; escrito, redação / hand writing = caligrafia, letra "it's hard to understand a doctor's hand writing" / in writing = por escrito / writing desk = escrivaninha / writing pad = bloco de papel // escritor | BAS |
| 178 | wrong | errado / to be wrong = estar errado; "what's wrong? = qual é o problema?" / to go wrong = fracassar, ir pelo caminho errado / wrong side = avesso = inside out | BAS |
| 179 | wrought | forjado; wrought iron = ferro forjado | INTERM |
| 180 | wuthering | uivante = blowing strongly with a roaring sound (northern english dialect); "The Wuthering Heights = Morros Uivantes" | ADV |
