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the highest part of a room, vehicle, etc. that covers it from the inside

teto

(particularly of water) to fall in small amounts of droplets

pingar, gotejar

(of liquid or gas) to escape through a hole or crack in a container or structure

vazar, escapar

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

procurar, consultar

a book containing a list of telephone numbers for a particular area or group of people, arranged alphabetically

catálogo telefônico, livro de telefone

someone who installs and repairs pipes, toilets, etc.

encanador

to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court

recorrer, apelar

after a long time, usually when there has been some difficulty

finalmente, por fim

a suggestion or thought about something that we could do

ideia, sugestão

with anyone or anything else excluded

apenas, somente

something that explains an action or event

razão, justificação

not involving difficulty in doing or understanding

simples, fácil

a place or an area that can be seen, and is usually beautiful

vista, panorama

(of a person or thing) harmed or spoiled

danificado, prejudicado

physically harmed or wounded

ferido, lesionado

to end the life of someone or something

matar, eliminar

to come into sudden and forceful contact with another object or person

colidir, bater

to suddenly experience a significant failure or halt in a system, process, or operation

colapsar, falhar

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

perder, desperdiçar

to have power over a person, company, country, etc. and to decide how things should be done

controlar, gerir

to cause something or someone to fall to the ground

derrubar, abater

to experience and be affected by something bad or unpleasant

sofrer, padecer

an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)

lesão cervical, contusão cervical

to administer a breath test to determine the level of alcohol in someone's bloodstream

realizar um teste de respiração, fazer um teste de bafômetro

to change direction suddenly, often to avoid something or someone in the way

desviar, esquivar