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| Inglês | Português |
| at this rate adv | informal (if progress continues this quickly) | nesse ritmo loc adv |
| He's got five medals for diving already? At this rate, he'll be in the Olympics before he's 16. |
| Ele já tem cinco medalhas por mergulho? Nesse ritmo, ele estará nas Olimpíadas antes dos 16 anos. |
| at your own pace adv | (at a speed one is comfortable with) | no seu próprio ritmo loc adv |
| From the tortoise and the hare, we learn that one can proceed at one's own pace and still be a winner. |
| brisk pace n | (fairly rapid rhythm) | ritmo acelerado sm + adj |
| change of pace n | figurative (refreshing deviation from the usual) | mudança de ritmo expres |
| mudança de passo expres |
| mudança na rotina expres |
| The water fight was a wonderful change of pace after working in the garden. |
| Tonight's dinner is a welcome change of pace from the usual meat and potatos. |
| A guerra de água foi uma maravilhosa mudança de ritmo depois de trabalhar no jardim. |
| cooling down n | (slowing of pace to end exercise) | diminuição do ritmo sf |
| Cooling down after exercise prevents injury. |
| current rate n | (present speed or pace) | ritmo atual loc sm |
| heart rate n | (rhythm of the heart) (ritmo do coração) | ritmo cardíaco sm + adj |
| frequência cardíaca sf + adj |
| Your heart rate increases when you exercise. |
| Seu ritmo cardíaco aumenta quando você se exercita. |
| in step adj | (walking or dancing in rhythm) (dança) | no passo loc adj |
| no ritmo loc adj |
| Our dancing was awful last night: we weren't in step most of the time. |
| in step adv | (in rhythm) | no mesmo ritmo expres |
| The couple walked in step, holding hands. |
| in step with expr | figurative (in harmony with) (figurado: em harmonia) | acompanhar o passo, acompanhar o ritmo expres |
| em sintonia, no compasso de expres |
| Rachel had been very careful to stay in step with her colleagues. |
| in step with expr | (moving in rhythm with) (dança) | em sintonia, no ritmo loc adv |
| The dancers did an amazing job of staying perfectly in step with the music. |
| keep time vtr + n | (mark rhythm with music) | marcar o ritmo expres v |
| Drummers typically keep time for the band. |
| lilt n | (music: lively rhythm) | canção alegre, canção animada loc sf |
| ritmo alegre, ritmo animado loc sm |
| The song's lilt had everyone dancing. |
| on the beat expr | (in the correct rhythm, tempo) | no ritmo, na batida expres |
| pace yourself vtr + refl | (maintain steady rate) | manter o ritmo vt + sm |
| pacer n | (sth or sb who sets pace to be followed) | aquele que dá o ritmo loc sm |
| (cavalo) | marchador, galopador sm |
| pacing adj | (setting speed for: racing) (corrida) | de ritmo loc adj |
| The runner was deciding on his pacing strategy for the race. |
| pulse rate n | (pace at which the heart is beating) (ritmo no qual o coração bate) | ritmo cardíaco loc sm |
| batimento cardíaco loc sm |
| pulsação sf |
| After exercising for 15 minutes my pulse rate was 152 beats per minute. |
| put you off your stride v expr | figurative (interrupt rhythm) | quebrar o ritmo vt + sm |
| Forgetting her words put the actor off her stride and she never quite recovered before the end of the play. |
| ramp down vi phrasal | (decrease effort, work) (figurado) | desacelerar v int |
| perder o ritmo expres v |
| set the pace v expr | (running, etc.: determine speed) (corrida) | determinar o ritmo expres |
| The lead runner set the pace for the 5K race. |
| shockable adj | (cardiac rhythm) | ritmo chocável sm |
| skip a beat v expr | (rhythm: miss a beat) (ritmo: perder uma batida) | perder o ritmo expres v |
| step up the pace v expr | (increase speed) (aumentar a velocidade) | acelerar o passo expres v |
| acelerar o ritmo expres v |
| (informal) | apertar o passo expres v |
