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1 entertain
[entə'tein]1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) receber2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) divertir3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) nutrir•- entertaining
- entertainment* * *en.ter.tain[ent2t'ein] vt+vi 1 entreter, divertir, distrair. 2 receber visita, hospedar, acolher. 3 oferecer festas, celebrar, regalar. she entertained at dinner / ela fez as honras no jantar. they entertain a great deal / eles dão muitas festas, eles recebem muitos amigos. 4 tomar em consideração, cogitar, nutrir (idéias, planos). I entertained doubts as to / tinha dúvidas a respeito de. I cannot entertain the idea / não posso admitir a idéia. 5 manter correspondência. we have entertained correspondence for years / nós mantivemos correspondência durante anos.
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