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1 difficult
['difikəlt]1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) difícil2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) difícil•* * *dif.fi.cult[d'ifikəlt] adj 1 difícil, dificultoso. 2 enfadonho, árduo, penoso, intricado, difícil de entender ou de contentar, caprichoso, rabugento. -
2 difficult
['difikəlt]1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) difícil2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) difícil• -
3 management
1) (the art of managing: The management of this company is a difficult task.) administração2) (or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group: The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.) direcção* * *man.age.ment[m'ænidʒmənt] n 1 administração, direção, gerência. 2 manejo. 3 conduta. 4 corpo de diretores. -
4 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) ver-se grego -
5 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) cortar o dozeEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > have one's work cut out
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1) (the art of managing: The management of this company is a difficult task.) gestão, administração2) (or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group: The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.) diretoria, direção -
7 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) muito trabalho* * *a tall ordera) uma obrigação difícil. b) despropósito. -
8 arduous
(difficult; needing hard work: an arduous task.) penoso- arduousness* * *ar.du.ous['a:djuəs] adj 1 árduo, espinhoso, difícil. 2 trabalhoso, custoso, laborioso, penoso, fatigante. 3 íngreme, elevado, de difícil acesso. -
9 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) pesado* * *back.break.ing[b'ækbreikiŋ] adj árduo, opressivo (trabalho), exaustivo. -
10 easy
1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) fácil2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) folgado3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) amigável4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) descontraído* * *eas.y['i:zi] adj 1 fácil, leve, cômodo, confortável, natural. 2 indolor, tranqüilo. 3 confortante, tranqüilizador. 4 tranqüilo, sossegado, indolente. 5 afável, tratável. 6 acessível, cooperativo, oficioso, serviçal. 7 style fluente, ligeiro, agradável. 8 solto, folgado, frouxo. 9 corriqueiro, vulgar. • adv facilmente, suavemente. • interj devagar! cuidado! an easy task tarefa fácil. a woman of easy virtue mulher promíscua. easier said than done mais fácil falar do que fazer. easy all! parado! easy come, easy go fácil vem, fácil vai. easy does it vá com calma, não se afobe. easy on the ear/ eye agradável aos ouvidos/olhos. easy over frito dos dois lados. easy style estilo agradável, fluente. easy to do fácil de fazer. free and easy desembaraçado, sem cerimônias. I’m easy para mim tanto faz, por mim tudo bem. on easy street Amer financeiramente independente. on easy terms financiado, facilitado (pagamento). stand easy Mil à vontade. take it easy calma! não se afobe!. to go easy on ir com calma. -
11 impose
[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) impôr2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) impôr3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) abusar de•* * *im.pose[imp'ouz] vt+vi 1 impor, pespegar, obrigar, mandar, fixar, ordenar. 2 enganar, iludir. 3 impor-se a, fazer-se aceitar por. 4 tirar vantagem. they imposed upon his good nature / eles aproveitaram-se da sua bondade. to impose upon someone a) enganar alguém. b) impressionar alguém. -
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13 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) aliviar2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) substituir3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) exonerar4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) ajudar5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) socorrer* * *re.lieve[ril'i:v] vt 1 aliviar, mitigar, abrandar. 2 assistir, ajudar, socorrer. 3 substituir, revezar (turmas, sentinelas). 4 levantar o cerco (de uma fortaleza, cidade, etc.). 5 coll tirar, privar. 6 interromper a monotonia. 7 pôr em relevo, realçar. 8 livrar de, desobrigar. 9 Tech cercear. 10 Physiol esvaziar a bexiga ou intestinos, urinar, defecar. he relieved nature / ele satisfez as suas necessidades. 11 liberar, soltar, libertar. he relieved his feelings / ele deu expansão a seus sentimentos, desafogou-se, expandiu-se. to relieve of a) aliviar (de um peso). b) demitir, despedir. c) roubar. -
14 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) pôr2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) pôr4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) pôr6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) pôr9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) pentear10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) encastoar11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) endireitar2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) prescrito2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) decidido3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fixo6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) colecção2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) penteado5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon* * *[set] n 1 jogo, grupo, conjunto, coleção, série. 2 sociedade, facção. 3 grupo, círculo. 4 conjunto de piadas e estórias no espetáculo de um comediante. 5 Theat, Cin cenário. 6 Radio aparelho, receptor, emissor. 7 porte, posição, forma, ajuste. 8 direção, tendência, curso, rumo. 9 inclinação, deslocação. 10 planta, muda, rebento. 11 fruta recentemente formada da flor. 12 solidificação, endurecimento. 13 Tennis set: série de seis pontos. 14 ato de amarrar (de um cão de caça). 15 ninhada de ovos. 16 trava de serra. 17 última demão de reboque. • vt+vi (ps, pp set) 1 pôr, colocar, localizar, assentar, adaptar, plantar. 2 ajustar, endireitar. 3 regular, acertar. 4 fixar, estabelecer, definir. 5 determinar. 6 apontar, designar. 7 marcar, fixar. 8 dar (exemplo). 9 ligar, firmar. 10 ficar firme, solidificar, coalhar, endurecer, pegar (cimento). 11 montar, engastar. 12 adornar, ornamentar. 13 descer, pôr-se (sol), baixar (maré). 14 chocar, pôr para chocar, colocar ovos para chocar. 15 amarrar (cão de caça). 16 cair, assentar-se, adaptar-se, servir (vestido). 17 tender, dirigir-se, rumar, soprar, vir de (vento). 18 começar a mover-se, pôr-se em movimento. 19 aplicar-se. 20 formar fruta. 21 adaptar. 22 pôr em música, compor. 23 Typogr compor. 24 afiar, assentar (corte de faca, etc.). 25 reduzir (osso deslocado). 26 meter velas. • adj 1 fixado, estabelecido, predeterminado, prescrito. 2 fixo, rígido, imóvel, estacionário. 3 obstinado, aferrado. 4 firme, duro, endurecido. 5 decidido. it was set before him foi apresentado a ele. my set purpose minha firme intenção. to set about começar, tomar providências, iniciar. he doesn’t know how to set about it / ele não sabe como começá-lo. to set apart pôr de lado, reservar. to set a poem to music pôr versos em música. to set aside desprezar, pôr de lado. to set at defiance desafiar. to set back atrasar (relógio), retroceder, impedir, parar. to set behind colocar atrás, descuidar. to set by reservar, separar para uso no futuro. to set down depositar, descer, registrar. to set eyes on something ver, perceber, notar alguma coisa. to set fire to pôr fogo em, acender. to set forth mostrar, demonstrar, anunciar, levantar, partir. to set forward promover, ajudar, continuar, viajar, partir, sair de viagem. to set free liberar. to set in começar, iniciar. a heavy storm set in / caiu um forte temporal. to set in motion pôr em movimento. to set in order arrumar, pôr em ordem. to set off against destacar-se de. to set on incitar, instigar, atacar. to set one’s hand to meter mãos à obra. to set out plantar, enfeitar, adornar, demonstrar, delimitar, exibir, partir, levantar, levantar-se, pôr-se a caminho. to set pen to paper começar a escrever. to set right corrigir. to set someone up as judge arvorar-se em juiz. to set to começar a brigar. to set to work começar a trabalhar, fazer trabalhar. to set up levantar, montar, comprar, iniciar (negócio), fundar, instalar, auxiliar, ajudar, soltar (grito), estabelecer, instituir, estabelecer-se, tornar-se independente. he set up for himself / ele começou a trabalhar por conta própria. to set up a reserve instituir um fundo de reserva. to set up in print compor, tipografar. with set teeth com os dentes cerrados. -
15 simple
['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) simples2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) simples3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) simples4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) simples5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) simples6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) simplório•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness* * *sim.ple[s'impəl] n 1 pessoa estúpida, simplória. 2 coisa simples. 3 Med símplices. • adj 1 simples, fácil de se compreender. 2 elementar, básico, não complicado ou complexo. 3 mero, puro, absoluto. 4 simples, sem ornamentos, modesto. 5 natural, despretensioso, não afetado. 6 honesto, sincero, aberto, cândido. 7 inocente, ingênuo, sem artifícios. 8 comum, ordinário. 9 modesto, humilde. 10 bobo, tolo, ignorante, estúpido. 11 Bot, Zool, Chem simples. pure and simple é isto e nada mais. -
16 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) ordem impossível de cumprir -
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18 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) pesado -
19 impose
[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) impor2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) impor3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) abusar de• -
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