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21 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) estar na ofensivaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be on the offensive
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22 behave
[bi'heiv]1) (to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well): If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.) comportar-se (bem)2) (to act or react: He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated.) comportar-se•- well- - badly- behaved -
23 late
[leit] 1. adjective1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) atrasado2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) tarde3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) falecido4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) antigo2. adverb1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) com atraso2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) tarde•- lateness- lately - later on - of late -
24 on the move
1) (moving from place to place: With his kind of job, he's always on the move.) em mudança2) (advancing: The frontiers of scientific knowledge are always on the move.) em avanço -
25 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralelo2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) paralelo2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) paralelamente3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralela2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) paralelo3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralela4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) igualar-se a -
26 ready
['redi]1) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) pronto2) ((negative unready) willing: I'm always ready to help.) disposto3) (quick: You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.) pronto4) (likely, about (to do something): My head feels as if it's ready to burst.) prestes•- readily - ready cash - ready-made - ready money - ready-to-wear - in readiness -
27 Jack
[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) macaco2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) valete•- jack up* * *Jack1[dʒæk] n apelido derivado do nome John: Joãozinho. before you could say Jack Robinson num abrir e fechar de olhos, num upa. Jack Frost fig geada (General Inverno). Jack Ketch carrasco, verdugo. -
28 adapt
[ə'dæpt](to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc): She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television.) adaptar- adaptable
- adaptability
- adaptor* * *a.dapt[əd'æpt] vi+vt 1 adaptar, ajustar, acomodar. she adapted herself to circumstances / ela adaptou-se às circunstâncias. 2 apropriar, alterar. -
29 aggressive
[ə'ɡresiv](ready to attack or oppose; quarrelsome: He's a most aggressive boy - he is always fighting at school.)- aggressiveness
- aggression
- aggressor* * *ag.gres.sive[əgr'esiv] adj 1 agressivo, ofensivo. 2 Amer ativo, dinâmico. an aggressive executive um executivo dinâmico. -
30 appearance
1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) aparência2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) aparecimento3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) aparição* * *ap.pear.ance[əp'iərəns] n 1 aparecimento. 2 comparecimento (perante autoridades), comparência. 3 aspecto, impressão, forma exterior, apresentação externa. he always has an appearance of being ill at ease / ele sempre dá a impressão de sentir-se infeliz. 4 aparência. they try to keep up appearances / eles tentam salvar as aparências. 5 aparição, manifestação, fenômeno. 6 publicação, lançamento (de uma obra de arte ou literatura). to all appearances ao que tudo indica, segundo as aparências. to put in an appearance comparecer pessoalmente (por curto espaço de tempo). -
31 associate
1. [ə'səusieit] verb1) (to connect in the mind: He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.) associar2) ((usually with with) to join (with someone) in friendship or work: They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours.) dar-se2. [-et] adjective1) (having a lower position or rank: an associate professor.) associado2) (joined or connected: associate organizations.) associado3. noun(a colleague or partner; a companion.) sócio- in association with* * *as.so.ci.ate[əs'ouʃiit] n 1 sócio, companheiro, camarada, amigo. 2 associado: membro de uma sociedade que não goza de todos os direitos e privilégios. • [əs'ouʃieit] vt 1 raciocinar, argumentar mentalmente, associar idéias. 2 associar-se, unir-se, ligar-se, participar. 3 combinar, juntar. 4 emparceirar-se, confederar-se. 5 andar em companhia, cercar-se de, fazer companhia, freqüentar. • [əs'ouʃiit] adj 1 associado, confederado, aliado. 2 concomitante, que acompanha. 3 admitido para uma sociedade sem gozar os plenos direitos de sócio. to associate oneself with a thing associar-se a uma coisa. -
32 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) fundo2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) pano de fundo3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) origens* * *back.ground[b'ækgraund] n 1 fundo, segundo plano. 2 motivo, acontecimento que explica fatos posteriores. 3 prática, experiência, conhecimento. 4 fundo ou acompanhamento musical. in the background na obscuridade. -
33 backhand
1) (in tennis etc, a stroke or shot with the back of one's hand turned towards the ball: a clever backhand; His backhand is very strong.) jogada2) (writing with the letters sloping backwards: I can always recognize her backhand.) grafia inclinada* * *back.hand[b'ækhænd] n 1 golpe dado com as costas da mão viradas para a frente. 2 Ten back. 3 caligrafia inclinada para a esquerda. • adj = link=backhanded backhanded. -
34 bad-mouth
bad-mouth[b'æd mauθ] vt coll criticar, falar mal de alguém quando a pessoa está ausente. why do you always bad-mouth your mother? / por que você sempre fala mal de sua mãe? -
35 beginnings
be.gin.nings[big'iniŋz] n pl primórdios, princípios, bases. the beginnings are always hard / todo o começo é difícil. the beginnings of history / os primórdios da história. -
36 blind spot
1) (any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding: She seems to have a blind spot about physics.) ponto fraco2) (an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction.) área sem visibilidade* * *blind spot[bl'aind spɔt] n 1 ponto cego (na retina). 2 ponto morto (em transmissão de rádio). 3 cegueira, obliteração (de julgamento, discernimento). -
37 boast
[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) gabar-se2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) gabarolice- boastful- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting* * *boast1[boust] n 1 jactância, ostentação, elogio de si próprio. 2 motivo de orgulho. 3 ensejo para orgulhar-se ou exultar. • vt+vi 1 jactar-se, gabar-se, vangloriar-se. 2 ser orgulhoso. 3 alardear, ostentar. 4 possuir algo que é motivo de orgulho. 5 ter, conter. this village boasts three shops / esta cidadezinha possui três lojas. it is not much to boast of não é grande coisa. to make (a) boast of gabar-se de.————————boast2[boust] vt trabalhar, lavrar pedras, esculpir de modo grosseiro e preliminar. -
38 breezy
1) (windy: a breezy day.) ventoso2) ((of people etc) bright, lively: She's always so bright and breezy; a breezy young man.) jovial* * *breez.y[br'i:zi] adj 1 com brisa, com vento. 2 vivaz, alegre, jovial. -
39 centre
['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centro2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) centro3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centro2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) centralizar(-se)2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) centrar-se* * *cen.tre[s'entə] n centro: 1 meio. 2 núcleo, ponto essencial, sede principal. 3 ponto de atração ou convergência, ponto de emanação ou radiação. 4 partido político do centro ou moderado. 5 Amer jogador que na bola-ao-cesto inicia o jogo. • vt+vi 1 centrar, localizar no centro. 2 concentrar, centralizar, reunir num centro. 3 determinar o centro de. 4 atrair. 5 estar posto no centro. 6 fazer convergir a um centro. 7 fazer centro. centre of a rope alma do cabo. centre of gravity centro de gravidade. centre of mass n Mech centro de massa. centre of motion centro de rotação. centre of the poppet contraponto. lower dead centre ponto morto inferior. upper dead centre ponto morto superior. -
40 chime
1. noun((the ringing of) a set of tuned bells: the chime of the clock.) carrilhão2. verb1) (to (cause to) ring: The church bells chimed.) soar2) ((of a clock) to indicate the time by chiming: The clock chimed 9 o'clock.) bater* * *chime1[tʃaim] n borda de barril.————————chime2[tʃaim] n 1 carrilhão. 2 toque, repique de carrilhão. 3 fig harmonia, concordância • vt+vi 1 tocar carrilhão, repicar sinos. 2 soar, bater (hora). 3 concordar, estar em harmonia, harmonizar. 4 dizer em versos ou cantar. 5 fazer entalhos, javrar. in chime harmônico. to chime in 1 entrar (na conversa), interromper. 2 concordar. he always chimes in with her / ele sempre concorda com ela.
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