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1 becoming
adjective (attractive: a very becoming dress.) atraente* * *be.com.ing[bik'∧miŋ] n 1 ato de tornar-se, formação. 2 decoro. • adj 1 que serve, apropriado, próprio, conveniente, adequado. 2 que assenta bem, vistoso, bonito. it is becoming to me / fica bem em mim. that hat is very becoming to you / esse chapéu lhe fica muito bem. -
2 becoming
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3 on the increase
(becoming more frequent or becoming greater: Acts of violence are on the increase.) a crescer* * *on the increaseem alta, em aumento. -
4 on the increase
(becoming more frequent or becoming greater: Acts of violence are on the increase.) em elevação -
5 the worse for wear
(becoming worn out: These chairs are the worse for wear.) em mau estado* * *the worse for weara) gasto, desgastado. b) em más condições, acabado, exausto. -
6 on the wane
(becoming less: His power is on the wane.) em declínio -
7 on the wane
(becoming less: His power is on the wane.) em declínio -
8 the worse for wear
(becoming worn out: These chairs are the worse for wear.) em mau estado -
9 affluent
['æfluənt](wealthy: He is becoming more and more affluent.) rico* * *af.flu.ent['æfluənt] n afluente. • adj 1 afluente. 2 muito rico, opulento. -
10 bald
[bo:ld]1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) careca2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) pelado3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) simples•- baldness- balding
- baldly* * *[bɔ:ld] adj 1 calvo, careca. to become bald / encalvecer, ficar careca. 2 pelado, sem a coberta natural. 3 nu. 4 descoberto. 5 pobre, sem enfeite, trivial. 6 implume. 7 sem folhas (plantas). 8 insignificante. 9 indisfarçado, manifesto. 10 Bot desprovido de pragana. -
11 balding
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12 become
past tense - became; verb1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) tornar-se2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) tornar-se3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) acontecer4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) ficar bem•- becoming- becomingly* * *be.come[bik'∧m] vt+vi (ps became, pp become) 1 tornar-se, vir a ser. he became a poet / ele tornou-se poeta. we became friends / ficamos amigos. 2 convir, ficar bem, assentar bem. everything she did, became her / tudo o que ela fez lhe ficou bem. it ill becomes you / não lhe fica bem. become of acontecer a. what has become of it? / que aconteceu com isto? -
13 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) mudar2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) trocar3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) trocar de roupa4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) transformar(-se)5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) trocar2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) mudança2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) mudança3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) troca4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) trocado5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) troco6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) mudança•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change* * *[tʃeindʒ] n 1 mudança, alteração, variação. there is a change of plans / há uma mudança de planos. 2 troca, substituição. 3 variedade. 4 troco (de dinheiro). here is your change / aqui está o seu troco. 5 moedas de valor baixo (usado coletivamente). 6 Mus mudança de clave, modulação. 7 mudança, troca (de roupa). 8 nova fase (da Lua). 9 câmbio, conversão. • vt+vi 1 alterar ou fazer diferente. 2 trocar ( with com, for por). 3 converter ( from de, into para), fazer mudar ou passar (de um estado para outro). 4 trocar, mudar, substituir. she changed the linen / ela trocou a roupa de cama. 5 trocar (de roupas). 6 trocar, transferir de um veículo (ônibus, trem, etc.) para um outro, fazer baldeação. we must change trains / temos que fazer baldeação. change of life menopausa. for a change para variar. small change moedas de pouco valor. to change a baby trocar as fraldas. to change colour ficar vermelho, enrubescer ou ficar pálido, empalidecer. to change down mudar a marcha de direção para diminuir a velocidade. to change for the better melhorar. to change for the worse piorar. to change gear mudar de marcha (carro, bicicleta, etc.). to change hands passar de um dono para outro. the house changed hands / a casa mudou de donos. to change of heart mudar de atitude ou opinião. to change one’s mind mudar de opinião, idéia. to change one’s tune 1 mudar de idéia ou opinião. 2 mudar o jeito de falar. to change up mudar a marcha de direção para aumentar a velocidade. to get no change out of não ter sucesso em obter informação, cooperação de. to keep the change ficar com o troco. to ring the changes repetir uma ação de várias formas, possibilidades. they ring the change / eles experimentam as mais diversas possibilidades. -
14 cumulative
['kju:mjulətiv](becoming greater by stages or additions: This drug has a cumulative effect.) cumulativo* * *cu.mu.la.tive[kj'u:mjulətiv] adj 1 cumulativo, que aumenta ou cresce. 2 crescente. -
15 divorce
[di'vo:s] 1. noun(the legal ending of a marriage: Divorce is becoming more common nowadays.) divórcio2. verb1) (to end one's marriage (with): He's divorcing her for desertion; They were divorced two years ago.) divorciar2) (to separate: You can't divorce these two concepts.) separar* * *di.vorce[div'ɔ:s] n 1 divórcio, separação, dissolução judicial do matrimônio. 2 fig desunião, separação. • vt+vi divorciar-se de, separar-se judicialmente. fig separar, desunir. to divorce one’s bed não dormir. to divorce oneself from divorciar-se de. to divorce one’s wife repudiar a esposa, separar-se, divorciar-se dela. -
16 excitable
adjective (easily becoming excited or upset.) excitável* * *ex.cit.a.ble[iks'ait2b2l] adj excitável, irritável. -
17 extinction
[ik'stiŋkʃən]1) (making or becoming extinct: the extinction of the species.) extinção2) (the act of putting out or extinguishing (fire, hope etc).) extinção* * *ex.tinc.tion[ikst'iŋk82n] n 1 extinção, destruição, aniquilação, aniquilamento. 2 abolição. 3 exterminação. 4 liquidação. -
18 fantasy
['fæntəsi]plural - fantasies; noun(an imaginary (especially not realistic) scene, story etc: He was always having fantasies about becoming rich and famous; ( also adjective) He lived in a fantasy world.) fantasia- fantastically* * *fan.ta.sy[f'æntəsi] n fantasia: 1 imaginação, imagem mental. 2 ilusão, alucinação, idéia fantástica. 3 capricho. 4 composição musical ao arbítrio do artista: paráfrase de uma ária de ópera. -
19 grow
[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) crescer2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) crescer3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) deixar crescer4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) tornar-se5) (to become: It's growing dark.) ficar•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up* * *[grou] vt+vi (ps grew, pp grown) 1 crescer, aumentar, florescer. 2 germinar, brotar. 3 vir a ser, nascer. 4 criar raízes, arraigar. 5 tornar-se, ficar. 6 criar, produzir, cultivar. 7 deixar crescer. he grew a beard ele deixou crescer a barba. he has grown out of his clothes ele cresceu tanto que a roupa não lhe serve mais. he has grown out of memory ele foi esquecido. it grew to be the fashion tornou-se moda. the potatoes have grown out as batatas brotaram. to grow angry ficar zangado. to grow down encurtar, diminuir. to grow into a habit tornar-se hábito, um vício. to grow obsolete tornar-se antiquado. to grow old envelhecer. to grow on someone subir na estima de, impressionar mais e mais alguém. to grow out of use ficar fora de uso. to grow up crescer, desenvolver-se. to grow worse piorar. -
20 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) esperar2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) esperança2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) esperança3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperança•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *[houp] n esperança, confiança, expectativa. • vt+vi esperar ( for por), ter esperança (in em). I hope for the best / espero o melhor. he doesn’t have hope in hell of doing it ele não tem a mínima chance de fazê-lo. hoped for esperado. I hope so assim espero, espero que sim. in the hope of na esperança de. to be out of hope não ter mais esperança. to hope against esperar por uma coisa quase irrealizável. to raise hopes encorajar, dar esperanças.
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