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1 behaviour
[-jə]1) (way of behaving: the behaviour of the pupils.) comportamento2) (actions or reactions: the behaviour of rats; the behaviour of metals in acids.) reacção* * *be.hav.iour[bih'eivjə] n = link=behavior behavior. -
2 convention
[kən'venʃən]1) (a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom: Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention.) convenção2) (in the United States a meeting of delegates from a political party for nominating a presidential candidate.) convenção3) (an assembly of people of a particular profession etc.) convenção•- conventionality* * *con.ven.tion[kənv'enʃən] n 1 convenção: a) conferência, reunião, assembléia. b) acordo, convênio, tratado, pacto. c) comum acordo, regra, forma social, uso consagrado. 2 delegados ou membros de uma assembléia. -
3 fashion
['fæʃən]1) (the style and design of clothes: Are you interested in fashion?; ( also adjective) a fashion magazine.) moda2) (the way of behaving, dressing etc which is popular at a certain time: Fashions in music and art are always changing.) moda3) (a way of doing something: She spoke in a very strange fashion.) modo•- fashionably
- after a fashion
- all the fashion
- in fashion
- out of fashion* * *fash.ion[f'æʃən] n 1 moda, uso, costume, bom-tom. out of fashion / fora de moda. a man of fashion / homem elegante, na moda. 2 talhe, corte (do vestido). 3 forma, feitio, feição. 4 padrão, estilo, modelo. she launched the fashion / ela introduziu a moda. she sets the fashion / dar o exemplo na moda ou no comportamento. 5 maneira, modo. in a fashion, after a fashion / de certo modo. in such a fashion / de tal maneira ou modo. after the fashion of / como, a modo de. • vt 1 formar, dar feitio. 2 moldar, amoldar, talhar, modelar. 3 acomodar, adaptar, conformar, ajustar. parrot fashion (repetir) como papagaio. people of fashion, rank and fashion alta sociedade. -
4 pose
I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) postura2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) pose2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) posar2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) fazer-se passar porII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) apresentar* * *pose1[pouz] n pose: a) postura estudada. b) atitude deliberada. • vt 1 posar. 2 atribuir a. 3 propor, apresentar. 4 fazer posar.————————pose2[pouz] vt embaraçar, confundir. -
5 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) direito2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) directo3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) direito4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) em ordem5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) simples6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) sério7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) sério2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) em linha recta2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) directamente3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) honestamente3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) recta- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *[streit] n 1 reta, linha, posição, formas retas. 2 seqüência (de pôquer). 3 pessoa heterossexual. 4 pessoa que não usa drogas. • adj 1 reto, plano. 2 direto. 3 ereto, direito. 4 franco, honesto, honrado. 5 correto, justo, em ordem, direito. 6 contínuo, seguido. 7 Amer declarado, manifestado. 8 Amer puro, não falsificado, não diluído (bebida). 9 coll seguro, de confiança. 10 game seguido ( pôquer). 11 Amer sl líquido, sem desconto. 12 oficial (informação). 13 metódico, preciso, meticuloso, convencional. 14 liso (cabelo). 15 sl não viciado (em drogas). 16 sl heterossexual. • adv 1 em linha reta. 2 de modo ou de forma ereta, em posição direita. 3 logo, imediatamente, diretamente. 4 francamente, honestamente, de modo direito. I gave it to him straight / eu lho disse na cara. 5 continuamente. 6 sem restrição. 7 sl corretamente, bem. I didn’t get you straight / Amer sl não o compreendi bem. 5 cents straight Amer coll cinco cents líquido. it is as straight as you can go bem em frente. out of the straight ilegal, fora da lei. straight! coll de fato! straight ahead bem em frente, avante, sempre em frente. straight as an arrow (ou a dart) bem reto, correto. straight aviation gasoline gasolina pura de aviação. straight away imediatamente, prontamente. straight from the shoulder honestamente, diretamente. straight to the point diretamente ao que interessa. straight up? de verdade? to go straight a) corrigir-se, desistir de atividades criminosas. b) ir, caminhar reto, direto. to keep a straight bat comportar-se honrosamente, bem. to keep a straight face abster-se de sorrir. I tried to keep a straight face / procurei ficar sério, impassível. to put the record straight tirar a limpo, pôr em pratos limpos. to sell someone straight falar direta e corajosamente. to set someone straight corrigir alguém, esclarecer alguém. to think straight pensar logicamente. to vote a straight ticket votar em candidato de partido. -
6 temperament
['tempərəmənt](a person's natural way of thinking, behaving etc: She has a sweet/nervous temperament.) temperamento- temperamentally* * *tem.per.a.ment[t'empərəmənt] n temperamento: 1 índole, gênio, natureza, disposição espiritual. 2 Mus afinação, sistema temperado. -
7 behaviour
[-jə]1) (way of behaving: the behaviour of the pupils.) comportamento2) (actions or reactions: the behaviour of rats; the behaviour of metals in acids.) comportamento -
8 convention
[kən'venʃən]1) (a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom: Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention.) convenção2) (in the United States a meeting of delegates from a political party for nominating a presidential candidate.) convenção3) (an assembly of people of a particular profession etc.) convenção, congresso•- conventionality -
9 fashion
['fæʃən]1) (the style and design of clothes: Are you interested in fashion?; ( also adjective) a fashion magazine.) moda2) (the way of behaving, dressing etc which is popular at a certain time: Fashions in music and art are always changing.) moda3) (a way of doing something: She spoke in a very strange fashion.) modo•- fashionably - after a fashion - all the fashion - in fashion - out of fashion -
10 pose
I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) postura2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) pose2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) posar2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) fazer-se passar porII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) apresentar -
11 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) reto2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) direto3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) direito4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) correto, em ordem5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) sério7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) sério2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) em linha reta2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) diretamente3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) honestamente3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) reta- straightness - straightforward - straightforwardly - straightforwardness - straight talking - go straight - straight away - straighten out/up - a straight fight - straight off -
12 temperament
['tempərəmənt](a person's natural way of thinking, behaving etc: She has a sweet/nervous temperament.) temperamento- temperamentally
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