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1 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.)2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.)4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.)5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.)•- being- the be-all and end-all -
2 identify
1) (to recognize as being a certain person etc: Would you be able to identify the man who robbed you?; He identified the coat as his brother's.) identificar2) (to think of as being the same: He identifies beauty with goodness.) identificar•- identify with
- identify oneself with / be identified with* * *i.den.ti.fy[aid'entifai] vt+vi identificar, provar a identidade, a origem, considerar como sendo o mesmo. to identify oneself with identificar-se com. -
3 identify
1) (to recognize as being a certain person etc: Would you be able to identify the man who robbed you?; He identified the coat as his brother's.) identificar2) (to think of as being the same: He identifies beauty with goodness.) identificar•- identify with - identify oneself with / be identified with -
4 certify
1) (to declare formally (eg that something is true): I certify that I witnessed the signing of his will.) declarar2) (to declare officially that (someone) is insane.) interditar•* * *cer.ti.fy[s'ə:tifai] vt 1 certificar, atestar, passar certidão de. he certified to his being ill / ele atestou seu estado de doença. 2 asseverar, assegurar, testificar. 3 qualificar. this is to certify that... atesta-se pela presente que... to certify under one’s hand testificar por escrito. -
5 disqualify
1) (to put out of a competition etc for breaking rules: She was disqualified for being too young.) desclassificar2) (to make unfit for some purpose: His colour-blindness disqualified him for the Air Force.) desqualificar•* * *dis.qual.i.fy[diskw'ɔlifai] vt 1 desqualificar, excluir de um torneio ou certame. 2 inabilitar(-se), tornar(-se) inapto. 3 invalidar, interditar. -
6 justify
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) justificar2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) justificar•- justification* * *jus.ti.fy[dʒ'∧stifai] vt+vi 1 justificar, comprovar, corroborar. 2 tirar a limpo, reabilitar, inocentar. 3 Typogr justificar linhas. 4 Jur apresentar provas legais. 5 absolver, perdoar. -
7 liken
verb (to think or speak of as being similar; to compare: He likened the earth to an apple.) comparar* * *lik.en[l'aikən] vt comparar, assemelhar. -
8 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) fazer sombra a* * *o.ver.shad.ow[ouvəʃ'ædou] vt 1 obscurecer, toldar. 2 fig ofuscar, eclipsar. 3 proteger, abrigar. -
9 publish
1) (to prepare, print and produce for sale (a book etc): His new novel is being published this month.) publicar2) (to make known: They published their engagement.) anunciar•- publishing* * *pub.lish[p'∧bliʃ] vt+vi 1 publicar: a) divulgar, difundir, espalhar. b) promulgar, proclamar. c) Eccl afixar proclama. he published the book at his own expense / ele editou o livro por conta própria. d) noticiar, informar. e) editar. 2 Amer pôr em circulação. 3 Jur reconhecer como autêntico (testamento). desktop publishing Comp editoração eletrônica. -
10 reunite
verb (to bring or come together after being separated: The family was finally reunited after the war; The children were reunited with their parents.) reunir(-se)* * *re.u.nite[ri:ju:n'ait] vt 1 reunir(-se). 2 tornar a unir. 3 reconciliar. -
11 sulk
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12 undermine
1) (to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations: The road was being undermined by a stream.) minar2) (to weaken (eg a person's health or authority): Constant hard work had undermined his health.) minar* * *un.der.mine[∧ndəm'ain] vt 1 minar: a) escavar, solapar. b) arruinar gradativamente, corroer. 2 enfraquecer, debilitar insidiosamente. -
13 utilise
(to find a useful purpose for (something): The extra money is being utilized to buy books for the school library.) utilizar- utilisation* * *u.ti.lise[j'u:tilaiz] vt utilizar, aproveitar, usar. -
14 utilize
(to find a useful purpose for (something): The extra money is being utilized to buy books for the school library.) utilizar- utilisation* * *u.til.ize[j'u:tilaiz] vt = link=utilise utilise. -
15 gate-crash
verb (to enter or go to (a party, meeting etc) without being invited or without paying.) penetrar -
16 disqualify
1) (to put out of a competition etc for breaking rules: She was disqualified for being too young.) desclassificar2) (to make unfit for some purpose: His colour-blindness disqualified him for the Air Force.) desqualificar• -
17 gate-crash
verb (to enter or go to (a party, meeting etc) without being invited or without paying.) ir de penetra -
18 justify
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) justificar2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) justificar•- justification -
19 liken
verb (to think or speak of as being similar; to compare: He likened the earth to an apple.) comparar -
20 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) ofuscar
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