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1 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) exigir2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) exigir2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) exigência2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) exigência3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) procura•- on demand* * *de.mand[dim'a:nd] n 1 demanda, pretensão, exigência, reclamação. 2 investigação. 3 requerimento. 4 informação. 5 Com grande saída, necessidade. 6 reivindicação. • vt 1 pedir, exigir, requerer, reclamar, ter necessidade de, ir à procura de. 2 interpelar, perguntar, demandar. 3 intentar ação judicial contra, litigar, pleitear. 4 insistir em. demand and supply oferta e procura. demand for procura de, saída de. demand upon direito a. in demand, in great demand muito procurado. on demand contra apresentação. -
2 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) exigir2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) exigir2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) reivindicação2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) exigência3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) demanda•- on demand -
3 absurd
[əb'sə:d](unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) absurdo- absurdly- absurdity
- absurdness* * *ab.surd[əbs'ə:d] adj absurdo, paradoxal, sem razão, ridículo. -
4 exorbitant
[iɡ'zo:bitənt]((of prices or demands) very high or unreasonable.) exorbitante/excessivo- exorbitance* * *ex.or.bi.tant[igz'6:bit2nt] adj 1 exorbitante, excessivo. 2 extravagante, imoderado, descomedido. -
5 hostage
['hosti‹](a person who is held prisoner in order to ensure that the captor's demands etc will be carried out: The terrorists took three people with them as hostages; They took / were holding three people hostage.) refém- take- hold someone hostage
- hold hostage* * *hos.tage[h'ɔstidʒ] n refém. to give hostages to fortune correr riscos no futuro por causa de um passo em falso. -
6 hunger strike
(a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands etc: The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline.) greve da fome* * *hun.ger strike[h'∧ŋgə straik] n greve de fome. • vi fazer greve de fome. -
7 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) abrandar2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) moderado2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) médio3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) moderado- moderateness
- moderation* * *mod.er.ate[m'ɔdərit] n indivíduo moderado. • vt+vi 1 moderar, acalmar, abrandar. 2 restringir. 3 acalmar-se, moderar-se. 4 presidir. 5 presidir como moderador. • adj 1 moderado, razoável, comedido. 2 calmo. 3 médio, medíocre. 4 módico. -
8 persistent
adjective She was persistent in her demands/denials; persistent questions.) insistente* * *per.sist.ent[pəs'istənt] adj 1 persistente, perseverante, tenaz. 2 permanente, duradouro. 3 constante, estável, contínuo. -
9 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) ceder a mão2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) ceder3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) concordar -
10 absurd
[əb'sə:d](unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) absurdo- absurdly- absurdity - absurdness -
11 exorbitant
[iɡ'zo:bitənt]((of prices or demands) very high or unreasonable.) exorbitante- exorbitance -
12 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) dar passagem2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) ceder3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) ceder -
13 hostage
['hosti‹](a person who is held prisoner in order to ensure that the captor's demands etc will be carried out: The terrorists took three people with them as hostages; They took / were holding three people hostage.) refém- take- hold someone hostage - hold hostage -
14 hunger strike
(a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands etc: The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline.) greve de fome -
15 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) moderar2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) moderado2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) médio3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) moderado- moderateness - moderation -
16 persistent
adjective She was persistent in her demands/denials; persistent questions.) persistente
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