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1 describe
1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) descrever2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) dizer-se•* * *de.scribe[diskr'aib] vt 1 descrever, narrar, fazer a descrição ou relação de, relatar, expor. 2 definir, contar minuciosamente, dar as características de, pintar, representar, traçar. -
2 genius
['‹i:njəs]plural - geniuses; noun(a person who is very clever: The new professor of mathematics has been described as a genius.) génio* * *ge.ni.us[dʒ'i:niəs] n (pl genii, geniuses) 1 gênio: a) caráter, índole. b) espírito tutelar, inspirador. c) habilidade, capacidade, talento, dom. 2 força de espírito. 3 pessoa genial. 4 pessoa que exerce influência sobre outra. a flash of genius instante luminoso, momento de iluminação espiritual. a man of genius um gênio. geniuses pessoas geniais. genius of a period espírito de uma época. she is his good genius ela é o seu gênio bom. -
3 in a nutshell
(expressed, described etc very briefly: I'll tell you the story in a nutshell.) em resumo* * *in a nutshelllaconicamente, em poucas palavras. -
4 inexpressible
[inik'spresəbl](that cannot be expressed or described: inexpressible delight.) inexprimível* * *in.ex.press.i.ble[inikspr'esəbəl] adj inexprimível, inefável, indizível. -
5 romantic
[-tik]1) ((negative unromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love: a romantic novel.) romântico2) (causing or feeling love, especially the beautiful love described in a romance: Her husband is very romantic - he brings her flowers every day; romantic music.) romântico3) (too concerned with love and excitement: Her head is full of romantic notions.) romântico* * *ro.man.tic[roum'æntik] n 1 pessoa romântica. 2 Lit romântico. • adj 1 romântico, sentimental, romanesco. 2 fictício. 3 fantástico, fabuloso. 4 pitoresco. -
6 self-portrait
[self'po:trit](a person's portrait or description of himself: Rembrandt painted several self-portraits; The man described is a self-portrait of the author.) auto-retrato* * *self-por.trait[self p'ɔ:trət] n auto-retrato. -
7 sequence
['si:kwəns](a series of events etc following one another in a particular order: He described the sequence of events leading to his dismissal from the firm; a sequence of numbers; a dance sequence.) sequência* * *se.quence[s'i:kwəns] n 1 seqüência (também Lit, Mus, Rel), sucessão. 2 continuação. 3 conseqüência, resultado. 4 Cards seqüência, série. 5 Cin cena, ordem das cenas. • vt seqüenciar, organizar em seqüência. -
8 so-called
adjective (wrongly described or named in such a way: Your so-called friends have gone without you!) suposto* * *so-called[sou k'ɔ:ld] adj assim chamado. -
9 specific
[spə'sifik]1) (giving all the details clearly: specific instructions.) específico2) (particular; exactly stated or described: Each of the bodily organs has its own specific function.) específico* * *spe.cif.ic[spəs'ifik] n 1 qualidade ou condição específica. 2 medicamento específico. • adj 1 específico, definido, preciso, particular. 2 característico, peculiar. 3 específico (medicamento). -
10 technically
1) (in a technical way; He described the machine in simple terms, then more technically.) tecnicamente2) (as far as skill and technique are concerned: The pianist gave a very good performance technically, although she seemed to lack feeling for the music.) tecnicamente3) (according to strict obedience to laws or rules: Technically, you aren't allowed to do that, but I don't suppose anyone will object.) tecnicamente* * *tech.ni.cal.ly[t'eknikəli] adv tecnicamente. -
11 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) o/a1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) o/a3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) o/a5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) o/a6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) muito•- the...- the...* * *[ðə, ði, enfaticamente ði:] art o, a, os, as. the day I spoke to him / o dia em que falei com ele. the place you mean / o lugar a que você se refere. all the men who escaped / todos os homens que escaparam. milk is the medicament for you / leite é (exatamente) o medicamento para você. the... the... tanto... quanto... I am the better pleased the oftener you write / fico tanto mais satisfeito, quanto mais você escreve. all the better tanto melhor. by the day por dia. (so much) the worse for you tanto pior para você. the good o bom, os bons. the more, the better quanto mais, quanto melhor. the sooner quanto mais cedo. the sooner the better quanto antes, melhor. -
12 virtual
['ve:(r) uəl](almost (as described), though not exactly in every way: a virtual collapse of the economy.)* * *vir.tu.al[v'ə:tjuəl] adj 1 virtual, quase, praticamente. 2 Comp característica ou dispositivo que na realidade não existe mas que é simulado por um computador e pode ser usado como se existisse. -
13 beggar description
(to be so great in some way that it cannot be described: Her beauty beggars description.) ultrapassar qualquer descrição -
14 melting pot
noun (a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend: The United States is often described as a melting pot.) -
15 beggar description
(to be so great in some way that it cannot be described: Her beauty beggars description.) ser indescritível -
16 describe
1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) descrever2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) descrever• -
17 genius
['‹i:njəs]plural - geniuses; noun(a person who is very clever: The new professor of mathematics has been described as a genius.) gênio -
18 in a nutshell
(expressed, described etc very briefly: I'll tell you the story in a nutshell.) em poucas palavras -
19 inexpressible
[inik'spresəbl](that cannot be expressed or described: inexpressible delight.) inexprimível -
20 melting pot
noun (a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend: The United States is often described as a melting pot.)
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