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1 disaster
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) desastre- disastrously* * *dis.as.ter[diz'a:stə] n desastre, desgraça, revés, infortúnio, calamidade. -
2 disaster
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) desastre- disastrously -
3 disaster
desastre, calamidade públicaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > disaster
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4 disaster
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5 disaster area
dis.as.ter a.rea[diz'a:stə ɛəriə] n zona de calamidade pública. -
6 disaster movie
dis.as.ter mo.vie[diz'a:stə mu:vi] n Cin filme-catástrofe. -
7 disaster control
controle de danos, controle de desastresEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > disaster control
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8 disaster relief
socorro em situação de calamidadeEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > disaster relief
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9 flood-disaster
flood-di.sas.ter[fl'∧d diza:stə] n inundação catastrófica. -
10 walking disaster
walk.ing dis.as.ter[w'ɔkiŋ dizæstə] n pessoa muito desajeitada, que quebra tudo que pega. -
11 national disaster
calamidade pública.English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > national disaster
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12 natural disaster
calamidade públicaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > natural disaster
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13 cataclysm
['kætəklizəm](a violent disaster or upheaval; disaster.) cataclismo* * *cat.a.clysm[k'ætəklizəm] n cataclisma. 1 inundação, terremoto, ou qualquer transformação geológica. 2 desastre social. 3 derrocada. -
14 on
[on] 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) em cima de2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em/de6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) em.7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) a fazer/tomar8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em9) (towards: They marched on the town.) em direcção a10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em/por12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) com13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ao ser (investigado)14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) sobre2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) em2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) em funcionamento4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) em exibição5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) em3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) a decorrer2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) vai haver•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto* * *[ɔn] adj posto, colocado. • adv 1 sobre, por cima de. 2 em diante, a partir de. 3 adiante, para a frente. 4 em andamento, em ação. 5 na direção. • prep 1 sobre, em cima de. 2 em. 3 no, nos, na, nas. 4 para o. 5 por meio de. 6 a respeito de. 7 perto. 8 junto a. 9 conforme. 10 durante. 11 em acréscimo a. 12 na direção de. 13 coll às custas de. and so on e assim por diante. come on! venha, vamos. far on in years de idade avançada. from that day on daquele dia em diante. go on! continue, prossiga. he is always on about her coll ele não pára de falar nela. he is on ele está embriagado. hold on! segure-se. later on mais tarde. on and off de vez em quando. on and on sem parar, ininterruptamente. on board a bordo. on call a chamado. on close no fechamento. on condition that sob a condição de. on duty a serviço, de plantão. on fire em chamas. on foot a pé. on Friday next week na sexta-feira da próxima semana. on purpose de propósito. on the contrary ao contrário. on the right/ left à direita/esquerda. on the river à margem do rio. on the rocks com gelo. on the telephone ao telefone. on time na hora. she’s always on sl ela está sempre ligada. the light is on a luz está acesa. they got on a bus eles subiram no ônibus. they greeted us on their arrival saudaram-nos por ocasião de sua chegada. to be on a cloud coll estar muito feliz. to be on one’s ass sl estar numa pior. to be on roll coll ter muito sucesso. to be on someone’s back sl a) pegar no pé de alguém. b) depender de alguém. to get on in life progredir na vida. to have a lot on coll ter muito o que fazer. to look on olhar, assistir (a um jogo). to march on prosseguir marchando. who is on the committee? quem está no comitê? -
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16 on
[on] 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) em3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) em4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) em6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) sob8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) em9) (towards: They marched on the town.) sobre10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) em11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) em12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) em13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) sob14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) em2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.)2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.)3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.)4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.)5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.)3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) em curso2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) de pé•- oncoming- ongoing - onwards - onward - be on to someone - be on to - on and on - on time - on to / onto -
17 avert
[ə'və:t]1) (to turn away, especially one's eyes: She averted her eyes from the dead animal.) desviar2) (to prevent: to avert disaster.) evitar* * *a.vert[əv'ə:t] vt 1 evitar, prevenir, impedir. 2 desviar, afastar. he averted his eyes / ele desviou os olhos. -
18 befall
[bi'fo:l]past tense - befell; verb(to happen to (a person or thing): A disaster has befallen her.) acontecer* * *be.fall[bif 'ɔ:l] vt+vi 1 acontecer a, sobrevir a. 2 acontecer, ocorrer, suceder. -
19 catastrophe
[kə'tæstrəfi](a sudden great disaster: earthquakes and other natural catastrophes; Her brother's death was a catastrophe for the family.) catástrofe- catastrophically* * *ca.tas.tro.phe[kət'æstrəfi] n 1 catástrofe: a) desfecho de uma tragédia. b) calamidade, grande desgraça. c) fim lastimoso. 2 cataclismo. -
20 charity
[' ærəti]plural - charities; noun1) (kindness (especially in giving money to poor people): She gave clothes to the gypsies out of charity.) caridade2) (an organization set up to collect money for the needy, for medical research etc: Many charities sent money to help the victims of the disaster.) obra de caridade•- charitably* * *char.i.ty[tʃ'æriti] n 1 caridade, misericórdia. 2 auxílio, esmola, óbolo. 3 ato de caridade, obra pia. 4 casa, instituição ou fundo de caridade. 5 tolerância, indulgência. 6 charities pl instituições beneficentes. charity begins at home caridade bem ordenada começa por nós mesmos. charity girl Amer sl jovem sexualmente promíscua. charity party festa de caridade. for charity’s sake! pelo amor de Deus! sister of charity irmã de caridade.
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