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121 pot-shot
noun (an easy or casual shot that doesn't need careful aim: He took a pot-shot at a bird on the fence.) tiro a esmo -
122 rate
[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) taxa2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) proporção3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) velocidade4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tarifa5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) imposto local2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) avaliar, ser avaliado- rating- at this - at that rate - rate of exchange -
123 raw
[ro:]1) (not cooked: raw onions/meat.) cru2) (not prepared or refined; in the natural state: raw cotton; What raw materials are used to make plastic?) cru, bruto3) (with the skin rubbed and sore: My heel is raw because my shoe doesn't fit properly.) em carne viva4) (untrained; inexperienced: raw recruits.) inexperiente•- rawness- a raw deal - raw material -
124 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) referir-se2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) referir(-se)3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) encaminhar4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) consultar•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) arbitrar- reference book - reference library -
125 resemble
[rə'zembl](to be like or look like: He doesn't resemble either of his parents.) parecer-se com -
126 retire
1) (stop working permanently, usually because of age: He retired at the age of sixty-five.) aposentar(-se)2) (to leave; to withdraw: When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position.) retirar(-se)•- retired- retirement - retiring -
127 scan
[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) perscrutar2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) correr os olhos por3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) explorar4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) scannear5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) scannear6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) escandir2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) exame com scanner- scanner -
128 speculate
['spekjuleit](to make guesses: He's only speculating - he doesn't know; There's no point in speculating about what's going to happen.) especular
См. также в других словарях:
doesn't — 1690s, contraction of does not … Etymology dictionary
doesn't — (does not) v. no (indicates negative when used together with another verb) … English contemporary dictionary
doesn't — ► CONTRACTION ▪ does not … English terms dictionary
doesn't — [duz′ənt] contraction does not … English World dictionary
DOESN'T — contr. does not. * * * /ˈdʌzn̩t/ used as a contraction of does not She doesn t like cake. This shirt doesn t fit. * * * doesn t [doesn t] [ˈdʌznt] [ˈdʌznt] short form does not … Useful english dictionary
doesn't he? — isn’t he/she just/doesn’t he/she just/? spoken phrase used for emphasizing that you completely agree with what someone has just said, especially a criticism ‘That man loves the sound of his own voice.’ ‘Doesn’t he just?’ Thesaurus: ways of… … Useful english dictionary
doesn't — [[t]dʌ̱z(ə)nt[/t]] ♦ Doesn t is the usual spoken form of does not … English dictionary
doesn't — [ˈdʌz(ə)nt] short form the usual way of saying or writing ‘does not . This is not often used in formal writing Sara doesn t live here any more.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
doesn't do — won’t do/wouldn’t do/doesn’t do/spoken phrase used for saying that a particular situation or way of behaving is not sensible or suitable It wouldn’t do for you to be seen with someone like Joe. Thesaurus: not sensible or reasonablesynonym… … Useful english dictionary
Doesn't Mean Anything — Single by Alicia Keys from the album The Element of Freedom … Wikipedia
Doesn't Really Matter — Single by Janet Jackson from the album Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Sound … Wikipedia
