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1 dreadful
1) (terrible: a dreadful accident.) terrível2) (very bad or annoying: What dreadful children!) horrível* * *dread.ful[dr'edful] adj 1 terrível, formidável, horrível, espantoso, temível. 2 que impõe respeito. 3 coll desagradável, ruim. 4 extremo, excessivo. -
2 dreadful
1) (terrible: a dreadful accident.) pavoroso, terrível2) (very bad or annoying: What dreadful children!) terrível -
3 penny dreadful
pen.ny dread.ful[peni dr'edful] n história, romance ou jornal mórbido e sensacionalista. -
4 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) variedade2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) alcance3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) escala4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) cadeia5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pastagem6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) campo7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) fogão2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) alinhar2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) variar3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) estender-se•- ranger* * *[reindʒ] n 1 extensão, distância. 2 círculo ou raio de ação, âmbito, faixa. 3 alcance, calibre. 4 percurso. 5 limite, variação. 6 área, espaço, campo de prova. 7 pasto, pastagem, invernada. 8 cadeia de montanhas, cordilheira. 9 linha de tiro. 10 fileira, ordem, classe, série, conjunto. 11 fogão de cozinha. 12 Naut cobro de amarra. 13 perambulação, caminhada. • vt+vi 1 variar dentro de certos limites. 2 percorrer, caminhar, vaguear. 3 pesquisar, explorar em determinada área. 4 enfileirar, alinhar, arranjar, agrupar, ordenar, classificar, sistematizar. 5 tomar o partido de. 6 estender-se (de lado a lado). 7 Naut costear. 8 alcançar, atingir determinada distância (uma peça de artilharia). 9 ocorrer. 10 soltar no pasto. 11 Bot, Zool crescer em determinada região. • adj de ou em campos de pastagem. a plant ranging from Canada to Mexico uma planta que ocorre do Canadá ao México. at close range à queima-roupa. at 10 yards’ range à distância de 10 jardas. free-range hens galinhas criadas soltas. long range gun peça (arma) de longo alcance. long range plane avião de longo percurso. maximum range raio ou limite máximo. prices range from 1 to 10 dollars os preços variam de 1 a 10 dólares. to range oneself entrar na linha, criar juízo. to range over variar. within range ao alcance. -
5 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) variedade2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) alcance3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) faixa, extensão4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) cadeia5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) pastagem6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) campo de tiro7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) fogão2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) enfileirar(-se)2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) variar3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) estender(-se), abranger•- ranger -
6 dire
(dreadful; perilous.) perigoso* * *[d'aiə] adj 1 horrendo, medonho, terrível, lúgubre. 2 muito grande, portentoso. 3 urgente. -
7 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) corrente de ar2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) gole3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) calado•- draughts- draughty* * *draught, draft[dra:ft; dræft] n 1 a ação de tirar ou puxar uma carga, frete, veículo, etc. 2 carregamento, carga. 3 a ação de tirar cerveja fresca do barril. 4 desenho, esboço, borrão, rascunho, projeto, plano, minuta, delineação, planta, esquema. 5 tiragem de ar. 6 corrente de ar, ar encanado. 7 a ação de pescar com a rede varredoura. 8 redada, lanço de rede, peixes apanhados de uma redada. 9 a ação de beber, gole, trago, quantidade que se bebe de um gole. 10 inalação, tragada, o ato de tomar fôlego. 11 Naut calado. 12 jogo de damas. • vt 1 traçar, esboçar, bosquejar, delinear, rascunhar, redigir, desenhar, riscar. 2 destacar, sortear. beast of draught animal de tiro. beer on draught chope, cerveja fresca de barril. black draught Med purgante. draught of a chimney tiragem da chaminé. forced draught Tech tiragem forçada. in deep draughts em grandes goles. to feel the draught fig ter consciência das dificuldades econômicas. up draught corrente ascendente. -
8 dread
[dred] 1. noun(great fear: She lives in dread of her child being drowned in the canal; His voice was husky with dread.) terror2. verb(to fear greatly: We were dreading his arrival.) temer- dreadful- dreadfulness
- dreadfully* * *[dred] n 1 medo (de), temor, horror, pavor, receio, espanto, apreensão de dano ou perigo. 2 respeito, veneração. 3 pessoa ou coisa de que se tem medo. • vt+vi 1 temer, ter muitíssimo medo, recear. 2 antecipar com receio, ter apreensão de dano ou perigo, tremer de medo. • adj terrível, horrível, medonho, pavoroso, temível. a dreaded foe um inimigo temido. -
9 gossip
['ɡosip] 1. noun1) (talk about other people's affairs, not always truthful: I never pay any attention to gossip.) bisbilhotice2) (a chat: She dropped in for a cup of coffee and a gossip.) dois dedos de prosa3) (a person who listens to and passes on gossip: She's a dreadful gossip.) bisbilhoteiro2. verb1) (to pass on gossip.) bisbilhotar2) (to chat.) cavaquear•- gossipy- gossip column* * *gos.sip[g'ɔsip] n 1 bisbilhotice, tagarelice, mexerico, fofoca. 2 bisbilhoteiro, mexeriqueiro, tagarela. • vi bisbilhotar, mexericar, palrar, tagarelar. -
10 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) graça2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) gentileza3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) acção de graças4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) mercê5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Excelência6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) graça•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) valha-me Deus- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace* * *[greis] n 1 graça, beleza, encanto. 2 favor, benevolência. 3 perdão, mercê. 4 graça divina, amor divino. 5 oração de mesa. 6 tempo de espera, tempo de graça. 7 virtude, dignidade, decoro, mérito. 8 adiamento, prazo. 9 University isenção. • vt 1 ornar, enfeitar. 2 honrar, exaltar, agraciar. act of grace ato de perdão. airs and graces afetação, grã-finismo. a year’s grace período de graça de um ano. by grace of the Senate por decisão do senado. by the grace of God pela graça de Deus. fall from grace 1 perder os favores. 2 lapso de boa conduta. his, her, your Grace Vossa Alteza, Vossa Eminência. in a state of grace em estado de graça. the Graces Myth as Graças. the year of grace o ano da graça de... to be in the grace of estar nas graças de. with a bad grace contrariado, de má vontade. with a good grace de boa vontade. -
11 rush
I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) ir/levar à pressa2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) corrida2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) pressa•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) junco* * *rush1[r∧ʃ] n 1 ímpeto, investida, arremetida. 2 movimento rápido, avanço. 3 pressa, precipitação, agitação, afobação. 4 fúria, torrente. 5 primeira cópia de um filme (para crítica, etc.). 6 coll acúmulo ou sobrecarga de serviço. 7 coll grande procura (no comércio). 8 corrida, grande afluxo de pessoas. 9 aumento súbito. 10 grande movimento, grande atividade. 11 afluência, afluxo. 12 "barato" (efeito de drogas). • vt+vi 1 impelir, empurrar, executar a toda pressa. 2 ir, vir, ou passar com pressa. 3 apressar, acelerar, precipitar. we rushed our car to town / seguimos desabaladamente de carro para a cidade. 4 tomar de assalto, atacar. 5 passar, sobrepassar, tirar e ocupar repentinamente. 6 mover, correr com ímpeto e precipitação ou violência. 7 entrar, agir com falta de consideração. 8 namorar, cortejar. • adj urgente. a rush on the banks uma corrida aos bancos. it rushed into my mind veio-me à mente de súbito, precipitadamente. the Christmas rush a grande procura por ocasião das compras de Natal. the gold rush a corrida do ouro. they rushed the camp Mil tomaram o acampamento de surpresa. to rush along precipitar-se, seguir. to rush forward investir, arrojar-se. to rush in entrar de roldão, entrar apressadamente. to rush into print publicar apressadamente. to rush one’s fences agir precipitadamente, levar a cerca no peito. to rush out sair precipitadamente. to rush someone off his feet apressar alguém. to rush through aprovar depressa (lei). with a rush de repente, rapidamente.————————rush2[r∧ʃ] n 1 junco, caniço, verga. 2 fig ninharia, bagatela. • vt+vi fazer com junco, juncar. -
12 put/set to rights
(to put back into the correct order, state etc: The room was in a dreadful mess, and it took us the whole day to set it to rights.) pôr em ordem -
13 dire
(dreadful; perilous.) perigoso -
14 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) corrente de ar2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) gole3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) calado•- draughts- draughty -
15 dread
[dred] 1. noun(great fear: She lives in dread of her child being drowned in the canal; His voice was husky with dread.) terror2. verb(to fear greatly: We were dreading his arrival.) temer- dreadful- dreadfulness - dreadfully -
16 gossip
['ɡosip] 1. noun1) (talk about other people's affairs, not always truthful: I never pay any attention to gossip.) mexerico, bisbilhotice2) (a chat: She dropped in for a cup of coffee and a gossip.) bate-papo3) (a person who listens to and passes on gossip: She's a dreadful gossip.) mexeriqueiro2. verb1) (to pass on gossip.) mexericar2) (to chat.) conversar•- gossipy- gossip column -
17 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) graça2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) decoro3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) ação de graças4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) adiamento5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Alteza, Graça6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) graça•- graceful- gracefully - gracefulness - gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) por Deus- graciousness - with a good/bad grace - with good/bad grace -
18 put/set to rights
(to put back into the correct order, state etc: The room was in a dreadful mess, and it took us the whole day to set it to rights.) pôr em ordem -
19 rush
I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) ir/levar com pressa2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) investida2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) pressa•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) junco
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