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1 drought
((a period of) lack of rain: The reservoir dried up completely during the drought.) seca* * *[draut] n seca, secura, aridez, falta de chuva, estiagem. -
2 drought
((a period of) lack of rain: The reservoir dried up completely during the drought.) seca -
3 drought
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4 droughtiness
drought.i.ness, drouth.i.ness[dr'autinis] n aridez, secura, estiagem, sequidão, sequidade. -
5 drouthiness
drought.i.ness, drouth.i.ness[dr'autinis] n aridez, secura, estiagem, sequidão, sequidade. -
6 droughty
drought.y[dr'auti] adj 1 seco, árido. 2 sedento, sequioso. -
7 drouth
[drauθ] n = link=drought drought. -
8 battle
['bætl] 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) batalha2. verb(to fight.) combater- battleship* * *bat.tle[b'ætəl] n 1 batalha, combate. drawn battle / batalha empatada. field of battle / campo de batalha. they gave battle, joined battle / eles entraram em combate. 2 duelo. 3 fig guerra, luta. 4 conflito, briga, contenda. • vt 1 tomar parte em batalha, combater, batalhar. 2 fig lutar, brigar. they battled the drought foor 3 years / eles lutaram contra a seca por três anos. that’s half the battle isto é meio caminho andado. to battle it (out) lutar por, lutar pela decisão. to fight a losing battle lutar por algo condenado ao fracasso. to give the battle prometer a vitória. to have the battle ganhar a batalha. to offer the battle dar combate. youth is half the battle a juventude é a melhor arma. -
9 peasant
['peznt](a person who lives and works on the land, especially in a poor, primitive or underdeveloped area: Many peasants died during the drought; ( also adjective) a peasant farmer.) camponês* * *peas.ant[p'ezənt] n 1 camponês, lavrador, agricultor. 2 pessoa rústica, caipira. • adj camponês, rústico. -
10 scarce
[skeəs](not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) raro- scarcely- scarcity
- make oneself scarce* * *[skɛəs] adj 1 raro, infreqüente, incomum. 2 escasso. he made himself scarce ele furtou-se, manteve-se afastado. -
11 starve
1) (to (cause to) die, or suffer greatly, from hunger: In the drought, many people and animals starved (to death); They were accused of starving their prisoners.) matar/morrer à fome2) (to be very hungry: Can't we have supper now? I'm starving.) morrer de fome•* * *[sta:v] vt+vi 1 morrer de fome. 2 sofrer fome. 3 enfraquecer ou matar pela fome. 4 forçar ou subjugar pela fome. they starved him into obedience / obrigaram-no a obedecer pela fome. 5 coll sentir fome. 6 desejar ardentemente, sentir falta de alguma coisa. I’m starving with cold / estou morrendo de frio. to starve for sofrer falta de. -
12 die off
(to die quickly or in large numbers: Herds of cattle were dying off because of the drought.) morrer -
13 die off
(to die quickly or in large numbers: Herds of cattle were dying off because of the drought.) morrer um atrás do outro -
14 peasant
['peznt](a person who lives and works on the land, especially in a poor, primitive or underdeveloped area: Many peasants died during the drought; ( also adjective) a peasant farmer.) camponês -
15 scarce
[skeəs](not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) raro- scarcely- scarcity - make oneself scarce -
16 starve
1) (to (cause to) die, or suffer greatly, from hunger: In the drought, many people and animals starved (to death); They were accused of starving their prisoners.) morrer de inanição2) (to be very hungry: Can't we have supper now? I'm starving.) estar faminto•
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