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1 extent
[-t]1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) extensão2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) extensão/grau•* * *ex.tent[ikst'ent] n 1 extensão: altura, largura, comprimento, tamanho, volume. 2 amplitude, alcance, âmbito, grau. extent of tolerance margem de tolerância. in extent em circunferência. the extent of the forest a amplidão da floresta. to a great extent em grande escala ou proporção. to a certain extent até certo ponto. to its full extent inteiramente. writ of extent Jur mandado de penhora. -
2 extent
[-t]1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) extensão2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) extensão• -
3 desirability
noun (the extent to which something is desirable.) vantagem* * *de.sir.a.bil.i.ty[dizairəb'iliti] n desejo, vontade de possuir ou de gozar, qualidade de ser desejável. -
4 desirability
noun (the extent to which something is desirable.) atração -
5 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) esticar(-se)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) estender-se2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) espreguiçadela2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) extensão•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *[stretʃ] n 1 estiramento, esticamento, ato de esticar, estado de esticado. 2 extensão, distância, trecho, superfície. 3 período de tempo. 4 sl tempo. 5 tensão, esforço. 6 espreguiçamento. 7 pequena caminhada para esticar as pernas. 8 alcance máximo, amplitude. 9 interpretação forçada. 10 elasticidade. • vt 1 esticar, estender, estirar. 2 estender-se, cobrir grande distância, encher o espaço, espalhar-se. 3 esticar o corpo ou os membros, espreguiçar-se. 4 estender (a mão). 5 encompridar, alongar, alargar. 6 esforçar-se. 7 exagerar, torcer (a verdade) deturpar. 8 derrubar, atirar ao chão. 9 enforcar. at a stretch, upon a stretch de uma vez, a fio. at full stretch a toda, com todo o esforço. stretch ( of law) transgressão (da lei). to be stretched to the limit estar no limite dos seus recursos (financeiros, diplomáticos, etc). to stretch a point fazer uma exceção em um regulamento. to stretch forth, forward estender, avançar. to stretch money to keep within the budget fazer o dinheiro dar para não ultrapassar o orçamento. to stretch one’s legs esticar as pernas, dar umas voltas (depois de estar sentado por longas horas). to stretch out espalhar, estender, estender-se, esticar-se, alargar-se. to stretch something to the limit ir/levar algo até o limite. -
6 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) esticar-se2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) estender-se2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) estiramento2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) extensão, trecho, período•- stretchy - at a stretch - be at full stretch - stretch one's legs - stretch out -
7 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) esforçar-se2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) estragar3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) esforço2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensão3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) distensão4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) traço3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia* * *strain1[strein] n 1 força, peso. 2 esforço, solicitação, extenuação. the cord could not stand the strain / a corda não agüentou o esforço. 3 luxação, deslocamento, contorção. I have a strain in my hand / destronquei minha mão. 4 tensão, pressão, compressão. 5 estilo, modo, maneira. 6 procedimento. 7 (também strains) melodia, composição, canção. he was buried to the strains of his favourite song / ele foi sepultado ao som de sua canção favorita. • vt+vi 1 puxar, esticar, forçar. 2 puxar com força, arrancar. 3 esforçar, concentrar-se. 4 cansar, extenuar, prejudicar por esforço excessivo, torcer, luxar, deslocar, contorcer. 5 estar prejudicado por esforço, estar machucado. 6 abusar, exagerar. 7 esforçar-se, exceder-se. 8 constringir, comprimir. 9 espremer, passar por peneira ou espremedor, coar. 10 percolar, passar. 11 apertar, abraçar, estreitar. he strained the child to his heart / ele abraçou a criança. in this strain desta maneira, neste tom. she is a strain on my nerves ela me deixa nervoso. to strain a point abandonar, desistir de um princípio. to strain a relationship comportar-se de uma forma a causar problemas na relação, estragar. to strain at esforçar-se para. to strain something to the limit ir, forçar, até o limite.————————strain2[strein] n 1 raça, cepa, descendência. 2 grupo, família de plantas ou animais que formam uma variedade, linhagem. 3 qualidade ou caráter hereditário. 4 traço, tendência, disposição. there is a strain of madness in her / ela tem um traço de loucura. -
8 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) esticar, forçar2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) forçar3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar, coar2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tensão2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensão3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) estiramento, distensão4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão•- strained- strainer - strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) tendência3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia -
9 area
['eəriə]1) (the extent or size of a flat surface: This garden is twelve square metres in area.) área2) (a place; part (of a town etc): Do you live in this area?) área* * *ar.e.a['ɛəriə] n área: 1 superfície plana, espaço. 2 extensão, esfera, âmbito, raio de ação. 3 região, zona, território. 4 recinto, terreno cercado. 5 rebaixe na entrada para o porão. area code código de acesso para ligações telefônicas interurbanas, prefixo telefônico. area sampling Market amostragem de área: técnica de levantamento em pesquisa de mercado que usa elementos gráficos. -
10 breadth
[bredƟ]1) (width; size from side to side: the breadth of a table.) largura2) (scope or extent: breadth of outlook.) amplitude3) (a distance equal to the width (of a swimming-pool etc).) largura* * *[bredθ] n 1 largura. 2 largueza, liberalidade, tolerância. 3 amplitude, extensão. 4 efeito impressionante da composição (em artes, especialmente música). -
11 coverage
[-ri‹]1) (the amount of protection given by insurance: insurance coverage.) cobertura2) (the extent of the inclusion of items in a news report etc: The TV coverage of the Olympic Games was extensive.) cobertura* * *cov.er.age[k'∧vəridʒ] n 1 cobertura. TV coverage of the election campaign / a cobertura da TV da campanha eleitoral. 2 riscos cobertos por um contrato de seguro. 3 lastro. -
12 curvature
['kə:və ə, ]( American[) - uər](the condition or extent of being curved: the curvature of the earth.) curvatura* * *cur.va.ture[k'ə:vətʃə] n 1 curvatura, dobramento, arqueamento. 2 peça ou parte curvada. curvature of the spine curvatura da espinha dorsal. -
13 degree
[di'ɡri:]1) ((an) amount or extent: There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person.) grau2) (a unit of temperature: 20° (= 20 degrees) Celsius.) grau3) (a unit by which angles are measured: at an angle of 90° (= 90 degrees).) grau4) (a title or certificate given by a university etc: He took a degree in chemistry.) grau•- to a degree* * *de.gree[digr'i:] n 1 degrau, passo. 2 meio para se elevar ou conseguir certo fim. 3 grau, qualidade, proporção, medida, ordem, estágio, categoria, classe, hierarquia. 4 intensidade, força. 5 posição, condição. 6 título obtido em escola superior ao completar-se o curso, carta, diploma. 7 divisão de escola. 8 distância de uma geração ao tronco comum. 9 Math unidade de medida de ângulo, equivalente a 1/360 da circunferência expoente de uma potência. 10 índice de uma raiz. 11 unidade de diferença de temperatura. 12 Gram graus de comparação. 13 Mus intervalo na escala entre uma e outra nota. 14 Geogr grau de latitude e longitude. by degrees gradualmente, por graus, pouco a pouco. first degree murder assassínio de primeiro grau. honorary degree título honoris causa: título universitário conferido sem exame, como homenagem. to a certain degree até certo ponto, um tanto, algo, em algum modo. to the highest degree o mais alto grau. -
14 expanse
[-s]noun (a wide area or extent: an expanse of water.) extensão* * *ex.panse[iksp'æns] n 1 expansão, extensão. 2 espaço, extenso, vastidão, amplitude. the vaste expanse of the ocean / a vasta expansão do oceano. -
15 gentility
[‹ən'tiləti](good manners, often to too great an extent: She was laughed at for her gentility.) gentileza* * *gen.til.i.ty[dʒent'iliti] n 1 nascença nobre. 2 boas maneiras. 3 requinte. 4 (geralmente gentilities) requinte exagerado ou afetado. -
16 glare
[ɡleə] 1. verb1) (to stare fiercely and angrily: She glared at the little boy.) olhar2) (to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent: The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert.) dardejar2. noun1) (a fierce or angry look: a glare of displeasure.) fulgor2) (unpleasantly bright light: the glare of the sun.) brilho•- glaring- glaringly* * *[glɛə] n 1 resplendor, clarão, luz forte e ofuscante. 2 olhar penetrante, encarada. 3 ostentação, aparato excessivo. 4 superfície lisa e escorregadia (do gelo). • vt+vi 1 resplandecer, luzir, cegar. 2 olhar de modo fixo e penetrante, encarar, olhar com raiva ou ferocidade. he glared at me / ele fixou-me com os olhos. 3 aparecer, ser evidente, ficar em evidência, ser óbvio. -
17 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) metade2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) tempo2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) meio2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) metade3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) meio3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) meio2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) quase•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *[ha:f; hæf] n (pl halves) 1 metade, meio. 2 semestre. 3 Sport tempo, parte. the first half is over / o primeiro tempo terminou. • adj 1 meio. 2 bastante, quase. 3 incompleto, parcial. • adv 1 meio, em parte, parcialmente. 2 consideravelmente. half a dozen meia dúzia. half an hour meia hora. half as broad again vez e meia de largura. half past four quatro e meia. he does things by halves ele faz as coisas pela metade. I liked it half and half gostei mais ou menos. let us go by halves vamos fazer o negócio meio a meio. my better half minha esposa, meu marido. too clever by half astuto, manhoso. -
18 magnification
[-fi-]1) (the act of magnifying (something).) ampliação2) (the power of magnifying: the magnification of a pair of binoculars.) ampliação3) (the extent to which something (eg a photograph) has been magnified: The magnification is ten times (10 ×).) ampliação* * *mag.ni.fi.ca.tion[mægnifik'eiʃən] n 1 ampliação, aumento. 2 cópia ou ilustração ampliada. -
19 quality
['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.)2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.)* * *qual.i.ty[kw'ɔliti] n 1 qualidade, propriedade. 2 condição, caráter. 3 posto, cargo. 4 dignidade. • adj Amer excelente, de primeira. -
20 scope
[skəup]1) ((often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop: There's no scope for originality in this job.) margem2) (the area or extent of an activity etc: Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.) alcance* * *[skoup] n 1 extensão, distância. he gave free (full) scope to his fury / ele deu expansão à sua raiva. 2 escopo, alcance, âmbito. that comes within my scope / isto é da minha alçada. 3 espaço, lugar, campo. 4 oportunidade. give scope to his abilities / dê oportunidade para ele mostrar suas habilidades. 5 extensão da operação. 6 Naut comprimento do cabo entre o barco e a âncora.
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