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1 greatly
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2 greatly
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3 to be greatly tickled by the story
to be greatly tickled by the storydivertir-se muito com a história.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be greatly tickled by the story
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4 in raptures
(greatly delighted: She was in raptures about her beautiful new car.) entusiasmado -
5 in raptures
(greatly delighted: She was in raptures about her beautiful new car.) enlevado -
6 amaze
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7 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) enquanto2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) porque3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) embora6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) assim como2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tão3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *as1[æz, əz] adv 1 tão, igualmente, tanto quanto, do mesmo grau ou modo, equivalente. I haven’t known him as long as you / eu não o conheço há tanto tempo quanto você. I am as clever as he / sou tão inteligente quanto ele. 2 como por exemplo. • conj 1 como, quão, quanto, assim como, tal como, conforme. it looked as if they were really fighting / parecia como se eles lutassem de fato. 2 enquanto, ao passo que, no momento em que, quando. 3 porque, visto que, já que, porquanto, como. as you weren’t there, I left a message / como você não estava lá, deixei um recado. 4 se bem que, ainda que, embora, contanto que, conquanto que. 5 em resultado do que, em conseqüência do que. • prep como, na qualidade de. we all respect him as a writer / nós todos o respeitamos na qualidade de escritor. let me tell you as a friend / deixe-me dizer-lhe como amigo. • pron 1 que, quem, qual. 2 como. as a rule usualmente, em geral. as... as tão... como, tanto quanto. as ever como sempre. as far I am concerned quanto a mim, no que me concerne. as follows como segue. as for me quanto a mim. as from... válido desde... (as) heavy as lead pesado como chumbo. as if, as though como se (após os verbos com o sentido de "parecer"). as is no estado em que se encontra. as I see it, as I understand it! no meu ponto de vista. as it is/ was nestas circunstâncias, de todo jeito, de qualquer forma. as it rained visto que chovia. as it were por assim dizer, de certo modo. as long as enquanto, visto que, já que. as many as tantos quantos. as of, as from a partir de. as of next week I’ll be retired a partir da semana que vem estarei aposentado. as regards no que diz respeito. as requested conforme pedido. as soon as assim que, logo que. as soon as possible o mais cedo possível. as usual como de costume. as yet até agora. as you were! Mil última forma! be so kind as to do it queira fazê-lo, por favor. busy as a bee diligente como uma abelha. classical books as the plays of Racine livros clássicos como os dramas de Racine. do as you wish faça como quiser. he as well as she ele como ela, tanto ele quanto ela, ambos. he went so far as to say... ele chegou a ponto de afirmar... his position as a banker sua posição como banqueiro. she smiled as she did it ela sorriu ao fazê-lo. such as como por exemplo. twice as large duas vezes maior. we may as well tell her podemos contar-lhe do mesmo jeito, não há razão para não dizer a ela.————————as2[æs] n (pl asses) asse: antiga moeda de cobre dos romanos. -
8 astonish
[ə'stoniʃ](to surprise greatly: I was astonished by his ignorance.) surpreender- astonishment* * *as.ton.ish[əst'ɔniʃ] vt surpreender grandemente, pasmar, abismar, maravilhar, deixar atônito, causar espanto (at com). to be astonished ficar surpreso (at com). -
9 bemused
[bi'mju:zd](bewildered or greatly puzzled: a bemused look.) perplexo* * *be.mused[bimj'u:zd] adj 1 perturbado, confuso. 2 mergulhado em conjeturas. 3 preocupado. -
10 confound
(to puzzle and surprise greatly.) desconcertar* * *con.found[kənf'aund] vt 1 confundir, misturar. 2 desconcertar, causar perplexidade, consternar. 3 amaldiçoar. 4 destruir, estragar. 5 baldar, frustrar. confound it! com os diabos!, raios o partam! -
11 damned
1) (sentenced to unending punishment in hell.) danado2) (annoying, greatly disliked etc: Get that damned dog out of here!) maldito* * *[dæmd] n os condenados ao inferno. • adj 1 danado, condenado. 2 condenado ao inferno. 3 maldito, execrável, infernal, abominável, detestável. 4 danificado, reprovado. • adv 1 execravelmente, infernalmente. 2 muito. -
12 decimate
['desimeit]((of disease, battle etc) to reduce greatly in number: The population was decimated by the plague.) dizimar* * *dec.i.mate[d'esimeit] vt dizimar, decimar, tirar a décima parte de, destruir o décimo ou grande parte de, matar um em cada grupo de dez. -
13 deeply
adverb (very greatly: We are deeply grateful to you.) imensamente* * *deep.ly[di':pli] adv 1 profundamente. 2 intimamente, vivamente, fortemente, gravemente. -
14 delight
1. verb1) (to please greatly: I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation.) encantar2) (to have or take great pleasure (from): He delights in teasing me.) deliciar-se2. noun((something which causes) great pleasure: Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.) prazer- delightfully* * *de.light[dil'ait] n delícia, deleite, encanto, prazer. • vt+vi deleitar-se, encantar, deliciar(-se), sentir ou ter grande prazer, alegrar-se, regozijar. to take delight in deleitar-se com. -
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* * *[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. -
16 enthral
[in'Ɵro:l]American - enthralled; verb(to delight greatly: His stories enthralled the children.) cativar- enthralment* * *en.thral[inθr'6:l] vt 1 escravizar, cativar, subjugar. 2 fig encantar, enfeitiçar. -
17 great
[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) muito4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) óptimo5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente•- greatly- greatness* * *[greit] adj 1 grande, vasto, numeroso, extenso, comprido. 2 desmedido. 3 importante, famoso, poderoso, notável. 4 principal, gran-, grão-. 5 nobre, generoso. 6 preferido, favorito. 7 formidável, magnífico, excelente. a great deal, a great many muito, muitos. a great muddle uma grande desordem. a great poet um grande poeta. a great storyteller um excelente contador de histórias. a great while bastante tempo. Alfred the Great Alfredo o Grande. great age idade avançada. Great Scott! interj meu Deus! great with young prenhe. he is a great reader ele lê muito. in great favour em boas graças. it is no great matter não tem importância. no great Amer coll nada de importante. that is great isto é formidável. the great os grandes, os importantes. the Great Assizes o juízo final. the great majority a grande maioria. the great powers as grandes potências. to be great at fencing ser bom em esgrima. -
18 hearten
verb (to encourage or cheer up: We were greatly heartened by the good news.) animar* * *heart.en[h'a:tən] vt animar, encorajar. to hearten up criar ânimo. -
19 horrify
verb (to shock greatly: Mrs Smith was horrified to find that her son had a tattooed chest.) escandalizar* * *hor.ri.fy[h'ɔrifai] vt 1 horrorizar, horripilar, amedrontar. 2 revoltar. -
20 hugely
adverb (very much; greatly.) enormemente* * *huge.ly[hj'u:dʒli] adv enormemente, imensamente. I was hugely amused / diverti-me imensamente.
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