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1 pity
['piti] 1. noun1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) dó2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) pena2. verb(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) lamentar- piteous- piteously
- piteousness
- pitiable
- pitiably
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- pitilessness
- pityingly
- have pity on
- take pity on* * *pit.y[p'iti] n piedade, compaixão, pena, dó. • vt compadecer-se de, ter pena de. for pity’s sake! por piedade! it’s a thousand pities é profundamente lamentável. the pity of it is... a única desvantagem é... to feel pity for compadecer-se de, apiedar-se de. to move to pity condoer, suscitar compaixão. what a pity! que pena! -
2 pity
['piti] 1. noun1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) pena2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) pena2. verb(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) ter pena de, lamentar- piteous- piteously - piteousness - pitiable - pitiably - pitiful - pitifully - pitifulness - pitiless - pitilessly - pitilessness - pityingly - have pity on - take pity on -
3 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) tocar3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) tocar4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) talento5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) fora do campo•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood* * *[t∧tʃ] n 1 toque. he gave the finishing touch (es) to it / fig ele deu os últimos retoques. 2 tato. it has a soft touch / é macio ao tato. 3 contato, apalpadela. 4 detalhe, vestígio, traço, feição, caráter. 5 relação, contato. 6 toque, modo de tocar um instrumento. 7 qualidade. 8 prova de qualidade, ensaio. put it to the touch! / ponha-o à prova. 9 pequena quantidade, pingo. 10 acesso, ligeiro ataque. 11 toque de pincel. 12 pancadinha. 13 modo de agir, comportamento. • vt+vi 1 tocar, apalpar, pegar em, pôr em contato, encostar uma coisa na outra. they that touch pitch will be defiled / quem mexe em piche se suja. extremes touch / extremos se tocam. 2 alcançar, esbarrar, atingir, roçar. it touches twenty feet / tem justamente vinte pés de altura. he touched his hat to him / ele cumprimentou-o. that touches the pocket / isto é muito caro. 3 estar em contato, tocar-se, entrar em contato. 4 estar adjacente. 5 bater levemente, tocar (instrumento). 6 Geom tangenciar. 7 ferir, prejudicar. the plants were touched with frost / as plantas sofreram com a geada. 8 afetar, comover, impressionar, irritar. he was touched to the heart, he was touched to the quick / ele ficou profundamente comovido. I was touched with pity / fiquei comovido de dó. 9 colorir, matizar, manchar, marcar. 10 relacionar-se, concernir. 11 referir-se, tratar de. they touched upon the matter / eles tocaram no assunto. 12 usar, tocar (comida bebida), ingerir. 13 alcançar, atingir (em qualidade). 14 parar em, fazer escala, aportar. 15 receber dinheiro, sl emprestar ou pedir dinheiro emprestado. a fine touch fig um bom traço (de caráter). a happy touch fig uma mão feliz. at a touch por simples contato. a touch of blue fig um tom azulado. cold to the touch frio ao tato. he touched off the scene in a few strokes ele desenhou a cena com poucos traços. out of touch with sem contato ou relações com. to get in touch with entrar em contato com. to touch all bases a) fazer tudo sem deixar nada para trás. b) ser muito versátil. to touch at Naut atracar, aportar em. to touch bottom a) fig investigar profundamente. b) chegar ao nível mais baixo. to touch down (futebol americano) colocar a bola no chão atrás do gol. to touch off desencadear. to touch on mencionar, escrever sobre. to touch upon tocar, formar limite com. to touch wood bater na madeira para evitar azar ou mau olhado. with sure touch fig com golpe seguro. -
4 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) vergonha2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) vergonha3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) vergonha4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) pena2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) convencer por vergonha2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) envergonhar•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame* * *[ʃeim] n 1 vergonha, humilhação, degradação. they put him to shame publicly / envergonharam-no em público. 2 desonra, ignomínia. he brought shame on them all / ele trouxe vergonha sobre todos eles. 3 causa de vergonha, causa de desgraça. it is a sin and a shame to leave him / é um pecado e uma vergonha abandoná-lo. he felt much shame at it / ele ficou muito envergonhado com isto. 4 pena, lástima. it is a shame that he leaves already / é pena que ele já vai. • vt 1 envergonhar, humilhar. they shamed him into telling the truth / envergonharam-no para forçá-lo a dizer a verdade. 2 trazer ou causar desonra. 3 estar envergonhado. what a shame! 1 que vergonha! 2 que pena! for shame! que vergonha!
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