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1 herself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.)2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) próprio3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) sozinho* * *her.self[hə:s'elf] pron ela mesma, se, si mesma. she did it by herself / ela mesma o fez. she hurt herself / ela se feriu. she cannot do that by herself / ela não pode fazer isso sozinha. -
2 herself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.) ela mesma, se2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) ela mesma3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) sozinha -
3 herself
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4 she effaced herself
she effaced herselfela retraiu-se. -
5 she made a spectacle of herself
she made a spectacle of herselfela se comportou (ou se vestiu) de modo a chamar atenção.English-Portuguese dictionary > she made a spectacle of herself
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6 she was the mere ghost of herself
she was the mere ghost of herselfela ficou reduzida a uma sombra.English-Portuguese dictionary > she was the mere ghost of herself
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7 clothe
[kləuð]past tense, past participle - clothed; verb1) (to provide with clothes: The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children.) vestir2) (to put clothes on: She was clothed in silk; She clothed herself in the most expensive materials.) vestir•- clothes- clothes-peg
- clothing* * *[klouð] vt (ps and pp clothed, clad) 1 vestir, pôr roupa. she clothes herself / ela se veste. 2 dar roupas, prover de roupas. 3 cobrir. she was clothed with humility / ela estava toda humilde. 4 equipar, prover, fornecer. -
8 efface
[i'feis]1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) apagar2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) passar despercebido* * *ef.face[if'eis] vt 1 apagar, obliterar, eliminar. 2 retrair-se, encolher-se, ofuscar. she effaced herself ela retraiu-se. to efface oneself ocultar-se, ficar em segundo plano. -
9 dust down
(to remove the dust from with a brushing action: She picked herself up and dusted herself down.) sacudir o pó -
10 dust down
(to remove the dust from with a brushing action: She picked herself up and dusted herself down.) sacudir a poeira -
11 Her
[hə:] 1. pronoun((used as the object of a verb or preposition) a female person or animal already spoken about: I'll ask my mother when I see her; He came with her.)2. adjective(belonging to such a person or animal: My mother bought the neighbour's car, so it's her car now; a cat and her kittens.)- hers- herself* * *heraldry -
12 adapt
[ə'dæpt](to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc): She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television.) adaptar- adaptable
- adaptability
- adaptor* * *a.dapt[əd'æpt] vi+vt 1 adaptar, ajustar, acomodar. she adapted herself to circumstances / ela adaptou-se às circunstâncias. 2 apropriar, alterar. -
13 advertise
(to make (something) known to the public by any of various methods: I've advertised (my house) in the newspaper; They advertised on TV for volunteers.) anunciar- advertiser* * *ad.ver.tise['ædvətaiz] vt+vi 1 noticiar, publicar. 2 avisar, informar. 3 fazer propaganda, apregoar, anunciar. he advertises his products on TV / ele faz propaganda dos seus produtos na TV. 4 chamar a atenção para si mesmo. she does it to advertise herself / ela o faz para tornar-se conhecida. to advertise for procurar por meio de anúncio. -
14 baptize
(to dip (a person) in water, or sprinkle (someone) with water, as a symbol of acceptance into the Christian church, usually also giving him a name: She was baptized Mary but calls herself Jane.) baptizar- baptism- baptismal* * *bap.tize[bæpt'aiz] vt+vi 1 batizar, dar nome, denominar. 2 fig purificar, iniciar. 3 administrar o batismo. -
15 beside
1. preposition1) (by the side of or near: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.) ao lado de2) (compared with: She looks ugly beside her sister.) ao lado de•- besides2. adverb(also: These shoes are expensive - besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides.) além disso- be beside oneself with- be beside oneself
- be beside the point* * *be.side[bis'aid] prep 1 ao lado de, perto de, junto a. 2 em adição a, além de, fora de. she was beside herself with fear / ela estava fora de si de tanto medo. 3 comparado com. 4 afastado de, longe de. it is beside the point / não vem ao caso, não importa. • adv além de, também. -
16 blame
[bleim] 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) responsabilizar2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) censurar2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) culpa* * *[bleim] n 1 responsabilidade, culpa. he bore the blame / ele assumiu a culpa. small blame / pequena culpa. the blame was charged (put) on me / fui considerado culpado. 2 falta, falha. 3 censura, repreensão. • vt 1 acusar, considerar responsável, responsabilizar. she has only herself to blame / a culpa é dela mesmo. who is to blame? / quem é o culpado? 2 censurar, repreender. -
17 busy
['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) ocupado2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) movimentado3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) ocupado2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) ocupar-se- busily* * *bus.y[b'izi] vt 1 ocupar, manter ocupado, pôr a trabalhar. he busied himself / ele ocupou-se. 2 estar ocupado. • adj 1 ocupado, atarefado. a busy day / um dia de muito trabalho. he is busy / ele está ocupado. the children are busy at work with their lessons / as crianças estão trabalhando nas suas lições. 2 ocupado (telefone). the line is busy at the moment / a linha (telefônica) está ocupada no momento. 3 ativo. 4 metido, intrometido. as busy as a bee ativo como uma abelha. busy idleness ocupação fútil. busy streets ruas movimentadas. -
18 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) transportar2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) suportar4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) ter5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprovar6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) comportar-se•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *car.ry[k'æri] n 1 alcance de arma ou projetil. 2 golf distância atingida por um tiro de bola. 3 posição vertical da espingarda em continência. 4 Amer transporte, passagem (a seco entre dois rios navegáveis). 5 Com transporte: sinal ou dígito produzido pela soma de dois ou mais algarismos, quando o total for igual ou maior que a base do sistema de notação em que os algarismos estão representados. O mesmo que "vai um". • vt+vi 1 carregar, levar, transportar, conduzir. she carries the virus with her / ela carrega o vírus. Patricia cannot carry all the books / Patrícia não consegue carregar todos os livros. 2 ter, conter. these coins carry a lot of gold / estas moedas contêm muito ouro. should the police carry guns? / a polícia deveria carregar armas de fogo? the new cars carry a guarantee / os carros novos têm uma garantia. 3 suportar, apoiar, sustentar. the roof is carried by columns / o teto é sustentado pelas colunas. 4 capturar, tomar pela força. the enemies carried the town / os inimigos capturaram a cidade. 5 ganhar, conquistar pela maioria, aprovar. he carried all before him / ele conquistou todos. 6 comportar-se, mostrar-se. she carries herself well / ela mostra bom porte. 7 adicionar em, transportar para uma outra coluna. I put down six and carry three / são seis e vão três. 8 publicar, incluir uma notícia. 9 fazer o trabalho de ou atuar no esporte para suprir as deficiências de um outro. he carries his department / ele carrega (faz o serviço de) todo o departamento. 10 manter mercadorias em estoque. they carry a stock of these items / eles mantêm um estoque destes itens. 11 ter suficiente. 12 manter. 13 Mil pôr a arma em continência. 14 (referente ao som) alcançar ou ser transmitido. his voice carries well to the other end of the hall / sua voz alcança o outro lado do salão. 15 (referente à arma) ter um alcance específico. 16 sl estar com drogas ou com uma arma ilegal. 17 efetuar, pôr em efeito, conseguir. 18 (referente a cães) buscar a caça abatida. that hound can fetch and carry / aquele cão sabe apanhar e trazer (a caça). carry over (componente) reaproveitado de um produto antigo em produto novo. to carry a child estar grávida. to carry a load, to carry a burden ter um problema ou uma responsabilidade ou muito trabalho. to carry along arrastar, continuar. to carry a torch for amar alguém sem ser amado. Frank has been carrying a torch for Linda ever since he saw her / Frank está amando Linda desde o dia em que a viu. to carry away 1 (geralmente na forma passiva) perder o controle. I was carried away when I was shopping / perdi o controle quando estava fazendo compras. 2 arrebatar the artists carried away the audience / os artistas arrebataram o público. 3 Naut desmastrar. to carry back restituir, pôr no mesmo lugar. to carry forth mostrar, expor à vista. to carry great weight ter muito peso, pesar muito. his judgements carry great weight / seu critério, seu parecer pesa muito. to carry in levar para dentro. to carry it high portar-se com orgulho. to carry off 1 ter sucesso em. 2 ganhar prêmios. "Titanic" carried off most of the awards / "Titanic" ganhou a maioria dos prêmios. 3 causar a morte de. all prisoners were carried off by famine / todos os prisioneiros morreram de fome. 4 raptar, seqüestrar they carried the director’s daughter off / eles seqüestraram a filha do diretor. to carry on 1 continuar. we must carry on / devemos continuar. 2 comportar-se ansiosamente ou de uma forma descontrolada, tola. how she does carry on with him! / que afetação dela para agradá-lo! 3 reclamar. 4 namorar, ter relações sexuais com. he carries on with her daughter / ele namora com a filha dela. to carry out 1 executar, efetuar, realizar, conduzir. it will be an easy plan to carry out / será um plano fácil de realizar. 2 implementar she will carry out the instructions / ela implementará as instruções. to carry over 1 transferir, levar. she doesn’t let her private problems carry over into her work / ela não permite que seus problemas pessoais sejam levados/transferidos para o trabalho. 2 transportar, transferir (uma conta) para uma outra página. 3 adiar, jogar para depois. let’s carry over our holidays for next year / vamos jogar as nossas férias para o próximo ano. 4 adiar pagamento para o próximo exercício. to carry the day 1 vencer uma batalha, competição ou debate. the allies carried the day / os aliados venceram. 2 persuadir pessoas a apoiar alguém. to carry through 1 finalizar, levar a efeito, conseguir terminar algo apesar das dificuldades. 2 ajudar alguém em uma fase difícil. you carry coals to Newcastle você está vendendo mel ao colmeeiro. -
19 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) vir2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) chegar3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) vir4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) acontecer5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) chegar a6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) somar2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) então!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come* * *"(now) come!" vamos, por favor!, anime-se!————————[k∧m] vt+vi (ps came, pp come) 1 vir, aproximar(-se). 2 chegar. 3 surgir. 4 alcançar, atingir. 5 acontecer, ocorrer. 6 resultar, redundar, advir. 7 nascer, proceder, emanar. 8 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. 9 passar, entrar. 10 andar, percorrer. 11 ocorrer, ser lembrado. 12 ser obtenível, estar disponível. 13 importar em, custar, perfazer. 14 chegar a. 15 formar-se, tomar forma ou feitio. 16 estender-se, avançar, ir até. 17 tratar-se de, referir-se a. 18 ser levado a, vir a. 19 coll ter um orgasmo, gozar. a misfortune has come over us uma desgraça caiu sobre nós. and where do I come in? e eu? que vantagem levo? are you coming my way? você vem comigo? come along! venha comigo!, vamos! come in! entre! come off it! pare de enrolar!, pare de mentir! come of it what will venha o que vier. come on! venha!, vamos! come what may! aconteça o que acontecer! first come, first served quem primeiro chega, primeiro é servido. for the year to come para o ano próximo. for years to come para vários anos, para o futuro. he came in ele entrou. he came it strong ele mostrou energia neste assunto. he came up to London ele veio para Londres. he comes it too strong ele exagera. he did not come up to my expectations ele não correspondeu às minhas expectativas. he has come short of his duties ele não cumpriu seus deveres. he has it coming to him Amer coll ele bem o merece. how come? por quê?, como? how come you know that? / como você ficou sabendo disso? ( I am) coming já vou, estou indo. I came near losing my courage quase perdi a coragem. I shall come and see you soon logo irei fazer-lhe uma visita. it came on to rain começou a chover. it came to me veio-me a idéia. it comes in bottles é fornecido em garrafas. it has come into my head veio-me à mente, lembrei-me de. it has come to be the fashion tornou-se moda. it has come true tornou-se realidade. let’s come to the point! vamos ao assunto (principal). ( now) come! vamos, por favor!, anime-se! oh come! oh come on! sem essa! so it has come to this então as coisas chegaram a este ponto (ruim). that comes in useful isto chega em boa hora. the book has come apart o livro descolou. the conservatives come in os conservadores chegam ao poder, foram eleitos. the life to come a outra vida. the photograph has not come a fotografia não saiu. these figs come from Africa estes figos são da África. the ship came down before the wind Naut o navio virou a favor do vento. the time to come o futuro. the train came in o trem chegou. they came in for a share levaram (ganharam) sua parte. to come about a) acontecer, suceder. b) mudar de direção. the wind came about / o vento virou. to come a cropper a) cair. b) fracassar. to come across a) encontrar, deparar com. where did you come across him? / onde você o encontrou? b) Amer coll pagar por acaso. c) atravessar. d) ser bem recebido, compreendido (um discurso). e) Amer coll dizer a verdade, confessar. to come after a) seguir. b) procurar. to come again voltar, repetir-se. to come at chegar a, conseguir. to come away sair, ir embora. to come back a) voltar. it came back to me / voltou-me à memória, lembrei-me novamente. b) reanimar-se. c) sl retrucar. to come behind a) vir atrás. b) ficar atrás de. to come by a) passar. b) ganhar. c) obter. how did you come by it? / como obteve isto? to come clean Amer coll confessar tudo. to come clean from Amer coll vir diretamente de. to come down a) descer, baixar, abaixar. b) desmoronar-se. c) fig ceder. to come down a peg or two coll ficar mais moderado. to come down in the world perder posição social, baixar o nível de vida. to come down to earth voltar à realidade, pôr os pés no chão. to come down upon someone repreender alguém severamente. to come face to face deparar-se. to come for vir buscar. I come for the books / venho buscar os livros. may I come for you? / posso vir buscar você? to come full circle dar a volta completa, voltar ao começo. to come home a) voltar para casa. b) ser sentido, percebido ou compreendido. the sufferings of the poor have come home to me / o sofrimento dos pobres me comoveu. to come in first alcançar o primeiro lugar. to come in for an inheritance receber uma herança. to come into entrar em, tomar posse de, adquirir. to come into a fortune herdar uma fortuna. to come into one’s own conseguir seu direito. to come into play entrar em jogo. to come into property chegar a fazer fortuna. to come into sight chegar à vista. to come into the world nascer. he came into the world / ele nasceu. to come it strong sl mentir, exagerar, contar vantagem. to come of a) vir, descender. he comes of an old family / ele descende de família antiga. b) resultar de. to come of age atingir a maioridade (legal). to come off a) soltar-se, desprender-se. the cork won’t come off / a rolha não quer sair. b) sair, retirar-se. c) ocorrer, ter lugar. d) ter bom resultado. he came off well / ele saiu-se bem. e) sair de cartaz (peça, filme). to come on a) avançar, apresssar-se. b) progredir, melhorar. c) começar. d) entrar (em cena, no campo). e) entrar em cartaz (filme). to come on the scene a) chegar, começar a tomar parte. b) nascer. to come out a) sair. the stains won’t come out / as manchas não querem sair. b) aparecer, ser publicado, ser editado. the likeness has come out well / saiu bem parecida ou semelhante. c) fig ficar ou tornar-se conhecido. she came out last year / ela ficou conhecida o ano passado. d) resultar. e) cair (dente, cabelo). to come out for apoiar. to come out in support declarar apoio. to come out in the open abrir o jogo, ser sincero. to come out in the wash coll acabar bem. to come out (on strike) entrar em greve. to come out right acabar bem. to come round/ around a) fazer uma visita, aparecer. b) voltar a si, recuperar os sentidos. he came round soon / ele logo voltou a si. c) mudar de idéia, pensar melhor. he will come round / ele pensará melhor. d) virar, mudar de direção. to come out top ir primeiro. he came out top / ele foi primeiro. to come short ter defeitos, ser insuficiente. to come short of não alcançar o nível, ser inferior. to come through a) ter bom resultado, conseguir. b) superar, sobreviver. c) aparecer. d) chegar conforme o esperado. to come to a) chegar a, alcançar. the war came to an end / a guerra chegou ao fim. b) obter, conseguir. c) importar em, montar. d) recuperar os sentidos. she came to herself / ela voltou a si, recuperou os sentidos. to come to a bad end acabar mal. to come to a head chegar a um ponto crucial. to come to blows chegar às vias de fato, brigar. to come to grief não ter sucesso. to come to grips with enfrentar, confrontar. to come to light vir à luz, ser descoberto. to come to nought ou nothing fracassar. to come to pass acontecer. to come to terms chegar a um acordo. to come to the same thing dar na mesma, ser indiferente. to come to think of it pensar bem. to come under estar em tais condições, cair sob, estar sujeito a. to come up a) subir, avançar, vir. b) aproximar-se. c) nascer, brotar, crescer. d) surgir, vir à baila. the question came up for discussion / a questão surgiu para ser discutida. e) acontecer. to come up in the world melhorar de vida, subir de posição social. to come upon a) descobrir, encontrar, ocorrer. b) surpreender, cair sobre, atacar. to come up to the mark corresponder às necessidades. to come up with igualar, alcançar, aproximar-se. to have come down to ser transmitido ou legado a. to have come down with a bad cold ficar muito gripado. to have come to believe convencer-se, acreditar. what comes next? o que vem agora? what does it come to? quanto custa? when did that come in? quando isto virou moda?, desde quando está em moda? when he came to die quando ele estava à morte. when it comes to costs quanto ao preço. where does the joke come in? onde está a piada nisto? -
20 commit
[kə'mit]past tense, past participle - committed; verb1) (to perform; to do (especially something illegal): He committed the murder when he was drunk.) cometer2) (to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc: committed to prison.) entregar3) (to put (oneself) under a particular obligation: She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18.) comprometer-se•- committal
- committed* * *com.mit[kəm'it] vt+vi 1 confiar, entregar, consignar, depositar. 2 confinar, encerrar. 3 submeter (a consideração de um comitê). 4 cometer, perpetrar. 5 empenhar(-se), comprometer(-se), envolver(-se). to be committed for trial ser entregue a um júri para ser julgado. to commit an at of bankruptcy abrir falência. to commit to memory decorar. to commit oneself to comprometer-se a. to commit to paper anotar por escrito. to commit to prison encarcerar.
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