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21 delicious
[di'liʃəs](highly pleasing to the taste: a delicious meal.) delicioso- deliciousness* * *de.li.cious[dil'iʃəs] adj delicioso, deleitável, gostoso, saboroso. -
22 extol
[ik'stəul]past tense, past participle - extolled; verb(to praise highly.) louvar* * *ex.tol[ikst'6l] vt exaltar, louvar, elogiar, glorificar. -
23 grand
[ɡrænd] 1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) esplêndido2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) altivo3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) formidável4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) venerável2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) mil- grand jury
- grand piano
- grandstand
- grand total* * *[grænd] 1 n Amer sl 1.000 dólares. 2 piano de cauda. • adj 1 maravilhoso, formidável, grandioso, enorme, grande, majestoso, imponente. 2 fino, nobre, ilustre, sublime, digno, distinto. 3 principal, supremo, superior, grão. 4 completo, final. 5 que indica o segundo grau de ascendentes ou descendentes. baby grand piano de meia cauda. in grand style de maneira grandiosa. the grand question a questão principal. the grand total o total, soma, final. to do the grand bancar o importante. we had a grand time passamos uma temporada maravilhosa. -
24 inflammable
[in'flæməbl](easily set on fire: Paper is highly inflammable.) inflamável- inflammation* * *in.flam.ma.ble[infl'æməbəl] adj inflamável. -
25 marble
1) (a kind of hard, usually highly polished stone, cold to the touch: This table is made of marble; ( also adjective) a marble statue.) mármore2) (a small hard ball of glass used in children's games: The little boy rolled a marble along the ground.) berlinde•- marbled- marbles* * *mar.ble[m'a:bəl] n 1 mármore. 2 escultura em mármore. 3 bolinha de gude. • vt marmorear, dar aspecto de mármore. • adj 1 marmóreo. 2 feito de mármore. -
26 personnel
[pə:sə'nel](the people employed in a firm, factory, shop etc; the staff: Our personnel are very highly trained; ( also adjective) a personnel manager.) pessoal* * *per.son.nel[pə:sən'el] n 1 pessoal: conjunto de funcionários. 2 Naut tripulação. 3 Mil guarnição. • adj referente ao pessoal. -
27 prize
I 1. noun1) (a reward for good work etc: He was awarded a lot of prizes at school.) prémio2) (something won in a competition etc: I've won first prize!; ( also adjective) a prize (= having won, or worthy of, a prize) bull.) prémio2. verb(to value highly: He prized my friendship above everything else.) prezarII see prise* * *prize1[praiz] n 1 prêmio, galardão, recompensa. 2 prêmio lotérico. • vt 1 avaliar, computar. 2 estimar, apreciar. 3 louvar, elogiar. • adj 1 premiado. 2 digno de um prêmio. consolation prize prêmio de consolação. no prizes for guessing something diz-se de algo que é óbvio e portanto sem dificuldade de adivinhar o que é. prize level adjustment Econ correção monetária.————————prize2[praiz] n 1 captura. 2 presa: objeto ou pessoa capturada.————————prize3[praiz] n 1 força de alavanca. 2 emprego de alavancas. • vt = link=prise prise. -
28 regard
1. verb1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) considerar2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) prezar3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) pensar em4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) fitar5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) fazer caso de2. noun1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) consideração2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) consideração3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) estima•- regardless
- regards
- as regards
- with regard to* * *re.gard[rig'a:d] n 1 consideração, atenção, respeito. 2 olhar firme. 3 estima. we hold him in high regard / temo-lo em alta estima. 4 respeito, relação. 5 pl regards cumprimentos, saudações, lembranças. • vt+vi 1 considerar, julgar, ter como. he is regarded as the best doctor in town / ele é considerado o melhor médico da cidade. I regard him as such / eu o considero como tal. 2 respeitar, acatar, dar atenção. she regards her parents’ wishes / ela respeita/acata os desejos de seus pais. 3 olhar, observar atentamente. 4 dizer respeito, ter relação, concernir. 5 estimar, venerar. as regards that quanto àquilo. in this regard sob esse aspecto. in/ with regard to com referência a, relativamente a, quanto a. with due regard com o devido respeito. with kind regards com atenciosas saudações. without regard to his health sem consideração à sua saúde. -
29 shrine
1) (a holy or sacred place: Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried.) santuário2) (a usually highly-decorated case for holding holy objects.) relicário* * *[ʃrain] n 1 relicário. 2 túmulo de um santo. 3 santuário. 4 lugar sagrado ou histórico. • vt guardar em relicário, santificar. -
30 sophisticated
[sə'fistikeitid]1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) sofisticado2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) sofisticado3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) sofisticado•* * *so.phis.ti.ca.ted[səf'istikeitid] adj 1 afetado, artificial, falso. 2 sofisticado, mundano, requintado. 3 enganador, adulterador. 4 conhecedor da vida, intelectual, exigente. 5 que não tem ilusões. -
31 strung
* * *[str∧ŋ] ps, pp of to string. finely strung fig sensível, delicado. highly strung muito nervoso, hipersensível. -
32 think
[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensar2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) achar3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensar4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensar2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) reflexão- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of* * *[θiŋk] vt+vi (ps and pp thought) 1 pensar, achar, idear, cogitar. I think it is (ou it to be) true / penso que é verdade. what do you think of it? / o que você acha disso? he was thinking aloud / ele estava pensando em voz alta. 2 conceber, formar na mente, imaginar. I can’t think what he means / não posso imaginar o que ele pretende. 3 considerar, julgar. 4 crer, supor, opinar, acreditar. I was thought to have been there / acreditou-se que eu teria estado lá. 5 refletir, meditar, considerar, estudar. 6 especular, ponderar. 7 lembrar, recordar. I cannot think of his name / não me lembro do nome dele. we had thought of a thing / lembramos uma coisa. I did not think of it / não me lembrei disso. just think! imagine só! to think again mudar de opinião. to think better mudar de opinião. to think better of ter melhor opinião de. to think how pensar como. to think it out estudar bem o assunto. to think little of ter opinião desfavorável de. to think over pensar bem, reconsiderar. you must think it over / você deve pensar bem sobre isso. to think twice pensar duas vezes, hesitar. to think whether pensar se. -
33 value
['vælju:] 1. noun1) (worth, importance or usefulness: His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.) valor2) (price: What is the value of that stamp?) valor3) (purchasing power: Are those coins of any value?) valor4) (fairness of exchange (for one's money etc): You get good value for money at this supermarket!) preço5) (the length of a musical note.) valor2. verb1) (to suggest a suitable price for: This painting has been valued at $50,000.) avaliar2) (to regard as good or important: He values your advice very highly.) dar valor•- valuable- valuables
- valued
- valueless
- values
- value-added tax* * *val.ue[v'ælju:] n 1 Math, Mus, Paint valor. 2 valia. 3 preço. 4 valor cambial da moeda. 5 importância. 6 merecimento, mérito. 7 apreço, respeito, estima. 8 utilidade, conveniência. 9 significação exata (de um termo). 10 boa compra, pechincha. • vt 1 avaliar, estimar, taxar. 2 orçar. 3 prezar, respeitar, dar valor a. above (below) value acima (abaixo) do valor. appraised value valor estimativo. approximate value valor aproximado. of little value de pouco valor. standard of value valor básico. theoretical value valor teórico. to be but of little value ser de somenos importância. value in exchange valor cambial. value of returns valor de rendimento. -
34 well
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) ter boa (má) opinião de* * *well1[wel] n 1 poço (água, petróleo, gás). 2 fonte, nascente. 3 reservatório de tinta em tinteiro. 4 Naut arca da bomba. 5 poço de escada ou de elevador. 6 buraco vertical profundo. 7 Jur lugar reservado ao solicitador. 8 Naut tanque de um barco de pesca onde se conservam vivos os peixes. • vt+vi manar, nascer, jorrar, verter, brotar ( out/up/ forth de). tears welled up to her eyes / lágrimas brotaram de seus oIhos. to well over (with) transbordar de.————————well2[wel] adj 1 bom, certo, satisfatório. all will be well / tudo ficará bom. 2 favorável, apropriado. 3 desejável, aconselhável. it would be well for him to come / seria aconselhável que ele viesse. 4 saudável, curado. • adv 1 bem, satisfatoriamente, favoravelmente, apropriadamente. I am quite well here / eu me sinto bem satisfeito aqui. 2 perfeitamente, excelentemente. 3 completamente, cabalmente. 4 bastante, suficientemente. 5 detalhadamente, profundamente, intimamente. 6 propriamente, razoavelmente. 7 adequadamente. • interj bem! bom! incrível. all is well that ends well tudo está bem quando acaba bem. all very well tudo muito bem (frase irônica para introduzir uma objeção ao que foi dito antes). and well it might be e poderia bem ser. as well também, em adição, igualmente. as well as assim como, tanto... como. in London as well as in New York / tanto em Londres como em Nova York. a well man um homem sadio. before I was well out of the kitchen antes que eu conseguisse estar bem fora da cozinha. he is well on sl ele está bem animado, ele bebeu. it is well on the way está bem encaminhado, bastante progredido. it may well be that é bem possível que. just as well por sorte, sortudo. pretty well quase. they played well into the evening eles jogaram até alta noite. they stand well/ not very well with him eles estão bem/não muito bem com ele. to come off well acabar bem. to do well a) prosperar. he is doing well / ele vai indo bem, está fazendo bons progressos. b) ser sábio, esperto. they did well to go / fizeram bem em ir embora. to leave well alone deixar como está. to mean well ter boas intenções. to wish someone well desejar sorte, sucesso, para alguém, desejar que nada de mal aconteça para alguém. I wish you well! / eu lhe desejo todo o sucesso! very well muito bem. well and good está tudo muito bem. well and truly completamente. well, and what of all this? bem, e então? e daí? well away a) progredindo rapidamente. b) bem longe, distante. c) muito bêbado, bastante embriagado. well done! bem feito! muito bem! bravo! well enough aceitável, passável, aproveitável. well met! você vem no momento oportuno. well now, well then a) então. b) bem. c) e agora. d) pois bem. e) por mim. f) de acordo. well off a) em circunstâncias satisfatórias. b) bem de vida, abastado. they are well off / eles estão bem de vida. c) felizardo, sortudo. well on in years de idade avançada. well, well! bem, bem! calma, devagar! we might just as well have stayed home daria na mesma se tivéssemos ficado em casa. you may well say pode-se dizer (ou afirmar) seguramente. -
35 worth
[wə:Ɵ] 1. noun(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) valor2. adjective1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) equivalente2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) digno de•- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun(a highly respected person.) notabilidade- worthily- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth* * *[wə:θ] n 1 valor: a) preço, custo. b) qualidade. c) conceito. d) mérito. e) importância, significação, excelência. f) utilidade. 2 propriedade, riqueza, bens. • adj 1 que vale, valedor. 2 que merece, merecedor, digno. 3 equivalente a. 4 que tem o preço de. 5 que vale a pena. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando. a book worth reading um livro digno de ser lido. a man of great worth um homem de grande valor, de grandes méritos. an hour’s worth of work valor equivalente a uma hora de trabalho. a shilling’s worth of cheese queijo por um xelim. a week’s worth of food alimento suficiente para uma semana. for all one is worth com o máximo esforço. he is said to be worth hundred pounds a month consta que ele tem uma renda mensal de cem libras. he’s worth his weight in gold ele vale seu peso em ouro, seu valor é inestimável. he took him for all he was worth fig ele sangrou-o, fê-lo pagar excessivamente. I tell you that for what it is worth digo-lhe isto com reserva. it is worth it! vale a pena! it is worth its price vale o preço. not to be worth a bucket of warm spit não valer nada. not to be worth the paper it’s written on ser sem valor, não ter o menor valor. not worth mentioning a) indigno de ser mencionado. b) insignificante. of little worth de pouco valor. she died worth a million ela morreu deixando um milhão. this guy doesn’t sing worth a damn/ a shit sl esse cara não conta nada. to be worth valer. it is worth little/ much/ nothing / vale pouco/muito/não vale nada. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth ten shillings to him / vale-lhe dez xelins. to be worth doing, to be worth while doing valer a pena. what is it worth? / quanto vale? it is worth doing / vale a pena fazê-lo. the risk is worth taking / vale a pena correr o risco. to judge people by their worth julgar as pessoas pelo seu valor. to make life worth living valer a pena viver. -
36 badly etc of
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) ter boa (má) opinião de -
37 set (great) store by
(to value highly (eg a person's approval etc).) dar valor a -
38 set (great) store by
(to value highly (eg a person's approval etc).) dar valor a -
39 adept
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40 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) apreciar, ser grato por2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) valorizar3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) compreender4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) valorizar-se•- appreciably - appreciation - appreciative - appreciatively
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