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1 impede
[im'pi:d](to prevent or delay the start or progress of: Progress on the building of the road was impeded by a fall of rock.) impedir* * *im.pede[imp'i:d] vt impedir, retardar, embaraçar. -
2 impede
[im'pi:d](to prevent or delay the start or progress of: Progress on the building of the road was impeded by a fall of rock.) entravar, impedir -
3 anticoagulant
an.ti.co.ag.u.lant[æntikou'ægjulənt] n Med anticoagulante: substância que impede a coagulação do sangue. • adj Med anticoagulante: que impede a coagulação do sangue. -
4 averter
a.ver.ter[əv'ə:tə] n aquele que evita, previne ou impede. -
5 cantle
can.tle[k'æntəl] n 1 patilha de sela, parte posterior e um tanto elevada do selim, peça que na bicicleta assenta sobre a roda e a impede de mover-se. -
6 claypan
clay.pankl'eipæn] n camada de solo barrento que impede a penetração de água e matéria vegetal. -
7 delirium
de.lir.i.um[dil'iriəm] n 1 delírio: estado que impede um doente de pensar ou falar racionalmente. 2 êxtase: estado de muita excitação e felicidade. -
8 distant
1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) distante2) (not close: a distant relation.) distante3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distante* * *dis.tant[d'istənt] adj 1 distante, remoto, afastado. 2 separado, apartado. 3 reservado, discreto, comedido, esquivo, indiferente, frio, incompatível, que impede familiaridade. 4 indistinto, embaçado, fraco, leve, não evidente, aparente ou manifesto. -
9 face-saver
face-sav.er[f'eis seivə] n ação ou atitude que impede que se cause dano à reputação de alguém. -
10 slow
[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) lento2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) atrasado3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) atrasado2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) abrandar- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up* * *[slou] vt+vi 1 reduzir a velocidade, diminuir, tornar lento. 2 ficar lento, ir mais lento. • adj 1 lento, vagaroso, demorado. he was not slow to do it / fê-lo prontamente. 2 tardio, atrasado. your watch is slow / seu relógio está atrasado. 3 que causa atraso, que impede grande velocidade. 4 baixo, pouco quente (fogo, chama), brando. 5 inativo, indolente. 6 cansativo, maçante. 7 coll antiquado. 8 constrangido. slow and sure! devagar mas seguro! to be of slow payment pagar sempre atrasado. he is of slow payment / ele costuma pagar com atraso.to be slow in the uptake, to be slow off the mark ser difícil de compreender. he is slow in the uptake, he is slow off the mark / ele é de difícil compreensão. to be slow of speech não ter o dom da palavra. he is slow of speech / ele não tem jeito para falar. to slow down diminuir a velocidade, diminuir a marcha, tornar-se menos ativo. -
11 closure
fechamentoTermo geral usado na Fonética para uma articulação em que o contato entre os articuladores ativo e passivo impede a passagem do ar através da boca e/ou nariz. -
12 obstruent
obstruente / obstruinteTermo usado na classificação fonética dos sons da fala para se referir aos sons que envolvem uma constrição que impede que o fluxo do ar passe através do nariz ou da boca, como se dá nas oclusivas, fricativas e africadas.
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Impede — Im*pede , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeding}.] [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im in + pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Impeach}.] To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impede — I verb annul, arrest, barricade, be a drag on, be an obstacle to, be in the way, block, blockade, bolt, bother, brake, bring to a standstill, burden, cause to delay, check, circumscribe, confine, cramp, cumber, curb, dam up, deadlock, decelerate … Law dictionary
impede — (v.) c.1600, back formation from impediment, or else from L. impedire impede, be in the way, hinder, detain, lit. to shackle the feet (see IMPEDIMENT (Cf. impediment)). Related: Impeded; impedes; impeding … Etymology dictionary
impede — *hinder, obstruct, block, bar, dam Analogous words: clog, *hamper, fetter, trammel, shackle, manacle, hog tie: *embarrass, discomfit, disconcert, rattle, faze: thwart, baffle, balk, *frustrate Antonyms: assist: promote Contrasted words: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impede — [v] obstruct, hinder bar, block, blow whistle on*, brake, check, clog, close off, cramp one’s style*, curb, cut off, dam, delay, deter, discomfit, disconcert, disrupt, embarrass, faze, flag one*, freeze, hamper, hang up, hold up, interfere,… … New thesaurus
impede — ► VERB ▪ delay or block the progress or action of. ORIGIN Latin impedire shackle the feet of , from pes foot … English terms dictionary
impede — [im pēd′] vt. impeded, impeding [L impedire, to entangle, ensnare, lit., to hold the feet < in , in + pes (gen. pedis), FOOT] to bar or hinder the progress of; obstruct or delay SYN. HINDER1 impeder n … English World dictionary
impede — UK [ɪmˈpiːd] / US [ɪmˈpɪd] verb [transitive] Word forms impede : present tense I/you/we/they impede he/she/it impedes present participle impeding past tense impeded past participle impeded formal to make it more difficult for someone to do… … English dictionary
impede — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, seriously, severely, significantly ▪ The bad weather seriously impeded our progress. Impede is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ability, ↑development, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
impede — [[t]ɪmpi͟ːd[/t]] impedes, impeding, impeded VERB If you impede someone or something, you make their movement, development, or progress difficult. [FORMAL] [V n] Debris and fallen rock are impeding the progress of the rescue workers. Syn: hinder,… … English dictionary
impede — verb your efforts to impede our progress will be unsuccessful Syn: hinder, obstruct, hamper, hold back/up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard, slow (down), hobble, cripple; block, check, stop, scupper, scuttle, thwart, frustrate … Thesaurus of popular words