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121 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) surpresa2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) surpreender2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) levar pela surpresa3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) surpreender•- surprising
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- take by surprise* * *sur.prise[səpr'aiz] n 1 surpresa, coisa inesperada. I got the surprise of my life / foi uma surpresa para mim. 2 sobressalto. 3 emoção, perplexidade, pasmo. • vt 1 espantar, surpreender, pasmar. 2 atacar de surpresa, pegar de surpresa, surpreender, apanhar de improviso, aparecer inesperadamente. her behaviour surprised me / seu comportamento me surpreendeu. 3 abismar. • adj de surpresa, surpreendente. to my great surprise para grande espanto meu. to take by surprise pegar em flagrante, pegar de surpresa, espantar. you took me by surprise / você me pegou de surpresa. -
122 tariff
['tærif]1) (a list of prices or charges eg in a hotel: A copy of the tariff is placed in each bedroom.) tabela de preços2) ((a list of) taxes to be paid on imported or exported goods: the customs tariff.) tarifa* * *tar.iff[t'ærif] n 1 tarifa, direitos alfandegários. 2 lista de preços. • vt 1 taxar, tarifar. 2 elaborar tarifa. -
123 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) o/a1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) o/a3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) o/a5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) o/a6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) muito•- the...- the...* * *[ðə, ði, enfaticamente ði:] art o, a, os, as. the day I spoke to him / o dia em que falei com ele. the place you mean / o lugar a que você se refere. all the men who escaped / todos os homens que escaparam. milk is the medicament for you / leite é (exatamente) o medicamento para você. the... the... tanto... quanto... I am the better pleased the oftener you write / fico tanto mais satisfeito, quanto mais você escreve. all the better tanto melhor. by the day por dia. (so much) the worse for you tanto pior para você. the good o bom, os bons. the more, the better quanto mais, quanto melhor. the sooner quanto mais cedo. the sooner the better quanto antes, melhor. -
124 tribute
['tribju:t]((an) expression of praise, thanks etc: This statue has been erected as a tribute to a great man; We must pay tribute to his great courage.)* * *trib.ute[tr'ibju:t] n 1 tributo, pagamento de um estado a outro. 2 taxa, imposto, contribuição. 3 homenagem, respeito. we paid tribute to his art / respeitamos sua arte. tribute of respect homenagem. -
125 triple
['tripl] 1. adjective1) (three times (as big, much etc as usual): He received triple wages for all his extra work; a triple whisky.)2) (made up of three (parts etc): a triple agreement.)2. verb(to make or become three times as much, big etc; to treble: He tripled his income; His income tripled in ten years.)3. noun(three times the (usual) amount: If you work the bank holiday, you will be paid triple.)- triplet* * *trip.le[tr'ipəl] n triplo, tresdobro. • vt+vi triplicar. • adj triplo, tríplice. triple expansion engine Tech máquina de expansão tripla. -
126 underpaid
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127 unpaid
un.paid[∧np'eid] adj 1 não pago, não saldado. 2 não remunerado, gratuito, a título honorífico. 3 não franqueado (correio). -
128 visit
['vizit] 1. verb1) (to go to see (a person or place): We visited my parents at the weekend; They visited the ruins at Pompeii while they were on holiday.) visitar2) (to stay in (a place) or with (a person) for a time: Many birds visit (Britain) only during the summer months.) visitar2. noun(an act of going to see someone or something for pleasure, socially, professionally etc, or going to stay for a time: We went on a visit to my aunt's; the children's visit to the museum.) visita- visitor* * *vis.it[v'izit] n 1 visita. I paid her a visit / eu a visitei. 2 vistoria, inspeção. 3 viagem curta. 4 hospedagem. 5 consulta (médico, dentista, etc.). • vt+vi 1 visitar, fazer visita a, ir ver, percorrer, viajar. 2 inspecionar. 3 castigar, punir, afligir. 4 conversar, palestrar, prosear. 5 hospedar-se, passar uns dias. 6 Brit consultar (médico, dentista, etc.). domiciliary visit vistoria domiciliar.
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