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41 long jump
(a sports contest in which people jump as far as possible.) salto em comprimento* * *long jump[l'ɔŋ dʒ∧mp] n Sport salto em distância. -
42 maybe
['meibi:](it is possible (that); perhaps: Maybe he'll come, and maybe he won't.) talvez* * *may.be[m'eibi] adv talvez, possivelmente. -
43 minimise
1) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) minimizar2) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) minimizar* * *min.i.mise[m'inimaiz] vt 1 reduzir ao mínimo. 2 fazer pouco, subestimar. -
44 minimize
1) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) minimizar2) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) minimizar* * *min.i.mize[m'inimaiz] vt = link=minimise minimise. -
45 nominate
['nomineit](to name (someone) for possible election to a particular job etc: They nominated him as captain.) nomear- nominee* * *nom.i.nate[n'ɔmineit] vt 1 nomear, designar. 2 indicar (candidato). 3 lançar (candidatura). -
46 notice
['nəutis] 1. noun1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) aviso2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) atenção3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) aviso2. verb(to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) reparar- noticeably
- noticed
- notice-board
- at short notice
- take notice of* * *no.tice[n'outis] n 1 observação, reparo. 2 atenção. 3 notificação, informação. 4 advertência, sinal. 5 boletim. 6 notícia, comentário. 7 aviso prévio. 8 instrução, ordem, orientação, direção. 9 crítica de um filme, concerto, peça de teatro, etc. • vt 1 notar, perceber, reparar. 2 noticiar. 3 mencionar, citar. 4 notificar. a month’s notice aviso prévio de trinta dias. at a moment’s notice a qualquer momento. at a week’s notice dentro de uma semana. eviction notice notificação de despejo. it escaped my notice não percebi. notice of engagement participação de noivado. on short notice sem aviso, em cima da hora, de repente. period of notice prazo de rescisão (de um contrato). term for giving notice (ou warning) prazo para notificar a cessação. the notice to quit o aviso prévio. till/ until further notice a) até novo aviso. b) até uma próxima mudança. to bring to his notice levar ao seu conhecimento. to come into notice tornar-se notório. to come under one’s notice chegar ao conhecimento de. to give notice informar, notificar. to give someone a month’s notice a) despedir alguém com notificação prévia de trinta dias. b) avisar alguém (inquilino) que tem de desocupar o imóvel dentro de trinta dias. to serve notice advertir. to take no notice of não tomar conhecimento de. -
47 only
['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) único2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) apenas2) (alone: Only you can do it.) só3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) só4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) só5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) só3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) mas- only too* * *on.ly['ounli] adj 1 único. 2 só. 3 solitário. • adv somente, unicamente, apenas, simplesmente. not only intelligent but also honest / não apenas inteligente mas também honesto. • conj exceto. if only I should succeed quem me dera ter sucesso. I was only too glad to leave fiquei mais que satisfeito em sair. not only but não apenas, mas também. only child filho único. only if desde que. only just now há pouco, agora mesmo. only yesterday a) somente ontem. b) ontem mesmo. -
48 open to
1) (likely or willing to receive: open to charges of corruption; open to suggestions from any member of staff.) sujeito a2) (possible: There are only two courses of action open to us.) viável* * *open toa) aberto a. b) sujeito a. c) disponível para. -
49 permit
1. [pə'mit] past tense, past participle - permitted; verb1) (to agree to (another person's action); to allow or let (someone do something): Permit me to answer your question; Smoking is not permitted.) permitir2) (to make possible: My aunt's legacy permitted me to go to America.) permitir2. ['pə:mit] noun(a written order allowing a person to do something: We have a permit to export our product.) licença* * *per.mit[p'ə:mit] n licença por escrito, passe, autorização, permissão. • [pəm'it] vt+vi 1 permitir, consentir, autorizar. 2 tolerar, admitir. time permiting se o tempo permitir. to permit of admitir. -
50 pitfall
noun (a possible danger: She has managed to avoid most of the pitfalls of life.) armadilha* * *pit.fall[p'itfɔ:l] n 1 alçapão, mundéu. 2 fig armadilha, cilada. 3 escolho. 4 perigo imprevisto. -
51 possibly
1) (perhaps: `Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.') talvez2) (in a way or manner that is possible: I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen?) possivelmente* * *pos.si.bly[p'ɔsəbli] adv possivelmente, talvez, quiçá. -
52 potential
[pə'tenʃəl] 1. adjective(possible; that may develop into the thing mentioned: That hole in the road is a potential danger.) potencial2. noun(the possibility, or likelihood, of successful development (in a particular way): The land has great farming potential; He shows potential as a teacher.) potencial* * *po.ten.tial[pət'enʃəl] n 1 potencialidade, latência. 2 Gram modo potencial. 3 Phys, Electr potencial. • adj 1 potencial, latente. 2 potente, poderoso. -
53 probable
['probəbl](that may be expected to happen or be true; likely: the probable result; Such an event is possible but not probable.) provável- probably- probability
- in all probability* * *prob.a.ble[pr'ɔbəbəl] adj 1 provável, verossímil. 2 presumível. the probable author of a book o autor presumível de um livro. -
54 rapacious
[rə'peiʃəs](greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible.) ávido- rapaciousness
- rapacity* * *ra.pa.cious[rəp'eiʃəs] adj 1 rapace, de rapina. 2 ávido, voraz. -
55 rectify
(to put right or correct (a mistake etc): We shall rectify the error as soon as possible.) corrigir- rectification* * *rec.ti.fy[r'ektifai] vt 1 retificar, corrigir, emendar. 2 Chem retificar, purificar. 3 Electr transformar (uma corrente). -
56 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risco2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) arriscar2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) arriscar-se•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *[risk] n risco, perigo. do it at your own risk / faça-o por sua conta e risco. we ran (took) risks / expusemo-nos a perigos. • vt arriscar, expor ao perigo, aventurar-se. at risk em perigo. at the consignee’s risk por conta e risco do consignatário. the risk of being drowned o risco de afogar-se. to run a risk correr um perigo. -
57 rock-bottom
noun, adjective ((at) the lowest level possible: Prices have reached rock-bottom; rock-bottom prices.) baixíssimo* * *rock-bot.tom[rɔk b'ɔtən] n índice ou nível mínimo • adj ínfimo, mínimo. rock-bottom price o preço mínimo. -
58 should
[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) havia de2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) devia3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) é provável que4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) (que) penses, etc.5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (se) acontecer, etc.6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) gostaria de7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) havia de* * *[ʃud] 1 ps of shall. 2 modal verb: a) dar conselho, recomendar. you should always obey your parents / você deveria sempre obedecer seus pais. b) expressar arrependimento. I should have studied german / eu deveria ter estudado alemão. c) pedir permissão, informação, conselho. should we tell her the truth? / devemos contar-lhe a verdade? -
59 soon
[su:n]1) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) em breve2) (early: It's too soon to tell.) cedo3) (willingly: I would sooner stand than sit.) antes•- no sooner... than
- sooner or later
- the sooner the better* * *[su:n] adv 1 logo, brevemente. I’ll go as soon as I can / irei assim que puder. 2 cedo. 3 prontamente, rapidamente. as soon as possible tão logo que for possível. -
60 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) dispensar2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) dispensar3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) poupar4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) poupar5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) poupar6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) poupar2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) vago2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) livre3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) peça sobresselente2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) pneu sobresselente•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *[spɛə] n objeto de reserva. • vt+vi 1 poupar, tratar com indulgência, ter dó ou consideração. spare me all this! / poupe-me de tudo isso! spare his life! / poupe sua vida! 2 aliviar, desobrigar, isentar, dispensar. 3 tomar em consideração, respeitar. spare her blushes / respeite seu melindre. 4 economizar. 5 abster-se, privar-se. 6 dispensar. can you spare me a moment? / você dispõe de um momento para mim? 7 ter em excesso, de sobra. I have not a minute to spare / não tenho nem um minuto de sobra. we have time to spare / temos tempo de sobra. • adj 1 excedente, de sobra. 2 de reserva, extra, sobressalente. 3 magro. 4 pouco, esparso, parco, frugal. enough and to spare mais do que suficiente. to drive someone spare deixar alguém louco, furioso. to go spare ficar furioso, ficar bravo. to have to spare ter de sobra. to spare no expense não poupar gastos.
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