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1 poverty
['povəti](the condition of being poor: They lived in extreme poverty; the poverty of the soil.) pobreza* * *pov.er.ty[p'ɔvəti] n 1 pobreza, indigência. 2 escassez, insuficiência. -
2 poverty
['povəti](the condition of being poor: They lived in extreme poverty; the poverty of the soil.) pobreza -
3 poverty line
pov.er.ty line[p'ɔvəti lain] n limiar de pobreza. -
4 poverty-stricken
pov.er.ty-strick.en[p'ɔvəti strikən] adj muito pobre, carente. -
5 the pinch of poverty
the pinch of povertyo medo da pobreza. -
6 to reduce to poverty
to reduce to povertyreduzir à pobreza. -
7 neo-poverty
ne.o-pov.er.ty[n'i:ə p'ɔvəti] n empobrecimento de pessoas que estavam bem de vida devido a mudanças de condições sociais. -
8 below poverty level
abaixo da lilnha de subsistênciaEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > below poverty level
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9 abject
['æb‹ekt](miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) degradado- abjectly* * *ab.ject['æbdʒekt] adj 1 abjeto, miserável, desgraçado. 2 odioso, vil, desprezível. abject fear medo horroroso. an abject coward um covarde desprezível. in abject distress na mais profunda miséria. -
10 abstract
['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) abstracto2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstracto2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) resumo* * *ab.stract['æbstrækt] n 1 abstrato, abstração. 2 extrato, resumo, sumário. 3 idéia teórica ou abstrata. • [æbstr'ækt] vt+vi 1 abstrair, separar. 2 resumir, sumariar. 3 subtrair, surrupiar, desviar. he abstracted my wallet from my pocket / ele surrupiou a carteira do meu bolso. 4 desviar a atenção, distrair(-se). • ['æbstrækt] adj 1 abstrato. 2 ideal, teórico. 3 difícil, complicado. 4 transcendental. in the abstract por si só, na teoria. to abstract the attention from desviar a atenção de. -
11 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) discriminar2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) discriminar•* * *dis.crim.i.nate[diskr'imineit] vt+vi 1 ( between) discriminar, distinguir, discernir, diferençar, fazer diferença ou distinção entre, diferenciar. 2 ( from) separar, apartar. • [disk'riminit] adj distinto, diferenciado, separado. to discriminate against tomar partido contra, tratar injusta ou desfavoravelmente. -
12 disease
[di'zi:z]((an) illness: She's suffering from kidney disease; poverty and disease.) doença* * *dis.ease[diz'i:z] n 1 doença, enfermidade, moléstia, mal. 2 incômodo físico ou moral, desassossego, desordem. • vt afligir com doença ou enfermidade, infectar, perturbar, desordenar, adoecer. Bright’s disease nefrite. Hansen’s disease mal de Hansen, lepra. -
13 embitter
[im'bitə](to make bitter and resentful: embittered by poverty and failure.) amargurar* * *em.bit.ter[imb'it2] vt 1 amargar, amargurar, angustiar. 2 exasperar, afligir. -
14 ever
['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) nunca/alguma vez2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) sempre3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) IMPOSSIBLE!•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) sempre verde/hífen?- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever* * *ev.er['ev2] adv 1 sempre, constantemente, eternamente, continuamente. the ever increasing poverty / a pobreza sempre crescente. an ever recurrent complaint / uma queixa que sempre se repete. 2 jamais, nunca. did you ever see anything like it? / já viu uma coisa dessas? 3 já, alguma vez. be as quick as ever you can apresse-se o mais que puder. ever after, ever afterwards, ever since desde então, depois que, desde, desde o tempo que. ever and again continuamente, sempre de novo. for ever para sempre. for ever so long quem sabe, por quanto tempo. hardly ever quase nunca. if I were ever so rich por mais rico que eu fosse. liberty for ever! viva a liberdade! not for ever so much nem por tudo deste mundo. who ever can it be? quem poderia ser? -
15 evil
['i:vl] 1. adjective(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) mau2. noun1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) mal2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) mal•- evil-- evilly
- evilness
- evil-doer* * *e.vil[i:v2l] n 1 mal, maldade. wish no one any evil / não deseje o mal a outrem. of two evils choose the least! / de dois males, o menor! to speak evil of / falar mal de (alguém). 2 infortúnio, dano, pecado, desgraça. he did evil in the sight of the Lord / ele pecou perante Deus. • adj 1 mau, malvado, miserável. he’s an evil boy / ele é um menino malvado. 2 infeliz. 3 daninho, malfazejo, prejudicial, nocivo. The Evil one demônio, diabo. -
16 extravagance
noun His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.) extravagância* * *ex.trav.a.gance[ikstr'æv2g2ns] n 1 extravagância, gasto excessivo. 2 excesso, exagero. -
17 grinding
1) (with a sound of grinding: The train came to a grinding stop.) rangente2) (severe: grinding poverty.) esmagador* * *grind.ing[gr'aindiŋ] adj fig esfalfante, molestador, tormentoso, opressivo. -
18 instance
['instəns](an example, especially of a condition or circumstance: As a social worker, he saw many instances of extreme poverty.) exemplo* * *in.stance['instəns] n 1 exemplo, caso. 2 instância, ocasião, estágio. 3 insistência, pedido urgente. 4 caso, ilustração, exemplo. 5 Jur ação civil, demanda judicial. • vt citar como exemplo, provar, exemplificar. an instance of um exemplo para. at the instance of por instância de. for instance (abreviatura: e.g.) por exemplo. in her instance no caso dela. in the first instance em primeiro lugar. in the last instance finalmente. -
19 justify
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) justificar2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) justificar•- justification* * *jus.ti.fy[dʒ'∧stifai] vt+vi 1 justificar, comprovar, corroborar. 2 tirar a limpo, reabilitar, inocentar. 3 Typogr justificar linhas. 4 Jur apresentar provas legais. 5 absolver, perdoar. -
20 need
[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) precisar2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) precisar2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) necessidade2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) necessidade3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) necessidade•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of* * *[ni:d] n 1 necessidade, carência, precisão. 2 falta. 3 dificuldade, emergência. 4 indigência, pobreza. • vt+vi precisar: 1 necessitar, carecer de. 2 ter de, dever. she needs to go / ela precisa ir. 3 ser necessário. a friend in need is a friend indeed o amigo se conhece na hora do aperto. if need arise em caso de necessidade. if need be se for preciso. in case of need em caso de necessidade. I need hardly say, need I say não preciso dizer, é óbvio. in need of necessitado de. need it be at once? precisa ser já? there is no need for não é preciso que, não há motivo para. to have no need of não necessitar de.
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