-
1 public servant
pub.lic serv.ant[p∧blik s'ə:vənt] n funcionário público.————————public servantservidor público (que serve diretamente a comunidade como policial, bombeiro, etc.). -
2 servant
['sə:vənt]1) (a person who is hired to work for another, especially in helping to run a house.) criado2) (a person employed by the government, or in the administration of a country etc: a public servant; civil servants.) funcionário* * *serv.ant[s'ə:vənt] n empregado, criado, empregada doméstica. civil servant funcionário público. public servant servidor público (que serve diretamente a comunidade como policial, bombeiro, etc.). -
3 servant
['sə:vənt]1) (a person who is hired to work for another, especially in helping to run a house.) empregado2) (a person employed by the government, or in the administration of a country etc: a public servant; civil servants.) funcionário -
4 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ajudar4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ser útil5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (não poder) deixar de2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) auxiliar4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *[help] n 1 ajuda, auxílio. 2 medicamento, remédio. 3 alívio, socorro, amparo. 4 auxiliar, ajudante. • vt+vi 1 ajudar, assistir ( with com, in em). she helped me with the washing / ela ajudou-me a lavar a roupa. 2 socorrer, amparar. 3 remediar, medicar. 4 prevenir, evitar, impedir. it can’t be helped / não pode ser evitado. 5 deixar de fazer, abster-se. I cannot help laughing / não posso deixar de rir. he can’t help doing it / ele não consegue abster-se disto. 6 servir(-se) (à mesa). help yourself / sirva-se à vontade. by the help of com o auxílio de. more than one can help mais do que é necessário. she cannot help it ela não tem culpa. so help me God! Deus me ajude! there is no help for it não há remédio para isto. to help down a) ajudar a descer. b) fig contribuir para a ruína. to help forward ajudar, favorecer. to help into ajudar a entrar. to help off ajudar a partir, a livrar-se de. to help out a) ajudar a sair. b) sustentar. to help someone to conseguir alguma coisa para alguém. -
5 page
[pei‹] I noun(one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) páginaII 1. noun1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) moço de recados2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) moço de recados2. verb(to try to find someone in a public place by calling out his name (often through a loud-speaker system): I could not see my friend in the hotel, so I had him paged.) chamar* * *page1[peidʒ] n 1 pajem. 2 escudeiro. 3 mensageiro, moço de recados. 4 indicador (em teatro). • vt 1 pajear, apajear. 2 chamar pelo nome para transmitir recados (os pajens de hotéis). 3 anunciar por alto-falante. 4 localizar. 5 enviar mensagens eletrônicas repetidas.————————page2[peidʒ] n 1 página. 2 fig trecho, passagem. 3 fig circunstância, acontecimento, episódio. • vt paginar. at page 9 na página 9. the front page frontispício. -
6 prosecutor
noun (The civil servant who brings legal action.)* * *pros.e.cu.tor[pr'ɔsikju:tə] n 1 Jur demandante, querelante. 2 Jur advogado de acusação. Public Prosecutor Brit promotor público. -
7 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) aliviar4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) servir5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) deixar de, evitar2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) empregado, ajudante4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio•- helper- helpful - helpfully - helpfulness - helping - helpless - helplessly - helplessness - help oneself - help out -
8 page
[pei‹] I noun(one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) páginaII 1. noun1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) moço de recados2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) empregado doméstico2. verb(to try to find someone in a public place by calling out his name (often through a loud-speaker system): I could not see my friend in the hotel, so I had him paged.) chamar em voz alta
См. также в других словарях:
public servant — ˌpublic ˈservant noun [countable] formal an elected government official, or someone whose job is working for the government: • a 41 year old career public servant (= someone who spends their whole working life in a government job, usually at a… … Financial and business terms
public servant — public servants N COUNT A public servant is a person who is appointed or elected to a public office, for example working for a local or state government … English dictionary
public servant — index caretaker (one fulfilling the function of office), legislator, politician Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
public servant — n someone who works for the government, especially someone who is elected … Dictionary of contemporary English
public servant — noun count someone who works for the government, especially someone who has been elected … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
public servant — ► NOUN ▪ a person who works for the state or for local government … English terms dictionary
public servant — n. an elected or appointed government official or a civil service employee … English World dictionary
public servant — A person employed by a government authority; a civil servant. This current meaning originated in the convict system. Unease about the term convict led to the creation of euphemistic terms, includinggovernment man (1797), assigned servant (1817),… … Australian idioms
public servant — noun someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment) • Topics: ↑election • Hypernyms: ↑employee • Hyponyms: ↑social worker, ↑caseworker, ↑welfare worker * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
public servant — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms public servant : singular public servant plural public servants someone who works for the government, especially someone who has been elected … English dictionary
public servant — Synonyms and related words: bureaucrat, civil servant, functionary, functionnaire, holdover, incumbent, ins, jack in office, lame duck, mandarin, new broom, office bearer, officeholder, officer, official, officiary, petty tyrant, placeman,… … Moby Thesaurus