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1 rather too much
rather too muchexcessivo. -
2 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) um tanto2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) antes que3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) antes (que)* * *rath.er[r'a:ðə; r'æðə] adv antes, preferivelmente, mais propriamente, melhor, algum tanto, um pouco, quiçá, muito. it is rather cold / está um tanto frio. it is rather late / é um tanto tarde. • interj sim, certamente! had rather preferiria. I would rather go eu antes preferiria ir. rather old idoso. rather too much excessivo. -
3 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) líquido4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) fino5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) pouco convincente2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) escassear- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *[θin] vt+vi 1 afinar, adelgaçar, diminuir. 2 diluir. • adj 1 fino, estreito, delgado. 2 esbelto, magro, franzino. 3 esparso, escasso, coçado. 4 leve, rarefeito, tênue. 5 pouco, espalhado. 6 líquido, fluido, ralo, fraco, aguado. 7 fraco, fino (voz). 8 raso, sem profundidade. 9 apagado, esmaecido (cor). a thin shade of blue / um tom de azul esmaecido. 10 transparente. 11 fraco, pobre, deficiente. • adv 1 finamente, delgadamente. 2 escassamente. 3 pobremente. 4 superficialmente. 5 em pequeno número (também thinly). to have thin time passar um tempo ruim, desagradável. to thin down diminuir, tornar-se mais ralo. to thin out dizimar(-se), desbastar. -
4 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) ralo4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) ralo5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) fraco2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) rarear, dispersar(-se)- thinly- thinness - thin air - thin-skinned - thin out -
5 plaster
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) reboco2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gesso3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) adesivo2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) estucar2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) besuntar•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plástico* * *plas.ter[pl'a:stə; pl'æstə] n 1 emplastro. 2 emboço. 3 gesso calcinado, sulfato de cálcio. 4 reboco. • vt+vi 1 emboçar. 2 lambuzar. 3 cumular. 4 remendar. 5 emplastrar. 6 rebocar. 7 afixar, pregar. plaster of Paris gesso calcinado, sulfato de cálcio. -
6 plaster
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) reboco2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gesso3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) emplastro2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) rebocar2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) rebocar, emplastrar•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plástico, maleável
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