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1 veil
[veil] 1. noun(a piece of thin cloth worn over the face or head to hide, cover, or protect it: Some women wear veils for religious reasons, to prevent strangers from seeing their faces; a veil of mist over the mountains; a veil of secrecy.) véu2. verb(to cover with a veil.) cobrir com véu- veiled* * *[veil] n 1 véu, tecido com que se cobre alguma coisa. 2 cortina. 3 mantilha de freira. 4 disfarce, dissimulação, máscara. 5 qualquer coisa que cobre. • vt velar: 1 vendar, cobrir com um véu. 2 encobrir, esconder, disfarçar, dissimular. to be under the veil of religion estar sob a máscara da religião. to take the veil tornar-se freira. -
2 veil
[veil] 1. noun(a piece of thin cloth worn over the face or head to hide, cover, or protect it: Some women wear veils for religious reasons, to prevent strangers from seeing their faces; a veil of mist over the mountains; a veil of secrecy.) véu2. verb(to cover with a veil.) velar, pôr véu- veiled -
3 array
[ə'rei] 1.1) (things, people etc arranged in some order: an impressive array of fabrics.) conjunto2) (clothes: in fine array.) trajo2. verb1) (to put (things, people etc) in some order for show etc: goods arrayed on the counter.) ordenar2) (to dress (oneself) eg in fine clothes.) ataviar* * *ar.ray[ər'ei] n 1 ordem de batalha, formação militar, esquadrão de tropas. 2 ostentação, pompa, exibição. 3 agrupamento, coleção, conjunto. what an array of beautiful girls! / que cortejo de belas moças! 4 vestuário, vestimenta, traje. 5 Jur alistamento ou lista de jurados. 6 Comp matriz, tabela de campos. • vt 1 pôr em ordem, arrumar. 2 enfeitar, vestir, adornar. the women array themselves in silk / as mulheres vestem seda. -
4 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) categoria2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) classe3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) classe4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) turma5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) aula6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.)2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) classificar- class-room* * *[kla:s; klæs] n 1 classe, categoria, espécie. 2 aula, classe de alunos. 3 curso, aula. 4 Amer colegas de turma ou de classe. 5 camada social. 6 casta. 7 Mil classe do mesmo ano. 8 alta categoria na sociedade. 9 grau, qualidade. 10 Amer sl excelência. 11 Bot, Zool classe. • vt+vi 1 classificar, agrupar, dispor em classe. 2 estar classificado, figurar em certa classe. • adj 1 relativo a classe, de classe. 2 sl relativo a qualidade. first class de primeira qualidade, excelente. a first class performance / um feito (ou espetáculo) excelente. he is classed as classic ele é considerado clássico. middle-class classe média. no class sl miserável, muito ruim. to class with pôr na mesma classe com, equiparar. to take a class passar em um exame com louvor ou distinção. upper-class classe alta. working class classe trabalhadora. -
5 people
['pi:pl]1) (persons: There were three people in the room.) pessoa2) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) as pessoas3) (( noun singular) a nation or race: all the peoples of this world.) povo•* * *peo.ple[p'i:pəl] n povo: 1 conjunto de habitantes de uma nação. 2 nação, tribo, raça. 3 gente, público. what will people say? / que dirão os outros? 4 multidão. 5 habitantes, cidadãos. 6 gentalha, ralé, plebe. 7 coll família, parentes. • vt 1 povoar, tornar habitado. 2 habitar. country people camponeses, campesinos. many people muita gente. my people minha família, meus parentes. some people alguns. the peoples of Europe os povos ou raças da Europa. we of all people justamente nós. -
6 prejudice
['pre‹ədis] 1. noun((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) preconceito2. verb1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) predispor2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) prejudicar•* * *prej.u.dice[pr'edʒudis] n 1 discriminação. 2 preconceito. we had a prejudice against him / tínhamos um preconceito contra ele. 3 predisposição, inclinação. we had a prejudice in favour of him / tínhamos uma predisposição favorável acerca dele. • vt 1 prejudicar, lesar. 2 predispor, imbuir de preconceito. one unhappy experience prejudiced him against all women / uma experiência infeliz o predispôs contra todas as mulheres. to the prejudice of em detrimento de. without prejudice sem preconceito. -
7 tailor-made
1) ((especially of women's clothes) made by a tailor to fit a person exactly.) feito sob medida2) (very well suited or adapted for some purpose: His new job seems tailor-made for him.) feito de encomenda* * *tai.lor-made[teilə m'eid] n 1 roupa feita sob medida. 2 cigarro produzido industrialmente. • adj feito sob medida. -
8 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) categoria2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) classe3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) classe4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) classe5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) aula6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.)2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) classificar- class-room -
9 tailor-made
1) ((especially of women's clothes) made by a tailor to fit a person exactly.) feito sob medida2) (very well suited or adapted for some purpose: His new job seems tailor-made for him.) feito sob medida
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