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1 break one's word
(to keep or fail to keep one's promise.) manter/quebrar a sua palavra -
2 break one's word
(to keep or fail to keep one's promise.) manter/não manter a palavra -
3 breach
[bri: ] 1. noun1) (a breaking (of a promise etc).) falta2) (a gap, break or hole: a breach in the castle wall; a breach in security.) brecha2. verb(to make an opening in or break (someone's defence).) abrir brecha* * *[bri:tʃ] n 1 brecha, abertura, fenda. 2 ruptura, quebra, fratura. 3 infração, violação, transgressão, quebra. 4 rompimento de relações amistosas, ofensa, discórdia. 5 salto de baleia para fora da água. • vt 1 romper, quebrar, abrir brecha ou abertura em. 2 saltar para fora da água (baleia). breach of contract quebra de contrato. breach of manners falta de tato, infração contra a moral. breach of peace violação da paz, perturbação. breach of promise case processo por quebra de compromisso matrimonial. he stepped into the breach fig ele prontificou-se a ajudar. -
4 vow
1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) voto2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) prometer2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) ameaçar* * *[vau] n 1 voto, promessa solene. he is under a vow / ele fez uma promessa, um juramento. 2 juramento. he can’t break his vow / ele não pode quebrar o seu juramento. • vt+vi 1 fazer voto ou promessa solene. 2 jurar. 3 consagrar, dedicar. -
5 faith
[feiƟ]1) (trust or belief: She had faith in her ability.) fé2) (religious belief: Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.) fé3) (loyalty to one's promise: to keep/break faith with someone.) promessa•- faithful- faithfully
- Yours faithfully
- faithfulness
- faithless
- faithlessness
- in all good faith
- in good faith* * *[feiθ] n fé: 1 fé, crença ou convicção religiosa. to have faith / ter fé. to break one’s faith / quebrar a fé. 2 crença, matéria de crença, boas intenções. in (all) good faith / de boa fé, com boas intenções. in bad faith / de má fé, com más intenções. in good faith / de boa fé. 3 the faith a fé de Cristo, a religião cristã. • interj de fato, na verdade! in faith / na verdade, por certo. breach of faith deslealdade. on the faith of confiando em. Punic faith fé púnica: má fé, deslealdade, palavra ou promessa traiçoeira. to keep faith with ser leal, fiel a. to keep one’s faith cumprir a palavra. to pin one’s faith to ou upon ter fé e confiança, não dar ouvidos a razão ou argumentos. to put faith in dar fé, acreditar, confiar. -
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7 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) não conseguir/falhar, fracassar2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) falhar3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) faltar4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) reprovar5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) desapontar•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) à falta de- failure- without fail* * *[feil] n falta (só na expressão: without fail sem falta). • vt+vi 1 faltar, haver falta, ser insuficiente ou deficiente. to fail to keep the promise / não cumprir a promessa. he will not fail to succeed / ele, infalivelmente, será bem-sucedido. he never failed to come / ele nunca deixou de vir. 2 minguar, acabar-se, extinguir-se, desvanecer-se. he is failing fast / suas forças declinam rapidamente. 3 definhar, enfraquecer, declinar, decair. 4 faltar, falhar, não socorrer, trair, desapontar, abandonar. her sight failed / sua vista falhou. words fail me / faltam-me palavras. his plans failed / seus planos falharam. 5 fracassar, malograr, ser malsucedido. 6 ser reprovado em exame, reprovar em exame. he failed in his examination / foi reprovado no exame. 7 falir, ir à bancarrota. the business failed / o negócio faliu. to fail a friend in need abandonar um amigo na desgraça. to fail in fracassar em, deixar faltar. he failed in his work / ele negligenciou seu trabalho. to fail of one’s word faltar à palavra. -
8 rat
1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) ratazana2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) patife2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) quebrar promessas2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) delatar•- rat race- smell a rat* * *[ræt] n 1 Zool rato, ratazana. 2 fig pessoa baixa, vil, desleal. 3 coll vira-casaca, desertor, trânsfuga. 4 coll fura-greve, fura parede, operário que ocupa o lugar de outro em greve ou que trabalha por salário inferior ao fixado pelo sindicato. 5 informante. 6 enchimento de cabelo para penteado. • vi 1 caçar ratos. 2 portar-se de modo baixo. 3 furar a greve ou trabalhar por salário inferior ao fixado. 4 delatar, informar. as poor as a rat pobre como um rato. a rat out sl retirada desleal ou desprezível. like a drowned rat molhado como um pinto. to smell a rat pressentir, suspeitar de uma tramóia. -
9 word
[wə:d] 1. noun1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) palavra2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) palavrinha3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) aviso4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) palavra2. verb(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) formular- wording- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word* * *[wə:d] n 1 palavra: a) vocábulo, termo. b) fala. c) promessa. 2 conversa breve, conversação. 3 expressão, linguagem (muitas vezes words). 4 dizeres, conteúdo, termo. 5 ordem, comando. 6 senha, sinal. 7 notícia, informação. 8 words discussão, disputa, querela. 9 words texto, letra (de uma canção). 10 the Word ou the Word of God a Palavra de Deus, a Bíblia. • vt pôr em palavras, exprimir, enunciar, frasear, redigir. a man/ woman of few words um homem/mulher de poucas palavras. at a word de uma vez, resumindo. a word in someone’s ear uma conversa confidencial. a word with you! uma palavra apenas (a lhe dizer)! by word of mouth, through word of moreth oralmente, verbalmente. carefully, cautiously worded cuidadosa e cautelosamente redigido. give the word! a senha! he gave/ broke/ kept his word to come ele deu/quebrou/cumpriu sua palavra de vir. he gave the word to came ele deu a ordem para vir. he is as good as his word ele cumpre bem a sua palavra. he never has a good word to say ele está sempre criticando. he sent (me) word ele me avisou, mandou-me um recado ou notícias. in a word numa palavra, brevemente. indifferently worded redigido com negligência. in other words em outras palavras. I took him at his word fi-lo cumprir o que havia dito. I took his word for it acreditei cegamente no que ele disse. make him eat his words! faça-o admitir que estava errado! mark my words! pode escrever o que estou dizendo! pass the word passe a mensagem. put in a good word for him fale em favor dele. put it into words formule-o em palavras. she gave him hard words ela ralhou com ele. take my word for it! pode acreditar no que digo! the last word in hats a última palavra em chapéus. the last word lies with you a última palavra, a decisão está com você. to be a man of his word ser homem de palavra. to bring word trazer notícias. to have a word with falar com, conversar com. to have no words for não ter palavras para. to have words discutir. to take the words out of someone’s mouth tirar as palavras da boca de alguém. we won’t have any words about it nós não queremos ouvir nada a respeito. word for word palavra por palavra. word of honour palavra de honra. words fail me! estou surpreso (chocado)! as palavras me fugiram! -
10 faith
[feiƟ]1) (trust or belief: She had faith in her ability.) confiança2) (religious belief: Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.) fé3) (loyalty to one's promise: to keep/break faith with someone.) fidelidade•- faithful- faithfully - Yours faithfully - faithfulness - faithless - faithlessness - in all good faith - in good faith -
11 rat
1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) rato2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) rato2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) romper um trato2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) delatar•- rat race- smell a rat -
12 word
[wə:d] 1. noun1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) palavra2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) palavra3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) recado4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) palavra2. verb(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) exprimir em palavras- wording- word processor - word processing - word-perfect - by word of mouth - get a word in edgeways - in a word - keep - break one's word - take someone at his word - take at his word - take someone's word for it - word for word
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