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1 would not hear of
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) não admito, etc., que -
2 would not hear of
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) não admitir, não querer ouvir falar -
3 I would not have it as a gift
I would not have it as a giftnão o queria nem dado.English-Portuguese dictionary > I would not have it as a gift
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4 he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth
he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouthfig ele parece incapaz de praticar qualquer mal.English-Portuguese dictionary > he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth
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5 he would not be gainsaid
he would not be gainsaidele não tolerava contradição, não admitia discussão. -
6 your hands would not be worse for a wash
your hands would not be worse for a washnão lhe faria mal algum se você lavasse as mãos.English-Portuguese dictionary > your hands would not be worse for a wash
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7 would rather
would ratherpreferiria. I would rather not say what I think / preferiria não dizer o que penso. -
8 would
[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) iria, viria, teria, etc.2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) viria, teria vindo, etc.3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) faria, seria, preferiria, etc.4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) tinha que (acontecer)•- would-be- would you* * *[wud] v aux 1 usado na formação de frases interrogativas. would you care to see my photos? você gostaria de ver minhas fotos? 2 usado para formar o futuro do pretérito. he knew he would be late / ele sabia que se atrasaria. that would be her third husband / aquele devia ser seu terceiro marido. 3 usado para expressar condição. he would write if you would answer / ele escreveria se você respondesse. 4 usado no discurso indireto para expressar idéia de futuro. he said he would bring it / ele disse que o traria. 5 usado para expressar desejo. 6 usado em formas polidas de pedidos ou afirmações. would you come to lunch tomorrow? / você poderia vir almoçar amanhã? would you show me the way to the station? / você me faria o favor de mostrar o caminho da estação? 7 usado para oferecer algo. would you like a drink? / você aceitaria uma bebida? would better, Amer had better seria melhor. you would better go now / é melhor você ir agora. would rather preferiria. I would rather not say what I think / preferiria não dizer o que penso. -
9 not likely!
(certainly not!: `Would you put your head in a lion's mouth?' `Me? Not likely!') pouco provável -
10 not likely!
(certainly not!: `Would you put your head in a lion's mouth?' `Me? Not likely!') de jeito nenhum! -
11 he etc will
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) não admito, etc., que -
12 he etc will
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) não admitir, não querer ouvir falar -
13 hear
[hiə]past tense, past participle - heard; verb1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) ouvir2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) ouvir3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) ouvir (falar)•- hearing- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of* * *[hiə] vt (ps and pp heard) 1 ouvir, escutar. 2 dar ouvidos, prestar atenção. 3 atender. 4 examinar, interrogar. 5 saber, ficar informado, ter notícia ( about sobre, of, from de). I heard of it / eu soube disso. I heard from him / tive notícias dele. I will not hear of it / não quero saber nada disso. hear me out! deixe-me acabar de falar! I heard him his lessons eu o fiz recitar as lições. -
14 worse
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) melhorar/piorar* * *[wə:s] n o pior. • adj 1 (compar de bad, evil, ill) pior. 2 inferior. 3 mais, mais intenso. 4 mais mau, mais maligno. 5 em pior estado. am I the worse for it? / estou pior assim (em piores condições)? • adv pior. the storm raged worse in our village / o temporal desabou com mais violência sobre nossa aldeia. a change for the worse uma mudança para pior. farther and far worse por muito pior. for better for worse para tempos bons ou maus, na felicidade ou na infelicidade. from bad to worse de mal a pior. he/it is not the worse for it não lhe fez mal algum, não está pior por isso, não sofreu por isso. he was the worse for drink ele estava bastante embriagado. I think none the worse of him if... não faço pior juízo dele se... (not) to be worse (não) estar pior (em pior estado ou situação, em piores circunstâncias). no worse não pior. someone’s bark is worse than their bite o diabo não é tão feio como se pinta. ( so much) the worse tanto pior. the later the worse quanto mais tarde, pior. the trousers are little/ much the worse for use as calças estão pouco/muito usadas. to become worse piorar, tornar-se pior. to be none the worse for não ser prejudicado, não sofrer dano. they were none the worse for him / não sofreram prejuízo ou dano algum por causa dele. to get worse piorar. to make matters worse tornar as coisas piores. worse and worse cada vez pior. worse cannot be told coisa pior não se pode narrar. worse luck! infelizmente! worse off em pior situação, mais pobre. he is worse off than he was / ele está passando pior, está em pior situação que antes. your hands would not be worse for a wash não lhe faria mal algum se você lavasse as mãos. -
15 wise
1) (having gained a great deal of knowledge from books or experience or both and able to use it well.) sagaz2) (sensible: You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.) sensato•- wisely- wisdom
- wisdom tooth
- wisecrack
- wise guy
- be wise to
- none the wiser
- put someone wise
- put wise* * *wise1[waiz] adj 1 sábio, douto. 2 inteligente. 3 compreensivo, criterioso, judicioso. 4 instruído, culto, erudito, versado. 5 sl ciente, cônscio, sabedor, informado. 6 prudente, sensato, ajuizado. it would not be wise of you to do so / não seria sensato se você assim procedesse. 7 experimentado. 8 discreto. 9 esperto, sagaz, astuto, fino. none the wiser of não mais informado ou a par do que antes. put me wise to it Amer informe-me a respeito. to be/ get wise to sl perceber o jogo (de alguém), ver o que se passa.————————wise2 -
16 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desejar2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) desejar3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) votos•- wishing-well* * *[wiʃ] n 1 desejo, vontade, anseio, anelo. give him his wish / faça-lhe a vontade. she had a wish for it / ela o desejou. 2 expressão de desejo ou vontade, pedido, ordem. 3 wishes votos, saudações. • vt+vi desejar, ter vontade de, querer, almejar. we wish you all good luck / nós lhe desejamos boa sorte. this is a problem I would not wish on my worst enemy / este é um problema que não desejo ao meu pior inimigo. I don’t wish to interrupt / desculpe-me interromper. I wish I were dead / eu bem que queria estar morto. as heart could wish à vontade. as might be wished como seria de desejar. carry out my wishes! execute minhas ordens! his last wishes sua última vontade. to make a wish formular um desejo, pensar em algo que se deseja. with all good wishes, our best wishes com os melhores votos. -
17 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) longe2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) de costas3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) completamente4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) sem parar5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) fora* * *a.way[əw'ei] adj 1 ausente, fora. 2 distante, longe, remoto. he is away from home / ele está longe de seu lar. • adv 1 para longe, à distância, fora, embora. 2 longe de. I was three hours away from home / eu estava a três horas de casa. 3 em direção oposta, contrariamente. 4 para a posse de outrem, fora, embora. she gave her fortune away / ela jogou fora sua fortuna. 5 até o fim, até a morte, completamente. 6 para diante, continuadamente, constantemente, sempre. he is working away / ele está trabalhando continuadamente. 7 coll logo, sem demora, imediatamente. 8 com elipse do verbo, imperativamente: vá embora! an away match partida em campo adversário. away back Amer coll afastadamente, remotamente. away down longínquo. away with you! fora!, vai-te embora! far and away, out and away inteiramente, absolutamente, de longe. he is far and away the best man of the team / ele é absolutamente (de longe) o melhor homem da equipe. fire away coll conte já, deixe ouvir sua história. I cannot away with him não posso suportá-lo. laugh away! ria à vontade! right away! a) pronto!, imediatamente! b) rail toque!, siga! to do away anular, abolir. to make away with a thing subtrair, furtar alguma coisa. you won’t get away with it com isto você vai enganar-se. -
18 for fear of
(so as not to: She would not go swimming for fear of catching a cold.) com receio de* * *for fear ofpor medo de. -
19 gift
[ɡift] 1. noun1) (something given willingly, eg as a present: a birthday gift.) presente2) (a natural ability: She has a gift for music.) talento2. verb(to give or present as a gift: This painting was gifted by our former chairman.) dar um presente- gifted- gift of the gab* * *[gift] n 1 presente, donativo, dádiva. 2 ação de dar presente, doação. 3 direito de doar. 4 talento, dote natural, dom. • vt presentear. deed of gift documento de doação. gift of gab n dom da fala, lábia. I would not have it as a gift não o queria nem dado. you must not look a gift horse in the mouth a cavalo dado não se olham os dentes. -
20 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) polegada2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) pouquinho2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) avançar* * *[intʃ] n 1 polegada: 2,54 cm, 1/12 de um pé. he would not yield an inch / ele não queria ceder nenhum passo. 2 bagatela, insignificância, ninharia. • vt+vi avançar ou mover lentamente. by inches aos poucos, passo a passo. every inch cada centímetro, completamente, inteiramente. within an inch of muito próximo de. within an inch of someone’s life com risco de vida.
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