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  • 1 majority

    [mə'‹o-]
    1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) maioria
    2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) maioria
    * * *
    ma.jor.i.ty
    [mədʒ'ɔriti] n 1 maioria. he won by a large majority / ele ganhou por grande maioria. 2 maioridade. 3 majoria.

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  • 2 majority

    [mə'‹o-]
    1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) maioria
    2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) maioria

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  • 3 majority

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  • 4 majority leader

    ma.jor.i.ty lead.er
    [mədʒ'ɔriti li:də] n Pol líder da maioria.

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  • 5 majority interest

    majorité

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  • 6 the great majority

    the great majority
    a grande maioria.

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  • 7 the age of majority

    (legal adulthood (in Britain, eighteen years of age): He has not yet reached the age of majority.) maioridade

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  • 8 the age of majority

    (legal adulthood (in Britain, eighteen years of age): He has not yet reached the age of majority.) maioridade

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  • 9 moral majority

    mor.al ma.jor.i.ty
    [mɔrəl mədʒ'ɔrəti] n Amer moralistas de direita.

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  • 10 major

    ['mei‹ə] 1. adjective
    (great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) principal
    2. noun
    1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major
    2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)
    3. verb
    ((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.)
    - major-general
    - the age of majority
    * * *
    ma.jor
    [m'eidʒə] n 1 Mil major. 2 Jur maior de idade. 3 Mus a clave maior. • vi Educ formar-se, especializar-se. • adj maior, principal.

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  • 11 most

    [məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
    1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) o mais
    2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) a maioria
    2. adverb
    1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) o mais
    2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mais que tudo
    3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) muitíssimo
    4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) quase
    3. pronoun
    1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mais que todos
    2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) a maior parte
    - at the most
    - at most
    - for the most part
    - make the most of something
    - make the most of
    * * *
    [moust] n 1 a maior parte, o maior número. 2 a maioria. 3 máximo. this is the most you can ask for / isto é o máximo que você pode exigir. • adj sup of much and many. 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. • adv 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. 3 muitíssimo. at most quando muito. for the most part a) a maior parte. b) geralmente. to make the most of a thing tirar o máximo proveito.

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  • 12 major

    ['mei‹ə] 1. adjective
    (great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) principal
    2. noun
    1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major
    2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)
    3. verb
    ((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.)
    - major-general - the age of majority

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  • 13 most

    [məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
    1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) mais
    2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) a maioria de
    2. adverb
    1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) o/a/os/as mais
    2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mais
    3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) muito
    4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) quase
    3. pronoun
    1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mais
    2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) a maioria, a maior parte
    - at the most - at most - for the most part - make the most of something - make the most of

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  • 14 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) transportar
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) suportar
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) ter
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprovar
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) comportar-se

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight
    * * *
    car.ry
    [k'æri] n 1 alcance de arma ou projetil. 2 golf distância atingida por um tiro de bola. 3 posição vertical da espingarda em continência. 4 Amer transporte, passagem (a seco entre dois rios navegáveis). 5 Com transporte: sinal ou dígito produzido pela soma de dois ou mais algarismos, quando o total for igual ou maior que a base do sistema de notação em que os algarismos estão representados. O mesmo que "vai um". • vt+vi 1 carregar, levar, transportar, conduzir. she carries the virus with her / ela carrega o vírus. Patricia cannot carry all the books / Patrícia não consegue carregar todos os livros. 2 ter, conter. these coins carry a lot of gold / estas moedas contêm muito ouro. should the police carry guns? / a polícia deveria carregar armas de fogo? the new cars carry a guarantee / os carros novos têm uma garantia. 3 suportar, apoiar, sustentar. the roof is carried by columns / o teto é sustentado pelas colunas. 4 capturar, tomar pela força. the enemies carried the town / os inimigos capturaram a cidade. 5 ganhar, conquistar pela maioria, aprovar. he carried all before him / ele conquistou todos. 6 comportar-se, mostrar-se. she carries herself well / ela mostra bom porte. 7 adicionar em, transportar para uma outra coluna. I put down six and carry three / são seis e vão três. 8 publicar, incluir uma notícia. 9 fazer o trabalho de ou atuar no esporte para suprir as deficiências de um outro. he carries his department / ele carrega (faz o serviço de) todo o departamento. 10 manter mercadorias em estoque. they carry a stock of these items / eles mantêm um estoque destes itens. 11 ter suficiente. 12 manter. 13 Mil pôr a arma em continência. 14 (referente ao som) alcançar ou ser transmitido. his voice carries well to the other end of the hall / sua voz alcança o outro lado do salão. 15 (referente à arma) ter um alcance específico. 16 sl estar com drogas ou com uma arma ilegal. 17 efetuar, pôr em efeito, conseguir. 18 (referente a cães) buscar a caça abatida. that hound can fetch and carry / aquele cão sabe apanhar e trazer (a caça). carry over (componente) reaproveitado de um produto antigo em produto novo. to carry a child estar grávida. to carry a load, to carry a burden ter um problema ou uma responsabilidade ou muito trabalho. to carry along arrastar, continuar. to carry a torch for amar alguém sem ser amado. Frank has been carrying a torch for Linda ever since he saw her / Frank está amando Linda desde o dia em que a viu. to carry away 1 (geralmente na forma passiva) perder o controle. I was carried away when I was shopping / perdi o controle quando estava fazendo compras. 2 arrebatar the artists carried away the audience / os artistas arrebataram o público. 3 Naut desmastrar. to carry back restituir, pôr no mesmo lugar. to carry forth mostrar, expor à vista. to carry great weight ter muito peso, pesar muito. his judgements carry great weight / seu critério, seu parecer pesa muito. to carry in levar para dentro. to carry it high portar-se com orgulho. to carry off 1 ter sucesso em. 2 ganhar prêmios. "Titanic" carried off most of the awards / "Titanic" ganhou a maioria dos prêmios. 3 causar a morte de. all prisoners were carried off by famine / todos os prisioneiros morreram de fome. 4 raptar, seqüestrar they carried the director’s daughter off / eles seqüestraram a filha do diretor. to carry on 1 continuar. we must carry on / devemos continuar. 2 comportar-se ansiosamente ou de uma forma descontrolada, tola. how she does carry on with him! / que afetação dela para agradá-lo! 3 reclamar. 4 namorar, ter relações sexuais com. he carries on with her daughter / ele namora com a filha dela. to carry out 1 executar, efetuar, realizar, conduzir. it will be an easy plan to carry out / será um plano fácil de realizar. 2 implementar she will carry out the instructions / ela implementará as instruções. to carry over 1 transferir, levar. she doesn’t let her private problems carry over into her work / ela não permite que seus problemas pessoais sejam levados/transferidos para o trabalho. 2 transportar, transferir (uma conta) para uma outra página. 3 adiar, jogar para depois. let’s carry over our holidays for next year / vamos jogar as nossas férias para o próximo ano. 4 adiar pagamento para o próximo exercício. to carry the day 1 vencer uma batalha, competição ou debate. the allies carried the day / os aliados venceram. 2 persuadir pessoas a apoiar alguém. to carry through 1 finalizar, levar a efeito, conseguir terminar algo apesar das dificuldades. 2 ajudar alguém em uma fase difícil. you carry coals to Newcastle você está vendendo mel ao colmeeiro.

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  • 15 great

    [ɡreit]
    1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande
    2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande
    3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) muito
    4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) óptimo
    5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente
    - greatness
    * * *
    [greit] adj 1 grande, vasto, numeroso, extenso, comprido. 2 desmedido. 3 importante, famoso, poderoso, notável. 4 principal, gran-, grão-. 5 nobre, generoso. 6 preferido, favorito. 7 formidável, magnífico, excelente. a great deal, a great many muito, muitos. a great muddle uma grande desordem. a great poet um grande poeta. a great storyteller um excelente contador de histórias. a great while bastante tempo. Alfred the Great Alfredo o Grande. great age idade avançada. Great Scott! interj meu Deus! great with young prenhe. he is a great reader ele lê muito. in great favour em boas graças. it is no great matter não tem importância. no great Amer coll nada de importante. that is great isto é formidável. the great os grandes, os importantes. the Great Assizes o juízo final. the great majority a grande maioria. the great powers as grandes potências. to be great at fencing ser bom em esgrima.

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  • 16 right-handed

    adjective ((of people) using the right hand more easily than the left, eg for writing: The majority of people are right-handed.) manidestro
    * * *
    right-hand.ed
    [rait h'ændid] adj 1 destro, que usa mais a mão direita do que a esquerda. 2 feito com ou para a mão direita. 3 que se opera da esquerda para a direita (no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio).

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  • 17 vote of confidence

    (a vote taken to establish whether the government or other authority still has the majority's support for its policies.) voto de confiança
    * * *
    vote of confidence
    voto de confiança.

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  • 18 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) carregar
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) sustentar
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) acarretar
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprovar, vencer
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) conduzir(-se)

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)

    - carry-cot - be/get carried away - carry forward - carry off - carry on - carry out - carry weight

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  • 19 right-handed

    adjective ((of people) using the right hand more easily than the left, eg for writing: The majority of people are right-handed.) destro

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  • 20 vote of confidence

    (a vote taken to establish whether the government or other authority still has the majority's support for its policies.) voto de confiança

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