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41 pathetic
[pə'Ɵetik]1) (causing pity: The lost dog was a pathetic sight.) lastimável2) (weak and useless: a pathetic attempt.) triste•* * *pa.thet.ic[pəθ'etik] adj 1 patético, tocante, enternecedor. 2 emocional, emocionante. 3 Anat referente ao quarto nervo craniano. 4 inútil. 5 patético: digno de pena. -
42 penalise
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) penalizar2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) castigar* * *pe.nal.ise[p'i:nəlaiz] vt 1 tornar penal. 2 Sports impor penalidade. 3 colocar em séria desvantagem. -
43 penalize
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) penalizar2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) castigar* * *pe.nal.ize[p'i:nəlaiz] vt = link=penalise penalise. -
44 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) simples2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) simples3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) claro5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) sem graça2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) planície2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ponto de meia•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *[plein] n 1 planície. 2 plains Amer prado, campina. • adj 1 plano, raso, liso. 2 manifesto, claro, evidente, óbvio. in plain English / em bom e claro inglês. 3 franco, sincero. he used plain language towards him / ele lhe falou com toda a franqueza. 4 simples, comum, modesto. 5 singelo, natural. 6 unicolor. in plain clothes em trajes civis, à paisana. to be plain with agir corretamente com, usar de franqueza com. to make plain explicar, explanar, elucidar. -
45 praiseworthy
adjective (deserving praise: a praiseworthy attempt.) louvável* * *praise.wor.thy[pr'eizwə:ði] adj louvável. -
46 revolution
[revə'lu:ʃən] 1. noun1) ((the act of making) a successful, violent attempt to change or remove a government etc: the American Revolution.) revolução2) (a complete change in ideas, methods etc: There's been a complete revolution in the way things are done in this office.) revolução3) (a complete circle or turn round a central point, axis etc (eg as made by a record turning on a record-player, or the Earth moving on its axis or round the Sun).) revolução•2. noun(a person who takes part in, or is in favour of, (a) revolution.) revolucionário- revolutionise* * *rev.o.lu.tion[revəl'u:ʃən] n 1 revolução, levante, insurreição. 2 Astr revolução, volta, ciclo. 3 mudança radical, agitação. 4 rotação, volta em torno de um eixo. -
47 scotch
[sko ](to put an end to (a rumour, plan etc): They scotched his attempt to become the chairman.) desfazer* * *scotch1[skɔtʃ] n sulco, corte, incisão. • vt 1 ferir levemente. 2 tornar inofensivo. 3 cortar.————————scotch2[skɔtʃ] n calço, cunha. • vt frenar, travar (roda) com cunha. -
48 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrar2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) ver-se3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exibir4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrar5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conduzir6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrar7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) provar8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) espectáculo2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exibição3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) fingimento4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparência5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) exibição•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up* * *[ʃou] n 1 mostra, exibição. she made a show of her new dress / ela exibiu seu vestido novo. 2 espetáculo, exposição. it is on show / está exposto, em exposição. the newest film now showing / o filme mais novo em cartaz. 3 aparência, demonstração, aspecto. your garden makes a fine show / seu jardim é muito bonito. 4 aparência falsa, pretexto. 5 traço, indício, vestígio. 6 coll divertimento, entretenimento. he always steals the show / ele toma conta do espetáculo, chama a atenção. • vt+vi 1 mostrar, expor, exibir. it shows dirt / suja facilmente. he showed his teeth / ele mostrou os dentes. 2 revelar, manifestar, demonstrar. he showed his feelings / sua expressão facial (ou corporal) revelou seus sentimentos. 3 aparecer, estar visível. it does not show / não é visível. never show your face again! / nunca mais apareça aqui! 4 indicar, mostrar. time will show it / o tempo mostrá-lo-á. his work shows him to be a gifted writer / seu trabalho demonstra ser ele um escritor talentoso. we showed him the door / mostramos-lhe a porta, fig pusemo-lo para fora. 5 dirigir, guiar, conduzir. 6 explicar, esclarecer. 7 salientar, ressaltar. 8 provar. 9 conceder. 10 coll classificar-se (numa corrida). don’t give the show away coll não fale nada, guarde segredo. he runs/ bosses the whole show ele toma conta do negócio todo. show him mercy! perdoa-lhe! show of hands votação levantando as mãos. show yourself a man mostre que é homem. to give one a fair show dar a alguém uma oportunidade. to have something to show for mostrar serviço, mostrar resultados. to put up a good show fazer uma boa tentativa. to show forth anunciar. to show in mandar entrar, acompanhar para dentro. to show off aparecer com todo o brilho, salientar-se, destacar-se, exibir-se, ostentar. to show one’s hand pôr as cartas na mesa. to show someone out acompanhar alguém até a porta. to show the white feather fugir. to show up a) aparecer, apresentar-se, mostrar-se. b) desmascarar-se. c) acompanhar para cima. to show up against destacar-se de. -
49 siege
[si:‹](an attempt to capture a fort or town by keeping it surrounded by an armed force until it surrenders: The town is under siege.) cerco* * *[si:dʒ] n 1 Mil sítio, cerco. 2 Amer esforço persistente. • vt cercar, sitiar. to lay siege to sitiar. to raise the siege levantar o cerco. -
50 smear
[smiə] 1. verb1) (to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface: The little boy smeared jam on the chair.) espalhar2) (to make or become blurred; to smudge: He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.) borrar3) (to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him: He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.) difamar2. noun1) (a mark made by smearing.) nódoa2) (a piece of slander.) difamação* * *[smiə] n 1 sujeira, mancha (de gordura). 2 ataque malicioso. 3 Med esfregaço: matéria orgânica aplicada à lâmina de microscópio para estudo. • vt+vi 1 cobrir, lambuzar, manchar com graxa ou gordura. 2 untar, engraxar, pintar, sujar. 3 sujar-se, manchar-se. 4 prejudicar, estragar. 5 ofender, lesar (nome ou reputação). 6 sl engraxar, subornar. -
51 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) arrebatar2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) tirar2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) movimento para agarrar2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) pedaço* * *[snætʃ] n 1 agarramento. 2 tempo curto. 3 pouquinho, pedacinho, fragmento. 4 sl seqüestro. • vt+vi 1 pegar, agarrar, apanhar. 2 ganhar, obter por ação rápida. 3 arrebatar. 4 roubar. 5 sl seqüestrar. by snatches aos pedaços, aos poucos, aos trancos. to snatch at querer pegar, procurar apanhar. to snatch away arrebatar, tirar, roubar. to snatch up pegar, apanhar, agarrar. -
52 sniff
[snif] 1. verb1) (to draw in air through the nose with a slight noise.) fungar2) (to do this in an attempt to smell something: The dog sniffed me all over; He sniffed suddenly, wondering if he could smell smoke.) farejar2. noun(an act of sniffing.) fungadela* * *[snif] n 1 fungada. 2 inalação, respiração. 3 fig ação de torcer o nariz. • vt+vi 1 aspirar ar pelo nariz audivelmente. 2 limpar o nariz por aspiração. 3 cheirar aspirando o ar pelo nariz, audivelmente. 4 fungar, farejar, fariscar. 5 suspeitar, desdenhar, torcer o nariz. not to be sniffed at ser muito importante, não poder ser desdenhado ou ignorado. to sniff around fig farejar informação, obter informação. to sniff out descobrir, achar. -
53 vain
[vein]1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) vaidoso2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) vão3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) vão•- vainly- vanity
- in vain* * *[vein] adj 1 convencido, vaidoso, presunçoso. 2 vão, fútil, infrutífero, inútil. all was in vain / foi tudo em vão. 3 sem valor ou importância. 4 vazio, sem fundamento. to take in vain invocar em vão (o nome de Deus). -
54 wild-goose chase
(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) busca inútil* * *wild-goose chase[waild g'u:s tʃeis] n procura ou tentativa à toa, infrutífera. -
55 before/under one's very eyes
(in front of one, usually with no attempt at concealment: It happened before my very eyes.) à vista de (alguém)/diante dos (meus) olhos, nas (minhas) barbasEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > before/under one's very eyes
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56 have a bash at
(to make an attempt at: Although he was not a handyman, he had a bash at mending the lock.) tentar -
57 hit out
( often with against or at) (to attempt to hit: The injured man hit out blindly at his attackers.) bater às cegas -
58 make a break for it
(to make an (attempt to) escape: When the guard is not looking, make a break for it.) fugir -
59 qualifying
adjective (in which players, teams etc attempt to qualify for a competition etc: Our team was beaten in the qualifying round.) qualidade -
60 strike at
(to attempt to strike, or aim a blow at (a person etc): He struck at the dog with his stick.) tentar atingir
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