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2 cowardice
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3 cowardice
[-dis]noun covardia -
4 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agir2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) portar-se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) representar2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) acto2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) decreto3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) acto4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) número•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *act1[ækt] n 1 ato, ação. 2 feito, procedimento, obra. 3 divisão de uma peça teatral. 4 número de programa (circo, variedades). 5 decreto, lei, decisão legislativa. 6 auto, documento. • vi 1 agir, atuar, proceder. 2 funcionar. this lock won’t act / esta fechadura não funciona. 3 portar-se, conduzir-se. 4 comportar-se, fingir-se, simular. 5 influir, influenciar, produzir efeito. the medicine did not act / o remédio não fez efeito. 6 desempenhar (um papel), representar. the play acts well / a peça agrada, a peça desenvolve-se bem no palco. act and deed documento legal. act of faith ato de fé. act of God força maior. act of grace ato de clemência. act of Parliament ata de parlamento. in the act em flagrante. to act as, to act for substituir, fazer o serviço de, desempenhar o papel de. to act by agir para com (uma pessoa). to act on, upon ter efeito sobre, influenciar. to act out expressar em ações. children act out what they see / as crianças expressam em ações o que vêem. to act up 1 agir de maneira diferente do normal ou esperado. 2 comportar-se de maneira volúvel. 3 apresentar defeito. my washer often acts up / minha lavadora apresenta defeito com freqüência. to act up to agir de acordo com.————————act2 -
5 coward
(a person who shows fear easily or is easily frightened: I am such a coward - I hate going to the dentist.) cobarde- cowardly- cowardice
- cowardliness* * *cow.ard[k'auəd] n covarde, poltrão. • adj covarde, medroso. -
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7 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) vergonha2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) vergonha3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) vergonha4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) pena2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) convencer por vergonha2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) envergonhar•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame* * *[ʃeim] n 1 vergonha, humilhação, degradação. they put him to shame publicly / envergonharam-no em público. 2 desonra, ignomínia. he brought shame on them all / ele trouxe vergonha sobre todos eles. 3 causa de vergonha, causa de desgraça. it is a sin and a shame to leave him / é um pecado e uma vergonha abandoná-lo. he felt much shame at it / ele ficou muito envergonhado com isto. 4 pena, lástima. it is a shame that he leaves already / é pena que ele já vai. • vt 1 envergonhar, humilhar. they shamed him into telling the truth / envergonharam-no para forçá-lo a dizer a verdade. 2 trazer ou causar desonra. 3 estar envergonhado. what a shame! 1 que vergonha! 2 que pena! for shame! que vergonha! -
8 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) atemorizar-se -
9 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agir2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) comportar-se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) representar2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) ato2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) lei3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) ato4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) número•- acting- actor - act as - act on - act on behalf of / act for - in the act of - in the act - put on an act -
10 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) tirar o corpo -
11 coward
(a person who shows fear easily or is easily frightened: I am such a coward - I hate going to the dentist.) covarde- cowardly- cowardice - cowardliness -
12 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) vergonha2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) vergonha3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) vergonha4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) pena2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) obrigar pelo vexame2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) envergonhar•- shameful- shamefully - shamefulness - shameless - shamelessly - shamelessness - shamefaced - put to shame - to my - his shame
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