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1 enjoyment
noun the enjoyment of life.) gozo* * *en.joy.ment[ind9'6im2nt] n gozo, prazer, alegria, recreação, divertimento. -
2 enjoyment
noun the enjoyment of life.) prazer, gozo -
3 Puritan
['pjuəritən]1) (a person who is strict and disapproves of many kinds of enjoyment.) puritano2) (formerly, in England and America, a member of a religious group wanting to make church worship etc simpler and plainer.) puritano•* * *Pu.ri.tan[pj'uəritən] n puritano. • adj puritano. -
4 a fly in the ointment
(something that spoils one's enjoyment.) inconveniente QUERY* * *a fly in the ointmentcircunstância que estraga um prazer. -
5 bee
[bi:]1) (a four-winged insect that makes honey.) abelha2) ((especially American) a meeting for combined work and enjoyment: a knitting bee.) reunião•- beehive- beeswax
- a bee in one's bonnet
- make a bee-line for* * *[bi:] n 1 Ent abelha. 2 fig trabalhador diligente. as busy as a bee / ocupadíssimo. 3 Amer reunião para fins de trabalho ou de divertimento. 4 idéia fixa, noção absurda. he has a bee in his bonnet / ele está com uma idéia fixa, ele está cismado (com alguma coisa). queen bee abelha-rainha. swarm of bees enxame de abelhas. -
6 enjoy
[in'‹oi]1) (to find pleasure in: He enjoyed the meal.) gostar2) (to experience; to be in the habit of having (especially a benefit): he enjoyed good health all his life.) gozar•- enjoyment
- enjoy oneself* * *en.joy[ind9'6i] vt 1 gozar, desfrutar, deleitar-se, gostar, apreciar, divertir-se, ter prazer. I enjoyed your visit / apreciei a sua visita. I enjoyed myself / eu me diverti. 2 possuir. he enjoys good health / ele goza de boa saúde. -
7 fun
(enjoyment; a good time: They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun!) divertimento- funny- funnily
- fun and games
- for fun
- in fun
- make fun of* * *[f∧n] n 1 brincadeira, graça, galhofa, pilhéria, gracejo. I do not see the fun of it / não vejo graça nisso. 2 pândega, divertimento, diversão, prazer. it was great fun / foi muito divertido. 3 coisa ou pessoa divertida ou engraçada. • adj divertido, engraçado • vi coll brincar, gracejar, divertir-se. for fun, in/ for the fun of it por brincadeira, por prazer. they made fun of him ridicularizaram-no. to have fun divertir-se. to make fun of, to poke fun at fazer troça de, caçoar de, zombar de, ridicularizar. -
8 gala
1) (an occasion of entertainment and enjoyment out of doors: a children's gala.) gala2) (a meeting for certain sports: a swimming gala.) festival* * *ga.la[g'a:lə; g'eilə] n gala, festividade, pompa, festa. • adj de gala, de festa. -
9 gusto
(enthusiasm or enjoyment: The boy was blowing his trumpet with great gusto.) entusiasmo* * *gus.to[g'∧stou] n gosto, prazer, inclinação. to eat with gusto comer com prazer. -
10 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) o mais2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) a maioria2. adverb1) (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 mais2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mais que tudo3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) muitíssimo4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) quase3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mais que todos2) (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•- mostly- 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. -
11 pleasure
['pleʒə](something that gives one enjoyment; joy or delight: the pleasures of country life; I get a lot of pleasure from listening to music.) prazer- pleasurably
- pleasure-boat / pleasure-craft
- take pleasure in* * *plea.sure[pl'eʒə] n 1 prazer, gosto, satisfação. it’s a pleasure to hear her / é um prazer ouvi-la. 2 vontade, desejo. 3 alegria. 4 divertimento. 5 favor, obséquio. 6 prazer sensual. 7 gozo. • vt+vi 1 aprazer, satisfazer. she takes pleasure in singing / ela gosta de cantar. 2 agradar, dar prazer a. 3 procurar prazeres. at your pleasure como lhe aprouver. during your pleasure enquanto lhe aprouver. it was his pleasure to do so ele dignou-se fazê-lo. to pleasure de modo a agradar. -
12 relish
['reliʃ] 1. verb(to enjoy greatly: He relishes his food; I relished the thought of telling my husband about my promotion.) apreciar2. noun1) (pleasure; enjoyment: He ate the food with great relish; I have no relish for such a boring task.) prazer2) (a strong flavour, or a sauce etc for adding flavour.) condimento* * *rel.ish[r'eliʃ] n 1 gosto, sabor, paladar. 2 condimento, tempero. 3 apetite, deleite. 4 petisco, gulodice, iguaria. 5 satisfação, prazer, inclinação. he had no relish to write / ele não tinha inclinação para escrever. they had a relish in hunting / eles tinham gosto pela caça. • vt+vi 1 dar bom gosto ou sabor a. 2 gostar de, participar com prazer. did you relish the dinner? / você gostou do almoço? 3 ter bom gosto, ser agradável ao paladar. 4 condimentar, temperar. 5 apreciar, ter prazer em. to relish of ter gosto de. -
13 revel
['revl] 1. past tense, past participle - revelled; verb((with in) to take great delight in something: He revels in danger.) deleitar-se2. noun((usually in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment: midnight revels.) pândega- reveller- revelry* * *rev.el[r'evəl] n folia, festim, festança. • vi 1 fazer folias, divertir-se, festejar. 2 deleitar-se, ter satisfação intensa. to revel away esbanjar em festas ou folias. -
14 revelry
plural - revelries; noun ((often in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment: midnight revelries.) pândega* * *rev.el.ry[r'evəlri] n festança, folia. -
15 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) sentir2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) provar3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) saber a4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) saborear5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) gozar2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) gosto2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) sabor3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) prova4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gosto5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gosto•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness* * *[teist] n 1 gosto: a) sabor, paladar. b) bom gosto. what bad taste! / que falta de gosto! c) sentido do paladar. d) distinção, elegância. e) inclinação, predileção, propensão. f) critério, discernimento. 2 gustação, prova. 3 pouquinho, bocado, amostra. • vt+vi 1 experimentar, provar. I had not tasted food for days / tinha ficado dias sem comer. 2 sentir o gosto. 3 ter gosto de. it tastes sweet / é doce. 4 saborear, apreciar, experimentar. tastes differ, there is no accounting for tastes gostos não se discutem. to have a taste for apreciar. he has a taste for music / ele aprecia música. to take a taste of experimentar um pouco, provar. -
16 wallow
['woləu] 1. verb(to roll about with enjoyment: This hippopotamus wallowed in the mud.) espojar-se2. noun(an act of wallowing.) espojadela* * *wal.low[w'ɔlou] n 1 chafurda, chafurdeiro. 2 chafurdice. • vi 1 chafurdar (também fig). 2 sentir-se infeliz sem motivo real. 3 espojar-se, rebolar-se. 4 fig nadar em. he wallows in money / ele nada em dinheiro. -
17 zest
[zest](keen enjoyment: She joined in the games with zest.) gosto* * *[zest] n 1 gosto, sabor, paladar agradável. 2 prazer, deleite. 3 condimento, tempero. 4 fig interesse, atrativo, vida. 5 o agradável, bem-estar. • vt temperar, condimentar, dar gosto ou sabor a. -
18 take pleasure in
(to get enjoyment from: He takes great pleasure in annoying me.) ter prazer em -
19 tuck in
1) (to gather bedclothes etc closely round: I said goodnight and tucked him in.) aconchegar2) (to eat greedily or with enjoyment: They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away.) comer com vontade -
20 a fly in the ointment
(something that spoils one's enjoyment.) mosca na sopaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > a fly in the ointment
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