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1 enormous
[i'no:məs](very large: The new building is enormous; We had an enormous lunch.) enorme- enormity* * *e.nor.mous[in'6:m2s] adj 1 enorme, colossal, imenso. 2 monstruoso. 3 perverso, atroz, infame, execrável. -
2 enormous
[i'no:məs](very large: The new building is enormous; We had an enormous lunch.) enorme- enormity -
3 enormous
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4 amass
[ə'mæs](to gather or collect in a large quantity: He amassed an enormous quantity of information.) juntar* * *a.mass[əm'æs] vt+vi 1 acumular, aglomerar, amontoar. 2 ajuntar, reunir. -
5 biceps
(the large muscles in the front of the upper arm: The boxer has enormous biceps.) bíceps* * *bi.ceps[b'aiseps] n Anat bíceps. -
6 colossal
[kə'losəl](very big; enormous: a colossal increase in the price of books.) astronómico* * *co.los.sal[kəl'ɔsəl] adj 1 colossal, enorme, vasto. 2 coll incrível, espantoso, gigantesco. -
7 hulk
1) (the body of an old ship from which everything has been taken away.) casco2) (something or someone enormous and clumsy.) mostrengo* * *[h∧lk] n 1 Naut casco de navio. 2 coisa ou pessoa pesada, desajeitada, informe. • vi mover-se, erguer-se preguiçosa e pesadamente. -
8 incur
[in'kə:]past tense, past participle - incurred; verb1) (to bring (something unpleasant) on oneself: to incur someone's displeasure.) cair em2) (to become liable to pay (a debt): to incur enormous debts.) contrair* * *in.cur[ink'ə:] vt incorrer, atrair sobre si, expor-se. incurred debt of taxes impostos devidos. to incur a penalty ficar sujeito a penalidade. to incur debts fazer dívidas. -
9 suffer
1) (to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc: He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly - he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence.) sofrer2) (to undergo or experience: The army suffered enormous losses.) sofrer3) (to be neglected: I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer.) sofrer4) ((with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc): She suffers from stomach-aches.) sofrer•* * *suf.fer[s'∧fə] vt 1 sofrer, experimentar, estar sujeito. he suffers for his crime / ele sofre pelo seu crime. he suffers from gout / ele sofre de gota. 2 sustentar, suportar, tolerar, padecer. 3 permitir. she suffered him to use her house / ela permitiu-lhe usar sua casa. -
10 sum
1) (the amount or total made by two or more things or numbers added together: The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.) soma2) (a quantity of money: It will cost an enormous sum to repair the swimming pool.) soma3) (a problem in arithmetic: My children are better at sums than I am.) aritmética•- sum up* * *[s∧m] n 1 soma, adição. 2 quantia, soma, importância. 3 total, montante. 4 coll conta, cálculo, problema de aritmética. he is good at sums / ele é bom em cálculos, contas. 5 quantidade total. 6 conteúdo, teor, resumo, substância, essência. 7 cúmulo, culminância. • vt+vi 1 somar. 2 adicionar. 3 resumir. 4 recapitular. in sum em resumo. the sum and substance of it a parte essencial disto. to sum up a) somar. b) resumir, recapitular. -
11 tidal wave
(an enormous wave in the sea, caused by an earthquake etc.) maremoto* * *tid.al wave[t'aidəl weiv] n 1 onda de maré. 2 movimento, tendência de grande impacto. -
12 oil-rig
noun (a structure used to drill oil-wells: The ship sailed past an enormous oil-rig.) plataforma de petróleo -
13 run up
1) (to hoist (a flag).) levantar2) (to make quickly or roughly: I can run up a dress in a couple of hours.) fazer3) (to collect up, accumulate (debts): He ran up an enormous bill.) acumular -
14 amass
[ə'mæs](to gather or collect in a large quantity: He amassed an enormous quantity of information.) acumular -
15 biceps
(the large muscles in the front of the upper arm: The boxer has enormous biceps.) bíceps -
16 colossal
[kə'losəl](very big; enormous: a colossal increase in the price of books.) colossal -
17 hulk
1) (the body of an old ship from which everything has been taken away.) carcaça2) (something or someone enormous and clumsy.) mastodonte -
18 incur
[in'kə:]past tense, past participle - incurred; verb1) (to bring (something unpleasant) on oneself: to incur someone's displeasure.) ficar sujeito a2) (to become liable to pay (a debt): to incur enormous debts.) contrair -
19 oil-rig
noun (a structure used to drill oil-wells: The ship sailed past an enormous oil-rig.) sonda de petróleo -
20 run up
1) (to hoist (a flag).) hastear2) (to make quickly or roughly: I can run up a dress in a couple of hours.) fazer rapidamente3) (to collect up, accumulate (debts): He ran up an enormous bill.) acumular
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