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1 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) explicar2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) explicar•- explanatory
- explain away* * *ex.plain[ikspl'ein] vt+vi 1 explicar, esclarecer, elucidar, ilustrar. can you explain your conduct? / você pode justificar a sua conduta? 2 interpretar. 3 motivar, fundamentar. to explain away dar satisfação (geralmente sobre atitudes ou ações erradas). -
2 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) explicar2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) explicar•- explanatory - explain away -
3 explain away
(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) dar uma explicação -
4 explain away
(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) justificar -
5 explain away
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6 to explain away
to explain awaydar satisfação (geralmente sobre atitudes ou ações erradas). -
7 mysterious
[-'stiəriəs]adjective (difficult to understand or explain, or full of mystery: mysterious happenings; He's being very mysterious (= refuses to explain fully) about what his work is) misterioso* * *mys.te.ri.ous[mist'iəriəs] adj 1 misterioso, emgmático. 2 secreto, oculto. -
8 mysterious
[-'stiəriəs]adjective (difficult to understand or explain, or full of mystery: mysterious happenings; He's being very mysterious (= refuses to explain fully) about what his work is) misterioso -
9 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) fundo2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) pano de fundo3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) origens* * *back.ground[b'ækgraund] n 1 fundo, segundo plano. 2 motivo, acontecimento que explica fatos posteriores. 3 prática, experiência, conhecimento. 4 fundo ou acompanhamento musical. in the background na obscuridade. -
10 consequently
adverb (therefore: She didn't explain it clearly - consequently, he didn't understand.) em consequência* * *con.se.quent.ly[k'ɔnsikwəntli] adv por conseguinte, portanto. -
11 diagram
(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagrama* * *di.a.gram[d'aiəgræm] n 1 diagrama, representação gráfica de determinado fenômeno. 2 esboço, delineação, figura. • vt fazer um diagrama. -
12 elucidate
[i'lu:sideit](to explain.) esclarecer* * *e.lu.ci.date[il'u:sideit] vt+vi elucidar, explicar, ilustrar, esclarecer. -
13 expound
(to explain in detail.) explicar* * *ex.pound[iksp'aund] vt+vi expor, explicar, explanar, comentar, esclarecer, interpretar. -
14 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figura2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) número/cifra, algarismo4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figura2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurar2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) calcular•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out* * *fig.ure[f'igə] n 1 figura, imagem, forma, aparência, contorno, vulto. he cuts a sorry figure / ele faz triste figura. 2 corpo, talhe, parte. 3 individualidade, personagem eminente. 4 diagrama, desenho, emblema, ilustração, figura geométrica. 5 algarismo, cifra aritmética, número. it runs into seven figures / alcança números de sete algarismos. 6 preço, valor, quantia, importância. what’s the figure / quanto custa isso. 7 símbolo. • vt+vi 1 figurar, formar uma imagem de, desenhar, simbolizar. he figures as the villain / ele faz o papel de vilão. 2 formar uma idéia ou imagem mental de, imaginar. 3 numerar, marcar por meio de números ou algarismos, computar, calcular, avaliar. 4 Mus embelezar, adornar, entremear de imagens, assinalar os respectivos acordes. 5 fazer figura, tomar parte em, salientar-se. 6 fazer cálculos matemáticos, decifrar. a famous figure in history um grande vulto da história. a fine figure of a man or woman homem ou mulher bem apessoados, atraentes, altos e elegantes. figure ground perception Com percepção de figura de fundo. Em marketing é a percepção de objetos ou eventos quando eles sobressaem claramente em um determinado fundo. figure of speech figuras de linguagem (metáfora, antítese, personificação, etc.). figure to yourself imagine só. mother figure símbolo da mãe. that figures! isto faz sentido! to figure as passar por, parecer, afigurar-se. to figure in aparecer, fazer parte de. to figure on Amer coll contar com, esperar. to figure out calcular, figurar, imaginar. to keep one’s figure conservar-se esbelto. to lose one’s figure engordar, perder a linha. what a figure you are! coll que figura você faz! -
15 further
['fə:ðə] 1. adverb((sometimes farther) at or to a great distance or degree: I cannot go any further.) mais longe2. adverb, adjective(more; in addition: I cannot explain further; There is no further news.) mais3. verb(to help (something) to proceed or go forward quickly: He furthered our plans.) avançar- furthest* * *fur.ther[f'ə:ðə] vt promover, favorecer, ajudar. • adj 1 mais afastada, mais distante. 2 ulterior, adicional, mais, outro, novo. • adv mais, além, mais longe, mais adiante, mais além, ademais, além disso. I may further mention posso mencionar ainda. I shall inquire further indagarei ainda. till further notice até novas notícias ou ordens. we must further remember that precisamos lembrar-nos ainda que. what further? que mais? -
16 inexplicable
[inik'splikəbl](impossible to explain or understand: His inexplicable absence worried all of us.) inexplicável* * *in.ex.pli.ca.ble[in'eksplikəbəl] adj inexplicável, incompreensível. -
17 interpret
[in'tə:prit]1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) fazer de intérprete2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) interpretar3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretar•- interpreter* * *in.ter.pret[int'ə:prit] vt+vi 1 explicar, aclarar, elucidar. 2 representar, exprimir o pensamento. 3 interpretar, traduzir, ajuizar da intenção. to interpret to the letter interpretar ao pé da letra. -
18 mystery
['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) mistério2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) mistério•- mysteriously* * *mys.ter.y[m'istəri] n mistério, enigma, segredo. -
19 mystify
(to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) surpreender-se* * *mys.ti.fy[mistifai] vt mistificar, iludir, embair. -
20 position
[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) posição2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) posição3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) posição4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) ponto de vista2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) colocar- be in- out of position* * *po.si.tion[pəz'iʃən] n 1 posição. a) colocação, lugar. b) atitude, situação, postura. I was not in a position to / não estava em situação de. c) ponto de vista. d) situação social ou econômica. e) circunstâncias. f) local estratégico. 2 emprego, cargo, ocupação. 3 Philos afirmação, proposição, asserção. • vt 1 colocar em posição, postar, situar. if you were in my position / se estivesse no meu lugar. 2 localizar. angle of position ângulo de posição. financial position situação financeira. he holds a position ele exerce um cargo. out of position fora de ordem. to hold a position ocupar um cargo. to take up a position assumir e defender um ponto de vista.
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