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  • 1 express

    [ik'spres] 1. verb
    1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) expressar/exprimir
    2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) exprimir-se
    3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) demonstrar/manifestar
    4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) mandar expresso/...por...?
    2. adjective
    1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) expresso
    2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) explícito
    3. adverb
    (by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) por expresso
    4. noun
    1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) rápido
    2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) expresso
    - expression
    - expressionless
    - expressive
    - expressiveness
    - expressively
    - expressway
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    ex.press1
    [ikspr'es] n 1 mensagem urgente, carta ou encomenda expressa. 2 serviço postal rápido. 3 Amer empresa de remessas rápidas de dinheiro, valores e encomendas. 4 expresso: trem rápido. • vt despachar como encomenda, enviar por mensageiro, remeter com urgência. • adj expresso, claro, definido, categórico, explícito.
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    ex.press2
    [ikspr'es] vt 1 expressar, enunciar por palavras ou gestos. 2 simbolizar, representar. 3 manifestar, externar. to express oneself / dar vazão aos seus sentimentos, manifestar sua opinião. 4 espremer, comprimir. to express the juice of grapes / extrair o suco de uvas.
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    ex.press3
    [ikspr'es] adv por via expressa. I sent the package express / enviei o volume por via expressa.

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  • 2 express

    [ik'spres] 1. verb
    1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) expressar
    2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) exprimir(-se)
    3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) expressar
    4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) enviar por correio expresso
    2. adjective
    1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) expresso
    2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) expresso
    3. adverb
    (by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) por expresso
    4. noun
    1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) expresso
    2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) por expresso
    - expression - expressionless - expressive - expressiveness - expressively - expressway

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  • 3 couch

    I noun
    (a type of sofa for sitting or lying on: The doctor asked him to lie on the couch.) marquesa
    II verb
    (to express (in words): He couched his reply in vague terms.) expressar
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    couch1
    [kautʃ] n 1 divã, sofá, sofá-cama. 2 cama, leito. 3 lugar de repouso. 4 primeira camada ou demão (de tinta). • vt+vi 1 estar deitado num divã, descansar. 2 deitar num divã. 3 expressar em palavras, exprimir. 4 abaixar. 5 estar escondido, emboscar-se, esconder-se. to be couched estar deitado.
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    couch2
    [kautʃ] n = link=couch-grass couch-grass.

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  • 4 put

    [put]
    present participle - putting; verb
    1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) pôr
    2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) apresentar
    3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) exprimir
    4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) pôr
    5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) navegar
    - a put-up job
    - put about
    - put across/over
    - put aside
    - put away
    - put back
    - put by
    - put down
    - put down for
    - put one's feet up
    - put forth
    - put in
    - put in for
    - put off
    - put on
    - put out
    - put through
    - put together
    - put up
    - put up to
    - put up with
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    [put] n 1 arremesso, lançamento. 2 Sports arremesso de peso. 3 (bolsa) operação a prazo. • vt+vi ps, pp put 1 pôr: a) colocar. b) reduzir a um estado ou condição. c) fixar, determinar. d) guardar. e) depositar. f) atribuir, imputar. g) adicionar, deitar. h) assinar, apor. i) expressar, afirmar. j) dedicar-se a. k) aplicar. l) impor ônus a. m) firmar, assentar. 2 formular, propor. 3 seguir, rumar. 4 avaliar, orçar. 5 incitar. 6 lançar à água (navio). 7 forçar, obrigar. 8 arremessar, lançar. 9 apostar. 10 investir. 11 adaptar. 12 traduzir. • adj no lugar, fixado, fixo, parado. he puts the distance at eight miles ele avalia a distância em oito milhas. how shall I put it? como direi? if I may put my two cents in se eu posso dar um conselho, um palpite. if one puts it upon that ground considerando-o deste ponto de vista. I put him on guard eu o preveni. I put it to you deixo-o a seu critério. she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him on his oath ela o fez jurar. stay put! não se mova! they put their heads together eles confabularam. to put about 1 publicar ou circular. 2 mudar o curso, o rumo. 3 espalhar (boato). to put a bug in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put across 1 conseguir explicar algo. 2 levar a cabo. I just can’t put it across / não consigo mesmo levá-lo a cabo. to put a flea in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put ahead avançar, adiantar. to put an end to pôr fim em, acabar, encerrar. he put an end to his life / ele deu cabo da vida. he put an end to the matter / ele encerrou o assunto. to put a question levantar uma questão. to put aside 1 pôr de lado (para fazer uma outra coisa). 2 não dar importância. to put away 1 pôr de lado. 2 descartar, dispor de. 3 guardar, economizar. 4 guardar, colocar no devido lugar. 5 divorciar. 6 matar um animal velho ou doente. 7 confinar, prender. 8 comer. to put back 1 adiar. 2 atrasar. 3 repelir. 4 recusar, negar. 5 repor, recolocar. 6 Naut voltar, regressar. 7 atrasar o relógio. to put by 1 guardar, economizar. 2 pôr de lado. 3 armazenar. 4 rejeitar, recusar. 5 livrar-se de. 6 desviar, esquivar. to put down 1 criticar alguém na frente de outras pessoas, humilhar. 2 dar uma quantia de dinheiro como entrada. 3 anotar, inscrever, registrar (no papel). 4 matar um animal velho ou doente. 5 parar o veículo para alguém descer. 6 Aeron aterrissar. 7 pôr a criança para dormir. 8 derrubar. 9 suprimir, eliminar. 10 rebaixar, degradar. 11 depor. 12 cortar, renunciar a. 13 atribuir. 14 estimar, considerar. 15 beber continuadamente. to put down for relacionar, pedir por escrito. to put for fazer uma tentativa para ganhar. to put forth 1 estender. 2 tornar manifesto. 3 desenvolver, tornar. 4 empregar, aplicar (força). 5 elevar, erguer (voz). 6 propor. 7 publicar, editar. 8 emprestar com juros. to put forward 1 promover, pôr em evidência. 2 fazer progredir, avançar. 3 propor, formular, apresentar. she put forward an argument / ela apresentou um argumento. to put in 1 consertar um equipamento doméstico. 2 gastar tempo e energia fazendo uma atividade. 3 interromper alguém. 4 introduzir, apresentar. 5 intercalar, encaixar. 6 interferir, intervir. 7 aportar. the ship put into the port / o navio entrou no porto. 8 eleger um político ou um partido político. to put in brackets/ parentheses colocar entre parênteses. to put in for 1 requerer algo formalmente. 2 oferecer-se, candidatar-se. to put in mind lembrar. to put in possession 1 empossar, dar posse a. 2 informar, pôr a par de. to put in practice 1 pôr em ação. 2 praticar, fazer. to put into gear embrear. to put it on 1 fingir. 2 sobrecarregar. 3 exagerar. to put off 1 despir, tirar, descalçar. 2 adiar, protelar, transferir, postergar. 3 dissuadir. 4 usar de evasivas. 5 coll desconcertar, confundir. 6 desembarcar, pôr em terra (passageiros). 7 partir. 8 desencorajar, desanimar. 9 atrapalhar (o trabalho, a concentração de alguém). to put on 1 vestir, calçar. 2 assumir. 3 imputar, atribuir a. 4 impor, infligir. 5 incitar, instigar. 6 empregar, aplicar. 7 carregar no preço. 8 ganhar pressão. 9 fingir, simular. he puts on a big act / ele está fazendo fita. 10 apostar em. 11 adiantar (relógios). 12 antecipar. 13 coll representar, levar. to put on the ritz dar-se ares de riqueza, mostrar-se, exibir-se. to put on to 1 estar consciente de. 2 conectar-se com/ao telefone. to put one’s ass on the line vulg colocar-se em perigo, assumir a responsabilidade. to put one’s back into dedicar-se de corpo e alma a. to put one’s cards on the table colocar as cartas na mesa, fazer jogo franco. to put oneself in somebody’s place imaginar-se em lugar de alguém. to put one’s foot in one’s mouth meter os pés pelas mãos. to put one’s hands to the plow meter mãos à obra. to put one through the mill 1 sujeitar a disciplina rigorosa. 2 punir, castigar. to put on trial levar à barra do tribunal. to put out 1 expelir, lançar fora. 2 extinguir, aparar. 3 emprestar. 4 desconcertar, confundir. he was put by this news / esta notícia o desconcertou. 5 estender a mão. 6 exibir, mostrar. 7 publicar, editar. 8 gastar, despender. 9 dar para criar (criança). 10 pôr para fora. 11 dar para fora (roupa suja, etc.). 12 ir embora, partir, sair. 13 Med deslocar, distender. 14 Naut fazer-se ao mar. the ship put out to sea / o navio fez-se ao mar. 15 Sports pôr fora de jogo. 16 desfraldar (bandeira). to put out of action pôr fora de função ou ação. to put out of gear desengrenar. to put out of one’s head fazer esquecer. to put out of order pôr em desordem. to put out of the way 1 matar, eliminar. 2 destruir. to put over 1 colocar acima de. 2 conduzir através de, fazer transpor. 3 levar a cabo. 4 sl prevalecer, impor-se. he put himself over / ele conseguiu prevalecer. 5 comunicar. 6 iludir, tapear. to put somebody in a hole coll pôr alguém em dificuldades. to put somebody on the floor arrasar, fazer com que todos o apreciem, desbundar alguém. to put somebody through college/ school financiar os estudos de alguém. she put him through college / ela lhe financiou os estudos. to put something into one’s head colocar, meter algo na cabeça. to put something over on someone fazer alguém crer. one can’t put anything over on him / ele não se deixa ludibriar. to put the bite on sl dar uma mordidinha, pedir dinheiro emprestado. to put the cart before the horse pôr a carroça diante dos bois. to put the pen to paper começar a escrever. she put the pen to the paper / ela começou a escrever. to put the screw to sl apertar, pressionar, agir coercivamente. to put the wind up 1 alarmar, alvoroçar. 2 alarmar-se. 3 tornar-se irritado ou excitado. to put the wood to sl castigar, coagir. to put through 1 levar a cabo. 2 conseguir a aprovação de lei. 3 fazer penetrar ou atravessar. 4 fazer agir. 5 coll fazer ligação telefônica. 6 forçar alguém a, obrigar alguém a. to put to 1 combinar, juntar, unir. 2 confiar a. 3 afixar a, prender a. 4 atrelar. he put the horses to the car / ele atrelou os cavalos. 5 limitar a. 6 expor a, sujeitar a. to put to a stand dar um paradeiro a. to put to bed pôr na cama, fazer deitar. to put to death matar, executar. the murderer was put to death / o assassino foi executado. to put to flight lançar em fuga. to put together 1 agregar. 2 juntar, reunir. to put to rights pôr em ordem, endireitar. to put to sea começar uma viagem, fazer-se ao mar. to put to shame fazer envergonhar. to put to silence silenciar, fazer calar. to put to sleep pôr na cama, fazer dormir. to put to the sword matar com a espada. to put to the vote submeter à votação. to put two and two together chegar, tirar conclusões. to put under the screw forçar, pressionar. to put up 1 levantar, alçar, içar, suspender, pendurar. 2 erigir, erguer, edificar. 3 montar (máquinas). 4 pôr em leilão. 5 levar à cena. 6 guardar, economizar. 7 pôr em conserva. 8 pôr de lado. 9 acolher, dar hospedagem a, acomodar. 10 designar candidato. 11 candidatar-se. 12 acondicionar, embrulhar. 13 sl tramar, conspirar. 14 aumentar, elevar (preços). 15 alojar-se, hospedar-se. 16 embainhar (espada). 17 cessar (luta). to put up a big stink Braz coll armar um salseiro, rodar a baiana. to put up to 1 instigar, incitar a. he put him up to it / ele o instigou a dizê-lo. 2 dar informações importantes. I’ll put it up to him / levá-lo-ei ao seu conhecimento. to put up with tolerar, agüentar, suportar. what would you put it at? em quanto você avalia isto?

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  • 5 tell

    [tel]
    1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dizer
    2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dizer
    3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer
    4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguir
    5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar
    6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer-se sentir
    - telling
    - tellingly
    - telltale
    - I told you so
    - tell off
    - tell on
    - tell tales
    - tell the time
    - there's no telling
    - you never can tell
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    [tel] vt+vi (ps, pp told) 1 dizer, contar, narrar. kindly tell me / por favor me diga. tell me the secret! / conte-me o segredo! don’t tell! / não diga nada! don’t tell me! / não me diga! 2 informar, tornar conhecido, relatar. 3 falar, mencionar. 4 manifestar-se. 5 comunicar, denunciar, revelar, divulgar. 6 mostrar, dar evidência. 7 saber, reconhecer, distinguir. can you tell one from the other? / é capaz de distinguir um do outro? you never can tell! / nunca se pode saber! 8 afirmar, declarar. 9 mandar, ordenar. 10 contar, enumerar. all told em suma. as far as one can tell até onde se pode saber. he was told that... foi dito a ele que... I’ll tell the world! a) pode estar certo! b) isso se pode admitir! I’ll tell you what! sl sabe o quê? I told you so eu te disse. it told well fez bom efeito. tell me another! sl conte-me outra!, mas é, hem! to be told off Mil ser destacado. to tell about a) relatar sobre, falar sobre. b) denunciar. to tell again repetir, tornar a dizer. to tell against someone falar contra alguém. to tell a tale of it saber bem o que é isso. to tell by / from reconhecer por, pelo. to tell by the ear julgar por ter ouvido. to tell fortunes ler a sorte. to tell off a) numerar e colocar à parte. b) repreender, advertir. to tell off (by fours) separar (de quatro em quatro). to tell on a) agir (de modo prejudicial) sobre. his troubles have told on him / as preocupações consumiram-no. b) coll trair, atraiçoar. to tell one’s beads rezar o terço. to tell over conferir (contagem). to tell someone a thing, someone of a thing ou a thing to someone assegurar alguma coisa a alguém. to tell someone to do mandar alguém fazer. to tell them apart distinguir um do outro. to tell the tale coll relatar o caso, contar uma história. to tell the time dizer as horas. you can’t tell him a thing ele não aceita conselhos. you’re telling me coll sei muito bem, tenho certeza disso.

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  • 6 couch

    I noun
    (a type of sofa for sitting or lying on: The doctor asked him to lie on the couch.) divã
    II verb
    (to express (in words): He couched his reply in vague terms.) formular

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  • 7 put

    [put]
    present participle - putting; verb
    1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) pôr
    2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) apresentar
    3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) colocar
    4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) pôr
    5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) seguir
    - a put-up job - put about - put across/over - put aside - put away - put back - put by - put down - put down for - put one's feet up - put forth - put in - put in for - put off - put on - put out - put through - put together - put up - put up to - put up with

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  • 8 tell

    [tel]
    1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) contar
    2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) mandar
    3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer
    4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguir
    5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar
    6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer efeito
    - telling - tellingly - telltale - I told you so - tell off - tell on - tell tales - tell the time - there's no telling - you never can tell

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  • 9 word

    [wə:d] 1. noun
    1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) palavra
    2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) palavrinha
    3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) aviso
    4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) palavra
    2. verb
    (to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) formular
    - word processor
    - word processing
    - word-perfect
    - by word of mouth
    - get a word in edgeways
    - in a word
    - keep
    - break one's word
    - take someone at his word
    - take at his word
    - take someone's word for it
    - word for word
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    [wə:d] n 1 palavra: a) vocábulo, termo. b) fala. c) promessa. 2 conversa breve, conversação. 3 expressão, linguagem (muitas vezes words). 4 dizeres, conteúdo, termo. 5 ordem, comando. 6 senha, sinal. 7 notícia, informação. 8 words discussão, disputa, querela. 9 words texto, letra (de uma canção). 10 the Word ou the Word of God a Palavra de Deus, a Bíblia. • vt pôr em palavras, exprimir, enunciar, frasear, redigir. a man/ woman of few words um homem/mulher de poucas palavras. at a word de uma vez, resumindo. a word in someone’s ear uma conversa confidencial. a word with you! uma palavra apenas (a lhe dizer)! by word of mouth, through word of moreth oralmente, verbalmente. carefully, cautiously worded cuidadosa e cautelosamente redigido. give the word! a senha! he gave/ broke/ kept his word to come ele deu/quebrou/cumpriu sua palavra de vir. he gave the word to came ele deu a ordem para vir. he is as good as his word ele cumpre bem a sua palavra. he never has a good word to say ele está sempre criticando. he sent (me) word ele me avisou, mandou-me um recado ou notícias. in a word numa palavra, brevemente. indifferently worded redigido com negligência. in other words em outras palavras. I took him at his word fi-lo cumprir o que havia dito. I took his word for it acreditei cegamente no que ele disse. make him eat his words! faça-o admitir que estava errado! mark my words! pode escrever o que estou dizendo! pass the word passe a mensagem. put in a good word for him fale em favor dele. put it into words formule-o em palavras. she gave him hard words ela ralhou com ele. take my word for it! pode acreditar no que digo! the last word in hats a última palavra em chapéus. the last word lies with you a última palavra, a decisão está com você. to be a man of his word ser homem de palavra. to bring word trazer notícias. to have a word with falar com, conversar com. to have no words for não ter palavras para. to have words discutir. to take the words out of someone’s mouth tirar as palavras da boca de alguém. we won’t have any words about it nós não queremos ouvir nada a respeito. word for word palavra por palavra. word of honour palavra de honra. words fail me! estou surpreso (chocado)! as palavras me fugiram!

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  • 10 phrase

    [freiz] 1. noun
    1) (a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) which forms part of an actual or implied sentence: He arrived after dinner.) sintagma
    2) (a small group of musical notes which follow each other to make a definite individual section of a melody: the opening phrase of the overture.) frase
    2. verb
    (to express (something) in words: I phrased my explanations in simple language.) expressar
    - phrasing
    - phrase-book
    - phrasal verb
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    [freiz] n 1 Gram, Mus frase. 2 expressão, locução. 3 fraseologia, dicção, elocução. 4 expressão usual, expressão idiomática. • vt 1 frasear, expressar, exprimir. 2 Mus dividir em frases. to speak in simple phrase exprimir-se em termos simples.

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  • 11 sneer

    [sniə] 1. verb
    1) (to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn: What are you sneering for?) sorrir com desdém
    2) ((with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc: He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation.) escarnecer
    3) (to say with contempt: `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered.) escarnecer
    2. noun
    (a scornful expression, words etc that express contempt.) zombaria
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    [sniə] n olhar ou riso de escárnio, zombaria, sarcasmo. • vt+vi 1 olhar com desprezo, sorrir desdenhosamente. 2 zombar, escarnecer.

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  • 12 phrase

    [freiz] 1. noun
    1) (a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) which forms part of an actual or implied sentence: He arrived after dinner.) frase
    2) (a small group of musical notes which follow each other to make a definite individual section of a melody: the opening phrase of the overture.) frase
    2. verb
    (to express (something) in words: I phrased my explanations in simple language.) expressar
    - phrasing - phrase-book - phrasal verb

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  • 13 sneer

    [sniə] 1. verb
    1) (to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn: What are you sneering for?) sorrir com escárnio
    2) ((with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc: He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation.) escarnecer
    3) (to say with contempt: `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered.) dizer com desprezo
    2. noun
    (a scornful expression, words etc that express contempt.) escárnio, desprezo

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  • 14 articulate

    1. verb
    (to speak or pronounce: The teacher articulated (his words) very carefully.) articular
    2. [-lət] adjective
    (able to express one's thoughts clearly: He's unusually articulate for a three-year-old child.) claro
    - articulateness
    - articulation
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    ar.tic.u.late
    [a:t'ikjuleit] vt 1 articular, pronunciar nitidamente, enunciar, proferir sons articulados. 2 unir por articulações, rejuntar. 3 ensamblar, encaixar. 4 articular-se, enunciar-se. • adj [a:t'ikjulit] 1 articulado, bem pronunciado, enunciado. 2 capaz de falar. 3 distinto, nítido, feito de partes isoladas, composto. 4 encaixado, rejuntado. 5 segmentado, secionado.

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  • 15 gesture

    ['‹es ə] 1. noun
    (a movement of the head, hand etc to express an idea etc: The speaker emphasized his words with violent gestures.) gesto
    2. verb
    (to make a gesture or gestures: He gestured to her to keep quiet.) fazer sinal
    * * *
    ges.ture
    [dʒ'estʃə] n 1 gesto, movimento para exprimir idéias. 2 ato. • vt+vi gesticular. a fine gesture um gesto bonito.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > gesture

  • 16 interjection

    [intə'‹ekʃən]
    1) (a word or words, or some noise, used to express surprise, dismay, pain or other feelings and emotions: Oh dear! I think I've lost my key; Ouch! That hurts!) interjeição
    2) (the act of interjecting something.) interjeição
    * * *
    in.ter.jec.tion
    [intədʒ'ekʃən] n 1 interjeição. 2 exclamação. 3 parêntese.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > interjection

  • 17 object

    I ['ob‹ikt] noun
    1) (a thing that can be seen or felt: There were various objects on the table.) objecto
    2) (an aim or intention: His main object in life was to become rich.) objectivo
    3) (the word or words in a sentence or phrase which represent(s) the person or thing affected by the action of the verb: He hit me; You can eat what you like.) complemento directo
    II [əb'‹ekt] verb
    (often with to) to feel or express dislike or disapproval: He wanted us to travel on foot but I objected (to that). opor-se
    - objectionable
    - objectionably
    * * *
    ob.ject
    ['ɔbdʒikt] n 1 objeto, coisa, artigo. 2 objetivo, propósito, desígnio. 3 assunto, matéria. 4 Gram complemento direto. 5 fig pessoa lamentavelmente ridícula ou tola. • [əbdʒ'ekt] vt+vi 1 objetar, contestar. 2 alegar. 3 opor-se. 4 desaprovar. do you object to my going? você tem objeções a que eu vá? salary no object questão de salário não-essencial.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > object

  • 18 phraseology

    [freizi'olə‹i]
    noun (the manner of putting words and phrases together to express oneself: His phraseology shows that he is a foreigner.) fraseologia
    * * *
    phrase.ol.o.gy
    [freizi'ɔlədʒi] n fraseologia: 1 estudo ou coleção das frases peculiares a uma língua. 2 estudo da construção da frase. 3 construção de frase própria de uma língua ou de um escritor.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > phraseology

  • 19 welcome

    ['welkəm] 1. adjective
    (received with gladness and happiness: She will make you welcome; He is a welcome visitor at our house; The extra money was very welcome; The holiday made a welcome change.) bem-vindo
    2. noun
    (reception; hospitality: We were given a warm welcome.) acolhimento
    3. verb
    (to receive or greet with pleasure and gladness: We were welcomed by our hosts; She will welcome the chance to see you again.) acolher bem
    4. interjection
    (used to express gladness at someone's arrival: Welcome to Britain!) bem-vindo!
    - be welcome to
    - you're welcome!
    * * *
    wel.come
    [w'elk∧m] n saudação amável, boas-vindas, bom acolhimento, recepção cordial. they gave him a kind welcome / deram-lhe cordiais boas-vindas. she made him welcome / ela deu as boas-vindas a ele, recebeu-o bem. • vt saudar amavelmente, dar as boas-vindas a, dar bom acolhimento ou recepção cordial a, receber com agrado, com alegria. • adj 1 bem-vindo, bem recebido. 2 agradável. 3 à vontade, sem restrições. you are welcome to go / o senhor tem toda liberdade de ir. you are welcome to it / está às suas ordens. you are welcome to your own opinion / ironic você pode pensar o que quiser. • interj bem-vindo! seja bem-vindo! to wear out one’s welcome abusar da hospitalidade. welcome home! seja bem-vindo a nossa casa! words of welcome palavras de saudação. you’re welcome (como resposta a thank you) disponha sempre, de nada, não há de quê.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > welcome

  • 20 at a loss

    (not knowing what to do, say etc: He was at a loss for words to express his gratitude.) sem saber o que fazer

    English-Portuguese dictionary > at a loss

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