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1 famous
adjective (well-known (for good or worthy reasons): She is famous for her strength.) famoso/célebre* * *fa.mous[f'eiməs] adj 1 famoso, afamado, célebre, ilustre, insigne, notável. 2 coll ótimo, excelente, de primeira. -
2 famous
adjective (well-known (for good or worthy reasons): She is famous for her strength.) famoso -
3 famous
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4 a famous figure in history
a famous figure in historyum grande vulto da história. -
5 to be an opportunity to rub shoulders with the famous
to be an opportunity to rub shoulders with the famousser uma oportunidade para encontrar e conversar com pessoas famosas. they shouldered him out / empurraram-no para fora.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be an opportunity to rub shoulders with the famous
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6 world-famous
world-fa.mous[wə:ld f'eiməs] adj mundialmente famoso. -
7 illustrious
(of a very high quality, ability etc; famous: an illustrious career; He is the most illustrious of a famous family.) ilustre* * *il.lus.tri.ous[il'∧striəs] adj ilustre, nobre, distinto, renomado. -
8 illustrious
(of a very high quality, ability etc; famous: an illustrious career; He is the most illustrious of a famous family.) ilustre -
9 ballerina
[bælə'ri:nə](a female (often principal) ballet-dancer: Pavlova was a famous ballerina.) bailarina* * *bal.le.ri.na[bælər'i:nə] n bailarina (especialmente de balé). -
10 celebrated
adjective (famous: a celebrated actress.) famoso* * *cel.e.brat.ed[s'elibreitid] adj 1 célebre, famoso, afamado. 2 notório. -
11 confer
[kən'fə:]past tense, past participle - conferred; verb1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) conferenciar2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) outorgar•- conference call* * *con.fer[kənf'ə:] vt+vi 1 conferenciar, consultar, deliberar, trocar idéias. 2 conferir, conceder, dar, outorgar. -
12 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) projectar2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) desenho2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) traçado3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) padrão4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) propósito•- designer- designing* * *de.sign[diz'ain] n 1 projeto, intento, esquema, plano, escopo, fim, motivo, enredo, tenção. 2 desenho, bosquejo, esboço, debuxo, delineação, risco, modelo. 3 invenção artística, arranjamento, arte de desenho. • vt+vi 1 projetar, planejar, ter em mira, propor-se, ter intenção. 2 designar, destinar, assinar. 3 desenhar, traçar, debuxar, esboçar, delinear, bosquejar. -
13 distinguished
adjective (famous or outstanding: a distinguished scientist.) distinto* * *dis.tin.guished[dist'iŋgwiʃt] adj distinto, famoso, ilustre, afamado, eminente, egrégio, notável. Distinguished Service Medal medalha de condecoração militar. -
14 eminent
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15 fame
[feim](the quality of being well-known: Her novels brought her fame.) fama- famous- famously* * *[feim] n fama: 1 renome. 2 voz pública, boato. 3 celebridade. 4 reputação. • vt arch afamar, celebrizar, notabilizar. ill fame má fama. house of ill fame bordel, prostíbulo. -
16 fantasy
['fæntəsi]plural - fantasies; noun(an imaginary (especially not realistic) scene, story etc: He was always having fantasies about becoming rich and famous; ( also adjective) He lived in a fantasy world.) fantasia- fantastically* * *fan.ta.sy[f'æntəsi] n fantasia: 1 imaginação, imagem mental. 2 ilusão, alucinação, idéia fantástica. 3 capricho. 4 composição musical ao arbítrio do artista: paráfrase de uma ária de ópera. -
17 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
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- 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! -
18 foremost
['fo:moust](most famous or important: the foremost modern artist.) primeiro* * *fore.most[f'ɔ:moust] adj dianteiro, primeiro (em lugar, tempo, ordem, etc.), o principal, o mais notável. • adv em primeiro lugar, primeiramente, à frente. feet foremost com os pés para a frente. first and foremost primeiramente, antes de tudo. head foremost de cabeça. -
19 foreword
['fo:wə:d](a piece of writing as an introduction at the beginning of a book; a preface: The foreword was written by a famous scholar.) prefácio* * *fore.word[f'ɔ:wə:d] n prefácio, introdução. -
20 fountain
1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fonte2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) fonte3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) fonte•* * *foun.tain[f'auntin] n 1 fonte, bica, nascente, origem, causa, chafariz, repuxo, manancial, princípio. 2 bebedouro. 3 reservatório.
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