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3 aim
[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) apontar2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) tencionar2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) pontaria2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) intenção•- aimless- aimlessly
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- take aim* * *['eim] n 1 pontaria, mira, ato de visar (arma). 2 linha de mira, campo de visão. 3 alvo, objetivo. 4 intenção, propósito, desígnio. • vt+vi 1 apontar, visar, fazer pontaria. the man aimed at his enemy / o homem visou o seu inimigo. 2 concentrar os esforços para, almejar, ansiar. he aimed at a rich marriage / ele almejava um casamento rico. 3 Amer intencionar, planejar, objetivar. 4 Amer intentar. to take aim at visar alguém ou alguma coisa (também fig). -
4 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) monte2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) teor2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ser levado2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) vaguear•- drifter- driftwood* * *[drift] n 1 qualquer coisa flutuante ou que é levada ao sabor dos mares, ventos ou correntes. 2 força do vento, correnteza, curso, direção. 3 monte, duna, depósito (de neve, areia, folhas, etc.) formado pelo vento ou pela correnteza. 4 nevasca, chuva de vento. 5 tendência, fim, alvo, inclinação. 6 impulso, força, compulsão. 7 desígnio, intento, intenção, sentido, significado. 8 Naut deriva, desvio da derrota. 9 Geol formação errática, depósito de aluvião deixado pela água ou pela geleira. 10 Min galeria de minas. 11 Tech mandril, broca, punção. 12 agulha de espingarda. 13 condução de gado em manadas para um lugar determinado para inspeção. 14 rede de arrasto. 15 Archit força horizontal ou pressão lateral de um arco, etc. 16 África do Sul vau, lugar pouco profundo do rio onde se pode transitar a pé ou a cavalo. • vt+vi 1 amontoar(-se), acumular, juntar por ação do vento ou da água. 2 andar, flutuar à discrição dos mares, ventos ou correntes, ser levado pela correnteza. 3 Naut desgarrar, ir à deriva. 4 fig flutuar, boiar, vegetar, viver despreocupadamente, vaguear, ser levado pelas circunstâncias. I can’t catch the drift of what you are saying não estou entendendo o que você quer dizer. to get the drift compreender. -
5 aim
[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) apontar2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) tencionar2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) pontaria2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) objetivo•- aimless- aimlessly - aimlessness - take aim -
6 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) monte2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) teor2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ser levado2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) perambular•- drifter- driftwood
См. также в других словарях:
aimlessly — adverb Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner. He wandered aimlessly through the crowd … Wiktionary
aimlessly — adv. Aimlessly is used with these verbs: ↑drift, ↑roam, ↑search, ↑wander … Collocations dictionary
aimlessly adv — I accidentally shot a hole in the ceiling, said Tom aimlessly … English expressions
aimlessly — adverb without aim; in an aimless manner (Freq. 1) he wandered around aimlessly • Derived from adjective: ↑aimless … Useful english dictionary
Aimlessly — Aimless Aim less, a. Without aim or purpose; as, an aimless life. {Aim less*ly}, adv. {Aim less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aimlessly — adverb see aim II … New Collegiate Dictionary
aimlessly — See aimless. * * * … Universalium
aimlessly — Synonyms and related words: anarchically, at haphazard, at hazard, at random, bootlessly, casually, chaotically, confusedly, dispersedly, dysteleologically, fecklessly, fruitlessly, futilely, haphazardly, indiscriminately, inexplicably,… … Moby Thesaurus
aimlessly — adv. in a purposeless manner; without a goal … English contemporary dictionary
aimlessly — aim·less·ly … English syllables
aimlessly — See: aimless … English dictionary
