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1 gradually
adverb His health is gradually improving.) pouco a pouco* * *grad.u.al.ly[gr'ædjuəli] adv gradualmente. -
2 gradually
adverb His health is gradually improving.) gradualmente -
3 bit by bit
(gradually: Move the pile of rocks bit by bit.) pouco a pouco* * *bit by bitos poucos. -
4 by degrees
(gradually: We reached the desired standard of efficiency by degrees.) gradualmente* * *by degreesaos poucos, passo a passo.————————by degreesgradualmente, por graus, pouco a pouco. -
5 little by little
(gradually: Little by little we began to get to know him.) pouco a pouco* * *little by littleaos poucos.————————little by littlepouco a pouco. -
6 step by step
(gradually: He improved step by step.) passo a passo* * *step by steppasso a passo, gradativamente. -
7 bit by bit
(gradually: Move the pile of rocks bit by bit.) pouco a pouco -
8 by degrees
(gradually: We reached the desired standard of efficiency by degrees.) gradualmente -
9 little by little
(gradually: Little by little we began to get to know him.) pouco a pouco -
10 step by step
(gradually: He improved step by step.) passo a passo -
11 peter out
(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) sumir -
12 peter out
(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) esvair-se -
13 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) longe2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) de costas3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) completamente4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) sem parar5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) fora* * *a.way[əw'ei] adj 1 ausente, fora. 2 distante, longe, remoto. he is away from home / ele está longe de seu lar. • adv 1 para longe, à distância, fora, embora. 2 longe de. I was three hours away from home / eu estava a três horas de casa. 3 em direção oposta, contrariamente. 4 para a posse de outrem, fora, embora. she gave her fortune away / ela jogou fora sua fortuna. 5 até o fim, até a morte, completamente. 6 para diante, continuadamente, constantemente, sempre. he is working away / ele está trabalhando continuadamente. 7 coll logo, sem demora, imediatamente. 8 com elipse do verbo, imperativamente: vá embora! an away match partida em campo adversário. away back Amer coll afastadamente, remotamente. away down longínquo. away with you! fora!, vai-te embora! far and away, out and away inteiramente, absolutamente, de longe. he is far and away the best man of the team / ele é absolutamente (de longe) o melhor homem da equipe. fire away coll conte já, deixe ouvir sua história. I cannot away with him não posso suportá-lo. laugh away! ria à vontade! right away! a) pronto!, imediatamente! b) rail toque!, siga! to do away anular, abolir. to make away with a thing subtrair, furtar alguma coisa. you won’t get away with it com isto você vai enganar-se. -
14 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) desenvolver2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) adquirir3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) aparecer4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) revelar•* * *de.vel.op[div'eləp] vt+vi 1 desenvolver(-se), progredir, evoluir, desenrolar, desdobrar-se, explanar. 2 crescer, aumentar, alargar-se, tornar-se maior ou mais forte. 3 fomentar. 4 revelar-se, mostrar, vir à luz gradualmente. 5 Phot revelar um filme, uma chapa. 6 Mus desenvolver um elemento temático nas suas possibilidades musicais. to develop a disease contrair uma doença. -
15 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) sossego2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.)3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) facilidade2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) aliviar2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) abrandar3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) ajeitar•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) calma!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *[i:z] n 1 bem-estar físico ou espiritual, tranqüilidade, sossego, ócio. 2 alívio, conforto, despreocupação, comodidade. 3 naturalidade, facilidade, franqueza, desembaraço. • vt+vi 1 aliviar, livrar da dor ou preocupação, consolar, reconfortar, atenuar. 2 diminuir, minorar. 3 tranqüilizar, acalmar. 4 mover(-se) vagarosa e cuidadosamente. 5 soltar, relaxar, afrouxar. 6 facilitar. at ease a) à vontade, em paz. I feel at my ease here / aqui eu me sinto à vontade, em casa. b) Mil descansar (posição). ill at ease embaraçado, constrangido, pouco à vontade. take your ease esteja à vontade. to ease off, ease up abrandar, suavizar, desprender, saltar. to live at ease viver sem preocupações. to put (set) a person at his ease tranqüilizar, reconfortar alguém, fazer sentir-se à vontade. with ease facilmente. -
16 erode
[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) desgastar- erosion* * *e.rode[ir'oud] vt+vi corroer, roer, carcomer, desgastar(-se), sofrer erosão. -
17 evolve
[i'volv](to (cause to) develop gradually: Man evolved from the apes.) evoluir- evolutionary* * *e.volve[iv'6lv] vt+vi 1 desenvolver(-se), evoluir, expandir. 2 Chem emitir. 3 deduzir, derivar. -
18 fade
[feid](to (make something) lose strength, colour, loudness etc: The noise gradually faded (away).) enfraquecer* * *[feid] vt+vi 1 murchar, estiolar. 2 enfraquecer, desmaiar, desfalecer. 3 desbotar, descolorir. to fade away desvanecer-se, esmorecer, passar, desaparecer. -
19 film
[film] 1. noun1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) filme2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) filme3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) película2. verb1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) filmar2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) enevoar-se•- filmy- filmstar* * *[film] n 1 filme, película, fita de cinema. 2 membrana, pele fina, filamento delicado. 3 véu, névoa, belida. 4 Phot filme. • vt+vi 1 filmar. 2 cobrir com véu, ou membrana fina. her eyes filmed over / seus olhos enevoaram-se (de lágrimas). on the films na tela, no cinema, numa empresa cinematográfica. -
20 filter
['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) filtro2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filtro2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) filtrar(-se)2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) sair•* * *fil.ter[f'iltə] n 1 filtro. 2 purificador. • vt+vi 1 filtrar, purificar. 2 filtrar-se. 3 infiltrar-se. to filter out remover. traffic filter sinal de trânsito que controla o fluxo do trânsito que se dirige à direita ou à esquerda.
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