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  • 1 tendency

    plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) tendência
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    tend.en.cy
    [t'endənsi] n 1 tendência, inclinação, propulsão. 2 direção, corrente, disposição. to have a tendency to ter uma tendência para.

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  • 2 to have a tendency to

    to have a tendency to
    ter uma tendência para.

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  • 3 fancy

    ['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun
    1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho
    2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasia
    3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasia/noção
    2. adjective
    (decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) decorado
    3. verb
    1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) desejar/apetecer
    2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) imaginar
    3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) ter um fraco por
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    - fancifully
    - fancy dress
    - take a fancy to
    - take one's fancy
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    fan.cy
    [f'ænsi] n 1 fantasia: a) imaginação. b) obra de imaginação. c) idéia, concepção, pensamento, parecer, opinião. d) noção, suposição, ilusão, imagem mental, idéia visionária. e) capricho, extravagância, veneta, desejo singular, gosto passageiro. f) gosto pessoal, vontade, preferência, arbítrio. g) idéia fixa, obsessão. 2 inclinação, afeição, simpatia. 3 passatempo favorito, mania. 4 the fancy a) coll os aficionados de um esporte. b) criação seleta de animais. • vt+vi 1 imaginar, fantasiar, planejar na fantasia, figurar, formar uma idéia. she fancied herself to be ill / ela cismou que estava doente. 2 julgar, reputar, crer, não saber com certeza, supor. I fancied her to be my friend / eu achava que ela fosse minha amiga. 3 querer, gostar, agradar-se. he fancies his game / ele gosta muito do seu jogo. 4 criar ou cultivar selecionando certas características. 5 desejar ter ou fazer. 6 desejar sexualmente. • adj 1 caprichoso. 2 ornamental, de fantasia. 3 extravagante, exorbitante. 4 de qualidade especial. 5 de grande habilidade ou graça. 6 Com luxuoso, caro, de bom gosto. just fancy that! imagine só! something that tickles one’s fancy algo que atrai. to take someone’s fancy cair nas graças de alguém.

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  • 4 be inclined to

    1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) ter tendência para
    2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) ter vontade de

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  • 5 be inclined to

    1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) tender a
    2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) estar propenso a

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  • 6 fancy

    ['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun
    1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho
    2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasia
    3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasia
    2. adjective
    (decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) enfeitado
    3. verb
    1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) ter vontade de
    2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) supor
    3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) desejar
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    - fancifully - fancy dress - take a fancy to - take one's fancy

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  • 7 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) esforçar-se
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) estragar
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) esforço
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensão
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) distensão
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão
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    - strainer
    - strain off     II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) traço
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia
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    strain1
    [strein] n 1 força, peso. 2 esforço, solicitação, extenuação. the cord could not stand the strain / a corda não agüentou o esforço. 3 luxação, deslocamento, contorção. I have a strain in my hand / destronquei minha mão. 4 tensão, pressão, compressão. 5 estilo, modo, maneira. 6 procedimento. 7 (também strains) melodia, composição, canção. he was buried to the strains of his favourite song / ele foi sepultado ao som de sua canção favorita. • vt+vi 1 puxar, esticar, forçar. 2 puxar com força, arrancar. 3 esforçar, concentrar-se. 4 cansar, extenuar, prejudicar por esforço excessivo, torcer, luxar, deslocar, contorcer. 5 estar prejudicado por esforço, estar machucado. 6 abusar, exagerar. 7 esforçar-se, exceder-se. 8 constringir, comprimir. 9 espremer, passar por peneira ou espremedor, coar. 10 percolar, passar. 11 apertar, abraçar, estreitar. he strained the child to his heart / ele abraçou a criança. in this strain desta maneira, neste tom. she is a strain on my nerves ela me deixa nervoso. to strain a point abandonar, desistir de um princípio. to strain a relationship comportar-se de uma forma a causar problemas na relação, estragar. to strain at esforçar-se para. to strain something to the limit ir, forçar, até o limite.
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    strain2
    [strein] n 1 raça, cepa, descendência. 2 grupo, família de plantas ou animais que formam uma variedade, linhagem. 3 qualidade ou caráter hereditário. 4 traço, tendência, disposição. there is a strain of madness in her / ela tem um traço de loucura.

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