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41 exaggerate
[iɡ'zæ‹əreit]1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) exagerar2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) exagerar•* * *ex.ag.ger.ate[igz'æd92reit] vt+vi 1 exagerar. 2 encarecer. 3 agravar, piorar. -
42 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) olho2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) buraco3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) percepção2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) olhar- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open* * *[ai] n 1 olho, vista. 2 íris. 3 visão, percepção. 4 olhar, olhadela. 5 olhar vigilante. 6 senso, sentido. 7 modo de ver, opinião, ponto de vista. 8 Bot botão, broto. 9 olhal, clarabóia. 10 orifício da agulha, colchete. 11 olhada. • vt olhar, observar, mirar, examinar. a private eye detetive particular. eye of the storm Meteor o centro de um ciclone tropical. eye of the wind Meteor o ponto do qual o vento sopra. eyes front, right, left Mil sentido! olhar à frente, à direita, à esquerda. mind your eyes! cuidado com os olhos! the evil eye o mau-olhado. the sight offends your eyes o espetáculo ou o procedimento ofende a vista. the sight relieves the eyes o espetáculo deleita a vista. to be up to the eyes with work estar sobrecarregado de trabalho. to cast an eye on something dar uma olhada. to eye somebody from top to toe olhar alguém dos pés à cabeça. to give someone the eye demonstrar simpatia. to open one’s eye to the truth fazer ver a verdade. to see something with half an eye perceber tudo à primeira vista. to set someone’s eyes on somebody ver alguém. I set my eyes on him for the first time / eu o vi pela primeira vez. to shut one’s eyes fingir que não vê. -
43 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) cerca2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) cercar- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) esgrimir2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) fugir à questão/esquivar-se•- fencing* * *[fens] n 1 cerca, grade, cercado. 2 tapagem, tapada, sebe, tapume, valado, muro. 3 reparo, parapeito, trincheira. 4 fig réplica, debate. 5 barreira, obstáculo. 6 receptor, o que recolhe, guarda, esconde ou vende objetos furtados. 7 Tech esquadro de guia. • vt+vi 1 cercar, rodear, valar, tapar, entaipar, murar, fortificar. 2 defender, resguardar, proteger. 3 esgrimir, jogar as armas, parar, rechaçar. 4 fig esgrimir, tergiversar, esquivar-se, argumentar agilmente. 5 receptar objetos furtados. fence-month, fence-season, fence-time defeso, época em que é proibido caçar ou pescar. fence of a plane régua de plaina. fence of pales paliçada, estacada. fence off repelir, evitar, desviar, defender-se, isolar, deter. Suzy and Mary mended their fences Suzy e Mary fizeram as pazes, ficaram de bem. to fence in cercar. to sit, to stand on the fence aguardar, hesitar, estar indeciso, ficar neutro, sentar no muro. -
44 gospel
['ɡospəl]((one of the four descriptions in the Bible of) the life and teaching of Christ: the Gospel according to St Luke; The parable of the sower is in one of the gospels.) evangelho* * *gos.pel[g'ɔspəl] n 1 Evangelho. 2 verdade, coisa que se tem por verdadeira. • adj evangélico, relativo ao Evangelho. to take something as or for Gospel ( truth) tomar como verdade, acreditar no Evangelho. -
45 grain
[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) grão2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) cereais3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) grão4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) veio5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) pingo•* * *[grein] n 1 grão, semente. 2 cereais, trigo, grains bagaço de cevada. 3 plantas que produzem cereais. 4 grão, partícula. 5 unidade de peso equivalente a 0,065 g. 6 traço, quantidade mínima. 7 grão, textura, veia de madeira ou pedra. 8 estrutura, textura. 9 Phot grão. 10 caráter, natureza. • vt+vi 1 formar em grão, granular. 2 imitar a grã da madeira ou as veias de mármore. against the grain contra a natureza, ao revés. dyed in the grain tingido na fibra. in grain inveterado, em essência. without a grain of malice sem (um traço de) malícia. -
46 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) lar2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) pátria3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) lar4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) lar5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casa2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) caseiro2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) local3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) em casa3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) em/para casa2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) completamente•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *[houm] n 1 lar, residência, casa, moradia. 2 família. 3 pátria, origem, cidade ou terra natal. • vt+vi 1 ir para casa. 2 retornar. 3 ter lar, residir, morar. 4 prover com lar ou residência. • adj 1 caseiro, doméstico, familiar. 2 nativo, nacional. 3 expressivo, que atinge ou alcança seu objetivo. • adv 1 para casa, rumo à pátria, de retorno. 2 em casa. 3 exatamente, a propósito. 4 profundamente. at home a) em casa. b) na pátria. c) à vontade. make yourself at home / esteja à vontade. away from home ausente, fora de casa. he is expected home ele está sendo esperado em casa. I’ll see you home levarei você para casa. not at home ausente, fora de casa. nothing to write home about nada de importante. that comes home to you! isto atinge você! the return home a volta para casa. to be at home in a subject ser versado em um assunto. to bring the crime home to apresentar as provas do crime a. to go home fig morrer. to pay home pagar na mesma moeda. to strike home acertar o golpe. -
47 honestly
1) (in an honest way: He gained his wealth honestly.) honestamente2) (used to stress the truth of what a person is saying: Honestly, that's exactly what he said; I honestly don't think it's possible.) honestamente* * *hon.est.ly['ɔnistli] adv 1 honestamente. 2 sinceramente. 3 realmente. -
48 honour
['onə] 1. noun1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) honra2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) honra3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) fama4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) honra5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) honra6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) honraria7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) Excelência2. verb1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) honrar2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) dar a honra3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) distinguir4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) cumprir•- honorary- honourable
- honours
- in honour bound
- honour bound
- on one's honour
- word of honour* * *hon.our['ɔnə] n Brit 1 honra, honradez, dignidade, brio. a man of honour / um homem de honra, um homem de bem. 2 reputação, fama, glória. 3 lealdade, nobreza. 4 estimação, respeito. 5 título ou cargo honorífico, distinção. 6 figura (no jogo de cartas). 7 decoro, pudor, castidade, virtude. 8 reverência, continência. 9 distinção (colegial ou universitária). • vt 1 honrar, respeitar, reverenciar, glorificar. 2 elevar (no cargo), exaltar. 3 aceitar, pagar. 4 favorecer. affair of honour questão de honra. code of honour código de honra. guest of honour convidado de honra. His Honour Sua Reverência. I have the honour of, it is my honour to tenho o prazer de, o privilégio de. in his honour em honra dele. maid of honour dama de honra. point of honour questão de honra. sense of honour sentimento de honra. to be bound in honour ser obrigado pela honra. to do someone the honour honrar alguém. to do the honours fazer as honras da casa. to gain honour by ganhar fama com. Your Honour Vossa Senhoria. -
49 intuition
[intju'iʃən]1) (the power of understanding or ralizing something without thinking it out: She knew by intuition that he was telling her the truth.) intuição2) (something understood or realized by this power: Her intuitions are always right.) intuição•* * *in.tu.i.tion[intju'iʃən] n intuição, percepção. -
50 itself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) ele mesmo2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) em si3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') ele próprio* * *it.self -
51 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) julgar2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) julgar3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) julgar4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) julgar2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juiz2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) juiz3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) juiz•- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement* * *[dʒ∧dʒ] n 1 juiz, árbitro, julgador. 2 Judge Juiz Supremo, Deus. 3 perito, técnico, especialista. he is a good judge of cattle / ele é um perito de gado vacum. • vt+vi 1 julgar, sentenciar. I judge of him from his behaviour / eu o julgo pelo seu comportamento. 2 decidir, concluir, considerar como. 3 avaliar, ajuizar, opinar. he judges the merits of their proposal / ele avalia os méritos de sua proposta. 4 criticar, condenar, censurar. 5 expor, considerar, pensar. as far as I can judge segundo meu modo de pensar. as God is my judge! assim Deus me salve! -
52 literal
['litərəl]1) (following the exact meaning with no exaggeration: the literal truth.) literal2) (understanding the meaning by taking one word at a time: a literal translation.) literal•- literally* * *lit.er.al[l'itərəl] adj 1 literal, ao pé da letra. 2 fig prosaico, positivo. -
53 maxim
(a saying, general truth or rule giving a guide to good behaviour: `He who hesitates is lost' is a well-known maxim.) ditado* * *max.im[m'æksim] n 1 máxima. 2 axioma. -
54 moment
['məumənt]1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) momento2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) momento•- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment* * *mo.ment[m'oumənt] n 1 momento, instante. 2 importância, significação. 3 impulso, força. a matter of moment um assunto de importância. moment of truth momento crítico, hora h. on the spur of the moment sob o impulso do momento. -
55 naked
['neikid]1) (without clothes: a naked child.) nu2) (openly seen, not hidden: the naked truth.) nu3) ((of a flame etc) uncovered or unprotected: Naked lights are dangerous.) descoberto•- nakedly- nakedness
- the naked eye* * *na.ked[n'eikid] adj 1 nu, despido, descoberto. 2 exposto. 3 desprotegido. 4 desguarnecido. 5 privado de. 6 baldio. to strip naked despir-se. -
56 parody
['pærədi] 1. plural - parodies; noun1) (an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing: He writes parodies of John Donne's poems.) paródia2) (a very bad imitation: a parody of the truth.) imitação grotesca2. verb(to make a parody of (something or someone).) parodiar* * *par.o.dy[p'ærədi] n paródia, imitação burlesca. • vt parodiar, arremedar. -
57 philosophy
[fi'losəfi]plural - philosophies; noun1) (the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behaviour and beliefs: moral philosophy.) filosofia2) (a particular system of philosophical theories: I have a very simple philosophy (=attitude to life) - enjoy life!) filosofia•- philosophical
- philosophic
- philosophically
- philosophize
- philosophise* * *phi.los.o.phy[fil'ɔsəfi] n 1 filosofia. 2 sistema filosófico. 3 princípio moral, ética. 4 serenidade, resignação. -
58 prevail
[pri'veil]1) ((with over or against) to win or succeed: With God's help we shall prevail over sin and wickedness; Truth must prevail in the end.) triunfar2) (to be most usual or common: This mistaken belief still prevails in some parts of the country.) existir•- prevalent
- prevalence
- prevail on
- upon* * *pre.vail[priv'eil] vi 1 prevalecer: a) preponderar, levar a melhor. our argument prevailed / nosso argumento prevaleceu. we prevailed against him / levamos a melhor sobre ele. b) predominar. 2 ser bem-sucedido. 3 persuadir, convencer. he prevailed on him to do / ele o persuadiu a fazer. 4 vigorar, vogar. -
59 principle
['prinsəpəl]1) (a general truth, rule or law: the principle of gravity.) princípio2) (the theory by which a machine etc works: the principle of the jet engine.) princípio•- in principle
- on principle* * *prin.ci.ple[pr'insipəl] n princípio: a) causa primária, origem, fundamento. b) preceito, postulado, axioma. c) norma, hábito. d) caráter, essência. he is a man of sound principles / ele é um homem de sãos princípios. e) Chem componente determinante. f) Mech modo de funcionamento. g) regra científica. h) retidão, convicção. • vt imbuir princípios em. by principle por princípio. in principle em princípio. on the principle that baseado no princípio de que. principle of design princípio de construção. to hold a principle seguir uma norma. to lay down a principle estabelecer um princípio. to take a principle adotar como princípio de procedimento. -
60 proverb
['provə:b](a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') provérbio- proverbially* * *prov.erb[pr'ɔvəb] n provérbio, adágio, rifão. to be a proverb for 1 ser um exemplo de. 2 ser mal-afamado por.
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