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41 dignity
['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) dignidade2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) dignidade3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) importância4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) amor próprio* * *dig.ni.ty[d'igniti] n 1 dignidade, decência, respeitabilidade, nobreza, decoro. the job is beneath his dignity / o emprego não está à sua altura. 2 distinção, alto cargo ou ofício honorífico. 3 dignitário. to stand on their dignity manter a sua dignidade. -
42 disgrace
[dis'ɡreis] 1. noun1) (the state of being out of favour: He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.) desgraça2) (a state of being without honour and regarded without respect: There seemed to be nothing ahead of him but disgrace and shame.) desonra3) (something which causes or ought to cause shame: Your clothes are a disgrace!) vergonha2. verb1) (to bring shame upon: Did you have to disgrace me by appearing in those clothes?) desonrar2) (to dismiss from a position of importance: He was publicly disgraced.) degradar•- disgracefully* * *dis.grace[disgr'eis] n 1 desgraça, desfavor, desvalimento, desestima, descrédito. 2 vergonha, desonra, ignomínia. • vt 1 desgraçar, causar desgraça a, desfavorecer, desestimar, despedir em desgraça. 2 desonrar, envergonhar, degradar. in disgrace desacreditado. to be a disgrace to ser a vergonha de. to bring disgrace on causar vergonha a. to fall into disgrace with cair no desagrado de. -
43 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) ênfase2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) ênfase3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) ênfase•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically* * *em.pha.sis['emf2sis] n 1 ênfase, força dialética. 2 importância. she lays great emphasis on being told everything / ela faz questão de que lhe contem tudo. 3 acentuação, relevo. -
44 emphasise
verb (to lay or put emphasis on: You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard.) dar ênfase* * *em.pha.sise['emf2saiz] vt dar ênfase, acentuar, enfatizar. -
45 emphasize
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46 emphatic
[-'fæ-]adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) enfático* * *em.phat.ic[imf'ætik] adj 1 enfático, expressivo. 2 enérgico, acentuado. 3 significativo, notável, vigoroso. -
47 fundamental
1. adjective(of great importance; essential; basic: Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.) fundamental2. noun(a basic or essential part of any thing: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.) fundamento* * *fun.da.men.tal[f∧ndəm'entəl] n 1 fundamento, princípio, base, regra ou lei fundamental. 2 parte essencial. 3 Mus base, nota fundamental ou básica. 4 Phys onda fundamental. • adj fundamental: básico, principal, essencial. -
48 giant
1. feminine - giantess; noun1) ((in fairy stories etc) a huge person: Jack met a giant when he climbed the beanstalk.) gigante2) (a person of unusually great height and size.) gigante3) (a person of very great ability or importance: Einstein is one of the giants of twentieth-century science.) gigante2. adjective(of unusually great height or size: a giant cod; a giant fern.) gigante* * *gi.ant[dʒ'aiənt] n gigante. • adj gigantesco. giant strides Gym passo de gigante. -
49 heyday
['heidei](the time when a particular person or thing had great importance and popularity: The 1950's were the heyday of rock and roll.) apogeu* * *hey.day[h'eidei] n 1 auge, apogeu. in the heyday of youth / no apogeu da mocidade. 2 vigor. -
50 hierarchy
((an) arrangement (of usually people in a group, also things etc) in order of rank, importance etc.) hierarquia* * *hi.er.arch.y[h'aiəra:ki] n 1 hierarquia. 2 sacerdocracia. 3 graduação de autoridade. -
51 important
[im'po:tənt]((negative unimportant) having great value, influence or effect: an important book/person/occasion; It is important that you arrive here on time.) importante- importance* * *im.por.tant[imp'ɔ:tənt] adj 1 importante. 2 influente. 3 essencial. 4 considerável. 5 presunçoso. -
52 insignificant
[insiɡ'nifikənt](of little value or importance; not significant: They paid me an insignificant sum of money; an insignificant person.) insignificante* * *in.sig.nif.i.cant[insign'ifikənt] adj insignificante, sem importância. -
53 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interesse2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interesse3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) juro4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) acções5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) sociedade2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessar2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) interessar•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest* * *in.terest['intrist] n 1 interesse, atração. he showed a great interest for my case / ele demonstrou grande interesse pelo meu caso. the book has lost all interest for me / o livro não me atrai mais. 2 Com ação, parte, porção. 3 coisa que interessa. 4 sociedade. 5 vantagem, benefício (próprio). 6 força (moral), influência, importância. he has no interest in the town / ele não possui influência na cidade. it is only of small interest to know / é de somenos importância saber. 7 Econ juros. he cannot pay the interest on the capital / ele não pode pagar os juros sobre o capital. he lends at interest / ele empresta dinheiro a juros. 8 Com lucro. • vt 1 interessar, atrair, cativar. 2 importar, concernir, atingir, comover. I interest myself in eu me interesso por. in my (your) interest em meu (seu) interesse. in the interest of em benefício de. the landed interest os latifundiários. to be interested in estar interessado em. to have someone’s interests at heart importar-se com alguém, tentar ajudar alguém. to take no interest in não interessar-se por. -
54 landmark
1) (an object on land that serves as a guide to seamen or others: The church-tower is a landmark for sailors because it stands on the top of a cliff.) marco2) (an event of great importance.) marco* * *land.mark[l'ændma:k] n marco, baliza, ponto de referência. -
55 magnitude
['mæɡnitju:d]1) (importance: a decision of great magnitude.) importância2) (size: a star of great magnitude.) tamanho* * *mag.ni.tude[m'ægnitju:d] n 1 magnitude, grandeza, importância. 2 extensão, dimensão. 3 valor. 4 brilho. -
56 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) principal2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.)- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *ma.jor[m'eidʒə] n 1 Mil major. 2 Jur maior de idade. 3 Mus a clave maior. • vi Educ formar-se, especializar-se. • adj maior, principal. -
57 meaningless
adjective (without meaning or reason; of no importance: meaningless chatter.) sem sentido* * *mean.ing.less[m'i:niŋlis] adj sem sentido, inexpressivo. -
58 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) pouco importante2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.)3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) menor- minority- be in the minority* * *mi.nor[m'ainə] n 1 menor (de idade). 2 premissa menor de um silogismo. 3 tom menor. • adj 1 menor. 2 inferior. 3 secundário. • vi Amer dedicar-se à cadeira ou matéria de estudos considerada de menor interesse do que a especialização escolhida. -
59 momentous
[-'men-]adjective (of great importance: a momentous event.) importante* * *mo.men.tous[moum'entəs] adj momentoso, grave, significativo. -
60 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ordem2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) ordem3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) encomenda4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordem5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) ordem6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) ordem7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) ordem8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ordem9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) classe10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordem2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) mandar2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) encomendar3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordenar•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) auxiliar2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordenança•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order* * *or.der['ɔ:də] n 1 ordem, seqüência, disposição. 2 regra, norma, método. 3 arrumação. 4 condição, estado. 5 classe, categoria. 6 mando, diretiva. 7 comando. 8 pedido, encomenda. 9 encargo. 10 natureza. 11 sociedade religiosa ou fraternal. 12 ordem de pagamento. 13 ordenação. 14 comenda. 15 condição normal, correta, apropriada. 16 estado de eficiência. 17 regulamento. 18 qualidade, espécie, prescrição, receita. • vt+vi 1 ordenar, dispor, arranjar. 2 mandar, determinar. 3 comandar. 4 regular. 5 decidir, resolver. 6 pedir, encomendar. 7 consagrar. 8 Med receitar. banker’s order = link=standing%20orderstanding order. autorizado para débito em conta bancária. by order of por ordem de. I am not under your orders eu não estou sob as suas ordens. in due order em perfeita ordem. in good order em bom estado. in order that a fim de que. in order to a fim de. in short order rapidamente. made to order feito por encomenda. mail order aquisição de bens pelo correio. of/ in the order of Brit on the order of Amer cerca de, da ordem de. on order pedido, mas ainda não recebido. order of the day ordem do dia. orders are orders ordens são ordens. out of order desarranjado, enguiçado. pecking order ordem hierárquica. postal order vale postal. temporary restraining order liminar. to call to order chamar à ordem. to keep order manter a ordem. to order about ou around mandar de lá para cá. to order out mandar sair. to place an order Com fazer um pedido. to take orders / to be in orders ordenar-se.
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