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41 prefer
[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) preferir- preferably
- preference* * *pre.fer[prif'ə:] vt 1 preferir, escolher, dar preferência a. he had been preferred to me / ele foi preferido a mim. they preferred going home / preferiram voltar para casa. we prefer it to everything / preferimo-lo a tudo. we prefer to go today / preferimos ir hoje. 2 nomear, designar. 3 promover, elevar a cargo superior (to, a). 4 oferecer, dar. 5 apresentar queixa (against, contra). 6 apresentar, submeter à apreciação de. 7 instruir, recomendar. 8 atribuir, referir, imputar. 9 Jur dar prioridade a. to prefer a petition apresentar uma petição. -
42 quality
['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.)2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.)* * *qual.i.ty[kw'ɔliti] n 1 qualidade, propriedade. 2 condição, caráter. 3 posto, cargo. 4 dignidade. • adj Amer excelente, de primeira. -
43 ready-made
adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) pronto a vestir* * *read.y-made[redi m'eid] n roupa feita. • adj 1 já feito (roupas, etc.). 2 pouco original, que é lugar-comum. -
44 reproach
[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) censurar2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) censura- reproachfully* * *re.proach[ripr'outʃ] n 1 repreensão, exprobração, censura, reprovação. she looked at me with reproach / ela me olhou com reprovação. 2 vergonha, desgraça, mancha, opróbrio. it cast, brought reproach on him / trouxe-lhe vergonha. it is no reproach to you / não é vergonha para você. • vt 1 repreender, exprobrar, censurar, increpar. 2 acusar, vituperar, difamar. above/ beyond reproach perfeito. -
45 residential
[-'denʃəl]1) ((of an area of a town etc) containing houses rather than offices, shops etc: This district is mainly residential; a residential neighbourhood/area.) residencial2) (requiring a person to live in the place where he works: a residential post.) residencial3) (of, concerned with, living in a place.) residencial* * *res.i.den.tial[rezid'enʃəl] adj residencial. -
46 response
[-s]1) (a reply or reaction: Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.) resposta2) ((usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest.) responso* * *re.sponse[risp'ɔns] n 1 resposta, réplica. 2 responsório. 3 Psych, Physiol reação, efeito. in response to your request em atenção a seu pedido. -
47 retail
['ri:teil] 1. verb(to sell (goods) (usually in small quantities) to the person who is going to use them (rather than to someone who is going to sell them to someone else).) vender a retalho2. adjective(relating to the sale of goods in this way: a retail price.) de retalho- retailer* * *re.tail[r'i:teil] n varejo, venda a varejo. • vt+vi 1 vender a varejo. 2 [rit'eil] recontar, contar minuciosamente. • [r'i:teil] adj de varejo, varejista, retalhista. • adv no varejo. at retail, by retail no varejo. -
48 sensible
['sensəbl]1) (wise; having or showing good judgement: She's a sensible, reliable person; a sensible suggestion.) sensato2) ((of clothes etc) practical rather than attractive or fashionable: She wears flat, sensible shoes.) prático•- sensibly* * *sen.si.ble[s'ensəbəl] adj 1 ajuizado, sábio, sensato. 2 consciente, ciente, cônscio. 3 perceptível, sensível. 4 que se pode perceber com os sentidos. 5 sensitivo. he is very sensible to music / ele tem bom sentido para música, ele é muito suscetivel à música. -
49 sensual
['sensuəl]1) (of the senses and the body rather than the mind: sensual pleasures.) sensual2) (having or showing a fondness for bodily pleasures: a sensual person.) sensual•- sensuality* * *sen.su.al[s'enʃuəl] adj 1 sensual, carnal. 2 voluptuoso. 3 lascivo, impudico. -
50 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) sombra2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) sombra3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) quebra-luz4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) matiz5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) um tudo nada2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) proteger2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) sombrear3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) fugir para•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *[ʃeid] n 1 lugar sombreado, sombra. 2 penumbra. 3 cortina, veneziana. 4 tonalidade, gradação de cor, matiz, tom. 5 sombreado (de pintura). 6 nuança, diferença mínima, grau. 7 quebra-luz, abajur. 8 anteparo. 9 viseira. • vt+vi 1 abrigar da luz, sombrear, proteger da luz. 2 escurecer, tornar sombrio. 3 mostrar diferenças ou nuanças, mudar aos poucos, graduar (cores), matizar. glass shade redoma. to shade away esmaecer, sumir-se. to throw somebody into the shade superar alguém. -
51 sliding door
(a type of door that slides across an opening rather than swinging on a hinge.) porta de correr* * *slid.ing door[slaidiŋ d'ɔ:] n porta de correr.————————sliding doorporta corrediça, porta de correr. -
52 solid fuel
(a fuel, such as coal, that is solid rather than an oil or gas.) combustível sólido* * *sol.id fu.el[sɔlid f'ju:əl] n combustível sólido, tal como carvão, lenha. -
53 stagnant
['stæɡnənt]1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) estagnado2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) estagnado•- stagnate- stagnation* * *stag.nant[st'ægnənt] adj 1 estagnado, quieto, inativo. 2 podre. 3 parado, paralisado, lento, vagaroso. -
54 vow
1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) voto2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) prometer2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) ameaçar* * *[vau] n 1 voto, promessa solene. he is under a vow / ele fez uma promessa, um juramento. 2 juramento. he can’t break his vow / ele não pode quebrar o seu juramento. • vt+vi 1 fazer voto ou promessa solene. 2 jurar. 3 consagrar, dedicar. -
55 wage
I [wei‹] verb(to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.) empreenderII [wei‹]((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?) salário* * *[weidʒ] n (geralmente wages) salário, ordenado, soldo, paga (calculado por hora, dia ou tarefa, geralmente, recebido por dia ou por semana). • vt+vi empreender, promover, manter, travar. he waged an effective war on these things / ele combateu estas coisas de forma bastante efetiva. the wages of sin is death a paga do pecado é a morte. -
56 war of nerves
(a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting: That game of chess was a war of nerves.) guerra de nervos* * *war of nervesguerra de nervos. -
57 worker
1) (a person who works or who is employed in an office, a factory etc: office-workers; car-workers.) trabalhador2) (a manual worker rather than an office-worker etc.) trabalhador3) (a person who works (hard etc): He's a slow/hard worker.) trabalhador* * *work.er[w'əkə] n 1 trabalhador, operário, obreiro, artesão. 2 Zool abelha ou formiga obreira. social worker assistente social. -
58 bias(s)ed
adjective ((negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another: a biased judgement.) parcial -
59 bias(s)ed
adjective ((negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another: a biased judgement.) parcial -
60 by road
(in a lorry, car etc: We'll send the furniture by road rather than by rail; We came by road.) pela estrada
См. также в других словарях:
rather than — phrase used for saying that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another Doug chose to quit rather than admit that he’d made a mistake. Rather than criticizing your husband, why not find out if there’s something wrong? We want… … Useful english dictionary
rather than — index in lieu of Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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rather than — 1. conjunction And not. Id like to go home early rather than risk the roads later. 2. preposition instead of; in preference to. Id like a dog rather than a cat … Wiktionary
rather than — prep. instead of conj. and not (e.g.: The legs of the table are glued to the body, rather than screwed onto it. ) … English contemporary dictionary
rather...than otherwise — rather…than otherwise Rather than not • • • Main Entry: ↑other … Useful english dictionary
rather…than otherwise — Rather than not ● other … Useful english dictionary
would rather … (than) — would rather… (than) idiom (usually reduced to d rather) would prefer to • She d rather die than give a speech. • ‘Do you want to come with us?’ ‘No, I d rather not.’ • Wo … Useful english dictionary
sooner rather than later — ˌsooner rather than ˈlater idiom after a short time rather than after a long time • We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later. Main entry: ↑soonidiom … Useful english dictionary
implied rather than expressly stated — index implicit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
