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1 recent
['ri:snt](happening, done etc not long ago: Things have changed in recent weeks; recent events.) recente- recently* * *re.cent[r'i:sənt] adj recente, novo, de pouco tempo, moderno. a recent period in history um período recente da história. -
2 recent
['ri:snt](happening, done etc not long ago: Things have changed in recent weeks; recent events.) recente- recently -
3 recent
recente, moderno, novo -
4 a recent period in history
a recent period in historyum período recente da história. -
5 acquisition
[ækwi'ziʃən]1) (the act of acquiring: the acquisition of more land.) aquisição2) (something acquired: Her recent acquisitions included a piano.) aquisição* * *ac.qui.si.tion[ækwiz'iʃən] n 1 aquisição, ganho, obtenção, conquista. she is a great acquisition in our circle / ela é um elemento de valor em nosso grupo. 2 compra. -
6 captive
['kæptiv] 1. noun(a prisoner: Two of the captives escaped.) preso2. adjective(kept prisoner: captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.) cativo- captor
- capture 3. noun1) (the act of capturing.) captura2) (something caught: A kangaroo was his most recent capture.) captura* * *cap.tive[k'æptiv] n cativo, prisioneiro. • adj 1 cativo, preso. 2 cativado, fascinado, encantado. -
7 crisis
plural - crises; noun1) (a deciding moment or turning-point (especially of an illness): Although she is still very ill, she has passed the crisis.) crise2) (a time of great danger or difficulty: a crisis such as the recent flooding; You can rely on her in a crisis.) crise* * *cri.sis[kr'aisis] n (pl crises) crise: 1 Med alteração sobrevinda no curso de uma doença. 2 conjuntura perigosa. 3 momento decisivo. -
8 hot
[hot]1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) quente2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) quente3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) picante4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) colérico5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) recente•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes* * *[h'ɔt] adj 1 quente. 2 apimentado, picante, muito condimentado. 3 apaixonado, ardente, excitado, fogoso, ávido, ansioso. 4 cobiçoso, lascivo. 5 entusiasmado, caloroso. 6 zeloso. 7 furioso, veemente, perigoso. 8 difícil, árduo. it is hot work / é uma tarefa árdua. 9 sl recente, moderno. 10 vivo, forte (cores). 11 quente (diz-se nos jogos de adivinhação e de procurar objetos). 12 recém-saído. 13 Electr que conduz corrente ativamente. 14 bom, excelente. 15 sl obtido ilegalmente. 16 sl rápido. 17 sl pornográfico, sujo. • adv 1 de modo quente. 2 ansiosamente, ardentemente. 3 furiosamente. at the hot test no ponto mais perigoso. don’t make it too hot! devagar com isso!, não torne as coisas difíceis! hot and cold mistura de heroína e cocaína. to be hot on a) ser bom em. b) estar interessado em. to be in hot water Amer estar em apuros. to give it one hot criticar ou punir severamente alguém. to give someone a hot time fazer alguém passar apertado. to go like hot cakes ter venda rápida, vender muito. to grow hot esquentar-se, encolerizar-se. to have the hots for ser atraente sexualmente. to hot on the heels of perseguir alguém. to make it hot for dificultar as coisas para, fazer com que as coisas sejam impossíveis para. -
9 in the light of
(taking into consideration (eg new information): The theory has been abandoned in the light of more recent discoveries.) à luz de* * *in the light ofà luz de, considerando. -
10 increase
1. [in'kri:s] verb(to (cause to) grow in size, number etc: The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.) aumentar2. ['inkri:s] noun((the amount, number etc added by) growth: There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.) aumento- on the increase* * *in.crease['iŋkri:s] n 1 aumento, crescimento, incremento, progresso 2 arch prole, descendência. • [iŋkr'i:s] vt+vi 1 aumentar, crescer, ampliar, reforçar. 2 aumentar-se. on the increase em alta, em aumento. -
11 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) último2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) passado3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) último2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) por último- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) durar2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) durar•- lasting- last out* * *last1[la:st; læst] n 1 último. 2 fim, final. faithful to the last / fiel até o fim. • adj 1 último, derradeiro, final, extremo. 2 passado, anterior. we saw him last evening / nós o vimos ontem à noite. 3 mais recente. 4 conclusivo. at last finalmente. at last long forma mais enfática de at last. last but not least último mas não menos importante. last night a noite passada. on one’s last legs na iminência de ruína completa. that is the last you would expect isto é o menos que se esperaria. the last but one o penúltimo. the last of all o último. the last of the Mohicans o último dos moicanos. the last time a última vez. to breathe one’s last dar o último suspiro, morrer. to put the last hand to dar o toque final a. to see the last of ter visto pela última vez.————————last2[la:st; læst] vt+vi 1 durar, continuar. 2 perseverar, agüentar, conservar-se.————————last3[la:st; læst] n unidade de peso ou capacidade de navio (geralmente equivalente a 4.000 libras).————————last4[la:st; læst] n forma de sapateiro. • vt colocar em forma de sapateiro. to last stick to one’s last cuidar da própria vida. -
12 lately
adverb (in the recent past or not long ago: Have you seen her lately?) recentemente* * *late.ly[l'eitli] adv 1 ultimamente, nos últimos tempos. 2 recentemente. -
13 modern
['modən](belonging to the present or to recent times; not old or ancient: modern furniture/clothes.) moderno- modernness
- modernize
- modernise
- modernization
- modernisation
- modern language* * *mod.ern[m'ɔdən] adj 1 moderno, recente, atual. she was convinced she was a modern-day Cleopatra / ela estava convencida de que era uma Cleópatra dos dias de hoje. 2 progressista. 3 contemporâneo. -
14 news
[nju:z](a report of, or information about, recent events: You can hear the news on the radio at 9 o'clock; Is there any news about your friend?; ( also adjective) a news broadcast.) notícia(s)- newsy- newsagent
- newscast
- newscaster
- newsletter
- newspaper* * *[nju:z; nu:z] n pl 1 notícia, nova. 2 informação. 3 Radio, TV noticiário. 4 novidade. a news item notícia. a piece of news notícia. what is the news? o que há de novo? -
15 publication
1) (the act of publishing or announcing publicly: the publication of a new novel; the publication of the facts.) publicação2) (something that has been published eg a book or magazine: recent publications.) publicação* * *pub.li.ca.tion[p∧blik'eiʃən] n publicação: 1 proclamação, promulgação. 2 editoração. 3 livro, jornal, folheto, revista, matéria impressa. list of new publications aviso de novidades literárias. monthly publication publicação mensal, mensário. -
16 stalemate
['steilmeit]1) (a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger.) empate2) (in any contest, dispute etc, a position in which neither side can win: The recent discussions ended in stalemate.) impasse* * *stale.mate[st'eilmeit] n 1 Chess empate forçado provocado pela impossibilidade de um dos adversários mover o rei. 2 paralisação, beco sem saída. • vt 1 paralisar. 2 provocar empate forçado. -
17 star
1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) estrela2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) estrela3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) estrela4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) estrela2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) fazer o papel principal2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) ter como estrela•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky stars* * *[sta:] n 1 estrela. 2 astro, corpo celeste. 3 figura em forma de estrela. 4 asterisco. 5 ator, atriz, pessoa que se distingue em alguma arte (estrela de cinema, de teatro). 6 insígnia. 7 fig sorte, fortuna, destino, horóscopo. • vt+vi (ps, pp starred) 1 estrelar, colocar estrelas, ornamentar com estrelas. the picture is starring a new actress / o filme apresenta uma nova estrela. 2 marcar com asterisco. 3 brilhar, ser proeminente ou célebre. 4 representar como estrela. • adj principal, excelente, célebre, talentoso. a three-star hotel hotel três estrelas. fixed star estrela fixa. his star has set fig ele está em decadência. his star is in the ascendant fig sua estrela é ascendente. shooting star estrela cadente. stars and bars Amer bandeira da confederação. stars and stripes bandeira dos EUA. thank your stars that you have escaped dê graças a Deus, agradeça à sua boa estrela por ter escapado. the Star-Chamber Brit corte, tribunal da Idade Média. to see stars coll ver estrelas, ter a sensação de ver pontos de luz resultante de um golpe na cabeça. under an unlucky star fig sem sorte. -
18 synthesis
['sinƟəsis]plural - syntheses; noun((something produced through) the process of combining separate parts, eg chemical elements or substances, into a whole: Plastic is produced by synthesis; His recent book is a synthesis of several of his earlier ideas.) síntese- synthesise
- synthetic* * *syn.the.sis[s'inθisis] n síntese. -
19 up to the minute
(most modern or recent: Her clothes are always right up to the minute; up-to-the-minute clothes.) na última moda* * *up to the minuteem dia. -
20 up-to-date
1) (completed etc with the most recent information: an up-to-date dictionary; an up-to-date map; up-to-date news.)2) (modern, fashionable: up-to-date methods; up-to-date clothes.)•* * *up-to-date[∧p tə d'eit] adj 1 em dia, atualizado. 2 moderno, de acordo com a moda. to bring up-to-date pôr em dia, atualizar.
См. также в других словарях:
récent — récent, ente [ resɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1450 « nouveau, 1. frais »; lat. recens, entis ♦ Qui s est produit ou qui existe depuis peu de temps; proche dans le passé. Des photos récentes. Une construction récente. ⇒ moderne. Événements récents. Un homme… … Encyclopédie Universelle
recent — RECÉNT, Ă, recenţi, te, adj. Care s a petrecut, s a întâmplat, a apărut de curând; care datează de puţină vreme; nou, proaspăt. – Din fr. récent, lat. recens, ntis. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 30.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 Recent ≠ vechi Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
récent — récent, ente (ré san, san t ) adj. 1° Nouvellement fait ou arrivé. • L exemple récent d une reine que la France admirera éternellement, FLÉCH. Mar. Thér.. • Songez.... Au meurtre tout récent du malheureux Osman, RAC. Bajaz. II, 1.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Recent — Re cent (r[=e] sent), a. [L. recens, entis: cf. F. r[ e]cent.] 1. Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recent — I adjective fresh, lately, new, newly arrived, not long past, novel, of recent occurrence, up to date associated concepts: in recent memory, recent possession, recently II index current, novel … Law dictionary
recent — RECENT, [rec]ente. adj. Nouveau, nouvellement fait, nouvellement arrivé. Mettre un appareil sur une playe pendant qu elle est encore recente. cela est d une escriture toute recente. plus ces drogues là sont recentes, & meilleures elles sont. elle … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
recent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having happened or been done lately; belonging to a period of time not long ago. 2) (Recent) Geology another term for HOLOCENE(Cf. ↑Holocene). DERIVATIVES recently adverb. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
recent — [rē′sənt] adj. [MFr < L recens < re , again + IE base * ken , emerge freshly, new > Gr kainos, new] 1. done, made, etc. just before the present time; modern; new 2. of a time just before the present 3. [R ] designating or of the Holocene … English World dictionary
Recent — (v. lat.), neu, frisch; recente Formation, so v.w. Alluvium; Recentioren, die Neueren, bes. neueren Schriftsteller … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Recent — Recent, s. Rezent … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
recent — (adj.) 1530s, from L. recentem (nom. recens) lately done or made, new, fresh, from re (see RE (Cf. re )) + PIE root *ken fresh, new, young (Cf. Gk. kainos new; Skt. kanina young; O.Ir. cetu first; O.C.S … Etymology dictionary
