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21 grievous
adjective (severe or very bad: He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man.) severo* * *griev.ous[gr'i:vəs] adj doloroso, penoso, atroz, grave, pesado, opressivo, repugnante, horrível. -
22 grinding
1) (with a sound of grinding: The train came to a grinding stop.) rangente2) (severe: grinding poverty.) esmagador* * *grind.ing[gr'aindiŋ] adj fig esfalfante, molestador, tormentoso, opressivo. -
23 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) duro4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) violento5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) duro6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) pesada2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) esforçadamente2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) violentamente3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fixamente4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *hard1[ha:d] adj 1 duro, sólido, firme, rígido, compacto. 2 difícil, dificultoso. hard lessons / lições, tarefas difíceis. 3 severo, áspero, opressivo, inflexível. 4 desagradável. 5 fatigante, trabalhoso. 6 intricado. 7 insuportável, injusto. 8 sl mau, desonroso. 9 que contém sais minerais (água). 10 que contém muito álcool. • adv 1 ao lado, junto. 2 duramente, asperamente, severamente, fortemente. 3 com empenho. a hard case um caso difícil ou perdido. a hard death uma morte penosa. a hard ride marcha acelerada (a cavalo). a hard worker um trabalhador eficiente. for hard wear durável. hard after logo atrás. hard at hand perto, disponível. hard at work trabalhando diligentemente. hard by perto, ao lado. hard of hearing que ouve mal, surdo. hard to digest indigesto. he is hard to deal with é difícil aturá-lo. he is hard to please é difícil contentá-lo. he is hard upon the man ele trata o homem com dureza ou injustamente. in a hard condition em boa forma física. it is hard lines for him ele está com azar. it is hard upon seven são quase sete horas. it rains hard chove a cântaros. it will go hard with me, but I... será difícil que eu não... I was hard pressed estive em grande aperto. the wind blew hard o vento soprou fortemente. to bear hard upon oprimir. to die hard vender caro sua vida. to drink hard beber muito. to drive a hard bargain regatear por centavos. to press hard for insistir energicamente.————————hard2[ha:d] n 1 solo duro, margem firme (não pantanosa). 2 dificuldade. 3 sl trabalhos forçados. -
24 hysteria
[hi'stiəriə]1) (a severe nervous upset which causes eg uncontrolled laughing or crying, imaginary illnesses etc.) histeria2) (uncontrolled excitement, eg of a crowd of people: mass hysteria.) histeria•- hysterically
- hysterics
- go into hysterics* * *hys.te.ri.a[hist'iəriə] n Med histeria, histerismo. -
25 injury
plural - injuries; noun ((an instance of) harm or damage: Badly designed chairs can cause injury to the spine; The motorcyclist received severe injuries in the crash.) ferimento* * *in.ju.ry['indʒəri] n 1 injúria, insulto. 2 dano, prejuízo, avaria. 3 injustiça. 4 ferimento. he received injuries / ele foi gravemente ferido. -
26 migraine
((an attack of) a type of very severe headache, often accompanied by vomiting and difficulty in seeing: She suffers from migraine.) enxaqueca* * *mi.graine[m'i:grein, m'aigrein] n Med enxaqueca. -
27 mild
1) ((of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour: such a mild man.) plácido2) ((of punishment etc) not severe: a mild sentence.) suave3) ((of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm: a mild spring day.) suave4) ((of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot: a mild curry.) brando•- mildly- mildness* * *[m'aild] adj 1 suave, brando, meigo. 2 tenro. 3 moderado. 4 lenitivo, indulgente, compassivo. -
28 relax
[rə'læks]1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) descontrair(-se)2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) abrandar•* * *re.lax[ril'æks] vt+vi 1 relaxar, afrouxar. 2 diminuir a tensão, moderar, mitigar, abrandar. 3 pôr-se à vontade, descansar, repousar. 4 enlanguescer. -
29 relent
[rə'lent](to become less severe or unkind; to agree after refusing at first: At first she wouldn't let them go to the cinema, but in the end she relented.) ceder- relentlessly
- relentlessness* * *re.lent[ril'ent] n abrandamento, suavização, afrouxamento. • vt 1 tornar menos áspero, severo ou rígido. 2 abrandar. 3 apiedar-se, ter compaixão. 4 ceder, condescender. 5 arrepender-se. -
30 repressive
[-siv]adjective (severe; harsh.) repressivo* * *re.press.ive[ripr'esiv] adj repressivo, repressório. -
31 slight
1) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) ligeiro2) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) franzino•- slighting
- slightingly
- slightly
- in the slightest* * *[slait] n desprezo, menosprezo, menoscabo. • vt desprezar, fazer pouco caso, não dar importância. • adj 1 pouco, não importante, leve, pequeno, insignificante. 2 fraco, débil, delgado. 3 inadequado, superficial, negligenciável. -
32 smallpox
noun (a type of serious infectious disease in which there is a severe rash of large, pus-filled spots that usually leave scars.) varíola* * *small.pox[sm'ɔ:lpɔks] n Med varíola. -
33 stark
(bare, harsh or simple in a severe way: a stark, rocky landscape.) nu- stark naked* * *[sta:k] adj 1 total, completo, acabado. 2 rígido, duro. 3 inflexível, rigoroso, severo. • adv 1 totalmente, completamente. 2 de modo rígido. -
34 stern
I [stə:n] adjective(harsh, severe or strict: The teacher looked rather stern; stern discipline.) severo- sternly- sternness II [stə:n] noun(the back part of a ship.) popa* * *stern1[stə:n] n 1 Naut popa. 2 parte traseira, rabo. 3 sl nádegas, Brit traseiro, bunda, rabo.————————stern2[stə:n] adj 1 severo, rigoroso, austero, ríspido. 2 duro, firme, rígido, inflexível. 3 áspero, feio, horrendo. -
35 strait-laced
adjective (strict and severe in attitude and behaviour.) puritano* * *strait-laced[streit l'eist] adj 1 apertado (espartilho). 2 fig puritano, austero, pudico. -
36 strict
[strikt]1) (severe, stern, and compelling obedience: This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.) rígido2) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) exacto•- strictly
- strictly speaking* * *[strikt] adj 1 estrito, cuidadoso. 2 rigoroso, severo, austero. Paul is a strict parent / Paul é um pai severo. 3 exato, preciso, pontual. 4 perfeito, completo, absoluto. 5 terminante, expresso. in strict confidence estritamente confidencial. in strict conformity exatamente de acordo. in the strict sense of the word, strictly speaking no sentido exato da palavra. -
37 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humor2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) génio3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) ataque de raiva2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) temperar2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) moderar•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *tem.per[t'empə] n 1 têmpera, condição, disposição (mental). 2 calma, moderação, equilíbrio espiritual. she lost her temper / ela perdeu a calma. 3 humor. 4 constituição mental, temperamento. 5 dureza. 6 consistência, mistura. 7 estado, grau. • vt+vi 1 moderar, mitigar, diminuir. 2 temperar, ajustar. 3 endurecer, temperar (aço), recozer, rever, tornar maleável (ferro). 4 Mus afinar, temperar. a placid temper temperamento calmo. don’t try my temper! não me provoque! in a good ( bad) temper de bom (mau) humor. out of temper zangado, de mau humor. to keep one’s temper manter a calma. to show temper estar irritado. -
38 third degree
(a severe method of questioning people, sometimes using torture etc: The police gave him the third degree.) apertadela* * *third de.gree[θ'ə:d digri:] n terceiro grau. -
39 unduly
adverb You were unduly severe with the child.) excessivamente* * *un.du.ly[∧ndj'u:li] adv 1 indevidamente, injustificadamente, sem razão. 2 impropriamente. 3 excessivamente. -
40 violence
noun (great roughness and force, often causing severe physical injury or damage: I was amazed at the violence of his temper; She was terrified by the violence of the storm.) violência* * *vi.o.lence[v'aiələns] n 1 violência, força. 2 veemência, impetuosidade, intensidade. 3 severidade. 4 abuso. 5 injúria, ultraje. to do violence to prejudicar, danificar.
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