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1 tendency
plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) tendência* * *tend.en.cy[t'endənsi] n 1 tendência, inclinação, propulsão. 2 direção, corrente, disposição. to have a tendency to ter uma tendência para. -
2 tendency
plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) tendência -
3 tendency
tendência, direção, inclinação -
4 to have a tendency to
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5 escapism
noun (the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc.) escapismo* * *es.cap.ism[isk'eipiz2m] n Psych escapismo, alívio ou distração mental de obrigações ou realidades desagradáveis recorrendo a devaneios e imaginações. -
6 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasia3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasia/noção2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) decorado3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) desejar/apetecer2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) imaginar3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) ter um fraco por•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *fan.cy[f'ænsi] n 1 fantasia: a) imaginação. b) obra de imaginação. c) idéia, concepção, pensamento, parecer, opinião. d) noção, suposição, ilusão, imagem mental, idéia visionária. e) capricho, extravagância, veneta, desejo singular, gosto passageiro. f) gosto pessoal, vontade, preferência, arbítrio. g) idéia fixa, obsessão. 2 inclinação, afeição, simpatia. 3 passatempo favorito, mania. 4 the fancy a) coll os aficionados de um esporte. b) criação seleta de animais. • vt+vi 1 imaginar, fantasiar, planejar na fantasia, figurar, formar uma idéia. she fancied herself to be ill / ela cismou que estava doente. 2 julgar, reputar, crer, não saber com certeza, supor. I fancied her to be my friend / eu achava que ela fosse minha amiga. 3 querer, gostar, agradar-se. he fancies his game / ele gosta muito do seu jogo. 4 criar ou cultivar selecionando certas características. 5 desejar ter ou fazer. 6 desejar sexualmente. • adj 1 caprichoso. 2 ornamental, de fantasia. 3 extravagante, exorbitante. 4 de qualidade especial. 5 de grande habilidade ou graça. 6 Com luxuoso, caro, de bom gosto. just fancy that! imagine só! something that tickles one’s fancy algo que atrai. to take someone’s fancy cair nas graças de alguém. -
7 habit
['hæbit]1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) hábito2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) hábito3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) hábito•- habitual- habitually
- from force of habit
- get someone into
- get into
- out of the habit of* * *hab.it[h'æbit] n 1 hábito, costume, uso. she fell into bad habits / ela adotou maus costumes. 2 roupa, traje, hábito, traje de montaria (para mulheres). 3 Bot, Zool forma, modo de vida. • vt vestir. a habit forming drug uma droga que vicia. riding habit traje de montaria. -
8 hesitancy
noun (the tendency to hesitate.) hesitação* * *hes.i.tancy[h'ezitənsi] n = link=hesitation hesitation. -
9 inclination
[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) inclinação2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) inclinação* * *in.cli.na.tion[inklin'eiʃən] n inclinação: 1 propensão, tendência, disposição. 2 Astr, Geogr desvio. -
10 instinct
['instiŋkt](a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) instinto- instinctively* * *in.stinct['instiŋkt] n 1 instinto, impulso natural. 2 inspiração, talento. • [inst'iukt] adj 1 animado, movido. 2 penetrado, cheio, impregnado, imbuído. -
11 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) movimento2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) movimento3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) movimentação4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) movimento5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) movimento6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) movimento7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) movimento* * *move.ment[m'u:vmənt] n 1 movimento, ação. 2 mecanismo. 3 Mus tempo. 4 mudança de temperamento ou disposição. -
12 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) esforçar-se2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) estragar3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) esforço2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensão3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) distensão4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) traço3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia* * *strain1[strein] n 1 força, peso. 2 esforço, solicitação, extenuação. the cord could not stand the strain / a corda não agüentou o esforço. 3 luxação, deslocamento, contorção. I have a strain in my hand / destronquei minha mão. 4 tensão, pressão, compressão. 5 estilo, modo, maneira. 6 procedimento. 7 (também strains) melodia, composição, canção. he was buried to the strains of his favourite song / ele foi sepultado ao som de sua canção favorita. • vt+vi 1 puxar, esticar, forçar. 2 puxar com força, arrancar. 3 esforçar, concentrar-se. 4 cansar, extenuar, prejudicar por esforço excessivo, torcer, luxar, deslocar, contorcer. 5 estar prejudicado por esforço, estar machucado. 6 abusar, exagerar. 7 esforçar-se, exceder-se. 8 constringir, comprimir. 9 espremer, passar por peneira ou espremedor, coar. 10 percolar, passar. 11 apertar, abraçar, estreitar. he strained the child to his heart / ele abraçou a criança. in this strain desta maneira, neste tom. she is a strain on my nerves ela me deixa nervoso. to strain a point abandonar, desistir de um princípio. to strain a relationship comportar-se de uma forma a causar problemas na relação, estragar. to strain at esforçar-se para. to strain something to the limit ir, forçar, até o limite.————————strain2[strein] n 1 raça, cepa, descendência. 2 grupo, família de plantas ou animais que formam uma variedade, linhagem. 3 qualidade ou caráter hereditário. 4 traço, tendência, disposição. there is a strain of madness in her / ela tem um traço de loucura. -
13 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) extraviar-se2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) animal sem dono3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) perdido2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) ocasional* * *[str'ei] n 1 pessoa errante. 2 animal desgarrado. 3 estática, ruído parasita (em transmissão de rádio). • vi 1 vaiar, errar, andar a esmo. 2 desviar-se, desgarrar. • adj 1 desgarrado, errante, extraviado. 2 espalhado, esporádico. 3 isolado. -
14 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. -
15 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) guardar- tenderII [tend] verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) tender a2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) inclinar-se•- tendency* * *tend1[tend] vt+vi 1 tender, inclinar-se, estar apto. 2 mover-se, dirigir-se, visar. to tend to be privileged ter preferência em geral.————————tend2[tend] vt+vi tomar conta, cuidar, zelar. -
16 trend
[trend](a general direction or tendency: She follows all the latest trends in fashion; an upward trend in share prices.) corrente- trendy* * *[trend] n direção, tendência, inclinação, curso, corrente. • vi tender, inclinar-se, dirigir-se. his plans are trending towards socialism / seus planos tendem para o socialismo. the trend of his argument was seu argumento tendeu para. to set a trend fazer algo que se torna aceito ou moda e que é copiado por outros. -
17 be inclined to
1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) ter tendência para2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) ter vontade de -
18 tendencies
plural; see tendency -
19 the herd instinct
(the tendency to behave, think etc like everyone else.) instinto gregário -
20 be inclined to
1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) tender a2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) estar propenso a
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