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1 ridiculous
[rə'dikjuləs] 1. adjective(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) ridículo- ridiculousness
- ridicule 2. noun(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) troça* * *ri.dic.u.lous[rid'ikjuləs] adj 1 ridículo, que move a riso ou desprezo. 2 absurdo. -
2 ridiculous
[rə'dikjuləs] 1. adjective(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) ridículo- ridiculousness - ridicule 2. noun(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) escárnio -
3 at the expense of
1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) à custa de2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) à custa de/contra? -
4 at the expense of
1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) às custas de2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) às custas de -
5 border
['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) orla2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) fronteira3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) canteiro2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) fazer fronteira3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) limite* * *bor.der[b'ɔ:də] n 1 margem, borda, beira. 2 fronteira, limite. 3 orla, extremidade, bainha, remate, debrum. 4 bordadura (de jardim). • vt+vi 1 limitar, formar fronteira. 2 confinar, limitar com. 3 debruar, bordar, orlar. 4 fig tocar, atingir, chegar às raias, beirar. his devotion to his dog borders on the ridiculous / sua devoção ao cachorro chega às raias do ridículo. the Border fronteira entre a Inglaterra e a Escócia. -
6 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vista2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) vista4) (a view or glimpse.) vislumbre5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) horror6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) avistar2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) fazer pontaria•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *[sait] n 1 visão, vista. 2 olhar, ação de ver. 3 visibilidade. 4 ponto de vista, opinião. 5 vislumbre, aparição, visão vaga. 6 aspecto, espetáculo, vista. 7 mira, visor. 8 observação, pontaria. 9 o que é fora do comum por quantidade, aparência, etc. 10 aparência estranha, ridícula, ruim. he looks a perfect sight / ele está com aspecto horrível. • vt 1 ver, avistar. 2 observar, olhar. 3 visar, fazer pontaria. 4 fazer mira, colocar mira ou visor. at first sight à primeira vista. it was love at first sight/ foi amor à primeira vista. at short sight a curto prazo. at sight à vista, no ato (de compra). not by a long sight dificilmente, de nenhuma maneira. out of sight não visível, que não está à vista. get out of my sight! / saia já daqui! (da minha vista). out of sight, out of mind longe dos olhos, longe do coração. to be a sight for sore eyes ser um deleite para os olhos, para o coração. to catch/ get a sight of somebody/ something ver, ter contato. we never catch a sight of him / nunca o vemos. we got a sight of it / chegamos a avistá-lo. to keep in sight a) manter contato. b) manter à vista. to lose sight of... a) perder de vista. b) perder contato. to put out of sight a) não querer ver mais. b) sl comer ou beber. to set one’s sight on something estabelecer como objetivo. -
7 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) visão, vista2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) vista4) (a view or glimpse.) visão5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) figura6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) avistar2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) mirar•- sight-seer - catch sight of - lose sight of -
8 farce
1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) farsa2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) farsa•- farcical* * *[fa:s] n 1 farsa, farsada. 2 pantomima, impostura, pretexto, absurdo. -
9 farce
1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) farsa2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) palhaçada•- farcical -
10 mimic
['mimik] 1. past tense, past participle - mimicked; verb(to imitate (someone or something), especially with the intention of making him or it appear ridiculous or funny: The comedian mimicked the Prime Minister's way of speaking.) imitar2. noun(a person who mimics: Children are often good mimics.) imitador- mimicry* * *mim.ic[m'imik] n imitador. • adj 1 mímico. 2 imitativo. • vt imitar, arremedar. -
11 come on
1) (to appear on stage or the screen: They waited for the comedian to come on.) aparecer2) (hurry up!: Come on - we'll be late for the party!) despacha-te!3) (don't be ridiculous!: Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that!) por amor de Deus -
12 come on
1) (to appear on stage or the screen: They waited for the comedian to come on.) entrar em cena2) (hurry up!: Come on - we'll be late for the party!) vamos!3) (don't be ridiculous!: Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that!) ora! -
13 mimic
['mimik] 1. past tense, past participle - mimicked; verb(to imitate (someone or something), especially with the intention of making him or it appear ridiculous or funny: The comedian mimicked the Prime Minister's way of speaking.)2. noun(a person who mimics: Children are often good mimics.) imitador- mimicry -
14 caricature
['kærikətjuə](a drawing or imitation (of someone or something) which is so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous: Caricatures of politicians appear in the newspapers every day.) caricatura* * *car.i.ca.ture[k'ærikətʃuə] n 1 caricatura. 2 paródia. • vt 1 caricaturar. 2 parodiar, ridicularizar. -
15 farcical
adjective (completely ridiculous, and therefore usually humorous: The whole idea was farcical.) ridículo* * *far.ci.cal[f'a:sikəl] adj ridículo, cômico. -
16 fright
1) (a sudden fear: the noise gave me a terrible fright.) susto2) (a person who looks ridiculous: She looks a fright in those clothes.) assustador•- frighten
- frightened
- frightful
- frightening
- frightfully
- take fright* * *[frait] n 1 medo, susto, pavor, espanto, terror, alarme. 2 espantalho, pessoa ou coisa de aspecto feio, grotesco ou ridículo. they got a fright, they took a fright at it assustaram-se. you look a perfect fright sl você tem um aspecto terrível. -
17 nonsense
['nons'ns, ]( American[) -sens](foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!) disparate* * *non.sense[n'ɔnsəns] n absurdo, contra-senso, besteira. • interj tolice!, bobagem! -
18 laugh at
(to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn: Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears.) rir-se de -
19 make a fool of oneself
(to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid: She made a fool of herself at the party.) dar-se ao ridículo -
20 caricature
['kærikətjuə](a drawing or imitation (of someone or something) which is so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous: Caricatures of politicians appear in the newspapers every day.) caricatura
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