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1 well-known
adjective (familiar or famous: a well-known TV personality.) conhecido* * *well-known[wel n'oun] adj 1 bem conhecido, de renome. 2 familiar. 3 de conhecimento geral, notório. -
2 well-known
adjective (familiar or famous: a well-known TV personality.) conhecido, famoso -
3 well-known
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4 well-known for
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6 unknown
1) (not known: her unknown helper.) desconhecido2) (not famous; not well-known: That actor was almost unknown before he played that part.) desconhecido* * *un.known['∧nnoun] n 1 desconhecido. 2 Math incógnita. • adj 1 desconhecido, ignorado, obscuro. 2 estranho, de fora. 3 extraordinário, invulgar. 4 indescritível. equation of two unknown quantities equação com duas incógnitas. she is unknown to me não a conheço. the fair unknown a bela desconhecida. unknown to... sem conhecimento... -
7 unknown
1) (not known: her unknown helper.)2) (not famous; not well-known: That actor was almost unknown before he played that part.) -
8 author
['o:Ɵə]feminine sometimes - authoress; noun(the writer of a book, article, play etc: He used to be a well-known author but his books are out of print now.) autor* * *au.thor['ɔ:θə] n autor: 1 escritor, literato. 2 criador, inventor. -
9 celebrity
[-'le-]- plural celebrities - noun (a well-known person: celebrities from the world of entertainment.) celebridade* * *cel.e.bri.ty[səl'ebriti] n 1 celebridade, fama, renome. 2 notoriedade. 3 pessoa célebre. -
10 fame
[feim](the quality of being well-known: Her novels brought her fame.) fama- famous- famously* * *[feim] n fama: 1 renome. 2 voz pública, boato. 3 celebridade. 4 reputação. • vt arch afamar, celebrizar, notabilizar. ill fame má fama. house of ill fame bordel, prostíbulo. -
11 familiar
[fə'miljə]1) (well-known: The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me).) bem conhecido/familiar2) ((with with) knowing about: Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare?) versado (em)3) (too friendly: You are much too familiar with my wife!) atrevido•- familiarity
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- familiarization
- familiarisation* * *fa.mil.i.ar[fəm'iliə] n familiar: 1 íntimo, amigo íntimo. 2 espírito, gênio ou demônio familiar. 3 Eccl familiar do Santo Ofício ou de um bispo. • adj familiar: 1 íntimo, muito amigo. 2 familiarizado, versado. 3 conhecido. 4 pretensioso. 5 doméstico (animais). to be on familiar terms with ter relações amistosas com alguém. to make oneself familiar with familiarizar-se com. -
12 familiarize
verb ((with with) to make something well known to (someone): You must familiarize yourself with the rules.) familiarizar(-se)* * *fa.mil.i.ar.ize[fəm'iliəraiz] vt familiarizar: 1 tornar familiar. 2 acostumar. 3 familiarizar-se, habituar-se, acostumar-se. 4 tornar conhecido. 5 adquirir o conhecimento de uma coisa facilmente. -
13 famous
adjective (well-known (for good or worthy reasons): She is famous for her strength.) famoso/célebre* * *fa.mous[f'eiməs] adj 1 famoso, afamado, célebre, ilustre, insigne, notável. 2 coll ótimo, excelente, de primeira. -
14 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) leque2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilador2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) abanar2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) ventilar/atiçarII [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) admirador/aficionado* * *fan1[fæn] n 1 leque, abanico. 2 arch joeira, peneira. 3 ventarola, ventoinha, ventilador, abano. 4 Naut pá da hélice. 5 asa, cauda das aves em forma de leque. • vt+vi 1 abanar, agitar o ar com o leque, refrescar, movendo abano ou leque. 2 ventilar, aventar, arejar. 3 joeirar, padejar. 4 soprar, atear (o fogo). fig atiçar, excitar, inflamar. 5 bafejar, soprar brandamente. 6 soprar, fazer voar, abrir(-se) ou desdobrar em leque ou em forma de leque. the shit hit the fan vulg caiu (jogaram) merda no ventilador. to fan out espalhar-se (diz-se de grupo de pessoas que tomam direções diversas). to fan the flames tornar uma situação mais intensa ou extrema.————————fan2[fæn] n (abbr fanatic) coll fã, admirador, entusiasta, aficionado. football fan / torcedor de futebol. -
15 household word
(something which is well-known to everyone: His name is a household word throughout the country.) uso comum* * *house.hold word[h'aushould wə:d] n palavra ou frase familiar. -
16 infamous
['infəməs]1) ((of something bad) well-known; notorious.) difamante2) (disgraceful.) infame•- infamy* * *in.fa.mous['infəməs] adj infame, sem honra, vil, abjeto, mal-afamado. -
17 maxim
(a saying, general truth or rule giving a guide to good behaviour: `He who hesitates is lost' is a well-known maxim.) ditado* * *max.im[m'æksim] n 1 máxima. 2 axioma. -
18 noted
adjective (well-known: a noted author; This town is noted for its cathedral.) conhecido* * *not.ed[n'outid] adj 1 notável. 2 famoso, célebre. 3 eminente, insigne. -
19 notorious
[nə'to:riəs](well-known for badness or wickedness: a notorious murderer.) famigerado- notoriously* * *no.to.ri.ous[nout'ɔ:riəs] adj 1 notório, público, manifesto, evidente. 2 desacreditado, de má fama, de má reputação. 3 famigerado. -
20 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) obscuro2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) obscuro3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) obscuro2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) obstruir- obscurity* * *ob.scure[əbskj'uə] vt 1 obscurecer. 2 turvar. 3 toldar, enevoar. 4 ocultar. 5 escurecer. 6 confundir. • adj 1 obscuro, vago, ambíguo. 2 ignorado, desconhecido. 3 escuro, sombrio. 4 indefinido. 5 duvidoso, incerto.
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