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41 affirm
[ə'fə:m](to state something positively and firmly: Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.) afirmar- affirmative
- affirmative action* * *af.firm[əf'ə:m] vt+vi 1 afirmar, asseverar, assegurar. 2 firmar, confirmar, certificar, ratificar. 3 Jur declarar solenemente (sem prestar juramento). -
42 affirmable
af.firm.a.ble[əf'ə:məbəl] adj afirmável. -
43 affirmably
af.firm.a.bly[əf'ə:məbli] adv afirmavelmente. -
44 affirmance
af.firm.ance[əf'ə:məns] n confirmação, declaração. -
45 affirmative defence
af.firm.a.tive de.fence[əf'ə:mətiv difens] n Jur objeção, réplica. -
46 affirmative
[-tiv]adjective, noun (saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc: He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative.) afirmativo* * *af.firm.a.tive[əf'ə:mətiv] n 1 afirmativa, confirmação. 2 modo indicativo. • adj afirmativo, confirmatório, positivo. -
47 affirmatively
af.firm.a.tive.ly[əf'ə:mətivli] adv afirmativamente, positivamente. -
48 backwash
1) (a backward current eg that following a ship's passage through the water: the backwash of the steamer.) ressaca2) (the unintentional results of an action, situation etc: The backwash of that firm's financial troubles affected several other firms.) repercussão* * *back.wash[b'ækwɔʃ] n 1 água atirada para trás por remo, roda d’água ou navio em movimento. 2 contracorrente, contracorrenteza, remanso. backwash effect / efeito-marola. -
49 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) mau2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) mau3) (unpleasant: bad news.) mau4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) estragado5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) mau6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) doente7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) mal8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) grave9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) não pago•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad* * *[bæd] n o que é ruim, qualidade má, quer física ou moral. • adj (compar worse, sup worst) 1 ruim, mau, inferior. 2 malvado, perverso, iníquo. 3 desagradável, incômodo, dolorido, pungente. 4 desfavorável, inoportuno. 5 ofensivo, injurioso. bad language / linguagem de baixo calão, palavrões. 6 sem valor, imprestável. 7 defeituoso, imperfeito, falho. 8 falso, não-válido. bad coin / moeda falsa. 9 estragado, podre. 10 Amer hostil, perigoso, assassino. bad blood / coll ser hostil, zangado. 11 nocivo, prejudicial. 12 enfermo, adoentado. bad finger / dedo ferido ou doente. she is very bad / ela está muito doente, ela está passando mal. 13 triste, pesaroso. 14 severo, intenso forte: a bad cold / um forte resfriado. act in bad faith agir desonestamente, de má fé. feel bad about estar aborrecido ou envergonhado. from bad to worse de mal a pior. he feels bad about sl ele fica zangado ou sentido. he had a bad time of it ele passou mal. he is badly off ele está em má situação (financeira). he went to the bad coll ele perdeu-se. I am in his bad books não sou cotado com ele. in a bad temper zangado, mal-humorado. I take the bad with the good tomo as coisas como são. not bad coll não é mau, serve. not a bad joke / uma boa piada. that is too bad é pena. that is very bad isto é muito mau. to make the best of a bad job fazer o melhor possível em circunstâncias difíceis. 3 £ to the bad (side of the account) 3 libras esterlinas de prejuízo. with a bad grace de má vontade. -
50 beg
[beɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - begged; verb1) (to ask (someone) for (money, food etc): The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.) pedir2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) implorar•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) empobrecer- beg to differ* * *[beg] vt+vi 1 mendigar, esmolar. 2 rogar, implorar, suplicar. 3 pedir, solicitar, requerer. he begs leave to go / ele pede licença para sair. he begs permission to see her / ele pede permissão para vê-la. 4 evitar, contornar, desviar. he begged his bread ele viveu mendigando. he begged the question ele tomou (ele deu) a questão como provada. I beg your pardon desculpe. I beg to inform you tomo a liberdade de informar-lhe. to beg off obter liberdade ou dispensa após solicitação. to beg the real problems desviar dos verdadeiros problemas. -
51 bid
[bid] 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) oferecer2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) concorrer3) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) mandar4) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) dizer2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) oferta2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) tentativa•- bidder- bidding
- biddable* * *[bid] n 1 oferta, proposta, licitação, concorrência pública, coleta de preços. 2 lance, quantia oferecida. 3 Amer coll convite. 4 declaração (em jogo de cartas). 5 tentativa para obter ou alcançar. • vt+vi (ps bade, bid, arch bad, pp bidden, bid) 1 mandar, ordenar. I bade him shut the door / mandei-o fechar a porta. 2 dizer, dar cumprimentos. he bade me farewell / ele despediu-se de mim. 3 convidar. bid him come in / faça-o entrar. 4 proclamar, declarar. 5 oferecer. he bade defiance / ele ofereceu resistência. 6 fazer um lance, oferecer um preço. he bid up / ele fez subir o preço pelos seus lances (leilão). 7 declarar (em jogo de cartas). it bade fair to succeed estava começando bem, estava promissor. they bid for safety eles agem com cuidado. -
52 brace
[breis] 1. noun1) (something that draws together and holds tightly: a brace to straighten teeth.) suporte2) (a pair usually of game-birds: a brace of pheasants.) par2. verb(to make (often oneself) firm or steady: He braced himself for the struggle.) fortalecer-se- braces- bracing* * *brace1[breis] n 1 tira, cinto, atadura, braçadeira, junção, grampo. 2 reforço, suporte, esteio. 3 par, casal (de caça pequena). 4 Archit escora, pontalete, espeque. 5 Typogr, Mat chave, colchete. 6 Naut braço. 7 cordas do tambor (para esticar o couro). • vt+vi 1 dar força ou firmeza a, suportar, apoiar, reforçar. 2 fixar, segurar, manter no lugar. 3 colocar braçadeiras, cintas, tiras. 4 esticar, retesar. 5 Naut bracear.————————brace2[breis] n arco de pua. -
53 business
['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) negócio2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) negócio3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) assunto•- businessman
- on business* * *busi.ness[b'iznis] n 1 serviço, trabalho, profissão, ocupação. 2 assunto, negócio. important business / negócios importantes. 3 negócio, atividade comercial, comércio. he went into business / ele ingressou no comércio. 4 empresa, firma, estabelecimento industrial ou comercial. 5 loja. 6 direito de agir, interesse. 7 ação em representação teatral. a good stroke of business um bom negócio. he transacts business with ele mantém relações comerciais com. I mean business estou falando sério. it is not his business to do that não lhe compete fazer isso. it’s none of your business! não é da sua conta! I went about my business tratei da minha vida, cuidei dos meus negócios. mind your own business! tome conta da sua própria vida! monkey business sl maracutaia. no business done sem movimento comercial. on business a negócios, em assuntos comerciais. quite a business não é tão fácil. that did his business isto o liquidou. that is no business of yours isto não é da sua conta. to get down to business começar a trabalhar, a tratar de assuntos profissionais. to have no business não ter direito algum. -
54 cartilage
(a firm elastic substance found in the bodies of men and animals.) cartilagem* * *car.ti.lage[k'a:tilidʒ] n Anat cartilagem. -
55 centenary
[sen'ti:nəri, ]( American[) 'sentəneri](a hundredth anniversary: The firm is celebrating its centenary this year.) centenário* * *cen.te.na.ry[sent'i:nəri] n centenário: 1 século. 2 comemoração secular. 3 centésimo aniversário. • adj centenário: 1 relativo a cem. 2 secular. 3 que acontece de cem em cem anos. -
56 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) carácter2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) carácter3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputação4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) personagem5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) personalidade6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) carácter•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) característica- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *char.ac.ter[k'æriktə] n 1 caráter, cunho, qualidade. 2 personalidade, individualidade, natureza, gênio, temperamento. 3 firmeza moral. 4 nome, renome, reputação. he has a character for conscientiousness / ele tem a fama de ser consciencioso. 5 bom caráter, boa reputação, fama, bom nome. 6 propriedade, atributo. 7 posição, condição. 8 personagem, figura, pessoa que figura em narração ou peça, papel de artista. 9 coll original, pessoa excêntrica. he is quite a character / ele é um excêntrico. 10 atestado de conduta (dado pelo patrão ao empregado). 11 marca, sinal. 12 feitio, traço. 13 cargo, título. 14 característico de espécie ou material. 15 letra (também Typogr). in Greek characters / em letras gregas. 16 estilo de escrever. 17 Comp caractere: símbolo de código em computador. in character apropriado, dentro do papel, de acordo com o personagem. out of character inadequado, fora do papel, em desacordo com o personagem. -
57 commercial traveller
(a travelling representative of a business firm.) caixeiro viajante* * *com.mer.cial trav.el.ler[kəmə:ʃəl tr'ævələ] n caixeiro-viajante.————————commercial travellervendedor viajante, caixeiro viajante. -
58 confirm
[kən'fə:m]1) (to establish or make quite certain: They confirmed their hotel booking by letter.) confirmar2) (to admit to full membership of certain Christian churches.) crismar•- confirmand
- confirmed* * *con.firm[kənf'ə:m] vt 1 confirmar, verificar, certificar-se. 2 aprovar, ratificar, sancionar. 3 corroborar. 4 fortalecer, firmar. 5 conferir o sacramento da confirmação, crismar. to confirm by oath confirmar por juramento. -
59 confirmable
con.firm.a.ble[kənf'ə:məbəl] adj confirmável, ratificável. -
60 confirmatory
con.firm.a.to.ry[kənf'ə:mətəri] adj confirmatório, corroborante.
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