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1 privilege
['privəli‹]((a) favour or right available, or granted, to only one person, or to a small number of people: Senior students are usually allowed certain privileges.) privilégio* * *priv.i.lege[pr'ivilidʒ] n 1 privilégio, prerrogativa, regalia. 2 patente, monopólio. • vt 1 privilegiar, conceder privilégios a. we were privileged to belong to / tínhamos o privilégio de pertencer a. 2 isentar, eximir. -
2 recital
1) (a public performance (of music or songs) usually by one person or a small number of people: a recital of Schubert's songs.) recital2) (the act of reciting.) recitação* * *re.cit.al[ris'aitəl] n 1 Mus recital, récita. 2 narração, exposição. -
3 privilege
['privəli‹]((a) favour or right available, or granted, to only one person, or to a small number of people: Senior students are usually allowed certain privileges.) privilégio -
4 recital
1) (a public performance (of music or songs) usually by one person or a small number of people: a recital of Schubert's songs.) recital2) (the act of reciting.) recitação -
5 large
(great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) grande- largely- largeness
- at large* * *[la:dʒ] adj 1 grande. 2 largo, extenso. 3 abundante, amplo, copioso. 4 liberal, generoso, pródigo. 5 compreensivo, abrangente. • adv largamente, abundantemente. at large a) livremente, à vontade. b) livre. c) por extenso, na íntegra, detalhadamente. d) como um todo, conjuntamente. larger than life exagerado. representative at large Amer representante de um Estado ou distrito inteiro. to be large for estar com muita vontade de. -
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7 few
[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) pouco- a few- few and far between* * *[fju:] n pequeno número. • adj poucos, poucas. spectators are few / há poucos espectadores. the few strangers / os poucos estranhos. • pron poucos, poucas, raros, raras. his visits are few and far between / suas visitas são raras (escassas). a few alguns, algumas. a few of my things algumas das minhas coisas. as few as somente. I have had a few too many, I have had a few eu bebi demais. not a few não poucos. quite a few um número regular. some few alguns, poucos. the few a minoria, os eleitos. -
8 handful
1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) mancheia2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) punhado3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) descontrolado* * *hand.ful[h'ændful] n 1 mão-cheia, punhado. 2 pessoa difícil. 3 tarefa difícil. -
9 minority
[mi'no-, mæi'no-]noun (a small number; less than half: Only a minority of people live in the countryside; a racial/political minority.) minoria* * *mi.nor.i.ty[main'ɔriti] n 1 minoria. 2 menoridade. -
10 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) piquete2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) piquete2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) fazer piquete2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) fazer piquete* * *pick.et[p'ikit] n 1 estaca, piqueta. 2 piquete. 3 membro de piquete de grevistas. • vt+vi 1 cercar com estacas. 2 fortificar com estacas. 3 Mil estacionar piquetes. 4 amarrar a uma estaca. 5 fazer piquetes de grevistas. -
11 few
[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) poucos- a few- few and far between -
12 handful
1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) punhado2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) punhado3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) pessoa insuportável -
13 minority
[mi'no-, mæi'no-]noun (a small number; less than half: Only a minority of people live in the countryside; a racial/political minority.) minoria -
14 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) piquete2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) piquete2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) organizar piquete2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) fazer piquete -
15 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) muito/grande2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) uns/umas3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) até certo ponto- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[s∧m] adj 1 uns, umas. 2 alguns, algumas. some few guests left / alguns poucos hóspedes foram-se. 3 um pouco, certa quantidade. give me some coffee / dá-me um pouco de café. some more tea? / mais um pouco de chá? may I give you some of this? / posso dar-lhe um pouco disso? 4 um, uma. it will happen some day / acontecerá qualquer dia. 5 cerca de, mais ou menos. 6 Amer coll notável, grande, forte. • adv 1 coll um tanto, até certo grau. 2 Amer coll até alto grau ou até grande extensão. • pron 1 alguns, algumas. some came, others went / alguns vieram, outros foram. 2 um pouco, certa quantidade. after some time depois de algum tempo. some-place algum lugar. some time ago algum tempo atrás. some time or other em qualquer ocasião. to forgo some of one’s right desistir de parte de seu direito. to some extent até certo ponto ou grau. -
16 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum, um pouco4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!)2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cerca de3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) um pouco- somebody- someday - somehow - someone - something - sometime - sometimes - somewhat - somewhere - mean something - or something - something like - something tells me -
17 swarm
[swo:m] 1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) enxame2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) multidão2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) acompanhar a rainha2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) pulular3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) estar apinhado* * *swarm1[swɔ:m] n 1 enxame (de abelhas). 2 população de abelhas em uma colméia. 3 agregação de organismos unicelulares. 4 multidão. • vt+vi 1 enxamear. 2 fervilhar, voar ou mover-se em grande quantidade. the place swarmed with people / o lugar fervilhava de gente. 3 estar cheio de enxames. 4 aglomerar-se, atropelar-se, apinhar-se.————————swarm2[swɔ:m] vt+vi trepar, subir. -
18 swarm
[swo:m] 1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) enxame2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) enxame2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) acompanhar a rainha em enxame2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) formigar3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) formigar -
19 lots
noun plural (a large quantity or number: lots of people; She had lots and lots of food left over from the party.) montes* * *[lɔts] n, adv = link=lot lot. to cast lots tirar a sorte, sortear. to sell in small lots vender em pequenas parcelas.
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