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41 part of speech
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42 rate of speech
velocidade da falaNa Fonética e na Fonologia, refere-se à rapidez da fala; um termo alternativo é tempo. -
43 figure\ of\ speech
English-Brazilian Portuguese dictionary > figure\ of\ speech
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44 make\ a\ speech
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45 figure of speech
(one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect.) figura de linguagem -
46 part of speech
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47 speechfier
speech.fier[spi:tʃfaiə] n discursador, arengador. -
48 speechify
speech.i.fy[sp'i:tʃifai] vi coll fazer discurso, arengar. -
49 speechwriter
speech.writ.er[sp'i:tʃ raitə] n autor de discurso, geralmente para pessoas importantes e para políticos. -
50 impediment
[im'pedimənt]1) (something that delays or prevents.) impedimento2) (a small fault in a person's speech: A stammer is a speech impediment.) defeito* * *im.ped.i.ment[imp'edimənt] n Eccl, Jur impedimento, obstáculo, embaraço (ao casamento). speech impediment defeito no falar. -
51 content
I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) satisfeito2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) satisfação3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) contentar-se- contentedly
- contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) conteúdo2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) conteúdo•- contents* * *con.tent1[k'ɔntənt] n 1 (geralmente contents) conteúdo. 2 matéria. 3 teor. 4 capacidade. 5 volume. 6 sumário. 7 essência. cubic contents volume, conteúdo, capacidade. table of contents sumário.————————con.tent2 -
52 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figura2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) número/cifra, algarismo4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figura2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurar2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) calcular•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out* * *fig.ure[f'igə] n 1 figura, imagem, forma, aparência, contorno, vulto. he cuts a sorry figure / ele faz triste figura. 2 corpo, talhe, parte. 3 individualidade, personagem eminente. 4 diagrama, desenho, emblema, ilustração, figura geométrica. 5 algarismo, cifra aritmética, número. it runs into seven figures / alcança números de sete algarismos. 6 preço, valor, quantia, importância. what’s the figure / quanto custa isso. 7 símbolo. • vt+vi 1 figurar, formar uma imagem de, desenhar, simbolizar. he figures as the villain / ele faz o papel de vilão. 2 formar uma idéia ou imagem mental de, imaginar. 3 numerar, marcar por meio de números ou algarismos, computar, calcular, avaliar. 4 Mus embelezar, adornar, entremear de imagens, assinalar os respectivos acordes. 5 fazer figura, tomar parte em, salientar-se. 6 fazer cálculos matemáticos, decifrar. a famous figure in history um grande vulto da história. a fine figure of a man or woman homem ou mulher bem apessoados, atraentes, altos e elegantes. figure ground perception Com percepção de figura de fundo. Em marketing é a percepção de objetos ou eventos quando eles sobressaem claramente em um determinado fundo. figure of speech figuras de linguagem (metáfora, antítese, personificação, etc.). figure to yourself imagine só. mother figure símbolo da mãe. that figures! isto faz sentido! to figure as passar por, parecer, afigurar-se. to figure in aparecer, fazer parte de. to figure on Amer coll contar com, esperar. to figure out calcular, figurar, imaginar. to keep one’s figure conservar-se esbelto. to lose one’s figure engordar, perder a linha. what a figure you are! coll que figura você faz! -
53 free
[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) livre2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) livre3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) generoso4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) franco5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) livre7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) livre8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) livre2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) libertar2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) livrar(-se)•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) trabalhar por conta própria- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
- set free* * *[fri:] vt (ps e pp freed) 1 livrar, libertar, emancipar, soltar, pôr em liberdade. 2 resgatar, desobrigar, isentar, eximir. 3 desembaraçar, desobstruir, franquear, abrir. • adj 1 livre, independente, autônomo. you are free to do what you want / você tem toda liberdade para fazer o que deseja. 2 liberto, emancipado, que pode dispor de sua pessoa. it is free for you to go / você pode ir, se quiser. 3 espontâneo, voluntário. I am free to confess / estou pronto a confessar. 4 discricionário, arbitrário. 5 solto, desprendido, desatado, não fixo. the ship is free of the harbour / o navio encontra-se fora das águas do porto. 6 em liberdade, absolvido, inocente. he was set free / ele foi posto em liberdade. 7 desimpedido, desobstruído. 8 desocupado, vago. 9 permitido, lícito. 10 desembaraçado. 11 descoberto, aberto. 12 acessível, público, aberto (porto). 13 gratuito, grátis, franco. 14 isento, dispensado. 15 generoso, liberal, pródigo, profuso. 16 abundante, copioso, ilimitado, irrestrito. 17 não convencional, sem cerimônia. he was very free with me / ele tomou muitas liberdades comigo. 18 não textual, não ao pé da letra. 19 franco, sincero, ingênuo, cândido, que fala com franqueza. 20 atrevido, licencioso, descomedido, indecente, imoral, libertino. 21 desenfreado, descuidado. 22 Naut favorável. 23 Bot que não estão aderentes entre si. 24 Chem puro, simples (elemento). • adv grátis, gratuitamente. carriage free transporte pago. duty free isento de taxa alfadengária. for free coll grátis. free alongside ship (abreviatura: FAS) posto no costado do navio. free and easy natural, despreocupado, sem cerimônia. free and unencumbered sem hipoteca, não hipotecado. free cost gratuito. free from damage incólume, não avariado. free from disease livre de doença. free from restraint livre de restrições, desimpedido. free of care despreocupado, sem preocupações. free of charge (abreviatura: FOC) livre de despesas, franco. free of crowds and noise longe das multidões e do barulho. free of debt sem dívidas. free of duty sem taxa alfandegária. free on board (abreviatura: FOB) livre de despesas de transporte. free on quay (abreviatura: FOQ) entregue no cais sem despesa. free on rails (abreviatura: FOR) livre de despesas até ser posto no trem. free on truck (abreviatura: FOT) posto no caminhão livre de despesas. it runs free Tech corre em vazio. of my own free will de minha livre e espontânea vontade. post free porte pago. to feel free sentir-se à vontade. to free of limpar (um lugar) de, livrar-se de (alguém). to have ones’ hands free ter as mãos vazias. toll free isento de taxa, chamada telefônica grátis. to make free with explorar, usar de liberdade, tratar desrespeitosamente. to make someone free of something dar a alguém o direito de usar ou partilhar algo. -
54 language
['læŋɡwi‹]1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) linguagem2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) língua3) (the words and way of speaking, writing etc usually connected with a particular group of people etc: the language of journalists; medical language.) linguagem•* * *lan.guage[l'æŋgwidʒ] n 1 língua, idioma. 2 linguagem (também Comp). 3 estilo, modo de falar ou escrever. bad language xingamento. dead language língua morta. living language língua viva. to speak the same language falar a mesma língua, ter os mesmos gostos, modo de pensar, etc. -
55 report
[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) relatório2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) boato3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) detonação2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) comunicar2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) denunciar3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) participar4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) apresentar-se•- reporter- reported speech
- report back* * *re.port[rip'ɔ:t] n 1 relatório (também Comp), informação, notícia. 2 rumor, boato. 3 reputação, fama. 4 estampido, detonação, estrondo. 5 resenha, descrição. • vt+vi 1 relatar, fazer relatório, informar, contar, noticiar, comunicar. 2 queixar-se, dar parte, denunciar. 3 apresentar-se, comparecer. 4 ressoar, repercutir. 5 trabalhar como repórter. as report has it segundo boatos. a yearly report relatório anual. he reported himself ele comunicou sua presença. it is reported dizem que. to report back trazer a informação, voltar com a informação. to report on informar a respeito de. school report boletim escolar. -
56 slow
[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) lento2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) atrasado3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) atrasado2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) abrandar- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up* * *[slou] vt+vi 1 reduzir a velocidade, diminuir, tornar lento. 2 ficar lento, ir mais lento. • adj 1 lento, vagaroso, demorado. he was not slow to do it / fê-lo prontamente. 2 tardio, atrasado. your watch is slow / seu relógio está atrasado. 3 que causa atraso, que impede grande velocidade. 4 baixo, pouco quente (fogo, chama), brando. 5 inativo, indolente. 6 cansativo, maçante. 7 coll antiquado. 8 constrangido. slow and sure! devagar mas seguro! to be of slow payment pagar sempre atrasado. he is of slow payment / ele costuma pagar com atraso.to be slow in the uptake, to be slow off the mark ser difícil de compreender. he is slow in the uptake, he is slow off the mark / ele é de difícil compreensão. to be slow of speech não ter o dom da palavra. he is slow of speech / ele não tem jeito para falar. to slow down diminuir a velocidade, diminuir a marcha, tornar-se menos ativo. -
57 speaking
1) (involving speech: a speaking part in a play.) falante2) (used in speech: a pleasant speaking voice.) falante* * *speak.ing[sp'i:kiŋ] n oração, ato de falar, discurso. • adj 1 que fala, falante. 2 usado para falar, que serve para falar. 3 que permite conversação. 4 expressivo, vivo, vivaz. Brown speaking! (telefone) aqui fala Brown. generally speaking em geral. not to be on speaking terms estar de relações cortadas. I am not on speaking terms with him / não falo (mais) com ele. strictly speaking no sentido exato. -
58 content
I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) contente, satisfeito2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) contentamento3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) contentar- contentedly - contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) conteúdo2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) conteúdo•- contents -
59 free
[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) livre2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) livre3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) pródigo4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) solto, aberto5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) livre7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) livre8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) isento, desvencilhado2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) libertar2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) livrar(-se)•- freedom- freely - free-for-all - freehand - freehold - freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) trabalhar como free lance- Freepost- free skating - free speech - free trade - freeway - freewheel - free will - a free hand - set free -
60 impediment
[im'pedimənt]1) (something that delays or prevents.) entrave2) (a small fault in a person's speech: A stammer is a speech impediment.) distúrbio
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