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101 accustomed
adjective (usual: his accustomed seat.) costumeiro -
102 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) para trás2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) de costas3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) ao inverso -
103 be a law unto oneself
(to be inclined not to obey rules or follow the usual customs and conventions.) fazer o que bem entenderEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > be a law unto oneself
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104 below par / not up to par
(not up to the usual standard: Your work is not up to par this week.) abaixo da médiaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > below par / not up to par
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105 bonsai
(a small decorative evergreen shrub or tree grown in a pot, which has been prevented from growing to its usual size by various methods.) bonsai -
106 channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) canal2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) canal3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) canal4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) canal5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) canal2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) abrir um canal2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) canalizar -
107 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) comum2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) comum3) (publicly owned: common property.) comum4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgar5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) comum6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) comum2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) área comum- commoner- common knowledge - common law - common-law - commonplace - common-room - common sense - the Common Market - the House of Commons - the Commons - in common -
108 convention
[kən'venʃən]1) (a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom: Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention.) convenção2) (in the United States a meeting of delegates from a political party for nominating a presidential candidate.) convenção3) (an assembly of people of a particular profession etc.) convenção, congresso•- conventionality -
109 everyday
1) (happening, done used etc daily: her everyday duties.) diário, cotidiano2) (common or usual: an everyday event.) comum -
110 excess
[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) excesso2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) excesso3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) excedente2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) excedente- excessively - excessiveness - in excess of -
111 exempt
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112 extra
['ekstrə] 1. adjective(additional; more than usual or necessary: They demand an extra $10 a week; We need extra men for this job.) extra2. adverb(unusually: an extra-large box of chocolates.) excepcionalmente3. pronoun(an additional amount: The book costs $6.90 but we charge extra for postage.) adicional4. noun1) (something extra, or something for which an extra price is charged: The college fees cover teaching only - stationery and other equipment are extras.) extra2) (in cinema or television, an actor employed in a small part, eg as a person in a crowd.) extra3) (a special edition of a newspaper containing later or special news.) edição extra -
113 full-length
1) (complete; of the usual or standard length: a full-length novel.) tamanho-padrão2) (down to the feet: a full-length portrait.) de corpo inteiro -
114 go slow
((of workers in a factory etc) to work less quickly than usual, eg as a form of protest.) operação tartaruga -
115 in the long run
(in the end: We thought we would save money, but in the long run our spending was about the same as usual.) no fim de contas -
116 missing
adjective (not in the usual place or not able to be found: The child has been missing since Tuesday; I've found those missing papers.) desaparecido -
117 normal
['no:məl](usual; without any special characteristics or circumstances: How much work do you do on a normal day?; normal people; His behaviour is not normal.) normal- normally -
118 normally
1) (in a usual, ordinary way: He was behaving quite normally yesterday.) normalmente2) (usually; most often: I normally go home at 4 o'clock.) normalmente -
119 notably
1) (in particular: Several people offered to help, notably Mrs Brown.) particularmente2) (in a noticeable way: Her behaviour was notably different from usual.) notavelmente -
120 old maid
(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) solteirona
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