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1 he acted on the spur of the moment
he acted on the spur of the momentele agiu sob um impulso repentino.English-Portuguese dictionary > he acted on the spur of the moment
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2 we acted in perfect unison with him
we acted in perfect unison with himagimos perfeitamente de acordo com ele.English-Portuguese dictionary > we acted in perfect unison with him
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3 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agir2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) portar-se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) representar2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) acto2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) decreto3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) acto4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) número•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *act1[ækt] n 1 ato, ação. 2 feito, procedimento, obra. 3 divisão de uma peça teatral. 4 número de programa (circo, variedades). 5 decreto, lei, decisão legislativa. 6 auto, documento. • vi 1 agir, atuar, proceder. 2 funcionar. this lock won’t act / esta fechadura não funciona. 3 portar-se, conduzir-se. 4 comportar-se, fingir-se, simular. 5 influir, influenciar, produzir efeito. the medicine did not act / o remédio não fez efeito. 6 desempenhar (um papel), representar. the play acts well / a peça agrada, a peça desenvolve-se bem no palco. act and deed documento legal. act of faith ato de fé. act of God força maior. act of grace ato de clemência. act of Parliament ata de parlamento. in the act em flagrante. to act as, to act for substituir, fazer o serviço de, desempenhar o papel de. to act by agir para com (uma pessoa). to act on, upon ter efeito sobre, influenciar. to act out expressar em ações. children act out what they see / as crianças expressam em ações o que vêem. to act up 1 agir de maneira diferente do normal ou esperado. 2 comportar-se de maneira volúvel. 3 apresentar defeito. my washer often acts up / minha lavadora apresenta defeito com freqüência. to act up to agir de acordo com.————————act2 -
4 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agir2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) comportar-se3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) representar2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) ato2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) lei3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) ato4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) número•- acting- actor - act as - act on - act on behalf of / act for - in the act of - in the act - put on an act -
5 unison
['ju:nisn]1) (an identical musical note, or series of notes, produced by several voices singing, or instruments playing, together: They sang in unison.) uníssono2) (agreement: They acted in unison.) de comum acordo* * *u.ni.son[j'u:nisən] n 1 acordo, concordância, harmonia. 2 Mus unissonância, uníssono. • adj uníssono, concorde. in unison 1 Mus em uníssono, em uma só voz. 2 juntos ao mesmo tempo. we acted in perfect unison with him agimos perfeitamente de acordo com ele. -
6 according to
1) (as said or told by: According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m.) segundo2) (in agreement with: He acted according to his promise.) de acordo com3) (in the order of: books arranged according to their subjects.) conforme4) (in proportion to: You will be paid according to the amount of work you have done.) em relação a* * *ac.cord.ing to[ək'ɔ:diŋ tu:] prep 1 de acordo com, conforme. he did everything according to our plans / ele executou tudo de acordo com nossos planos. 2 dependendo de. they all accomplished their tasks according to their abilities / eles todos completaram suas tarefas dependendo de suas habilidades. -
7 advisory
adjective (giving advice: an advisory leaflet; He acted in an advisory capacity.) consultivo* * *ad.vi.so.ry[ədv'aizəri] adj consultivo, aconselhador. -
8 consider
[kən'sidə]1) (to think about (carefully): He considered their comments.) considerar2) (to feel inclined towards: I'm considering leaving this job.) considerar3) (to take into account: You must consider other people's feelings.) considerar4) (to regard as being: They consider him unfit for that job.) considerar•- considerably* * *con.sid.er[kəns'idə] vt+vi 1 considerar, refletir, ponderar, cogitar. 2 estudar, contemplar. 3 julgar, pensar, considerar. I consider him (to be) my friend / considero-o meu amigo. he is considered to have acted with prudence / julga-se que ele agiu com prudência. he may consider himself lucky / ele pode considerar-se feliz. 4 levar em consideração, ter em conta. 5 respeitar, estimar. 6 deliberar, refletir. all things considered considerando todos os fatos. consider yourself at home faça como se estivesse em casa. -
9 decisively
adverb He acted very decisively.)* * *de.ci.sive.ly[dis'aisivli] adv decisivamente, positivamente, decididamente, terminantemente. -
10 decoy
['di:koi](anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) engodo* * *de.coy[di:k'ɔi] n 1 chamariz: ave utilizada para atrair outras. 2 ceva: lugar onde se deita engodo. 3 engodo, isca, negaça. 4 instigador, sedutor, atiçador. 5 atrativo, chamariz. • vt+vi 1 apanhar pássaros, aves, animais por meio de chamariz. 2 enganar, atrair com engano, engodar, engabelar, tentar, seduzir. -
11 duty
['dju:ti]plural - duties; noun1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) dever2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) obrigação3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) taxa•- dutiable- dutiful
- duty-free
- off duty
- on duty* * *du.ty[dj'u:ti] n (pl duties) 1 dever, obrigação. 2 obediência, submissão, respeito. 3 direito aduaneiro, imposto, taxa. 4 rendimento efetivo de uma máquina. 5 serviço, cargo, ofício, trabalho, atribuição, função, ocupação. 6 responsabilidade. export duty taxa de exportação. heavy duty serviço pesado. import duty, customs duty taxa de importação. in duty bound obrigado, compelido pelo dever. in duty to por respeito a. to be off duty estar de folga. to be on duty estar de guarda, estar de serviço. to do duty for substituir, colocar alguém ou alguma coisa em lugar de, pôr ou ser posto em lugar de outra pessoa a título provisório. -
12 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) frustrarII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folha de alumínio2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) contraste QUERYIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) florete* * *foil1[fɔil] n 1 rasto de caça. 2 derrota, frustração, mau êxito. • vt 1 baldar, frustrar, anular. 2 derrotar, destroçar, repelir, parar, evadir (golpe, pergunta, etc.). 3 despistar, fazer perder o rasto.————————foil2[fɔil] n 1 folha metálica, chapa, lâmina delgada de metal, ouropel. 2 contraste, realce. 3 folheta (em joalharia), amálgama ou aço de espelho. 4 Archit ornamento em forma de folhas, ogiveta. • vt 1 folhetear, pôr folheta em (pedra preciosa), folhear. 2 realçar, dar realce. 3 Archit ornar com ogivetas. it acts as a foil to her isso dá-lhe relevo. to be a foil to dar realce a, realçar.————————foil3[fɔil] n florete embolado, espada preta. -
13 forethought
['fo:Ɵo:t](thought about, or concern for, the future: They acted without sufficient forethought.) previsão* * *fore.thought[f'ɔ:θɔ:t] n 1 premeditação, prevenção, disposição prévia, antecipação. 2 previdência, providência, prudência. -
14 hindsight
(wisdom or knowledge got only after something (usually bad) has happened: In hindsight, we should have acted differently.) experiência QUERY* * *hind.sight[h'aindsait] n 1 percepção tardia do que devia ter sido feito. 2 alça de mira de armas de fogo. -
15 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) brincar2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jogar3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (partidas)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) saltar9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) divertimento2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) folga•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *[plei] n 1 jogo, partida, disputa. 2 divertimento, brincadeira. 3 folguedo, passatempo. 4 peça teatral ou cinematográfica. a play of Shaw (ou by Shaw) / uma peça de Shaw. 5 Mus execução, interpretação. 6 gracejo. 7 jogatina, modo de jogar. 8 Mech jogo, folga. 9 lance, jogada. 10 atividade, ação, movimento. • vt+vi 1 jogar, disputar. 2 brincar, folgar, divertir-se. 3 tocar (instrumentos musicais), executar. 4 agir, proceder. 5 vibrar, oscilar, tremular. 6 representar, desempenhar. 7 Mech jogar, ter folga. 8 pôr em movimento, movimentar, acionar. 9 bancar, fingir. 10 apostar. 11 imitar. at play em jogo. at the play no teatro. in full play em plena atividade. play in the gear folga no jogo da engrenagem. play of colours jogo de cores. said in play dito por brincadeira. they are played out eles estão esgotados. they play a losing game eles procedem sem chance de sucesso. they played the devil with him eles o maltratavam. to bring into play movimentar, acionar. to give free play to one’s abilities proporcionar ambiente em que alguém possa desenvolver livremente as suas aptidões. to hold in play manter alguém ocupado. to make a play for 1 tentar obter. 2 tentar seduzir. to play about comportar-se sem responsabilidade. to play along cooperar ou concordar com alguém. to play a part 1 ajudar alguém a fazer algo. 2 representar um papel. to play around coll namorar, flertar. to play at 1 participar (de um jogo). 2 brincar com. 3 fazer de conta. to play a trick on pregar uma peça em. to play ball coll cooperar. to play down depreciar, negligenciar. to play fair agir corretamente. to play false enganar, trair. to play first violin ter papel preponderante. to play foul proceder incorretamente. to play horse with coll 1 fazer gato e sapato de. 2 desarrumar, lançar em desordem. to play house brincar de casinha. to play into a person’s hands favorecer alguém. to play off 1 fazer, agir, praticar. 2 dar espetáculo, fazer cenas. 3 fingir. 4 concluir um jogo. to play on (ou upon) tocar de leve, roçar. to play on (ou upon) words fazer trocadilhos. to play out 1 acabar, terminar. 2 fatigar, cansar, exaurir. 3 perder a eficácia. to play politics intrigar, maquinar, tramar. to play safe agir com cautela. to play the field espalhar esforço, interesses, afeições em muitas coisas ao mesmo tempo. to play the fool bancar o bobo. to play the game observar as regras do jogo, agir corretamente. to play the gentleman bancar o cavalheiro. to play the market jogar na bolsa, especular. to play up 1 começar a música. 2 redobrar os esforços. 3 mostrar-se firme e forte perante uma crise ou emergência. 4 destacar, salientar, dar ênfase. 5 enganar, trapacear. 6 provocar. 7 comportar-se de forma a não cooperar. 8 dar problemas, doer. to play up to sl 1 contracenar. 2 apoiar. 3 adular, bajular. to play with 1 brincar com. 2 jogar contra. 3 fazer pouco de. 4 masturbar. to play with fire brincar com fogo. -
16 self-interest
[self'intrəst](consideration only for one's own aims and advantages: He acted out of self-interest.) interesse pessoal* * *self-in.ter.est[self 'intərist] n interesse próprio, egoísmo. -
17 semblance
['sembləns](an appearance or likeness: I have to coach them into some semblance of a football team by Saturday.) semelhança* * *sem.blance[s'embləns] n 1 semelhança, parecença, cópia. this bears semblance to a fraud / isto parece fraude. 2 aparência. he acted under the semblance of duty / ele agiu sob o pretexto do dever. 3 imagem. -
18 shield
[ʃi:ld] 1. noun1) (a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons.) escudo2) (something or someone that protects: A thick steel plate acted as a heat shield.) escudo3) (a trophy shaped like a shield won in a sporting competition etc: My son has won the archery shield.) trofeu2. verb1) (to protect: The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust.) proteger2) (to prevent from being seen clearly: That group of trees shields the house from the road.) proteger* * *[ʃi:ld] n 1 escudo. 2 blindagem. 3 proteção, defesa, amparo. 4 objeto em forma de escudo. • vt+vi 1 proteger, defender, cobrir. 2 servir de escudo, servir de proteção. -
19 spirit
['spirit]1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) espírito2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) espírito3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) coragem•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level* * *spir.it[sp'irit] n 1 espírito, alma. 2 moral, natureza religiosa. 3 ser sobrenatural, fantasma, duende. 4 princípio vital, vida, vitalidade. 5 Espírito Santo, Deus. 6 influência, imaginação, tendência. 7 pessoa, personalidade. 8 coragem. 9 entusiasmo, lealdade. 10 sentido, intenção. that’s the spirit / esse é o sentido exato. 11 Chem parte volátil das substâncias submetidas à destilação. 12 Pharm tintura. 13 pl spirits disposição, mentalidade, temperamento. he is in high (low) spirits / ele está animado (deprimido). 14 pl spirits vigor, vivacidade, força. 15 pl spirits solução alcoólica, álcool, bebida alcoólica. • vt 1 encorajar, excitar. 2 dar sumiço a. 3 inspirar. out of spirits triste, deprimido. spirit of wine conhaque. spirits of hartshorn amoníaco (de uso doméstico). spirits of salt ácido muriático. spirits of turpentine aguarrás. the spirit of the age a mentalidade da época. to spirit away fazer sumir (por mágica). to spirit up animar. -
20 spur
[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) espora2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) aguilhão•- spur on* * *[spə:] n 1 espora, aguilhão. he set spurs to his horse / ele meteu as esporas em seu cavalo. 2 coisa que estimula, ambição, vaidade, incentivo, impulso, estímulo. 3 ponta, espiga, esporão. 4 espigão, contraforte (de montanha). 5 escora, espiga. 6 raiz pivotante de árvore. 7 ferros para escalar. • vt+vi (ps+pp spurred) 1 esporear. 2 andar depressa (a cavalo). 3 bater, ferir com esporas. 4 estimular, impelir. 5 colocar esporas. he acted on the spur of the moment ele agiu sob um impulso repentino. he won his spurs ele distinguiu-se. to spur on acelerar, estimular.
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