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41 instantaneous
[instən'teiniəs](done, happening or acting in an instant or very quickly: The effect of this poison is instantaneous.) instantâneo* * *in.stan.ta.ne.ous[instənt'einiəs] adj instantâneo, rápido, súbito, simultâneo. -
42 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interesse2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interesse3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) juro4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) acções5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) sociedade2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessar2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) interessar•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest* * *in.terest['intrist] n 1 interesse, atração. he showed a great interest for my case / ele demonstrou grande interesse pelo meu caso. the book has lost all interest for me / o livro não me atrai mais. 2 Com ação, parte, porção. 3 coisa que interessa. 4 sociedade. 5 vantagem, benefício (próprio). 6 força (moral), influência, importância. he has no interest in the town / ele não possui influência na cidade. it is only of small interest to know / é de somenos importância saber. 7 Econ juros. he cannot pay the interest on the capital / ele não pode pagar os juros sobre o capital. he lends at interest / ele empresta dinheiro a juros. 8 Com lucro. • vt 1 interessar, atrair, cativar. 2 importar, concernir, atingir, comover. I interest myself in eu me interesso por. in my (your) interest em meu (seu) interesse. in the interest of em benefício de. the landed interest os latifundiários. to be interested in estar interessado em. to have someone’s interests at heart importar-se com alguém, tentar ajudar alguém. to take no interest in não interessar-se por. -
43 legation
[li'ɡeiʃən]((the headquarters of) an official group of people acting on behalf of the government of their own country etc in another country.) missão diplomática* * *le.ga.tion[lig'eiʃən] n 1 legação. 2 missão diplomática. -
44 logical
adjective ((thinking or acting) according to the rules of logic: It is logical to assume that you will get a higher salary if you are promoted; She is always logical in her thinking.) lógico* * *log.i.cal[l'ɔdʒikəl] adj 1 Philos lógico. 2 racional. 3 coerente. -
45 magnetic field
(the area in which the pull of a magnet, or thing acting like a magnet, is felt: the earth's magnetic field.) campo magnético* * *mag.net.ic field[mægnetik f'i:ld] n Phys campo magnético.————————magnetic fieldcampo magnético. -
46 methodical
[-'Ɵo-]1) (arranged or done in an orderly manner or according to a plan: a methodical search.) metódico2) ((in the habit of) acting in a planned, orderly way: a methodical person/nature.) metódico* * *me.thod.i.cal[məθ'ɔdikəl] adj = link=methodic methodic. -
47 pantomime
1. noun1) (a play performed at Christmas time, usually based on a popular fairy tale, with music, dancing, comedy etc.) pantomima2) ((also mime) a performance by an actor done without using words: He studied pantomime in acting school.)2. verb(to act out a scene without using words: Since she couldn't speak French, she had to pantomime her request for water.)* * *pan.to.mime[p'æntəmaim] n 1 pantomima. 2 pantomimo, pantomimeiro. • vt+vi pantomimar. -
48 partner
1. noun1) (a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others: She was made a partner in the firm.) sócio2) (one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together: a tennis/dancing partner.) parceiro2. verb(to be a partner to (someone): He partnered his wife in the last dance.) acompanhar* * *part.ner[p'a:tnə] n 1 sócio, associado. 2 parceiro, co-participante, companheiro. 3 consorte, cônjuge. 4 par (de dança). 5 cúmplice, assecla. • vt+vi 1 associar-se a. 2 ser parceiro de. 3 prover de sócio ou parceiro. acting partner sócio ativo. sleeping partner sócio passivo. to be a partner in participar de, compartilhar de. -
49 possessive
[-siv]1) (showing that someone or something possesses an object etc: `Yours', `mine', `his', `hers', `theirs' are possessive pronouns; `your', `my', `his', `their' are possessive adjectives.) possessivo2) (acting as though things and people are one's personal possessions: a possessive mother.) possessivo* * *pos.ses.sive[pəz'esiv] n Gram 1 caso possessivo. 2 adjetivo ou pronome possessivo. • adj 1 possessor. 2 Gram possessivo. -
50 preparatory
[-'pærə-]adjective (acting as an introduction or in order to prepare for something: Political leaders have agreed to meet for preparatory talks about an end to the war.) preparatório* * *pre.par.a.to.ry[prip'ærətəri] n 1 preparativo. 2 curso de preparatórios. • adj preparatório, introdutório, preparativo. -
51 prompt
I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) pontual- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) levar2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) lembrar•- prompter* * *[prɔmpt] n 1 Com prazo de pagamento. 2 lembrete. • vt 1 incitar, instigar. 2 induzir, mover, impelir a. 3 lembrar a, fazer recordar. 4 Theat servir de ponto a. 5 sugerir, inspirar, motivar. • adj 1 pronto: a) preparado, alerta. b) imediato, breve. c) pontual. d) ligeiro, rápido, ativo. e) disposto, inclinado. 2 Theat relativo a ponto. • adv pontualmente, em ponto. the meeting will begin at 7 o’clock prompt / a reunião começará às 7 em ponto. prompted by induzido por, movido por. -
52 rash
I [ræʃ] adjective(acting, or done, with little caution or thought: a rash person/action/statement; It was rash of you to leave your present job without first finding another.) precipitado- rashly- rashness II [ræʃ] noun(a large number of red spots on the skin: That child has a rash - is it measles?) erupção* * *rash1[ræʃ] n Med borbulha, erupção da pele, exantema. nettle-rash urticária. to come out in a rash irromper uma erupção, uma urticária.————————rash2[ræʃ] adj 1 apressado, precipitado, impetuoso, estouvado, impulsivo. 2 arrojado, temerário, audacioso. 3 irrefletido, imprudente. in a rash moment irrefletidamente. -
53 reckless
['rekləs](very careless; acting or done without any thought of the consequences: a reckless driver; reckless driving.) descuidado- recklessness* * *reck.less[r'eklis] adj 1 despreocupado, descuidado, negligente, indiferente. 2 temerário, precipitado, estouvado. -
54 regular
['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) habitual2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) normal3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) regular4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) regular5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) frequente6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) permanente7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) regular8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) regular9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) normal10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) regular2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) soldado profissional2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) freguês habitual•- regularly
- regulate
- regulation
- regulator* * *reg.u.lar[r'egjulə] n 1 soldado de linha. 2 membro de uma ordem religiosa ou monástica. 3 Amer partidário, fiel, freguês. • adj 1 regular, segundo o hábito ou a regra, normal, comum, corrente, certo. 2 exato, pontual. 3 Geom simétrico, harmonioso. 4 ordeiro, metódico, uniforme. 5 autorizado. 6 pertencente ou relativo às tropas regulares. 7 Rel de ou relativo a uma ordem religiosa ou monástica. 8 Gram que se conjuga regularmente. 9 coll completo. 10 de ou relativo a um partido político estabelecido, regular, oficial. the regular candidate o candidato regular, oficial. to be a regular brick ser um rapaz direito. to keep regular hours ter vida metódica. to lead a regular life viver uma vida metódica. -
55 stage
I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) estrado2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) representar2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) organizar•- staging- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) momento2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) etapa3) (a section of a bus route.) zona4) (a section of a rocket.) secção•* * *[steidʒ] n 1 palco. 2 teatro, drama. he has been on the stage for twenty years now / ele já trabalha no teatro há vinte anos. 3 profissão de ator, elenco. she goes on the stage / ela vai ser atriz. 4 cena de ação. 5 plataforma, tablado. 6 andaime, estrado. 7 trecho, distância parcial percorrida em viagem, etapa. they travelled by easy stages / viajaram em etapas folgadas. 8 período, passo, estágio, fase. 9 degrau. 10 platina de microscópio. 11 cadafalso, patíbulo. 12 diligência, carruagem, ônibus. 13 parada. I shall get down at the next stage / vou descer na próxima parada. • vt+vi 1 encenar, arranjar. 2 prestar-se para o teatro. at this stage of development nesta fase do desenvolvimento. at this stage of life neste período da vida. back stage bastidor (de teatro). stage by stage passo a passo. stages of appeal instâncias de apelação. to hold the stage fig formar o ponto de atração. to set the stage preparar o terreno, tornar possível. -
56 staging
1) (wooden planks etc forming a platform.) estrado2) (the way in which a play etc is presented on a stage: The staging was good, but the acting poor.) encenação* * *stag.ing[st'eidʒiŋ] n 1 plataforma, andaime. 2 Theat encenação. 3 viagem de diligência. 4 empresa de diligências. -
57 stealth
[stelƟ](a secret manner of acting: If I can't get what I want openly, I get it by stealth.) disfarce- stealthy- stealthily
- stealthiness* * *[stelθ] n 1 ação secreta, clandestina. 2 furto, roubo. 3 produto de furto, roubo. by stealth em segredo. -
58 stealthy
adjective (acting, or done, with stealth: stealthy footsteps.) furtivo* * *stealth.y[st'elθi] adj secreto, furtivo, em segredo. -
59 subordinate clause
(a clause introduced in a sentence by a conjunction etc, and acting as a noun, adjective or adverb: I don't know who she is; The book that's on the table is mine; She's crying because you were unkind.) oração subordinada* * *sub.or.di.nate clause[səb'ɔ:dinit klɔ:z] n Gram oração subordinada.————————subordinate clauseGram oração subordinada. -
60 substitute
1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) substituir2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) substituto* * *sub.sti.tute[s'∧bstitju:t] n 1 substituto, representante. 2 sucedâneo. • vt+vi 1 substituir, colocar no lugar de. 2 assumir o lugar de. • adj substituto.
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