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101 attached
adjective ((with to) fond of: I'm very attached to my brother.) afeiçoado* * *at.tached[ət'ætʃt] adj 1 afeiçoado. 2 Med imóvel. to be attached to a) ser dedicado a. b) gostar de, afeiçoar-se. -
102 authoritarian
adjective (considering obedience to authority more important than personal freedom: an authoritarian government.) autoritário* * *au.tho.ri.tar.i.an[ɔ:θɔrit'ɛəriən] n autoritário: partidário do autoritarismo. • adj autoritário. -
103 autocratic
1) (having absolute power: an autocratic government.) autocrático2) (expecting complete obedience: a very autocratic father.) tirano* * *au.to.crat.ic[ɔ:təkr'ætik] adj autocrático, absoluto, despótico. -
104 autonomous
adjective (self-governing.) autónomo* * *au.ton.o.mous[ɔ:t'ɔnəməs] adj 1 autônomo, independente. 2 autárquico. 3 Biol vegetativo, simpático. 4 Bot espontâneo. -
105 autumnal
adjective outonal* * *au.tum.nal[ɔ:t'∧mnəl] adj 1 outonal, de outono, outoniço. 2 que já passou os meados da vida. -
106 awe-inspiring
adjective (causing awe: The waterfall was awe-inspiring; an awesome sight.) assustador* * *awe-in.spir.ing['ɔ:inspaiəriŋ] adj = link=awe-commanding awe-commanding. -
107 awesome
adjective (causing awe: The waterfall was awe-inspiring; an awesome sight.) assustador* * *awe.some['ɔ:səm] adj 1 impressionante, aterrador, apavorante. 2 atemorizado, apavorado, intimidado. -
108 awestruck
adjective (filled with awe: awestruck by the mountains.) aterrado* * *awe.struck['ɔ:str∧k] adj = link=awestricken awestricken. -
109 babyish
adjective (like a baby; not mature: a babyish child that cries every day at school.) infantil* * *ba.by.ish[b'eibiiʃ] adj infantil, pueril. -
110 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) pesado* * *back.break.ing[b'ækbreikiŋ] adj árduo, opressivo (trabalho), exaustivo. -
111 baffling
adjective a baffling crime.) desconcertante* * *baf.fling[b'æfliŋ] adj 1 instável (vento, tempo). 2 desconcertante, desnorteante. -
112 baggy
adjective (loose, like an empty bag: He wears baggy trousers.) largo* * *bag.gy[b'ægi] adj 1 bojudo, ensacado. 2 largo, que cai livremente (roupas), folgado. -
113 balding
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114 balmy
adjective suave* * *balm.y[b'a:mi] adj 1 resinoso. 2 balsâmico, leniente. balmy weather / tempo agradável, ameno. 3 perfumado, fragrante, aromático. 4 sl adoidado, gira. -
115 baptismal
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116 barbed
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117 barefaced
adjective (openly impudent: a barefaced lie.) descarado* * *bare.faced[b'ɛəfeist] adj 1 com o rosto à vista, sem máscara. 2 descarado, impudente, audacioso. -
118 bareheaded
adjective, adverb (not wearing a hat etc.) em cabelo* * *bare.head.ed[b'ɛəhedid] adj sem chapéu. -
119 baseless
adjective (without foundation or reason: a baseless claim.) infundado* * *base.less[b'eislis] adj 1 sem base, sem razão, infundado. 2 desprovido de base, suporte etc. -
120 battered
adjective battered wives/children; She ran away from her husband to a shelter for battered women.)* * *bat.tered[b'ætəd] adj 1 quebrado, danificado, gasto. 2 esgotado, exaurido.
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