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101 mystery
['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) mistério2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) mistério•- mysteriously -
102 namely
adverb (that is: Only one student passed the exam, namely John.) isto é -
103 not
[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) não2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) que não• -
104 on edge
(uneasy; nervous: She was on edge when waiting for her exam results.) impaciente -
105 oral
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106 panicky
adjective (inclined to panic: She gets panicky in an exam; in a panicky mood.) sujeito a pânico, apavorado -
107 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) subestimar -
108 prejudice
['pre‹ədis] 1. noun((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) preconceito2. verb1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) predispor contra2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) prejudicar, causar dano a• -
109 preparation
[prepə'reiʃən]1) (the act of preparing: You can't pass an exam without preparation.) preparação2) (something done to prepare: She was making hasty preparations for her departure.) preparativo -
110 prescribe
(to advise or order (the use of): My doctor prescribed some pills for my cold; Here is a list of books prescribed by the examiners for the exam.) prescrever -
111 proportion
[prə'po:ʃən]1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) proporção2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) proporção•- proportionally - proportionate - proportionately - be - get in proportion to - get in proportion - be - get out of all proportion to - get out of proportion to - get out of all proportion - get out of proportion - in proportion to -
112 pump
1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) bomba2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) bomba2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) bombear2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) arrancar informações•- pump up -
113 rate
[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) taxa2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) proporção3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) velocidade4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tarifa5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) imposto local2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) avaliar, ser avaliado- rating- at this - at that rate - rate of exchange -
114 result
1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) resultado2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) resultado3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) resultado4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) resultado2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) resultar2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) resultar -
115 revise
1) (to correct faults and make improvements in (a book etc): This dictionary has been completely revised.) revisar2) (to study one's previous work, notes etc in preparation for an examination etc: You'd better start revising (your Latin) for your exam.) rever3) (to change (one's opinion etc).) rever•- revision -
116 secure
[si'kjuə] 1. adjective1) ((often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc: Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam.) seguro2) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) seguro3) (definite; not likely to be lost: She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job.) seguro2. verb1) ((with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe: Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.) proteger2) (to fasten or make firm: He secured the boat with a rope.) prender•- securely- security - security risk -
117 self-esteem
[selfi'sti:m](a person's respect for himself: My self-esteem suffered when I failed the exam.) amor-próprio -
118 strange to say/tell/relate
(surprisingly: Strange to say, he did pass his exam after all.) por estranho que pareçaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > strange to say/tell/relate
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119 sympathetic
[-'Ɵetik]adjective ((negative unsympathetic) showing or feeling sympathy: She was very sympathetic when I failed my exam; a sympathetic smile.) simpático -
120 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hora2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tempo3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento, hora4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tempo5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) hora6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) vez7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tempo8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo, andamento2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrar2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) escolher o momento de•- timeless- timelessly - timelessness - timely - timeliness - timer - times - timing - time bomb - time-consuming - time limit - time off - time out - timetable - all in good time - all the time - at times - be behind time - for the time being - from time to time - in good time - in time - no time at all - no time - one - two at a time - on time - save - waste time - take one's time - time and time again - time and again
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