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1 annoyance
1) (something which annoys: That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks!) contrariedade2) (the state of being annoyed: He was red in the face with annoyance.) irritação* * *an.noy.ance[ən'ɔiəns] n 1 aborrecimento, amolação, importunação. 2 mágoa, tristeza, desgosto. 3 contrariedade, dificuldade, contratempo. 4 maçada. -
2 annoyance
1) (something which annoys: That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks!) incômodo2) (the state of being annoyed: He was red in the face with annoyance.) contrariedade -
3 vexation
1) (the state of being vexed.) irritação2) (a cause of annoyance or trouble: minor worries and vexations.) aborrecimento* * *vex.a.tion[veks'eiʃən] n 1 vexação, amolação, irritação, desprazer, aborrecimento, desgosto. 2 tormento, aflição, opressão, inquietação. 3 excitação. 4 fustigação. -
4 vexation
1) (the state of being vexed.) vexação2) (a cause of annoyance or trouble: minor worries and vexations.) vexame -
5 chagrin
['ʃæɡrin, ]( American[) ʃə'ɡrin](disappointment and annoyance.) desgosto* * *cha.grin[ʃ'ægrin] n mortificação, pesar, vexação, humilhação, desapontamento. • vt mortificar, vexar, enfadar, afligir. to feel chagrined at ter desgosto de, com. -
6 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avarento2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) indigno3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) mau4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) médio2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termoIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) querer dizer2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tencionar•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *[mi:n] n 1 meio, meio-termo, média. 2 means forma, expediente, modo. 3 means recursos. • vt+vi (ps, pp meant) 1 significar. what do you mean? / o que você quer dizer? 2 pretender, tencionar. 3 destinar. 4 dispor-se a. • adj 1 baixo, vil, desprezível. 2 inferior, pobre. 3 mesquinho, egoísta. 4 malvado, maldoso, ruim. 5 médio, intermediário. 6 sl ótimo, excelente. 7 envergonhado, humilhado. a man of means homem de recursos, abastado. by all means certamente, sem dúvida. by any means de qualquer maneira. by means of por meio de. by no means de nenhuma maneira. to feel mean a) sentir-se humilhado, envergonhado. b) sentir-se mal, não estar bem. to live beyond one’s means viver além de suas possibilidades. you don’t mean it! o senhor não está falando sério. -
7 mischief
['mis if]1) (action or behaviour (especially of children) that causes small troubles or annoyance to others: That boy is always up to some mischief.) maroteira2) (evil, damage or harm.) maldade•- mischievous
- mischievously* * *mis.chief[m'istʃif] n 1 dano, prejuízo, injúria. 2 travessura, brincadeira de mau gosto. the children do what mischief they can / as crianças cometem todas as travessuras possíveis. -
8 wretch
[re ]1) (a miserable, unhappy creature: The poor wretch!) infeliz2) (a name used in annoyance or anger: You wretch!) desgraçado!•- wretched- wretchedly
- wretchedness* * * -
9 chagrin
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10 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) mesquinho2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mesquinho3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) vil4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) pobre•- meanly- meanness - meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) média2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termoIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) significar, querer dizer2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tencionar•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo- meaningless - be meant to - mean well -
11 mischief
['mis if]1) (action or behaviour (especially of children) that causes small troubles or annoyance to others: That boy is always up to some mischief.) travessura2) (evil, damage or harm.) dano•- mischievous - mischievously -
12 wretch
[re ]1) (a miserable, unhappy creature: The poor wretch!) desgraçado2) (a name used in annoyance or anger: You wretch!) desgraçado•- wretched- wretchedly - wretchedness
См. также в других словарях:
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