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121 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) inclinar(-se)2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) apoiar(-se)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) magro2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magro3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) escasso•- leanness -
122 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menor, menos2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menos- no less a person than -
123 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeno2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) pouco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) pequeno2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) pouco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) pouco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) pouco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada•- a little- little by little - make little of -
124 sought after
(wanted; asked for: This book is much sought after; a much sought-after book.) procurado -
125 statement
1) (the act of stating.) declaração2) (something that is stated: The prime minister will make a statement tomorrow on the crisis.) declaração3) (a written statement of how much money a person has, owes etc: I'll look at my bank statement to see how much money is in my account.) extrato de conta -
126 treble
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127 triple
['tripl] 1. adjective1) (three times (as big, much etc as usual): He received triple wages for all his extra work; a triple whisky.) triplo2) (made up of three (parts etc): a triple agreement.) tríplice2. verb(to make or become three times as much, big etc; to treble: He tripled his income; His income tripled in ten years.) triplicar3. noun(three times the (usual) amount: If you work the bank holiday, you will be paid triple.) triplo- triplet -
128 abhor
[əb'ho:]past tense, past participle - abhorred; verb(to hate very much: The headmaster abhors violence.) detestar- abhorrent* * *ab.hor[əbh'ɔ:] vt odiar, detestar, abominar, sentir nojo, aversão ou terror.
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