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as.cend.ant[əs'endənt] n ascendência (também Astr, Astrol): posição de poder, predomínio, supremacia, predominância. • adj 1 ascendente. 2 superior, dominante, preponderante. -
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3 his star is in the ascendant
his star is in the ascendantfig sua estrela é ascendente.English-Portuguese dictionary > his star is in the ascendant
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as.cend.ent[əs'endənt] n, adj = link=ascendant ascendant. -
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1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) estrela2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) estrela3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) estrela4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) estrela2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) fazer o papel principal2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) ter como estrela•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky stars* * *[sta:] n 1 estrela. 2 astro, corpo celeste. 3 figura em forma de estrela. 4 asterisco. 5 ator, atriz, pessoa que se distingue em alguma arte (estrela de cinema, de teatro). 6 insígnia. 7 fig sorte, fortuna, destino, horóscopo. • vt+vi (ps, pp starred) 1 estrelar, colocar estrelas, ornamentar com estrelas. the picture is starring a new actress / o filme apresenta uma nova estrela. 2 marcar com asterisco. 3 brilhar, ser proeminente ou célebre. 4 representar como estrela. • adj principal, excelente, célebre, talentoso. a three-star hotel hotel três estrelas. fixed star estrela fixa. his star has set fig ele está em decadência. his star is in the ascendant fig sua estrela é ascendente. shooting star estrela cadente. stars and bars Amer bandeira da confederação. stars and stripes bandeira dos EUA. thank your stars that you have escaped dê graças a Deus, agradeça à sua boa estrela por ter escapado. the Star-Chamber Brit corte, tribunal da Idade Média. to see stars coll ver estrelas, ter a sensação de ver pontos de luz resultante de um golpe na cabeça. under an unlucky star fig sem sorte.
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ascendant — ascendant, ante 1. (a ssan dan, dan t ) adj. 1° Qui va en montant. Mouvement ascendant. Force ascendante. 2° Terme d astronomie. Qui monte, qui s élève, par rapport à l horizon. Degrés ascendants. Latitude ascendante. Noeud ascendant,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
ascendant — ASCENDANT, ANTE. adj. Qui va en montant. Terme de Généalogie, qui se dit Des personnes dont on est né. En ce sens il n est guère d usage que dans cette phrase, La ligneascendante. f♛/b] Il se dit aussi en termes d Astrologie, en parlant Des… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
ascendant — ASCENDANT, [ascend]ante adj. Qui va en montant. Il se dit en Genealogie, & signifie les personnes dont on est né. Le mariage est deffendu entre les ascendans, & les descendans en ligne directe. ligne ascendante. Il se dit aussi des astres & des… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Ascendant — As*cend ant, n. [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.] 1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.] [1913 Webster] Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant. Temple. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astrol.) The horoscope, or that degree of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ascendant — As*cend ant, Ascendent As*cend ent, a. 1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. [1913 Webster] The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Rising; ascending. Ruskin. [1913 Webster] 3. Superior; surpassing;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ascendant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) holding a position of increasing status or influence. 2) Astrology (of a planet, zodiacal degree, or sign) on or close to the intersection of the ecliptic with the eastern horizon. ► NOUN Astrology ▪ the ascendant point. ● in the… … English terms dictionary
ascendant — as·cen·dant /ə sen dənt/ n: ancestor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. ascendant … Law dictionary
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ascendant — [ə sen′dənt] adj. [OFr < L ascendens, prp. of ascendere, ASCEND] 1. rising; ascending 2. in control; dominant; superior 3. [often A ] Astrol. designating or of the ASCENDANT (n. 3); rising 4. Bot. ASCENDIN … English World dictionary
Ascendant — (fr., Assangdang), Ansehen, Gewalt, die man über Einen hat … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
ascendant — 1. ascendant, ante [ asɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1503; lat. ascendens, de ascendere « monter » ♦ Qui va en montant, vers le haut. ⇒ montant. Mouvement ascendant. Fig. Marche ascendante. ⇒ progression; gradation. « la marche ascendante de l Église vers… … Encyclopédie Universelle