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81 coax
[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) persuadir* * *[kouks] vt+vi 1 persuadir, influenciar com palavras lisonjeiras, adular. 2 obter mediante lisonja. he coaxed her out of her money ele tirou-lhe o dinheiro com sua lábia. he coaxed it out of me sl ele me levou no bico. -
82 easily
1) (without difficulty: She won the race easily.) facilmente2) (by far: This is easily the best book I've read this year.) de longe3) (very probably: It may easily rain tomorrow.) provavelmente* * *eas.i.ly['i:zili] adv facilmente, comodamente, sossegadamente. -
83 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) impedimento2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) desvantagem3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handicap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) diminuição2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) colocar em desvantagem* * *hand.i.cap[h'ændikæp] n Sport 1 vantagens concedidas a um adversário mais fraco. 2 desvantagem imposta a um competidor mais forte. 3 desvantagem ou vantagem concedida. 4 obstáculo. 5 deficiência física. • vt ter ou impor desvantagens. to be handicapped with ter a desvantagem de. -
84 highlight
noun (the best or most memorable event, experience, part of something etc: The highlight of our holiday was a trip to a brewery.) ponto culminante* * *high.light[h'ailait] n 1 pontos mais luminosos de uma fotografia ou quadro. 2 destaque. 3 fig momento de crise. • vt 1 iluminar. 2 realçar. -
85 policy
I ['poləsi] plural - policies; noun(a planned or agreed course of action usually based on particular principles: the government's policies on education.) políticaII ['poləsi] plural - policies; noun(a (written) agreement with an insurance company: an insurance policy.) apólice* * *pol.i.cy1[p'ɔlisi] n 1 diplomacia. 2 orientação política, programa de ação, diretriz. 3 sagacidade, astúcia. bad policy falta de diplomacia. domestic policy política interna. foreign policy política externa. honesty is the best policy a honestidade é a melhor política. to do something from motives of policy fazer alguma coisa por motivos táticos.————————pol.i.cy2[p'ɔlisi] n 1 apólice de seguro. I took out a policy on my life / firmei um contrato de seguro de vida. 2 espécie de jogo de azar, baseado na loteria. -
86 purify
verb (to make pure: What is the best way to purify the air?) purificar* * *pu.ri.fy[pj'uərifai] vt+vi purificar: 1 depurar, limpar. 2 refinar, clarificar. 3 purgar. 4 tornar-se puro. -
87 recollection
[-ʃən]1) (the act or power of recollecting.) lembrança2) (something that is remembered: My book is called `Recollections of Childhood'.) recordação* * *rec.ol.lec.tion[rekəl'ekʃən] n lembrança, recordação, reminiscência, memória. to the best of my recollection se bem me lembro. -
88 sauce
[so:s](a usually thick liquid that is poured over other food in order to add moisture and flavour: tomato sauce; an expert at making sauces.) molho- saucy- saucily
- sauciness
- saucepan* * *[sɔ:s] n 1 Cook molho, calda. 2 Amer compota. 3 tempero. 4 Braz sl birita, mé: bebida alcoólica, especialmente uísque. • vt temperar, condimentar. hunger is the best sauce a melhor cozinheira é a fome. to serve someone with the same sauce pagar a alguém com a mesma moeda. -
89 to date
(up to the present time: This is the best entry we've received to date.) até à data* * *to dateaté agora. -
90 whichever
relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) qual deles2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) qualquer* * *which.ev.er[witʃ'evə] adj qualquer (que), quaisquer (que), seja qual for. • pron 1 qualquer coisa, qualquer. 2 tudo o que, tudo quanto. whichever side you choose / seja qual for o lado que você escolher. -
91 élite
[ei'li:t, ]( American[) i-]((with the) the best or most important people especially within society.) elite* * *é.lite[il'i:t] n 1 elite, flor, nata, escol. 2 Typogr elite (tipo). -
92 go about
1) (to (begin to) work at: I don't know the best way to go about the job!) pegar em2) ((of a ship) to change direction or turn around.) virar de bordo -
93 sit tight
(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) manter-se firme -
94 brand
[brænd] 1. noun1) (a maker's name or trademark: a new brand; ( also adjective) a brand name.) marca2) (a variety: He has his own brand of humour.) tipo3) (a mark on cattle etc to show who owns them, made with a hot iron.) sinal2. verb1) (to mark cattle etc with a hot iron.) marcar com ferrete2) (to make a permanent impression on: His name is branded on my memory.) estampar3) (to attach (permanent) disgrace to: branded for life as a thief.) estigmatizar•* * *[brænd] n 1 tição: pedaço de madeira queimada total ou parcialmente. 2 marca de ferro quente (em gado). 3 marca, qualidade. all of the best brands / todos da melhor qualidade. a product of good brand / um produto de boa qualidade. 4 marca de fábrica, marca registrada. 5 mácula, desonra, estigma. brand of Cain / mácula de Caim. • vt 1 marcar com ferro quente. 2 marcar, macular, estigmatizar. that day is branded on my memory / esse dia está marcado na minha memória. -
95 difficult
['difikəlt]1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) difícil2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) difícil•* * *dif.fi.cult[d'ifikəlt] adj 1 difícil, dificultoso. 2 enfadonho, árduo, penoso, intricado, difícil de entender ou de contentar, caprichoso, rabugento. -
96 first-rate
adjective (of the best quality: She is a first-rate architect.) excelente* * *first-rate[fə:st r'eit] adj de primeira classe, excelente, de maneira excelente. -
97 honesty
noun Surely, if you own up to something, you should be praised for your honesty, not punished.) honestidade* * *hon.es.ty['ɔnisti] n honestidade, integridade, veracidade, retidão, franqueza. honesty is the best policy a honestidade é a melhor política. in all honesty honestamente, realmente, com toda a honestidade. -
98 inefficient
[ini'fiʃənt](not working or producing results etc in the best way and so wasting time, energy etc: an inefficient workman; old-fashioned, inefficient machinery.) ineficiente- inefficiency* * *in.ef.fi.cient[inif'iʃənt] adj ineficiente, incapaz, inapto. -
99 motto
['motəu]plural - mottoes; noun1) ((a short sentence or phrase which expresses) a principle of behaviour etc: `Honesty is the best policy' is my motto; a school motto.) lema2) (a printed saying etc, often found inside a Christmas cracker.) dito* * *mot.to[m'ɔtou] n 1 mote, lema, divisa. 2 Mus motivo. -
100 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) proteger2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) preservar3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) conservar2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) actividade restrita2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) reserva3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) compota•- preservative* * *pre.serve[priz'ə:v] n (geralmente preserves pl) conserva, compota. • vt+vi 1 preservar: a) proteger, salvaguardar. b) pôr em conserva. 2 manter, reter.
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