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1 half-price
half-price[ha:f pr'ais] n 1 metade do preço. 2 meia-entrada: ingresso para jogos e casas de espetáculo vendido pela metade do preço. 3 passagem reduzida (ônibus, trem, etc.). -
2 knock down
1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) deitar ao chão2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) reduzir -
3 knock down
1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) derrubar2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) abaixar -
4 imperfect
[im'pə:fikt]1) (having a fault: This coat is being sold at half-price because it is imperfect.) imperfeito2) (( also noun) (a verb) of the tense expressing an action or state in the past which is not completed: The verb `go' in `I was going' is in the imperfect tense.) imperfeito•- imperfection* * *im.per.fect[imp'ə:fikt] n Gram imperfeito: tempo verbal. • adj imperfeito, defeituoso, incompleto. -
5 remnant
['remnənt](a small piece or amount or a small number left over from a larger piece, amount or number: The shop is selling remnants of cloth at half price; the remnant of the army.) resto* * *rem.nant[r'emnənt] n 1 sobra, resto, restante. 2 retalho, resíduo. 3 refugo. 4 vestígio, indício. -
6 imperfect
[im'pə:fikt]1) (having a fault: This coat is being sold at half-price because it is imperfect.) imperfeito2) (( also noun) (a verb) of the tense expressing an action or state in the past which is not completed: The verb `go' in `I was going' is in the imperfect tense.) imperfeito•- imperfection -
7 remnant
['remnənt](a small piece or amount or a small number left over from a larger piece, amount or number: The shop is selling remnants of cloth at half price; the remnant of the army.) remanescente -
8 at
[æt]( showing)1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) em2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) para3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) em5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a•- at all* * *at1[æt, ət] prep 1 em, no(s), na(s), perto de, sobre, junto a. she lives at Mrs. Smith’s / ela mora na casa da Sra. Smith. 2 na direção de, para, a, até. he ran at her with a knife / ele correu para ela com uma faca (com intenção de ferir). he threw the ball at me / ele atirou a bola na minha direção (com intenção de agredir). 3 no lugar de, na condição de, na situação de. 4 em tempo determinado (agora, então). 5 através de, por meio de, por intermédio de. 6 ocupado com, em vias de, com vistas para. 7 por causa de, pela razão de, a fim de. 8 por, cada. I shall talk to one at a time / vou falar com um por vez. 9 de acordo com, à vontade de, segundo, conforme. 10 por parte de, oriundo de. 11 usada como algo visto de um ponto no espaço. at the door / à porta. at the shop / na loja. at the bus stop / no ponto de ônibus. at the baker’s (shop) / na padaria. to arrive at / chegar a. 12 usada como um ponto no tempo. at 10 o’clock / às dez horas. at Christmas / no Natal. at the moment / no momento. at that time / naquele tempo. at the close, at the opening / no fechamento, na abertura (do pregão da bolsa de valores). 13 usada com um propósito ou objetivo para o qual a ação é dirigida. he shouted at me / ele gritou comigo (com raiva). to shoot, aim, hit at / atirar contra, apontar para, acertar em. to rush at / lançar-se sobre. 14 usada com palavras, ações ou idéias provocadas por sentimentos. I was angry at John / fiquei zangado com John. pleased at / satisfeito com. alarmed at / inquieto, preocupado. sick at heart / aflito. 15 usada em relação a uma situação de julgamento. to be good at mathematics / ser bom em matemática. 16 usada antes de superlativos. at best, at the best / na melhor das hipóteses. at worst, at the worst / na pior das hipóteses. 17 antes de certos substantivos para expressar estado, condição, sentimento. at work / no trabalho. at school / na escola. at liberty / desempregado. 18 usada com preços. at ten cents each / a dez centavos cada. at any price / a qualquer preço. at half the price / pela metade do preço. at par / ao par, ao valor nominal, sem ágio. 19 usada antes de classe, grau, ordem, posição, velocidade. at first / a princípio. at ten miles per hour / a dez milhas por hora. 20 usada antes de idade. at (the age of) 20 / aos 20 anos. 21 usada antes de indicação de níveis. the water stopped rising at 70 feet / a água parou de subir a 70 pés. at home a) em casa, em sua pátria. b) versado, bem experimentado. -
9 a
[ei](one of the notes in the musical scale.)- A flat- A sharp* * *a1[ei, ə] indef art antes de consoantes e palavras iniciadas com som consonantal [ju:] ou [wə]: a university, a eunuch. Usa-se an [æn, ən] antes de vogal e "h" mudo. 1 um, uma. 2 um certo, específico. a Mr. Smith called for you / um certo Sr. Smith procurou-o. 3 cada, por. the price is five dollars a dozen / o preço é cinco dólares a dúzia. he works eight hours a day / ele trabalha oito horas por dia. she comes here twice a week / ela vem aqui duas vezes por semana. 4 único, um só. 5 qualquer. a child can understand that! / qualquer criança pode entender isso! an hour uma hora. half an hour meia hora. many a long year muitos anos a fio. what a nice girl! que menina legal!————————a2abbr 1 about (sobre). 2 absent (ausente). 3 acceleration (aceleração). 4 accepted (aceito). 5 acre (acre). 6 acreage (área em acres). 7 acting (interinidade). 8 active (ativo). 9 adjective (adjetivo). 10 advance (adiantamento), advanced (adiantado). 11 afternoon (tarde). 12 anonymous (anônimo). 13 answer (resposta).————————A1ou a
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