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1 plot
[plot] 1. noun1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) conspiração2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) enredo3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) lote2. verb1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) conspirar2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) traçar* * *[plɔt] n 1 pedaço de terra em cemitério. 2 canteiro. 3 mapa, plano ou planta. 4 intriga, conspiração, conluio. 5 trama, enredo. • vt+vi 1 levantar a planta de, delinear, demarcar. 2 marcar, assinalar (em gráfico ou diagrama). 3 representar graficamente. 4 lotear, parcelar (terra). 5 maquinar, tramar, conspirar. -
2 plot
[plot] 1. noun1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) trama2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) trama3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) lote2. verb1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) tramar2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) traçar -
3 method
['meƟəd]1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) método2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) método3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) método•- methodically* * *meth.od[m'eθəd] n método. -
4 method
['meƟəd]1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) método2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) método3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) método•- methodically -
5 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) propósito2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) finalidade3) (determination: a man of purpose.) determinação•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *pur.pose[p'ə:pəs] n 1 propósito: a) desígnio, intento, intenção. b) sentido, objetivo, finalidade. it answered his purpose, it served his purpose / correspondia aos seus propósitos. c) proveito. it serves a purpose / é útil e pode ajudar a conseguir um resultado. 2 resolução, determinação. • vt tencionar, pretender, propor-se. for this purpose com esta finalidade. for what purpose? com que finalidade? it suited his purpose veio-lhe a calhar. of set purpose deliberadamente. on purpose de propósito. to good purpose utilmente, com bom efeito. to no purpose inutilmente, em vão, tendencioso. to serve its purpose servir seus propósitos. to talk at cross purposes não se entender, falar de coisas diferentes. to the purpose no ponto, relevante para o assunto em questão, pertinente. -
6 flair
[fleə](a natural ability or cleverness for (doing) something: She has flair for (learning) languages.) jeito* * *[flɛə] n 1 faro, instinto. 2 discernimento, talento, propensão, queda, habilidade de fazer coisas com estilo, de maneira original e interessante. -
7 penalise
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) penalizar2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) castigar* * *pe.nal.ise[p'i:nəlaiz] vt 1 tornar penal. 2 Sports impor penalidade. 3 colocar em séria desvantagem. -
8 penalize
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) penalizar2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) castigar* * *pe.nal.ize[p'i:nəlaiz] vt = link=penalise penalise. -
9 flair
[fleə](a natural ability or cleverness for (doing) something: She has flair for (learning) languages.) talento, dom -
10 penalise
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) penalizar2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) punir -
11 penalize
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) penalizar2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) punir -
12 after all
1) ((used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration: I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him.) afinal2) (in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc: It turns out he went by plane after all.) apesar de tudo* * *af.ter all['a:ftə ɔ:ll] adv afinal, no fim de tudo, apesar de tudo.————————after allafinal. -
13 elbow-room
noun (space enough for doing something: Get out of my way and give me some elbow-room!) campo de acção* * *el.bow-room['elbouru:m] n campo livre para ação ou movimentação. -
14 opportunity
[opə'tju:nəti]plural - opportunities; noun(a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) oportunidade* * *op.por.tu.ni.ty[ɔpətj'u:niti] n oportunidade, ocasião própria, ensejo. to miss the opportunity perder a oportunidade. to take an opportunity prevalecer-se de uma oportunidade. -
15 take one's hat off to
(to admire (someone) for doing something.) admirar -
16 after all
1) ((used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration: I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him.) afinal2) (in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc: It turns out he went by plane after all.) apesar de tudo -
17 elbow-room
noun (space enough for doing something: Get out of my way and give me some elbow-room!) campo de ação -
18 opportunity
[opə'tju:nəti]plural - opportunities; noun(a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) oportunidade -
19 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) propósito2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) finalidade3) (determination: a man of purpose.) determinação•- purposefully - purposeless - purposely - purpose-built - on purpose - serve a purpose - to no purpose -
20 take one's hat off to
(to admire (someone) for doing something.) tirar o chapéuEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take one's hat off to
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