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81 shaky
1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) trémulo2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) inseguro3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) fraco* * *shak.y[ʃ'eiki] adj 1 trêmulo, trôpego, vacilante. 2 fraco, débil, instável, inseguro. 3 rachado, fendido. 4 coll duvidoso, incerto. -
82 should
[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) havia de2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) devia3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) é provável que4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) (que) penses, etc.5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (se) acontecer, etc.6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) gostaria de7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) havia de* * *[ʃud] 1 ps of shall. 2 modal verb: a) dar conselho, recomendar. you should always obey your parents / você deveria sempre obedecer seus pais. b) expressar arrependimento. I should have studied german / eu deveria ter estudado alemão. c) pedir permissão, informação, conselho. should we tell her the truth? / devemos contar-lhe a verdade? -
83 stable
I ['steibl] adjective1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.) estável2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.) estável3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.) estável4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.) estável•- stabilize
- stabilise
- stabilization
- stabilisation II ['steibl] noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.) estábulo2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.) cavalariça* * *stable1[st'eibəl] n 1 estábulo. 2 grupo de animais abrigados em estábulo. 3 (também stables pl) estrebaria, conjunto de estábulos, haras. 4 grupo de cavalos de corrida pertencentes a um só dono. 5 tratadores para um grupo destes. • vt+vi estabular, manter em estábulo. to shut/ close the stable door after the horse has bolted colocar a tranca depois de a porta ser arrombada, tomar precaução quando o dano já foi causado.————————stable2[st'eibəl] adj 1 estável, constante, firme. 2 fixo, permanente. 3 sólido, resistente. -
84 sticky
1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) pegajoso2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) difícil* * *stick.y[st'iki] adj 1 grudento, pegajoso, viscoso, adesivo. 2 gomado. 3 úmido, abafado (tempo). 4 fig desastrado, desajeitado, confuso. to come/ meet a sticky end ter um mau fim, ser assassinado, passar por desgraça. -
85 subversive
[-siv]adjective (likely to destroy or overthrow (government, discipline in a school etc): That boy is a subversive influence in this class.) subversivo* * *sub.ver.sive[səbv'ə:siv] n pessoa revolucionária. • adj subversivo, revolucionário, destruidor. -
86 suicidal
1) (inclined to suicide: She sometimes feels suicidal.) suicida2) (extremely dangerous, or likely to lead to death or disaster: He was driving at a suicidal speed.) suicida* * *su.i.cid.al[su:is'aidəl] adj suicida, relativo ao suicídio. -
87 sultry
1) ((of weather) hot but cloudy, and likely to become stormy.) pesado2) ((of a person, especially a woman) passionate.) ardente•* * *sul.try[s'∧ltri] adj 1 abafado, sufocante. 2 mormacento, quente. 3 provocante, tentador, excitante. she is a sultry brunette / ela é uma morena tentadora. -
88 surprising
adjective (likely to cause surprise: surprising news; It is not surprising that he resigned.) surpreendente* * *sur.pris.ing[səpr'aiziŋ] adj surpreendente, inesperado, imprevisto. -
89 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) guardar- tenderII [tend] verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) tender a2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) inclinar-se•- tendency* * *tend1[tend] vt+vi 1 tender, inclinar-se, estar apto. 2 mover-se, dirigir-se, visar. to tend to be privileged ter preferência em geral.————————tend2[tend] vt+vi tomar conta, cuidar, zelar. -
90 the chances are
(it is likely (that): The chances are he can't come tomorrow.) provavelmente* * *the chances areé provável. to chance on, to chance upon encontrar inesperadamente, topar. -
91 thundery
adjective (warning of, or likely to have or bring, thunder: thundery clouds/weather.) de trovoada* * *thun.der.y[θ'∧ndəri] adj tempestuoso, abafado, carregado. -
92 treacherous
['tre ərəs]1) (betraying or likely to betray: a treacherous person/act.) traiçoeiro2) (dangerous: The roads are treacherous in winter.) traiçoeiro•- treacherousness
- treachery* * *treach.er.ous[tr'etʃərəs] adj 1 traiçoeiro, desleal, enganoso, ilusório. 2 falso, incerto, perigoso. • adv traiçoeiramente, deslealmente. -
93 true
[tru:]1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) verdadeiro2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) exacto3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) verdadeiro4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) verdadeiro•- trueness- truly* * *[tru:] n 1 veracidade, verdade. 2 precisão, exatidão. 3 ajustamento, posição certa. • vt 1 ajustar, retificar, centrar. 2 cortar no esquadro. 3 endireitar. 4 desempenhar. 5 aparar (papel). • adj 1 verdadeiro, certo, verídico. it proved (to be) true / mostrou-se ser verdadeiro. 2 real, genuíno, legítimo. 3 sincero. 4 leal, fiel. will you be true to me? / você me será fiel? 5 probo, direito, próprio, correto, exato, autêntico. 6 legal, de direito. 7 seguro, de confiança. 8 certo, exato, em posição certa, no esquadro, ajustado. the beam is true / a viga está em posição horizontal. 9 inalterado, constante. • adv verdadeiramente, exatamente. 3 lealmente. 4 de fato, realmente. it is true I have never written to her / realmente nunca lhe escrevi. for true na realidade. likely to be true verossímil, provavelmente verdadeiro. out of true a) fora de nível. b) sem forma precisa. to come true realizar-se (sonho), acontecer como esperado. to hold true aprovar, servir, confirmar-se. true but... admitido, mas... true to de conformidade com. true to his promise fiel à sua promessa. true to life como na vida real, fiel ao modelo. true to nature natural, conforme à natureza. Yours truly... (em cartas) sinceramente de V. S... -
94 unlikely
(not likely or probable: an unlikely explanation for his absence; She's unlikely to arrive before 7.00 p.m.; It is unlikely that she will come.) pouco provável* * *un.like.ly[∧nl'aikli] adj 1 improvável, inverossímil. 2 inauspicioso, pouco prometedor. • adv improvavelmente. to have an unlikely errand ter uma incumbência inauspiciosa. I am unlikely to come / é provável que eu não venha. -
95 vicious
['viʃəs](evil; cruel; likely to attack or cause harm: Keep back from that dog - it's vicious.) mau- viciousness* * *vi.cious[v'iʃəs] adj 1 vicioso, viciado. 2 depravado, corrupto. 3 mau, malvado. 4 malévolo, odioso, malicioso, cruel, maldoso. 5 incorreto, errôneo, imperfeito (estilo). 6 impuro, estragado, estagnado (ar, etc.). 7 desagradavelmente acentuado ou forte. 8 indócil (animal), feroz, violento, perigoso. -
96 warlike
adjective ((negative unwarlike) fond of, or likely to begin, war: a warlike nation.) belicoso* * *war.like[w'ɔ:laik] adj bélico, marcial, militar, guerreiro, belicoso, hostil. -
97 wishful thinking
noun (expectations based on what one hopes will happen, not on what is likely to happen.)* * *wish.ful think.ing[wiʃful θ'iŋkiŋ] n criação ilusória de fatos que se desejaria fossem realidade. -
98 butterfingers
noun (a person who is likely to drop things which he or she is carrying.) mãos de cebola -
99 by the look(s) of
(judging from the appearance of (someone or something) it seems likely or probable: By the looks of him, he won't live much longer; It's going to rain by the look of it.) pela aparência de -
100 by the look(s) of
(judging from the appearance of (someone or something) it seems likely or probable: By the looks of him, he won't live much longer; It's going to rain by the look of it.) pela aparência de
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