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1 meaningless
adjective (without meaning or reason; of no importance: meaningless chatter.) sem sentido* * *mean.ing.less[m'i:niŋlis] adj sem sentido, inexpressivo. -
2 meaningless
adjective (without meaning or reason; of no importance: meaningless chatter.) sem sentido -
3 cliché
['kli:ʃei, ]( American[) kli:'ʃei](a phrase which has been used too often, and has become meaningless.) frase feita* * *cli.ché[kl'i:ʃei] n Fr 1 Typogr clichê. 2 negativo fotográfico. 3 fig lugar-comum, chavão. -
4 doodle
['du:dl] 1. verb(to make meaningless drawings and scribbles, usually while thinking, talking on the telephone etc.) garatujar2. noun(a drawing of this sort.) rabisco* * *doo.dle[d'u:dəl] n 1 desenho sem sentido, rabiscos, garafunhos, garatuja. 2 tolo, pateta, simplório. 3 sl porcaria, merda. • vi 1 rabiscar, garatujar, fazer rabiscos, garatujas. 2 sl lograr, trapacear, fazer falcatruas. -
5 gibber
['‹ibə](to make meaningless noises: He was gibbering with fear.) algaraviar* * *gib.ber[dʒ'ibə] n algaravia. • vi algaraviar, tagarelar de modo rápido e incoerente. -
6 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avarento2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) indigno3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) mau4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) médio2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termoIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) querer dizer2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tencionar•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *[mi:n] n 1 meio, meio-termo, média. 2 means forma, expediente, modo. 3 means recursos. • vt+vi (ps, pp meant) 1 significar. what do you mean? / o que você quer dizer? 2 pretender, tencionar. 3 destinar. 4 dispor-se a. • adj 1 baixo, vil, desprezível. 2 inferior, pobre. 3 mesquinho, egoísta. 4 malvado, maldoso, ruim. 5 médio, intermediário. 6 sl ótimo, excelente. 7 envergonhado, humilhado. a man of means homem de recursos, abastado. by all means certamente, sem dúvida. by any means de qualquer maneira. by means of por meio de. by no means de nenhuma maneira. to feel mean a) sentir-se humilhado, envergonhado. b) sentir-se mal, não estar bem. to live beyond one’s means viver além de suas possibilidades. you don’t mean it! o senhor não está falando sério. -
7 scribble
['skribl] 1. verb1) (to write quickly or carelessly: He scribbled a message.) rabiscar2) (to make meaningless marks with a pencil etc: That child has scribbled all over the wall.) rabiscar2. noun1) (untidy, careless handwriting.) rabisco2) (a mark etc made by scribbling.) rabisco•* * *scrib.ble[skr'ibəl] n rabiscos. • vt+vi rabiscar, escrevinhar, escrever às pressas. -
8 vain
[vein]1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) vaidoso2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) vão3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) vão•- vainly- vanity
- in vain* * *[vein] adj 1 convencido, vaidoso, presunçoso. 2 vão, fútil, infrutífero, inútil. all was in vain / foi tudo em vão. 3 sem valor ou importância. 4 vazio, sem fundamento. to take in vain invocar em vão (o nome de Deus). -
9 cliché
['kli:ʃei, ]( American[) kli:'ʃei](a phrase which has been used too often, and has become meaningless.) chavão -
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12 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) mesquinho2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mesquinho3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) vil4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) pobre•- meanly- meanness - meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) médio2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) média2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meio-termoIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) significar, querer dizer2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tencionar•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo- meaningless - be meant to - mean well -
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