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21 anxious
['æŋkʃəs]1) (worried about what may happen or have happened: She is anxious about her father's health.) ansioso2) (causing worry, fear or uncertainty: an anxious moment.) angustiante3) (wanting very much (to do etc something): He's very anxious to please.) ansioso•- anxiety -
22 be out for
(to be wanting or intending to get: She is out for revenge.) estar à procura de -
23 blame
[bleim] 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) culpar2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) censurar2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) responsabilidade -
24 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) conservador2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) conservador -
25 headstrong
adjective ((of people) difficult to persuade or control; always doing or wanting to do what they themselves want: a headstrong, obstinate child.) teimoso -
26 hungry
adjective (wanting or needing food etc: a hungry baby; I'm hungry - I haven't eaten all day; He's hungry for adventure.) faminto, esfomeado -
27 in peace
1) (without disturbance: Why can't you leave me in peace?) em paz2) (not wanting to fight: They said they came in peace.) em missão de paz -
28 inert
[i'nə:t]1) (without the power to move: A stone is an inert object.) inerte2) ((of people) not wanting to move, act or think: lazy, inert people.) inerte•- inertia -
29 intent
[-t]1) ((with on) meaning, planning or wanting to do (something): He's intent on going; He's intent on marrying the girl.) decidido2) ((with on) concentrating hard on: He was intent on the job he was doing.) absorto -
30 interested
1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) interessado2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) interessado3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) interessado -
31 lonely
1) (lacking or wanting companionship: Aren't you lonely, living by yourself?) solitário2) ((of a place) far away from busy places, having few people: a lonely island.) isolado -
32 puritan
['pjuəritən]1) (a person who is strict and disapproves of many kinds of enjoyment.) puritano2) (formerly, in England and America, a member of a religious group wanting to make church worship etc simpler and plainer.) puritano• -
33 radical
['rædikəl] 1. adjective1) (relating to the basic nature of something: radical faults in the design.) radical2) (thorough; complete: radical changes.) radical3) (wanting or involving great or extreme political, social or economic changes.) radical2. noun(a person who wants radical political changes.) radical -
34 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) sério2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) sério3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) sério4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) sério, grave•- seriously - take someone or something seriously - take seriously -
35 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) tímido2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) retraído3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) arisco2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) refugar- shyly- shyness -
36 slink
[sliŋk]past tense, past participle - slunk; verb(to move as if wanting to avoid attention: He slunk into the kitchen and stole a cake.) esgueirar-se -
37 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) maravilhamento2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilha, espanto3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) espantar-se2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) interrogar-se3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) interrogar-se•- wonderfully - wonderingly - wonderland - wondrous - no wonder
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См. также в других словарях:
wanting — [wän′tiŋ] adj. 1. absent; lacking; missing [a coat with some buttons wanting] 2. not up to some standard; inadequate in some essential [weighed and found wanting] prep. 1. lacking (something); without [a watch wanting a minute hand] 2. minus;… … English World dictionary
Wanting — Want ing, a. Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wanting — index defective, deficient, delinquent (overdue), destitute, devoid, faulty, imperfect, inadept … Law dictionary
wanting discretion — index imprudent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wanting in candor — index disingenuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wanting in probity — index dishonest, fraudulent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wanting in proportion — index disproportionate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wanting — [adj] lacking, inadequate absent, away, bankrupt, bereft, burned out*, cooked*, cut off, defective, deficient, deprived, destitute, devoid, disappointing, empty, failing, faulty, gone, half baked*, imperfect, incomplete, in default, inferior,… … New thesaurus
wanting — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking in something required, necessary, or usual. 2) absent; not provided … English terms dictionary
wanting — want|ing [ˈwɔntıŋ US ˈwo:n , ˈwa:n ] adj [not before noun] formal something that is wanting lacks or misses something that it needs or something that you expect it to have ▪ Their security procedures were found wanting . wanting in ▪ They were… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wanting — adjective (not before noun) 1 be found wanting proven not to be good enough for a particular purpose: Traditional solutions had been tried and found wanting. 2 wanting in sth formal not having enough of something: wanting in grace and tact 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
